Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

3.15 Cui He

Not long after Tang Jingxiao arrived in Shaolin, a magic strategy army of hundreds of people followed closely and surrounded Shaolin Temple tightly, and the whole Shaolin was under martial law.

Tang Wuyi kept asking everyone in the temple about their whereabouts last night, and was locked in the cramped interrogation room all day without showing up.Wen Tao inspected the Bodhidharma Cave and the cave where the corpse was hidden, but did not find any more clues.

A few days ago, investigating the case in the temple was a bit pleasant, and I could have a few moments of talking and sitting with Tang Wuyi, but at this moment, the tense and depressing atmosphere was almost breathless.

After Xu hour, Wen Tao returned to the meditation room, and saw that the lights in the room had been turned on, and there was a figure of a person with his hair tied up in a high bun reflected at the door of the room.Wen Tao's heart warmed, he pushed the door open and said, "Tang Yue, are you back?"

Unexpectedly, when the people in the room turned around, it was Cui He. He saluted with apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, I just wanted to find Pavilion Master Tang, but he didn't come back, so he waited in the house without authorization."

Wen Tao hurriedly returned the gift, and suddenly, an answer exploded in Wen Tao's mind, like fireworks.He calmed down and asked Cui He, "Young Master Cui, I have something to ask."

Cui He showed doubts, and said politely: "Master Wen, please ask."

"On the night of Xuan Ding's disappearance, Mr. Cui said he went to look for Prince Jin at [-]:[-] pm, but Mr. Jin shrugged off his fatigue and did not see Mr. Young Master. But Mr. Jin saw Mr. Jin outside the door?" Wen Tao asked.

"Exactly."

"What the young master saw should be the same as what I saw just now, it was the figure inside the door, right?"

"Exactly, what's the problem?" Cui He asked doubtfully.

Wen Tao took a deep breath, there was naturally a problem.Cui He didn't see Prince Jin with his own eyes, but because Prince Jin lived alone in that meditation room, and the figure inside the door was very similar to Prince Jin, so he took the person in the room as Prince Jin for granted.But the real King Jin was not in the meditation room at that moment.

In fact, from the first time when he saw the corpses of Xuan Jing and Xuan Ding, Wen Tao's mind had appeared in Wen Tao's mind when he played the role of King of Lanling on the Buddha's birthday. The magpie who was shot to death by Prince Jin, Wen Tao always felt that if he had to find someone in the entire Shaolin Temple who would beat him to death, the only person he could think of was Prince Jin.In addition, Tang Wuyi once mentioned that Prince Jin was to Cui He...

Wen Tao regained his composure, invited Cui He to sit down, cooked tea and burned incense, and said, "Young Master Cui, Pavilion Master Tang has been interrogating everyone in the temple for the past two days, why don't we... um, let's have a chat, and I'll tell him." Wen Tao is not good at dealing with people, he actually wanted to know about Prince Jin's character from Cui He, but what he said was extremely dry.

Fortunately, Cui He is gentle and open-minded, and said with a slight smile: "I originally wanted to ask Pavilion Master Tang if there was any clue to the murder of brother Ximing. Yes, I asked Wen Daochang and it was the same."

Wen Tao said: "The case is not yet clear. Xuan Yi, Xuan Jing, and Xuan Ding died in a horrific manner. I believe Mr. Cui has heard about it. Now that Prince Jin died in the Bodhidharma Cave again, it is really a thousand heads. thread."

Cui He sighed: "I know people in the world think brother Xi Ming is arrogant and disliked. On the way here just now, I heard some monks say that he deserves more than a death sentence... I can't bear it, so I came here to ask."

This remark hit Wen Tao's heart, and Wen Tao hurriedly asked: "Then, in the eyes of Mr. Cui, what kind of person is Prince Jin?"

