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

"Why?"

"Think about it." Lin Lezhi squatted down to pick up the things on the ground and put them in his arms, and joked: "Now that the real detective has shown up, what else can I do?"

However, after picking up the things, when Lin Lezhi finished packing and looked at Xiao Yihuo again, he found that the expression on Xiao Yihuo's face did not relax, but his eyes became cold and deep.

"what happened?"

Seeing Xiao Yihuo like this, Lin Lezhi was a little confused and asked.

Having ruled out the possibility that he was not Jiang Lian'an, the possibility that he was Nan Rongyi became greater. Even if Xiao Yihuo was not happy about this, he should not have such a serious expression.

"You were by the bone pit last night. Did you hear any noise?"

Xiao Yihuo's sudden question made Lin Lezhi stunned for a moment, then he lowered his eyes and recalled what happened last night. After thinking about what happened last night, he looked up at Xiao Yihuo and said, "From the time the snakes dispersed until you arrived, there was no sound, not even the sound of birds or insects."

"What did you find?"

Seeing that Xiao Yihuo's eyes were getting darker, Lin Lezhi remembered that Xiao Yihuo had said something similar last night. He was suspicious of his answer that he didn't hear any other noise, and thought that Xiao Yihuo might have discovered something, so he asked.

"last night…"

Xiao Yihuo was about to say something when he heard the rustling of leaves outside the temple. It was not the sound of animals passing by, but the sound of human footsteps.

The two of them fell silent instantly, their eyes filled with vigilance, and they looked towards the door at the same time.

Before the newcomer appeared, Lin Lezhi took the important evidence in Xiao Yihuo's hand and put it into his arms.

As the footsteps became clearer, the figure of the person gradually emerged through the fog.

"Brother Lin, Brother Xiao, why are you two here?"

The person who came was none other than Jiang Lian'an.

After seeing the two people in the earth temple, he showed a look of surprise.

Seeing that it was Jiang Lian'an, Lin Lezhi's vigilance relaxed a little, but Xiao Yihuo on the side looked at Jiang Lian'an with a look that was not relaxed at all, but instead cold.

However, before Jiang Lian'an approached, Xiao Yihuo hid the emotions in his eyes.

"We followed the clues and came here last night, but the fog was very heavy at night, so we decided to stay here and wait until daybreak to make further plans."

Lin Lezhi concealed the fact that Xiao Yihuo had caused the poisoning and only spoke about matters related to the case.

Jiang Lian'an nodded, and then responded: "I also found the clues that the murderer deliberately set up. I thought there might be a second Huaifeng Village, so I searched all the way here. I didn't expect that you two got here before me."

"Well, we found this place by sheer luck."

"Brother Lin, if you hadn't told me yesterday that something was missing from the fire room, I wouldn't have noticed the Qiankun on the roof, and I wouldn't have come here."

"With Jiang Gui's ability as a detective, it's only a matter of time before he finds out."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi looked behind Jiang Lian'an and asked, "Is Brother Jiang the only one here? Where are the others?"

Hearing this, Jiang Guitan's eyes flashed with surprise. He glanced at Xiao Yihuo beside him and said with confusion: "Didn't Brother Xiao tell you that I separated from everyone last night before Brother Xiao went to find you? Village Chief Wang and his family entrusted Qiao Ying to me, and I couldn't abandon Qiao Ying, but... I searched all night but couldn't find her. Until dawn, I thought Qiao Ying might have returned to the village, so I turned back to look for her, and then I found a clue and came here."

Seeing Jiang Lian'an blaming himself, Lin Lezhi took a deep breath and comforted him, "It's foggy and it's night time. It's not easy to find someone in the forest with complicated roads. Detective Jiang Gui doesn't need to blame himself. I believe Qiao Ying will be fine."

"Thank you for your comfort, Brother Lin." Jiang Lian'an looked at the two and asked, "Since you two came here last night, did you find anything?"

"Yes, here."

Lin Lezhi took Jiang Lian'an to the back of the statue and guided Jiang Lian'an to see the words behind the statue.

Looking at the words behind the statue, Jiang Lian'an said solemnly, "It seems that the tragedy of the destruction of Huaifeng Village eleven years ago is very likely related to the treasure behind this sentence."

"That's what I thought. By the way, when we were looking for dry firewood last night, we found a man-made bluestone road in the grass outside the temple. It is very likely the road leading to the second Huaifeng Village."

"Then let's go over and find out what's going on without further delay."

Say it.

The three of them set off and walked along the bluestone road outside the temple.

After climbing a hillside, we found a village.

This village was also built on the mountain, and its structure was the same as that of Huaifeng Village. Because the three of them climbed up from another road, they were already at the highest point of the village when they climbed up.

Standing at the highest point and looking down.

