"But it was too dark, and those few people weren't carrying lanterns, so I couldn't see clearly who they were. It seemed like there were about four of them!"
After hearing this report from the little novice monk, all the monks present furrowed their brows.
Hui Mu said, "Brother Hui Gen, in the dead of night, it's unlikely that anyone would come to offer incense and worship the Buddha, right? I'm afraid there's something fishy going on! And this scene here is not meant to be seen by outsiders."
"If it were one or two people, it might be okay, but with three or four people, it's quite possible that one of them could be lucky enough to escape. Once the Imperial Surveillance Commission learns about it..."
"Enough," Abbot Hui Gen interrupted, "Take this donor to the side room immediately, clean up the bloodstains on the ground, and gag his mouth to prevent him from shouting."
