AWB Chapter 214 Good will always triumph over evil; greed will eventually bring disaster upon oneself.
Chapter 214 Good will always triumph over evil; greed will eventually bring disaster upon oneself.
Shen Yu went into the bathroom to wash his hands. When he came out, the two children were already sitting obediently on small chairs next to the dining table, their little hands on their knees, sitting upright and eagerly waiting for the meal to be served.
The family sat around the dining table, picked up their bowls and chopsticks, and slowly enjoyed their dinner.
The perilous experiences in the ancient tomb were not mentioned at the dinner table; instead, they talked about everyday trivial matters.
Niannian shared the fun she had playing with her friends downstairs during the day, while Guigui chattered excitedly about the new block sculptures she had built. Laughter filled the air, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
For Shen Yu, the formations, evil arts, and murderers in the ancient tomb were merely external disturbances.
Only the simple joys of life—the companionship of my wife and children, the everyday meals and the changing seasons—are the most precious things in my heart.
After dinner, Shen Yu took the initiative to clear the dishes and went into the kitchen to wash them.
Jiang Xinlan played with the two children in the living room and taught them to read picture books.
After cleaning up the kitchen, he went out into the living room, sat on the sofa, and watched his two children snuggling up to his wife, intently looking through picture books. He felt a sense of peace.
"What's the situation at the ancient tomb today? Is it troublesome?"
Jiang Xinlan paused in her page-turning motion and asked softly with curiosity.
"It's not particularly troublesome; it's just a group of greedy people using underhanded methods to cause trouble."
Shen Yu briefly explained the situation.
"Now that the perpetrators have been caught red-handed, all the wrongdoers have been apprehended, the hidden danger has been completely eliminated, and there will be no more problems in the future. The archaeological work on that Tang Dynasty tomb can proceed normally, and no more strange things will happen."
"That's good." Jiang Xinlan was relieved and smiled slightly. "Money is ultimately just an external thing. Taking risks for greed will only harm yourself and others. It's really not worth it."
"Greed is the root of all evil."
Shen Yu sighed.
Whether it was Wang Tiancheng, an archaeology professor in a high position with profound knowledge, or the cultural relic smuggling gang operating in the shadows, they were all blinded by endless greed and fell into the abyss step by step.
From ordinary people with stable lives, they became criminals who broke the law and disregarded human life. Ancient tombs can protect cultural relics, but they cannot protect the greed in people's hearts.
As night deepened, after playing with the children for a while, it was time to wash up and rest.
Shen Yu and Jiang Xinlan worked together, helping Niannian and Guigui wash up before carrying the two little ones to bed.
After playing all day and waiting for their father to return, the two children were already very sleepy.
Lying down in the soft quilt, she soon fell into a deep sleep, her breathing even, with a faint smile on her tender face.
After tucking the child in, the two tiptoed out of the children's room and closed the door behind them.
Only a soft floor lamp remained in the living room, casting a warm, hazy light.
Jiang Xinlan brought over two cups of warm tea, handing one to Shen Yu. The two sat side by side on the sofa, enjoying a rare moment of leisure before bed.
Meanwhile, inside the joint office building of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and Bureau 749, the lights were still on and a scene of bustling activity was present.
Lin Jianguo sat at his desk, with thick stacks of transcripts, evidence materials, and case files piled up in front of him.
He rubbed his aching temples, picked up a recently completed interrogation record, and carefully reviewed it.
The testimonies of the six core members of the smuggling gang, the three peripheral liaisons, and the ringleader Wang Tiancheng corroborated each other, connecting a complete criminal chain.
Because of his frequent contact with ancient tomb artifacts, Wang Tiancheng knew that the Tang Dynasty tomb M23 at Qingfeng Mountain was priceless, and greed gradually grew in his heart.
They met by chance this group of antiquities smugglers who knew shady magic, and the two sides hit it off immediately and made a detailed plan.
First, a smuggling gang sneaked into the tomb in advance and set up seven evil-attracting formations relying on the underground yin veins. Then, Wang Tiancheng used his position as the captain of the archaeological team to provide cover and pass on information to the other party.
