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

Thinking of the snake disaster, the people in Pinghai Town all looked a little scared.

Feng Yuan, who lost a leg, looked terrified and said weakly, "I remember the snake disaster very clearly. At that time... the neighbors and villagers were all saying that it was a very evil incident. It just happened to happen after the people of Huaifeng Village disappeared. Everyone privately said that there was something strange about the people of Huaifeng Village. Those white snakes were probably transformed by them, crawling out of hell and coming back for revenge."

"absurd!"

Cheng Su's face turned pale and his voice was filled with displeasure. Feng Yuan was so frightened that he dared not say anything more.

"General, you are wise. The snake disaster was never caused by ghosts or gods, nor was it a natural disaster. It was a man-made disaster."

Lin Lezhi did not keep the secret and continued, "On the day of the Lantern Festival, we found the coffin in Wu Sanshan's cell. The coffin was full of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as an unknown skeleton. But... that night, the gold, silver, and jewelry disappeared, leaving only a skeleton in the coffin. Who took the gold and silver?"

Lin Lezhi paused for a moment, then named them clearly and forcefully, "The people who stole the gold and silver were none other than Guo Yong, Xu Tian, and Lu Xingpeng."

Cheng Su looked down and asked, "What evidence do you have to prove that the gold and silver in the coffin were stolen by the three of them?"

"The snake told me."

"snake?"

"Yes, it's a snake."

Lin Lezhi affirmed his words, then looked at the people around him and said, "Do you remember that when we opened the coffins and wooden boxes in Wu Sanshan's underground room and the puppet cave, a foul smell came with it."

Luo Zhifeng thought about it and responded, "That's true, but what does this have to do with snakes?"

"When ordinary people build tombs, they will set up protection and mechanisms to prevent tomb robbers from entering and stealing. In the tomb we went to, the protection they set up was inside the coffin, but it was extremely difficult for people to detect."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi's tone became noticeably heavier, and he said disdainfully, "Even ordinary people can't detect it, let alone those thieves who can only see gold, silver and jewelry. I'm afraid they can't even smell the stench of decay, but only the stench of copper."

Lin Lezhi recalled in his mind how Guo Yong and the other two looked when they died, and said methodically: "The gold, silver and jewelry in the coffin were all sprinkled with a kind of powder that was barely noticeable. This powder gave off a pungent smell of decay. When people touch the gold and silver in the coffin, the powder in the coffin will stick to their bodies."

"This powder is very difficult to detect if you don't look closely, for humans, but it cannot be hidden from snakes with a keen sense of smell. After the snakes smell the odor, they will attack the person who took the property, making the thief unable to return."

"We were attacked by snakes near the Doll Cave that night because we opened the wooden box containing treasures in the Doll Cave. It was the smell of the powder that attracted the snakes on the island."

Luo Zhifeng suddenly realized: "So that's it."

Lin Lezhi paused for a moment and continued, "This powder gathers together and is bright yellow. It was found on Guo Yong's animal skin clothes and in the cracks of his fingernails. The body that was crushed under the tomb door also had yellow powder in the cracks of its nails."

After saying this, Lin Lezhi's eyes were filled with helplessness and sadness as he said, "The reason why County Magistrate Chang was also attacked by the snake was because he exchanged his official uniform with Xu Tian, and he wore Xu Tian's nightgown, and he also held Guo Yong's remaining limbs. The two soldiers who were ordered to stay in the yard also suffered innocently because of the powder left in the coffin."

"Whether it was Guo Yong's animal skin clothing or County Magistrate Chang's nightgown, most of the places where they were bitten by snakes were stained with yellow powder. The powder and bite marks on their bodies were evidence that Guo Yong and his three companions stole the treasure in the coffin."

When Chang Feizhang was mentioned, Deng Yang, Zhou Yuanliang, and the injured Feng Yuan, who were still present in Pinghai Town, all looked sad and their eyes became moist.

At the beginning.

When they thought it was Chang Feizhang who did it, everyone was angry and sad, but more sad, especially the people who loved him on weekdays.

Can……

After learning that Chang Feizhang was willing to sacrifice his own life just to get the truth of the Huaifeng Village case and redress the injustice for the people of Huaifeng Village, everyone was shocked and more sad.

And hidden beneath that sadness is...

regret.

A person who deserves admiration and a good official serving the people was regarded by them as a treacherous person.

Speaking of powder.

Lin Lezhi's eyes suddenly darkened, and he recalled the night when he and Xiao Yihuo were alone in Wu Sanshan's basement.

When piecing together the bones in the coffin, he used his own outer clothes to pad under the bones.

Later, in order to avoid the snake, he set his coat on fire, and the coat was soon consumed by the flames.

The death of Chang Feizhang and the innocent victims is indeed very regrettable, but for Cheng Su, it is undoubtedly the most important thing to do is to catch the murderer as soon as possible.

He fixed his eyes on Lin Lezhi, his tone urging him.

"You've said so much, but you only talked about why the snakes appeared and attacked people. You haven't explained how Xu Tian and Lu Xingpeng got on the island. What evidence do you have to prove that the two bodies are them? Guan Ziheng set himself on fire and fell off the cliff in front of everyone. You saw his death with your own eyes."