"I'm here for the Polo Park community, and for the Jews in the community," the old man continued

"You ......"

"You will think that I am very shameless and immoral, and I am not going to deny that, because it is useless to deny it, but I will say, child, you have my blood in your vein. There are some things that you will understand after a long time. ”

"......" Edward suddenly shivered with anger and coldness, not knowing what to say, the old thing's brazenness obviously exceeded his expectations.

"Sheldon has been a good boy since he was a child, and although he has some quirks, everyone thinks he is good, and I think it may not be that simple. The ordinary judicial process is no longer effective, so I can only look for you. ”

"What if I don't say yes?"

"You'll say yes."

"Why?"

"You have my blood in you, I know you. If you commit to joining the lawyers' group, then I will make the community fully accept you mother and son, and more precisely, Josephine, my daughter. You don't have much affection for the community, but she's different, she's grown up in the Jewish community, and isolation makes her uneasy. I'm sad as a father, but as a rabbi I have to do it again. ”

"So, it's time for you to contribute to your mother's comfortable life in the future." The old man smiled rightly, he was sure that the young man in front of him would give in.

"Although I don't know the law, I know that until the court pronounces a verdict, anyone is innocent, and what you just thought seems to be a presumption of guilt, which is not good. If Sheldon is found guilty, then I won't force anything. I just hope that you will do your duty as an advocate. ”

Edward was somewhat convinced, and indeed at the moment Sheldon can only be said to be a suspect and has not yet been convicted "I can't guarantee Sheldon's exculpation, I can't guarantee it." ”

"As long as you commit to joining and handle the case with your heart."

"Of course I can promise, but aren't you afraid that I will grind foreign workers?"

"Don't be afraid, you are my grandson, I know you as well as I know myself, you will not give up the opportunity to challenge"

"Tsk......" Edwardazole tooth flower, he really wanted to say, "Congratulations, you got it right!" ”

"Also, I'll let you use the church as your 'revolving door.'"

“？？ What are you talking about? "Edward confused" revolving door? It's not World War II, and I'm not a rabbi in Germany. ”

"You helped George Duffy win the party election, he should have given you a lot of benefits, just look at that car, I guess with his character, he should also send an accountant to help you clear the income declaration problem." The old rabbi seemed very honest.

"Yes," Edward returned, and he had to admit that it was indeed an old man in front of him.

"But you also received a lot of benefits in the Dami case, and most of it was cash? It seems to be safe, but people like Fetcher can be caught at any time, and with his bastard brain, maybe if he accidentally says this, the IRS will smell it, and the fine is a small thing, but it is a stain on your resume, and I think you, who have great ambitions, probably don't want to make a mistake in such a small matter. Now that April is over, last year's tax season has passed, and this year hasn't started yet, so we have plenty of time to process the money. ”

"So?"

"This is the purpose of the revolving door or the transfer station, you must know that the United States is a country that protects faith and religion, and religious donations do not need to be taxed, what I have to do is to let this money stay in the account of the church for a while, and then transfer it to a charity controlled by friends, such as an orphanage, such as a drinking center, such as a nursing home, of course, it is also on the books, and then you can enter your bank account in a bright and bright way. That way, the IRS can't find fault with it. ”

“…… Is there any use for churches? "Edward is a little weak.

"Of course, otherwise, why would our family have to protect the church all the time?" The old rabbi smiled kindly and wisely, "You are young, you don't know how much we have paid for it in those years, even the price of our lives." Besides, you have to understand, why have Europeans been anti-Semitic for centuries? Because we have mastered the banking and financial industry, to be exact, we have mastered most of the 'knowledge' and 'know-how' of this industry - the legal kind, and we have accumulated a lot of wealth for ourselves. ”

"So," sighed the old rabbi, "those illiterate and vulgar warrior monarchs have made our minds. This is the source of our bad luck. They are not able to make money from knowledge, so they are angry with us, and they simply stir up the more uneducated people to exclude the Jews, and then take the opportunity to deprive us of our property, and then the literate and knowledgeable other religious classes will add to the trouble, so that they can do some good. Not to mention that for us heretics, isn't it the same for their own Templar Order? The thirst for wealth is always above faith in God. ”

Edward didn't know what to say, "Well, uneducated, it's terrible." ”

"No knowledge, greed! That's why it plunders. ”

"Yes, for the sake of money, you can pay any price, which is in line with the world's perception of us," Edward said coldly.

The whole world thinks that Jews are mercenary and can sell anything for profit - including Jesus, and Edward was very annoyed by this stereotype at first, but as he grew older and heard and witnessed things in the community, he had to admit it privately - this Tmd was all his own!

"No, you don't know what a church means in the community, it can be a transit point for money or a transit point for people."

"People?"

"Yes, since 1934, our little church has been nicknamed 'Revolving Door Church,' and that title lasted until the end of World War II, do you know why?"

