Volume 2: The Red Lotus Case of the Ancient Temple Chapter 59: Storytelling (3)
"The fire in the Daxiong Treasure Hall can be regarded as the beginning of the story, and the death of the Pure Law is the real climax of the story."
"With the death of the pure law, the situation in the temple has gradually changed."
"The two people in charge of the affairs in the temple, one died, and the other was beaten, so in this way, will the temple return to what the old monk said?"
"The old monk hides behind the scenes, and almost never appears in front of people."
"It seems that everything has been prepared, until the Immortal Sect invites the Holy Decree, and the Spiegel Division leaves in a gloomy manner."
"However, I never thought that there was a little mistake at this time, and that was Little Master Mingde."
"Because Master Mingde accidentally saw the Lord of Mingzhu County, he mistakenly thought it was a female Bodhisattva, so he trespassed into the north courtyard where the Spiegel Division was located."
"Then we were caught by the Spiegel Division, and during the inquiry, we told us about the purchase of rouge gouache by Pure Heart Trust Mingli, which made us shift our attention to Master Mingli."
"And Master Mingli is precisely the person who turned a blind eye to the Golden Buddha because of accepting bribes."
"When such a person was brought to the Spiegel Division, the old monk was afraid, he was afraid that Mingli had accidentally seen or heard something."
"These things don't really need to be of any use, as long as it is possible to move the eyes of the Spiegel Division to the old monk, then it is not a good thing."
"So, I guess the old monk had seen Mingli that night, right?" Duan Ming said and looked at the little monk Mingde: "Little Master Mingde? ”
"Amitabha." The little monk Mingde nodded: "That evening, Senior Brother Mingli did go to the abbot. ”
"You see, but that's nothing. The monks in the temple went to the abbot to study Buddhism, which is understandable! Before Abbot Xuanbei could speak, Duan Ming had already said: "When the old monk met this time, he asked Master Mingli about the Spiegel Division looking for him, and Master Mingli naturally had nothing to hide, so he said it all. ”
"The old monk was even more worried, so he decided to kill the killer and kill Master Mingli."
"So, the old monk took advantage of the dead of night to sneak into Monk Mingli's room and kill Monk Mingli."
"As for the way to kill people, it's simple, just stack a few pieces of cloth on top of each other and gently press them on his face. In this way, not only does it cover the scars, but it is also easy to carry and does not leave any marks. ”
"Mr. Duan." At this moment, the monk Maneng suddenly said: "I live in the same room as Mingli, and I didn't go out that day and night, how could I go in and kill him, and I don't know anything about it?" ”
"It's very simple, just a little bit of incense." Duan Ming smiled and shook his head: "People, they always want to complicate simple things, so they often fall into the obstacles they have set for themselves. ”
"I used to do the same, but then I thought, why does it have to be so complicated? Stunned people with a little incense, and then walk in to kill people and arrange them in a grand manner, isn't it okay? ”
"Hehe, that's true." Xing Qianqiu let out a long sigh when he heard this.
There's nothing simpler, easier, and less prone to change.
"It is precisely because of the incense that Master Mingli was killed without the slightest resistance!"
"But the old monk was worried about what I would find, so he also thought that he would kill me if he didn't do anything!" Duan Ming's voice changed, and he suddenly said in a deep voice: "So, that day and night, a fire broke out in my wing, and if it weren't for the county lord and Senior Meng, I would have been burned to death!" ”
"But how did he do it?" Xing Qianqiu said suspiciously: "The Spiegel Division is heavily guarded......
"It's true that the guards are heavily guarded, so the old monk didn't make this preparation at night." Duan Ming took a deep breath: "But during the day, when we went to check on Mingli's corpse together, he had already sneaked into my chamber!" ”
"What?" Xing Qianqiu and the others were shocked.
On second thought, it's possible.
During the day, the people of the Spiegel Division went to investigate the case, and only a very few people were watching the courtyard. If the other party is familiar with the environment and is good at stealing, it is indeed very possible to sneak in silently.
"When I fell asleep at night, the old monk set the house on fire." Duan Ming said in a deep voice: "And he escaped from the back window while everyone outside was fighting the fire, and left quickly through other wings. ”
"When I first woke up, I only felt some dizziness in my brain, I thought it was caused by an overdose of smoke and dust, but now that I think about it, it was because the old monk was afraid that I would not die and escaped by himself, so he drugged me!"
"Then, out of fear in my heart, I left the temple." Duan Ming said: "Originally, I thought that once I left, it would be fine, but the old monk still sent people to hunt me down. I used to wonder about it. ”
"A person who leaves, what is there to worry about? Even if you set up layers of killing machines, even if you are escorted by the Spiegel Division, you have to forcibly kill? ”
"I thought a lot about it on the way back, and in the end there were only two possibilities that I could think of."
"The other party's desperate killing of me can only prove that my existence has made the other party feel threatened, and the threat can only go in two directions."
"First, I'm worried about what key clues I've found. But if that were the case, I would have said it a long time ago, so this fear is not realistic. ”
"The second is that I heard that I had helped myself in the room, so I was worried that I was not completely unconscious after being drugged at that time, and I vaguely heard or saw something!"
"Only this second reason can explain why someone was sent to hunt me down!"
"I see." Xing Qianqiu nodded, realizing something in his heart.
"Unfortunately, I didn't hear anything and didn't see anything." Duan Ming sighed: "But I thought about it, if this is really the case, who can launch such a force to besiege and kill me?" ”
"Speaking of which." Duan Ming looked at Li Wan'er: "County Lord, I thought of what you said before. ”
"What?" Li Wan'er said suspiciously.
"At around midnight on the twentieth day of the seventh month, you saw the sneaky Fakong in front of the Mahavira Palace." Duan Ming said: "I really thought that Fakong was the mastermind behind the scenes or an accomplice behind the scenes. ”
"Coupled with what the county lord said, on the day the morgue caught fire, you saw Fakong again in our courtyard, and I am even more convinced of this thought."
"But until just now, I suddenly figured it out." Duan Ming said: "Fakong is just a fire-headed monk, where can there be such a great energy? ”
"In that case, why did Fakong appear there that night?"
"Even the Pure Dharma Master knew that he had to go to Hai Shi at all times to avoid the inspection of the three masters of Fa Wu, Fa Neng, and Fa Ming, so why did Fa Kong go to Hai Shi at the right time?"