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

Guan Ziheng didn't expect Lin Lezhi to say goodbye. He was stunned for a moment, with a flash of surprise in his eyes and a hint of complicated emotions.

However, Guan Ziheng soon understood why Lin Lezhi said that.

Guan Ziheng moved closer to Lin Lezhi, stared into his eyes and said seriously, "Lezhi, you don't want to abandon me halfway and make a fortune alone, do you? I treat you as a brother, and it would be disloyal for you to do this."

How could Lin Lezhi not know that Guan Ziheng was using joking to ease the heavy atmosphere? Even though he knew it was a joke, Lin Lezhi was still amused by Guan Ziheng's words and burst into laughter.

Seeing Lin Lezhi laughing, Guan Ziheng also laughed.

Then he smiled and said nonchalantly: "What are you talking about? We agreed to go back together. I won't leave alone first, and I won't leave in the future."

Guan Ziheng spoke in a nonchalant tone, but his eyes revealed determination.

"Okay, let's go back together and make a fortune together."

Guan Ziheng's eyes were slightly touched, and he smiled and joked: "Right, this is what people say."

"I have never spoken inhuman language."

"If you want to make money behind my back, that's not human."

The two smiled at each other, and all the heaviness disappeared with the joke.

While chatting and laughing, Guan Ziheng looked towards the lake. When he fixed his eyes on a certain spot, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly leaned half of his body out of the lake.

When he came back, he was holding a lantern in his hand.

"Lezhi, look."

Guan Ziheng said with a surprised look on his face, holding the river lantern.

"One lantern is not enough, you have to pick up a second one."

"No, this lantern just floated over. It's different from the others. Look, there's a thin string on it."

As he spoke, Guan Ziheng held the lantern in front of Lin Lezhi. Lin Lezhi looked at it intently, a complicated look appeared in his eyes, and then he said, "This lantern belongs to Qiao Ying."

"Qiao Ying's?"

Guan Ziheng held the river lantern up and down and looked at it several times, but he couldn't figure out what it was.

"How did you know that?"

Lin Lezhi looked at the thin black thread wrapped around the river lantern and said, "On the night of the Lantern Festival, I went out to look for my lost purse and happened to meet Qiao Ying releasing a lantern by the lake. Maybe he picked up one that someone else didn't want, and the outer frame of the lantern was broken. A lantern with a broken outer frame would have difficulty reaching the other side, so I used the thin thread to help him repair it."

Hearing this, Guan Ziheng nodded thoughtfully and said, "So that's how it is."

Looking at the lantern in his hand, Guan Ziheng's eyes showed a trace of heartache and he said, "I stayed with him outside the underground room that day and talked to him a few words. Although he didn't know the five senses, he was pure and straightforward like a child. No matter whether Wu Sanshan was good or bad, in Qiao Ying's eyes, Wu Sanshan was the person he was closest to and trusted the most. But now... he is alone again."

As he spoke, Guan Ziheng suddenly thought of something, put the lantern in Lin Lezhi's hand, then took out a fire starter from his arms and relit the extinguished lantern.

The light from the flowers hit their faces.

"What are you doing?"

Lin Lezhi asked in confusion.

Guan Ziheng chuckled a few times and said, "People in Pinghai Town say that if the lanterns on the lantern boat are still lit when the lantern boat returns, it means that the heavens have heard their prayers and are helping them realize their wishes. Although we don't know what kind of wish Qiao Ying made, we will just help him realize his wish."

Listening to Guan Ziheng's words, Lin Lezhi looked at the heavy lantern in his hand, and the candlelight flickered in Lin Lezhi's eyes.

Although the faint candlelight was not very bright, it could clearly illuminate the expressions on the two people's faces. Guan Ziheng looked at the candlelight very seriously.

Facing the light, Lin Lezhi discovered that there was an inconspicuous small scar on Guan Ziheng's face.

There are scratches, but only to the extent of breaking the skin.

