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

The dungeon was damp, cold and dark, with coughs and sighs coming one after another. Not to mention the sick people, even healthy people felt cold.

In addition, the air is not circulating and the smell of decay is very strong.

After Xiao Yihuo took the pill given by Qingchuan, he closed his eyes and rested. When Lin Lezhi's name was mentioned, his eyelids just moved but he did not open them.

From his slightly furrowed brows, it could be seen that Xiao Yihuo was not feeling well.

It seems that this trip is really difficult for Xiao Yihuo.

I think there is someone guarding the entrance to the dungeon, and there is a secret door on top, so it is not easy to get out, and there are no useful clues at the moment.

Lin Lezhi thought carefully.

When we were in Zhouqing Town, all the clues pointed to Yaren Village, but when we came here, there were no clues at all.

If it is true as the boss said, this Ya Ren Zhuang has only done business with living people, then what about the dried bones of the headless young man?

Could it be that he was wrong, and this Yarenzhuang had nothing to do with the smoke from the dried bones, and someone simply wanted to frame Yarenzhuang?

Lin Lezhi closed his eyes and thought.

At this moment, I heard a slight movement and the hay beneath me made a rustling sound.

Then, Yang Hancai's soft whispering voice was heard.

"Master Qingchuan, I wonder what medicinal herbs you are looking for near Yulong Mountain. If you need them urgently, I can ask someone to help you find them."

"They are just some common medicinal herbs that are sweet and nourishing, and can benefit the body and mind. I have already found the ones you need, so don't bother." Qingchuan responded politely.

"Don't worry, if you need anything, you can let me know at any time."

"Well, thank you."

Lin Lezhi opened his eyes slightly and watched Yang Hancai swaying in front of him.

Speaking of which...

There was one place that really caught his attention tonight.

Lin Lezhi opened his eyes and asked, "Brother Yang, can I ask you a question?"

"Jiang..." Knowing that he had called the wrong name, Yang Hancai's face was filled with panic, and he quickly said, "Mr. Lin, please speak."

"Do you know why Magistrate Li was transferred to Changluan County? Where is the original Magistrate?"

After Yang Hancai pondered for a moment, he thought about the imperial order and said truthfully, "The previous county magistrate retired and returned to his hometown, so County Magistrate Li took the initiative to transfer to Changluan County. If I remember correctly, the previous county magistrate's surname should be Yan, and he was quite popular among the people."

"Retire and return home..." Lin Lezhi murmured softly.

Yang Hancai was puzzled and asked, "Why did Master Lin suddenly ask these questions? What's the problem?"

"No problem, just asking casually. It's getting late, Brother Yang should take a rest."

About half an hour later, the injured man next to him suddenly twitched, waking up the sleeping people in the cell, who looked at the place where the sound came from with an uneasy look.

Lin Lezhi and others also opened their eyes at the first moment.

Qingchuan went forward to check on the injured man. His body was twitching constantly and he was foaming at the mouth. A faint smell of bitter almonds could be vaguely smelled.

Even though he was not a medical student, he knew what poison the man had been poisoned with.

It's arsenic.

Qingchuan's eyes darkened and he shook his head at Lin Lezhi.

The commotion in the dungeon also attracted the human traffickers on duty in the dungeon. The human traffickers were disturbed from their sleep and cursed, "Why are you making so much noise when you're not sleeping? You're killing yourself!"

Hearing this, the other people turned their eyes away and looked elsewhere.

Another human toothbrush saw the man twitching in the dungeon, and a hint of sympathy rose in his eyes. He said to the human toothbrush next to him: "This is the one who stepped into the trap and was poisoned today. It looks like he is dying!"

Unexpectedly, the prison guard did not urge him any further, as if he was waiting for the inevitable outcome.

The poisoned man opened and closed his mouth, staring at the dark ceiling with his unfocused eyes, as if he was saying something.

His hands were waving everywhere, trying desperately to grab something.

Lin Lezhi grabbed his hand, and the poisoned man quickly shook it back with great force. The moment he shook his hand, the man's dark blue mouth, which was constantly foaming at the mouth, curved into a smile.

It was a smile of calm satisfaction.

Then he said incoherently: "Home...I...I'm...going...home..."

Because the distance was very close, Lin Lezhi couldn't tell whether he was talking to himself or to the person in his mind.

Lin Lezhi just felt his nose sore and he couldn't utter a word.

Qingchuan, who was standing next to him, slowly leaned forward and moved closer to the poisoned man, and said gently to him in a comforting tone, "Well, welcome home."

Hearing these words, the poisoned man's mouth corners raised another degree.

In his distracted eyes, he seemed to be depicting a beautiful future.

Just like that, he went from distracted to absent-minded and then to empty, and the smile just froze on his face.

Qingchuan lowered his eyes, sighed softly, and gently closed the poisoned man's eyes with his hands. Then he looked at the dazed Lin Lezhi and said, "Brother Lezhi, life and death are determined by fate. This is all we can do."

Hearing this, Lin Lezhi raised his head and nodded slowly, but he still felt mixed emotions.

In fact, Lin Lezhi was becoming more and more confused.

When the sun set in the afternoon, he carried the man on his back and walked into the forest heading west. As the vegetation was not dense when they first entered the forest, his long shadow was cast on the ground in front of him.

The orientation of the forest was not so straight, and the shadows were also slanted as they fell on the ground.

So Lin Lezhi could clearly see that the man behind him stretched out his hand towards his neck, but Lin Lezhi did not react.

It is not easy for an injured person, who has no sharp weapons in his hands, to strangle a healthy person with all limbs intact.

Lin Lezhi also wants to figure out a lot of things.

He wanted to find out what kind of person Jiang Lian'an was and why a famous detective who roamed the world alone was admired by some people while others wanted to kill him.

The people of Northern Qi wanted him dead, and the people of Yunqiang seemed to want him dead too.

Or maybe the people of Yunqiang Kingdom just wanted to fight to the death and kill a person from Northern Qi with their own hands before they died.

Lin Lezhi knew nothing about this.

But the man's hand finally dropped gently, and he started chatting with her. His words showed his admiration for the Yunqiang Kingdom and his love for his home.

In the end, Lin Lezhi couldn't ask the question, and the person in front of him would not wake up to tell him the answer.