"...Sure enough, is it another terrorist attack?"
The development of the times will bring about changes, and changes are not all good...especially for some vested interests, most changes can easily affect their foundation and vested interests.
"Are they evil gods again? They don't know what they are thinking. Isn't it good for them to develop together?"
Xia Qin came over, and sure enough, there was another attack from the Evil God Church in the newspaper.
After the initial period of turmoil, at some point, those evil believers and churches that fell into silence became active again.
Some of them made large-scale sacrifices, some became active and caused trouble to attract traffic and recruit new people, and some even began to openly challenge the official authority... In some areas, there are already signs of getting out of control.
Is this a rebound from a period of forced peace? Not that simple.
"...The Evil God Group? Haha, it's hard to say."
Lu Ping'an smiled and didn't say much.
But Xia Qin remained silent instead. She was not a new recruit. The weapons, medicines, and resources held by some cultists always felt inexplicably familiar.
The most frustrating thing is checking things that cannot be checked. It has gotten better during this period, but obviously, the "old rivals" will not just disappear.
"Is the Zhengshen Church secretly causing trouble again? Isn't such a big world enough for them to torment?"
"more than......."
After all, Xia Qin is a police officer. She always acts from the standpoint of maintaining law and order and protecting ordinary people. Even if she has to face the darkness, she cannot be immersed in it.
As for Chris, Lu Ping'an's source of information, as the leader of the Evil God Church, she is not a member of the dark race, but the source of darkness itself.
She really understands those bad things, bad things...
"Evil gods and cultists are actually a mud pit, and all bad things are thrown into it. It does not mean that they are not bastards themselves, but that there are more bastards wearing their skins, especially some bastards from the Righteous God Church...
..."
When Lu Ping'an and his team were searching for special (arms-like) potions, didn't they find a medical company affiliated with the Zhengshen Church? This kind of thing is not a special case, or even news.
In the past, those large and medium-sized churches had their own affiliated companies, real estates, estates, and lifelong employees. It could be said to be a country within a country in a sense.
In fact, in some remote towns, when most of the townspeople are devout believers, everyone's job is to serve the church, and their children have been religious from the moment they were born, then that town or city has actually been a church for a long time.
's private property.
"...I thought that most of the righteous gods have cooperated with the government, and joint development would be a good thing for them."
"Oh, God is God, and humans are humans. No matter how big the plate is, there are no birds. The factions and conflicts within the super church cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences."
The official can indeed use the big offer from Outland Exploration to bribe the "Zhengshen" and even its main warriors who are eager to go further, but then what?
Many large churches have long been "state-China". Their affiliated branch churches and branches have their own spheres of influence, their own industries and even their own reserve human resources (schools, birth bases).
The roots of many factions are in their old territories. Let them give way and let them integrate into the development environment of the entire plane. Don't be ridiculous, who will make up for the loss of their own wallets.
Now, even if Zheng Shen wants to retire, under her command, in the church, in the branch churches, in various branches, and in countless lower-level families... those people all have their own interests, needs, and basic bases. How could it be possible because of the above?
With just one word, the boss would give up completely.
"You want capitalists, landowners, and slave owners to give up their property and privileges just because of the emperor's words, and to be obedient people with you. It's very difficult...even if you are the god they believe in.
Oh, he can completely switch to other gods or evil gods."
In fact, the biggest problem for many righteous and evil churches during this period is not external development, but how to deal with the internal strife and internal strife that continue to arise under the premise that they are trying to change.
If everyone and every force had their own needs, it would be strange if those organizations were not paralyzed and there would be civil strife.
Some churches are cleaning up internally, some have simply split into several new ones, and some even have most of their subordinate organizational structures directly surrendering to another evil god, which has attracted the attention of public opinion for a while.
Where Lu Ping'an didn't notice, the changes of the times happened quickly and violently. Many people were rolled over by the wheels of history, and then vented their emotions and dissatisfaction on others.
"...This wanted criminal seems to have been the bishop of Lin Nu Church before, right?"
Lu Ping'an rubbed his brows, he had a hunch that this period of peace and stability was probably numbered.
Before, it was the shocking period of the great era, and all parties were still in the wait-and-see period for the changes of the times. Now, either because their interests have been damaged or because they want more, they will naturally take action.
Many things that used to be white have turned into gray, and many things that were black have turned into white. Some simply ran out, while others ran in.
Lu Ping'an took out his pen, drew a few strokes, and then handed it to Xia Qin.
In this newspaper alone, there are double digits of very serious criminal cases. The contents include racial conflicts, evil gods causing chaos, superpowers committing crimes, proclaiming themselves emperors... Well, yes, that's right.
Ping An was also a little confused when he saw the news that "a group of cultists and landlords announced the establishment of the Compound Dynasty, which was annihilated by three policemen, and the 67-year-old Emperor Wang XX was detained."
But at first, Lu Pingan thought it was funny, but after reading it carefully, it made people unable to laugh.
"I sacrificed twenty-seven villagers, received gifts from evil gods, and nearly a hundred exotic monsters, but my armor was thrown away under a wave of police charges..."
The more Xia Qin read, the angrier she became, and she punched the bed directly.
Any absurd reason or motive, once supported by enough force, may become a nightmare for others, and gun control in this world is meaningless. As long as you are willing to give up some limits, there are countless weapons more powerful than guns and artillery.
Everything that is lethal is available.
Of course, the three policemen who captured them were not ordinary people... The policemen just had an identity now, and maybe they were high-level powerful people passing by behind them.
The point is actually not the "Sixty-Seven King Emperor", but to capture the cultists who provided him with power and taboo knowledge... God knows if that was some former high-ranking official of Zhengshen wearing a vest.
The past system of "Secret Keepers" was necessary and effective. In a sense, this is the "gun control" of the new era. Allowing these things to spread everywhere will destroy the daily peaceful lives of ordinary people.
Before, each church could still have direct jurisdiction, but now that the wait-and-see period has passed, ghosts and monsters have jumped out.
Looking at Xia Qin who was so angry, Lu Pingan shrugged with some sympathy.
"It seems like overtime time has come again."
Most of the pieces are scattered throughout Changping Prefecture, but with so many newspapers and periodicals in any given issue, there must be a lot of scenery in the shadows.
The security in urban areas is considered to be the best, because the special service teams have enough control, but in those remote areas and towns...well, there are some things that can't be done, and those "pests" are also looking for defense.
Drill in weak places.
Social instability factors will only increase rather than decrease. While the crime rate in the city decreases, it may mean the transfer of victims.
And once they start to snowball in remote areas, they naturally want more.
"What will the authorities do next? Should they send more special service teams to the countryside? Or move rural residents into the cities, perhaps forcing churches to tighten controls..."
Lu Pingan thought for a moment, then shook his head one by one.
Chaos is unlimited, but official power and authority are always limited. If it continues to be consumed without limit, winning or losing will not be worthwhile.
In troubled times, heavy instruments are used, and even Lu Ping'an didn't expect that some things would come faster than expected.
Within a few days, a new official regulation hit the headlines.
"Is this a compulsory bounty system? Er, is this the beginning of the bounty hunting era?"