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

Liu Yunhe looked at the smoke in front of him, and compared it with the smoke he usually saw in his mind. Soon, he said with some doubt in his eyes: "That doesn't seem to be... smoke..."

"Don't we usually see a large cloud of smoke from cooking that floats into the air and then slowly disperses in the air?" Liu Yunhe gestured and continued, "But this wisp of smoke is too thin, and the color seems to be darker."

"If it's not cooking smoke, then what could it be?" Guo Yong asked in confusion.

"Blue smoke."

"It's Qingyan."

Lin Lezhi and Jiang Lian'an looked solemn and spoke in unison.

"Green smoke? Could it be...!" Deng Yang hurriedly walked a few steps to the lakeside, looked at the slowly rising green smoke, looked at the lake island on the other side, and said with a dull look in his eyes: "A wisp of green smoke rises, and all the injustice in the world ends."

Deng Yang lowered his head and said to himself, "I heard that as long as there is a grievance, a wisp of green smoke can be set off. If Jiang Lian'an happens to be nearby and sees the wisp of green smoke, he will rush over immediately, regardless of his power and status, to redress the grievances of the people."

After hearing this, Guo Yong said excitedly, "So this is the famous Qingyan. I had only heard of it before, but this is the first time I've seen it. It really broadens my horizons."

So this is Qingyan.

Liu Yunhe secretly looked at Lin Lezhi.

When I was in Zhouqing Town, I stayed in the inn and did not go out, so I did not see Qingyan's appearance with my own eyes.

"I have heard about this Qingyan from the villagers before." Wang Hewei stepped forward tremblingly and said in a panic, "Could it be that the disappearance of Huaifeng Village eleven years ago was really unjust?"

Cheng Su walked over slowly, his expression serious and firm as he said in a deep voice: "Whether it is a wrong or not, you will know when you get to the island."

After saying that, Cheng Su turned around and went back to his tent.

Seeing Cheng Su return to the tent, Village Chief Wang and his wife also prepared to go back to the village.

Before leaving, Wang Hewei and his wife tremblingly walked to Jiang Lian'an, looked at Qiao Ying who was still squatting next to Wu Sanshan, and asked with an embarrassed look on their faces: "Detective Jiang Gui, may I trouble you for something?"

Jiang Lian'an glanced in the direction of Qiao Ying and said gently, "Village Chief Wang, do you want to let me take care of Qiao Ying for a few days?"

Wang Hewei nodded and said with gratitude: "As expected of you, you are Detective Jiang. You can tell what I am thinking at a glance."

Wang Hewei looked at the man from the same village who was still sleeping on the ground, then sighed and said with a guilty look on his face: "Wu Sanshan has been missing for two months, and the villagers are talking about it. Now that this has happened, what the fortune teller said can no longer be concealed. I'm worried that if Qiao Ying goes back with me, she will not be welcomed by the villagers, so..."

Jiang Lian'an smiled gently and said, "I understand Village Chief Wang's concerns. Village Chief Wang is worried. If Qiao Ying goes back with you, when this man wakes up, rumors will spread and someone in the village will definitely chase Qiao Ying out of the village. As the head of the village, Village Chief Wang has to put the overall situation first. Naturally, he is in a difficult situation. He does not want to disappoint Wu Sanshan, nor does he want Qiao Ying to be harmed."

"That's right, that's right. I knew that Detective Jiang Gui would be able to understand the feelings of my husband and me." Wang Hewei nodded, his eyes full of gratitude.

Wang Hewei looked at Qiao Ying, tears welling in his eyes as he said, "Although he was raised by Wu Sanshan, our home is close to us, and we watched Qiao Ying grow up little by little. Even if he doesn't understand anything, we don't want to see him suffer any injustice."

"I hope Detective Jiang can help me with this. Once the murderer is found and the truth of the case is revealed, the villagers will know that this is a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster. Then Qiao Ying will not be harmed by rumors and will live a peaceful life in the village."

As he was speaking, Wang Hewei dragged his old body and was about to kowtow in front of Jiang Lian'an with his wife.

