After leaving the warehouse, Toru Amuro breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well that both Miyano Akemi and himself had gone through hell tonight, and even Hanyu Kiyosu was probably the same.
Can Onmyoji stop sniper rifles and bombs?
Amuro Toru didn't know clearly.
The only thing that is clear is that at present, the future fate of himself and Akemi may largely depend on Hanyu Kiyosu.
As long as he shows enough power and enough mystery, everything can maintain a superficial calm.
In addition to finding out the limits of Hanyu Qing'an's abilities, it seems that I should do something to guide him.
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"So, the business of turning ashes into diamonds is not yet mature on the market?"
The next day, Hanyu Qing'an was scratching his head after listening to Tohru Amuro's report.
"Yes, some people have indeed heard of turning ashes into diamonds, but there is no company in the industry that has undertaken this kind of commission yet." Toru Amuro replied matter-of-factly.
"That's it..." Hanyu Qing'an thought for a while. This technology appeared in the 1950s and is not immature. So now there is just no one to engage in this market.
"Okay, I heard Xiaolan next door mention yesterday that Conan's kid always goes to the house of a doctor named A Li. That doctor seems to be a very powerful inventor. Let's go and visit together tomorrow.
"
Halfway through the conversation, there was a knock on the door.
"Excuse me, Mr. Hanyu, ah, and Mr. Amuro."
The person who came was Mao Lilan. Toru Amuro let her in. Hanyu Qingan smiled and said: "Welcome, welcome, but I was negligent. I didn't think of inviting you and Detective Mao Li to come over."
Mao Lilan was polite and said, "No, no, I'm presumptuous. It's mainly because there are some things I haven't figured out and I wanted to ask."
Hanyu Qing'an motioned to Mao Lilan to sit down and said, and the three of them sat on the sofa.
"What is it? If I knew, I would definitely tell you everything."
"It's about the "Maori Detective Factbook" you mentioned yesterday."
Mori Detective Casebook? Amuro Toru suddenly became curious. The reason why he was downstairs at Mori's house the day before yesterday was because he passed by here and suddenly remembered the legendary Mori senior in the police academy, so he was caught by Hanyu Kiyosu.
He had always thought that he would have the opportunity to know more about this senior in the future, and when he heard the senior's daughter mentioned this matter, he became interested.
"I roughly sorted out the entire process of solving the case last night, but suddenly I thought of a problem, which is the matter of ashes turned into diamonds."
Toru Amuro turned around and glanced at Hanyu Kiyosu. What a coincidence. They were still discussing this matter just now.
"Although I have heard of this kind of thing, shouldn't it be more traditional for Onmyoji to be buried? Like being laid to rest?" Mao Lilan looked confused.
Hanyu Qing'an nodded slightly. If we talk about the direct reason for this problem, it is of course that he does not have his own shrine now, so naturally he does not have his own cemetery for the client.
The number of cemeteries in Tokyo is very limited. He is new here and has no familiar people in the industry. He goes directly to those cemeteries that sell public use rights. Not only are the prices high, but he may have to wait in line for a long time.
"This question is simple to say simple but very complicated to say complex." Hanyu Qing'an thought for a moment and said, "If you are not busy, then let me tell you some things in the industry. It just so happens that Amuro is also
Let’s listen together and learn more about it.”
Mao Lilan nodded, "Sorry to trouble you, I just came back from school, there is nothing to do today."
"When I first met Detective Mori, I mentioned that the number of deaths in Tokyo every year is huge, and both funeral homes and crematoriums are overloaded. I didn't mention cemeteries at that time, but the situation is actually similar to the first two.
"
Hanyu Qing'an slowly said that he had indeed investigated carefully and was serious about work issues.
"Domestic cemeteries are allowed to be operated by private individuals. Commercial cemeteries are generally divided into two types: self-operated by Buddhist temples, and purely commercial park cemeteries, etc."
"The cemeteries in Buddhist temples are generally only provided to pilgrims who ask their abbot to chant sutras for salvation. The entire process from funeral to burial is packaged."
"There are actually quite few cemeteries that are purely commercial and that anyone can pay to use. Because most people are still more accustomed to traditional Buddhist burials, they go directly to Buddhist temples."
Mao Lilan and Amuro Toru looked surprised. They had never paid attention to these things and had no way of knowing about them.
“How tense are Tokyo’s cemeteries?”
"The price of the right to use a normal cemetery is much higher than that of a house in the surrounding areas of Tokyo. Therefore, some Tokyo locals with average family conditions have begun to choose cemeteries in surrounding villages and cities, or even directly buy land to build their own villas
The urn has been placed."
"In recent years, Japan's economy has continued to decline, but the price of cemeteries has been rising against the trend. Of course, this is actually normal. In a densely populated metropolis like Tokyo, land is limited, and there is more land available for cemeteries.
It is finite, but the dead...are endless."
These words shocked both Mao Lilan and Amuro Toru. This logic is actually very simple, but normal people rarely think about it.
The two little paper figures worked together to carry the tray and walked over. There were three cups of tea in the tray. Amuro Toru quickly reached out to help carry it to the coffee table and delivered it to Hanyu Qing'an and Mao Lilan.
"Ah, thank you." After thanking Mao Lilan, she held the warm porcelain cup and glanced curiously at the little paper man who hurried away.
"As for the onmyoji funeral tradition you mentioned, Xiaolan..." Hanyu Qing'an took a sip of black tea, "Where are there any real burials now? They have all been changed to cremations a long time ago."
As soon as these words came out, Mao Lilan suddenly realized that she subconsciously thought that burying the ashes in the cemetery was burial and tradition, but in fact, this had been reformed long ago.
Where is it allowed to bury the body directly in the ground now? If you stick to tradition, won't you die?
Many default traditional customs, if you look into the root of them, you will be surprised to find that their history is short and beyond imagination. It is easy to mistake things that you are accustomed to from birth to be the way they should be naturally.
"The change from burial to cremation caused a lot of trouble, so the current approach is actually just a suture-like compromise." Hanyu Qing'an shook his head.
"On the one hand, people are used to the practice of burial, and on the other hand, because the demand is huge, people in the cemetery industry are naturally not willing to let this demand disappear."
"In my opinion, the essence of funeral is to fulfill the wishes of the deceased and comfort the people's hearts. But in the end, the living person must be the most important thing. It is not advisable to pursue formality blindly."