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

When Lin Lezhi recognized that the person on the boat was Guan Ziheng, Guan Ziheng also saw Lin Lezhi, stood up quickly, and waved his hands excitedly at Lin Lezhi, as if he was going to run off the boat immediately.

“Lezhi——!”

The boat was not very big, but it was tossed from side to side by Guan Ziheng's actions, creating ripples on the lake.

Guan Ziheng almost lost his balance for a moment and looked very funny as the boat swayed.

Because of Guan Ziheng's loud shout, everyone's eyes turned to Lin Lezhi. Lin Lezhi held his forehead slightly, avoided everyone's gaze and looked elsewhere. For a moment, he even wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

How did I get to know such a conspicuous bag?

Are they afraid that others don’t know that they know each other?

Unlike others who were happy to see the arrival of the ship, Lin Lezhi looked away, his eyes lowered and his gaze moved slightly, with a hint of worry that was difficult to dispel.

If someone must come here at this time, he would rather it be someone else.

Half an incense stick later, Guan Ziheng sailed to the lakeside and jumped off the boat with two large bags of luggage on his back. Lin Lezhi had concealed the emotions in his eyes and walked towards Guan Ziheng.

Lin Lezhi took his luggage from Guan Ziheng and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I came here because I was worried that something might happen to you."

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi's eyes flickered slightly.

Before coming to the island, Guan Ziheng told himself that he would never come to this island, but now he came here because he was worried about his own safety.

"worry about me?"

"Yes, when I got up this morning, the whole town heard that this lake island was haunted and the dead ghosts came back for revenge. I begged for a long time before someone was willing to rent the boat to me."

Upon hearing this, the relaxed expressions of the people around them became filled with fear again. They looked towards the endless dense forest, as if something would jump out of the forest in the next second and kill everyone.

"What ghost story? Stop talking nonsense!"

Cheng Su shouted, frightening Guan Ziheng so much that he stood there and then leaned towards Lin Lezhi, whispering with a fearful expression, "I... I'm not kidding. Everyone who returned from the lake island last night said they saw an evil ghost in the water, with green grass growing all over its body, dripping wet, and they also said they wanted everyone on the island to be buried with it."

"This... Doesn't this mean that everyone is going to die here? I shouldn't have followed them into the village yesterday. No... No, I can't die here. I want to go back. Get out of the way. I want to go back."

The people who had followed him down into the Doll Cave last night could no longer control their fear. They pushed Zhou Yuanliang who was standing nearby away and ran towards the lake where the boats were docked.

Zhou Yuanliang already had a lame leg, and he was so frightened that he looked dazed. He was knocked down by the sudden collision and fell directly to the ground.

There was only one ship. If he really left, there would probably be no more ships coming to the island. Thinking of this, Meng Dafeng immediately stepped forward and grabbed the man, shouting, "Calm down."

However, the people who had already lost their minds would not listen to Meng Dafeng's words anymore, and even waved their fists at Meng Dafeng randomly. Meng Dafeng already had injuries on his body, and the random fists hit the wounds on Meng Dafeng's body. Meng Dafeng immediately frowned in pain and groaned.

Seeing this, He Yu stepped forward and knocked out the man who had lost his mind. After laying him flat on the ground, he looked at the wound on Meng Dafeng's body and asked with concern, "Brother Meng, how are you?"

"I'm fine." Meng Dafeng turned to look at Cheng Su and said, "General, what should we do next?"

Cheng Su glanced at the panic-stricken people and said sternly, "Those who are afraid of death should leave. I will never stop you, whether you are a civilian or a soldier. I will never make trouble for you afterwards. Those who are not afraid of death should stay with me."

Cheng Su snorted angrily and said, "Even if it's a ghost, I will find him and make him die again."

"General, I won't leave!" Meng Dafeng immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to follow you until death to get to the bottom of this case."

Seeing this, the soldiers around him also knelt down and shouted, "We are willing to follow the general until death!"

"General, can you listen to me?" Jiang Lian'an stepped forward and said.

Cheng Su glanced at Jiang Lian'an, restrained his anger and said, "Speak."

Jiang Lian'an glanced at the civilian who had fainted on the ground and said, "I think it would be better to have a few soldiers escort the civilians back and send a few more boats over so that we can leave after we have investigated the case."

Cheng Su thought seriously for a moment, then nodded and said, "Jiang Guitan's words make sense. I'll do as you say."

Then he arranged for soldiers to send the people back.

Hearing the news that he could go back, Guan Ziheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Lin Lezhi happily and said, "That's great, Lezhi, we can go back now."

"What's wrong, Lezhi, you... aren't you going back?" Seeing the concern on Lin Lezhi's face, Guan Ziheng frowned and said with worry in his eyes.

"I……"

"Lezhi, if you don't want to leave, then I won't leave either. Anyway, I've already checked out of the inn, so it doesn't matter where I stay."

