Li Cheng asked, "What's on the other side?"
Ji Yunshu replied, "The answer."
An answer that they all wanted.
Very soon, the guards finally found a wooden raft!
The raft was not big and could only accommodate five people.
The guards followed his orders and worked together to lift the raft into the lake.
It floated on the surface.
Ji Yunshu looked at the crowd and said, "Only five people."
Therefore, Li Cheng brought along an old official with some experience and a guard.
Together with Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong, they boarded the raft.
The rest of the people stayed in the pavilion and waited.
They began to speculate.
"What do you think is on the other side? What does Young Master Ji have up his sleeve? "
"Who knows."
"Why don't we find a raft and go take a look?"
"Forget it."
"We don't know what's on the other side. What if something happens? Let's just stay here. "
The group of people gave up on the idea.
There were a few people sitting on the raft while the guards used oars to paddle the raft, slowly approaching the forest on the opposite side.
Because the lake was stagnant, there were many strange things floating on the surface.
As the wooden paddle was rowed into the water, it immediately caused waves of stench!
It made people want to vomit.
Their stomachs churned!
Li Cheng pinched his nose as he sat on the raft, his face twisted.
That smell was definitely the most disgusting he had ever smelled.
"This water stinks."
He complained.
The old official beside him also covered his nose, "It really stinks."
Li Cheng said, "This smell … I can't stand it anymore. It smells like there are many corpses in the lake."
Ugh!
Only he could make such an analogy.
Jing Rong, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, "You better shut your mouth, lest the stench enters your throat."
Remind him!
Li Cheng was startled, "You're right."
As she spoke, she immediately covered her mouth.
To prevent the stench from entering his mouth.
Jing Rong couldn't help but smile.
Soon, the raft reached the other side of the lake.
It was a very desolate and messy forest.
After they got off the raft, the guards pulled it to the side.
Jing Rong and Ji Yunshu didn't care if their shoes were dirty and stepped on the muddy ground.
Li Cheng was a little worried.
He had never been to such a place before.
The moment his toes touched the ground, his brows furrowed.
It was as if he had stepped on a landmine!
"I don't understand. You can investigate the case, but why are you looking for answers here? Could it be that the murderer is here? "As he spoke, he lifted his robe.
She ignored him and followed Jing Rong into the depths of the forest.
The two of them had a solemn look on their faces.
"Wait for me." Li Cheng chased after her.
Ji Yunshu walked along the forest as if she was looking for something.
He read as he walked.
Suddenly —
He stopped under a big tree.
Ji Yunshu looked at the thing under the tree, the corners of her lips curling upwards. "I was right."
Jing Rong said, "Yes, this is the place."
What's here?
Li Cheng stared at it for a while and asked, "What's here? Is the murderer in the tree? "
Puff –
This person's imagination …
Ji Yunshu pointed at the pile of rotten wood under the tree. "Crown Prince Cheng, take a look at this. What is this?"
Li Cheng took a closer look. He only knew that it was a piece of wood, but he didn't know what it was.
He shook his head. "I don't know."
Jing Rong continued, "This is a wooden raft. It can only accommodate two people."
"A raft?" Li Cheng didn't believe it. He moved closer to take a look and rubbed his chin.
He still couldn't see it clearly.
Jing Rong said, "This raft has been abandoned here for many years!"
"But how do you know it's a raft?"
Jing Rong took out the handkerchief he always carried with him and put it on his hand. Then, he reached towards the pile of dirty wood and pulled out something from it.
It was soft bamboo!
Bamboo was resistant to decay. Even if it was exposed to the wind and rain all year round, it wouldn't be affected.
"These soft bamboos are used to tie the wood, and there's more than one of them. Moreover, the wood is arranged in an orderly manner, so we can be sure that this is a raft that has been abandoned for many years. It's just that it has been exposed to the rain all year round and the forest is very humid, so the raft has slowly rotted away."
After listening to the explanation, Li Cheng finally understood. But …
He was puzzled. "So what if it's a raft? What does it prove? What does it have to do with the case? "
He was very doubtful.
"Of course it's related!" Ji Yunshu said, "Let's go forward. I'll explain it to you later."
Thus, the five of them continued to walk into the forest.
In fact, the forest wasn't that big.
After walking for a while, they reached the end of the forest. Unexpectedly, a house appeared in front of them.
It was a dilapidated wooden house that had collapsed badly.
From the looks of it, it had been uninhabited for at least thirty years.
They entered the house and walked along the back yard.
In front of the house was a very long alley.
The alley was very dark.
After passing through the alley, they unexpectedly arrived at a somewhat remote street.
Ji Yunshu recognized this place.
It was only a street away from Wen She's residence.
After turning around, they would reach the back door of Wen She's residence.
At this moment, she finally understood!
Her conjecture was confirmed!
Li Cheng, the old official he brought along, and the imperial bodyguard were dumbfounded.
They didn't understand the meaning behind Ji Yunshu dragging them here.
The old official asked, "Young Master Ji, what was the murderer's method of murder?"
Ji Yunshu was very calm. "Let's go back to where we came from."
As she spoke, she returned along the previous route.
They arrived in front of the rotten raft.
The officials on the other side of the river craned their necks and saw them coming back.
One by one, they said excitedly, "They're here, they're here."
They all tried their best to look in that direction.
It looked like it wasn't far and they could see the people in the forest.
However, they saw them standing under a tree and not moving.
On this side, Ji Yunshu slowly began to explain to Li Cheng, saying, "Don't you want to know how the murderer committed the murder? I'll tell you now! "
Li Cheng hurriedly cleared his ears.
He listened carefully.
He saw Ji Yunshu walk to the front of the raft and said with certainty, "The murderer committed the murder through this raft."
Huh?
"From some details, the murderer is a very smart person."
"Why do you say that?" Ji Yunshu continued to explain, "The murderer was worried that if Du Mubai's death was found to be a homicide, then the officials would definitely follow the clues and find the melon here. Therefore, he had to have a very good alibi! He was very clear that the opposite pavilion had been abandoned for many years, and no one would go there! He also knew that the only way to go there was that alley. In order to have an alibi, the only way was to avoid everyone's sight! He had to sneak into the pavilion without making a sound. This method was actually very simple, and that was that he had to
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