Chapter 32 Confession
"No one in the temple knows that the abbot of Xiu Neng knows martial arts? This is unlikely, it stands to reason that the acolyte of the abbot should know about the pure water. Zhao Zimeng was still a little skeptical.
"Captain Zhao may not know that the acolyte does not live in the Abbot Zen Temple, and the Abbot Zen Monastery only lives in the abbot Zen Temple. Maybe when he gets older, the water purifier will live with the abbot of Xiu Neng. When we were overhauling the Lengyue Temple, Master Shui Purifying had been living in the West Zen Temple. Jiang Zihai explained.
"After falling asleep, there was only one abbot left in the abbot's monastery. I thought it was strange at the time, isn't it more convenient for Pure Water to live in the abbot's monastery and serve the abbot? β
As soon as Jiang Zihai said this, Zhao Zimeng suddenly realized that he hadn't noticed this detail during the investigation.
"Master Jiang, the information you provided is very important. Thank you so much. β
"You're welcome, Captain Zhao, I'm just telling you the truth about what I know."
"Besides, Ge Zhenggen and Liu Abao studied with me for a few years and worked with me for many years. I still like these two offspring. I thought they were ungrateful and forgot about me, the master, who would have thought that they would throw their lives away in the Cold Moon Temple. I don't know where Liu Abao's soul is wandering? Alas......"
"Master Jiang, I was about to tell you about this matter, after returning to Lengyue Temple, we found a secret door on the well wall of the East Zen Temple, opened the secret door, and inside was the secret passage, and the end of the secret passage was the underground palace. We found the remains of Liu Abao in the secret tunnel. β
"Something happened to him too? Captain Zhao, can you be sure it's Liu Abao? β
"We drew a simulated portrait of Liu Abao, and after the identification of Abbot Xiuneng, Supervisor Jueshui and Teng Laosan's family of three, it was confirmed that it was undoubtedly Liu Abao. The corpse had a gray hat on it, and the deceased was wearing a white Genuine shirt, gray Genuine trousers, and a pair of liberation shoes. β
"Yes - it's him - it's him, he's Liu Abao. The afterlife of these two bitter lives. β
Jiang Zihai's sad voice came from the other end of the phone, "I didn't even notice it at the time. β
"Master Jiang, if you come to Jingxi to work, you must find me!"
"If I go, I'll go see you. Captain Zhao, have you informed Ge Zhenggen and Liu Abao's families? β
"Not yet, I'll inform their relatives when the case is resolved."
"Captain Zhao, when the time comes, you will also tell me that these two babies came out with me to do things, and they kowtowed to me and toasted me. Ge Zhenggen's mother is no longer there, and I, as a master, also want to do my best. β
"Master Jiang, I understand what you mean, you are really a person who values love and righteousness, when the time comes, I will definitely inform you - the first to inform you."
"Thank you, Captain Zhao, I won't delay your time."
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Zimeng sorted out his thoughts, re-entered the meditation room, and sat on a chair.
Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei exchanged glances, and then said to the abbot of Xiuneng: "Abbot Xiuneng, there is another question I want to ask you, can you tell us, are there any monks in the temple who know kung fu?" β
"Didn't Captain Zhao ask this question last time? The old man remembers that he has already answered...... Besides, I've been here in the Cold Moon Temple for decades, and I haven't seen anyone who has ever practiced the exercises, and I have never heard of anyone who has practiced the exercises. Abbot Xiuneng obviously paused when he said this, and he seemed a little weak.
"But according to our investigation, someone once saw someone practicing in the temple."
"Captain Zhao, please speak up, who is practicing?"
"Fifteen years ago, when Jiang Zihai's group of craftsmen were working in Lengyue Temple, he and his apprentice He Daniu saw a monk practicing with their own eyesβthe location was in your abbot's Zen Temple."
"Practicing in the Abbot's Monastery? Who could it be? Captain Zhao isn't joking! β
"Before Jiang Zihai and He Daniu repaired the Linggu Tower and built scaffolding, they once climbed the tower to take a look, and saw a person practicing in the abbot's Zen Temple."
"Abbot Xiuneng, the person who called me just now is Jiang Zihai. Although he and He Da Niu only saw it once, I think this time is enough. β
The abbot of Xiu Neng pretended to be calm, but his forehead was not angry, and he began to sweat again.
He asked, "Please Captain Zhao speak up - who did Master Jiang see practicing?" β
"Master Jiang is not dazzled, can he see the people in the Abbot's Zen Temple when he stands on the Linggu Tower?"
"Not only did Jiang Zihai see it, but his apprentice He Daniu also saw it." Zhao Zimeng said bluntly.
Jiang Zihai and He Daniu saw that this monk was wielding a weapon similar to a nine-section whip in his hand. And it's a light effort. β
"I remember the abbot said that before that overhaul, the masked black-clothed man in the temple also had the skill of flying eaves and walking on the wall! And you say that the masked men in black are two. β
The water purification master next to the abbot looked uneasy when he heard Zhao Zimeng's explicit words, and he looked at the abbot from time to time.
And the Zen Master Kongyun who was sitting on the side looked puzzled, he looked at the abbot of Xiuneng for a while, and looked at the pure water for a while.
