sinovels Chapter 225 This Tenant... Merry!
Chapter 225 This Tenant... Merry!
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"I think it's necessary for us to attend the mass of Father John, right?"
Li Lei suggested after redressing himself as a Nerd who just graduated.
"I heard that Father John is very popular in this community.
According to most people's thinking, since we have been here for several days, we should go to church to participate in prayer.
It's a very, very strange thing to be an atheist or a non-Christian in America. "
For many Chinese newcomers to the United States, one of the most unacceptable things is that countless people care about your religious beliefs.
In the eyes of Americans, a person without religious belief is simply not much different from a walking dead.
And the most intolerable thing is that they often refer to "non-religious"
with "unbelief"
Draw an equal sign, which is actually very unfriendly to the Chinese.
Most of the Chinese believe in their own history and moral norms, the so-called "Fa Tian"
But because of this, the Americans believe that the Chinese have no faith, so they are not educated. This misunderstanding will become an obstacle to the communication between the people on both sides to this day.
However, Chinese who have always been pragmatic will choose to believe in Christianity when they integrate into American society, or simply express their belief in traditional Chinese religions such as Buddhism and Taoism.
Therefore, the appearance of two Asian families, Li Lei and Hamada Hiroshi, is already eye-catching, and it would be even more weird if they hadn't gone to church to pray.
But Li Lei suddenly thought of something, and he said to Lu Dongbin, "Is Mr. Lu taboo to go to a Christian church?"
"What's wrong with that?
Just because I went doesn't mean I'm going to believe in jealousy? "
Lu Dongbin said quite frankly.
It's not that Li Lei made such a move, because the vast majority of religious believers are not as casual as Chinese believers.
For the Chinese, faith is faith, and blessing prayer is blessing prayer.
Therefore, many Chinese who do not believe in religion also choose to go to Buddhist temples and Taoist temples to burn incense and pray. It is not uncommon for Buddhists to go to Taoist temples or Taoists to Buddhist temples.
But for Westerners, this is unacceptable.
Li Lei himself has watched an American reality show, and the producer of the show has actually reminded all the contestants that the ceremony held in the Huaxia Temple is just a blessing, and does not involve anyone's religious beliefs, let alone compulsive Ask everyone to change their beliefs.
In the end, the producer also stated that if he really felt offended, he could withdraw from the blessing ceremony.
In the end, the contestants agreed to the blessing ceremony in order to impress the producer or for other reasons.
But after the blessing ceremony started, a few Christians wept bitterly there, crying and making noise...even knelt on the ground and begged God for atonement, and finally made the whole blessing ceremony come to an abrupt end.
Li Lei gave these people a "hypocritical" after watching it
s Mark.
According to the original statement, Hamada Hiroshi was on a long-distance truck at this time, so it was Lu Dongbin who took Li Lei, Jason and Adam to the church.
Hamada Hiroshi just stayed here to monitor everything, and gave instructions to Li Lei and others through the headset at any time.
When the four of them came to the door of the church, the old lady who was a volunteer welcomed Li Lei and others very friendly, and briefly explained the matters that need attention during the mass ceremony.
"After the mass, there is communion, and I suggest that you must attend.
Father John's communion here is blessed by the Father and will be of great help to your bodies. "
The old woman exhorted.
After thanking the old woman, Li Lei complained in a low voice: "Since when did Christianity play such gods and ghosts?
If it is a food with some health effects, it cannot be eaten once or twice.
Even if it is a special medicine, it is possible to see obvious effects only if it is given against the medicine.
If this sacrament is really good for most people's health, wouldn't drug companies all over America come frantically seeking the formula?
This made me more and more interested in this Father John. "
"Have you been interested in him for a day or two?
Didn't you sneak out to look for him these few nights? "
Hamada Hiroshi teased in the earphones, "Have you forgotten how harsh this Father John is?
Think of his poor father. "
"Okay, Hiro, you managed to make me want to vomit!"
Li Lei suddenly remembered the scene he saw this morning, and his stomach suddenly churned violently.
"By the way, did our unmanned monitor search the back of the church?"
"I have already arranged unmanned surveillance cameras to monitor several key places, but there is no way to carry out a carpet search of the whole hospital."
Hamada Hiroshi replied, "In addition to you being there these two nights, there are actually vampires and werewolves coming in and out there.
Although our monitors can escape most of the human senses, the sensory sensitivity of vampires and werewolves is far superior to that of humans. Therefore, I have no way to conduct a comprehensive search, and can only check intermittently. "
"Okay, the mass is about to start, see if you can take the opportunity to search the back."
