above the point of the knife

Chapter 139 Moby Priest
"Mr. Wasim?"

"Hello, Priest Mobi." Zhou Sen saw the man in the priest's uniform before him, and quickly bowed in return.

Although he doesn't believe in religion, he still respects this kind of person who has a halo of "character". After all, priests are respected.

"Mr. Anthony has always been a good friend of mine during his lifetime. He also donated money to build this funeral hall. I also express my deep condolences for his passing!" Priest Moby said.

"Thank you."

"The old man stored some things with me during his lifetime. He said that if one day he goes to the kingdom of heaven, let me give these things to you." Priest Mobi said.

Zhou Sen was startled.

Could it be that this is a triggering mission? Without this funeral, no one would know that Father Anthony would have a relationship with Priest Moby, and would have stored things with him.

What kind of friendship does this do?
"Thank you, Priest Moby."

"Actually, it's nothing, just a "Bible" and a cross, which are used by Anthony to pray in the church. He told me that if he returns to the kingdom of heaven, you will inherit all these." Priest Moby said.

"But I'm not a member of your church?"

"It's okay, God loves the world, and one day, his people will return to his embrace." Priest Mobi said devoutly.

Zhou Sen took a thick hard-covered sheepskin book from Priest Mobi, on which were the words "Bible" written in Slavic.

Then there was a cross with a special shape, which was somewhat different from the cross Zhou Sen knew.

It should be made of silver, with a small horizontal bar on the top and a small slash on the bottom. For Zhou Sen, who pays attention to the beauty of symmetry, it looks a bit awkward.

These two things were handed over to Zhou Sen by Priest Mobi, and nothing else.

Zhou Sen didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but Anna was very happy in vain. She took the "Bible" and the cross and looked through them carefully.

I almost removed it on the spot to see if there was any interlayer inside, but found nothing.

As for the cross, it should be cast in one piece, without a single gap. Besides, what can a small thing the size of a palm hide?
Zhou Sen also felt that Anthony left the "Bible" and the cross in the hope that he would be like him and believe in religion in the future.

But Zhou Sen has Chinese blood flowing in his veins, so how could he believe in a religion inherited from a Westerner?
Even if he had to have faith, wouldn't he believe in the local religion?

No way, atheism...

This may seem difficult to justify, but Bolshevism is still possible.

Anna liked it, so she just took it. It was the cross. She didn't see anything, and she didn't like it, so she gave it back to him.

On the returning carriage.

Bai Yulan asked: "You have not been here for the past two days. Xiaorou asked several times where you have been, and I always said that you have a case and went to handle it."

"Doesn't she read the newspaper?" Zhou Sen asked in surprise. There was an obituary about Anthony's death in the newspaper?
"She doesn't understand Russian, and your publications are all in Russian." Bai Yulan explained.

Zhou Sen nodded. He specifically told Anna that the notices about Papa Anthony's obituary and funeral time were published in Russian. He didn't want to be too ostentatious. Most of Papa Anthony's friends in Bingcheng are Russians.

When they read the obituary, those who want to come will come naturally, and those who don't want to come, even if you invite him to come, they will not come.

People die like lights go out.

If he was Russian, the situation might be different, but since he is Chinese, there is a layer of separation.

Perhaps, many people will still be unwilling. Father Anthony is also considered a rich man in the Ice City of White Russia. How could the family property he left be given to a Chinese adopted son?
Does he have a woman outside, or an illegitimate child or something?
In fact, Zhou Sen hoped that there would be, so that the Japanese might not focus on him. Unfortunately, the Japanese must have investigated Anthony. If there was an illegitimate child, they should have come to him long ago.

"Xiaorou quarreled with Sun Qingkui yesterday. This is the third time. Judging by Sun Qingkui's personality, he has lost patience. I plan to ask Xiaorou to invite Sun Qingkui to the Ningxiang Pavilion tomorrow to try to get him Down."

"Well, it's time to close the net!" Zhou Sen nodded, "Su Wenqing is there, it seems that nothing happened?"

"He's waiting for us to make a move. If we win Sun Qingkui, the price of New Stage's shares will plummet. At that time, he can buy Wen's shares at a low price!" Bai Yulan said.

"Won't there be any moths?"

"He agreed to this matter. If we go back on our word, then we don't have to admit it." Bai Yulan said.

"How much did Qin Lang win?"

"The [-]% in Tang Shaoqing's hand, and the [-]% in Mrs. Tang Peiyuan's hand are probably coming soon. Through his two daughters, he persuaded Mrs. to sell the shares. Madam's identity, the two of them probably separated long ago!"

"So, the shares in our hands are enough?"

"No, just to be on the safe side, I will go to see Tang Peiyuan in person tomorrow and formally propose to him to buy a [-]% stake in the new stage, otherwise his only son will be in trouble!" Bai Yulan hehe smile.

"Do you have the handle on that Young Master Tang San?"

