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

Lin Lezhi looked up at Guan Ziheng, then returned his gaze to the deflated purse, and said listlessly, "You missed a good show."

Guan Ziheng sat down at the table and asked curiously, "Are there any other good plays that I don't know about? Tell me about them?"

Lin Lezhi turned his head and said listlessly, "You don't want to know."

"If you don't tell me, how can I know whether I want to know or not?"

Seeing Lin Lezhi so listless, Guan Ziheng felt it necessary to cheer him up, so he said as a joke: "Hey, when I just came in, I heard from the people downstairs that they met a great man who invited everyone in the hall to dinner. Did you eat?"

"I ate it." Lin Lezhi responded calmly.

Guan Ziheng didn't know why Lin Lezhi was so unhappy even though he had eaten it, so it seemed like he had to say something to make Lin Lezhi happier. "

Guan Ziheng came closer and said with a smile, "Okay, let's talk about something happy. We made quite a lot of money from selling books today. Have you counted how much money we got?"

Lin Lezhi said without even thinking: "Twenty taels."

"You are talking about the total amount of money we have. If we convert the money we collected in Ping'an Town into silver, minus the part we paid to the bookseller, it will not be more than five taels. Wuyou, you must have counted it wrong."

"I counted correctly." It was clearly written in the accounting book, so there was no need to count it myself.

Guan Ziheng couldn't believe his expression and asked tentatively: "Wuyou, are you kidding me?"

Lin Lezhi raised his head, looked at Guan Ziheng with a sad look and said, "Do I look like I'm joking with you?"

"It doesn't look like that. It looks like your money has been stolen. Could it be..." Guan Ziheng suddenly realized that something was wrong and stretched out his hand to Lin Lezhi and said, "Give me the purse."

Lin Lezhi sat up straight and threw the purse around his waist onto the table without making any sound.

Guan Ziheng's eyes widened instantly, he immediately took the purse and opened it, his jaw dropped in shock. He poured out the money and saw that there were only a dozen coins left.

When he connected Lin Lezhi's appearance and words just now, even the fool realized what was going on.

"So that good man is you. When we leave here in a few days, how are we going to pay for the accommodation? The room we live in costs two taels of silver per night. We worked so hard selling books for three days and only earned less than five taels. Why haven't you ever been so generous to me?"

"And, there are only a dozen coins left. Are we gods and don't need to eat?"

Guan Ziheng was not angry, but Lin Lezhi at least had a good meal, as he had just had his lunch at a stall outside.

You can earn money again if you lose it, but I work so hard and still can’t have a good meal.

Comparing the two, he is at a huge disadvantage.

"It's all your fault. Why did you run away? You made me get blackmailed."

"Blame me? With your skills, how could anyone dare to blackmail you?" Guan Ziheng thought for a moment and said, "No way. Your friends seem to be quite rich. Why would they blackmail you?"

Lin Lezhi told Xiao Yihuo that he owed him a meal.

After Lin Lezhi's explanation, Guan Ziheng no longer found it strange and said, "So that's how it is. You owed someone a meal and left without saying goodbye. You deserved to be blackmailed. And I think Mr. Xiao's guard is quite dissatisfied with you. Is there a misunderstanding between you two that has not been explained clearly?"

Lin Lezhi thought about the atmosphere today and was afraid that not only was there a misunderstanding, but it was a big misunderstanding and it must be related to Xiao Yihuo.

Otherwise Liu Yunhe wouldn't have that attitude.

Lin Lezhi stood up, stretched and said, "How would I know what they are thinking? Anyway, please take this meal back. I won't owe you anything in the future."

"You don't owe me anything, but it's a pity that I'm busy all day long. However..." Guan Ziheng looked at Lin Lezhi and asked, "There's one thing I don't understand."

"Although you can't write, Wuyou, you have a lot of ideas, which shows that you are very talented. You have martial arts skills and are also very good-looking. Why don't you want to show up?"

"You don't understand this, this is called maintaining a sense of mystery."

Guan Ziheng looked at Lin Lezhi in confusion and asked, "I know the word mysterious, but what does mystery mean?"

"To put it simply, it's the feeling of pretending to be profound."

"Think about it, the more mysterious we are, the more elusive we will be to them, and they will become more and more curious about Wuyouke. The more curious they are, the more they will buy our books. Then won't we earn more and more, right?" Lin Lezhi put his arm around Guan Ziheng's shoulder and talked nonsense in a serious manner.

Guan Ziheng thought about it and it seemed to be true.

Guan Ziheng smiled and said, "I see. Wuyou, you always come up with new insights that I haven't heard of before."

During the three months of getting along with Lin Lezhi, Guan Ziheng didn't know much about Lin Lezhi, but from time to time he would hear Lin Lezhi utter some new words that he didn't understand.

Lin Lezhi let go of Guan Ziheng's hand, rubbed his nose, smiled awkwardly and said, "Isn't the purpose of writing a book to give everyone something new to read?"

"That makes sense, but right now, it may be difficult for us to make money. The appearance of Jiang Lian'an is more interesting than our books. He has solved many strange cases and is praised by everyone in the martial arts world."

"Especially the two cases he settled in Linnan Prefecture. They were so mysterious that even an outsider like me wanted to applaud after hearing them." Guan Ziheng looked at Lin Lezhi and continued, "But I saw that you, Wuyou, had a mediocre reaction to Jiang Lian'an. Aren't you curious?"

