When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

Obviously, everything here is not something an ordinary fisherman who has lived in poverty all his life can own.

Seeing these treasures, Guo Yong and others couldn't help but take a few pieces and look at them in their palms.

Lin Lezhi leaned over to take a look, and as if he was looking at the gold, silver and jewelry, he turned over the left side of the corpse. As soon as he turned it over, Lin Lezhi smelled a pungent odor.

However, Lin Lezhi did not care and continued to turn the corpse over. The extent to which Lin Lezhi turned the corpse over was enough for Xiao Yihuo and others to see clearly.

There were no marks on the shoulder blade on the left side of the corpse.

Guo Yong picked up a piece of jade ornament and looked at it in the sunlight. Under the sunlight, he could clearly see the material of the jade itself and the patterns carved on it.

There are no cracks on the surface of the jade ornament, and it lacks luster. A touch of ivory yellow color has formed on one side of the jade body.

Ordinary people usually carve some auspicious patterns on the surface of jade. Flowers, birds and fish are common choices, but the pattern carved on this jade ornament is the same as the one on the coffin.

snake.

As one of the five poisonous creatures, only a few races that believe in snakes will use the snake as their racial totem.

Guo Yong carefully examined the jade ornaments, looked at everyone with surprise and said, "This jade and the things in the box must be at least a hundred years old. Where did Old Man Wu get this box of treasures?"

"A hundred years?" Liu Yunhe asked with confusion in his eyes, "Generally, after burial, the body will turn into bones in one to three years. How can we know that this box of things is a hundred years old?"

"Little brother, you don't know this. I can make such a statement because of the jade in my hand." Guo Yong said, holding up the jade in his hand.

"Jade?"

"That's right." Guo Yong pointed at the patina on the side of the jade and said, "The jade buried with the corpse, because it has been in contact with the corpse for many years and has not seen the sun, the decay of the corpse will affect the color of the jade. This kind of patina will form in the place where it touches the corpse, which cannot be formed in a short time."

There are still a lot of jades like this in the coffin.

Lin Lezhi praised: "I didn't expect that Brother Guo is not only an excellent hunter, but also has research on jade and other objects. I have really learned a lot. I admire you."

Guo Yong smiled modestly and explained, "Well, my brothers and I have been hunting in the mountains for many years. We often have to set traps in hidden places. Sometimes we will inevitably intrude on other people's burial places, so we have some understanding of these things."

"I see." Lin Lezhi responded with a smile.

Liu Yunhe was puzzled and said, "But if that's the case, why didn't Wu Sanshan leave these treasures and choose to leave? If he just took a few of these things, he wouldn't have to work so hard to take care of Qiao Ying for the rest of her life."

"What is Jiang Guitan thinking about?"

Seeing Jiang Lian'an staring at the incomplete sheepskin map in his hand with a look of doubt, Lin Lezhi asked.

Hearing Lin Lezhi's question, Jiang Lian'an came back to his senses and said, "Nothing, I was just wondering why he did this."

Xu Tian held the gold and silver jewelry in his hands and said, "I guess he must have found something more valuable, so he doesn't care about this box of things. I guess, saying he was going to look for the Three Souls Grass was actually a cover for him to look for treasure. The sheepskin map in Jiang Guitan's hand is the evidence."

Lu Xingpeng: "Then what should we do with this box of things?"

Everyone turned their attention to Jiang Lian'an.

Jiang Lian'an thought for a moment and said, "Now it seems that Wu Sanshan's departure is not just about him. This box of things must also be related to Wu Sanshan's whereabouts. I think this box of things should be reported to the government. It will be more conducive to finding clues if the government investigates Wu Sanshan's life experience."

"But..." Lu Xingpeng obviously did not agree.

Guo Yong quickly stopped Lu Xingpeng and said, "We agree."

"I have no objection either. What about you?" Lin Lezhi agreed with a smile, then looked at Xiao Yihuo and his group and asked.

Qingchuan smiled and said, "We naturally agree."

Although Lu Xingpeng was somewhat dissatisfied, since everyone else had no objection, he didn't say anything else.

When leaving, Lin Lezhi picked up the tinderbox again and took a look at the marks on the wall.

Xiao Yihuo, who went up first, helped Lin Lezhi when Lin Lezhi was climbing up.

Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "Thank you."

Xiao Yihuo just nodded and turned aside.

Afterwards, everyone properly placed the treasures and bones in the coffin. After Liu Yunhe returned the water tank to its original place and sent Qiao Ying back to Village Chief Wang's house, everyone went to the Qujiang County Government Office.

