On the bishop's side, it was discovered that Gino was unconscious at the same time, and he also felt a strong dark aura emanating from his body. At this time, there were already traces of snakes crawling on Gino's body. Snakes are the embodiment of Satan, so it seems that Gino is undoubtedly possessed by an evil spirit.

  Bishop Anthony arranged for several exorcisms, but none of them seemed to have much effect, and the young snakes on Gino's body only grew larger. At this point, other clergy proposed alternative explanations. Brother Gino might not be possessed by a demon sent by Satan, but rather by an evil spirit from that distant land, as evidenced by the ancient Chinese artifact with a hole drilled in it.

  Soon, Bishop Anthony also believed this statement, because when Brother Gino shouted, he would occasionally utter a few phrases that they couldn't understand. When these phrases were spoken to the local Chinese, it could be determined that it was a dialect from some place in China, but what exactly was being said, the local Chinese really couldn't say for sure.

  Fortunately, the Prime Minister of San Marino will soon make a friendly visit to China. After consulting with other clergy members, the bishop proactively contacted the prime minister and proposed to take advantage of this visit to have an in-depth exchange on religious matters. Moreover, to demonstrate their sincerity, the church has already returned another artifact produced by the Eight-Nation Alliance but with greater historical value to the Chinese government.

  For this religious exchange, the San Marino side also inquired about the rumors of the Bureau of Folk Affairs. The Archbishop personally decided to invite an official from the Bureau of Folk Affairs to participate in this religious exchange. Thinking of finding an opportunity to bring out Brother Gino, who is no longer human-like, and letting Chinese friends think of a solution.

  It turned out that Nicholas Hugo, who had a good relationship with the entire San Marino Church, was actually a member of the polling agency and held a not-so-small position. When picking up the plane, Brother Gino suddenly had an attack, if it wasn't for Father Hugo, he would have died long ago. However, after Brother Gino suddenly recovered without any reason, Bishop Anthony suddenly changed his mind, since the person was already better, all previous plans were cancelled, and just returning this vase containing the devil to the Chinese government was enough.

  It was unexpected that such an episode would occur at the handover ceremony. When Sun heard about Gino's connection with the vase, Bishop Anthony didn't know how much this fat man knew, so he just told him everything. He didn't want to cause a misunderstanding between the two governments because of this unpleasant incident.

  Just as Big Beard finished speaking, Sun Bao's phone suddenly rang. The call was from Gao Liang. As soon as Sun Bao picked up the phone and left the rest room, Gao Liang said on the phone: "Bao, what kind of pottery did you just say? Say it again, what are the characteristics of the pottery? Is the mouth of the pot sealed, with a handle on each side, and is it estimated to be a product of the Western Zhou Dynasty?"

  Gao Liang seemed a bit anxious, and he actually asked and answered his own questions. Sun Baozi laughed on the phone and said: "I'm not saying it, Director, you've already answered all the questions yourself, what else can I say?"

  "After hearing Sun Baozong's confirmation, Gaoliang continued: 'I just feel familiar with it. If it is, then it will be easy to handle. You stay on the scene and don't let anyone move. I'll contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Palace Museum right away. This thing wasn't messed up by them.'"

  After Gao Liang finished speaking, Sun Baozi said: "It's too late. Fifteen minutes ago, during the handover ceremony, that jar was accidentally smashed. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but..."

  Just as he was about to finish speaking, Gao Liang interrupted him: "The jar is broken and you don't know how to tell me early? The busier you are, the more chaotic things become. This matter has caused trouble for you, hurry back, and we'll talk about other things when you return." After finishing speaking, he didn't let Sun Baozi respond, Gao Liang had already hung up the phone first.

  "Alright, let's just leave it at that. Anyway, the jar is already broken, and it doesn't seem right to ask you for compensation either." Sun Aozi returned and said a few words to the translator of San Marino, then turned to Xi Menglian and others and said: "Let's go, Old Gao has called us back. Leave the rest to the people from their foreign ministry."

  He said, no longer paying attention to the crowd of San Marino Church, his gaze turned back to Hugo: "Director Hugo, I'm afraid you'll have to go with me this time too. You were also involved in today's events. If Old Gao has any questions, it's good that you're present to answer them."

  Yu Hua responded with a sound, and after briefly bidding farewell to the people of the San Marino church, he followed Sun Baozi and several others out of the rest room. Possibly due to Vice Director Liu's instructions, the fragments of those ceramic jars were still on the ground, and no one had been asked to sweep the floor. Sun Baozi didn't stand on ceremony either, lifting up the tablecloth from the podium, carefully placing the fragments inside, and taking them back to the Public Opinion Bureau together.

