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Chapter 288: Li Tai was shocked. Is this the target of suspicion?

After Lin Feng and Sun Fujia got off the carriage, they led everyone directly to Banyue Nunnery without any delay.

As soon as I entered the gate of Banyue Temple, I saw a familiar figure.

"Master Jingci, we meet again."

Lin Feng smiled and clasped his hands together, and said to Master Jingci who led a group of bhikkhunis from Banyue Temple to greet him.

Master Jingci was still wearing the same monk's robes she had seen in the past, but her face was much more haggard than before, and her gentle and compassionate eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.

Hearing Lin Feng's words at this moment, Jingci said: "The poor nun has been waiting day and night, constantly praying in front of the Buddha for Lin Si Zheng to come to Banyue Nunnery, and today Lin Si Zheng finally came."

"Oh?"

Lin Feng raised his eyebrows and said with some surprise: "Master, do you want me to come?"

Jingci nodded and made no secret: "Since the last time I saw Lin Si Zheng's case, I knew that throughout the entire Tang Dynasty, there was no other prison sentence that could compare with Lin Si Zheng's. People, and the loss of the red sandalwood cloud beads was very strange. Even if the poor nun searched the entire Banyue Temple, he could not find any trace of the red sandalwood cloud beads. This made the poor nun understand that if he wanted to find Banyue Temple, he might only have Lin Temple. That’s right.”

"So the poor nun closed the mountain gate and did not allow anyone to come in or out, just to wait for Lin Si Zheng to come."

Hearing Jingci's words, Sun Fujia and others couldn't help but look at Lin Feng. They didn't expect that Lin Feng had such a high status in the hearts of these nuns.

Lin Feng couldn't help but said: "But when the red sandalwood cloud bead was lost, I had just left Chang'an not long ago. Even I didn't know when I would come back. Master, just wait like this? Aren't you afraid of missing the time?"

Jingci sighed: "The poor nun also thought about asking people from other yamen to investigate, but I don't know why the red sandalwood cloud beads were lost, or whether they were stolen by someone inside. I don't know if I want to If you want to find someone from the government, you have to let someone go down the mountain. If the person who comes down is the thief, wouldn't you just let the tiger go back to the mountain? "

"Not to mention that even the poor nun has no clues. In this case, the poor nun is not sure whether the officials can find anything. If they can't find anything and destroy the clues, then I'm afraid even if Lin Si is returning, and he may not be able to find the red sandalwood cloud beads."

"So for all these reasons, the poor nun and the junior sister weighed the pros and cons and decided to wait until Lin Temple was returning... We at Banyue Nunnery can grow our own food and be self-sufficient. Even if we are closed for several months, there will be no problem. But the red sandalwood cloud beads are The only relic left by me, the founding master of Banyue Temple, we must not lose it no matter what."

Jinglan on the side was more upright. She nodded heavily and said, "We only believe in Lin Si Zheng."

Lin Feng himself did not expect that he had such a high status in the hearts of the nuns in Banyue Nunnery.

"I see."

He nodded: "But since the master is waiting for me to come back, you should find a way to inform me. Man'er told me about the loss of the red sandalwood cloud beads in Banyue Temple, but Man'er didn't say that you wanted me to Come and help you investigate.”

Xiao Man'er, who was beside Lin Feng, said softly: "Mother only said that an accident happened at Banyu'an, but she didn't say that she wanted you to go investigate."

Jingci smiled bitterly and said: "It's the same reason. We don't dare to let people go down the mountain to deliver the news. Now that we can't find the red sandalwood cloud beads, everyone is suspicious, including poor nuns, so poor nuns can't go down the mountain. Only in this way can we stabilize people's hearts." ”

"But the poor nun believes in Lin Si Zheng."

She looked at Lin Feng and said: "Lin Sizheng has a keen mind, and the fact that we sealed the mountain gate is not a secret, so Lin Sizheng will definitely know what happened to us. In addition, Lin Sizheng has expressed interest in red sandalwood cloud beads, and Man Man Because of my relationship, I believe that as long as Lin Sizheng knows that the red sandalwood beads are missing, he will definitely come to investigate, so we have been waiting for Lin Sizheng. "

As expected of the head of Banyue Temple, he is really accurate in judging people. Even if the case in the East Palace did not involve the red sandalwood cloud beads, Lin Feng did decide to investigate the loss of the red sandalwood cloud beads when he had time.

However, it is indeed thanks to Master Jingci’s decisiveness that no one in Ban Yue’an left Ban Yue’an. As a result, the thief may not have time to leave Ban Yue’an, so some of the things that committed the crime may not have a chance to be dealt with.

