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

"Or rather... all the people in the abandoned house are involved in everything that happened here."

Hearing this, Shi Peng's eyes showed a hint of panic, and then he looked at Lin Lezhi, with a hint of urgency in his tone: "Mr. Jiang has already said that I lured you into this game, so this matter has nothing to do with others."

Lin Lezhi's eyes flashed with a hint of sadness, and then he looked at the people standing by and said slowly, "There are so many people living in the abandoned house. If one person uncovers your lies, everything you have carefully planned will fail at the very beginning."

"What you said makes no sense at all. There is no reason for them to get involved in this matter."

"Maybe, it was like this at the beginning, but as time goes by, it's not just about you, and irrelevant things have already become relevant."

"what?"

"They knew that if this was exposed, they would be doomed, but even so, they still tried every possible means to sneak into this Ya Renzhuang. How could they be unrelated?"

Shi Peng looked at the people standing nearby, his eyes filled with shock.

"When we were on the mountain road, we heard the rustling of leaves in the forest. The people were startled and fled into the forest. But the rustling stopped after a while. Why?"

Shi Peng remained silent, his eyes looking in the direction of the people, and he was reluctant to look away, his fists slightly tightened at his sides.

"Because the people in the abandoned house just want to take advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the Ya Ren Village. They have no intention of harming anyone."

"It was my decision to take the people out of here. No matter the leaders of Yaren Village or the people, none of them knew about it. You, it is even less likely that you knew about it. If the people hiding in the mountains and forests are not the people in the abandoned house, then why would the people who have left come back here?"

"In order to investigate the traitors who sneaked into the village, almost all the yamen in the village were checked. Even if there are still yamen outside, it will not be easy to bring so many people back."

"Not to mention, among these people who were brought back, not a single one was wearing Yarenzhuang's clothes. Did all the people come back voluntarily?"

Shi Peng was silent for a moment, then said in a calm voice: "This is just your guess. How can you prove that among these people, there are people from the abandoned house?"

"It is indeed difficult to check if the people in the abandoned house have mixed in with the exiled people of Yunqiang. After all, it is difficult to distinguish them as long as they cover their faces with dust."

Lin Lezhi paused and said, "But if you say evidence, that's not hard to find."

Lin Lezhi walked slowly to the front of the people and said calmly, "I wonder if you could roll up your sleeves on both sides for me to see."

After he finished speaking, the people all looked confused and puzzled.

Lin Lezhi comforted: "Don't worry, I just want to make sure I won't hurt you."

The people were skeptical and puzzled, but after some hesitation, they rolled up their sleeves to reveal their arms covered in scars.

There were some old scars all over his body, but the scars left were very heavy, which was shocking to see.

Lin Lezhi's eyelashes trembled slightly along with his eyelids. After taking a light breath, he looked at the people among the people who had not rolled up their sleeves.

They seemed to be avoiding other people's sight, lowered their eyes, stood there trembling slightly, just like the bosses when they wanted to investigate Jiang Lian'an, standing there hesitantly.

The overly long hair served as a good cover, blocking their uneasy sight.

The people around them noticed that they had strange expressions and consciously kept some distance from them.

Some people, when moving their bodies, inadvertently looked down and intentionally avoided something.

Lin Lezhi noticed this and looked down.

Lin Lezhi walked up to one of the men who had his head lowered, put his hands on the man's arms, and leaned down to meet the man's gaze. As soon as he touched the man, he moved away, his body shaking uncontrollably.

The man didn't want to look at her, so Lin Lezhi didn't force it anymore. He let go of the man's arm, patted him and consoled him, "I remember when we were in the lobby, in order to check if Jiang Lian'an had sneaked into the village, the boss insisted that you were Jiang Lian'an and wanted to get rid of you."

"I am the one who stood up to prove that you are not Jiang Lian'an, and no one present is either, right?"

After he finished speaking, the people in front of him nodded uneasily.

