Volume Two: The Case of the Red Lotus in the Ancient Temple Chapter Thirty-Three: Not gone
"According to the monks in the temple, the Golden Buddha has experienced wind, frost, rain and snow for more than a hundred years. Although it looks fine from a distance, in fact it has a lot of damage." Xing Qianqiu said: "Three months ago,
There is a benefactor who has invested a lot of money to reshape the golden body of the Buddha."
"Three months ago? What a coincidence." Duan Ming stretched out his fingers and lightly pressed his eyebrows, with a strange smile on his face.
"What a coincidence?"
"That's right, what's next?" Duan Ming asked again.
"As for the identity of the benefactor, all the monks in the temple said they were unaware of it." Xing Qianqiu continued: "It took nearly a month and a half to rebuild the golden body. During that period, even the monks in the temple were not allowed to enter the Main Hall at will."
"It's quite mysterious." Duan Ming nodded.
"Yes, so there must be a problem." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "It's just that I have been thinking before that if the golden Buddha turned black because it was coated with copper, what about the blood lotus, blood characters and blood tears?
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"It's very simple. Who stipulated that only copper can be coated?" Duan Ming shook his head: "According to my guess, I'm afraid this person should have covered the golden Buddha with copper and left words on it.
The blood lotus and the location of the blood and tears are coated with an iron layer at that location. The iron layer is oxidized by heat, unlike copper, and will turn into ferric oxide, and ferric oxide is red."
"Fe2O3? What is that?" Xing Qianqiu was stunned.
"It's just like copper oxide, no need to worry about it." Duan Ming waved his hand: "When it's ready, apply a thin layer of gold on the already processed golden Buddha and leave the mechanism in place."
"On July 20th, when all the monks in the temple were resting, someone quietly sneaked into the main hall, followed the mechanism to tear off the thin gold on it, and set a fire at the same time to escape quickly."
"Although the Golden Buddha is very big, it is not difficult to tear off the thin gold as long as the mechanism is properly arranged."
"It's very possible." Xing Qianqiu nodded. If according to Duan Ming, as long as the preparations are made beforehand, then this matter is indeed not difficult.
"That's why that person didn't prepare too much in advance and just left a month and a half free." Duan Ming frowned lightly: "After all, it's just a thin layer of gold. If the time is delayed for a long time, it will be easily exposed.
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"Indeed. Then I will send someone to investigate." Xing Qianqiu said.
"By the way, how is the investigation of the Holy Mother of Red Lotus that Jingfa mentioned yesterday?" Duan Ming asked.
"There are no clues." Xing Qianqiu sighed.
"Jingfa is one of the leaders of the Jingzi generation. Why do you think he would tell us this at this time?" Duan Ming said with a smile.
"I understand, I will send someone to check Qing Xin right now." Xing Qianqiu suddenly understood.
There is absolutely no need for Jingfa to take the risk at this time, and since it has taken the lead, it must be profitable.
What can a monk want? Of course it is a higher status.
And Jingfa is already one of the leaders of the Jingzi generation, and it is impossible to break through and be promoted to the Fazi generation, so his opponent can only be Jingxin, who is also the leader of the Jingzi generation.
Therefore, even if this so-called "Red Lotus Holy Mother" is not Jingxin herself, she is probably a key figure in the Jingxin sect.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to Mr. Xing." Duan Ming clasped his fists and said to Xing Qianqiu: "The next thing is the matter of the Mirror Division, and I can't be of much help here."
"Mr. Duan, what are you..." Xing Qianqiu was stunned.
"Go home and ask Mr. Xing to lend me a horse so I can go back," Duan Ming said.
"This..." Xing Qianqiu sighed: "Okay, please wait a moment, I will make arrangements later."
"Then thank you, Mr. Xing." Duan Ming said, jumping back to the house.
"Alas..." Looking at Duan Ming's back, Xing Qianqiu sighed silently.
Then Xing Qianqiu arranged for people to bring all the monks to the Main Hall, and at the same time arranged for people to prepare thank-you gifts and horses for Duan Ming.
After a while, Duan Ming had changed back into the clothes he had been wearing when he came back, and arrived at the trailhead at the foot of the mountain.
And Xu Shizhong was already waiting here with a horse.
Seeing Duan Ming's attire at the moment, Xu Shizhong was slightly startled: "Mr. Duan, what are you doing?"
"I'm not used to wearing brocade clothes, but I feel comfortable here." Duan Ming said with a smile, taking the reins from Xu Shizhong's hand: "Thank you very much, Old Xu."
"You're welcome." Xu Shizhong shook his head, and then handed a package to Duan Ming: "Mr. Duan, this is the thank you prepared by the criminal commander for you. Thank you for traveling thousands of miles to help solve the case."
"Haha, this Xing Qian Dao finally did something good." Duan Ming smiled and took the package from Xu Shizhong's hand, opened it and saw that there were more than a dozen ingots of silver inside.
"Mr. Duan, the journey is long, so please take care of yourself." Xu Shizhong sighed, took a step back and said.
"Okay, when you come to Linyang City again, I will treat you to Chunyu Tower for a good meal." Duan Ming patted the package and said.
Then Duan Ming pulled the reins and drove the horse away.
However, at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the mountain road: "If you achieve Bodhi, you will see eternal life!"
Then dozens of men dressed in white appeared not far away. Each of these men was very handsome, holding seals with their hands, without a trace of smile.
"Is this a funeral?" Duan Ming was stunned for a moment.
"Sir, be careful!" Xu Shizhong's expression changed: "This is a member of the Immortality Sect!"
"However, there are three white-robed bishops, seven white-robed associate bishops, and sixteen religious deacons..." Xu Shizhong murmured: "Is it possible that one of the seven is here?"
"What did you say?" Duan Ming looked at Xu Shizhong doubtfully.
"Mr. Duan, you don't know something..." Xu Shizhong was about to explain when he saw a Mirror officer running down the mountain.
"Mr. Duan, the criminal commander asks you to go back." The official said with a sigh of relief when he saw that Duan Ming had not left yet.
"Jingfa, he's dead." The official sighed and said in a deep voice, "And he died in a strange way, with traces of blood lotus on his chest."
"Jingfa is dead?" Duan Ming frowned, got off his horse, and quickly walked up the mountain.
If it was an ordinary death penalty, Xing Qianqiu would definitely not send an official to stop him, and since he sent an official to stop him, he would probably be caught again even if he left.
In this case, it is better to go back quickly and solve this case completely.
At the same time, Duan Ming looked back at the people of the Immortality Sect.
Why is this great and powerful sect coming to Brahma Temple at this time? I'm afraid the person who came here is not a good person!
