Generally speaking, land in the countryside is not worth much, and it is rare to build houses so close together.

Why is this small village an exception right now?

Standing on a high place and observing, you can come to the answer: this small village located in the middle of a ravine, there is already little place to build a house, and now that the insect market is thriving, the population of the village will inevitably increase, and if you want to build a new house, you can only squeeze it.

However, as a result, the roads between the houses were built to be extremely narrow, and when people walked in, they could only see endless walls, alleys, intersections, and portals, which was really like a labyrinth.

I wandered around it for a while, feeling that everywhere I went, it seemed familiar, and it seemed to be strange everywhere, how could I still distinguish between the southeast and the northwest? However, after a stick of incense, he secretly surrendered and escaped over the wall.

If you get lost even when you walk in, how can you find someone?

I even began to wonder if Ling Zexu was just lost between these houses and trapped inside and couldn't get out?

Just kidding, of course.

You can't see others, which can be one of the following three situations:

One, he went into a room here, and then he didn't come out again. As for why it didn't come out? Killed by someone, caught playing chess, chatting and forgetting the time, and meeting a beautiful woman...... There are so many possibilities that I won't list them all.

Second, he found the traces of the prisoner and left the village through the other exit in order to track the prisoner.

3. He deliberately hid just to see my jokes.

What will it be?

Ling Zexu didn't look like a person who liked to joke no matter how he looked at it, so I eliminated the third type.

If it's the first case, then I can't find it at all, so ...... Also temporarily removed.

So the second scenario remains.

Not to mention, the probability of the second scenario is really higher than the other two.

What kind of person is Ling Zexu? If the prisoner had really been in this village, then eighty percent would not have been able to hide from his eyes.

And once the clues are discovered, Ling Zexu is not the kind of mother-in-law and mother-in-law, who has to be involved with a companion to do things, and is likely to follow the clues alone.

That's not good.

There are at least ten masters on the other side, and if they join forces to besiege them, although Ling Zexu's martial arts are not bad, I am afraid that they are still more than lucky.

Without further ado, we need to find him out quickly!

Thinking of this, I quickly walked around the village.

There are a total of three entrances and exits to the village.

Among them, the most lively is naturally the entrance of the village on the other side of the insect market.

But I came from that side, and of course Ling Zexu never went there.

The second entrance and exit is a mountain trail.

This mountain trail is exactly where Ling Zexu and I entered the village; If there were any clues there, they should have been discovered when they came, and now it is relatively unlikely that they will go back.

As for the third entrance......

There is a small river on the edge of the village, the river is turbulent, I don't know the depth, the opposite side of the river is a cliff, along the river bank, you can go both north and south.

The low-lying water pool that Ling Zexu and I followed was the origin of this small river, and because there were cliffs blocking it on the way, there was no way to go directly to the riverbank, but spared a large circle.

It can be seen that if you go south along the riverbank, you will eventually return to Shuibo, and there are various cliffs along the way.

Based on the above reasons, it can be roughly judged that Ling Zexu is likely to go north along the river bank.

Remember, it's 'very likely', not 'facts'.

Where did Ling Zexu really go? I don't know for sure.

Since you can't be sure, let's start with the direction with the greatest possibility and check them one by one.

I came to the river.

Since the riverbank is mostly made up of boulders and pebbles, it is unlikely that there will be any footprints.

But that doesn't mean there are no traces.

If you look closely, you can see pebbles that have been kicked apart, wet mud that has stuck to the edges of the stones, and debris that has fallen between the crevices...... Every trace may be a clue left by the prisoner.

Listening to the rattling of the flowing water, I half-crouched on the ground, making out the many traces on the riverbank little by little.

Distinguish a section, and walk another section.

Before I knew it, I walked half a mile upstream of the river.

I jerked back.

Something seems wrong?

I turned and ran.

Back on the riverbank at the edge of the village, I walked straight to the cobblestone tidal flats.

A little further on, the river soaked the upper of my shoes.

I didn't stop and kept going deeper.

By the time I got to the middle of the river, the water was already up to my chest.

Turn upstream.

The river is not flat, but deep and shallow, winding and winding.

Ten or so steps up, the river was over my jaw.

I took a deep breath, sank my body, and quickly felt to the bottom of the water.

Hey, hey, hey.

Although the light was dim, I could clearly see several large wooden boxes sinking steadily under the water.

Count by one, no more, no less, exactly ten.

The dart has been found!

Why did I guess that the dart was hidden underwater?

Because of the water level.

Under the long-term erosion of the river, the river bank will show a variety of distinctive traces, through which we can analyze where the river will rise and where it will retreat.

Everything is traceable.

Walking half a mile along the riverbank, I mastered the pattern of such traces.

But as I walked just now, I suddenly remembered that there was such a section of the riverbank, which did not conform to the law of rising and receding water.

What affects the flow of the river?

Ten heavy large wooden crates!

At the same time as the dart cargo was discovered, another problem was solved: why did no one in the village see anyone transporting large quantities of goods?

Bulk goods are hidden underwater.

In other words, those prisoners can leave empty-handed and swaggering without attracting attention.

I used to inquire about the news in the market, and it was in vain.

I guessed right about the dart goods.

Since I can guess correctly, what about Ling Zexu?

As a veteran investigator, Ling Zexu's observation of all kinds of subtle traces is definitely much stronger than mine, and there is no reason why he can't see it.

If he sees it, why don't he go to me?

Let's imagine that after Ling Zexu found the dart goods hidden under the water, he would inevitably think that the prisoners would leave the market empty-handed.

In this case, he naturally had to go to the market to investigate further.

Is it possible that I missed the road from the village to the market with him?

It's possible!

Didn't I doze off in the middle?

Although it was only for a short time, I leaned under the tree, and if Ling Zexu walked from a high place with light skills, or happened to be blocked by passers-by, he might indeed not see me, thinking that I was still in the market, and went straight there.

If I hadn't fallen asleep, this wouldn't have happened.

Is that really the case?

If you want to know the truth, there is only one way.

Go to the bug market again.