Chapter 9 Chapter Six

To be honest, I never thought that seeing Kyogokudo's stinky face would make me feel so at ease. I am well aware of his method of expelling the possessed monster. I almost went to the other side several times, only to be dragged back by this man.If someone is wobbling at the junction, the friend will come over quietly with an unhappy face, sometimes pushing, sometimes pulling, and put the person back where he should be. But this time, I don't think I'm in that state. Because this time I am just a simple bystander who has neither subjectivity nor sense of purpose, drifting with the flow and having a relationship with the event.

But in that case, the same goes for Toriguchi and Atsuko, whose relationship to the event can be described as travelers who have encountered someone else's misfortune.In the deep organic matter of the self, Miss Iikubo is the only one who is related to this incident, and the basis for the connection is also extremely weak.Although the situation that seems to have a lot of articles has been rectified, it is not known whether it has anything to do with the murder itself.I think Imagawa is the same. Nevertheless, we were all relieved. Atsuko and Toriguchi, as well as Imagawa and Iikubo who saw Kyogokudo for the first time.

The friend frowned, just like a portrait of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, sitting in the hall of Sengokuro with his hands on his chin in his signature pose.As soon as he saw us, he became even more sullen, and all he said was, "You daredevils." This is far better than saying nothing. Then, monk Changxin Sangtian, surrounded by criminal police such as Yitian, entered the hall. The terrified Zen monk tried his best to maintain his majesty, and unexpectedly confronted the black-clothed Onmyoji.Hours ago... no, that was only six hours ago. We forcibly woke up Toriguchi who had fallen asleep, and moved to the meditation hall. It should be around five o'clock in the evening.

The moment I saw the inside of the meditation hall, the indescribable touch—although the statement is exaggerated, I may never forget it in my life. There was no sound and no breath.However, there were many people sitting inside. A police officer stood watching at the entrance.Of course, the guard didn't gossip, nor did he lift his posture of standing still, but he didn't fit in either way.The uniformed public servant who usually looks well-behaved, turns out to be unbearably vulgar in the meditation hall-he becomes just a weird outlier.Even the police officer looked like that, we were abysmal intruders.In the tense atmosphere, there is no room for us rude people.We couldn't even make a sound, and we didn't dare to sit down, so we could only huddle in a corner of the room with guilt.

After a while, a monk came back, and then another monk went out.It appeared that the monks were being called one by one for interrogation. The monk who came in stood silently in front of his seat—"Shan", bowed deeply, turned right, bowed again, stepped back in the direction of "Shan", and then sat down.Put your right foot on your left leg, your left foot on your right leg, and shake your body lightly back and forth to adjust your sitting posture.He half-closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, but there was no more movement. Is he concentrating? Or is it spreading?

Neither. It has been said that Zen cultivates concentration. I have also heard that Zen is a form of meditation. But it just doesn't feel right to me. Some people say that sitting meditation is a life-threatening practice. It has also been heard that Zen is not such an earnest act. I think both sides are right. Without eagerness, bet your entire life on meditation. decisive.No, too decisive.Not even a trivial task can be done without acting with great enthusiasm.But let alone betting my life, I, who don't even want to take any risks, really can't do this kind of thing.My life is not only always lacking in tension, but also always wrapped in inexplicable anxiety.Completely contradictory.I could hardly contain myself just in the silence of the dimly lit meditation hall.

Monk Youxian with a police policy on his chest came and went quietly among the monks.He was the only one moving, and my eyes were unconsciously fixed on Woohyun's movements.It is difficult to recognize every monk in the dimly lit hall.But I only know Cixing and Youxian, Yingsheng and Tuoxiong who lead us the way, and Juhan Zhetong. Even if the light is bright, it may not make any difference. Monks sitting in meditation will be beaten with alarms when they are attacked by drowsiness, that is, the sandman, or when they are found to be mentally disturbed. Can't stand it. The same goes for the morning interview.

There were no problems with the morning class and the walking bowl, but when it came time to interview Zen meditation, I couldn't bear it anymore and left the meditation hall alone. Even if Atsuko asked me what zazen is, I would not be able to answer it. The tension and unbearable pressure that filled the entire meditation hall turned into an indescribable repulsive force again, pushing me outward. And the hall is quite cold, the temperature is no different from the outside.Toriguchi rubbed his still red eyes. We explained the situation to him on the way, but he didn't seem to wake up yet.

Atsuko hugged his shoulders in the cold, while Fanwa glanced at the monks with a haggard face. A monk has returned.I looked at the entrance, and the feet of the guarding police officer trembled slightly.He is cold.At this moment, I understood at last that trembling was what distinguished him from the priesthood, relegated him to the lay world. I really want to go outside as soon as possible. This state lasted for an hour and a half. Fanwa almost fell down, but Atsuko supported her and squatted down.Toriguchi had already sat down on the box containing the equipment, and Imagawa and I were the only ones standing.

Imagawa seemed to be in a trance—as it seemed to me. Suddenly, a violent wind blew up, and the rude voices of savages invaded from the entrance, and several criminal police and police officers, supporting searchers arrived. We were taken outside and moved to a small building next to it. But still just as uncomfortable. Just a little warmer. It's just visually blocked.Even if I wanted to, I couldn't let go of the fact that a large number of monks continued to meditate in the building next door.For example, if there is something inexplicable in a box, even if you know that nothing will happen as long as you don't open the lid, you will be more reluctant to hold it in your hand.Because the state of knowing what is inside but not being able to see it will cause greater anxiety.

