At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Texas December sun is also about to set in the West Mountains.

Instead of having a Christmas dinner with the whole family, Tom sat alone in his office and ate noodles.

Tom rolled out the dough in one hand and looked through the materials that John had brought with him, the information about Father Martin King.

Father Martin was an orphan picked up by an old priest in the church, in the field in front of the church, and when he picked it up, he was only a two or three-year-old baby.

Although he was a Hispanic Catholic priest, the old priest was surprisingly in favor of Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses, and the old priest also thought that the Catholic church was too "religious".

This is where Father Martin's name, Martin King, comes from.

Fr. Martin is a devout Catholic, who has been educated by the old priest since he was a child, and is also a decent gentleman, at least the "father and son" will not leave the little boy alone for one-on-one "prayer".

Also, if Father Martin couldn't pass this hurdle, he would have been sent by John to see his most admired Lord, and Martin would have come to Smith Farm for Christmas, at least there was no problem with this moral character.

Fr. Martin's childhood has revolved around the Lord until now, and at the age of ten, Fr. Martin began to work in the church to help the old priest.

A few years before the Civil War, the old priest went to see God, and with the support of the Smith family, Father Martin now single-handedly manages three churches in Houston.

Father Martin has worked diligently for the cause of religion to this day, living the life that Tom despises most – a poor, fulfilling, meaningful life.

Martin King's previous trip to Italy-Rome-Vatican was financed by Father Martin, who had saved up all his life, and he hoped to visit the Holy Land in his lifetime.

Along the way, Fr. Martin also relied on his clergy and religious knowledge to solicit various donations, almost all the way to Rome-Vatican City, and according to Tom, Fr. Martin "traveled" to the Vatican on a "budget".

In Tom's eyes, Father Martin's actions were an act of "pilgrimage" by fanatical religious people.

After spending half a month at the Vatican, Fr. Martin returned to Houston.

Fr. Martin, who had just returned, sat alone at home for a few days, did not go out, refused all visitors, and did not even attend two consecutive church services......

Tom was looking at the detailed biography of Father Martin in his hand when there was a knock at the door:

"Knock~Knock~Knock~"

"Enter."

Tom Tom put down the information and chopsticks in his hand and let the knocker come in.

When the door opened, Father Martin, led by the female secretary, entered Tom's office.

Martin King was a middle-aged man, looking to be about thirty-five to forty years old, and unlike the average Texas redneck, Father Martin was slightly thin, and his hands were not calloused, and he did not look like he had much labor.

Although he looked thin, Father Martin's demeanor and dress made him look very energetic, completely different from the old-fashioned white-haired perverted priest in Tom's impression.

Father Martin walked slowly up to Tom, shook Tom's hand excitedly, grabbed Tom's right hand with both hands and swung it up and down, and began to verbally thank the Smith family for their support of the church over the years:

"Mr. Smith, you are rich and generous, and your mother is honorable and generous, thank you both mother and son for your continued gratuitous support for religious causes in Texas."

"Praise me and my mother more, I don't mind, you keep praising it."

Tom's blunt answer left Father Martin a little confused.

After all, Father Martin is a clergyman who has been to the Vatican and seen the world, what kind of person has not been seen, and he regained his demeanor in less than a second, and continued to praise Tom and Penny:

"Mrs. Smith, like Andre of the Twelve, likes to lead people to pray to the Lord and lead them to faith in the Lord."

"And generous Mr. Smith, you must be the most faithful believer in the Lord."

"You're like Peter the Rock, the strongest foundation we have in Texas."

"No amount of praise can be given to you, but nothing compares to what you have done for the church in Texas."

"Your greatness is like a saint reappearing."

Fr. Martin has also seen some wealthy people ask the clergy to praise themselves, isn't it just praise, but the praise is not over.

With a stroke of their pen, these wealthy people donated a little more money, and Father Martin was able to take the opportunity to build a few more churches.

Father Martin was raised by the church, and his dream now is to build more churches and adopt more orphans who lost their families to the Civil War.

What a devout priest.

Tom III was a man who had some involvement in the complex denominations of Europe, and Tom pretended to be unhappy and asked Father Martin:

"Peter, is that the disciple who was condemned to death on the cross?"

"Well, your focus is really interesting, Peter did give his life for the Lord, and that was a noble martyrdom."

"I'm just curious about which is more expensive, Peter's cross or Jesus' cross? You're not a god...... Bah, Father, how much do you think Jesus' cross can be sold? ”

“……”

Father Martin heard Tom's strange concern, and he didn't know how to answer.

For the first time, the atmosphere fell into awkwardness.

Father Martin is a professional priest who has been practicing for 30 years, and was able to stop currying favor with the "financial master" because of this small setback, but Father Martin has heard Penny say that the money Penny donated to the church is a small part of the "pocket money" given by Tom.

Father Martin had already decided on the road that he must find a way to get this big "benefactor" to donate ten or eight churches to bring over the war orphans in Houston, and even all of Texas and all of the United States, so that they could receive a true "Catholic" education together.

Nor does Fr. Martin want the vile "believers" to defile God in the name of "clergy".

The priest put on a flattering expression and flattered Tom by saying:

"Why should a devout believer like you care about such vulgar money things."

"Oh, is that so? Am I a devout believer? I don't even know I'm religious, and you forgot that I asked you if God understands quantum mechanics? ”

"Everyone has confusion and confusion, and the existence of the Lord is to guide the lost child out of the predicament, and I believe that you will definitely get out of the "prison" of quantum mechanics. ”

"I don't think I can get out of the "cell" of quantum mechanics, not only me, but not only human beings in the world can get out of the prison of quantum mechanics. ”

“……”

"For the quantum mechanics cell, it is possible to come out of the cell at the same time, but also not out of the cell."

For the second time, the atmosphere fell into awkwardness.

Father Martin was also dazed by Tom, what does it mean to come out and not come out, or is it possible?

To come out is to come out, and if you don't come out, you don't come out!

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