"Mr. Du Lin, we meet again." The Vice Chairman of the Security Committee still had a trace of suspicion about Du Lin in his heart, but when he saw Du Lin actively approaching to "take advantage", that suspicion disappeared. Before he became vice chairman, he had a very standard transition from field service to internal service, and finally climbed to a high position. There are also many prisoners who have been dealt with by his hands. He knows the psychology of these criminals well, that is, stay as far away from people like them as possible.
A person cannot always make mistakes. This may not be so absolute, but it is absolute for most people. When you do something bad and face someone who can punish you greatly for doing something bad, you will always subconsciously close your thoughts and inner activities, leaving you in a very nervous mood all the time. During the conversation, I kept telling myself not to talk, not to look around, and not to let the other party find out that I was suspicious.
This state can be maintained for a short while, but not for a long time. At least so far, he has never seen anyone who can maintain this state for a long time, except for those perverted serial killers.
He doesn't think Du Lin is such a person, because people like Du Lin are not perverts, so they must have experienced many things that ordinary people have not experienced, encountered many ups and downs and overcome these difficulties, and have a kind of life that ordinary people cannot have. mentality and demeanor. Dulin was so young, there was no way he could do this, and for the first sixteen years of his life, he was just a farmer's son, so he couldn't do it!
Du Lin smiled and took off his hat and nodded in greeting, "Thank you very much for taking us with you. You must know that the fastest bus will be in three days. I don't want to waste too much time here." Du Lin said. He glanced at the empty booth next to him and asked very politely: "Can I sit here?"
The Vice Chairman nodded, "Of course, this is your freedom."
This was a temporary train sent from Wasiu to Vanlier. The people on board were people from the Security Committee and some military personnel. Unfortunately, the seven gold diggers at the scene all died. This made their actions Something went wrong. But fortunately, one person is still alive. Although this guy is not a gold digger but an agent of the Security Committee, it doesn't matter, as long as he knows something. The problem now is that the agent named Eric was also injured and fell into a coma.
The medical conditions here are not enough for him to recover quickly, so everyone needs to return to Vanlier first and then make a decision. As for whether this will allow the people of the Freedom Front to catch wind of the situation and escape, it is no longer that important. Even if the opponent moves quickly, they will leave enough traces. That was a large group of people who lacked horses and fast-moving props. If they didn't want to throw away the small but heavy supplies, they had no choice but to use their legs to move them.
What the two groups didn't expect was that when they were about to leave, Du Lin actually approached them and hoped that they could bring him back to Vanlier. Both the Security Council and the military readily agreed to this request. This journey took at least two or three hours, which was enough for them to observe Du Lin up close on the road.
After Du Lin sat down, a middle-aged man who looked like an officer without a military cap sat down next to the Vice Chairman with a smile. He even squeezed in, but the Vice Chairman could only move a little away for him. place. After sitting down, he put his hat on the table between the booths, smiled and stretched out his hand to Dulin, "Hello, I am the colonel of the Western Division of the Imperial Army, Manin."
Du Lin shook hands with him and said with a smile: "I have always heard that the soldiers in the Western Military Region are made of steel. Only after meeting Colonel Main did I know that this sentence is correct."
The background of this compliment is the Civil War. When all the south of the central part of the empire fell, the Southern Military District was unable to organize any effective resistance measures. It could only watch helplessly as the federal army advanced step by step into the central part of the empire and threatened the imperial capital. Then there was a major reversal in which the main force of the federal army was besieged. In this process, the Western Military District contributed a lot. They restrained the federal army's crazy attack in the main stream of the Agate River in the west-central part of the country, allowing the federal army to use the inland river as a transportation line. The "Drifting Plan" completely failed, so in order to cover up the concept that the Imperial Army was incompetent, the official slogan of the Iron West Army was launched.
Du Lin's words made Mann very happy. After the two chatted casually for a few words, the Vice Chairman also started to interject, "Mr. Du Lin, Wasiu Town is so far away from the big city. Is there any benefit here that makes you come in person? ?”
Du Lin smiled and nodded, "Profits? No, no, you may not understand yet. There are some things that are more worthy of our possession than those colorful things, such as faith! I came here to see these local people. The compatriots who are willing to raise funds to establish a hometown association have negotiated a business deal with Wasiu Town. I want to open a farm here and need the help of local farmers. Naturally, the farm cannot exist without the local people. This is why I am here. the goal of."