He nodded and said: "Without further ado, Master, please take us directly to the place where the red sandalwood cloud beads were lost."

Seeing that Lin Feng went straight to the topic without saying a word, Jing Ci naturally nodded her head and said hurriedly: "Please come this way."

As she said that, she led the way.

This was the first time Li Tai came to the nunnery. He kept looking around, as curious as the husky who came to the dog park for the first time.

Lin Feng is much calmer than Li Tai. He revisits his old place, and his memory is much stronger than ordinary people, so that he will not hit the wall with his eyes closed.

The obvious contrast between the two made the little nuns following behind look at Lin Feng with even more admiration.

While walking, Lin Feng said: "Please tell me the details of the night, Master Tai."

Jingci nodded hurriedly, sighed and said: "That was the night thirteen days ago, not long after the Jinyun cassock was lost. Because of the experience of the Jinyun cassock being lost, the poor nun was concerned about the safety of Ban Yue'an. And pay more attention to it.”

"The poor nun not only arranged for people to be on duty at the gate all night, but also arranged for a team of disciples to patrol at night. At the same time, he also arranged for special personnel to take care of the red sandalwood cloud beads, in order to ensure that there would be no more lost Jinyun cassocks or casualties. thing."

"But who knows..."

She shook her head, clasped her hands together and said, "Accidents still happen."

She looked at Lin Feng and said, "The poor nun was woken up by a knock on the door. When the poor nun woke up, he found that the sky was still very dark, but the knock on the door was very urgent, which made the poor nun's heart skip a beat. Realize that an accident has occurred, otherwise I would not wake up the poor nun at this time."

"I quickly put on my clothes and went to open the door. Then I saw that the person knocking on the door was Fahui, the disciple who was in charge of guarding the Red Sandalwood Cloud Pearl. The first thing Fahui said when he saw me was that the Red Sandalwood Cloud Pearl had disappeared."

Lin Feng walked side by side with Master Jingci. He listened quietly to Jingci's story. The scene at that time began to emerge in his mind, and at the same time he began to analyze whether there were any logical contradictions in Jingci's story.

"When I heard Fahui's words, the poor nun's brain buzzed, and he felt as if the sky was shaking. The red sandalwood cloud beads are the most precious treasure of my Banyue Temple and the only relic of the founding head. If they are lost in the hands of the poor nun, the poor nun will lose his mind. How can you explain to my ancestors in Banyue Temple?"

Jingci said in a heavy tone: "So the poor nun did not dare to delay, so he immediately woke up the junior sister, and asked the junior sister to wake up everyone in the nunnery and gather them together. No one was allowed to be left out, and no one was allowed to leave alone. Then The poor nun and Fa Hui went to the Buddhist temple where the red sandalwood cloud beads were placed."

"But after arriving at the Buddhist temple, no matter how hard the nun searched, he could not find any trace of the red sandalwood cloud beads. The nun asked Fahui about it, and Fahui said it was all her fault. She had been guarding the door and had not dared to relax, but she didn't know At some point, she actually fell asleep. When she woke up, she was shocked. While cursing herself why she fell asleep, she came to the door and looked into the hall through the crack in the door, thinking to check the situation of the red sandalwood cloud beads. "

"result……"

Jingci shook her head and said: "When she looked into the temple through the crack in the door, she found that the red sandalwood cloud beads had disappeared. This made her feel like she was struck by lightning, so she hurriedly went to find the poor nun, but the poor nun opened the lock and entered the Buddhist temple. , and the Buddhist beads could not be found. Even if people from the nunnery searched for them later, they could not find them. The red sandalwood cloud beads seemed to disappear out of thin air. "

After listening to Jingci's story, Lin Feng first consoled him: "Master Tai has been careful enough, but the thief is too cunning. Simply being careful is not enough. If the thief succeeds because of deliberate calculations and unintentional actions, it is not the fault of Master Tai." But, Master, don’t blame yourself too much.”

Although Jingci still looked sad, she still nodded.

Lin Feng continued: "I have a few questions that I would like to ask Master."

When Jingci heard this, she knew that Lin Feng had already started investigating. She hurriedly said: "Lin Si is just asking."

Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "When Fa Hui discovered that the red sandalwood cloud beads disappeared, when was it approximately?"

"Fahui didn't know what time it was at that time, but later when the poor nun went to the Buddhist temple and found that the beads were missing, he immediately ordered someone to check the time, and then extrapolated it based on the time, and determined that it was almost around Yin time."

Around Yinshi, that is around three o'clock in the morning... Lin Feng nodded and continued: "Does Fahui know when she fell asleep?"

