Chapter 61:The Girl from Afar

[As the days go by, you grow up day by day. You gradually become familiar with the duties of a priest and gradually behave like a competent priest. The children in the church are also growing up healthily. Occasionally, there will be people who need to adopt children and come to see you. Some lucky and well-behaved children will be selected and then leave for their new homes to live with their new families.]

[Some children will be valued by the church and then get funded to go out on their own... For example, Light is one of them. I didn't expect that his cowardly appearance would become so calm after recovery, and even his character became strong after being tortured.]

["If possible, I want to become a congressman in the future… Let children who are similar to us live the same happy life as us, and not be deceived by the previous guy." - This is what Light said. It sounds like he intends to go into politics in the future. You hope he can succeed.]

[After solemnly bidding farewell to you and Father Enrique, he left to study in a more distant place, and you and Father Enrique also gave him sincere blessings when leaving.]

[By the way, there was an interesting thing about you in the middle, it was about the choir]

[Someone from the church came and wanted to organize a choir for the church and to pick a few talented children to go. According to them, if the children are talented enough and willing, the church can sponsor them to study in professional schools. Of course, it would be best if they stay in the church choir.]

[This is a very common thing. After all, after a few times, you get used to it. Many children have achieved good results outside and often send messages back to show off.]

[This time, the children's enthusiasm was unexpectedly high, especially after the church members sang a few songs as demonstrations, the children's interest was even higher, and almost every child tried to sing a few lines... Maybe this is music, this is the power of art, it can always touch people's hearts and mobilize their emotions]

[After all the kids have tried, they urge you to give it a try as well... After all, they just want to hear you sing, but you've never sung before, so you can only imitate the people in the church and sing a few lines.]

[Imitate the tone, learn the breath, and try to get as close to that voice as possible... Unfortunately, although you can remember most of the details, it is still too difficult for someone like you who has not learned it specifically to sing... But others don't think so.]

[The children were amazed at your performance and even excitedly asked you to say more, while the people in the church were amazed at your talent, but there was one thing that they felt was a little strange]

[Of course they can tell that you are deliberately imitating their singing, but... you are imitating too much, so that your own voice characteristics are almost lost. If it weren't for the clear voice of your own child that is difficult to erase, I'm afraid you would just imitate their singing.]

[If you have some serious practice, I am afraid that your singing voice will be like looking in a mirror, directly "copying" a similar or even identical "singing voice of others"]

[This way of singing cannot be said to be good or bad, but one thing that everyone knows is that you are definitely talented in singing and even in music.]

[But in the face of their enthusiastic invitation, you hesitated for a while and finally refused, just like you refused others before]

[Before they arrived, many people who were familiar with Father Enrique came here to look for talented children. They naturally paid attention to you, the "little priest" who had always been with Father Enrique, and even tested you. In the end, almost everyone came to the conclusion that... you are very talented.]

["This kid is amazing. He looks a lot like me when I was young. Hmm… maybe after learning from me, he can be even better than me?" — ​​This is the most common comment you have received]

[But without exception, you refused. You hoped to be someone like Father Enrique who could help others. Moreover, after meeting "Him", you also believed that you were a child watched by "Him", so you should become a believer and spread "Him"'s love in the world.]

[And those who were rejected just felt a little sorry for you, and encouraged you, hoping that you could really become someone like Father Enrique]

[After the church members learned about this, they did not force you to do anything, but only gave you their blessings.]

[After that, the days passed one by one. With your help, Father Enrique felt a lot more relaxed and could focus more on the unfinished case... Yes, that case is still not over.]

[With the full efforts of Father Enrique and the director in the investigation, and with the support of public opinion, the case was expanded instead. In the end, more and more people were involved, and the case became more and more complicated. In the end, it was dragged on so much that in the end, the public's attention was diverted from the case, and the case still has not been closed.]

[Although some people are still paying attention to this matter, public opinion is no longer as fierce as it was at the beginning. Before there is a major accident or major breakthrough in the case, the public's attention will not be focused here for the time being... This is not good news, because it may mean that "their" revenge is coming soon]

[As expected, your church has begun to be inexplicably "targeted". The most obvious thing is that fewer and fewer people come to pray. In the past, many people would come because of Father Enrique, or come to express their condolences because you have helped them, but now fewer and fewer people do so.]

[Then there are more realistic problems... The subsidies are getting smaller and smaller, and fewer and fewer people are willing to donate. Various inexplicable rumors are beginning to appear in the outside world.]

[Father Enrique also encountered resistance when investigating the case, and the director also received warnings both overtly and covertly... Even Father Enrique's former friends came to persuade him]

[Obviously, after calming down public opinion, "they" have adjusted their status and prepared means to deal with you, and you don't have any particularly good response methods, so you can only think of ways to keep the church going.]

[The situation in the church is becoming difficult, and the mountain called "reality" is gradually weighing down on you, but with your efforts, the church is still barely able to maintain itself.]

[Father Enrique seemed to have a premonition of something, and began to use his connections to transfer the children in the church one after another, finding them a better and more secure "home", and you stayed by his side, helping him with some things and handling some daily chores.]

