"You..." Ling Cang was stunned by Li Pingwei's words: "You want to make me a pig's foot,"
"right,"
"But I'm already a pig's trotters, you won't let me be a pig's trotters, right?"
"Pig's feet." Although Li Pingwei is Chinese, he spends most of his time abroad and is not very familiar with domestic Internet buzzwords. He thought about it for a while before reacting: "You misunderstood, it's not pig's feet, it's 'bishop'. The Holy See an internal position,"
After Ling Cang asked, he learned that the original hierarchy of the Holy See was the same as that of the Illuminati. From low to high, they were evangelists, deacons, bishops, elders and cardinals. The only difference was in some specific job settings. In addition, , the supreme leader of the Holy See is the Pope, who is a clergyman and does not have supernatural powers, while the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the leader of the Illuminati, are powerful beings that frighten all those with supernatural powers.
In order to draw a clear line with the evil cult, Li Pingwei repeatedly claimed that it was the Illuminati who copied the practices of the Holy See, not the other way around.
But Ling Cang doesn't care about this. What he wants to know is another thing: "Why on earth do you want to make me a bishop?"
Li Pingwei smiled mysteriously: "Of course we have our own reasons,"
"You'd better tell me, otherwise I won't accept it," Ling Cang told Li Pingwei expressionlessly: "Also, you'd better tell the truth. If I find you lying, I won't accept it either."
The rank of a bishop is not high, but he is directly subordinate to the Holy See. His status is not at the same level as the "bishops" of religious institutions in various countries. It is said to be a great honor, but Ling Cang makes it seem like the Holy See is coming to ask for his help. It's like being an official.
However, Li Pingwei needed to win over Ling Cang as an ally, so he still told what happened: "We have been monitoring the activities of the Illuminati in China and know that they have planted hidden weapons in the Hongming Gang to try to control the largest gang in the north. , In addition, they also sent Chen Ruoming to seduce Shen Fanlei, the daughter of an aristocratic family..."
"What did you say?" Ling Cang was startled and hurriedly interrupted Li Pingwei: "Chen Ruoming is from the Illuminati."
"Yes, he is nicknamed 'The Seducer' and he is very good at dealing with women. The Illuminati often sends him to complete some special tasks..." Li Pingwei said with disdain: "You can say that he is a pervert."
"I really didn't expect..." This news was really shocking to Ling Cang. In the past, he always thought that the Illuminati was something far away from him, but he didn't expect that he had already been in contact with them.
Ling Cang thought back at this time and realized that Chen Ruoming's background was indeed suspicious, but he didn't take it seriously at the time.
I have never heard of how big the business of Chen Ruoming's family is, but it gives people the impression that he is as rich as a country, and he is also unusually generous. He can give away diamonds like pebbles. Even after the aristocratic family and powerful people, there is no such thing. It would be unthinkable for anyone to come up with such a plan without strong financial support behind it.
In addition, Chen Ruoming is personable and it is indeed easy for girls to like him. If he is sent to seduce a woman and has achieved certain goals, it is entirely possible.
"To put it bluntly, Mr. Ling is very lucky,"
"Why," Ling Cang shrugged, "Is it because I caught up with Shen Fanlei?"
"No, that's not it." Li Pingwei shook his head: "The Illuminati has set up many secret games in the country, but in order to avoid the official's attention, these secret games are low-key operations and work independently. Not only do they not interact with each other, , and has little contact with the senior leaders of the Illuminati. Chen Ruoming is just a person. He will be at a loss after failure. If he has a certain amount of power, he may send someone to kill you first, and then find another way to deal with Shen Fanlei."
Ling Cang took a breath: "In that case, I am indeed very lucky,"
"These two dark chess pieces of the Illuminati failed directly and indirectly because of you. In recognition of your contribution, we have decided to canonize you as a bishop,"
"Just because of this," Ling Cang suddenly laughed: "Isn't it because of my life experience that you find it valuable to use me?"
"Yes," Li Pingwei was honest and told Ling Cang bluntly: "After investigation, we found that you are the son of Ling Yang, the owner of Chenyang International, and you are fully qualified to hold this prestigious position."
"If I were not Ling Yang's son, would I not be qualified?"
"Mr. Ling, I believe you will agree that birth determines a person's destiny. As Ling Yang's son, you naturally have a higher starting point than others." After a pause, Li Pingwei continued: "More importantly, strength determines everything about a person. , No matter how capable you are, if you can't do anything big and don't have a prominent background, then you won't be reused by any aspect, including the Holy See."