After leaving Haibei Village, Lin Lezhi looked at Guan Ziheng and asked, "Aren't you curious about what's in that basement?"

Guan Ziheng quickly stopped him and said, "Since you're asking this, it's definitely not a good thing. Don't tell me. I don't want to know at all."

"I really don't want to know."

"I really don't want to."

Lin Lezhi smiled and did not say what he saw below.

After leaving Haibei Village for some distance, there were more people gathered near Pinghai Lake than when we arrived in the morning, and the line formed a long line.

Not only soldiers but also government officials stood beside him.

Chang Feizhang was also among them, standing at the front of the team, organizing the people to enter the tents in an orderly manner. Many boats could be seen on the lake.

Lin Lezhi walked forward and found the nearest civilian to inquire: "Brother, can I ask, what kind of team is this?"

"The general is recruiting people to go to the lake island. Those who can row a boat or are familiar with the island's things will be selected."

"Ah?" Lin Lezhi asked in shock, "Shanghu Island, that's the island where strange things happened, aren't you afraid?"

"I'm scared, but the general's reward is not low. He is willing to use his own wealth to recruit talented people. He said that as long as you can be selected, you will be given ten taels of silver. That's ten taels. Although County Magistrate Chang has just unsealed the boats, ten taels is more than we can earn from fishing for several years."

The fisherman looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Besides, the boats have been closed for more than a month, and the family hasn't had any income for a long time. We can barely make ends meet. Besides, it's just rowing a boat, and we don't have to go to the island."

Listening to this, Lin Lezhi's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Really give me ten taels?"

"Really? Even if you are not selected, the general will give each applicant a bag of rice. It is enough for the whole family to eat for a long time. Do you want to join us, little brother?"

"That's a good thing. Of course I'm going to go."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi looked at Guan Ziheng, signaling with his eyes whether Guan Ziheng wanted to join him. Guan Ziheng quickly waved his hand and said, "I'd have to be crazy to go to the island. I'm not going."

Lin Lezhi put his arm around Guan Ziheng's shoulders and whispered, "But they give us ten taels of silver. As long as we can be selected, we will have enough money to pay for the room."

Guan Ziheng slapped Lin Lezhi's hand away, his whole body saying no, "Come on, if this is the case, I might as well sell more books these days so that I don't wake up from nightmares at night."

Guan Ziheng glanced at the sky and said, "The book I ordered yesterday should be arriving soon. I'm leaving now. See you at the inn later."

After saying that, Guan Ziheng immediately ran away.

"Brother Lezhi, why is Master Guan leaving in such a hurry?" Qingchuan walked up and asked.

Lin Lezhi turned around, smiled, and said casually: "He has a stomachache and is in a hurry to go to the toilet. Don't worry about him."

Following the long line, everyone came to Chang Feizhang and told him what they had found in Wu Sanshan's house.

Chang Feizhang was shocked after hearing this. He immediately stopped the team's movement, turned around and went into the tent, and informed Cheng Su about this.

Cheng Su handed the application matter over to Hong Mingxu, and then took only two followers and followed Lin Lezhi and his party to Wu Sanshan's home. They entered the basement and saw the box of gold, silver and jewelry.

"Such an important matter, why did you come to report it now?" Cheng Su said seriously, then looked at the two soldiers beside him and ordered: "Go back and call a few more people to widen the entrance of the cave and move the coffin out."

"Yes!"

"No." Jiang Lian'an walked forward and said.

Cheng Su stared at him seriously and asked, "Why not?"

"This move is for the general's sake."

"make it clear."

"We must find out the truth right now and go to Lake Island. If this matter gets out, it will be detrimental to the general's going to the island."

Cheng Su said impatiently: "Moving the coffin out has nothing to do with Shanghu Island."

"Two months ago, the people were already in a state of panic because of the strange things that happened in Pinghai Lake. If the news spread and was linked to the strange things that happened in Pinghai Lake, the people's fear would increase. I'm afraid that even if the reward was increased, no one would dare to go to the island. This is one reason."

"What about the second?"

"Secondly, if this matter gets out, it may attract greedy people to infiltrate the people on the island and try to find the location of the treasure."

After thinking for a while, Cheng Su looked at Jiang Lian'an and asked, "In your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"

"I think we just need to have the general's personal soldiers disguised as civilians and guard outside the cave entrance. When the strange incident on the lake island is fully investigated, we can move the coffin out."

"Third, the most important thing right now is to find out where Wu Sanshan came from and where he went two months ago. If we can find Wu Sanshan, we will know why he hid the coffin at home."

