Chapter 41: Motivation
"Amitabha!" Xuanyin nodded, put his hands together, and proclaimed the Buddha's name.
"So what? Can you explain anything? Zhang Zhenyu asked.
"At least it can show that the abbot of Xuanyin cares very much about Tingsong Temple, and he doesn't want Mrs. Qin to defile the temple, so he may kill someone in a fit of anger."
"This ...... This is outrageous, isn't it? Zhang Zhenyu smiled bitterly.
"Outrageous? Many motives for killing seem outrageous, because murder is inherently deviating from normal people's ethics and moral norms, and the murderer's motives for killing will of course also deviate from moral norms, which is incomprehensible to ordinary people. If this motive is outrageous, then there are many cases that can't be understood, and I've seen a lot of more outrageous motives for killing, and you don't believe it when you say it! ”
"Oh?" Zhang Zhenyu didn't know that before Meng Tianchu crossed over, he was a forensic doctor of the criminal police team, and he had seen a lot of various cases, so he couldn't help but be suspicious, and said: "Then you say two, let's listen." ”
Meng Tianchu said: "For example, in a case I encountered before, the husband and wife were usually very harmonious, but because his wife didn't like to wash her feet before going to bed, his husband said it many times, but the lady just didn't listen and often quarreled about it." Before going to bed that day, the two quarreled again about this matter, and the husband, in a fit of anger, took a sickle in his hand, cut his wife's neck several times and killed him, and then disguised himself as suicide. ”
Xia Fengyi was a little strange, and muttered to Feiyan in a low voice: "When did he encounter this kind of case?" How I don't know. ”
Feiyan also said in a low voice: "Who knows about him, doing something unscrupulous all day long, and I don't know where he heard it, blowing nonsense here." ”
Zhang Zhenyu frowned: "Just kill people without washing their feet?" ”
"Of course!" Meng Tianchu didn't pay attention to the whispers of their master and servant, and continued: "There are also people who have a quarrel and kill people in order to eat fried noodles or lo noodles, have you heard of it?" Hehe, so, some motives for killing are simply incredible in the eyes of outsiders, but in the eyes of the murderer, they are enough to trigger his evil thoughts of killing. ”
He Wang still couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then you mean, the abbot of Xuanyin just molested his apprentice for Mrs. Qin, and killed someone if he broke the Buddhist Sect Qingxiu?" ”
Zhang Zhenyu also shook his head and said: "Other motives are possible, but this motive, I don't think it's possible, the abbot of Xuanyin became a monk in order to achieve positive results, if he killed Mrs. Qin was also to maintain the reputation of Buddhism, killing was a violation of the first major precept of Buddhism, so what kind of Buddha did he cultivate, what kind of family did he come out of?" This motive is contradictory to the other, and it doesn't make sense. ”
He Wang gloated and laughed: "Yes, pole, pole! It is understandable to say that Master Xuanyin killed Mrs. Qin for other motives, but it is really unreasonable to say that he killed someone in order to maintain the reputation of Buddhism. ”
Meng Tianchu said: "I didn't say that Abbot Xuanyin must have killed people for this." ”
He Wang sneered: "Then why? For the sake of women? For money? ”
"Listen clearly, first of all, I didn't affirm that the abbot of Xuanyin was the murderer, this is just the need to eliminate the law, and second, the case of a monk killing people for women, money, hatred, etc., is not something that has never happened, not every monk strictly abides by the rules and precepts, even if he originally kept the precepts, it does not mean that he will not break the precepts for the rest of his life! Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a wine-colored monk in this world; Third, Meng is now investigating the case, if you talk nonsense to confuse the public, I will be polite to you! ”
He Wang had already suffered a loss from Meng Tianchu, and knew that he was not joking, so he quickly shut up.
The abbot of Xuanyin said the Buddha's name: "What Master Meng said is wonderful and contains Zen principles, the poor monk has been taught, and the poor monk is willing to tell each other frankly, and the poor monk has been meditating in the meditation room for half an hour." ”
"Thank you Master for your understanding and assistance in investigating the case!" Meng Tianchu gave a salute, "What is the master doing in the past half an hour?" Can anyone prove that you didn't commit the crime? ”
The little monk said urgently: "I can testify for my master!" He meditated in the meditation room at this time of day until the fourth watch. Every day! ”
"And today? Did you see that today? ”
It was a matter of human life, and Xu Song didn't dare to say nonsense: "I...... I've slept, no ...... Didn't see ......."
Xuanyin shook his head and said, "The poor monk meditates alone in the meditation room, and no one else is present to testify. ”
Meng Tianchu said: "That is to say, Master Xuanyin has no alibi, so he is still classified as a criminal suspect." ”
When Zhang Zhenyu heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Brother Meng, junior brother always feels that it is very inappropriate to list Master Xuanyin as a criminal suspect. ”
Meng Tianchu smiled and ignored Zhang Zhenyu's stubble, and glanced at the abbot of Xuanyin: "Meng Mou is very curious about one more thing, and he needs to ask the master." ”
"Master Meng, please say, the poor monk must know everything."
"Who was the pregnant woman who hanged herself in the pine forest behind your temple? Does it have anything to do with the master? ”
The abbot's face changed slightly, his white eyebrows moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Poor monk...... The poor monk didn't know ...... Just a woman passing by......"
Meng Tianchu looked at his face and felt that the abbot Xuanyin was not telling the truth, shook his head, and said, "Abbot, if Meng's guess is good, the abbot should have a lot to do with this woman." ”
"No...... Monks don't speak! "Abbot Xuanyin said.
Zhang Zhenyu said: "Brother Meng, what are you doing pursuing this old thing?" Is it related to this case? ”
Meng Tianchu smiled: "If you want to say that it is related, of course it is related." If this old incident is a secret that the abbot master does not want to be known, or even an unspeakable secret matter, and is accidentally bumped into by Mrs. Qin, hehe, it is difficult to guarantee that the abbot master will not kill people! ”
Zhang Zhenyu was stunned, turned his head to look at the abbot of Xuanyin, and saw that he was still with his head down, silently reciting the Buddha's name, but the two white eyebrows on his eyes couldn't help but tremble slightly, obviously the abbot's heart was like turning over the river and the sea at the moment, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
Qin Yiyun asked, "Master, is what Meng Gongzi said true?" ”
The abbot Xuanyin still lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The poor monk and the hanged pregnant woman don't know each other. Meng Gongzi made a hypothetical ......"
Meng Tianchu laughed coldly: "Okay, since the abbot master refuses to say it, then put this matter aside for the time being, and take the abbot master as a key suspect, let's continue to investigate." ”
Qin Yiyun stared at the abbot master and said: "What else to investigate, it must be that my lady inadvertently knew or broke through the ugly thing of this old monk, was killed by him, and sent him to the official!" Under the big punishment, he will definitely recruit! ”