"Ziheng..."

Guan Ziheng looked at Lin Lezhi with a firm look in his eyes and said, "Lezhi, you don't have to persuade me anymore. Since I'm here, I have no intention of leaving. Since we came to Pinghai Town together, we must leave together in peace."

For a moment, Lin Lezhi looked at Guan Ziheng with a dull expression, and then a deep feeling. In a trance, it seemed as if he saw another person, and his nose was also sore.

But Lin Lezhi knew very well that the person in front of him was Guan Ziheng, not anyone else.

"Okay." Lin Lezhi weighed the luggage in his hand and said, "But you don't have to check out of the room, do you? Do we have to carry these things all the time?"

Hearing this, Guan Ziheng showed a timid expression on his face. After looking around, he leaned close to Lin Lezhi and whispered, "It's mainly because I have no money to rent a boat, and the innkeeper won't let me buy on credit."

Just like Guan Ziheng's expression, Lin Lezhi's face also looked a little pale, and he whispered to confirm: "Is it really all gone?"

Guan Ziheng nodded solemnly.

Well, it’s all in vain again.

In the end, the only person who went back with the ship was the fainted citizen. The rest of the people decided to stay on the island and continue investigating the case. Deng Yang, who was the best at swimming and sailing, sailed back to Pinghai Town with several soldiers.

It was expected that Xiao Yihuo and the others would not leave.

Can……

Lin Lezhi looked at Zhou Yuanliang, who was pale and at a loss.

Even though he was so scared, he still insisted on staying to find the murderer, saying that he wanted to avenge his father and other innocent people who died.

As people left, the lakeside became quiet. Cheng Su sat by the lake alone with a cold face, staring at the lake without saying a word. No one dared to disturb him.

He Yu stepped forward and said from the bottom of his heart: "Le Zhi, you should also leave here together."

"Thank you, Brother He, for your concern." Lin Lezhi looked at Cheng Su who was sitting far away and said, "General Cheng doesn't mind my offense, and I won't run away in the face of a battle. Besides, I don't believe it was done by a ghost. It must have been done intentionally by someone."

"That's what I thought. If it was really a ghost, it would have died the moment we landed on the island."

"Puh, puh, puh." Guan Ziheng pouted several times, and with a frightened expression on his face, he quickly stopped the two of them and said, "It's broad daylight, it's so spooky and scary, stop talking."

Seeing Guan Ziheng's frightened look, the two stopped talking, and Guan Ziheng's expression gradually relaxed. After a while, he sniffed around with his nose slightly raised, and asked in confusion: "Do you smell anything? It's rotten."

The moment the question came out of his mouth, He Yu reacted immediately and said with an embarrassed expression: "I wet my pants with urine last night and forgot to wash them. It just so happens that I have nothing to do now, so I'll go wash them."

They were all men, so He Yu had no scruples. He took off his armor and threw it aside, leaving only his underpants to wash his clothes, and washed himself thoroughly at the same time.

Many soldiers also went to wash together.

Under the natural light of the day, the wounds on the soldiers' bodies were clearly visible. Many of the serious wounds were torn open again, and the blood that had flowed out dried on their bodies.

"It's really not easy to be a soldier." Guan Ziheng sighed as he looked at the wounds on He Yu's body.

Then, a smell of medicine came from the side. Even without turning around, Lin Lezhi knew that Qingchuan was coming. After He Yu came back, he offered to treat the wounds of He Yu and other soldiers.

There were many wounded soldiers, so Xiao Yihuo and Liu Yunhe also came to help. Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng naturally couldn't just stand by and watch, so they found some dry branches at the edge of the forest, built a fire and helped the soldiers dry their wet clothes.

The armors were scattered all over the ground, and Guan Ziheng gathered all the armors together.

As he was walking, something came out of the armor. When he saw Guan Ziheng's surprised expression, he immediately raised the thing and asked curiously, "Whose is this...ah——!"

Before he could even ask the question, a nearly naked man rushed out and pulled Guan Ziheng behind the crowd. People nearby also helped to cover him, causing a commotion. Even Cheng Su in the distance looked over.

"Well…!"

Guan Ziheng's mouth was covered and he could only make squeaking sounds, waving his hands in struggle.

He Yu had a look of panic as if he was facing a great enemy, and begged Guan Ziheng not to make any sound. After Guan Ziheng nodded, he let go of his hand.

Guan Ziheng coughed a few times, rubbed his aching face, and said in a low voice with a puzzled look on his face: "I just want to ask whose book it is, why... why did it rush to me all of a sudden."

What Guan Ziheng was holding in his hand was exactly He Yu's storybook "Four Strange Cases".

He Yu looked towards Cheng Su, and after making sure Cheng Su wasn't looking at him, he admitted in a low voice, "It's mine. If the general finds out that I brought the book here, he will definitely not let me off."