Chapter 57: Neo? The meaning of Bay

"In addition to the culture of my country, I have the most extensive knowledge of the literature and history of ancient Greece and France, which is probably much stronger than your knowledge of Sinology. Seeing Neo for the first time? Bay's name, I thought it was a pseudonym, because it was pronounced too close to Niobe in English. "Dante is pretending to be arrogant, but he has actually caught a glimpse of Neo? There were tears in Bay's eyes, "Of course you're French, but that doesn't hide what this pseudonym means to you. Renaming oneself with the homonym of the name of such a tragic figure is not difficult to understand. You don't want to lose sight of the hardest thing to bear as a mother: even if you don't lose fourteen children like the mythical Niobe, if you're a flesh and blood person, losing one is enough to break your heart. ”

"It's far-fetched, it's unbelievable. ”Neo? Bay spoke, speaking very fluent Chinese. Dante thought she was uncontrollably hysterical, and the tone of listening to her pronounce these two idioms was relaxed and contemptuous. He found out that Neo? Bay was calm, though there were still tears in his eyes.

"Imagine so many stories with the homonym of a name, and then impose those stories on the owner of that name. Young man, you're a no-brainer, aren't you? You're not so good at fiction that anyone can tell you're making things up. ”

Dante didn't want her to divert from the subject, so he said in a tone that was even more contemptuous than hers: "Nonsense? Yes, it's like I 'made it up' that you can understand Chinese." "See Neo? "Your pseudonym and language skills are not the point, the point is that you are a buyer of abducted children, and you have no way to quibble about that!" I forgot to tell you that I have browsed your 'humanitarian itineraries' in third world countries over the years on the website Good Deeds Without Borders website, and most of the areas you have visited will be exposed to the news of missing children within a few days of your departure. Don't tell me it's a coincidence. But we believe that you and the human rights organization you belong to are by no means the ultimate buyer. For your own sake, I advise you to tell the truth about who you are buying children for, through what channels and methods you are using to transfer these children out of their home countries, and who is covering for you, supporting your criminal activities and keeping you out of the eyes of law enforcement agencies in various countries. ”

There is also a lot of speculation about Dante himself. Neo? Bay lowered her head, but Dante couldn't see her face, and the light in the room was as dim as her mind. "Hmph. She suddenly laughed dryly, "You think you know me and our customers very well." I advise you to abandon the idea of opposing 'good deeds without borders', and our philanthropic efforts can be found on every continent outside of Antarctica, and even the media can see our philanthropic side. And the influence of our customers and the variety of means are far beyond your imagination, and ordinary police officers can't help them, let alone a few of you rabble. ”

Neo? Bay said the word "customer" in French, but Dante didn't understand it. "What are you, the backstage, the umbrella?" she said, instead of answering the question, "don't blame me for not warning you, what you have done to me today has not only hindered the cause of 'good deeds without borders', but also touched their interests." If I continue to be illegally detained for the next 12 hours, you will end up with more than just a few more wounds on your body. ”

The "customer" brings not only cover, but also danger. Once their own interests are really at stake, they will not hesitate to prove their innocence. Different customers have different means and methods, and there is one more common, in Chinese words, called "losing the car to protect the handsome", and unfortunately, this time the "car" is her.

In her fifth year with Boundless Kindness, she was transferred to the organization's Children's Recreation Center due to her outstanding language skills. As the name suggests, it seems that the work here is to care for and accommodate orphans and children with physical and mental disabilities - which she did at first - and she is reluctant to do so, fearing that the many cases she comes into contact with will cause her heart to suffer. A few months later, she traveled with her colleagues to a small country in Southeast Asia, with the aim of bringing 37 abandoned children under the age of 6 with chronic mental or physical illnesses to Europe and to a private children's village. It wasn't until they returned by boat to dock in Italy that she learned the incredible truth from the doctor who picked them up: only 11 of the children were not outcasts, and 6 of them were not sick, and the remaining 26 children who had not been abandoned and did not have any diseases were all bought from traffickers!

"How so, Henry?" she asked, back at headquarters, as she burst into her old boss's office. Henry was not at all surprised by this fact and her questioning: "You have taken the first batch, and there will be another batch from Africa, and the two batches will have a total of more than 50 people, and less than half of them are outcasts, or suffering from diseases. "It's insane!" "The person who built the children's village is our customer, and he needs this number of sick outcasts." Don't worry, the staff at the Children's Village do not deliberately infect children who are not sick and will isolate them from sick children. "Ridiculous, ridiculous!" "All I can tell you is that our client has long maintained an image in the media and public eye of caring about chronically ill outcasts, and he needs this image to match his wealth and status, so his children's village needs to be filled as much as possible." What is the actual situation...... You are there, and I can see better than I can see that it is difficult to find so many parents who have abandoned their children, and the abandoned children may not all have chronic diseases, and there are hospitals, Red Cross and other institutions in the local area, where some sick children can be treated and cared for, and do not need to go to Europe far from home to receive help. So, we had to ......"

"Is this in line with the original intention and purpose of 'good deeds without borders'?" she was almost hysterical. "Listen, dear, this client is our main sponsor and allocates a large sum of money to us every year without compensation, like other clients who provide sponsorship. With this money, we are able to carry out our philanthropic work everywhere. You don't think that there are great good deeds in this world that can be done without spending money, do ......you? But think about how many good things we have done and how many people we have saved in other places, in other ways. She coughed dryly a few times, and had nothing to say, for no great reason was powerless in front of Henry's last words. "Believe me, Children's Villages will take good care of these children, and the living conditions created for them by the client are far from comparable to those in backward areas of the Third World. "Especially for healthy children, the doctors at the Children's Village will announce that they are cured at the right time, after which they will be adopted by their well-off families...... "Don't talk about it." ”

Since there is not only one "client", there will not be only one such errand at the "Children's Recreation Centre". However, as she continues to participate in such "humanitarian activities", instead of aggravating her guilt as Henry fears, she is relieved by a sense of compensation. Over time, in addition to satisfying the client's "charity" wishes many times, although she could not have developed enthusiasm or excitement for such a "good deed", she also buried the shame in human nature deeper and deeper. This was certainly influenced by Henry's admonition that "no good can be done without money" - she later learned that "good deeds without borders" can carry out normal humanitarian work in many corners of the world, thanks in large part to the fact that the areas to which the organization's personnel go "happen" to be overshadowed by the influence of their clients, who have gained convenience in many ways - but more importantly, because of the lingering haze of the Adelson College in her brain for decades like an inseparable badge, she assists clients to complete "good deeds" In the process, it is gradually dispersed in a deformed way.

"You don't know how well I know you!" Dante's reciting voice will Neo? Bay woke up from his meditation. She saw the conceit on that handsome face. "I don't just know about Neo? The meaning of Bay, and know when it started to sprout in your heart! When you were a student at Adelson College, right?"

Separated by a wall - and without a door - Jane Eyre had no intention of listening to Dante's playful and angry words, her attention was focused on Neo? Bay's PDA. After copying the documents and pictures, she tried to click on the video file to see what kind of images the French woman had hidden. The first three are ordinary surveys and interviews that are worthless. Just as she was about to click on the fourth, there was a loud "clang" from the back room, which scared her so much that she almost dropped the computer on the floor.

"What's wrong?" Jane Eyre rushed to the door, only to see the chair being kicked over, Neo? Bay stood upright, glaring at Dante as if she were glaring at a man with whom she had a vendetta.