Chapter 10: The Cult of Thorns
A woman wearing a crown of thorns, hands clasped over her chest, and head bowed.
Zhu Jue flipped the rough wood carving in his hand, the light was on in the house, Rona was looking for information in the studio on the side, his wife and children had their own affairs, one was in the company and the other was at school, so there were only two people in the house, which was probably the reason why Rona would invite Zhu Jue to his home to talk about things.
He didn't have to wait long before Rona came out of the back room carrying two paper bags.
Zhu Jue wanted to say something, but he raised his hand to stop him, who turned around and picked up the remote control on the sofa and pressed it twice against the ceiling.
"Eavesdropping on the shielding system, this is to be on the safe side. ”
Shaking the remote control in his hand, Rona didn't say anything, these people belong to the thorn in the side of the Thousand Sails City government, and some necessary means are still indispensable.
"It's a bit rare to still have paper documents to record incidents. ”
Taking over the two document bags and opening the coil wrapped around the seal, Zhu Jue raised his eyes and asked,
"This is also to guard against the Thousand Sails City government?"
"That's right, the human rights march is a sensitive event in Qianfan City, Qianfan Zhi Brain will list this term as a keyword, most of the information on the Internet will go through its investigation, if there is a threat, such as the things mentioned in these documents, they will destroy it as soon as possible and trace the source, so a long time ago, we recorded some key information or used the most original notes and physical photos. ”
Rona said as he went around the kitchen, his bulging pocket with two rolls of cash deflated, and an extra snack fruit bowl in his hand.
"The religious beliefs of the procession...... You're talking about this goddess of thorns?"
Much of the material is devoted to this sect that arose during the march, and it is clear that Rhone had tried to say it in the café but had not spoken.
"The cult of thorns, whose faith is rooted in this wood carving, the so-called goddess of thorns, has a very strange timing and teachings, and in fact it occupies nearly half of it if you want to justify the failure of the human rights march. ”
Now, five years later, the construction of the city is almost complete, and the low-ranking community environment in the lower part of the city has not been improved, which in itself is a sign of failure.
"Can you elaborate on that?"
The mention of the sect immediately aroused Zhu Jue's interest.
"According to our insider reports on the march, this sect first emerged at a time when the human rights march was taking shape and had a wide social impact......
Looking at the documents in his hand, Rhona recalled the situation three years ago through the words recorded on it.
What are the two most important things in the emergence of a denomination?
One is faith, and the other is the believers.
The two are undoubtedly mutually reinforcing, with faith attracting believers, who in turn spread their faith, which in turn attracts more believers.
"The beliefs of the Thorn Sect are different from any other sect I know, and I am not a believer in them, so I can only describe them in general terms...... They believed that the end was approaching, and that if humanity wanted to survive, it would have to follow the goddess of thorns and be reborn after suffering. ”
"The standard cult propaganda model, which is believed by anyone?"
Zhu Jue pursed his lips, he had met many cults, and naturally scoffed at this kind of propaganda.
"If it is just lip service, there will be people who believe, but there are definitely not many, and the information shows that this sect has succeeded in front of hundreds of people, which is the great rebirth mentioned in their teachings!"
"Success, let one go through suffering and be reborn?"
"That's right, it is said that in front of the crowd of onlookers, the believers of this sect immediately selected a person and asked him to come forward and shoot a devout believer, and only a few minutes later, the believer who was confirmed dead was resurrected and even the wounds were gone. ”
"Are there any photos or videos of the scene?"
Zhu Jue didn't believe in such a thing as resurrection from the dead, but he believed that there were some special powers that could do something similar to resurrection.
"Sorry, filming was not allowed at the time, it was a few days later when we learned about this incident, and the rumors had spread in an irreversible situation, even if we wanted to, there was nothing we could do to stop it, this sect spread its faith throughout the procession, and eventually caused irreparable religious fanaticism and the subsequent counterattack of the Thousand Sails City government!"
Can human rights marches be widely recognized, relying on mass marches?
Of course not!
The reason why they were able to develop so rapidly is that the reasonable demands of these people at the bottom are in line with the general demands of the people at the moment, which makes the whole march have such a large number of followers and influence that even the capital consortia have to pay attention to.
Because of this, when this pure pursuit of a better life was influenced by some strange currents of thought, all previous efforts became a fanatical action carried out by a group of religious elements in the report of Thousand Sails City to promote the teachings.
But this was exactly the case with the marching procession......
