flstandardbreds Chapter 138 The Honest Monk Isn't Honest?
Chapter 138 The Honest Monk Isn't Honest?
"Amitabha, good, good! Buddy, I really didn't lie to you. I'm really here to help solve the case! I have important information to give to the great hero Lu Xiaofeng!"
"Master, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that the shopkeeper and the young master are not here. Master Lu is a good friend of our young master."
"You're unwilling to show me your skills, how can I believe you? Please don't put me in a difficult position."
The waiter said with a displeased expression.
Even if that money exchange had its entrance blocked by monks early in the morning, it probably wouldn't be in a good mood right now.
After all, a money shop, as the name suggests, is a business that makes money from money.
But how should I put it, the profession of a monk involves begging for alms, and considering it's so early in the morning, it doesn't seem like a good omen.
The fact that the men didn't call for reinforcements to beat them out with sticks speaks volumes about the quality of the Hua family's servants.
As soon as Lu Xiaofeng and Shan Tianxie arrived at the entrance of Datong Money Exchange, they heard a clerk from the exchange arguing with a ragged monk.
Dan Tianxie felt that the monk in front of him was a bit strange. After all, although the monk's clothes were not very nice, his martial arts skills were not bad.
They shouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state.
His mind immediately raced with thoughts as he pondered who this monk in front of him was.
After all, the original work has limited space, and it is narrated from the protagonist's perspective, so there must be some unknown masters lurking in the shadows.
Lu Xiaofeng, standing to the side, smiled slightly when he saw the monk.
There was no other reason than that he knew this person; he was one of his friends in the underworld, and this person was also a very interesting one.
Although most of his friends were quite interesting, the monk in front of him was among the best.
"Oh, isn't this the honest monk? What brings you here to see me, Lu Xiaofeng, today?"
The men who were arguing heard the voice, turned around and saw that it was Lu Xiaofeng, confirming that the two did indeed know each other.
Upon hearing Lu Xiaofeng call out the monk's name, Shan Tianxie's eyes lit up. So it was him!
Then, Shan Tianxie began to examine the honest monk with great interest.
A monk who claims to have never lied in his life is quite interesting.
To be honest, he didn't have a very deep impression of this honest monk, since the monk didn't have many scenes in the original story.
Only when he was in the valley reviewing the documents did one thing about the honest monk remain fresh in his memory.
It wasn't anything else, but he just felt that this honest monk wasn't so honest after all.
According to the records, the monk was reportedly robbed by bandits when he went out.
A monk who normally knows martial arts would be immediately intrigued to see a ship full of bandits.
This is the time for us to proclaim the Dharma, and yet we are met with the rebuke: Hey! Monks are compassionate, but have you not heard of the wrathful Vajra among them?
So what did the honest monk do? First, he remained silent as if he were an ordinary monk, then he lied and fooled the robbers, and they were about to leave.
He suddenly had a change of heart and hurriedly went to apologize to the robber, saying that a monk does not lie, and then handed over all his valuables to the robber.
Even robbers couldn't handle him; I've never seen a monk like this in my decades of experience.
When Shan Tianxie saw this, he was full of questions. Dude, why don't you apologize to the people who were robbed?
You say you don't want to get involved, that's fine, no one can force you, but why apologize to the robbers? Is there really no one to speak up for the people?
Although the case file later recorded that the bandit gang, which was called something like "water snake" or "some other snake," was completely wiped out that night.
The perpetrator is suspected to be the honest monk in front of us.
The honest monk was naturally unaware of Shan Tianxie's opinion of him. Upon hearing Lu Xiaofeng's voice, he looked in the direction of the sound.
"Lu Xiaofeng! I'm so glad to see you!"
"What's the rush? Why did you have to come so early in the morning?"
Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile.
Seeing that the two men did indeed know each other, the shop assistant tactfully let the honest monk in and went off to attend to the money exchange's business.
The honest monk slowly walked up to Lu Xiaofeng and Shan Tianxie, and asked with a solemn expression, "I heard you've been investigating a case involving counterfeit banknotes recently?"
"good."
Lu Xiaofeng nodded slightly. Quite a few people knew about this matter, so it wasn't surprising that the honest monk knew as well.
Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng admitted it, the honest monk continued to press, "So, they've even traced it back to the Blissful Pavilion?"
"Ok?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng's heart stirred.
He then looked at the honest monk meaningfully and said tentatively.
"That's right, it's basically confirmed that it was done by the owner of the Blissful Pavilion."
Once the location of the Paradise Tower is found and its inhabitants are apprehended, the case will be solved. However, there's a major problem now.
"Can't find the location of the Blissful Pavilion?"
Upon hearing this, the honest monk grinned, exuding an air of harmlessness.
"The monk has come precisely for this matter!"
At this moment, Lu Xiaofeng felt no joy. He and Shan Tianxie had previously wondered how the mastermind behind the scenes would reveal the location of the Paradise Tower to them under such a leisurely situation.
Unexpectedly, he contacted his own friend. Did that honest monk know about it? Was he being used, or was he simply in cahoots with the Bliss Pavilion?
In that brief moment, countless possibilities and guesses flashed through Lu Xiaofeng's mind.
However, Lu Xiaofeng remained calm and composed, even joking about the honest monk's nickname, "Everyone knows that the honest monk never lies, so you must know what you say you know!"
"Now that we have the intelligence, let's get this done today. Let's find a place to sit down and talk it over!"
"No."
The honest monk shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly.
“The monk has other matters to attend to. He came here specifically to tell you about the clues after learning that you are investigating this case of counterfeit banknotes.”
After the honest monk revealed all the information he knew, he turned and walked away, ignoring Lu Xiaofeng's enthusiastic attempts to persuade him to stay.
"I only found out by chance. The rest is up to you, Lu Xiaofeng. I'll take my leave now!"
Lu Xiaofeng stared blankly at the honest monk's retreating figure, lost in thought.
The monk came and went in a hurry, leaving him somewhat unsure of what to do.
It took Lu Xiaofeng a while to recover his senses.
"Brother Shan, in your opinion, is this honest monk honest or not? Are his words true or false?"
Upon hearing this, Shan Tianxie smiled.
"Brother Lu, didn't you already guess the location of the Bliss Pavilion? You know better than anyone whether this monk is honest or not, don't you?"
"The clues are correct! Just as I guessed."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but smile. "It seems Brother Shan has guessed as well? Why don't we both write down the location of the Paradise Tower and verify it?"
"it is good."
The two then found a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. After seeing each other's answers, Lu Xiaofeng and Shan Tianxie exchanged a smile.
A huge mountain character!