Jiang Ran painted two paintings.

The subjects of the first painting are adults and children, and the second painting is a group of people.

The lines are simple and immature, but the content expressed is very clear and unsightly.

Pei Youli pinched the paper tightly, her nails almost pierced it.

"That girl..."

"Her name is Jiang Ran."

"Okay, Jiang Ran told me," Bian Boxian handed her another piece of paper, "The pastor said that everyone is born into this world to atone for their sins, and people with defects have deeper sins, and they want to wash away these sins." , it's just...that."

He said the last few words awkwardly and vaguely, but Pei Youli could understand.

"There are crimes in the spiritual veins, and the flesh/body belongs to the Lord."

The two spoke in unison and looked at each other unconsciously.

"How do you know this sentence?" Bian Boxian was puzzled, "It was written by Jiang Ran just now."

"...I went to attend An Shangchu's preaching," Pei Youli gritted her teeth, "Who would have thought that this sentence meant this."

Bian Boxian was silent for a moment: "Has this pastor committed sexual assault? You...should arrest him immediately."

Instilling this kind of deformed thinking into innocent children who have no three views, and calling them "scumbags" is insulting "scumbags".

"Arrest? Just based on two paintings?" Pei Youli stroked her forehead with a headache, trying to regain her senses, "How much legal force does a child's testimony have? Jiang Ran has lived in Anshang Church since she was a child. Will she go to the police station to report the case?" ?Even if she went... What if An Shangchu pointed out that Jiang Ran was instigated by others, or could it prove that she had mental problems? Do we have other evidence? "

Several consecutive rhetorical questions made Bian Boxian lose his mind.

"Then... let them get away with it?"

They were in the bedroom of the guest room. In order not to let Jiang Ran hear, the door was closed tightly and the voice was kept very low.

"Get away with it? Of course not!" Pei Youli was categorical.

A few seconds later, she sighed, squatted down, and buried her head on the bed: "But... how can we tell Jiang Ran that the education she has received for more than ten years is wrong..."

The world view has completely collapsed, which is almost a devastating blow to a child.

"And..." Pei Youli's mind raced, "Evidence is needed."

Sudden--

"You mean him? A little reporter from SBS TV station, who has been having a crazy fit recently, came to us from time to time, saying what... An went to church to abuse children and engage in mind control, and he insisted on us re-investigating the incident three years ago. A case."

She recalled the words of the little policeman at the Jiangnan District Police Station.

Reporter Cui Yu.

If he asked to re-investigate the sexual assault case, he must have more or less evidence in his hand.

Pei Youli immediately got up and opened the bedroom door.

In the living room, Jin Junmian and the others had already eaten.

"Do you want this? It's delicious."

"Jiang Ran, you eat more meat, children must not lose weight."

Bo Xian's family didn't have a mandarin duck pot. In order to take care of Jiang Ran's bland taste, Jin Junmian simply placed two pots on the dining table, one for spicy soup and one for clear soup.

Jiang Ran was surrounded by three elder brothers, and the small empty plate in front of her was full of meat for her to dry, and Menglong was still leaning on her lap.

Pampering and warm.

She should have had a normal and happy life like other children.

Pei Youli clenched her fists.

Jiang Ran tilted his head to look at her and Bian Boxian.

This brother and sister both look like angels, and standing together makes her feel comfortable.

Wu Shixun greeted: "Brother Boxian, what are you doing? Come and eat together."

Bian Boxian: ...I'm not used to Tuanba youngest calling him brother all of a sudden.

Pei Youli let go of her fingers, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and smiled at the few people: "I have something to do at work, just go back when you go."

She patted Jiang Ran on the shoulder and quickly opened the door to go home.

Park Chanyeol looked at Bian Boxian suspiciously: "Is there work so late?"

"Interpol," the latter did not reveal what the two had just talked about, "There are always emergencies."

He sat opposite Jiang Ran.

On the other side, Pei Youli found Cui Yu's business card in the clothes she wore to work the day before yesterday.

The phone was dialed, and it took a while to be connected.

"Hello?" The male voice on the other end was very low, and you couldn't hear it clearly if you didn't listen carefully, "I'll talk about everything later, I'm busy."

"...Reporter Cui, I'm Pei Youli from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency."

