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

"The lighting in the tomb is dim, and the pattern carved on the door is very complicated. In addition, the very conspicuous gap in the middle of the door makes people subconsciously think that this door opens to both sides. If you choose the wrong direction, no matter how hard you try, you will not be able to open this door."

Lin Lezhi paused, stared intently and continued, "And the method to open this door is exactly right here."

"There are a total of eighteen white snakes entwined on the banyan tree, nine on each side. Only this one has its eyes closed and is breathing out its tongue. The others all have their eyes open." Lin Lezhi turned to look at a certain part of the tomb and said, "And the only thing in this tomb that matches the number of snakes carved on the door is the lamps on the wall."

People usually call the candle wick in a lamp a lamp wick, but some people call it a lamp wick because of its slender shape, which looks like a snake's mouth spitting out its tongue. In addition, the positions of the 18 lamps correspond to the snake patterns carved on the door. Among them, the snake pattern with closed eyes and spitting out its tongue corresponds to that lamp.

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi picked up a bunch of torches next to him, raised the torch and lit a lamp closest to the door. The moment it was lit, all the lamps on the wall lit up.

The entire tomb chamber was brighter with the addition of new light sources, and the people around couldn't help but widen their eyes in amazement.

Lin Lezhi put the torch back to its original place, and then slowly walked towards the direction of the lamp. There were many coffins placed in front of the lamp, so to get to the front of the lamp, he had to go around the coffins.

Lin Lezhi carefully walked around the coffin and stood in front of the lamp.

Although it is not very obvious on the black lamp, if you look closely, you can see solidified blood on the surface of the lamp, as well as many reddish-brown traces.

It was because these traces were discovered when the entire tomb was searched just now that Lin Lezhi dared to conclude that this lamp was the mechanism to open the door.

Lin Lezhi would not dare to make any guarantee based solely on the location of the lamp and the snake carved on the door.

All the black tools in this room, including the huge door, are made of iron. Because the mechanism is often touched by people, the sweat on the hands reacts with the surface of the iron, thus producing a reddish-brown rust color.

But it is impossible for me to explain chemical reactions to the ancient people in the book.

"This lamp is stained with blood and has signs of wear and tear from being frequently touched. If I am correct, the way to open the mechanism is to extinguish the lamp as engraved on the door."

After signaling everyone to get ready and getting Cheng Su's permission, Lin Lezhi prepared to extinguish the candle in the lamp.

Because the lamp was placed at a higher position, Lin Lezhi had to step on the surrounding coffins to reach the height to blow out the lamp. But the moment he reached the inside of the lamp, Lin Lezhi's eyes tightened slightly.

Scattered traces of blood could be seen on the soaked wick and in the lamp oil.

There was a hint of doubt in Lin Lezhi's eyes, and then he blew out the candle in the lamp.

The moment it was blown out, there was a "click" sound, and then the whole tomb felt like it was shaking. Before I could even look in the direction of the giant door, the fierce wind instantly swept through the entire tomb, blowing out all the lights in the room, and the surroundings instantly fell into darkness.

The sudden situation made many people panic and scream in fear.

At the same time as the panic sounds, one could also clearly hear the sound of things falling to the ground. The sound was not loud, but there were a lot of them. It was conceivable that the paper banquet on the table was blown to the ground.

Can……

In addition to these noises, there was also a very obvious strange sound, which made Lin Lezhi unable to figure out what made it.

"Boom" sound.

It sounded like something falling from high altitude.

"Quiet!"

The panic at the scene finally quieted down after Cheng Su shouted angrily.

"Relight the torch."

After Cheng Su gave the order, the soldiers scattered around the torches immediately took out the fire starters in their arms and lit the surrounding torches again.

"what--!"

The moment the light came back, He Yu, who was not close to Ju Men, suddenly fell to the ground and shouted in surprise. Everyone heard the noise and looked over.

The moment they looked over, their eyes widened in shock.

Under the giant gate, a corpse was lying on its back.

The heavy iron door ruthlessly crushed the head and shoulders, and the fragile flesh and bones became twisted and deformed under the huge pressure, just like a thin piece of paper being crumpled into shape. The entire skull and shoulder bones were shattered and the original shape could not be recognized.

Also crushed was one side of his right forearm.

The brain matter and blood mixed together and flowed on the cold ground, forming a shocking pool of blood.

Because of this gust of wind, the paper banquet placed on the table facing the giant door was also blown away. Only the paper doll with its limbs tied to the table remained on the chair, but its head was slightly crooked.

It looked like he was looking sideways out of curiosity.

"The corpse... the corpse is that of the Chang... Chang County Magistrate."

He Yu pointed at the corpse on the ground, trembling and stammering incoherently.

Lin Lezhi suddenly narrowed his eyes, frowned, and looked at the tragic scene in front of him in astonishment.

This person was wearing Chang Feizhang's official uniform, and there were very clear bloodstains on his shoes. Just as Lin Lezhi said, his injured right foot was not completely covered with bloodstains, only the toes were stained with bloodstains.

Chang Feizhang, who should have opened the door and escaped, was crushed to death under the huge door.

Looking at Chang Feizhang's corpse on the ground, Lin Lezhi's eyes became as dark and deep as the color behind the huge gate, and the color became darker and darker.

It seems...

The "bang" sound of something falling just now was made by this corpse.

When Ju Men was lifted up, the corpse stuck to the lower end of Ju Men, and then fell down due to the weight of the corpse, making a sound.

Seeing this scene, Lin Lezhi couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He wanted to walk towards the corpse, but he forgot that he was still standing on the coffin.

In a panic, he fell into the coffin.

Lin Lezhi reacted quickly and used his limbs to support the edge of the coffin to avoid falling in.

Looking at the corpse in the coffin, Lin Lezhi couldn't help but hold his breath for a moment, then closed his eyes lightly, adjusted his breathing, and calmed his anxious heart. He quickly said "I'm sorry" in his heart, and then he slowly stood up by supporting the coffin around him.

While standing up, Lin Lezhi's eyes accidentally swept into the coffin. There were many inconspicuous gray-white pebbles in the chest cavity of the corpse in the coffin.

Lin Lezhi looked inside the coffin next to him again, and saw scattered gray-white pebbles in the chest cavities of the surrounding corpses.

Looking at the stones in the coffin, Lin Lezhi's eyes deepened again. He then reached out and picked up one of the small stones and twisted it lightly between his fingers, looking carefully at the small stone in his hand.

These gray-white pebbles are very small and come in various shapes. Most are the size of a fingertip and are not easy to detect.

Although inconspicuous, there are also such gray-white particles in Wu Sanshan's chest cavity.