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

In response to Cheng Su's question, Lin Lezhi and Qi Xi turned around at the same time.

"General, you should know why I stayed, right?"

"Don't play dumb." Cheng Su frowned and said angrily, "When you said you wanted to stay just now, you clearly winked at me."

Qi Xi is from Huaifeng Village, so it is up to him to stay or go. It is reasonable for him to stay, but Cheng Su is not sure why Lin Lezhi stayed.

"The general is indeed meticulous and careful, but..."

Lin Lezhi looked at the soldiers who were lining up on the side, his expression somewhat hesitant.

Cheng Su saw that Lin Lezhi had some concerns.

"You don't have to worry. They are all my personal soldiers. Just speak with confidence."

After hearing what Cheng Su said, Lin Lezhi felt relieved.

"In that case, I won't play dumb." After saying that, Lin Lezhi smiled and said seriously, "Of course I will stay here to help the general succeed."

Originally, everyone was curious about why Lin Lezhi stayed. Although they were working, they also paid some attention to the movements of the general and Lin Lezhi.

"I need your help to accomplish something?"

"The general is wise and brave, and he is decisive in his actions. Naturally, there is no need for me to worry about him. I just want to do my best to help the general with my humble opinion."

Cheng Su smiled, his eyes deepened as he said, "Then tell me, where does this general need you?"

Lin Lezhi bowed his hands, as if congratulating in advance, and then raised his voice and said, "I would like to help the general find the treasure."

After hearing what Lin Lezhi said, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone who remained on the island, and they all looked shocked.

Isn’t the treasure gone? What treasure?

Hong Mingxu, who was arranging matters on the side, heard Lin Lezhi's words, stopped what he was saying, and walked over with a serious expression.

"What do you mean?" Cheng Su asked.

"Captain Hong."

Lin Lezhi greeted Hong Mingxu respectfully first.

After greeting him, he looked at Cheng Su and said, "I'm sure the general and Captain Hong will see that I was just talking nonsense in front of others about Feng Shui in order to cover up my tracks."

"what?"

"I have no intention of offending you. I just don't want others to know where the treasure is, so I can only make it up. After all, if the news that Huaifeng Village still has treasures gets out, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the world."

Lin Lezhi looked at Hong Mingxu and apologized, "I apologize for offending you just now. I hope Captain Hong will not blame me. I have no other choice."

"That's fine, but is it true what you said that there are still treasures in Huaifeng Village?"

Hong Mingxu was suspicious of what Lin Lezhi said, but at the same time there was a hint of urgency in his eyes.

“That’s not an empty statement.”

"Where is the treasure?"

Lin Lezhi was about to answer when Cheng Su raised his hand to stop him. He only brought Hong Mingxu with him. He took Lin Lezhi aside and asked, "Why do you think I brought troops here to find treasure? Aren't you afraid that you might say something wrong and get yourself killed?"

Lin Lezhi smiled and said frankly and firmly: "If I really said something wrong, the general should just kill me."

Lin Lezhi's words are straightforward but also frank.

Cheng Su has been fighting on the battlefield for more than 20 years, but he hasn't seen such an interesting person for a long time. He looked at Lin Lezhi with admiration and a hint of depth.

In the setting sun, it was as if I was looking at an old friend through Lin Lezhi.

Cheng Su put aside his airs as a general and said, as if chatting with friends, "Tell me about it."

"General, as the general of Dingyuan, you are not guarding the border. After learning about the incident in Huaifeng Village, you came all the way to Pinghai Town to investigate the case. Even if you are sympathetic to the people, this is not your responsibility. It would be more appropriate for you to say that you came here to watch the lanterns, accidentally learned about the case, and wanted to investigate the case for the people. But according to the general's personal soldiers, the general came here with preparations, not on a whim."

That day at Jianghe Inn, when He Yu received "The Four Strange Cases", he said in person that he knew the general was coming here half a month ago, so he asked someone to order the book.

If it was a spur of the moment thing, He Yu certainly wouldn't have the time to ask someone to order the book.

Cheng Su smiled, with curiosity in his eyes, and said frankly: "It's my lax rule, what else?"

"In fact, what really made me suspicious of the general was the other half of the map in his hand, which could be combined with the one in Wu Sanshan's room."

"This is an oversight on my part."

"So I think the general must have come here under someone's orders."

Cheng Su's eyes darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Being too smart is sometimes not a good thing. If you are really smart, you should leave with the ship and not stay."

"Then I'm afraid I've already disappointed the general. I didn't stay here for myself, so I have to stay here, and I'll have to disappoint the general."

"If not for myself, then for whom?"

Lin Lezhi said calmly, "I am just a broken stem floating in a puddle. General, just treat me as a commoner who is willing to die bravely for the sake of the living."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Cheng Su's eyes, as if he couldn't believe it.

Lin Lezhi looked at Cheng Su, his eyes filled with determination and seriousness as he said, "I have said before that I am here to help the general succeed."

The aftermath of surprise in Cheng Su's eyes took a long time to dissipate. Then he looked at the setting sun, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "You keep calling me a commoner, but you do things that are so bold and reckless. Well, let me see if you have the ability to find the treasure for me."

