Chapter 11 chapter eight

That is a straightforward young man. Said to be a youth, but my age is about the same as mine.Although younger than me, but only a year or two behind at most. But when it comes to physical age, I pale in comparison.The other party's well-trained and robust body seemed to be boasting of something wordlessly, and he always felt that there was no flaw in it. Although I'm not tall, my posture is poor, and I'm always leaning incorrectly, I usually don't feel inferior to my body, but when I see such a healthy body, I can't help but feel ashamed of my own existence. His appearance is somewhat different from that of the monks of Minghui Temple.

Hold your head high. Eyes facing straight ahead. I admire this monk, Matsunomiya Hitoru. "The name jinnyo was originally pronounced hitoshi?" Jingjitang and Renru face to face. This is a room in the Hakone Yumoto Police Station.However, it is different from the police stations in Tokyo and other places. It is a simple folk house. Of course, there are cushions on the tatami, and we sat on it. "No, originally there was only one word for benevolence, and it was pronounced hitoshi. For example, this word was given by the master who persuaded me to become a monk when I was ordained."

"Is that the master of the Dicang Village monastery?" "You know very well." "Actually... Master Renru, this lady here has been looking for your whereabouts for thirteen years. If you are the person she is looking for, then her wish has come true. How, do you have any impression?" Renru turned his face to me, to be precise, to Miss Iikubo who was sitting diagonally behind me.But I've always found it humiliating to be stared at.In order to hide this embarrassment, I turned my neck and looked at Fanwa as well. It fits perfectly with the description "hold your breath".Fanwa shrunk his shoulders and curled up his body, completely refusing to look at Renru.Kyogokudo looked sideways at Iiku's appearance, and said, "Come on, Ms. Iiku, this is Mr. Matsumiya Renru. Is he the person you are looking for?"

"Fanwa...?" Renru said, frowning his dark eyebrows slightly, staring at Fanwa. "Xiao Ji...? Are you Xiao Ji?" "You are...Brother Ren, right?" "Do you remember her?" "Remember, she was only ten years old at that time... No, she was a classmate of my deceased sister, so she was twelve years old..." "It's thirteen." "Yes. Ah, how are you? You've changed so much that I don't recognize you at all." "Is that so? Miss Iikubo, the person you have been looking for for a long time is here, and there should be a lot to say, but please allow me to finish things first, okay?"

"Ah good." Jingjitang neatly ended this thirteen-year reunion.However, when we can’t meet each other, superfluous things such as fantasies, hopes, speculations, etc. will be embellished and exaggerated. However, when we actually see each other, there will be no special feelings—even though I am like this. , but there is no guarantee that Fanwa is the same, but I still irresponsibly assert that it is probably the case. "Then, Master Renru, there is only one thing I want to ask, is that big platform—or the land on Qianjian Mountain, the landlord?" Unexpected development.

"Hey, Kyogokudo, you are..." "Don't talk too much, Guankou, there is no room for you to play here. How about it, Master Renru?" "Mr. Chuzenji, are you asking whether the poor monk is the owner of the land where the Minghui Temple is located?" "That's right." "Correctly speaking, the poor monk did not officially inherit, and there is no title, and the ownership of the building...should not have been there in the first place." "So that's the case, then the tax office should also be troubled." "it seems that."

"Hey, explain a little more clearly." "It's really long-winded, you are just a follower, can you please shut up? The fixed asset tax has been enacted the year before last. So the tax office went to Master Renru... Ah, so to speak, to find the lost registration book or something Is it?" "It seems to be so. Part of the household registration information was lost in the war disaster. It seems that it took a lot of work, but the police seem to still have the information. The poor monk was detained by the police for a period of time after his father passed away, so...but the poor The monk never thought of having any inheritance."

"But the family is a capitalist, right?" "It's just a superficial thing. In fact, it's extremely difficult. The business itself is not smooth at all. I moved to Hakone because the house in Yokohama was sold. In addition to the embarrassment, my father intervened in the local industry, but nothing went smoothly. Originally The industry there is very poor, and there is also friction with the local residents. Even if outsiders are forced to intervene in something, it is impossible to succeed. But the father of the poor monk did not tell me the truth at all..." This is slightly different from what Iiwa said.

The facts are exactly the same, but the point of view is different, and the tone of the statement will also be different. "So it seems that there are only a lot of debts. After the house burned down and both parents died, the debt collectors approached the poor monk. The poor monk sold all the company and the like to offset the debt, but at that time I didn't know there was any real estate." "At that time. Did you entrust a lawyer to go through all the formalities?" "It was handled by the poor monk himself. Because he was not familiar with this matter, he suffered a lot. If he had honestly entrusted a lawyer to handle it, he might have known about the land at that time."

"Hey, Jingjitang, is the master's father the one who bought Minghui Temple?" "Guankou, didn't this master just say it himself? All he owns is land, and he shouldn't have ownership of buildings." "Although that's true..." "Really, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have brought you here. Let me tell you, Mr. Renichiro Matsunomiya, the father of Master Renru, was a business partner of my employer, Mr. Sogoro Sasahara in the past. I heard that Taizheng Dazheng During the chaotic period of the earthquake, Mr. Sasahara predicted that Hakone would be developed, and invited Mr. Matsunomiya to buy the land first. However, the sites suitable for tourism development have already been purchased, and the prices are also high. Moto-Hakone, Gora, and Yumoto are not all good. In the end, I had to buy it. In short, Mr. Sasahara and Mr. Matsunomiya divided the piece of land on the top of Mount Asama vertically into two halves and bought it separately. According to Mr. Sasahara, this is a kind of gamble.”

