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

It’s past half past the Si hour.

As Cheng Su instructed, wait until the fog on the lake dissipates and then sail to the island.

Ten ships slowly emerged from the thin fog and slowly approached the lake island. They didn't know yet that the ships they brought with expectations and hopes would bring back the bodies of the soldiers.

A night passed, and the scene was full of tragedy.

Before the boat approached the lake island, Lin Lezhi had already seen a familiar figure. The figure had obviously seen him as well and became a little anxious. Before the boat even got close to the lake island, he wanted to jump off the boat.

Because of this figure, Lin Lezhi's somewhat solemn and panicked eyes finally showed a hint of calmness.

Everything went as planned.

Before the boat stopped, Guan Ziheng jumped off the boat, his feet stepped into the lake water, and he didn't care that his clothes got wet. He ran towards Lin Lezhi with an anxious look on his face, but when he saw the injuries on Lin Lezhi's body, he suddenly stopped, his eyes full of astonishment and heartache.

Before coming to the island, Guan Ziheng never thought that Lin Lezhi would be injured so seriously.

Guan Ziheng blamed himself and said, "It's all my fault. I was too careless and got knocked unconscious, which led to all of this happening today. It's all because of me that you got hurt."

Looking at Guan Ziheng's lively and colorful expression in front of him, Lin Lezhi felt a warmth rising deep in his heart.

Fortunately.

Guan Ziheng is fine.

This was a great comfort to Lin Lezhi, giving him enough time to breathe.

"How can I blame you for this?" Lin Lezhi smiled faintly and moved his limbs slightly to prove that he was fine. He comforted him, "Look, I just had a minor injury on my shoulder. It's nothing serious. It will be fine in a few days."

Seeing Lin Lezhi getting himself into this state, yet still pretending to be fine and acting as if nothing had happened, with a joking attitude that it was good enough that he wasn't dead, Guan Ziheng suddenly became angry.

"Lin Lezhi, you just keep talking tough every day. Do you think it's serious only if you lose an arm or a leg?"

Guan Ziheng suddenly spoke loudly in excitement, and his voice attracted everyone's attention.

The moment the questioning words suddenly sounded, Lin Lezhi's heart suddenly tightened, he stood there in a daze, and then his eyes trembled slightly.

Guan Ziheng also knew that his emotions were a little extreme, but it was because he knew Lin Lezhi well enough, knew that Lin Lezhi liked to show off, and knew that Lin Lezhi always helped others without considering the consequences and disregarding his own safety, that he found it difficult to control his emotions and exploded.

His eyes were moist and his voice trembled as he said, "Do you know how worried I was on the way here?"

Although Guan Ziheng often jokes with himself in private, he is always much more stable than himself in front of others. He knows what to do and when to do it. He is calm, knows how to judge the situation, and can always control his emotions well.

The outpouring of emotion at this moment is all because of concern for myself.

I really shouldn't have done that.

A trace of regret rose in Lin Lezhi's eyes, and his eyes fluctuated like the water of a lake. He put away his joking appearance and promised softly, "I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time."

Guan Ziheng's eyes widened. He wanted to hit Lin Lezhi, but he didn't know where to start. But originally, he just wanted to show off and show off his power, not really want to hit him.

"Next time, you still want a next time!"

Because it was Cheng Su's instructions, Deng Yang came to the island this time and told the government what happened on the island, and informed the government of the fact that County Magistrate Chang was dead.

Upon hearing this, the government immediately deployed the unsealed ships and sent additional personnel to accompany Deng Yang and Zhou Yuanliang to the island.

Deng Yang and Zhou Yuanliang were also shocked when they saw Cui Yan was still alive. They remembered that Xiao Yihuo and his group, as well as Luo Zhifeng should have left last night, so why did they appear on the island again?

But compared to these, they were more concerned about why there were only two soldiers, Cheng Su and Cui Yan, by the lake, and where the other soldiers had gone.

After knowing what happened last night, Deng Yang and Zhou Yuanliang both showed expressions of grief and unwillingness to accept.

Knowing that the people on the island must have fought hard all night and must be tired, Deng Yang and Zhou Yuanliang took the initiative to take the yamen runners to the earth temple to move the corpses, and took the yamen runners to all the murder sites to keep records, and let them return to Pinghai Town to rest first.

"I'm not tired either." Liu Yunhe took the initiative and said, "I'll stay with you."

