Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1487 1159. Confused Clues Changzai Temple

The banquet ended early.

Lan En and Wuming wanted to go back to their rooms to rest. Hanbei said that he would check the household registration information all night and give the results to Lan En tomorrow morning.

And the fluff ball and the unicorn also received high-standard hospitality from Ando Morinari.

They also had rooms in the castle tower. The attendants who led them also looked astonished when they came in from outside the house.

Just like Ando Morinari, although this world has guardian spirits, which can be called the power of "gods and Buddhas" descending to the world, under normal circumstances, ordinary people cannot see or hear them.

On the contrary, the monsters and evil spirits that directly invade the human world, these vicious things, don't care whether you ordinary people can see them or not, they will kill and eat them when you meet them.

Therefore, the chances of ordinary people seeing monsters and evil spirits are far greater than the chances of seeing the real "gods and Buddhas".

As for the flannel ball and the unicorn, these creatures look extraordinary, but their temperament is either cute or noble. It can be said that ordinary people have little chance to see them once in their lifetime.

They are basically treated as myths and legends.

And this attitude also made Lan En feel a little relieved.

It seems that this world is at least not the kind of world where if you encounter something you have never seen before, you will directly treat it as a monster and cannot communicate or explain it.

In this way, it seems that he only needs to talk about it when he takes the flannel ball and the unicorn out, and the rest will not be a problem.

It seems that Mentos is quite happy because his job has been taken away.

Although Hanbei also has super memory and the ability to analyze quickly because of Bai Ze's guardian spirit, can he perform real-time analysis and research assistance in battle beside Lan En?

Not at all! So Mentos is happy and relaxed, without any sense of crisis.

After the banquet, after Wuming stared at them for a long time with a strange look, as if to say, "You are not really some big shot who has been exiled overseas, are you?", they still slept well at night under the self-control of excellent warriors.

As the two of them gradually raised their bodies to a state of combat readiness, they slept until dawn.

When the sky outside the castle tower was slightly bright, Lan En opened his eyes at the right time.

"You finally woke up." Wuming's calm voice came to his ears. "You are really not alert enough."

"No, isn't it good to relax a little when there is no danger?" Lan En propped himself up and smiled to the side, "Besides, we are acquaintances, right? And we are also in the same line of work, so there is no need to put on such a business expression for me."

In the dim Japanese-style room, Wuming, who was already dressed neatly and sitting cross-legged to organize his weapons.

His originally cold face suddenly froze, and then he subconsciously turned his head away, not looking at the demon hunter who had just gotten up and was stretching his shoulders beside him.

Whether it is a demon hunter or a demon hunter, it seems that they all have the professional habit of putting on a cold face to customers in order to avoid trouble.

So Wuming's expression is still quite indifferent in normal times.

But after getting to know her for a long time, or not too long, you can know that this is a simple and kind girl.

She is quite easy to understand.

"Don't, don't talk about such boring things!" Wuming said with disdain. "Think about how to deal with those [filth] first! That's a matter of life and death!"

"Totally agree."

Lan En said as he stood up, put on his coat and prepared to put on armor.

Amid the clanging of [Smaug's] armor parts, a polite knock came from outside the sliding door of the Japanese-style room.

"Come in." Lan En fastened the armor buckle and greeted without raising his head.

The sliding door opened with a friction sound, and Takenaka Hanbei was already kneeling at the door to greet him.

"I wonder if you are satisfied with the hospitality last night. My father and I have been worried about whether the guests have had a good rest."

It seems that the seriousness and sharpness of last night were just a short illusion. Takenaka Hanbei, who appeared in front of Lan En again, became the gentle and polite young warrior again.

"Forget the polite words. We are not precious bodies. We can withstand any torment."

The demon hunter said decisively amid the "click" sound of the armor buckle being tightened.

"It seems that you have worked hard all night? I really trouble you. Is there any result?"

Takenaka Hanbei's gentle expression can't help but smile bitterly: "I was indeed busy all night last night, and it can indeed be called 'trouble'."

"According to what you two said, I began to track the incident with a longer time span and more twists and turns."

