Chapter 122: The cunning rabbit has three burrows
Several people were arguing with each other, and Clark was getting impatient.
"Have you made up your minds yet? Who should I talk to?"
Without waiting for Du Yunzhang to respond, Yin Chuan rushed forward to answer.
"Mr. Clark, we, the Cao Gang, are here for two reasons. One is to retrieve our two companions, who appear to be safe and sound. However, we would like an explanation of what you did to them and how you will compensate them. Secondly, we are not interested in the relationship between your cult and the organization you belong to. However, if you do not want the organization to investigate what is happening here, it would be best if you could tell us more about the organization."
Clark snorted. "I don't know where you come from, or if you can speak for the Cao Gang, but I can give you a formal answer. First, I don't think we should compensate you. These two women have invaded our territory several times, and it's only natural to capture them as punishment. Second, I don't understand what organization you're talking about, and you've slandered our Holy Church as a cult. We absolutely cannot tolerate that..."
"Stop spouting crap!" Du Yunzhang shouted angrily. "Your territory? This is our Chinese land. When did it become your territory? I think we should kick all of you out of this village. I'd be lucky if we spared your lives!"
Seeing that this place was about to turn into a war of words between the two, Yin Chuan quickly stepped out to act as a peacemaker. "You two, there's no need to argue about the truth, but there's no point in saying more now. Mr. Clark, I have an idea. I wonder if you can accept it."
Clark discovered that Yin Chuan had a lot of say in the opposing camp. Since he had something to say, he might as well listen to what he had to say.
"Please go ahead."
"No matter what, this is Chinese territory. Even if you obtain official permission to expropriate it, it's only temporary. We can leave this church alone, but you can't move around freely within this area. If you can cooperate with my two requests, we welcome them. If you don't intend to take any action, we won't force you. As for your 'holy religion,' you can do whatever you want with it, but you can't enter or leave this church as you please. What do you say?"
Clark rolled his eyes and responded, "Okay, I can agree to that. But the hospital should also be our area of activity, so..."
Yin Chuan frowned. "Huh? That's not right. Just now you said that the official permit you received only covered churches and didn't mention the word 'hospital', right? Show us the certificate!"
Clark was speechless after Yin Chuan's question. Indeed, the certificate only mentioned permission to build a church, and did not mention a hospital.
"But...we built that hospital too!"
Yin Chuan shrugged. "That can't be helped. We only look at what's written in black and white. If it's not on the voucher... I'm sorry, I can't help you."
Clark swallowed and said, "Well, then this garden in the middle should be..."
"Is there a word 'garden'?" Du Yunzhang also learned it. "If not, then stop talking nonsense!"
Luo Mei secretly laughed in the background. Clark was speechless and could only nod in anger, "Okay, Goodbye." After that, he returned to the church with his two men in a huff.
After seeing them disappear from sight, Linlang tugged at Yinchuan's sleeve. Yinchuan knew that Linlang had something to say to him, so he walked with her to the open space next to the flower garden.
"Brother Yin, I have to remind you," Linlang whispered, "Although they agreed to stay in the church, this church has more than one exit."
"It's okay. Didn't you see it? We brought over thirty Cao Gang brothers and surrounded the church. No matter where they go, they can't escape our sight."
Linlang shook her head. "No, you don't know. This church is more than it seems. As far as I know, there's an underground tunnel connecting it to the hospital, which leads directly to the morgue in the basement."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Yin Chuan was a little surprised.
"And this is just the secret passage I discovered. There might be more than just this one. There might be more secret passages leading to other places inside the church. So, if we only monitor them from the outside, it might be difficult to keep an eye on them."
Yin Chuan didn't seem too worried about Lin Lang's reminder. He just stared at her blankly, "You've been here alone these past few days. Aren't you taking a big risk?"
Suddenly hearing Yin Chuan's words and seeing his concerned expression, Linlang's heart warmed. "It's okay. With the help of my two friends Luo Mei and Vina Yun, the danger is only temporary."
"Tell me in detail what you've been going through here these past few days. The more detailed the better!"
Linlang then described to Yin Chuan the details of how she had followed Yu Zhenzhu's followers here, how they had been attacked from behind in the garden, how she had been rescued by Luo Mei and had met Vina Yun at the hospital, how she had discovered a secret passage from the morgue in the hospital basement leading directly to the church, how a series of children's bloody limbs had appeared, and how she had hidden at Vina Yun's residence. Yin Chuan was amazed. "Good boy, I didn't expect you to have gone through so many thrilling experiences in just two or three days. It's really hard for you."
"It's not that I'm embarrassed, but those bloody severed limbs always make me feel very worried about the children who were harmed. I haven't been able to eat or sleep well."
"Are you sure those are children's severed limbs?"
"Judging from the length and the texture of the skin, it's undoubtedly a child's. If you have any doubts, you can go to Vina Yun's house. The left arm and right leg that were first discovered are still there."
"Since you are sure it is a child, there is no need for me to check it again."
As they spoke, the two of them unknowingly walked into the flower garden. Although it was already dark, the lanterns and torches of the Cao Gang illuminated the gardens between the church and the hospital exceptionally brightly.
"These foreigners are quite interesting," Yin Chuan sighed as they walked to the banyan tree in the middle of the garden, looking around the flowerbed. "Building a church or a hospital is not unusual, but building such a colorful flowerbed right in the middle of the two. I wonder what their purpose is."
"Yes. The first time I came here, I was attracted by this flower garden. Many of these flowers are European varieties. I have been back for so long, but I have never seen such a variety of flowers on our land."
While looking at the flower garden, Yin Chuan continued to ask, "Is that foreigner named Clark the leader of this organization?"
Linlang shook her head. "From what I heard from him and another person at the end of the aqueduct, I guess Clark is just a temporary leader. The real person in charge here should be a priest named Douglas. However, they say Father Douglas hasn't been seen in a long time and seems to have disappeared."
"Missing?"
"Yes. I've been searching Jushuitun all these days, but I haven't found any trace of Father Douglas."
"Do you think this Father Douglas really exists?"
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