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

The horrifying scene before them made everyone present look solemn, and even breathing became difficult and heavy.

Cheng Su remained silent with a serious face.

Cheng Su, the leader, said nothing, and the others did not dare to say much either.

Hong Mingxu looked at Cheng Su, who was frowning and silent, and asked, "General, in case of fraud, please allow me to take a look first."

After saying that, Hong Mingxu walked forward despite his injuries, came to the bundle containing the remains of the limbs at Chang Feizhang's feet, then squatted down, wanting to open the bundle to see what was inside.

But just as he stretched out his hand, the bag suddenly moved without any warning.

The sudden change startled Hong Mingxu and his pupils constricted.

"not good!"

Hong Mingxu's large body just blocked everyone's view of the bundle, but Luo Zhifeng, who had already stepped forward to investigate the situation and was standing on the side, happened to see this scene and exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing Luo Zhifeng's exclamation, everyone present, not knowing the situation, felt their hearts rise to their throats.

In an instant, a white snake flew out from the wide gap in the bundle and opened its mouth wide to bite Hong Mingxu's chest.

Hong Mingxu subconsciously wanted to draw the sword at his waist, but the sword was too long and it was difficult to draw it while squatting. He had to subconsciously attack with his elbow to protect his chest, and his body fell backwards due to inertia.

When Hong Mingxu fell down, everyone finally saw what happened. Their faces turned pale instantly, and then they looked around in panic, alert to every movement around them.

Hong Mingxu used all his strength to control the white snake's head with both hands.

Although the white flower snake is small in size, it is very powerful. Hong Mingxu had severe burns on his body and was lying on his back on the ground, so he could hardly use his strength.

The pain from his body made Hong Mingxu's face turn pale, and his hands, which were holding the white snake, trembled.

At the critical moment, Luo Zhifeng made quick decision, picked up a thick branch beside him and hit the white flower snake directly on the vital point, and the snake suddenly lost the ability to move.

next second.

The snake's head separated from its body, and blood from the snake's neck splashed onto Hong Mingxu's face.

Without any worries about his life, Hong Mingxu immediately threw the snake head to the ground, and then stood up, dragging his slow and heavy body.

When he stood up, his body was unstable, and Cheng Su reached out and helped Hong Mingxu.

After he stood firm, Hong Mingxu quickly wiped off the snake blood that splashed on his eyelids and blocked his vision, and faced Cheng Su and Luo Zhifeng, clasped his hands and said gratefully: "Thank you, General and Luo Guitan, for saving my life."

Seeing that Hong Mingxu was not seriously injured, Cheng Su's solemn expression eased a little, and he said slowly: "It's good that you are fine."

Everyone felt relieved after they were sure that no other white snake would come out of the bag.

Because the white snake came out, the already loose opening of the bundle expanded a little, and a curled leg appeared from the opening of the bundle.

"Guo Yong."

Because of the animal leather shoes and pants on the leg, Lin Lezhi recognized the owner of the leg at a glance and spoke immediately.

Upon hearing this, everyone around was shocked and their faces changed color. Cheng Su's expression, which had eased a little, became gloomy again.

Luo Zhifeng looked around and said with a vigilant look: "General, it is getting dark and the fog is getting heavier. In case there are other snakes hiding in the bushes, we should take down the body of County Magistrate Chang first and then make an inference in the temple."

Luo Zhifeng's words made sense. Cheng Su nodded and looked at the soldiers beside him and said, "Just follow Luo's instructions. You two go into the temple and investigate first."

"Yes!"

Although the two soldiers who received the order were still frightened, they did not retreat once the order was issued.

After a while, the two soldiers who went in to investigate came out of the temple safely and reported: "General, no trace of snakes was found in the temple."

No trace of snake was found in the temple. Under the leadership of Cheng Su, everyone walked towards the earth temple. Some soldiers entered the temple first and lit torches in the temple.

Hong Mingxu was injured. He had walked such a long way and had just gone through such an experience. His body was almost exhausted and he could hardly walk on his own.

Seeing this, Cheng Su stepped forward and supported Hong Mingxu, providing him with strength to support him.

"Thank you, General."

"You are injured, don't say anything, just focus on healing."

Meng Dafeng and He Yuxing were at the back of the team.

“We put the usual…”

Seeing that most of the others had gone in, Meng Dafeng thought about working together with He Yu to take down Chang Feizhang's body and bring it into the temple, so he walked up and patted He Yu on the shoulder.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, as soon as he patted He Yu's shoulder, He Yu was easily pushed down like a piece of paper, and fell to the ground, looking at the corpse hanging on the vines with horror in his eyes.

