boyutpedia Chapter 241 Why be afraid of him?
Chapter 241 Why be afraid of him?
The boat was docked steadily on the shore with the pedals set up, and everyone boarded the boat one by one. After boarding the boat, the soldiers took the oars from Cheng Su and continued to sail the boat southward, towards the cliff.
Liu Yunhe had previously followed Lin Lezhi's instructions to scout the camp and knew that all the soldiers were injured. Not long after the boat left, he took the initiative to replace a seriously injured soldier and helped him row the boat.
The movement of the oars created ripples on the lake surface, and the lanterns swayed gently with the waves.
They may be pushed away, or stay where they are and sway, or they may be pushed forward slowly by the force exerted by the ship's movement.
Got on the boat.
Qiao Ying thought that the way Luo Zhifeng and Xiao Yihuo boarded the boat was very handsome, so she held a lantern and jumped back and forth on the boat, imitating the movements of the two men when they flew.
The boat rocked up and down with Qiao Ying's movements.
Seeing this, Luo Zhifeng hurriedly grabbed Qiao Ying and coaxed her to the side.
The boat moved forward slowly, and the closer it got to the cliff, the more Lin Lezhi could feel his heartbeat getting faster and faster, and his thoughts became more complicated.
In order to ease the complicated emotions and make himself look calmer, Lin Lezhi chose to temporarily distance himself from the matter of the lake island. He slowly walked to the side with less traces of moss, turned his back to the lake island, supported his arms on the side of the boat, and cast his gaze towards the woods on the other side of the lake.
I said I was looking at the scenery on the other side of the river, but the more I tried to do this, the harder it became to focus my eyes, and I had no idea what I was looking at.
His aimless gaze inadvertently fell on the side of the ship.
The side plank on this side, which had no traces of moss, had more obvious signs of being burned and repaired. In order to see it more clearly, Lin Lezhi leaned out a little further, even above the waist.
"Your shoulder injury hasn't healed yet, do you want to fall down?"
A cold and questioning voice came from the side, and Lin Lezhi inexplicably felt like he had been caught doing something bad.
"No...no, I just wanted to take a look at the side plank. I always felt that it was a little..."
Lin Lezhi panicked and quickly behaved himself. He timidly withdrew his body and explained to Xiao Yihuo in a guilty manner.
but…
Halfway through his speech, Lin Lezhi suddenly felt something was wrong.
It's true that Xiao Yihuo's reminder was well-intentioned, but why should I be afraid of him?
Moreover.
If it hadn't been for his 'good intentions' just now, I wouldn't have been put in such an awkward situation, and I wouldn't have had to work hard to resolve it.
He always had a cold face, acted unkind and arrogant, and acted like a big shot when blaming himself.
Do not know why.
Lin Lezhi suddenly felt a little aggrieved and irritated, and Xiao Yihuo's "good intentions" also changed. Lin Lezhi turned his head slightly to one side and said unhappily: "This is my business, none of your business."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Lin Lezhi was shocked and froze in place.
Feeling extremely annoyed, he somehow recalled the unpleasant things that happened between him and Xiao Yihuo in the tunnel underground, and he repeated to Xiao Yihuo almost verbatim what he had said to him.
It wasn't loud, but just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
Lin Lezhi quickly glanced at Xiao Yihuo and just caught the flash of astonishment on the other's face.
It seemed as if he had never thought that he would hear such words coming from his own mouth.
Not to mention Xiao Yihuo, even he himself was shocked.
I thought that after hearing this, Xiao Yihuo would leave coldly and ignore me, but he didn't leave. Instead, a complicated look appeared on his face and some hesitation revealed in his eyes.
Lin Lezhi knew that he was unable to transform the complicated emotions in his heart and could not find an outlet to vent. Xiao Yihuo happened to appear at this time, so he took out all his anger on Xiao Yihuo.
It was obvious that Xiao Yihuo did nothing wrong.
"I…"
"I…"
Lin Lezhi wanted to apologize, but he didn't expect that the two of them said it in unison, making the atmosphere even more awkward.
Just when Lin Lezhi was mentally prepared to apologize first, the soldier who was replaced by Liu Yunhe and accompanied Zhou Yuanliang to the forest to find wood for crutches came over.
