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DEAR: COPS RAIDED THE TEMPLE
THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY OF SACRED OBJECTS
{an8}THE BELIEVERS
Where is your other friend?
We haven't talked in a while.
If he doesn't surrender, his charge will worsen.
These are your rights.
Have a look.
What's your duty at the temple?
Do you know your punishment will be reduced if you confess?
I have nothing to say.
Can I wait for my lawyer?
Feel free to get a lawyer.
Got one?
You know, your friend already confessed everything.
What is this all about?
Do you realize you've become one of those scammers?
Let me put it this way. Before this,
those three
used to run an NFT game company,
but their business failed.
I assume they came to the temple
with a hidden motive to gain benefit,
like embezzling the temple's money to pay off their debt.
And most importantly, those people
are involved in a drug case.
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What is it this time?
It's about the drug case.
Isn't it over yet?
So have you arrested Chaiyong?
We have received more evidence,
but we can't reveal it yet as it may affect the case.
I'd like to ask you to gather the temple's income and expense accounts,
the list of board members,
and all the financial documents for me.
Is he not better at all?
The doctor said blood disease patients are immunodeficient.
His condition has fluctuated since the last time you saw him.
But then again, all conditioned things are impermanent.
Has he been conscious or responsive at all?
Father. The police are here.
He can only make incomprehensible noises in his throat.
Does the abbot have any personal bank accounts?
Probably in the safe back there.
Could you open it and show me?
It's his personal item. I don't know the combination.
Then I'll have to confiscate the safe for investigation.
Do you have any bank accounts?
Can you?
Sir.
Hi, officers.
Mr. Akkarachai's father?
Yes. Is my son okay?
Is he home?
No, he's been out for work and hasn't come home for many days.
What is it? What happened?
You've been to Phummaram Temple, right?
I asked someone to buy several Pra Peung Luang amulets,
but I didn't go there myself.
Are you sure?
The Kietthara family is listed as a major donor of the temple.
What does this have to do with my son?
Did he commit a crime?
Mr. Akkarachai is suspected of being involved in a drug case
and using the temple for money laundering.
Shit.
- Hey. - Game.
Many policemen came. Where are you?
Calm down, all right?
What'd you do? What the fuck do you mean "calm down?" Where are you?
Upcountry. I'll clear this up when I'm back home, okay?
What's with Phummaram Temple? Have you done some fucked up shit?
I need to go.
Take care of Dad and Mom.
Send me your location now.
Game. Think things through before you do anything.
Do you suspect me too?
You were ordained at a forest temple for a decade.
Why did you suddenly become a city temple monk?
What could the reason be if not money?
I...
intend to spread Buddhism widely,
and the three of them have always been supportive of me.
I could see their good intentions.
These three, you mean?
Do you truly believe
that these three came to the temple because they wanted to support Buddhism?
Where'd the money come from?
From last month's merit-making.
That will be all for today.
But if I need further information, I may invite you to the station.
Of course. I'll do anything I can do to help.
Thank you for your cooperation.
All done, bro.
See you at the station.
MONK EKACHAI: I TOOK CARE OF TANG ISSUE WANT TO COME AND TALK?
{an8}I heard you had already returned to the forest temple.
What was the reason you came back here?
I wanted to come back and help the temple out...
when it was in trouble.
Why?
Could it be that you have a personal relationship with those three?
Since the drug case,
fewer people have been coming to the temple,
so the temple had to organize activities
to attract the people back.
So you decided to join them in making sacred objects?
You can say so.
Is a forest monk like you obsessed with material things too?
It's a strategy
to make people come back to the temple.
The revenue will be used
to fund the ongoing construction of the retreat pavilion.
Venerable.
Do you know how much more money was made from selling sacred objects
than what the cost of building the pavilion was?
If you're really not involved in this,
please give me your cooperation
in telling us everything
to help with the case.
I don't really know the background and details of this.
But I believe that
none of them has bad intentions.
Oh, wow.
You still won't believe me
when I say those three are evil.
They've been using you the whole time.
All three of them?
With all the allegations you're putting on me, do you have any evidence?
Let me ask you one thing.
Why did you suddenly choose a small, unknown temple like the Phummaram Temple?
Famous temples receive a lot of donations.
What's wrong with choosing a small temple?
Wasn't it because it's an ideal drug dealing spot?
You can think and say whatever you like,
but as a police officer, you should know that imagination alone won't do the trick.
Then let me tell you my imagination.
What if the truth is
you all came to sell drugs
and tried to launder your dirty money?
Otherwise, how would an unknown temple have become this prosperous?
What's strange about people making merit?
Don't you know how much Thai people crave merit?
