Chapter XXXVIII
In Banshan County, there is a large field, even if it rains in the cold sky, but the crowd gathered here does not retreat at all, they hold umbrellas, rubbing shoulders one by one, and some people even wear the rainy night directly. In the crowd, there was a lot of discussion, even if they didn't know each other, they could chat a few words, after all, they had a common belief. Then, as if even the heavens felt the scorching atmosphere, the sudden rain stopped, and dozens of large searchlights outside the venue illuminated the night scene.
To outsiders, it was a grand missionary council, with a sacred and righteous process, and even the media did not report it much, and people were afraid of blasphemy and retribution. There is a story that goes like this:
Centuries ago, there was a national court trial for the leader of a country who sexually assaulted an actress. In a public hearing in court, the most powerful man in the country denied the incident, so that no one dared to question the veracity of his words, and could only believe that the woman who attempted treason was imprisoned for false accusations. When everyone had known the facts, a priest appeared before the leader of the state, and he begged the most powerful man to put his hand on the holy book and swear that he had not lied and that he had been falsely accused. However, the whole nation did not expect that he would confess his sexuality/scandal in front of this holy book.
There are few people in this world who are not afraid of anything or anyone, even if they put life and death aside, it is because of people or things.
They had a party on the wide lawn, and people from all walks of life came together for the same purpose. There are those who are willing to share in the blessings of the Lord and experience the moment of miracles, and there are those who are willing to listen. It is said that the danger in the disaster is due to the mercy of the Holy Lord, the gradual recovery from the merciless disease, and the love of the Holy Lord, and countless people are willing to listen to such stories because they are more willing to believe.
It is rare to have the delicacy of grilled meat and vegetables, passed in a cold atmosphere, everyone's hearts are warm, and they are beautiful because of their faith, they are in groups of three or five, and each other's beliefs are passed between them, and they can share the delicious food with each other.
Just after ten o'clock in the middle of the night, the sky suddenly began to rain, and then it was even more pouring, even the umbrellas held could not resist the pouring rain, and the dense crowd began to move, gathering towards the lobby, which was enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people, was actually surrounded by water.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet, please be quiet." At this time, a male voice came out of the radio in the lobby, and it was probably a middle-aged man over 100 and a half years old. Soon, the crowd was noticeably quieter, and they all looked towards the lobby platform directly ahead. On the stone wall behind the high platform, a huge statue of an angel is carved, a beautiful female angel, smiling, holding her hands in her arms and wings outstretched.
From the side of the high platform, a middle-aged man slowly walked up, with short lean hair and a thick and thick beard, looking very manly. He had a microphone in his left ear, and it was from his mouth that the deep voice in the lobby radio came from his mouth. "Well, it's a great honor to preside over tonight's mission, and it must be a blessing from the Holy Lord." He put his right hand on his chest and said reverently and politely, and everyone on the field smiled indifferently and looked at him.
"Congratulations, this month's new believers have reached more than 300 people, our team will eventually thrive under the light of the Holy Light, and here are friends from all walks of life who join the club for the first time, relatives and relatives." Before the middle-aged man's words were finished, more than 300 people came up from the side of the high platform, standing in five rows one after another. As for the crowd in the audience, they all applauded and smiled, among the three hundred or so, the youngest child snuggled in his mother's arms, and the eldest person was on crutches, but most of them were forty-year-old young people.
"Now, let us meditate on the Lord's proverbs and welcome them to join us." The middle-aged man standing at the front said, also closing his eyes slightly, lowering his head, clasping his hands into fists in front of his chest, leaning on his chin, and then everyone followed him in such a posture.
"Thank the Lord for His mercy in opening the door to heaven for us......"
"Thank the Lord for His mercy in dispelling the plague that haunts us......
"Thank the Lord for His ......"
Tens of thousands of people, all of them silently chanted, above the lobby, echoing the low melody of everyone, and at this time, a woman in the corner tugged at the sleeve of the middle-aged woman next to her, and whispered: "Mom, I'll go out first." ”
"What for!" The middle-aged woman is dressed plainly, but a jade pendant around her neck is worth a lot of money, and there are many believers in it, who are noble and wealthy, and they are by no means just ordinary people. "I'm about to start preaching."
