The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1043: More information? Captain Li of the Heavenly Court Security Team!
Everyone followed the old monk for a distance and walked along the path in the forest.

It took about ten minutes of walking before we reached the house that the little monk had mentioned.

It was a building that looked like the temple in the story of three monks on a mountain.

Fundamentally speaking, Japanese architecture has the shadow of the Tang Dynasty.

Buddhism was introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty.

Buddhism at that time was still very powerful in the Tang Dynasty, and it could even be said that it had reached the point of infiltration.

It is said that Princess Gaoyang, the legendary wife of the first cuckold of the Tang Dynasty, who committed suicide before her rebellion was successful, was unsatisfied and looked for a monk named Bian Ji to satisfy her desires.

And the room that Monk Chuanjiu was talking about was just a clean empty room.

There's nothing good to see.

Just one word, Jane.

It is so simple that it is overly simple, giving people the impression that this temple is a temple for some enlightened monk who is not interested in worldly affairs.

Hattori Heiji glanced around the room and asked the monk Denkyu, "So, where did you see the body, monk?"

“It’s in the upper right corner of this room!”

Following the monk's instructions, Conan and Hattori Heiji moved directly to the direction the monk pointed, and then lifted the tatami on the ground.

Conan looked under the tatami and suddenly his body trembled, as if he had discovered something.

Compared to Conan and Hattori who are concentrating on the investigation.

Girls should appear more leisurely and elegant.

I looked at the statue in a glass display case in the corner of the room on the left side of the entrance.

"Idol?"

"Could this be Niou?"

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha looked at the statue curiously and guessed.

Ooka Hongye looked at the statue, blinked, and said, "This should be the Vaisravana among the Four Heavenly Kings."

"Ms. Hongye, do you recognize this statue?"

"Of course……"

As a Kyoto native whose hometown was plagued by Buddhism and filled with temples, no one here knows Buddhism better than Ooka Hongye. She thought for a moment and introduced: "Vaishen Deva holds a wisdom umbrella or a pagoda in his right hand and a divine rat in his left hand. Although they don't look alike, you can still tell. The other devas are Dhritarashtra holding a jade pipa, Virūdhaka holding a blue cloud sword, and Virūpākṣa holding a red dragon. They guard the four directions respectively."

Ai Huihara on the side added silently: "Among the Four Heavenly Kings, the most respected is the Vaisravana of the North. Legend has it that the Vaisravana saved Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, so in ancient times, the Chinese army would worship the Vaisravana. At the same time, the Vaisravana also symbolizes the God of Wealth."

Fujino consciously mingled with the girls and had no intention of hanging out with the two men, one big and one small, who were investigating the scene.

What are you doing with those two guys kneeling on the ground with their butts sticking up?
How sweet is a cute girl?
Look at the other two people, one big and one small, of Science Popularization.

Fujino felt that as a Chinese, he should also say something about the Four Heavenly Kings.

So he said, "In different mythological systems, the Four Heavenly Kings have different positions. For example, in Taoist legends, they are guardian gods, responsible for guarding the South Gate of Heaven. The Heavenly King of Vaisravana is the famous Tang Dynasty general Li Tianwang, and his position in Heaven is equivalent to guarding the gate of Heaven. In simple terms, Captain Li, who is standing in the north with an umbrella and watching the show, and his three Heavenly Security Team members, who are holding zithers, swords, and snakes on their shoulders..."

"So this is ah……"

"The man holding the umbrella is Captain Li from the Heavenly Palace Security Team!"

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha nodded as if they understood. It was obvious that they did not know much about Buddhist culture and were a little confused when they heard it, but they still understood the general content.

By looking at what the statue is holding, you can determine which member of the Heavenly Palace Security Team he is!

The old abbot behind him couldn't help twitching his eyebrows when he heard Fujino's outrageous analogy and the girls' reactions.

How did the Four Heavenly Deities of Buddhism become a security team?

Slander, you are slandering!

Be careful or I will call the 18 bronze men to beat you to death! I really want to light a fire on behalf of the Buddha and burn these people in front of me as heretics!
The old monk suppressed his anger and silently chanted in his heart, "Buddha has mercy on me."

Then he forced a smile and said, "This... this is correct. These statues are indeed the Four Heavenly Kings. The room facing north is Vaisravana, the room facing west is Virūpākṣa, the room facing south is Virūpākṣa, and the room facing east is Dhritarāshtra. Each room has a corresponding Heavenly King guarding it, and it has been passed down in our temple for many generations. It is an important asset of our Shengyue Temple."

"No wonder it's sealed in a glass cover."

Upon hearing this, Fujino narrowed his eyes and glanced at the amiable old abbot.

He had some impression of this case.

However, the location of the temple changed from Tokyo to Osaka in his memory?

In short, this is the correct case, and all the elements match.

As for the real culprit of this case, of course it was just as Hattori Heiji guessed, that the old abbot hid the body and deceived the young monk.

Don’t be fooled by the kind-hearted look of this old abbot, he is also a wolf-mite.

He is the kind of person who is a little more ruthless than a ruthless person.

Of course, it is not accurate to say that she was the real murderer. After all, in his vague memory, the woman should have committed suicide.

And this old abbot simply hid the corpse.

We don't know why the old abbot hid the body of the person who committed suicide.

Anyway, I just hid it as if I had a brain seizure.

As for how the body was hidden, he only vaguely remembered that some hiding method was used. The body was not hidden by any sleight of hand. It was just a sleight of hand to conceal the fact that someone had died here and the blood left behind.

As for the body, it is probably buried nearby, or has been dealt with by the old abbot.

These memories are of no use and can only prove that the old abbot did hide the body.

Fujino thought this in his mind and looked at Conan and Hattori Heiji who were mumbling something behind him.

Well, this time it will be handed over to the two workers.

Anyway, his mission was to find the body, not to extract a confession from the old monk.

Wait until these two guys tell me where the bodies are hidden, then I'll carry a shovel and go dig up the bodies. Wouldn't it be great to be a corpse picker?

…………

Obviously, due to the special talent of the old abbot, everyone found nothing this time.

As time gradually approached sunset, the old abbot wanted to invite everyone to stay in the temple, appearing to be very calm and relaxed.

Of course, everyone rejected the host's invitation.

It's mainly the girls. After all, living in a temple, in such a remote place, with statues around them, anyone would feel a little depressing.

Hattori Heiji, on the other hand, holds a different view: "Conan and I want to live here mainly because we want to figure out how the old abbot managed to get rid of the bloodstains!"

"Ha, didn't you see it?" Yuanshan Heye said speechlessly, "If someone died in that room, there would definitely be blood stains on the tatami, but you all saw it, there is no blood stain at all."

"Hmm..." Ooka Hongye nodded and said, "And I see that the color of those tatami has been the same for a long time, and it doesn't look like they have been changed. If they have been changed to new ones, it will definitely be visible at a glance."

"That is to say, there is beer spilled on it, and there are also traces of cigarette burns." Mao Lilan nodded, showing a big sister smile, and agreed: "If you ask me, it must be that the monk was confused in his sleep and saw it wrongly. Otherwise, could it be a ghost?"

Haibara Ai just listened quietly on the side and did not express any opinion on the matter.

She believes that professional matters should be left to professionals.

If you encounter a problem, of course you have to ask the magical Fujino.

So she asked:
"Fujino, what do you think of the old abbot?"

(End of this chapter)