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Case 7: Temple

The atmosphere inside the car was so quiet that the only sound was that of people breathing, just two people. Thup looked ahead before quickly looking down at the ground. The entrance door of the temple was decorated with beautiful painted designs along with letters saying the name "Wat Shantithamwararam". But what Thup's eyes saw was not only the beautiful Sambhavesi, but the ghosts that are in the same condition as death, crawling and some floating in front of the car. When the car entered, some spirits slowly fled, until the car stopped in front of the chapel. The golden roof shone brighter in the light, the temple was very beautiful, and the area was large.

"Are you going to wait in the car?" Singha asked, as he unbuckled his seat belt. The seated young man slowly raised his head, and extended his hand to grab the inspector's shirt. Although the car's air conditioning was cold, both his forehead and the young man's temples were dotted with sweat.

"Inspector, can I ask you something?" Thup's shaking hands and scared expression made things suspicious.

"What?"

"Can you please not leave me alone?" The young man raised his head and looked at Singha with pleading eyes.

"If you don't hurry up and follow me, I will really leave you," Singha finished speaking, got out of the car and left. The young man took a deep breath, and ran after him, until he caught up with him.

The young man walked holding the other's shirt the entire way.

In the afternoon there are not many people around the temple. Silence and religious places go hand in hand. The wind blows through the leaves.

Some branches swayed, others rubbed against each other until they screamed. It is considered a place of tranquility. For people who need shelter it is also the final place for the dead. All the way through the temple, Thop could only look at the monkeys' feet. Because just by looking up, he could see the spirits that refused to disappear, reappearing around the temple area, some crawling on the ground, some floating endlessly. Grandpa once said that the soul that is still alive is the soul that has not yet found peace. There may be things that are still of concern or impurities that cannot be removed. These souls can still find a way to break their wishes, but some of them still live because of revenge, others do not wish to be reborn, and want to be avoided.

Singha suddenly stopped walking, causing the distracted figure to crash into his back.

The young man walked with his chin almost touching his chest, and did not notice when the other stopped.

"Oh I'm sorry."

"If you walk like that, everyone will think you're attracted to me."

"Inspector, don't say things like that! If someone hears it, they may misunderstand." Thup quickly looked up, turning left and right with a panicked expression.

"That's silly. You are stuck to me, you are almost like an extension of my body. Besides, if this world has a soul like you say, then I have one too, right? A soul would not attack this body, if there are others, don't worry. Has no sense."

Thup could only blink. Because I've never seen anyone say anything like that before. Is that why the ghosts didn't come near him? He really admired the inspector, because he saw how the surrounding spirits sought refuge when they saw him pass.

"Khaoyom, what are you doing here?" A monk of about forty or fifty years old passed by and came out of a cubicle to greet them.

"Blessings, Father. I have something to ask."

" A query? What is the problem?"

"During this time, new monks entered the temple. Or did they accept new children here?"