Eleven

…………

…………

"Not only that, but every plan to harm people has a hidden purpose."

Everyone was stunned.

"It's torture!" Li Yuanfeng said, "It's not just physical pain. The way to do harm is to make the remnants suffer terrible fear when they see their companions being killed one after another. ”

"The remnant do not know when they will die by the sword, and they are terrified. For the murderer, there is only one purpose in using such a brutal method of harming people, and that is to make them fear to death........."

"What........." Mr. Zhang's voice was a little dazed.

Li Yuanfeng glanced around at everyone, "In short, this secret room in the Wolf King Fang, judging from the location of the corpse, it is impossible to use mirror tricks, and you have to think of other methods." ”

“……… Was this all in vain? Uncle Ding wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his hands and complained.

…………

"My lord, did you just say that the murderer is hiding in this secret room?" Zhang Lao looked at Li Yuanfeng suspiciously.

He turned his head slightly, "Confirmed that the trick didn't work, and there was only one way to turn this room into a secret room." ”

"Oh, then this method can be found?"

"Yes."

"What's the method?" Mr. Zhang leaned forward, and the others waited happily.

"As a matter of fact, it is unlikely that the two doors of the walkway and the cellar could be locked from the outside. Especially on the night of the tragedy, the time is more extreme, and when the door is slammed open, the murderer should still be hiding in the room. ”

"But the room is surrounded by stone walls, and there is nowhere to hide. The things piled up in the corner of the room are all old chairs and other common things, and there is nowhere to hide! Besides, it was impossible to use a mirror trick, Lei Sheng's face-covering corpse was displayed under the table, and his upper body was facing the door. ”

…………

"The murderer used the technique of 'covering people's eyes and ears', and successfully deceived the people who witnessed everything."

Zhang Lao was stunned, "Do you want to demonstrate that trick on the spot?" ”

Li Yuanfeng nodded, "I have to take out something from the air for everyone to see." ”

"Take something out, sir?" Uncle Ding asked curiously.

"It's not a scary thing! You have to be a little prepared. Can you go to the kitchen next to us? ”

…………

We followed Li Yuanfeng's instructions and entered the kitchen.

Li Yuanfeng said: "Who is going to help bring three jars of wine?" ”

One of the guards picked up three jars of wine from a nearby shelf and handed them to him, "Come here after my signal." When he had finished speaking, he went back to the firewood room.

Closing the kitchen door, I looked inside with the lamp.

The old wooden cabinet is full of wine jars, if as stated in the book of Lu lawyer, when Mo Si, who served as the treasurer of the He'an ticket number in Shili City, was killed, the shelves here were fallen, the wine jars were also broken, and Mo Si's death was miserable. But now it seems that there is no sense that such a calamity has happened here.

Everyone stamped back and forth in the cramped room empty-handed.

…………

"There's a great list of wines here!" Uncle Ding carefully looked at the labels of several jars of wine and said to himself. He lifted the lid and tasted it unceremoniously.

At this moment, Li Yuanfeng pushed open the kitchen door, "It's ready, you can come out." ”

After Uncle Ding walked out, he asked, "Does it take time to demonstrate the secret room?" ”

"No, it's all right now. Like that kind of trick that looks like a trick, in fact, the technique is very simple, everyone and make sure that the front and inside of the firewood room are not suspicious! ”

After Li Yuanfeng signaled, we did so.

Inside, old furniture is piled up in the corner, and wooden tables are neatly placed in the middle.

Li Yuanfeng put the wine jar he had just brought on the wooden table.

"My lord, there's nothing out of the ordinary!" Uncle Ding said.

Li Yuanfeng smiled, "Yes, it's nothing unusual, but wait a minute, something will suddenly appear from the sky!" ”

"What do you mean? Did the murderer disappear from this room out of thin air? ”

"Recall the situation when the body was found, at that time, Lu Judge and they should have broken down the door before entering the crime scene, but except for seeing Lei Sheng's body, there was nothing."

"yes."

…………

"Everyone, give me a little time, about five breaths is enough. I've got to take something out and hold the dirt floating in the air. ”

"Understood, is it okay to turn around?"

"For the sake of prudence, go outside the aisle and wait, and slowly breathe five times before coming in."

Uncle Ding nodded, and we walked out.

I'll exhale five times.

