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

After saying that, Xiao Yihuo clapped his hands, stood up, and slightly turned to look at the house on the side that he had not yet explored, leaving Lin Lezhi standing there in a daze.

I was worried for a while, and finally I uttered these words.

For a moment, he thought that Xiao Yihuo had become suspicious of him. After all, when Xiao Yihuo appeared as a prince, he had called himself...

Ayi.

Nan Rongyi.

When he met Xiao Yihuo, he told him that he had lost his memory. If he didn't look like Nan Rongyi, Xiao Yihuo would have no need to bring it up.

There is only one possible reason why he mentioned this name.

Test.

Xiao Yihuo didn't believe that he had lost his memory.

When he was in Yulong Village, Xiao Yihuo once tested himself. He asked himself, is it possible for a dead person to come back to life?

But at that time he said his surname was Xiao, so I didn't think much about it.

Xiao Xu might have asked the question out of inspiration, but Xiao Yihuo definitely didn't ask that question. He must have asked it out of suspicion when he asked it.

That's why when he appeared as a prince, he called himself Ayi.

I want to make sure I really have amnesia.

Three months had passed since we parted in Changluan County. I had been traveling around the world with Guan Ziheng every day, feeling relaxed and at ease. Now that I was alone with Xiao Yihuo, I couldn't help but be less vigilant.

but……

He has nothing to be afraid of.

After all, he really didn't have any memories, and what was gone could never be made to exist. No matter how much Xiao Yihuo tried, it would be useless.

and also.

Why are you taking pictures? He was the one who turned over the discarded things on the ground just now. He just moved the weeds next to him. Why is there any dust on his hands? He took pictures.

Clap, clap, clap.

Who doesn’t know how to clap?

I also asked myself what was in my head.

nonsense.

Of course it’s the brain, what else could it be.

Lin Lezhi threw away the cocklebur in his hand and stood up. The sound of his clapping was several decibels louder than Xiao Yihuo's. He looked at Xiao Yihuo and said with a smile: "If you want to praise me, you can just praise me directly. There's no need to be so embarrassed and beat around the bush."

The words fell.

Xiao Yihuo looked over with astonishment in his eyes, and a hint of gradually deepening disgust in his eyes. Without opening his mouth, the expression on his face showed it all.

The look in his eyes said, how can this person have the nerve to say that.

Although Xiao Yihuo's eyes were still filled with disdain, there was no trace of doubt in them. He then shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "I didn't say that, but I have seen something today. I didn't expect there would be such a boastful person who flatters himself."

"It's better to flatter yourself than to have a mouth made of gold." Lin Lezhi crossed his arms without hesitation and replied with a little smugness on his face: "Besides, I'm not flattering myself. I'm just telling the truth."

"Okay, since Master Lin is so smart, please explain to me where this second Huaifeng Village is and why it disappeared overnight."

"The reason why we can't find it is because..." Lin Lezhi hid the amusement in his eyes, glanced at the rising mist around him and said, "Everything and every scene on this lake island is helping the murderer."

"One scene, one object?"

"Yes, it is a scene and an object." A stern look gathered in his eyes as he said, "Since the disappearance of the people in Huaifeng Village, no one has set foot on this lake island for eleven years. The original roads on the island are covered with weeds. If there is no one familiar with the terrain to lead the way, it is not easy to reach Huaifeng Village smoothly in this deep forest that blocks out the sun."

“Now that I think about it.” Lin Lezhi turned to look at the abandoned items on the ground, his eyes darkened as he said, “Those people who came here because of the strange things in Huaifeng Village a month ago were able to find the location of Huaifeng Village without any deviation. It seemed like it was deliberately arranged by someone.”

Xiao Yihuo's gaze also moved to the abandoned objects beside him. His eyes were deep and full of understanding. Then he turned his gaze back to Lin Lezhi, and an ambiguous look of inquiry appeared in his eyes.

"The abandoned objects are hidden in the weeds, like a natural protective shield, which makes it difficult for people to see clearly. Although it is difficult to see clearly, it is enough to attract people with the intention to step forward, just like..."

Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened, with a hint of reluctance in them.

"It's like a lantern boat with bright lanterns and a bloody murderous path."

Xiao Yihuo heard the hesitation in Lin Lezhi's words, lowered his eyes slightly, and completed Lin Lezhi's words.

Lin Lezhi exhaled lightly and said slowly: "Yes, although the two methods are not in the same place, the methods are the same. It's just that the lanterns were changed to abandoned objects. After Hong Mingxu and others left last night, the abandoned objects were moved to a new location."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi looked around as if he was looking for something, and then continued, "I think the reason why Hong Mingxu and the others didn't find it was probably because the murderer changed the location of the abandoned items when we were halfway into the forest. The forest was so dark that it was not surprising that we couldn't tell the direction. By the time we found it, it had already been caught by the murderer."

Lin Lezhi looked intently at one place, as if he had found what he was looking for. He then bent down and picked up two dry and cracked leaves from the weeds.

Then he used his hands to remove the broken leaves. The broken leaves made a rustling sound and turned into tiny pieces and slipped from Lin Lezhi's hands.

Then Lin Lezhi pulled out all the veins on the side, leaving only the two petioles of the leaf. He placed them between his right palms, arranged them into two non-parallel lines, one above and one below, and held them in front of Xiao Yihuo.

The right ends of the two lines are closer, while the left ends gradually widen the distance, roughly forming the corner of a triangle.

"If my inference is correct, there should be two roads leading to Huaifeng Village. The road that Hong Mingxu and his men took last night was the one above."

Lin Lezhi pointed at the main vein above, then lowered his gaze and said, "The road we took is the one below, which led us to Huaifeng Village. This also explains why there are only a few fallen leaves on these abandoned objects, but there are piles of fallen leaves under them."

Xiao Yihuo's eyes deepened as he asked, "Did you really make this inference based on the cockleburs in the house and the discarded items along the way?"

"Do not."

Hearing Lin Lezhi say no, Xiao Yihuo's gloomy eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Lin Lezhi turned his eyes to look at Xiao Yihuo, his eyes brightened and he said, "Xanthium sibiricum and abandoned objects are indeed one of the clues for me to make this inference, but they are not enough to point out the location of the other village. It would be too slow to go back and look for it. Aren't you curious about where the other Huaifeng Village is?"

Xiao Yihuo lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Lin Lezhi with a look of understanding and certainty, and said: "Are you talking about where the vines in the mountains lead to?"

This time it was Lin Lezhi who was surprised and his eyes widened.

"That's great. I didn't expect you to be so smart." Lin Lezhi praised without hiding the surprise in his eyes.

Xiao Yihuo smiled slightly and said, "I am not as smart as Master Lin."

These words came out of Xiao Yihuo's mouth, coupled with his fox-like smile that was hard to guess what was going on. Lin Lezhi would never think that Xiao Yihuo was praising him, but even if Xiao Yihuo was speaking in a sarcastic way, he took it as the truth.

"The murderer was able to skillfully use every scene and object on the lake island to set up a trap. He must be very familiar with the island's things. He also calculated the timing of the smoke signal placed in the fire room, just enough time for us to find the skull in the house."

"Oh? So you figured out the murderer's method of setting up the smoke signal?"

"This is not difficult."

Lin Lezhi took the two dry petioles in his hand, slightly separated one end of one of them, and then embedded the other one into it, connecting them vertically into a straight line.

"The murderer connected the candle cord of a very large candle that could burn for a long time with the fuse of the letter from the beginning. He feared that the candle would go out halfway, so he used firewood to ignite it. He also feared that the letter would be ignited prematurely, so he placed the candle under the skull outside the stove and placed it inside the stove. In this way, when the fog dissipated, the candle would burn out and ignite the letter, and the rising letter smoke would be seen by people far away on the lake island, and he would be free of suspicion."

"And there's only wax oil at the fire-adding hole, something like this."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi took out the fire starter in his arms, opened the lid, blew it open, and lit the petiole in his hand.

The dry veins ignited at the slightest touch and burned completely before falling to the ground.