On the way to the false "priest" detention center, Shang Jianyao had something to say:
"He is so hypocritical, he is obviously very excited, and he said he wants to think about it again."
"He" refers to Xu Liyan, the lord of Wild Grass City.
Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao:
"It's normal, agreeing too quickly will seem cheap."
"The most important thing between brothers is sincerity." Shang Jianyao expressed his opposition.
Jiang Baimian followed his logic and said:
"You and he are brothers, not the same as the company and he are brothers."
Jiang Baimian originally wanted to joke that "if you have the ability to make the directors of the board of directors become your brothers, rounding up is equivalent to the company and Xu Liyan becoming brothers", but considering Shang Jianyao's action, he dispelled this idea in time.
As they spoke, they came to the detention center and met the person in charge.
After showing the other party Xu Liyan's warrant, the two were welcomed into a small room.
The main body of the room is the console, which has multiple screens above it.
At this time, all the screens presented a picture: a certain fighting room with only one bed and one chair.
In the fighting room, the sick fake "priest" was sitting on a chair, looking at the opposite wall, where there seemed to be a big screen.
"He has a strong 'hypnosis' ability, so it's best for the two of you not to have close contact with him, it's safer to be away from electronic devices." The person in charge briefly explained the reason for the current design.
Of course, Jiang Baimian couldn't tell the person in charge that Shang Jianyao was also an awakened person and could make friends with fake "priests", she nodded and said:
"That's good."
After she and Shang Jianyao sat down, with the operation of the person in charge, the scenes on the screen were connected together to form a whole.
This gives the impression that there is only a piece of glass between the two sides.
Then, the door of the fighting room opened, and a silver-gray metal robot walked in, debugging the screen opposite the fake "priest".
Obviously, people cannot "hypnotize" machines.
"The power of science and technology......" Jiang Baimian sighed.
Not long after, the fake "priest" saw the situation in the surveillance room through the screen.
"It's you." The sick man leaned on the back of the chair and said calmly.
Jiang Baimian immediately smiled:
"You are quite calm."
The fake "priest" raised his head slightly and said:
"Since the nickname is 'Priest', he must have been ready to be martyred for the Lord."
His tone was flat, as if it was not him who was imprisoned, but Jiang Baimian and others.
Jiang Baimian knows that these people have strong self-logic, and if you follow their rhythm and fall into their logic, it will be difficult to break their hearts and ask for valuable details.
Of course, they couldn't do it, they could still ask Odic, a member of the "Business Brotherhood", for help.
It's just that this will be more troublesome, because dream guidance is obviously directional, and the scope will not be too wide, so you need to try again and again.
Jiang Baimian immediately glanced sideways and motioned for Shang Jianyao to ask first.
This is her strategy, allowing Shang Jianyao, who does not play cards according to common sense, disrupt the rhythm of the opponent.
Shang Jianyao said without hesitation:
"What is your 'anti-intellectual' sacrament?"
He had a rather serious expression and seemed to be asking a crucial question.
The fake "priest" was stunned for a moment, feeling that the accumulated momentum had fallen into the empty space.
This is not a matter of concern, so the false "priest" replied casually:
"Rice soup, lotus root powder, stewed eggs and other things that are easier to eat."
"Do you all think of yourself as babies?" Shang Jianyao asked abruptly.
The fake "priest" was stunned again, and after thinking for a while, he said:
"Human instincts are born with them, and our goal is to leave the vast majority of people with only instincts and experiences."
"This kind of sacrament is okay for babies to eat, but adults will not feel full and can only experience it occasionally." Shang Jianyao completely ignored the response of the fake "priest" and said to himself, "Really, you should communicate more with the order that believes in the life of the year."
The fake "priest" couldn't keep up with this guy's thinking at all, so he chose to give up and shut his mouth.
"I think you religious organizations are too old-fashioned, if you can communicate and learn from each other's strengths often, it will definitely attract believers more than now, at least I will consider it." Shang Jianyao made a suggestion.
The fake "priest" had a slight jump on his forehead and resisted the urge to refute.
"Speaking of which, aren't the people of your sect stupid? For example, you put in so much effort, but you didn't accomplish anything, and you sent yourself here." Shang Jianyao seems to want to discuss the failure of anti-intellectual education with the fake "priest".
The false "priest" breathed a little heavier, and he said in a deep voice:
"It's just that I'm not lucky this time, I met you and Odick."
"Luck?" Jiang Baimian seized the opportunity and said with a smile, "When you know that Lei Yunsong and the others are the people of 'Pangu Creatures' and choose to use them as scapegoats, you should be able to think that 'Pangu Creatures' will definitely send people to investigate, and they are the more powerful ones.
"In such a situation, shouldn't you implement the plan as soon as possible?
