"Reason." Lin Chu raised his eyebrows: "I don't need to guess!"
"The ground temperature is on the high side." Su Wen raised his eyebrows and said, "The soil has not yet weathered, it must have been less than a day."
"One day?" Mu Yishuang exclaimed: "How is that possible? The massacre of Cao Village happened five days ago!"
It is not difficult to understand that Fei Shark Castle massacred the village five days ago, killing people, looting, and setting fire to the village. However, it took four days to remember to set fire to the village. Isn’t it unnecessary?
"Heh." Lin Chu curled her lips slightly, and a tiny red light flashed in her eyes: "This fire was specially set for us!"
"How do you say this?" Mu Yiwen stared at Lin Chu with burning eyes, a naked desire for knowledge gushing out from his eyes.
"It takes a day, maybe longer, for the Fengshui County memorial to be submitted to the court. It takes one day for the emperor to give the order and people to investigate, and another day for the National Guard Army to receive the order and arrange the deployment. Until we came, did you see the people beside us on the way?
Are the troops coming to Cao Village?"
Mu Yiwen recalled carefully: "It seems not."
"So, the memorial to the magistrate of Fengshui County did not mention that Cao Village was burned because Cao Village was not burned down when the memorial was submitted to the court. Why was it burned before we came here?"
"Xiaosheng understands." Mu Yiwen slapped his head: "The thieves knew that we were coming, so they hurriedly burned the village and destroyed the corpses. So..."
His eyes lit up: "There must be a great secret hidden in the village!"
Mu Yiwen looked at Lin Chu with pride, his chest and back straight. Look how smart I am, come and praise me!
"It's a pity that you are wrong." Lin Chu's eyes were cold and deep: "One day ago, the memorial was not sent to the National Guard Army, but to the governor!"
Therefore, this is the real purpose of Lin Zhi and Danqing entering the camp one after another!
Just when the emperor asked Lin Zhi to investigate the suppression of bandits, Cao Village was immediately burned down. Lin Zhi and Dan Qing were transferred from the National Defense Army at that very moment.
If Flying Shark Castle really acts like this, it is either stupid. Or, there is... another reason for this matter!
"I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface." Lin Chu pursed his lips, his eyes were as dark as the sea, and there was a hint of anger.
You deserve to die if you regard human life as nothing more than to satisfy your own selfish desires!
"I don't quite understand." Duanmuyan scratched his head: "People were killed, things were robbed, and the memorial said that no chickens or dogs were left behind, and no trace was left. Why did you have to go back and burn the village clean?"
Lin Changxi frowned, and for the first time the enchanting smile disappeared from her peach blossom eyes: "Water bandits can steal things and kill people, but there is no reason to take so many people back to increase the burden on themselves."
Killing is the most convenient and trouble-free way!
"Cao Village occupies a large area. How could the thieves make the entire village disappear into thin air at once?" Shi Feifei cast her gaze into the vast void: "Where did the people go?"
Lin Chu pursed his lips and said nothing, slowly stepped on the ruins, and walked hesitantly step by step.
Black soft-soled leather boots stepped on the burned ground, and the scorched earth creaked under the weight. Looking from afar, there was no one in the village, and the burning was quite complete. The inside and outside of the village were clearly visible, and there was absolutely no hiding place.
"Zhong Si, you hang out at the dock all year round. Have you ever heard that there has been a large population migration in the suburbs of Beijing recently?"
"No." Zhong Si shook his head firmly.
Lin Chu narrowed her eyes and walked through the charred ruins. Her steps were calm and comfortable, like wandering in a sea of gorgeous flowers, but there was a storm gathering in her eyes.
"Is there no migration? Then... everyone in the village is really here."
"I told you a long time ago that they didn't go anywhere." Xiao Yinchou said in a low voice: "The air above this village is filled with death, and it is impossible for my eyes to see it wrong again!
