Every successful leader must do two things in order to be able to effectively control the power in his hands to deter the hidden and even the powerful enemies that lurk in the shadows: make your subordinates love you and fear you at the same time! But remember that you can never make your men hate you, and of course, if you can't reach the former, then you have to do the last, Machiavelli.

The former needs too much energy to coax and deceive, Zhang Jiaming prefers the latter even more, strength is the best proof, and there is no need to argue too much.

The wind of late spring slowly blew through R County in the silence of the dark night, because of the arrival of martial law, except for a small number of designated factories that were still working all night, only the street lamps for civilian use were still emitting that pitiful light. At ten o'clock, the bell of the curfew had already struck, and with the ringing of this symbol of supreme authority, the whole county of R was shrouded in darkness, and the factory could continue to work overtime to use electricity, with the exception of the place of religion, the seat of Siegfritz Cathedral.

As soon as the bell of the evening prayer was over, Father Christopher, who was dragging his tired body, withdrew his entourage, and only let the four giant Dobermans follow, and slowly walked into the courtyard behind the cathedral-where the vegetation was luxuriant, and the large holly trees planted here remained in a vigorous state, and with a little mutation, they almost obscured everything here with the tall wood, and the priest who walked in it could not walk so smoothly without a few guiding lights on the eaves of the porch, and it took a while, The priest walked to the bottom of the innermost tower, where there sat a dimly colored shadow, unable to see the costume, or whether it was a human or an animal, but the priest knew that this man belonged to the inner guard, the Night Wolf! It is a person who is openly on duty for himself in the open! No one could enter the priest's resting place without his permission.

"Xiao Xu, you have worked hard, go and take a rest, there are them sleeping at my feet at night, there will be no problem, look at them, you still know how to warm my feet on such a cold day, hehe, you go." Said softly to the figure in the dark, Xiao Xu is the only one the priest knows the name of this character, and the rest is a secret. The shadow hesitated for a moment, but bowed respectfully and made way for him, and the doorway behind him opened.

After bowing slightly, the priest walked into his own private space, and of course, several large dogs followed closely.

After closing the iron-clad door studded with brass nails, groping for the lights inside, and walking up for a while with the big dogs, when they reached the upper bedroom on the top floor of the three-story tower, the priest sat down peacefully in his rocking chair, and quietly recuperated, the clock pointed to half past ten, and was not in a hurry to go to bed at once.

Inadvertently, Mr. Priest felt a strange feeling, a feeling of urgency, but impossible to speak! Wrong! Just when he opened his eyes and wanted to get up, the strange scene made the priest's heart startled, looking at the past, Christopher broke out in a cold sweat, and several big dogs that usually reacted as long as they made a slight movement actually did not move at all, lying silently at their feet, looking at them, but they couldn't see a trace of their anger! The energy-saving lamp, which was the only light in the room, hissed and wailed at the same time, and soon faded into the priest's field of vision, and then completely extinguished! Holding on to the handle of the rocking chair, the priest stood up tremblingly, tightening the priest's robe, although it was not very cold in the room, but the inexplicable chill made the priest can't help but hug his shoulders, he wanted to find a flashlight, even a little light is enough to get himself out of the oppression of darkness!

"Christopher ~~~~~!!!!" A call from the depths of his soul whispered, the priest frowned, and suddenly looked back, except for the black hole room, except for the big dogs lying motionless on the ground, there could be no other people in this closed room! The priest looked around nervously, and there was no sign of anything moving in the darkness.

"Father Christopher.... Have mercy on us, have mercy on me..... Save our children.... They are innocent....." Mr. Priest heard it clearly, it was a female voice, a female voice full of resentment and hatred! There was a chilling plea in that terrible tone, and the creepy cry was not loud, but it was enough to break a believer in Orthodoxy.

"Help me..... Mr. Priest, help us...."The voice was still pleading, and the frightened priest had no such experience, and he knelt on the ground and began to pray sincerely: "Our Father in heaven, may your name be holy..... He will not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil..."

"Father Christopher, don't be afraid..... It's me..."The faint voice conveyed a terrifying horror, and the priest's last prayer was stifled. "Save my people, let them go out and go back to the mountains...... We don't want to compete with the Han family for power..... Let them leave peacefully.... Requested...."

"Am I talking to God or the devil?" Christopher's cold sweat was uncontrollably slashing his cheeks, too many incredible experiences made him mentally tortured, even a terrifying werewolf body like Zhang Jiaming made him adapt for a long time, and now, an unknown and dangerous creature lurked in the darkness, making him unable to look at it with a normal vision, how not to make this old priest tremble? "Even if it's a demon, show your true nature!!! Don't hide and hide anymore!! ”

Outside the house, a lightning bolt flashed, and the sound of spring thunder rumbled, it was this flicker, and by the moment of light, Christopher saw a long figure hanging upside down on the load-bearing pillar of the top beam! That's not a human shadow!

"Our Lord Jesus!" Mr. Priest sat down on the floor, helpless with his back pressed against the edge of the bed, as if that would give him a little sense of safety, and inside the wide tower, the big dog was still asleep, without the slightest response. "Who the hell are you, you..... You... Why.... You can't let me go! "Without the guards of these mutant wolfdogs, Christopher is no different from a normal person!

