Chapter 19: The Kingdom

Lu Ming agreed with Zhang Dingshan's judgment.

This is always the case. Otherwise, how could the sniping of Dong Anpo come so timely?

He Wei muttered: "What kind of cult is this, the after-sales service is quite good." ”

Lu Ming pursed his lips.

After so many years of sacrificing the child in the womb to the gods, it is really good to persistently track and monitor the parties involved, or for some other reasons.

Zhang Dingshan knocked lightly on the table: "Okay." Based on the existing clues and speculations, I believe that the focus of the next investigation should be on this very likely hidden behind the scenes, which is suspected to be a religious organization. ”

This force has been monitoring Lin Shiquan and his wife or Dong An Po for more than ten years, and more than ten years ago, they participated in - more likely presided over the ceremony of Lin Shiquan and his wife sacrificing the child in their womb, and it is very likely that this caused Lin Shen's bad luck, and poisoned Dong An Po with Lewi's agent.

Moreover, there must be some kind of connection between this force and Dong An Po. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Dong'an Po to break through the facts in the minds of Lin Shiquan and his wife in one sentence.

Perhaps, after finding out the forces hidden behind the scenes and suspected of being a religious organization, the mystery of Lin Shen's "doom-ridden" can be solved.

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

Lu Ming, He Wei, and Lu Qingliang all made statements. Counting Zhang Dingshan, the four of them unanimously passed.

"At this stage, there are not many clues about this force."

There is no need to think about it, just now, He Wei can identify a lot of clues that are worth investigating. For example, the source of Lewi's agent, such as the social relationship with Dong An Po, or the social relationship between Lin Shiquan and his wife and the force at that time, etc.

Lin Shiquan and his wife must have been connected with this force in the first place. Otherwise, how could it be possible to sacrifice Lin Shen to some god with the participation of this force?

It's just that it is unknown whether this was voluntary or forced by Lin Shiquan and his wife.

"Let's check Dong Anpo's life experience first."

With the cooperation of Lu Qingliang, Zhang Dingshan and He Wei personally operated, through visits, investigation of household registration information, etc., and in less than a day, they found out Dong'anpo's life experience clearly.

It was not until this moment that the two discovered that for Sanshui Village, Dong'an Po could be regarded as an outsider in a sense.

According to the memories of the elders in Sanshui Village, decades ago, a woman in ragged clothes suddenly came to the closed and backward Sanshui Village. The woman claimed to have fled and was homeless, hoping to stay in the village.

At that time, the elders of the village were in charge, and the woman was married to a single man in the village. Later, the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl. This baby girl is the later Dong'an Po.

Also according to the memories of the old people in the village, although the woman, that is, the mother of Dong'an Po, claimed to be a refugee, and was ragged and weathered, her style of behavior was different from ordinary people, and some traces of "big family" could be vaguely seen.

For example, the woman was very fond of cleanliness, washing her face, combing her hair and feet every day, and taking a bath and wiping her body whenever she had the opportunity. For example, the calluses on the hands and feet look freshly ground out, and it seems that they have not suffered or been tired in the past. Or, the woman is also quite particular about eating. Although my family is poor and has little food, I can try my best to make some tricks to make the food easier to eat.

It's all nest heads, but this woman's nest head can make some rabbits, chickens and pigs and the like, and use a little white noodles to dot the eyes and the like. It's all coarse cloth clothes, but this woman is much better looking than ordinary people.

In Sanshui Village a few decades ago, this can be regarded as a maverick and a unique one.

And the rest of the villagers of the same era, who have exhausted all their strength in daily farming, where do they still have the heart to engage in these vain things.

At that time, the villagers were envious of the bachelor who had married a good daughter-in-law.

Although these things about hers made the villagers envious, they also made the people in the village secretly wary of her. Especially the husband, he is even more afraid that the daughter-in-law he finally married will run away, and he looks at it very tightly every day. But after a long time, the woman has always been honest and has no signs of running.

In addition, after giving birth to a child, the people in the village are relieved.

The only pity is that she only gave birth to a daughter and no son. In the village at that time, it was considered a "desperate household".

However, that bachelor couldn't even marry a daughter-in-law, but now he has a daughter, and it's not a loss.