"bet?" "Yes. The side that Mr. Matsumiya bought - the side of the large platform, has the mountain railway passing by; on the other hand, the other side that Mr. Sasahara bought - the side of Okuyumoto, there is the old Tokaido. No matter which side, from the street and the railway Judging from the distance, neither can be used immediately. But the two think that as long as the development is carried out, they will be able to use it sooner or later. Then it is an expensive and time-consuming bet to see which side will become a cash cow." "My father was—losing the bet." "That's wrong, both parties lost. With this kind of personality, it is impossible to succeed in business. And your father passed away, right? In the fifteenth year of Showa." "Yes. From this perspective, my father has also lost. And to Mr. Sasahara, this may be just a pastime, but to my father, it is hope to bring the dead back to life. It is really a desperate gamble." "Well, if you are in a state of financial constraints, maybe that's true... No matter what, Mr. Sasahara didn't win, so if there is a winner no matter what, it will be a tie." "Perhaps so. Although my father is not greedy, he is a vain man. The house in Sheguchuan is also the same. Although it is a very grand house, it is rented." "Rented? Is that why you rented that mansion?" Fan Kubo seemed really surprised. Renru smiled and said: "Yes, don't you know? Anyway, I think buying the land on the mountain was the beginning of my father's failure. After this investigation, the poor monk is even more convinced." "But there are servants and cars in the house... I always thought the house was quite rich." "There is nothing wrong with being rich, but there is no extra spare money. If you live a simple life, you won't have any difficulties..." "So this is ah." Fanwa was silent. Kyogokudo put his hands on his chest. "Master Renru, let's not mention the past, you came back here after thirteen years, to deal with inheritance and tax issues, that is, to deal with the land." "Yes. The poor monk received a letter asking about this at the end of August last year. The poor monk was taken aback, so he discussed with Guanshou, the Zen forest where he lived. Surprisingly, Guanshou knew the land. So I bid farewell With the head..." "Farewell? It's just this kind of thing, you don't need to leave, right? Isn't it just a matter of a few days?" "Yes. But I have had this kind of plan for a long time. The poor monk has always wanted to go back to Hakone, to the temple in Hakone..." Fanwa said that he was suspected to be an intellectual in the temple where Renru lived, and that the monk surnamed Songgong had traveled for a long time because of "Guan Shou personally ordered him".It seems that the intellectual has misunderstood. Jingjitang said: "So that's the case. But Master Renru, what route did you use to get here?" If I left Kamakura last September, it would have been five months.According to Masuda Detective, "it would take a long time to come directly", which is indeed quite strange. "The poor monk went to ask the sages who knew the situation at that time. Since everyone is old, and they are all senior monks or leaders of the Dabenshan, they cannot contact by phone or letter. It is impolite. Therefore, Those who can meet, poor monks will visit in person. Since the destination spans the country, it took some time." "The so-called situation at that time was..." "The situation when the land was bought. Because the poor monk didn't know Mr. Pai Yuan, and the matter of inheriting the land was completely flat, the poor monk was really confused at first. But after listening to Guanshou's words, Knowing that piece of land seems to have a deep relationship with Zen. When it was sold, there seemed to be some moves by various schools of Zen. But why did the various schools of Zen buy the land, and why did the land be handed over to my father? Guang from Guanshou The poor monk couldn't fully understand the words. So the poor monk asked Guanshou to write a letter of introduction and visited six monasteries all over the country." "Then... do you understand what?" "I understand some things. However, everyone here seems to be more aware of the special features of Minghui Temple than poor monks, so let me omit it. In short, at that time, Minghui Temple seemed to have become a burden." "Burden means..." "Everyone said that. It is said that Minghui Temple was discovered about fifty-seven or eight years ago. But everyone here should know that the situation at that time was completely different from the present. My father bought the land, it was a long time ago In the 14th year of Taisho 28 years ago, the situation at that time was of course different." "It should be different. So what do you mean, the Minghui Temple has become a heavier burden?" "It seems so. It has the value of cultural property, but it has no value for a religious order groping a new way to adapt to the changing modern society." "Don't you have spare time and money to manage that kind of inexplicable monastery?..." "Hmm. But I heard that from the beginning, this kind