"Seoul Police Department... Pei Youli?" Cui Yu reacted for a while, almost screaming excitedly, "Officer Pei, why did you contact me?"

"Where are you? I want... to know about the case you mentioned last time."

Hearing this sentence, Cui Yu was very excited, but he seemed inconvenient, and still kept his voice down: "Officer Pei, I'm here to stay, how about we make an appointment tomorrow?"

Crouch?

Where did he go to camp?There will be no danger, right?

"...Let's meet now and send me the address." Pei Youli immediately made a decision.

Cui Yu was taken aback.

in such a hurry?

After hanging up, he edited a message to her.

"Jiang Ran, my sister has something to go out, why don't you go to another brother's house to stay for a while?"

Back next door, Pei Youli discussed with Jiang Ran.

She wants Zero One to come over.

With what happened just now, Pei Youli dare not trust any man easily.

Zero One is the system, knowing the root and the bottom.

However, Jiang Ran was still thinking about learning the piano, thinking that he would never see Bian Boxian again after leaving, so he moved to him.

Pei Youli: ... She is not as good as a person who has met twice.

Pei Youli selectively ignored the fact that she and Jiang Ran had only met three or four times.

"How about... let her stay with me first?" Bian Boxian asked tentatively.

Pei Youli said politely: "I'm afraid it will delay your rest."

Bian Boxian looked at the time, it wasn't too late: "I won't go out until tomorrow afternoon."

As if seeing her hesitation, he pursed his lips, feeling a little disappointed: "If you're worried...we can keep talking on the phone."

"I'm not worried," Pei Youli paused and compromised, "Please take care of Jiang Ran, I'll come back as soon as possible."

Bian Boxian cherishes dogs very much, and has no reservations about Jiang Ran's affairs.

With her, he has a high degree of credibility.

Bian Boxian nodded.

The address Cui Yu gave was not very close. In order to get there as quickly as possible to avoid any accidents with him, Pei Youli chose to take a taxi first to pick up the police car.

She greeted Yuan Jian, the criminal police officer on duty, and asked him to deliver the car keys downstairs.

Pei Youli put the police lights on the roof of the off-road vehicle, the red and blue lights flashed alternately, coupled with the siren, regardless of the traffic lights, the traffic on the road gave way one after another.

Near the place Cui Yu said, she stopped the siren and lights.

After a while, Pei Youli saw him sneaking over with a big schoolbag in his arms.

"Officer Pei." Cui Yu got into the passenger seat.

"Yeah." Pei Youli turned around and found a quiet place.

Cui Yu looked at the surrounding environment: "I have been waiting for a long time, and you finally found me."

Pei Youli was silent for a few seconds: "Tell me everything you know about going to church."

"That would take a long time."

Cui Yu opened the bag, took out the computer, and found the long-saved video.

In the video, a little boy with an inarticulate voice stands in the middle: "Mom, please work hard. You only made a little money, why don't you repent? I'm so hungry, let me have some food."

Pei Youli was a little confused, she remembered that what he said at the gate of the police station was clearly a sexual assault case.

"Three years ago, two girls in their 20s approached me and showed me this video."

"This little boy was born by one of them."

Pei Youli's eyes widened, her heart full of surprise.

She doesn’t interrupt Choi Woo and continues to listen to him carefully.

Anshang Church is a new religion that appeared more than ten years ago. It was originally dedicated to helping poor children, so it rose rapidly and has a large number of followers.

Pastor Wu used the excuse of preaching to brainwash the congregation, encouraging them to send their children to the church to receive a better education.

But in fact, the children who are sent here can't learn much knowledge at all.

They are called "spiritual veins". Most of them will be forced to do various odd jobs or serve the daily life of Pastor Wu's family. A small part may be violated by Pastor Wu and other church administrators.

When these children grow up, Pastor Wu will force them to pair up with men and women, hold a mass wedding, and have a honeymoon under his supervision until they become pregnant.

After the child was born, Pastor Wu took the child away and threatened the child's parents to continue working for the church.

A new round of vicious circle begins.

These two girls are the victims.

They went to the Jiangnan District Police Station to report the case, but for some reason, after submitting the video evidence, the police officer in charge of the case said it was an empty file, and called a psychologist to evaluate their mental state.

Helpless, the two girls contacted the SBS "I Want to Know the Truth" column and showed Cui Yu the video.