Li Lei and others sat on some crude benches.
But Li Lei found that everyone was staring at the empty pulpit with seriousness and admiration.
Some people opened the Bible and read it, and some people held the necklace of the cross and muttered something to themselves.
Although the church is indeed very dilapidated, a sacred and solemn atmosphere is slowly brewing here, and it begins to resonate with the icons on the altar.
The icon also began to exude a sacred atmosphere, which made the devout believers more respectful.
Father John appeared on the stage in this atmosphere, and his appearance received the most enthusiastic applause from the believers.
I have to say that Father John does have a good skin. Although it is not the kind of appearance that will surprise the world, it is definitely a good-looking appearance.
The important thing is that there is a sense of compassion and compassion in Father John's eyes, and this kind of eyes immediately increased Father John's friendliness a lot.
After Father John briefly talked about today's weather, he began to preach.
Father John's sermons are not just repeating the allusions from the Bible, but explaining them in combination with current events and news in the community.
This kind of preaching close to the community was loved by everyone, so everyone paid more attention to what the priest said.
The sermon lasted for nearly two hours, but no one left, but more and more people joined in from behind.
The church, which was already full, became more and more crowded at this time, because many latecomers filled the back of the church and even the corridor between the seats.
These people sat on the ground with "asking" on their faces
happiness afterwards.
"This person is really capable. Although his preaching is different from our Taoist preaching, I can feel that he has indeed passed on his 'Tao' to these people."
Lu Dongbin suddenly said in a low voice, "If someone lives in an age full of spiritual energy, his sermons will even attract visions from heaven and earth. It is not impossible for flowers to fall from the sky and golden lotuses to spring from the ground."
"It's not that exaggerated, is it?"
Hearing Lu Dongbin's high evaluation, Li Lei's evaluation of Father John increased a little.
After the Mass, the crowd received Holy Communion with the assistance of other clergy and volunteers.
For the poor, the daily communion is their happiest time.
Although the communion in the church is also very simple, just a piece of bread and a glass of milk, for those homeless people, this may be the capital to survive.
When Li Lei and others were receiving the Holy Communion, there happened to be a poor child who had received the Holy Communion and was about to leave.
Father John said sadly: "If the church hadn't run out of money, I would also like to reopen the orphanage.
Back then, the church had an orphanage and a nursing home, and it could provide three meals a day for poor believers.
But now, I can only maintain this meager supply. "
"Father, I can't blame you for this. We also know your difficulties."
A younger volunteer comforted, "It takes a lot of your hard work to maintain the church, and people in the community know that you have tried your best to help everyone.
If you have to blame, you can only blame those who are rich and unkind.
They even threatened all the charities to not allow them to help you in order to take ownership of your church land.
But priest, don't worry, as long as the church exists, I will work here for a day.
I can't help you much, but I can still do this. "
"Thank you very much, my boy!"
Father John said, "The darkness is only temporary, and God must be waiting for us in the light.
I also firmly believe that these nasty things will eventually come to an end, and my father will eventually drive out the ghosts and monsters. "
Father John didn't notice Li Lei and the others who left, and Li Lei didn't notice Father John's last words either.
The four left after receiving communion from the church, and then headed towards their residence.
Along the way, we met many people who attended the mass, so we all had a common topic.
After coming and going, everyone became familiar with each other.
In everyone's words, although this community is a little poor, it is still good in terms of security.
But they also said that it is best not to go out after nine o'clock in the evening, and it is better to reinforce and lock the door at the same time.
"Our neighborhood is safe, but there are not many good people in the next few blocks."
A woman complained, "Although Father John is trying to keep the community safe and stable, there are still some disobedient young people who hook up with the bad guys outside.
There are now street girls and gangsters selling marijuana on the periphery of the community.
Alas, I don't know how long our cleanliness can last.
Well, here I am, see you at the next mass. "
After watching the lady leave, Li Lei and the others silently took the elevator to their floor.
Lu Dongbin returned to his room, while Li Lei took the two teenagers back to their room.
The neighbors already knew that Jason and Adam's father was a long-distance truck driver, so they would ask Li Lei to take care of them.
But what they didn't know was that as soon as the doors of the houses on both sides were closed, Lu Dongbin came through the secret door, and Hamada Hiroshi took out some inspection instruments to inspect the sacrament.
"I checked. These breads and milk are very common foods, and judging from the labels on the packaging bags, they should be charity foods provided by supermarkets or chain convenience stores."
Hamada Hiroshi said.
Large supermarkets and convenience store chains in the United States will discount all the fresh food of the day after [-] pm. If it is not sold out by midnight, the remaining food will be handed over to charities.
