Although it has only been less than one day since his last visit, when he stepped into the Jiang family ancestral hall again, the feeling of uneasiness still surged in his heart.

When they came to the parlor where they had eaten last time, Father Ann looked back and said, "I'll go up and get ready, and when I call, you can come up."

"Come up?" Yu Siqi didn't react for a while, but he soon knew that this was a duplex building after all.

"Don't be afraid, he just needs a little time to clean up his room." Shi Yizhe walked past Yu Siqi with two glass bottles that he didn't know contained liquids, and turned into the bathroom.

Tidying up the room was obviously not an easy task for Father Ann, maybe it was about ten minutes, maybe twenty minutes. Anyway, when Yu Siqi was so bored that he watched a variety show with Ah Zhen, a voice called him from upstairs.

Cautiously ascending the stairs, the very narrow and steep slope made him wonder how Father Ann managed to ascend the stairs without relying on handrails.

Gently pushing open the door, he was greeted by a bedroom for the elderly. The slender legs supported a somewhat painted tabletop, several stiff-backed benches stood side by side in the corner of the entrance, and a marching bed by the window was placed, on which some personal clothes had not had time to be packed, so that the quilt was stuffed. Father An seemed to notice Yu Siqi's vicious eyes, and hurriedly sat down on the chair in front of the bookshelf and said, "It's been a long time since I've been so busy like today, and it's really thanks to you, I finally made up my mind to tidy up my room." ”

"That's normal," Yu Siqi said with a smile, "Most people don't like to waste time in their own rooms. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about what I have. As you may know, I'm going to give you individual lessons from today, and even though I have no experience in teaching and educating people, I don't think it will affect my guidance on your education. Fr. Ann straightened his seat, pointing to the chair in the corner and motioning for Yu Siqi to sit across from him.

Yu Siqi, who had just sat down, couldn't wait to ask, "What are you going to teach me?" ”

"Hmm... I've been thinking about this since you left last night. It is clear that you are not a qualified student, and forgive me for not being biased against you, but rather that you are not an orthodox religious person. I've heard that you seem to be more willing to believe in a bodhisattva than God, right? "But that's not a problem at all, because as you can see, I'm not a good teacher. As an idle person who has been disfellowshipped from the priesthood, I should not have taught you in the name of God. ”

"But you still chose to do it, why?" Yu Siqi asked.

"I think this may be as incomprehensible as my original choice, can we assume that we have already agreed with each other for the beginning of this course?" Father Ann raised an eyebrow and asked, "If you think it's inappropriate, it's too late to leave." ”

"There is no turning back when you open the bow, just say whatever you want, I can stand it." Yu Siqi shrugged his shoulders and said.

"A high level of enlightenment, much like one of my old friends, but if you want to find light in the darkness, it is not enough to rely on enlightenment, which is why I am looking for you." Fr. Ann picked up the book from the table and said, "Last time I visited your house, you probably noticed some old photographs that I showed you. ”

"Of course, I did see those pictures." Yu Siqi answered truthfully.

"Did you notice anything unnatural?" Fr. Ann picked up a photo and asked, "Like this one?" ”

After receiving a very unclear black and white group photo, Yu Siqi saw that there were many more foreigners in it than Chinese. In the group photo team of dozens of people, there are only less than single digits of Chinese, and they are all standing very far back, and only two Chinesemen are standing in the middle and on the right.

"A lot of foreigners," Mr. Yu said.

"Yes, when the diocese was just opened. Many missionaries were sent from the Holy City to Sinsong, most of them from all over the world, and because of the language, they sought out local people to act as translators. You may have noticed in this photo that we are all standing very far back, barely making out our faces, and those are the local informants. The two people standing in front were the children of the famous big clans at that time, who were proficient in many Chinese languages and had traveled to many countries, so they were entrusted with the important task of interpreting and presiding over the work. Fr. Ann explained carefully and took out a second group photo: "You may be impressed by this one, and it is very interesting. ”

The number of people in the second group photo is not only much higher than before, but most of them are mainly Chinese, and only a small number of foreigners are standing in the fringe areas.

"In stark contrast, this one has many Chinese, but very few foreigners, why is this?" Yu Siqi asked.

"Indigenous protections, or more directly, xenophobia, are not on our minds." "The reason why I'm telling you this is because there may be a guy here who wrote the poem, and the source we need to find," said Father Ann, who put away the photograph and said. ”

"Then do you think he is a foreigner or a Chinese." Yu Siqi asked again.

"It doesn't matter who he is, what matters is that the things he does are sins that no one tolerates." Father An looked at Yu Siqi with a firm gaze and said, "But the information in this still points to a lot of favorable evidence for our direction, such as the fact that we can use the simplest method of elimination to get rid of the wrong answers one by one, which is exactly what I have tried for several years." And today, I will tell you about this plan, and I hope you can help us share this responsibility together. ”

"Say it," Yu Siqi said, looking up at the chandelier on the ceiling, "I'll do my best." ”

"A total of 176 clergy members appeared in these two photos, of which 115 were duplicated, 33 were not duplicated, and 28 were missing." Fr. Ann took out a list of surnames from a drawer and said, "And one of these 28 is a fallen man who has made a mistake. ”

"How so?" Yu Siqi asked.

"Speculation and extrapolation, plus a little off-site assistance." "Forgive me for my arrogance, I think I'm right, at least on some issues, I probably understand better than anyone else what kind of darkness lies in this place. ”

"So what to do, I mean, we seem to be a little off-topic, didn't we say that it was good to go to class?" Yu Siqi asked blankly.

"Aren't you being given a lesson, my child?" Father Ann stood up and turned his back to him and said, "Maybe you think I should find a blackboard or something?" ”

"No, I didn't mean that, I just wasn't used to tutoring. After all, I've been out of school for many years, and I've long forgotten how to study. Yu Siqi explained, his face a little hot.

"Of course, let's get back to the topic." Fr. Ann continued, seemingly unconcerned: "As you can see, it is difficult to find any traces or clues about these 28 people in the limited information. However, as the old saying goes, people leave their names, and geese leave their voices. As long as it exists, no matter how much you try to cover it up and erase it, it will leave traces of itself. Now, I think it's time for us to go looking for these. ”

"Do you want to leave today?" Yu Siqi asked teasingly: "Or are you going to make some preparations for a long trip?" ”

"Far away? No, no... We are just walking around in Xinsong City, and we don't need to travel so complicated, not to mention that now that technology is so advanced, don't we still have cars! Father Ann waved his hand and said, "If you really want to leave today, then you have to remember what I said next." ”

"Okay, you can say it." Yu Siqi nodded and said.

"No matter what happens, don't panic too much, it's important to keep a normal heart and don't let emotions take control of your brain." Fr. Ann sat down again and said, "Let's take a break, I think it's almost lunch, you can go down and help make the next meal, and we'll continue in the afternoon." ”

"Okay, I'll say the same thing. It's all up to you, I'm a good talker. Yu Siqi scratched his scalp and walked out of the room and said, "What is that sentence called, if it comes, it will be safe..."