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"It's like that everywhere in the house, isn't it? The Lu lawyer clearly flew everywhere with artillery, and the murderer in iron armor also used an iron nail rake to destroy several doors, but the wooden door that should have been sealed here was not sealed. Neither the door, nor the locks, nor the hinges of the doors, nor even the surrounding stone walls, were undamaged. ”

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"There's one thing I don't quite understand. Last night's secret room trick, it was mentioned that the people who carried out this trick were the subordinates Guzi and Lei Lai, but they said that they were not the real murderers, what the hell is going on? ”

Li Yuanfeng's expression was solemn, "There is a mastermind in the incident that happened in the Wolf King Fang, and you can't rashly determine who is the murderer." ”

"Mastermind?" I asked, surprised.

Li Yuanfeng nodded, "I have to look for it in the fog!" ”

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"Did the victim go out of the workshop before the crime? I think it's suspicious that they moved from one workshop to another around that time. ”

"Didn't Da Han deduce that when they returned from the Nuwa Cave Picnic to the Fang Fang before, they got the wrong place and went to another Fang?"

"Yes, the invited guests moved to another place without knowing it, and the picnic was just an excuse."

"The murderer is from the house?"

"It's better to say that everyone in the shop is an accomplice. However, there are also a few people in the workshop who have been murdered, but how can they be solved? This is the weakness of this hypothesis. Li Yuanfeng walked back to the center of the room and looked at the corner of the roof panel, "If you use a ladder, you can go up to the third floor from the small wooden door on the roof panel?" ”

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"Probably."

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was lifted.

I stretched out my hand and pushed the small wooden door up, but I couldn't push it open, "No, I can't move it." ”

"It seems like it's been a long time, maybe it's the door hinges rusty, or the door twisted and deformed, against the surrounding door frames!" Li Yuanfeng said as he bent down cautiously and made me go down to the ground, "What are you going to do next?" ”

After I asked, Li Yuanfeng thought for a while, "What about this......... It's too early for dinner, let's go to the rest of the workshop to have a look! It's also nice to see the ancient paintings hanging on the wooden staircase from the big room to the second floor. Anyway, I'm interested in what's in every room and cellar. ”

"Understood."

Li Yuanfeng looked at the lower person and asked him to lead the way.

The subordinate's light black, expressionless face nodded silently. Pull open the old wooden door and raise the kerosene lamp slightly.

I slammed the door shut, and the room darkened rapidly. The cunning darkness of photophobia began to spread in the shadows around them, and in contrast to the red glow of the kerosene lamps, the two sides were silently engaged in an ugly battle for territory.

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We lined up to climb the wooden ladder.

There were no windows around, it was very dim, and the light of the kerosene lamps in the hands of the subordinates became our forerunner.

Small fires swayed in the wind, and the light of harmony flickered on or off. The shallow shadows of the three people crawling on the ground and the wall mingled with the darkness, and the sound of solid footsteps echoed up and down in the wooden ladder.

From time to time, I would use my short stick to tap the walls, and if there were caves or secret chambers in the walls, I could tell by listening to the sounds.

Lu's bookkeeper once recorded that when the incident was boiling, the wooden door was sealed with sawdust and could not be opened at all. Comparing what he left out with the facts we have seen for ourselves, we find that there are several discrepancies, one of which is this.

"The roof panels on this ——— on the third floor are lower than those on the other two floors." Li Yuanfeng said as he walked.

We walked around two wooden stairs and finally came to a wooden door.

As he says, you can easily reach out and touch the roof panels.

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The door is fully open. We walked in and walked back and forth inside. But there is no sense that anyone has been here recently, and there are only a few worn, broken, or nearly decaying furniture, and the whole third floor is like an old storeroom.

Li Yuanfeng asked the next person: "Hasn't the owner used the third floor?" ”

The dark-faced subordinate replied, "Yes." Sometimes, though, we get cleared. ”

Li Yuanfeng looked around and found a few things worth looking forward to.

I don't know exactly what he's doing, but it looks like he's doing a very important investigation.

One of them is a walnut chest, with square ornaments. The two doors in front of you were opened, and inside were carved five rows of wondrous words that were vertical and like crawling snakes.

"What is this?"

Li Yuanfeng stared intently, turned his head, and showed an excited expression, "It's not a suspicious thing, even if it's placed here, it's not strange." ”

Another discovery was when I walked out of the third floor.

When we walked to the walkway that was still some way from the door, Li Yuanfeng suddenly let out a startled cry in front of a stone wall and stopped.

"Da Han, bring the lamp!" He said. Bending down to bring his face closer, he began to hold on to the rough stone wall with his right hand.

The surface of the stone wall was covered with a large slab, which was not only covered with dust, but also stained, and black mold accumulated in the stucco ditch.

I borrowed a lamp from the next person to illuminate the wall.

