Hu Chengyi is 65 years old this year. He was born and raised in Hanshu Village. His family has been farming for generations. He used to be prosperous, but by his father's generation, his uncles died early one by one, leaving no children. His father also has only one child.
When he was young, life in the village was difficult. Hu Chengyi didn't want to be a farmer and insisted on going out. But in those days, there was not much difference between the city and the countryside, both were bitter and difficult. Hu Chengyi left his hometown, wandered around, worked as a boatman, worked as a tracker, and cut off from his family. A lame man.
Seeing that he was not young, Hu Chengyi planned to go back to his hometown to ask a mother-in-law to give birth to a child, but when he returned home, he learned that his parents had passed away, leaving him barren land and a dilapidated house. Feeling unfilial, he kept filial piety to his parents for three years. He lost his desire to get married, and even more to work hard. He simply left his hometown again and went to become a monk at Haijing Temple in Shouquan Town.
There are not many monks in Haijing Temple. There is only a resident abbot named Jingchen, and a few old monks who have run out of oil and lamps.
Hu Chengyi was only 33 years old at the time. He was the youngest of all the monks. He got a monk named Wu Qing. Besides meditating and reciting scriptures with the abbot and the old monks every day, he also did dusting and sweeping in the front yard and the back yard. Hu Chengyi is also responsible for the meals, but the work is not complicated. The old monks eat very little, a bowl of porridge and a plate of green vegetables count. Guanchen is only a few years older than Hu Chengyi. Although he is a prime-age man, he may have been a monk for many years and eat less.
I don’t know the years in the mountains. At that time, Qiyue Mountain was not called Qiyue Mountain. There were no tourists and few pilgrims. Occasionally, monks from other temples came to beg for lodging. At other times, every day was the same as the previous day.
It's five years in a flash.
In the past five years, two of the old monks in the temple passed away, and the other four did not seem to live long. Although Hu Chengyi has the word "medicine" in his name, he doesn't know anything about medical skills. Those old monks were not related to him by blood, but after living together for so long, he didn't want to see them die because they couldn't get medical treatment, so he suggested to Jing Chen, saying that we should send the old monks down the mountain and find a hospital.
Kuichen shook his head, saying that everything in this world has cause and effect, and they can live as long as they can.
Hu Chengyi has been sitting for five years, and many things are still unclear. After listening to Kuichen's words, it was inevitable that he had some thoughts on Kuichen, and secretly asked the old monk who could no longer eat, thinking that as long as the other party said he was willing to go down the mountain, he would ignore Kuichen's obstruction and carry the old monk down the mountain in the middle of the night.
But the old monk said something similar to Kuichen.
Hu Chengyi gave up.
After another old monk died, a young man came to the temple and wanted to become a monk.
This person is Liu Sui.
Hu Chengyi heard that the other party is a teacher in the town, teaching Chinese, and his parents are in the family, and his family background is also very good. So very puzzled.
Peeping Chen did not accept Liu Sui immediately.
Hu Chengyi heard Kui Chen and an old monk say that Liu Sui had bad thoughts in his heart.
Hu Chengyi immediately thought of himself.
Five years ago, when he came to Haijing Temple, Jingchen quickly accepted him.
Could it be that he could understand at a glance that he was an upright person
Just thinking about it, Hu Chengyi heard the old monk say in that dry voice again, "Buddha transcends sentient beings, it is precisely because Liu Sui has bad thoughts that you should accept him and influence him even more."
Half a month later, Liu Sui entered the temple.
Hu Chengyi had no opinion on Liu Sui. He didn't see Liu Sui's bad thoughts when he saw what Chen Chen said. On the contrary, he felt that Liu Sui was a peaceful person, thoughtful in his work, and more intelligent than him.
A few months later, another teacher came to the temple, Liu Sui's colleague Tang Yuan.
This time, Hu Chengyi didn't hear the conversation between Jingchen and the old monk.
But Tang Yuan, like Liu Sui, was not immediately accepted by Jing Chen.
Hu Chengyi racked his brains, and did not understand how the two were inferior to him - thinking that at the beginning, he was ordained to become a monk at once.
At the end of the year, only one old monk died. But because of the fresh blood, the temple does not appear deserted.
Year after year, monks came and went in Haijing Temple, and all the old monks passed away. About seven years ago, Jingchen's body also began to deteriorate.
