Yoshikage Kira will save Renri

"You're here...!"

"Sorry, I didn't want to let you go, Kyoko Kirikiri~."

Yoshikage Kira, who was originally called by Kyoko Kiragiri, frowned slightly when he saw Kyoko Kiragiri who was obviously restless now.

"Let's get down to business, you are now suspected of murder, right? If you are a criminal, it would be better to turn yourself in, Kyoko Kirikiri."

"Is it your turn to say this, Yoshikage Kira?"

Kira Yoshikage is the one who is really guilty of the crime, and Kyoko Kira firmly believes in this matter. Such words made by Kira Yoshikage only make Kyoko Kira feel very ironic.

"That's right.... This room also has the 'Ten Bull Picture'."

Yoshikage Kira didn't seem to care what Kyoko Kiragiri said, and looked at the small picture hanging on the wall of the room. In the picture, a man was sitting on a cow and playing the flute.

"One of the classics of Zen, this is the sixth frame of the 'Ten Bull Picture'."

"Do you know anything about the 'Ten Bull Picture'?"

"Ah, hello...!"

Under the strange eyes of Kama and Aika, Kyoko Kirikiri walked directly into their room and sat down.

"It's okay, you two sit down and listen to it too. Of course, if you're not interested, just think it's me telling you a bedtime story."

"Bedtime stories or something, we're not kids..."

Although still feeling a little baffled, Aika and Kama sat down obediently.

"In the first picture of the 'Picture of Ten Cows', the man found that his cow was missing and went to look for it. This is the name of the room where Mahiru Koizumi stayed here, 'Xun Niu'."

"what?"

Kira Kira suddenly felt that something was wrong. Yoshikage Kira, who had been missing before, knew which room Koizumi Mahiru had lived in.

"Don't be too nervous, take it easy, Kyoko Kirikiri. And the second picture shows that the man found the clue, which is the footprints of the cow.

Kyoko Kirigiri, the house number of the room you live in is therefore 'seeing trace'. "

Kyoko Wukiri remembered this matter, the house numbers of the rooms here are all written in words like this, instead of the usual numbers.

"The third picture is a part of the cow that was found, that is, 'see the cow', which is the house name of the room where the girl standing over there lives."

"Ah...that, I...."

Standing at the door, Tsukikohara Misa, who didn't know what to do, saw Yoshikage Kira turn her gaze to herself, and stopped her thoughts of going back to the room alone.

"If you don't mind, come in and listen. I remember that you should also be suspected of being a murderer by the police, right?"

"Woo...!"

Even though he was very reluctant to admit it, Yoshikage Kira said the truth, and Misa Tsukikohara felt that she was treated as a murderer for no reason.

"Can you solve the case...?"

"I don't know. I'm not a detective. As you can see, I'm just an ordinary middle-aged man who can be seen everywhere."

"..."

Misa Tsukikohara also took off her shoes and walked into the room, sat next to Kyoko Kiragiri and listened to what Yoshikage Kira had to say.

"In the fourth picture, the man intends to catch the cow, that is, 'get the cow'.

The fifth picture is to catch the cow and lead the cow away, so the next room is "cattle herding".

The sixth picture after that is this 'riding a bull home', the cow is going home after it has been completely tamed.Then Kyoko Kirikiri, and this girl over here who looks a bit shy...is called Tsukikohara Misa, right? "

"Ah...yes."

"What do you think of the seventh picture?"

"Um...the picture of getting back home with the cows or something?"

Maybe because Yoshikage Kira seemed easy to get close to, Misa Tsukikohara didn't seem uncomfortable anymore.

"Actually, it's a picture of a man resting comfortably at home alone, forgetting about the cow.

It is also the "Forgetting the Cow and Saving People" hanging in the "Forgetting the Cow" next to it. "

"Obviously I caught it with great difficulty, but forgot?"

"The cow doesn't exist anymore, Miss Yueguangyuan."