…………

As soon as I finished sighing, Li Yuanfeng's voice came from the firewood room, "! ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and Uncle Ding opened the door.

After going in.

There was a gray object of unknown importance on the wooden table. Until now, there was absolutely no such thing in the room, but now there is one.

"Is this a rag?" Zhang Lao said in surprise.

Yes, it was a folded gray rag.

"Yes."

"Why is this thing happening? Was it hidden somewhere in the room? Old Zhang asked in disbelief. Where is it? Is it hidden in a pile of old furniture? ”

"No, it's not." Li Yuanfeng looked at me with shiny eyes, "Da Han, where do you think it has become different?" ”

I was startled by the sudden name, and hurriedly looked around the room.

There wasn't anything in this room in the first place. There is a wooden table tilted to the right, and behind the left is an ice table with a wine jar. In the left and right corners of the walls were small cabinets and old broken chairs, all the same as they were before we left, and about the same as in the lawyer's book.

No, it's not, at least it's not quite the same.

"Yes!" I said out loud, "That's it!" Wine jar! The three jars of wine that had just been placed on the wooden table were in the ice hole at the moment! ”

"What's going on?" Uncle Ding's eyebrows raised, "Of course, the wine jar is placed in the hole of the ice jian!" ”

"That's it. I just folded the rag and hid it in the ice jar, and I can't put it in the jar, but now after taking the rag out, of course I can put it in. As he spoke, he pulled out the jar and lifted the lid of the ice jar, which was shaped like a drum, "Originally, there were ice cubes here, but if you close the lid and put the jar in the hole, you can use ice cubes to cool the wine." ”

Li Yuanfeng pointed to the empty hole.

Bingjian is about two feet in diameter and about a foot and a half to the outer depth.

Uncle Ding stomped on the ground, clenched his fists and roared, "I don't understand! What the hell are you talking about? What does it have to do with that round and small Bingjian? ”

"The man who made the room into a secret room is hiding in this ice book. After the man brought Lei Sheng's body here, he moved it to the wooden table. The cellar door was already locked. Crossing the latch of the aisle door, he swirled into the ice and waited with bated breath for someone to break down the door and find the body. ”

"How could it be! Can someone that small get in? ”

"Have you ever seen that street handle, stuffing people into small pots or jars?"

"But this Bingjian is so small, could it be a child?"

"Yes, it does. The murderer is the size and weight of a child. ”

"........." Uncle Ding blushed and was very surprised.

I and the others were speechless in amazement.

"There are only two people in Lu Lawyer's book, one is the little boy Lei Lai, that is, the son of the owner who wears a mask. The other is the Lu lawyer who attacked the cellar, a strange man with an old man's face! ”

…………

"So, which one is the real murderer? Children or the elderly? Uncle Ding swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

One of the guards wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand carrying a lamp, and the red light that illuminated the room shook violently, silently supporting our figure reflected on the wall.

…………

"Not any one." Li Yuanfeng was solemn, "Both of them are real murderers. ”

"Accomplices?" Mr. Zhang asked impatiently.

"No, Mr. Zhang. Those two are simply the same person. ”

"What?" Zhang Lao shouted uncontrollably, "......... This......... The wrinkled old weirdo......... Is it Thunder? ”

"Yes, that's it. He wore a mask that covered all his skin, and he was disgusted with showing his face. ”

…………

Recovering from my astonishment, I put my hand on my face, "If the murderer is Lei Lai, it seems to be compatible with the last case, he is a very smart child." ”

Li Yuanfeng closed his eyes in silent prayer, "Lei Lai pretended to be burned in order to hide his aging appearance. Wrap your whole body in masks, clothes, and gloves and live in this workshop. ”

Uncle Ding puffed out his cheeks happily, "But no matter how it changes, from the perspective of the body, Lei Lai is just a child, it is impossible to have so much strength to attack Lu Lawyer, and the aging body should be very sick and weak." ”

Li Yuanfeng shook his head, "Lu Judge was suddenly attacked from behind in the dark, and fell into a state of great panic and chaos. In addition, don't forget that Lei Lai used a murder weapon such as a stick to assault the land lawyer. ”

"Yes. I might be too scared to draw a sword and fight. ”

Zhang Lao Tongtang pointed to the tip of his eyebrows and asked, "But I still can't fully understand." Lei Lai harmed Lei Sheng, covered his face, and arranged this secret room........."