Hu Chengyi was very worried and wanted to send Kuichen to the hospital, but he remembered what Kuichen said before, and after hesitating, he still planned to ask Kuichen what he meant.
Kuichen said that he wanted to go down the mountain to "walk around".
"I've been in this mountain for many years, and it's time to see the outside world."
Hu Chengyi had a very bad hunch—Guanchen would not come back. He may have expected that his life would be soon, so he wanted to find a place where no one was there and die quietly.
If it were many years ago, Hu Chengyi would definitely try to stop it, but after practicing Buddha for so many years, Hu Chengyi has understood that the development of all things has its own reason, and he should not interfere with the decision of Chen Chen.
On the day Kuichen went down the mountain, the ginkgo leaves on the mountain were all yellow, like saying goodbye to the monk who lived in the mountains for a long time.
Hu Chengyi, Liu Sui, and Tang Yuan watched Kuichen leave, and Kuichen's back was getting smaller and smaller in the twinkling ginkgo leaves. Hu Chengyi still remembers that scene to this day.
Mingshu said, "Guanchen left Haijing Temple seven years ago?"
Hu Chengyi took a sip of the thick brown tea, "Yes, seven years ago, it was the last time I saw the familiar Kuichen."
Mingshu asked: "What made you feel that the later peeping dust is no longer the real peeping dust?"
Hu Chengyi continued.
It was autumn when Kuichen left Haijing Temple, and it was the following year when he came back. It is clearly the same appearance, but Hu Chengyi feels extraordinarily unfamiliar.
In the past, Kuichen's eyes were mostly calm and compassionate, but now Kuichen standing in front of him has only indifference and calculation in his eyes.
Hu Chengyi suddenly understood why Kuichen said that Liu Sui had bad thoughts back then. It turned out that the human heart can really reveal something through his eyes, but he couldn't see it in the past.
But to say it is not a real peeping dust, in fact, it is unlikely.
Does anyone look alike
Besides, Kuichen could call out his common name and monk name.
But this matter, Hu Chengyi still couldn't let go.
When Kuanchen left in autumn, he was already seriously ill, but when he came back, the disease was completely gone, and his body was much tougher.
Gu Chen said that he was going to "Yunyou". Could it be that he went down the mountain for medical treatment
With the behavior of peeping dust, you shouldn't tell such a lie.
And Jing Chen not only came back by himself, but also brought back a very gloomy and eccentric young man.
This person's name is Yin Xiaofeng, and his accent doesn't sound like people from Dongye City and its surrounding areas. Kuichen accepted him as a disciple and named him Wu Nian.
"Wait." Mingshu interrupted, "Yin Xiaofeng didn't come to Haijing Temple by himself, but was brought by Jingchen?"
Hu Chengyi nodded.
Mingshu stood up, pacing and thinking.
When investigating Yin Xiaofeng's background a while ago, he had a knot that he hadn't solved. Yin Xiaofeng's hometown is far away in Liangxi. Even if he wandered around after leaving the mental hospital, he should not have wandered to Haijing Temple by accident.
If it is said that Yin Xiaofeng was brought back to Haijing Temple by Jingchen, then this makes sense.
But why did the peeping dust bring back a person with serious violent tendencies
As those old monks said, is it to influence Yin Xiaofeng
Assuming that Kuichen is still the original Kuichen, this is a good reason. But what Hu Chengyi meant was that Gu Chen's appearance was the same as in the past, but the inside was very different.
In less than a year before and after, what is the reason for the big change in Jingchen's character
Or is it really not a peeping dust anymore
"Yin Xiaofeng never talks to others." Hu Chengyi said, "I only speak to Kuanchen occasionally. My comprehension ability is poor. Kuanchen often taught me the Dharma before, but after coming back, he never spoke again."
Mingshu's eyes deepened, "Because of this peek into the dust, I no longer understand Buddhism!"
The most puzzling thing happened to Hu Chengyi later.
In the past few decades, Haijing Temple has rarely accepted new monks. First, Jingchen has a lot of concerns. Second, there are few people who come to Haijing Temple to become monks. However, after Jingchen returned, Chu Jiang and Wang Lu were successively accepted. , Chang Qingying, Chu Xin.
With Yin Xiaofeng brought back, there are five people.
