An hour later, Zhou Zhixian personally led Qin Baotou and a group of officers up the mountain, and rushed to the gate of Anping Temple out of breath.
It was at this hour that Shan Yuan confessed the process and reasons for killing the abbot.
The cause of the incident started six months ago. At that time, the deacon of Anping Temple was ill and getting worse, so the temple planned to appoint a new deacon.
The so-called deacon is the person in charge of the kitchen and dining hall in the temple. He is responsible for managing the meals in the temple and the porridge of the pilgrims.
One day, news suddenly spread in the temple that the abbot intended to appoint Shanyuan as the deacon.
After hearing this, Shanyuan acted very indifferent on the surface, but in fact he was very excited in his heart. He had been a monk in Anping Temple for more than five years. He dreamed of serving as a deacon, no matter what the position of deacon...
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With great expectations, the day finally arrived when the appointment of the deacon was officially announced. What Shanyuan heard from the abbot was not his own name.
It would be fine to say that the new deacon was older than Shan Yuan, but the person who took over his position as deacon was a person with less seniority, who entered the temple later, and who was younger than him.
Afterwards, many people in the temple complained about Shan Yuan. Shan Yuan himself couldn't figure out why. He wanted to find the abbot to ask him why, but the abbot avoided him. After several failed attempts, Shan Yuan became ill.
Since then, Shanyuan has been resentful towards the abbot. In addition, Shanyuan was once again defeated when the Zhike monk was appointed, and Shanyuan's resentment finally turned into resentment.
Until half a month ago, Shanyuan took leave and went down the mountain to buy a dagger at the market. He had already thought about it and would find a time to ask the abbot clearly why he was not chosen twice!
If the abbot didn't give him a satisfactory answer, he vowed to take revenge immediately!
Just in the early morning of yesterday, Shanyuan took the opportunity to secretly go to the abbot to discuss the matter, but the reasons given by the abbot did not satisfy or convince Shanyuan.
The abbot lost patience and urged Shanyuan to leave, but Shanyuan became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. When the abbot turned his back to him, he took out a dagger and stabbed him in the back...
After the death of the abbot, Shanyuan was afraid and regretful, but at this point he had no way out and running away was absolutely impossible. That would be tantamount to telling everyone that he was absconding out of fear of crime.
Therefore, Shan Yuan decided to conceal the truth about the murder. Maybe the government was incompetent and he could still have a chance to escape!
After thinking about everything, Shanyuan carefully cleaned up the footprints and traces in the room, and then quietly left the monastery.
When Shanyuan returned to his room on duty, his mind was filled with images of the abbot's wound bleeding profusely. Not to mention falling asleep, even if he kept his eyes closed for a long time, he would feel uneasy.
Shanyuan had been thinking wildly for a long time, and suddenly regretted not taking out the dagger and burying it. The dagger looked so new that anyone could tell that it had just been bought. In the first half of the leave book, there was only a record of him taking leave and going down the mountain. When the time came, someone from the county government would come.
After following the clues and investigating, couldn't I still avoid being suspected?
But when I turned around and saw that it was already dark outside, there were already people walking around in the abbot's monastery at this time, so I had to give up on retrieving the murder weapon.
Shan Yuan thought about burning the leave book and the blood-stained monk's robes, but it was already dawn, and burning things would definitely attract others' attention. Shan Yuan did not dare to take the risk, so he took the opportunity to go to the latrine to burn the clothes.
Two things were buried under the tree in a remote location.
I planned to avoid the limelight and then find an opportunity to dig it out and burn it, but Chai Yan pointed it out.
After living in Anping Temple for a month, Shanyuan finally realized today that the ordinary Chai Yan had such an ability.
Soon, Zhou Zhixian led Mr. Qin and the officers into the Zen courtyard. Zhou Zhixian immediately ran to Gu Zhengbang, bowed and said: "I am late, please punish Mr. Gu!"
Gu Zhengbang said calmly: "Stop saying such unintentional words, deal with business first..."
"I understand!" Zhou Zhixian quickly agreed and ordered his subordinates: "Why don't you go quickly?"
The officers responded and dispersed.
At this moment, Chai Yan, who was standing aside, attracted the attention of Mr. Qin.
"Chai...Chai Yan?"
Qin Baotou cried out, and then pulled out the simple knife from his waist.
After hearing the sound, Zhou Zhixian looked over and was shocked. He pointed at Chai Yan and shouted: "Come...come, protect Mr. Gu's safety, take this person..."
Take it!"
Hearing Zhou Zhixian's voice, the officers who dispersed immediately gathered back together and rushed towards Chai Yan with shackles, ropes, water and fire sticks and other objects.
Chai Yan saw this group of people facing him as if they were facing a formidable enemy, so he could only raise his hands slightly and said: "Don't be excited, everyone... Mr. Gu, please say something quickly...
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Zhou Zhixian was stunned and turned to look at Gu Zhengbang: "Gu...Mr. Gu, he...you...this...this...
What is going on?"
"Zhou County, I will explain to you in detail what happened here later. As for Chai Yan who escaped from prison, he will be tied up immediately!" Gu Zhengbang said this with a serious smile.
Zhou Zhixian immediately ordered: "Come here, tie him up!"
Chai Yan was startled and asked hurriedly: "Hey, hey, Master Gu, didn't we agree just now?"
Gu Zhengbang's expression changed at that time, he stared at Chai Yan and said sternly: "If you dare to run away again, I won't be able to help you!"
From the moment we met, Gu Zhengbang had always addressed himself as me, but now he suddenly used the word "my official".
Chai Yan is not stupid. He immediately understood the subtext of this sentence. Lord Gu intervened as a superior. As long as he is honest and obedient, Lord Gu will probably keep his promise and prove his innocence for once.
opportunity!
As for giving the order to tie him up, it was probably to punish him for escaping from prison and following him up the mountain...
As a result, Chai Yan obediently shut his mouth and allowed the guards to swarm him and tie him up.
I thought I was going to be locked up in a damp and smelly prison cell again, but it didn't turn out that way.
After everyone came back to the city from Anping Temple, Chaiyan, who was tied up like a rice dumpling, was carried by two officers in the center of the main hall of Master Gu's residence.
After the officers left, Gu Zhengbang and Mo Di appeared, and the faint whispers of Gu Ling's master and servant could be heard behind them.
Gu Zhengbang walked to the main hall and sat down at the main seat and said: "Let him loosen it."
Mo Di approached in response and untied Chai Yan's restraints.
Chai Yan stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Mr. Gu!"
Gu Zhengbang didn't gossip and went straight to the point: "We will leave Anping County early the day after tomorrow, which means you only have less than two days!"