You said all that, but the temple's accounts are transparent and verifiable.
Have you checked?
You must be confident that you've moved money without any trace.
Want some water?
Not only did you sell drugs,
you also deceived people.
What are you talking about?
The sacred objects.
Every temple sells those.
People are willing to pay to buy their peace of mind.
How is this deception?
What's this?
{an8}Do you know him?
After the accident, I was hospitalized.
A man and a woman came in and offered me this amulet with 200,000 baht in cash.
They asked me to tell the reporters that I survived because of...
The security cameras at the hospital
weren't broken.
They captured it all.
I could immediately tell who those two people were.
Do you know advertising?
When we make products, we have to do marketing.
We look for actors, influencers, or celebrities to promote them.
You think they really use the products?
If you say this is deception,
then all the products in this world are violating this law.
You're good at provoking people. I like you.
It's fun talking to you.
Don't let me find out
that you were the one who pushed the truck into a ditch.
The police said...
you all...
exploited the temple for money.
You sold drugs in the temple
and made up stories
to deceive people.
It's not true, right?
Or have you...
been used by them as well?
And you...
who are proficient...
and skillful...
with a future ahead of you,
what did you do this for?
I suppose you must have used me as well.
I'm sorry.
Is my lawyer here yet?
You think a lawyer can help you?
You devil scumbag.
Leeching off religion.
Isn't it normal?
If it's really illegal, can you arrest us all?
Why don't you think of a temple as an economic unit
with money going in and out?
The product is peace of mind.
Go if you have faith. Don't go if you don't.
The rich donate more. The poor donate less.
No one is forced here.
It wouldn't be a problem if all the revenue went to the temple,
but this isn't the case.
The revenue only went to you and your friends.
We only came to do volunteer work. We didn't touch the temple's account.
The account is under the temple's name. This is true.
But don't you find it strange
that the temple's income was distributed to so many accounts
while the abbot was lying ill in bed?
He can't even get up.
I doubt he could handle such complex transactions.
It would have to be done by someone younger who was skillful, smart,
and evil.
Almost forgot.
A monk's assistant is someone who...
handles the temple's money, isn't it?
{an8}APPOINTMENT OF MONK'S ASSISTANT MR. AKKARACHAI
This is great evidence...
of embezzlement.
Not to mention the Narcotics Control Act.
That's even worse.
Hey.
Does your mother know you did this shit to the temple?
Did you see her face when I arrested you?
She looked so shocked. What a pitiful sight.
- You bastard! - Hey!
Wait for your lawyer.
I also want to know how many years he can help reduce your sentence to.
PHUMMARAM TEMPLE
THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY OF SACRED OBJECTS
What did you mean by that?
What did you do?
I saw you were stressed about Tang, so I wondered
how you would deal with him.
What do you mean?
Are you going to leave him lying there?
How do you know?
Did you kill Tang?
Game.
Tang was inside your place.
How could I be the one who killed him?
Why did you do this?
Aren't you a monk?
This is...
This... This is...
Are you accusing me of being a murderer?
What about you three?
You were the ones who started all this.
If this temple was a company,
Tang has caused damage to it,
so he deserved to get fired.
This isn't just firing someone. It's murder.
And the reason why Father Kiw is this way is...
Father's health has been deteriorating.
With old age comes many diseases.
This is normal.
He can't do much for the temple.
His presence won't help develop the temple anyway.
But you three...
have done so much for our temple.
We've achieved so much,
thanks to the three of you.
Think about this carefully.
Your friends have been arrested, while you, the monk's assistant,
are on the run.
With all the evidence,
how will you get out of this?
What do you want?
Just tell me what you want. Whether...
Whether it's ten million, twenty million, or whatever, you tell me.
Calm down.
I don't mean you any harm,
nor Win nor Dear.
I have always admired your skills from the bottom of my heart.
I just want you all
to help spread Buddhism
even further.
That's all.
Sir.
Put the case off for now.
We have witnesses and evidence ready. I'm about to throw them in jail.
Shut up, bastard.
You know that the higher-ups are keeping an eye on me.
You're so careless. You're gonna make trouble like last time.
Plus, have you closed your drug case?
I'm working on it.
I'm having my men work on the case right now.
And this case is related to it.
You think I don't know what method you used to question the witnesses?
I've received complaints.
In here, there are other people's men besides yours.
Who is stopping you?
The fact that we're close
doesn't mean you can stick your nose into all my business.
Fuck it.
Fuck this shit.
Sign here.
Dear.
Where's Monk Dol?
He left.
Let's go.
Win!
Monk Dol knows everything now. Who are you calling?
My mom.
