Chapter 41 third quarter

"Mabi-san, it's about time you told us about that." The old homeowner of Songyue asked.His voice was muffled, as if stuck in his throat. "The fire god carved by Long San—why did it bleed? And, what did you do to the fire god at that time?" Everyone raised their heads one after another, as if they were all waiting for this question.Of course, me too. "That's—not blood." When Zhenbei spoke, he seemed a little afraid to meet our eyes. "Isn't there a pomegranate tree planted next to the Wushu Shamo Mingwang Temple? When the pomegranate leaves fell, they fell through the cracks into the hollow. The things on the leaves are growing in the hollow, and they are currently spending the winter in it."

winter.Several people muttered to themselves: "That's right, the spider mites parasitic on the pomegranate are spending the winter inside the Buddha statue." This word was too incompatible with the scene in front of me, and no one reacted immediately. "Shenzawa spider mite, also known as red spider mite, is a kind of bright red mite that lives on trees. Today, when I rushed out of the dormitory alone, I first went to see the pomegranate tree. As expected, the The few leaves that are left are covered with many white silks like spider webs, which is a characteristic symptom of a large number of parasitism of spider mite. Shenzawa spider mites have the habit of congregating on the underside of leaves for the winter - I have indeed seen many , too numerous to count.”

As he said that, he frowned. "Mites? But Mabi-san, what flows from the fissure on the forehead of the Fire Head God - it's drop by drop, something like blood - and, you sprinkle it with a red object in a silver pot... " Perhaps because he felt that there were too many doubts, the old house owner of Songyue did not continue, and he approached Zhenbei with a puzzled expression.Really took a look at me. "I took a warm pack from your bag," he said. "—my warm bag?" "Don't you have a lot of warm bags? I borrowed them." It turned out that Zhenbei turned over my bag.but--

"What do you want a warm bag for?" "Put it on the back and back of King Wushu Shamoming to increase the temperature inside the Buddha statue, which can wake up the spider mites from hibernation. Even when Shenzawa spider mites are hibernating, they can easily wake up. Just blow on the leaves. It will wake up. I just took advantage of this characteristic. Although I am not sure if it will work, but luckily it worked. To be honest, I did not expect the effect to be so good, it looks exactly like real blood." "But—what about the situation that day? What happened to the bloody photo I took when I lived here alone at night?"

Could it be that someone stuck a warm bag on King Wushu Samoming in the dark? "That should be related to the stepped kiln. The heat generated by the kiln was transmitted to the temple, which warmed the inside of the Buddha statue, so the spider mites came out." "The heat energy of the kiln? But isn't there a gravel road between the stepped kiln and the temple? How can the heat be transmitted from such a distance?" “It was caused by cutting corners when building the dormitories. Just do some research and you will find out that when the dormitories were moved from the central location to the current one, the construction shop responsible for the drainage works did not move. The sewer pipeline underneath. Didn’t Mr. Tang Jianmu say before that when the construction of the relocation project was halfway through, the Zhuji Gongwu Store closed down, so those downstream contractors who were doing white work also cut corners——When taking a taxi today , I asked the driver, Mr. Sakuragawa, and he told me that there are only two companies in this area that are doing drainage equipment. I checked the phone numbers of the two companies with the directory desk, and tried to call them. I reported the name of Ruixiangfang , asked: "I found out that the project contracted by your company cut corners 20 years ago", the second company actually showed its flaws. The chairman snatched the phone from the female employee and yelled: "After so many years, it is still there. You don’t even think about it when you mention this matter, we were doing white jobs back then!’.”

I still don't understand. "So, I comforted the other party while insinuating, and it was exactly as I expected. When the owner moved the dormitory, he did not remove the old underground sewer pipeline." "—Then why did the heat from the stepped kiln reach the temple of King Wushu Samoming?" "Before the relocation, the dormitory was built on the slope where the stepped kiln was located, and it was exactly the same as the current layout. The toilet at that time was the place where the Wushu Shamo Mingwang Temple is now, so the location of the stepped kiln should be just outside the entrance. The place—am I right?"