  After returning to the Public Opinion Bureau, Xi Menglian and a few others went back to their dormitory to rest. Only Sun Bi and Guo Er walked all the way to Gao Liang's office. When they arrived, they found that in addition to Gao Liang, there were also Qiu Bulao from Room 2 and Ouyang Pianzuo from Room 5 sitting inside. Except for Hao Wenming from Room 1 who had lost contact for many days and Wu Renyi from Room 6 who rarely came out, the directors of the Public Opinion Bureau were all present.

  This time, Gaoliang managed to keep Hugo behind, and first asked Sun Baozi to recount the events of welcoming the San Marino Church today. Except for the part where Hugo made a phone call, Sun Baozi told everything else in detail. After he finished speaking, Gaoliang sighed and said: "Recently, it's really getting busier and more chaotic, and all the chaos is about big things."

  After finishing speaking, he took a glance at the pottery shards brought back by Sun Baozi, then shifted his gaze to Ouyang's left side and said: "Is that the polychrome pottery I was just talking about?"

  "It's it." Ou Yang looked at the fragments of the ceramic vase with his left eye, and replied, "Originally, the Eight-Nation Alliance did do a good deed, but unexpectedly they sent it back again."

  Sun Baozi looked at the people in the room, who were all sighing and asked: "Not that I'm saying, old folks, but can anyone tell me what's inside this thing? It's not often that you're so worried about it."

  Ouyang Xianzuo cleared his throat, just wanting to speak. But was stopped by Deputy Director Qiu Bu Lao, who said: "Let me say it for you, your words will take half a day to understand after they're finished, I can't stand the back-and-forth of you two."

  Qiu said: "What's inside is the soul of Liu Baozhen, the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom..."

  His words had not finished, when he was suddenly stopped by Sun Baozi, who said: "Wait a minute, it's not me saying this, Director Qiu, I've inquired about this vase and it's a treasure from the Western Zhou period. You've retreated several thousand years at once, from the Western Zhou to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom - that's quite a big span of time. Besides, even if it were the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, I've only heard of the Heavenly King, plus the Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Kings, when did another Earthly King appear?"

  Qiu didn't dare look at Sun Baozi, ever since he was promoted to deputy captain, the relationship between the two of them had been turned upside down. He couldn't understand why Gaoyang chose him as deputy captain in the first place. But no matter what, Sun Baozi was now a deputy captain, and when a deputy captain asked questions, you'd better answer.

  After swallowing his breath, Qiu said: "The vase is indeed from the Western Zhou dynasty, but who says that just because the vase is from the Western Zhou dynasty, what's inside it is also from the Western Zhou dynasty? It was originally used to calm down Liu Baozhen's spirit and prevent him from causing trouble, so they found this treasure from the Western Zhou dynasty and suppressed him inside. Later, I heard it was stolen by those Japanese devils. For so many years, it hasn't appeared at all, but as soon as it does, something big happens."

  After the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace was established in Nanjing, Hong Xiuquan divided the kingdom among his kings. On that same night, he lit incense and added another king, Liu Baizhen. This was done so secretly because Liu Baizhen was different from other kings who believed in the God Worshipping Society; he was a thorough Taoist. He had followed Hong Xiuquan since the Jintian Uprising.

  After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rose to power, it swept across half of China like a broken bamboo. When they arrived at the city of Jiangning, Xiang Heng, the governor-general of Liangjiang, felt powerless to resist and invited a foreign monk to cast an evil spell on Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan vomited blood on the spot and was on the verge of death when Liu Baizhen broke the foreign monk's evil spell, causing him to spit up blood and die. A few days later, Jiangning City fell, and Xiang Heng died in battle.

  After initially settling in Nanjing, a major plague broke out locally. It was Liu Baizhen who concocted an antidote to ward off the evil spirits. With one dose of medicine, he saved the people of the entire city of Nanjing. Apart from this, Liu Baizhen had either rescued or helped almost all of the later Taiping Heavenly Kingdom kings, who had all benefited from his kindness.

  Hong Xiuquan had advised Liu Baoyuan more than once to switch his allegiance to the God Worshipping Society, but Liu Baoyuan insisted on adhering to Daoism; otherwise he would not be the Night Enclosing King, and his royal title should not be inferior to those of other kings.

  After Hong Xiuquan had been living in Nanjing for a long time, he began to suspect the kings around him due to someone's slander. Because of his past experience with the evil monk, from then on, all of the Heavenly King's food and clothing were arranged by Liu Baoyuan. As a result, someone reported to Hong Xiuquan that although Liu Baoyuan appeared to be guarding the Heavenly King's food and clothing, in reality he was controlling the Heavenly King's life and property, and if the war did not go well, he could offer the Heavenly King's life to the Qing court in exchange for his own wealth and glory.

  At that time, Hong Xiuquan actually listened to the informant's words and contacted several kings with the surname Hong. Under the pretext of inviting the kings to a banquet, he took advantage of Liu Baizhen's unpreparedness and wanted to plot against him to death.