Ke Xue's Kogoro

Chapter 272 Sanneng Temple

"Sanneng Temple is really a big temple."

The Shanneng Temple in front of me occupies a large area, and the gray wall isolates the hustle and bustle of the city, showing a kind of tranquility.Stepping into the courtyard, there are lush trees all around, and the leaves are playing Zen music in the morning breeze.

Kogoro felt a little emotional that he should have brought Fei Yingli with him, because when he looked up, he could see the green leaves and cherry blossom petals dancing in the wind. This scene was really romantic.

Behind the door is a stone road leading directly to the nave. The floor was cleaned very clean, but the cherry blossom petals still left traces.

At the door of the nave, five people stood.It can be seen from the clothes that there are two monks and three ordinary people.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, a young monk turned around, saw that it was Kogoro, and walked over excitedly with a smile.

"Mr. Maury!"

A long distance away, the monk stretched out his hands, and Kogoro stretched out his right hand.

"Hi, I'm Kogoro Mori."

The monk bowed and saluted: "I am really sorry for your inconvenience, I have come all the way here. I am Ryuen from Sannoji Temple who called you back after writing the letter."

Long Yuan has an inch-cut head, a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a beard.Although people look rough, they are very comfortable in dealing with others.

Long Yuan said: "Let me introduce you. This is the abbot here, Master Yuan Hai."

Yuan Hai is a serious old monk with a bald head, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a goatee.He clasped his palms together and made a Buddhist salute to Kogoro, and Kogoro quickly returned a Buddhist salute.

Long Yuan then introduced three other people.

They are, respectively, deep wrinkles, glasses big back hair, art dealer Ying Zhengzao.

With small eyes and side-parted head, Noh actor Mizuo Harutaro.

Long face and round glasses, ancient bookstore owner Saijo Taiga.

Sakura Masao has a typical face of a businessman, who just praises three points when meeting.He smiled and said compliments: "Oh, so you are the famous detective Mori Kogoro, this time I finally met a real person."

"Everyone praises me, I'm just an ordinary detective."

Sakura Masao said: "If possible, I would like to ask someone to draw a portrait of Mr. Mori. When the time comes to hang it in the store, it will definitely make me shine."

"Haha, definitely."

Saijo Taihe is the owner of a bookstore, and he looks bookish, because he wears glasses all the year round, his forehead lines are slightly deep, his eyes are wide open, and his eyebrows are high.

He said: "Mr. Maury, although I run a second-hand bookstore, I also collect the autobiography of a detective published by Mr. Maury. By the way, when will the next book be published?"

Kogoro said with some embarrassment: "Well, it's not that fast. My writing level is average, and I rely on the help of those editors."

"What's the matter? Although your writing style is mediocre, the story is very fascinating, and it has a taste of returning to the basics."

A thick-skinned person like Kogoro felt a little embarrassed to be complimented like this.

As for Harutarou Mizuo, because he is a Noh actor, his attitude is more noble.He just nodded slightly, showed a professional smile, and said it was a pleasure to meet you.

Kogoro understands that Noh is a traditional theater of neon. If such a character runs a troupe named after his surname at a young age, it is not because of his superiority, but because there are people in it.

Seeing that he is confident but not domineering, it should be because he has two brushes.

Kogoro greeted them and introduced: "This is Detective Mori Kogoro. This is Toru Amuro, and he is my apprentice. This kid, named Conan, is one of my assistants."

Long Yuan knew Kogoro quite well, and he said: "It turns out that this kid is Conan, who serves as an important assistant in Mr. Mori's book, and must be smarter than ordinary people."

"Hey, I'm not that good either."

Conan almost drifted away, it was the first time he heard someone praise him so much.

As for Touzi, no one paid attention to him.The time I followed Kogoro was too short, no one mentioned it.

Kogoro said: "I'm a little curious. The three of you have different professions, but you seem to have a good relationship."

Host Enkai explained: "Because the three of them and I are all kendo enthusiasts, we often get together to practice kendo. Among us, Mr. Saijo has the highest level of swordsmanship."

Saijo Taihe scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, "No, it's just that I have good motor nerves."

Mizuo Harutaro said: "Since the abbot has made an appointment with Mr. Mori, I will take my leave first."

"So are we."

The three donors quickly said goodbye to several people and left the temple.

Long Yuan led the three of Kogoro into the main hall, and the five sat down separately.

"Mr. Maori, we came here this time to help you find something."

Kogoro lacked interest: "Ah, are you looking for something?"

The abbot said: "Our Shanneng Temple has a Buddha statue that is consecrated only once in 12 years, which is the main Buddha of our temple, Medicine Master Tathagata."

"In three days, the Tathagata Pharmacist will be open to the public to worship, but the Tathagata Pharmacist was stolen eight years ago. Therefore, we invited Mr. Maori to come here to find the Tathagata Pharmacist who was stolen."

"what!"

Kogoro almost shouted: "No, I mean, Abbot, didn't you report the crime eight years ago?"

Long Yuan said: "No, at that time the abbot said that if there is fate, we will meet again, so we did not call the police."

Ah... this...

I thought it was a joke before, but I didn't expect it to be true.

Long Yuan continued: "Then, the day before yesterday, I received an anonymous letter."

Kogoro took the anonymous letter from Long Yuan, but there were no stamps or anything on it.After obtaining consent, Kogoro opened the letter, and there were only two pieces of paper inside.

One read: As long as you solve the mystery of this painting, you will know where the Buddha statue is.

The other one is a painting.This picture is a little sketchy and a little confusing.On the painting, I saw something like a ladder and a tower.

"This, is it a ladder?"

Kogoro spread the paintings on the table, and Conan and Toko also began to think.

Conan said: "It may be what kind of tower it is."

Touzi said: "The possibility of the tower is relatively high, because didn't you say that if you can solve the mystery of the portrait, you can find the whereabouts of the Buddha statue. Anyway, it is more reasonable for the Buddha statue to be hidden in some tower."

Kogoro pointed to some other animals in the painting and said, "So, this is a reminder?"

On the portrait, from left to right on the top fifth floor, red cicadas, green tengus, and red goldfish are painted.

The fourth layer is yellow chicken and yellow loach-like fish.And between the fourth and fifth floors, there is still a "dot" of strokes.

The first, second and third floors are all empty, but between the second and third floors, violets, green tengus, and Mount Fuji are painted.And on the outside of the "tower", an acorn is drawn.

(End of this chapter)