Chapter 294 Interrogation (Second Update)
Feng Ling and Yun Ze turned back to the Great Buddha Temple and informed King Rui'an.
Ruian Wang has finished the trial of the case at this time, but the case has not made much progress compared to the previous trial. Although he also felt that the abbot was wrong, the abbot answered every question point with reason and evidence, making it impossible to find any flaws. King Rui'an tossed all night and half a day, but he didn't gain much.
Regarding the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple, there is no conclusive evidence, and without the emperor's decree, he cannot take him down at will.
King Ruian was furious, but he had no choice but to listen to Feng Ling and wait for Su Rong and Ye Guixue to come to him.
Because he summoned all the monks for interrogation and interrogated them one by one. Even after the interrogation was over and they didn’t get a desired result, they still wouldn’t let them go, so that there was no one cooking in the dining room of the Great Buddha Temple.
Monks can't eat, and King Rui'an is not in the mood to eat.
When Feng Ling came back, the abbot was reassuring King Rui'an, "Amitabha, lord, the poor monk has explained everything. There are so many monks in the temple, and you have already asked all the questions you should ask. Should everyone be released? If this continues, the elderly uncles and young nephews will not be able to stand the hunger and cold, and they will die."
King Ruian also felt that it would be impossible to continue like this, so he waved his hand, "It's all gone, what should I do?"
The abbot breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Ling walked in from the outside, just in time to hear the two talking, and said in a good mood: "Don't, master abbot, my sister and Master Yeer found a gold deposit in the mountain behind Yingzui Cliff. The thousand-acre forest on the mountain behind the Great Buddha Temple, including Yingzui Cliff, is the property of the Great Buddha Temple. You have to explain this clearly, otherwise, I don't think you can eat, you will have to go around without food."
The abbot's complexion changed.
Feng Ling laughed, stepped forward to pat the chief on the shoulder, and then with a backhand, easily tied him up. After that, he searched everything on him with great experience and threw it aside, even took off the Buddhist beads around his neck to prevent him from swallowing the beads. He is your son, so he can handle the case, and it is a pleasure to try the case. You are not painful, too kind, and naturally nothing can be interrogated. I will tie you up and leave it to others to watch. Do you want to go with me to Yingzui Cliff on the back mountain of the Great Buddha Temple to see the gold hidden place?"
King Ruian was helpless, "Judging others is different from judging the abbot. He was valued by the Queen Mother back then and was bestowed by His Majesty. Without the holy order, it is difficult for this king to take him down."
Feng Ling nodded understandingly, "Then I'm not afraid, my sister is not afraid of this, so I'll help you. Would you like to go and have a look?"
Ruian Wang naturally wanted to take a look, so he nodded immediately.
Feng Ling handed the bound host to a hidden guard, and then led the way for King Rui'an.
Su Rong and Ye Guixue didn't actually go for a walk, but when Feng Ling found them, they were coming down from the mountainside and walking along the road. Seeing that they were walking slowly, Feng Ling misunderstood them as taking a walk.
Feng Ling left to find Queen Rui'an, Su Rong stomped her feet and said to Ye Guixue: "Let's find a place to roast pheasants to eat, and wait for King Rui'an by the way, I'm hungry."
Ye Guixue nodded, "Okay."
Su Rong didn't want to move at all, and ordered the remaining hidden guards to catch the pheasant.
Soon, the dark guards caught the pheasant, Su Rong and Ye Guixue found a place to avoid the snow, set up dry firewood and started roasting the pheasant, and waited for King Rui'an to come.
King Ryan came very quickly.
Su Rong and Ye Guixue's pheasant had just been roasted, and the two were catching half of it each, and it was delicious. Seeing King Rui'an coming, Su Rong greeted him with a smile, "My lord, do you want to eat together?"
Feng Ling rushed forward, cut a roasted pheasant into two, and generously gave half to King Rui'an, "Please, my lord!"
Ruian Wang took it and thanked him.
Several people were hungry. In line with the idea of filling their stomachs before talking, they all ate pheasants for a while, and no one talked anymore.
Su Rong and Feng Ling eat fast, not as slow as Ye Guixue and King Rui'an. After eating, Su Rong wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and told King Rui'an how he found the gold hiding place yesterday. Otherwise, a few days later, another two hundred boxes will be gone."
Ye Guixue nodded, "That's right, the traces are very new, and it's only a few days old."
Feng Ling answered immediately, "Yun Ze and I searched all over the Great Buddha Temple, and only found two secret roads, one leading to the back mountain, and the other leading to the bottom of the mountain. The road to the back mountain is probably used to cover up people's eyes and ears and do such ulterior things."
King Ruian filled his stomach and gained some strength. He nodded, "I have a general understanding, and I have to go to the place where the gold is stored." He stood up and asked Su Rong and Ye Guixue, "Seventh Miss and Young Master Ye will go with me, or go to the Great Buddha Temple to rest for a while?"
Su Rong waved his hand, "Feng Ling leads the way, the prince can go on his own, we will go to the Great Buddha Temple and meet the abbot."
King Ryan nodded.
So, with Feng Ling leading the way, King Rui'an went to the place where the gold is hidden, while Su Rong and Ye Guixue went to the Great Buddha Temple.
When I arrived at the Great Buddha Temple, I saw the abbot was **** and sitting on a chair, and the rest of the monks of the Great Buddha Temple squatted together, like frightened birds. The guards of the Palace of Prince Rui'an and the Palace of the Protector of the Kingdom guarded these people.
Seeing Su Rong and Ye Guixue, the abbot cried out.
Su Rong stepped forward, tore off the veil that blocked the abbot's mouth, and looked at him, "Master abbot, do you have something to say to me?"
The abbot said: "The poor monk is wronged."
Su Rong laughed, "Isn't it your work to hide the gold on the mountainside of Yingzui Cliff?"
The abbot looked pale, "No, it's not..."
Su Rong asked: "Then who are you talking about?"
"The poor monk doesn't know."
Su Rong blocked the handkerchief back for him, not talking nonsense with him, "I'm not the person who judged the case. It's useless for you to say that you don't know about the injustice. If you don't tell the truth, I can't help you. If you don't want to drag the Great Buddha Temple to death with its closure, you'd better think about it before you talk about it."
After she finished speaking, she ignored the abbot, and said to Ye Guixue: "We are also tired, find a place to rest?"
Ye Guixue glanced at the abbot, nodded, "The courtyard where I lived last time is not bad."
Su Rong nodded, "I think it's good too, let's go."
So, the two went to rest in the yard where they stayed last time.
(end of this chapter)