In the far north, in front of the old house ——— Chuanlu.

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Li Yuanfeng broke off the luxuriant branches and leaves, opened a path, and walked outside.

Song Dabai took the hand of the old man Pu Tian, and walked out with a lot of effort, and his arm was full of scratches from branches.

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"Oops, the fog has lifted."

It was a clear sky outside, and Li Yuanfeng covered the light of the afterglow with his hand and looked around.

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It's the beginning of the unitary period.

It has only been more than an hour since I came to this old mansion, but I feel that I have been walking in the dark cellar for more than three hours.

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"Look, Dabai."

Following the direction of Li Yuanfeng's finger, Song Dabai saw a room more than two feet high.

When the fog cleared and the sky cleared, Song Dabai felt that the house with the vast fir forest as the background was not the same as the impression he had when he first saw it.

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The walls of the room were dark gray, but you could see that they were snow-white. There are also a few windows with embedded window paper, and the window frames are white, is there a large room?

In the afterglow, the steep roof looked white.........

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"I always feel a little awkward."

Song Dabai finally noticed.

"In that notebook——— the whole house was all black."

"You're finally noticing the difference. I can't help it. Li Yuanfeng shrugged, "In the notebook, when the old man Pu Tian brought the young people back on the first day, didn't he say, 'The color of the house is black'. Elsewhere, there are such statements. ”

“……… That was the afternoon of the next day. Pu Tian, who was walking in the courtyard, was shocked when he saw An Zheng standing on the side. For a moment, I felt as if the man was floating in the air,' and in later writings, we figured out ——— at the time, An was dressed in black. That is, he is dressed in black and stands in front of a black wall, so it makes people feel that his face is floating in the air. ”

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"I see." Song Dabai nodded and looked at the old man Pu Tian.

He didn't say anything, just looked at the white swaying house in the afterglow.

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"Also, Big White." Li Yuanfeng said, "Do you remember what color the interior of the house is?" ”

"The interior décor? It's ........."

"The walls are black, the window frames are also black. The color of the large wooden barrel on the second floor is also black. The ground is covered with faint black stone bricks, which are also dotted with some pure black stone bricks. That's what it says in that notebook. What kind of situation are you seeing with your own eyes now? ”

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"The walls are ivory. By the way, when we were upstairs just now, I thought it was a little strange——— the door was gray and white. ”

"Most of the objects mentioned in the notes are black, and most of what I have just seen inside is grayish-white."

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"So, Yuanfeng, the records in that notebook are all made up?"

Li Yuanfeng shook his head resolutely: "No." The record in that notebook is exactly what I said at the beginning——— 'there is no false record'. I believe so. ”

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"Well, ......... the hell"

"Still don't understand?" Li Yuanfeng stretched out his hand again and pointed to the house, "Look at that!" On the right, at the highest point of the roof. ”

"See."

"What do you see?"

"It's the wind-direction dog......... By the way, the colors seem to be a little different. It's not black, it's a faint gray. It used to be probably snow-white ivory. ”

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"Take a closer look."

Li Yuanfeng pointed to the weather vane made of horsemouth cloth sticking out of the roof, "Is that really a wind direction dog?" ”

"Yes. Wait a minute........." Song Dabai stared carefully again. was told by Li Yuanfeng, and he also felt that it really didn't look like a dog.

The object didn't look like a dog.

If it is a "dog", it has too much hair on its back, two ears standing parallel to each other, and a drooping tail.........

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"Could it be a wolf?"

"Yes." Li Yuanfeng nodded solemnly, "That's not a 'dog', but a 'wolf'." White 'wolf'. ”

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"But, that's ........."

"Da Bai, that's the White Wolf King, it's the White Wolf King. This is not a house in the 'books', but a house that is 'weird'. ”

"The White Wolf King?"

“………”

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"This house is not a 'dog meat house'. If you want to choose a name, you can refer to the wolf king weather vane and call it 'wolf king pavilion'.

The real 'dog meat shop' is ——— in books elsewhere. ”

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Song Dabai was still there tilting his head, meditating.

Li Yuanfeng turned his head and looked at Pu Tian, who had been silent.

