The Strange Tales of Tokyo Monk

His age and wealth certainly gave him the capital to look down on others, but I was here to help them solve their problems, not to beg him.

Although he would not be angry about it, he would be unhappy about it.

"I have something I would like to ask Master Liansheng for advice."

Horii Yuji kept a low profile.

After what happened before and tonight, he no longer had any doubts about Pinggong Qianye's abilities.

"whats the matter?"

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere quieter."

The birthday party encountered an unexpected incident and ended early. Horii Yuji took Hiramiya Chiya to a luxurious hotel room.

Horii Yuji and Hiramiya Chiya sat on one side, while Horii Suzune and Nagasawa Hirashima sat on the opposite side.

"The incident originated from a homicide case I handled before. The specific situation is as follows..."

Yuji Horii told all the problems he had encountered during this period and his personal speculations.

Pinggong Qianye did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment before speaking: "Buddhism has eight sufferings: suffering of birth, suffering of aging, suffering of illness, suffering of death, suffering of separation from loved ones, suffering of meeting with those we hate, suffering of not getting what we want, and suffering of the burning of the five aggregates."

"According to what you just said, emotional fluctuations leading to abnormal behavior should be considered as suffering caused by the burning of the five aggregates."

Seeing that Horii Yuji and Horii Suzune looked puzzled, Hiramiya Chiya explained in more understandable words: "The five fingers refer to form, feeling, perception, volition and consciousness. Yin means covering, and blazing is as hot as a burning flame."

“Thus, the burning of the five aggregates points to the obscuring of one’s true nature, causing all kinds of confusion and delusion to arise in one’s mind, leading to the creation of all kinds of karma.”

"The human mind is confused, and from this, ghosts and monsters are born."

Hiramiya Chiya did not continue the story, but gave Horii Yuji and Horii Suzune some time to think.

"Humans are not Buddhas, and are destined to be unable to escape the suffering of the five aggregates. This is a suffering that everyone experiences. Even monks cannot completely overcome the eight sufferings, right?" Nagasawa Hirashima said meaningfully.

Since everyone is unable to escape from the eight sufferings, why are only a few people harmed by the suffering of the five aggregates?

"The eight sufferings of man are only caused by himself. Even if ghosts are born, they will only endanger themselves."

Pinggong Qianye said calmly, "But eventually some ghosts can break free from the constraints of the human body, condense into a shape and start to do evil. This is an external cause."

"External factors affect internal factors, causing the five elements in people's bodies to burn fiercely, and their spirits to be covered with dust, which in turn causes them to do a series of evil things that are not in line with their normal behavior."

"If we really want to say it, these ghosts can be called five yin ghosts."

Nagasawa Hirashima suppressed the contempt in his eyes and showed a little more curiosity, "Have you ever seen the Five Yin Ghosts?"

"Never."

"But you seem quite sure of their existence?"

"It is not necessary to see it with your own eyes to ensure that it exists. This is a very simple truth. For example, I have never been to the Arctic, but I can know what kind of natural landscape exists in the Arctic region and what kind of creatures live there from books or TV."

Nagasawa Hirashima didn't say anything else. After thinking about it, Horii Yuji said with difficulty: "Are they really harmed by the Five Yin Ghosts?"

"Probably so. After all, I have never seen them in person, nor have I witnessed their mentally abnormal state." This was the only answer Pinggong Qianye could give.

There are so many ghosts in this world, and there are more than just the Five Yin Ghosts that can cause murders as described by Horii Yuji.

People's seven emotions and six desires can also give rise to ghosts that can obscure the soul.

It should be said that all negative emotions of human beings may give birth to corresponding ghosts.

Jealousy can give rise to a jealous ghost, anger can give rise to an angry ghost, greed can give rise to a greedy ghost, lust can give rise to a lustful ghost...

If we really want to classify them carefully, there are so many and diverse types of ghosts.

However, from the incident described by Horii Yuji, it is certain that it was a ghost that could trigger negative emotions in people.

"Can you handle it?"

"can."

"Then I'll leave everything to Liansheng!"

After entrusting everything to Chiya Hiramiya, Horii Yuji's depressed mood finally eased a lot.

Considering that Horii Yuji was trying to solve the case, Hiramiya Chiya only charged him 10 yen for this commission, which was a % discount.

As for Nagasawa Hirashima on the opposite side, if he has a commission, he won’t even be given a 10% discount.

"Grandpa, didn't you say you needed a master to help you recently?"

Seeing that Horii Yuji had resolved the problem, Horii Suzune showed joy and gently shook Nagasawa Hirashima's arm.

"We really need to find a master to help take a look recently." Nagasawa Hirashima patted the back of Horii Suzune's hand, telling her not to be so anxious, and looked at Hiramiya Chiye.

"I wonder if Master Liansheng is interested in accepting a commission?"

"What commission?"

Hiramiya Chiye did not refuse. He came here tonight just for the 100 million yen commission that Horii Suzune mentioned.

This money would allow him to build a temple.

"Recently, the company is building a new hotel in Saitama. When digging the foundation, they accidentally dug too deep, which seemed to have angered something, causing construction in that area to often go wrong."

Nagasawa Hirashima did not elaborate on how things went wrong. Hiramiya Chiye guessed that this was definitely a major matter involving human lives, otherwise they would not have thought of asking a master to take a look.

"In fact, when the hotel was first built, the company invited a senior monk from Tianlong Temple to help survey the site, but mistakes were made during construction, which led to the accident."

