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

"No...it's not me, I didn't...I..."

After being pointed out by He Yu, Guan Ziheng looked at Lin Lezhi helplessly and with a look of help.

Every gesture showed his panic.

Seeing Guan Ziheng's pleading look, Lin Lezhi's brain seemed to suddenly crash, and the moments he had spent with Guan Ziheng in recent days emerged before his eyes.

Guan Ziheng walked into Jianghe Inn carrying a book bag.

Later, in order to prevent Xiao Yihuo and his companions from discovering that the book was written by him, he asked someone else to deliver the book the next day.

On the second day after the incident on the island, Guan Ziheng came alone in a boat through the fog.

He helped the soldiers to tidy up their armor and took out the "Four Strange Cases" from He Yu's armor.

These tiny fragments of memory replayed in my mind again. At the time, I didn't think much of it because everything made sense, just the details of life.

Can……

Now let’s connect these fragments together, everything Guan Ziheng did, and when he appeared each time.

Making these things reasonable becomes too coincidental.

He believed that based on Guan Ziheng's character, he would never do such a thing, but there were too many coincidences, and Lin Lezhi's heart was still slightly shaken.

"Yes, I remember it very clearly. On the day He Yu got the book, he was the one who brought it in. Everyone in the inn can testify to that, and..."

They were all identified by He Yu. Meng Dafeng also recalled that day. There were two other soldiers traveling with him that day. Meng Dafeng wanted to say that they could also testify.

嗏

When he tried hard to search among the soldiers but couldn't find anyone, he suddenly realized that they had died in the Shekou and now turned into cold corpses.

When he thought of this, an unconcealable look of grief appeared in Meng Dafeng's eyes.

However, now was not the time to feel sorry for his brothers. He turned to look in the direction of Lin Lezhi and said, "That day, when all the books in his bag were taken away, he went to Jiang Guitan's table and sat at the same table with Jiang Guitan. Jiang Guitan can also testify."

Listen and.

Lin Lezhi was stunned for a moment, his eyes slightly frozen.

His original intention was to prove that Wuyouke had nothing to do with the case, but unexpectedly he implicated Guan Ziheng.

Even more unexpected...

The method of collaborating on book selling that he and Guan Ziheng had agreed upon was, in his opinion, a perfect one.

Now, it has become a knife of evidence, stabbing Guan Ziheng.

At this time.

Other soldiers also stood up and said, "Now that I think about it, his timing to land on the island was particularly good. If I remember correctly, he took the book out of He Yu's armor for a while, so maybe he replaced the book at that time."

After a while, Lin Lezhi took a deep breath, then looked at everyone and said, "It's too early to draw a conclusion based on just one book. It's very likely that the book had been replaced by someone before it was handed over to Guan Ziheng."

Lin Lezhi paused, then continued, "And when strange things happened frequently on the island, Guan Ziheng was definitely not on the island. He had no motive or time to commit the crime."

"If you really look into it, the first case in the case doesn't add up."

Lin Lezhi picked up the book in his hand and continued in an orderly manner: "In the first murder, it was only said that the person died in the Doll Cave, but did not mention the cause of death. In the second murder, although the cause of death and the location matched, it did not mention that there was a bundle containing the limbs under the feet of the hanged person. All this shows that the contents of the book cannot be fully trusted, but someone wants to confuse us and make us suspicious of each other in order to get away with it."

"You can't believe everything in the book, but you can't disbelieve it either. What's more important right now is the third murder in the book."

As he said this, Lin Lezhi turned the case over in front of everyone, and then said with a solemn and serious look in his eyes: "Burn and kill."

The fourth case where someone was replaced was the "Murder of a Resentful Couple" case.

The first murder was committed in the doll cave.

The second murder was hanging himself in front of the earthen temple.

In the third murder, the man set himself on fire in full view of the public.

After the three murders, the protagonist of the book, who planned the case, killed the people who bullied and killed them, and finally fulfilled his wish, so he chose to commit suicide.

The case was thus concluded.

"According to the confession of County Magistrate Chang, the people who massacred the entire village eleven years ago were two tomb robbers, and they were all killed by him. However, in this book, the case is far from over. Therefore, there may be hidden secrets in this case, and we need to be careful to prevent the tragedy from happening again."

Luo Zhifeng agreed with what Lin Lezhi said and stood up to agree: "Brother Jiang is right. We really can't have any more casualties now. Instead of suspicion, we should unite as one to prevent ourselves from falling into the trap of the person behind the scenes."

What Lin Lezhi said makes a lot of sense.

No one said anything for the time being, but they still hadn't dispelled their suspicions about Guan Ziheng.

"It's true that the contents of the book cannot be fully trusted, but the lives of all of us present here are equally important. We can't disregard our own safety and dispel our suspicion of him just because of your words. If something goes wrong, will you be able to take the responsibility? You said he had no motive or time to commit the crime. You've only known him for a few days, how can you know what kind of person he is."

Hong Mingxu looked at Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng with suspicion and inquiry in his eyes, and then said: "Come to think of it, you have only known each other for a few days, but you trust him so much, protect him, and even speak for him. I am afraid that Jiang Guitan's behavior is unworthy of his reputation as a Guitan."

"To Captain Hong, I am only making reasonable inferences based on clues and discussing the matter. If you just convict someone based on a book, wouldn't that be rash?"

"Let's talk about the matter at hand?" Hong Mingxu looked at Guan Ziheng who dared not speak, and said with obvious suspicion: "Since landing on the island, the two of you have often stayed together, and he is also very concerned about your safety. Could it be that the two of you have something to hide and are secretly doing something else?"