I feel like this. Although the big box next door is not filled with unexplained disgusting things, but pure monks. A young police officer stayed indoors to keep an eye on us, but I doubt he really knew what was going on.There seemed to be another person outside.It can't be blamed on someone watching, but none of us spoke, and we didn't even dare to change our sitting positions. We could only hear the sound of clothes rubbing against the tatami. What I heard in my ears was the noise of trees in the distance. It must be the winter night wind blowing through the mountains. No, that's... "Did you..." Dunzi found out, "What sound did you hear?" "Ok?" The police officer sitting on the door frame reacted to her words by turning his face slightly.He is listening. "Is it the wind?" Toriguchi said that the police officer returned to his original posture as if he was relieved.but…… That's not the wind. Moaning—a sound like rolling wood.Is it weeping?That is…… Is it a mouse...? "No. I heard it. It was a human voice," said Imagawa. "Ok……?" The officer stood up and opened the door. "Hey, is there anything unusual outside?" "No." The police officer outside replied coldly. "Did you hear anything?" "No, it's very quiet." The officer stole a glance at us. "That's right." "It's just right, it's freezing outside, exchange it with me." "It's pretty much the same inside." "At least it's better." The police officer from outside came in. A white shadow moved across the darkness behind him.Yes—A Ling.No one seemed to notice except me. Another hour or so later, Masuda came over. "Oh, everyone, I'm really sorry for leaving you behind until so late. I'm sorry, but I will trouble everyone to go back to Xianshilou." "now?" "The treatment will be better than staying here. And if you arrive there safely, you will be released. Mr. Yamashita said that you don't need to be treated as suspects anymore. If you are ready, leave immediately. It is better as soon as possible Bar." "Well, it's great to be released, but it's possible that you won't arrive safely, right?" "Toriguchi, that road is very dangerous." "That's right, the mountain road at night is very dangerous. But besides me, there are three other criminals..." This time I heard the sound clearly. And the sound——from the meditation hall. impossible. "What's the matter? Hey, what's that sound?" "I have no idea." "Of course you don't know. I mean to ask you to go and see." "Oh." The officer ran out.I hurriedly put on my shoes and peeped out from the door.Just at that time, the door of the meditation hall opened. "Master Changxin! You should stop in moderation..." It was Cixing's hysterical voice, followed by a hard voice: "Let go, I will neither run nor hide!" Gorgeous cassock, Kuwata Changshin... Three police officers came out to stop Chang Xin. "Don't bother!" Like throwing off the police officer, Chang Xin strode towards Zhike Liao.Aware of the change, a man's face popped out from the door of Zhikeliao—is it the Yingyuan criminal policeman?I went outside and stood shoulder to shoulder with Masuda.Strange men can be seen standing everywhere, probably the criminal police who came to support. "What's wrong?" The toriguchi came out, and Atsuko followed suit. Chang Xin arrived at Zhike Liao like a police officer. "It would be very pleasing if things were taken a turn for the worse and resolved in one go." Masuda narrowed his eyes and looked at the scene in front of him.Toriguchi looked at his profile and said, "If everything goes that way, the police won't be needed." As expected, the voice from the mountain came out: "Yitian! Yitian!" Then…… Although we didn't understand what was going on at all—or we didn't have the room to accept an explanation at all—we walked down the mountain path together with several detectives, and for some reason Kuwata Tsunobu. Even though it was going downhill, it was more difficult to walk than when going uphill. The detectives all held extra-large flashlights in their hands, but the fragments of the landscape fragments illuminated by several light beams were completely inexplicable and strange. The ground and the scene were turned upside down, and they lost their sense of balance. Whether going up or down the mountain, even the feeling of going up and down is lost. I can only drift with the current like a small animal slipping down a wet and cold tunnel. Not long after, the trees, snow and darkness merged into one, and I arrived at the Xianshi Tower like a baby born in the mountains at night. Eleven seventeen in the evening. The shopkeeper was very surprised and led us to the lobby. There sat my friend, Kyogokudo. "You daredevils." "Jing, Jingjitang, why are you here?" "Couldn't I be here? I have my business to attend to. Thanks to you, I'm in a lot of trouble." "This is..." Masuda looked at Kyogokudo suspiciously. Kyogokudo's complexion was as ugly as that of a tuberculosis patient, his face and mood were terrible.Coupled with the fact that he is wearing a kimono, it is