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Please do not suffer in silence. On May 28, 2014, a woman named Wu Xoyen walked into a McDonald's in Zhao Yan,

a city in northeastern China.

The McDonald's was located inside a shopping mall, and the 37-year-old mother of one worked

at a clothing store just a few shops down.

She planned to meet up with her husband and her seven-year-old son there.

While she waited, however, a strange group of people walked in.

Numbering about half a dozen in total, this group began presenting a religious message inside of the McDonald's.

Speaking to everyone inside, the group announced that they were Christian missionaries sent to recruit others to their cause.

Two of their members carried mops.

Bous Choyen, sitting and waiting for her family, would turn to social media.

I met some crazy people, she posted online.

But after concluding their sermon, the group of missionaries began requesting, no demanding,

phone numbers of those inside.

This included Wu Shoyen, who was just waiting for her family and had no interest in getting

caught up with whatever version of Jesus the others were selling.

She refused to give them her phone number.

In response, the religious group turned on her.

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