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

While Lin Lezhi was carefully examining the treasure map, Cheng Su and Hong Mingxu went behind the statue and saw the riddle engraved on the back of the statue.

With only this riddle and an incomplete treasure map, there is no way to find the treasure.

Their eyes met, and their pupils sank at the same time. They looked at Lin Lezhi who was squatting beside the fire, with a mixture of vigilance and suspicion, as well as expectation and curiosity in their eyes.

They wanted to see what kind of surprise Jiang Lian'an, who was famous in the world, could bring them.

however.

Lin Lezhi began to be patient and looked at the treasure map by the fire for a full incense stick of time.

This attracted the people outside to cast curious glances into the house frequently, and the people inside the house did not dare to say anything as they saw Cheng Su's expression gradually becoming gloomy.

But Lin Lezhi seemed to be fine, as if he could see through every mountain range and engrave it in his pupils.

The soldiers outside had come in after their bodies were arranged, but Lin Lezhi was still looking at the treasure map slowly. This made everyone except Cheng Su and Hong Mingxu break into a cold sweat for Lin Lezhi.

After about half an incense stick of time, Hong Mingxu could no longer bear it, stepped forward, grabbed Lin Lezhi's collar, and lifted him up like a chicken, and asked angrily: "Jiang Lian'an, how long do you want to see this, are you deliberately teasing the general!"

“Hey hey hey—!”

Lin Lezhi had been squatting on the ground for more than 40 minutes, and his blood circulation was blocked. When he was suddenly lifted up, his feet felt numb. He wanted to rub his legs, but Hong Mingxu pulled his collar again.

"Captain Hong, finding treasure for the general is no small matter. I am afraid that I might make a mistake and delay the general, so I have to look carefully."

Lin Lezhi was a flexible person, so he immediately gave in and made clever arguments, signaling with his eyes to Hong Mingxu to let go of his collar first.

But Hong Mingxu was just a military general, so he could not stand Lin Lezhi's smooth talk and eloquence. He had deeply felt that he had been fooled by Lin Lezhi many times since he arrived on the island.

There was anxiety in his eyes, and thinking of what happened before, he couldn't help but get furious. Not only did he not let go, but he tightened his grip even more.

If Lin Lezhi wasn't still useful, and the general seemed to favor him, he would have ended the boy's life with his own hands long ago.

It suddenly tightened, affecting the wound on his shoulder. Lin Lezhi, who had been calm before, frowned slightly in pain. After a moment of stunned expression, his face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Catching a fleeting look of pain on Lin Lezhi's face actually dispelled some of his unhappiness.

He remembered that when Lin Lezhi was analyzing the case, he said that he had an injury on his left shoulder.

Admiring the painful expression on Lin Lezhi's face, as if he had discovered something interesting, one corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise. He hummed a laugh and exerted more strength on his hands.

Lin Lezhi couldn't bear the pain, he turned his face slightly to the side, his face became even paler, and he forced himself not to groan in pain.

It’s not that Lin Lezhi was competing with Hong Mingxu. If Lin Lezhi hadn’t seen the smile on Hong Mingxu’s face, he might have been unable to help but shout out to make Hong Mingxu feel better, but he had already sensed the pain coming in advance, so he was able to hold it back.

In just this brief moment, it was as if another layer of flesh was being cut off from the already injured wound.

There is no doubt that the wound must have been torn again.

Although the soldiers in the room wanted to step forward to persuade them, they were unable to act beyond their authority due to their duties.

"Tell me! Where is the treasure?"

Qi Xi, who came in from the door, saw that Hong Mingxu was deliberately making things difficult for Lin Lezhi. Her pupils couldn't help but tighten and tremble, and her hands at her sides couldn't help but tighten, and she wanted to step forward.

Hong Mingxu naturally saw Qi Xi coming in from the door, and his eyes shifted away from Lin Lezhi's face for a moment.

"Captain Hong..."

Lin Lezhi's voice drew Hong Mingxu's gaze back to himself.

"Please let me go first and let me explain in detail."

Hong Mingxu sneered, tightened his grip again, and said with threats and cruelty in his eyes: "I think you are a smart person, you should know why you are still alive."

"Captain Hong is right. That's natural."

Seeing Lin Lezhi's pale face and a submissive and flattering smile on his face, as if he felt a little bored, he snorted coldly and loosened Lin Lezhi's collar, but at the same time he exerted a push and pushed Lin Lezhi to the ground. Seeing him fall to the ground, he showed a more refreshed look.

