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

This is all too horrifying and unbelievable.

If it weren't for Wu Sanshan's body parts, lying bloody in front of everyone, and if it weren't for watching the lantern boat that they had poured their passion into bleed and then be engulfed by fire.

No one in Pinghai Town was willing to believe that all this was true.

Pinghai Town has always been peaceful and harmonious. For every citizen of Pinghai Town, the Lantern Festival is not just a bunch of lanterns, but the beautiful expectations of tens of millions of families.

But now...

In this short period of time, peace and joy all disappeared, and were replaced by endless fear and sorrow.

Everyone seemed to be possessed by a ghost, with a lingering haze on their faces.

Deng Yang's face turned pale instantly, and he looked at his feet in horror. His legs kept shaking, and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

The people who were called back together noticed that something was wrong with Deng Yang.

Worried that Deng Yang would not be able to recover, after everyone looked at each other, the fisherman closest to Deng Yang patted Deng Yang's shoulder and asked with concern: "Deng Yang, are you... okay?"

But don't want to...

This slap actually knocked Deng Yang to the ground.

Seeing Deng Yang fall to the ground, everyone immediately helped to help him up, but Deng Yang seemed to be crazy. He avoided the support of his companions, took off his shoes while shouting, and threw them out with force.

Looking at the thrown shoes, his face was horrified.

Deng Yang then understood why the feeling under his feet was different when he jumped onto the stern of the boat.

Then, Deng Yang looked at his feet with deep disgust in his eyes, and then he kept rubbing the soil on the ground with his feet, as if there was something on his feet that he was trying desperately to rub off.

There was a lot of gravel mixed in the soil, and due to the strong friction, his feet were bruised in a short while. However, Deng Yang didn't care about it at all, as if he didn't feel the pain. Not only did the pain not subside, but he even exerted more and more strength.

"Deng Yang, what are you doing? Stop it now!"

Seeing Deng Yang's crazy look, his companion stepped forward and grabbed Deng Yang in time, but Deng Yang vigorously waved his companion's hand away, and shouted with dull eyes: "Don't touch me, I am a murderer, I killed Old Man Wu, I killed him..."

"Deng Yang, what nonsense are you talking about!"

The companion was obviously frightened by Deng Yang's words.

"I was the first one to board the ship, I..." Deng Yang kept muttering in a low voice, then pushed his companions away and crawled all the way to Chang Feizhang, confessing his crime: "Master Chang, I killed Old Man Wu, I destroyed everything, please punish me, Master Chang."

Deng Yang is the person who contributes the most among them at the Lantern Festival. He never misses any Lantern Festival. Deng Yang is always the most diligent and is well-versed in all aspects of the rituals and procedures.

Everyone knows that Deng Yang put a lot of enthusiasm into the Lantern Festival.

"How is this your fault? Get up!"

Chang Feizhang hurried forward and wanted to help Deng Yang up.

Deng Yang often goes out fishing, and he also often takes the initiative to take on the job of pulling the boat for the Lantern Festival. Although he is not a big man, his body is mostly made of muscular tissue. If he gets tough, there is no way he can support himself.

As a last resort, Chang Feizhang could only stop trying and continued to persuade: "Who would have known that the murderer would put Wu Sanshan under the deck? Wu Sanshan is old and skinny, and the boat is filled with lanterns, so it is difficult to detect anything unusual. No matter who goes up there, Wu Sanshan will not be able to survive. This is not your fault, get up quickly..."

"No... No, I clearly noticed something was wrong!" Deng Yang shook his head and denied, "If I had said something when I noticed something was wrong, maybe, maybe..."

Deng Yang's eyes were filled with tears, and his hands were clasped on the ground, leaving clear fingerprints.

Maybe Old Man Wu will survive.

Deng Yang couldn't say this...

Deng Yang held his head with both hands, curled up on the ground, and choked with regret and self-blame: "I ruined everything, it's all my fault..."

Lin Lezhi lowered his eyes, clenched his hands at his sides, and his eyes moved slightly. Sadness was revealed in his eyes that had always remained calm.

Even if Deng Yang had not jumped on board, and the boat had drifted to the dock by itself, and a large number of people had boarded to pray for blessings, it would have been irreversible in any way.

because……

Wu Sanshan's death was predetermined.

I was also involved in the death of others, but I could do nothing to stop it, and was left with only endless regret.

Lin Lezhi knows it better than anyone else.

Even if I wanted to go forward to comfort him, I couldn't do it...

Lin Lezhi's movements and the changing emotions in his eyes were all seen by Xiao Yihuo.

I'm used to seeing Lin Lezhi's usual playful look, and I've also seen him solve cases carefully and calmly, but it's very rare to see him reveal his true emotions for a long time.

Even when he mentioned the memory that he didn't want to mention twice, Lin Lezhi deliberately covered it up.

When mentioning the important person who was lost due to a mistake, Lin Lezhi said that he was the only one he remembered.

Once, beside the waterfall, Lin Lezhi acted relaxed and free.

Once, in the inn in Zhouqing Town, when asked by himself, Lin Lezhi showed a moment of loneliness, and then quickly changed the subject and talked about the dangers lurking around him.

No matter what time, Lin Lezhi was able to quickly hide his inner emotions.

this time……

But in front of everyone.

The only memory left?

Xiao Yihuo repeated this thought silently in his mind.

Just when Deng Yang was about to collapse, a pair of rough hands covered with scars pulled Deng Yang up from the ground with great force.

Cheng Su dragged Deng Yang in front of him, grabbed Deng Yang's collar, and shouted with a very unhappy expression: "Listen carefully, Wu Sanshan's death has nothing to do with you. If you are a man, follow me to the island to catch the murderer and bring him to justice, instead of being a coward and letting the real murderer applaud!"

Although what he said sounded harsh, perhaps it was the only way to get it into the ears of someone who was so broken down that he couldn't hear anything.

Cheng Su's words gradually focused Deng Yang's eyes, which were about to be distracted. He looked at Cheng Su with tears blurring his eyes. There was confusion and self-blame in his eyes. He asked in a trembling voice with uncertainty, "Can catching the murderer make everything return to normal?"

Cheng Su did not answer immediately. He was silent for a moment, then let go of Deng Yang's shoulder and turned Deng Yang's body towards the burnt wreckage of the lantern boat. Then he patted Deng Yang's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Wu Sanshan will not come back, but as long as the murderer is caught, we can make the lanterns on this boat light up again."