Chapter 19 Promoted
"Come! Everyone, look over at me."
Samodoro climbed onto the platform where the Arhat statue was placed and kept waving to everyone.
Li You turned around and looked, and then said to the abbot:
"Abbot! Come over and have a look!"
"Amitabha!!!" The abbot chanted the Buddha's name and stood up.
Everyone came to Samodoro, and Samodoro winked at Tan Shuangye.
Tan Shuangye smiled slightly and climbed up.
She turned around and said to everyone:
"Let's take a look! What differences can we see from these two Buddha statues?"
"Teacher Tan, I don't know!" Li You suddenly raised his hand and said with a smile.
"Ah?" Tan Shuangye was a little embarrassed by this moment.
"Nothing, nothing! Go on and tell your story." Li You couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed around him. Everyone looked at him with speechless eyes. He could only smile naively and wave his hands.
"Oh!" Tan Shuangye curled his lips, turned around and continued:
"Let's take a closer look at the differences between these two Buddha statues. First, let's look at their chassis."
Tan Shuangye squatted down and stretched out his hand towards Li You.
"Lend me the knife."
"Okay!" Li You took off his sword and handed it to her.
Tan Shuangye used the scabbard as a teaching stick and knocked on the chassis of the two Buddha statues.
At the location where she knocked, there were several obvious scratch marks on one chassis, but the other identical location was empty.
"What is this trace?" Li You naturally discovered this, so he asked.
"This is the trace of the Buddha statue being moved." Tan Shuangye said confidently:
"And because these Arhat statues are actually very heavy, they should be carried by monks when they are moved. Even if there are traces, they should be at the bottom position. Why are there traces of friction at this position?"
"The only thing is that someone moved the Arhat statue, and the number of people was very small, probably only one or two people, so the traces appeared."
"They need to push the Arhat statue away rather than lift it up."
"That makes sense!" Li You nodded in response.
"Okay." Samodoro took over.
"What is the purpose of us gathering here? An antique seller named Zhang Ren disappeared in this temple because he learned by chance that there was a treasure map in this temple, so he came here.
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"If there is a treasure map, there will naturally be people guarding the treasure. A conflict between two parties will naturally lead to the death or disappearance of one party."
"Actually, have you noticed anything? Xie Rui is also missing!"
Samodoro looked at the abbot and raised his brows slightly. This attitude was obvious and everyone present understood it.
"Your Highness King Yan! It is said that you fought with a man in white robes in the ancient pagoda last night and seriously injured him?"
"Uh... Actually, it's not a serious injury! It's just a slight injury, and I bandaged it." Li You nodded awkwardly.
"Presumably that man in white robe is the one guarding the treasure!" Namodora continued:
"So since the man in white robe is a monk in the temple, does the abbot need to give us an explanation?"
"Or should we split the Buddha statue open and see if there are Zhang Ren or Xie Rui's bodies inside?"
The abbot held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand and stood there quietly without speaking.
Samodoro lightly shrugged his shoulders, waved his hands, and jumped down from the table.
Then he looked at Li You.
Li You naturally understood the meaning of his actions.
He directly turned over and jumped up, took the knife from Tan Shuangye's hand, and did not take the knife out of its sheath. Instead, he closed the scabbard and smashed it down.
The Buddha statue suddenly opened cracks, and a corpse dressed in black fell out from inside.
The moment he came out, Li You was sure that the smell he smelled today was coming from the corpse.
"This must be Zhang Ren." After Samodoro said this, he took a few steps back.
His performance has ended, so naturally he shouldn't get involved next time.
"Abbot! I really need an explanation now." Li You looked at him with fierce eyes. Some of the monks around him looked confused and even surprised. They must not know.
The abbot closed his eyes and whispered Amitabha.
The corpse here is indeed Zhang Ren. The reason why he died was because he went to the ancient pagoda last night to steal the treasure map, and was discovered and killed by the man in white robe.
But before the man in white robe had packed up the body, Li You rolled in directly.
So he could only push the body downstairs and wait for Li You.
What happened next was that the abbot took the monk named Kongjing to carry out a series of aftermath treatment.
The abbot had nothing to say and could only tell the truth.
Li You used this treasure map to seek the treasure map from the abbot, threatening to torture and kill people by helping him perform in the entire temple.
The abbot had no choice but to hand over the treasure map.
After getting what they wanted, Li You and others naturally left.
As for the death of Zhang Ren and others, officials will come to deal with it later.
He will naturally explain the appropriateness to his subordinates clearly.
These monks who didn't know about this, and the temple could be saved after all, which is worthy of this treasure map.
Chang'an, Imperial Palace
"Okay! Very good! You have done a great job this time."
Li Shimin looked at the treasure map carefully, nodded with satisfaction, then put it down and looked at Li You standing below.
"Is there anything you want this time? My father will give it to you!"
"Father! Compared with this treasure map, there is another matter that needs to be dealt with." Li You said.
"Oh?" Li Shimin put away his smile and asked with doubt:
"What do you mean by this?"
"Father! Two people died in that temple this time. One was named Zhang Ren and the other was Xie Rui. They were close friends with each other. This Zhang Ren was an antique dealer." Li You bowed his hands and said:
"I don't know where he heard about the treasure map in the temple. He actually made preparations in advance before us and went to the temple to steal the treasure map."
"According to what my father said, this matter is classified as confidential and was supervised by the procuratorate's secret agents. But in this case, can it still be considered confidential?"
"An antique dealer was able to get the news in advance and get ahead of us. I don't think I need to elaborate on the relationship contained in this."
Li Shimin nodded, his brows slightly furrowed and his eyes filled with anger.
How could this emperor not know what his son meant?
The scene came to a standstill for a while, and Li You told his guess. The next step was to see what kind of arrangements this eternal emperor would have.
"I'll leave this matter to you to investigate!"
Li Shimin suddenly said:
"You will be transferred from Dali Temple to the Procuratorate as a judge, and you will dig out the moths in me one by one."
"Remember! Pull them out one by one, don't leave any of them behind."
Chapter completed!