Li Yuanfeng said to himself, "Isn't this a good hiding place?" ”

"What?"

"What does this thing look like?" Li Yuanfeng pointed to the big board in the middle.

I looked closely, but I still couldn't see it.

I only saw that on this wooden board, it was about two inches long, like a scratch in the shape of a "丨".

"Signs? It's just that the top of the board is broken, right? ”

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“……… Is it something important? ”

I gave up speculation on the meaning of my words, handed the lamp to the next man, and said that we had to leave, and made him push the door open.

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Out of the third floor, we took the wooden staircase to the second floor.

Li Yuanfeng stopped for some reason and looked at the ironclad figure under the light of the kerosene lamp, "Da Han, what is this?" ”

Li Yuanfeng borrowed a lamp from the next person to shine on that thing.

——— surface is very rusty, reversing a dull sheen. It was about a foot long, round, and delicately made, but it was oddly shaped, and there were a few holes on the surface that seemed to have something in it.

"I don't know. Is it an ancient knocker made of iron? It seems too big to say that it is a giant knocker. ”

"Knocker ........."

Li Yuanfeng returned the kerosene lamp and removed the thing from the iron-armored figure. I thought he might have wanted to take it in his hand and take a closer look.

As a result, he was very interested in the wall behind the ironclad figure.

"No, it looks like a misunderstanding." Li Yuanfeng put the thing back in place. The ironclad figure had two nails on it, and it was supposed to be used to hang it.

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"Are there any rooms available?"

Suddenly, the subordinate looked at him suspiciously, and said, "The first two rooms are unoccupied. ”

"Please take us in and have a look!" Li Yuanfeng nodded and went straight into the room on the side.

The servant stood in the aisle and did not follow.

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Push open the side door and go straight to the vat room.

The room was almost dark, and the light from the outside flew in through the silky cracks in the windows.

Li Yuanfeng stretched out his hand and pulled the window open entirely.

Fresh air and bright moonlight burst into the room. When our eyes got used to it, we fixed our eyes on the room.

The interior is very simple and decorated.

Li Yuanfeng observes the position and size of the windows and the placement of large barrels; And the probe peeks out the window, even the candlesticks.

What caught Li Yuanfeng's attention was the window. The large barrel room is located next to the room, and the windows are facing the cliff valley. The four sides of the window are about a foot in size, or some decay from the wind and frost over the years.

In addition, three iron rods pass through the window at intervals of about two inches.

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"There were no windows in the room........."

"It's like a small window in a prison cell." I said unconsciously.

"Let's take a look at the other room!" Li Yuanfeng said.

We walked past the people standing in the hallway and into another room.

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This room has no windows.

Inside the room, the light of the kerosene lamp hanging by the door of the corridor was not enough.

I stepped out of the aisle and borrowed an oil lamp from the next person.

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We searched our room, and sure enough, we didn't find any traces of the murder scene. It's been three months since that incident, and if the killer has wiped out all traces, it wouldn't be strange.

Li Yuanfeng's room furnishings and I are almost identical. In addition to the candlesticks, there are simple couches, small desks, and small cabinets.

I took the candlestick and searched under the dusty bunk.

Li Yuanfeng took down the ancient painting and looked at it.

"It doesn't seem to be working. Not at all. In this way, the square we are in now is not a murder scene. ”

"Yes." Li Yuanfeng didn't seem to care.

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We searched the walkway on the first floor, the wooden staircase leading to the second floor in the large room, and even the cellar, and found four marks of unknown meaning behind the ancient paintings. Other than that, no clues related to the incident have been found.

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"It's almost time to eat."

"yes." As he looked at the candlestick, he thought, "There's a place to look." It is the study room on the first floor. ”

"Study?"

"What about the other rooms? There are landscape paintings next to the big dining table, and the blade room is also decorated with many mirrors........."

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We went to the first floor and walked into the study located on the side of the hall.

Although it is a study, there are almost no books on the shelf. Facing the door, there is only a vase the size of a vegetarian dish and a rice cabinet, with intricate carvings.

Li Yuanfeng glanced at the vase, walked up to him for some reason, and peeked behind him, "Da Han, look at this vase......... Is it abrupt? ”

"What?"

"Remember the words in the lawyer's book? Mr. Ma San searched for the 'magic cannon' behind the vase. ”

"The 'magic cannon' won't be here, will it?"

I was startled, and immediately moved the vase with my hands, but it was quite heavy and did not move. Even if Li Yuanfeng came to help, he only moved a little.

I had to go to the blade room, take a weapon that looked like an iron rod, and place it between the vase and the wall, and with great difficulty could pry open the gap of about half a foot.

Li Yuanfeng lifted the kerosene lamp and squatted down to investigate the back of the vase.

"Did you find anything?" I couldn't help but peek into the shadows behind him from above his head.

