Great Lawyer

Chapter 545 Visiting the Temple (V)

King Gui frowned.

"Did you burn it?" Du Jiuyan said: "You went out of the city to meet your good friend, and then the two of you broke up in Fahua Temple. In a fit of anger, you burned Fahua Temple down."

King Gui heaved a sigh of relief, "The speculation is messed up."

"No?" Du Jiuyan tilted his head to look at him, "I'm such a good catcher, why didn't I guess right?"

She didn't guess everything, she noticed it from the resentful and fearful eyes of the abbot of Fahua Temple looking at King Gui.

King Gui is actually not easy to get along with, but if he approves of someone, he won't put on airs.

Since he has a good relationship with the abbot, it should be that the abbot approves.

Two people who have a good relationship, the abbot is actually jealous and resentful.

Especially the resentment...

This made her think hard for a long time.

The meaning is too deep.

Combined with the things worthy of the abbot's grievances in the past few years, the only thing that happened was the burning of Fahua Temple a few years ago.

And the time of burning happened to coincide with the time when King Gui left.

So she had this inference.

Of course, it's just speculation and deduction, and if you say it, you also have the meaning of defrauding King Gui.

King Gui said: "Don't guess, it will expose your stupidity."

"I'm stupid?" Du Jiuyan was unconvinced, and King Gui said, "It can be seen from the fact that you don't recognize me as a high-quality husband and don't want to sleep with me. You are stupid."

Du Jiuyan snorted, "Amitabha, let me be stupid forever."

King Gui said: "It's okay, I'm not stupid if you're stupid, I'll just sleep with you."

Du Jiuyan poohed him.

The two went to Fahua Temple, the abbot greeted them at the gate of the temple, bowed and said: "I guess the prince and Mr. Du will come soon."

"Abbot, are you guilty?" Du Jiuyan asked.

The abbot glanced at Du Jiuyan resentfully, and said, "Mr. Du, if you suspect that the old monk and Mr. Jing are in a conspiracy, then you will have to take a detour."

"There is no evidence for suspicion," Du Jiuyan was distressed, "Abbot, why don't you confess the truth."

The abbot smiled wryly, looked at King Gui, "My lord, won't you clear up the old monk's suspicion?"

"Well," King Gui perfunctorily helped the abbot remove the suspicion, pointed at the abbot and said, "He is mine."

Du Jiuyan was stunned, "My lord, you also have someone? A dark force?"

"I want a group of monks to be the dark forces?" King Gui said with disgust, "Then I really have a lot of money, and I'm a poor man."

The corner of the abbot's mouth trembled, he looked at King Gui, smiled wryly and said, "My lord, I am very sad when you say that."

"Are monks also sad?" Du Jiuyan asked, "Master, were you sad when the prince burned Fahua Temple five years ago?"

The abbot looked at King Gui in a daze, and then he was stunned again, "Why did Mr. Du say that?"

"It's nonsense, it's awkward for us to chat without familiarity, I'll just find a topic." Du Jiuyan chuckled.

The abbot didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Mr. Du, your topic is even more embarrassing."

"That's more embarrassing." Du Jiuyan said: "Isn't it the Fahua Temple that the prince burned?"

The abbot replied: "No, Mr. Du, you have misunderstood."

"Okay." Du Jiuyan said: "Then you don't know that there is something wrong with Jingya Chong?"

The abbot replied: "This point, I really don't know. Not only I don't know, but everyone doesn't know."

"Change the subject." Du Jiuyan didn't want to talk about this issue anymore, and the question left in his heart should become a question. Anyway, it has nothing to do with her. "Abbot, is there anyone who is a monk in Fahua Temple? Left-handed, with a birthmark on the butt?"

"This..." the abbot was stunned for a moment, "I don't know about this. Is... is something wrong?"

Du Jiuyan told him about the case.

"Fahua Temple, Fahua Temple, you have moved back two years ago. After that, are there any monks missing in the temple?"

The abbot shook his head, "Since the reopening of the temple, there are 86 people in the temple and now there are 140 people. Among them, 15 people go out to travel, but they will come back here at the end of each year. No one is missing."

"Then he is a monk from Fahua Temple." Du Jiuyan frowned and said, "Let's go to Zhongshan Guanyin Temple."

The abbot nodded, "On the outskirts are the Fahua Temple and the Guanyin Temple over there. You can go there and ask."

"I know the presiding abbot of the Guanyin Temple, the abbot, do you want me to accompany you?" the abbot asked.

Du Jiuyan nodded, "That's even better, please."

The abbot explained a few words to the little master in the temple, and then went to Zhongshan Guanyin Temple with King Gui and Du Jiuyan, but met the lame man and Gu Qingshan at the gate of the temple.

"How is it? Is there any harvest in the Taoist temple?" Du Jiuyan asked.

The lame man shook his head, "No. There are only twelve disciples over there. They haven't accepted disciples since five or six years ago. There are neither too many nor too few."

"The last hope," Du Jiuyan pointed to the Guanyin Temple, "Let's go."