These foods are all foods that are about to expire, so they are called "charity foods"
"Adam, do you feel the special power of faith in the food?"
Li Lei asked Adam.
Adam nodded and began to feel with his eyes closed.
After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "Lei, there is indeed something like buff magic in the food.
If people eat such food, they can indeed expel some negative effects.
But this is only a palliative, and it can only relieve the disease itself, but not cure it.
And if it is taken for a long time, some patients will have the illusion that I have recovered, which is not beneficial to the treatment of his own disease. "
Father John, who was still presiding over the ceremony in the church, saw a few people walking in, his face became a little ugly, but he quickly adjusted his expression.
After speaking a few words with a clergyman, he came before them.
He asked in a low voice: "What are you doing here in broad daylight?
Don't you know that your identities are embarrassing? "
"John, if it wasn't for something important, I wouldn't have come here to look for you."
The leader said with a hood on.
"Can we change the place, the time that this dress can resist the holy light won't be too long.
You don't want to see us showing our true colors here, do you? "
Although the leader was threatening Father John, he was a little weak.
"You leave my church immediately!
After you go out, go to the alley next to it, and I will open the side door for you. "
Father John said angrily, "This is a church, who gave you blood races such courage to break in?
I thought that your vampire's IQ would be higher than those werewolves, but I think I also overestimated you. "
After sending the vampire party away, Father John walked towards the back of the church.
Not long after, Father John opened a secret door, and several well-dressed pale men entered one after another.
"You follow me to spy in my room."
Father John ordered, "I don't think my church is safe anymore, maybe it's not necessarily being monitored."
John brought the group of vampires to his room, and after he locked the door, he asked, "Why are you looking for me in such a hurry?
Didn't I say that if there is anything important, you can contact me by phone.
Are you really living in the Middle Ages? "
Although Father John was angry, he still brought a glass of brandy to these people.
"John, if it wasn't something very important, I wouldn't come to you rashly."
The leader of the vampire said, "What we didn't expect was that the people from the Office of Special Biological Management and the FBI actually killed a carbine.
Not only did our vampire families get some blood, but the werewolves, dark wizards and necromancers also suffered a lot.
At first we thought that the people in the management office were just ordinary people, but they actually recruited retired special forces or simply selected elites from the police academy for training.
More importantly, they found a weapon against us. "
"What new weapon?"
Father John certainly knew that some human weapons would cause damage to magical creatures, but these weapons were basically military weapons, and the damage caused by police weapons to magical creatures was almost negligible.
"They invented ultra-high-temperature flames and ultra-high-voltage currents, which are fatal to us."
The vampire leader said with lingering fear.
Fire and electricity themselves are the best weapons to restrain magical creatures, but due to the limited level of human technology, it is impossible to convert these two things into portable weapons.
But since Li Lei took over these things, he has given priority to the development of weapons against magical creatures, which is why this result came about.
"It's really a headache."
Hearing that it was these two weapons, Father John had no way to deal with it.
"Now what do you do?
Have you found a suitable hiding place?
If it is not convenient, you can go further afield. "
"The management office seemed to be testing weapons on our premises, and they did a sweep and then left without notifying the Chicago police to come and clean up the aftermath.
So some of our countrymen who did not die on the spot were taken away by us, and we are now temporarily taking shelter in an old cemetery. "
The vampire leader said, "Don't worry, the owner of that cemetery is a Hagui clan.
Hearing that we were going to stay with him temporarily, he was almost dead of excitement. "
"That's good, you guys have to be safe.
Our operation is about to start, once we occupy the entire Chicago, the next target is the entire United States! "
Father John said solemnly, "Our purpose is to build a kingdom that belongs to us!
Let those human beings who don't know how to be grateful go to hell! "
In the end, Father John was a little crazy.
"Ray, after comparing the images sent by our monitor, several vampires have just entered the church."
Hamada Hiroshi said.
"The last time the management office tested special weapons in the suburbs of Chicago, it should have caused great fear to the nearby magical creatures. Not only the vampires moved, but even the werewolves began to look for new places to live.
But I have already informed them, temporarily stop the action, after all, these little guys are not our main target. "
"Indeed, our main target is still that Father John."
Li Lei said, "But I just don't know what his purpose is.
What if he's just going to raise the dead to take Chicago?
Then we just call out the National Guard.
No matter how many people he resurrected, they are just a mob. How can he deal with these formal soldiers who have formed a system? "
"So you can only go to church tonight to test other people."