"Originally, the company was going to ask the monk to solve the problem, but unfortunately, the monk was traveling far away and was not in the temple, so they thought of hiring other monks to handle it."

"It just so happens that Lingyin recommended you to me, Abbot Liansheng of Weilian Ancient Temple."

This is indeed a big commission.

It was the first time that Pinggong Qianye had taken on such a large commission, which was related to the construction of a hotel and was far more complicated than his usual exorcism.

"If Master Liansheng can solve this problem, 200 million yen will be the cost of hiring him this time."

Nagasawa Hirashima made his offer, which was very generous.

He added a little more because of his granddaughter, otherwise he would only have paid 100 million yen.

For an unknown abbot of an ancient temple, this amount of money is already quite high.

"I'll take this commission."

Hiramiya Chiya accepted the commission expressionlessly, "I will go there to solve the problem after I finish dealing with Officer Horii's matter."

"It must be done as soon as possible, within three days."

"no problem."

Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Horii Suzune also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up to get the red wine and wine glass, and said with a smile: "Let's toast to the smooth cooperation tonight!"

"I do not drink."

"What about the drinks?"

"can."

Horii Suzune smiled and asked the waiter to bring a glass of orange juice. When she handed it to Hiramiya Chiya, she whispered, "Hiramiya-san, there is also the side of quitting drinking."

Hiramiya Chiye took the orange juice and took a sip. He ignored Horii Suzune's teasing and thought about how to use the 200 million yen to build a temple in his own home.

"Hiramiya-san, is that lucky bag really that useful?"

When leaving the hotel, Horii Suzune approached Hiramiya Chiya and asked in a low voice.

"probably."

Pinggong Chiye smiled.

Chapter 28 The Birth and Death of a Ghost

Late at night, Shimakawa Hospital was shrouded in layers of light black fog that was difficult for ordinary people to see.

This is the fog of negative emotions that comes from deep within the human heart.

Hospital, the last stop between life and death.

The eight sufferings of Buddhism, namely birth, old age, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, meeting with enemies, failure to obtain what one desires, and the burning of the five elements, are vividly reflected here.

The breath of despair on the verge of life and death turns into the sweetest dew for the ghosts.

The whistling cold wind harbours countless evil spirits.

When the negative emotions accumulated in the hospital are thick enough, wisps of light black mist, like a backward waterfall, flow continuously from the hospital to the sky accompanied by an inaudible inhalation sound.

In bed number 305 in room 3, Fujiwara Kaori was lying on the white bed. Her horrific face, with almost all the flesh and blood gone, was now covered with a white cloth.

After three hours of rescue work, the experts were ultimately unable to save Fujiwara Kaori's life.

"It's such a pity that he passed away at such a young age."

The nurse was sad about the passing of Fujiwara Kaori. She was once one of Fujiwara Kaori's fans and witnessed her becoming the best star artist of Star Energy Agency step by step.

If she takes one more step forward, she will have the chance to become the most popular female star in Japan.

Unfortunately, her life and her path to stardom were completely frozen tonight.

The female nurse once asked the attending physician about Fujiwara Kaori's condition, and was told that she died because of excessive blood loss and excessive despair, and had no desire to live.

Of course I would be desperate!

For a woman, seeing her healthy face become so bloody and mangled will leave serious sequelae on her face even if it is cured.

Disfigurement is definitely the best way to destroy a woman.

"Xiangzi, I hope you can live happier in another world."

The female nurse whispered and prepared to get up and leave the ward.

Suddenly, the lights in the ward flickered softly, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

Outside the window, there seemed to be gusts of cold wind blowing. The glass windows that were originally locked were suddenly blown open by the cold wind, and the two glass windows made a rustling sound.

When the female nurse saw this, she put down the tray in her hand, turned around and went to the window, preparing to close the window to prevent the glass from being broken by the wind.

In the ward, the flickering lights finally went dark, without a single ray of light.

Lying on bed No. 3, with her face covered with a white cloth, Fujiwara Kaori's body seemed to tremble slightly.

There was a faint creaking sound coming from the entire bed.

The female nurse closed the window and saw that the lights in the ward were off. She thought it was a prank by someone else who deliberately turned off the lights.

She took out the mobile phone from her pocket and turned on the flashlight, and the light briefly dispelled the darkness in the ward.

When passing by the bed where Fujiwara Kaori was lying, he suddenly felt someone pulling the corner of his clothes.

I looked back with the light of my cell phone and didn't see anything unusual.

"I was shocked. I thought something happened."

The female nurse continued to walk forward, and the corner of her clothes was pulled again. This time the force was greater than the last time, almost making her fall forward.

This time, fear began to build up inside her.

She didn't even dare to look back.

Working in a hospital, especially late at night, unusual things often happen.

For example, zombies, wandering souls, vengeful ghosts...a series of terrifying horror elements.

The female nurse tried to force herself to move forward, but the corner of her clothes was held tightly.

The thing that pulled her clothes gently touched her lower back, and it was vaguely the shape of a finger.

A chilly breath started to spread from the place where the lower back made contact to the back and all over the body, as if something terrible was gradually approaching him.

"There's nothing to be afraid of!"

The female nurse got angry, and she grasped the cell phone tightly in her right hand and smashed it hard against the corner of her clothes at her lower back.

boom!

It was like the phone hit something hard and almost broke into pieces.

Fortunately, the effect is very good.

The fingers that were grabbing the corner of her clothes loosened, and the female nurse took this opportunity to quickly escape from the ward.