natural for people who meet him for the first time to feel weird. "This is my brother." Atsuko said apologetically, and Masuda immediately stopped doubting—it seemed so. "This, that's it. I see, I remembered, this is the master who manipulates monsters!" "A master who manipulates monsters? That's Rakugo, Masuda-san." "Don't play dumb with me, Mr. Sekiguchi. I heard from the Ishikawa Police Department that he used incredible power to solve the incident like magic, right? So he is Miss Atsuko's brother. Why didn't you tell me earlier ?” When he was in the monastery, Masuda also referred to Atsuko as Miss Chuzenji, but unconsciously changed it to Miss Atsuko.In any case, Masuda's speech must have made the criminal police in the jurisdiction even more suspicious. Having said that, this misunderstanding is really wrong.It would be understandable to judge Fukizu as a "detective who disrupts events like magic with incredible power", but Kyogokudo is the complete opposite.From the perspective of others, will it look like that? Toriguchi whispered to Atsuko, "Well, Miss Atsuko, is the master a magician?" "I don't know, but it's true about manipulating monsters," Atsuko replied. No matter what others say, Jingjitang seems to have nothing to do with it. Several maids got up, took us to the room where we were staying, and then seemed to help us prepare meals. The policemen slept in the lobby and the annex where Chang Xin was assigned.Both Tan Mujin and the old man Kuonji seemed to have fallen asleep.Fukizu's room is on my right, and Kyogokudo's room seems to be on the far right. I was terribly sleepy from being tired, but before the meal was ready, I decided to have a little soup. The bathhouse was enormous, and the undressing area - which was an overly large room for a undressing area - seemed to be directly below our room.The area under the corridor is probably the bathtub. In the luxurious cypress bath, Toriguchi was already soaking. Compared with me, who was weak and feeble, Toriguchi looked extremely strong. As soon as Toriguchi saw me, he wiped his face with the towel on his head and said, "Ah, Sensei, this place is really like heaven, even though I'm hungry." "You are so leisurely." "Oh, the only advantage of me is my physical strength. If my stomach is full, I will be completely resurrected." "You've been sleeping, of course. You're so carefree." The water was very hot.When I said "what's going to happen in the future", Toriguchi laughed "hehehe". "Since the master is here, there is no need to worry." "Did you say Kyogokudo? He came here for other work, and he definitely doesn't want to be involved." When I saw Kyogokudo, I was obviously relieved, but on the other hand, I also had such a close-to-convincing view. As soon as the body heats up, I feel sleepy even more. When I went back to the room, I saw that the bed had been made, and the maid brought rice balls and hot tea as if counting the time. I should be starving to death, but I didn't have the slightest appetite. I fell asleep after eating only one rice ball. Curled up like a beast and fell asleep. This is what happened while I was asleep - anecdotal, of course. After taking a bath, Toriguchi couldn't dispel the unrelieved emotions. A healthy young man who knows nothing about fatigue, as I said, after eating a full stomach of rice balls, he is fully charged and becomes alive and well.In any case, he had slept soundly for a very long time, so that day and night were completely reversed, and his mind was becoming more and more lucid. ——What shall we do next? he thought so. When I fell asleep, it seemed that something big had happened.When I was called up, although I heard some explanations, the novelist's long-winded way of speaking still didn't make sense.Having said that, the atmosphere at the time also made it impossible for him to ask Atsuko or Imagawa the ins and outs, so Toriguchi didn't quite understand the situation.Then, when he was still confused, things happened quickly, and when he calmed down, he was already in Xianshilou. ——Then let’s go to Master Kyogoku for a walk. He is said to have thought so. Because Toriguchi heard that Kyogokudo often stays up late, and is not a person who goes to bed at one or two o'clock. The corridor was pitch black, and the detectives were probably asleep too. The farce sparked yesterday morning under the command of Tanuki feels like a distant past. The ceiling creaked.Toriguchi sensed that there was a monk on the roof, so he quickened his pace.I remember that the room of Kyogoku Hall is next door next door.A faint light shone through the cracks in the door.As expected, the second-hand bookseller, who is used to staying up late, seems to be awake.Toriguchi tapped twice on the door and opened it. "Excuse me……" The paper door opened quietly, and Atsuko in a bathrobe turned around. "Well, I'm sorry!" "Huh? Ah, it's okay, this is my brother's room." "What? Oh, I was scared to death. I thought I had made a mistake in the room. My life