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

Looking at Lin Lezhi's expression when he spoke, Guan Ziheng knew that Lin Lezhi must be up to some bad idea, and he quickly stepped back several steps, his expression as if he was facing a great enemy.

"What's the matter?" Guan Ziheng asked vigilantly.

Lin Lezhi smiled, put his arm around Guan Ziheng's shoulder and said, "Seeing how scared you are, of course we're going to eat. Aren't you hungry?"

Hearing this, Guan Ziheng breathed a sigh of relief, but then Lin Lezhi said, "But... I want to go to Pinghai Lake."

"What......!" Lin Lezhi had already walked towards Pinghai Lake on his own. Guan Ziheng trotted a few steps to catch up with him, and said with a frightened look: "Didn't you say at noon today that you didn't want to go to that damn place?"

"I changed my mind, didn't I?"

Even though two months had passed since the strange incident, and the lives of the people in Pinghai Town had gradually returned to normal, there were still very few people living near Pinghai Lake.

There was a tent stationed next to the lake, and there were soldiers guarding outside the tent.

No wonder I haven’t seen General Dingyuan at Jianghe Inn for several days. It turns out he was here.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the night weather had become quite cool. A gentle breeze was blowing, and the moonlight shone on the lake, making it sparkle and peaceful. Lin Lezhi finally saw the lake island that the people had talked about.

There was no daylight and no lights.

The entire lake island formed a huge shadow on Pinghai Lake.

Lin Lezhi looked around and found that the lake island was not in the center. The so-called center is relative to the north and south, but the actual lake island is closer to the west. Judging from the area of ​​the shadow, there seemed to be mountains behind the lake.

"Why are you here? It's so eerie. Look, there are only a few people here. It doesn't look like you can have a meal."

Lin Lezhi's mouth curved up and he jokingly said, "Weren't you quite curious about this place this afternoon? You even asked me if I wanted to come and take a look."

"Who would come here so late at night?" Guan Ziheng shuddered as he looked at the dark lake. He turned around and said, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the lunar month again. I just hope nothing strange will happen. I think we should go back quickly."

“Get out—!”

Hearing the curse, Guan Ziheng shivered with fear again and wanted to quicken his pace to leave, but before he had taken a few steps, he was grabbed by the collar by Lin Lezhi.

Guan Ziheng turned around with a panicked look on his face, and unconsciously lowered his voice and said, "Wuyou, you don't want to live, but I want to live. That's General Cheng Su of Dingyuan. He is famous for killing people without mercy. If he knows some secrets that he shouldn't know, let alone making money, he will lose his life."

"Don't panic. Who would tell a secret so loudly? If it was a secret, those soldiers would have chased us away long ago." Lin Lezhi looked at Guan Ziheng and reminded him, "We are here to have fun. It's you who makes us look suspicious now."

Guan Ziheng stopped struggling, looked towards the tent, and immediately resumed his standard standing position.

After Cheng Su's angry shout, an official in official uniform and black gauze hat was pushed out by several soldiers. The leader said fiercely: "If we can't find someone to take us to the island tomorrow, we will have to trouble the county magistrate to accompany us."

After saying that, the man pushed the official hard on the chest. The official fell straight to the ground with a terrified look on his face due to the sudden push.

The official didn't care about the dust on his body, and quickly knelt up and said, "General, we really can't go to that island. Moreover, it has been more than ten years. It is really hard to find people who are familiar with the island. This really embarrasses me."

"In a dilemma?" The man who came out smiled, then stretched out his hand to pull the official up from the ground, and with his other hand holding the handle of his knife, he said fiercely and without any mercy: "If we can't find you tomorrow, don't even mention your official hat, but use your head to clear the way for us."

"Captain Hong..."

"Just do the task assigned to you, no need to talk so much, get out of here!"

After saying that, Captain Hong pushed the official again, and the official's buttocks fell hard on the ground again and again. The expression on his face showed how painful it was, but he immediately got up and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, I will do it right away, right away."

Lin Lezhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said calmly: "Who is this person? Why does he seem to have more authority than General Cheng?"

"What? He is General Cheng's trusted subordinate, Lieutenant Hong Mingxu. He has been with General Cheng for more than ten years. He has fought together on the battlefield and has made great achievements. I heard that the emperor wanted to promote him to general, but Hong Mingxu refused and loyally followed General Cheng to manage all matters in the army."

Without waiting for Lin Lezhi to ask, Guan Ziheng continued, "The one being pushed to the ground is the county magistrate of Qujiang County, Chang Feizhang. He has never made any major mistakes since he took office in Qujiang County. He is deeply loved by the people and is a good official who pleads for the people."

"But because of the incident in Huaifeng Village more than ten years ago, the truth has not been found out yet, and he is a clean person, so he is still a ninth-rank official."

"Okay, you know a lot." Lin Lezhi turned around and praised.

Guan Ziheng said with a look of disdain: "Don't you see who is running around all day? If you go out, you can also hear this from the people."

"It's our Ziheng who is as meticulous as dust."