"Of course, I have been in Bingcheng for so many years, and I was able to survive under the oppression of Qin Laoqi and Su Wenqing. It's the same, but it's also a place where news gathers, and I know a lot of secrets, otherwise, how could they be so polite to me, a mere girl?" Bai Yulan said proudly.

"Awesome!" Zhou Sen was stunned for a moment. Apart from controlling the future, his daughter-in-law was far superior to him in other aspects.

His daughter-in-law is so good, so he can go to the special training without any worries. Also, let's find the "roster" first.

"Tonight, I'll go home and stay at your place tomorrow night." Zhou Sen said, it was a bit outrageous for him to live in the Ningxiang Pavilion on the first day that Father Anthony was buried.

……

Go home.

"Irina, I don't want to cook tonight. I don't want to eat either. You should go to bed early and stop being sad. Your health is important." Zhou Sen confessed and went upstairs alone.

Anna took back the sheepskin-covered "Bible" that Priest Mobi had given him, and said she would study it before giving it to him.

It's not easy for Zhou Sen to refuse, otherwise the Japanese should think about it.

However, he remembered that there was also a "Bible" in the bookcase in his study room, but the leather was not sheepskin, but hard cowhide.

Could it be that Papa Anthony has a habit of collecting Bibles?

He didn't think it should be so. What does this soft sheepskin-bound "Bible" have to do with the hard cowhide "Bible" at home?

There must be no interlayer. If there was, Anna would have discovered it a long time ago with her eyesight.

The content of the "Bible", Zhou Sen had read it himself, so naturally he had some impressions. The hard leather-bound book at home was the "New Testament", while the one given to him by Priest Moby should be the "Old Testament".

The same paper material, the book is made of soft sheepskin, but the one at home is indeed made of hard cowhide.

This is a bit strange, why not use a unified soft sheepskin surface or hard cowhide surface?
Is there any deep meaning here?

Zhou Sen carefully observed the "New Testament" in his hand, and found that it was actually a manuscript, not a printed matter.

Printed matter has at least the time of publication, year and month, which printing house and so on.

Father Anthony is an Orthodox Christian, and he copied a "Bible" to show his piety, which is normal.

However, why did he give one of the "Old Testament" to Priest Mobi, and gave it to himself after his death, while he kept a "New Testament" at home, and the two books were covered with different leathers, Staple it.

Could this "New Testament" be the cipher book?

Or the "Old Testament" is the real code book!
Or do I need to combine the two?
Deciphering the code was an extremely difficult task for Zhou Sen. With his limited knowledge, it was impossible for him to do it.

Zhou Sen didn't know if his guess was right, anyway, he had nothing else to do, so he just did one thing.

Copy down this "New Testament" intact, even the page numbers and letter alignment must be exactly the same.

Father Anthony used special kraft paper to transcribe, which was obviously not available at home, so he had to use ordinary white paper to transcribe.

After copying for a whole night, my eyes were red from the boil, and my hands were almost cramped, so I copied this "New Testament".

The next morning, Anna came over and asked directly: "Zhou Sen, I remember that you also have a "Bible" in your study, so it should be the "New Testament", right?"

Zhou Sen yawned: "I'm not interested in that, if you want it, just go get it yourself."

Fortunately, it was put back. It would be troublesome if Anna knew that she had also discovered the anomaly in the Bible.

"Zhou Sen, these two volumes are a complete "Bible". The paper is the same, and they are all handwritten by the same person, but the binding covers are different. Don't you find it strange?"

"It's quite strange, but I don't believe it, and I don't understand if you ask me." Zhou Sen said, "If you like it, just take it."

"I've finished my research, and I'll send it to you." Anna went to the "New Testament" with a hard cowhide cover and left soon.

Zhou Sen sighed in his heart. It seemed that it was very difficult for him to read the "Old Testament". Fortunately, he had already transcribed this copy at home, otherwise, he would really have nothing to fish for.

……

Inside the safe house where Anna lives.

Shibuya Saburo in casual clothes has been waiting for a long time.

"How about it, did you get it?"

"He got it, he didn't care about it at all, I went directly to the study to take it away." Anna explained.

"It seems that he is really not clear about Anthony's identity and what he has done, which is not a bad thing." Saburo Shibuya nodded.

"Chief Shibuya, is it really possible that these two "Bibles" hide the list?" Anna also studied the "New Testament" she retrieved from Zhou Sen's home along the way, and found nothing special about it.

"The roster will not tell you directly. It is a roster. Now no one knows where it is hidden and in what form. If you can't find it, give it to Front to study it. If he can't find it either , just return it to Zhou Sen, maybe he will give us a surprise?" Shibuya Saburo said.

"Do you trust him to help us find the roster?"

"People's potential is unlimited, especially when facing the threat of death!" Saburo Shibuya said slowly.

"You don't want to torture him, do you?"

"Yes, anyway, there is such a thing in the special training subjects. If he is a waste, then he might as well change to another person!" Shibuya Saburo said without any "humanity".

"Hay!"

(End of this chapter)