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

After confirming that the vines were secure, Hong Mingxu, concerned about Cheng Su's safety, led his men to climb down to the bottom of the well. Before he went down, he shouted to the people outside the well: "Everyone, hurry up and get the good stuff down!"

"Yes, Captain!"

After Hong Mingxu went down for a distance, He Yu followed closely behind.

Everyone climbed to the bottom of the well in turn.

Chang Feizhang and Zhou Yuanliang stayed in the courtyard with the guards because of their mobility problems. Qingchuan also asked to stay to help Chang Feizhang treat his injuries.

Xiao Yihuo looked at Qingchuan and asked, "Are you really not going to go down with me?"

Qingchuan glanced in the direction of the wellhead, shook his head and said, "Master Chang's foot injury cannot be delayed. He twisted it again when he got up in a hurry. In order not to leave a disability, I'd better stay and take care of Master Chang."

Seeing the worry in Xiao Yihuo's eyes, Qingchuan smiled and said, "You just went to take a look and came back. Captain Hong also arranged for some people to stay. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Although Qingchuan said so, there were still unknown dangers on the island, and the worry in his eyes only subsided a little.

"Sorry to bother you two."

Qingchuan and Xiao Yihuo turned to look.

It’s Jiang Lian’an.

Qingchuan glanced at Qiao Ying who was following Jiang Lian'an, and said with understanding in his eyes: "Detective Jiang Gui wants Qiao Ying to stay here as well."

"That's right." Jiang Lian'an bowed and said with a pleading look, "The river below is turbulent and dangerous, and Qiao Ying is ignorant of the world. I'm worried that he will be in danger if he goes down, so..."

Qingchuan smiled and said, "Detective Jiang Gui, you don't have to say more. I understand. I will definitely take good care of Qiao Ying."

"Thank you, Master Qingchuan."

Jiang Lian'an nodded and bowed.

Before leaving, Xiao Yihuo looked at Qingchuan and told him, "Be careful."

"I will, and so will you and Yun Hyuk."

Qingchuan looked at Lin Lezhi who was standing aside and thinking about something and said with a smile: "Brother Lezhi should also be more careful."

Lin Lezhi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Qingchuan."

Liu Yunhe patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Brother Qingchuan, we will definitely come back safely."

Qingchuan smiled slightly and nodded.

Lin Lezhi walked at the end of the queue and pulled something from the side when he went down the well.

When the head was about to sink into the well, Lin Lezhi looked towards the earthen stove. The brown head was still placed on the stove, with its empty eyes looking at the well mouth.

As soon as he went down into the well, with the help of the light from outside the well, Lin Lezhi saw the iron ring at the bottom of the well.

The iron ring has been driven into the wellhead for many years. It often stays in dark and damp places, so the iron ring has become rusty, and the hemp rope wrapped around the iron ring is also stained with the color of rust.

Lin Lezhi pulled the iron ring with his hand, and the iron ring was nailed tightly into the earth wall.

As the light in the well decreases as you go deeper, the well walls are covered with more moss, making them more slippery.

The space from the well mouth to the bottom is equivalent to a very closed space. Even though the sound of flowing water becomes louder as you go down, you can still hear the voices of people talking below.

The general content of the conversation should be to follow the direction of the water flow to find Cui Yan.

When he reached a certain position, Lin Lezhi stepped on the wall of the well, took out a fire starter from his arms, and shone it around.

When Lin Lezhi came down just now, he pulled down the broken rope, and this position was exactly where the rope broke.

Under the light of the fire, the area around the earth wall was full of footprints left by people coming down. It was obvious that many people had unstable feet when they came down.

"Lin Lezhi, why are you firing?" Liu Yunhe looked up from below Lin Lezhi and saw the rope on the earth wall. "Is this where Cui Yan fell?"

"Why do you think I fired the folding stick?" Lin Lezhi asked himself and answered: "Of course I'm afraid of the dark."

After hearing Lin Lezhi say that he was afraid of the dark, Xiao Yihuo looked up and did not make any statement, but he obviously did not believe it and continued to climb down.

However, in the dim light of the fire, after seeing the moss covering the well wall with his own eyes, Xiao Yihuo adjusted his posture and moved a little further away from the well wall, keeping himself in the center of the well.

"You are afraid of the dark. I thought you were just afraid of not having money."

Hey?

How come this little brat is still choking?

"What's wrong with being afraid of the dark? Being afraid of the dark and being afraid of being poor don't conflict with each other. But in my opinion, being poor is scarier than the dark. You little brat naturally don't understand."

After saying that, Lin Lezhi looked at the moss on the wall and added, "Don't look around, just climb up and be careful not to fall down."

"Bah, you're the one who's going to fall, you crow mouth, and I've told you so many times that I'm not a brat."

"Yes, yes, Young Master Liu."

Lin Lezhi smiled and joked, "I'm not afraid of falling. If I fall, you and your son will be there to support me. With you two supporting me from below, I will definitely have a chance to hold on."