Li Yuanfeng, "I don't think it's Lei Lai who harms people, he probably just helps to complete the secret room trick, and the mastermind is someone else." ”

"Did someone else do it?"

"Of course. It takes a lot of energy to move the corpse to this room. ”

"My lord, let's talk about the mastermind! And solve the problem of the secret room. "Uncle Ding.

Li Yuanfeng nodded quietly, "The mastermind left after everything was ready in the room." As for Lei Lai, who remained in the room, he closed the door of the corridor, crossed the latch, and hid in the ice jian. ”

“……… Is that some kind of hide-and-seek game played? "Uncle Ding.

After a while, the next Guzi and Lai Mo broke through the wooden door of this firewood room and found the corpse that covered their faces and died tragically. I remember that what surprised them was not that the door was locked, but that the murderer was not in sight. ”

".........," Mr. Zhang whispered.

Li Yuanfeng nodded, "At that time, Lei Lai hid in the ice jian. He curled up in a ball, holding his breath and listening to everything around him. ”

"It was indeed Guzi who stayed in the room, and Lai Mo hurriedly ran to the second floor to call everyone."

"The mastermind is Guzi?" Uncle Ding shouted.

…………

Li Yuanfeng nodded, "He is not the mastermind, but he must be assisting in the formation of the secret room." needed to temporarily clear the scene, so he instigated Lai Mo to inform the others, and when Lai Mo left, Lei Lai hurriedly got out of the ice and escaped. Gu Zi took the opportunity to go to the kitchen and take a few jars of wine, put them in the hole of Bingjian, and completed the final work of the secret room trick. ”

"Why do you have to put it in the jar?"

"To imply ——— no one is hiding in Bingjian, of course. If you don't, you may one day be caught up in the tricks hidden in the Ice Guard. Through the wine altar incident, empty doubts can be dispelled and their possibility can be eliminated. ”

"Wait!" Mr. Zhang looked very excited, "It turns out that this is the ......... That's right! What does Lai Mo say about wine, that's what he refers to! ”

“……… What did you say in the cellar? Lai Mo desperately told Lu Lawyer: 'There is no wine altar in that room!' And let him tell him to the king. I believe you should now know the true meaning of that sentence. 'That room' refers to this firewood room, and 'no wine jar' means that the wine jar was put into the ice jar later. ”

"No, it's weird!" Uncle Ding shouted, "I remember that when the door was slammed open, the wine jar should have been placed in the ice jian, and this is indeed what Lu Lawyer's notebook is written!" ”

Li Yuanfeng, "No, the scene that Lu Judge saw was the situation after Guzi put it on the wine jar later. It took a while for Lai Mo to remember something slightly strange in the room. ”

"Oh, I see!" Uncle Ding puffed out his cheeks and looked remorseful, "At that time, it would be good if the other people really listened to what they said." ”

"Alas, there is no way! No one can believe what the suspect says! "Zhang Lao accompanied the hall as if he had regained his senses.

…………

Uncle Ding stroked his goatee, "My lord, why did they do such a terrible thing?" The next child, the child......... Why did Guzi help him do such a thing? Do the people in the neighborhood know their plan? What about other homicides? Is it all Guzi and Lei Lai's doing? ”

Li Yuanfeng, "Those things are still not enough to discuss........."

…………

Uncle Ding was very disapproving, "The words are good, but think about it, it was Lei Sheng who was victimized!" ”

"To be precise, it's 'thought to be the corpse of Lei Sheng'. On several occasions in his book, Mr. Lu mentioned that there were doubts about the identity of the victims. ”

"Whose corpse would that be?"

"The proper answer, just like Lu Lawyer thought, is probably the ten-mile city court official named Ding Mi! He disappeared at that time, and his physique, age, etc. were all in line. ”

"What about the Raymonds? Hiding in the workshop? ”

“………”

…………

Zhang Lao stretched out his full strength, sighed, and looked around the dim room again.

I also followed the tour of the closed-eyed, somewhat filthy room.

Uncle Ding: "Since Guzi is an accomplice, why was he brutally harmed in the 'Tiger Cave'?" He and Uncle Wang were killed by someone's stone bow flying together........."

