Luo Fei opened his mouth, wanting to say something but unable to, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable as if something was stuck in his throat.
"Have you heard of a deity called the Master of Revelation? It’s said that if you worship him and cleanse your sins, you can enter Tianqi’s Eden and enjoy a lifetime of happiness..."
The woman merely nestled in his arms, smiling gently: "I haven’t heard of him, but I know you are the god for me and Little Bao.
Even if we don’t enter any Eden, as long as we have you, we can feel happiness.
Being your woman and bearing your children is what makes me the happiest."
The man’s entire expression froze.
So this is happiness?
He thought that only by entering the Tianqi Eden could he feel true happiness.
Master of Revelation.
I’m lost in confusion.
Oh Lord, can you guide me?
My woman and my child are descendants of sin; isn’t it said that those burdened with sin can never truly experience happiness?
Is this not happiness?
How wonderful must true happiness be?
A loud bang suddenly interrupted all their thoughts.
A sharp cry came from the small room next door.
Their child was scared and started crying.
The fragile woman immediately got up, shouting: "Little Bao, don’t be afraid, Mommy’s here!"
As she spoke, she quickly rushed out of the room, with Luo Fei snapping back to reality and following her closely.
He saw their door had been kicked open by someone, and armed members of the security forces stormed in.
The woman rushed to a three-year-old boy, holding her child tightly and comforting him, but the boy continued to cry frightened.
The woman looked up and saw the security force members who had suddenly barged into her home. She was shocked and confused, stammering: "Officer! We... we are lawful residents... my husband works at a steel mill, I am a seamstress at Sister Feng’s tailor shop... we... we are good citizens who haven’t committed any crimes... what... what are you doing?"
Erin twisted her snake-like waist and slowly entered the room, her entire spine transformed into a cybernetic body. Her eyes scanned the room, seeing the woman’s terror and hearing the child’s cries, full of impatience.
The woman hurriedly covered her child’s mouth, not allowing him to make a sound.
Erin’s gaze slowly turned to Luo Fei, and his hair stood on end, feeling as if he was being stared at by a venomous snake.
Erin revealed a dangerous smile: "Luo Fei, right? A follower of the Apocalypse Society. I’d appreciate it if your whole family would accompany me."
The Security Force... Apocalypse Society... Luo Fei’s face turned pale with fear as he shouted: "What are you trying to do? The revered Master of Revelation will not let you go!"
The woman looked puzzled.
What Apocalypse Society? What Master of Revelation?
She didn’t understand; she only knew her man seemed to have gotten into trouble.
The woman hurriedly knelt in front of Erin, pleading: "Officer, has my man committed something? We are just ordinary residents. Please grant us mercy, please grant us mercy! My son and I depend on him, don’t kill him!"
Looking at the woman’s plea, Erin’s lips curled into an amused smile: "You certainly are concerned about your man..."
Erin’s eyes flickered with a sudden idea, looking at Luo Fei: "Seeing how your woman is pleading for you, I’ll give you a chance to cooperate with us, act as an informant within the Apocalypse Society, approach new missionaries, and provide information about the Apocalypse Society.
I know your Apocalypse Society has brought a Sin Cleansing Priest to the entire Ninth Special Zone. If you are willing to make amends by assisting us in finding this priest.
All your previous actions we can overlook, and you’ll gain wealth and status."
"If you refuse..." Erin snapped her fingers, and her subordinates immediately aimed their guns at the mother and child.
The mother and child were instantly terrified, trembling.
"Little followers like you hold no value, we couldn’t extract anything useful from your mouths, and it’s not necessary to keep you around."
Erin calculated well; although a missionary was dead, a devout believer like the man would certainly be able to find other missionaries.
As long as the man was willing to be an informant.
It wasn’t impossible to unearth a new line.
Hope filled the woman’s eyes as she looked at the man; what Apocalypse Society, what missionary, could anything be more important than family?
But the man merely spat back, fiercely spitting at Erin, eyes red as he said: "Even if I die, I won’t betray the Master of Revelation!"
"If you dare lay a hand on the followers of the Master of Revelation, you are sinners, and you will carry sins on your bodies, forever unable to enter Tianqi’s Eden; you will eternally reincarnate in Hell!"
The woman looked at the man in disbelief.
Erin found it even more amusing: "You’ve been brainwashed to the point where you don’t care about your family? Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider? That’s your woman and your son; you want to watch them die?"
Erin had captured some believers before. No matter how much they were tortured, they wouldn’t reveal anything about the Apocalypse Society.
Rarely did she encounter believers with such a soft spot.
Some may not care about their own life, but their family, their lovers?
Erin truly didn’t believe in a family surviving the apocalypse to such a degree that anyone could abandon them.
The man had everything, already beyond knowing how many in this apocalypse.
Erin thought what she asked him to do wasn’t too much, right?
The woman continued to stare blankly at the man, murmuring: "Hu... Husband... say something, will you? My son and I don’t want to die... Husband, is there anything, anything more important than family?"
"Dad... Daddy..." The three-year-old boy was also frightened into silence.
Stammering, speaking.
All eyes were locked onto the man.
The man’s face twitched, flushing red, looking at his fearful wife and son, gritting his teeth and saying: "We are sinners, all burdened with sins that cannot be cleansed, betraying the Master of Revelation, we’ll never enter Tianqi’s Eden, not in this life or the next!"