The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 554: Hong Kong Past (35)

In the courtyard of the Taoist temple, most of the peanuts on the table had been eaten. Qian Xiaoyi drank tea and looked at the misty scenery in the distance. He said, "So this is the obsession you always had in mind, but finally gave up? Until you died, you were still thinking about this matter, but you refused to tell me anything. I investigated for a long time but found nothing."

"It's all in the past." Taoist Lingkong picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, saying vaguely, "A long time ago, I did want to find him, and even contacted Ah Fa in Japan, but you had already been sent here, so I couldn't be distracted. Later, I found that you have a good talent, much better than me, and I thought maybe I could put my hope on you. But in the end, I decided to let these things go. This is just my personal obsession. The responsibility I didn't take on cannot be placed on the next generation."

"But I still came. In fact, you kind of hoped that I would come." Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "And you know me. The more secrets are hidden, the more I want to find out. You don't want me to fulfill your wish, but I want to get to the bottom of it and finish what you haven't done."

Taoist Lingkong rolled his eyes at Qian Xiaoyi. He couldn't stop them now that they were here. It was useless to say anything, but he still said, "I know you won't listen, but Xiaoyi, go back. You are still young and have a bright future ahead of you. There is no need to waste your life on such things. Besides, you are alone in Japan, you are unfamiliar with the place, it is too dangerous. I don't want you to do this."

"You know I won't listen, so why are you still talking?" Qian Xiaoyi rolled his eyes at Lingkong Laodao, then explained, "Of course I know it's dangerous. Jingde has been working in Japan for too long and has a huge influence, so I have found a lot of helpers. Don't worry, I won't do anything if I'm not sure. And no matter how powerful Jingde is, he is still an outsider to this country. I don't believe his power can be that stable."

"Little stubborn guy." Taoist Lingkong shook his head and said nothing more.

After the two were silent for a while, Qian Xiaoyi brought up the topic again: "So, the information about Brother Zhang's car was leaked by Jingde, right?"

"That's right." Taoist Lingkong sighed and said, "At that time, Ah Fa was a very important research subject for us. We recorded all his connections with Kowloon Walled City. As the main body, his every move was also under our observation. Every night, we would go to the ghost area of ​​Kowloon Walled City to meet him, but in order not to arouse his suspicion, he would only remember that he had some dreams about that place when he woke up in the morning, and he would not know of our existence."

Qian Xiaoyi continued, "Then, you found that Brother Zhang seemed to have been influenced by something and became corrupt. Because he was eager for quick success, he cooperated with the people in the Japanese business delegation and did a lot of bad things, such as harassing residents in a certain area, forcibly demolishing houses, and threatening and intimidating them... So you had serious disagreements on how to deal with him."

"Yes." Taoist Lingkong said, "In my opinion, he was connected with the ghost realm of Kowloon Walled City and was polluted by the cognition there. Those utilitarian and vulgar ideas constantly washed away his cognition, which gradually blinded his spirituality and led him to extremes... So we have to take a great responsibility for his actions. After all, we used him to condense that ghost realm. The solution I proposed is to cut off the connection between him and the ghost realm, even if that would destroy the ghost realm."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Let me guess. Jingde proposed another idea. He believed that it was Brother Zhang's own transformation. He was blinded by profit and eventually overcame his conscience. He has become a complete scumbag, just like his boss and other gangsters. There is no difference. This has nothing to do with you. Even if you hadn't tried to make him the core of the ghost domain, under the influence of the surrounding environment, Brother Zhang would eventually become like that."

Taoist Lingkong continued, "So Jingde's solution is to kill two birds with one stone. By using a strategy to make them kill each other, we can eliminate the scum of both societies and preserve our research results. Naturally, we had a quarrel. We have quarreled many times before, but never so fiercely. It was at this time that I noticed the change in Jingde. He also became utilitarian. It seems that he has slowly changed after we came to Hong Kong. In fact, I am the same. When we were in the mainland, before we went to Hong Kong, we never imagined that there could be such a developed place."

"According to the theory of cognitive school, cognitive pollution..." Qian Xiaoyi sighed: "Faced with a world he had never seen before, Jingde's worldview was impacted, causing his thoughts to change and bringing out the darkness in his heart. It can also be said that after seeing the world, he was no longer satisfied with his previous life and wanted something better. After your theory was confirmed, he had the capital to realize this ambition." Taoist Lingkong looked a little old: "You, Ah Fa, also told you what happened afterwards. We played two games. We tied in the first game because no one wanted to kill him. But in the second game... I lost and let him go... He said he was going to harm the Japanese, which sounded righteous. After all, the Japanese had done that kind of thing to our country before, but..."

He raised his head. "That was just an excuse for him to harm innocent people. That's not what I want. No one is born to die, and innocent people should not be oppressed in ignorance and oppression because of our research. Whenever I think of Jingde abusing cognitive theory to do evil, I feel very uncomfortable. I started studying cognitive theory to eliminate those things, not to use false cognition to oppress others. This runs counter to my ideals... Jingde not only trampled on our original ideals, but also trampled on our friendship."

"It sounds like you're still upset. Fortunately, I came here." Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and complained, "It would be better if you left all these things in your notes and told me. I wouldn't have to piece them together and go around in circles to find out what happened back then. Especially the matter of the artificial ghost domain. If I hadn't come to Japan, I wouldn't have known about it at all! So did you destroy your research results after you came back?"

"It has been submitted." Taoist Lingkong said, "This research is a confidential report. Only those who have reached a certain level can know it. After all, if the research results are passed on to someone with ulterior motives, it will cause great harm. You are my disciple. If you are willing to inherit the Taoist temple and work honestly in the mainland, you will know it sooner or later, but you chose to come to Japan."

"I think so." Qian Xiaoyi nodded and asked, "What about Jingde? I have investigated your past. I only know that you once had a partner, but I don't know who it was. Moreover, no matter which senior I asked, they refused to tell me about Jingde and only told me not to investigate. What's going on?"

Taoist Lingkong was somewhat helpless: "Xiao Yi, everyone has to have some dignity. Jingde and I have been in the country for so many years and have some prestige. Jingde has never done anything bad in the mainland. On the contrary, he has helped many people. Everyone is grateful to him. Later, he defected to Japan, which is not a glorious thing. In order to save face, no one wants to mention him. They all turn a blind eye and treat him as if he does not exist.

And think about it, I'm dead now, and many of those who knew about our past have also passed away. So Jingde is about the same age as me, he may have died a long time ago, and even if he is not dead, he only has a few years left, why do you have to get involved in this mess?"

"How can a scourge like him die so easily? Do you think he will die so early like you did?" Qian Xiaoyi sneered, then said seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely find out his whereabouts and fulfill your unfulfilled wish."

Taoist Lingkong sighed heavily: "I'm not worried about this, I'm worried about you..."

He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Get up quickly. You can't sleep as well as a pig."

Qian Xiaoyi woke up from the bed, but the sunlight outside the window was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes.

(End of this chapter)