Hong Kong, a bustling modern metropolis.
He had the peak that civilization could reach, and inevitably, he also had the freaks that modern civilization bred. Gangsters, killers, swindlers, thieves, prostitutes... They mingled in the vast sea of people, waiting for the night to fall, because night was their paradise.
Naturally, what they did was not to be seen in the light. Fighting, murder, robbery, theft, seduction, pimping, drugs... these businesses nourished the people who lived in the dark.
The Hong Kong Museum welcomed groups of visitors every day as usual. There were especially many visitors in the past two days because the Chinese Buddhist cultural relics exhibition was being held in the museum. All kinds of Buddhist cultural relics from the Jin Dynasty to the modern era were rarely gathered together for everyone to visit and admire.
"Everyone, please take a look. This cabinet contains the sarira of Master Xuanzang, who went to India back then, which is now India, to obtain Buddhist scriptures. It has always been kept in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. This is the first time it has been opened to the public.”The tour guide pointed to a small dark red bead in the glass cabinet in the center of the exhibition hall and introduced it to everyone.
Everyone cried out in surprise and went forward to examine it carefully. This sarira was no more than two centimeters in diameter, like a glass marble. Its entire body was dark red and occasionally emitted a trace of luster. Everyone looked at it and clicked their tongues in wonder.
"Miss, I heard that because monks don't eat meat and eat tofu every day, the calcium in tofu accumulates in the body, so it forms round beads after cremation. They are called sariras.”A boy asked from the crowd.
The tour guide was stunned, but she immediately recovered and replied,"This is just a guess of others. We don't know the exact situation. Regardless of the composition of the sariras, they were all treasures in Buddhism and were unquestionable.”
The man who spoke shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.
The degree of development of a city did not depend on how tall the buildings were or how many cars it had, but on how rich its nightlife was. He didn't know who said this, but he definitely had a deep understanding of the nature of the city. The more developed a city was, the more rigid and lonely it would be during the day. Everyone worked hard to survive. Only at night would people's long-suppressed enthusiasm and personality burst out. At this time, the city was the most active.
The place that was deserted during the day was bustling with traffic. Places that were bustling during the day would often fall into a silent slumber at night.
It was still daytime in the museum, but at this time, it was gray and only a faint light was emitted from inside. Tang Zhong put away the telescope, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and muttered to himself,"I'm such an excellent thief, but I'm here to steal a stone marble. It's really a waste of talent. If it weren't for the one million yuan, I really wouldn't have taken this job. I really don't know what those guys are thinking. A small stone is worth so much money!”Judging from his tone, he was the man who spoke at the museum during the day.
He didn't slow down at all. He was now on the top of a tall building next to the museum, only a few dozen meters away from the top of the museum. He took out a crossbow-like launcher from his backpack and aimed it at a window below. He pressed the trigger. With a whoosh, an arrow-like thing with a black tail flew straight to the opposite side. With a soft sound, it nailed itself to the wall above the window.
Tang Zhong pulled hard a few times and tested the strength. Then, he tied the black steel wire firmly to a pole on the roof. He took out the glider and put it on the steel wire. With a slight kick, his body slid quickly toward the museum as if he was flying in the air.
In just a moment, Tang Zhong had already arrived at the window. The window was half open. Tang Zhong took the opportunity to jump into the museum through the window. He rolled a few times on the ground to dissipate the force of his charge. He rolled over and stood up. He could not help but grin. It was very smooth!
The sarira was in the hall of the museum. Tang Zhong had been here once, so he was familiar with it. After a while, after dodging several infrared cameras and two detection nets, he came to the exhibition hall that he had visited during the day. Under the pale yellow night light, the sarira emitted a dark red light, which was completely emitted from the inside out.
Tang Zhong didn't have time to care about this. In this line of work, the key was speed. He took out a small instrument from his bag and placed it above the glass box. This instrument was a bit like a compass. One end was a suction cup that was attached to the box, and the other end was a blade of a cutting machine. He gently drew a circle on the box, and the three-centimeter-thick glass was easily cut open.
Tang Zhong smiled slightly. Just as he was about to lift the glass in the middle, he realized that the glass emitted a soft sound, like a box falling. At the same time, a sharp alarm sounded in the hall.
“fuck!”Tang Zhong cursed. He didn't expect that this glass box would actually be pumped into a vacuum. Once there was a crack, the outside air would change the air pressure in the box, and the alarm would immediately sound.
However, time did not allow him to think too much. He put his hand into the glass box, grabbed the sarira, and ran back the way he came. If he could reach the place he had just entered within a minute, he still had hope of escaping.