Hu Chengyi has gradually distanced himself from Jingchen, but he often observes these newcomers and finds that although they are all monks, they do not have the bearing of a real monk. In particular, Chu Xin, who came last, was a fool, always talking about foul language, how could he look like a monk.
It would also be wrong to say that Kuaichen accepted them in order to influence them. Hu Chengyi found that Jian Chen not only had little contact with himself, but also had little contact with these new monks.
Is letting go is also a probation
As he grew older, Hu Chengyi felt more and more that Haijing Temple was no longer the original Haijing Temple. The monks around seemed to harbor ghosts, and the abbot had the biggest ghost in his heart. Here, he could no longer find the peace he longed for, and he was even more afraid.
A monastery actually frightened a monk who had been practicing Buddhism here for decades.
Three years ago, Hu Chengyi proposed to leave the Haijing Temple for a "Yunyou" tour in the mountains. Instead of dissuading him, Kuichen said something meaningful to him—perhaps life under the mountain is more suitable for you.
"What does this mean?" Mingshu said, "Do you want to stop returning to Haijing Temple?"
Hu Chengyi said, "That's how I understand it. But as far as I know, no abbot would say such a thing to a departing monk."
Mingshu has been able to confirm that there is a problem with Peeping Chen.
Hu Chengyi was a monk who was really accepted by Chen Chen 32 years ago. Twenty-seven years ago, Liu Sui and Tang Yuan were also accepted by True Peeping Chen.
But when faced with Liu and Tang, Jingchen struggled. It was only after the old monk's persuasion that he accepted Liu Sui and Tang Yuan, and tried his best to influence them.
Six years ago, Jingchen, who returned to Haijing Temple, brought back Yin Xiaofeng, and then accepted Chang Qingying, Chu Jiang, Wang Lu, Chu Xin, and Fang Pingxu, whom Hu Chengyi had never seen before.
At present, it is known that Liu Sui, Tang Yuan, Yin Xiaofeng, and Fang Pingxu each have an unusual dark side. Like Hu Chengyi, Liu Sui and Tang Yuan are monks who practiced in Haijing Temple many years ago. Liu and Tang did not leave, but When Hu Chengyi left, Kuichen hoped that he would not return.
This is to drive away the only monk who should belong to Haijing Temple.
Then those who stayed in Haijing Temple...
Mingshu took a deep breath and suddenly thought of the heart surgery that Chu Xin performed abroad.
Did the operation have anything to do with it
If Haijing Temple is full of people with ghosts in their hearts, what evil things did the missing Chang Qingying, Chu Jiang, and Wang Lu do that are not known for the time being
Are they gathered at Haijing Temple by the returning peeping dust
What the hell does peeping want to do
Dongye City, Fengxiang Town.
Chu Jiang, who left Haijing Temple last summer, used to work in the town's only dairy farm and became a monk six years ago. Times have changed, and now chain milk products have occupied the market, and the dairy farms have long since closed.
Xu Chun found one of the dairy farm managers, 60-year-old Lao Wen.
A dairy farm is not a big business, and one leader can name all the employees.
Mentioning Chu Jiang, Lao Wen's eyes were a little embarrassed.
Xu Chun said, "If there is any problem with Chu Jiang, please tell me the truth."
After some silence, Lao Wen finally said: "Chu Jiang has killed people."
Xu Chun's brows suddenly tightened.
Laowen explained: "It's not murder, in fact, it's not all his fault."
According to Lao Wen, the dairy farm originally had a very industrious worker. The worker was a widow, her husband died early, and she took care of both parents by herself.
Because of the pressure of life, the widow worked hard and received the highest monthly bonus among all workers. This will inevitably lead to jealousy.
The widow never dresses herself up, she only wears clothes that have been changed and changed, which looks very rustic at first glance. But in fact, the widow's facial features are very well born. One year on Labor Day, because she was going to perform on the stage, the widow put on a rare make-up and changed into beautiful clothes, which suddenly became the focus of people's attention.
Since then, the men on the dairy farm have started making jokes with her, and some have even started wiping her oil. Chu Jiang's old bachelor is one of the few people who has done the most excessively.
A widow, a woman, worried that she resisted too much and lost her job. After all, there were four elderly people living on her salary. Over time, it was said in the town that widows seduce men from dairy farms.