Zhu Yang had just seen Lin Lezhi looking out of the boat, so he walked over and asked with a look of admiration and curiosity, "Did Detective Jiang Gui recognize this boat?"
After saying this, the soldier seemed to feel that his behavior was a bit rude, and he quickly clasped his fists in greeting, and said awkwardly: "Sorry, my name is Zhu Yang, did I interrupt your conversation?"
"No."
Lin Lezhi said immediately.
Although the apology was not spoken, having someone come over could ease the atmosphere a lot.
At least, I don’t have to be alone with Xiao Yihuo.
Knowing that he did not disturb others, Zhu Yang immediately felt relieved and his expression became much more relaxed. He said with respect and shyness, "I have heard about Jiang Guitan's deeds before and have always admired him. It is a blessing to be able to talk to Jiang Guitan today. It is not in vain. This trip is not in vain."
“No, no.” Lin Lezhi waved his hands quickly, feeling somewhat guilty, “I’m not that great. I just know a little bit about solving cases. I’m only a little famous in the martial arts world thanks to your kindness. I’m really ashamed.”
"Jiang Guitan is being modest."
"You just said that I recognized this ship as...?"
Lin Lezhi quickly changed the subject.
"Yes, I just saw him stick his head out. With Jiang Guitan's intelligence, he must have recognized this ship."
"This ship was the one to the north of the lantern ship when it caught fire."
Zhu Yang's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded affirmatively: "Yes, it is this ship. Detective Jiang Gui is indeed very smart. I admire him."
Faced with Zhu Yang's praise that was as warm as the sun, Lin Lezhi felt a little embarrassed and at the same time felt a little depressed.
"I only remembered this when I saw that the side planks were badly burned. I hadn't noticed it before. I think this ship must have been very close to the burning lantern boat at the time."
"Yes."
Zhu Yang answered with a look of reluctance and sadness on his face, "At that time, it was thanks to Jiang Guitan and Brother Guan who risked their lives to board the ship and drove the boats parked on both sides of the lantern boat away from the dock, so that the fire did not affect all the ships. Afterwards, the general was worried that the people would be frightened by the burn marks on this ship, so seeing that this ship was not seriously burned, he paid a reward to requisition this ship, and quickly found someone to repair it. It's a pity..."
Zhu Yang lowered his eyes and did not continue speaking. He sighed softly, with sadness in his eyes.
But soon Zhu Yang raised his head, looked at Lin Lezhi and said affirmatively: "I know that Jiang Guitan will feel uncomfortable when this matter is mentioned, but I believe that anyone who can truly get along with Jiang Guitan will definitely not be the murderer."
Lin Lezhi clasped his fists and bowed, and said with a solemn expression of gratitude: "Thank you very much."
"You don't need to thank me, Jiang Guitan. I sincerely feel this way, and I believe my brothers must have the same idea. In fact... I came up to ask Jiang Guitan if he recognized this ship, just to find an excuse to come over and talk to you, Jiang Guitan. I wanted to say these words to you a long time ago, but I just didn't have the chance."
Zhu Yang smiled shyly, then looked towards the other side of the boat and said, "We are almost there, Jiang Guitan, Mr. Xiao, let's get ready to disembark."
"it is good."
Lin Lezhi responded. The complicated emotions in his heart dissipated a lot because of Zhu Yang's words, and he also strengthened his belief in solving the case.
Lin Lezhi temporarily put aside the unpleasantness just now, looked at Xiao Yihuo, took the initiative to offer a way out, and at the same time sent a signal of reconciliation: "Xiao Xu, let's go over."
Xiao Yihuo hummed softly and nodded.
The moment he raised his foot, Xiao Yihuo seemed to be stuck by something and stopped in place.
"what happened?"
Lin Lezhi noticed something strange about Xiao Yihuo and asked.
Because of Lin Lezhi's inquiry, Zhu Yang, who had left a few steps, turned back and asked with concern: "Mr. Xiao, are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Yihuo shook his head, then frowned slightly and moved his feet away.
There was an inconspicuous, irregularly shaped stain at the place where he had just stepped.