"Captain Hong, the word 'treachery' is a bit serious. It is common for people to feel like old friends and regard each other as close friends the first time they meet."

"is it?"

Hong Mingxu asked back, his eyes darkened even more, and the inquiry and suspicion in his eyes became deeper.

Lin Lezhi obviously no longer had the ease and comfort he had before, and looked a little anxious.

The two looked at each other, neither of them wanting to back down.

"Lezhi."

When Lin Lezhi wanted to say something, Guan Ziheng interrupted him and said, "Lezhi, what Captain Hong said does make sense. According to the current clues, I am indeed a suspect."

As he spoke, Guan Ziheng turned to Cheng Su and Hong Mingxu, nodded and said, "I am willing to cooperate with the investigation to prove my innocence."

Listen and.

A triumphant smile appeared on Hong Mingxu's lips, and he sneered, "Your confidant knows more about current affairs than you do."

After that, Hong Mingxu ordered the soldiers beside him: "Separate Guan Ziheng from everyone else and keep him under strict guard. If he does anything illegal, arrest him immediately!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Su had no objection to Hong Mingxu's approach.

It was said that Guan Ziheng should be kept at a distance from everyone else, but the entire temple was so small that in the end he was only arranged at the entrance of the temple and guarded by two people.

Everyone had food.

Lin Lezhi lowered his head, leaned against the wall next to him, and sat on the ground with his hand on his forehead, completely hiding his worried and helpless expression.

He was too anxious when he touched upon the life of Guan Ziheng just now. Under Hong Mingxu's repeated questioning, he almost revealed that he had known Guan Ziheng for a long time.

Fortunately, Guan Ziheng saw through his plan and spoke out to stop him.

If he had really said that without thinking, not only would it fail to save Guan Ziheng, it would also confirm what Hong Mingxu said.

Based on emotion and reason.

Hong Mingxu's consideration was not wrong.

Just when Lin Lezhi was frowning, his nose was suddenly filled with the aroma of medicine and the fragrance of grass and trees.

Lin Lezhi looked up and found that the folded leaves contained medicine.

Meng Dafeng said, "Master Guan asked me to bring it to you. He said that you have an injury on your shoulder and that you need to take medicine to get better."

As he spoke, Meng Dafeng's expression showed some self-blame. He said, "Detective Jiang Gui, I had to testify against Master Guan just now because of He Yu. I..."

"I understand. Thank you."

Lin Lezhi looked at Meng Dafeng and took the potion.

This time, Lin Lezhi did not refuse. He knew that Guan Ziheng’s eyes must be on him at this moment, and he must have an expression that made him feel at ease.

He didn't dare look at Guan Ziheng. He closed his eyes, raised his head and drank the bitter medicine in the leaves.

The bitterness in my stomach is not as bitter as the bitterness in my heart.

After everyone had fallen asleep, Lin Lezhi finally dared to look at Guan Ziheng.

Guan Ziheng was leaning against the door, soundly asleep.

Too many things have happened recently, and Lin Lezhi was exhausted and took medicine, so he felt sleepy like a tidal wave.

Lin Lezhi tried hard to keep himself awake, resisting the constant attacks of sleepiness, and racking his brains to think about the entire case.

I hope to figure out all the doubts in this case and help Guan Ziheng clear his suspicion.

But as he thought about it, Lin Lezhi felt exhausted, and finally, unable to resist the physical and mental fatigue, he fell asleep.

“No, this is bad—!”

Lin Lezhi suddenly woke up with a scream, and the others were also awakened by the scream. Because they didn't know what had happened, everyone's sleepiness disappeared and they were full of alert.

Lin Lezhi subconsciously looked towards Guan Ziheng's location, but couldn't find Guan Ziheng.

At this time, it was almost light outside and the fog was thick.

"What happened?"

Cheng Su frowned and asked in a serious voice.

Both of them were splashed with water.

One of them clasped his fists and responded, "Just now Guan Ziheng said he wanted to get some water from the well outside to boil medicine. We were afraid he was up to no good, so we accompanied him out. But as soon as the water came up, he went crazy, saying that he was guilty and that he deserved to die. He poured all the water on himself and then ran into the forest."

Another soldier continued, "We were worried that there was a trick, and the fog was too heavy and we could easily get lost, so we came back to report first."

Before the soldier could finish his words, Lin Lezhi had already stumbled out of the door.

Cheng Su lowered his eyes and said solemnly: "Chase!"

Lin Lezhi chased after the bent weeds that were covered with water droplets, running madly all the way. Even though his foot was twisted by a protruding stone in the grass, he did not slow down, and kept praying in his heart that Guan Ziheng would be safe.

You must be safe and sound.

We agreed to go back together.

must……

Just when Lin Lezhi saw Guan Ziheng standing in the fog and showed a hint of joy at the thought that he could save Guan Ziheng, Lin Lezhi saw that Guan Ziheng was holding a fire starter in his hand and his nose was filled with the pungent smell of gasoline.

"don't want--!"

Lin Lezhi shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to wake Guan Ziheng up.

But Guan Ziheng seemed not to hear anything and dropped the fire starter in his hand.

"Boom" sound.

The moment the fire starter fell to the ground, Lin Lezhi's heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer.

In an instant.

The fire burned his body, and soon his body fell down.

The people who followed Lin Lezhi also witnessed this horrifying scene.