Everyone in Ruixiang House nodded, and I've heard them say that too. "Usually the sewer pipes connected to the drains in the building will gather in front of the entrance, just like the fan shaft part of a fan, and then lead to the public manhole cover through a very thick sewer pipe - I checked with the industry and found that they Just seal up that part. Even if they have done white work, if that part is not done well, there will be endless troubles in the future, and people will find out sooner or later. Do you know what this means? It is the center of Ruixiang House. With a separate sewer line, I believe it should have been filled with rainwater. The stepped kiln is just where the fan shaft is."

"Mr. Mabei, could it be—" the old homeowner of Songyue made a hoarse voice. "When the stepped kiln was fired, the accumulated rainwater was heated...?" "That's the thing." Mabi nodded. "The heated water is passed along the underground sewer lines, and one of the sewer lines leads to the location where the toilet used to be. What will happen? The front end of the sewer line will produce water steam." The mist seen that day - the white mist around King Wushu Samoming. "Of course, the sewer line also leads to the former kitchen and bathroom, and water vapor is also generated at the front end, but the water vapor quickly diffuses in the air and disappears, because the amount of water vapor is very small. However, only One place—that is, where the toilet used to be, because the temple of King Wushu Samoming was built there, so it will be full of water vapor. The temperature inside the small temple rose, which alarmed the spider mites hibernating in the Buddha statue. I think it should It was the evening when the stepped kiln started burning, and King Wushu Samoming began to bleed."

Listening to Mabi's explanation, I felt the resentment of the Buddhist statue master Ryuzo Niizawa.After death, he became a Buddha, relying on his resentment, let blood flow from the forehead of the Buddha statue he carved. As a result, he killed two of the three people who took his life and avenged himself. "But really, the next morning, Mr. Tang Jianmu and I went to see the Buddha statue together. At that time, we didn't see the red mite. The stepped kiln was still burning at that time." "I guess it's because of the rain. Didn't you say that it rained that night? The spider mites are very sensitive to the climate. It must be because they felt the breath of rain, so they hid in the cracks again."

"Hiding back because of the rain..." I feel like I've been tricked by spider mites. "Teacher, during the 20 years after the statue of King Wushu Samoming was rebuilt in the dormitory, would his forehead bleed every time the stepped kiln was fired?" Hearing Rin's question, Shinobi shook his head. "No, because the crack on the forehead of the Buddha statue was formed only a year ago. Mr. Tang Jianmu, is that so?" "Yes, I remember it was exactly this time last year. Also, the step kiln hadn't been fired for almost a year—" "So, this is the first time that the forehead of the Buddha statue is bleeding. Because the stepped kiln has not been fired since the forehead cracked."

