Original sin

From the road behind the mountain, cars can actually drive directly to the top of the mountain. Although there are some restrictions on driving up, it is not a problem at all given the background of Shen Shen and Ruan Xiaodong.

But both of them parked their cars in the parking lot at the foot of the mountain. Since they wanted to chat, wouldn't it be more enjoyable to walk.

The two walked up the mountain along the road.

"I haven't been here for several years." Ruan Xiaodong said with some emotion.

Shen Chen smiled and said: "Thinking about the time when we were studying, we often came here. Do you remember Yuan Datou? Especially in the third year of high school, he would take us up the mountain every week and ask us to worship in Hongfu Temple. I hope the Bodhisattva can Bless you to get into a better school."

Ruan Xiaodong also laughed when he heard the words: "But in the end he still failed to enter the university, but that kid's family has a mine, so it doesn't mean much to him if he can't go to university. I heard that there are two college students in our class They are working for him now."

Shen Shen nodded: "Well, he is very friendly to classmates, and the salary he pays to the two classmates is not low, which is a proper level of white-collar workers. Moreover, he is not ostentatious. The feeling he gave me at the previous class reunion was still the same. The same as before, still the same Yuan Datou."

"He is now a well-known young entrepreneur in Lincheng City. I was wondering if I should go find him and ask him to invest and build a factory in Dongfeng Town."

Shen Chen gave him a white look: "Don't go to trouble others, how long can you stay in Dongfeng Town? Do you have no idea? You will go to the city in two months. Will he go or not?" Dongfeng doesn't mean much to you at all. Dongzi, I'm not talking about you, you're progressing too fast, right?"

Ruan Xiaodong smiled wryly: "I'm not talking about those imaginary things with you. For people like me, my path has been designed by my family since I was a child. All I can do is try to walk in the direction of their design. I hope to achieve the goal and height they need. Of course, everything after that will be more involuntary, including you. Once you sit in a certain position, you can only move forward.”

"By the way, you didn't invite our old classmates when you got married!"

Speaking of his marriage, Ruan Xiaodong sighed again: "You know the situation in the past two years, can I get married? No, it's not just that my family didn't take care of it, but her family just invited some people who are close to me. Relatives and friends are rarely invited. If you really want to do it, you will accept it if others follow suit. If you don’t accept it, you will say that you are hypocritical and unreasonable. Accept it. You don’t know that some people will take advantage of this opportunity Spending money to build relationships."

"Being an official is quite difficult." Shen Shen teased.

"It's really hard. I have a deep understanding of this. The more you go up, the more temptations and traps will be around you. Sometimes you can't even guard against it. You must tighten your nerves at any time, for fear that any step will go wrong. Wrong step. Shen Chen, let alone me, even you must keep a clear head, but don’t let something happen one day. As an old classmate, I hope everyone can be well, in short, do your own things well , don’t think about those things that are there or not.”

Shen Shen nodded, he knew that what Ruan Xiaodong said was from the bottom of his heart.

Ruan Xiaodong suddenly changed the topic: "How about Fan Yawei's case?"

Shen Shen turned his head and glanced at him, Ruan Xiaodong smiled awkwardly: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to inquire about the case, but as an old classmate, I want to care about it, if it's inconvenient to say it, then just pretend I didn't ask." Ruan Xiaodong is in the system, of course he knows what to ask and what not to ask when the police are handling a case, but for some reason, today he unexpectedly called Shen Shen by accident, the purpose of asking Shen Chen to come is naturally to care about Fan Yawei case.

"In fact, you also have her in your heart." Shen Shen said softly, then took out a cigarette, passed one over and lit it himself.

Ruan Xiaodong puffed out a puff of smoke: "It would be a lie to say that I have no feelings for her at all. In fact, I was already moved when she first confessed to me at school. But my reason told me that I couldn't accept her. Even if I accept it, my family can't accept it. Don't be afraid of your jokes. My future marriage has been planned as early as when I was in junior high school. She is my current wife. The adults of the two families are in my junior high school I made this marriage when I was young, so do you think I can fall in love with other women again?"