"Detective Jiang Gui thinks that Wu Sanshan's whereabouts are unknown and is related to the strange things happening on the lake island?"

"Reporting to the general, strange things happened on the lake island not long after Wu Sanshan left. Now a coffin was found in Wu Sanshan's home. I think there must be a connection between the two."

After thinking for a while, Cheng Su looked at the two soldiers beside him and said, "You two go back and change into normal clothes and guard the cave entrance."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Cheng Su looked at Chang Feizhang standing aside and said, "Go find out about Wu Sanshan's background and send it over immediately. Remember, the fewer people who know about this, the better."

Chang Feizhang immediately raised his hand and saluted, saying, "Yes, I will go back to the government office to check it myself. This is not a place where you can wait for a long time. Please go back to the tent and rest for a while. Once I find out, I will inform you immediately."

While waiting for Chang Feizhang to bring back information about Wu Sanshan's origins, Jiang Lian'an followed Cheng Su to Cheng Su's tent. The others had nothing else to do and prepared to return to the inn.

However, Lin Lezhi had no intention of going back, but walked in the direction where the people were queuing.

"Aren't you going back to the inn?" Liu Yunhe walked in front of Lin Lezhi, blocked Lin Lezhi's way and asked.

Lin Lezhi said as a matter of course: "Of course I'm going to make money. I'd rather spend ten taels of silver than waste it."

Liu Yunhe looked skeptical and asked, "Can you row a boat?"

"Of course, I'm good at rowing. Your young master knows this best." Lin Lezhi tilted his head slightly to look at Xiao Yihuo, and asked with a playful smile: "Xiao Xu, am I right?"

Qingchuan looked at Xiao Yihuo in confusion, not knowing when the two of them rowed the boat past.

Xiao Yihuo didn't say anything, Lin Lezhi just smiled, put his head back to its original position, looked at Liu Yunhe and said: "Look, your master has agreed."

Liu Yunhe lowered his eyes and thought for a while, with a strong sense of self-blame in his eyes. Without much hesitation, Liu Yunhe turned around and looked at Xiao Yihuo, asking without much confidence: "Sir, I also want to participate in this application, I...I..."

"Okay, see you at the inn later." Xiao Yihuo said with a smile.

Hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Liu Yunhe's eyes and he nodded happily.

Guo Yong smiled heartily and said, "Brother Lin is right. If you have the ability, you should make money with it. It just so happens that we are going to the island anyway. We can make some money by going there. Why not? The three of us will stay together to accompany Brother Lin."

Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "It's great to have a few big brothers accompany me. This trip to the lake island will definitely not be boring."

Watching the group of people talking and laughing as they walked towards the end of the recruitment team, the originally noisy team was suddenly reduced to only Qingchuan and Xiao Yihuo.

The backs of Lin Lezhi and his group gradually moved away, but Xiao Yihuo stood there and did not move.

Qingchuan looked at Xiao Yihuo who was a little distracted, and asked with a smile: "Ahuo, do you want to go and apply together? I think you seem to want to go too?"

Xiao Yihuo retracted his gaze and walked towards the inn, smiling slightly, "Now that the order to block the ships has been issued, there is more than one ship that can go to the island."

"That's true." Qingchuan responded with a smile.

Lin Lezhi and Liu Yunhe stood behind Guo Yong and the other two. It was a long line and the waiting was very boring.

As the team moved forward, Lin Lezhi discovered that Liu Yunhe had been standing in the back without saying a word, but he looked like he really wanted to talk, because every time Lin Lezhi turned around, the expression on Liu Yunhe's face was very unnatural.

Children really can't hide their thoughts.

Lin Lezhi turned around and said with a smile: "Do you have something to tell me, so you came with me?"

Liu Yunhe pursed his lips together, opened and closed, and opened and closed again, repeating this several times before he uttered a quick sentence: "I'm sorry."

Although it was spoken quickly and softly, it was loud enough for Lin Lezhi to hear clearly.

"I heard it. It's just a little skin breakage, just a minor injury. It's much better after using Qingchuan's ointment." After a pause, Lin Lezhi put away his playful attitude, looked at Liu Yunhe seriously and said slowly: "I also want to tell you something."

"say what?"

Liu Yunhe's heart began to beat fast.

The sunshine at 9:00 a.m. in autumn is bright and warm.

A breeze blew across the lake, bringing with it a warmth.

Lin Lezhi met Liu Yunhe's gaze, smiled softly and said gently, "Thank you for leaving the medicine bag at my door."