I saw it all clearly. From the weird smile on the bus driver's face to the gesture of wiping his neck with his hands, it was clear that he was demonstrating to me. But I didn't know this bus driver at all. I had never met him before. Even the decision to charter his car today was random!
What on earth does he want to do? Is there something wrong with this person
Not only did I see the bus driver's action, Bai Longfei next to me happened to see it as well. His temper instantly flared up, and he walked directly to the bottom of the bus driver's window, grabbed the bus driver by the collar, and pulled him out of the window!
"What do you mean? Are you threatening us?"
Bai Longfei was a strong and sturdy man, and at this moment he had a ferocious expression on his face, which scared the bus driver so much that he trembled all over and completely forgot to resist.
"No, no, I just felt an itch on my neck and reached out to touch it, that's all. You're not going to fight me over this, are you?"
"Not really? You'd better tell me the truth. Don't think I really don't dare to beat you up!"
Seeing that Bai Longfei was really going to take action, I hurried forward to stop him and said, "Forget it, it's more important to get down to business now. Don't bother with him."
“But he…” Bai Longfei was a little unwilling, and turned around to speak. I immediately winked at him, and he understood what I meant. Then he threw the bus driver in his hand away, stared at him fiercely and said, “If you have any bad intentions, I advise you to put them away as soon as possible. You should know who we are. Watch out for your life!”
After saying that, Bai Longfei and I returned to the place where we had been waiting. As we walked, Bai Longfei whispered, "Ji Wen, don't you think he was just rubbing his neck because it was itchy? I saw it clearly just now. There is definitely something wrong with that kid!"
"I'm not blind, of course I saw it, but we are police officers now, after all. We can't just beat him up for his action, right? Let's leave here first, and let Wang Hai ask someone to keep an eye on the driver to see what he wants to do."
Since then, I never looked back at the bus driver, but I could feel that the bus driver behind me was definitely staring at me. That cold feeling was as if I was being stared at by a poisonous snake, which made me very uncomfortable. I thought to myself that I would let Wang Hai figure out what kind of bus driver this was first.
At this time, I looked at Wang Hai again. He seemed to be arguing with the group of passengers. Moreover, I saw that the group of passengers seemed to be a little emotional and even had the urge to fight. So I immediately took other people to go and take a look. After all, if the two sides fought each other, things would be much more troublesome.
When we rushed over, perhaps because the passengers saw the strong man Bai Longfei, they suddenly looked a little timid. I also looked at the passengers carefully and found that they were all in their twenties. There were six people in total, four men and two women. They did not look very good in spirits, as if they did not get enough rest last night.
The leader of the group of tourists stepped forward and said, "Now that the bus is here, why won't you let us go back? Can't we go back until you solve the case? How long do we have to stay here? Besides, the old monk himself said that his abbot passed away after achieving enlightenment. What does it have to do with us? Did we come all the way here to travel just to secretly hide an old monk?"
"Yes! You are illegally detaining me! When we get out, we will expose this matter to the media! Then we will see who is more responsible!"
This group of passengers were really emotional when they spoke, and they were targeting the local police everywhere. Wang Hai, who was standing aside, felt his face turn green as he listened to them, but he still had to control his emotions and tried to stay calm to dissuade them.
Seeing that this group of passengers had no appetite, I stepped forward and said, "Don't panic, everyone. In fact, we came here to take you back together, but we still have some things to do here. After we finish our work, we will go back together. Don't worry, we will definitely send you back to your hotels before dark today. I promise you this."
When the group of passengers heard me speak, they all turned around and stared at me in confusion, as if they thought that such an ordinary-looking young man like me could not be trusted to say such things. One of them asked, "Who are you?"
Bai Longfei sneered and said, "Don't worry about who we are. We will do what he said. If you continue to fool around, we don't mind going back by yourself later. Just find a way to go back by yourself."
Bai Longfei felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, which made the group of passengers suddenly silent. A few seconds later, the leader of the group gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then we believe you! But we have to wait for you on the bus in front, otherwise we won't know if you run away!"
Wang Hai seemed a little confused as to why I said that. He turned around and looked at me anxiously. I just nodded gently. Finally, he compromised and said, "Okay, then you guys go to the bus."
