Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 997 Waiting for Him to Jump Out

We often say that a man without hair on his face cannot do things with confidence, as if the older people get, the more mature and steady they become.

This is both right and wrong. As people age, due to hormone secretion and other reasons, older people are indeed more steady than younger people in doing things.

But one important reason is experience, and another important reason within experience is living environment.

A child from a wealthy family and a child from a poor family have completely different attitudes towards dealing with people. The difference is so great that it would surprise outsiders that they actually live in the same world.

Wu Shaoyi has had leg diseases since childhood, which made her life very inconvenient, but also gave her a strong will and an optimistic and positive attitude towards life.

It feels like those things that don't break me can only make me stronger.

In comparison, Yang Yiyi is a person who has never experienced any real setbacks. Once she encounters something that goes against her own values, she will start to get stuck in a rut. This situation is not seen in Wu Shaoyi.

Master Xuanbei spent his entire life in the temple and read Buddhist scriptures thousands of times, but it was ultimately not as good as experiencing them in person.

But speaking of Xuan Bei, he immediately said:
"I have already told you everything I know. The two ladies are very smart and I am sure you will find a way to find the murderer."

Oh yes, after talking for so long, we still have no idea who the murderer is.

Now the motive is clear and the scope of suspects is known, but there are no clues and no evidence.

What should I do?
Xuan Bei looked at the two of them, while Wu Shaoyi simply looked at Yang Yiyi. Yang Yiyi...

She panicked.

"Excuse me, I'm going to the toilet."

"..."

No, we are talking about serious business. What’s wrong with you?

Yang Yiyi said this and rushed out. Wu Shaoyi knew that she was definitely going to find external help, so he quickly said something random to save face.

After all, Li Chengxi couldn't predict the future. He just told Wu Shaoyi and Yang Yiyi what he wanted to ask and the possible responses of Xuan Bei. Before that, it was impossible for him to know that there were so many hidden secrets in it. What to do next? Naturally, Yang Yiyi had to come out and ask.

Xuan Bei was still wondering whether Yang Yiyi's problem of running to the toilet when she was nervous was psychological or physiological, when Yang Yiyi actually came back.

The speed was so fast that it didn't seem like he was going to the toilet. Could it be that he found a place in the corner where no one was?

Not to not to not to.

However, when she came back, Yang Yiyi had a very confident expression on her face, and she must have been confident.

Wu Shaoyi knew at a glance that the matter was settled.

After all, we have never seen the real Buddha or Bodhisattva, but immortals do exist.

"Master Xuanbei, since we can't pinpoint the murderer now, let's let the murderer jump out on his own."

"How should we do it? Should we use Jingkong as bait? This is absolutely not allowed. If something goes wrong..."

Except for Jingkong, no one in the temple was related to the abbot's affairs. The only target of the murderer's revenge was Jingkong. In addition, Yang Yiyi suggested that the murderer jump out on his own initiative, so Xuan Bei immediately objected.

"No, besides Jingkong, there is another person."

Xuan Bei reacted immediately:

"Is that Zhang Hanlai?"

"That's right." Xuan Bei lowered his head and said nothing. Yang Yiyi continued:

"Zhang Hanlai obviously has great ill will towards Jingci Temple. Judging from his age, he may be a survivor of the massacre of civilians by the abbot when he was an officer. Master Xuanbei, you have tried your best to protect him, so you should have guessed it."

When Zhang Hanlai caused trouble yesterday, the monks of Jingci Temple were very angry. After all, the abbot had just died, and here came someone shouting that it was a good death. No one could tolerate this.

However, Xuan Bei suppressed everyone at that time and let Zhang Han leave on his own.

When Master Xuan Nan's body was found today, Xuan Bei intentionally or unintentionally pushed him away.

"I just... If the abbot brother were still alive, he would probably protect that donor Zhang just like I did."

It was obvious from Xuan Bei's words that he was still a little undecided.

But at this time, footsteps were heard outside the door, and a eunuch guard appeared at the door.

Yang Yiyi saw this and heard the guard whisper a few words, then turned back.

"Master Xuanbei, when Master Xuannan was murdered, there was a set of tea sets in the room, but when I went down to the meditation room in the morning, the tea sets disappeared. Do you know about this?"

"This... I didn't pay attention to it at the time. There were many people around, so perhaps..."

"Yes, the tea set was taken by the murderer in the morning during the chaos. I asked Princess Mingzhu's guards for help not long ago. We found traces of excavation near the back mountain of Jingci Temple and found the fragments of the tea set."

Yang Yiyi continued:

"I know that you don't want to use innocent people as bait. It would be great if we could find the murderer with just the tea set, but I think the possibility is not high. Otherwise..."

Master Xuanbei sighed:
"In that case, I'll leave it to the two ladies."

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The abbot had just died, and Master Xuannan was also gone. The news quickly spread throughout the already small Jingci Temple, and all kinds of rumors spread.

However, rumors soon spread that the murderer had drugged Master Xuan Nan using a set of tea utensils. Now the fragments of the tea utensils have been found. I hope you can identify one or two and confirm who they belong to.

The monks were not willing to believe that the murderer was among them, but of course the sooner the murderer was caught the better. Now that the evidence was laid out, they decided to go and take a look.

As expected, after some identification, the owner of the tea set could not be found, and everyone said they had never seen such fragments of tea set.

The guards who were sent down the mountain to investigate did bring back some news, saying that the tea set was sold by a teahouse in the town, but when asked who bought it, the owner of the teahouse could not explain it, so it must have been bought by someone on behalf of the owner.

This line basically ends here, and many monks in Jingci Temple feel very disappointed.

Princess Mingzhu specifically stood up and said that the matter had been handed over to the government, and as if to strengthen her persuasiveness, several constables immediately went up the mountain to investigate.

The latest news is that the detectives think that Zhang Hanlai is the most suspicious, but considering that this person is quite skilled in martial arts, he needs to be well prepared before being transferred to the prison to prevent him from escaping.

So we are looking for a blacksmith to make a stronger lock. We will probably throw Zhang Hanlai into jail tomorrow. Before that, we ask the monks of Jingci Temple to keep him under guard for the time being.

The monks were not stupid. Although they felt that it was most likely Zhang Han who did it, there was no evidence and the government's statement was more of a way of appeasing them.

So the monks ran to find the constable and asked him to investigate further, but the constable’s tone was very firm. It was him. If I said it was him, then it was him.

The monks understood immediately that the attitude of the government was clearly that they did not want to lose face in front of the princess. Since there was a suspect, they would put all the blame on him and close the case as soon as possible so that the princess could rest assured.

But understanding and having a solution are two different things. I am very dissatisfied, but there is nothing I can do about it.

(End of this chapter)