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

The bow of the boat was facing northwest, and the footprints were mostly concentrated at the stern, the cabin, and the side close to the lakeshore. Lin Lezhi walked to the sides of the boat and looked down.

After reading it, Lin Lezhi thought for a moment, his eyes darkened slightly, and then he walked towards the stern along the deck with the most footprints.

The stern had the most moss traces, so much so that it was no longer possible to tell the direction of the footprints.

Lin Lezhi squatted down beside the rope. Because it was collected very neatly, it was easy to see the difference between the two ends of the rope.

As previously deduced, one side of the rope was intact, while the other side was burned by fire.

"Did you find anything?"

Just as Lin Lezhi was looking at the ropes and moss on the deck in deep thought, Cheng Su walked up and asked in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi stood up and shook his head, his eyes still filled with confusion, and said truthfully: "No useful clues have been found yet, but the footprints on this ship look messy, but they are not without pattern."

"Oh?"

Cheng Su raised one eyelid slightly, and was very interested in what Lin Lezhi said.

"I just walked from the bow to the stern and found that there were obviously more footprints on the deck on the lakeside side than on the other side. Not only that, the deck with the most footprints also had moss marks on the side planking on the same side, but no moss marks were found on the side planking on the other side. In addition, the stern had the most moss on the ship."

"It's just some moss, what does that mean?"

“Although we cannot pinpoint who did it, we can infer his route and why the ship stopped here based on the moss marks left on the ship.”

Lin Lezhi looked at the side of the boat with the most moss, his eyes calm, and he said in an orderly manner: "The side of the boat near the lakeshore is covered with moss, but the other side is not. The lakeshore is flat, unlike the pier in Pinghai Town, and the hull is much higher. If you are not a martial arts expert, you need to use your hands and feet to climb onto the boat."

Lin Lezhi paused, then continued: "The moss and footprints are all concentrated on this side of the lake, which means that the water ghost boarded the boat from this side."

"Then how do you know his route and why he stopped here?"

The way Cheng Su looked at Lin Lezhi, he obviously felt that Lin Lezhi was just bragging and making some nonsense guesses, but this did not affect his curiosity about what Lin Lezhi would say next.

"On the day we first landed on the island, the boat was parked with the bow facing west. That night, he must have disguised himself as a water ghost and secretly climbed onto the boat from the north side, that is, the right side facing the bow, and scared away the people staying by the lake. Then he stood at the stern and rowed south. Therefore, his boarding position would still be on the right side of the boat, which is the side with the most moss footprints close to the lakeshore."

"Heading south?"

"That's right." Lin Lezhi confirmed again: "He was heading south. Since he left traces on the side planks, it means he needed to use his hands and feet to get on board."

"If he turned the bow and headed north, there should be traces on the left side of the boat if he needed to climb up, but there were no traces on the left side of the boat. So we can infer that the boat headed south from where we landed on the island and finally stopped here."

"Then how do you know why he stopped here?"

"It's easiest to infer why he stopped here."

"is it?"

The curiosity in Cheng Su's eyes deepened, and his admiration was evident in his words.

After saying this, Lin Lezhi stood on the boat, looking at the dense forest in front of him and the two mountains standing in the middle of the lake island in the distance.

Standing on the southwest side of the lake island, you can easily see the two mountains on the south side of the lake island.

Looking at the two mountains in front and behind, Lin Lezhi said calmly, "This place is located on the southwest side of the lake island. There are two mountains and dense forests as cover. Stopping here is the least likely to be discovered, but..."

"But what?"

Lin Lezhi said with a hint of doubt in his eyes, "I still don't understand why he chose this ship. Whether he wanted to play tricks or to prepare for his escape later, it would be more appropriate to choose a ship parked on either side."

When arriving at the island, Cheng Su's boat was sailing in the middle, so when it moored, it also stopped in the middle.

Why add uncontrollable risks?

"If you can't figure it out, it means your inference is not completely accurate. What you just said is just your speculation, without any actual evidence."

As he spoke, the solemnity between Cheng Su's eyebrows eased a lot, and he took a deep breath and said, "Well, it's better to find this ship than to get nothing at all."

After saying this, Cheng Su used the oars on the boat to row the boat close to the shore and instructed in a commanding tone: "Get on the boat and go back first."