In fact, the management of the Hindu temple was not strict, and there were only three people in charge of the daily work and guards in the temple, and during the day these three people were also responsible for the work of the monks in the temple.

Therefore, the believers are actually very free in the temple, which gives Fang Lang and the two of them a lot of freedom disguised as believers, and Fang Lang found a very interesting phenomenon after following the believers to walk through all the public areas.

It was the treasure room of the temple, which was not actually hidden in a hidden place as he imagined, but blatantly in a place dedicated to receiving offerings from believers.

Whether it was the three monks in the temple, or the devotees of these temples, they actually knew very well where the tributes in the temple were kept.

It's just that perhaps because of their faith, they didn't regard these possessions as treasures that could be realized, but as the property of the gods.

Originally, in addition to the treasures of the royal family of Travangol, a large part of these treasures were tributes from the believers to the gods.

Hindu believers live in great hardship, but they prefer to exchange their earnings from their hard work into gold to be offered to their gods every year, hoping to be reborn into a wealthy family in the next life.

This is the same as the Buddhist concept of reincarnation, but Hinduism is more brutal than Buddhism, and he regards the caste system as the core doctrine, requiring all followers to strictly abide by the caste system and reinforcing the caste hierarchy in India.

Let the poor people lose their self-motivation, thinking that their hardships today are all because of the sins of their previous lives, and that as long as they sincerely believe in the gods in this life, they can be reborn as members of the high castes in the next life.

This belief brainwashed all Indian civilians into slaves of the high castes and gods, oppressed to the fullest, but never thought of resisting, and even India's independence had to choose a unique non-violent approach.

As a result, the entire Indian nation is missing one of the most important spiritual cores.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Fang Lang, and he can't even show a trace of pity for these Indian people.

"Boss, look?"

While Fang Lang was thinking about the situation in Hinduism, Zhuang Xintian gently touched Fang Lang's arm with his elbow.

Following Zhuang Xintian's gaze, Fang Lang saw two Indian father and son who looked naked, reverently holding up a gold medal less than the size of a palm, and respectfully holding it to the monk's hand.

Judging from the weight of the gold medal, it is definitely a huge wealth for the father and son, and in terms of the income of the people in India, Fang Lang estimates that the father and son will have to accumulate at least 20 years before they can afford to buy such a large gold medal.

Which Hindu monk accepted the gold medal from the father and son, and did not show any surprise, it seemed that everything was so taken for granted, and this kind of naturalness made Fang Lang feel a little chill in his back.

Seeing that both sides solemnly folded their hands and gave a salute, the monk turned around respectfully and threw the gold medal in his hand into a stone basin in front of a statue.

Fang Lang and the others were not far away from the statue, and Fang Lang could clearly hear the friction sound of the gold medal slipping from the pipe under the stone basin.

After the gold medal slid some distance, Fang Lang heard a dull metal collision sound, and according to the time of the gold medal's sliding, Fang Lang estimated that the secret room where the gold was stored was less than five meters below the temple.

With such a judgment, Fang Lang looked down at Zhuang Xintian beside him, exchanged glances with the other party, and the two quietly left the team of believers and came to a remote corner.

"I've noticed that along the way, there seem to be only two of these statues with stone basins, which means that only two of them have a direct connection to the temple's treasure room underneath.

According to the information I received, there are a total of six secret rooms in this temple, and these secret rooms that keep the belongings of the worshippers only account for a small part of the treasure, and the real head is the treasure stored in the temple by the royal family of Travangore.

Now we have to find a way to find the entrances to these secret rooms, otherwise it would be meaningless for us to know the location of the treasure but not the entrance to the secret rooms. ”

Fang Lang's eyes swept through the various buildings of the temple, paying attention to the pedestrians around him while observing the possible entrance to the secret room.

Zhuang Xintian on the side also bowed his head slightly, and his eyes kept observing around, but this entrance was obviously not a place that could be seen at a glance.

"Do you think the monks in these temples will know the entrance to the secret room, should we directly control these three guys and force them to ask for the location of the entrance to the secret room."

Fang Langluo rejected this proposal as soon as he groaned.