"That's true, but I don't want to accept anyone's leadership,"
"It's not important," Li Pingwei said very straightforwardly, but he was telling the truth: "I think you should understand that the honor of this bishop is a sign of our decision to form an alliance with the Ling family, and it has more symbolic meaning than anything else."
"It's just an honorary thing to say,"
"That's not to say," Li Pingwei slowly shook his head: "As a bishop, you can mobilize members of the Holy See who are lower than you. You will be treated with courtesy in any Catholic institution in any country in the world. However, if there are no special circumstances, We will not give you any orders,"
Li Pingwei's words make it very clear that the meaning of the title of bishop is actually roughly the same as the position of the 03 brigade.
Ling Cang thinks this job is quite attractive. There is no harm in acquiring more identities. No matter who rises in the future, it will be beneficial to him. This principle is not to put all the eggs in the same basket.
Thinking back on Sir Wei, one of the important factors why he became so prosperous in the end was that he could get along no matter where he went. Ling Cang felt that he was not bad at this aspect. If he could travel back in time to "The Deer and the Cauldron" , I’m afraid nothing will happen without Wei Xiaobao.
As for whether becoming a bishop will conflict with the identity of the 03 Brigade, Ling Cang doesn't think there is anything to worry about, because Tong Zhengrong has said it first and will not interfere in his personal affairs. In addition, the Holy See wants to set foot in China. If they want to monitor the Holy See, the two parties will most likely check and balance each other through themselves. In this way, they can have both sides and reap the benefits.
However, Ling Cang had another level of concern: "Well... there is a problem,"
"What,"
"Actually, I am already a Living Buddha," Ling Cang always remembered that he had inherited the mantle of the Living Buddha of Tanzania. When this topic was brought up, Ling Cang couldn't help but think of the Liuxiang women, and he didn't know where they were now or what they were doing.
Li Pingwei was stunned for a moment, and then asked hurriedly: "Then do you believe in Tibetan Buddhism?"
"I don't believe it," Ling Cang slowly shook his head: "Strictly speaking, I am an atheist."
"Oh," Li Pingwei relaxed and smiled: "Since you don't believe in Tibetan Buddhism, but you can be a living Buddha, then you don't need to believe in Catholicism to be a bishop."
"This...is also okay,"
"certainly,"
"But I remember the first commandment of the Ten Commandments of Moses is, There must be no other gods except Jehovah,"
"The Ten Commandments must be obeyed, but only for us believers. I would like to ask, if you already believe in Jehovah, but at the same time believe in other gods, does it mean that your faith is not loyal enough?" Li Pingwei explained patiently. : "But if you are not religious, then this is not a problem,"
"Could it be..." Ling Cang looked at Li Pingwei and asked strangely: "You accept heretics?"
"We believe that any religion encourages people to do good and hopes that people can enter heaven in the future. Everyone's purpose is the same, but they just choose different paths. In this sense, all religions can Peaceful coexistence, if others do not attack us, we will not oppose others." After a pause, Li Pingwei continued: "Maybe Mr. Ling has seen some remarks about extremists opposing other religions. In fact, this is unnecessary. Any kind of enlightened religion will have an open mind and allow different voices to exist. Anyone who only respects himself and teaches people to attack other beliefs is an evil religion."
Another added emphasis: "Like the Illuminati,"
"What's more..." Li Pingwei said slowly: "Your position as bishop is more secular than religious."
"I agree with you very much," Ling Cang nodded heavily: "Whether it is religion or other beliefs, if you cannot allow different voices and try to replace all the beliefs in the world with yourself, then it is a cult,"
"So..." Li Pingwei asked tentatively: "You agree,"
"I agree,"
"That's great..." Li Pingwei originally thought that it might take a lot of talking to convince Ling Cang. Since Ling Cang agreed so readily, he hurriedly carried out the canonization: "Normally, there is a complete set of ceremonies for canonizing a bishop. The process has certain requirements on time and occasion, but now that the situation is special, we can only handle it specially..."
This so-called ceremony started soon. Ling Cang didn't need to do anything. He just stood there. Li Pingwei performed many rituals with religious significance and mumbled many things in foreign languages. Ling Cang didn't hear clearly. Which language is it?
Soon, Li Pingwei read the bishop's constitution in Chinese. There was a very important paragraph in it, that is, the bishop can submit his resignation at any time he thinks is appropriate according to his own needs. In other words, the Holy See is subject to approval. It's not a pirate ship that you can't get off after you get on it.
However, while serving as a bishop, he must be loyal to the Holy See and safeguard the interests and reputation of the Holy See. He must not do anything detrimental to this, otherwise he will be condemned by all believers.