"Who said I'm not curious? I am extremely curious about him. But no matter how curious I am, I have to take a nap first. You've been tired all morning, so go and take a rest."

Turning around, Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened.

Looking at the way the man in blue was dressed, it was not much different from how he looked when he came in.

With the help of some underworld news obtained during the book selling period, there are not many people in the underworld who know exactly what Jiang Lian'an looks like, not to mention that their clothing styles are so similar.

If I could have further contact with him, maybe I could get clues about the identity of the person I was wearing.

On the other side, in Xiao Yihuo's room.

When Liu Yunhe thought of Jiang Lian'an's despaired expression downstairs just now, he felt relaxed both physically and mentally. He never thought that such a guy who did everything so flawlessly would have a weakness of his money.

Qingchuan sat at the table, with doubt in his eyes, and said, "Yihuo, what do you think of the man in blue who appeared downstairs just now?"

Liu Yunhe walked to the table and said, "What do you mean? I think the one we know is probably the fake one. He just made up the amnesia thing. Now that the real person is here, I think he will have to pack up and run away tonight."

Liu Yunhe was dissatisfied and said, "If he really meant it, how could he do something to hurt my son?"

"Yun He, I know you are worried about Yihuo, and I am worried too. But we cannot judge whether it was Brother Lezhi who did it. Remember not to be impulsive, and..." Qingchuan's expression was slightly gloomy and he continued, "We were the ones who felt guilty towards Brother Lezhi first. If Brother Lezhi really didn't lose his memory, it would be reasonable for him to do these things. How can we go against him?"

Xiao Yihuo clenched the folding fan in his hand and said slowly: "I think there must be another mystery behind this matter."

"I think so too." Qingchuan stood up and continued, "Brother Lezhi's ability to solve two cases in Linnan Prefecture was witnessed by us with our own eyes. It is definitely not fake. Not everyone can pretend to be Jiang Lian'an."

"What's more..." Qingchuan raised his finger and pointed to the inside of his left forearm. "That night at Yarenzhuang, when I helped him cover up the scar on the inside of his arm, I tested it and found that the scar on the inside of his arm was real."

"Brother Le Zhi is a straightforward person. Although he doesn't take the initiative to mention his identity, he never hides his appearance. In comparison, the fact that the person dares not show his face makes him look more problematic."

"Why?" Liu Yunhe was very confused.

Qingchuan looked at Liu Yunhe and said patiently, "What do you think Jiang Lian'an is doing here?"

"Everyone in Ping'an knows about the strange things that happened in the town. He must be here to investigate that case."

"That's right, but if we want to investigate a case, wouldn't it be better to hide our real names? Jiang Lian'an is well-known, and many people in the martial arts world know his deeds, but they don't know what he looks like. They only know that he has a smoke-like scar on the inside of his wrist, so even if he doesn't cover it up, no one may recognize him."

"But the person I just met deliberately concealed his appearance and revealed his identity. This attracted a lot of attention. Isn't this alerting the enemy?"

In an instant, Liu Yunhe suddenly realized, looked at Xiao Yihuo and Qingchuan and said: "So that's why you suspect that Jiang Lian'an is not real?"

But Qingchuan shook his head and continued, "It is still impossible to determine whether that person is Jiang Lian'an or not. Perhaps the real Jiang Lian'an really behaves in this way, or perhaps he has his own considerations and is deliberately attracting attention."

"It's too complicated. I don't think I can understand it." Liu Yunhe gave up thinking.

Qingchuan raised a faint smile, sat back in his seat, looked at Liu Yunhe and said, "Actually, this is not difficult."

“Isn’t this difficult?”

"Of course it's not difficult. Many times it's not about the person or the thing, but about your own heart. When your heart has made a choice, the problem is not difficult."

"my heart?"

Qingchuan nodded and asked simply and clearly: "Let me ask you this, which of the two of them do you hope is Jiang Lian'an?"

"Of course I am..."

Liu Yunhe didn't finish his words, but his expression betrayed him.

Although there are still many things that he has not yet clarified with him, if he asks himself selfishly, he naturally hopes that the person who said he wanted to take him in as an apprentice is sincere.

Pinghai Town was bustling at night. No strange things had happened since two months ago, so the people naturally felt less uneasy.

Moreover, as soon as the news that Jiang Lian'an was staying at Jianghe Inn spread, the entrance of Jianghe Inn was crowded with people. If you came out of the room late, there would not even be an empty seat at the table downstairs.

However, even if Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng combined their remaining money, it was still not enough for them to enjoy themselves in the inn and restaurant.

The two of them squeezed for a long time before they got out of the crowd. Their clothes were all messed up. Lin Lezhi immediately touched the hairpin on his head and the peace knot around his waist to see if they were still there.

After confirming that she was still there, Lin Lezhi let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help but complain, "It's just Jiang Lian'an, what's so good about her?"

The person next to him, hearing this, turned around with a murderous look on his face, but saw no one behind him. He scratched his head, thinking he had heard it wrong.

Guan Ziheng quickly covered Lin Lezhi's mouth and dragged Lin Lezhi away quickly. After confirming that no one was following, he panted and said with admiration: "Lezhi, you really dare to say anything. Next time you do this kind of thing, please choose a time when I'm not around and don't drag me into it."

Lin Lezhi straightened his clothes and said with a smile: "That won't do. We agreed to make a lot of money together, so we have to advance and retreat together. Besides, we have something more important to do right now."