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Camp Lemonnier is still suffering from continuous torture, but on the South Island, "social assistance" work organized by the church has been fully launched.

As Francis had planned before, this social assistance is not only targeted at believers, but also at ordinary people who are in trouble due to the severe economic crisis on the island.

Their method of assistance is also extremely simple and crude. As long as you come to the church, as long as you can prove that you are really in trouble, and as long as you sincerely pray to the Lord, then the door of heaven will be open to you.

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This statement seems not very accurate. According to the local bishop, it should be "the grace of the Lord will be bestowed on you."

Objectively speaking, the church's local assistance has indeed helped a group of ordinary innocent people, but such help is obviously not simple, because when these people are brought into the church and attend services, they all subconsciously I was instilled with an idea:

God loves you and God is helping you, but if the South Island returns, then God will abandon this land.

Under such ideological indoctrination, whether they are true believers or opportunists who want to rely on church subsidies to tide over difficulties, they have to start thinking about one question, and that is:

If he really voted, would he be cut off from the help he finally got to get through the difficult times?

This idea continues to spread on the island, and coupled with the deliberate propaganda and hype of the South Island official Executive Yuan, the religious group, which originally had a small base, has actually created considerable momentum.

In fact, this momentum was not limited to the island, but began to spread further internationally. A large number of media rushed to report on the church's "righteous deeds" in the South Island, as if they had made such a great contribution, but for both sides of the Taiwan Strait, The Federation of Industry and Commerce offered help to the people but said nothing about it.

In their mouths, the plight of the South Island is temporary, caused by a deliberate attack by some evil force, and as long as they believe in God, this difficulty can be easily overcome.

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This is not even just idealistic propaganda, but real material bribery.

The church’s attitude is very clear:

If you believe in the Lord and oppose return, I will give you money and let you eat.

There are very few people who would not accept this, especially those at the bottom who are completely green and have no judgment of their own.

Suddenly, the conflict between cross-strait business associations and churches was put on the table.

On the one hand, large-scale feeding with a wide net, on the other hand, precise help after rigorous research, it is self-evident which side can get more support.

Kaohsiung.

This is the second week that Liao Guoxing received a loan from the Cross-Strait Business Association. His family's life improved as soon as the funds were received. The debt of 600,000 island dollars has been paid off today, and he no longer has to worry about door-to-door reminders. He felt extremely relieved that the gangsters who were in debt would scare his daughter, and he did not have to worry about being forcibly evicted from the house because he could not pay off the remaining balance of the bank loan.

Of course, there are still difficulties. Just as he and his wife calculated before, the cost of care for his parents, the living expenses at home, and the cost of his daughter’s schooling are all a heavy pressure on him, but at least with his own ability, , this pressure is not enough to crush him.

Not only was it not enough to suppress him, but the current predicament actually gave him a vague sense of hope.

This feeling was just like when he encountered storms when he went to sea with his father.

Difficulties are in front of him and dangers are around him, but as long as he works hard, one day he will drive this small boat through the huge waves and reach the final fishing ground.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face.

After opening the door, his wife gently took the seafood he bought from the market, and then asked:

"How's it going? Did your work go well today? Is it still that difficult customer?"

Liao Guoxing nodded slightly and replied:

"It's still the same bad customer. Hey, Daobei people are difficult to deal with. What we sell are high-tech products, and they are not lacking in weight. We have to work hard, and it is not a big order. It’s only a few hundred thousand, and even if it’s sold, it’ll only be a few thousand dollars in my hands, making it seem like I’ve taken advantage of him.”

Hearing Liao Guoxing's complaint, his wife smiled and squeezed his shoulder.

She didn't resent her husband's complaints at all. In fact, when she just heard it, she even felt a little happy in her heart.

Because she knew that when her husband started showing dissatisfaction with his job in front of her again, it meant that the situation was not that bad anymore.

Some time ago, when the family was in a difficult situation with almost no way out, he was not as active as he is now. When he walked in the door every day, he had a painful and silent face, which made people heartbroken.

said:

"That's what sales are like. It doesn't matter. Be patient. The savings at home are enough to last for a month or two. When dad's situation becomes more stable, I will also go out to do a job, and you won't have to work so hard."

