Chapter 155: Terrorist Attack on Weilian Ancient Temple
The demons are in charge, outside the interrogation room.
Shinji Mikami drank cheap instant coffee and looked at Yuo Inoue in the interrogation room, who had no signs of life.
“This coffee is too bitter.”
Shinji Mikami whispered that this was not the flavor he usually liked, but the last cup of coffee that Inoue Yuo wanted to drink before he died.
There was no way. He actually didn't want anyone to die in the demon world.
Because then he would have to write a written report describing in detail the cause of the criminal's death.
This was quite troublesome for him as he did not like writing very much.
Unfortunately, Inoue Yuo was unwilling to accept his own arrangement and died outside as a fanatical believer of Aum Shinrikyo.
But he had to accept the trial and verdict.
He had no choice but to transfer Inoue Yuuo to the demon department.
The management of the Japanese government is truly a mess. If a full trial and verdict were to take place, Inoue Yuuo would be sentenced to 20 or 30 years in prison at most, and would not even be sentenced to the death penalty.
During this time, anything can happen.
In this case, let's go in and take charge of the demons.
During the interrogation, the criminal suddenly suffered a heart attack and died on the spot.
This way of dying is not difficult.
"Master Liansheng and Iori Miyaji are both practitioners with moral bottom lines. They are unwilling to kill easily, so let me do it."
Shinji Mikami whispered in his heart, turned and left the interrogation room.
He didn't want to let any member of Aum Shinrikyo go.
What about procedural justice?
What it is?
Giving the guilty the punishment they deserve is the true justice.
The procedure is just to give some people the opportunity to abuse their power for personal gain and commit fraud.
It might work somewhere else, but here, in his eyes, procedure always takes a backseat to justice.
……
Tokyo, Weilian Ancient Temple.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, Ruyi opened the door of the main hall as usual, looked at the rising sun, and began to clean the temple inside and outside.
Occasionally, he would look up outside the gate and see Saburo Takeda practicing martial arts diligently.
Like himself, Saburo Takeda also got up early and was outside in the courtyard, practicing boxing and martial arts to loosen up his muscles.
In order to thank Saburo Takeda for his help at Weilian Ancient Temple during this period, Master Liansheng gave Saburo Takeda free instruction on spiritual practice.
According to Takeda Saburo himself, his spiritual practice has improved far beyond his hard practice in Shitennoji since he met Master Padmasambhava.
He is probably the most capable fighter among the Four Heavenly Kings in their temple.
At around 8 o'clock, Ruyi asked Saburo Takeda to stay in the temple while he went out to buy breakfast.
Weilian Ancient Temple was still too small, and there was no place to make a fire and cook. Every time they ate, the two would either order takeout or go to a nearby restaurant to order something to eat.
Occasionally, Mitsuhide Akechi and Hideichi Hiratani would come to visit and feed them with some fruits.
After Ruyi left, Takeda Saburo stood in the sun and silently felt the obvious changes in his body.
Under the guidance of Master Liansheng, his practice of Vajra Body made great progress and his physique became noticeably larger.
Now he is nearly two meters tall and his weight has soared to 130 kilograms.
He was looking forward to the scene when he would return to the temple and stand with the other three heavenly kings, where he would be clearly superior to them.
Saburo Takeda couldn't help but burst into laughter, looking forward to the scene of himself holding down each of their heads with one hand.
After sweating from morning exercise, Saburo Takeda prepared to go into the temple, take a shower, and change into new clothes.
Just as he was about to take a shower, he suddenly felt that the clothes he had just brought in were not good-looking, so he came out of the bathroom and prepared to go to the side hall to get another set of clothes.
After finding another set of clothes in the side hall, Takeda Saburo heard someone walking towards the main gate.
They must be believers who came here to worship.
Saburo Takeda put down the clothes in his hands and came to the main hall, wanting to ask the believer if he had any needs.
As soon as he arrived at the main hall and saw the young believer for the first time, Saburo Takeda felt that the other person did not seem like a good person.
The sinister look in his eyes, like a venomous snake, was clearly revealed. With every step he took towards the Vairocana Tathagata in the hall, the eerie and strange aura around him became stronger.
Saburo Takeda had never experienced this feeling before.
But when he looked at the believer at this moment, he felt from the bottom of his heart that this person was very dangerous.
Could this be the spiritual revelation from Vairocana Tathagata to himself?
Buddha to the heart?
"What do you want to do!"
Saburo Takeda shouted in a deep voice and decided to give it a try.
The believer was obviously frightened. He hurriedly took out an object from his shirt pocket and threw it towards the statue of Vairocana in the center of the hall.
Saburo Takeda reacted quickly, jumped up, and made a hook-like move with his right leg in the air, kicking the thing toward the temple gate.
Land firmly.
Seeing that the man was trying to escape, Saburo Takeda quickly chased after him and easily captured him.
At this time, Saburo Takeda realized that the thing he had kicked away was actually a grenade!
To be more precise, this thing is an M67 delayed-kill grenade.
"..."
Saburo Takeda was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, the grenade had a safety pin, and the safety pin was not pulled out when it was thrown out just now.
Otherwise, when his kick touched the grenade, it would have exploded directly!
Even though he was somewhat proud of his physical condition, he really couldn't do something like confronting a bomb with his flesh and blood!
There will definitely be blood and flesh flying everywhere!
Thinking of that scene, Takeda Saburo resisted the urge to swear, stretched out his right palm as big as a palm leaf fan, and slapped the attacker's shoulder heavily, making his face full of pain and almost kneeling down.