The group of passengers were now satisfied, and they happily walked towards the bus with their luggage on their backs. After the group of passengers had gone far away, Wang Hai said anxiously, "I say, everyone, this is not a good idea, right? After all, they are also suspects. No one can be let go before the matter is clarified. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to find them again! Now that you have agreed to them, how can I explain to our director when I go back?"
I didn't say anything, but Pan An couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't worry, brother. Since Ji Wen said so, this case can definitely be solved within one day today. Just put your heart at ease and watch it carefully."
Wang Hai next to me obviously didn't believe what Pan An said, and I didn't expect him to believe it. After all, I didn't have any idea at the moment. Now that I had said it, it was time for me to race against time. It was also a good opportunity to verify whether I had really grown during this period of time.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Wang Hai, you should have other colleagues here, right? Contact a colleague to help me investigate the details of the bus driver. His information is useful. By the way, Wang Hai, what did you want to tell me just now? We didn't hear it all because we were interrupted suddenly."
After hearing me ask the same question again, Wang Hai said, "Okay, I'll arrange for my colleagues to investigate. Alas, I don't know if I should say this. I feel like our director doesn't seem to get along well with your special case team."
"What do you mean?" Wang Hai's words immediately aroused my curiosity, and I asked immediately.
"I don't really know. Anyway, our director was very reluctant when he sent us here, and he didn't care about this matter. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent only a few of us to monitor Shaolin Temple. Moreover, when we came, he specifically instructed us not to have excessive contact with the special case team. It is obvious that he doesn't have a good relationship with the special case team. So when I was talking just now, I didn't dare to get too close to you. I'm really sorry. As subordinates, we can only follow the orders of our superiors."
After hearing what Wang Hai said, I suddenly had a strange feeling. It seemed that Bai Qi didn't have a very good relationship with the police in many places. Last time it was Chief Ouyang, and now there is another one. Could it be that the chief of Dengfeng City this time is also a disciple of "that person" like Chief Ouyang
Not only did I have this idea, but Pan An, who had experienced the Ouyang incident with me, also felt the same way and said to me, "I think we should solve this case as soon as possible and then leave quickly. Who knows if we will encounter the Hongmen Banquet again this time."
I thought so too. After all, we are now in someone else's territory. If the director here really wants to do something to us, it would be too easy. So we sped up the mountain. Along the way, I also asked Wang Hai about the details of the incident. Wang Hai then told me everything in detail.
Yesterday evening, after they learned that the abbot was missing, they searched for a long time but could not find him. Although they also felt that this matter was strange and even thought that the abbot might have really become a Buddha and left, they were police officers after all, and they still needed to clarify many things.
Wang Hai gathered all the monks in the temple together and asked them about what happened at that time. He quickly found out all the people who were present and involved in the incident.
After the abbot asked everyone to leave and closed the door of the main hall, there were only four people on the scene.
The first person was the sweeping monk who was responsible for cleaning the area around the Main Hall. From the time the abbot closed the door to the time he disappeared, this sweeping monk had been sweeping the floor at the door of the Main Hall all the time. That is to say, this person was also a witness to everything that happened at that time. The only difference was that this person claimed that he had never seen the abbot walk out of the Main Hall from beginning to end, and all the monks believed the words of this sweeping monk, which showed that this person was not lying.
The second person was the abbot's second junior brother. He came into the main hall about ten minutes after the abbot went into seclusion. He stayed in for about twenty minutes before leaving. He left alone.
The third person was the abbot’s sixth junior brother. He came into the main hall after the abbot’s second junior brother left. He stayed there for about twenty minutes before coming out. When he came out, he was still alone.
The fourth person was the little monk who delivered food to the abbot. He entered the main hall with the food for just one minute and then came out shouting, announcing the abbot's disappearance. There is no need to go into details about what happened next.
After listening to Wang Hai's words, I couldn't help but frown. If these monks were not lying, then the abbot seemed to have really disappeared out of thin air, just like he had become a Buddha. But if someone was lying, then the situation would be different. But this is where the matter becomes complicated, because in my opinion, it is possible that these four people are lying, and if each person lies, the matter will have a different ending and conclusion, which is really difficult for me to judge.
Thinking of this, I looked up and asked Wang Haidao, "Does the abbot usually stay alone in the Great Hall during this time?"
"No, the monks were all very confused because this kind of thing had never happened before. At that time, they didn't know why the abbot stayed in the main hall."