Chapter 124: Original Sin
After learning the truth, Ma Lao Ba was filled with anger, but he was helpless and could only force a smile and keep nodding and bowing to Luo Mei. On the surface, he thanked her for her magnanimity, but in his heart he cursed her ancestors a thousand times.
After Du Yunzhang took Ma Lao Ba away, Linlang smiled and said to Luo Mei, "I didn't expect you to have such bad intentions. Look how scared you made me, old man."
"It's all because he attacked you first. I only scared him but didn't do anything to him. I even showed him some mercy!"
Yin Chuan coughed, interrupting their banter. "We'll definitely need to learn more about this Ma Lao Ba later, so let's put that aside for now. But I'm more interested in what he said about the 'Garden of Sin'. What exactly do these cult members mean by 'sin'?"
"Brother Yin, you don't know that Western Christianity teaches that people are born with original sin. There are seven so-called original sins: pride, envy, wrath, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust. These seven sins summarize the evil nature of human beings, and require God's spokesperson, the savior Jesus, to preach and atone for humanity's sins. Even the Satanism they believe in is a split from Christianity. Satan was originally an evil god who was opposed to God. Some early Christians fell into depravity and turned to believe in the evil god Satan, calling him the true god who liberates the essence of human nature, unlike God and Jesus, who are hypocritical. Moreover, from the day it was born, Satanism has had the custom of sacrificing living animals, sometimes poultry and livestock, and sometimes even human beings."
"So that's how it is—" Yin Chuan nodded approvingly, "Linlang, you know a lot."
"Hehe, if I hadn't followed Teacher Elliot around the European continent for several years, how could I know so much?"
"Then, what do you think? Could it be that the limbs of those children were sacrifices to their Satanic cult?" Luo Mei asked. "That Clark seems very cunning. Who knows if he's trying to fool us with one thing in public and another in private?"
"I don't think so." Linlang unconsciously glanced at the church. "Actually, I witnessed a Satanic sacrificial ceremony not long ago. Uh... or rather, I heard about it. From the bits and pieces of conversation I vaguely heard, there didn't seem to be any signs of those people using children as sacrifices."
"If it's not them, then who could it be?" Yin Chuan lowered his head and thought silently.
"Do you think it's related to the organization? Wan Jianjun, Old Man Jin, Yu Zhenzhu, or that mysterious little girl?"
Yin Chuan took a deep breath. "At least, there's no evidence or clues pointing to those people yet. You know, all the murders we've seen along the way are related to that series of Chinese characters, and Supervisor Wan has already clearly admitted it. But the body parts that have appeared this time... may not even be considered murders. It's impossible to judge!"
After hearing what Yin Chuan said, Linlang and Luo Mei were speechless.
"Excuse me..." a soft female voice came from the side, "Can I go back to my place?"
Linlang thought the name sounded familiar and turned around to see that it was the female doctor Vina Yun.
"Doctor Yun," Linlang hurried forward and took her hand. "I've already told Brother Yin everything, and he's very grateful for your help in that critical moment. Brother Yin, please say a few words too."
Yin Chuan naturally had a good eye for the price. "Yes, Linlang is in trouble thanks to your help. Otherwise, how could she have been saved? I'll have the Cao Gang give you a reward as a token of our appreciation!"
Vina Yun kept shaking her head. "No, no, no, everyone would do something brave and righteous. I absolutely cannot take your money. Besides, I'm not short of money. I just want to go back to my place and have a good rest. After all, I haven't slept a wink all day and night."
Yin Chuan smiled, "Indeed, it's a bit petty to talk about money with you, but you have to repay this favor. If you need us or the brothers from the Cao Gang in the future, just let us know. Then you can go back and rest."
"Doctor Yun, I'll take you back. After all, you still have some things that need to be packed." Linlang was pointing at the two children's limbs.
Vina Yun naturally understood what she meant, "Okay, we can also take this opportunity to have a good chat."
Watching the two of them leave hand in hand, Yin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there are still many good people in the world. However, Luo Mei, who was standing aside, felt a little uncomfortable, and a hint of jealousy appeared on her face.
"What's wrong? Sister Luo Mei, you don't seem happy?" Yin Chuan noticed something and couldn't help asking.
"Really? How could that be?" Luo Mei quickly denied it.
"Haha, I understand what you're thinking, but I have an unwelcome request and hope you can help me."
"Just tell me what you have to say, don't be so nagging."
"You heard what Linlang said just now. This church has other secret passages underground leading to the outside. I want you to explore how many escape routes there are and whether anyone can sneak past our encirclement without being noticed."
Luo Mei asked nonchalantly, "You want me to be their eyes and ears, to keep an eye on them and prevent them from escaping, right? How difficult is that? Don't forget my nickname—Flying Swallow! I own the world underground."
"Of course, I understand that this is your specialty. However, I didn't ask you to stop them from escaping, but to deliberately let them escape."
"Let them escape on purpose?" Luo Mei was stunned at first, then he figured it out. "Oh - you want to play hard to get? But how can you guarantee that they will escape? If you make such a big fuss and don't respond effectively, I'm afraid they will think it was intentional, right?"
"To be more precise, you didn't let 'them' escape, you let 'him' escape alone."
"'He' alone? What do you mean?"
"It's their leader."
"Ah?" Luo Mei was surprised. "No, how did you know he would escape? And he was the only one who escaped?"
Yin Chuan smiled mysteriously, "Not only do I know he will escape alone, I also know where he will escape to." As he spoke, Yin Chuan leaned close to Luo Mei's ear and whispered a few words to her, "Just do as I say. He will definitely follow our instructions and go wherever he must go. Then it will be your chance to show off your abilities."
Luo Mei looked Yin Chuan up and down in surprise. "I once heard Du Yunzhang talk about your exploits in solving those strange cases. I was skeptical, thinking your nickname 'Canal Detective' was probably just luck and flattery. But today I'm convinced. You're truly an extraordinary person!"
Yin Chuan scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, "You can't say that. After all, without the help of all of you, I can't accomplish anything by playing tricks on you, my brother."
"Alright, alright, stop pretending!" Du Yunzhang patted Yin Chuan's shoulder. "If we didn't have you, we wouldn't be able to move forward."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Du Yunzhang, get two Cao Gang brothers to help me. When the work is done, have them pass on a message to you."
"What about you?" Du Yunzhang was a little anxious.
"Of course I have my own things to do, right, Old Yin?" Luo Mei threw a look at Yin Chuan, which made Yin Chuan feel uncomfortable and Du Yunzhang particularly uncomfortable.
"Yes, yes... Go ahead and be careful." Yin Chuan gave some instructions and quickly turned his head away.
After the two Cao Gang members arrived, Luo Mei led them straight to the hospital basement, and Yin Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Du Yunzhang couldn't help but ask, "What kind of trick did you give her to make her so convinced?"
Yin Chuan bared his teeth and said, "Don't ask any more questions. Wait for news from your old lover."
Du Yunzhang glared at Yin Chuan and raised his hand as if to hit him, which scared Yin Chuan so much that he shrank his neck.
"It's been a while since I've fought you, and you're still feeling excited, aren't you?" Du Yunzhang said unhappily, "She's just a woman, and you're taking her for granted? If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you accountable!"
"Don't worry, Luo Mei is much more capable than you think. She's been in the martial arts world for so many years, and she's experienced no fewer ups and downs than us. You're just too concerned and still thinking about reconciling with her."
"No matter whether we are good friends or not, if anything happens to her this time, Yin Chuan, you'll be the one collecting your corpse!"
Du Yunzhang's words were half a joke and half sincere, which made Yin Chuan feel a little amused and helpless.
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