If I hadn't suddenly come out to change clothes, if the attacker wasn't mentally challenged, if the attacker hadn't forgotten to pull out the safety pin...
The fact that this matter was finally resolved without any danger was due to too many coincidences.
Saburo Takeda was silent for a long time, then looked back at the statue of Vairocana in the center of the hall.
Perhaps all these coincidences just now were warnings from Vairocana Tathagata to himself.
It was He who brought this terrible event to a safe conclusion.
"As expected of the Mahavairocana Tathagata whom Master Liansheng worships day and night."
Saburo Takeda felt emotional.
More than ten minutes later, Ruyi came back and was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat after listening to Takeda Saburo's description.
How long has it been since Master Liansheng left the temple?
There have already been arsonists and terrorists, what terrible things will happen next?
Ruyi couldn't even imagine what was happening and immediately called Master Liansheng.
"They should be members of Aum Shinrikyo."
Pinggong Qianye on the other end of the phone was also unsure who did it.
The most likely one is, of course, the Aum Shinrikyo, whose stronghold he destroyed and a minister was captured.
"Master Liansheng, they clearly want to take advantage of your absence from the temple to burn down and blow up the Weilian Ancient Temple and destroy the foundation of your practice." Ruyi's tone was full of worry.
Master Liansheng was so young, yet his cultivation was so formidable that even within the Buddhist community, many people were hearing this.
It is said that the reason why Master Liansheng was able to achieve such great success must be related to the Weilian Ancient Temple where he grew up.
Perhaps, there are some extremely precious Buddhist treasures in the Weilian Ancient Temple.
Not to mention Master Liansheng’s enemies.
"Don't worry. The temple is small but the monks are great. You should all make protecting your own life and safety your top priority."
Pinggong Qianye added: "Even if not a single brick or tile of the Weilian Ancient Temple remains, where I am is a temple hall that no one can destroy."
A temple, if there are no monks, is just an ordinary house made of bricks and tiles, nothing special.
The same is true for Weilian Ancient Temple.
It has never been the monks who have become glorious because of the temples, but the temples that have become glorious because of the monks.
Like Kobo Daishi, wherever he built a temple, that became the head temple of the Shingon sect.
Temples have always come behind monks, just as monks have always come behind Buddhism.
"Master Liansheng, please be careful when you travel outside by yourself."
Ruyi gave one final instruction before hanging up the phone.
At this time, Takeda Saburo finally came to his senses. He devoutly burned incense and worshipped the statue of Vairocana.
"It must be Vairocana Tathagata who was protecting me just now, otherwise an accident would definitely have happened today!"
"Buddha will always bless every devout believer." Ruyi patiently comforted Takeda Saburo.
"Did Master Liansheng say how to deal with this matter just now?"
"Call the police."
"is that useful?"
“Not sure, but we are monks.”
Saburo Takeda was silent for a while, walked to the attacker who was lying on the ground, squatted down, and slapped him several times.
Buddha advocates compassion and does not advocate killing, but it is still okay to slap this person in the face a few times.
Isn’t a monk’s life a life?
"Let's call that guy Akechi Mitsuhide as well. The three of them can take turns to effectively avoid other accidents. We have to hold on until Master Rensheng returns." Takeda Saburo offered his suggestion.
"Well, that's fine. The temples and halls nearby have all been built, and the lecture hall can be habitable after a little cleaning."
Takeda Saburo scratched his head and said, "I think I should also fulfill my promise to Master Liansheng and build a pagoda."
Ruyi smiled and said, "How many lives do you owe Master Liansheng's pagoda now?"
"Before, we were short of three floors of the pagoda. After what happened today, we need to build at least two more floors."
Ruyi said thoughtfully: "The five-story pagoda seems a little short."
"Hiratani Shuichi and Akechi Mitsuhide will at least add two more floors, so there will be a nine-story pagoda in total."
Takeda Saburo thought for a moment and said, "With Master Liansheng's current reputation, as long as he says he needs money to build a pagoda, there will definitely be a large group of wealthy people willing to donate money to help build it."
Ruyi nodded. Some of the buildings in their Kichijoji were also built with donations in this way.
With Guru Padmasambhava’s fame and practice, this pagoda is very likely to be passed down to future generations, and being able to become its donor is also a great merit.
It's a pity that he really has no money, otherwise he would be willing to donate money to build the pagoda.
"Let's discuss this matter after Master Liansheng returns."
Building a pagoda in a temple is not that simple. Not only do you have to choose how many floors to build, but you also have to choose the location and direction.
There are so many things to consider here, and a decision can only be made after Master Liansheng returns.
Soon, officers from the nearby police station arrived at Weilian Ancient Temple and took away the attacker who was disguised as a believer.
Before leaving, a police officer said that patrols in the surrounding area would be strengthened in the future, and even a security room would be built near the Weilian Ancient Temple and two police officers would be stationed there.
Ruyi and Takeda Saburo were relieved.
"I was so busy chatting that I forgot to feed Umibozu."
"Just feed it some carrots, right?"
"No, it's very picky about food now and only likes to eat Gong pears."
Behind the side hall, in the pickle jar, Kaifangzhu sneered at the carrot fragments floating on the water.
You humans don’t even like to eat this, yet you feed it to me?
Do you really think I'm a pig raised in a pen that eats everything?
If I didn’t have three Gong pears today, I really wouldn’t have eaten!
(End of this chapter)