Monk Ekachai must've found out too.
Fuck it.
- What? - Just fuck it.
Whatever will be, will be.
So what if they knew? What can we do?
I'm fucking tired of thinking.
If you want out, go ahead.
Start a new life. I've wired you your share.
- I don't want this anymore. - How could you say that?
Monk Dol said he loved me.
Did you already know?
Was it also part of your plan?
I thought you knew.
Did you think I'd seduce a monk? Are you crazy?
Dear.
The person who helped you out invites you for a meal,
unless you wanna go back in there.
This way.
Please have a seat.
Take a seat.
Are you hungry?
Want to dig in?
I've ordered for you.
Excuse me, please give them some water.
Don't you remember me?
I used to make merit at Phummaram Temple.
I run many kinds of business in this province.
I'm also a bit in politics.
What do you want?
Why did you help us?
You're Win.
And you're Dear, right?
Did I get their names right, Game?
Win and Dear are from here, right?
Win's mom works at the district office. What district is it again?
Maybe I've visited the area.
Just tell us what you want.
I really admire you all.
The limited edition of the amulet you made was so awesome.
Seriously, I've been trying to do this many times.
Even famous temples couldn't do it as well as this.
It's not just about the sales.
Your branding vision is so rad.
You attracted so many influential people to buy your products.
Look at me.
I also bought them. I spent millions on them.
Just now, you asked me why I helped you, right, Win?
I think you should thank your friend right here...
for helping you stay out of jail.
Businesspeople like you probably know
that nothing comes for free.
It doesn't sound bad, does it?
What do I get from spreading it?
It's to help your friends
get out of jail.
You all
just have to come back and do what you're good at.
That's all.
This time, you'll have to do it on a larger scale
with more targets,
but you'll have to work with a partner.
Don't worry.
The cake we're dividing will be bigger
because this time, you will have to run...
a provincial temple.
There will be less risk.
I have a good backup.
What if...
If you don't cooperate,
I think the jail term will be long.
You all are still young.
It would be such a shame.
Why does it have to be us?
Because you...
are so good at this.
What do you say?
But I don't have any other choice for you.
I think it's a pretty good offer.
You don't have to do much.
Just do what you've been doing. Talk to me if there's a problem.
But if you don't do it...
Well?
Come on. Let's eat before the food gets cold.
Hey!
Are you just gonna leave?
Let him be.
PHUMMARAM TEMPLE
Dear, if you're reading this letter,
do you remember when I told you that love without suffering
must be the one you don't cling to or feel possessive of?
But in the end, it was me who succumbed to this desire.
Thank you so much for coming into my life and testing my heart.
You've made me realize that
I was totally wrong about myself, thinking I was good.
There are many areas I need to train myself in.
I want you to forget about everything.
This might be our karma from the past.
I ask for your forgiveness, and I am determined
not to create new karma ever again.
From now on, I truly wish you happiness
and to ultimately be free of all suffering.
MONK DOL
Things that are good do exist.
Things that are bad do exist.
Things that are neither good nor bad do exist.
Things consisting of happiness do exist.
A charitable mind leads to good karma and heaven.
These happen to commoners with hearts full of joy.
Do we have to tell Win?
About what?
Father Kiw.
There's no need.
Things that we are neither attached to
nor are the sources of attachment do exist.
All these merits are happily shared with all beings.
Let's go.
Yeah. Let's go.
What the fuck are you doing here?
What's the matter?
Get the fuck out of my house.
Chill.
I talked to your mom.
About what?
Just a little chat.
About what? You fuck.
You.
I told her what fucked up shit her beloved son has done.
You bastard.
Fuck, let go of me.
I said let go.
Thought you were a brainiac.
Don't you want to know about your dad?
Win. Do you want a computer?
Please buy one for me.
Anuwat
disappeared 18 years ago.
Hello?
You've arrived?
I'll be right back, Win. Sit and play here.
He was a public school teacher,
a board member of the Teachers' Saving Cooperative.
His background was clean.
But...
But what?
But what, you bastard?
How do you know about my dad?
I'm not telling you unless you're willing to cooperate.
Cooperate with what?
Exposing the corruption and drug dealing business of those politicians.
I know what you got into, or my boss wouldn't have let you go.
What you need to do
is give me their information.
Mom.
Dinner is on the table.
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BLOCK THIS CONTACT?
Fuck.
Hey. Wait. Hey.
Kid, where did your dad go?
I'm closing soon.
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Win!
Where's Dad?
Shit!
Win.
One day, when you grow up,
many things you see
may turn out to be nothing.
Win.
Don't believe in everything you see, son.
{an8}THE BELIEVERS