mtl008 Chapter 257 Vine Thorns
Chapter 257 Vine Thorns
Lin Lezhi suddenly grabbed her wrist, causing the lantern she was holding in both hands to lose its balance.
Seeing that the lantern in her hand was about to fall, Qiao Ying, who was staring at the lantern, panicked for a moment and wanted to pull her hand back, but Lin Lezhi was holding her wrist tightly.
In a hurry, he quickly wrapped his arms around the lantern.
After confirming that the lantern would not fall, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared at the lantern in his hand with all his heart and eyes as if it were a treasure, being careful not to let it fall again.
He tightened his arms around the lantern, but was afraid of breaking it, so he only used a little strength.
There were old wounds on his palms, but there were more new scars. The tender flesh inside was exposed where the skin was cut, and it had not yet scabbed over.
Qiao Ying seemed to think that Lin Lezhi was going to snatch his lantern, so she slightly turned away. He held it in his arms and murmured, "This is for Grandpa, I can't drop it."
Qiao Ying's murmur was not loud, but it was clear enough for Lin Lezhi to hear. He looked at the lantern in Qiao Ying's hand, a complex emotion arose in his eyes, and his pupils trembled slightly.
By letting everyone see the wound on Qiao Ying's hand, Lin Lezhi had achieved his goal.
Lin Lezhi no longer held Qiao Ying's wrist and slowly loosened his hand.
The moment her hands were free, Qiao Ying immediately went back to holding it with both hands.
As if she was afraid that the lantern in her hand would be taken away by Lin Lezhi, Qiao Ying squatted on the ground with her back to Lin Lezhi, covering the entire lantern with her body.
Lin Lezhi took a deep breath without leaving a trace, then withdrew his gaze from Qiao Ying, looked at everyone and said, "Have you ever thought about why County Magistrate Chang chose to hang himself?"
Lin Lezhi's words made everyone a little confused.
Death is death, there is no reason for that.
"Mr. Chang was clearly poisoned by the snake. He would have died even if he hadn't tried to commit suicide. If he wanted to die easily, he could have used other methods, such as cutting his throat with a sharp weapon, but he didn't. He chose the most painful way to die, hanging himself with a thorny vine."
Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought, with puzzled looks on their faces.
Lin Lezhi looked around at everyone, raised his hand to show his palm and said, "He did this to cover up the truth."
The cut on the palm has now scabbed over.
"When we examined Magistrate Chang's body yesterday, we found wounds of varying sizes on his body, hands, and arms, many of which were caused by cane scratches. Seeing that he had hanged himself, everyone naturally thought that the scratches on his body were caused when he hanged himself. Of course, Magistrate Chang would definitely want us to think so."
Lin Lezhi's calm eyes darkened, he put down his hand and said, "Because only in this way can everything go smoothly and make way for survival."
"The vines growing on the cliffs have thorns, and there is thick fog around. If you want to go down the cliff, you will definitely get cuts from the thorns all over your body. From early morning to dusk, a short day is not enough time for the wounds to scab and heal."
He paused for a moment, then said with certainty, "The only person present who meets this requirement is Qiao Ying."
The words fell.
The soldiers and civilians present all looked at their hands.
I was inevitably injured during these few days in the forest, but the wounds were basically just minor scratches and had already scabbed over.
The soldiers were also injured by canes three days ago.
They were well-trained, so they were not seriously injured. The injuries on their hands were insignificant compared to the injuries on their bodies.
After looking at themselves, everyone's eyes fell on Qiao Ying at the same time.
The new scars are even more eye-catching.
"This lake island is in a dangerous terrain, and there has been heavy fog for several days. Ordinary people can easily get hurt, not to mention Qiao Ying who doesn't have the five senses. Brother Jiang, isn't it a bit far-fetched to judge based on Qiao Ying's injuries alone?"
Just when everyone was ready to accept this conclusion, Luo Zhifeng, who was beside Qiao Ying, looked uneasy and stood up to raise questions.