Agarwood (also known as Aloeswood)

  Jiang Yuan's words stuck in Mo Yan's heart, but Mo Yan didn't have time to worry about herself first, she had to take care of Chen Xiang's affairs first.

  She went to the criminal police team and handed the Agarwood pendant over to Guan Xiao, telling him that he should look for someone who had an accident among the people who played with fragrances or antiques, as that person would be the most suspicious.

  When cicadas shed their shells and fall, they make a promise with the door hinges for three autumns.

  First, don't ask her where she got this agalloch eagle pendant from;

  Secondly, after solving the case, this incense burner should be returned to her.

  Thirdly, don't ask her how she came up with this way of cracking the case.

  Chen Xiang's murder case was complicated by the "ghost" message, so the director personally ordered a deadline to solve the case, lest rumors spread and bring up that "something something skill" again; Chen Xiang's pendant was also a key piece of evidence in this case, and Mo Yan said categorically that using this could crack the case, so Guan Que had no choice but to agree with Mo Yan.

  The colleague in charge of the investigation quickly passed on a message, and indeed there was a agarwood collector Z who had recently been involved in a strange car accident. When asked what happened, Z was evasive and only said that he had hurt his head, and didn't remember anything about the situation at the time.

  As Guo Ruo said, the Xiang Zhui really left a clue. Guan Que and his colleagues from the Criminal Police Technical Department extracted fingerprints through technical means and compared them with Z's fingerprints, which matched perfectly.

  Despite making all sorts of excuses, he couldn't explain how his fingerprints ended up on the cinnabar pendant. Under the police's strong offensive, Z finally confessed.

  Z said that for fragrance enthusiasts, fragrances are like poison/drugs to addicts, especially such excellent agarwood and aloeswood, which he simply cannot resist the temptation.

  When I first played with agarwood, I felt that the fragrance was open and entered, but as I tasted more and more agarwood, I couldn't find the feeling of tasting agarwood for the first time. It only feels like the flavor is getting weaker and weaker. In order to regain the feeling in my heart, I have to try my best to find better and more precious agarwood. At this time, there are friends who persuade and suggest that he try top-grade Kyara agarwood.

  But it's easy to say, hard to do. Not to mention that top-grade agarwood is now being frenziedly speculated in the market, reaching the point of "one piece worth ten thousand gold"; even if you have money, you may not necessarily have the opportunity to buy agarwood.

  After a long search without success, he turned to the Chen family, who were said to have some agarwood left in their house. The Chen family used to run a fragrance business in the city and had the most and best quality agarwood. Although their family fortune has declined now, it's possible that they still have some left as an heirloom.

  By such a coincidence, he heard about the existence of Chen Xiang and knew that she was a descendant of the Chen family. Later on, he had the opportunity to see the peculiar Nanmu incense pendant around Chen Xiang's neck... He inquired about the price, but Chen Xiang politely declined, saying that it was a family heirloom, and her elders had instructed her to keep this piece at all costs, and it was not for sale.

  He was like a mad dog rushing into a dead end, and his unfulfilled longing became an obsession. Thus, he harbored evil intentions.

  What's puzzling is that there were no signs of anything at the scene. Z heard this and was taken aback: "You think I'm the one who pushed Chen Xiang down? No, no, no, I didn't - I just snatched her agalloch eagle pendant; I had no idea she'd fall from the building just a few days later."

  "I'm just a robber, I really didn't kill anyone. Officer, you can see clearly, can't you..."

  Chen Xiang was a young model, and Z invited her to go to a nightclub with friends under the guise of discussing an advertisement. At the table, they forced Chen Xiang to drink excessively until she became drunk. Taking advantage of her intoxication, he then took Chen Xiang away...

  "And that agalloch pendant is no longer in my hands. When the car accident happened, I was really unconscious, and when I woke up, the agalloch pendant was gone! --- Officer, officer, listen to me, I think that car accident must not be a coincidence, it's supernatural, there's a ghost... As soon as I saw that ghost, the car lost control. Officer, please believe me, you must believe me!"

  The day Xiangxiu fell to her death, the agalloch eagle pendant on her neck went missing. Everyone naturally linked the two incidents together, thinking that someone had killed her to steal the pendant... but it turned out that the pendant was lost first, and then the falling incident happened later.

  Guan Que told this matter to Mo Yan, and Mo Yan was also stunned.

  Guan Que still couldn't suppress his curiosity, "Mozhen, where did you find the Chen Xiang pendant? Now we might have to go there to look for the real murderer."

  Mò Tiān took a step back, "Guan Ge, if you believe me, let me handle this matter. I will give you an answer."

  Having obtained Gong Que's permission, Mo Ze moved into Chen Xiang's room alone that night.

  Since the fall, that room had been sealed off, and no one had entered. In just a few days, a layer of clear dust had already covered the furniture and floor, covering up the traces of the living. Mo Yan sat on the floor with her knees hugged to her chest, letting out a soft sigh.

