(Clearwisdom.net) Around May or June of 2000, an official from Wei County, Hebei Province was chatting with several friends. When they talked about "exposing and criticizing" Falun Gong, this officer said angrily: "How can they expose and criticize Falun Gong? A book with about 100 pages issued from the higher authorities sold for 150 yuan. A Falun Gong book with more than 300 pages only sells for 12 yuan. Yet, they are accusing Falun Gong of swindling people!"

It turned out that this official had just attended a conference about "exposing and criticizing" Falun Gong in the county office. Each participant of the conference was forced to pay 150 yuan for a book that contained a collection of articles slandering Falun Gong, and no receipt was given to the attendees. They said that the book distributed from higher authorities required no receipt when sold. He felt that his superiors had swindled him.

Since the suppression of Falun Gong by Jiang's regime began, an official from Wei County, Hebei Province remained upright and kind. He used his conscience and wisdom to protect many Falun Gong practitioners in his working unit. At a Party gathering, he talked about what he did for his close friend. His friend said, "You are doing the right thing but it's very risky. If Jiang's attack dogs learn what you did, you would lose your position, get sent to jail, and even your family might be implicated!"

He smiled calmly, "I know. I feel that we should all act conscientiously. The Falun Gong practitioners are kind people, and we all know that. We also know that they are key personnel in the working unit. I need them. If they really did something wrong, I would have them arrested, but they have done no such thing."

A couple in their 70s from Wei County, Hebei Province has been practicing Falun Gong. They were forced to live on the streets and could not return home because of the persecution. After many difficulties, they rented a house and helped the landlord to look after it.

One day, when the landlord needed to move some wood in the courtyard, the couple came to help. The lady held the smaller end while the gentleman held the larger end. The landlord tried to dissuade them from doing so, but they insisted on helping to move the wood until it was all loaded into the truck. The landlord was quite moved.

After they lived together for a while, they started to understand and trust each other. One day, the couple told the landlord, "We are Falun Gong practitioners. We are sorry that we did not tell you before."

The landlord laughed, "You Falun Gong practitioners are kind people indeed. I guessed that myself because I am the person responsible for handling Falun Gong practitioners in my working unit. All the Falun Gong practitioners are good people." He looked at the old couple and said sincerely, "From now on, you can live here without worry, and you don't need to pay any more rent."

December 9, 2004

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/12/10/91082.html