Whether it was Misa Tsukikohara, who was trying to answer Yoshikage Kira's question, or Kyoko Kiragiri, who was just listening silently, they didn't understand why the seventh picture suddenly became like this.

"And the one in Mr. Imagawa's room on the innermost side should be a blank sheet of paper, and that is the eighth piece 'Forget everything'."

"Blank paper? Is it laziness?"

"No, if this is a four-frame manga, then it's the third frame, but the ending part should not be here and Lianlou.

Afterwards, 'Back to the Origin', in which flowers bloom by the water, is the ninth piece.

Lastly, there is a man in the shape of a Hotei-zun who is carrying a bag in the 'Entrance Store'. "

"Picture of ten bulls, I heard it is a metaphor for what you have experienced until you become enlightened..."

As for Shiniutu, it's not that Wuqie Xiangzi has never heard of it, but she has only heard of it. Her knowledge is not wide enough to even learn this aspect.

"I don't understand the meaning, I... don't understand. Especially the last part. Could it be... isn't the cow a big enlightenment?"

"No, according to the picture of the ten bulls, Dawu is indeed compared to a bull. 'Existing in this world' is Dawu, which is also the 'original self'.

Therefore, if the cow is regarded as oneself, it will become the saying that the cow and the man are the same person.

A man is an ox, looking for his true self and finding it, and turning the found ox into his own is practice.

Then go to tame the cow and get your real self.Therefore, when returning to the original place, the cow must have disappeared.

But the cow is himself, and when the cow disappears, he will disappear too. After reaching that state, everything will disappear. "

"It seems... I can understand."

Moonlight Hara Misa half-understood and said that if she substituted herself into a man and a cow at the same time, she would feel a little bit.

"In the last two pictures, the picture of ten bulls advocates that great enlightenment is not the ultimate goal of practice. In a person's life, continuous comprehension and continuous practice are the original attitude."

"You really understand these things, are you planning to become a monk, Kira Yoshikage?"

"My kind will only be said to be non-practice, just a cleverness who will only be told the truth, Kyoko Wukiri."

Kyoko Kiragiri has been a little nervous since just now, not because of facing Yoshikage Kira, but because of Yoshikage Kira explaining the purpose of the ten bull figure at this time.

In the incident where Taiquan Onishi was killed this time, the shadow related to Dawu was revealed, but Taiquan Onishi was killed in the temple. Yoshikage Kira was not there at the time, so he would not know that Taiquan Onishi had a conversation with them. if.

Other than me, he didn't come here until now, is it wrong?

"Since when have you been by our side?"

"It doesn't matter what time it is."

"...Sangtian Changxin has come to Helian Tower, and he seems to be afraid of something. He said that he should be killed next."

Kyoko Kirikiri didn't think that Changxin Kuwata was a criminal, he didn't look like he was lying in fear, and he even felt a little bit about to be driven crazy.

"Well, it seems that he was possessed, by the 'Iron Rat'..."

Being possessed, Kyoko Kiragi heard this statement more than once from Yoshikage Kira, and it feels like she's playing tricks.

But Yoshikage Kira, in this regard, claims that he is closer to a "devil exorcist" than a detective.

"Are you going to exorcise what is attached to him?"

"That kind of thing will be expelled as long as the prisoner is found, but that's it..."

Yoshikage Kira looked at the ceiling, and there were still some uncomfortable sounds on the ceiling at this time.

"Sure enough, rats or something... It's better to catch them early. It's just..."

When Yoshikage Kira said this, he suddenly looked at Kyoko Kiragiri again, those cat-like eyes made Kyoko Kiragiri feel chills on his back for a moment.

"The things on your body...I'm afraid it has reached the point where it can't be removed, and it will even go deeper."

"Eh?"

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Early the next morning, Yoshikage Kira seemed to have reached an agreement with the police, but this time Yoshikage Kira took the initiative to find Kyoko Kira with Kamo and Aika.

"Kyoko Wukiri, I've decided to go and talk to Monk Chang Xin, you should come over and sit at the same table."

"......I see."