"This makes the workload far beyond my expectations. But at the same time, I have to say that I also understand the horror of this special [filth] more!"

Wuming put the well-maintained naginata sickle against the wall, and Lan En was still wearing armor alone, but although the two had different movements, they were frowning and listening to Takenaka Hanbei's investigation results last night.

Hanbei's face sank, and his tone was: "If my shorthand and analysis are correct, then this [filth] has spread more and farther in Iwamura Castle than what you two have investigated."

"When Dosan stole the country."

It is a fact that Saito Dosan stole Mino Province by overthrowing his superiors. However, as a samurai loyal to the lord, Takenaka Hanbei's loyalty made him unable to say anything, but at the same time he could not ignore it.

A samurai must be loyal to his master, but the object of his loyalty itself came to power by violating the samurai spirit.

This is a contradiction that the Mino samurai could never get rid of mentally, nor could they justify themselves.

Hanbei was slightly stuck because of this contradiction, but he finally spoke fluently.

"The number of those remnants who were purged was not large. At that time, monks and priests were invited to perform a large-scale purification ceremony."

"But then."

"The merchant who bought the original land of the remnants at a low price and built an inn on it suddenly went crazy one night and burned his guests and his entire family to death."

"The child of a distant relative of the merchant suddenly went crazy three years after the inn was burned. He was arrested and thrown into a cell and committed suicide in the cell."

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"And one of the jailers in that cell was transferred to Inabayama Castle five months ago, and fell off a cliff on a rainy night."

After Hanbei finished speaking calmly and rationally, there was silence in the room.

Wuming's mouth opened uncontrollably.

Even the sound of Lan En putting on his armor stopped for a while before re-echoing in the Japanese-style room.

"This is just one of the links in the chain of the spread of [filth] that I have traced, and it is not the deepest one."

"'You can't ask about it, and you can't contact it. Even if you just get to the bottom of it, there will be retribution.' When most of us didn't notice it, there was already a piece of advice that was circulated privately without knowing when."

"To be honest, when we got to this point, even my father-in-law was scared."

Hanbei raised his head. He had dark circles under his eyes and looked like he was already very exhausted.

It can be imagined that even with Bai Ze's guardian spirit, he had a brain advantage.

However, the intricate and inconspicuous clues and connections in the files, as well as the super long time line spanning more than ten years, made the difficulty of sorting out the information suddenly soar!

For example, the line that Hanbei picked out, it is estimated that even if it takes eighteen turns in the file, it may not be possible to match the relationship between the characters.

"But since you're here, it means you should have finished your investigation, or at least have a rough idea, right?"

Lan En looked up at Hanbei who was kneeling at the door.

The young warrior was hesitant at this moment.

"It's Changzai Temple."

"Changzai Temple?" Lan En immediately recalled the information he got from Wuming's client's family.

When their family had a miscarriage, they asked the wandering monks of Changzai Temple to perform a ritual to purify the [residue].

"Among the powerful families that were eliminated in Iwamura City at that time, the largest family offered a scroll of women's paintings to the Changzai Temple in the name of worshiping Buddha and praying for rebirth before the execution, which was recorded."

"After the execution, the things or people in the other families also had disputes with the Changzai Temple. This is the earliest and most unified clue I have found."

"But I think this temple in Mino should not be simple?" Lan En had resumed his speed of putting on armor at this time, and the not-so-fast but very steady "click" sound continued.

"Otherwise you shouldn't be hesitant, Hanbei."

"Suck~" The young warrior subconsciously took a deep breath, and then said heavily, "Just as you think."

"Sir Lan En, Changzai Temple is the temple where Master Dosan became a monk!"

"Huh?!" Even Wuming, who had a cold expression, couldn't help but make a sound of surprise at this time.

Saito Dosan, the viper of Mino.

In this chaotic world that started with the Onin War, he first stole a country by means of overthrowing his superiors and became the lord of the country.

His cruelty and planning made daimyo from all over the country feel terrified even outside Mino Province.

Not to mention Mino Province, which was completely controlled by him.

Since defeating the original lord, the counterattack of the coalition forces of the Toki clan and the Owari Oda clan, his control has been absolute.