Overview
Chan, a senior monk, tells a story about his past how a group of bandits robbed his house and raped his wife so he decided to become an outlaw himself. His notoriety made him a wanted man and he decided to hide in the forest where he met a wandering monk and decided to surrender all his loot. But the monk was then found savagely murdered and the loot stolen. Who was the culprit?
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