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

Chapter 21 The Bereaved Dog

Lin Lezhi said emotionally, "If you really loved He Yuqing, you would have noticed that there was something wrong with the red beans on her wrist. But every time you entered the cave, you were most concerned about whether Li Weisheng's body had been discovered. You never even looked at He Yuqing."

"What do you know?" Li Weisheng shouted at Lin Lezhi, "Do you think everyone in this world can be as carefree and carefree as you?"

Lin Lezhi paused for a moment, then said, "It's true that I am free and easy, but you can't just bite anyone you catch, or will it make you feel better if you push the blame for your own crimes onto others?"

After saying this, Lin Lezhi looked at the yamen runners standing by and said, "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. You won't abuse your power and pervert the law just because he is the county magistrate.

The guards looked at Li Weisheng, and one of them came out and clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Jiang, according to the laws of our dynasty, lower-level officials cannot arrest people beyond their authority."

Lin Lezhi looked at the Red Pearl Temple behind him and said, "Then lock him up in the Red Pearl Temple first, and then notify your superiors."

The yamen runners looked at each other, then walked up to Li Weisheng and said, "Excuse me, Lord Li."

Li Weisheng waved his hand and said, "No, I'll go by myself."

After saying that, Li Weisheng picked up He Yuqing's body and, under the escort of the yamen runners, entered the Hongzhu Temple.

At this time, four villagers who heard the news rushed to the corpse, supported each other, knelt down and cried loudly, crying and shouting: "Daughter, your parents are too late--!"

Seeing this, Lin Lezhi didn't want to interrupt, but still said: "That...Uncle and Aunt, you are crying for the wrong person. This is not your daughter."

The two pairs of parents fell silent instantly.

"Then... which one is our daughter?"

Lin Lezhi walked up to two of the corpses and said, "Although I don't know which one is your daughter, these two must be your daughters."

"These...are all bones. How can you tell?"

Lin Lezhi squatted down and patiently explained: "Your daughters were sacrificed alive, so blood will form at the broken parts of their bones, but I have no way of identifying which one is your daughter."

The two pairs of parents hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Jiang, thank you, Mr. Jiang."

"You're welcome."

"Master Jiang..."

Hearing the voice, Lin Lezhi turned around and saw that it was Sun Wan'er. Lin Lezhi stood up and asked, "Do you want to ask which one Miss Su Li's body is?"

Sun Wan'er nodded, "Yes."

Lin Lezhi walked to the outermost corpse. There was a large hole in the skull and the surface was bumpy, as if it had been gnawed by insects.

Lin Lezhi pointed at the corpse and said, "This is Miss Su Li. People who are affected by this disease will have their bones eroded and become uneven in the future."

Finally finding Sister A-li's body, Sun Wan'er's eyes were filled with tears. She smiled with great gratitude and said, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for finding Sister A-li for me."

Seeing that Sun Wan'er was about to kneel down in front of him, Lin Lezhi quickly reached out his hand to support Sun Wan'er and said, "Miss Wan'er, there is no need to do this. I only did what I could, and Miss Wan'er also helped me just now, so I should also say thank you to you."

Seeing Sun Wan'er's doubtful eyes, Lin Lezhi added: "If Miss Wan'er hadn't come forward to testify for me just now, I would not be able to clear myself of suspicion."

Lin Lezhi stood up straight and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Miss Wan'er."

Sun Wan'er's eyes were timid and her cheeks were slightly flushed. No man had ever said thank you to her. The coldness in the sadness in her eyes melted away.

Sun Wan'er knelt beside Su Li's body, took out a clean white handkerchief from her bosom, put it in Miss Su Li's hand, and said with a smile: "Sister A Li, I finally found you."

There would probably be no one to claim the remaining bones, so Lin Lezhi and the villagers of Yulong Village buried their bodies and Li Weisheng's under the red bean tree.

I hope they can have a good home in the next life.

Then he picked up the Datura seeds on the ground.

Village Chief Ji came over tremblingly with a cane, followed by the villagers of Yulong Village. He bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Jiang, for letting us not do such a heartless thing again. I promised to pay Mr. Jiang a reward before."

Village chief Ji took out a heavy bag of silver and handed it to Lin Lezhi.

When Lin Lezhi saw the money, he would be lying if he said he wasn't tempted. Lin Lezhi took a few taels of silver from the money and returned the rest to Village Chief Ji.

"This……"

Lin Lezhi shook the few taels of silver in his hand and said with a smile: "These are enough. It's not easy for the villagers to make money. As long as you don't do these things in the future, it will be fine."

Village Chief Ji waved his hands quickly, then raised three fingers and said, "No, no, absolutely not again. I swear to God, if you do this again, let me..."

Lin Lezhi stopped Village Chief Ji and said, "Let's forget about this oath. I believe you won't do it."

Since entering the village, Village Chief Ji has been making vows constantly. It is not easy for him to be at the forefront even at such an old age.

After taking the money, Lin Lezhi threw it all to Xiao Xu without keeping a penny, and said with a smile: "Look, I said I would pay you back, and I keep my word."

Xiao Xu held the money in his hand, a smile curving up at the corner of his mouth.

At night, the villagers held a banquet to entertain Lin Lezhi.

Lin Lezhi's heroic deeds had long been spread throughout the village, and naturally he was admired by the children in the village. They pestered Lin Lezhi to tell them about other cases that Lin Lezhi had solved elsewhere.

How would Lin Lezhi know this?

Lin Lezhi quickly changed the subject and said, "There are so many fun things in this world. What's so fun about solving cases?"

There were twinkling eyes in the child's eyes, "Is there anything more fun than solving a case?"

"Of course!" Lin Lezhi pointed at the stars in the sky and said, "There are more interesting things in this world than the stars in the sky. As long as you pursue them with your heart, you will naturally find them."

"What is it and how did you find out?"

Lin Lezhi pointed at the child's chest and said, "Whatever you see with your heart is joy. For example, isn't it also a joy for us to meet in this vast sea of ​​people?"

When Lin Lezhi said this, Xiao Xu's eyes turned to Lin Lezhi, with doubt and appreciation in his eyes, but he just glanced at him and then looked away.

The children didn't understand what he said, but they tried hard to think about the meaning of Lin Lezhi's words.

Lin Lezhi thought it was very cute, and touched their heads and said, "This, you will naturally understand when you grow up."

After dinner, Lin Lezhi took some food to the Hongzhu Temple and placed it in front of Li Weisheng. Li Weisheng took a look without saying anything. He still held He Yuqing's body in his arms and sat on the mat in the Hongzhu Temple.

"You must be hungry. Eat something."

Li Weisheng said coldly: "No need."

Lin Lezhi shrugged, sat aside and said, "I still don't know your real name?"

Looking at He Yuqing in his arms, Li Weisheng snorted coldly, "Is it important? She is just a stray dog."