"If that's the case, you all rolled up your sleeves then, why don't you do it now?"

Hearing this, the person in front of him looked at the other people around him. After hesitating for a long time, he rolled up his sleeves. His body was covered with new scars and blood.

Some of the less serious injuries have already formed scabs.

When the others saw him roll up his sleeves, they slowly rolled up their own sleeves, revealing the same new scars.

When the people of Yunqiang saw this, they could not bear to look any longer and turned their heads away.

After Lin Lezhi saw it, the people immediately put down their sleeves.

"It is difficult for refugees with nowhere to go to be treated well. The people of Yunqiang are even worse. They are often bought and sold at will, so their bodies are covered with scars. Those scars were not formed overnight."

"If you want to blend in with the people of Yunqiang Country, hurting yourself is certainly the most effective way. But for a real Yunqiang citizen, even if you get new injuries on your body, they will only add to the old ones."

The more Lin Lezhi spoke, the more the person in front of him lowered his head.

Shi Peng snorted coldly and defended the people in front of him, "There are quite a few newcomers from Yunqiang Country. What can a few new injuries prove?"

Lin Lezhi nodded in agreement, and then continued: "Indeed, a scar alone cannot prove anything, but there is one thing that cannot be hidden or covered up."

"Habits that are ingrained in a person cannot be hidden."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi took out from his arms the leaf that the man from Yunqiang country had stuffed into his body that night.

The night I first came in, the leaves that were picked still retained moisture. Now most of the moisture on the leaves has disappeared and they feel a little dry to the touch.

It seems that the leaves can be broken into pieces by just squeezing them gently with your hands.

Looking at Ye Zi, Lin Lezhi remembered what the man said behind his back.

It was obvious that the man wanted to kill me, but in the end he gave me his best wishes.

But he didn't even know the man's name.

There are many people like the man from Yunqiang Country. At this moment, the person standing here looking at him with a confused and uneasy look has also lost his name.

Thinking of this, Lin Lezhi's eyes showed a sadness that was hard to conceal. After a long while, Lin Lezhi looked at the leaves and said slowly: "The vegetation in Yunqiang country is lush, and the people of Yunqiang country have relied on and respected the vegetation for generations. Their love for the vegetation can be clearly understood without words."

"People who cherish plants and trees so much will definitely not trample on them easily. I saw some people doing just that."

Hearing this, everyone looked down.

Most of the people looked stunned and hurriedly moved their feet away from the grass.

Lin Lezhi looked at the people who were moving their bodies in a hurry and said, "Don't panic, I'm not talking about now."

Slowly, Lin Lezhi continued, "As early as the night we arrived, when we buried the man from Yunqiang Country outside the village, I had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong."

"Where is Magistrate Yang?"

When Yang Hancai heard Lin Lezhi calling him, he trembled uneasily, then walked out of the crowd and asked cautiously, "I wonder what Master Jiang wants to talk to me about?"

Lin Lezhi said "Oh", then smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask Governor Yang a question."

Yang Hancai exhaled lightly, and his expression relaxed a little. He responded humbly and politely, "Mr. Jiang, just ask."

"I want to know how the government confirmed that the people sent to the border must be from Yunqiang Country. Is there any mistake in the process?"

Yang Hancai raised his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Lezhi and said, "There will be no mistakes. The people of Yunqiang, whether they entered Northern Qi through Yarenzhuang or fled to Northern Qi on their own, all wear Yunqiang clothing, which is easy to distinguish from the people of Northern Qi."

"The government also has regulations that all hosts who employ Yunqiang people must keep records and report to the government, and then the government will stamp it to prove that they are aware of the matter. Therefore, the hosts who accept them are aware of their identities."

"When it comes to national laws, no one dares to neglect them, and no one dares to falsify them. In addition, the owner does not need to worry about the refugees. If they make a mistake or do not want to use them for other reasons, these are very common things. All you need to do is send the official seal list and the people to the government."