"That's right? Mr. Pu Tian. ”

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The old man seemed to put all his weight on the crutch in his right hand, walked over, and hung his face weakly.

Li Yuanfeng continued, "When you see the painting just now, you should remember a lot of the past, right? You should know who you are by now, right? Mr. Pu Tian———No, Master Li Yu. ”

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Pu Tian and Li Yu are the same person.

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Song Dabai knew the truth last night, when Li Yuanfeng called him to his room.

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Last night.

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When Song Dabai saw the letter sent by the granddaughter of the Dashi ——— the Shishi——— it was the invitation letter sent by the Dashi Li Yu to the Dashi 30 years ago, and he was surprised.

The handwriting on it is too similar to the handwriting on Pu Tian's handwriting.

The letters and notes were written by one person.

As long as you compare, even if there is no identification of capable people, the results are clear at a glance.

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"When Lei Mu died, why did the old man Pu Tian obediently listen to the advice of the wind dagger and not report the errand?

Before reading the letter to Song Dabai, Li Yuanfeng had raised these questions, and now he has raised them again, "That's because he can't prove his innocence either——— of course there are reasons for this." But more importantly, he was afraid that the guards would be rummaging around the house when they arrived. ”

"Because there are bones hidden in the cellar?"

Hearing Song Dabai's question, Li Yuanfeng nodded without hesitation. He picked up the notebook that was placed on the table——— which contained a copy of the notebook.

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"It is written in the notebook: 'I know it very well in my heart. It wouldn't do me any good if the guards came to investigate this case now. So I've been thinking about how to deal with this. 'How?' Don't you think this text fully reflects his state of mind at that time? ”

"Indeed........."

"That white bone is Li Yudashi's adopted daughter who has been missing——— plum."

“……… It is estimated that the person who killed her and hid her in the cellar was the owner of the house at the time——— Master Li Yu himself. If Pu Tian and Master Li Yu were the same person, of course he knew about the existence of the underground tunnel and the plums hiding there, so he was reluctant to inform the guards. He was afraid that if the guards searched the house, they would find the white bone ......... hidden in the cellar hallway......... Another point is that when he examines Lei Mu's corpse, he seems to be very skilled, and can deduce the time of her death just by looking at her eyes. ”

Li Yuanfeng raised a second doubt.

Without waiting for Song Dabai to answer, he answered by himself.

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If the old man Pu Tian is Li Yu, this question will be solved. In addition, when he inspected Anzheng, the sophistication he showed can be understood. Maybe it's just my thoughts as a layman. ”

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"Didn't the notes mention that ——— hid Lei Mu in the cellar, and everyone quickly hit it off? So what does that mean? ”

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"I think when Feng Dagger made this suggestion, the old man Pu Tian was very embarrassed. Isn't that what the notes say? But doing so is of great benefit to him. This gives him a guarantee. ”

"Guaranteed?"

"Yes. It is to ensure that he can live in the dog meat factory in the future. ”

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"Now, the owner of the dog meat shop is not him, but Fengji's father. He was just an ordinary caretaker, so he didn't know when he would be swept away by his master. ”

“……… But in the cellar of this house there are plums buried, and he has a deep bond with this house. He will never leave this house. He didn't want to leave at all. ”

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"He wants to hide Lei Mu in the cellar and be a 'grave keeper' himself. In this way, he pinched the Achilles heel of his master's son, ——— Fengji. He also took special care of Feng Ji——— 'In the future, please pay more attention to it, and don't let the old man resell or demolish this old house', so that the owner of the house will not be able to resell the house, and he will not be dismissed as a caretaker. ”

“……… This will ensure that he will live in the dog meat shop forever. Of course, he can also use what Feng Ji committed and the evidence he has to blackmail the owner and take back the property. But judging from the written record in that note, it seems that he was not so greedy. ”

"I see. Therefore........."

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"That's the answer to the doubts just listed."

Li Yuanfeng sat on the edge of the couch, put the copy of the notebook on his lap, and slowly flipped through it.

The replica was full of markings and text.

