Ji Huaichuan sighed and leaned against Zhang Qiling, "He really knows how to cause trouble for me! No need to investigate, it's all his fault."
"Not like it." Zhang Qiling shook his head.
Ji Huaichuan sat up and looked at Zhang Qiling, "What's not like? You mean the style of behavior?"
Zhang Qiling nodded and said softly, "There is a second person."
Ji Huaichuan thought carefully about the whole process of the incident and sighed, "It seems so. According to Shen Tingsi's personality, if he really did it, there wouldn't be corpses left around the stone statue. And he directly said that he did it with the second expedition team, but he also told me not to go into the water, which means there must be something under the water that he doesn't want me to know. Most importantly, he said that Panma killed people because of a curse, but as far as I know, Shen Tingsi doesn't know how to cast a curse at all!"
The more Ji Huaichuan spoke, the more he felt that this was the truth, as if all his previously confused thoughts had been sorted out. He suddenly hugged Zhang Qiling and kissed him, "Mua~ Qiling baby, you are so smart!"
Afterwards, before Zhang Qiling could say anything, Ji Huaichuan stood up and ran out to find Wuxie, Fatty and the others. Zhang Qiling looked at Ji Huaichuan who was leaving and sighed imperceptibly. He said that there was a second person involved, but he didn't say that Shen Tingsi did nothing.
On this side, Ji Huaichuan had already told Wuxie and Fatty about his thoughts. Fatty was still holding his breath when he heard half of it, but after hearing Ji Huaichuan finish, he was completely relieved.
"I told you, Boss Shen couldn't have accomplished such a big operation by himself. There must be accomplices behind the scenes. It's hard to say, the mastermind might be someone else!" said the fat man seriously.
Wu Xie remained silent. He looked from Ji Huaichuan to the fat man. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on what. "Then...should we go down to the lake and take a look?"
"Look!" Fatty and Ji Huaichuan said at the same time.
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"You are really bad. You are deliberately leading them into the trap." Zhang Rishan leaned on the door frame and looked at Shen Tingsi sitting on the chair.
"I just said a few words. As for what they think, that's their business. It has nothing to do with me." Shen Tingsi spread his hands and directly shirked responsibility.
Zhang Rishan smiled and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, why are you making such a big fuss?"
Chen Tingsi paused for a moment while fanning himself, then continued to fan. His eyes were dark and unclear, but his voice was still as frivolous as before. "This is a surprise for you. You'll see it soon. I think you'll like it."
Because Shen Tingsi had his back to Zhang Rishan, Zhang Rishan didn't see Shen Tingsi's expression at that moment. He just smiled and said, "I like everything you give me."
"You must be hungry. I'll ask them to prepare food." Shen Tingsi turned around and smiled at Zhang Rishan, then stood up and left.
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"Dinner is ready!"
Agui and Yuncai came out of the kitchen carrying the dishes. The fat man hurried over to take the plates and put them on the table.
"One bowl for the little brother, one bowl for Xiaochuan'er, one bowl for Tianzhen, one bowl for Yuncai, one bowl for Uncle Gui, and this one is mine!"
As soon as the fat man put the bowl down, Zhang Qiling couldn't help but curl his nose and frowned slightly. He still didn't understand why Xiaochuan liked to eat this.
"Uncle Gui, can we change the dish tomorrow? If I keep eating this snail noodle, I'll stink." Wuxie rubbed his nose and asked with a smile.
After hearing what Wuxie said, Agui felt a little embarrassed. Before he could say anything, the fat man continued, "No change! I just like snail noodles, and this is what they call stinky but not rotten, and it's appetizing, right, Yuncai!"
After the fat man finished speaking, he looked at Yuncai, his face full of an expression asking for praise, and Yuncai nodded.
Ji Huaichuan also echoed: "That's right! Yuncai, Uncle Gui, you guys should eat quickly too. We won't bother with these people with no taste."
"Yes, yes!" The fat man nodded, then turned around and glanced at Wuxie.
Wu Xie smiled helplessly and continued, "By the way, Uncle Gui, do you know there's a lake northwest of Yangjiao Mountain?"
Agui nodded and said, "I've heard about it from the elders, but I've never been there."
"We're going there tomorrow..."
Before Wu Xie could finish, A Gui interrupted him, "That road is very dangerous, we can't go there!"
"Don't worry, we're very capable!" The fat man raised his head and pointed at Zhang Qiling and Ji Huaichuan, saying, "These two can't even withstand the one-way journey to the Buffalo Head Valley."
Having said this, Zhang Qiling happened to pick up the teacup and took a sip of water, looking like a hermit.
"Yes, but I'd like to trouble you to help us find two machetes that can be used for cutting through the mountains, preferably the kind that have been sharpened, and a few bundles of hemp ropes. By the way, Uncle Gui, do you have tents?" Wuxie asked.
"I have two old tents here. If you don't mind, I can find them for you." Agui said.
Wu Xie smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's new or old, as long as it works. Oh, and the most important thing is, we need to find two guides who are familiar with the mountain roads."
"No problem, leave it to me!" Agui promised, patting his chest.
"Okay, thank you!"
They were chatting about their own things, while Ji Huaichuan was only concerned with eating. "Authentic snail noodles, try it!" He scooped a spoonful of it and handed it to Zhang Qiling's mouth. After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Qiling finally agreed. Ji Huaichuan smiled triumphantly.
On the other side, Xie Yuchen and his group also arrived at the Yiwang Waterway. Xie Yuchen came out of the cave with a camera in his hand. Mop came forward and handed him a handkerchief, "Hua'er Ye, wipe it quickly."
Then he took out another piece of cloth and wiped the dirt off Jie Yuchen's clothes. "Come on, you still do this kind of dirty work yourself. Just let me do it next time."
Xie Yuchen wiped the camera in his hand, turned his head to look at the mop without saying anything, and just then Huo Xiuxiu came over and asked, "Did you find anything under the waterway?"
"The staff member who went down with me said that someone had already been in here many years ago," Xie Yuchen replied.
"Many years ago?" Huo Xiuxiu tilted her head and looked at the entrance of the waterway, somewhat puzzled.
Xie Yuchen nodded, "Judging from the traces, it's at least several decades old."
"Ah? Then we came here for nothing."
"Not really. I also found a strange phenomenon inside. The coffin was open." Xie Yuchen said.
"There's a coffin in the waterway? Then we have to go to the police station." Huo Xiuxiu said.
Xie Yuchen nodded and continued, "But the coffin doesn't have any signs of being pried or chiseled. The person who opened it directly broke through the mechanism of the three layers of the coffin."
"Could it be done by someone from our Nine Gates?" Huo Xiuxiu asked.
Xie Yuchen handed Huo Xiuxiu the camera and said, "Look, this is what I took."
"The coffin is sealed with molten iron... Is this a whistle coffin?"
Xie Yuchen nodded and said, "That's right. As far as I know, the only way to crack the whistle coffin without damaging it is the Zhang family's unique skill of probing with two fingers..."
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