"Therefore, even if these refugees from Yunqiang Kingdom no longer wear Yunqiang costumes, they will not be confused with the people of Northern Qi, and it is even less likely that there will be any mistakes. I wonder if this can answer Mr. Jiang's doubts." Yang Hancai responded with a bow.

Lin Lezhi nodded and said, "Thank you, Governor Yang, for telling me."

Yang Hancai quickly said respectfully, "Mr. Jiang, that's not a big deal. I'll just help you if I can."

Lin Lezhi retracted his gaze, looked at everyone and said, "Everyone has heard what Governor Yang said. It is impossible for any mistakes to occur when we bring the people of Yunqiang to the border."

"If they were the people of Yunqiang, they would certainly cherish the plants and trees around them. But that night in the forest, when we buried the man from Yunqiang, the big brother in the dungeon asked several people who came in that night to go out and bury the man together."

"There were a lot of grass leaves on the ground, but they just threw them there casually without even looking at them."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi turned his gaze towards Shi Peng and said, "I wonder if this answer can prove that there are people from the abandoned house among the common people."

Shi Peng just smiled after hearing this, and then said: "This can only prove that the people who sneaked in here are from Northern Qi, but it does not prove that they are the people in the abandoned house."

It was clearly a question, but Lin Lezhi didn't take it seriously. As if he had expected it, he responded calmly: "I knew you would say that."

Lin Lezhi did not hesitate and walked straight to the citizen who had asked the question.

The commoner raised his head, looked frightened, and stepped back uneasily, but he was slower than Lin Lezhi, and his loose sleeves were turned up to his shoulders in front of everyone.

The moment the fire started, the people in front of him collapsed to the ground, their eyes revealing helplessness.

There is a red rope tied on the arm, with a special knot woven on it. The knot is recognizable to the people in the abandoned house.

Peace knot.

That night when he was checking the scars on the people's arms in the lobby, every time he turned a little closer, the people's expressions would change.

But he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, thinking that the people just had pain that they didn't want others to know.

But when the man from Yunqiang country was buried later, the grass leaves that were casually placed there were incomprehensible.

Lin Lezhi took off the peace knot from his waist, held it in his hand and showed it to everyone present: "Look, is the knot in my hand the same as the knot on this man's arm?"

Qingchuan walked forward and compared them carefully, then said affirmatively: "No matter from the weaving method or the material used for the rope, it is indeed made by the same person."

Qingchuan checked the other people who were standing there in a daze. They also had a peace knot on their arms, bright red.

Lin Lezhi nodded to Qingchuan, then walked to Xiao Yihuo with the peace knot in his hand, compared it with the one on Xiao Yihuo's waist, then looked at Shi Peng and said, "The peace knots that this Mr. Xiao and I are wearing were given to us by the children in the abandoned house. They said that an old lady in the abandoned house wove them. Everyone in the abandoned house has one to bless them with safety."

Lin Lezhi looked at the peace knot in his palm, his eyes darkened, and he said slowly: "Peace..."

Peace is the most desired wish of people living in an abandoned house.

After a long while, Lin Lezhi raised his head, sighed softly, and said helplessly: "In fact, the evidence you want is not difficult to find. The people in the abandoned house are living in the house prepared for them by King Linnan because the abandoned house has been sealed. As long as Prefect Yang goes back and sends someone to check who is not there these days, everything will be clear."

Shi Peng clenched his fists. His originally calm attitude became very stiff and ugly, even the smile on his face was distorted. But he still said stubbornly: "Even if this is the case, what does it mean? They have no reason to do this!"

Lin Lezhi said bluntly, his voice unconsciously rising: "Of course they have reasons, and their reasons are the same as yours."

"Then tell me what is the reason that makes them do this."

Lin Lezhi did not pause for a moment. He looked straight at Shi Peng and said clearly, "The law of nature is clear and just. The word 'law' is just and fair!"