Zhongshan Guanyin Temple is a casual name of the local people. Its correct name is Zhongshan Temple, but because the temple is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, it has the previous name.

Because it was afternoon, there were no pilgrims coming and going in the temple, so it was not considered a big temple, and the treasure hall was not tall. Compared with Fahua Temple, Zhongshan Temple is a small temple.

The temple is divided into front and back yards, the backyard is the wing room, the Zhaitang and the yard where the monks live. Vegetables are grown in the backyard, and there is also a lotus pond.

The Guanyin statue is very new, and it seems that it has not been long since the Buddha's body was reshaped.

When they entered the main hall, they didn't see anyone, not even the little monk.

"Is anyone there?" Gu Qingshan asked.

When the words fell, a young monk of seventeen or eighteen years old, with shaved head and burnt scars, saluted and said: "Amitabha, we don't accept pilgrims in the afternoon. If you want to burn incense, please come tomorrow morning." Come again."

"Is the presiding abbot here?" the abbot of Fahua Temple asked.

The little novice was taken aback for a moment, and then he saw the group of people standing at the door clearly, and said: "Abbot Yuanzhen is you, I'll go invite the abbot right now."

As the little novice said, he ran away again.

"Go and sit in the meditation room at the back." Abbot Yuanzhen led everyone to the nearest meditation room behind the main hall. Everyone found a place to sit down, and an old monk entered the door.

About the same age as Abbot Yuanzhen, about 50 years old, with fair skin and a very friendly smile, "I'm sorry!"

"Xuanwu, this is Prince Gui..." Abbot Yuanzhen and Abbot Xuanwu introduced everyone, and said, "You are welcome, sit down and talk. The prince and Mr. Du have something to ask you."

Abbot Xuanwu was busy, and came forward to salute, "What do you want, my lord?"

King Gui gestured to Du Jiuyan to say.

"It's like this..." Du Jiuyan explained the situation again, "So let's ask the master, if there are any people missing in the temple in recent years, or, are there any brothers who are around [-] years old and left-handed?" Someone with a red birthmark on their buttocks."

Abbot Xuanwu thought for a while, and replied: "The temple has come and gone in the past few years, some people have left and others have come in. Some disciples have gone out and wandered, and they have not returned for several years. I am not sure."

"However, I can ask you about the birthmark on the buttocks. There is a bathhouse in the backyard of the temple, and the young apprentices often bathe together. If anyone has it, maybe someone knows." He said, went out and called two young monks to come in , ordered things down.

"Now there are thirty people in the temple together with the old monk. It is not as prosperous as Fahua Temple." Abbot Xuanwu said, "It will be very quick to inquire. Please wait a moment."

There is a little novice who makes tea and brings it in.

Everyone was chatting about the case, and after half a stick of incense, a young novice came in, saluted and replied: "Master, we have asked all the brothers, and no one has ever seen a brother with a birthmark on his buttocks." .”

"I'm really sorry!" Abbot Xuanwu said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to help the prince and Mr. Du."

Du Jiuyan smiled and said, "It's okay, let's go back and check again. I'm bothering Master today."

"This is what we should do, Mr. Du, don't say that." Xuan Wu also got up with everyone, "We are preparing vegetarian dishes in the backyard, why not stay here for dinner?"

Everyone looks at Du Jiuyan.

"No, it's getting late, if you stay any longer, you won't be able to enter the city." She saluted with a smile: "I'll come to the temple to have lunch some other day."

Xuanwu should be, and accompany everyone to move forward.

Du Jiuyan looked around. Although Zhongshan Temple is small and dilapidated, the scenery is not bad. Moreover, because it is old in all aspects, it has a sense of simplicity and profoundness.

"Are all the Buddha statues over there donated by pilgrims?" Du Jiuyan saw thirteen or four seated clay statues placed by the wall.

Master Xuanwu replied, "It's all donated by pilgrims."

"The workmanship is really good." Du Jiuyan watched all the way, and went down the mountain with everyone.

It was getting dark, Yuanzhen was sent back to Fahua Temple, and the four of them returned to the city without haste.

"What's for dinner?" Du Jiuyan was hungry, "How about going to Caiji for dinner."

King Gui had no objection, nodded and said, "Yes."

"You have no idea?" The lame man was thinking about the case, "Can you get anything this afternoon?"

Du Jiuyan said: "Talking while eating, now I am too hungry to speak."

The four went to Cai Ji, Cai Zhuoru served them food, and sat down at the table. Du Jiuyan took a sip of wine and explained the results of today's investigation, "The conclusion is that nothing was found."

"This is enough to show that it can become an old case, and there are sufficient reasons and reasons."

The identity of the deceased is unknown, the cause of death is unknown, and the time of the incident is unknown, let alone the motive and murderer.

"Then what should we do now?" Cai Zhuoru asked, "Return this case to Mr. Qian?"

Du Jiuyan ate half a bowl of rice between his words, his stomach was full and his mind became more flexible, "Right now, we only have one clue to confirm, so we should seize this clue."

"Existence is reasonable." Du Jiuyan said.

(End of this chapter)