"Come on this."

"Did you find out what they were arguing about?"

"How can I know what they say in the tent? I can't get into the government office." Guan Ziheng looked around, tugged at Lin Lezhi's sleeve and said, "Wuyou, let's go back quickly to avoid getting into trouble."

"Okay, let's go back."

Guan Ziheng and Lin Lezhi turned around, slowly left the lake, and walked back along the path. They heard a burst of hurried footsteps from behind. Although they were walking fast, they could still hear the uneven depth of their steps.

Because he was walking too hastily and was injured, Chang Feizhang almost fell when passing by Lin Lezhi. Lin Lezhi was quick to help Chang Feizhang.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome..."

Without waiting for Lin Lezhi to finish his words, Chang Feizhang thanked him without even raising his head, and walked away in a hurry. Lin Lezhi looked at Chang Feizhang's receding back, thoughtful.

After Chang Feizhang's figure moved away, Hong Mingxu's expression immediately darkened and he returned to the tent. He waved his hand, and all the soldiers in the tent understood and withdrew from the tent.

Cheng Su put the parchment map back on the table. The map showed the lake island behind them. Cheng Su looked at Hong Mingxu and said, "What happened?"

Hong Mingxu walked to Cheng Su's side, squatted down and said with a worried look on his face: "General, I heard that Jiang Lian'an is here too."

Cheng Su's eyes darkened, and he said unhappily, "What is he doing here?"

"I think he came here just for the strange things happening in Huaifeng Village. He is now staying at the Jianghe Inn. I heard that many people have gone to the Jianghe Inn to see Jiang Lian'an."

Cheng Su snorted coldly and said, "You are just a small sly detective. Do you think you are great just because you solved a few big cases? You dare to be so arrogant."

"General... should we let him leave Pinghai Town?"

Cheng Su raised his hand and said, "No need, he's just a small detective. Besides, we have no conflict with him on this trip, but..." Cheng Su raised his head and said with a plan in his eyes, "I would like to meet this world-famous detective Jiang. Prepare the horse for me and go back to Jianghe Inn!"

Hong Mingxu clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Yes, General!"

Lin Lezhi and Guan Ziheng walked back, and when they were almost at Jianghe Inn, they used their remaining money to buy some food from a small vendor. There were fewer people coming to see Jiang Lian'an at this time, but there were still people waiting at the door.

According to passers-by, it seemed that Jiang Lian'an did not come out of the room.

Lin Lezhi was also wondering, since the man in blue was so eye-catching, why didn’t he show up now?

Just after paying the money, I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me, whizzing past my ears.

“Everyone, get out of the way—!”

Seeing Cheng Su riding a fast horse and galloping towards them, followed by Hong Mingxu who was also riding a fast horse, and soldiers running behind him, the people around were obviously frightened and hurriedly hid to the side.

The people dispersed and the front of the inn suddenly became bright. Even though Xiao Yihuo and his group were sitting in the corner of the lobby, they could tell what was happening outside. Many people stood up to see what was happening outside.

But there was still a man standing in front of the door, staring blankly at the horse running towards him. He did not try to hide, but instead clapped his hands in joy.

In a blink of an eye, the fast horse was about to rush towards the man.

Lin Lezhi hurriedly ran towards the man, but his legs and feet were not fast enough to catch up with a horse.

At the critical moment, a man in blue jumped down from the roof and pulled the man away. At such a thrilling moment, everyone was worried about the man.

Then everyone realized that the man in blue was Jiang Lian'an.

But only the boy didn't care. Instead, he was happier than before. He looked to be in his twenties, but his mind was like a child. He jumped and said, "Do it again, do it again."

Seeing that the man was fine, Xiao Yihuo, who was about to stand up, sat down again. Liu Yunhe had already run out curiously, glanced at the man in blue wearing a veil hat, and also saw Lin Lezhi standing beside him.

Guan Ziheng picked up the food and hurriedly ran to Lin Lezhi.

"Ouch!" Cheng Su pulled the reins, frowned slightly and said, "Where did this idiot come from? What bad luck!"

Hong Mingxu dismounted from his horse and came to Cheng Su.

After being scolded by Cheng Su, the man was so scared that he hid behind Jiang Lian'an. Jiang Lian'an turned around and smiled. Even his laughter was so gentle, which made people wonder what kind of gentle person he must be under the white veil.

Jiang Lian'an comforted the man and said gently, "Okay, let's do it again later."

Hearing this, the man's eyes lit up instantly, and his previous unhappiness completely disappeared.

Cheng Su sneered and said sarcastically, "I never thought that the famous Jiang Guitan could have such a pleasant conversation with a fool. It really opened my eyes."

Jiang Lian'an turned around, and a pleasant low laugh came from under the white veil. Then he looked at Cheng Su who was still on the horse and said:

"On such a beautiful day with thousands of lights shining brightly, General Cheng returned home on the moonlit night. It was a graceful act, but he was being rude to a person who didn't understand the five senses. Isn't that even more inappropriate?"