The woman took a deep breath, and an old man next to her who bowed his head and meditated silently glanced at her, so the woman approached the middle-aged woman's ear and whispered: "It's too stuffy here, I want to go out to catch my breath, and say okay, I'm just going to accompany you to see tonight, and I didn't say that I must accompany you to any church." ”
The middle-aged woman looked at the arrogant daughter in front of her, she understood her daughter's temper, otherwise she would not be qualified to be the leader of the serious crime team of the Tiandu City Police Department, so she compromised: "Okay, then you wait for me outside, there may be more than an hour, don't go too far, it's raining outside." That's right, this woman is Zhou Meng, she nodded, turned around and disappeared into the corner of the lobby.
The rain was dripping, washing the earth, as if everything was being baptized, and she found a door in a dark passage in the lobby, which led directly to the backyard of the missionary church. The cold wind penetrated into people's hearts with the irritable rolling thunder, and she was wrapped in a coat and her feet were cold. Taking a deep breath, a dark shadow appeared in the shower from a flash of lightning, and he walked briskly on the grass in the backyard, towards the tallest building to the north. The building was an ancient castle, and on the roof stood a statue of an angel, which came to life in the lightning and thunder.
Zhou Meng shuddered, came back to her senses, she took a deep breath, and looked at the black shadow in the shadows, the man's familiar back, vigorous steps, Zhou Meng's eyes trembled, and she said to herself: "Mu, Muyu? Yes, it's him! How did he end up here! This man who made her lovesick day and night, haunted by her dreams, thought that the other party had already left the city, after all, they had never met again in the past half a year, and now, they appeared in front of her again! This fateful encounter, how can Zhou Meng give up again!
Seeing him step up the stone steps of the ancient castle and gradually disappear from sight, Zhou Meng glanced left and right, facing the path under the eaves next to him, and headed towards the ancient castle to the north. However, at this moment, a woman dressed in black appeared in the backyard of the missionary church, she walked straight from the long corridor outside, holding a black umbrella, this person was Situ Xinyue! And the direction she went was the ancient castle to the north.
The style of the castle is still the same as that of the old style, except for a large chandelier in the main hall, and slender stone pillars stand around the house, with torches lit at the top. As soon as he stepped into the hall, an unkempt young man greeted him, and when he saw Mu Tianyu coming in the rain, he also blocked the way, and said, "This is a private place, if you want to join the missionary society, there is a large hall below." He pointed to the door that had been pushed open and motioned for Mu Tianyu to leave.
"I'm not here to go to the mission."
The unkempt young man was handsome and wore a black dress, and although he was polite, he looked very strong. "If you want to find the president, who is preaching right now, I'm afraid you'll have to make an appointment." The young man was still in the way of Mu Tianyu. At this moment, a woman in black with an umbrella also walked in, she took the opportunity to put away the umbrella and put it on the side of the door, arranging some of the dark gray leather clothes that were slightly soaked. Seeing this, the unkempt young man also moved a step to the side, bowed respectfully, and said reverently, "Miss Situ." ”
The woman smiled back, and happened to be standing next to Mu Tianyu, and she whispered, "I talked to the priest on the phone before. ”
(Priest: Missionary, president of a missionary church, not a missionary, but only a missionary, and in the eyes of all believers, the most sacred position in the mission is the priest, but it is almost impossible to see it except for the prescribed hours.) The priest is what the psychic calls a missionary. )
"Hmm." The young man nodded. "He's waiting for you inside right now." As he spoke, he made way for Situ Xinyue and made a gesture of inviting in.
Situ Xinyue smiled slightly, undoubtedly looked at Mu Tianyu next to her, when she stared at the other party's eyes, she couldn't help but be surprised, but it was only for a moment, and it disappeared from her heart, maybe it was the other party's deep eyes that made her feel a little emotional.