would be in jeopardy if I was suspected." "Life is in danger? What do you mean?" Atsuko said in surprise, the voice of Jingjitang came from inside. "Of course I accidentally broke into your wild horse's room. It doesn't mean that a few lives are enough. Toriguchi, it's cold outside, can you close the door?" "Uh, that's not what I meant..." If he sneaked into Atsuko's room at night, he would be cursed to death by Kyogokudo——Toriguchi thought so, but he couldn't say it, he could only smile and play sloppy eyes.Misfortune comes out of this motto, and Toriguchi just seems to be unable to remember it. "What does that mean?" said Atsuko, whose hair was still wet, pursing her lips.She looked so different from usual that Toriguchi didn't know where to look. After listening to Atsuko's explanation, the lost link of Toriguchi was finally connected.This is indeed a big deal. But Kyogokudo seems to have a better grasp of the situation than Toriguchi.It is said that when the police officer encountered Masuda on the mountainside and turned back in a hurry, he called loudly to ask for support, and Jingjitang just arrived at this fairy stone building. It is conceivable afterwards that Kyogokudo compared the information obtained from his wives with the information obtained from the old man Kuonji and Ji Mujin, and he seemed to see the outline. "Really, coming to this kind of place will cause trouble for others. Although I already have a bad feeling... I will go back tomorrow morning." Having said that, the old bookstore owner, who hates physical labor, took a sip of tea. "Go back? Brother, what are you doing here? Didn't you come here for the incident?" "Hey, why do I have to come to the scene of this kind of murder to ask for trouble? Aren't there so many policemen here? Even Fu Mujin is here, isn't it?" "Then what are you here for?" "Work, work. I have something I want to ask the head of the Minghui Temple, but looking at it now... When I heard that the first victim was a monk, I still had a glimmer of hope, but another one was killed in the temple. Killed, it is impossible to ask for advice. Really, it will only give people bad things." Atsuko's brother showed an extremely bad expression.When I first met Kyogokudo, Toriguchi was always terrified, but this seems to be what Kyogokudo usually looks like.If he was really angry or unhappy, it would be even more terrifying.Compared with horror, the face is closer to ferocious.After half a year, Toriguchi finally understood the matter, and now he doesn't care much about it. "Then, master, do you mean that you don't plan to get involved in human affairs?" "I don't remember ever taking in a sleepy apprentice like you, Toriguchi. But you're right, I don't have the time to deal with such muddy water. Just leave this suspicious matter to Sekiguchi Well. He must make pleasant inferences." "Master is really cold. But you said that at the beginning before, but you didn't come forward to solve it in the end? And the master will wait for us to come back. I don't think you are not interested at all." "I'm not waiting for you. I didn't even know that you were coming back today. Where did you tell me to start? I just chatted with Mr. Kuonji for a long time, and I stayed with Ryokitsu for a while, but it was late. Because I was tired , so it’s just a night here. You came back while I was chatting with the police officer who was watching.” "So, what's wrong with Admiral Tsunakitsu?" "fall down." "fall down?" "After dinner, he stepped forward and said that he wanted to get rid of the rats, and he climbed into the ceiling vigorously, and there was a dead horse there. Toriguchi may not know it, but Fukizu hates dry pastries and horses the most. As a result, he felt on the spot Unwell, passed out. No need for detectives or anything." "Is the invincible general in the universe afraid of insects? Hey..." "But speaking of rats here..." Kyogokudo looked up at the ceiling, "Rats also appeared in Yumoto's hotel where I stayed. What happened?" "That kind of thing doesn't matter, bro. What do you think of what I just said?" "I didn't think about anything, I didn't feel anything." "It's not a feeling, I want to hear your thoughts." "Even if you think about it, there is no way to talk about it. No one has an alibi, and no one has a motive for killing, and there are more than 40 suspects who have the opportunity to commit the crime. Only physical evidence such as locking the murder weapon and leftover items Let's find the murderer, shall we? As long as we hand it over to the police, we can solve it, and even if we can't, it won't cause trouble for you and Toriguchi." "We are suspects. My lovely sister is accused of murder, but you, a brother, don't care about it." "But you are not the murderer, are you? Then it doesn't matter. If you are arrested and prosecuted, and you are in an unjust prison, I will fight to the end, but it won't be like that. Or are you a murderer? If you are the real murderer, you are here to follow