of opinion was the mainstream. It's just that when it was discovered there—the Meiji era, the relationship between the origin and the cause and the organization of the church had not yet been fully established, so..." "At that time, the Minghui Temple might become an effective evidence to rectify the relationship between the cause and the end or to show the legitimacy of the self-styled sect, right?" "You're right..." Both Iiwa and I learned about the general situation of this part from Atsuko and Taiquan.As for Jingjitang, of course he knows everything about it. "So during the Meiji period, for their own purposes, each faction discussed with the earliest landlord of the land, a certain company, many times to prevent the Minghui Temple from being demolished. As a result, although the temple was preserved, it was not actively developed. It seems to be true that it has become an unmanageable piece of land for businesses." "I see. Not only could it not become a base for tourism development, but it also encountered a major earthquake. That company also wants to give up that piece of land, right?" "It seems so. However, at that time—in the early Showa era, the reconstruction of the relationship between the origin and the end of the world and religious organizations seemed to have been completed to a considerable extent, and the unfortunate era of the abolition of Buddhas and interpretations was over. Leaving aside new religions, traditional religions no longer suffer It is no longer a time when the history is slightly older and can represent the era of orthodoxy, and the number of believers will not increase because of this. At that time, it probably did not think of turning it into a tourist temple, and that kind of place, even if It is also impossible to be located in Hakone. On the other hand, from the perspective of Buddhist history, the positioning of Minghui Temple is indeed a very important issue, and it is necessary to investigate. Therefore, there is a monk who seems to be from Minghui Temple discoverer……" He should be talking about Daxi Taiquan's master. "It is said that the monk led the campaign to buy the monastery by different sects of Zen. He was an elder who spoke with considerable weight, but as the poor monk said at the beginning, it seems that this opinion cannot become the mainstream. If you want to buy the temple, the amount of money is not trivial, and if you buy it, there will be ownership issues. However, according to the investigation results, it is impossible for the Minghui Temple to become the public property of the religious order. Because the Minghui Temple may not be a temple of its own, so each It is only natural that sects would be hesitant about funding. That’s why they didn’t entrust it to research institutes. After discovering it, it was shelved for nearly 30 years. When land prices fell and landlords sold it, no sect was willing to buy it. Even if you buy it, it won’t be of any use.” "As you said, no one will buy it." There really isn't any benefit. "The views of various factions and sects seem to be unable to unify for a long time. At this time, the father of the poor monk proposed to buy the land. Therefore, the representative of the religious order reached a deal with his father. Is it because of accident that my father chose the big platform side, or because there There is a monastery, so I chose that side, and I have no way of knowing the matter until now, but..." "What do you mean you chose this place because of the monastery?" "Because there may be cash receipts." "Cash income?" "Yes. If you want to use the land effectively, you must develop it, and you need to invest in it first. In any case, it will take some time to get benefits. However, the temple is already there without doing anything. reason to use it.” "I see, is it the lease of the land, or the storage fee?" "Yes. My father declared that he would keep the monastery and asked the order to pay the custody fee every month. The order agreed to this condition, and the two parties also signed such a contract. This is different from a purchase. The ownership does not belong to a specific order. And the amount of contribution is also very meager. If this is the case, the situation will be different. It is said that all religious groups except the Japanese Obaku Sect have contributed some money in the name of donation." "Why doesn't the Huangbo Sect pay?" My stupid question was dismissed with impatience. Of course it was Kyogokudo. "You really have amnesia. I explained so much just now, have you forgotten all about it? Huangbozong came from the Edo period, and Moji Temple is also very clear. Minghui Temple must be a building before Edo, Then it cannot be a temple of the Huangbo Sect, isn’t that very clear? Master Renru, I’m sorry to interrupt you, my friend has a bad memory.” I was ridiculed again, and Renru seemed to be hesitating for a moment and didn't know how to respond, but he pretended it was nothing and continued: "However, after two or three years after buying the land, my father was no longer financially viable. The family fled