To arrest public figures who fight for the rights and interests of the people, the government of Qianfan City may have to bear great pressure from public opinion, but what if it is to arrest cultists?
Don't talk about pressure, public opinion will applaud it!
As a result, the originally vigorous march ended in a dramatic manner for a short period of time, without even decent resistance, because when these people are defined as religious fanatics, the government of Thousand Sails City will not show any "mercy" for them.
"I didn't expect that there was such an inside story in this, so is it possible that the Thorn Sect was arranged by the Thousand Sails City government...... Wait, if there was a cult in the procession, does that mean that some of them have changed their thinking, and they will inevitably be affected, right?"
Zhu Jue frowned, suddenly looked at Rona and asked.
"Hmm? should...... Perhaps. ”
Rona didn't understand what Zhu Jue meant for a while, so he could only subconsciously nod, and the latter had already gotten up from the sofa at this time and began to pace around the living room.
Zhu Jue has not forgotten the main reason for his investigation of the human rights march.
He wasn't here to listen to a three-year-old story.
His goal is to find out how Shaun and his lieutenants in Chester have gone from being warriors fighting for civil rights at the Human Rights March to two unchanging members of an evil organization who assist in the killing game in two years.
As long as he found the connection, he would be able to find the organization that had ties to the Mi Go.
The sudden emergence of this thorny sect undoubtedly pointed the way for Zhu Jue, and from a certain point of view, it changed the nature of the human rights march and caused the dismal end of this mighty civil rights movement.
Mi Go...... Cult ideology...... The Great Rebirth?
Coming back from the dead sounds quite mysterious, but isn't its actual meaning the disappearance and regeneration of life consciousness?
Is it possible......
The thoughts in his mind became more and more complicated, and Zhu Jue hooked his index finger and pressed his upper lip flap lightly, thinking about various possibilities, but because there was no tangible evidence, these thoughts could only stay in speculation.
"What about the follow-up situation of the Thorn Sect, they must have gained a lot of believers with the help of this parade, how did Thousand Sails City deal with them. ”
"It's nothing more than to be arrested and put in prison for reform, because these believers have no actual actions to break the law except for ideological fanaticism, the government of Thousand Sails City cannot convict these people, at most it is to disturb public order, as for the question of faith...... Thousand Sails City allows the existence of faith. ”
Qianfan City is not a religious city, because the people are different races, religious beliefs are very complicated, and various sects have a certain number of believers here, and it is unrealistic to want to arrest people with beliefs.
"You mean this Thorn Sect still exists in Thousand Sails City?"
Since the Thousand Sails City government did not attack the Thorn Sect, does this mean that he acquiesced to the existence of this sect?
Is it a reward for helping them solve the big trouble of the human rights march?
"Doesn't exist on the surface!"
Ronna's answer was a little vague, and after thinking about it, he continued,
"Thousand Sails City does not recognize the existence of this sect, and does not allow believers of the Thorn Sect to conduct public meetings and propaganda, but does not make clear regulations for private gatherings...... After the human rights march, because the plan failed, we entered a state of total contraction, and there was no follow-up in this regard, so I don't know about the situation of the Thorn Sect now. ”
The human rights march was arguably the federal government's last attempt at Thousand Sails, and the massive investment of resources made it impossible for them to resist in the future, let alone use the extra resources to track down this cult that received no return.
"I need you to help me investigate the Cult of Thorns and the Sean I told you about on the way here, he may well be a member of the Cult of Thorns. ”
In any case, this thorny sect must have something hidden, and intuition told Zhu Jue that this clue was very important, and whether he could figure out the inside story of this sect would become the key.
"I will use the resources of the office to investigate as much as I can, but this was three years ago after all, and without continuous follow-up, it may be difficult to find information about this sect in a short period of time......
Unlike in the past, there are not many things that the federal government's forces in Thousand Sails City can do now, and Rhona doesn't dare to say what he can do, after all, he is not a detective.
"The base price of each piece of valuable information is 10,000 federal coins, and if you can directly find the sect's stronghold or followers in Thousand Sails City, this price will increase several times...... No, a dozen times!"
Zhu Jue grabbed the apple in the fruit bowl and nibbled on it, shrugged his shoulders and continued,
"Now do you think you can get over it?"
"Oh~ Mr. Hannibal, you may not know, I have always been a person who likes to rise to the occasion!"
Thinking of the possible large sums of money in the future, this almost forty-year-old man suddenly found that life was still full of passion!