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Chapter 206: No Hope
Chapter 206: No Hope
Chapter 206
Secretary Wang's smile froze on his face, and the air briefly stagnated.
Xiao Ya looked at him.
He looked at Xiao Ya.
The servant involuntarily shrank his neck in this spacious and cold room.
At that moment, the servant heard Secretary Wang's voice. He softly replied, "Alright, let's try."
The servant was stunned.
Xiao Ya took out her phone and said, "Then wait a moment, I'll make a call."
Half an hour later.
Xiao Ya and Secretary Wang sat on the sofa, waiting for the arrival of monks, Taoist priests, and nuns.
They entered one after another, looked at each other's attire, and exchanged glances, thinking to themselves that they hadn't expected Hua Country bosses to be so fond of blending Eastern and Western styles these days!
"Is it them?"
"Mm-hmm." Xiao Ya nodded.
"Then let's begin." Secretary Wang nodded slightly.
But the Taoist priests, monks, and nuns opposite them looked a bit dazed.
The Taoist priest asked first, "Begin what? You haven't told us what you need yet."
Secretary Wang turned his head to stare at Xiao Ya with a smile, "You wanted to exorcise me, right?"
"Umm." Xiao Ya responded without the slightest blush.
Secretary Wang turned his head back, "Then let's exorcise. Come on."
The Taoist priest sighed, "You should have said so earlier. We can't do that."
Secretary Wang was stunned, "Can't do it?"
"Yes, that's called gathering people to engage in feudal superstitious activities, which is illegal," the Taoist priest said decisively.
Secretary Wang: ?
Xiao Ya: ?
A hint of confusion flashed across Xiao Ya's eyes, "If you can't exorcise, why are you still staying at my grandfather's house?"
The monk put his palms together, "To chant sutras."
The nun also made the sign of the cross in response.
"Can't chanting sutras exorcise?" Xiao Ya was puzzled, thinking that wasn't this how it was written in books?
"Of course not! If we said it could, that would be false advertising and promoting superstition, which is also illegal," the Taoist priest said with a twitching face.
The monk continued, "Yes, chanting sutras is to bring peace to Mr. Wei's mind, to help him forget worldly troubles early, and ascend to paradise in the next life. Not to exorcise evil spirits in this life."
Xiao Ya felt something was off, "How can people ascend to paradise in the next life? Isn't that also false advertising?"
The monk waved his hand, "Ah, who knows if there's a paradise or not? It's just like no one knows if there are aliens in this world. So this doesn't count as false advertising."
"Sounds very much like a scam," Xiao Ya frowned.
"How can you say that, young lady? How is this a scam?"
"How much money did my grandfather give you?"
"That's not giving money, it's a merit donation. He donates about 800,000 to us every month."
Xiao Ya's expression dropped, "Grandfather is so wasteful."
The Taoist priest didn't quite agree with this and said, "Maybe those foreigners are even more expensive."
Xiao Ya turned her head to look at the nun and the Archbishop beside her, asking about their "monthly salary" in English.
The Archbishop didn't hide anything, after all, in his view, this money was just a drop in the bucket for the Gui Family.
"One hundred thousand," the Archbishop answered.
Xiao Ya thought for a moment and turned to ask Secretary Wang, "But he's probably getting paid in US dollars, right?"
Secretary Wang nodded.
"I need to call my uncle to fire them," Xiao Ya frowned.
She hadn't expected it to be so expensive!
Secretary Wang smiled and said, "Now, I have a way..."
"Hmm?" Xiao Ya looked at him.
"You call your uncle first and ask what kind of visa your grandfather arranged for them when they entered the country."
Xiao Ya nodded and did as told.
Wei Wenqing was surprised when he received the call. He didn't know why, but he still had someone check.
A few minutes later, Xiao Ya turned her head back to Secretary Wang, "It's a business visa."
Secretary Wang's smile remained unchanged, "Then before you fire them, you can get back all the money paid to them."
"Why?" This was a blind spot for Xiao Ya.
"Visas for entering other countries are divided into tourist visas, business visas, and work visas. Business visas have a longer validity period, but there are certain restrictions. If they are to be employed and receive wages from an employer, they must apply for a work visa. Otherwise, it's illegal... After they came to Hua Country and then received money from your grandfather, it became an illegal act."
Xiao Ya's eyes lit up, "So there are such intricacies!"
Secretary Wang nodded lightly and chuckled, "Their god didn't bless them, not even sending them a lawyer."
The Archbishop couldn't understand Hua Country's language. His gaze moved from Xiao Ya to Secretary Wang, then back to Xiao Ya, completely unaware of what was happening.
Only the Taoist priests and monks listened with their eyes wide open, thinking, "Damn, good thing we're Hua Country people!"
They carefully observed Secretary Wang, thinking, "He's too ruthless! This person is too ruthless! No wonder he needs to be 'exorcised'!"
At this moment, Xiao Ya turned her head back but didn't rush to negotiate with the Archbishop.
Secretary Wang said it was illegal, but to what extent exactly?
She picked up her phone and started searching for keywords.
"...In serious cases, detention for 5 to 15 days may be imposed, and a fine of 5,000 to 20,000 yuan may be imposed, with illegal gains confiscated..."
Xiao Ya raised her face and naturally translated this passage for the Archbishop to hear.
The Archbishop's face quickly turned green.
But that wasn't all...
"You're also conducting illegal missionary activities without registering with the religious affairs department, which is strictly forbidden in Hua Country. This is also against the law..."
When Secretary Wang heard this, the smile on his face immediately deepened.
This wasn't what he said, hmm, did the little girl just search this on her phone herself?
She's quite good at drawing inferences.
The Archbishop's face was now completely green. He said excitedly, "Your heart is not sincere! Your grandfather's heart is not sincere either! You Hua Country people have no faith!"
Xiao Ya was puzzled, "If you can't fulfill people's wishes, why blame people for not being sincere? Isn't it because you lack ability?"
The Archbishop became even angrier, only saying stiffly, "The money will be returned to you!"
Xiao Ya was satisfied, "Then goodbye."
The Archbishop was so angry he nearly fell backwards, leading the nuns out.
At this point, Xiao Ya slowly turned her head to look at the monks and Taoist priests.
They thought, "It can't be, can it? Is this little girl going to ask for their money back too?"
They carefully pondered whether they had committed any illegal acts in this process...
"What do you use the merit money you received for?" Xiao Ya asked.
"Huh?" The Taoist priest was stunned.
The monk answered, "To repair temples."
"Grandfather giving money is his merit, so where's your merit?"
"This..." What did this little girl mean?
"You should leave. Remember to share your merit with others. You don't even have the ability to exorcise, so accumulate some virtue for yourselves first," Xiao Ya said seriously.
The monks and Taoist priests opened their mouths, then choked.
If someone else had said this, it would have sounded like mockery.
But the little girl's eyes were clear, and her tone was serious, which made it impossible for them to refute.
Aliali: 673582c5d72ede9349450a01Secretary Wang behind them was immediately delighted, "How interesting!"
The monks and Taoist priests glanced at Secretary Wang, truly afraid that this strange man might give the little girl some more ideas to dig the money out of their pockets too.
So they quickly left as well.
The room returned to silence once again.
Xiao Ya looked back at Secretary Wang and sighed.
Secretary Wang smiled and pointed at himself, "So I'm beyond saving now, right?"
"There's still a little hope for salvation."
"Hmm?"
"From now on, listen to what I say."
Secretary Wang was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Alright."