"I'm still alive, you must remember me, I'm from the Miao family....." The voice continued without humility or arrogance: "I'm back, I've seen a lot of terrible things, the good things your great leader has done to my people!" I've seen them all! ”

"You? Alive? Christopher sat up in the dark in confusion, slowly held on to the wooden pillar beside the bed, looked down and thought for a while before he muttered, "Is that you?" Is it really you? Thank you Lord Christ, I am glad, really glad that you are alive, really! ”

"Not thank you God, it's mine! Whether in reality or in faith, it is my gods who protect me, don't be mistaken! The woman's voice became indignant and high-pitched: "He killed my guardian, and he wants to rely on you to convert the faith of my people!" ”

Christopher couldn't answer the accusation right away, and as he tried to calm down, he raised his head and said to the seemingly empty roof: "I have been your friend from beginning to end, and I have never thought of forcing them to do anything, think for yourself, my child, to see your people, how difficult their days were in the mountains, and what were their days like after joining us?" ”

The air seemed to freeze in the sudden dead silence, and for a long time, there was no response, and the other party seemed to be digesting the information he had received.

"Don't dwell on the hatred of the past, my child, is it so difficult to give up old beliefs? The Father has taught: forgive us our debts as we forgive our debts......" The priest wanted to continue, but suddenly a loud cry came: "Shut up! The voice continued: "I'm not coming back to discuss your set of scriptures with you, and I don't care about your prophecies or your theisms, but anything else. As I said, I've seen what your great chief is doing to my people, and it's getting very bad..... Even, worse. ”

"Nope! Listen to me, the situation here has never been better, and you should see the positives, what we have achieved as a collective in the past two years is unprecedented, and I implore you to ..... "In spite of the possible dangers, Mr. Priest wishes to fight on his own merits."

"No.... You're deceiving me...," the voice sighed deeply.

"You must listen to me, we are in order, and all the people's lives have been restored to most of what they were before the end of the world...", said eagerly, Mr. Priest was still trying.

"Order?" His voice suddenly raised an octave, with deep anger: "You enslave the children of the Miao family, and you still have the face to call those things that go against their will .... Order? Let me tell you what I saw, slaves, it was you who treated the children of the Miao family as slaves, and made them work day and night for your big slave leader, do you really think that everyone is blind, and you want me to take you to see the corpses of the five in the mountains? There are also those 10,000-person pits that are comparable to those of the 731 troops..... I know all this, my people, their corpses are burning day and night, I see with my own eyes.... You still call those who... Order? ”

"They? Who? My children, they are all prisoners, people who have committed capital crimes, do you want me to remind you? Death row prisoners, traitors, sinners..... Need me an explanation? Christopher's tone became much tougher, and he wasn't going to just keep explaining it all the time. And I have been preaching to them the doctrine and converting them to the right path, do you understand that? ”

"When you first accepted us, you said you would treat us as your own! They deserve the same rights, the same life! They work, they pay, you have to pay the corresponding payment, otherwise, let them go, be truly free! The voice paid no attention to the kindness in the priest's words.

"The people you mentioned are all people serving sentences in labor camps, and they are criminals!" Mr. Priest's face was full of smiles, as if he was laughing at the childishness of the other party: "If they are allowed to leave freely, where will they go when they are full of resentment?" What will be done? Robbery? Homicide? A return to their old ways? My child, the will of the Holy Lord is how to educate the ignorant barbarians who do not know how to worship our Lord... Imagine for yourselves that without the guidance of the Lord, they would be like wild beasts, relying entirely on their own bestial instincts....."

"Don't call them beasts!!!!! They are my people!! An angry roar came from the sky, and at the same time, there happened to be a thunderclap, which muffled the expected roar.

"I can understand your anger, my child.... But it's not up .....to me to decide" Mr. Priest was no longer afraid of anything, he knew who he was up against: "Son, I advise you not to join in, for your own good, and for the sake of your people. ”

"I never wanted to get much help from you, Mr. Priest." Suddenly, the voice became muted: "When Moses wanted to take away the Jewish ancestors, how did they consult with Pharaoh?" I suppose you know the Bible better than I do, right? The sound of squirming slowly resounded, and the thing seemed ready to end the conversation tonight and leave.

Christopher was slightly surprised, and suddenly, remembering something, he hurriedly shouted into the dark roof: "In the name of my lord, this is madness, complete madness, you are bringing about your own destruction!" Stop, stop, I know you're angry, but...."

"The avenue of peace is not without it, Mr. Father, in short, it is man-made. I can enter your house tonight without alarming anyone, and the same will be true for the rest of the impostors outside, including your big dog guards, who just had a good night's sleep, and goodbye, Mr. Priest, I hope you will consider what I have said. Dropping the last words, the voice finally disappeared into impermanence.

"Oh God....." crossed his chest repeatedly, and Mr. Priest was surprised to find that the energy-saving lamp that he had thought had broken down was back on!

For the next thirty minutes, Christopher was immersed in thought, and even the big dog woke up without him noticing it. A few giant dogs woke up with their heads shaking, looking left and right, and in addition to muttering discontentedly, they were about to continue sleeping, when suddenly, a few small silver needles came from the entrance of the tower staircase! There wasn't even a single wail, and a few big dogs fell asleep again!

This time, the priest was not too surprised, but stood up lightly, walked to the only glass cabinet in the room, took out the wine glass and a bottle of wine, and set them up, as if he was ready to receive guests.

"So, have you thought about what I said?" A tall shadow stepped out of the corridor of the black hole, unceremoniously took the glass of red liquid handed over by Mr. Priest, and he forced to ask: "Your Excellency Bishop of the Far Eastern Diocese, I, on behalf of the Council of the Church, bring the most sincere greetings from afar, and I hope you will not disappoint me!" ”