"I can't be wrong!" Zhao Yu said with certainty. "The thieves were looking for the Buddhist scriptures!"
"Why?" Liang Huan was confused. "What do you mean by looking for the Buddhist scriptures?"
"I don't know!" Zhao Yu pointed at the stone slabs at the bottom of the pond and said, "Look, the lotus pond is so turbid. Logically speaking, the stone slabs should be filled with mud! But, the Buddhist scriptures on the stone slabs are so clean and clear. Obviously, someone cleaned them! "
"Oh … It was the thieves who did it!" The chief of the attraction sighed. "But, why?"
"Is the Lotus Pond a real historical site?" Zhao Yu asked him. "Are these Buddhist scriptures from the Ming Dynasty, a few hundred years ago?"
"Well …" The chief creased his eyebrows and said awkwardly, "That's true, but … You should know that those are just gimmicks to attract tourists! According to historical records, the Ancient Lotus Pond was built in the Tang Dynasty. After that, it was repaired by successive dynasties, especially at the end of the Qing Dynasty. So, these Buddhist scriptures should be from the Qing Dynasty! There can't be anything older than that! "
"What is written on these Buddhist scriptures?" Zhao Yu asked again.
"Mm … Should be some common Buddhist scriptures?"
The chief of the attraction looked at Accountant Wang. Accountant Wang quickly added, "Should be. If it was especially valuable, I reckon it wouldn't have sunk to the bottom of the pond! Police officer, we really didn't do in-depth research on this. It has always been done by the experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau. Why don't you ask the Cultural Relics Bureau? "
Cultural Relics Bureau?
Zhao Yu suddenly thought of the three old experts. Could it be that the three old experts had done extensive research on the Buddhist scriptures? The grave robbers kidnapped them to ask them to help study the Buddhist scriptures?
But … It shouldn't be just to study the Buddhist scriptures, right?
Could it be … All of this was for the Golden Buddha statues?
Zhao Yu quickly asked the chief of the attraction if he knew the legend of the Twelve Golden Buddha statues.
"I know! The Golden Buddha Temple got its name because of this. How could I not know? " The chief of the attraction nodded and said, "When the Golden Buddha Temple was rebuilt, the leaders suggested to replicate the Twelve Golden Buddha statues and worship them in the main hall! But the suggestion wasn't approved. In the end, it was changed to worship Sakyamuni! "
Then, the chief of the attraction told everyone about the legend, and it was exactly the same as what Li Xiusheng had said.
After hearing this, Zhao Yu suddenly thought of a possibility.
Could it be that the clue to finding the Twelve Golden Buddhas was hidden in these Buddhist scriptures?
Other than the lotus pond, there were also stone tablets with Buddhist scriptures on them! Also … on the walls of the prefect's tomb, there were also many Buddhist scriptures.
Could it be … that the tomb robbers were really looking for the Golden Buddha statues? Was it because the clue of the Golden Buddha was hidden in the Buddhist scriptures that they went through so much trouble? Even going so far as to rob tombs and kill people?
But …
Still not right?
Zhao Yu then thought that information like Buddhist scriptures could be found on the internet, not to mention in books. If the clues were really hidden in the scriptures, why would the grave robbers bother to drain the Lotus Pond?
Was there something different about the scriptures in the lotus pond?
Tsk tsk …
Looking at the ancient scriptures carved on the stone, Zhao Yu wondered if it was necessary to find an expert in scriptures to consult about them.
Just as Zhao Yu was pondering, his phone suddenly rang. Miao Ying had called him and told him two very important pieces of news.
The first piece of news was that through Miao Ying's secret investigation, she found information related to the Twelve Golden Buddhas in the three old experts' workrooms. Moreover, the information was all exclusive manuscripts that had never been published before!
According to the research of the three experts, the Twelve Golden Buddhas in the Golden Buddha Temple represented the Twelve Gods of Buddhism, also known as the Twelve Guardian Deities! They represented the heavens, the Dragon Ghost Deities, the constellations, the underworld officials, and so on. In ancient times, worshiping the Twelve Gods was to pray for good weather and to ward off disasters.
Besides, in their manuscripts, the size and height of the Twelve Golden Buddhas were recorded, as well as their hand-drawn images. According to the records, every Golden Buddha was fifty centimeters tall and twenty-five centimeters wide. The workmanship was exquisite, the shapes were different, and they were lifelike. Not only were the Buddha statues priceless, but their artistic attainments were also comparable to national treasures!
Among the many manuscripts, the earliest one could be traced back to twenty years ago. It could be seen that the three old experts had been researching the Golden Buddhas for almost half their lives!
However, even though they had achieved a certain level of research results, they had never revealed their research to the outside world. Even their families didn't know about it.
They were so secretive, so it was obvious that they had an ulterior motive!
As for the second piece of news, it was even more shocking.
Miao Ying had just received a piece of news, saying that there had been a theft case in the literature archive of the Cultural Relics Bureau. A portion of the Golden Stone Literature in Qinshan had been stolen!
What was even more shocking was that, as the thief had done it cleanly, by the time the staff found out, a long time had already passed.
After the police investigation, they found out that the information had been stolen twenty days ago. Even the surveillance hard drive of the archive had been switched!
Huh?!
Hearing such news, Zhao Yu was naturally shocked!
Another surveillance hard drive had been switched! The theft case of the archive and the Golden Buddha Temple were exactly the same. It was obvious that it was done by the same group of people!
What the archive had lost was the Golden Stone Literature, so there must have been some Buddhist scriptures!
Oh …
Suddenly, Zhao Yu seemed to have thought of something from the complicated case.
The grave robbers might have gotten some clues from the ancient tomb, so they went to the Cultural Relics Bureau to steal the information!
Maybe they didn't find it, or maybe the information in the Cultural Relics Bureau was incomplete, so they went to the Golden Buddha Temple to steal the ancient lotus pond and the stone tablet!
Tsk tsk …
Zhao Yu was speechless, and he was getting more and more excited!
This matter was getting more and more interesting! It was obvious that behind the Tomb Murder Case, there was a shocking treasure hunting case!
The three old experts might have been involved by chance, or they might have been the initiators!
Zhao Yu felt that, if the grave robbers and the old experts didn't have any concrete evidence, the Tomb Murder Case wouldn't have happened!
So, the legendary Twelve Golden Buddhas of Qinshan might not just be a legend?!
Aiya, my motherf * cker!
Suddenly, Zhao Yu had an evil thought that he had never had before. System bro! Why don't I open a "Dui" hexagram for fun tomorrow as well?
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