Chapter 841

It is almost difficult to see street performers on St. Mark's Square, which is different from other squares in Europe.

Some of these entertainers are beggars who really have no income, and some like to attract attention, and they raise donations through performances.

People who watch his performance get entertainment, and they have to pay for tickets to go to the theater to see the performance. In the process of fundraising, kind people don't get nothing, but those who like to attract attention get the pleasure of attention.

A beggar can only reach out, but it is this kind of person who can't do anything that needs help more.

In the witch hunt movement, many beggars have become the targets of hunting. They are both the perpetrators and the victims of the report. going in a bad direction.

When the Black Death broke out in 1630, strange pictures were painted on the lintels of all the houses in Milan, or stains like pus and blood. The spread spread, and mistrust grew between people, fearing that the water in the well had been poisoned, and seeing doorknobs, walls, and carriages as suspicious.

There was an old man over eighty years old. He often went to San Antonio Church to pray. He habitually wiped the chair with the corner of his clothes, but it caused panic. Someone immediately said that he had applied poison. A group of women in the church grabbed him and dragged him to the city hall. If he hadn't died halfway, he would have been tortured to death by interrogation.

At that time, it was fashionable to dye hair and wear wigs, and a pharmacist was accused of collaborating with the devil, and the residents immediately surrounded his residence.

People found a lot of potions in his residence, and the pharmacist who identified them said they were poisons—the chemical for dyeing hair was really not drinkable.

In the same year, a man named Bassani claimed that he saw a six-horse carriage at the gate of the cathedral on a certain night, followed by many servants in black robes.

A tall and mighty stranger got off the carriage. He invited Bassani to get on the carriage, and then took him to a palace that was more than half collapsed. There were many skeletons chasing after the palace. Next to the palace was a wasteland with poisonous water. Flowing across the fields, into the springs of Milan.

The stranger promised Bassani that as long as he smeared poison on all the doors in Milan, he would be rich. At this time, Bassani knew that the man was the devil, so he prayed to God, and he returned to the city after the lightning and thunder. At the entrance of the cathedral, it seemed that everything was his illusion.

"Do you think that the man who painted on the doors of the residents of Milan has something to do with the men in black?" Gianluca asked.

"It's never painted by ghosts." The Secretary-General said, "If it's man-made, it's most likely the group of men in black that Bassani mentioned."

"Anyone believe what he said?" Snape asked.

"No one," said the Secretary-General. "He's talking too evil."

"Which part? Skeletons can dance, or something else?" The black wizard said with a malicious smile.

"That's not the devil, is it?" Gianluca said, looking at Snape's face.

"Sounds like something a wizard did," Snape said slowly, "but I'm not sure if he was joking or if he had something else in mind."

"A joke? You call that a joke?" Gianluca said in disbelief.

"The Black Death was not caused by witchcraft, they just added fuel to the fire when people panic." Snape looked at Gianluca, "I know people like you who make people 'joke' Don’t take it seriously when you’re being joked, when you’re being teased, you’ll be extremely annoyed and think ‘joke’ isn’t funny at all.”

"It seems that the wizard also has 'believers'." The Secretary-General said, "Are they also wizards, or ordinary people?"

"How do I know?" Snape said coldly, "Do I look like I've lived for more than three hundred years?"

"Even if they know it's superstition, some people are still easy to be fooled, just like the Earl of Saint-Germet you mentioned before." The Secretary-General said, "The poor believe in adventures, and the rich think they can get in touch with news and strange people that the poor can't reach. They also have the psychology of exploring, appreciating and hunting for the unknown, even if it is magic, the mystery behind the challenge is endlessly joyful, and it is easy for human beings to judge the world self-righteously with limited knowledge.”

"My godson was also a rich man's kid," said Snape bitterly. "The other one was just as arrogant as his father."

"How many sons do you have?" Gianluca asked.

"Not one." Snape said with some regret, "Not one."

"Another kid, are you taking care of him too?" the Secretary-General asked.

"I don't want to talk about him," Snape said impatiently.

"Why? Because he gives you complicated feelings. He is the son of your enemy. Who is his mother?"

"Are you giving me psychotherapy?"

