Chapter 63: It’s not shameful to hug someone’s thigh
Chapter 63: It’s not shameful to hug someone’s thigh
On the way back, An Rubin talked about the training class.
According to the little girl, she didn't feel anything unusual during the first few days of joining the training class. On the contrary, she felt that the atmosphere in the class was very good. The teachers cared about every student and would chat with the students during breaks, asking about their difficulties.
In the first two days, the little girl was not used to the teachers' concern and even had some resistance to talking about her family. After all, her family was not well off and she came from the countryside of Gangwon Province. As a girl, who would be willing to tell others about such a family background?
But there is a very strange atmosphere in the training class. The teachers always take every opportunity to encourage students to open up and tell their privacy, even some embarrassing ones.
Under the influence of this atmosphere, An Rubin gradually opened his heart, relaxed his guard, and told the teachers about his family situation and some things that troubled him.
As she spoke her mind, some increasingly strange things happened. The teachers began to go off topic in class. They stopped teaching math and English and started talking about some weird things, such as how the world had been abandoned by God, how humans had fallen, how it was impossible for Jesus to be resurrected, and how the Messiah was the one who could truly save the world.
In the past two years, the teachers began to introduce them to a so-called "Christian Gospel Mission" and encouraged them to accept the "gospel."
An Rubin was a little girl from a remote village in Gangwon Province. What could she know? She thought the teachers and classmates in the training class were all nice and she was happy there, so she didn't think much about it and joined the church without thinking much.
But this morning, the situation changed. The teachers told her that to join the church, one must accept the "gospel", and there is a prerequisite for accepting the "gospel", which is to make donations to the church - not asking them to donate, but asking their families to donate.
In addition, in order to show that they have pledged their loyalty to the church and the Messiah, they have to take off their clothes in front of the camera and perform some actions according to the teachers' instructions.
Well, regardless of whether An Rubin could do something like taking off her clothes in public, she just couldn't accept the idea of donating money.
Children of poor families grow up early. An Rubin, who has lived a hard life since childhood, understands the importance of money. After coming to Seoul, although her brother gave her a lot of money so that she could buy snacks and clothes, she kept the money, fearing that one day in the future, her parents would come to Seoul and take her back to Gangwon Province to marry.
Because of this, after hearing that she had to make donations and pay money after joining the church, the originally confused An Rubin immediately woke up. She began to clamor to leave and quit the training class, which led to a series of subsequent events.
"This is shoe cult, Ann, we really should call the police, shoe cult is too scary," Mike, who was driving, couldn't help shouting after listening to Ann Rubin's story. His tone was quite exaggerated, as if he had heard something exaggerated. "You know, Ann, there are also such shoe cults in the United States, like the 'People's Temple' and the 'Ten Commandments'. Oh, my God, it's too scary, too crazy."
An Rushong knew something about the two shoe cults that Mike mentioned, but that had obviously nothing to do with his sister's experience. If his sister hadn't mentioned the "Christian Gospel Missionary Society", he might not have known where the other party came from. But when his sister mentioned this name, he immediately thought of the famous Shincheonji Church in his previous life.
Unexpectedly, the guy named Zheng is still in prison, but his disciples are still making trouble outside.
"Mike, you don't know enough about Korea," An Rusong shook his head and laughed after hearing Mike's advice. "I'm sure that even if we call the police, it won't do anything. The shoe cults you mentioned are protected by certain people here. It's hard for the police to cause trouble for them before things get out of hand."
He paused and added, "This place is not as free and beautiful as you imagined."
Mike blinked his eyes, and it seemed that he took a few seconds to digest these words. Then, he shrugged, shook his head and smiled: "Okay, Ann, you make sense. Maybe there is no truly beautiful place in this world."
"Don't be so pessimistic, my friend," An Rusong said with a laugh, "At least I need to sincerely thank you for your help. You know, if it weren't for your help, my sister."
He reached out and pressed Rubin's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Rubin, she might really be in trouble today."