"Nope! Guzi's body was never found. "Li Yuanfeng," it was just that there were traces on the ground that looked like dragging, so it was impossible to prove that he had been killed. ”

Indeed, as Li Yuanfeng said. The murder of Gu Zi is at most only the testimony of Uncle Wang. The body of the subordinate has not been found.

I pondered as I looked at the moldy, dirty walls.

The light of the fire creates subtle changes in the shadows of the uneven stone pits.

It's the middle of the night.

Li Yuanfeng looked around at everyone, "It's not too early." Tired. That's all for tonight. I'll have to go to the second floor tomorrow to investigate. ”

…………

…………

It's the day.

Overcast, gray clouds covered the sky, obscuring the sun, and a little night air remained around it.

The cold wind came from the mountains and forests, and it ruffled my hair as I stood on the rocks.

In front of us was a scene of surprise that we had never seen before.

Looking to the other side, you can clearly see the rock face of the wilderness under the wind and snow. The vertical longitudinal cut rock wall is almost invisible. The dark-colored forests on the cliff stretch to the left and right.

…………

In the mirror.

In the middle of the dense forest on the cliff——— ———opposite us stands a Zhuang Mu ancient square.

——— dog meat shop.

…………

I woke up early in the morning. In order to look at the scenery on the other side, I finally climbed the boulder outside the workshop.

The appearance of the Wolf King Workshop and the Dog Meat Workshop is almost the same. But as mentioned earlier, the two squares are separated by hundreds of miles, and there are cliffs and valleys that break them.

Holding the "looking glass", I looked at the dog meat shop on the other side of the cliff valley. There was no light in the windows, and there was not half a figure to be seen, everything seemed to be dead and lifeless, and the whole square was filled with an atmosphere of desolation.

"But, this ......... How so? "Surprise and excitement were mixed, and my mouth was very thirsty.

"That's right——— 'dog meat shop'........." Li Yuanfeng.

…………

A middle-aged woman——— who was not at all kind, stood behind us ——— watched our movements.

Although we didn't look at her at all, we gestured together to talk to each other out of an abundance of caution.

"Like a waterfall no!" Li Yuanfeng leaned forward, looking at the cliff opposite.

I nodded. I remember seeing this scene on an old painting.

Yes, it's a bit like that.

…………

Mr. Zhang was a little tired yesterday and was still sleeping.

Uncle Ding and the guards were the same. And they were all here yesterday, so we came by ourselves.

"Really." I dreamed to myself, "Everything is the same as what Lu Lawyer said........."

The wind that hit the overhanging wall let out a few howls, and the dark and gray clouds that emerged from nowhere merged together, and began to roll up a strong wind with a strong yin air. The forest that covers the opposite square also echoes, and the sand gurgles move. Even in the world, the surroundings are still very dark.

Put down the "sight glass", crouch down, and prop your hands on the cold stone edge.

The biting cold wind that swept over the cliff gave me the illusion of flying in mid-air.

I held back my fear and looked down.

If you fall from here, you're going to get hurt!

The sight in front of me scared me.

It's hard to say what you like. For some reason, as if my mind was dizzy, I also wanted to welcome this vast space.

"How? Do you find evidence that proves the 'Quadrangle'? ”

Li Yuanfeng's voice sounded, and I suddenly came back to my senses. While trembling, he took a step away from the stone.

"Evidence?"

"Nope. I didn't find anything. I saw only a dense forest and a similar ancient square. Trees are shading, and it is impossible to judge at all. ”

"........." Li Yuanfeng propped his hand on the edge of the stone and leaned forward, "......... Is the square on the other side a little higher than here? ”

"No, it won't! I don't think yes. I picked up the "looking glass" in my hand and looked out. Sure enough, the dog meat shop is located at a height about the same height as this one.

"Okay." Li Yuanfeng gave up very simply, "What a pity!" If someone is in the square opposite, they can't figure out how to communicate through a code or something. ”

".........," I nodded, and looked again, "the forgotten ancient fang." ”

…………

Li Yuanfeng jumped off the boulder, "Da Han, come to the page." ”

I tore a piece of paper from the bookbook and handed it to him.

Li Yuanfeng tore the paper to shreds and threw the paper into the wind. Scraps of paper flutter from right to left——— falling from east to west.

…………

…………

…………