The monk’s Buddhist name was Guankong, and his secular name was Li Wei. He was the child who went to play by the river with Xu Cui.

Xu Cui fell into the river, and one of the seven or eight children present suggested, "Let's go home."

After Li Wei returned, he told his parents hesitantly, "Xu Cui from the next village fell into the river. She was swept away by the water. Should we save her?"

"I'll go find out."

Li Wei's parents found out that several parents were planning to brush the matter off.

The river was very turbulent, and there was a small waterfall at the lower reaches, and then it would flow into an underground river. Xu Cui was afraid that there would be no trace of her body, so she simply pretended that she had never gone to the river to play.

Li Wei's parents got the news and immediately said to their son when they saw him: "Just pretend that nothing happened and that you didn't go to the river to play. Got it?"

Li Wei later met the policeman, who easily tricked him into telling the truth. Xu Cui fell into the water.

The police put a lot of effort into the river, organizing special personnel to carry out salvage and to conduct investigations in shallow water areas.

When Li Wei saw the huge momentum, he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful. With so many people trying so hard to find Xu Cui, would they be able to find her?

"What happened to Xu Cui?"

The policeman said: "If you had reported the case earlier, there might have been a way. Now it's too late. I'm afraid the body can't be found."

Li Wei still remembers the restrained, condemning look of the uncle in the hat.

The policeman must be very angry. They took Xu Cui out to play, but after Xu Cui fell into the water, they did not tell her family the news, thus delaying the best time to rescue Xu Cui.

Because he was a child, the policeman could not say anything unpleasant. He just gave him a look that was hard to describe and full of condemnation.

This look was like a slap in the face, slapping him hard in the face.

Yes, the other kids backed off, but why didn’t he have any opinion of his own? He was also one of the older kids among them, so why did he follow what others said?

He killed Xu Cui, that was a life.

Li Wei had a fever for several days and spent his days in a daze.

When he felt a little better, he remembered that Xu Cui's parents came to ask for money, and they argued for a long time over a few hundred yuan.

That was a human life, a life was lost, and they were quarreling here, getting embarrassed over a little money.

In the end, the parents compromised. They complained to Li Wei for a long time and asked Li Wei not to think about Xu Cui because they had already paid the compensation.

How could Li Wei not think of Xu Cui? Especially when he saw Mrs. Wu, who had aged a lot, he felt a heavy burden in his heart.

Xu Cui's death was something he could not let go of. He no longer ran around and played in the village, but spent more time on studying. Li Wei's parents felt that this change in their son couldn't be better.

Li Wei's grades improved, but his personality became increasingly silent.

When he was in his third year of high school, his good friend suggested that he could study psychology in college. When Li Wei filled out his application, he also wanted to go to the psychology department of a top 2 university. However, after asking around, Li Wei's parents thought that this major was not good and had no future. Li Wei had good grades and was suitable for finance.

Li Wei was forced to change his major to finance.

Li Wei had been studying in the Finance Department for less than two years when he began to learn Buddhism. When he graduated, Li Wei's parents still thought that their son would earn a high salary in a big city, but what shocked his parents was that he wanted to become a monk.

There are certain requirements for becoming a monk in a large temple these days. One needs the consent of one's parents before one can officially become a monk.

Li Wei's parents still want their son to make money, get married and continue the family line, so how could they be willing to let Li Wei become a monk?

After making a fuss for a long time, it was useless. Li Wei was determined. He refused to be allowed to become a monk, so he lived in various temples across the country and studied Buddhism devoutly.

Li Wei's parents finally gave in and allowed Li Wei to practice Buddhism near their home.

This time, Zhang Yipian brought Grandma Wu to the village for a live broadcast and was discovered by the villagers. Li Wei's mother hurried over to let Li Wei watch the live broadcast.

Li Wei also came over.

In fact, Li Wei could accept the fact that his parents did not allow him to become a monk. He felt that becoming a monk would only bring him some temporary peace of mind. He always missed Xu Cui in his heart.

His intention of worshipping Buddha was not pure. He was just trying to escape and make the crying of the child in his heart that year quieter.

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Li Wei's mother, the monk Guankong, old lady Wu, and Zhang Yipang followed Losangsang's instructions, crossed the creek where Xu Cui fell into the water, walked along the river, and soon saw a dilapidated temple with little incense.

The statues in this temple are not traditional gods or Buddhas, but a man with long flowing hair, starry eyes, and sword-like eyebrows who looks quite young.

The locals would not burn incense for him, because they did not know which deity he was, but Lai Ertou from the village always burned incense for him.

Old Mrs. Wu stood aside holding her cell phone, while Guankong and Zhang followed Luosangsang's instructions and pushed open the clay statue heavily, revealing a staircase leading downwards.

There was a bag of cement next to the statue. Obviously if the connection had been made a little later, it might have been covered with cement.

When Grandma Wu saw the stairs leading down, she couldn't hold back any longer. Was her granddaughter right there below?

When her son and Zhang Yibian were about to leave, Sun Xiaofeng took the initiative to stop them.

Sun Xiaofeng used to be a woman who obeyed her husband exclusively. But ever since her son started wanting to become a monk, she gradually began to reflect on her mistakes.

The importance of this girl Xu Cui became increasingly important in Sun Xiaofeng's heart. Now that Sun Xiaofeng saw that Xu Cui was really still alive, she also actively participated in it.

Sun Xiaofeng thought, what if Xu Cui was down there, would she have any clothes on?

"The old lady and I will go downstairs. We won't take our cell phones with us."

[No, no, the child wants to go down and see too! ]

[What nonsense are you talking about? It's obvious that there might be people and things that are not suitable to be in the photo. ]

[Want to protect the victim's privacy? I can't support it. The phone is right there. ]

Luosangsang asked Guankong and Zhang to be careful because Lai Ertou might come back at any time. He had a limp, but he was still very strong.

However, Luosangsang was not too worried about Guankong and Zhang Yipang. If Zhang Yipang was alone, it might be a little dangerous. But Guankong was a warrior monk, let alone one Lai Ertou, even ten of them would not be his match.

Sun Xiaofeng took out her mobile phone and turned on the camera light. She walked in front and Old Lady Wu walked behind, and the two of them walked into the tunnel.

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