Fortunately, the entrance was on the second floor. If he was fast, it was not impossible to reach it in a minute. He could not care less about the infrared cameras and ran wildly. In thirty seconds, he climbed up the stairs to the second floor. Just as he was about to run to the room he came in, he saw two figures in front of him blocking his way. Their bare heads were particularly dazzling.
Tang Zhong didn't have time to talk nonsense. He punched one of them in the face and kicked the other in the lower abdomen. He had learned Muay Thai and Sanda for a few years and was quite confident in his kung fu. He just wanted to knock down the two people in front of him and then seize the time to escape.
However, something unexpected happened. The punch that was aimed at his face suddenly lost its target and hit nothing. Although the kick to the lower abdomen hit the target, it felt like kicking a sponge, soft and weak.
Tang Zhong lost his balance and fell to the ground. Only then did he see clearly that the two people in front of him had a few scars on their heads and were wearing coarse monk robes. They were actually two monks!
"Amitabha!" One of the monks said," Patron, please return the sarira in your hand to us. We won't make things difficult for you."”
"Return it to you?" Tang Zhong stood up and said," That's fine too. As long as you can give me one million, I'll immediately return it to you!”
The two monks were stunned and said awkwardly,""We've been cultivating our entire lives, how could we have so much money?”
Tang Zhong shrugged his shoulders and said," Then it's none of my business. I urgently need money, so I came to steal some things and sell them for money. You don't have money, so how can I return the sarira to you?"”At this moment, there was a commotion of footsteps coming from downstairs. Tang Zhong knew that there was no time. He looked at the two monks in front of him and smiled bitterly."Masters, is this stone that important to you?”
A monk replied," This is not a stone. It is the relic of Master Xuanzang, who went to India to obtain scriptures. It is the treasure of our White Horse Temple. How can we let you take it away?"”
Tang Zhong's expression became mournful."Temple treasure? Alright, since I'm about to be captured, I'll let your temple's treasure accompany me!”After saying that, he grabbed the sarira in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, swallowing it with a gulp.
"Patron, you can't!" The two monks cried out in shock, but it was already too late. The sarira that was flashing with red light had already been swallowed by Tang Zhong.
The two monks and the security guard who came up the stairs saw a shocking scene. A burst of dazzling red light was emitted from Tang Zhong's body, so piercing that everyone could not open their eyes. After a moment, the red light retreated. When they looked at Tang Zhong's position, there was no one else.
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Hong Kong, a bustling modern metropolis.
He had the peak that civilization could reach, and inevitably, he also had the freaks that modern civilization bred. Gangsters, killers, swindlers, thieves, prostitutes... They mingled in the vast sea of people, waiting for the night to fall, because night was their paradise.
Naturally, what they did was not to be seen in the light. Fighting, murder, robbery, theft, seduction, pimping, drugs... these businesses nourished the people who lived in the dark.
The Hong Kong Museum welcomed groups of visitors every day as usual. There were especially many visitors in the past two days because the Chinese Buddhist cultural relics exhibition was being held in the museum. All kinds of Buddhist cultural relics from the Jin Dynasty to the modern era were rarely gathered together for everyone to visit and admire.
"Everyone, please take a look. This cabinet contains the sarira of Master Xuanzang, who went to India back then, which is now India, to obtain Buddhist scriptures. It has always been kept in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. This is the first time it has been opened to the public.”The tour guide pointed to a small dark red bead in the glass cabinet in the center of the exhibition hall and introduced it to everyone.
Everyone cried out in surprise and went forward to examine it carefully. This sarira was no more than two centimeters in diameter, like a glass marble. Its entire body was dark red and occasionally emitted a trace of luster. Everyone looked at it and clicked their tongues in wonder.
"Miss, I heard that because monks don't eat meat and eat tofu every day, the calcium in tofu accumulates in the body, so it forms round beads after cremation. They are called sariras.”A boy asked from the crowd.
The tour guide was stunned, but she immediately recovered and replied,"This is just a guess of others. We don't know the exact situation. Regardless of the composition of the sariras, they were all treasures in Buddhism and were unquestionable.”
The man who spoke shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.
The degree of development of a city did not depend on how tall the buildings were or how many cars it had, but on how rich its nightlife was. He didn't know who said this, but he definitely had a deep understanding of the nature of the city. The more developed a city was, the more rigid and lonely it would be during the day. Everyone worked hard to survive. Only at night would people's long-suppressed enthusiasm and personality burst out. At this time, the city was the most active.
The place that was deserted during the day was bustling with traffic. Places that were bustling during the day would often fall into a silent slumber at night.
