Chapter 70 False report or other secrets? Read more
Chapter 70 Is it a lie or is there something else hidden? (Please vote for further reading!!!)
Author: Ke Xue's Caitou
Chapter 70 Is it a lie or is there something else hidden? (Please vote for further reading!!!)
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Ma Wei washed up, ate two slices of buttered bread, drank two cups of black tea, and then came to the church.
According to the old rules, he first distributed the day's food expenses to the cats, then swept away the fallen hair on the ground and opened the church door.
Ma Wei has no intention of throwing away these cat hairs. He wants to save them. After accumulating a certain amount, he will mix them with some cotton to make a big blanket for the cats to spend the winter.
Since the heavy rain a few days ago, the weather has become even colder, and the wind stings the face like a knife. Pedestrians wrap their collars, bury their noses and mouths deeply in scarves, put their hands in their pockets, and walk quickly.
"I'm freezing to death. I'm freezing to death."
Levin breathed heavily, rubbed his hands, put a toothbrush in his ear, ran into the kitchen, brought a cup of hot black tea and a piece of buttered bread, and walked into the church: "This damn weather is getting colder every day."
As he spoke, he transformed into a thick cashmere coat and put it on.
While gnawing on the bread, he glanced at Ma Wei, who was standing in front of the statue, flipping through the registration list, and asked casually: "Which believer's home are we going to later?"
"There are three families working in the city office: Mr. Barton, Mr. Ronan, the furniture maker, and Mrs. Clark, the clerk. They are not far away. They all live on Kerr Street. It only takes ten minutes to walk."
"I heard from Mrs. Cecil that there were 78 believers who came to register yesterday. Isn't it too few to only go to three houses?"
"You don't have to go all of them, just pick a few suspicious ones." Ma Wei put down the registration list and said, "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey."
"You want to expose their evil deeds of defrauding maintenance money?"
"The goddess Yunia is kind. She loves her believers, so even if the believers deceive her, she will not throw them into hell. On the contrary, the goddess will fulfill the lies of the believers and make them the most honest.
people."
Levin, who was gnawing bread, was stunned for a moment, then slapped his legs and laughed: "In order to prevent them from lying, you have to realize their lies? Boss, Boss, I really didn't expect that you are still such a sinister person!"
"All for the church, all for the truth, and"
Ma Wei said calmly: "I want to deduct 5 shillings from your salary to repair the confession room that was damaged by you last night."
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On the first day of work, half of his salary was deducted, and Levin was really unhappy.
Taking advantage of the free time in the morning, when there were no believers coming to visit, Ma Wei asked Fat Orange to continue training Cat Man, while Xiao Hei stayed to cooperate with Mrs. Cecil in housekeeping, while he took Yunia, and Levin towards Mr. Barton's house.
Rush to the residence.
Barton Williams, who works in the city office, is actually not poor. Like other residents living in Kerr Street, his weekly salary is between 4 and 10 pounds. He is much richer than the residents in South Street.
Even so, there are still people who want to defraud repair money, even if it is only 1 gold pound.
Barton Williams rents a small apartment at No. 51, Middle Kerr Street. An elderly woman lived there before. She fell ill last year and was taken to the Royal Capital by her son to recuperate.
The empty house is listed for rent. Because it is for urgent rent, the monthly rent is only 3 gold pounds, which is cheap and affordable.
When the three of them arrived at the apartment at No. 51 Kerr Street, they saw Mr. Patton, who was wearing a coat and a round hat and was about to go to work, opening the door.
"Father?"
Barton was startled for a moment, then smiled, raised the brim of his hat slightly, and saluted briefly: "Good morning, are you going out?"
"Almost." Mavey said straight to the point: "Mr. Barton, when you came to the church yesterday to report the damage to the house, you said that there were cracks in the beams of your home. This matter was too urgent, so I invited an expert in house construction.
, come here to see the damage, if it is serious, we will start construction immediately."
"What?"
Hearing these words, Barton Williams looked puzzled and said: "Damn it, I didn't go to church yesterday!"
His face suddenly changed slightly, he cursed secretly, turned around and rushed into the house, yelling at the woman who was busy in the kitchen: "Liz, did you go to church yesterday!"
"Why are you so angry?" The woman named Liz turned around, waved to the maid at the side to go out, and admitted frankly: "I did go to the church to register the damage to our house.
one time."
"What damage! Do you know what you are doing!"
Barton was furious: "Our family obviously didn't have any damage, but you went to the church to ask for repair funds. This is the behavior of a liar! Get out of here right away and apologize to the priest!"
"Are you crazy?!" Liz screamed, her nasolabial folds elongating rapidly: "You must not apologize! Once you apologize, it is equivalent to admitting to lying, which will affect your work!"
"Since you knew it would affect my work, why did you go to the church and lie about the situation?!"
"Mrs. Lepe from next door also went there. When she came back yesterday afternoon, she swore to us that nothing would go wrong."
"She didn't go to church at all!!!" Barton yelled: "Yesterday afternoon, I saw her going shopping on Ross Avenue. She is not a believer in the Church of Truth. What situation is she reporting? That is a lie to you!
"
Liz looked at Barton in shock and was speechless for a long time.
"Come out with me! Apologize to the priest!"
Holding his wife's arm, Barton returned to the entrance, took off his hat, and solemnly explained the situation to Ma Wei.
"I'm very sorry, Father. I was busy with work and didn't notice anything strange about Liz, which led to this happening."
"It doesn't matter. Your frankness proves that you are an upright person, Mr. Barton." Ma Wei nodded and said: "I am very pleased that a person like you is willing to become a believer in the Church of Truth. This matter is over here and will not happen again.
Someone else knows. Truth first."
"Praise the goddess for her mercy."
Saying goodbye to Barton Williams, the three of them walked towards the home of furniture maker Ronan Wood. On the way, Yunia suddenly asked: "Dad, should we forgive them in the situation just now?"
"There is no pure good or evil in this world. If you do something wrong, you must be honest. You cannot make the same mistake again and again just to hide previous lies." Ma Wei said: "Mr. Barton's behavior was indeed beyond my expectation.
He knew very well that once his wife's lie was leaked, his work in the office would be affected, and in serious cases he would be fired. But he still chose to be honest and put the choice in our hands, which is very brave. We should advocate
This kind of behavior, but how to do it specifically depends on the situation at the time and cannot be generalized."
While they were talking, the three of them arrived at No. 23 Kerr Street. This was a shop. There were all kinds of handmade furniture in the window, the styles were exquisite, and the labels below were also very scary.
Ma Wei pushed the door open and entered the store, gently ringing the bell hanging at the door.
Jingle Bell.
A gray-haired old man opened the door curtain and walked in from the backyard. When he saw the person clearly, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face. His right hand, stained with sawdust and covered with calluses, wiped his body and reached out to Ma Wei.
In front of me: "Father, you haven't been to my store for a long time. Do you want to customize some furniture this time?"
"Mr. Wood, I'm not here to customize furniture this time."
Ma Wei smiled and shook his head, reaching out to shake hands with him: "I heard that there was damage to your house. I hired an expert to come and check."
"Um?"
Mr. Ronan's reaction was exactly the same as Mr. Barton's. He was startled at first, and then his eyes widened: "I don't have one at home."
"Father!"
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from behind Ma Wei.