Chapter 63: There’s no shame in hugging someone’s thigh
On the way back, An Rubin told about the training class.
According to the little girl, she didn’t feel anything unusual in the days when she first joined the training class. On the contrary, she also felt that the atmosphere in the class was very good. The teachers who taught the class were very concerned about every student. During every break, they would chat with the students and ask about their difficulties.
In the first two days, the little girl was not used to the teachers' concern. She would even be resistant to talking about things about her family. After all, her family background is not very good and she comes from the countryside of Gangwon Province. As a girl, who would want to tell others about her family background?
But there is such a strange atmosphere in the training class. The teachers always use every opportunity to encourage students to open up and talk about their privacy, even some embarrassing secrets. .
Under the influence of this atmosphere, An Rubin gradually opened up, relaxed his guard, and told the teachers about his family situation and some things that troubled him.
And as she confided her feelings, some increasingly strange things happened. The teachers began to go off-topic in class. They no longer taught mathematics and English. Instead, they began to talk about some strange things, such as how the world has been abandoned by God, how the world has fallen, and how Jesus is not at all. Resurrection is impossible, the one who can truly save this world is the Messiah, etc.
In the past two years, the teachers began to introduce them to a so-called "Christian Evangelical Church" and encouraged them to accept the "gospel".
An Rubin is a little girl who comes from the remote countryside of Gangwon Province. What can she understand? On weekdays, I just feel that the teachers and classmates in the training class are very good, and I am quite happy to be there, so I join this church without thinking too much.
But this morning, the situation changed. The teachers told her that to join the church, you must accept the "gospel", but there is a prerequisite for accepting the "gospel", and that is to do something to the church. Donate—not for them to donate, but for their family members to donate.
In addition, in order to show that they have dedicated their loyalty to the church and the Messiah, they have to take off their clothes in front of the camera and perform certain actions according to the instructions of the teachers.
Okay, regardless of whether An Rubin can do the matter of stripping naked in public, she can't accept just donating money.
Children of poor people become rich early. An Rubin, who has lived a hard life since he was a child, understands the importance of money better. After coming to Seoul, although her brother gave her a lot of money to buy snacks, clothes, etc., she kept saving all the money for fear that one day in the future, her parents would come to Seoul and ask for money again. Take her back to Gangwon Province to get married.
Because of this, after hearing that after joining a religion, you have to donate and pay money, An Rubin, who was originally in a daze, immediately woke up and started clamoring to leave and quit. training class, which led to a series of subsequent events.
"This is the Shoe Cult, An. We really should call the police. The Shoe Cult is too scary," after listening to An Rubin's story, Mike, who was driving the car, couldn't help shouting, his tone was quite exaggerated, As if hearing something exaggerated, "You know Ann, there are shoe cults like this in the United States, like the 'People's Temple,' 'The Ten Commandments,' oh, my God, it's so scary, so crazy." ”
An Rusong knew something about the two shoe cults that Mike mentioned, but they obviously had nothing to do with what happened to his sister. If his sister hadn't mentioned the "Christian Evangelical Church", he might not have known about them. What is the origin, but when his sister mentioned this name, he immediately thought of the famous Religious Cult in his previous life.
Unexpectedly, the guy named Zheng is still in prison, and his disciples and grandchildren are still making trouble outside.
"Mike, you don't know enough about Korea." After listening to Mike's suggestion, An Rusong shook his head and smiled, "I'm sure that even if we call the police, it won't have any effect. The shoe cults you mentioned are protected by certain people here, and it will be difficult for the police to cause trouble for them before things get serious."
Tone. After a pause, he finally added: "This place is not as free and beautiful as you imagined."
Mike blinked his eyes, seeming to take a few seconds to digest these words, and then , he shrugged, shook his head and smiled: "Okay, Ann, what you said makes sense. Maybe, there is no truly beautiful place in this world."
"Don't be so pessimistic, my friend," An Rusong smiled and said, "At least I need to sincerely thank you for your help. You know, if it weren't for your help, my sister."
< br>He stretched out his hand to hold Rubin's shoulders and said with a smile: "Rubin, she might really meet someone today. We're in trouble."