"Who knows, you actually dragged on for a month and a half, and it didn't officially start until we came, do you have procrastination? Or do you subconsciously have suicidal tendencies?
"If not, then I can only regret that your brain has been sacrificed to the end of the year."
The fake "priest" took a deep breath and said sullenly:
"In order to wait for the weather to get colder, a large number of wilderness wanderers gathered."
"You can completely change to other plans, why are you so rigid? Your goal is to assassinate Xu Liyan, not to mess up Weed City." Jiang Baimian is like an instructor, sharply hitting the students' self-confidence.
Then, she changed her mind and asked with a smile:
"Did someone instill in you the idea that you had to do this?"
The fake "priest" trembled slightly, and his eyes widened a little unconsciously.
Jiang Baimian didn't give the fake "priest" a chance to find a reason, laughed, and said reluctantly:
"Don't you know that when you dealt with Odick, Xu Liyan was attacked and almost killed him?"
"What?" The expression of the fake "priest" has changed greatly.
Jiang Baimian smiled, told the real "priest" attack and the goal he wanted to achieve, and finally asked:
"If it weren't for the coincidence, the great nobles of the entire Wild Grass City would have banged into the sky, and then, the regular army of the 'First City' would have used the excuse of quelling the riots and forcibly settled in.
"Isn't this crazier, more imaginative, and closer to success than your plan?"
The fake "priest" lowered his head slightly with a gloomy face, did not respond, and did not know what he was thinking.
"Compared to him, I think you are like a fake 'priest'." After a series of foreshadowing, Jiang Baimian finally said this.
The fake "priest's" gaze suddenly froze, and his body trembled more and more violently.
Jiang Baimian continued:
"That person's nickname may be 'mute' or something else.
"Do you remember that someone once told you that from now on, you will be a 'priest'?
"Uh, it's almost like that."
The false "priest's" pupils dilate, and a layer of cold sweat drips from his forehead.
After a few seconds, he let out a low-pitched roar like a beast, raised his hands, and covered his face.
Then, he stood up with a horrified expression.
"Yes, yes, yes!" He said the word "have" three times in a row, and his voice became louder and louder.
Shout...... Jiang Baimian exhaled silently:
"Now you know who you are, right?"
The false "priest" whose false pride was completely shattered could no longer organize his psychological defenses and sat down weakly:
"Guo Zheng, my name is Guo Zheng.
"I am a member of the 'Anti-Intellectual Religion', and I was chosen to bathe in divine grace and become an awakened person."
Jiang Baimian immediately interrupted Guo Zheng:
"Did you awaken by the people at the end of the year?"
This is the most concerning issue.
Guo Zheng gasped and said:
"Yes, we were chosen, entered a dark cave, and as instructed, we each found a place to lie down and sleep.
"Not long after I fell asleep, I saw the 'Hall of Stars'."
Jiang Baimian asked:
"How many people have been chosen, and how many have awakened?"
"There are many people who have been selected, I don't have a specific number, there are hundreds." Guo Zheng recalled, "There were four people who awakened in the end, or five ......."
As he spoke, he frowned, as if he was suffering some kind of pain.
"What are the sequelae of unawakened people?" Jiang Baimian asked thoughtfully.
Guo Zheng thought for a while:
"Some are crazy, some die on the spot, some have nothing to do, this is the majority."
Jiang Baimian looked sideways at Shang Jianyao, smiled and asked again:
"How can you be sure that people who seem okay or crazy are not awakened?"
Guo Zheng showed obvious fear:
"At that time, an elder of the denomination presided.
"He can look at everyone's memories on a large scale."
Sure enough, the strength of "anti-intelligence" is in the field of memory and hypnosis...... Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao looked at each other, both a little excited.
This is the excitement of slowly figuring out something.
"Elder? How are the levels within your sect divided?" Jiang Baimian continued to ask.
Guo Zheng took a breath and slowly exhaled:
"The leader of the denomination is the Pope, but I have never seen it, and it is said that he has gone to the New World, where he serves the Lord and is responsible for guiding the Chosen One.
"Under the Pope is the Council of Eight, with a total of eight elders who govern different regions.
"Under the elder is the bishop, responsible for all specific matters, and below the bishop is the pastor, the executor of the plan and the disseminator of doctrine."
Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:
"What level does the 'priest' belong to?"
"I'm a bishop, he...... I don't know." Guo Zheng recalled slightly painfully.
Jiang Baimian took the opportunity to ask:
"Do you remember who 'hypnotized' you? Do you remember what he looked like?"
Guo Zheng's brows furrowed again:
"He, he, he's a man, no, he's a woman, no, he's handsome, no, he's shaved head......"
"No, no......" Guo Zheng's lips moved, and he screamed frantically and in fear, "He tampered with my memory!"
PS: I wish you all a happy Spring Festival, and there will be more in the evening.
(End of this chapter)