"You're welcome, Ann," Mike said with a happy smile. "Although I hate using privileges, there are some things that privileges can bring me. I really like this experience."
After that, he laughed twice. When the car drove back to Apgujeong, An Rusong shook hands with Mike again when he got off the car and said, "Mike, I really plan to buy some Apple stocks. If it's convenient, I hope to get some guidance from you. Of course, I won't let you help me for nothing. I can be your Korean tour guide, completely free of charge."
"Oh~" Mike made an exaggerated happy expression, took another step forward, hugged him, and said, "This is a perfect proposal, I accept!"
"Then it's a deal!" An Rushong patted him on the back and said with a smile.
In fact, for An Rushong before, it was natural to buy Apple stock, but the money he really wanted to invest in it was not that much.
However, with the accident today, his thoughts changed. He suddenly realized that Mike's background seemed to be much deeper than he thought. At least, he should not be a simple financial officer of Costco's Korean headquarters. This can be seen from the fact that he can drive a car with a license plate of the US military stationed in South Korea.
Well, even if we take a step back and say that Mike is just the CFO of Costco Korea and has no other identity or background, being able to get to know such an American would be very useful for An Rushong today.
There is nothing we can do about it. Koreans just have a tendency to recognize America as their father. Did you hear what Mike said just now? He said that he hated using privileges, and if the background sound of this sentence is translated, it means that he has privileges and has used them.
An Rushong now lacks a sense of security. Whether it is Liu Taihe's arrogance, Jin Kangmin's contempt, or even the shoe cult that jumped out today, they all make him feel deeply uneasy. He urgently needs the ability to protect himself.
In fact, for an ordinary person, it is really difficult to feel the injustice and difficulties in this world. What can make an ordinary person feel indignant are often just some hearsay or videos seen on certain platforms.
This kind of indignation is just an emotion. It is difficult for people to empathize with those who have truly suffered injustice. Therefore, it is also difficult for people to truly feel the despair of being unable to resist.
In his previous life, An Rushong wandered in the gray area. Compared with ordinary people, he had a deeper understanding of the world. Therefore, his desire for power and strength was much higher than that of ordinary people.
So, for An Rushong now, buying Apple stock is not just to make money, but also to provide an excuse to have frequent contact with Mike.
The relationship between people is always developed through interaction. Giving a generous gift is not as effective as making a few phone calls. With An Rusong's way of dealing with people, he believed that if he was given a certain opportunity, he could establish a deep relationship with Mike and even bring him into his circle of interests.
After sending Mike off in the parking lot, An Rusong took his sister to a place to eat something, and then sent her back to the high-end student apartment before 2 pm. Because he was worried that those crazy shoe worshippers would come to trouble her again, An Rusong also specifically told her not to go out alone. During this period, he would arrange school for her as soon as possible. At that time, she could choose to live in boarding school, and naturally there would be less trouble.
After leaving his sister's residence, the first thing An Rusong did after getting in the car was to call Zhao Chenghao and ask where he was. After getting the other party's reply, he drove straight to Lian Gudong. On the phone, Zhao Chenghao said that he was collecting a bill there and asked him to meet up there.
About half an hour later, An Rushong's car turned off at the intersection of Lian Gudong to Shangquan, and finally stopped near the entrance of a farm called "Qing Gu".
This farm is at the foot of Qingxi Mountain. It looks quite large. At this moment, the entrance of the farm is crowded with people. An Rusong parked his car about 50 to 60 meters away from where the crowd gathered. From the car, he could see people holding up banners with black words on a white background. Some of the words on the banners read "Protect our land with blood" and some read "Protest against capitalists' seizure of our land", etc.
Looking further into the crowd, you can see that many people are wearing red headbands and green vests, while another group of people are not wearing uniform clothing, but each of them is holding a steel pipe.
An Rusong had seen too many scenes like this. When it comes to demolition, conflicts are inevitable. What he couldn't understand was how Zhao Chenghao could get involved in such a thing.
(End of this chapter)