There was a dull pain in the chest where Hong Mingxu pushed me, and there was also severe pain in the shoulder.

Lin Lezhi rubbed his chest and stood up, and also rubbed his numb legs. Seeing that Lin Lezhi was unstable when he stood up, Qi Xi quickly ran a few steps and helped Lin Lezhi.

Lin Lezhi smiled and said, "Thank you."

Qi Xi shook her head, her eyes full of worry, and there was also a hint of strange forbearance in her eyes.

Seeing the emotions flowing in Qi Xi's eyes, Lin Lezhi's eyes also darkened, and then he walked to Cheng Su with the treasure map.

"General, the treasure location indicated in this treasure map is not the tomb in the Doll Cave."

"What?" Cheng Su's eyes widened involuntarily, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, and then he said with a serious look: "If it's not a tomb, then where is it?"

They came here to look for treasure, and they have always believed that they can find the treasure by combining the riddle and the treasure map. However, Lin Lezhi said that the place indicated by the treasure map is not the real treasure place.

Doesn't that mean that the direction they have been looking in is wrong?

Before Lin Lezhi said that there was still treasure on the lake island, everyone almost believed that the treasure on the lake island had been stolen.

Hong Mingxu couldn't believe it, and he found it even harder to accept: "How is it possible? If the tomb is not where the treasure is hidden, then doesn't that mean that the treasure map we got is useless!"

"It's not useless, but the planner created it cleverly, using trickery, or you could say it was a sleight of hand."

"A blind trick?"

"That's right." Lin Lezhi said with certainty, "In order to prevent those who come here to seek treasure from noticing the real treasure hiding place, all those who come here to seek treasure will be led to the underworld."

Hearing the word "Huangquan", everyone present felt a chill down their spines and expressions of horror on their faces. Thinking of the curse of Huaifeng Village, almost everyone looked at the silent Qi Xi at the same time, feeling a lingering fear.

Lin Lezhi looked at Cheng Su and said, "General, think about it carefully. If the tomb is really a place where treasures are hidden, why do people who go to steal treasures die in the snake mouth or get stone lung disease? It is more appropriate to say that the tomb is a trap rather than a place where treasures are hidden."

Lin Lezhi's words made Cheng Su fall into deep thought.

"Where is the treasure?"

The urgency in Hong Mingxu's eyes became even more intense as he urged.

"The real treasure trove..." Lin Lezhi's eyes moved to the statue in front of him, and a sharp look flashed across his eyes as he said, "It's hidden in that riddle."

Upon hearing this, everyone present focused their eyes on the statue.

However, Lin Lezhi did the opposite at this moment. He turned and looked towards the door, his eyes falling on the tall fir tree hidden in the fog.

"Don't you think that fir tree is weird?"

After that, everyone's eyes turned to the tall fir tree.

The cedar trees stand in the mist, appearing and disappearing, as if they are looking at everyone through the mist.

He Yu was still in shock outside, and after hearing what Lin Lezhi said, he looked a little uneasy and asked, "What's so strange?"

Lin Lezhi stared at the fir tree, his eyes darkening as he said, "Normal people plant trees in the courtyard or on both sides of the house, but this tree is facing the courtyard gate and the temple gate. Isn't this strange?"

He Yu thought for a moment and said, "That's really strange. Regardless of whether it complies with the Feng Shui layout, it's not conducive to entering or exiting."

"It is indeed not in accordance with Feng Shui to have a big tree pressing against the door, but if it is in this earthen temple, it is extremely in accordance with Feng Shui."

"Are you talking about reconciliation?" Cheng Su said in a deep voice.

Lin Lezhi turned around and looked at Cheng Su and said, "Most of the people who come to this island to look for treasure are greedy people, but there are exceptions, right? What if the people who come here to look for treasure are their descendants? Will they also die on this island?"

Lin Lezhi shook his head slightly and walked slowly towards the back of the statue, denying as he walked: "That is obviously impossible. Therefore, they must have found a way to leave clues for their descendants to guide them to find the real treasure place, and that treasure place..."

Lin Lezhi's hand touched the line of small characters, his eyes darkened, and as his eyes moved downward, his fingertips slowly slid down from top to bottom, feeling the subtle touch of the clay with his fingertips, and he said with certainty: "It is hidden in this riddle."