I discuss how to avoid being arrested, that’s not okay, I’ll report to the police.” "What a hateful brother! Isn't that right?" Atsuko straightened the skirt of his yukata and said, turning to Toriguchi. Toriguchi also didn't know where to look, so his eyes moved to the hanging scroll. The pattern on that hanging scroll was as ridiculous as the one hanging in Toriguchi's room.A man sits on the back of an ox, seemingly taking a leisurely walk. "Ah, what's this called? Milk map...?" "Is that? It's "Ten Bulls Picture"." "Yes, yes, bully, master, what kind of picture is that? Yesterday, Teacher Taiquan...ah, the teacher has passed away...ah, not to mention this, we heard the explanation from the second victim, but I don't understand at all." "That's why I'm not your master. That's one of the "Zen Four Records" in Zen. It can be regarded as a basic classic, "Confidence Inscription", "Song of Enlightenment", "Zen Zen Ritual", plus This "Picture of Ten Bulls" has a total of four volumes. Although it is valuable as a document, um, it is actually redundant. And it seems to easily lead to misunderstanding." "Misunderstand?" "Hmm. From the perspective of a so-called teacher who is well-versed in things, there should be a lot of insights, but if a small character who has only a little contact with Zen sees it, it will be like what is written in the preface of Monk Ciyuan, 'Hengshengtoujiao ’, getting stuck where it shouldn’t be.” "Oh, it's the same as what I heard yesterday, it's hard." "Toriguchi, if you don't make it a little more profound, it would be too silly. Ikkyu also said that you have to put on a show. If you deliberately put it bluntly, it's like a set of ten comics." "Like Captain Black Dingo?" "Yes, just like Mrs. Salamander. First of all, there is a man riding a cow on the hanging scroll in this room. This is the main character. In the first picture, the man suddenly finds that the cow is missing." "Has he raised cattle before?" "No, this world starts here, there is no before. The man found that the cow was missing, and went to look for it. This is 'Xun Niu', which is the name of the room where Miss Fanwa lived in the first place. Next, the second It was a painting in Atsuko's room. The man found physical evidence: cow footprints, which are important clues." "Oh, so that's when the footprints were discovered, so my room is called 'Seeing Tracks'." "That's right. The third picture is of Toriguchi's room." "Oh, it's 'see the cow'." "Yeah, the scene where the cow was found." "It was the scene where the cow was discovered, so I only drew the head, which made me feel very strange." "Yes, he only saw a part of the ox, he didn't see all of it, and he didn't get the ox. Then he put the bridle on the ox and grabbed it. This is the fourth card 'get the ox'. It should hang On the pillow of Guankou, who is now soundly asleep. Then the man finally succeeded in catching the cow. The fifth picture is a painting of leading a cow—"Herding Cows", which is hung in Fu Mujin's room next door. Next is this open……" The eloquent second-hand bookseller rolled his eyes toward the alcove. "This is the sixth piece of 'Riding a Cow Home'. This room is abbreviated as the Cow Riding Room. The man has completely tamed the cow, even playing the flute on his back. He is going home. So, Toriguchi , is the cow in your room black or white?" "The black one is a black cow." "The bull this man is riding is..." "Huh? White! Forgot to color it?" "That's not the case." "Then it's another cow...Isn't it possible? Or the cow got dirty and turned black when it ran away." "Hahaha, that's a good idea. The moment the cow is caught and tamed, the cow changes from black to white. Well, let's leave that aside for now. What do you think the next painting will be?" Kyogokudo stared at Toriguchi. "I don't know. Well, everyone is happy to catch the escaped cow and go home... So it is a scene of living happily with the cow at home." Toriguchi could even imagine the picture. The protagonist looks contentedly at the cows grazing with relish—if the plot didn't take a sharp turn.There will be no other than this development. But Kyogokudo was wrong. "I usually think so, but it's not true. The man was the only one who wandered back home. Not only that, but the man completely forgot about having a cow. The seventh card that should be hung in that room is 'Forget the cow and save the man'. Although I didn’t see it, the room next door is called the Forgotten Cow’s House, so it’s unmistakable.” "I don't understand. After all the hard work to find the cow and finally bring it home, forget about the cow? Doesn't make any sense. Did the cow run away again?" "No, the cow is gone, and there will be no more cows on the stage after that. Next, there is Mr. Imagawa in the corner - I haven't greeted him formally - the painting in his room should have nothing painted. This is It is equivalent to the eighth card's 'All Forget'." "What? Didn't draw anything? Is it blank paper? Or just being