However, he seemed to have heard something from Zhao Zimeng's words.
Abbot Xiu Neng began to wipe his sweat with his sleeve.
"Master Water Purification, how many years have you been with Abbot Xiu Neng?" Zhao Zimeng turned to Purification Water and asked.
Pure Water looked at the Zen Master Kongyun on the side, and then said, "Back to Captain Zhao's words, Pure Water has served the master for twenty years. β
Zhao Zimeng looked at the water purification carefully, the age of the water purification is close to confusion, it is estimated that he is eighteen or nineteen years old and follows the abbot of Xiu Neng.
He should have known that the abbot knew martial arts.
Or is he one of the two masked men?
If this is the truth, then, Abbot Qingfeng didn't know that he was blindfolded by something, and he actually passed the position of abbot to Xiu Neng.
"Master Purifying Water, do you know which monk in the temple knows martial arts?" Zhao Zimeng wanted to capture the old man, and deliberately hung the abbot of Xiu Neng.
The more Abbot Xiuneng wanted to end this torment as soon as possible, the more Zhao Zimeng didn't say that sentence.
Pure Water looked flustered, his hands were tightly clasped together, and he glanced at the abbot who was sitting on the meditation bed at a loss, and looked up at the ceiling above the study for a while, but was silent.
Pure Water has already told Zhao Zimeng the answer.
"Pure water, the nine-section whip may be hidden in this meditation room!" Zhao Zimeng walked to the door of the study, looked up and looked, "This ceiling is empty!" Pure water, is there something hidden on this ceiling? β
"Captain Zhao, you don't need to be embarrassed about purifying the water anymore, Jiang Zihai and He Daniu are not wrong, the practitioners he saw on the Linggu Tower are old and decayed." The abbot of Xiuneng, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold back and told himself and the plate.
"Is what the abbot said true?" Zen Master Kongyun was amazed.
The abbot of Xiu Neng didn't have time to pay attention to Zen Master Kongyun: "The masked man in black you are talking about is me. β
"Oh, is it? So, Who is the other masked man in black? Zhao Zimeng said.
Abbot Xiuneng looked out the window expressionlessly, and fell silent again.
Another masked man in black...... It's me. The pure water finally squeezed a sentence out of his mouth.
"You master and apprentice are haunted in the monastery, what are you looking for?"
"Isn't Captain Zhao already aware of it? Why bother. "Abbot Xiuneng's attitude turned 180 degrees, completely tearing off the camouflage of kindness.
Ling Hu Yunfei and Xiang Daimo, who were watching the battle, saw that the situation was not right, and immediately became alert and prepared to act at any time.
Hearing this, they understood that the old abbot in front of them was very likely to be the real culprit of the case, and besides, he was also good at martial arts!
As soon as he makes a move, he must be subdued on the spot and arrested.
"If you don't want to say it, then let's change the place, here, I call you the abbot of Xiu Neng, change the place, I'm afraid there won't be such a good name." Zhao Zimeng was also ready.
"We're looking for the underworld mechanism of the dungeon." But the abbot of Ke Xiuneng seemed to have given up resistance, his expression was depressed, and he said this coldly.
"Abbot Xiuneng is convinced of the rumors of the Cold Moon Temple?" Zhao Zimeng saw that there was still something to follow, so he continued to ask.
"Yes."
"Why did you say that the rumors were not credible?"
The abbot of Xiuneng was speechless, and the beads in his hand had stopped turning.
At this point, there is no point in doing these surface modifications again.
For him, even the beads around his neck and the monk's robe were superfluous.
"Abbot Xiuneng, please take out your nine-section whip and let us take a look."
Xiu Neng nodded at the pure water.
Jingshui walked into the study opposite, moved a chair and put it on the desk, then climbed onto the desk, and finally stood on the chair, and pressed a piece of the ceiling with his right hand, which was arched, and he put his hand into the square hole.
He fumbled in the hole for a few seconds, and when he took it out, he was holding a packageβwhat appeared to be a robe on the outside.
Pure Water handed the package to Linghu Yunfei's hand.
Linghu Yunfei placed the package on the meditation bed and opened the four corners of the pair.
The package turned out to be a robe embroidered with yellow gold trim and a checkered pattern.
He then pulled out a few things from inside.
These items were two black shirts, two black practice pants, four black cloth towels, a nine-section whip, and a brown paper bag, which was tied with a cloth belt.
Linghu Yunfei then opened the brown paper bag, which turned out to be a bow and a crossbow and a quiver.
The quiver contains five arrows with triangular arrows and iron bodies.
The maximum diameter of the bow and crossbow is 70 centimeters, the length of the arrow is about 60 centimeters, and the bow and arrow are smeared with oil.
Xiang Daimo picked up the nine-section whip and looked at it, and then said: "It is said that on the rivers and lakes, this is called the nine-section lifeline, I have only heard of it, but I have not seen it in person, today, it is an eye-opener." β
In front of the nine-section liferope there is a crescent-shaped iron hook with a round outer and an internal edge.
Xiang Daimo said: "This iron hook can be used to climb and kill. β
Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei both interviewed with their thumbs in the iron hook, and they were really sharp!