Tianjin people will never lose SAN

Chapter 584: Chicken in a Barrel

"Humph, if you have distracting thoughts in your mind, your abilities will have problems! I've seen that a long time ago. The Saint gave me a pair of eyes that can distinguish right from wrong, good from evil, just to let me observe the believers for her and find these problems!"

Inside the chapel, believers were whispering to each other. Indeed, what Holy Eagle said was right, as evidenced by the poems of Kurt's street poets!
Back then, it was the Holy Eagle's eyes that could distinguish right from wrong and good from evil that helped Saint Balan overcome the difficulties in the Colosseum.

And what they said is not wrong. I... do still have room for improvement.

"Think about it, in the entire Western Continent, not just Vitalia, but also Mosesad, the Netherlands, have ordinary believers ever questioned our piety and ability? Have they?"

Of course there are. There are monasteries of the Holy Virgin in almost every town and village. It is impossible that there are no disputes or conflicts. The believers have buried their heads even lower.

"If the believers have opinions about you, they will become heretics! They will join the ranks of other evil gods!
If the situation gets worse, the monastery might even be burned down! Blaspheming the gospel of the saint! Just think about how serious the consequences will be!"

"Then... Mr. Holy Eagle, what do you think we should do?"

Hey, at this time, Kougan, who was standing by with his hands hanging down, spoke. When Zou Ji heard what Kougan said, he quickly joined in:

"If you can correct your mistakes, you are a good believer! Do you want your soul to be purified and your abilities to be improved?"

Marquette's eyes twitched in the corner. He had already vaguely guessed what the two guys on the stage were going to say next.

"Of course I do, Your Excellency the Holy Eagle, but... we are all lost lambs. What can we do to solve the current predicament?"

Kogan's expression was indeed spot on, with a mixture of fear and anticipation on his face.

“Do you want to be Saint Bois of Moses Saad?”

Chicken Run asked Kougan.

"This... this is the earliest saint to follow the saint in the canon. Although I admire the character of the patron saint, I dare not hope to be as pious and capable as Saint Bois."

After Kogan finished speaking, other believers responded by expressing their respect for the patron saint.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you have this heart, you have taken the first step.

Wait a moment... I will use the great power bestowed upon me by the old saint lady to make you a... ahem, a saint's card. This card will motivate you to keep working hard to correct the mistakes you have made.

When you return to Mosessade and Victoria, you will place your cards in the monastery. Who will dare to question your piety and dedication?
I'll give you a sketch as a gift. You guys, stand next to me and let's take a photo together..."

As Zou Ji was talking, he stood up and walked around the table while preaching. The believers in the chapel were going crazy, and the atmosphere was even more heated than when Liu Yonglu was preaching.

Zou Ji talked for two hours before Kou Gang opened the bag on his left shoulder. It was filled with "Preparatory Saint Cards" that Zou Ji and Kou Gang had processed overnight.

He definitely can't sell the prostitutes himself, it would lower his status if he did this job.

The chicken runner jumped down from the table and hopped toward the door, jumping very slowly, pretending that the enthusiasm of the believers made it impossible for him to move, but in fact he did it to give Kogan behind him time to sell cards.

When Kogan's bag came out, it contained cards, but when it came back, it was filled with silver and gold coins given by the believers.

The two started this business three days ago. Kou Gang was the first to find the business opportunity, and Zou Ji helped to perfect the plan, and the two hit it off immediately.

The followers of the Holy Virgin Sect are all rich, and not just ordinary rich. Priests in this era are considered high-income people, with high incomes and social status, and they usually have few places to spend money.

Kougan knew his limits when doing this job, and didn't dare to ask for more, fearing that the captain would hold him accountable if his crime was exposed, so he only charged one gold coin for each card at most.

As for Zou Ji... He didn't love money. He just hated Liu Yonglu. It would be nice to sleep in the house and bask in the sun every day. You forced me to go out and preach to these psychopaths. Well, you asked me to preach, didn't you? You'll be finished if I don't do it. The distance from the high platform at the end of the chapel to the main entrance was only 50 meters. The two of them walked for half an hour. The "preparation saint cards" were in short supply!

Those who wanted to buy the cards quickly put them away, while those who couldn’t buy them stamped their feet and beat their chests.

Marquette followed them out of the chapel without making a sound, pretending to have bumped into the two men by accident, and followed them back to the "Dog Riding Rabbit".

Before dinner, Marquette first found Lin Brown to talk about business for a while. After dinner, Marquette blocked Kogan in the house.

"Kogan, you've made a lot of money these past two days, haven't you?"

When Marquette pushed the door open, Kogan was counting money on the bed. When he saw Marquette coming in, he quickly covered him with a quilt, but it was no use covering it up, and most of the gold coins were exposed.

Seeing that the truth was revealed, Kou Gang covered his face and dared not speak.

"Ricky asked you two to give a lecture? That's what you two are going to do!? You made a lot of money at Kurt before, why can't you control your hand!"

Marquette was too lazy to preach to Kogan, as they were brothers and he didn't care.

Moreover, Marquette also saw Kogan collecting money in the chapel. A church member handed Kogan a golden cup, but Kogan refused to take it. This shows that he was aware of the situation and did not make any big mistakes.

Marquette also knew Kogan's character and was not prepared to be too serious.

"It's true that priests don't have to worry about money, but you two... you two... what are you thinking? Tell me."

Marquette lit a cigarette and looked down at Kogan, who was sitting on the bed.

"Zouji said that selling them these cards would not only do no harm, but might even be beneficial."

Kogan's stubbornness made Marquette laugh:

"Tell me, what are the benefits?"

"Zouji said that when these people return to their own monasteries, they can use the cards to sell indulgences! Just ask the believers, do you want to be the St. Bernardus of the Netherlands?
Oh, by the way, you have to exaggerate it like we did, and tell these believers that your wife is about to run away with someone and the house is about to catch fire..."

"Stop, stop..."

Marquette quickly waved his hands, because he thought about it and felt that this business was really possible:

"You should... keep the money you earned before. Don't do this kind of thing again. Do you hear me? Don't make things complicated at this critical moment."

Kogan nodded quickly, and Marquette chatted with Kogan in the room for another half an hour before leaving.

After leaving the room, Marquette stood in the corridor and thought for a while. It would not be enough for him to just teach Kogan a lesson. There was also a chicken runner. However, the chicken runner... was not that familiar with him, and he might not listen to him.

But if the matter is reported to Millie Don, I guess... the punishment for the chicken runner will be more severe.

Marquette wandered into the restaurant and found the walker chicken sleeping with eyes closed in a small nest by the window. This was the walker chicken's habit. The restaurant was very close to the lifeboat on the ship, and the walker chicken usually slept here at night.

Marquette tiptoed and lifted up the walking chicken along with its cushion. After searching for a while, he found a wooden barrel in the corner of the restaurant with a lot of stones piled in it. Marquette put the walking chicken in the barrel.

His intention was to play a little trick on him, and when Kougan told him again tomorrow, Zou Ji would understand.

Marquette didn't know that this bucket was specially placed here by Mr. Shani, ready for him and Liu Yonglu to go fishing for octopus tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)