"When did you get hurt on your face?"

Hearing this, Guan Ziheng was stunned for a moment.

Following Lin Lezhi's gaze, Guan Ziheng touched his cheek. After thinking carefully, he smiled and said, "I guess I was accidentally scratched by the weeds in the grass when I was looking for phosphorus powder in the woods today. It's no big deal."

As he was speaking, a cold breeze suddenly blew in from the lake, and the candle on the lantern in his hand swayed back and forth in the air with the wind.

Guan Ziheng immediately shuddered, then blew a breath into his palm and said, "Lezhi, it's too cold by the lake. Let's go to the firewood to warm up."

"it is good."

Lin Lezhi nodded slightly and put the lantern in his hand back into the lake. The heavy lantern created small ripples on the surface of the lake.

After returning to the fire and warming himself up for a while, Guan Ziheng soon felt sleepy and fell asleep beside the fire with his bag as a pillow.

Lin Lezhi had taken care of Xiao Yihuo last night and had no time to rest the next day, so he was naturally very sleepy. However, what had happened in the past few days made it difficult for Lin Lezhi to fall asleep.

But he couldn't resist the sleepiness in the end, and his eyelids began to droop. Before falling asleep, Lin Lezhi glanced in the direction of He Yu. He Yu was staring at him, looking distraught, and didn't speak to anyone.

He Yu's condition has been abnormal since Guo Yong's body was found.

Seeing that everyone around him had fallen asleep, Hong Mingxu moved closer to Cheng Su. After making sure that no one was around, he asked in a low voice, "General, could the tunnel you found in the tomb be the place we are looking for?"

Hearing this, Cheng Su's eyes darkened a little. He took out the two sheepskins from his arms and put them together.

on the map.

Leading to the mountains, the line that is inconsistent with the direction of the mountains is clearly visible above.

The next day.

It was just daybreak, and the fog that had gathered in the woods all night spread over the lake.

If I were not in this situation, it would really feel like a paradise on earth.

Turning around, Lin Lezhi saw Guan Ziheng sitting next to him with his head down.

"You...what's wrong?"

Lin Lezhi asked tentatively.

When Lin Lezhi asked this question, Guan Ziheng's sense of loss became even stronger, leaving Lin Lezhi a little confused.

Guan Ziheng glanced at Lin Lezhi and sighed, "When I got up last night, I went to the lakeside and found that the lanterns were off."

I thought something happened, but it turned out that the lantern was just out.

Lin Lezhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There was a night wind last night, and the fog was so heavy. It would be strange if it didn't go out."

"You're right, but I really hope it can stay on all the time." Guan Ziheng smiled innocently and said, "Sure enough, God doesn't help people realize their wishes so easily."

The fog in the woods was thick, but it dissipated faster today and became thinner before 9:00 p.m.

Under Cheng Su's arrangement, they quickly packed their bags and went into the forest to look for clues. Fortunately, there was no trap in the tomb tunnel, so they passed through the tunnel easily. However, they did not find any trace of Chang Feizhang until they reached the mountains behind the island.

The location of the cave exit is extremely hidden. Although there are mountains, they are surrounded by steep and closely connected mountains, and no road leading into the mountains has been found.

Cheng Su sent people down into the lake to search for underground access to the steep mountains ahead, but they found nothing.

Cheng Su's expression became increasingly serious, his face turning ashen.

All the way here, the case still has not made any progress. Meng Dafeng frowned and said unwillingly: "Even if Chang Feizhang came here, he has nowhere to hide. Could it be that he grew wings and flew away!"

"Is it possible that Chang Feizhang did not come here?"

Hearing this, Cheng Su's eyes darkened and he said, "What do you mean by that?!"

Seeing Cheng Su on the verge of getting angry, Lin Lezhi looked at Jiang Lian'an beside him, his eyes calm and he said slowly: "I think Jiang Guitan must know where County Magistrate Chang is."