Even if Yoshikage Kira didn't say anything, Kyoko Kira would do that, but this time Yoshikage Kira took the initiative to make people feel abnormal.

"Nice to meet you, Changshin-sama. I'm Yoshikage Kira, and I'm currently running an ancient bookstore in Tokyo."

"Ah...yes, hello."

Tsuneshin Kuwata was also a little confused when he saw Yoshikage Kira, who was obviously not a policeman. Considering that Yoshikage Kira is actually well-known in the detective world, it can only be said that it is really difficult for news to circulate between Senriji Temple and the outside world.

"According to what the police said, it seems that someone wanted Chang Xin's life. So I increased the number of people present in advance. After all, I can't make you trust someone with unknown origin like me all at once."

"What do you want to...know?"

"I've heard about Senli Temple. Who was the one who bought that piece of land together with the temple after the earthquake?"

"This... poor monk doesn't know."

"I see. So in Senliji Temple, are there Zen books that were written after the Showa era?"

"Although there are...but I don't know how much each monk has."

"What about the library shared by the temple?"

"No, although there is a scripture library, there are only commonly used classics."

The love song next to him was also a little confused after hearing it. It felt like Kira wanted to say that the warehouse they saw when they came here together belonged to Senli Temple, but anyway, the warehouse was too far away from Senli Temple.

"Speaking of which... Changxin-sama is the governor of the Dianzao, right? I must have accumulated a lot of practice."

"That's not the case. The poor monk doesn't have a high opinion in Qianli Temple, and he was appointed as the ancestral seat only because of his seniority rank..."

"Evaluation?"

"No...it's really inappropriate to comment on such a monastery. It can be said that it is useless to stand out."

"The public is the same? It is useless to stand out from the crowd?"

Kamo, who didn't understand what this meant, interjected without hesitation.

"A large number of monks have become one, and performing the same actions is called the unity of the masses. Even if there is only one of them who is outstanding, it is not advisable, that is, it is useless."

The idea that competition can improve may be just a secular idea in the eyes of these monks.

"From a layman's point of view, the entrances of Linji and Caodong seem to be different, but even if they practice in the same hall, there are all kinds of incompatible things, right?"

"There will also be opposition, because Zen monks will treat Zen Zen wholeheartedly, but it's not arguing which side is wrong,...it's just different."

From just now, Kuwata Changxin's gaze has been a little erratic, but Kirikiri Kyoko is not sure if he is just simply afraid.

"Is it because of this that those monks with different styles of Zen gathered together and became the same as the public?"

"That...is impossible....that's all the poor monk can say."

"How about the late monk Nianfu?"

"that person......."

"It's the monk who broke the precepts that Guanghui broke Xia (going out), isn't it?"

"From the poor monk's point of view... that's the only way to think. Drinking and eating meat, mocking other practitioners, and on top of that, saying that the real enlightenment lies with him... is evil! His behavior has also become a problem!"

"Can you tell me what's causing the problem?"

Kuwata Tsuneshin calmed down his tone, he couldn't control his emotions every time he mentioned the matter of Nianfu Kosaka.

"18 years ago, the number of poor monks and Lord Youxian entered the mountain, and the number of people was also increased, so the building was repaired. At that time, various calligraphy and painting antiques were found, but in the end they were all sold by Lord Nianfu... !

He also said that he sold it for a good price and asked us to use the money to rebuild the temple. "

"It's really a very straightforward monk who broke the precepts, and you did it afterwards."

"At first we were all against it, but Master Nianfu said, 'Nanquan and Zhaozhou are not here, but are you going to stare at each other?'.

Elder Taiquan smiled again and didn't pursue it. "

"Is it the story of killing a cat in Nanquan? The eminent monk in Nanquan killed a cat in order to explain the truth to his disciples, and gave the same lesson to his disciple Zhao Zhou after he came back. Zhaozhou put the straw sandals on his head. The eminent monk in Nanquan He lamented that if Zhaozhou was present, he would not have to kill the cat.