Liu Yunhe finished speaking when he remembered that he had not asked Xiao Yihuo's opinion. He looked at Xiao Yihuo in a panic, and only felt relieved after getting Xiao Yihuo's nod.

Four government runners escorted Cheng Su and his companions back to the town.

As they walked towards the boat, the four yamen runners kept looking at Qi Xi from time to time, with astonishment in their eyes, mixed with a bit of fear that they could not avoid.

Qi Xi remained silent, just lowered his head.

On the way back, Lin Lezhi, Guan Ziheng, Cheng Su, Qi Xi, Cui Yan, and two yamen runners were on the same boat.

Xiao Yihuo, Qingchuan, Luo Zhifeng, and two other officers were on another boat. The two boats were running side by side in the same row and not far apart.

Lin Lezhi pretended to look at the lake, his eyes passing over Xiao Yihuo's arm. Through the cracks in his sleeves, he could no longer see the black lines spreading on his arm.

"What are you thinking about?"

Noticing that Lin Lezhi's eyes were gloomy and he seemed to have something important to tell him, Cheng Su asked.

Lin Lezhi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Cheng Su and said, "I remembered there is something I need to tell the general."

"What's the matter?"

"Treasure in the Coffin."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Su's eyes tightened, with a hint of surprise flashing across his face.

"Isn't the treasure gone? Where did the treasure come from?"

"The treasures on the island were indeed stolen by Guo Yong and his gang eleven years ago. I'm talking about the treasures in the coffin in Wu Sanshan's basement."

Cheng Su thought for a moment and said, "Do you know where Guo Yong and his men hid the stolen treasure?"

Lin Lezhi nodded and said, "Many people did not return home on the night of the Lantern Festival. It would not be easy to take away the valuables from Wu Sanshan's house without being seen."

"You mean to say that the property they stole from the coffin is still in Wu Sanshan's house."

"That's right," Lin Lezhi confirmed. "Wu Sanshan hasn't been home for two months. Qi Xi has been living at Village Chief Wang's house for the past two months, and the yard is filled with piles of leaves."

Lin Lezhi went to Wu Sanshan's house in the middle of the night and was followed by Xiao Yihuo when he wanted to explore the strange carvings on the wall of the basement again.

So, the two of them went to the basement together, but found that the soldiers left in the yard by Cheng Su had all been knocked unconscious. Then they found that the property in the coffin in the basement had also been stolen, leaving only the bones in the coffin.

The two men put the bones together in the yard. When talking about how the soil would affect the color of the bones, Xiao Yihuo obviously began to suspect whether he had lost his memory.

In order to avoid making eye contact with Xiao Yihuo, and to avoid seeing clues from his expression and deepening his suspicion of himself, he pretended to think about the case. When he looked around, he found that there was something wrong with the leaves in the courtyard.

In one place, the main veins of newly fallen leaves were crushed and broken. The wind blew the fallen leaves, and the new leaves that had fallen for who knows how many days had become fragments.

Lin Lezhi said slowly, "After discovering the coffin, we've been confined to the basement and haven't checked anywhere else in the courtyard. General, if you have someone turn over the newly fallen leaves over the past few days and follow the fallen leaves that have been trampled into fragments, they'll be able to find the treasure."

After listening.

A hint of surprise appeared in Cheng Su's eyes, as if he didn't expect Lin Lezhi to be so meticulous and careful about the case.

Then, a hint of admiration appeared in Cheng Su's eyes, and at the same time, there was a hint of distance in his eyes.

"Looking at you always reminds me of an old friend whom I had the honor of meeting when I was young."

Lin Lezhi said slowly, "For the general to remember someone so well after just one encounter must have some extraordinary qualities. It is truly an honor for me. I wonder which old friend I reminded the general of?"

Cheng Su took a deep breath, his eyes flickering as he recalled, "Ling Feihan."

Hearing Ling Feihan's words, the people on the boat and the people on the neighboring boat were more or less surprised and listened attentively.

It’s not that everyone knows Ling Feihan, but this man’s reputation has spread throughout the world. He helps the weak and fights against the strong, and is a hero in the world. He will take care of even the smallest and most trivial matters.

Although no one has mentioned Ling Feihan for a long time since he disappeared from the world, the people still remember him.

Only Lin Lezhi did not react much when he heard the three words Ling Feihan.

Lin Lezhi had only been in this world for a short time and was unaware of this person's existence. He only thought of him as an old friend whom Cheng Su missed and admired.

"What did he do that the general still remembers it?"