Chapter 614 The Thief Within
Song Moting whispered to Tangyuan, and Tangyuan hugged Song Moting's neck and also said a few words.
Mom and Dad have been nagging in his ears every day these days.
Let him see something, don't say it out loud, tell mom and dad quietly.
Tangyuan's ears are so calloused that even his brother Baozi treats him like a father and mother every day, telling him in his ear that he is not allowed to say anything he sees and can only tell his family members in secret.
Now Tangyuan has been able to accept this concept very well.
"You have wronged this young man."
Song Moting spoke.
The monks who were twisting the young man's arms and preparing to push him out of the temple, as well as the onlookers, all stopped.
People looked back at Song Moting in surprise.
At first glance, Song Moting had a child with him, so he didn't look like a bad person.
"Comrade, you have to provide evidence when you speak. What makes you say that we wronged him? Clearly, all the money in the box is gone. Even though he has no money on him, it doesn't mean he didn't steal it. If he had an accomplice, the money would have been sent away long ago.
If we don't send him to the police station sooner, and let the police find out the cause and effect of the incident, as well as his accomplices, the money might be squandered by his accomplices."
Faming was extremely anxious.
They were so angry that the fellow disciples in their temple only ate half a bowl of rice for every meal.
They were at the age of growing up, and in order to save money to make a golden statue of the Bodhisattva, they were always hungry. Now, this man has stolen all the money they had saved for several years.
There are still people defending him. Is this fair?
Faming felt that it was not worth it for the big white steamed buns and white rice that he had longed for.
If I had known that the thief would steal the money, I would have let him exchange it for big white steamed buns and eat them directly.
The young man looked at Song Moting with gratitude.
He had been talking for a long time, and his voice was almost hoarse, but no one listened to him, and no one believed him. Finally, someone stood up to support him, and he felt like a ray of light suddenly appeared in the cloudy sky.
It's like a savior.
"Comrade! I really didn't steal."
But apart from this dry sentence, he himself could not produce any evidence to prove that he did not steal. He could only hope that if he went to the police station, the police would be able to find out the truth of the matter.
"I know you didn't steal. You didn't take the money at all."
Song Moting's calm words made the monks angry.
"If you say he didn't steal, then he didn't steal. Maybe you are the thief's accomplice."
The senior brother pointed at Song Moting's nose and shouted. When the others heard this, they couldn't help but look a little strange. Indeed, the person who could stand up and speak for this young man at this time might really be his accomplice.
Song Moting walked up to everyone with a smile, holding Tangyuan tightly in one hand.
"Don't worry. Whether they are accomplices or not is not determined by words, but by facts. The money has never left this yard and is now here. If everyone is confused now and mistakenly regards this young man as a thief, he should be taken to the police station.
Some people will take the opportunity to transfer the money, and then the real evidence will be gone.”
Everyone looked at each other.
The onlookers were not stupid, and they all agreed when they heard this.
Indeed, if so many of them were so confused and determined that the young man in front of them was a thief, who would suspect anyone else?
If there is chaos, whoever takes the money will take the opportunity to run away. By then, even if it can be proved that the young man is not a thief, the money will not be recovered.
"Well, since you said the money is still here, you can find it for us. No one should leave. Anyone who wants to leave now is a thief."
The angry senior brother pointed at everyone.
The crowd watching the scene felt like they were in a dilemma. They had originally wanted to help others, but who knew that after helping others, they were entangled instead. Now they couldn't leave or not. If they left, they would easily be mistaken for thieves.
"Okay, to prove everyone's innocence, none of us will leave here until this matter is clear. Young man, since you said you can prove that the money is here, then find it. Prove that person's innocence. We will not wrongly accuse a good person."
Others began to speak up, not only to prove the innocence of the young man, but also to prove the innocence of all of them. No one could escape responsibility now.
Song Moting nodded and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
Pointed to the box.
"Everyone has seen it. This box is the evidence that proves the thief is one of us."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Of course, they understood that the "one of us" referred to the monk himself.
It can't be these tourists who come to burn incense. How can they be considered our own people?
Those monks quit.
"How can you talk nonsense? This is just making up stories. How can you prove that this box was done by one of our people? Why would one of our people steal this money?"
The senior brother just now was extremely furious.
Fa Ming was also very angry.
"Big Brother, don't listen to his nonsense. He is the thief's accomplice. In order to exonerate the thief, he even wrongly accused us. In order to save this money, we brothers and sisters lived frugally for many years and finally saved this little money. He even accused us of stealing. Why would we steal? This is our own money. Is it necessary for us to steal?"
"It's our own money, we can do whatever we want with it, why should we steal it? This logic doesn't make sense at all."
Song Mo Ting smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know you saved this money by living frugally, so there is no need to steal it. But you all think so, and the money you save doesn't mean that some people have no selfish motives.
After all, it's such a large sum of money. If someone wants to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, wouldn't it be rich? You know, it's rare to have a millionaire in the newspaper now. This is 20,000 yuan. If someone has some selfish motives, take this money.
If you return home, build a house and marry a wife, you will still be rich enough. Am I right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people watching couldn't help but nod their heads. This was indeed true. Being a monk doesn't mean that one doesn't have greed.
"That's true. Maybe this little monk has some idea in his mind. After all, he can return to secular life and have a wife and children. It's more than 20,000 yuan! It doesn't cost much to build a house or marry a wife. He can live a prosperous life."
"My monthly salary is only over 30 yuan. I can't earn over 20,000 yuan in my entire life."
(End of this chapter)
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