Jingci shook her head: "She doesn't know either. She is guarding outside the palace and has no concept of time."

"Then when was the last time she confirmed the time?" Lin Feng thought for a while and asked.

Jingci said: "She said that she met the patrolling disciples once and said hello. The poor nun asked the patrolling disciples because they had to move according to the time when patrolling, so they remembered the time. It should be almost midnight. "

Lin Feng said: "In other words, the time when Fahui fell asleep was within the two hours from Zi Shi to Yin Shi. If the red sandalwood cloud beads were stolen while Fahui was asleep, it should have been between these two hours." What happened within the hour?”

Jingci nodded quickly: "That's right."

Lin Feng touched his chin. From midnight to yin, it was the time when people were most sleepy. It was a good time for the thief to take action at this time. However, the loss of the cassock just occurred in Banyue An. Will Fa Hui, who is nervous, really fall asleep due to sleepiness?

"Where is Fahui? Are you here?" Lin Feng was ready to meet Fahui.

Jingci nodded, and then she called out someone from the crowd.

I saw that the nun who was called out by Jingci was about 24 or 5 years old. She was pretty and not tall. She was called out at this time, with a look of nervousness and self-blame on her face.

"This is Fahui, the poor nun's tenth disciple." Jingci introduced to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded slightly and said, "Master Fahui, don't be nervous. I just want to know what happened that night."

"You said you fell asleep that night. How did you fall asleep? Did you notice any abnormalities before and after you fell asleep?"

Seeing that Lin Feng's voice was gentle and not harsh, Fa Hui's nervousness relaxed. She seemed to have thought about the situation that night countless times. When she heard Lin Feng's question, she said directly: "Xiao Ni doesn't know why. As he fell asleep, Xiaoni kept reminding himself that he must not let down his guard, must not sleep, and must protect the red sandalwood cloud beads, but who knows..."

Her voice was filled with tears: "Xiao Ni just fell asleep without knowing it. As a result, Xiao Ni lost the red sandalwood cloud beads when he fell asleep. In the end, it was Xiao Ni's fault. If I didn't sleep, The red sandalwood cloud beads will not be lost."

Seeing the weak look of the nun in front of him, seeing her crying with self-blame, Lin Feng suddenly felt a headache, thinking that his interpersonal communication skills had reached ninety-nine, and the last thing missing was the crying woman. , as soon as he met the crying woman, he had a headache and didn't know what to do.

After all, a woman at this time cannot use rational reasons to calm her down.

Fortunately, Fahui was also a weak yet strong woman. She only cried a few times before she stopped crying. She continued: "Before and after Xiaoni fell asleep, there was no one around, and I didn't hear anything strange. There was no movement, nothing unusual was found.”

Seeing that Fa Hui no longer cried, Lin Feng felt relieved. He nodded and his brain continued to spin: "After you woke up, did you find that the lock of the Buddhist temple was different from before?"

Fahui still shook his head: "No, the lock is locked normally, there is no difference, the position and direction are the same as before."

No difference...Didn't the thief enter through the door? Or is it that after entering through the door, the lock was restored intact?

Is it necessary?
He has stolen the red sandalwood cloud bead, and Fahui may wake up at any time, and when Fahui wakes up, normally he will check the situation of the red sandalwood cloud bead. As soon as Fahui checks, he will immediately know the red sandalwood cloud bead. If it is lost, there is absolutely no need for the thief to restore the lock.

But if it wasn't through opening the lock, how did you get in? Same as the previous case, from the roof?
Lin Feng was puzzled. He could only find out this after he went to the Buddhist temple for on-site investigation.

He looked at Jingci again and said, "Master Tai said that there were guards at the mountain gate that night, and there were also patrols. I wonder if they noticed anything unusual?"

Jingci shook her head: "No one has been near the mountain gate, and no one is wandering outside. They didn't find anyone all night long, not even anyone who got up at night."

"This is the strangest thing..."

Jingci showed doubts: "Fa Hui is asleep. It is easy for thieves to take the opportunity to steal the red sandalwood cloud beads, but what will she do with them after they are stolen? If she hides them, the poor nuns will turn over the Banyue Nunnery these days. Chaotian, it's almost there, but nothing is found, but if it is not inside the nunnery and there is someone guarding the mountain gate, the thief cannot hide it outside, so how did she deal with it? "

The poison of the golden beads has been revealed again, and it is obvious that the red sandalwood cloud beads have been sent out... Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "Is it possible that they got out over the wall?"

