Chapter 029 Cult Simulator
Ji Xu wanted to escape, but he couldn't. He waited in the crowd, feeling very uncomfortable, until the Administration Bureau arrived. Several police officers in uniform with concentric circles embroidered on their shoulders quickly took control of the situation and skillfully pulled a table over to record everything.
"Who is your name, plan, and leader?" After comforting the restaurant owner, the police officer took a pen and paper and asked sternly.
The three people gave their names honestly. When they said "there is no leader", Ji Xu saw the police officer who was recording the names not far away frowned. When the two people next to him added that they had no plan either, and that this action was inspired by what they saw on the news during the day, the police officer's brows were furrowed enough to hold a book.
"It happens every time!" The police officer complained to his colleague, "The members of the Hundred Prayers Church are good at disrupting order. They can be found everywhere in Lake City. Remember to be careful. Many police officers have converted to Christianity while investigating. They regard the church's code of conduct as sacred and are even willing to resign for this."
The colleague who was maintaining order nearby was curious: "Is that why you transferred us here?"
"That's right. You must not believe their lies." The police officer stopped talking in disgust. He saw a citizen approaching. His expression softened a little when he sat down with Ji Xu. He pointed to the blank space and reminded, "Just write your name and contact information here. Don't be afraid. We are just following the rules. If you are frightened, you can go outside the door to get a cup of hot water."
Ji Xu wrote down his real name.
He served as the leader in the background for half a month. Except for two internal personnel, no one knew the leader's true identity. The management bureau could not even recognize all the top leaders of the church. The evidence was that they believed Ye Cheng's lies and let the inner traitor sneak in.
So Ji Xu took the initiative to get involved in the mess: "Can you tell me about the Church of a Hundred Prayers? I'm a little interested."
"It is a cult that violates the law and advocates personal revenge. Citizens are requested not to contact it." The police officer read out the official statement. Ji Xu did not get an answer, and did not ask any more questions. He put down his pen after writing, and found that the name signed in the recorder column on the file was Yu Xi.
After waiting for the not-so-innocent citizens to leave, Yu Xi turned around and continued to warn: "They are very cunning, and the management bureau can't catch them at all. The believers inside are like brainwashed, and they refuse to reveal internal information even after entering prison."
My colleague didn't care much: "I think they are quite honest. They shut up when told to. Look, they even remembered to line up when getting in the police car."
Turning in the direction he pointed, I saw three people who were promoting evil religion in public wearing handcuffs and walking in one after another. The man standing at the end had a small problem, he was blocking the car door tightly.
He strode over with a dark face. The believer did not give up and made a request to him, "Can you return the books to me? These are the only five left. We worked hard for a week to typeset them."
Officer Yu was furious: "Only five books left? Who did you teach the others to?!"
The believers also raised their voices and retorted in grievance: "It was clear that you confiscated it during the day."
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Officer Yu coldly pried the believer's hands apart, forced him back into his seat, and went back to taking notes, writing with increasing force.
After an unknown amount of time, the Administration finally finished filing the case, and several cars left with their lights flashing. Then, about five minutes later, Ji Xu came back through the door and apologized to the boss who was cleaning up the door: "Sorry, boss, I lost my phone. Can you help me find it? It's probably near seat 6."
The boss looked around and finally found the phone between the table and the wall. He wiped off the dust and said, "It must have got rubbed into the gap while eating. It's not a big deal. Remember to be careful next time. Don't forget to bring your phone no matter how chaotic the situation is. Your family will be worried when they see the news."
"You're right." Ji Xu called Wang Gu without hesitation, "I'm at the restaurant now, do you need to bring dinner?"
Wang Gu refused. He was still busy contacting believers. After a few pleasantries, he asked in confusion, "I saw on the news that people from our church broke into a restaurant again. Is that where you ate?"
"Yeah. Don't worry, no one knows who I am."
Ji Xu pushed the door open and left. He walked on the street with his mask covering half of his face. The sky gradually darkened and the brightly lit city was reflected in the shop windows.
Ji Xu stared at his own mirror. He heard Wang Gu's disapproving grumbles. He didn't dare to refute Ji Xu, so he said, "There's only half an hour left until ten o'clock. I remember that street is quite far from the church. It just so happens that a nearby believer just got off work and is about to rush over. Do you want me to ask him to turn around and pick you up?"
"Okay." Ji Xu said.
Wang Gu hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Are you angry? They didn't mean to do that. These people are just... too excited. They don't want to see the Administration publicize your bad name, so they gathered together spontaneously and want other citizens to know the truth. After all, many things in the church are done voluntarily by them and have nothing to do with you."
"It has something to do with me." Ji Xu said. Many passers-by passed by him from behind, and occasionally some lonely people mixed in. They walked in a hurry, and seven or eight out of ten of them had a red moon on their chest.
"I understand their good intentions, but the Administration is right," Ji Xu admitted after reading all the information. He repeated frankly, "These are related to me. I helped them break the law. There is no need to whitewash it. The law is right because we are indeed a cult that should not exist in the world."
The responsibilities of the church randomly generated by the simulator are very simple. The church takes in some victims who cannot get a result legally. Bai Zhao helps them to get revenge, and they follow Bai Zhao. In short, they do all the things they shouldn't do. It is very similar to the organization in literary works that enforces justice and takes charge of punishment.