"You're welcome, Ann," Mike smiled happily, "Although I hate using privileges, there are some things where privileges can indeed bring me some positive experiences. I like this experience very much."
After saying that, he laughed twice. The car drove back to Apgujeong. When An Rusong got off the car, he shook hands with Mike again and said, "Mike, I really plan to buy some Apple stocks. If it is convenient, I hope to get some of yours." Guidance. Of course, I won’t let you help me in vain. I can act as your Korean tour guide, completely free of charge.”
"Oh~" Mike made an exaggerated happy expression, took another step forward, hugged him, and said, "This is a perfect proposal, I accept it!"
"Then, it's just a matter of words. Sure!" An Rusong patted his back and said with a smile.
In fact, for An Rusong before, it was natural to buy Apple's stock, but the amount of money he really wanted to invest in it was not very much.
However, with today's accident, his mind changed. He suddenly realized that Mike's background seemed to be much deeper than he thought. At least, he shouldn't be A simple financial officer of Costco's Korean headquarters. This can be seen just from the fact that the other party can drive out a car with a U.S. Forces Korea license plate.
Well, even if we take a step back, even if Mike is just the financial officer of Costco Korea and has no other identity background, being able to get to know such a American would be a great help to An Rusong today. It is also very useful.
There's nothing I can do about it. Koreans have a temperament that makes America their father. Did you hear what Mike said just now? What he said is that he hates using privileges, and if the background sound of this sentence is translated, it means that he has privileges and has used them.
Today An Rusong is extremely insecure. Whether it is Liu Taihe's arrogance, Kim Kangmin's contempt, or even the shoe cult that jumped out today, he feels deeply uneasy. He urgently needs The ability to protect oneself.
In fact, for an ordinary person, it is really difficult to feel the injustice and hardship of this world. What can make an ordinary person feel aggrieved is often just some hearsay or gossip. Videos scraped from certain platforms.
This kind of indignation is just an emotion. It is difficult for people to empathize with those who really suffer injustice. Therefore, it is also difficult for people to truly feel the despair of being unable to resist.
In his previous life, An Rusong wandered in a gray area. Compared with ordinary people, he had a deeper understanding of the world. Therefore, his desire for power and strength was much higher than that of ordinary people. Ordinary people.
Therefore, for An Rusong now, buying Apple stocks is not only to make money, but also to provide an excuse for frequent contact with Mike.
The relationship between people is always a matter of time. Sending a generous gift is not as effective as making several phone calls. With An Rusong's way of dealing with people, he believed that as long as he was given a certain opportunity, he would be able to establish a deep relationship with Mike and even draw the other person into his circle of interests.
After sending Mike away in the parking lot, An Rusong took his sister to find a place to eat, and then rushed her back to the high-end student apartment before two o'clock in the afternoon. Because he was worried that those crazy shoe cultists would come to trouble her again, An Rusong specifically told her not to go out alone. During this period, he would arrange schooling for her as soon as possible. At that time, she could choose to board and live. In school, naturally there are not so many troubles.
After coming out of his sister's residence, the first thing An Rusong did after getting in the car was to call Zhao Chenghao and ask where he was. After getting the answer from the other party, he drove straight to Lianggudong. On the phone, Zhao Chenghao said that he was pressing a bill there and asked him to meet there.
About half an hour later, An Rusong's car got off the road at the intersection of Liangudong and Shangquan. Finally, it stopped near the entrance of a farm called "Qinggu".
This farm is located at the foot of Qingxi Mountain. It looks quite large. At this time, the entrance to the farm is crowded with people. The place where An Rusong parked his car was about fifty or sixty meters away from where the crowd gathered. Looking from a distance from the car, he could see that the crowd was holding some banners with black characters on a white background. Some of the words on the banners were It says "protect our land with blood", some say "protest against capitalists' encroachment on our land", and so on.
Looking into the crowd, you can see that many people are wearing red headbands and green vests, while another group of people do not have uniform clothes, but they are holding a steel pipe.
An Rusong simply shouldn't watch too many scenes like this. There is no one who is engaged in demolition without conflicts. What he couldn't understand was how Zhao Chenghao got involved in such a thing.
(End of this chapter)