Arthur and Newman sat on a bench in the cemetery, and in front of them was a small low tomb, a small milky white coffin pressed under a blue-gray stone slab.

It was a modest tomb, and the funerary goods inside were also very simple, a small red dress, a wooden horse toy, a Scourge magazine, a few unopened candies, and three bouquets of white roses to mourn.

Newman looked at the shallow little grave and shook his head, "I know that we are living in a new era. Mankind has been dependent on others, especially the clergy, to spread faith and knowledge since ancient times, but now, everyone is beginning to judge himself.

Religious freedom and religious separation, in the end, all became money worship, and they really did anything for money. But it can't be helped, even the geniuses of this era are anti-church, let alone those ordinary people.

But they can't be blamed for this, as Anglican priests, we should have helped these poor and helpless.

But the representatives of the clergy, the magistrates, the executors of the Poor Law, seem to have been more keen on collecting the money for the seats of worship, the parish tax, the funeral fee, and the tithe. However, they did not pay much attention to the relief of the poor, which should be their responsibility.

Even the clergy worship money so much, no wonder the Anglican Church is declining in Great Britain, and we are to blame for all this.

Truth be told, in the last thousand years, Britain has never seen such a state of moral decay.

I know that the feudal era is certainly bad, but it is far less harmful to the generosity and benevolence of human nature than the commercial age. ”

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but think of what Bentham had said to him that day.

He asked, "You must hate utilitarianism, right?" ”

Sure enough, Newman couldn't help frowning when he heard the word.

"Utilitarianism? In my opinion, this is the root of all evil. Bentham was a liar, and the so-called ultimate happiness for the greatest number of people is simply the madness of those who profit from it.

Although the pursuit of wealth has been around for a long time, this philistine value has been on the rise in recent decades and has become the mainstream today.

The prosperity of society is only superficial, and there are far more people crushed under the slate than what is seen in the newspapers.

The poison of materialism and money has soaked into the marrow of this country, and it has caused everyone to focus all their energies on success and wealth in life, amassing wealth, craving power, excluding dissidents, and defeating superiors, while at the same time putting on a hypocritical face that is invincible, arrogant, and polite.

The liturgy of religion has been simplified again and again, the status of faith has been shaken, the concept of morality has been continuously diluted, and doctrine has become a dead letter on paper.

To be honest, sometimes I think those people are even worse than Thomas Paine.

Since my last conversation with you, I have come to feel more and more that you are right, that an atheist like Paine is far better than someone who professes to be religious, but who constantly deviates from his teachings.

Those people worship not God at all, but their desires, and the scattered factions that have sparked from within the Anglican Church are filled with personal desires, which is disgusting to look at.

See what stupid things these people are doing? Kill people, then sell corpses. Relatives of workers died, but they could not even be given a day off to attend the funeral. All of these people should be burned at the stake! ”

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Newman, I can't hide it, this time I came to you in the hope that you can do me a favor. ”

Newman asked, "What's the matter, just ask, as long as it doesn't violate moral teachings, I'm willing to help." Even though you're a Catholic, it's not a big deal to me. I can accept an atheist like Paine, let alone you? ”

Arthur said, "Hmm...... I know that you are of great prestige in the Diocese of Oxford, that you are eloquent, and that you have a large following.

I've heard that the University of Oxford was outraged by the Catholic Emancipation Act and organized an anti-Robert Peel movement, and that you played a significant role in that? ”

Newman frowned sharply: "Why did you know about this?" ”

Arthur smiled helplessly: "It's very simple, because you are on the watch list of the Ministry of the Interior, so as the police inspector of Scotland Yard, I naturally know what you have done." ”

Newman didn't shy away from it: "Not bad. Oxford University wanted to push Peel into the House of Commons because they wanted him to speak on our behalf, but not only did he break his promise, but he also openly attacked Oxford in the newspapers, calling us 'slaves to vanity'.

It's something we Oxforders can't bear, Peel deserves it, you don't have to intercede for him on this point, and even if he takes me to jail, I won't change my opinion.

If he has the ability to kick me out of Great Britain, then I can try to learn from Paine and go to the United States and France.

But I'm luckier than Paine in that I'm still a little richer, and at least I can afford a ticket to go to the North American colonies as an indentured servant like he did. ”

When Arthur heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

He originally wanted to start with Newman and persuade Newman to change the Oxford diocese's perception of the Anatomy Act, and make him willing to lead the Oxford priest to hold a funeral for those who dissected the dead, but he didn't expect to ask a blind spot.

He spoke, "Indentured servants? What is Indentured Slavery? ”

Newman asked, "Don't you know about indentured servitude?" But also, you don't see such a thing as indentured servitude in England.

Most of the people we owe here who can't afford to pay off are in debtor's prison, and Britain abolished slavery more than 20 years ago, so you don't see it.

However, this kind of thing still existed in the North American colonies, and the so-called indentured slaves were white slaves.

There are three main sources of them.

The first is that they can't live in China, so they sign a sales agreement with the shipowner, and exchange four to seven years of labor for a ticket to the Americas.

The second type is debtors in the United States, because they are unable to repay their debts, so they sell themselves into slavery and use their labor to pay off their debts.

The third is the death row prisoners who were exiled in the past, and used their labor to offset their crimes, which should be the main source of indentured slavery in North America.

Mr. Paine, however, was a first-class indentured servant, and he was fortunate enough to get a job as a newspaper editor in Philadelphia with a letter of recommendation written by Franklin as soon as he arrived in the Americas, so that he quickly paid off his debts and did not suffer much of a crime, but others may not have had as good luck as he was. ”

Arthur frowned, and he remembered the missing list provided by the Duke of Sussex.

Most of the missing persons from the streets are women, children and teenagers, and their whereabouts and bodies have been identified.

Most of the middle-aged men who disappeared from prison were not alive or dead, and they had no idea where they had gone.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and the vague clues seemed to be gradually made clearer and clearer by him.

Agareth suddenly appeared beside him, and the Red Devil whispered, "Arthur, this is the end, don't look any further." ”

There are two more shifts in the evening, and I am writing

(End of chapter)