It was still daytime in the museum, but at this time, it was gray and only a faint light was emitted from inside. Tang Zhong put away the telescope, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and muttered to himself,"I'm such an excellent thief, but I'm here to steal a stone marble. It's really a waste of talent. If it weren't for the one million yuan, I really wouldn't have taken this job. I really don't know what those guys are thinking. A small stone is worth so much money!”Judging from his tone, he was the man who spoke at the museum during the day.
He didn't slow down at all. He was now on the top of a tall building next to the museum, only a few dozen meters away from the top of the museum. He took out a crossbow-like launcher from his backpack and aimed it at a window below. He pressed the trigger. With a whoosh, an arrow-like thing with a black tail flew straight to the opposite side. With a soft sound, it nailed itself to the wall above the window.
Tang Zhong pulled hard a few times and tested the strength. Then, he tied the black steel wire firmly to a pole on the roof. He took out the glider and put it on the steel wire. With a slight kick, his body slid quickly toward the museum as if he was flying in the air.
In just a moment, Tang Zhong had already arrived at the window. The window was half open. Tang Zhong took the opportunity to jump into the museum through the window. He rolled a few times on the ground to dissipate the force of his charge. He rolled over and stood up. He could not help but grin. It was very smooth!
The sarira was in the hall of the museum. Tang Zhong had been here once, so he was familiar with it. After a while, after dodging several infrared cameras and two detection nets, he came to the exhibition hall that he had visited during the day. Under the pale yellow night light, the sarira emitted a dark red light, which was completely emitted from the inside out.
Tang Zhong didn't have time to care about this. In this line of work, the key was speed. He took out a small instrument from his bag and placed it above the glass box. This instrument was a bit like a compass. One end was a suction cup that was attached to the box, and the other end was a blade of a cutting machine. He gently drew a circle on the box, and the three-centimeter-thick glass was easily cut open.
Tang Zhong smiled slightly. Just as he was about to lift the glass in the middle, he realized that the glass emitted a soft sound, like a box falling. At the same time, a sharp alarm sounded in the hall.
“fuck!”Tang Zhong cursed. He didn't expect that this glass box would actually be pumped into a vacuum. Once there was a crack, the outside air would change the air pressure in the box, and the alarm would immediately sound.
However, time did not allow him to think too much. He put his hand into the glass box, grabbed the sarira, and ran back the way he came. If he could reach the place he had just entered within a minute, he still had hope of escaping.
Fortunately, the entrance was on the second floor. If he was fast, it was not impossible to reach it in a minute. He could not care less about the infrared cameras and ran wildly. In thirty seconds, he climbed up the stairs to the second floor. Just as he was about to run to the room he came in, he saw two figures in front of him blocking his way. Their bare heads were particularly dazzling.
Tang Zhong didn't have time to talk nonsense. He punched one of them in the face and kicked the other in the lower abdomen. He had learned Muay Thai and Sanda for a few years and was quite confident in his kung fu. He just wanted to knock down the two people in front of him and then seize the time to escape.
However, something unexpected happened. The punch that was aimed at his face suddenly lost its target and hit nothing. Although the kick to the lower abdomen hit the target, it felt like kicking a sponge, soft and weak.
Tang Zhong lost his balance and fell to the ground. Only then did he see clearly that the two people in front of him had a few scars on their heads and were wearing coarse monk robes. They were actually two monks!
"Amitabha!" One of the monks said," Patron, please return the sarira in your hand to us. We won't make things difficult for you."”
"Return it to you?" Tang Zhong stood up and said," That's fine too. As long as you can give me one million, I'll immediately return it to you!”
The two monks were stunned and said awkwardly,""We've been cultivating our entire lives, how could we have so much money?”
Tang Zhong shrugged his shoulders and said," Then it's none of my business. I urgently need money, so I came to steal some things and sell them for money. You don't have money, so how can I return the sarira to you?"”At this moment, there was a commotion of footsteps coming from downstairs. Tang Zhong knew that there was no time. He looked at the two monks in front of him and smiled bitterly."Masters, is this stone that important to you?”
A monk replied," This is not a stone. It is the relic of Master Xuanzang, who went to India to obtain scriptures. It is the treasure of our White Horse Temple. How can we let you take it away?"”
Tang Zhong's expression became mournful."Temple treasure? Alright, since I'm about to be captured, I'll let your temple's treasure accompany me!”After saying that, he grabbed the sarira in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, swallowing it with a gulp.
"Patron, you can't!" The two monks cried out in shock, but it was already too late. The sarira that was flashing with red light had already been swallowed by Tang Zhong.
The two monks and the security guard who came up the stairs saw a shocking scene. A burst of dazzling red light was emitted from Tang Zhong's body, so piercing that everyone could not open their eyes. After a moment, the red light retreated. When they looked at Tang Zhong's position, there was no one else.
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