Chapter 240: Framed
The turmoil is still coming as scheduled, and I don't know how he knows about the changes in Jingguang Temple today, but his inference is undoubtedly correct.
The death of the abbot of Hongyuan made the Jingguang Temple, which was originally on the cusp of the storm, precarious in the whirlpool of this battle between the righteous and the demon.
Fortunately, it took a very short time for Nanaya to convince Hongjing, who was in extreme emotions, to convince him that the three of them were innocent in this matter, and suggested that he seal off the entire Jingguang Temple.
The blockade of Jingguang Temple is not only to prevent the murderer from absconding, but also to slow down the spread of news to the outside world as much as possible.
Once those who are eyeing or have other thoughts know that the Pure Light Temple has undergone such a drastic change, they will not be merciful because of this.
"Brother Qiubai, I see that you seem to have some thoughts on this matter, you must catch the murderer who murdered the abbot!" It was Nan Ming who spoke, and the smile on his face that he had always had at the moment was gone, and all of them had become indignant.
The abbot's teachings to them, every day and every night, were the guiding light on their path of practice.
Now he died inexplicably for some reason, which is tantamount to a bolt from the blue for Nanming.
"Why did the monks of Nanming say this, I just think that since you have to pass through the corridor to enter the Jingguang Temple, there is a high probability that Master Hongyuan's murder this time was done by people in the temple. ”
Although Qiye was wearing a cloak, he still sensed the burning anticipation in Nan Ming's eyes, and he shook his head and told the truth.
"By the way, before and after the murder of Abbot Hongyuan, did you find anything unusual or unusual?" Seeing that Nan Ming still refused to give up, Qiye had to make some basic inquiries.
He didn't expect Nan Ming to bring him much news, but Nan Ming's words surprised him.
When Nan Ming heard Qiye ask like this, the look on his face suddenly became richer, a little more struggling and confused, and a little more decisive after making up his mind.
"Brother Qiubai, let me tell you the truth, when Abbot Hongyuan was killed, I saw Nan Ke running out of the abbot's bedroom in a hurry!"
Nan Ming's words shocked the three of them in Qiye, not to mention what kind of role Nan Ming played in Nan Ming's words, just because of the relationship between Nan Ming and Nan Kun for more than ten years, it was already surprising that he said such a thing.
In order to investigate the cause of Abbot Hongyuan's death and find out the murderer behind the scenes, Nan Ming did not hesitate to join the ranks of suspicion.
After he finished saying this, seeing the faces of Gu Xihan and Han Xianzi, he suddenly began to regret it a little, and continued to add:
But this does not mean that Senior Brother Nan Qi is the murderer, after all, he was the first person to find out that Abbot Hongyuan had died, and he may have been just frightened by this sudden disaster at that time. ”
"You're quite calm, I heard that it was Master Hongjing who you went to inform later. Gu Xihan cleared his throat and said.
Nan Ming nodded, it was indeed Master Hongjing who he called later, and he quickly calmed the scene, so that Jingguang Temple was not in chaos.
Nanaya's fingers tapped lightly on the table a few times, and the crisp and rhythmic tapping sound sounded, and the only remaining information was replayed in his mind.
Whether it was the abrupt chanting or the monks of the Jingguang Temple who flocked to it afterwards, they wanted to find clues about Master Hongyuan's murder from here, which made Qiye feel a headache.
In any case, since Nan Ming said that Nan Ke was actually the first person to find out about the abbot's death, then he felt the need to talk to Nan Ke.
Nan Ke's room was not a few steps away from the bedroom where they lived, and everyone arrived quickly.
Pushing open the door of Nan Ke's room, he sat cross-legged on the bed alone, staring at the faint light in front of the table, stunned.
It wasn't until everyone walked up to him and blocked the faint light that Nan Qi woke up from his stupid state, and he looked at the small bedroom that was crowded with people with some astonishment, and his senior brother Nan Ming.
"Senior brother, to be honest, when you came out of the master's room, why did you look so flustered, what did you see?"
Nan Ming walked quickly, walked up to Nan Kun, looked into his eyes and said seriously.
Nan Qi shook his head, his expression was very complicated, he usually didn't talk much, and the expressions on his face were mostly indifferent, and there would be so many changes in expression on his face when he saw him for the first time in seven nights.
"Senior brother, don't ask. Nan Qi gritted his teeth, and his face finally changed to become more and more pale, which was very different from the usual image of tenacity.
Nan Ming didn't seem to want to let go of this issue so easily, because it was related to the death of Abbot Hongyuan, something he couldn't compromise.
"Tell me quickly, what did you see!Could it really be you, you killed the master!?" Nan Ming's urging voice became sharp because of the urgency, and it was about to compete with Gu Xihan.
Nan Ke was forced by Nan Ming, his face became more and more pale, and the pupils of his eyes revealed pain, just like Nan Ming was struggling with before.
"You say, you said!" Nan Ming's words still roared in his ears.
"Monk Nanke, if there is anything unspeakable, you might as well say it directly, we will help you. "The consolation of the Seven Nights continues.
Gu Xihan and Han Xianzi had already firmly guarded the door, and once there was anything wrong, they would be able to take action as soon as possible. When dealing with one or two monks of the same realm, they still have this bit of self-confidence.
