The monk's face was quite calm and said: "Donor, you also said just now, fine sand will sink to the bottom of the water, but at this time, it floats in the water for no reason to change the color of the river, isn't this strange enough?" ”

Zhang Jing asked with a smile: "Didn't Master forget, didn't you forget that it rained heavily yesterday?" ”

"What does this have to do with the rainstorm?" The monk secretly clenched his fingers.

"Of course it is." Zhang Jing looked at the student beside him: "Wenzhi, why don't you explain to this master." ”

The student bowed and said in as simple a way as possible: "The fine sand is as easy to sink to the bottom of the water, as is the ordinary mud and sand." However, in case of heavy rainfall, it will flow down from the top, which will cause the sediment at the bottom of the river to be washed up, making the river water turbid. The same is true for this red sand, which is why the river turns red. According to common sense, it will take only two or three days at most for the color of the river to gradually return to normal. ”

In short, if you want to take credit in the name of "practice", it is better to save it.

The monk controlled the ups and downs in his tone, and said, "But there are often heavy rains, and the so-called river water becomes turbid after the rain, this is just the norm, how can the poor monks not know, and how can everyone present not know?" It's just that it's understandable for the river to turn muddy, but isn't it common for it to turn red? ”

The faces of the people were different.

Yes, in the end, it's the red water that makes the river the most disturbing.

But—

Many people subconsciously looked at the glass bottle on Cheng Ran's case.

"Since the river water is mixed with red sand, it will naturally change color. Come to think of it, it's just that someone quietly poured a large amount of red sand upstream, taking advantage of this rainstorm to make a fool of themselves. The student's tone was firm and relaxed.

The monk's expression changed slightly.

This kind of thing is supposed to cause a sensation for a while, disturbing people's hearts without guard...... After all, the world is so ignorant that even if someone comes out to refute the rumor, it will be useless to refute the rumor - this is where the rumor comes to good use.

Just like the turning of the river red, even if it is indeed caused by red sand, it has mostly appeared in the records of anecdotes since ancient times—even the reader may not know the reason.

But the sudden appearance of the teacher and student duo was obviously intended to strangle the saying that the gods were angry in the cradle!

When the monk was still struggling to say something, the student smiled at the skeptical people again, and said in a loud voice: "Speaking of which, this is really not a strange thing, you really don't need to panic, the river is just turning red, and you can often see it in my hometown!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people looked at him one after another.

"You can still see such strange things all the time?"

"I wonder who you are?"

Listening to these gossip questions, Cheng Ran was not in a hurry to pat the shock.

In handling cases, we can't blindly abide by the rules.

You must know that the sooner you dispel rumors, the less effort you can have.

"It's a Yunnan person down there." The student smiled and said, "In my hometown, there is a Chishui River, and whenever it rains, the river will be red. The reason is that there are a large number of red sandstone on both sides of the upper reaches of the river, and over the years, the red sandstone that has been exposed to the wind and sun becomes extremely fragile, and the rain washes it and flows into the river, which will change the color of the river. ”

The people were amazed and amazed.

There are such miracles!

While everyone was talking, Zhang Jing looked at the monk.

"The Chishui River in Yunnan, I wonder if Master has ever heard of it?"

He made a pun in his words, and the monk looked at him and said: "Amitabha, the poor monk is lonely and unheard, but this is the first time I have heard of it." ”

"Yunnan is far away from the capital, and many things that are commonplace in the local area, once they appear in the capital, if they are not careful, they will become gods and spirits, which shows the great difference in terroir." Zhang Jing said with a smile: "Just as among the people present at the moment, or only me, a student who happened to be born in Yunnan, knows the reason, and the master is dedicated to cultivating Buddhism, it is normal that he has never heard of it. ”

Listening to these seemingly mild words, but in fact there were many allusions in them, the monk secretly gritted his teeth and said no more.

He could see that no matter what he said, the other party had a response, and easily placed him on the fire to roast him...... Say more and hit the trap!

Now that the situation is out of control, he still needs to tell Master as soon as possible.

When the monk was thinking about how to get out, he only heard Zhang Jing say to Cheng Ran: "Master Cheng, with such a large amount of red sand, it will not be difficult to find out where it came from. ”

The monk's brow twitched.

Cheng Ran, who already had this intention, nodded.

That's right.

As the craftsman said, red sandstone is not fashionable in Beijing, and it is not difficult to check such a large amount.

This red sand is undoubtedly the key evidence to solve the case.

He was just about to summon Ji Cheng to give orders, but he heard a murmur.

"I remembered......"

After thinking for a moment, the man who had stood up to identify the red sand suddenly raised his voice and said, "My lord, half a month ago, the grass people saw the Yun Clan's firm transport a large amount of red sandstone from the city!" ”

"Yun's firm?" Cheng Ran's brows moved slightly.

Although some things are extremely secret, as the governor of the capital, he has to secretly assist in the investigation, so he has already gotten some rumors.

"That's right, it's the Yun Clan." The man recalled: "Around August and September last year, the Yun firm sent a batch of red sandstone to the Beijing branch, because many craftsmen in the city are not familiar with red sandstone carving, so the Yun firm also asked us to help...... Except for the Yun family, there should not be so many red sandstone stocks in other trading houses in Beijing! ”

There are many powerful people in the capital, and the appearance of that thing is ordinary, and the area occupied is not easy to sell, and he wondered why the Yun family business suddenly couldn't think of selling this kind of thing in Beijing that couldn't earn a few taels of silver.

He explained what he knew roughly, and Cheng Ran immediately divided into two ways, one way to transfer out the goods book for entering the city, and the other way to invite the people from the Yun clan's capital branch.

Suddenly, hearing this, the monks who were about to leave felt a panic in their hearts.

But what caught him off guard even more was that the uncontrolled development of the situation was far more than that.

While waiting, Cheng Ran temporarily went to the back hall to rest.

After eating all the hot tea, Master Cheng squinted his eyes and tapped the coffee table with his fingers, tracing the context of the whole thing.

The most important key at the moment, in addition to the source of the red sand, is also the person who attacked the fisherman last night-

On the night of the rainstorm, the red sand was transported to the upper reaches of the moat, and because he did not want the situation to be exposed, he simply threw the man into the river after injuring the fisherman, and by the way created the illusion of the so-called moat eating people......

Cheng Ran was thinking about it when a servant suddenly walked in quickly.

"Your Excellency!"

"The people from the Yun Clan have arrived?" Cheng Ran opened his eyes.

Isn't this too fast to tell him to rest a little longer?

The servant, who was his confidant, took two steps closer at this time and whispered, "My lord, it's the man from last night...... It is said that the murderer who tried to kill the fisherman has been caught! ”