"and after?"

"I planned to do an exclusive interview with them, coded them into the program, but..." Cui Yu paused, "When I found them again, one was sent to a closed mental hospital, and the other returned to Anshang for special education Schools teach."

"The girl who taught was named Li Enhui. She told me that the two of them were making up stories, and told me not to pursue it any further."

Pei Youli's heart was already in turmoil: "You didn't give up."

She used an affirmative sentence.

"How do you give up? When you think of so many victims..." Cui Yu sighed, "Isn't the role of the media and journalists to expose the injustice of this world?"

"You..." Pei Youli supported the steering wheel, "I admire you very much."

Cui Yu smiled slightly, and his chestnut hair was cute.

"I'll share with you the results of my investigation."

"I pretended to be a Protestant the year before last. When I joined the church, I was asked to take off all my clothes and drink a glass of holy water. I didn't dare to drink it, so I was kicked out."

"Later, I secretly interviewed the congregants, and they said that after drinking the holy water, they felt very light, as if they were in heaven."

"Occasionally, I would go to stay outside Pastor Wu's house, but he is very vigilant and has hired many thugs, so there are not many... videos and photos."

Cui Yu listened to her a few more clips of the recording.

"I took this photo last year. There is definitely a deal between the Jiangnan District Police Station and Pastor Wu."

Pei Youli took the photo.

The shooting angle is very hidden, and the content is that Jin Li and Pastor Wu have a meal together.

Pastor Wu's clothes were completely different from the ones she saw in the church that day, with colorful shirts and gold chains, like a nouveau riche.

"Officer Pei, do you know the Tongyi religion?"

Pei Youli turned her head, wondering: "Tongyijiao?"

"The Unification Church is a very large religion. During its heyday, the founder created a large consortium and a football club at the level of the AFC Champions League. He also initiated and sponsored the World Conference of Religions...it was only later that a scandal broke out."

Pei Youli's pupils shook.

"What I want to say is that on the surface, these religions are just religions," Cui Yu said word by word. "In fact, they all accept social donations, develop formal industries, and even...make friends with powerful people to satisfy their selfish desires."

Pei Youli murmured: "You mean to go to church..."

"It's scary," Cui Yu nodded, "It's just my guess, if that's the case..."

There was too much information tonight, and Pei Youli was hit hard.

Cui Yu asked tentatively: "Officer Pei, will you restart the case investigation?"

"Yes," Pei Youli said firmly, "However, if you want to burn down and install the church, you need a fuse."

Jiang Ran's painting, Cui Yu's investigation, and the abnormality of the Jiangnan District Police Station are all linked together.

The facts are obvious, but the law, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Song Seung Hoon and the chief will not believe the speculation.

Holy water...is it related to the hallucinogenic drug found at Choi Jae Joon?

Did he volunteer for the Church, or was he coerced?

If Pastor Wu is used to trick Cui Caijun...

Pei Youli sent Cui Yu home with a heavy heart.

"Reporter Cui, please send me a backup of what you have investigated, and... protect yourself."

"This is my phone number."

When he got out of the car, she urged him earnestly.

"Well, I will."

On the way home, Pei Youli called Bian Boxian.

"What is Jiang Ran doing?"

"She's playing the piano, and she hasn't learned the second verse yet."

"It's so late, don't other residents find it noisy?"

“My room was very soundproof.”

"Oh."

There was a moment of silence, and there was only the sound of electric current and the intermittent sound of playing the piano in the receiver.

"How are things... how are you doing?" Although she didn't say anything when she left, Bian Boxian vaguely guessed that it was because of Jiang Ran.

"Hmm..." Thinking of going to church, Pei Youli felt tired and powerless, "It's hard."

After a few seconds, she repeated again: "It's hard."

"If you need help, you can contact me," he paused, "I am Bian Boxian."

Pei Youli: ...

She chuckled softly: "Okay, Bian... Bo Xian."

Although a border is added in front, the two words behind are pronounced closer than before.

"Brother will play it for you again, listen carefully." Bian Boxian said to Jiang Ran.

He didn't hang up the phone, but put it aside.

The black and white keys were constantly interlaced, and the smooth music was transmitted into the car from there.

Or Hisaishi Joe's "Landside Town".

It is soft and sweet, like a clear light in the night when she walks alone.

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