Chapter 56 Returning home in glory
Chapter 56 Returning home in glory
Zhou Huimin came to the parking lot, got into her silver-gray Chevrolet, quickly closed the door, patted her chest with her little hands, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Wow, this is really scary."
"Yin Zhaotang turned out to be a gangster boss. We really misjudged him. We must go back and talk to the pastor and cancel his foster family qualification."
She drove hurriedly back to the Anglican Children's Home in Mong Kok.
Pastor Edward had just finished praying with the children. He was wearing a religious robe and holding a Bible. When he saw Zhou Huimin gasping for breath, he smiled and said, "Miss Zhou, I just went to the police station. Are you being chased by the police?"
"what?"
"Pastor, I have not committed any crime." Perhaps because Zhou Huimin respected the pastor too much, she looked a little funny.
Edward saw that she didn't understand his humor, so he shook his head and asked softly, "How is Mr. Yin?"
"Pastor, Mr. Yin is a gang leader who used the guarantee letter from the Children's Home to escape." Zhou Huimin's forehead was covered with sweat, her expression was tense, and there was still fear in her eyes.
Pastor Edward frowned and asked seriously, "Ms. Zhou, did you witness Mr. Yin commit a crime?"
"Or did he threaten you and tempt you to participate in the crime?"
"Or, behavior that makes you feel dangerous!"
Zhou Huimin didn't dare to lie and shook her head: "No."
"No, then what makes you say Mr. Yin is a gang leader?"
Reverend Edward asked.
Zhou Huimin was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Pastor, I saw hundreds of gangsters calling him boss, and he said he was a double-flowered red stick."
Edward sighed, "He could also say he's the Governor!"
"Claiming to be a triad member can be a crime." Zhou Huimin vaguely remembers that in order to crack down on rampant underworld organizations, the police force set up a crime of participating in a triad organization.
All types of triad organizations have been listed as illegal groups, including trade unions, clan associations, hometown associations, mutual aid associations, etc.
If found guilty, the offender may be sentenced to six months to three years in prison.
Edward was very familiar with the law and corrected him: "You have to declare that you are a member of the triad, carry out social activities as a triad member, and have multiple witnesses or record the incident."
"I'm telling you this, maybe just to show off."
"Students on the football field, today they say they are the younger brothers of the Wan Chai Tiger, tomorrow they will become the Tsim Sha Tsui Tiger"
Zhou Huimin said dejectedly: "Pastor, I am telling the truth."
Edward nodded: "I know."
"Then why don't you believe me?" Zhou Huimin complained.
Edward had a kind expression and a gentle tone to comfort her: "In Jesus' eyes, there are no good people or bad people. The Lord created the world. He will not be angry because of a person's sin, nor will He be happy for a person's goodness."
“The gospel that the Lord has spread in the world has been given to all who believe.”
"Besides, even the police haven't convicted him, so why would you convict someone? Maybe he joined the gang out of necessity and is waiting for the Lord's salvation. Or maybe he is an undercover police officer carrying out his mission. Finally, even if he is a gang member, you can't just accuse him without seeing him commit a crime."
"Because, first and foremost, he is our friend and the kind person who adopted Jiahui. We doubted and discriminated against him without finding out the reason. This is wrong, Amin."
Zhou Huimin lowered her head in shame and said sincerely apologetically: "I'm sorry, Pastor, I shouldn't have been prejudiced. Please forgive me, Lord."
“The Lord will forgive you.”
Edward smiled, but his tone became more serious: "However, you are right. In order to ensure that Jiahui lives in a safe environment, Mr. Yin's foster care qualifications must be reviewed."
"But we have to do things reasonably and legally, right?"
Zhou Huimin cheered up again: "Yes, Pastor."
"Please make a formal call to Mr. Yin to make an appointment. We will go to his home together to learn about Jiahui's current living conditions." Pastor Edward said seriously.
Zhou Huimin nodded: "Okay!" In the car.