"It is difficult to accept a person. Rich people have a strong sense of anti-fraud, but it is easy to believe those who are introduced by acquaintances. Charles Ponzi was once called by the Americans as a great Italian as Columbus and Marconi. The painter The former con artist lived in a 20-room villa, bought more than 100 expensive suits with special leather shoes, owned dozens of gold-encrusted walking sticks, and bought countless expensive jewelry for his wife , Even his pipe is inlaid with diamonds. When a financial expert exposed Ponzi’s investment fraud, Ponzi also published an article in the newspaper to refute the financial expert, saying that the financial expert did not understand anything, and people believed him until In 1920, his deception was exposed because of his bankruptcy. After that, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison. After he was released from prison, he did several similar activities, so he spent a longer time in prison. He was sent back to Italy in 1934 , He tried to deceive Mussolini again, but failed. Finally, in 1949, he died in a charity church in Brazil. He was penniless when he died. The priest who once taught me told me a story about him. , Ponzi once said that when dealing with those people, you must learn to act, be confident and not be stage frightened. This is a common problem for the "poor people" who have just entered that class. The answers are fluent, don't leave any gaps, they are very smart, so they are more likely to mislead, as long as they accept your logic, they will think according to this logic, I feel sorry for those children, they lack guidance, and liars just like this One point, they will lose all their money."

"But they have a smart side. They know that to protect their own stable interests, they form cliques for personal gain. I have joined a similar organization..." Snape fell silent.

"The leader of that organization is the Dark Lord?" the priest said with a sly smile.

"No." The snake hissed sophistry. "It's from the Anti-Dark Arts League."

"But you are a dark wizard."

"That's your misunderstanding. I'm a white wizard pretending to be a black wizard."

"Hahaha." Gianluca laughed dryly, obviously not believing a word Snape said.

"Fame prevents us from seeing the true colors of things. Some of these fames come from nature, and some come from the day after tomorrow. Those hereditary famous families are looked down upon by the people. Those who have no prestige among the people cannot rule them. At the same time, fame It is an element of persuasion to the public. The concepts, clothing, and objects used by famous people will be imitated unconsciously. Isn’t our Renaissance just imitating the concepts and objects used by celebrities and philosophers in ancient Greece and Rome? The Secretary-General said with a smile, "The dissection of the corpse is also to better understand the structure of the human body, and to carve sculptures that are closer to the human body. The essence is still an imitation of God's works."

"Is that why the church accepts those nude sculptures?" Snape asked.

"It's not the church, it's me, that's how I understand those artists, I'm not as obsessed with art as Cardinal Scipione Borghese, I'm a shepherd grazing, I know my sheep, but My sheep don't always know me, I can't wait for the world's repentance like the 'good shepherd', all I can do is protect my sheep from the wolves outside, and take those wolves in sheep's clothing Get out."

"You want to kick me out?" Snape, who called himself Snow Wolf, said with a smile.

"I don't know what you are, he is a black sheep." The pastor pointed to Gianluca and said, "Sometimes you are a sheep in wolf's clothing, and sometimes you are a wolf with the same appearance, but you are better than those followers of the devil, at least Your mind is clear."

"You can also use those occult things to deceive those people, just like you did before."

"Once fame is lost, it is very difficult to regain it. Playing with beliefs is a big taboo."

"So you really believe in spirits?" Gianluca asked.

"It's stupid, isn't it? I'm such a superstitious person." The Secretary-General laughed at himself and said, "When I was in the underground temple of Mithra, it was the Holy Spirit who brought me light, and I was no longer afraid. Those Roman soldiers who were eating bison carcasses in the dark. When we left the temple, the sun outside was very dazzling. I looked at it and thought it was not worthy of worship. I later told my parents that I wanted to be a priest. They I later told me that I looked so serious at the time as if I was about to come out."

"You don't think homosexuality is evil?" Gianluca asked.

"Compared to cannibalism, body dismemberment, and devil worship? No, I don't think so." The pastor said, "I can only wish their deranged cognition can return to normal as soon as possible, don't be attracted by the darkness, and can settle down and start a family soon, regardless of the other party." Is it homosexual or heterosexual."

"In other words, you want to party less and get home sooner," Snape said.

"This will save a lot of trouble." The Secretary-General patted the thick documents on his desk. "I have enough work."