Having said that, Lin Lezhi looked at the marks on the wall of the well, and a hint of doubt rose in his eyes.

"you……!"

"Come on, I'm not kidding you anymore." Lin Lezhi put away his joking attitude and said seriously: "The wall of the well is slippery, don't be distracted, climb carefully."

After saying that, Lin Lezhi put the fire lighter in his mouth, held the rope firmly with both hands, and climbed steadily to the bottom of the well. While going down, he kept his eyes on the marks on the well wall.

Looking at the footprints on the moss-covered well wall, I had to use the strength of my feet to climb up and down, so there was nothing wrong. But I felt like I seemed to have missed something, but I couldn't figure out where I had missed.

After going down, the vine bent toward the other side of the river. Because the torch was lit, things at the bottom of the well were clearly visible, so he put away the tinder.

To ensure safety, Lin Lezhi used his hands and feet to grab the vines and crawl to the other side of the river.

Looking at the rushing water under the vines, Lin Lezhi remembered that when he first came to this place, he was also in a rushing water.

If he hadn't grabbed the vine in the water, with such a fast flow and hidden rocks in the river, he would have died as soon as he arrived in this world.

The wound on his head, if not caused by someone else, was most likely caused by hitting a rock in the river.

Looking at the river now, I can still remember the frightening feeling I had at that time.

but……

If that kills him, will he return to the real world?

Looking at the fast-flowing water of unknown depth, Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened and an even more outrageous voice appeared in his mind.

if……

Now that he's let go, what's going to happen?

Even though I know I shouldn't be thinking about these things at this time, my brain is not under my control and instead becomes stronger.

But there was another voice in my head.

"Since God has given us the opportunity to live, we must cherish it."

Ji Hang's voice.

Thinking of this, Lin Lezhi lost his mind for a moment. He didn't step firmly when he landed, and the ground was slippery, so he slipped.

"Be careful."

Xiao Yihuo reached out and grabbed Lin Lezhi's wrist to help Lin Lezhi steady his body. Liu Yunhe, who was standing nearby, was also startled and quickly reached out to help steady Lin Lezhi.

Looking at Lin Lezhi, Xiao Yihuo's eyes darkened.

Just now, Xiao Yihuo noticed that there was something wrong with Lin Lezhi's expression when he was looking at the water, so he paid more attention to it.

Xiao Yihuo looked at his expression, as if he felt that he was about to do something irrational.

Could it be...

Xiao Yihuo still thinks he will seek death.

"Thank you."

Lin Lezhi smiled and said.

Liu Yunhe said with a look of fear: "I told others to be careful, but I forgot about it myself."

Lin Lezhi smiled and joked, "Didn't I tell you that there are two of you?"

Xiao Yihuo's eyes were gloomy and he said nothing.

At this time, the people who went out to look for Cui Yan came back along the river with heavy expressions on their faces.

"No, we can't just look for it on the shore."

As he said this, He Yu, who still didn't want to give up, wanted to take off his armor, and spoke with somewhat uncontrolled emotions.

Meng Dafeng stopped He Yu and advised, "Don't be stubborn. Don't be reckless at this time."

"What if this stream of water has an outlet?"

"You said it yourself, it's just a matter of chance. The water is so turbulent and the armor is so heavy. No one knows what will happen after you go down. Xiaoyan, do you want you to joke with your own life?"

"Can……"

Meng Dafeng knew that what he said was too hasty, so he looked at He Yu and said, "We all hope that Xiaoyan is fine. If there is an outlet, I believe Xiaoyan will definitely come back safe and sound."

Cheng Su stepped forward and said sternly, "You are all brave soldiers who have witnessed life and death and crawled out from among thousands of corpses. You should know what is more important than what is less important. Wherever there is a fight, there will inevitably be sacrifices."

"I am also responsible for this matter. I shouldn't have let him come back alone."

"General..."

Hong Mingxu wanted to say something.

Cheng Su raised his hand, looked at all the soldiers seriously and solemnly, and said: "But don't worry, as long as he is a soldier under my command, no matter whether he is alive or dead, even if I have to turn this entire lake island upside down, I will find him and bring him back."

The soldiers clasped their fists and said, "Thank you, General!"

After saying that, Cheng Su turned around and looked at Hong Mingxu and asked, "How many people are left up there?"

"General, the civilians who stayed behind plus the soldiers who stayed behind total eleven people."

"Well, you did a good job."

From the time they set out from Pinghai Town to the time they arrived at the well, only more than twenty people were left out of the original seventy or so.

Most of them were Cheng Su's subordinates, and there were very few ordinary people.

Lin Lezhi looked at Guo Yong who had come down earlier than them. Guo Yong was standing not far from the rattan tie. He did not talk to anyone and he did not even glance at Cheng Su when he was talking just now.

Compared with when he was in Pinghai Town, Guo Yong spoke much less.