and moved to Hakone, but only the land was not sold. In fact, the donations from various church orders may be my father’s only stable income.” "Please wait a moment, Master Renru." I couldn't believe it, it wasn't about the Huangbo Sect, but the storage fees in the name of donations, "Well, do the sects pay your father?" "yes." "And what about the monastery itself?" "Temples... Did you say to Minghui Temple? No, there is no reason for the religious groups to send money to Minghui Temple." "But……" Daxi Taiquan testified that the Minghui Temple relies on assistance from various religious orders to maintain its livelihood. And we think Atsuko's question—the impossibility of monastery management—was resolved because of that remark. "Then, that..." "I understand, but this is a fact. There is no such record in the religious order's office, and it seems that aid funds are not sent in that name. But if it is not sent by the religious orders, there is a paragraph There appears to have been a time when aid-like payments were sent out." "Not sent by the order? This means..." "That is to say, by sect—not in the name of the religious order, but by individual monasteries—this means." "By individual monasteries?" "Yes. The several big temples that sent monks to Minghui Temple, as well as the monasteries under them, seem to have sent money or provided aid in some name. It was not from the accountants of the religious order, but from the temple's individual expenditures. .” In other words, was it the aid from the five monasteries that dispatched five people, including Gakudan Kansou, Ohnishi Yazen, Kosaka Ryotoshi, Nakajima Yuken, and Kuwata Tsuneshin? When I said that, Renru replied, "Yes." "Each sect only pays for the preservation of the building, and as for the investigation, it is left to the judgment of each monastery—is this the form? And..." Do you mean that the monastery you want to investigate should check it yourself? "After the poor monk's investigation, the Zen forest where the poor monk lives has also sent a monk over." "What? Who is it?" "Master Minoru, Kosaka." "Minor Kosaka?" In this way, Teacher Taiquan once said. ——I heard that a Yun Shui came to the monastery where Master Ren used to stay. The name Yunshui is Renru. "Yes. So although there are only a few, the current Guanshou will know about Minghui Temple. The former Guanshou who sent Master Ren is one of the important people in Kyoto now. The poor monk also asked to see him and ask him for advice." "Then the monks of Minghui Temple are not the official envoys sent by the sect, but those five monasteries sent in randomly. If you want to say, are they like a private investigation team? Only those five temples are helping Minghui Temple... ?” The strong backing of the Zen sects was reduced to only five monasteries. It feels so helpless. "However, including the Zen forest where the poor monk lives, those five monasteries are all important monasteries with many last monasteries, so..." "rich in funds?" "No, the affiliated Mo Temple..." "Oh, maybe the affiliated monastery will also help?" "Yes. It doesn't seem to be the case if only five monasteries are helping. In addition, in addition to Mo Temple, some fellow monasteries may also send temporary assistance. In fact, it seems that there are also several monasteries that will be sent to Gangren Mountain before the war. Several temporary monks were sent to Minghui Temple to help, or stopped by on the way to give lectures, and this kind of communication seems to be quite frequent." One of those temporary arrivals was Charity. The noble monk that the old man of Kuonji witnessed in the Xianshi Tower must also be a monk who stopped by on his way to give lectures.People who come to Minghui Temple from afar should only stay in that hotel. "But..." Renru continued, "That also seems to be temporary. The poor monk heard from the relevant people who sent monks to Minghui Temple at that time that all these aids were suspended after the war broke out." "After the war? What about during the war and after the war?" "It is said that there is no. Not only that, they also said that they called back the monks they sent out, but no one came back." "Recall? You mean to tell them that there is no need to investigate and they can go back?" "It seems to be. The poor monk did not meet all the relevant people in the five monasteries, nor did he visit all five monasteries, but at least the relevant people the poor monk met claimed so." "So……" —that they stayed there voluntarily. I didn't say it, but Jingjitang looked at me and said, "That's right, they are the ones who want to stay in Minghui Temple." "why?" "I don't know. Didn't Monk Chang Xin also say it today? I haven't contacted Benshan for more than ten years, and I can't leave." "He...that's what he said, but..." "No matter how vast the monastery is, Monk Chang Xin has been there for 18 years, and Teacher Taiquan has been there for 28 years. There is a reason why there is still plenty of time to investigate without serious investigation. It's too much." "That……" "That's why they can't come out." — can’t