The incident sparked outrage, and first the wives of the men came to the dairy farm and demanded that the widows be fired. The widow cried and begged the fieldmaster not to fire herself.
When the wives learned that the widow was still working on the dairy farm, they were even more angry and rushed to the widow's in-laws' house to ask for an explanation.
The reputation of the widow was utterly stinky in the town.
At the end of the year, the dairy farm was under pressure to fire the widow, knowing that it was not the widow's fault and that the widow could not lose the job.
Before the Spring Festival, the widow committed suicide by jumping into the river amid rumors and poverty, and the body was not found until a week later.
As soon as the widow died, the public opinion turned a little bit. It was obviously the men who stretched out the widow's hand to the widow, and their wives, who killed the widow. Gradually, it was discovered that the first person to molest the widow was the old bachelor Chu Jiang.
Chu Jiang immediately became the target of public criticism.
That's how people are, obviously they have done something wrong, but as long as they are not the first to do something wrong, if they are investigated, they are not only not at fault, but also qualified to punish the first person to do something wrong.
Chu Jiang was isolated, his relatives avoided him, and in the end, he also lost his job.
In Fengxiang Town, no one is willing to hire him.
"It turns out that Chu Jiang became a monk?" Lao Wen said: "I don't know that. The decision to fire Chu Jiang was conveyed to Chu Jiang by me, and I had no choice but to say that he understood. In fact, we did not treat him badly. He deserves a penny in compensation. It really depends on him, who told him to take the lead in provoking widows, comrade police, do you think this is the truth?"
After leaving Laowen's house, Xu Chun went to Fengxiang Town Police Station again. The policeman's statement was similar to Lao Wen's. They all said that Chu Jiang had never committed a major incident, but he was not a fuel-efficient person. He was everywhere in the town for all sorts of gossip and gossip.
Xu Chun couldn't help thinking of another missing monk, Wang Lu.
Before coming to Fengxiang Town to investigate Chu Jiang, he first investigated Wang Lu in Shouquan Town.
Wang Lu is 36 years old this year. The year of monkhood is the same as that of Chu Jiang, six years ago. The difference is that Chu Jiang used to have a job, while Wang Lu has been unemployed for many years.
Wang Lu's father had long since passed away, and his mother was taken care of by his sister Wang Xi.
"Nothing worthwhile!" Wang Xi commented on his own younger brother.
In a small place like Shouquan Town, it is difficult to get rich and expensive, but it is actually very easy to find a job, get a wife, and live an ordinary life like most people. But Wang Lushao didn't make progress. He was a jerk since he was a child. After graduating from junior high school, he began to live a life of eating and dying. His parents asked people to find various jobs, but Wang Xi was unwilling to do it. Unlucky, relying on the fact that his parents would not drive him out, he stayed at home and gnawed on his old age, angering his father to death.
"After my dad left, I brought my mother to my house to live with me." Wang Xi said, "That bastard wants to come too. I'm not as good at talking as my parents. They feel bad for him, I don't I feel bad, this is the home of my husband and I, and there are two children at home, where can we live with him? Even if we can live there, I will not support him!"
Xu Chun asked, "So you drove Wang Lu away?"
"Don't drive him away and keep him to harm my family?" Wang Xi, a middle-level manager of a local company, spoke quite forcefully, "I'm his sister, that's right, but I'm not obliged to support him. He's a big man and has With hands and feet, what can I do when I go out and not support myself? I will not let my child touch him, let alone let him enter my house!"
Xu Chun called Mingshu, "On the surface, Wang Lu and Chu Jiang have nothing in common, but they both have many problems. Wang Lu gnawed at the old man and mad at his father, and Chu Jiang molested the widow, which to a certain extent led to The death of the widow. Jurisprudence, they are not criminals, but morality, they are virtuous."
Mingshu had already expected this result. Among the four people who left Haijing Temple, only Hu Chengyi, who had no problems with morality, was still living in peace.
As for Chang Qingying…
Chang Qingying is 47 years old this year, a native of Los Angeles. It's not that the Dongye police can't investigate, but it is easier for the local police to find out the key points.
Before arriving at Hanshu Village, Mingshu and Hua Chong talked on the phone, explained the situation, and asked Hua Chong to send someone for assistance. The Los Angeles police were extremely efficient and immediately found out what was going on.