The unkempt young man looked at the graceful curves, a little distracted, and he turned around and still blocked Mu Tianyu's way. "I'm sorry, this is a private place, please go out." At this time, he was resolute and did not rule out that he was about to start driving people out.
"Friend, I know you're a psychic, can you do me a favor? I really have something very important. Mu Tianyu explained.
The unkempt young man frowned and was surprised, he didn't know how the other party saw the three words psychic, but it was obvious that the man in front of him was not a psychic, nor a believer, how did he know. If everyone is psychic, they can sense it, but the other party is not. "Sir, I'm sorry, you didn't have an appointment, I can't invite you in." Although he still refused, his attitude had obviously changed.
Mu Tianyu shook his head and took out a coin from his arms. "I really have something important, he should be here today, it was the priest of the Ironforge Town Mission Church who told me."
The unkempt young man stared at the thing in Mu Tianyu's hand, the coin was engraved with the word "iron", and the holy glow of the silver shone in the lightning. He immediately concluded that the silver coin was the insignia of the missionaries of Ironfurnace Town, and there were only two missionaries in the entire Tiandu City, one in the missionary church in the middle of the city and the other in the outskirts of the Ironfurnace Town.
"He asked me to come, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to reveal this matter to you." Mu Tianyu looked solemn.
The unkempt young man suddenly made a decision in his heart, the matter between the missionaries is not trivial, if it is delayed because there is no appointment problem, I am afraid that he will not be able to eat and walk around, and the rules can also be changed, depending on who he meets. So he nodded and said, "Okay, you go in." ”
"Thank you."
The unkempt young man stared at his soaking back, and secretly said in his heart, who is he? Why would a missionary find a mortal to deliver a message? It's weird. While he was puzzled, he suddenly noticed a shadow flashing outside the gate, and walked over. Sure enough, when he went out, a woman with shoulder-length short hair and wet hair was leaning against the door, I am afraid that most of what happened just now has been eavesdropped.
"Who are you?" The young man asked with a frown.
"I ......" The woman hesitated a little, looked at Mu Yu who had disappeared into the hall, and said embarrassedly: "The one who went in just now, I am friends with him, so I want to ......"
"The silver pin you wear on your chest is a beautiful ornament." The corners of the young man's mouth are raised, but the smile makes people feel uncomfortable. Zhou Meng glanced down, even more embarrassed, this silver needle is the ticket to join the missionary society, without it, you can't enter, I didn't expect to be directly exposed by this man The lie, but she did know Mu Yu, but even if she said it, I'm afraid this person won't believe it. The unkempt young man looked like a smiling tiger, and said without hesitation: "I think you have gone to the wrong place, the Holy Lord does not like people with a lot of curiosity. ”
Zhou Meng is also a character, but now that he said this, the anger at work in the past came out, she snorted coldly, and took out a work card from her waist. "I am the head of the serious crime team of the Municipal Police Bureau, Zhou Meng, and now I suspect that I am engaged in illegal activities, I need to go in to investigate, and the citizens have the obligation to cooperate with me unconditionally."
The unkempt young man glanced at the work card in her hand, it was indeed a police officer, but she still said in a deep voice: "Miss Zhou Meng, please pay attention to your words, you are desecrating the most sacred place." ”
Zhou Meng also realized that something was wrong, the word "illegal business" just now was indeed too hasty, so she explained in a deep voice: "I suspect that the man who went in just now is related to a case investigated by the police, so you must go in to confirm it, you won't interfere with official business." ”
The young man grinned, returned to normalcy, and said coldly: "Even the government can't get involved in power here, you, as a public figure of the police, should know this." Then he sneered: "Don't say that you are the leader of the serious crime team, even if you are the chief of the police department, you have no right to go in!" Do you know the big hall behind you? Now there are at least dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles in the believers, and I am afraid that your identity is not worth mentioning compared to them. Therefore, I advise you to take back your work permit so as not to lose your job. ”
The contemptuous ridicule made Zhou Meng angry, she had solved the case for several years, and had faced all kinds of fierce and vicious people, but at this moment, she was pressured and ridiculed by the young boy in front of her, and a wave of anger instantly entangled her heart. (To be continued.) )