Jiang Lian'an immediately stepped forward to support Wang Hewei and said, "Village Chief Wang, there is no need to be like this. I will take good care of Qiao Ying. You two elders can just wait at home and don't worry too much."

"Okay... okay..." Wang Hewei wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said happily and gratefully, "Great... Great. Thank you, Jiang Guitan. My wife and I will go back to the village first. I hope Jiang Guitan returns safely."

Jiang Lian'an recalled the etiquette very solemnly and said, "Thank you, Village Chief Wang."

After the conversation, Wang Hewei and his wife dragged their elderly bodies and slowly walked away towards Haibei Village.

This time Liu Yunhe learned his lesson and did not lose face in front of others. But as soon as Wang Hewei left, Liu Yunhe said in disbelief: "What he meant was that if they can't find the murderer in this case, they will just ignore Qiao Ying and use this as an excuse to drive her out of the village."

Lin Lezhi quickly covered Liu Yunhe's mouth and said, "Young Master Liu, they haven't gone far yet, can you please keep your voice down and stop being so negative."

While covering Liu Yunhe's mouth, Lin Lezhi looked in the direction of Xiao Yihuo and the other man, but they had disappeared.

Cheng Su also returned to the tent alone.

It seems that his identity has not been exposed.

Then why did Cheng Su stop them and question them?

"I'm negative?" Liu Yunhe pulled Lin Lezhi's hand away, looking unconvinced, but complained in a low voice: "But that's what he meant just now. I just said something along the lines of what he meant, and I wasn't wrong."

"If we are so suspicious and believe these unfounded rumors, more people will be hurt."

Lin Lezhi took a deep breath, put his hand on Liu Yunhe's shoulder and said, "Some things can't be talked about openly. Only when we know it clearly can we all get away with it. And...what you said is indeed a little wrong."

"What's wrong? Is it that I don't trust them?" Liu Yunhe frowned and asked in confusion.

"Yun He, you are young and have a precious innocent heart, which is good, but the world is like this, it is difficult to make everyone agree with you."

"Then what did I do wrong?" Liu Yunhe turned around and looked at Lin Lezhi and asked.

Lin Lezhi gestured to Liu Yunhe to look in the direction of Qiao Ying.

After such a long time, Qiao Ying was still squatting beside Wu Sanshan, remembering Lin Lezhi's words, holding her breath, staring at Wu Sanshan without blinking.

I didn't dare to speak, for fear of waking Wu Sanshan.

Lin Lezhi lowered his eyes and said slowly: "You are wrong. If we really can't find the murderer in this case, not only will Haibei Village have no place for Qiao Ying, but the entire Pinghai Town and even Qujiang County will not be able to accommodate him."

After hearing this, Liu Yunhe's heart seemed to be hit hard by something, and it stopped beating for half a beat. The sharpness of his heroic spirit in his eyes also disappeared by half. He then clenched the sword at his side, his eyes full of reluctance, and then he said in an indignant whisper: "Then why don't we just find the murderer?"

Lin Lezhi's mouth curved into a relieved smile, and he patted Liu Yunhe on the back, echoing Liu Yunhe's words and said with a smile: "Yes, just find the murderer."

Cheng Su returned to the tent, put on the general's armor hanging on the rack, then walked slowly to the table and sat down, unfolding the two parchment maps on the table.

The complicated route on the lake island was reflected in Cheng Su's heavy eyes.

"General, everything has been arranged. When the time comes, we can set sail and land on the island."

"it is good."

Cheng Su took a deep breath, then folded the unfolded map and put it in his arms.

Under the close deployment of Hong Mingxu, the common people who accompanied the voyage came to the lakeside to gather one after another with trepidation in their hearts. The soldiers also changed out of their civilian clothes in the tent and put on their military uniforms again.

In a military camp tent.

It was not yet time to gather, so everyone gathered in the tent to change their clothes.

A young soldier, although he had changed his clothes neatly, his expression was very heavy. He asked with some worry in his eyes: "Do you think... can we come back safely after this trip?"