Say it.

Cheng Su took out the two maps from his arms and was about to hand them to Lin Lezhi.

See this.

Hong Mingxu, who was not far from the two, walked forward with concerns in his eyes, and said, "General!"

"It doesn't matter. This sheepskin map is no longer a secret. I want to see if he can really find the treasure. If not, I will personally send him off."

Therefore, Hong Mingxu said nothing more, but there was a solemn look between his brows.

Lin Lezhi took the map that Cheng Su handed over. This was the first time that Lin Lezhi saw two maps put together. The terrain drawn on the sheepskin was complex, and from the markings on the map, there seemed to be a hidden road leading to the mountains behind the island.

However, Lin Lezhi only took a glance and then looked away.

The speed was so fast that Cheng Su and Hong Mingxu were stunned. They both doubted whether Lin Lezhi had seen it clearly or not. They also doubted Lin Lezhi's claim that he knew where the treasure was.

Hong Mingxu couldn't help but look at Lin Lezhi with suspicion and asked, "Do you really know where the treasure is?"

"nature."

Lin Lezhi responded confidently.

"where?"

Lin Lezhi glanced at the sky, then at the fog gathering in the forest, then turned to Cheng Su and asked, "General, now that dusk has fallen, I think we should go to the Earth Temple before the fog gathers and discuss the treasure. This will also make it easier to bring back the bodies of the soldiers tomorrow."

Cheng Su thought for a moment and said, "That's right. I'll do as you say, but if you can't explain why, you should know the consequences."

"The grassroots understand."

When leaving, Hong Mingxu snatched the map from Lin Lezhi's hand and glared at him solemnly, as if warning Lin Lezhi not to play any tricks, otherwise he would be in trouble.

When he pulled it away, the force was so great that it pulled Lin Lezhi's wrist and left shoulder, whose injury had not yet healed, and both of them felt a little painful.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Lin Lezhi moved his left shoulder and wrist slightly, his eyes slightly tightened, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Since the three of them were not close to the crowd just now, no one knew what Cheng Su and Lin Lezhi talked about.

All we know is that as soon as they came back, Cheng Su ordered everyone to return to the earth temple before the fog spread.

Seeing Lin Lezhi's gloomy face, he slowly moved his left shoulder. Before Lin Lezhi was about to pick up the bag on the ground, Qi Xi said with self-blame in her eyes: "Detective Jiang Gui, your shoulder injury hasn't healed yet, let me help you carry it."

"No, it's just a minor injury."

Lin Lezhi rejected Qi Xi's kindness and smoothly and steadily put the bag over his right shoulder.

Seeing the self-blame in Qi Xi's eyes, Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "The injury on my shoulder was not caused by you, you don't need to blame yourself. If you really want to blame yourself, it should be..."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi's eyes looked a little melancholy.

Qi Xi's words made him think of another figure the moment he thought of Liu Yunhe.

Just now, before the people left by boat, he glanced at Feng Yuan and found that Feng Yuan's body was also covered with white powder. The powder on Liu Yunhe's body must have been accidentally stained when he was preparing him.

At that time, he not only looked at Feng Yuan, he also...

She secretly glanced at Xiao Yihuo, but from the time he boarded the boat until it sailed away, Xiao Yihuo never glanced at her once, let alone turned his head, and his back was cold and desolate.

He didn't know what Xiao Yihuo felt about him staying. After all, Xiao Yihuo was more afraid of his death than anyone else. But he left without saying a word.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel mixed emotions in his heart, and he couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in.

Therefore, I can't help but feel a little speechless.

Is it...

Does he want Xiao Yihuo to stay?

Thinking of this, Lin Lezhi's heart skipped a beat, as if he was frightened by his own idea, and he quickly tried to dispel this thought from his mind.

Lin Lezhi stopped talking halfway through, which made Qi Xi feel that Lin Lezhi was still angry about what he had done. He said awkwardly, "Tan Jiang, don't worry. You will be able to see Master Guan when you return tomorrow. I have already told Brother Deng where Master Guan is."

After hearing what Qi Xi said, Lin Lezhi realized that his thoughts had wandered off. He immediately came to his senses and quickly organized his thoughts and wording in his mind.

"I know you won't hurt Ziheng. I was distracted because I was thinking about something else." Lin Lezhi looked at the lantern in his hand, raised his lips slightly, and gently said: "You are going to bring the lantern in your hand to Grandpa and County Magistrate Chang. It's getting dark and the terrain in the forest is steep. Be careful not to fall."

Qi Xi looked at the lantern in his hand, his eyes darkened and he wavered slightly. He spoke slowly, "Okay, thank you, Jiang Guitan. I will pay attention to it, and you too."

Lin Lezhi smiled at Qi Xi, let Qi Xi walk in front of him, and he followed behind.

Having walked the road once, it is naturally easy to walk back. However, it is already dark, and there is a thin mist in the forest, so the speed of travel is slower after all.

The group walked along the mountain road for more than an hour and returned to the earth temple before the fog completely filled the entire forest.