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

Lin Lezhi walked to the lake with the knife and carefully cleaned off the black human tissue fragments and body fluids remaining on the knife.

Luo Zhifeng was taking Qiao Ying to wash their hands by the river.

After they returned from their boat trip, Hong Mingxu ordered his men to prepare some convenient food, and now he was sending soldiers to distribute it. He also took the broad leaves from the forest and folded them into cone shapes to use for rice.

From morning till now, no one has eaten a grain of rice or drunk a sip of water.

Coaxing Qiao Ying to put the lantern aside for the time being, Luo Zhifeng gently washed away the dirt on Qiao Ying's hands, face, and neck.

The dirt was wiped off, revealing the scars on the skin.

The exposed hands, face, and neck were all covered with scratches and bruises of varying sizes. Luo Zhifeng lifted up Qiao Ying's sleeves, and saw scratches and large bruises on her arms as well.

Looking at the scars on Qiao Ying's arm, Luo Zhifeng asked with concern: "Where did you get hurt?"

Despite Luo Zhifeng's worry, Qiao Ying still had an innocent smile on her face, as if she was used to the injuries on her body and didn't care at all.

Lin Lezhi put down the half-washed knife, took out Guan Ziheng's clothes from his bag and handed them to Luo Zhifeng.

"Brother Jiang, this is...?"

Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "He has injuries on his body. He must be uncomfortable wearing dirty and wet clothes. Let's change him into this."

"But……"

Looking at the clothes Lin Lezhi handed over, Luo Zhifeng looked a little hesitant.

"It's okay. If Ziheng were still here, he would definitely do the same. Hurry up and change him. It's late autumn now and it's easy to catch a cold."

"Great, I have new clothes to wear, thank you, big brother!"

Qiao Ying was very happy when he saw the clothes handed to him by Lin Lezhi, but he was also very well-behaved and polite. He did not reach out to take them. Instead, he opened his eyes wide and looked at Luo Zhifeng beside him with excitement, waiting for Luo Zhifeng's response.

Luo Zhifeng looked at Qiao Ying's dirty and wet clothes, and they really needed to be changed.

After hesitating for a while, Luo Zhifeng reached out and took the clean clothes handed to him by Lin Lezhi, and thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Jiang, and thank you, Brother Guan."

Lin Lezhi smiled and shook his head, indicating that you're welcome, then turned around and continued to clean the long sword.

"Detective Jiang Gui, Master Luo."

Zhu Yang, who had just returned from the woods after looking for branches, brought several portions of food to the three people and said, "You've been hungry all day, eat something."

"Brother Luo wants to help Qiao Ying change her clothes, give them to me, thank you, Brother Zhu."

"You're too polite, Jiang Guitan."

Zhu Yang said with a smile, handing the food to Lin Lezhi. Then he seemed to remember something important, his eyes became serious and he said, "By the way, the general said that we should gather in front after dinner. He has something to say."

"it is good."

After delivering the food and conveying the general's arrangements, Zhu Yang sat down with the soldiers in his camp.

After taking off the dirty clothes, Qiao Ying's body was unsurprisingly covered with scars and many bruises.

After helping Qiao Ying change into clean clothes, Luo Zhifeng carefully folded the dirty clothes and put them aside.

Seeing that Luo Zhifeng had finished his work, Lin Lezhi handed the food to the two of them, and Luo Zhifeng took it with a smile.

After changing her clothes, Qiao Ying was obviously much more comfortable. As soon as she sat on the ground, she picked up the lantern that had been placed on the ground before. She stared at the lantern with a happy and expectant look, her innocent face full of smiles, and said happily, "Give it to grandpa, grandpa is happy, praise me!"

Qingchuan and Xiao Yihuo were sitting in another place. After looking around, Qingchuan did not see any trace of Liu Yunhe. He said with worry in his eyes, "Yunhe just said that he had a stomachache and went to the forest to take care of something. Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Xiao Yihuo turned the food in his hand and said, "Yun He just talked to him alone, and he must have told him something."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise first flashed across Qingchuan's eyes, and then he couldn't help but chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?"

Qingchuan smiled faintly and said jokingly, "Should I say you understand Yun He, or that you care about him a lot?"

Xiao did not mention any names, so Qingchuan simply referred to him as "he", with a meaningful tone in his voice.

The words fell.

Xiao Yihuo paused while turning his hand to eat. After a moment's pause, Xiao Yihuo looked away and denied, "Neither of them. Didn't you say that it's better for him not to be alone now?"

After listening.

Qingchuan's smile deepened, and without giving Xiao Yihuo any chance, he said, "I did say that, but I didn't say that you should always pay attention to his every move."

To know that Lin Lezhi had given Liu Yunhe instructions, it must be because his two eyes were always watching their every move.

"Qingchuan!"

With such a restraining tone, Xiao Yihuo's expression became embarrassed as well.

Seeing this, Qingchuan quickly stopped smiling, but the smile in his eyes did not fade away. He took a step back and said, "Okay, okay, I said, eat something quickly, or the food will get cold if you keep turning around."

Qingchuan had a smile on his face and brought the food to his mouth.

As soon as it reached his lips, the smile on Qingchuan's face suddenly stopped, and the color of his eyes changed.

Had a meal.

Lin Lezhi returned the cleaned knife to He Yu.

Then, Cheng Su called everyone together and said, "Now that we have found the boat, in order to prevent any changes, Deng Yang, you take the people back to the town first, and come back to pick us up tomorrow morning when the fog has cleared."

"General and all the soldiers, why don't you go back together?"

Deng Yang asked in confusion.

Cheng Su took a deep breath, turned his eyes slightly towards the cliff, and said with a heavy look in his eyes: "The bodies of the dead soldiers and civilians, as well as the evidence of their crimes, are still there. Now the murderer is still hiding on the island. As the commander of an army, I will never abandon their bodies."

Cheng Su turned his head and continued, "Besides, the boat can't carry so many people at once. You take the people back first and bring back a few more boats. Also, go back and tell the people in Pinghai Town."

Cheng Su's eyes darkened even more. He hadn't had a good rest for several days, and his eyes were full of bloodshot. He gritted his teeth and said with determination: "Tomorrow, this general will arrest the murderer and bring the truth to light."

Seeing Cheng Su's firm attitude, Deng Yang clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I understand, General!"

"General, wait."

Everyone was originally planning to do their own job and act according to Cheng Su's instructions. The sudden voice made everyone stop in their tracks and look in the direction of the voice.

When Cheng Su heard the voice, his eyes darkened, and his gaze fell precisely on the person who spoke. He said in a deep and unhappy voice: "Jiang Guitan, what else do you want to say?"

Facing Cheng Su's frightening pressure, Lin Lezhi remained calm, with a look of determination in his eyes. He looked into Cheng Su's eyes that seemed to be spitting fire, and said word by word: "It's not a high-sounding talk, but if we do what the general said, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch the murderer until tomorrow."