Once the stone door to the main burial chamber was opened, they took advantage of the eerie environment of the ancient tomb and used the Soul-Guiding and Body-Devouring Talisman to secretly murder the archaeological team members who were the first to enter the main burial chamber, creating the illusion of a bizarre death.
They then forged a blood-red curse inscription overnight and spread rumors of a curse on the ancient tomb, with the aim of scaring away all archaeologists and nearby villagers so that they could monopolize the massive amount of cultural relics in the tomb.
The gang members were inherently wicked and had been committing evil deeds for many years using evil magic. They repeatedly used yin talismans to harm people in the tomb, triggering the original tomb-guarding formation. Four of their accomplices were killed by the backlash of the formation.
Fear gripped the entire gang. They originally planned to steal cultural relics overnight after completely scaring everyone away, and escape across the border through a pre-dug tunnel. However, they did not expect that Bureau 749 would intervene in time, and they eventually encountered Shen Yu, ultimately leading to their complete annihilation.
Every page of the case file records the greedy, vicious, and foolish deeds of this group of people.
"He brought it on himself." Lin Jianguo finished reading the last page of the transcript, put down the document, and muttered to himself.
"With a promising future and a stable life, he had to go astray and end up like this. He has no one to blame but himself."
A subordinate knocked on the office door and entered to report to the leader:
"Director Lin, all the information, evidence, and statements of the people involved in the case have been compiled. The chain of evidence is complete and accurate. We can formally transfer it to the procuratorate first thing tomorrow morning and begin the judicial prosecution process."
In addition, based on the confessions of the gang members, we identified two other locations where cultural relics were hidden. We launched an operation tonight and have already dismantled the locations, recovering over a hundred stolen artifacts, all of which have been inventoried and sealed.
"Well done." Lin Jianguo showed a hint of approval.
"Thank you all for working overtime all night. Once you finish your work, I'll give you a break."
"Yes!" The subordinate responded and withdrew.
The night outside the window was deep, and the whole city gradually fell asleep.
A bizarre case involving an ancient tomb that stirred up various forces in Beijing and resulted in a series of deaths has officially come to an end in the stillness of the night.
In the days that followed, Beijing returned to its former tranquility.
The archaeological work at the Tang Dynasty tombs in Qingfeng Mountain is progressing steadily. One by one, precious cultural relics have been unearthed and are being properly protected, studied, and exhibited, telling the world about the splendor of the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago.
The ancient tomb controversy has come to a complete end, and as news gradually spread, it shocked all sectors of Beijing.
While lamenting the innocent deaths of the five young archaeologists, the crowd also felt deep hatred for the traitors and smuggling gangs who colluded with bandits to murder for money.
In the following days, the police, combining the clues provided by Shen Yu and all the evidence found at the scene, followed the trail and delved into the upstream and downstream chains of this cultural relic smuggling gang.
More than ten accomplices hiding in various places were arrested in succession, and a large-scale cultural relic theft and sale network that had been entrenched for many years was destroyed.
Wang Tiancheng was convicted of multiple serious crimes, including colluding with bandits, participating in murder plots, and trafficking in national cultural relics.
Six core smugglers and three peripheral accomplices were all prosecuted in accordance with the law.
They will face the most severe legal sanctions.
After the storm subsided, a new, reliable archaeological team was reassembled for the Qingfengshan M23 Tang Dynasty tomb.
With reverence, everyone carried out the excavation work step by step.
Thanks to the protection of the ancient tomb-guarding array, the cultural relics inside the tomb are extremely well preserved, with a large number of Tang Dynasty gold and silver artifacts, ceramics, calligraphy and painting fragments, and Taoist classics being unearthed.
It provides extremely valuable material evidence for the study of the history, folk customs and Taoist culture of the mid-Tang Dynasty, and is a major discovery in the history of archaeology in the capital.
The bizarre tomb murder case gradually became a strange story in the locals' minds. When it is mentioned occasionally, people sigh that evil cannot prevail over good and that greed will eventually bring disaster upon oneself.