As she spoke, she took out all the seafood in the plastic bags and started cleaning them quickly. Liao Guoxing helped her for a while, and then she rushed her to the room to take care of her parents.

In fact, there is nothing to take care of. The two paralyzed old people spend most of their time in bed or in wheelchairs. However, being able to talk to their sons for a few words is still helpful for their mental recovery. benefit.

After entering the room, Liao Guoxing first chatted with his mother in the wheelchair for a few words. Seeing that the latter was not in a bad mood, he turned around and went to his father's room.

After a period of recovery, my father was no longer in a vegetative state, and he was able to respond to external stimuli. He could even occasionally babbling in response when talking to him.

Liao Guoxing sat down in front of his father's bed, reached out to hold his father's hand, and then said:

"Dad, are you feeling better today?"

Liao Huazhi on the bed didn't react much and seemed to have fallen asleep, so Liao Guoxing continued talking to himself.

"Today I went to pay off all my family's debts. I still have more than 100,000 left in the loan I took from the fraternity, which is enough for my family to use for a while, so you don't have to worry."

"Although this is also a loan, it is much more cost-effective than what we got before. The interest rate is low and we may not have to repay it. We are getting a free advantage from the Labor Party."

"I used to think that our problems were all caused by the other side. This time, we really see people's hearts when we are in trouble."

"You don't know, when you were sick, I applied for subsidies and insurance, but none of them were approved. It was all supported by the loan sharks I borrowed from everywhere."

"Those people in the Bamboo Union Gang really don't have any good ideas. They don't have any empathy. I told them about my family's difficulties and asked them to lower the interest rate. But guess what, they wanted to add me instead?" interest!"

"Because they said that if our family is in a situation like this, it is very likely that if they don't come forward in the end, the whole family will die and the debt will be gone. Lending to us is a high risk."

"I don't know where they got this kind of experience, but judging from how skilled they are, this kind of thing must have happened many times."

"Dad, South Island is really not as good as we thought."

“We laugh at others who are having a hard life every day, but it’s only when something happens that we realize that we are the ones who are having a hard time.”

"We couldn't see it before. It's not because we didn't have them. It was because our lives were pretty good, so we couldn't come into contact with those people."

"It's better now. If something like this happens, it can be considered as experiencing all kinds of things in life."

"But speaking of words, the Labor Party is much friendlier than I thought. They are rich and caring."

"When I went to get the loan a few days ago, do you know what they told me?"

"They said that if your family has any employment difficulties, you can contact them and let Axia go to work."

"Although I don't plan to do this for the time being, Axia still has to take care of you and mom, but it's really good that they can think of this."

"Also, they visited my home three times. Do you know what gifts they brought each time? They are not nutritional supplements for you."

"It's rice noodles and oil."

"So pragmatic, right?"

"However, we are really short. There were a few days when I only had a few dollars left in my bank card and we almost couldn't even eat. I can't imagine that in this era, a family like ours would have such a day. "

"The money to buy rice, flour and oil is really not much, and even the loans they give are not much. Many people say it is sugar-coated bullets, saying that their money is stolen from our companies and they want to lure us into rebellion."

"But dad, those people in the Executive Yuan don't even reimburse us for medical expenses. They give us rice. Even if it's stolen, so what? Even if it's stolen, it's robbing the rich and giving to the poor, right?"

After a moment's pause, he continued:

"So, Dad, I might really vote for the Communists this time. You can't say anything now, so I'll take it as your acquiescence."

"The Executive Yuan doesn't care about our life or death, so I have no choice but to vote for whoever cares about me."

After finishing speaking, Liao Guoxing let out a long sigh, let go of his father's hand and walked out of the room.

However, when he walked into the living room, he was suddenly stunned.

Standing at the door of the living room was a priest wearing a black clerical uniform, while his wife stood inside the door, listening to the other man’s preaching with some embarrassment. Behind her stood the staff of the sorority who came to pay a return visit.

Well, now, the two enemies collided today.

Seeing Liao Guoxing coming over, the staff calmly shook their heads at him, and the pastor said:

"May the Lord bless you, my child. The Lord heard about some difficulties in your family and asked me to help you."