Chapter 486: True God Cult
Lin Wenxiu didn't expect that he was finally busy with the relocation of his new home, and the news of the demolition came from his hometown Longxi Town.
I thought it was just an unreliable rumor, but within two days, the village called her and confirmed the demolition, she hurriedly asked the factory for two days off, and at the same time notified her children.
A lot of time has passed since the Chinese New Year, and it has been a while since other schools opened, but Li Keran's Dongsheng College is different from ordinary schools after all, it has not yet opened, and he is still at home.
And Li Xing also did not leave home for a long time under the pretext of work this time, going back and forth to Gaocheng every day, and after a while, he was ready to change to a suitable identity and stay in Dongsheng completely.
After getting the news of the demolition of their hometown, Li Xing accompanied them back to their hometown in Longxi Town the next day.
There is obviously a big difference between going back to my hometown this time and the last time, that is, because of the demolition, the originally lonely and lonely countryside suddenly became lively, and even the people who saw it were much more than usual.
Many houses with closed doors all year round, and only during the Chinese New Year when people come back to live, are open, and you can't see the cement road where a few cars walk by a day, and you can see several cars walking by in a while.
"There aren't so many people in the New Year, right?" this is the conclusion that Li Keran came to after observation.
"There really aren't that many people. Lin Wenxiu nodded.
Like his family, many families have bought houses in the city and settled down, and the whole family has moved into the city, even if it is the Chinese New Year, they may not come back.
This time, my hometown is going to be demolished, and no matter how busy I am, I have to come back.
While the two were talking, Lin Wenxiu saw Li Xing walking out of the house with the old-fashioned color TV.
"Be careful! Let Mom help you out. β
She hurriedly stepped forward to help,The old color TV in the past is very different from the current LCD TV,Big and heavy,When I bought it, the two of them carried it down togetherγ
It's too hard to move alone.
"No, I'll do it alone. Li Xing refused Lin Wenxiu's help and gently placed the old color TV on the venue at the door.
In addition to the old color TV, there are also rusty electric fans next to it, scrapped motorcycles that I don't know how many years I haven't ridden, and other objects.
Cleaning these out is ready to sell to scrap dealers, which is better than staying in the house and demolishing it, which is what Lin Wenxiu meant.
Although her standard of living has risen, she still can't change her habit of thrift and thrift.
"What do you say about going to a meeting in the village?" asked Li Xing.
"In the past two days, someone has come to the door to evaluate the size and let everyone stay at home. Lin Wenxiu said: "Now the efficiency of demolition is really fast, and it took at least three months to change the previous light assessment." β
At this time, a car drove past the concrete road in front of his house and stopped on the road in front of the second house to the east of his house.
The house was walled and the gate was locked, and a woman in her forties stepped out of the passenger seat, took the key and opened the gate, and the car drove in through the gate.
After the car was parked, a young woman stepped out of the car.
Li Keran saw that Lin Wenxiu had been staring over there, and said casually: "Isn't that Sister Qian and Aunt Zhang, I haven't seen them for several years, so why don't you see Uncle Zhang." β
Unexpectedly, when she said this, she saw Lin Wenxiu make a silent gesture.
"What's wrong?" Li Xing was also a little strange and asked suspiciously.
"Zhang Renjie: He was recently arrested. Lin Wenxiu said the reason, "When I was just in the village meeting, someone else told me. β
"Uncle Zhang was arrested?" Li Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, "What did he do?"
Although I haven't seen him for several years, I have the impression that Uncle Zhang has always been kind and prosperous, and his business is thriving, so he doesn't look like the kind of person who wants to embark on the road of crime.
"It's because of illegal fundraising. Lin Wenxiu's voice turned lower, "But it is said that the real reason is because of the True God Sect." β
"True God Sect?" Li Xing frowned slightly, "Uncle Zhang is also a member of that cult?"
The Cult of the True God, a new sect that has recently emerged in Annam Province, is nominally a branch of the Cross Church, but in fact it is an out-and-out cult.
This True God Cult appeared in a very short time, probably in the winter of last year, but in just two or three months, it has grown extremely rapidly, from an organization of only a dozen people to several thousand.
It can develop so quickly that Gain, the true god religion, has shown "miracles".
At the same time, for this reason, it immediately attracted the attention of the relevant departments, and was immediately declared a cult by the empire, directly banned and began to arrest it.
This happened just a week ago, and although it didn't make much of a splash in the whole of Great Xia, it was big news in Annam Province, and basically everyone had heard about this True God Cult.