lazy?" "It's not being lazy," Kyogokudo said with a smile, "If this is a four-frame manga, it's equivalent to the third frame." "Is it a turn from beginning to end? Then is the end after that?" "Even if there is an ending, this Immortal Stone Building lacks the most important part of the ending. Afterwards, the ninth picture is 'Returning to the Origin' with flowers blooming by the water; There's a man in the shape of a baggy monk - or someone else entirely - standing with a bag on his back. That's the end of it." "Oh... I understand the general idea, but I don't understand the meaning at all. Does Miss Atsuko understand?" Atsuko held the teacup with both hands, looking at the hanging scroll. "I heard that "The Picture of Ten Bulls" is a picture depicting the process before enlightenment..." "Enlightenment? Is that what Mr. Imagawa said? In that case... Oh, I understand, this cow is enlightenment, right? Ask for enlightenment, find enlightenment, obtain enlightenment..." "This is generally said, and this view is correct. But enlightenment is something that cannot be obtained. So it is very strange to look for paintings of enlightenment. No matter what state one is in, enlightenment is always in one's own self. , it will neither run nor hide." "Then, isn't this statement correct?" "It's not wrong. It's just that it's a big misunderstanding if you think it's enlightenment running away, so you go to search, oh, you find enlightenment, you get enlightenment, just like what you said at the beginning. And if so, it's a big misunderstanding. I can’t draw like this anymore. If I were a cartoonist... yeah, if I want to draw this kind of story, I should draw the scene of the man living with the cow in the first frame, and then draw the scene of the cow running away Come out. And if this is the story of attaining enlightenment, the sixth "Riding the Bull Home" in this room is the last frame, and the next four are not needed. The man in this painting started from an empty place , ending in an empty state. The only difference between the first frame and the last frame is that the man is carrying a bag.” "Then, Wu is not a cow, but that bag?" "No, in "The Picture of Ten Bulls", Enlightenment is still compared to a cow. It is not so much Enlightenment, but rather the original self—or to borrow Linji's words, 'five real people'—but this is the expression The question above is not important, let’s just call it enlightenment for now. I also said just now that enlightenment does not exist on the outside, and it cannot fall elsewhere. Everyone is born with it. No, there is this kind of saying It’s also inappropriate—‘existence’ means enlightenment. Everything has Buddha nature, which is the basic.” "That is—the mountains, rivers, plants, and trees all have Buddha nature?" Dunzi said. "That's right. So it's very strange to think of the cow as the same as enlightenment, and look for it everywhere outside. So this can only be regarded as a comparison. If you don't think of it as a comparison, you will misunderstand." "Why did you misunderstand?" "So, if the cow is regarded as the original self, the cow and the man are the same person, right? The man does not know that he is originally a cow, and thinks that the cow—the real self—is somewhere else, so he looks for it, and then finds it. But just looking at the cow is useless. He wanted to keep the cow as his own, so he practiced hard. Then he domesticated the cow and got his original self. When he returned to the original point—the cow had to disappear. .” "Ah, two roles for one person?" "Yes, the cow and the man were originally the same person. It is impossible to split into two and exist at the same time, let alone exist at the same place at the same time, it is absolutely impossible." "So the cow is gone? It's not so much missing, it's better to say that it didn't exist?" "Yes. There are many explanations for this point. For example, there is this explanation: the purpose of comparing Wu to a cow is actually a trap for catching Wu's prey—is it difficult to understand? As long as the prey is caught, it will be There is no need for traps—si, this kind of metaphor will only lead to more confusion. Sure enough, it is easier to understand that the same character cannot exist in multiple numbers in the same time and space at the same time?" "Well, I understand. For a crime reporter like me, this statement is easier to understand." "That's it." "Then let's treat it like this." Jing Jitang said, "In this way, the man became alone. Or, he was alone from the beginning. But the cow—the original self disappeared, which means that he disappeared .At this stage, everything is gone, it's 'nothing'. This is the eighth card's 'Forget everything'." "This is what is often said in Buddhism, everything is nothing...or how to put it, is it expressing the so-called 'absolute nothing', brother?" "You're right. Of course, there are as many explanations as you want. This is emptiness—absolutely empty 'circle', that's