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Song Dabai leaned out of his chair and asked, "When did you start to find out that old man ——— Putian was Master Li Yu?" ”

"Today, after reading this letter, I am convinced. But I've always been a little skeptical. Because in the notes, many of his words and deeds make people feel sullen and incomprehensible. Yesterday, after talking with Hong Dashi, I felt even more that the old man Pu Tian was Li Yu. ”

Li Yuanfeng raised his head, "Li Yu is a left-hander, this is the most important clue." ”

"Why?"

"In that notebook, there are many places that imply that the old man Putian is also left-handed."

"Really?"

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"Yes. It's all very small written records. The first time I read that notebook, I thought it was a little strange. For example———

Li Yuanfeng quickly flipped through a few pages, "——— is here." Late the next night, when he peeked into the attic to see what was going on in the big room. When he saw the young people meditating, he wrote: '......... I unconsciously put my left hand in front of my heart, and my heart was beating fast. 'Big white. Which hand do you use when you hold down your heart? ”

"I'm ——— right-handed, yes, right-handed, that's all." Song Dabai actually compares it to painting.

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"Of course it is, right?" Li Yuanfeng nodded, "The heart is located on the left side of the body, and it is generally covered with the right hand, and some left-handers are also like this. But the old man Pu Tian used his left hand. ”

"I see."

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In two or three other places in the notebook, there is the same written record. For example, when they found the bones in the cellar: 'I pressed my left hand tightly to my heart, trying to calm down, and at the same time trying to calm down the panicked young men'.........'"

“……… In the vat room, when he stood in front of An Zheng——— 'I pressed my left hand to my heart, trying to calm down while observing .........'"

"If you roughly flip through it, there are so many places. He often pressed his left hand against his heart. Why is that? Self-explanatory. ”

Li Yuanfeng closed the copy of the notebook and put it on the table. He sat down on the couch and leaned against the couch.

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"Let's sort it out in order."

He began to speak: "After Master Li Yu graduated, he became the deputy master of the Longmen Academy and lived in Shili City. Soon after, his own sister died after giving birth to an illegitimate child. So he adopted the girl named Plum as his adopted daughter. ”

“……… To borrow the words of Hung Dashi, he has a great love for plums. often bring her to the school. Soon after, Mr. Li designed his own courtyard house. And in the forest of Sichuan Road, a dog meat workshop was built. But later, Li Zi was killed for no reason......... "Li Yuanfeng glanced at Song Dabai and asked, "Do you know the tribe of the Hidden Barbarians?" ”

“……… It seems to have been mentioned many times in the notebook, for example——— 'Kalo' means 'black dog' in the Hidden Barbarian language, "and the relationship between the ,——— Hidden Barbarians and the Missing Continent........."

"Probably related to the killing of Plum Zi."

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"Of course, this is all my random speculation, and perhaps this matter is more complicated, and I can only briefly extrapolate it for now. Li Zi was killed. I don't know why the black dog was killed, but it is estimated that it was encountered at the same time. ”

“……… Master Li Yu carried the plum and the black dog to the secret corridor of the cellar, and built a wall at the entrance of the corridor to block it. Claiming that his adopted daughter was missing, just as if it had never happened. But - what happened to him later was tragic. For him, the loss of plums was a big blow. He spent his days with wine, and he used it to drown his sorrows, and soon he got into great trouble........."

“……… He was expelled from the academy, went bankrupt in business, and finally couldn't gain a foothold in Ten Mile City. The courtyard house that he longed for was sold to others, but in order to take care of the plums hidden in the underground tunnel, he refused to leave the dog meat shop in order to express his thoughts. ”

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"So, he took the initiative to be the caretaker of the house?"

"Yes. He asked Feng Jun, the manager of the house at the time, to hide his real name and origin from the new owner. Perhaps, he has known this Fengjun for a long time, but other things are different, and the matter of Li Zi is never mentioned. This was six years ago——— no, seven years ago. ”

"Does the pseudonym Pu Tian have any special meaning?"

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"Ah, that's 'Li Yu'." Li Yuanfeng took out a piece of paper and turned his head to the side, "This is a very simple homonym." It's similar to the black dog 'Carlo'. ”

“……… Perhaps the 'Li language' in the Yinman's language sounds the same as the word 'Putian'. With that, Li Yuanfeng handed the paper to Song Dabai.

The word "Li language" is written in block letters.

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