"It's not an ordinary cultist, it is said that he was arrested because he helped the True God Cult raise funds, and he didn't even care about the company. Lin Wenxiu whispered.
Although the Empire declared the True God Cult a cult, it was impossible to arrest all its followers as cultists.
After all, the vast majority of them are just ordinary people who don't know anything, and the True God Cult was not a cult before they joined, so it would be a bit unjust to be arrested in this way.
Acts like Zhang Renjie who illegally raised funds to raise funds for the True God Cult will naturally be arrested.
"Uncle Zhang, what does he think?" Li Keran was stunned and very incomprehensible, "He is doing a good business, why can't he suddenly think about it?"
"Isn't the news going on, it's just like a pyramid scheme, it's just like brainwashing, as long as you get caught in it, it's over. Lin Wenxiu shook his head.
Li Xing didn't speak on the side, but shook his head slightly in his heart.
If only it was about the same as pyramid schemes, the empire would not attach so much importance to it this time, compared to the inappropriate brainwashing methods of pyramid schemes, the True God Cult is called real brainwashing.
All high-ranking believers who have joined the True God Religion and participated in the official initiation ceremony will be filled with fanatical belief in the so-called true God as if they had changed into a different person.
It is precisely because of this means that the Cult of the True God has developed so rapidly.
Although he attracted the attention of the Holy Fist Gate because of his high-profile actions, and the Shadow Department also took action quickly, none of the True God Cult leaders and several bishops were caught, and all the people who were caught were unimportant people.
Recently, the Holy Fist Sect and the Shadow Department have joined forces to arrest the high-ranking personnel of the True God Sect, and Annan Province seems to be peaceful, but secretly it is very troublesome.
Li Xing, as the town guard, naturally received the task of assisting in the arrest, but he did not go out in person, but threw the matter to Sandstorm and them.
That's the benefits of having enough of a strong underdog.
Although the True God Cult has made a lot of noise, whether it is the brainwashing of the disciples or the so-called "miracles" displayed, it may be very mysterious to ordinary people, but in fact, they are all things that the awakened can easily do through their abilities.
It was enough to leave it to the Sandstorm at the peak of the D-class to deal with.
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Night.
Annam Province, in a shopping mall building in a county-level city.
It was already ten o'clock at the moment, and although there were still some customers in the mall, the property management had already begun to lock the doors of some passages, leaving only two exits on the east and west sides.
By half-past ten, the entire mall will be completely closed.
Cheng Gang is the property manager of the mall building, and every day the mall is closed, he has to carefully check every aspect to prevent any omissions.
So among the last people to leave every night, he is basically there.
The same is true tonight, after closing the mall, Cheng Gang waved goodbye to his colleagues, but he did not leave in a hurry, and stood in place and watched the figures of his colleagues almost go, then turned around and walked back to the mall building.
He went all the way to the outside of a warehouse in the mall, took out the key to open the lock, and entered the warehouse.
The supposedly empty warehouse was not only brightly lit, but also a dozen people dressed differently, including men and women, old and young.
Seeing Cheng Gang coming in, someone immediately greeted him.
"Brother Wang. Cheng Gang shouted.
"How's it going today?"
"Nothing has changed, no one is suspicious of this place yet. Cheng Gang glanced around, saw that there seemed to be fewer people, and asked, "Where is the bishop?"
"Your Excellency the Bishop rests inside. Brother Wang replied, "As for Lao Xue, the number of people who want to join the sect is a little more than estimated, and the sacrifices are not enough, so Lao Xue and they have gone to prepare sacrifices." β
This group of people is a group of high-ranking members of the True God Cult, hiding in this warehouse with the help of Cheng Gang to avoid the capture of the empire, and at the same time secretly developing the church.
Although it has been declared a cult by the Empire, there are always careerists and fools in this world, and there are many people who are attracted to the True God Cult and are still joining this church organization.
"Didn't you say that you should only accept a fixed number of people at a time and slowly develop your faith? Cheng Gang was a little surprised, "Why did Lord Bishop change his mind?"
"It hasn't changed, you have to understand, the original idea of the bishop is indeed to only pull a fixed number of people at a time, but when more people want to bathe in the glory of God, it is impossible for him to refuse. β
Brother Wang patted him on the shoulder.
"But, isn't this easier to expose?" Cheng Gang's eyes widened, and he was a little anxious, "That's not what the Bishop promised me at that time. β
Once exposed, he's finished.