Hamada Hiroshi said, "I don't believe that the people in the church and this Father John are of the same mind.
As long as you can know the person who has a different heart, then I think you should be able to find a breakthrough. "
"I guess I should know who to turn to for breaking points."
Li Lei thought of Father Robin hiding in James' tomb.
As a church manager of the previous generation, Li Lei didn't believe that Father Robin didn't have so many buddies in the church.
As long as Father Robin agrees to persuade these buddies, then Li Lei should be able to get a rough idea of what Father John is thinking.
"Okay, tonight I will continue to talk to that priest Robin.
By the way, prepare the food, I will bring it to those two people tonight. "
After nightfall, the originally noisy community gradually became quiet, only the sound of gunshots and sirens in the distance.
No wonder the residents of this community are so confident about their safety, because it is.
However, many street lights in the community have been destroyed, and a few street lights are also a little dim.
Li Lei quickly crossed the night sky, and landed on the cemetery behind the church.
He quickly found James' tomb, checked the few spells he had left behind, and opened the tomb door after confirming that it was safe.
In the tomb, Li Lei met James who came out to check.
Li Lei said, "Nothing happened today, right?
I see that you didn't go out today, and even the cemetery is quiet, which is a bit strange. "
"Because a necromancer came tonight.
Although we didn't see him, we could feel his breath hundreds of meters away.
In order not to be taken away by him, everyone hid in the cemetery and did not dare to move around. "
"If we're in a cemetery, he can't take our souls unless he digs up our tombstones," James said.
You also know that once you become a necromancer's ghoul or ghost, it is almost more sad than dying again.
Robin and Jack are waiting inside, the food you left yesterday is gone.
Robin's complexion looks much better, thank you for the medicine. "
"You don't have to thank me, he and I are just allies on the same front."
Li Lei said.
The tomb passage was not long, and Li Lei quickly walked into the tomb.
Since he gave them food yesterday, Jack's affection for Li Lei has improved a lot.
He looked at Li Lei very expectantly, and Li Lei cursed with a smile, "Go and wash your hands, I brought you delicious Chinese food."
So Jack happily went to wash his hands, while Li Lei handed the medicine to Robin, "Father, this is your medicine, you must insist on taking it every day.
I stewed chicken soup and rice porridge for you, which is more suitable for your stomach. "
After Li Lei finished speaking, he took out the medicinal food and rice porridge.
At this time, Jack also came out after washing his hands, and Li Lei brought Kung Pao chicken, fish-flavored shredded pork, ground three delicacies and tomato egg soup for him to eat.
After putting Jack in place, Li Lei said to Father Robin, "Father, I have very definite evidence that Father John has colluded with vampires, werewolves, and even dark wizards and necromancers, and they are trying to harm the whole of Chicago.
What I want to know is if there is any trustworthy person left in the church, I think I may need to ask him some questions tonight. "
"Oh, God!"
Father Robin certainly knew what it meant to collude with vampires and werewolves.
Especially for their Christianity, they have always been the main force in hunting vampires and werewolves, and they are also the most opposed to wizards and magicians.
"Mr. Li, I don't have many people left in the church, but you can trust Father Alexander.
He is a man of high morals and at the same time he is my friend.
He is one of the few people who knows a little about the magic stone, and his attitude towards the magic stone is very firm, that is, he thinks it is a heretical existence.
But I once warned him, no matter what, don't show that he knows the magic stone in front of others.
If you want to contact him, you can go to him with my handwritten letter, and he will try his best to help you. "
After taking the handwriting given by Father Robin, Li Lei left the tomb.
Under the guidance of Hamada Hiroshi, Li Lei found Father Alexander's bedroom.
After Li Lei entered the room, he immediately cast an enchantment to prevent outsiders from spying on the conversations or changes in the room.
As for Li Lei who broke in suddenly, Father Alexander said quite calmly: "Could it be the killer sent by the heathen?
If you're going to kill me, do it as soon as possible! "
The priest closed his eyes, knelt down and prayed, "Father!
I never betrayed my faith till the end.
Please guide my soul back to your embrace and forgive my sins! "
"Father Alexander, I am not from Father John."
Li Lei couldn't laugh or cry and handed Father Robin's handwritten letter to him, "Father Robin thinks you are a noble and trustworthy person, and I hope to get your help."
After reading the handwritten letter that Li Lei handed over, Father Alexander finally believed that Li Lei was someone that Father Robin trusted.
"I won't ask you where Father Robin is hiding, because I know someone will come and catch me at any moment.
I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand their torture, so I don't ask you this question at all. "
Father Alexander said, "What do you want to know?"