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

After listening to Cheng Su's words, Deng Yang gradually regained his sanity, and the confusion and self-blame in his eyes gradually became firm.

"I understand, General Cheng." Deng Yang mustered up some courage, turned around and looked at Cheng Su, and asked respectfully, "I wonder... what did the general want to ask us to come back?"

Cheng Su frowned slightly, stared at me and asked, "I... asked you to come back?"

Seeing Cheng Su's serious face, he was a little unsure. After looking in the crowd, he pointed to Liu Yunhe and said, "It's this young master who just came to us in a hurry and said that the general had something important to ask us."

As a result, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Yunhe.

"Why call them back in my name?" Cheng Su asked with a serious look.

"This……"

Liu Yunhe couldn't say two and three either.

Liu Yunhe only knew that Lin Lezhi asked him to call the person back, but did not explain to him why. Who knew what Lin Lezhi was keeping in suspense.

Liu Yunhe looked at Lin Lezhi who was standing beside him for help, but at this moment Lin Lezhi had his eyes lowered, and it was unknown what he was thinking, as if he was detached from the situation.

There was no choice but Liu Yunhe could only smile awkwardly, move one hand behind him, and then poke Lin Lezhi's waist with the sword in his hand.

Lin Lezhi was startled by the poke and came to his senses instantly. He assessed the situation around him and found that everyone's eyes were focused on him.

Liu Yunhe tilted his head slightly and reminded in a low voice: "Ask why you called them back."

After receiving Liu Yunhe's message, Lin Lezhi quickly adjusted his mood, and tilted his head towards Liu Yunhe. He lowered his voice and said, "Next time you remind me, can you not be so obvious?"

"Who made you dazed? And you blame me." Liu Yunhe retorted with a dissatisfied expression.

It was obvious that there was something fishy going on between the two of them. Cheng Su said with displeasure in his eyes: "What are you two whispering about?"

Lin Lezhi quickly bowed and explained, "General, you have ignored my offense and are willing to employ me. I am extremely honored. I have always wanted to repay you and would be helpful to you in investigating this case, so I took the initiative to call them back. I failed to inform you in time, so please forgive me."

"Oh?" Cheng Su's eyes were filled with doubt, and he asked with interest: "Then tell me, how can it help?"

"Yes." Lin Lezhi stood up straight and said truthfully: "The Lantern Festival has a long history, and the people attach great importance to it. Compared with the people of Pinghai Town, we know very little about Pinghai Town. If the people of Pinghai Town help us, I think it will be easier to find the doubts and clues of this case."

Lin Lezhi looked at Deng Yang and the others standing by and said, "Thanks to Brother Deng's suggestion of the ship's berthing direction, and the suspicious points in the bottom cabin, I was able to deduce the murderer's method of committing the crime in front of the general."

"Besides, we have to thank the general."

"Thank me?"

"If the general hadn't ordered the soldiers to put out the fire in time, even if we knew the direction where the ship was moored, we wouldn't have been able to find the clues in the bottom cabin, so we have to thank the general."

Cheng Su walked closer, looked at Lin Lezhi and said, "You are so eloquent and brave. Do you know that if it were someone else, they would have already sacrificed my knife."

While speaking, Cheng Su's big hand touched the sword at his waist. This move was a warning to Lin Lezhi not to play tricks in front of him.

Lin Lezhi smiled awkwardly and said, "The general is decisive and concerned about the safety of the people. Not only I, but all the people have seen it. Therefore, what I said just now was not flattering at all, and every word was true.

When he first came to this place, Lin Lezhi was dismissive of those official terms, thinking that they had nothing to do with him. Now he didn't expect that he could speak them so fluently.

Anyway, it’s to save my life.

Don't complain.

Lin Lezhi comforted himself in his heart.

Cheng Su didn't speak immediately. He stared at Lin Lezhi for a long time, as if he wanted to see what was really in Lin Lezhi's mind. This made Lin Lezhi feel uneasy.

Although Lin Lezhi felt that Cheng Su would not take someone's life for no reason for the sake of his reputation, if he really made Cheng Su unhappy, his journey through the book would be over.

After a long while, Cheng Su put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "There are so many people here, but you specifically called them back. Tell me, what other clues have you found?"

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Yes, General." Lin Lezhi took a breath and continued, "Anyone who can use this method of killing must be familiar with the ritual process of the Lantern Festival. Otherwise, as long as there is a problem in any link, this method of killing will have the possibility of failure."

Cheng Su lowered his eyes, looked at the fishermen beside him and said, "You mean... the murderer is among these people who are familiar with the ritual?"

The fisherman standing nearby knelt down immediately, kowtowed and assured: "General, we definitely did not kill anyone, please believe us."

"Sir, we have no grudge against you, why do you want to harm us?"

"Did you ask us to come back just to put the blame on us?"

"That's right……"

"........."

Lin Lezhi smiled awkwardly and said, "Brothers, I have no such intention. I didn't say it was you." Then, Lin Lezhi put away his playful expression, his eyes turned calm and he said, "It's possible that everyone who has been to Pinghai Town is possible."

"The Lantern Festival is not only attended by people from Pinghai Town, but also by people from surrounding and remote towns. The process of the ceremony is no secret, and there are many people who can use this method."

After hearing this, Cheng Su narrowed his eyes slightly, but he didn't look angry. He said slowly: "If everyone is a suspect, wouldn't it be like looking for a needle in a haystack? Do we have to arrest everyone who has been to Pinghai Town?"

Lin Lezhi took a deep breath and said slowly: "This case is not without a breakthrough."

"Oh? Keep talking."

"The breakthrough is right in front of us." As he said that, Lin Lezhi shifted his gaze to Wu Sanshan's body.

"Can a dead body crawl up and tell us who the murderer is?"

Seeing Wu Sanshan's body cut into thirteen pieces and the bloody corpse, Cheng Su's words made the people present feel cold.

"Of course the dead can't speak, but that doesn't mean there are no clues."

Lin Lezhi paused and continued, "The burned ship, the corpse, the bell, and the departure two months ago, all point to Wu Sanshan."

"This shows that the murderer knew exactly what he was doing, and his target was Wu Sanshan."

"Village Chief Wang."

Lin Lezhi looked at the village head Wang and his wife who were still kneeling beside him and shouted. This shout frightened Wang Hewei so much that he said tremblingly, "Sir, please speak."

"Don't panic, Village Chief Wang. I just want to confirm something with you. I remember you said that Wu Sanshan only talked to people when he went out to sell fish. The only person he was close to was Qiao Ying."

Village Chief Wang said hurriedly, "Right... that's right. Wu Sanshan has always been a solitary person and rarely speaks his mind to others. It's probably because of his face that no one takes the initiative to talk to him."

"He mentioned the Three Soul Grass to you, but when he left two months ago?"

"Yes, it is."

"But you stayed at home for three days before leaving?"

Village Chief Wang nodded quickly and said affirmatively: "Yes, that's right."

"Thank you, Village Chief Wang."

"No...it's okay."

Lin Lezhi looked at everyone present and said, "As Village Chief Wang said, Wu Sanshan only has Qiao Ying as his companion. He rarely communicates with others, and no one takes the initiative to talk to him. He even stayed at home for three days. So where did Wu Sanshan hear about the Three Souls Grass?"