Ye Yang explained, "The Divine Mechanism Map, to put it simply, is a treasure map hidden in a person's memory."

"However, merely having someone memorize the treasure map wouldn't warrant the term 'Divine Mechanism.'"

"The true mystery of the Divine Mechanism Map lies in sealing the memory of the person who holds the map. This person is called the 'Map Box,' the box that contains the treasure map."

"Because the Map Box's memory has been sealed, no matter who gets their hands on them, they can only die and cannot reveal the secret of the treasure."

"To obtain the Divine Mechanism Map, you must find a way to trigger a certain point in the Map Box's memory left by the treasure hider, allowing them to recover the memory of the treasure map."

Hearing this, I countered, "You mean the so-called puzzle-solving in Second Village is actually about triggering Lü Peng's memory of the treasure?"

Ye Yang nodded. "Actually, this puzzle is both easy and difficult to solve, depending on whether you're afraid of death."

I understood Ye Yang's meaning. "That's right! Yi Lü's intention to prevent others from finding the cause of Lü Peng's death is too obvious, and Lü Peng's deliberate pretense of foolishness to protect Yi Lü is also too conspicuous. This makes people afraid to solve the puzzle."

Hearing this, Lü Peng couldn't help but retort, "But I didn't!"

I said, "Perhaps, this is the most powerful aspect of the Divine Mechanism Map."

"Lü Peng, my first impression of you was that you were a simple-minded, reckless man. Such a person wouldn't listen to unpleasant advice and might even resort to violence. Yet, you are particularly protective of Yi Lü, which makes it difficult for those who come to solve the puzzle to know how to deal with you."

"However, I quickly discovered the contradictions in your character."

"When you instructed Yi Lü to pour tea for us, you specifically said, 'Don't use the village water, use mineral water.'"

"This makes people think that you are actually meticulous despite your rough appearance, someone who understands things in your heart but doesn't speak them out loud."

"In this way, those who come to solve the puzzle are even more afraid to speak the truth."

"Because they would suspect that you don't actually want to solve the so-called puzzle, but are simply doing some kind of cover-up."

I paused here for a moment, "Those who dare to come and solve the puzzle are all clever people. At least, they consider themselves smarter than others, otherwise, they wouldn't risk their lives."

"The smarter the person, the more they think."

"If you give them one, they can come up with five, six, or seven."

"Therefore, the more they think, the more afraid they become, and the more afraid they are, the less they dare to speak the truth."

"The puzzle of Second Village can only remain unsolved forever."

Lü Peng took a deep breath and said, "Then the cause of my death back then... was it Yi Lü?"

Yi Lü shook her head frantically, "Peng-ge, believe me, I didn't do anything to you. I've been preventing others from solving the puzzle because my intuition tells me that solving the puzzle will cause you great harm."

"Believe me!"

Ye Yang said at this moment, "What do you remember now?"

Lü Peng said, "I can only remember that I fell into the water and drowned back then. The river wasn't deep."

I said urgently, "Can you remember where the river is?"

"It's just above the village, I can take you there." Lü Peng stood up and walked out, without even saying goodbye to Yi Lü.

Yi Lü followed Lü Peng silently, wiping away tears along the way.

Lü Peng also turned his head several times, but each time his peripheral vision barely caught Yi Lü's face, he quickly turned away.

Walking next to Lü Peng, I couldn't stand the two of them, so I simply said, "Brother Lü, what's the deal with selling body parts for Tong Shen money in your village?"

Lü Peng said, "I'm not too sure about that."

"I don't even know how I ended up in Da Meng Township."

"When I came, it was already like this. I fought my way up from Lower Village to Upper Village, occupied this place, and became the village chief."

"However, I'm very disgusted with the village's practice of selling body parts, disgusted from the bottom of my heart."

"It's as if I'm worried that one day I'll sell my own head as well."

I turned to look at Ye Yang, who said, "None of the people here are willing to sell their heads?"

"That's right!" Lü Peng said, "Selling your head means you're really dead."

"The people here would rather live like a ghost than sell their heads."

Ye Yang transmitted his voice, "Someone is looking for the Divine Mechanism Map."

"He doesn't know whose head the remaining Divine Mechanism Map is in, so he's collecting other people's heads."

I asked, "If you want the Divine Mechanism Map, wouldn't it be better to solve the puzzle like us? Why use such a laborious method?"

Ye Yang said, "The Divine Mechanism Map has a lot of uncertainty. Maybe the Divine Mechanism Map in someone's head is fake, and if he follows the map, he'll easily end up in a dead end."

"It's also possible that repeatedly triggering other people's memories could lead to dangers that he can't handle."

"Getting someone to willingly sell their head is better than searching for the treasure map."

I added, "I think selling heads might also be a way to trigger the Divine Mechanism Map? It's just that he's not trying to trigger the treasure map in Lü Peng's head."