Abbot Xiuneng turned the Buddha beads in his hand, and then said in a somewhat deep voice, "Captain Zhao, what else do you want to ask?" ”

Although Abbot Xiuneng's expression was a little solemn, he still squeezed out a little smile from the corners of his eyes and mouth.

In the past few days since entering the temple, the abbot of Xiuneng has always faced Zhao Zimeng with this smile.

The smile did not change, but the expression was a little unnatural.

Ling Hu Yunfei took out the plastic bag containing two Buddha beads from his leather bag.

Zhao Zimeng took the plastic bag from Linghu Yunfei's hand, opened the bag, took out one and said, "Abbot Xiuneng, we found two Buddha beads next to Liu Abao's corpse, and this Buddha bead in my hand is one of them. ”

"Yesterday, I have already consulted the abbot of Xiuneng, and today, I also want to talk to the abbot of Xiuneng about these two Buddha beads."

Abbot Xiuneng straightened the robe on his body and the beads around his neck, his already solemn face became more dignified, and the smile on the corners of his eyes and mouth faded a lot - he was waiting for Zhao Zimeng's next words.

"That's right, we have tested the beads, and these two beads are made of crystal."

"How did Captain Zhao know? Old and clumsy, I can't see it very clearly. As he spoke, the abbot blinked a few times. Although the old Zen master's eyes were not large, and the amplitude of the blinking was slight, the frequency seemed to be a little higher, and Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei observed this.

Zhao Zimeng and his entourage have been in the temple for three or four days, and they have also been in contact with the abbot of Xiuneng several times.

Zhao Zimeng then took out a smaller bag from the plastic bag and handed it to Abbot Xiuneng: "Abbot Xiuneng, please look at ......"

Abbot Xiuneng put down the Buddhist beads in his right hand, put the plastic bag in front of his eyes and looked at it, and then looked at Zhao Zimeng coldly.

He blinked more and more frequently.

"We smashed another bead open, and inside this plastic bag is the bead that was broken."

Zhao Zimeng said as he took out the identification report written by Xin Huaqiang from the big plastic bag, "After component analysis, the two Buddha beads we found next to Liu Abao's body are crystal Buddha beads, and this is the identification report. ”

"Oh, I see, what Captain Zhao wants to say, you might as well make it clear." Abbot Xiuneng only glanced at the appraisal report in Zhao Zimeng's hand.

In fact, before Zhao Zimeng took out the appraisal report - or when he saw the fragments of the crystal beads that were smashed open, he should have known the answer.

"Abbot Xiuneng, I see that these two Buddha beads are about the same size as the beads around your neck, smaller than the beads in your hand, these two Buddha beads should be the beads on the beads!"

"Captain Zhao is right, it's the beads on the hanging beads."

"Abbot Xiuneng, we want to know which monks in Lengyue Temple have crystal beads." Zhao Zimeng deliberately tried to test the abbot of Xiu Neng.

Zhao Zimeng understood: What Zen Master Puji knows, the abbot of Xiuneng must also know, but it depends on whether the abbot of Xiuneng is willing to tell the truth.

If there is a problem with cultivating and living, everyone will be stationed in Cold Moon Temple, which will definitely attract his great attention.

Everyone has visited Puji Zen Master twice before and after, and it is impossible for the abbot of Xiu Neng, as the head of a temple, not to know, maybe he will secretly pay attention to everyone's every move.

If he had learned that the comrades had been in contact with Master Puji twice, he would have been able to guess what Master Puji would have said to everyone.

If this is the case, Abbot Xiuneng may be able to deal with Zhao Zimeng's problem head-on.

If the abbot of Xiu Neng is upright, he will also deal with Zhao Zimeng's problem head-on.

This time, it was Zhao Zimeng's turn to look forward to the next step of the abbot of Xiuneng.

Everyone stared at the face of the abbot of Xiuneng.

