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

After Luo Zhifeng raised the question.

Not only Luo Zhifeng, but everyone present also felt that Luo Zhifeng's words made sense after careful consideration. The scratches on the body alone were indeed not enough to prove that Qiao Ying was a suspect.

after all.

Since Qiao Ying was picked up by Wu Sanshan, she has been different from ordinary people, missing one soul and two spirits.

at this point.

The people of Pinghai Town have seen it all, and almost everyone knows about it. They have watched Qiao Ying grow up with their own eyes. The nearby towns also know to some extent that there is a person like Qiao Ying in Pinghai Town.

Everyone knows that Qiao Ying is a poor person.

If it was true as Lin Lezhi said, it has been eleven years, how could Qiao Ying disguise herself so well that no one could notice her at all.

"Detective Jiang Gui, Qiao Ying is about my age and has always been like this. Could it be...something went wrong?"

Zhou Yuanliang also spoke up for Qiao Ying, but he didn't dare to be too sure.

"is it wrong?"

Lin Lezhi asked back, but there was no trace of doubt in his own judgment in his tone.

Lin Lezhi avoided talking about this issue for the time being and changed the subject, saying, "Okay, let's not discuss whether this matter is related to Qiao Ying. Let's first infer whether there is someone hiding behind Uncle Wu and County Magistrate Chang."

Zhu Yang's expression was hard to understand, and he said with reluctance in his eyes: "They are no longer alive now, and only left a letter. Based on what was written in the letter from County Magistrate Chang, this can barely make sense, but... this is just a guess."

Zhu Yang was not questioning it, he just couldn't figure out the connection between them.

"A letter alone is not enough." Lin Lezhi confirmed Zhu Yang's concerns, and then looked at everyone and said, "We all followed the general to this island and experienced many incredible things together, such as abandoned objects leading the way, smoke rising from seven orifices, underground tunnels, doll caves, a hundred bone pits, and paper doll banquets."

Lin Lezhi listed out everything that everyone had experienced together since they arrived on the island.

"The abandoned objects leading to the road and the smoke coming out of the seven orifices, Chang Feizhang has already stated in the letter that it was a joint plan between him and Mr. Wu. What about the rest?"

leftover?

No one understood what it meant.

Lin Lezhi looked around at the confused expressions on everyone's faces and explained clearly without leaving any doubts: "The closer you are to the Doll Cave, the fresher the soil is. Most of the dolls in the Doll Cave are made of paper, and the bamboo strips inside have already rotted. The soil at the Hundred Bone Pit is soft, and it is obvious that it has been recently turned over."

When Lin Lezhi listed them one by one, some people had already noticed something was wrong and their expressions instantly became serious.

Lin Lezhi lowered his eyes and said, "No matter which of these three points is taken alone, it will take more than a few days to achieve them."

Lin Lezhi paused for a moment and continued, "But County Magistrate Chang only learned about this from Wu Sanshan half a year ago. Three months ago, County Magistrate Chang knew that he didn't have much time left, so he made a plan with Wu Sanshan. Finally, on the night of the Ghost Festival two months ago, the two of them rekindled the lights in Huaifeng Village, which had disappeared for eleven years, and the news quickly spread."

"Mr. Chang is the county magistrate. It is impossible for him to disappear without a reason. As for Mr. Wu, he had to get up early every day to catch fish and sell them at the market for the past eleven years. For an old man, this heavy work alone has left him no time for anything else. Not to mention, Mr. Wu left Huaifeng Village when he was young. He could not possibly know what happened that night eleven years ago."

"Two months ago, the lights of Huaifeng Village were rekindled. After the news spread, it immediately attracted many curious people who wanted to go to the island to explore the secrets and search for treasures. Therefore, the two of them could not have taken any action in the month before the lake island was closed. So, there is only one month left."

"One month. An old man who is seriously ill cannot complete such a heavy task. Therefore, there must be someone hiding behind the two of them, and this person has started his plan a long time ago."

Lin Lezhi turned to look at Qiao Ying who was immersed in her own world, his eyes darkened and he said, "Coincidentally, Qiao Ying was found unconscious by the lake by Mr. Wu, just after the strange incident in Huaifeng Village eleven years ago."

After hearing this, Luo Zhifeng's doubts deepened, and he could not accept it and said, "Although it makes sense, it is still just speculation. Qiao Ying fainted by the river eleven years ago, and it cannot prove that he is a citizen of Huaifeng Village."

"Yes." Zhu Yang took over the conversation, his eyes evasive as he said, "If that's the case, isn't Brother Guan, who disappeared from view, more suspicious than Qiao Ying, who was injured?"

Zhu Yang knew that Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng were very good friends, so when he said this, his voice sounded a little unconfident and he didn't dare to look Lin Lezhi in the eye.

After all, he had vowed before that he believed that Jiang Guitan's friend would definitely not be the murderer.

But at this moment, he was a little shaken.

At this time.

Hong Mingxu retracted his probing gaze towards Qiao Ying, and instead looked at Lin Lezhi, deliberately mocking him: "Could it be that Detective Jiang Gui deliberately framed a person who didn't understand the five senses in order to help his confidant exonerate himself? Bullying him is a fool who can't defend himself."

Wanting to see the embarrassment on Lin Lezhi's face, Hong Mingxu deliberately emphasized the word "confidant".

But what Hong Mingxu didn't expect was that after listening, Lin Lezhi had no reaction on his face and did not immediately respond.

Lin Lezhi's eyes froze for a moment, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Slow down.

He chuckled helplessly and said slowly: "If I say that Guan Ziheng is actually among us, he has even been by our side since the day we landed on the island."