all." "I don't understand." "Well, then I'll put it more simply. Having a purpose, even when it's aware of it, isn't real—or so it should be. A sick person is aware of health, but a truly healthy person isn't. Aware of health, right? The state of losing the concept of health is true health. Whether it is the same for the self or the world, when you are still doubting what the self is and what the world is, it is not true yet. When there is no self and the world at all, then for the first time there is a self and a world..." "I feel like I understand a little bit." "That's all right, Toriguchi." "Oh, but I just think I get it." Toriguchi felt as if he had heard this before. "That's it. There are as many explanations and explanations as there are stars, and it's not something that can be grasped just by listening to someone else's explanation. But aside from that, I think 'everyone forgets' is a highly skilled message. Prior to this Seven paintings, in the simple and clear terms of ordinary people, are compared to comics. When reading comics, although there are reading methods to objectively enjoy the plot and superb painting techniques, for example, when reading novels, readers will transfer their emotions to Among the protagonists... no, there is a way of reading as the protagonist. This "Picture of Ten Bulls" strongly advocates such a reading method. That is, the person who is looking for the cow is regarded as the person who is watching, and he is regarded as the person who is watching. Yourself, the protagonist is yourself..." "Oh, it's like watching a movie, and the actor suddenly speaks to the audience from the screen-it's such an impressive technique." Atsuko seemed to understand, but Toriguchi still didn't understand. "Yes, readers—the audience suddenly realizes that they are the protagonists at this moment. This is quite an epoch-making technique. And it could have ended here, but "Ten Bulls" has two follow-ups." "That's the two endings just mentioned." "Yes, that's the ending. These two are the most important parts of "The Picture of Ten Cows". In the classics of Zen, there is a text that is earlier than "The Picture of Ten Cows" and is quite similar to it. It is called "The Picture of Herding Cows." This is a series of eight to twelve pictures in which the black cow gradually turns white during the process of domestication, and then turns black again after it is fully domesticated. And the "Cow Herding Picture" ends in this circle, which is also It's empty." "Oh, the cows here can suddenly change color, just use it as a model. But why do the cows turn white all of a sudden, and then black again?" "Of course this is also a comparison. If you want to explain it, you have to quote a lot of Buddhist and Zen books, or forget it. The author of this "Ten Cows Picture" compressed the content of "Herding Cows Picture" and added two more to make a new one. work. That’s what’s so great about it.” "What's so amazing?" "What is remarkable about it is the claim that enlightenment is not the ultimate goal. Enlightenment, or ultimate liberation, cannot be the goal—the end of practice." "Is that so?" "Yes. Enlightenment is always here. Enlightenment and practice are inseparable. That is, continuous comprehension and continuous practice throughout life is the original posture—this is the essence of Zen." "Didn't you practice for comprehension?" "To live is to practice, to live is to comprehend. As long as you are content, that's all." "That is to say, don't Zen practitioners have some supreme purpose, and work hard day and night towards this goal, to move towards great enlightenment?" Atsuko was also confused. But last night, Teacher Taiquan said the same thing. ——Comprehension is not only once. ——The practice after enlightenment is the problem. “说的没错，领悟是必要的。不知道自己天生具备的佛性而活，与没有佛性是相同的。所以要看清佛性，获得佛性——换言之，《十牛图》前半的主张依然是很重要的。但是即使因此大悟，也绝非就此结束。只是回归原本的姿态而已，之后也必须继续活下去——修行下去，否则就是假的、错误的。《十牛图》这么教诲，悟后的修行是很重要的。” 明明不是禅僧，乖僻的旧书商却以和老禅师相同的话作结。 “那么，师傅，这家仙石楼里——或者说明慧寺发现的《十牛图》，缺少了最重要的部分呢。” "yes." “哦……不愧是中禅寺秋彦，精通那方面的事呢。嗯，真是活字典。” “字典？那方面是指哪方面？” “感觉就是那方面嘛。若论简单明了，师傅说得比任何一个和尚都容易懂呢。师傅可以成为了不起的和尚哟。” “不可胡说八道。以他们来看，我顶多是个只知道照本宣科的家伙，根本不知道何谓佛法。佛法既非概念也非思想，更非逻辑或哲学。想知道禅，只有打坐一途。连修行也没有，就在那里大放厥词，只会被说是在卖弄小聪明。搞不好还会被警策敲打呢。至少我还知道一点谦虚，比那自以为是的野狐禅和尚好上一些罢了。” "Oh……" 天花板“喀哒喀哒”作响。 “好像有老鼠哪，而且很大。”京极堂仰望天花板，接着看壁龛，“话说回来，这幅《十牛图》的挂轴相当古老。这要是明慧寺里找到的——不，如果敦子说的明慧寺那扭曲的历史是真实的话——还是得去上一趟才行哪。事件什么时候会解决？” “这我才想问你呢，哥。所以才拜托你用你那颗净知道一些无聊闲事的脑袋想一想啊。” “这不是用想的就能明白的事吧？办案是警方的职责。而且復木津说明天要去，那样的话，总会……” “总会有办法吗？哥真的这么想？” “不这么想。”京极堂干脆地说，“就算明白真相，警察无法接受的话，那也是一样的。真伤脑筋哪。” “师傅，有什么好伤脑筋的呢？那个……师傅的工作是什么呢？” “我说啊，鸟口，我又不是落语家，别师傅师傅的叫个不停。我是开书店的，我的工作当然是买书卖书啊。我可不像关口一样，过着不知道是小说家还是事件记者般暧昧不明的生活。” “买书卖书的话，为什么非得去见明慧寺的贯首不可呢？” “嗯，泰全和尚的师父发现明慧寺，是明治二十八年的事吧。唔，真是微妙哪。泰全和尚实际上以住持的身份进入明慧寺，是大正十五年——也就是昭和元年吧。在那之前，不知他是否曾频繁进出明慧寺呢……” “泰全老师说，他的师父一开始非常热衷，但不久后也没办法再去得那么勤了。泰全老师也一起人山过两次左右。” “哦？”京极堂说，双手抱胸，“这样啊。知道当时的事的，应该只有泰全和尚而已吧。而那位泰全和尚也过世的话，就无法打听了。第二资深的是……” “过世的了稔和尚和贯首觉丹禅师。” “这样啊，又死了啊。” "died." “我想也见不到贯首吧，而且现在要进入明慧寺可能也很困难。” 应该很困难吧。警方整个陷入慌乱，和尚们的神经也过度紧绷。