Shen Shen looked at Ruan Xiaodong, who seemed to be the youngest deputy mayor of Lincheng in front of him, but felt a little sympathetic in his heart. He was outstanding since he was studying, and he was excellent in every aspect, but Shen Shen knew that at that time Ruan Xiaodong is probably not as happy and carefree as he looks.

For a person who already knows his future destiny, that kind of growth is very boring and tedious.

Not to mention that even my significant other already had the answer at that time.

"We are still investigating, but this case is indeed a bit weird."

"When you need me to do something, just say so, no matter what, I want to do my best for her." Ruan Xiaodong didn't hide her inner guilt at all: "If she didn't like me back then, if I didn't If you reject her, maybe her life trajectory will change. But there are not so many ifs, what I can do now is to do what I can for her within my ability."

"Did she never look for you once after graduating from college?" Shen Shen asked.

Ruan Xiaodong shook her head: "No, you don't know, she is also a proud person in her bones, otherwise she would not have fixed her emotional games in such a circle. You should know that those who do business can even be called How many people who are big bosses are not human?"

Shen Shen didn't doubt this.

When I reached the middle of the mountain, I saw a lot of monkeys. These monkeys were no longer afraid of people after seeing more strangers. On the contrary, they began to try to attack pedestrians and snatch things from their hands.

But these little beasts also come by looking at people, they can actually tell which kind of people they can provoke and which kind of people they can't.When encountering those who are weak, or who are afraid of them from the bottom of their hearts, they will strike decisively and directly break your heart, but when encountering those who are ruthless, they can only watch from afar.

At this moment, two monkeys were looking at Shen Shen and Ruan Xiaodong with their eyes. They seemed to be assessing their fighting strength, and guessing whether they would attack them.There was something interesting in that look, like the cautiousness of two masters before a fight.

But in the end, the monkey did not act rashly, but chose other passers-by.

Shen Chen said that these monkeys also have great wisdom. Why do they have to attack an uncertain opponent when they can find a more secure target?Nor will they fight such uncertain battles.

It shows that these monkeys are still very human.

All the way to the gate of Hongfu Temple, Shen Shen jokingly said: "Aren't you going in to burn incense?"

Ruan Xiaodong shook his head: "I never believed in these things, you just want to go to incense."

Shen Chen also shook his head: "I don't believe it either."

However, this did not affect the revisit of the two old places.

In fact, these temples and ancient temples occupy an excellent terrain, and the scenery is naturally good.

In recent years, the scale of Hongfu Temple has expanded a lot compared to before, all thanks to those faithful men and women.

"Do you think these pilgrims are really pious?" Ruan Xiaodong asked as they sat under the old tree, looking at the pilgrims who carried incense candles up the mountain early in the morning.

Shen Shen was a little uncertain: "It should be, at least like we wouldn't do that."

Ruan Xiaodong smiled: "I don't think so. Most people don't usually burn incense and hold Buddha's feet temporarily. When a person is in good times, he doesn't think about praying to God and worshiping Buddha. Only when things happen and life encounters Some kind of setback, they will think of finding ways to resolve it. For example, diseases, disasters and so on, but these are really burning incense and begging the muddy fetus to solve the problem? Certainly not."

Shen Shen sighed: "A good faith actually makes you say so badly."

"It has nothing to do with beliefs. If these people really believe in Buddhism, it's fine. Many of them go to the doctor in a hurry, just looking for peace of mind. To put it bluntly, they are deceiving themselves and others."

"Let's talk about it, let's talk about it. If they hear it, their saliva can drown you."

"That's right, I'm just complaining to you. But I heard that she really believes in Buddhism, do you know that?"

Shen Chen froze for a moment, of course he knew who Ruan Xiaodong was talking about, wasn't it Fan Yawei?He really didn't know that Fan Yawei believed in Buddhism.

"How did you know?"

Ruan Xiaodong looked at a monument of merit and virtue outside the gate of Hongfu Temple: "Once I saw her name on it by accident, of course, it may be the same name, but in a place like Lincheng, her name is different. The possibility of being famous is really not very great. And you invited me to Lingshan, I really thought you did it on purpose, so you didn't know."

Shen Shen walked towards the monument of merit.

