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

"Don't accuse me wrongly. My young master would never do such a thing!"

When Liu Yunhe heard Jiang Lian'an say that Xiao Yihuo was also a suspect, he immediately stood up to defend Xiao Yihuo and spoke angrily.

Seeing this, Jiang Lian'an smiled slightly and said, "I did not accuse Brother Xiao of being the murderer of Guo Yong. It's just... based on Guo Yong's fatal injuries, I inferred that among the people who came to the island, Brother Xiao and I are the only ones with enough internal strength to kill people."

"Who said that? It's not just my young master and you who have inner strength that's strong enough to kill people. There's also me!"

"Of course you can't kill anyone."

"why?"

"I saw your kung fu in Haibei Village. Your strength is extraordinary." Jiang Lian'an looked at Guo Yong's body on the ground and said calmly, "If you were the murderer, Guo Yong's heart would not only be broken, but his bones would also be shattered. However... this is not the most important thing, and it is not enough to prove it."

Jiang Lian'an looked at Liu Yunhe again, who was looking angry, and said, "After all, the skills you showed to everyone in Wu Sanshan's yard that day may not be all you can do."

"It's not enough evidence. What else are you talking about? It's just nonsense."

"I'm not saying that randomly."

Jiang Lian'an paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Yihuo who was standing beside him and said clearly, "The reason why I speculate this is because the only people who walked alone in the forest last night were me and Brother Xiao. I went to the forest to look for Qiao Ying, and Brother Xiao went back to look for Brother Lin after I left. During that time, no one could prove for us that we were not in the murder area."

"But you have been traveling with Brother Qingchuan, the soldiers and the people. If you had left during the journey, someone would have noticed. Therefore, you are not a suspect."

What Jiang Lian'an said was reasonable and could not be refuted.

Liu Yunhe's expression was filled with anxiety. He wanted Xiao Yihuo to distance himself from the matter, but he couldn't say anything to refute it. He could only stand there anxiously, and said anxiously: "But my son can't..."

"Yun He."

Xiao Yihuo called out to Liu Yunhe in a steady and gentle voice, then looked at Jiang Lian'an and said, "I really don't have any evidence that I was not at the scene, and there is no one who can prove it for me. Detective Jiang Gui is just making inferences based on the existing clues, and he has no other intentions."

Xiao Yihuo spoke out to stop him, and a flash of panic flashed across Liu Yunhe's face, and then he stopped talking. However, the unhappiness in his heart did not ease, and he stood aside angrily.

Xiao Yihuo responded sensibly. Jiang Lian'an nodded slightly to Xiao Yihuo and then said, "Yes, just as I just said to Young Master Liu, what I know about him is just the tip of the iceberg. Among all the people who came to the island this time, there may be some who are hiding their true abilities."

As soon as Jiang Lian'an said this, an atmosphere of panic instantly enveloped the place. Everyone present looked at the people around them, with suspicion and fear on their faces.

"Uh..." Lin Lezhi made a few noises and stood up, trying to ease the tense atmosphere, "The murderer would definitely not have the word murderer written on his face. Maybe our mutual suspicion now is what the murderer wants to see."

"The murderer's move was very clever. If we don't find out the cause of Brother Guo's death, we can attribute it to a ghost killing him or his death in Shekou. If we find out, we will suspect the people around him. No matter which one, it will play into the murderer's hands and clear himself of suspicion."

Although Lin Lezhi only wanted to ease the tense atmosphere, what he said was not without reason. It woke everyone up a little and the atmosphere eased a little.

"In short, judging from the existing clues, it must have been caused by humans. If it was done by humans, there must be traces left."

"Brother Lin is right." Jiang Lian'an nodded in agreement.

"General."

Just at this moment, He Yu, who was responsible for digging the wall of the puppet cave, crawled out of the cave, and everyone's eyes looked in the direction of the sound.

"General, the hole below has been completely dug out. There is a passage inside. Blood stains and bloody footprints were found on the ground."