The entire village was just as Hong Mingxu and his two soldiers had described. The doors of all the houses in the village were wide open, and there were many abandoned items scattered everywhere inside and outside the courtyards, covered with green and yellow fallen leaves.

Lin Lezhi walked forward, squatted down and lifted up the abandoned things nearby. Under the abandoned things were dead branches and leaves, and there were no fresh fallen leaves.

Looking at the abandoned objects on the ground, Jiang Lian'an deduced calmly and clearly: "It seems that this is the first Huaifeng Village known to everyone. The murderer used the abandoned objects to change the layout of the deep forest and led us to another Huaifeng Village to carry out his revenge. The first person the murderer chose for revenge was Wu Sanshan."

"Based on the clues we have so far, this inference is indeed the most reasonable." As he spoke, Lin Lezhi stood up, looked up at a certain place and said, "Besides that, there is another place I want to go and take a look."

Jiang Lian'an looked in the direction Lin Lezhi was looking. Although he didn't say anything, he already knew what Lin Lezhi was thinking.

With the help of Jiang Lian'an and Xiao Yihuo, several people jumped onto the roof on the right.

Sure enough, there are similar inlaid wood on the mountain here, but the inlaid wood here is not as smooth as the one in Huaifeng Village. Instead, it is very rough and protrudes from the surface of the mountain, so it is easy to find.

It seems that my inference was not wrong.

Originally, there was a vine bridge between the two Huaifeng villages for people from the two villages to travel back and forth, but this bridge must have been destroyed intentionally.

Jiang Lian'an's eyes were solemn as he said, "If the murderer doesn't intend to stop, I'm afraid there are still murderers who want revenge on the island this time. I think we should go back quickly to avoid more casualties."

Lin Lezhi agreed with what Jiang Lian'an said, and the three of them looked at each other and prepared to go back.

The fastest way is to use Qinggong to step back.

Lin Lezhi was very considerate and moved to the side to leave enough space for the two of them to maneuver. However, the roof had been in disrepair for many years, and Lin Lezhi was unlucky enough to step on a weak spot in the tile.

He missed a step and slipped downwards.

Fortunately, Xiao Yihuo and Jiang Lian'an were quick to grab Lin Lezhi and prevent him from falling down in a mess. However, most of his body had already gone down, which was quite embarrassing.

It was so frustrating to be in front of two people who were too skilled.

"Thank you."

Lin Lezhi thanked him with a little embarrassment.

When being pulled up by two people, Lin Lezhi's eyes were focused on a certain place, and he suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"

Xiao Yihuo and Jiang Lian'an didn't understand what was going on, but they followed Lin Lezhi's instructions and didn't move.

"What do you think that is?"

Hearing this, the two of them maintained this posture and looked towards the place Lin Lezhi mentioned, but they didn't see anything.

Jiang Lian'an turned around and said, "Brother Lin, let's pull you up first. The roof is not solid and might collapse... Ugh—!"

As if God had answered the three people's wishes, the sound of tiles collapsing and breaking followed, and the three people fell into the house.

Similarly, when you are with two people with great martial arts skills, you will still be the most miserable one.

Lin Lezhi, who had already fallen halfway, still fell to the ground with one butt even though two people were holding him up. It was unknown what he had stepped on, and he grimaced in pain. However, the other two people landed safely.

There was already a gap in strength, so Lin Lezhi felt that there was nothing to complain about. He reached out and took out the thing that was hitting him.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a few Xanthium sibiricums that had unfortunately died.

Lin Lezhi wanted to cry but had no tears.

This thing has been giving me trouble ever since I entered the woods. I don't want it to try to scam me like this.

However, the presence of dead Xanthium sibiricum further verified my inference.

"Brother Lin, are you okay?"

Jiang Lian'an wanted to help Lin Lezhi up, but Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Thank you, Brother Jiang. I can get up by myself later." Then, he threw away the cocklebur in his hand, sat on the broken tiles, and started rummaging around for something.

After searching for a while, he found a thin, short bamboo stick.

After looking closely at it for a while, as if he had obtained something extraordinary, Lin Lezhi's eyes lit up instantly. He sat on the ground and looked at the two people and asked, "Did anyone say which side of the lake it was found on the night when the lights were turned on in Huaifeng Village?"

Jiang Lian'an thought for a moment and shook his head, his eyes filled with confusion as he said, "I only heard that a light suddenly came on that night, but I never heard where it was in the lake. What happened?"

Lin Lezhi raised the thin bamboo stick in his hand and said excitedly, "I think I know why the lights in Huaifeng Village were lit on the night of the Ghost Festival."

The two men looked closely at Lin Lezhi's hands. There were traces of burns on both ends of the bamboo sticks, with some white threads wrapped around them, and there were also mold spots on the bamboo sticks.