Seeing this, Meng Dafeng's eyes became more worried, with some doubt in them. He squatted down and tried to help He Yu up, and whispered, "He Yu, what happened to you recently?"

Hearing this, He Yucai seemed to wake up from a dream, and quickly stood up to cover up, "No... nothing, it's just that strange things have happened one after another recently, and I was a little scared."

After He Yu said this, Meng Dafeng stopped asking questions. He let out a sigh and said slowly, "It's good that you're okay. Come over and help carry Master Chang's body into the temple."

"it is good."

When the two men were taking down the body and lifting it up, He Yu was obviously avoiding looking at Chang Feizhang's body.

Meng Dafeng saw it and suppressed his doubts.

The thorns on the cane were deeply embedded in the flesh, and because it was strangled for too long, the neck was almost broken.

When preparing to carry the body into the temple, Meng Dafeng turned to look at the body parts wrapped in the remains on the ground and became troubled.

This stump made everyone panic, and with what happened just now, it was understandable that no one was willing to take it. Not to mention others, even I felt my scalp tingling and my heart was frightened when I looked at the stump.

In comparison, Chang Feizhang's body, which died from hanging, looked much more normal.

But no matter how eerie and terrifying it is, someone has to take it, and they don’t have the hands free now. If they put the remains on the dead body, it would be disrespectful to the dead.

"I'll get it."

Just when he was thinking about coming out to get it again later, Lin Lezhi seemed to see Meng Dafeng's embarrassment and took the initiative to step forward and speak.

"I'll come out and get this bundle later. Detective Jiang Gui is a world-famous detective. You have risked your life many times to solve this case. If there is a snake in this bundle, it might hurt you."

Meng Dafeng really felt that something was wrong, and worry was written all over his face.

"Your fame is nothing compared to your bravery in defending our country. If I saw you correctly during the fire that night, you still have old wounds on your bodies that have not healed."

Lin Lezhi looked at Meng Dafeng and He Yu's hands, which were scratched by thorns, and said with sincere admiration: "Even though they have old injuries and their palms are scratched by thorns, they never complained about the pain, and never flinched. That's why I admire them. Compared with the righteousness of the soldiers, what I did is just a tiny bit."

Then Lin Lezhi looked at the bundle in the bushes and said, "When a snake is frightened, it usually does not lie dormant. This bundle has not moved for a long time, so I guess there should be no snake in it."

Lin Lezhi's words moved Meng Dafeng. He never thought that someone would notice the subtle details that they themselves ignored and took for granted.

Suddenly, his heart tightened, his eyes were a little moist, and he said with a smile: "I am a rough man, not very knowledgeable, but I am happy to hear what Jiang Guitan said."

Lin Lezhi smiled slightly and said, "Brother Meng, you guys go in first. I'll take the bag and follow."

"it is good."

After watching He Yu and Meng Dafeng enter the temple, Lin Lezhi withdrew his gaze with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Although he didn't have much contact with He Yu, the previous He Yu would never remain silent. It was really strange that he looked like he had lost his soul.

"Lezhi, you... you're really not afraid?"

Guan Ziheng slowly poked his head out from the side, clenched the straps of the bag tied around his chest with both hands, and said with timidity in his eyes.

"I'm afraid. Of course I'm afraid."

"I'm afraid you're still..."

Guan Ziheng's eyes were full of confusion.

Lin Lezhi bent down and picked up a thin branch beside him. He rummaged through the bag a few times and confirmed that there was really no snake inside. Then he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said with a cunning look in his eyes, "I'm just afraid, so I want to seize the opportunity first."

"What are you talking about? What first move?"

Looking at the mutilated limbs in front of him, Guan Ziheng felt terrified and wanted to leave quickly.

After Lin Lezhi picked up the bag containing the body parts, Guan Ziheng took several steps back.

Lin Lezhi pecked his scalp and looked into the loose bundle. The upper and lower limbs exposed from the loose opening were covered with mud, both on the clothes and on the skin, and there was also mud embedded in the gaps between the fingernails.

The body parts in the bundle were not light, so Lin Lezhi held the tie of the bundle with one hand and supported the bottom of the bundle with the other hand to prevent them from falling apart.

The moment he supported the bottom, Lin Lezhi's eyes froze, and then he quickly groped for the remaining limbs inside through the bag.

After repeating this several times, Lin Lezhi's eyes suddenly changed, his expression became very solemn, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes became gloomy.

Why...

There is one limb missing from this bundle.