Cui He took a sip of tea and said, "Buddha and demons are always in a single thought. Brother Xi Ming killed too much when he was in Silla, but since he has a heart for Buddha and a high talent, he has his own time to understand." Cui He has a deep relationship with Buddha, and he has a heart of compassion for everything.

After hearing this, Wen Tao asked, "Then how does the young master know that Prince Jin is a Buddha or a demon?"

Cui He's eyes were clear and he said: "Even if you become a demon, there are times when you turn your back on it. He is innocent and sincere in front of me, and he is definitely not pretending."

Wen Tao looked at him flatly and said, "Then how does Young Master Cui know whether King Jin has kind thoughts in his heart, or is he obsessed with Young Master?"

Cui He smiled slightly, like a Guanyin holding a flower, and said: "I heard that the Taoist priest is a Taoist, how can he not see through it? Everyone in the world says that King Jin is obsessed with me, and it is a personal affair. Thoughts, it is possible to transform the feelings of all living beings into thoughts of no self. I am me, and I am also one of the myriad appearances of the Buddha. If he loves me, he also loves the Buddha. How can I criticize him?"

What Wen Tao said was irrefutable, but tens of thousands of thoughts rushed through his mind, and finally he just said: "Perhaps one day, demons will also become Buddhas, but if they step on other people's sins and dream of becoming Buddhas, it's just a matter of time." It’s just a tree seeking a fish, it’s just a fool’s dream.”

Cui He thought for a moment and said: "I heard that what the Taoist said is reasonable, I have been taught."

After sending Cui He away, Wen Tao put the puzzle pieces of the case back into place one by one in his mind, and there was only the last piece left. Even though it was the last piece, it was also the most important piece.

Seeing that the second watch was about to arrive, Wen Tao guessed that Tang Wuyi would be back soon, and he didn't have time for dinner, so he went to the dining hall to pick up some vegetarian food and put it in a bowl.The drums sounded again in the temple, first slowly and then urgently, followed by a series of drums.At this moment, Tang Wuyi pushed the door and entered, his face was tired. Although he was wearing a high bun, there were some broken hair on his forehead. He smiled gently at Wen Tao, and said inadvertently: "Today, the sound of bath drums is resounding." very."

Wen Tao asked: "Is this the bath drum?"

"Yeah." Tang Wuyi said, "The bath drum is before the second watch drum. Sometimes it's hard to hear when it rains heavily, so it's easy to confuse it with the watch drum."

Wen Tao suddenly felt that the last piece of the puzzle in his mind fell from the sky, grabbed Tang Wuyi and said, "Tang Yue, are these bath drums available every day?"

"Naturally." Tang Wuyi said.

"Tang Yue, let me have a look at your transcript." Wen Tao said, the starlight in his eyes seemed to overflow.

Tang Wuyi smiled and said: "You don't need to look, I guessed that person too."

Wen Tao was stunned for a moment and said, "Tang Yue, when did you know? Why didn't you tell me?"

Tang Wuyi stared at the oil lamp on the case and said, "It's also what I thought of during the interrogation today."

"The night that Prince Jin died in Xuan Ding..." Wen Tao asked.

Tang Wuyi said indifferently: "I thought of the method when interrogating Cui He today, and I guessed it from your expression."

Wen Tao was a little surprised, he felt that the truth was clearly solved today, but Tang Wuyi didn't seem excited at all.

"Tang Yue, are you worried about the Silla mission?" Wen Tao asked.

Tang Wuyi sighed: "They will arrive tomorrow morning. Let's close this case as soon as they arrive."

Wen Tao hummed lightly, pushed the Su Zhai on the case in front of Tang Wuyi and said, "Let's have a meal first, and when the case is over tomorrow, we will go to Luoyang to eat delicious food."

Tang Wuyi nodded, still seemed not interested.

Wen Tao said again: "Tang Yue, this time I invite you to drink the best wine in Luoyang!"

Only then did Tang Wuyi smile, and the warm winter sun filled that smile, which made people feel at ease.