Those who kill for revenge are the most serious ones. They are all in police station awaiting sentencing. In fact, most of them rebelled after being oppressed, and then moved to the vicinity of the church for shelter.
However, this does not change the fact that the church has violated the law.
Wang Gu had never thought that he would confess his crime so frankly. He accidentally pressed delete on his hand as he was about to dial the number. He quickly added it back to notify the meeting and said, "Let's not talk about this... The believer just replied to me that he will be here soon. I told him about your outfit before you went out, and he should be here soon."
A few minutes after hanging up the phone, a car stopped behind me.
The driver looked at Ji Xu curiously in the rearview mirror. There was a deep vertical scar on his wrist where he held the steering wheel. The driver didn't know Ji Xu and didn't know why he picked him up. Neither of them started a conversation.
Ji Xu turned on the recorder and played the conversation he had recorded when he stayed in the restaurant. He adjusted his position and continued playing it as he left. First, Officer Yu reminded the new colleague, but the colleague didn't care, and -
"What have they done to make you care so much? Propaganda for the church is fine, but why are you so serious?"
"It's simple. They kill people."
"How is that possible? Is this a mistake? I just can't imagine it."
"Most people have the same reaction as you, but this is true. In the past half month, many murders have suddenly appeared in the city, just like mushrooms after rain. The reason is simple, revenge. The news thinks that the murderer wanted to resist after being oppressed for a long time, or he was dissatisfied with the verdict, so he took action himself. But only we know that the murderer joined the Hundred Prayers Church a few days ago. The believers themselves are a group of pitiful people. They can resist, but they shouldn't spend the rest of their lives resisting, do you understand!"
Then, there was silence for about ten minutes. The colleague did not respond for a long time, and Ji Xu exited the recording.
What followed was something he had asked his boss to do, so there was no need to listen to it. He was thinking about the business of the Hundred Prayers Church, and unconsciously looked up, noticing the driver's indignant expression in the rearview mirror.
The driver also saw him in the mirror, and he stopped the car and waited for the red light, saying, "Don't worry about what the administration says."
He mistakenly thought that Ji Xu was a newcomer to the church, and comforted him, "Trust in your own choices. For some things, we know what's going on better than normal people. No one forces us to do anything, but we are found by the church before we take action, so we get more help."
"Of course." Ji Xu comforted him. He turned off his phone and did not ask the driver about the suicide wound on his wrist. He adjusted his position and looked at the scenery on both sides.
The address of the Church of a Hundred Prayers is not remote, but the people living nearby are almost all believers. They all went inside to wait for the meeting, so the street looked extremely desolate.
Ji Xu asked casually: "How long will it take?"
The driver also skipped the previous topic and said, "Just walk for another two minutes after the traffic light. The parking lot is not far away."
...Let me put it this way: even though we in the Church of a Hundred Prayers are preaching, killing people, and doing all kinds of evil things on the streets, we still go home on time to get off work and attend meetings, obey traffic rules on the deserted streets, and queue up to get on police cars.
Ji Xu wanted to say something but stopped himself. He really couldn't understand how he randomly came to this outrageous church, so he simply shut up.
After getting off the car, he thanked the driver, walked into a special passage that few people knew about, took out a black robe and mask from his shoulder bag, and used a knife to carve a "C" on the mask.
He put on his clothes, buttoned and laced them as he walked, and came to the meeting room.
The meeting room is in the style that Ji Xu likes. Even though there is no room for the design team to play with it, it is decorated to perfection. The ceiling is divided by embedded light strips, and the only decorative color on the wall is a small amount of red. The overall design is mainly practical. There are no extra items except potted plants. The branches of the chestnut trees are twisted into a line, and the overall appearance is thriving.
The house was almost filled with people of all ages, including the driver. Wang Gu and Ye Cheng didn't need to maintain order. There was no confusion or discussion. Everyone was quietly waiting for Ji Xu's arrival.
He vaguely understood the sentence in the skill "You are their walking god on earth". No wonder the Administration thought he would brainwash him. Their attitude was obvious to all, and they clearly agreed to accept Ji Xu's speech in its entirety. Even if he proposed to attack the Administration the next second, this group of people would pick up their chairs and follow him without saying a word.
Ji Xu paused, walked to the front of the stage and silently adjusted the microphone. Everyone's expression changed, and they looked at Ji Xu excitedly and silently. The atmosphere became fanatical.
"Hello everyone," he said, "let's put aside the useless nonsense and small talk. The church will make some changes. Starting tonight, those who have fulfilled their wishes and been satisfied can leave the church--" Amid the sad expressions of many people, Ji Xu changed the topic, "But you can submit your resume and come to work, and your salary and five insurances and one housing fund will be provided as usual."
"In short, the church will put an end to a series of propaganda activities. If there are other people outside who want to join the church, please ask them to call the official phone number and leave a message, and wait for the staff to verify before providing help."
After Ji Xu finished speaking, he turned around and found that Wang Gu was also shocked.
His wide eyes were filled with the expression "Okay, I thought your confession meant letting the Administration investigate, but I didn't expect your real meaning was to turn the church into an assembly line industry model"! !
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