  The world is ruthless, no matter how many wonderful moments you have when you're alive, once you leave, everything will be quickly forgotten by the world. So why bother being meticulous and calculating while you're alive? It's better to just let yourself live freely and unrestrainedly.

  She came here tonight to wait for Lotus Monk.

  If Qīn Nán's Xún Xiāng really had the function of summoning souls; if this Xún Xiāng pendant was indeed given to her by Lian Hua and Shang... then she believed that tonight, Lian Hua and Shang's spirits would come at her summons.

  In the past, she had seen the spirits of little rabbits, butterflies and Meng Huan's soul, but they were all passive; this time was her first active wait for a spirit.

  But she was not afraid.

  Because I know that he was an extraordinary person when he was alive; because I believe that even if he died with a grudge, he is not the murderer who killed Chen Xiang.

  The night grew deeper, and the lights around gradually went out. Outside the door was a vast expanse of darkness, with no sound to be heard. Drowsiness swept over her, along with the scent of dust, tickling her nose and making her feel both sleepy and like she wanted to sneeze.

  Just then, the sound of the wooden fish she had been expecting finally came from afar and got closer and closer until it reached her ears.

  A cicada suddenly lifted its head with a burst of energy.

  The night was dark and mysterious, with a faint silver-white transparent light slowly rising. A slender figure in a Taoist robe appeared, like the gentle moonlight of the first lunar month, shining softly on the surface of the water in front of him, illuminating the night.

  However, Mò Zhān couldn't see his face clearly.

  Mò zhān didn't feel afraid, but rather couldn't understand why she felt such deep heartache when facing him. It was as if this person wasn't a stranger, as if she had really once been attached to the hem of his monk's robe, accompanying him on that mountain path under the clear and cold moonlight...

  She had been daydreaming. Mo Ze hastily shook her head, pulling her thoughts back to reality. She stood up and bowed to him in the manner of a TV drama, with her palms together, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Originally, I thought that this time would be like Shangyao, where I could only hear the sound of your wooden fish but couldn't see your appearance - because you are an accomplished monk, I heard that such monks can transcend reincarnation, so you aren't a soul body that I can see."

  "I was at Xiang'ao Chen's house, only hearing the sound of wooden fish drums, but didn't see you - yet tonight I can actually see you, I'm so happy."

  The lotus monk smiled back, "The donor is wrong. This monk is not a high-ranking monk who has attained the Tao. If he had attained the Tao, how could he have harmed Chen Xiang's life in vain?"

  "What did you say?" Meng Xiang was stunned, "Could it really be you...!"

  Lotus monk sighed.

  Chen Xiang was originally robbed of the agarwood pendant and felt distressed. The thief, in order to prevent her from reporting the case, took advantage of her intoxication and even took a nude photo... She not only lost the agarwood pendant but also let it fall into the hands of such a dirty person, she felt guilty, so at night, she secretly confessed to Lotus Flower Monk, hoping that Lotus Flower Monk could forgive her.

  Chen's family had been running agarwood for generations, and Chen Xiang's name was also homophonic with agarwood. As a result, her call produced an echo. The lotus monk came when called, but when he really appeared in front of Chen Xiang, he scared Chen Xiang.

  At that time, Chen Xiang was sitting on the windowsill when he saw the lotus flower monk's soul appear, and he was so frightened that he fell outwards. The lotus flower monk rushed to the window to rescue him, but Chen Xiang became even more afraid and used all his strength to push the lotus flower monk away - the lotus flower monk had no physical body, and she pushed against the wall, causing a huge reaction force that made her fall violently to the ground.

  Foam cicada didn't expect it to be such a situation, she couldn't help but ask, "The ancestors of the Chen family killed you back then, making your grand wish only half a step away from being fulfilled - shouldn't you hate the Chen family..."

  Lotus monk smiled faintly, "Tan Yue said it makes sense, but Tan Yue misunderstood the poor monk's great vow. In Tan Yue's view, the poor monk's great vow is to build a temple and invite Buddha; in fact, the poor monk builds temples and invites Buddhas, all for the protection of sentient beings - Chen family ancestors killed me, but he is also one of the sentient beings, although he has committed evil deeds, later he had a thought of repentance, personally went to Lotus Temple to cast a golden body for the poor monk, and ordered his descendants to wear carved pendants made of fragrant wood..."

  His voice was clear and calm, like the soft moonlight, "So, why must I cling to my thoughts? Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said: If I do not go to hell, who will?"

  A surge of hot tears rushed into her eyes, and she bowed deeply, "It was my fault."

  Lotus Flower Monk smiled and returned the courtesy, "However, this poor monk still owes Chen Xiang a life, so I came to see you, Master. Master, please destroy the golden statue of me in Lotus Temple as punishment."

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  The second watch of the morning~~~~