Chapter 47.2
I Am Your Father (2)
In my original timeline, the Past Life Church was exposed to the public due to a complete coincidence. It was only after a typhoon blew in from Japan, passing over Sakgui island, and the government had launched an investigation into the aftermath, that the knowledge of the cult’s existence became widespread. That was how much these people wanted to protect their enclosed society.
“As long as we don’t get hypnotized, there won’t be any danger.”
We should be fine if we can just avoid offending them. The most important thing was to avoid being deceived by Jeom Mal-Seok’s aura and his silver tongue. Once we managed to get past this meal safely, then we could leave and come back with the police.
“Everyone, make sure to keep your guards up. Don’t listen to anything you hear here, let it all flow in one ear and out the other. Understood?”
“Of course. In the first place, I just can’t imagine how people can read things like this and end up believing in them,” Ji-Hye snorted with laughter as she flipped through the book that Sang-Ho had left them.
“You know how to read Chinese characters?”
“Pretty much. Blood is thicker than water… Honor thy father above all else…” without further interruptions from us, Ji-Hye read the scriptures out loud.
The more she read, the more she filled out my blurry memories of the Past Life Cult from my previous life. This was proof that Ji-Hye wasn’t just reading at random, but instead had found the core of the cult’s teachings. Chief Kim and I exchanged surprised looks, blinking at each other with slack-jawed faces.