come out? "But... in that case, how did that monastery..." ——I can’t leave here. "How do you make ends meet?" "There must be some mechanism here, right, Master Renru?" "Yes." Renru replied firmly, "my father, as you all know, died in the 15th year of Showa. The company run by my father was also disposed of by the poor monk. But the matter of my father's ownership of the land , the poor monk did not know about it. Of course, it is impossible to know that the religious groups sent money to my father. However, the donations paid to my father—that is, the custody fee of Minghui Temple, except for a period of time during the war, until Now it has been as long as thirteen years, and I still continue to pay." "This...is too strange..." "That's right..." Renru looked at me with clear eyes, "The contract itself is indeed indefinite, and the land has not been handed over to others. There are no detailed provisions in the contract, and it is not after the death of my father. It will be invalidated automatically. Having said that, the poor monk who is the heir doesn’t know anything. In other words, the contract continues to be fulfilled without a recipient.” Kyogokudo said: "This is exactly where the agency is. If this contract is still valid, it means that after the death of Mr. Matsumiya Jinichiro, the name of the recipient of the donation was changed immediately." "yes." "Then, so benevolent as Master, doesn't this mean that the donation has been fraudulently received? But would a dignitary in the Buddhist world fall for such a simple fraud?" "Guankou, an important person will not—to confirm such a small matter of changing the name of the donation recipient. And this is not legally fraudulent, because what the religious order pays is not the storage fee of Minghui Temple, it is completely a donation in name, and it is a donation in name. The change must have been agreed." "Even so, fraud is fraud. And Matsumiya-san passed away in a rather serious fire accident, so of course we will hear about his death, right?" "No, it is precisely because I heard the news of his death that I took the opportunity to apply for a name change." "Isn't that even more fraud?" "You really like cheating too. That's not the problem, is it, Master Renru?" "At least none of the sects thought it was a fraud. The amount of donations made by each sect was very meager. And as Mr. Chuzenji said, none of the people who knew the situation were in the position of practicing, or He has already passed away. The sect is just a donation that my father paid obsequiously for fifteen years before his death, and continued to pay for another thirteen years after that. No one went to find out the truth behind it.” "Not even a single person?" ——Even the higher-ups of the religious order seem to have completely forgotten about this place. ——Maybe I don’t know why I’m helping. While that is not aid, it is. "Who is the recipient?" "The name of the receipt is 'Hakone Nature Conservation Society'—a nature conservation group." "Natural protection? Then..." "So that's how it is. Monk Kosaka Ryotoshi performed a play in order to keep the Minghui Temple going." Jing Jitang said. "Hey, then Monk Min found out that the aid funds from various monasteries are about to be suspended. Taking advantage of the news of Mr. Songgong's death, he plans to raise maintenance funds from various sects, isn't it?" Liao Ren has ties to environmental protection groups - Teacher Taiquan has indeed said so. "Yes, he is a strategist. If he is not familiar with the internal situation of the Matsunomiya family, this kind of trick cannot be done. He may also be the contact window with the temples. Fifteen years have passed since the investigation began. Coupled with the turmoil in the world situation, the monastery said it would stop the investigation, and it should have issued a recall order. Maybe it meant that if they didn’t go back, they would cut off the assistance. At this time, Monk Liao Ren thought of a way.” That tone was almost as if he knew Ren Ren well. Obviously, he didn't even see the body. "What kind of person is Minoru Kosaka?" He suddenly appeared in front of us as a corpse. At the beginning, we heard that he was a broken monk who committed prostitution, drinking, and even embezzled public funds.But later I heard that it was also a form of spiritual practice, and those strange actions were not simply self-willed and reckless depravity, and I gradually began to believe so.Even Tsuneshin Kuwata finally agreed with Kosaka's statement, saying that Kosaka Minoru wanted to break something. I interpret all his actions as an expression of his will to escape the barriers. But now we are talking about this again. In order to keep the Minghui Temple alive, Min has acted like a fraud. I am confused. ——Do you want to leave? Renru opened his mouth and said: "Yes. The contact windows of the various monasteries for assistance seem to be concentrated on Master Xiaosaka. Because of the inconvenient transportation here, there is no way to do it. Then, after the poor monk investigated the nature protection group, he