allonlinenovel Chapter 215 Not Returning
Chapter 215 Not Returning
"The wind was strong on the lake at night. After the boat was pushed out and drifted away with the water, no one would find it strange even if the ropes fixed on the dock shook violently. Therefore, after Wu Sanshan arranged everything on the lake island that night, he rushed back to the lantern boat, pulled the rope tied to the tail with his own hands, and headed to the center of the lake."
"When the boat is about to sail out of the fog, stop pulling, then take out the small candles you prepared in advance, use the flames from the remaining lanterns to relight the other lanterns, then dispose of the remaining small candles, and then tie the soul-calling bell to the boat. When everything is ready, return to the stern and pull the rope hard again, then cut the rope, hide in the bottom cabin, and wait for the boat to dock."
Lin Lezhi's eyes wavered a little as he said, "It was after that that everyone saw the lantern boat slowly sailing out of the fog. This explains why the rope didn't break early in the morning, but only broke in the middle of the lake. Because if the rope had broken early in the morning, the boat would have drifted to who knows where. It wouldn't have appeared in the middle of the lake at 12:00 a.m., nor would it have sailed out of the fog backwards."
Lin Lezhi looked down at the scar on the severed hand in his hand. The tremor in his eyes deepened, and his breath became a little unstable. He said, "The scar on Wu Sanshan's palm was caused by being burned by high-temperature wax oil, and then pulling the rope with all his strength."
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at the severed hand in Lin Lezhi's hand. The scar left on the palm was so clear.
At this moment, the expressions people showed when looking at the severed hand were no longer ones of fear and disgust, but rather ones of reluctance and incomprehensible sadness.
After a while, Liu Yunhe looked puzzled and asked, "What did you mean when you said that even God was helping him? Wasn't it all done by him from the beginning to the end?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Lezhi returned the severed hand and the handkerchief in his hand back to Wu Sanshan's body.
After letting out a light breath, he stood up and said to everyone, "To talk about God, we have to start from the origin of Huaifeng Village."
"Do you have to start from that long ago?"
Lin Lezhi nodded slightly, his expression slightly more serious, and said: "To solve all the mysteries, we must start from that long ago, but not too long."
Seeing Lin Lezhi's slightly serious expression, Liu Yunhe stopped talking and waited quietly and attentively for Lin Lezhi to explain everything.
"I believe everyone knows the origin of Huaifeng Village. It is named after the wind in one's arms. But the reason for this is not because of a miracle, but because of the terrain here."
"Huaifeng Village is built on a lake island, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The west, south and north sides are almost encircled, blocking the wind from these three directions. Only the east side has no mountain to block it. In late autumn, the east wind rarely blows, and Huaifeng Village is located in the deep forest and built on the mountain. Therefore, even if the east wind blows, the wind that can reach the village is very weak. The world-famous Huaizhong Report Wind is caused by this wonderful terrain."
As he spoke, Lin Lezhi's eyes deepened, "But even the weakest wind is still wind. As long as there is wind, this plan can be more seamless."
"Go on."
Cheng Su's eyes were solemn and he said in a deep voice.
"Although no one knows where Wu Sanshan came from, everyone knows that he makes a living by fishing. Wu Sanshan has lived with the mountains, rivers and lakes for many years, so he naturally understands all the changes on the lake surface, and the most important of them is fog."
"That day when we set foot on the lake island, we could occasionally feel a slight breeze on the island. That was the east wind. The east wind blew across the lake, bringing the lanterns and boats to the lake island, along with the heat brought by the lanterns. The lake island was already filled with thick water vapor, and the heat gathered on the lake island. In the middle of the night, the temperature dropped sharply, and when the cold air and the large amount of heat gathered on the lake island blended with each other, a large amount of fog was formed."
"The reason why I say even God is helping him is because of this east wind." Lin Lezhi paused, and then continued, "If there hadn't been the thick fog caused by the east wind, Wu Sanshan's movements on the lake wouldn't have been so hidden. And to do this, only people who walk on the lake all year round and are very familiar with the customs of the Lantern Festival can do it. When there is heavy fog, there is generally no wind, so when Wu Sanshan pulled the rope to sail the boat back, the resistance would be a little smaller."
Hearing this, Guo Yong's eyes darkened and he said, "In the past, when we held the Lantern Festival, there were indeed a few times when the fog on the lake was particularly thick, but I never thought about the reason. I didn't expect it to be like this."
"Then why did you say that Wu Sanshan hid in the bottom cabin by himself?" Zhou Yuanliang suddenly became emotional and said in disbelief: "How could someone be willing to die? How could it be possible..."
Just thinking about that tragic way of death and having to endure the pain until death is something that not everyone can do.
Seeing Zhou Yuanliang's frightened look, Lin Lezhi's eyes were also touched.
After a while, Lin Lezhi said slowly with reluctance in his eyes: "Since the day Wu Sanshan left, he never thought about coming back. He had already prepared himself to die."
"That's just your guess. How can you prove that the facts are as you said?"
Zhou Yuanliang became even more excited.
"rope."
"what?"
"Brother Deng personally witnessed that one side of the rope on the boat was burned by fire, but the other side was intact. When the boat was discovered, there was no one else on board, which is enough to prove that the rope tied to the boat was untied by Wu Sanshan himself. If someone else stood on the boat to untie the rope and then jumped into the water, I don't think there would be such a person in the world who could swim across half of the lake."
"Another point."
Just what Lin Lezhi said, plus the existing clues as evidence, was enough to convince Zhou Yuanliang. But when he heard Lin Lezhi say there was one more thing, Zhou Yuanliang's eyes showed a lot of surprise, and he said incoherently: "What...what..."
"Lock."
"Lock?"
Lin Lezhi hummed lightly and explained, "When I sent Qiao Ying home that day, I found that Wu Sanshan's door was wide open. Wu Sanshan had been away for two months and entrusted Qiao Ying to the family of Village Chief Wang. There was such a big secret hidden in the basement of his home, but the door of Wu Sanshan's house was not locked. It was this point that made me conclude that Wu Sanshan had decided to never return since he left home that day."
As he spoke, Lin Lezhi's eyes became slightly moist, and he said absentmindedly, "Why would a dying person care about what happens after his death?"
Hearing this, Cheng Su pondered for a moment, and said with a trace of admiration and regret in his eyes: "I never thought that Wu Sanshan, a small fisherman, would disregard life and death."
Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened, with uncertainty and reluctance in his eyes, he said: "Although it is just my guess, I think Wu Sanshan may have no other choice. He has very little time left, so... he has to do this."