Nan Qi looked at Nan Ming, whose face was flushed, and then at Qiye, who was wearing a black cloak who couldn't see his expression at all, and his head shook non-stop.
"No, I can't say it, I won't say it, senior brother, just let me go!" there was a hint of pleading in Nan Ke's tone.
"What to say, what you can't say, what you find, what you see, you tell me word by word!"
"I saw the word 'Nanming' hidden under the futon where the master passed away! I saw this Buddhist bead that you left in the master's room! I saw that you went out in a hurry at night and never returned, so I went to the master to look for you!"
Nan Qi didn't say much, but once it was too much, too much or even too heavy, like a sudden cold and heavy rain.
Nan Ming's expression froze there, and he hadn't reacted to Nan Qi's words yet. Soon his face changed suddenly, as wonderful as an ink painting.
Qiye and the others stood aside, they thought that Nan Ke would be the insider of this matter, but now the insider is indeed an insider, but the situation seems to be more than expected.
Nan Ming, who brought the three of them to inquire about Nan Ke, turned out to be the murderer of Master Hongyuan in Nan Ke's mouth.
This surprised everyone present, and they all looked at Nan Ming with suspicious eyes, and Nan Ming obviously didn't expect his junior brother Kiuchi to say such a thing, and stood there in amazement.
"Senior brother, there are some things that you can't say nonsense. An astringent voice came out of Nan Ming's mouth, and he looked at Nan Kun as if he was looking at a stranger.
"What else do you want me to say! This is all what you forced me to say, I didn't plan to say it in the first place, you have been forcing me!"
Compared with Nan Ming's calmness, Nan Ke changed his solemn and wooden image at this time, roaring a little hysterically, and seemed to be greatly stimulated.
Qiye looked at the two people in front of him, his brows furrowed unconsciously, although he couldn't understand why these two monks who usually had a good relationship would identify each other as murderers like this, but someone in this must have lied.
Lying is like drinking water, it can be seen everywhere in life, no matter how big or small, people always have their own reasons for lying.
And here, one of Nan Ming and Nan Qi is lying, and it is likely that Qiye made a proper guess for his own purposes.
As we all know, the two brothers of Nanming Nan Ke are the two most proud disciples of the abbot of Hongyuan, and now the abbot of Hongyuan is no longer alive, and the position of the next host of Jingguang Temple is vacant.
They are brothers and good friends, but it is impossible for them to be the presiding abbot of Jingguang Temple at the same time.
If you want to talk about the motive, Nan Ming, who came to them at the beginning, seems to be the first to vaguely reveal his suspicion of his junior brother Nan Ke, although he said something to cover it up.
But later, Nan Ke's performance also made everyone a little puzzled, if you insist on saying that one of the two of them is acting, it can only be said that the other party's acting skills are too high.
Whoever said that a monk can't deceive people, who said that a monk won't intrigue, Nan Ming and Nan Kun taught Qiye a vivid lesson.
Pouring sewage on the other party, this is the best way to solve the competition, and even Qiye wonders if this person is just for the position of the abbot of Jingguang Temple, and let Master Hongyuan also suffer from his poisonous hands.
"Senior brother, how can you quibble now! The blood stains under the master's futon have dried up, and those two words are like a brand, which is an indisputable fact!"
"Who would have thought of lifting the master's futon and checking if there is any handwriting underneath, it is disrespectful to the master's body, I didn't expect you to design such a means in order to slander me, it's really stupid!"
Nan Ming said that he hated iron and steel, he thought that his junior brother was an honest and serious person, and he didn't have so many flowers.
"Moreover, it is also possible that you painted the blood characters in the name of the master, after all, you were the only one who found the master's body first!"
Originally, in the face of indisputable facts, Nan Ming was more suspicious, but at this moment, after his defense, everyone also felt that there was a little bit of reason.
The words were all said by Nan Kun, and it is very likely that he deliberately framed Nan Ming for the blood characters, and writing under the futon and checking the handwriting under the futon are indeed a bit inappropriate and coincidental.
Listening to his senior brother's argument, Nan Kun's face suddenly turned red, and he was even more excited than Nan Ming before at the moment.
"You don't want to spew blood, I only checked the futon because I found that the futon had been moved, and I only saw the words on it later!"
Seeing that he still couldn't tell who the murderer was for a while, Qiye chose to stand up, and at this time, he couldn't stay behind Han Xianzi all the time.
"Alright, you all calm down first. Qiye wore a black cloak, and his words were mixed with some of the cold wave of the Nine Returns, which made the originally fierce and impetuous atmosphere around him cool for a while. "No matter which of you is the murderer, I think it's up to you to decide. ”
When he was talking about everyone, he was referring to all the monks in the Pure Light Temple.
As the saying goes, the ugliness of Taoism should not be publicized, and the grievances between the two junior brothers of Nanming and Nan Qi had no way to start for a while, so they had to choose the most helpless to make it public.
Qiye's words made the two people who were still arguing pause on the spot, and they subconsciously rejected this suggestion, which was their own business after all. But it has to be said that in the current situation, this is indeed a useful suggestion.
In the early morning of the second day, the Buddha bell was still ringing in Jingguang Temple, and the monks of Jingguang Temple who came to the morning class gathered in the main hall.
The three of them in the seven nights, Nan Ming Nan Ke, and Master Hongjing, who is now temporarily acting as the abbot, stood solemnly on the top of the main hall.