This purpose makes sense, and Du Lin did not hide the association, which made the Vice Chairman even more convinced that Du Lin was "innocent."
The hometown association is a troublesome thing in the eyes of many people. If it is a religious organization, it cannot be wrong, because all the hometown associations will have statues of gods and epic stained glass. On weekends, believers will gather in the church of the hometown association to pray to the gods for blessings, or to repent. This is indeed a religious organization.
The most important thing is not to break the law. In the early days, the empire's attitude towards these defeated nations was to completely destroy everything they had, including the glory and self-confidence that may have existed in the past, as well as culture and beliefs. Looking at the history of civilization throughout the world, except for the Eastern civilization, which is unknown to everyone, in the history of Western civilization, human wars are often caused by different beliefs.
Some people believe in the water god and believe that water nourishes all things and is the source of life.
Some people believe in the god of fire, believing that fire brings a safe environment to humans and inspires human civilization.
Their beliefs are actually correct. This can be said to be an interpretation of nature, but the problem lies in the moment when people who believe in the water god and people who believe in the fire god meet for the first time.
"The Water God is the greatest, and water can extinguish fire. Fireballs falling from the sky will be extinguished if they fall into the sea, so the Water God must be the strongest."
"Fart, the God of Fire is the greatest. Even a violent storm cannot extinguish the lava in the crater. The God of Fire is the greatest!"
"Don't leave until school is over!"
"Whoever leaves is not a descendant of Vulcan!"
As a result, a war based on faith and purpose emerged, and everyone fought so fiercely that in the end they may have forgotten why they started the war.
If you want these defeated nations to forget their past and integrate wholeheartedly into the big family of the empire, then the unification of cultural beliefs is an inevitable result. Of course, the church also contributes to this. With the emergence of a new era, freedom of belief has also become the ruling party's respect for society. The loosening of shackles has allowed various beliefs and cultures to enter a period of proliferation. It's not a big deal for Du Lin to organize a hometown association, but his scale is a little big.
But if the hometown association is really just a simple religious organization... even children would not believe it. This group of Guarts who were brainwashed by Dulin crazyly believe that Dulin is the Messiah in the Book of Revelation. Yes, I don’t know when they started to create an Apocalypse, saying that it was when the Guart dynasty existed. There is something that predicts some things hundreds or thousands of years later, and it vaguely talks about a Messiah who will save the confused Guart people and lead everyone to stand up again.
As a result, faith not only enriched their hearts, but also armed their minds.
Look at those bastard agents. Almost all of them are members of the hometown association. They are much more pure than gangs. They are basically a group of thugs in sheep's clothing!
The Vice Chairman wisely avoided the topic, "I heard that you have been planting crops in a large area of land in the west recently. Is it more profitable to grow crops than to sell alcohol?"
"Of course!" Du Lin's answer was firm. "Not all industries can facilitate millions of transactions every year. I discovered this, so I occupied this territory before others could react. When the time comes, it will naturally There is no one left to compete with me.”
Neither the Vice Chairman nor Colonel Mann could understand when growing crops became such a big deal. After just a few words with Dulin, they felt that their thinking could not keep up with Dulin's rhythm. .
Maybe he was bragging!
"I heard that someone died?" Du Lin asked seemingly casually. Manyin nodded, but the Vice Chairman's expression was a bit heavy.
He sighed and his expression softened a little, "In order to protect this country, there must be some fools who know that once they step out, there may never be a second step. They will take the next step with a smile. There must be a little bit. People believe in some pretty stupid things, don’t they?”
"If each of us were smart people and knew that we should not take huge risks and give without expecting anything in return, would we still have such a peaceful life as we do now?"
"All peace is maintained by the sacrifice of a group of fools. In my heart, they are fools, but they are also the greatest heroes of the empire!"
The expressions of Du Lin and Man Yin also became heavy. Although the Vice Chairman did not say it clearly, he confirmed Du Lin's words in this way. The atmosphere in the booth became thicker and the air became heavy. .
After a moment, Dulin sighed, "I think I should do something!"
(End of chapter)