Abbot Xiu Neng was silent for a while and said, "As far as the old man knows, among the monks of the Cold Moon Temple, there are only two people who have crystal beads. ”

In the Cold Moon Temple, this should be a well-known fact, and it is estimated that the abbot of Xiuneng will not deal with it head-on.

Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei looked at each other for a moment: "Excuse me, which two Zen masters have crystal beads?" ”

"One person is old, and the other is a supervisor of admonition."

Zhao Zimeng noticed the change in the rhetoric of the abbot of Xiuneng, and in the first few contacts, the abbot of Xiuneng called himself "Lao Gao".

And today, he has always called himself "old", and suddenly he has become much more low-key.

Abbot Xiuneng did not avoid Zhao Zimeng's question - the truth is, this question cannot be avoided.

The Supervisor of Commandment Cheng has been made ancient, and if the problem of cultivation can be lived, Supervisor Confession is a very good shield.

Because Supervisor Cheng has long been lying in the grave, no one can make a dead man speak.

What's more, according to these monks, Supervisor Jiecheng died of illness after that overhaul, and he is also seriously suspected.

Zhao Zimeng could not exclude the deceased monk.

"What do you think of Supervisor Jiecheng? How is Supervisor Jiecheng a person? Zhao Zimeng said.

"Commandment sincerity is conscientious, diligent, takes the temple as his home, works hard and does not complain, and has won the trust of the abbot of Qingfeng and the old decay." Abbot Xiuneng said without hesitation.

"Otherwise, Abbot Qingfeng would not have awarded him the Crystal Buddha Bead. Abbot Qingfeng had a total of two strings of crystal beads, one of which was passed to me, and one of which was awarded to Jiecheng. From the abbot of Qingfeng to the old age, Jiecheng has been a supervisor for two terms. The old man didn't see anything wrong with Jiecheng's body. ”

Zhao Zimeng listened to the words of the abbot of Xiuneng, and suddenly felt that the old host was an old man and had a deep heart.

According to common sense, the abbot of Xiuneng should draw the attention of the public security to the supervisor of Jie Cheng in order to clear his suspicions.

But he did the opposite, not only did not say anything to the admonition, but praised the admonition fiercely.

The abbot already knew the purpose of Zhao Zimeng's questioning.

"May I ask the abbot, whose hand is the crystal Buddha bead of Supervisor Cheng now?"

"In the hands of Fa Zheng, Fa Zheng has followed Supervisor Cheng since he was very young. Usually, Fa Zheng and Jie Cheng are inseparable, and after Jie Cheng died of illness, the crystal beads were left to Fa Zheng as a memorial. ”

"Oh, that's right. Abbot Xiuneng, is this string of beads around your neck the same string of crystal beads that Abbot Qingfeng passed on to you? Zhao Zimeng pretended not to know.

The abbot of Xiuneng took the Buddha beads from his neck and handed them to Zhao Zimeng's hand: "This string of hanging beads is an amber Buddha bead, the crystal Buddha beads passed on by the abbot of Qingfeng to the old decay, and the decay award was given to the monk Kongyun who guards the temple. ”

"When did you give the award to Zen Master Kongyun?"

"It's been ten years." The abbot of Xiuneng counted with his fingers.

"Abbot Xiuneng, when the string of crystal Buddha beads was in your hand, were there any missing Buddha beads?"

"There has never been a missing, that string of Buddhist beads was passed on to Xiu Neng by the abbot of Qingfeng, and Kongyun is the old man of Lengyue Temple, he is diligent in Buddhist affairs, and he has seen the mountain gate for most of his life, and the old man gave him the string of Buddhist beads."

Zhao Zimeng thought about it for a while: So that the string of crystal Buddha beads is intact in the abbot of Xiu Neng, could it be that there is a problem in the hands of Zen Master Kongyun?

But the case happened fifteen years ago, when the Buddha beads were still in the hands of the abbot of Xiu Neng.