initiated The name of Master Kosaka was found among the people." "Then there is still an element of deceit, Kyogokudo. You said that the problem is not here, but isn't that group an empty ghost group?" "No, this group actually exists. It was founded in the 15th year of the Showa era and has more than 30 members. It is still active today." "But Master Ren, of course we have no way of knowing whether the group is actually operating as an organization, but diverting the money donated to the name of the group to maintain the operation of the monastery, isn't this...isn't it trespassing?" "That's not the case, Mr. Sekiguchi. After investigation, the poor monk found that the Minghui Temple, which should be unknown, was listed as the protection object of that group, so this is not a deception at all." "Brilliant move." Jing Jitang said admiringly, "It is not uncommon for religious groups to make small donations to environmental protection groups. Even if they are discovered, no one will be suspicious. But to build such a structure from scratch, It is quite difficult. Negotiations with various sects are not only time-consuming, but also labor-intensive. However, Monk Liao Ren did it easily. However, although this coup is effective in times of social chaos, it will lose its effectiveness when the situation stabilizes. Flaws appeared in unexpected places. Then, Master Renru, you went to Minghui Temple to confirm the facts, right?" "Yes, first of all, I sent the letter, probably around November last year. The poor monk stayed in Kyoto, waiting for a reply, but after all, he did not get a reply, so he decided to visit, and sent the letter in December. The letter, and then traveled through Echigo, spent the New Year there, and visited a few days ago... about four days ago." "Four days ago..." That morning, a monk walking from the direction of Yumoto Station. So, that monk is Renru? It is hard to imagine that there will be another Yunshui. I asked, "Master Renru, on the morning four days ago, did you walk from Yumoto Station over there, along the old street...?" "Yes, the poor monk boarded the Minghui Temple from the direction of Okuyumoto. The address on the letter is the big platform, and we should have passed through the big platform..." You can also go to Minghui Temple from the direction of Okuyumoto - Ms. Iikubo also said so, and it seems to be true. "But from the map, the straight-line distance in the direction of Okuyumoto is relatively short. But the slope there is relatively steep. Even a practicing monk can't easily climb up. The poor monk spent a lot of effort and finally arrived. .But……" "Kosaka is not here." He was missing... no, dead. "Yes. According to Master Cixing's instructions, Master Xiaosaka has gone out. The time of his return is unknown, so the poor monk explained his purpose and asked the temple to allow the poor monk to wait until the next morning. However, Master Xiaosaka did not return, and the poor monk So I expressed my intention to visit again tomorrow, took my leave and went down the mountain. This time I went down the mountain through the big platform, but..." He must have passed Atsuko and Toriguchi at that time. "Until I was detained this morning, I heard from the police officer that the poor monk had no idea that Master Ren would be killed. It is really appalling." Renru stated his very formal feelings. I always feel that this young model is too much. Jing Jitang said coldly: "There is another person who was killed." "It seems... so." "You are also suspected, Renru Master." "Yes, the poor monk has been arrested." "You may be lucky to be detained here. If you disappear, you may attract more suspicion, and you may be wanted." "Is that right?" "Of course. If the current stalemate continues, you will become a good target for the police. It is wise to prove your innocence as soon as possible. After all, why did you stay at Mr. Sasahara's house?" "Yes. The poor monk didn't know what to do. He stayed in Yumoto for about three days, but he happened to hear Mr. Sasahara's name at the dormitory, so..." "Oh? How did you know about Mr. Sasahara?" "The poor monk found the contact information of the original land owner's company in Kyoto..." "Which company did you hear about?" "Well, it was a company in Osaka, and the poor monk contacted there. Although we were able to meet, the land transaction was nearly thirty years ago. After the war, even the name of the company has changed, so there is no way to know the details. The situation. However, there is a map left behind, and the poor monk learned that Mr. Sasahara bought half of the land. Although he knew about this, he didn’t know Mr. Sasahara’s address or any data. He was in a dilemma. Unexpectedly, at this time... ..." "I see. Master Sasahara seems to be quite famous in this area. It's not uncommon to hear his name here." "Yes. The poor monk asked the hotel staff, and found that it seemed to be the person the poor monk was looking for, so he wanted to visit. The monks are always used to getting up early, so although they thought it might be early, they still went