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

Fortunately, there is a small hole above my head, and the entire cave is not completely closed. After a while, even though the smell is still very pungent, it is still barely acceptable.

Everyone came to their senses, covered their mouths and noses, and looked into the box.

The gold, silver and jewellery placed in the wooden box were exactly the same in style as the jewellery found in Wu Sanshan's underground chamber and were also better preserved. The surface of the jade ornaments did not have a trace of stain from the corpse.

Compared with the gold, silver and jade ornaments in the box, this one is more eye-catching.

All boxes, in the center of the inside top.

The carved patterns.

It is a huge banyan tree with several snakes coiled on its branches, looking lifelike.

"General, these patterns..."

Hong Mingxu also noticed the patterns on the inside of the top of the box, and his expression became serious.

"Yes." Cheng Su replied in a deep voice: "These wooden boxes and the wooden coffin in Wu Sanshan's underground chamber have the same carvings. It seems that they were moved from the same place."

Hong Mingxu pondered for a moment, then calmly speculated, "General, the murderer killed Wu Sanshan and led us here to find these dolls and treasures. Could it be... that he wanted to tell us that the disappearance of Huaifeng Village was related to Wu Sanshan?"

Although the common people had never seen the basement in Wu Sanshan's house, those who chose to follow the army to Huaifeng Village had seen the wooden coffin containing the dry bones.

"I never thought that Wu Sanshan, who seemed to be honest and quiet, would do such a thing as killing people and stealing their wealth. Not only did he die when his enemies found him, but now all of our lives have to be sacrificed because of him."

"You can only know a person's face but not his heart. We all thought he was a good person and helped him take care of that fool. No, now it seems that we are the fools who were fooled by him."

The tense spirits of the people who had come here had already reached the limit of what they could endure. Coupled with fear and anger, they could not help but complain aloud.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Only after Hong Mingxu shouted loudly did the people quiet down, but their expressions of fear could not be calmed down and they all had horror in their eyes.

Deng Yang huddled aside without saying a word, staring at his feet with his eyes wide open, a very complicated expression on his face, and he was in a very bad state.

Looking at the complex emotions on Deng Yang's face, Lin Lezhi lowered his eyes, his eyes wavering slightly.

From Pinghai Town to Huaifeng Village, the cracked coffin, treasures, dolls, wooden boxes, and the death of Wu Sanshan, all the clues currently point to a connection with Wu Sanshan.

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After all, Deng Yang was the first person to jump onto the lantern boat.

Even though all this was caused by Wu Sanshan, Wu Sanshan died because of the murderer's design.

However, the shock caused by a living person dying in front of you, and the fact that you were also responsible for the death of that person, has nothing to do with what you did to that person or whether he deserved it.

This feeling of guilt will linger for a lifetime and will be difficult to dispel.

Hong Mingxu took a deep breath, looked at Cheng Su solemnly and asked, "General, we still don't know where the murderer is. What should we do?"

Cheng Su lowered his eyes and thought, then took the torch from a soldier beside him and walked towards the cave.

Seeing Cheng Su approaching with a gloomy expression on his face, the people hiding in the cave couldn't help but feel frightened. Even though the space in the cave was not large, they still shrank to the side involuntarily.

From the moment he started to the moment he stopped, Cheng Su's eyes did not fall on the people. Instead, he squatted directly in front of the cave entrance and shone the torch in his hand onto the earth wall inside the cave.

The soil inside the tunnel is dark in color, and the traces of human excavation are very obvious.

The soil outside the cave is a light color that has been exposed to the outside for many years, with accumulated fallen leaves and dust. Any movement will stir up the dust on the ground.

Then he stood up and looked at the oval hole located diagonally above.

"General, what did you find?"

Hong Mingxu walked up and asked.

Cheng Su looked at the oval hole above him and said seriously, "Lin Lezhi and the others just said that this cave was opened recently. The puppet in the cave is covered with dust, so it's obvious that it was not moved here recently."

"So, General, what you mean is that these puppets came down from this cave entrance. But this cave entrance is at least ten feet high. It is not easy to carry them down."

Cheng Su stared at the cave entrance and said affirmatively: "Since we can get down from the well, the murderer can also get down from this cave. Don't forget that there is a dense forest outside the cave."

"The general is talking about..." Hong Mingxu's eyes lit up, "rattan."

"That's right." Cheng Su leveled his eyes and said with a slightly gloomy look, "The entrance of this cave is only big enough for one person to pass through. If no one has come down for more than ten years, the entrance should have been covered with weeds and it would be difficult for light to pass through."

Hearing what Cheng Su said, Hong Mingxu's eyes were full of admiration and he said, "I see, the general is really a wise man. What should I do? Please give me your instructions."

"Let's go back and rest for a while, then try every possible way to find the location of this cave entrance and look around for any clues left by the murderer."

"Yes!"

Cheng Su gave the order to temporarily leave the cave. Many people breathed a sigh of relief as they were able to leave this creepy cave and no longer have to face these bloody dolls.

When Xiao Yihuo left the cave, he glanced in the direction of the paper doll, then turned his head back with a slightly darkened look, and a hint of suspicion rose in his sharp eyes.

Finally left the narrow crack.

Most people still had lingering fear on their faces and wanted to leave here quickly, so they all rushed to walk in the front, quickening their pace and walking in the direction they came from without looking back.

Lin Lezhi had no intention of rushing to the front, so he stood at the back and waited, standing sideways on the left side of the road with his back to the crack.

"Lezhi." He Yu came over with two torches in his hands and handed one to Lin Lezhi. "It's dark in the cave. You use it to light up."

"Thank you, Brother He."

Lin Lezhi gratefully took the torch handed to him by He Yu.

"You're welcome, I want to thank you for comforting me, hurry up and catch up with everyone else."

As he spoke, He Yu walked forward, signaling Lin Lezhi to follow him with his eyes.

"it is good."

Lin Lezhi turned over and saw sufficient light from the fire. He turned his body and lowered his eyes slightly to look at the road. His sight was attracted by several not very obvious lights on the ground.

Lin Lezhi bent down slightly and looked at the ground, where small puddles of water had formed.

The passage was very close to groundwater, which must have been splashed by the rushing river. There were scattered mosses floating on several nearby puddles of water.

He remembered that when he and Xiao Yihuo came out of the crack, Cheng Su had sat nearby. He must have accidentally stepped on the puddles and the moss on his feet fell onto them.

Lin Lezhi straightened up and looked forward. They had never been to the road ahead, and there was a small corner not far away that just blocked their view.

Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened.

Will it be... ?

With the intention of giving it a try, Lin Lezhi held the torch and leaned slightly to one side.

"Lin Lezhi, why aren't you leaving yet?"

He was not frightened by what he had guessed, but was startled by Liu Yunhe's voice, and the torch almost flew out.

Lin Lezhi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Nothing, I was distracted by accident, let's go."

Although he was startled, Lin Lezhi saw clearly that there was no one behind the corner, and there was no way to go further back. Only the underground river could pass through.

It seems that I am overthinking it.