Edward shook his head, of course.

Edward's maternal grandfather, Itezka Mizrasirabi was too young to preside over the daily rituals of a church, so he applied to the U.S. government to recruit a Jewish rabbi from Germany, Poland, and elsewhere.

The Government has certainly approved this reasonable request.

To be honest, the Millican government has done a good job in this regard, although ** prohibits Jewish immigration, but the Mirecan government came forward to note, it is still necessary to sell face, anyway, there are not many people, just open your eyes and close your eyes.

However, the recruited rabbis do not seem to be of much skill, and usually after two weeks in the church, they leave with a small sum of money from Rabbi Itezka Mizrasi; The latter then proceeded to apply to the government to recruit rabbis from Germany, and so on until the end of the war.

"So, this is from Germany to the United States to save people?" Edward reacted quickly.

"Yes, because of the foreign policy of the German people, ordinary Jews could not leave the German occupation zone safely, and our government was not willing to lend a helping hand to the poor Jews in the official name at that time, so we had to save as many of our people as possible in this way. To be honest, I'm sorry, as a father, I should have managed to get Josephine to the United States, but ...... You know, at that time, I couldn't do it, and I'm sorry. ”

"At that time, we had to give priority to rescuing the rabbis and various intellectual classes, who were alive to pass on our culture, and when our cultural heritage was gone, there would be no difference between the Jews and other peoples. As a father, I've always had a bad conscience, but again, I still do. Understood. How many Jewish fathers have made such painful choices in the past 2,000 years and have been completely submerged in the dust of history, and how many thrilling stories have taken place in the city of Babylon back then? None of this is known anymore, but at least our nation still exists. ”

"A people who wandered around the world for more than two thousand people, and in the end instead of being destroyed, returned to their origins more than two thousand years ago and established their own state, which no other people could do except the Jews. Even the so-called four ancient civilizations, only China has been passed down so far, child, you are lucky to have the bloodline of both. ”

Edward looked down at the history and relaxed.

"So we're going to defend our churches and communities, no matter what it takes! It's your turn this time, don't let those hostile guys take this opportunity to discredit us. That's what I ask of you. As for whether Sheldon can get away with it, frankly, I don't particularly care about it, I care more about the reputation of the community and the Jews. ”

"I see. I'll go back first, and then you can have someone send you the relevant files and materials. Edward walked out.

"Wait," came an old voice and a sigh after his death.

"I want to tell you that although your father was not Jewish, I respect from the bottom of my heart that he was a true hero who made the choice to sacrifice himself to protect his wife and children. Even if you weren't involved in this case, I'd get Josephine back into the community sooner or later, you know? It's a matter of timing. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Edward wanted to turn back to him, but felt that it was so difficult to turn around, so he had to maintain a half-twisted posture.

"Is it a man's heartfelt word?" The voice behind seemed to laugh, "Between me and you, and between your heavenly father." I haven't met him, but I think he should understand me. , like you'll understand me eventually. ”

……

"Hey Chris, how are you doing in Birmingham (the Alabama city)?" Edward greeted on the phone.

"When I returned to my hometown, I felt pretty good, and it was very comfortable to look at the endless farm. I suggested you to come and be a guest, my family will love you. ”

"I'm afraid you're going to fly back right away."

“？？？ Why"

"I took the case, you should be interested," Edward's voice was a little listless.

"What a case, it sounds like you're a little frustrated."

"Remember the bombing of BLM Tower?"

"Of course I do."

"Well, one of the perpetrators was my childhood playmate, and I'm going to plead his innocence this time" Edward sounds like a kind of self-defeating decadence "Yes, the FBI has enough evidence to crucify him. ”

"I said, you Charlotte, you can't make any money! What about your conscience? Lord, it's not right for you to do this, listen to me, quickly return the money, and even pay some liquidated damages, I have a little money here, and I will remit it to you later. Really, trust me, this is the best solution. ”

"You listen to me, I swear, I didn't take a penny."

"Then you're still taking this case? God, I'd rather the Martians invade than you. ”

"Anyway, come over quickly, I have a hunch that this case will be very ......"

"Absolutely what?"

"It's hard to ......"

"To hell with it!" Chris hung up angrily.

Then the big black guy picked up the earpiece again, "Hey, travel agency, book me a ticket to New York in the near future, what is only first class, OK." No problem, the guy pays anyway, oh, oh nothing, I said order it, you guys send a car to pick me up in ten minutes, I want a Lincoln limousine, an extended one. That's it. ”

After hanging up the phone, he let out a long sigh and drew a cross on his chest, "Lord, save your people, I feel like I'm crazy, otherwise I would have waded into that troubled water!" Please give me wisdom and strength, I feel like I'm going to be dragged to death by that guy. ”

……