Later, Dong'an Po grew up slowly, and somehow, she was favored by the previous Dong'an Po in the village at that time and got the inheritance. When the previous Dong'an Po died, she became the new Dong'an Po.

Similarly, according to the memories of the elders in the village, in the past, although there was always a tradition of worshipping Dong'an God in the surrounding villages, it was more of a custom than a faith.

Until the new Dong'an Po took office, it was very lively, giving people "things", ordinary things, looking at false diseases, feng shui or something, I don't know how, I made the momentum of Dong'an God, and the reputation of my Dong'an Po is even more famous. is also regarded as the No. 1 person in Shili Baxiang, and no one dares not to give face.

It wasn't until Lin Shiquan and his wife came to him and spent a huge amount of money to build the statue and altar of Dong'an God, and Dong'an's name finally reached its peak, and her life was at its peak. But the good times didn't last long, and he died unexpectedly not long after, and the inheritance of Dong'an God was accompanied by the division of "Dong'an Po" and the development of society, and slowly declined.

When this information was placed in front of Zhang Dingshan and He Wei, He Wei quickly realized the key point.

"Dong'anpo's mother, this person is not ordinary."

"Yes."

Zhang Dingshan nodded: "I'm afraid, the reason why Dong'an Po was able to get the inheritance of the previous Dong'an Po is because she is behind her." And, after getting the inheritance of Dong'an Po, after having the identity of Dong'an Po, the belief in Dong'an God can make such a big noise, I'm afraid it doesn't just come from her talent. ”

Missionary work also requires talent. At least for the cause of spreading the belief in the god of Dong'an, Dong'an Po is very talented. Not only that, after carefully checking the local belief of Dong'an God, as well as the rest of the beliefs in the surrounding area, the traditional missionary methods of its followers, and the missionary methods of Dong'an Po, it can be clearly felt that some of Dong'an Po's missionary methods are simply a dimensionality reduction blow to the rest of the people.

For example, the missionaries of the rest of the faiths are nothing more than looking at ordinary things, seeing doctors and looking at feng shui, etc., relying on real "curative effects" to spread word of mouth. Of course, this curative effect is sometimes ineffective, and word of mouth is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and the dissemination is limited.

Moreover, the missionaries of the rest of the faiths have always sat back and waited for customers to come to their doors, never knowing how to take the initiative. In this way, the source of customers is limited, and the influence is limited.

But Dong An Po is different. Not only does she have a lot of business, but she also has a faint tendency to meddle in "politics". For example, the principals in the village, the rich and big families in the village, etc., have all been developed into believers by her, and they usually do some things such as mediating disputes and balancing interests in the name of "Dong'an God".

In this way, she became the "political" link of the village. The bamboo building where she is located has become a place to discuss major events in the village. And, with the leadership of the rich and big families in the village, she is even more famous.

Even the rich and big families say that Dong'an Po Ling, so what is there to doubt?

Zhang Dingshan even doubted that if the social environment allowed it, and gave Dong'an Po a period of time, she might be able to develop Sanshui Village and the surrounding villages into a kingdom of theocracy.

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This kingdom is based on large and wealthy households, and Dong An Po, the spokesperson of interests, can serve as the king of this kingdom in the name of the gods.

This kind of means, those rustic village goddesses and gods are really incomparable.

Zhang Dingshan has every reason to suspect that these abilities of Dong'an Po come from her mother's words and deedsβ€”at least in part.

After all, in a closed environment, it is really difficult to comprehend so many advanced means by relying on one's own understanding alone. It's not just a matter of understanding, it's also a matter of vision.

If you don't have enough vision, you don't have enough insight, and no matter how high your understanding is, you can't comprehend these means.

"Her mother may have come from the religious forces that were hidden behind the scenes. She fled to Sanshui Village with these 'advanced' religious concepts, combined with the religious reality of Sanshui Village, made arrangements for her daughter to become the heir of Dong'an Po, and passed on her own religious concepts to her daughter, so that she had these visions and insights. Later, combined with her own talent, this Dong'an Po 'unified the rivers and lakes' and laid this foundation. ”

"But...... Pity. It has been too long, and there is really no way to investigate what happened more than 70 years ago. ”

Three years after Dong An Po's mother came to Sanshui Village, she gave birth to Dong An Po. Four years have passed since Dong An Po died in her 60s. Combined, the total is more than 70 years.