"Really? That's how it is." Rin said, then suddenly clapped his hands. "Teacher, is the cracked forehead of the Buddha statue a year ago also related to the stepped kiln?" "I think it should be. A year ago at this time, the water vapor generated by the heat of the stepped kiln heated the temple, and the sharp temperature change caused cracks on the forehead of the Buddha statue. Before every winter, when the stepped kiln burned , The Buddha statues are all in a state of cold outside and hot inside. Last year, the wood finally couldn't bear it, which caused the Buddha statues to crack—maybe because of the use of osmanthus wood, which is easier to split." "Mabe, didn't I tell you that I saw a snake in the garden the night I took the photo of King Wushu Samoming. Is it also because of this reason?" "Maybe. The snake was hibernating, but when it found the ground was getting hot, it crawled out of the dirt." Even the snake was fooled. "—That being said, I actually have some doubts about the stepped kiln and the sewer pipeline." Zhenbei folded his arms and frowned. "Usually there is a distance of at least 80 centimeters between the sewer pipeline and the ground. Even if the temperature of the stepped kiln is higher, it should be difficult for the heat energy to travel so far." This is indeed a big question.I also imitated Mabe, crossed my arms and thought about it, and then suddenly remembered something. "Really, I see, could it be affected by the earthquake?" "Earthquake—you mean the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake?" "Yes, I heard from Tang Jianmu's father that when the earthquake occurred eight years ago, the slope there collapsed, and the position of the stepped kiln was moved down. It may be that time shortened the distance between the kiln and the sewer pipeline , so the heat is going into the sewer lines." Mabi immediately agreed with this thought, "Oh, so it is." He made a satisfied voice.I found that I seemed to be actively solving Mabe's doubts for the first time. "This problem is solved—Mabi, you can tell us now, what exactly did you do just now?" A red object was poured on King Wushu Samoming's face. What happened to that magic? Mabe's answer was extremely simple. "I just got rid of the spider mites." "You're bluffing. If you get rid of the spider mites, those bugs should fall. I used to watch pests get rid of when I was in the country." Just now, the blood of King Wushu Shamoming disappeared together with the red object of Zhenbei, as if it had been sucked into the crack on his forehead. "I'm not bluffing. The insect repellent I use is the natural enemy of the pests, that is, the method of biopesticides. Just as ladybugs can be used to eliminate aphids, this type of biopesticide is often used when eliminating spider mites. There is a ready-made product on the market called 'Deadly Enemy', which is sold in a bottle and contains Chilean trapping mites that specialize in preying on Tetranychus mites." "Is it a mite again?" ——Attack blood with blood. So, is it attacking mites with mites? "Because it was mites after all, when I rushed out of the dormitory, I took a taxi to the garden shop in the town and bought 'Defeated Enemy' back. Then, I borrowed a sugar cube jar from the coffee shop next door and poured it go in." "Sugar Cube..." "Before pouring it on King Wushu Samoming's head, I used my hands to heat the container to increase the activity of the mites inside. When the temperature is too low, it will reduce the activity of the Chilean trapping mites - Daowei, I Didn't I tell you quietly, 'Wait a minute is fake'?" "I don't know, I didn't hear it at all." "Didn't I say 'the blood of St. Janurius'?" "Oh..." What does that sentence mean? "Mabe, why did you do this? Although you succeeded in preventing Ms. Maya from committing suicide, you probably didn't expect this to happen, did you?" Why did he use my warm pack to make the Buddha statue bleed and buy bio-pesticides? "Well, I really didn't expect this to happen-to be honest, I didn't intend to invite everyone to gather there at first, I just wanted to invite Miss Maya and the abbot of Ji'an to go there. First, check the waste workers to confirm that my idea is correct—and then ask Miss Maya and the abbot of Ci’an to go there. I want to use bio-pesticides to eliminate the blood on the forehead of King Wushu Samoming in front of Miss Maya. I hope that through this process, the 'father's resentment' entrenched in her heart can be eliminated—Daowei, think about it, even if I know the truth, I can't suddenly pull Miss Maya and tell her directly: "You The blood you saw was not your father's resentment, it was actually a spider mite, and you killed someone because of a misunderstanding', because it might break her down." "Yes—it is indeed possible." "Although it looks like a trick, I think this is the most effective method I can do. Because the blood led her to commit crimes in the first place, so maybe this method can also be used to calm her down." Mood - I didn't expect that when I came back from Ruixiang Temple, I heard Mr. Tang Jianmu said that his sickle was missing. I immediately noticed that Miss Maya had quickened her pace. She tried to use the same weapon that killed her father to complete the final crime .So, in order to avoid irreversible consequences, I ask everyone to gather there and explain everything to everyone at once." "As a result, that happened—the trick you played finally succeeded in preventing Miss Maya from committing suicide." "It was completely unexpected." "If I hadn't made such a stupid move in the end, maybe things would have gone more smoothly..." I can't get rid of the regret in my heart. "I didn't expect Ms. Maya to take hostages in order to kill Mr. Torii—although I didn't expect it at all, but I thought that even if she would take this kind of action, she would definitely choose someone with less physical strength than her. I mean maybe It's a bit rude, I really didn't expect that she would take you as a hostage." Zhenbei looked at me apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I didn't explain it clearly to you at the door of the drying room." "It's not your fault, and in fact, you have already reminded me." ——Daowei, you go with Ms. Maya... Under the circumstances at the time, he must only stop.Zhenbei reminded me to pay attention to Maya's behavior. By the way, when Mabe saw Maya in the paint room, he let out a sound of relief. It must be because he confirmed that she hadn't committed a crime yet. Afterwards, detective Tanio said that at that time, she was always looking for an opportunity to kill Torii with the sickle hidden on her body. In the evening, the restaurant fell into silence again.This is the dignified silence produced by the mixed emotions of all the people present in the air. "Ah, that's right," Mabi suddenly raised his head, "I want to return that container to the coffee shop." "It's better to wash it thoroughly..." I looked at my friend's face and whispered inwardly.