Those good men and women who have donated money to the temple, repaired the temple, or reshaped the golden body for the Bodhisattva, the temple will engrave their names on the stone tablet to appreciate their merits, and the tablet is called the merit tablet.

But from Shen Chen's point of view, it was just a method used by the temple.

In addition to the name of the benefactor and the amount donated on the stele, it is also a kind of stimulus in disguise, and this kind of stimulus can easily make people compare.So-and-so donated five thousand, why should I donate less than him?Am I not sincere to Bodhisattva?Am I not as pious as he is?

So everyone began to introspect, and this introspection was finally transformed into currency value, so it goes without saying who will benefit in the end.

Sure enough, Shen Chen found Fan Yawei's name on it. She donated quite a lot. She donated 3000 yuan at one time, and her name was ranked among the top ten or twenty.

"Do you know the abbot here?" Shen Shen asked Ruan Xiaodong, Ruan Xiaodong nodded: "Yes."

"Go, take me to drink a cup of monk tea."

"What kind of monk tea is there? It's no different from what you usually drink. Do you really think that what they drink is really full of immortality?" Ruan Xiaodong said so, leading the way to the abbot's place.

The abbot is a monk in his 40s and nearly [-]s, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, wearing monk clothes.

He personally welcomed Ruan Xiaodong and Shen Chen into his tea room.

"Mr. Ruan is a rare visitor!" The abbot said with a smile, and looked at Shen Shen again: "This friend is so kind, we should have met him before?"

Shen Chen said that it should be the first time they met.

The abbot said: "It's okay, it's fate to see you. Welcome to the mountain to taste tea."

After talking, he started to make tea, he didn't ask who Shen Chen was, but he had a very deep skill in nourishing qi.

Ruan Xiaodong said: "His name is Shen Chen, from the criminal police team of the Municipal Bureau."

The abbot was stunned for a moment: "No wonder I feel Mian Shan. It turns out to be Captain Shen. I witnessed the demeanor of Captain Shen on the TV news some time ago!"

Shen Chen didn't expect that he would still watch the news. If so, it wouldn't be polite for him to say that he looked at Mian Shan.

However, he felt that the abbot was very down-to-earth, at least he didn't talk about Buddhism and Dharma principles as soon as he came up.

"This is this year's West Lake Longjing tea, and the taste is still very good. However, no matter how I drink it, I think our Duyun Maojian is delicious, fresh and elegant but with a lingering fragrance, unlike this Longjing tea which is soft and sweet. Son." This abbot seems to be a master of tea tasting, but Shen Shen feels that people like them have a lot of time to enjoy life, and play some things that everyone thought were boring to have a sense of ritual.

Shen Chen picked up the cup and took a sip, then nodded, the tea tasted really good, but he couldn't tell where it was good.

"Great monk, do you know a woman named Fan Yawei?" Shen Shen asked, Ruan Xiaodong smiled helplessly, this kid is still so straightforward, can't he be more tactful?

The abbot didn't mind either, he said, "We have a layman with that name, but I don't know if it's the same person that Team Shen mentioned."

Since he is a lay Buddhist, he has been converted.

"It should be her." It was Ruan Xiaodong who said this.

The abbot said: "Fan Jushi doesn't come up to the mountain often, but every time he comes, he brings something for the temple, such as food, or some daily necessities, and some scriptures printed with her own money. Nowadays, there are not many young people at her age who can have the heart of a Bodhisattva."

When the abbot said this, he looked up at Shen Shen: "Is something wrong with her?"

Ruan Xiaodong sighed, "She's dead."

"Dead?" The abbot's hands trembled slightly, then he put down the tea bowl, put his hands together, and whispered the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"

He raised his head and looked at Shen Shen: "Is it possible for Team Shen to intervene in person, her death should be unusual?"

"She was murdered and the case is currently under investigation."

"Sigh, I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. I will give her a ritual ceremony later. With her relationship with the temple, we should do something for her based on reason and reason."

Ruan Xiaodong said: "Monk, do you know if she has any enemies?"

The abbot shook his head: "No, I'm sure of this. Every time she goes up the mountain, she will chat with me for a long time. In fact, she just hopes that there is someone who can listen to her. She doesn't want to be alone in her heart. That's fine, people always If you are bored, sooner or later you will have something wrong."