Hua Chong didn't know if he had a cold, but his voice came from the receiver, and his voice was hoarse than usual, "Although the Chang Qingying you want to investigate has no criminal record, an employee of the construction company he used to work for jumped to his death. "
Mingshu asked, "Is this incident related to Chang Qingying?"
"The name of the deceased was Zeng Fan, and he was an employee of the same department as Chang Qingying. When Zeng Fan first joined the company, Chang Qingying was his master." Hua Chong said: "Six years ago, the company undertook a government outdoor advertising project. , Chang Qingying and Zeng Fan's departments are the main executive departments. But this project was not well advanced. The company not only failed to make money, but also smashed its own brand. After the liquidation, Zeng Fan is responsible for his overall planning in the early stage. At least three mistakes were made, which led to one mistake and one step."
"Wait." Mingshu interrupted, "Who says Zeng Fan is to blame?"
Hua Chong laughed, "Of course it was the official statement given by the company's personnel. But then my team members learned that Zeng Fan made a mistake after listening to Chang Qingying's advice. If he must be held accountable, then Chang Qingying would also Can't get rid of it."
Mingshu said, "Is Zeng Fan being pushed out as a scapegoat?"
"After all, in name, Zeng Fan is the direct person in charge. Chang Qingying was his superior at the time. Although he has the responsibility of supervising and recommending, the specific implementation is still in Zeng Fan." Hua Chong said: "The company's decision did not cause any problems. It was too much controversy, but Zeng Fan reacted very strongly, saying that it was Chang Qingying who harmed him, and Chang Qingying did it on purpose. We also learned a detail about this - Zeng Fan is a man of high spirits and ability. It's also very good. He has been doing smooth things in the department and is quite appreciated by the company's leaders, but Chang Qingying is always on his head. If he wants to rise quickly, he must step on Chang Qingying. Then, Chang Qingying Will Qingying let him step on it?"
Ming Shu said: "Chang Qingying understood early in the morning that the future generations are formidable, and Zeng Fan is the biggest threat to him in the workplace..."
Hua Chong coughed a few times, and then said, "It seems that our judgments are the same. It is very likely that Chang Qingying deliberately used the company's project to deceive Zeng Fan, in order to suppress Zeng Fan, but he did not expect that Zeng Fan would I couldn't figure it out for a while, and not long after the punishment decision was issued, he jumped off the building and committed suicide."
connected. Mingshu closed his eyes. The clues sound like they have entities, interlocking with each other in the mind.
Chu Jiang, Wang Lu, and Chang Qingying all indirectly killed the people around them because of their immorality.
"After Zeng Fan's accident, the family came to the company and asked for an explanation. The company initially played Tai Chi perfunctory, but this incident was later stabbed by the young people of Zeng's family." Hua Chong continued: "It didn't take long for Chang Qing Ying, as her immediate boss, took the blame and resigned."
Mingshu asked, "What's the reason?"
"I didn't do a good job of the staff." Hua Chong said: "Of course, it is impossible for the personnel to say that Chang Qingying misled Zeng Fan. After this, you all know that Chang Qingying became a monk at Haijing Temple and became a monk."
Mingshu heard the door being pushed open, followed by footsteps.
"Medicine, take it now." It was Liu Zhiqin's voice.
Mingshu asked: "Flower team, you are sick."
Hua Chong smiled, "It's a small thing to catch a cold in the changing seasons. Hey, Brother Xiaoliu, my..."
"Ming Ming." Liu Zhiqin had already taken the phone from Hua Chong's hand.
Mingshu's eyelids jumped, "Mr. Liu."
Liu Zhiqin said, "Hua Dui's throat is uncomfortable, you can ask me anything."
"No more." Mingshu and Liu Zhiqin had very few good conversations. As soon as they heard the change, they said, "Then take care of the flower team, I'll remember the wine, don't talk about it."
Liu Zhiqin smiled and said, "Why is it just wine?"
Mingshu thought to himself, that's not to stop your mouth!
Hua Chong took the phone back after taking the medicine, and Mingshu heard him say to Liu Zhiqin, "I'll tell the Ming team about business."
Mingshu said: "It's still easier to communicate with serious people."
Hua Chong asked, "Huh?"
"Nothing." Mingshu cleared his throat and discussed a few more words with Hua Chong before hanging up.
Not long after that, news came from the serious crime team—the true identity of Chen Chen was roughly determined.