"No, this is the last step, we can't guarantee that they will know the location of the entrance to the secret room, if we do it to them now, it will be a surprise.

If they didn't know where the entrance to the chamber was, we would have to force the ground open, a stone structure that was so strong that we wouldn't be able to break through the slabs without the use of explosives.

If we use explosives, the movement will be too loud, and the temple will already look a little dilapidated, and maybe it will cause the vault to collapse, so it will be more difficult for us to take out the treasure, so we can't do anything directly to these monks until the last minute. ”

Zhuang Xintian also felt very reasonable when he heard this, frowned and nodded slightly:

"So we can only continue to observe."

Fang Lang looked at the crowd around him and said with a slight smile:

"Don't worry, we still have time, it's very bad today, there may be a heavy rainstorm soon, wait and see if we can take advantage of the rainstorm to quietly break away from the crowd and go around the temple."

Before the words fell, a loud explosion thunder was heard in the sky, and the sky began to become dark in broad daylight, and the believers who were worshipping in the temple unconsciously shrank their necks and turned their heads to look at the sky outside.

Fang Lang and Zhuang Xintian glanced at each other, the corners of their eyes turned up slightly, isn't this just that it is better to come early than to come by chance? As soon as the words fell, the sky began to change color, isn't this God helping the two of them?

In fact, Fang Lang also guessed that there might be rain based on Captain Amar Snyder's reminder yesterday.

Now it seems that Mr. Captain is really an experienced captain, and his prediction of the weather is very accurate, saying that there will be rain today, and sure enough, it will start to rain heavily.

While everyone was paying attention to the sky outside, Fang Lang and Zhuang Xintian quietly broke out of the crowd and walked towards the depths of the temple.

The weather in the Indian Ocean in August changed so fast that less than ten minutes after the thunder sounded, the sky turned completely dark, followed by a torrential downpour, and the temple floor began to rise in an instant.

Although this situation brought a certain amount of convenience to Fang Lang's concealment, it also made their search difficult.

In the dim light, the location of the entrance to the secret room was even more difficult to detect, and the heavy rain also limited the movement of the two to a certain extent.

But the two did not flinch, taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the two spent nearly two hours searching the entire temple.

Unfortunately, the results of the search were not ideal, and neither of them found useful clues.

Just as the two of them converged and were about to re-enter the crowd of believers, Fang Lang suddenly noticed the change in the rain on the ground.

The location of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple is very close to the shoreline, and such rainstorms should be very common here, so the temple was built with waterproofing in mind.

Of course, the underground secret room hidden in the temple also has to consider the problem of waterproofing, and this sudden rainstorm made Fang Lang notice the difference in water on the ground.

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The rainwater drained significantly faster around the two known idols with secret chambers, reaching the calves in some places, but less than two centimeters of water accumulated near the idols with the chambers.

This phenomenon made Fang Lang's eyes light up, and he immediately observed the location of smooth drainage, and found that the buildings where the two gods with known secret rooms were located were actually at the opposite ends of the same straight line.

And there were just four other buildings of the same kind in the middle of the two buildings, and after observation, Fang Lang was sure that the other four secret rooms were in the area between the two secret rooms.

The entrance to the secret room must also be near here, Fang Lang found Zhuang Xintian and told the other party what he had discovered, and Zhuang Xintian's expression began to become excited when he heard this.

Fang Lang thought that the other party had not found anything, who knew that after this kid glanced around, he lowered his voice and leaned his head close to Fang Lang's ear and said:

"Boss, I noticed that one of the three monks in the temple seems to have something wrong."

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at the other party with some puzzlement.

Seeing this, Zhuang Xintian smiled and said:

"When I was just checking, I found that one of the monks was secretly hiding in a room and drinking. As far as I know, Hindu monks are not allowed to drink alcohol.

What's more, the quality of the wine this guy drinks is very good, and it is not Scotch whisky that ordinary Indians can afford.

According to my investigation some time ago, this guy doesn't have such financial strength. ”

As soon as he heard this, Fang Lang immediately understood what this kid meant.

"You mean, this monk knew the entrance to the secret room and secretly stole the treasure in the secret room to buy wine and drink?"