不管出于什么样的理由，在这种状况下前往明慧寺，都难说是上策。山下应该也想避免更多的可疑人物闯入，而慈行也不晓得会说出什么话来。 “要向寺院的人打听事情，目前应该相当困难吧。”京极堂说，板起了脸。 “对了，师傅，用不着去寺院，常信和尚也来到仙石楼了啊。去见见他如何？” 鸟口说道，京极堂扬起单边的眉毛：“这样啊，听说他是典座的知事吧。” “对对对，就像厨师对吧？” “典座是重要的职位。” “咦？料理人的地位很重要吗？” “当然了，食是一切的基本。这样啊，明慧寺的僧侣现在来到仙石楼了……” “虽然他很害怕。” “嗯，刚才我稍微瞄到一眼，他的模样似乎非常急迫。” “那个和尚下山时，也没有开口说半句话呢。脚步是很稳健啦，但那焦急的模样。跟关口老师有得比呢。” “他在怕些什么？” 敦子回答：“根据益田先生的话，听说他认为下一个就轮到自己了。” “下一个轮到自己？他说他会被杀吗？” "Ok." “也就是桑田常信有了凶手的眉目呢，而且至少常信和尚认为凶手现在就在明慧寺。” "Is that right?" “他想的应该不对。” "what?" 京极堂毫不犹豫地如此断定。 “不对吗？” “我想常信和尚是误会了吧。而且因为他的误会，他遭到警方怀疑了吧？” “哥怎么会知道？” “是魔法吗，师傅？” “什么魔法？话说回来，那个常信和尚有可能是真凶吗？例如说……对了，警察的动作呢？” “我不知道警方怎么看待常信和尚，但是我不觉得那个和尚是凶手呢。对吧，敦子小姐？” “的确，山下先生或许在怀疑常信和尚，但至于有没有根据就……” “这样，那就不是佯装的了。那么，是自我意识过剩所产生的被害妄想，也就是常信和尚内心有所愧疚吧。那种事警方马上就会察觉了，所以他果然还是遭到了怀疑吧。” 京极堂的口吻颇为同情。 “可是他害怕的样子不是装的啊，简直就像……对，就像被什么给附身了似的。” “嗯，那他就是被附身了吧，被铁鼠。”旧书商满不在乎地说。 “什么是铁鼠？” “哦，没什么，没事。” “哪里没事呢？要是被附身的话，得帮他驱逐才行呀。那不是师傅的工作吗？” “就是啊，哥。虽然我不清楚是怎么回事，可是这不该轮到你出马了吗？” “喂，你们两个擅自在那里胡说些什么？驱逐附身妖怪可是生意啊。又没有人委托，谁要做白工？而且那种东西就算放着不管，也自然会离开的。只要凶手被捕，就会消失得一千二净了。为什么我非得去帮和尚驱逐铁鼠不可？我可不是猫啊。” 喀哒喀哒——天花板发出声音。 “老鼠……得抓住才行哪。” 旧书商阴阳师以极为苦涩的表情叹了一口气。 我还很困，但不知为何，却在一大清早就醒了过来。走廊上发生了一阵小骚动，可能是那些声响吵醒我的。 骚动的根源似乎是檀木津，但其实我不晓得到底是不是。总而言之，传进我耳中的噪音是檀木津的叫声。 “哇哈哈哈，小鸟这个大笨蛋！这不是给逃了吗，怎么可能装得进那种东西里嘛！” “唔，可这是水桶啊。” “装不进水桶里的啦！” “没有那种老鼠的啦。” “有，就是有！” 似乎有人在走廊上东奔西跑，剧烈的振动甚至传进被窝里来了。我受不了，决定去走廊。但可能是更衣花了些时间，走廊上已经没有人了。 无可奈何，我走下楼梯，前往大厅探察。 大厅里有掌柜和三名女佣，还有久远寺老人、今川和鸟口，以及復木津。 “噢，是小关。你总算起来啦？我可是起了个大早在捉老鼠呢！很羡慕吧！” “捉老鼠？” “什么都咬，实在没办法。” “咬？” “你还没睡醒吗？你这只赖床猴。” 復木津大步走过来。这种时候，我毫无疑问地一定会被戳。我假装向久远寺老人和今川打招呼，闪开身体，迅速移动到鸟口身边。 “早安。那个，老鼠是……” ——又是老鼠吗？ “在说些什么呢？” 復木津扑了个空，就这样跑掉了。今川目瞪口呆地半张着嘴。 “哦，关口，好像从两三天前啊，是庭院发现尸体的那天吗？是吧，今川？对，从那天开始，老鼠就冒了出来。” 久远寺老人说道，转向女佣们。 “都过了好几天了，破坏却完全没有减少。我是个老头子，早上醒得早，所以今早在柜台和厨房监看，结果看到了。看到这——么大的老鼠。” 老人张开双手，约有猫或狗那么大。 鸟口说：“没有那么大的老鼠啦。要是有的话，一定相当老了。可是那些老鼠几天前才开始出现，突然长那么大的话，就是妖陸了。” “可是我也看见了，虽然只有看到尾巴，可是有这么长呢。” 女佣——我记得是叫阿鹭——以两手的食指比画长度。 约有一尺长吧。如果是真的，那真是非常大的老鼠。 “哼！所以我从昨天开始，就为了击退这些老鼠而奋斗啊！”複木津说着，再次走过来。 我本能地靠向久远寺老人。 老人收起下巴，斜着身子望着復木津说：“关口，你能不能帮我说他几句？这个侦探一点都不肯工作。比起杀人事件，似乎觉得捉老鼠更有趣。对了……” 老人突然转身看我：“一问之下，你昨天似乎也遇到相当不得了的事呢。” “哦，还好啦……” 我无从答起。 眼前死了一个人，当然是件不得了的大事。 “我从今川那儿听说了，可是没想到竟然又有人被杀了哪……” 久远寺老人的表情一瞬间转为严肃。我认为谈论人的死亡——特别是杀人事件的时候，这是理所当然的表情。但是老人像要甩开这份肃穆似的接着说：“所以我叫他快去，但他就是这副德性，完全不肯行动。关口，你能不能替我鞭策一下他？” "Oh……" Having said that... 要是这个格格不入的男子闯入那座充满闭塞感的牢槛当中，究竟会变得如何？久远寺老人似乎对他寄予全面的信赖，但是就算檀木津人早就在明慧寺里，能否阻止第二宗杀人事件也很难说。因为动机及一切仍不明朗，为何第二名被害人会是泰全老师？这只有凶手…… ——復木津会知道吗？ 只有他才会知道——或许。不过事到如今，我不认为局外人——而且是这么吵闹的一个人——还进得了现场。虽然是事后诸葛，但我觉得能够勉强完成采访，已经是件超乎常识的事了。 问题人物的侦探高声说道：“我想要看那个老鼠妖怪，因为我从来没见过那样的老鼠呢。逃跑的老鼠大得要命哪！小关，你也很想看吧？” 復木津从背后狠狠地捶了我一记。 “很痛欵。那种东西我才不想看哩。说起来，複兄，你昨天不是已经接受久远寺医生的委托了吗？那就得工作啊。昨天的话还好，但今天你已经进不去明慧寺喽。” "why?" “因为明慧寺变成命案现场了啊，才不会放復兄这种不庄重的人进去呢。” “我哪里不庄重了？” “明、明明就很不庄重啊，说是大不敬也行。这家仙石楼也算是发现尸体的现场，不管怎么说，有人在这里过世，你的态度应该再矜重一些才对吧？而且你还是个侦探哩。” “哈！”桓木津对我投以不屑的眼神，“那要怎样？只要一脸凝重，不苟言笑，死人就会复活，凶手就会悔改自首吗？不谈论沉重深远的主题，就没资格登上杀人事件的舞台剧吗？噢！多么大时代的想法啊！说起来，这里头有哪一个人是为死了的和尚感到悲伤的？要是有死掉和尚的亲兄弟还是恋人在附近，我也会吐个几句悼文的！噢，请节哀顺变呀……” “就算只有一点关系，也算是一种缘分吧。今川先生也是……” 说到这里，我偷瞄了一眼今川，古董商还是一样的表情，完全看不出他在想些什么。 “他与被害人大西和尚、那个……” “真蠢啊，小关。要是你喜欢哭哭啼啼的，要我哭给你看也行。要生气要哭泣是我们活人的自由，跟死掉的人毫无关系嘛。而且未必笑就代表对往生者不敬哟。真正的敬意，才不是老掉牙的眼泪！而且我也知道和尚很伟大。光是剃光头发，每天念经，就已经够伟大的了。我很尊敬他们。” “你扯到哪里去了？我们不是在谈这个啦。我是在说像復兄这样的人，现在已经没法子进入现场了。” “不必担心！我是侦探，所以没问题！小关，你也知道我为什么会在这个世界被选为侦探这个角色吧？” “那种事我才不知道哩。” “哈！因为所谓侦探就是神明啊！喏，走吧，左文字先生！喂，大骨，带路。” 復木津突然一脸严肃地指向今川。 被那张英气凛然的脸毅然决然地吩咐，木讷的古董商似乎陷入狼狈。 “我……要带路吗？” “当然啦，顶着那张怪脸说那什么话。小关是个超级健忘的作家，小鸟又是个容易迷路的年轻人，剩下的不就只有你了吗？喏，快走！” 棱木津“哇——哇——”地嚷嚷着，大步走了出去。 今川略微驼背，望向我这里：“到底会变得怎样呢？” 他一脸悲惨地说完后，小跑步跟了上去。 “唔，不愧是关口，巧妙地说动了他。” 久远寺老人说道，摇晃我的肩膀两三次，尾随上去。就在还搞不清楚状况的时候，我似乎点燃了復木津的干劲。 怎么样都不关我的事了。 鸟口在一旁不怀好意地笑着说：“老师，难道这就叫天落馒头猫造化？” “不是猫，是狗。不过就像你说的，天落馒头狗造化。碍事者消失了，这不是很好吗？话说回来，刑警们怎么了？” 昨晚应该有三名左右的刑警在这里。 “哦，他们不到五点，就全部出发去明慧寺了。听说鉴识人员一早就会过去。现在还在这里的只有益田先生和两三名警官而已。哦，来了。” 和復木津交替似的，以益田为首，敦子和饭洼小姐也进人大厅。 我自以为醒得很早，但似乎是最后一个才起床的。 饭洼后面跟着京极堂。 益田说着什么。 “那么……不过中禅寺先生也有工作要做呢，这也是没办法的事……啊，关口老师，早安。” 在我睡觉时发生了什么事吗？京极堂已经打算要插手干预事件了吗？ “喂，京极堂，你要做什么？迫于情势，你打算干预事件了是吗？” “别说得那么难听。我有我的事要办，要说几次你才会懂？我正拜托益田，等会儿让我跟常信和尚稍微谈一谈，我有事想请教他。” “跟常信和尚？益田，可以吗？” “当然了，说个话也不会怎么样，所以我许可了。而且你们又不是嫌疑犯，这话只能在这里说，菅原兄好像在怀疑常信和尚呢。哈哈哈，没有大人在，我可以畅所欲言了。” “益田，随便把那种事泄露给一般民众，可是个大问题，是侵害人权。严守搜查上的秘密是警官的原则吧？” 京极堂以他一贯的口吻说，但益田似乎觉得自己被狠狠地斥责了。 “对、对不起，我、我这人就是嘴巴太不牢靠。” “我了解。”鸟口用力点头。 常信和尚僵直地坐在别馆的坐垫上。 他背对着壁龛。 不是坐禅的姿势，而是跪坐。 常信和尚穿着那身华丽的袈裟，紧抿双唇，睁大眼睛。Shrink your neck. 壁龛上摆着花瓶，里面插着像是梅花的枝桠。 背后挂着水墨画的挂轴。 在它的前方，明慧寺的典座全身僵硬地坐着。 益田坐在右侧。 京极堂坐在正面，我和敦子并坐在他后面。 鸟口与饭洼待在纸门外面。 常信一语不发，也没有打招呼。 我想常信可能搞不清楚状况，益田究竟是怎么对他说明的？ 不，京极堂究竟是用什么说词说服益田的？老实说，我自己也不太明白我们为何会列席这种场面。 京极堂行礼之后说：“敢问是明慧寺典座知事、桑田常信师父？” 态度殷勤有礼。 “没、没错，贫僧就是桑田。” “初次见面，我叫中禅寺秋彦，在武藏野经营一家旧书店。后面的敦子是舍妹，听闻她前日及昨日给贵寺添了许多麻烦，首先请容我代她致歉。” “呃、不。” “其实我昨天就想前往贵寺拜访，但是抵达这家仙石楼后，获知凶讯，进退不得。” “虽然不知您有何贵干，但现在……纵然去了也无法如愿以偿吧。” “是的，因此才在这里……” 房间并不是很温暖，常信的脸上却冒出汗珠。 “警方说常信师父的性命受到威胁，因为危险，所以我增加了同席人数。若只有我一个人的话，我担心常信师父会感到不安。” "disturbed?" “即便是虚静恬淡、则天去私的佛家师家，面临攸关性命之大事，亦另当别论。像我这种来历不明的初识之人，也不能随便信任吧？” “呃、这……” “生死事大，请珍重性命。” 常信深深吸了一口气，像要吞进去似的憋住，接着边徐徐吐气边说：“您想……知道什么？” “是的，其实不为其他，我想知道明慧寺物主的所在。” “物主？这……” 京极堂伸手制止。“贵寺的情况我已经听说了。当然那是根据已故的大西泰全老师对我身后的两位所说的情报，而我并没有足够的材料判断真实与否。因此我所知道的贵寺状况，是以老师并未作出虚伪的申告为前提。” “泰全老师……并没有说谎。” "I think so." “那么，您的问题本身就令人费解。明慧寺——那座寺院是由来自各宗各派的……” “我请教的并非贵寺之宗派宗门。禅原本是佛心宗，质问宗派是毫无意义的吧。我所请教的，是常信师父是否知晓大正的大地震之后，连同寺院一同买下