Chapter 318： Buddha in body

Pei Anzhu looked at Mr. Peng's expression and suddenly had a feeling:

Perhaps, the old gentleman may know something after living in this Buddhist temple for so long.

So Pei Anzhu took out a talisman and handed it to the old gentleman:

“Mr. Peng, this is a little bit of my thoughts from this junior, please accept it.”

Mr. Peng paused, but did not refuse. After taking the amulet in his hand, he thanked Pei Anzhu and said that he would carry it with him.

At this moment, Pei Anzhu was almost certain that he knew something—

He did not ask what the talisman did or where it came from, which showed that he had already glimpsed a corner of the Xuanmen world, and the appearance of Pei Anzhu only confirmed his guess.

The two of them said goodbye to Mr. Peng, left the wing, and continued to wander around the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.

They visited the entire Buddhist temple, except for the forbidden areas clearly stated by the monks, or other rooms that required performing rituals to enter.

Just at this time, Officer Du called and said that something was discovered at the express delivery point.

“We will come out immediately and meet you.” Pei Anzhu said, and reminded, “There are also great discoveries in Wanfo Temple.”

The emphasis in her words fell on the word "very big", so Officer Du quickly understood that Pei Anzhu might have discovered something extraordinary again.

The two parties agreed on a place to meet.

Half an hour later, the two parties met at a tea restaurant with private rooms in the middle area not far from both places.

This is a high-end tea restaurant. Business people usually come here to eat and drink tea. Many corporate white-collar workers also choose this place to receive customers.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Officer Du and his group chose a private room to eat and drink tea.

After everyone sat down and waited for the waiter to serve tea and dishes, they closed the door and started talking about serious things.

"We went to check the surveillance at the courier point." Officer Du spoke first, took out his mobile phone and handed it to Pei Anzhu, "Fortunately, the courier was just sent yesterday. It didn't take much effort to check. We quickly found the courier." people.”

Actually, it’s not very difficult to check—

There is a tracking number on the express box. As long as you enter the tracking number in the computer background of the express delivery point, you can know when the express was collected.

Then based on the collection time, the monitoring at that time point is called up. After comparison, it can basically be found out.

 Pei Anzhu took Officer Du's cell phone, looked at the surveillance screen carefully, and then said:

“The person who sent the courier has nothing to do with the embroidery statue.”

"Yes." Officer Du nodded, "He is a takeout errand employee. He took the order online and helped people run errands and send express delivery."

Officer Du followed the clues and checked the errand list. Now a colleague has followed up on this line. I believe there will be results soon.

“What about you? Have you seen Mr. Peng?” Officer Du asked again.

Pei Anzhu nodded, recounted the conversation with Mr. Peng, and then said:

“In addition, Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple also has big problems.”

"What's the problem?" Shen Yueran looked confused, "I was with you the whole time. You said there was a problem before, but I didn't see anything."

Pei Anzhu smiled and said:

“You didn’t see it because there is no such thing in your cognition, so you can’t make the connection. Most of the Buddha statues in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple are physical Buddhas.”

“What is a Buddha in the flesh?” Officer Du asked, frowning.

Shen Yueran suddenly felt blessed, as if he had figured something out, and exclaimed:

“It’s not what I thought, is it? Flesh body? Real person? Could it be that those Buddha statues are made of real people? That’s why they look so lifelike?”

“That’s right, that’s it.” Pei Anzhu confirmed her answer.

After hearing this, Officer Du felt slumped as if he was deflated. He leaned back on the chair and rubbed his eyebrows:

“How was this fleshly Buddha formed?” Pei Anzhu recalled the classics he had read in the past and explained:

“Made with living people.”

“Shave the heads of living people and dress them up like monks, then let them sit on a lotus seat with their legs crossed and their hands making different Buddhist gestures.”

“There is a mechanism at the bottom of the lotus pedestal. As long as the mechanism is opened, a very long steel needle will pop out from the bottom. The steel needle penetrates through the anuses of those on the pedestal and pierces the entire body until the head.”

“Wait until the people on the platform die, then smear gold soil on their bodies, and then smear real gold juice on the outermost layer to create a golden body.”

“Finally, put a piece of topaz in their mouths. Topaz can suppress evil. This is also done to suppress those who died in vain, so that they can be trapped in the golden Buddha statues in peace and contentment, and become the Buddha statues displayed in the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas.”

It is precisely because of this that most of the Buddha statues in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, such as the Eighteen Arhats, Thirty-six Vajras, Seventy-two Buddhas, etc., look so lifelike.

Because it is so realistic, people think that the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is blessed by the Buddha and that the heavenly Buddha descended to earth.

This is a gimmick and a means for Wanfo Temple to make money.

After listening to Pei Anzhu's explanation, Officer Du, a man who was used to seeing big scenes, couldn't help but feel his throat tightening. Especially the part about "steel needle poking the anus" made him feel cold.

He tried hard to suppress the discomfort in his heart and asked:

“Master Pei, according to your estimate, how many physical Buddhas are there in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple?”

Pei Anzhu carefully recalled the layout of Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, and then said:

“Conservatively estimated, no less than 6,000 people.”

"The Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is known as Ten Thousand Buddhas. It really has ten thousand Buddha statues. Apart from the giant Buddhas enshrined in each hall and the small Buddha statues in the corners of the road, there are enough Buddha statues of normal human size. More than six thousand.”

Six thousand…

Officer Du's vision went dark and he felt dizzy.

“This group of crooked people who have killed thousands of people!” He gritted his teeth, “Sooner or later, we will find them all and make them pay the price!”

"That will happen in the future." Pei Anzhu used the Qingxin Sutra to calm Officer Du's mind and calm him down, and then said, "The most important thing is what to do now."

Police Officer Du thought for a moment and said:

“This matter involves too much, not only the six thousand ‘flesh Buddhas’ who died innocently, but also the many tourists coming and going in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.”

“We have previously investigated that the number of visitors to Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple exceeds a thousand people every day, not to mention the guests who live in the temple like Mr. Peng.”

“The safety of the living must be considered, the bodies of the deceased must be preserved, and the conspiracy behind the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple must be investigated. It is not something I can decide alone.”

“I will call Bureau Guo and ask for support from above.”

At the very least, finding an excuse to evacuate tourists cannot be done with just one sentence from Officer Du. It requires the cooperation of several departments.

After hearing what he said, Pei Anzhu said:

“I’ll go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple as an undercover agent to find out what’s going on with their wishing fountain that is said to be very effective. I’ll also buy you some time to make arrangements.”

As soon as Shen Yueran heard this, his eyes lit up: "I'll go too, I'll go too!"

She has wanted to go for a long time, and she had discussed it with Pei Anzhu before. How could she miss such a good opportunity now?

Pei Anzhu didn't object because Shen Yueran had been studying with her for so long and now had the ability to respond to crises.

The self-protection ability is indeed poor, but with the little fox and Pei Anzhu himself already in the Nascent Soul stage, there is no problem in protecting Shen Yueran. (End of chapter)