Baima Temple No. 57

  "What are you discussing?" I muttered, "Isn't he going to investigate that woman's family with the general manager? Why come find me, shouldn't you go with him too?"

  The Young Master of the Night chuckled and said: "As for me, I don't know how it happened, but I just feel that you're the most reliable. Whenever something comes up, I like to discuss it with you! Is that okay?"

  Alas, this is evil! If it weren't for the night's words, but rather autumn's words, how my heart would have burst into bloom! Unfortunately, in this world, only someone as abnormal as the night can appreciate a pure and innocent person like me.

  "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

  "Really, didn't you notice anything out of place when you were at the scene?"

  Yes, Nie Qiuyuan said that the scene was too clean. The perpetrator carefully cleaned up the scene, but what were they trying to hide?

  "Haven't you seen it? On the scene, there were still a few remaining traces of fighting."

  What? Fighting? I was shocked.

  The person who led the cleanup of the scene should also be an expert. Except for being too clean, what was cleaned up is almost invisible. However, if Nie Qiuyuan thinks that the remaining traces at the scene are signs of a fight, then they must be signs of a fight. I have complete faith in his abilities.

  But what about the signs of fighting? In the blink of an eye when 120 witnesses closed and opened their eyes again, the monks had vanished. How could there have been a fight in that short time? This just can't be explained!

  "We've also been thinking about this,"; the Night Gentleman seemed to see through my surprised face and into my thoughts; "In this brief process, why did a fight break out? Since they deliberately concealed it, it means that these signs of fighting are the key to unraveling the mystery of the disappearance of the White Horse Temple monks. So, what's the reason for this?"

  I fell into deep thought. From the believers burning incense and entering a meditative state to the nine strikes of the temple bell, they opened their eyes to find that the monks had disappeared. There must be some missing link in between. The fight, was it before or after this?

  "So......" The sound of the night floated gently beside his ear, "If what Ruo Yujuan said is true, those people are all related to Baima Temple with grudges. If it's revenge, there's no need to go through so much trouble. This is an attempt to create a false impression that something impossible has happened, making people think it's the work of ghosts and gods, in order to cover up a purpose that they don't want people to discover."

  I couldn't help but nod slightly: "Indeed it is. Perhaps if we find this purpose, we can uncover the mastermind behind this case!"

  "Exactly!"; A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Ye's mouth,"; So, Zhenzhen, what do you think is the intention behind Ruo Yujuan deliberately giving us those three clues to investigate? Nie Qiuyuan intentionally chatted with her for a bit, but he doesn't seem like such a foolish person."

  "You're saying that Nie Qiuyuan got close to her in order to test her?" I jumped up in surprise.

  The Young Master of the Night drew near me, smiling in a way that was somehow eerie and enchanting. He narrowed his eyes and asked: "So what do you think, is there something you want to do?"

  I was stunned for a moment, the moonlight poured in through the window lattice, his appearance was exceptionally charming and tempting. I listened to his words, my heart was originally overjoyed, but now looking at him, I suddenly felt a fire burning in my chest, I pushed him away with one hand and scolded:

  "You just know how to make fun of me! If you want to sell your looks, at least take off the mask before selling! You're not missing eyes or a nose!"

  That guy hummed and said: "Maybe what's missing isn't eyes or a nose, maybe it's something else..."

  I think you've lost your face! But this sentence suddenly struck me like a bolt of lightning.

  Maybe it's not this one that got lost, maybe it's that one instead?

  It's also possible that it wasn't the monks of White Horse Temple who disappeared, but someone else!

  "Tonight!" I urgently pulled him, "Can the testimony of the witness at the White Horse Temple be shown to me?"

  "Ah, yes... The transcript of the witness's testimony has been sent to each group, and it's currently with Qiu. Shall I have him deliver it to you?"

  "You're crazy!"; "I almost shouted out loud."; "If only he knew what you wanted him to do!"

  "Oh, right, I forgot! I'll sneak it out for you, and he won't even know!" said the great thief.

  I let out a sigh. The only reliable thing about this butterfly was probably his thieving skills.

  In less than two minutes, the file was secretly returned to me. The movements of Master Yu Ye were truly magical and subtle, guarding against Nie Qiu Yuan, an exceptional martial artist, entering his room was like he didn't exist at all.

  I eagerly flipped through to the part I wanted.

  As I expected, most of the witnesses mentioned one thing: dizziness and loss of consciousness.

  This is something we haven't heard in letters and statements of cases. At the end of the incident, there was a neglected part.

  The laymen heard the ninth sound of the Buddhist bell and opened their eyes to find that everything around them was as usual, but all the monks had disappeared without a trace. However, what followed was a crucial scene: just as they were feeling that everything was inconceivable, they suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground in unison, falling into a deep sleep. When they woke up again and reported to the authorities, it was already the afternoon of October 16th, the next day.

  Because the predicted time of the Dharma event was three days, all the laymen were originally in the temple for fasting and purification, so that night, no one discovered it. On October 16th afternoon, 120 people woke up one after another. In the end, they reported to the officials themselves.

  "What's up, thought of something?" asked Ye.

  I nodded and pointed to the contents of the certificate for him to see: "Look, during the process of the bell ringing nine times, what if it wasn't the monks who disappeared, but rather the time of one hundred and twenty witnesses?"

  He took the transcript from me, sat down quietly beside me, and revealed an extremely serious expression.

  "You're indeed perceptive." After a while, he lifted his head, gazing into my eyes, softly saying

  Sighed.

  I understand that he has fully grasped my meaning. I just feel surprised, why the people of ancient times were so clever and resourceful. Nie Qiuyuan was so outstanding, Luo Dachun was so outstanding, Ren Pingsheng was so outstanding, why even this thief had such a clever mind?

  "They didn't realize that before they lost consciousness, they had already lost it once before, did they?" asked the Master of the Night.

  What he said is exactly what I assumed in my mind before. And this assumption has been confirmed by this detailed testimony.

  "Great Tang Chang'an Evening News"; "Small Path Message"; Column

  According to unconfirmed reports, from today onwards, traffic police nationwide will launch a concentrated crackdown on drunk driving! The campaign will last for 60 days and not only will they strictly investigate drunk driving, but also use high-definition cameras to capture whether the driver and front-seat passengers are wearing seatbelts, using mobile phones while driving, occupying bus lanes and emergency lanes, etc. Please everyone abide by the law and be careful not to get fined!

  Ye Liu Ying: Teacher Zhang, are you okay over there? As soon as I saw this message, I couldn't help but start missing you. You drive too aggressively and never wear a seatbelt, this time you'll probably get fined for sure! Be careful not to be banned from taking the license exam within 5 years!

  Zhang Yang: Little girl, you underestimate my ability to dodge cameras!

  Is this the people's police?...

  Nie Qiuyuan (angrily): Who is Teacher Zhang? Why haven't I heard of him before?!

  Author: Emma got a DUI! Scared me to death! Come on, I'll have a drink to calm down first, then decide never to watch "Small Talk" again.