Zhuang Xintian smiled and said:

"I don't know if he took out the treasure in the secret room in exchange for wine and drink, but this guy is definitely not a well-behaved Hindu, and I think such a person may be our breakthrough."

Obviously, Zhuang Xintian meant to take advantage of this unruly Hindu monk, although he did not confirm Fang Lang's speculation on the surface, but in fact, he also suspected in his heart that this monk knew the entrance to the secret room, and secretly took out the treasure inside to exchange it for wine.

After Fang Lang pondered for a while, he unconsciously showed a smile, nodded at Zhuang Xintian and said in a low voice:

"Then hurry up and find this guy's flaws."

Zhuang Xintian smiled when he heard this, and nodded seriously.

Soon the rainstorm slowly became lighter, and the believers in the temple began to leave, and the two could only quietly exit the temple with everyone.

After returning to the station, the two of them made a detailed summary and analysis of the information they had obtained today, and Fang Lang finally determined that this was the purpose of his and the others' trip.

And began to advance in a planned manner according to the original plan.

In the next two days, Fang Lang and Qi Qingshan disguised themselves as believers and sneaked into the temple many times to investigate, although they did not accurately find the entrance to the temple's secret room.

However, the entrance was also narrowed down to the rooms where the monks lived, because, except for the monks' rooms, several people touched almost the entire temple. None of the entrances to the temple were found.

And Fang Lang's intuition told him that the entrance to the secret room might be in the room where the drinking monk lived.

"Boss, I found the merchant who provided the monk with drinks, and according to my interrogation, the monk was indeed using gold to pay for the drinks.

But he was very careful not to use the complete gold ornament, but to smash it directly into the shape of a gold cake.

So, the merchant didn't know if he had stolen the gold from the temple or if it was his own. ”

Zhuang Xintian explained the latest investigation results to Fang Lang, and the lower waves knew better.

"Very well, this further confirms my suspicions, and now that time is urgent, we don't have time to investigate further.

The day after tomorrow is the time of independence determined by the British and Indians, and all Indians are excited, so we will do it at this special time.

I hope the Indians will love the gift of independence that I have in store for them. ”

Hearing Fang Lang's words, Zhuang Xintian and Qi Qingshan glanced at each other, and they laughed together.

"Boss, you are just too polite, even a country like India is independent, and you have to give them a big gift."

Qi Qingshan said witty words happily.

When Fang Lang heard this, he also laughed, and then pretended to be serious and coughed lightly twice:

"We Chinese are a people who understand etiquette, and we pay attention to the exchange of courtesy, since we have given them a big gift, it is normal to take some return gifts from their family!

Therefore, when you do it, you should not have any scruples, just rest assured and act boldly.

If someone has an opinion on taking some gifts in return, we have to teach each other what the state of etiquette is, understand? ”

When Zhuang Xintian heard this, he laughed again.

"Rest assured, the Indians have just become independent, and they may not know much about these etiquette, but we will definitely teach them well, and in the future, they will know the etiquette of the international community."

"Haha...... Very well, Gyeongsan, wait to see how the Whip of God is carrying supplies to Suleiman Brom and whether it can be completed as originally planned.

Also, when will the ship responsible for taking away the Indians return the gift be in place. ”

"Boss, the boat has arrived at the designated location last night, although the boat is a little late due to the wind and rain, but it has not affected our plans, they have arranged a transport boat, ready to cooperate with our actions at any time.

Mr. Suleiman Brom's supplies were escorted by the Whip of God company yesterday from Hyderabad, India. We haven't received further information yet, so I'll send a telegram to ask for an update on their progress. ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang looked up in the direction of Hyderabad in the north, he was not worried about any accidents in the escort operation of the Whip of God.

After all, India is still under the control of the British, and the power of the army has not yet been transferred, and it is believed that the Indian government will not be able to mobilize the regular army even if it wants to do something.

Although, even if you encounter the regular army God's Whip military contracting company, you are not afraid, but the regular army may attract a steady stream of reinforcements, which is a situation that Suleiman Brom and Fang Lang do not want to see.

But if it is as Suleiman Brom said, the big men of the new Indian government will definitely take action to prevent them from getting this batch of supplies out smoothly.