Jingci shook her head: "It shouldn't be possible... It rained that night and the ground was muddy, but all our walls are very clean inside and outside. There are no shoe prints or mud spots on the walls. If you climb over the wall, it's impossible to get out. The walls are so clean.”

"What about the footprints?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Are there any footprints near the wall?"

You can use tools such as ladders to climb over the wall. As long as you are careful enough, there is still a chance to ensure that no traces are left on the wall. However, the soil under the wall is very soft and footprints cannot be avoided.

Jingci still shook his head: "When the nun checked the wall, he didn't find any traces of footprints."

In this case, it is not about climbing over the wall. At the same time, it is not possible for someone outside the wall to directly throw the red sandalwood cloud beads out of the wall, otherwise there will still be footprints left.

How did the thief send the red sandalwood cloud beads away?

Also, since there are no traces of climbing over the wall, it can also be proved that no outsider secretly entered Ban Yue'an, which means that the person who stole the red sandalwood cloud beads was a person from Ban Yue'an.

"Master Jingci's caution is not unreasonable..."

Lin Feng nodded slightly in his heart. Of course, all this has a premise - that is, the nun guarding the mountain gate is fine. If the nun guarding the mountain gate is an accomplice, or simply the red sandalwood cloud beads she stole, the result will be completely different.

The thief can go through the mountain gate openly. In that case, he will naturally not leave any traces near the wall.

Also, if the thief was really a nun from Banyue Temple and she stole the red sandalwood cloud beads, why didn't she just run away with the red sandalwood cloud beads? Anyway, the Four Elephants Organization helped him hide it, and Lin Feng didn't think he could get it back with Ban Yue'an's power alone.

Does this thief have other missions?
Or is it that she can ensure that she will not be discovered and there is no need to escape?
Or maybe... she didn't run away so that the accomplice who took away Zitan Yunzhu could leave more safely. She wanted to buy time for her accomplice?
How to delay time?

Tell Jingci that no one has gone in or out of the mountain gate, so that Jingci thinks that the red sandalwood cloud beads are still in the nunnery, and will not go out to pursue them directly?
Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. Although all this was his subjective guess, it was undeniable that based on the clues he had learned from Jing Ci and others, this guess was indeed possible!
Investigation is a process of first guessing and then verifying based on limited clues...

Therefore, the first thing to determine right now is whether there is something wrong with the nun guarding the mountain gate!
After all, these represent two completely different directions.

He has limited time and must not run wildly in the wrong direction. He cannot afford to waste that time.

If she has no problem, then her words can be believed. If she has a problem, the case can be closed directly.

But how to verify it...

Lin Feng's eyes flickered and his brain was running rapidly. Suddenly, his heart moved. He looked directly at Li Zhen and said, "Li Qianniu, I have something to ask you to send someone to investigate."

Li Zhen was as calm as ever and said: "Lin Si is just asking for your instructions."

"You sent people down the mountain..." Lin Feng whispered in Li Zhen's ear what he wanted to know.

After hearing this, Li Zhen couldn't help but show a hint of confusion on his face. He didn't understand what Lin Feng meant by investigating this, but he still nodded without any hesitation: "The general will arrange for someone to investigate right now."

After saying that, he turned around and gave instructions to his Qianniu Guards.

Then Li Tai saw several Qianniu Guards turning around and leaving quickly. Not long after, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.

When Li Tai saw this scene, he couldn't help but curiously asked Li Zhen: "What did Lin Sizheng ask you to do?"

Li Zhen returned to his dull expression again, as if he were a piece of wood: "Your Highness, you can ask Lin SiZheng directly."

Li Tai: "..."

If he could ask, of course he would ask, but when Lin Feng gave Li Zhen his instructions just now, he was very mysterious, obviously not wanting more people to know. Even if he asked, Lin Feng probably wouldn't tell.

So, he thought about asking someone else, but who knew that Li Zhen was just a piece of wood and didn't know how to please himself. He waved his hand and said depressedly: "That's all, Lin Sizheng will say it sooner or later, and then I will I know what you guys are doing mysteriously, but now it sounds like this case is really weird. Do you think Lin Sizheng can solve it as quickly as before and find the whereabouts of the red sandalwood cloud beads? "

Li Zhen thought about Lin Feng's arrangement, rarely expressed his thoughts, and said: "I think it can."

"Oh? Why?" Li Tai was curious, obviously he didn't have a clue.

Li Zhen looked at Lin Feng, who was walking forward unhurriedly, and said, "I suspect... Lin Si Zheng may already have a target of suspicion."

"What!?" Li Tai's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he froze on the spot.

(End of this chapter)