[And on this slightly tense day, you met a girl with pink hair]

[When you met her, she was wandering around the church, looking around curiously and happily, exuding a happy atmosphere, and her bright smile seemed to have some unique infectious power]

[She is such a lovely girl, and more importantly... you always feel that she looks familiar, as if you have seen her somewhere before]

[But that feeling soon faded, and you subconsciously felt that you would rather meet a girl with pink hair like cherry blossoms, who was similar to her but different - strange, why would you have such an idea?]

[But you soon put these thoughts behind you, because the cross pendant in your hand is getting slightly warm, and you have a strange feeling, like a kind of "guidance"]

[You know, this is "Him" telling you that the person in front of you needs help]

[You take the initiative to approach her and greet her, and ask her if she needs help, while she looks at you curiously, a little stunned for a moment, as if she has discovered something that surprises her, but then her eyes become a little confused, as if she has discovered some subtle "illusion"]

[But in the end, she smiled and nodded to you, and said that she needed a place to rest]

[You took her back to the church and told her that she could rest here. She thanked you and Father Enrique and decided to stay here for a while.]

[The girl was happy and lively, and she quickly made friends with the other children in the church... and you, of course.]

[You know her name - Elysia, and you also know that she is traveling alone. She even describes to you in vivid detail the beautiful scenery she saw during her journey, such as the snow-covered forest, the endless flower fields, and the crystal clear lake.]

[She also told all the interesting stories during the trip, which fascinated many children. After all, the range of activities for children here, including you, is not very large, and the scenery described by Elysia is too far away for you.]

[However, unlike other children, although you also showed curiosity about the outside world she described, you did not have a special yearning for it. After long-term practice, you did not dislike your current life.]

[Maybe your performance caught the attention of Elysia. She especially likes to chat with you. Even when you are out doing trivial things, she likes to follow you, chatting with you about some interesting things and helping you a little.]

[Should I say she is worthy of being a child who can travel alone? She has a good grasp of "distance". Although she talks a lot and the topics are very jumpy during the trip, you are surprisingly not disgusted. She even made friends with many other people during the trip. Almost everyone has a good impression of her.]

[After spending a few days together, you and she have gradually become familiar with each other. She even smiled and said that if you want, you can go out and travel with her.]

[In this regard, you still rejected her invitation as before. Now you want to stay with Father Enrique and take care of the church.]

[Elysia was a little disappointed, but she didn't care too much. She just said that if there is a chance in the future, she will come to visit you again.]

[After a few days, Elysia set out on her journey again. Your meeting was just a small episode in her life.]

[As the days passed, life became more and more difficult, and the inexplicable "targeting" became more and more obvious]

[Father Enrique frowned every day, almost never relaxing his brows, and at the same time he sent the children out of the church one after another and handed them over to people he knew well to take care of.]

You witnessed all this and noticed something.

[Finally, you and Father Enrique are the only two people left in the entire church, and the surroundings become increasingly desolate and deserted.]

[You told Father Enrique that you wanted to stay with him]

[Father Enrique smiled but did not agree with you. He told you that you are now a qualified "priest". Next, you should leave and go to one of his friends to help him manage the church.]

[You hope to inherit this "church" where you live with Father Enrique, even though it is extremely desolate]

Father Enrique refused.

[You noticed something, and felt a little bit "guided"]

[You know, it is "He" who is telling you that you should follow Father Enrique's instructions, say goodbye to him, and go to his friends]

[You are silent]

[Father Enrique smiled, kissed your forehead lightly, then pressed his forehead against yours, raised the cross pendant on your chest, and spoke softly]

["Please don't worry. I have not left. I have simply returned to His side. Together with the Almighty Lord who favors us, I am watching your growth. I will always be with you."]

[You nodded silently, accepted Father Enrique's arrangement, and went to his friend, Father Yanzheng]

[Father Enrique arranged everything for you. You left the church where you had lived for a long time smoothly and went to a place called "Twilight Street", where Father Enrique's friend, Father Yanzheng, maintained a church.]

[Soon after, news suddenly appeared that Father Enrique had been arrested, and the church suddenly issued a statement, saying that Father Enrique had violated "doctrine" and was expelled from the church. Afterwards, Father Enrique was convicted of various strange charges such as "involvement in murder, money laundering", and was quickly imprisoned. Not long after being imprisoned, Father Enrique "committed suicide out of fear of crime"]

[It was also revealed that the director's children "secretly stored and took large amounts of addictive drugs", and he himself was suspected of "privately selling addictive drugs", and the media soon produced "evidence"... These things led to the director being suspended for investigation, and then sentenced. During the escort process, he showed "extreme resistance" and was finally "helplessly shot dead" by the escort personnel.]

[Although you expected it, you still felt angry and sad after hearing the news of their departure, but at this moment... you can't do anything.]

[Although you were unable to personally bury Father Enrique who took care of you, nor could you personally thank the director for his care for you, and you couldn't even attend their funerals, you still erected a small tombstone for each of them in the cemetery behind the church on "Twilight Street" with Father Yan Zheng.]

[You hold the cross pendant on your chest tightly, feeling the slight warmth in your hand and the vague feeling. You know that you should follow Father Enrique's advice and follow "His" guidance to help those in need.]

[Just follow the path that "He" has guided you on… That's all that's needed]

[You believe so much]