Du Zihua was sitting in the passenger seat, and he obviously thought Zhou Huimin was Yin Zhaotang's girlfriend. He advised like a peacemaker: "Brother Tang, it's normal for girls to have a little temper."
"Just send a bag and it will be solved. There's no need to quarrel."
Yin Zhaotang laughed, kicked the back of Du Zihua's chair, and said unhappily, "Mr. Du, are you still working part-time as a social worker? Help quarreling couples to reconcile!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I have nothing to do with that girl."
Du Zihua would not believe it and deliberately shouted: "Wow! You should have told me earlier that the pretty girl is here. If you were not there, I would have definitely asked for her phone number just now."
"In my good graces, dammit, tap the brakes."
Ah Lok stepped on the brakes hastily, not knowing whether it was intentional or not, and said with a silly smile, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lawyer."
However, Yin Zhaotang read the three words "eat shit" in A Le's eyes.
"Where are you getting off the bus, lawyer?" He rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, held it in his hand and took a deep puff.
Du Zihua said in a bored tone, "I'm home so early and there's no dinner to eat. Brother Tang, do you need any help?"
"Yes! Let's go to Kwun Tong to visit the old neighbors and park our car at the convenience store in front of Fa Yuen Street." Yin Zhaotang shouted.
Ah Le replied, "I know, Brother Tang."
Three Toyota cars drove along Prince Edward Road all the way to Kowloon Bay, and then arrived at Ngau Tau Kok Garden Building with familiarity.
The residents of this type of housing estate are all former Kowloon City refugees, who lead a very hard life. Some of them are lonely elderly people who make a living by picking up trash every day. They suffer from long-term diseases. Every midnight, there are wild cats calling outside the windows, and the elderly groan in pain on the ceiling.
To be honest, there are too many lonely elderly people in the world who need comfort.
Yin Zhaotang cannot provide all the condolences by himself, and since the care is limited, he must first take care of the folks in the same housing estate.
A housing estate is actually a village that has moved into a building, and the relationship between neighbors is still very close.
Even ancestral halls and temples are still preserved in the community, and the power of the rural clans can be said to be 100% inherited.
When the car stopped at the door of the store, several people took their younger brothers and bought food and oil before getting off the car. A total of 20 bags of rice, 50 barrels of oil, plus 100 cartons of milk and dozens of plastic bags of noodles.
The total cost was more than 4,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is considered a large amount of money.
The main reason was that milk was expensive, which not only emptied the store’s money, but also required the owner to call people to deliver goods.
This time, Ah Lok and Zuo Shou did not ask Brother Tang why he wanted to visit the old man. Because they were already lost in the flattering words of the store owner, such as "Ah Lok, I thought you would definitely make it", "Dan Tart, you have really made it, come back with a crown", etc.
Although the Crown car was rented, the smiles on their faces were genuine.
They all regarded Yin Zhaotang's good deeds as returning home in glory. It was not a good deed, but a show of strength.
This made Ah Le and the group of people on his left very eager to pay the bill.
After being rejected by Yin Zhaotang, he was still not convinced and started carrying things upstairs to see who could carry more.
After carrying all the things upstairs, they would carry rice, soybean oil and milk to each household according to their memory, finding the households with the most poor elderly people.
One three-piece set for each elderly person in the household. When visiting poor elderly people, you must have something in hand.
Zuoshou is a warm-hearted person. Every time he knocks on the door of an elderly person's home, he always introduces himself: "Grandma, I'm Zuoshou who lives in Building B!"
"This is my boss, Brother Tang. I finally have time to go home today, so I brought you something."
"Yes, that Dian Tang who fought on the rooftop court before, bah! It's Ah Tang, the very well-behaved, loving and enthusiastic one."
Du Zihua appeared at the stairs carrying two cartons of milk, sweating profusely, cursing in his heart: "You are so picky! You even cheated the elderly! You are really taking advantage of the grandpa and grandma's poor memory. Doing good deeds? I really believe your lies!"
(End of this chapter)