Cheng Gang has not yet gone through the ceremony, he is not a high-ranking disciple, and the reason why he can stand here is purely because he took the initiative to provide a place for these people to hide, and he obtained such glory in advance by virtue of his merits.
"What, do you have any opinion on the decision made by the Bishop?" Brother Wang's face suddenly became gloomy, and his eyes were full of cold light.
is obviously half a head taller than Brother Wang, but Cheng Gang inexplicably has a strong sense of fear in his heart.
"I didn't ...... No, absolutely not!" he stumbled a little, "I will always be the most faithful believer in God!"
If someone said such things in front of him before, Cheng Gang would definitely sneer in his heart.
But after seeing the "miracles" of the bishop with his own eyes, he completely surrendered to the glory of God and became a steadfast believer.
"Who can't say it, what you think in your heart is the most important thing. Brother Wang stared at him with that scrutinizing gaze.
"I now have a great suspicion that your faith in God has wavered. β
"It's really not, Brother Wang......"
Cheng Gang hurriedly shook his head and vetoed it vigorously.
But before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by the other party and stuffed something into his hand.
He looked down and saw that it was a dagger that was shining.
"Then prove it to me. Brother Wang's deep voice came into his ears.
Cheng Gang raised his head again, and saw that there was an extra teenage girl in front of Brother Wang.
The girl was tied hand and foot, duct tape tied to her mouth, and she knelt on the ground looking at him in horror, her red eyes full of tears of despair.
He knew the girl, a clerk in a clothing store in a shopping mall, who had dropped out of school after junior high school and was now working in her cousin's store, and was only seventeen years old this year.
It is also one of the offerings.
"The time has come to prove your faith in God. Brother Wang looked at him with a gloomy expression, "What are you waiting for?"
"I ......"
Cheng Gang's face turned pale, looking at the girl's desperate eyes, his hand holding the dagger trembled.
Just when he was afraid and hesitated, the people next to him also gathered around, and they all looked at him with unkind faces and questioned him.
"So, what are you waiting for?"
"So, what are you waiting for?"
"What are you waiting for......"
The malicious faces around him and the repeated questioning made Cheng Gang feel a buzzing in his ears, and his head felt like it was about to crack.
The girl's frightened, desperate face was distorted and blurred in his eyes, and something in his heart seemed to have changed.
Cheng Gang roared like a monster, and stabbed the girl hard while holding the dagger!
Poof!
The sound of a sharp blade piercing into flesh sounded, and hot blood splashed his face, and the girl closed her eyes and slowly collapsed to the ground.
Just as he was doing it all and gasping for air.
"So, what are you waiting for?"
Cheng Gang raised his head blankly, and saw Brother Wang with a gloomy face and the girl kneeling in front of him.
He knew this girl, it was the girl from Uncle Li's family downstairs, she was sixteen this year, and she had just entered high school.
This girl, who used to call him brother sweetly, now has long hair and her mouth is sealed with black tape, and she kneels on the ground and looks at him in fear, as if she is looking at a terrifying monster.
She is also a sacrifice of God.
And to be able to offer it as a sacrifice to God is the supreme honor!
As soon as some memories related to the girl appeared in Cheng Gang's heart, he was directly dispelled by this thought, his face twisted, and he grabbed the dagger hard and stabbed it into the girl's heart.
Then in a trance, another familiar girl appeared in front of him.
Sacrifices, all sacrifices.
Cheng Gang roared wildly, just as he was about to stab the dagger into the girl's bodyβ
Boom!
With a loud bang, the closed roller shutter door broke open as if it had been hit by a cannon, but instead of shells, countless winds and sand came in from the outside.
A large amount of wind and sand rushed to Cheng Gang's side in an instant, blasting him away.
Then the wind and sand gathered and condensed, turning into the shape of a sandstorm.
Immediately after, Mo Yunfeng followed in from the outside.
Looking at the scene inside the warehouse, both of them changed their faces.
The closed warehouse turned into hell, and seven or eight teenage girls bound hand and foot were pierced through their bodies with sharp daggers, and their faces were full of despair and distortion and collapsed to the cold ground.
Blood was splattered everywhere on the walls and floor, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood.
Only the last two girls remained.
"It's still late. Mo Yunfeng looked at this scene with an ugly face, and set his eyes on the only person who was still alive in this warehouse except for the two girls.
Roaring like a monster, Cheng Gang got up from the ground.