More than 70 years ago, there was no way to find out what the identity of the woman who fled to Sanshui Village was, and which religious force was involved behind her.

"But at least it is certain that if that religious power exists, its history must be more than seventy years. In this way, all religious forces that have been born in recent years and have not had a long enough history can be eliminated. ”

"That's right."

"In that case, then look it up from other clues."

The most valuable for investigation is undoubtedly Lin Shiquan and his wife. After all, the couple had just died, and there were still a lot of traces of social activities.

But before, when investigating Lin Shen's social relationship, the couple had already been investigated once. And that round of investigation, except that the deaths of the two were somewhat strange, there was nothing else noteworthy.

"Check whether the two have religious beliefs, and Zhao Lifang's itinerary when she was pregnant. We split up. ”

"Okay."

With the cooperation of Lu Qingliang, He Wei first delineated the approximate itinerary of Lin Shiquan and Zhao Lifang when they were pregnant with Lin Shen eighteen years ago through some data records.

But it is a pity that because too much time has passed, it can only be barely found that when Zhao Lifang was two months pregnant, Lin Shiquan and his wife set off from Haiye City, where they lived, to another city, and then their whereabouts were unknown. Five months later, he returned to Haiye City from the third city.

In the past five months, no one knows where the two of them have gone. There is also no record in the transportation system.

This doesn't actually mean that the two deliberately covered up their trips. It's also possible that they're acting above board, and then it's just that no one remembers it because of the passage of time.

This clue was also broken.

After that, news also came from Zhang Dingshan's side.

"Regardless of the fact that they frequently looked for the master's help in the later period, for the rest, there were no clues to prove that Lin Shiquan and his wife had religious beliefs. Nor is there any evidence that they are involved with a particular religious force. ”

This means two possibilities. First, the beliefs of Lin Shiquan and his wife are very hidden and not known to any outsiders. Second, Lin Shiquan and his wife's act of sacrificing Lin Shen was forced.

But on the whole, this clue can be regarded as broken.

In the video conference room, Lu Qingliang also reported some of the information he had inquired about recently.

"I have communicated with some religious figures, religious research experts, and cult research experts, and they have confirmed that there is no known religion, cult, or belief on the earth today that has the ability to 'sacrifice an unborn baby in exchange for certain benefits, and that such sacrifice can lead to bad luck after the birth of the baby.'"

Lu Ming sighed. He looked at He Wei: "Have you checked the source of Lewi's agent?" ”

He Wei frowned and shook his head: "Manufacturers and laboratories with qualifications for the preparation, transportation, and storage of Lewis have no record of theft. At the same time, the procedures for the use of Lewis agent and the reporting of losses are also complete, and there is nothing worth noting. I suspect that the Lewisian agent used by this force is most likely made by them. ”

"Prepare it yourself?"

Lu Ming's heart was a little heavy.

Even if it doesn't involve Lin Shen or "supernatural forces", an organization that has the ability to prepare its own Lewis agent and has a record of using it is completely worthy of the attention of human society.

This organization already has the capacity to carry out large-scale terrorist attacks.

- Lewis actually has a special antidote method. The effects of poisoning can be minimized if the appropriate drug is used in the early stages of poisoning. But it is clear that modern hospitals cannot stock Lewis antidote drugs on a large scale. Some chemical plants may have large quantities of the corresponding drugs, but in the event of a large-scale Lewis poisoning, it is unlikely that the drugs will be delivered to the site in a short period of time.

This kind of thing has always been prevention-oriented. Once something happens, it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath.

It doesn't matter if there is a special antidote or not, it doesn't affect the overall situation.

Whether or not they have the intention of carrying out large-scale terrorist attacks, as long as they have the ability, human society will do its best to fight it.

Even, if necessary, Lin Shen's affairs can be put aside for the time being. After all, Lin Shen's affairs only affected him at the moment. And a large-scale terrorist attack can involve the lives and deaths of thousands of people.

Things have developed to this point, and this has become such a situation, which no one could have imagined in advance.

Sensing that all the available clues at this stage were all cut off, several people fell silent in the video conference room for a while.

After a long time, Lu Ming sighed: "I can only try another way." ”