to find out. At that time, the poor monk wanted to confirm the location first, and make a formal visit in the afternoon, but somehow something went wrong, so..." Renru looked around the room, Jingjitang smiled wryly. "I heard from the criminal police that they have already contacted people in this area, and they should beware of suspicious monks. The police officer at the police station here is a very serious person, and he especially asked Mr. Sasahara's house, which only has elderly people and lives far away from the settlement, to be extra careful. For the maid In other words, she may have thought that a murderer came to her door." "This is the first time that the poor monk made people scream out of fright." "It's rare to have this kind of experience usually, but this Guanguan often screams. Anyway, the police said your testimony was ambiguous, but from what I heard, your statement is very clear." "The police asked about the relationship between the poor monk and Mr. Sasahara, so I explained the complicated situation, that's all." I also think Renru's answer is very organized.It's just that for those who don't know the reason, it may be confusing.No matter how methodical, no matter where to start, it must be quite difficult to understand.Presumably two or three strokes are beyond the comprehension ability of the police officer at the police station. Kyogokudo said with an even more troubled look: "But now I'm in trouble. Although I was lucky to see you...but what will happen in this situation? Recently, there have been many changes in the law or new provisions, and I also Not sure. Should I ask Mr. Masuoka?" "Ask a lawyer? I really don't understand why you have to worry about it. It's time to tell us why?" "Isn't that something that should be said here? This is the police station, Sekiguchi. The police officer here is so nice, and thanks to the clearing arrangement of the Ishii Police Department, it is possible for us to have a leisurely conversation in such a warm living room. Usually But there is no way to do this. By the way, Master Renru, what are your plans for the future... No, what are you told to do?" "I don't know. If it weren't for the current situation, the poor monk was scheduled to return to Kamakura. After paying a visit to Guanshou, he would go to Dicang and other places, but this is also..." "It can't be done. In the shortest two or three days, in the worst case, you will be detained here until the incident is resolved...Miss Iikubo?" "Ah, yes." Fanwa became dazed. "I think you should want to talk to Master alone...or am I worrying too much?" "Is this... okay?" "It's very simple, as long as Guankou and I leave. My business has been settled. If you wish, I will help you delay the time. It's just that, no matter whether Master Renru is a murderer or not, if you do If you help him escape, we will all be wronged, please don't do this... Ah, if Master Renru is really the murderer, then you will be in danger. But it shouldn't matter, right? Benevolent as a master?" Renru showed a healthy smile and said, "Don't worry." This smile is too healthy. After thanking Jingjitang graciously on the surface, he got up silently and opened the paper door. I am as usual.Both feet were paralyzed, and he followed behind like a crawler. "Call me when you're done talking." Kyogokudo suddenly turned around and said, I almost fell and grabbed the paper door. A police officer with an alarm clock face drinks tea in a dirt room. There was a round stove on the ground, and on a chair at the other end sat the master of the London hall with his scarf wrapped around him.He may have visited while we were talking with Renru.这个英国风的旧书店店东与他那奇异的风貌相反，似乎熟知除去对方警戒心的手法。若问怎么知道，因为他正与应该是初次见面的派出所警官谈笑风生。警官注意到我们，把茶放到桌上问道：“噢，讲完了吗？” 京极堂竖起食指：“请再稍待片刻。啊，山内先生，你好。” “你好。哦，关口先生也好。那么京极，怎么样了？” 水壶摆在圆火炉上，里头冒出来的热气把伦敦堂主人的墨镜熏得一片白茫。 “没有怎么样，不行吧。” “啊，不行吗？哎，看谈话拖了这么久，我就在想可能不行了。那还是就那样办吗？” “不，那样不行吧。那些东西出处不明确的话，不但无从鉴定起，也无法定价格。笹原先生是以买卖为前提，这样下去还是不行的，又不能由我买下。” “是啊。干脆就标榜'禅籍收藏狂垂涎！'偷偷卖给好事者怎么样……？也不能说这种不负责任的话呢。无法鉴定的话，也没人会买吧。也是可以扯个谎，让京极你便宜地买下，可是这样简直就像诈欺哪，而且这里还有警察先生。可是幸好东西也还没出来，还有一些时间吧。” “是啊。可是照这样下去，就算搬出来了，评价也是伪书啊。而且就算真有那种好事者，与其说是喜好禅籍……” “哦，应该说是密教狂热分子才对？不晓得哪。有那种人吗？” “有啊。只是不管怎么样，都会沦为个人的死收藏，这才是问题。那送进博物馆就好了吗？也不是这样。但是落人收藏家、狂热分子之类的手中又……” “那还是该明确地查出所有权，依循正式手续，将其公之于世吧。筐原先生很贪婪，不能对他唯命是从哪。” 完全不懂他们在说什么。 警官插嘴道：“那个，不好意思打扰你们谈话，现在那个……只有和尚与小姐单独两个人吗？” “是单独两个人。” “可以吗？那个，怎么说……” “哦，他应该不是杀人魔吧，就算是，也不会在无处可逃的派出所行凶的。” “哦……”警官缩起嘴唇。 伦敦堂主人摘下雾白的眼镜，一边擦拭一边问：“话说回来，警察先生，怎么样呢，刚才的答案？” 警官说“哎呀，我完全投降了”，喝了一口茶。 伦敦堂主人笑容满面，重新戴好眼镜，转向我们说：“别看这位警察先生长得这副模样……哦，失礼了，听说他是个侦探小说爱好者哟。所以我便告诉他那座仓库的事，有趣的是，他的推理与关口先生相同。” “跟我一样？” “对，连同和尚一起活埋的说法。但那并不是正确答案，所以我请警察先生再重新思考。” “不是正确答案？那么已经知道答案是什么了吗？” “咦？京极，你没告诉关口先生吗？” “关口现在不适合理会这种事。老鼠啊、和尚啊、迷路孩童的，他的包袱太多了，实在没办法顾及仓库。” “怎么，那关口先生也不知道京极为什么要去寺院了吗？” “他完全不肯告诉我啊，山内先生，这家伙的心眼真是坏透了。” 尽管我这么说，京极堂却恣意坐下，装出一副事不关己的模样。 “哦，那我说个提示吧。关口先生或许不知道，但警察先生应该知道吧？芦之湖的'逆杉'……” “知道是知道，但那怎么了吗？” 我不知道，所以老实说不知道。 “逆杉生长在芦之湖里头——是里头哟，像这样立着。坐船靠过去看的话就知道，杉树像这样很平常地长在水里面。”派出所警官比手画脚地为我说明。 “生长？树木不可能生长在水里吧？又不是海草。” “可是就是长着啊。不过没有叶子，可能是枯掉了。而杉木从湖面探出头来，又倒映在水面，喏，不是有叫逆富士的吗？歌麿的浮世绘里也有。” “是北斋，富岳三十六景。”京极堂连对派出所警官也毫不留情。 “这样啊，是北斋啊。我记得因为看起来就像那样是倒过来的，所以才叫做逆杉。可是那又怎么了吗？”