"Abbot Xiuneng, can you invite Zen Master Kongyun here? We would like to see the string of crystal beads that you awarded him. ”

"Yes." Abbot Xiuneng waved to the door.

The acolyte walked into the meditation room: "Master, please command." ”

"You go and get the empty clouds here."

"Yes." Leave the meditation room with clean water.

After half a cup of tea, Pure Water led the Zen Master Kongyun to come.

With a smile on his face, Zen Master Kongyun walked up to the abbot of Xiuneng and bowed.

He has a string of Buddhist beads around his neck.

Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei could see clearly that the string of Buddhist beads was the one that had been exchanged for beads before.

The end of the rope hanging beads was underneath, and the end of the rope was still a knot that Ling Hu Yunfei tied with his own hands, and he put two wooden fake crystal beads on both sides of the rope head at that time.

Pure Water moved a chair from the bedroom and placed it next to Abbot Xiuneng.

Zhao Zimeng stood up and let Zen Master Kongyun sit down on a chair.

After Zen Master Kongyun sat down, Abbot Xiuneng said, "Kongyun, you take the Buddha beads to Captain Zhao to see." ”

Kong Yun hesitated for a moment, stood up, took the Buddha beads from his neck, handed them to Zhao Zimeng's hand, and then sat down.

Zhao Zimeng took the Buddha beads in his hand and checked them one by one.

Abbot Xiu Neng and Zen Master Kongyun looked at Zhao Zimeng's hand intently.

Finally, Zhao Zimeng put his hand on the two Buddha beads next to the rope and looked up and said, "Two Zen masters, it's rude!" ”

Then he tapped the two Buddha beads lightly on the coffee table, and tapped the other crystal Buddha beads on the coffee table a few times.

Zen Master Kongyun witnessed Zhao Zimeng's strange behavior, stood up, and stared at Zhao Zimeng with a frown.

Abbot Xiu Neng raised his hand and waved it, signaling him to be calm.

Ling Hu Yunfei stood up, walked to Zhao Zimeng, and untied the rope.

Hold the two beads next to the end of the rope in your hand.

Zhao Zimeng took a crystal Buddha bead from the rope again, and then tied the end of the rope.

The abbot of Xiu Neng was very calm, and the Buddha beads in his hand were still moving at a uniform speed according to the original rhythm, but his eyes never left the Buddha beads in the hands of Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei.

"Zen Master Kongyun, may I ask, have you ever touched this string of hanging beads?" Zhao Zimeng said.

"Captain Zhao, the poor monk doesn't understand what you mean."

"Have you ever missed a bead in this string of beads, and then find other beads to make up for it?"

Zen Master Kongyun shook his head: "Since the abbot of Xiuneng awarded me this string of crystal beads, the poor monk regarded it as a treasure and never dropped a bead. ”

"Abbot Xiuneng, can you give me a bowl of water?" Zhao Zimeng said.

"Purify the water, bring a bowl of water."

Pure water walked out of the meditation room, and after a while, he walked into the meditation room with a half-wooden bowl of water.

Pure Water placed the wooden bowl on the coffee table in front of Zhao Zimeng.

Zhao Zimeng first put the crystal Buddha beads into the water, and the crystal Buddha beads quickly sank to the bottom of the water.

Zhao Zimeng put two fake crystal Buddha beads into the water, but the two Buddha beads floated on the water.

The abbot of Xiuneng looked at the two Buddha beads floating on the water with a strange expression.

Zen Master Kongyun's face was also cloudy, he glanced at Abbot Xiuneng, and then quickly focused his gaze on the two floating Buddha beads in the bowl.

The Buddha beads are the ritual weapons carried by the monks, which should be regarded as holy relics, and the crystal beads of the abbot award of Xiu Neng are a supreme honor.

But there are two wooden ones in this string of crystal beads, which is completely blasphemy against the Buddha, and Zen Master Kongyun also feels an insult.