There is only a board on the back of the vase, and the stone wall is flat, without any suspicious text marks, drawings, etc., and even the ground is only full of dust.

Li Yuanfeng turned his head and smiled calmly, "Great, nothing." ”

The face illuminated by the firelight, or the relationship between the shadows, always feels that it looks different from usual, and it is a little creepy.

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"I don't understand." I felt thirsty, "I really don't understand, what are you looking for weird signs?" Nothing, but this, what the hell is going on? ”

Li Yuanfeng smiled, "I'm sorry." It seems that he said something that misunderstood Da Han. These are two things, Howe has nothing to do with each other! ”

"Irrelevant?" My head ached, "What do you mean?" ”

"We didn't find any evidence related to the murder, but we found strange marks and ciphers everywhere in the workshop——— which is a metaphor!"

"Metaphor?" My mind was also confused, "That is, this is not a murder scene, so there is no clue?" ”

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"There's nothing behind this vase, but what does it have to do with it? Could it be that it has nothing to do with the land of the hidden god cannon? ”

"Yes, it has nothing to do with the 'magic cannon'. In my opinion, there is no magic cannon in this workshop at all. No one hid it, there was no such thing in the first place. ”

"No?"

"Mr. Ma San has mistaken the search target. According to the bookkeeper of the Lu lawyer, the Grand Butler Rego also said that there was absolutely no 'magic cannon' in this workshop. ”

"Can you believe that?"

"Yes."

"Then why did you move the heavy vase?"

"Make sure there's really none!"

I took a deep breath and shook my head, "But there's a vase, isn't it?" ”

"This vase is a fake, and the room itself is a disguise. Someone built this place on purpose. ”

"Isn't this a study on the first floor?" I looked around the room in a panic, "What's that?" Is there any connection to the giant knocker on the second floor and the mark found behind the ancient painting? ”

Li Yuanfeng briskly asserted, "The iron door knocker is to cover people's ears and eyes." Those words that look like marks are probably hidden barbaric scripts! I think Zhang Beitang should be able to interpret it. ”

This unexpected word made it impossible for me to understand it immediately, "Hidden barbarian text? My eyes widened, and an inexplicable fear rose from the depths of my heart.

"Not bad. Engraved on the door of the cabinet on the third floor is the "Four Commandments". The mark on the back of the ancient painting is probably the detailed text of the four commandments. ”

"Why did you find the words of the Hidden Barbarians in this ancient workshop in the deep forest? This workshop must have been built decades ago, when the area was occupied by the Hidden Barbarians? ”

Li Yuanfeng told me about Pu Tian.

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I blinked several times, "What does this have to do with the murder we are looking for?" Do you mean that when the murder occurred, Uncle Pu Tian was here? ”

Li Yuanfeng stomped left and right in front of the vase, "To be honest, I don't know what the direct relationship is. However, from the fact that all the people who died in the Wolf King Fang were from Shili City, it is not difficult to detect that there is indeed a huge grudge behind this case. ”

"How? If the victim was from Shili City, was it to recover? But what does the people of Ten Mile City have to do with this incident? ”

"Just like a complainer, the murderer hates the act of 'commandment'?"

"Yes, that's good."

"How? This ........."

My chaotic brain is desperately trying to unify all this, "Is the tragedy that happened in Wolf King Fang all a coincidence?" ”

Li Yuanfeng spread his hands outstretched, "I can't say it completely." However, those who keep the commandments will eliminate the disciples who are the commandments. This inference cannot be ruled out in the resolution of this incident. ”

However, in contrast to the dogma of the fixed death, it is inevitable to resent the uninformed people for no reason......... "I am in a very depressed state of mind, and my heart is full of pity for the victim."

"Yes, despicable." Li Yuanfeng nodded, "Talents without creativity stick to the inherent order........."

Li Yuanfeng let go of his hand, turned to face the vase, and stared at the flower painted on it without saying a word.

The light of the kerosene lamp flickered and faded, and the flower lowered her head, as if showing a shallow and bleak smile.

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Rare things, are there any? Madness of the heart, and imitation of man.

It's always harder, it's limited, and it's only the extreme.

You won't get it, and every time you get a new one, it's a sign of loss.

Time is there, and gaining is losing.

Throw a pebble into the water.

How deep is the stream?

It really doesn't matter.

Finally sink to the bottom.

At the moment when he was thrown into the air. An illusion is born, and all things are born together.

Things have to be different, and they "see" differently. There is a difference in how it "sounds".

When I finally entered the water, everything came together and disappeared into nothingness.

Was there before?

A thought is born, an illusion appears, and all things are born. "Yes" will be picked up.

Throw into the water.

Ripples.

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Walked the way you came, and forgot about it.

Why throw it?

I couldn't stop scratching my head.

What exactly?

Well, what's the matter?

Left.

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