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

Seeing the broken medicine jar, Lin Lezhi's heart seemed to be torn into countless pieces.

It hurts so much.

That bottle of ointment was given to Guan Ziheng before coming to the island, so that he could use it to treat the abrasions on his palms.

Even before coming here, Lin Lezhi had already prepared himself mentally to face the situation with a calm and rational attitude.

Can……

When Guan Ziheng's body was really in front of him.

After seeing the broken jar alone, Lin Lezhi no longer had the courage to look further, nor the courage to get closer. He stood there as stiff as a wooden stick, looking away.

The hand that was tightly holding Guan Ziheng's bag was trembling, and the joints were white.

The things in the bag are still there, but the person...

finally.

The work of examining the corpse was still done by Luo Zhifeng alone, and Lin Lezhi just stood aside with his head down and listened.

Because this place was not far from the lake, Qingchuan asked Liu Yunhe to carry Feng Yuan to the lake to carefully diagnose and re-bandage the affected area. Deng Yang, Zhou Yuanliang, and two soldiers went over to help.

Knowing that he could do nothing by just watching from the sidelines, Zhou Yuanliang took the initiative to offer to go to the nearby woods to help Feng Yuan make a makeshift crutch. After hearing this, a soldier next to Zhou Yuanliang expressed his willingness to go with him.

Liu Yunhe did not stay with Qingchuan. After carrying Feng Yuan to the lake and putting him down, he trotted back and stayed with Xiao Yihuo at the place where the body was found.

Liu Yunhe stretched his muscles left and right, then squatted aside as if somewhat tired. After fanning his face a few times to dispel the heat, he fiddled with the gravel on the ground with his fingers as if bored, glancing at Lin Lezhi from time to time.

"The deceased was a male. His body was burnt all over and looked charred. His body was broken due to falling from a high altitude. Black ash was found in his nasal cavity, which confirmed that the cause of death was burns."

Luo Zhifeng described the cause of Guan Ziheng's death objectively and calmly.

After a pause, Luo Zhifeng said hesitantly, "If I remember correctly, the medicine jar next to the corpse should have been given to Brother Guan by Brother Jiang before he left."

Luo Zhifeng's question made Lin Lezhi take a breath and stop breathing, as if the blood in his body had solidified.

Lin Lezhi didn't say anything, but lowered his head slightly, pursed his lips, and nodded stiffly.

"It seems that this corpse is indeed Brother Guan."

After a long silence, Lin Lezhi loosened his tightly pursed lips and asked with an unsteady and slightly trembling breath, "Have you found any other useful clues near the body?"

Luo Zhifeng's eyes were filled with disappointment. He shook his head and said, "No useful clues have been found yet."

Luo Zhifeng seemed to want to go forward and comfort Lin Lezhi, but he didn't know what to say. Finally, he said with a look of regret: "The person has passed away. I hope Brother Jiang will mourn for him."

At this moment, the two people who went to the woods to find suitable branches to use as crutches ran out of the woods in a hurry.

Zhou Yuanliang had difficulty walking, so he limped along behind.

The soldier in front ran to Cheng Su first and reported with a horrified look: "General, a set of wet footprints were found in the woods."

"what?"

Cheng Su immediately said with a serious look in his eyes.

"Look at the footprints. They seem to be left by that water...water ghost."

The soldier knew that the general did not believe in anything and did not like to hear about ghosts and gods. When he mentioned the word "water ghost", his tone was obviously much weaker, but the fear on his face did not diminish at all.

"lead the way."

Hong Mingxu said solemnly, taking a step forward and preparing to follow the soldier to see.

Just as he took a step, Cheng Su reached out to stop Hong Mingxu, with worry in his eyes, and a tone of concern and command: "Mingxu, you are injured, and you just walked a long way. You stay and rest. I will bring someone to take a look."

"But…"

"This is an order."

Cheng Su's tone was full of leniency, so although Hong Mingxu was worried, since Cheng Su said it was an order, he had no choice but to nod and say, "Yes, General."

Although it was a sudden incident, it gave Lin Lezhi a chance to breathe and he went with Cheng Su.

Lin Lezhi followed behind the team like an empty shell, and every step he took seemed like he was escaping.

He knew very well that this breath of respite was gained by escaping.

however.

The more he understood this, the faster he moved forward, and the more he scolded himself in his heart for being cowardly and useless.

Guan Ziheng's smiling face before his death and his shattered body kept replaying in Lin Lezhi's mind.

Every step I took was like a knife cutting a bloody gash in my heart.

At this point, he can no longer treat the people around him as paper people.

Because to him, they are all living people around him, who can speak, laugh, and breathe. Each of them has his or her own thoughts and cherished feelings, and is living to the best of his or her ability.

Thinking of this, the faster Lin Lezhi walked, the faster and deeper the wound on his heart cut. The pain in his heart became more and more intense, making it more and more difficult for him to breathe. His face became paler and paler, and his body was shaky, like a building that was about to collapse.

My vision gradually blurred, and I felt dizzy. It became increasingly difficult to see the things around me. I could only feel myself walking, walking like a machine.

It’s a short road, but it seems like it will never end.

"Lin Lezhi!"

Accompanied by a quick shout, at the same time, a grasping force came from the arm.

Lin Lezhi looked in the direction of the sound, and his eyes finally regained some focus.

In fact, when he heard the voice, Lin Lezhi already knew who it was, but when he turned his head and saw the outline of the person clearly in his eyes, Lin Lezhi seemed to have no idea and foolishly forced a smile and said, "It's you..."

"What am I, you see..."

Xiao Yihuo frowned, his eyes filled with worry, and his concern contained a hint of blame and anxiety.

Lin Lezhi ignored the obvious thick tree trunk lying across the weeds and walked straight past it without going around or stepping over it.

Before Xiao Yihuo could even utter the word "road", or before he knew someone would support him, Lin Lezhi suddenly lost the strength to stand, and his body fell forward uncontrollably.

really……

As expected.

The moment his body fell, he was pulled over by that force, and his back fell steadily into a solid embrace, with an extra support force around his waist.

His heart was covered in bloody wounds and in great pain, but a hint of joy and a faint voice emerged from one of the wounds.

Talking...

he…

Bet right.

"Don't go, I'll take you back to rest."

Xiao Yihuo frowned and said with worry in his eyes, his tone undaunted and a little flustered, then reached out to take the two bundles hanging by Lin Lezhi's side.

He wanted to carry it on his back to reduce the weight on Lin Lezhi.

Can……

No matter how hard Xiao Yihuo tried, Lin Lezhi obviously didn't have the strength to stand, but Lin Lezhi just held the bag tightly and refused to let go.

All the strength of the body seemed to be concentrated in the hand that was tightly holding the bundle.

"you…"

"Master——!"

Seeing this, Liu Yunhe, who was following behind, quickly quickened his pace and ran to the two of them.

He called out "Young Master", but his eyes fell on Lin Lezhi's face first. After seeing Lin Lezhi's pale and weak face, he asked with a worried and anxious look on his face, "Is he okay?"

Xiao Yihuo originally wanted to pull it away with force, but just as he was about to use force, Lin Lezhi seemed to notice it and clenched his hand even tighter.

At the same time, a voice as faint as a mosquito came, but it was firm and stubborn.

"No, I want to go!"