派出所警官一本正经地问，他可能个性真的很认真吧。 另一方面，伦敦堂主人愉快地问道：“是啊，还不明白吗？” “不明白啊。那是因为……喏，那一带以前一定是陆地吧？然后逐渐下沉，低洼处积起水来，成了湖泊，所以……” "Oh I got it." “什么原来如此，关口，你这样也算是理科最高学府毕业的人吗？箱根是活火山，是二重火山臼。就算它是火山臼，也不可能那样悠闲地慢慢积水。只要一喷火就会爆发，树也会烧掉吧。” “何必那样说呢？这可是警察先生的意见啊。” “不是我自谦，我这个人不学无术啊。” “哈哈哈哈，哎呀，总觉得警察先生很可怜，我就说出答案吧。我说啊，关口先生，还有警察先生，京极堂虽然那样说，但那座芦之湖以前也被认为是陷没之后积水而成，杉树因此才沉入水中的。肯普费的那本书叫什么来着？日文书名我不知道。” “日文书名叫《江户参府纪行》。” “是啊，这就蛮古老的。可是阅读明治时期的地质学杂志与震灾预防的箱根、热海两处火山地质调查报告等，就知道那种想法已经遭到驳斥，认为是由于火口湖内火山的喷发与破裂，地形历经数次巨大的变化，受到山谷之类的遮蔽，原本是陆地的地方没入水中——这两种都颇接近警察先生的意见呢。” 伦敦堂主人说完后，得意地笑了一下，又说“好像也不算近”。 “这无所谓。不管怎么样，当时也没有火口湖与火山臼的区别。湖泊产生的过程姑且不论，但现在已经大致明白芦之湖是在约三千年前形成的。可是我觉得那些杉树怎么看都没那么古老。所以我认为那些逆杉原本应该是生长在那座芦之湖上方的丘陵，在芦之湖形成之后，才直立着滑行移动下去的。” “直立着？树又没有脚，是用树根走下去的吗？” “不是走，是滑落，滑下去的。” “什么滑，树站着不可能滑倒？要是倒下去再滑还可以理解……” “不，我想是因为山崩，连同地层一起滑动了，不是只有地表滑落。” “有那种事吗？” “有树木不倒下而移动的例子。”京极堂补充说，“详细听完山内先生的说明后，我知道他是根据地质学——特别是地层学的观点来考察，才得出了这样的结论，不过我只听闻过几个实例而已。我感到好奇，翻阅了一些文献，发现并非没有这样的例子。虽然不常见，却是可能的。特别是这一带，似乎很容易发生。二十三年前豆相地震时，枞树直立着冲向箱根町的本还寺，造成了相当大的灾害。” “对、对，我想地质学家或地震学家，一定已经有人在想了，我想不久后就会有人来调查逆杉的现象。这先姑且不论，所以说我认为那座仓库也是……” “哦……”我忍不住发出怪声。 “是啊，那座仓库是伴随着树木滑落下来的——我们是这么想的。所以尽管生长着树龄一百五十年的大树，但那座仓库滑落下来的时间，应该是大正十二年。” “关东……大地震的时候吗？” “是啊，关口先生，所以我们认为那座仓库落下，顶多是三十年前左右的事，而且应该不会错。” 如果连同树木一起滑落下来这样的事实际上会发生，那不管是什么时候发生的都无所谓了。 京极堂再度补充：“我们也想过或许是在豆相地震时滑落的可能性。可能是经过两阶段的滑落，才掉到那里的。但是最早的滑落一定是发生在关东大地震的时候。” "why?" “重点在于那座仓库原本的位置啊。如果是掉下来的，那当然是从上面掉下来的。而那座仓库的正上方……” “明、明慧寺！” “没错。我从你们那里听到了许多情报，不过现在那里的和尚全都是关东大地震以后才进入那座寺院的吧？所以……” “这样啊。那场豆相地震是……昭和五年吗？如果是那个时候滑落的，至少泰全、了稔，还有觉丹贯首都应该知道那座仓库的事。” 其中两人死了。 “可是我想他们并不知道吧，如果知道的话，就不会演变成现在这种状况，也用不着我出马，寺院的调查应该也会有大幅的进展，再怎么说他们有的是时间哪。我已经费了五天，不过才整理到人口一带而已。遗憾的是，他们人山时，仓库已经不在寺院里了。他们一定想不到悬崖下的沙土当中会有藏书，而另一方面，寺院里却……” “不管怎么找，却什么都没有？” “对，什么都没有，寺院里头什么都没有。但是，相反那座仓库里却可能有着许多不得了的东西。那些僧侣们望着脚下的至宝，却看不到。” ——或许有不能够存在的东西。 这么说来，京极堂曾经这么说过。 “有那么了不起的东西吗？” “不，到目前为止，《沩山警策》是最棒的吧，那究竟是在哪个时代，由谁抄写的抄本，老实说我也无法判别……其他也找到了一些珍品，但是问题在于里面发现了疑似目录的东西，然而内容实在是令人难以置信。如果这份目录的记载属实，里头就有着成千上万可以称之为大发现的东西。” I always feel that something is wrong. correct. “等、等一下，京极堂。那个时候，你不是从那个洞里拿出两本《沩山警策》吗？” “一本是《沩山警策讲义》。” “随便啦，你不是说那是明治时期的书吗？” “明治三十九年。” “那样的话，那个时期明慧寺里还没有人……” “有啊，泰全老师的师父。” "what……" 白明治二十八年发现明慧寺以来，宛如被这座寺给攫住，为了保存与调查明慧寺而奔走，最后客死异乡，擅长造庭的老僧…… “那你的意思是，只有他一个人知道那座仓库的存在？” “不仅知道，我想他还使用过。” “使用？” “我认为那本《沩山警策讲义》就是他的藏书。比较接近人口附近的地方，找出了为数不少明治时期的活字本，我想那也是他带进去的吧。他应该去了好几次，一点一点地调查吧。《沩山警策讲义》一定也是为了调查里面的《沩山警策》的定位而带进去的，因为相关书籍和资料也收在一起放着。” “这样啊，那过世的泰全老师就算知道仓库的事也不奇怪吧？他说他曾经陪同来过两次。不过当时泰全老师才二十多岁呢，或许他只负责拿行李，没看到仓库？” “这和年龄无关吧，听说那位叫慈行的监院不也才二十多岁吗？不管是不是泰全老师不知道仓库的事，或是明知道却佯装不知，反正就这样过了二十八年……？但老师已经亡故，再也无法确认了。” 泰全不可能佯装不知。 老师是继承其师的遗志，第一个进入明慧寺调查的僧侣。 而且他直到最后都没有忘记调查这件事。事到如今还执着于调查明慧寺由来的，恐怕只剩下泰全一个人了。而且他也说过，他会赞成脑波测定，动机是希望促使调查重新展开。 但是，即使如此，我还是无法舍弃他明知道却佯装不知的可能性。科学调查团是外人，明慧寺的秘密会被揭发，泰全的使命将会消灭。亦即他可能是想借由外入之手，强制将他带到外面。要他自力离开，到外面去…… 他果然还是不愿意吧。 “话说回来，关口，泰全老师的师父叫什么名字？” I have no idea. “怎么，你不知道吗？真是的，既然是主动涉人事件的，这点事至少也该打听清楚吧？” “这很重要吗？” “常信和尚不是说了吗？相当于慈行和尚师父的慧行和尚，是泰全老师的师兄。换言之，慈行和尚也算是那个人的孙弟子吧？” “哦，对啊。” “什么对啊，仁如和尚似乎也不知道这么深入的部分……去向仙石楼的老板打听好了。不……或许没用。但是那个发现者究竟做何打算呢？如果只靠一人独力一册一册地调查那座仓库的书籍，几十年都查不完的。事实上，他的人生就先结束了。如果在那个阶段公之于世就好了。” 京极露出不甘心的表情。 “筐原先生他啊，想卖那些书想卖得不得了呢，关口先生。”京极堂默默不语，所以山内接着说下去。 “想卖？卖那座仓库里的书吗？” “是啊。京极这个人就是这样，想要给那些书一个正当的评价额。但是那样一来，我们这些镇上的一介小旧书店就不可能买得起了，太贵了。而且有好几册无法勘定的书，这已经是文化财产级的了。可是要是我们不买下来，笹原先生一定会拿去卖给哪里的不法之徒吧。那样一来，那些文化财产……” “就算是真货，也会变成伪书了。”京极堂以严峻的声音说道。 “可是真货就是真货呀，不管是谁拥有，玉就是玉，石就是石不是吗？” “不是那样的。”和服打扮的旧书店东露出更加厌恶的表情，“那不是金子也不是石子，是书啊，书。惟有书是特别的，它不是美术品，具有的不仅仅是古董及考古学上的价值，书本上记载着情报，无论是抄本还是赝本，只要记载着相同的内容，作为情报的价值就是相同的。但是，如果器皿是赝品，内容一般来说也会被判断为是假的。说起来，那种东西不可能被拿来买卖，所以纵然是真货，只要在黑市里流通，就很难在公开的场合——学会等地方使用；即使被提出来加以评论，若无法确认出处，还是无甚说服力。” 京极堂眉间挤出皱纹，把手收进怀里，伦敦堂则将双手摆到火炉前。 “而且啊，关口先生，书的所有人究竟是不是笹原宗五郎也是个问题啊，所以京极才会一反常态积极地行动。” 京极堂说“就是啊，就是啊”，真的摆出一副一反常态的态度。 “如果这原本是明慧寺的东西，那么所有权该归属于谁就不晓得了。明慧寺的那块土地就如同刚才听到的，是属于松宫仁如和尚的。但是明慧寺本身是谁的则尚未明朗。保存那座寺院的是教团吗？或者是与教团断绝关系，留在那座寺院的僧侣们？这也不清楚。如果有居住权这样的权利的话，那么叫做仁秀的老人应该是住得最久的。虽然这些或许都无关。不过不管怎么样，绝不能够照着笹原先生的意思任意处理。”京极堂一脸凶恶地说。 “里面的货色就是这么厉害哟，如真的有的话。”山内先生潇洒地这么作结。 派出所警官似乎完全听不懂，一脸奇怪地看了一下空掉的茶杯，喝干了混着残渣的杯底剩茶。 我望着茶壶那廉价的金黄色泽思考着。 result…… 只能顺其自然了。 神秘的埋没仓库也与了稔和尚的尸体相同，打开盖子一看，根本没什么好惊奇的，只不过是单纯的山崩；而它的物主也一样平凡无奇，就是那座明慧寺。 笼罩着神秘寺院明慧寺的幻想，逐渐被一层层剥离。 觉得已经可以信服的时候，又被更进一步解体，每当那种时候，干燥无味的现实就暴露出来。 现在那里非但不是一座神秘的寺院，更沦为佛教界的大包袱。 僧侣们也是，背后不仅没有各派各宗的支持，甚至是遭到自己原本隶属的寺院抛弃——不，是他们拒绝回去——只不过是一群个人的集团罢了。冷静想想，堂堂大教团才没有时间去理会这种来历不明的东西吧，教团的目标是更加崇高的。 只不过是理所当然的事情回归到理所当然的地方而已，怪奇与幻想早巳不过是现实这个器皿中的装饰，就连意外性也是或然性的忠实仆役。 这世上没有什么不可思议的事。 but…… 事件完全没有解决。 What's going on?这不明所以的闭塞感。 因为杀人犯还没有被逮捕，还是因为杀人的动机不明了，所以才会如此令人喘不过气来？总觉得几乎动弹不得，宛如身处密室一般…… 压迫感——疲惫感——虚脱感。 对，问题在于…… ——为什么僧侣们留下来了？ 问题在于和尚们“反正出不来”这样的说法吗？ 例如那个阿铃…… So to say…… 松宫仁如没有在明慧寺碰到阿铃吗？如果碰到了与十三年前亡故的妹妹一模一样的女孩，他不可能还摆得出那种模范笑容。 要是他遇到了阿铃，还能够表现出方才那样态度的话，那我只能说我无法理解他这个人了。 茶壶发出咻咻声，伴随着泡沫喷出蒸汽。 看看时钟，是五点十五分。 “喂，京极堂。”我呼唤朋友，“这次已经没有你出场的机会了吗？” "What's the meaning?" "Uh...that's..." “附身妖怪已经驱逐了，和我无关。” “你还没见到全部的和尚吧？” “会缠住禅僧的妖怪没有多少，顶多是天狗什么的。自古以来，欲降伏禅魔者，率皆为禅所笼络。对于无言之人耗费数百之言，亦如以贝壳度量大海。即便说法，亦是班门弄斧。” “那铁鼠呢？” “那已经驱逐了。可是……”此时，京极堂抬起头来。“嗯？那边附上了什么吗？” 不知不觉间，玻璃门打开，一脸苍白的饭洼站在那里。 背后则是仁如那张端正的脸。饭洼个子很小，仁如轻而易举地就高出她两个头。 青年僧人露出一种难以形容、无法理解的表情，脸部肌肉僵硬。 ——他们说了什么？ 那近乎虚伪的健全消失了。 仁如被什么东西给附上了——京极堂是这个意思吗？ “啊，结束了吗？” 派出所警官说道，站起来的瞬间，电话刺耳地响了起来。长得一脸时钟相的警官急忙抓起它送到耳边：“是、是、是的。嗯？” 警官望向京极堂。 接着他用右手按住话筒的下半部分问道：“请问你是中禅寺先生吗？” "yes." “哦，是仙石楼打来的电话……” “找我的吗？” “听说是……你认识一位今川先生吗？” “嗯，认识，虽然我想我这个朋友可能更熟一点。” 朋友指的是我。 “哦，电话里说，那位今川先生，以关系人的身份被逮捕了。” “今川？以关系人的身份被逮捕是什么意思？” “呃，你要听吗？是