Chapter: 3026
“Okay! I will atone for my sins!”
When Su Zhifei heard this, he didn’t know exactly what Charlie Wade meant by atonement, but he quickly responded, “I am willing to atone for my sins! I will do it for myself, for my dad, and for the whole Su family! Tomorrow, I will go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha to gain more virtue for the Su family!”
Charlie Wade smiled and replied, “Your sin is quite serious. Just burning incense and praying won’t be enough.”
Su Zhifei looked confused. “What do you mean, Gongong?”
Charlie explained calmly, “Since it’s a serious sin, you need to show more sincerity and discipline. I suggest that starting tomorrow, you should walk from Jinling to the Jokhang Temple in southwest China, taking three steps and bowing with each step. This pilgrimage will allow you to demonstrate your devotion and help lessen the sins of your family.”
Charlie thought for a moment and added, “It’s nearly 4,000 kilometers from Jinling to the southwest. If you bow every three steps, your pace will be much slower. If you walk for twelve hours a day, you might cover four kilometers. At this rate, it could take you about three years to reach the temple.”
“Ah?!” Su Zhifei was stunned and almost fell to his knees. He could hardly believe Charlie would impose such a punishment on him. “Bow all the way from Jinling to the Jokhang Temple?! Three years to get there?! Isn’t that impossible?!”
He was shocked and overwhelmed by the idea.
Charlie Wade was on his way from Yanjing to Jinling, and he was surprised by what he encountered. He thought to himself, “If I had to bow down all the way to the southwestern border, wouldn’t that be worse than Kong Delong? It would be hundreds or thousands of times worse!”
Charlie looked at Su Zhifei and smirked, “What? You don’t want to accept this? If you don’t, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance to survive!”
Su Zhifei quickly replied, “I am willing, absolutely willing!” He didn’t hesitate, knowing he needed to agree to get out of this situation.
Inside, Su Zhifei was planning his escape. He thought, “I just need to agree and get out of here! Once I’m free, I’ll do everything I can to leave China as soon as possible. When I’m far away, even if Charlie Wade has power, he won’t be able to find me to punish me.”
Charlie seemed to know what Su Zhifei was thinking. He smiled and said, “Since you’ve agreed, there’s no backing out now.”
“I won’t regret it! I promise!” Su Zhifei insisted, eager to leave.
Then, Charlie stood up and gently tapped Su Zhifei on the head with his finger. A wave of energy flowed into Su Zhifei’s mind.
In a firm voice, Charlie instructed, “Su Zhifei, listen carefully. Once you leave here, go home, lock yourself in your room, and don’t talk to anyone. If they ask why, just say you want to be alone.”
“At nine o’clock tonight, come out of your room, gather your family, and video call your grandfather. Tell them that after thinking it over, you…”
Feeling that his father and grandfather had sinned, Su Zhifei decided to start his journey at 7 o’clock the next morning. He planned to kowtow all the way to the Jokhang Temple to atone for the wrongs of the Su family. He thought, if Su Chengfeng tried to stop him or threaten him, he would confront him about his own crimes.
Before confessing to his family that night, Su Zhifei was told to record a video. After speaking to his family, he needed to post the video online to share his decision with people across the country. He was warned that if anyone tried to stop him then, he would feel forced to go to extremes.
“I’m not completely unreasonable,” the voice continued. “Considering your health, I’ll allow you to bring a few supporters along, even a private doctor, to keep you safe. But remember, you must still take each step and kowtow at every point along the way.”
“You only need to be sincere in your atonement. Once you reach Jokhang Temple, you can return to Jinling and come to the Emgrand Group to find me, got it?”
Su Zhifei felt a bit dazed, his eyes seeming empty, but his voice was strong as he replied, “Don’t worry, I understand!”