Chapter 141: Busy Visitation Schedule

The fundraising banquet could not be held indefinitely, as the raised funds had to be spent. Therefore, after the New Year holiday, the United Nations Children's Fund's aid activities were back on the schedule.

With Henry assisting in handling trivial matters, Lady He Ben unleashed an energy that surprised many young people, continuously pushing forward and personally participating in visitation activities to Africa, South Asia, Central America, and South America.

This was because the Children's Fund had enough projects to be organized and planned in several batches; otherwise, they would not be able to cope with Ms. Lady He Ben, who only needed to participate and submit reports afterward.

Especially now, every time they went to a country on the African continent, UN peacekeeping forces would follow. This would more or less affect the local situation. Such treatment was not available when going to other places.

How to control this influence had become the most headache-inducing issue for UN members concerned with African affairs.

The number of peacekeeping forces was not infinite, and the UN could not possibly deploy large numbers of troops to maintain order in Africa. In fact, it was better for the entire Western world if this Dark Continent remained a bit chaotic.

There was already an Islamic world in direct confrontation; if the Black brothers rose up again, it would be a perfect pincer attack from two sides, and Europe would be finished.

But the key point was that it had to be chaotic but not out of control. If a certain place was too peaceful, they actually needed it to become chaotic.

So Lady He Ben's child care actions also hid dirty political intentions behind the scenes.

UN personnel had more than once let slip in front of Henry and Ms. Lady He Ben, but at the moment, everyone just laughed it off and pretended not to notice.

During the night rest time, Henry could not help but ask Lady He Ben, who was reviewing the draft report, saying: "Boss, is it normal for the UN people to mess around like this?"

"I am surprised that you would feel indignant about such things." Having spent time together recently, Lady He Ben knew well that this little assistant was not enthusiastic about public welfare activities and naturally would not care about the dirty dealings behind the scenes.

Henry honestly said: "I was just curious about your thoughts."

"Do you take me for Mother Teresa?" Lady He Ben smiled meaningfully and said: "I know Mother Teresa, and we are good friends who can talk, but I cannot become a person like her.

"You cannot expect a woman who has seen Hollywood to be like a saint, unable to tolerate even a speck of dust in her eyes. At least these children in front of us are receiving help, right?"

Henry asked again: "So as long as the final result is good, even if there are some small flaws in the middle, is that acceptable?"

Lady He Ben said helplessly: "It is impossible to expect everyone participating in public welfare activities to be saints, and for everyone to bring their own dry rations and participate without pay."

"But you do not receive any remuneration from these activities, and sometimes even pay out of your own pocket to increase aid supplies," Henry said.

"But the expenses for my travel, food, and lodging, including other participating personnel, are all borne by the Children's Fund. Even you enjoy the same official-funded travel treatment," Ms. Lady He Ben spoke the blunt truth.

Seeing Henry's conflicted face, the lady said again: "Hoping that all the raised donations are used entirely for the children is, of course, the best outcome. But you must have an understanding: the meaning of our coming here is not just about aid supplies.

"A few days ago, local warlords were still harassing this place. But after the peacekeeping forces arrived, those harassments temporarily ceased. This is what we bring, besides supplies and medical aid, a brief peace.

"Although it sounds a bit disheartening, is this brief peace not precious? I know I cannot save the whole world, and I am clear that the personnel accompanying us probably have other missions. But at least we saved the children in front of us.

"Even if it is a seemingly false hope, some people still attack us for being hypocritical. But perhaps this brief peace is an opportunity for some child, allowing them to turn their future lives around, even if most people eventually return to the original state."

This is the so-called "Do not fail to do good even if it is small" when the Shu Han Emperor Zhaolie entrusted his orphan at Baidi City.

After understanding, Henry also realized why he was willing to follow Ms. Lady He Ben in these public welfare activities.

This was certainly not because he was drooling over her sixty-something-year-old body. Initially, perhaps he was attracted by her star halo, but now still willing to be driven by her, it was just a psychology of worship and admiration.

Although he did not want to become like that at all, it did not hinder him from admiring that the other person could do things he could not do.

Ms. Lady He Ben thought for a while and then added: "However, as I said, if not a single cent of the raised donations is used for the children, it would still be very disappointing.

"Or making certain demands, requiring the other party to fulfill them before receiving help. But that would no longer be an action starting from goodwill, but a transaction.

"Where to draw that line, everyone will have their own thoughts. For me, even if these funds are not used for aid supplies, at least they must be expenses aimed at saving children."

Simply put, the people handling affairs are humans, not saints who do not need to eat or drink. How to grasp the degree in between is a difficult problem with no correct answer.

This is also why superheroes are great, because each of them is that miserable one in the story of "The Buddha cutting his flesh to feed the eagle."

Helping others is a noble act, Henry admitted. But he was only willing to help others casually when he had spare strength; not to sacrifice himself to illuminate others.

For a steed person already extremely familiar with various PUA tactics, Henry felt that the ability of a Kryptonian in this life lay in having the capital to turn and leave at will.

As long as one lies flat enough, the air resistance is low; this is physical common sense! If there were not so much suffering, life would be happy!

So he only wanted to do things that made him feel happy, rather than bitterly chasing endless desires within rules formulated by others.

Because that was no different from a donkey bitterly chasing a carrot dangling in front of it. He was just a Kryptonian donkey.

Reaffirming his life principle of living like a salted fish, Henry got busy again...

This string of text looks very magical, but just like a simp having two faces in front of his brothers versus in front of the goddess. Although saying "no" with his mouth, his body was very honest.

At least Henry felt he was doing things that made him happy. Helping Ms. Lady He Ben made him happy.

If the lady said to him, "Let's destroy the Earth," Henry would definitely smile and say, "Let's punch the Earth to pieces." Who cares if this is the Marvel Universe or if the Celestials are hiding in the Earth's core incubating eggs.

If the Earth was not punched to pieces, the only possibility was that it could not be done. After all, to this day, Henry still had no evidence to prove he was truly a Kryptonian, let alone comparable to Superman.

So, was the escape pod that brought him to Earth back then dismantled by the Russians? According to the Russians' modus operandi, Henry strongly doubted he could find even a single screw head when he looked back...

(End of this chapter)