However, since it was Kogoro Mouri who accepted the commission, the two did not enter the store, but instead rested at the door while drinking drinks.
After seeing Kogoro and others get off the car, Tangze parked his motorcycle and followed them into the temple.
After seeing Maori Kogoro, a square-faced monk in a monk's robe with a buzz cut gave up talking to the people in front of him and quickly came forward to shake Maori Kogoro's hand:
"Mr. Mori! Thank you so much for coming all the way from Tokyo!
I’m Long Yuan, the one who called you yesterday to entrust you with this.”
When Long Yuan saw Maori Kogoro, he was very enthusiastic and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Master Yuan Hai, the head monk."
The old monk put his hands together and bowed to everyone without saying anything else.
"The three people here are the donors of our temple." Yuan Hai first introduced the man with a pot belly wearing a dark purple suit.
The other party's name is Sakura Masazo, an antique and art dealer who runs an antique shop on Teramachi Street.
The person next to him, wearing a blue kimono, is Mizuo Harutaro, the successor of the Mizuo school of Noh.
As for the last person wearing a brown coat and glasses, he is Nishijo Daikawa, who runs an antique bookstore.
Of course, when introducing the other party, Tang Ze couldn't help but glance at him twice.
Because he knew the plot, he knew that the man in front of him, who looked elegant, a good gentleman, and even a little stupid, was the criminal they were looking for.
No matter how you look at it, you would never regard such an honest man as a brutal criminal who killed five of his companions.
However, if you look closely, you will find that the other person's finger joints are covered with calluses, especially on the left palm and the index and middle fingers of the right hand, which are left by practicing archery.
And looking at his steps and posture, one can also sense that he is practicing kendo.
Of course, even if Tang Ze knew the other party's identity now, he couldn't do anything to him. After all, this was the first time the two parties met, and Tang Ze had no information channels to confirm his information.
So if you want to capture the other party, you still need a suitable opportunity.
However, this movie version is quite classic, so Tang Ze rewatched it later, so he is still very familiar with the plot.
It would be easy to find the key nodes and solve the case easily, but he also wanted to try to get more rewards for the cases.
This requires some operations.
"Well, rather than saying we are donors, it's better to say that we are all fellow kendo enthusiasts." Master Yuanhai said with a smile after his disciple had swept the three people.
"No wonder you're in such good health, host." Maori Kogoro said with a smile, "So everyone practices kendo."
"Master, I heard that there is a secret treasure in the temple that is only exhibited once every twelve years?"
After Tang Ze collected his thoughts, he saw that Maori Kogoro wanted to continue chatting, so he quickly looked at the host and asked.
"Yes, it is the statue of Medicine Buddha." The host nodded.
"Ah, I know that. The day after tomorrow is the day for the development tour, right?" Xiaolan said excitedly, "We came here just because we wanted to see this!"
"If Medicine Buddha knew that you have such a pure heart, he would be happy." The host said with a smile.
Long Yuan, who was standing beside them, interrupted their conversation with an awkward expression: "By the way, regarding the commission, please follow me into the house and we'll discuss the details."
"Then I'm sorry to bother you."
Everyone followed Master Longyuan into the temple and learned the content of the commission that the other party had given to Kogoro Mouri.
"What!? The main Buddha statue was stolen!?"
Upon learning that the statue of Yakushi Nyorai Buddha that was to be exhibited in the temple the day after tomorrow was missing, Kogoro Maori couldn't help but scream.
"Yes, that happened eight years ago."
Long Yuan opened the door of the shrine, revealing two Buddha statues: "The one on the left is Moonlight Bodhisattva, and the one on the right is Sunlight Bodhisattva.
But the Tathagata Buddha statue in the middle was stolen..."
There are two Bodhisattvas on the left and right of the shrine, but the position of the most important Medicine Buddha statue is empty.
Long Yuan closed the shrine and explained, "As early as when the Buddha statue was lost, I suggested calling the police, but the abbot stopped me.
He said the Buddha statue's loss was God's will, and if fate allows, it will return one day.
"This is too bold." Maori Kogoro said with a frown on his face.
"Then I wonder why Master Longyuan commissioned Detective Maori?"
Tang Ze asked, "It's been eight years since the incident, why are you suddenly commissioning me now?
Could it be that something unexpected happened that made you, Master Long Yuan, have such thoughts?"
"This donor is really perceptive. In fact, our temple received a letter five days ago."
Because he didn't know Tang Ze, Long Yuan was a little surprised at the young man's sharpness, but after all, he came with Maori Kogoro, so he was not too surprised. He just explained:
"There was no stamp on the envelope, and the sender's name was not written..."
As Master Long Yuan spoke, he led everyone to sit down, and then went to a drawer nearby to take out the letter.
The white envelope only had the words "To Shanneng Temple" written on it. When the letter was opened, there was only one sentence written on the first page.
"If you can solve the mystery of this painting, you will know the whereabouts of Medicine Buddha."
Kogoro Mouri read the contents of the first piece of paper and then turned to the second page.
On the second piece of paper, there was clearly a pattern.
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