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

Looking at Lin Lezhi's determined eyes that seemed to see through everything, Cheng Su's eyes narrowed slightly and asked, "How can you be so sure?"

"Let's put aside whether they were the thieves back then. From the yellow powder on their bodies, we can infer that the treasure in the basement was indeed taken by these three people. Isn't that correct?"

"go on."

Lin Lezhi looked at Cheng Su, his eyebrows and eyes were modest, and his manners were polite. He said, "May I ask the general a question?"

"ask."

"If... the general stole the gold, silver and jewelry in the basement, would he still go to the island?"

Cheng Su's eyes immediately darkened and he remained silent without answering, but his expression was already revealing his annoyance.

Hong Mingxu immediately showed an expression of pity, and said sternly: "Jiang Lian'an, you are so bold, how dare you compare the general with them?"

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi immediately apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake. The general would never do such a mean thing."

"But from common sense, since the three of them stole the gold, silver and jewelry in the basement, it would be better for them to just run away. No one would know it was them anyway, and they could live a carefree and wealthy life from now on. Why did they go to the general's tent to recommend themselves and risk their lives to go to the island when they knew that the things they found would not belong to them and they would not get any benefits? What if they lost their lives? Wouldn't it be a loss?"

"But not only did they not run away, but after each of them took ten taels of silver from the general, only Guo Yong followed them to the island. He cleverly said that he didn't want his brothers to be in danger with him, but the brothers he wanted to protect all died before him. Thinking about it... it's really sad."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened slightly. "There is only one explanation for this, that is, they knew where the treasure was hidden and how to get to the island without being seen. So, they planned privately and went separately. Xu Tian and Lu Xingpeng went to the island first and put the treasure of Huaifeng Village into their bags. Guo Yong followed them to the island and acted as their eyes and ears, and acted according to the situation."

"It has been eleven years since the disappearance of Huaifeng Village. Coupled with the snake disaster eleven years ago, the people of Pinghai Town dare not approach this island. They don't know if there are other ways to get to the island, let alone outsiders who have never been to Pinghai Town. The fact that they can come to this island is evidence."

Lin Lezhi sighed deeply, shook his head and said regretfully: "It's a pity that Xu Tian and Lu Xingpeng have never been to the Doll Cave. They don't know that this rumor is just to lure them into the game and take their lives. They didn't find the treasure, and they also lost their lives here."

"Based on this alone, can you be sure that they are the same group of people from that year?"

"This alone is of course not enough. General, do you remember that Guo Yong looked very strange as soon as he entered the Doll Cave? He stared at the word 'death' on the wall. But he had said before at the Huaifeng Village Inn that he could not read."

Cheng Su pondered for a moment, and recalled what Lin Lezhi had said outside the Doll Cave about Guo Yong deliberately concealing his identity as a tomb robber. His eyes softened and he asked, "What's your explanation?"

"Now that I think about it, what he was staring at was not the word 'death' on the wall, but the earthen wall behind the word death. He knew what was behind the wall. He was afraid that what he did back then would be exposed, so he had a great fear in his heart. He knew that this trip was aimed at them, and he was afraid that he would never come back and die here."

"Since then, he has been in a trance and often wandering around. The great anxiety in his heart made him eager to know the truth."

Lin Lezhi paused for a moment and continued, "So, after being attacked by the snake that night, he took advantage of the chaos to leave the team and went to the Doll Cave alone to find out what was going on. Without any tools, he could only use his hands and feet to break the wall. The dirt on his limbs and between his fingernails is the ironclad evidence that he had been there on his own initiative."

Lin Lezhi raised one eyebrow slightly and asked, "What is buried in the soil is Guo Yong's torso, not his limbs. Where did the soil come from?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around fell silent.

Lin Lezhi chuckled, looked at everyone with a firm gaze and said, "Just imagine, how could someone who has never set foot on this island know that there is a tomb hidden behind the word 'death'?"

Cheng Su and everyone present carefully sorted out what Lin Lezhi said in their minds and no longer had any doubts about Lin Lezhi's inference.

"There is one thing the general said just now that is wrong."

Originally, Cheng Su had no intention of pursuing the matter regarding Lin Lezhi's offensive remarks, but Lin Lezhi suddenly said this.

In an instant, Cheng Su's expression became serious again, as if he was about to accuse Lin Lezhi, or as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. His tightly furrowed brows slightly raised, with a hint of curiosity, he said coldly: "Oh? What did I say wrong?"

Lin Lezhi smiled slightly and said calmly, "General, you are right to doubt whether these three people are the same gang of thieves as before. You should have such doubts, but General Cheng is worried that Chang Feizhang killed the wrong people. This is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

Lin Lezhi's eyes were calm and he said firmly, "Chang Feizhang didn't kill the wrong person, but... Chang Feizhang was not the murderer."

When these words fell, everyone present was shocked, their eyes widened with shock, unable to speak.

"Oh, no."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi suddenly changed his words and refuted himself: "He has killed people."

Seeing that Lin Lezhi's words were inconsistent, Cheng Su gritted his teeth and said, "Jiang Lian'an, are you kidding me?"

Lin Lezhi exhaled lightly, his eyes revealing helplessness, and he said somewhat powerlessly: "I have no intention of teasing the general, but it suddenly occurred to me that he has killed people before, but... the only person he has killed is himself."