Upon learning this, Cheng Su immediately took three or five people to investigate.

Xiao Yihuo and Jiang Lian'an, the two with the best martial arts skills, knew that staying there would cause panic in everyone, so they followed them down.

There were a lot of dried bloodstains gathered at the door. The locations of the bloodstains just corresponded to the broken limbs of Guo Yong, and there were also a lot of bloody footprints around the bloodstains.

Following the bloodstains on the ground, there were obvious drag marks on the ground, and the direction of the bloody footprints on the ground was towards the inside of the passage until it was covered by darkness.

The bloody footprints looked a bit strange. One side was very solid and a complete footprint could be seen, while the other side was very vague and the footprint was incomplete.

It doesn't look like any trace of human leaving.

Led by Cheng Su, a group of people paid attention to the surrounding situation, carefully avoided the bloodstains and footprints along the way, and walked into the passage vigilantly.

The road was not straight, but fortunately there were no extra forks. After walking for a not-too-long distance, the tunnel turned to the left.

Jiang Lian'an raised the flame and shone it inside. The bloody footprints on the ground gradually became lighter, but the bloody drag marks on the ground were the opposite. The drag marks on the ground gradually deepened.

Jiang Lian'an squatted down to take a closer look. After looking for a while, he calmly analyzed: "We walked all the way in from the cave entrance. The bloodstains gradually darkened, which seems to indicate that the body was dragged from the inside out. However, the bloody footprints were from the outside to the inside, and the bloodstains gradually became lighter. It seems that the murderer returned to the inside after burying Guo Yong in the wall."

After saying that, Jiang Lian'an stood up, looked seriously at Cheng Su who was standing beside him with a serious look in his eyes, and asked, "General, should we send someone in to investigate first, and then make plans?"

Looking at the deep passage, Cheng Su's eyes darkened, and his brows, which had never been relaxed, formed a groove between his eyebrows, as if they were cut by a sharp knife.

After a moment of silence, Cheng Su clenched the torch in his hand and said solemnly, "I'll go in first and take a look. The rest of you stay where you are."

"It's safer to have more people. I'll accompany the general." Jiang Lian'an said.

"I'll go as well."

Jiang Lian'an suggested going together, and Lin Lezhi also immediately suggested going together.

With someone taking the lead, the soldiers who followed in the army naturally did not want the general to take the risk alone. Starting with He Yu, they all said they would never back down and would go together.

Only Xiao Yihuo was left, and he did not express his opinion.

However, at this point, Xiao Yihuo had no other choice, so he clasped his fists and said, "General, I am willing to go with you."

Therefore, everyone continued to walk slowly into the cave.

After walking a short distance, another round hole appeared in the wall, but this hole had been opened a long time ago and there were dried bloodstains on it.

Inside the cave was a huge space. When the firelight was lit, many wooden coffins were displayed inside, and all the coffins were opened. Standing at the entrance of the cave, one could smell a slight rotten odor.

The group walked carefully along the cave entrance, shining torches into the coffins, which contained corpses one after another. The smell came from the coffins, which also contained a lot of snake skins.

Follow the bloodstains on the ground and keep walking forward.

Suddenly there was a "bang" and Cheng Su, who was walking in front, suddenly kicked something, followed by a gurgling sound.

When the firelight shone there, it was an extinguished torch, which was still rolling.

"There seems to be someone there!"

The soldiers standing on one side pointed in the direction where the torch was rolling. Although the light source was insufficient, a human-shaped dark shadow could be clearly seen sitting with his back to the outside world.

A group of people walked forward slowly, and when they saw clearly, they all widened their eyes in shock.

The person in front of me is not a person at all, but a paper doll.

The paper doll was facing a huge long table filled with delicious food. It sat on a chair with its back to the table, like a warm host who had known they were coming and had prepared a feast, waiting for their arrival.

Looking closer, I saw that all the delicacies on the table were actually made of paper.