After talking to Adel, Verak did not feel relieved. Now the pressure Adel had brought to him was nothing to mention. The changes that were about to come to the prison and related to two thousand prisoners were the only ones he cared about.
things.
He walked out of the warden's office, ignored Adel's words, and went down the stairs to the first floor, ready to start working again.
"Hiss..." On the way back to the work area, the prison guard escorting Verak shuddered.
Only then did Verak realize that the weather was getting colder and it was already November. If he could successfully leave the prison, it would be mid-November at least when he returned to Lezein, and he would face another long winter by then.
Peace talks between the Equality Association and the government have been going on for more than a month.
As time goes by and the seasons change, the attention of the World Expo will gradually decrease, and it will not regain the world's attention until it closes.
Judging from the current declining popularity, the possibility that Equality will choose to exercise during this period is very low. They have already missed the opening ceremony of the World Exposition, which attracts worldwide attention. Now the only thing left that they can hope to grasp is the closing ceremony.
point.
In other words, in the dead of winter, approaching New Year's Day, the periodic head-on conflict between Equality and the government of the Bresci Republic will come to an end.
After working on the textile production line with musician Ross until nine o'clock in the evening, Verak returned to cell 208. Having basically recovered, he took over the work from the prison guard, helped the disabled Keating take a bath, and then washed himself.
Wash it cleanly.
Due to the change in the weather, the underground level no longer seemed so stuffy. After taking a bath, Verak felt very refreshed: "Adel was quite calm. He knew that I reported the news to Lecter again, but he didn't tell me.
Being so angry only warned me that I must remain silent before the 12th of next month."
"That is to say, apart from stabilizing Lecter, this move did not affect Adel's actions in any way." Keating wiped his hair with a towel, "It's really difficult to deal with."
"Yes, the problems of frontal jailbreak and the fact that Adel is in charge are really causing so many headaches." Verak agreed, "We must increase Lecter's threat to Adel and make Lecter attract
Take most of Adel’s energy.”
Keating finished wiping his hair and handed the towel to Verak: "We need to find the most suitable time."
Verak took the towel and put it aside to dry for Kitting: "It's almost time, teacher."
Keating smiled and said nothing.
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November 2
Verak was not assigned to Daun during the release, but now his reputation is as good as Daun's, and he no longer needs help to organize the prisoners and arrange things.
He continued the work he had not finished yesterday and recruited a group of prisoners who were approved by him and Dao En.
Although Verak and Dawn's plan to escape from prison has not been officially told to the prisoners, they have recently been investigating information about the escape. In addition, Verak does not look like a person who is willing to stay in prison, and Dawn also
Various behaviors that are no longer so decadent have revealed something.
Therefore, when Verak and the prisoners he screened revealed the escape, the sensitive prisoners were not surprised.
They were not timid because they had never had a successful prison escape. Instead, they all joked to Verak, saying that they had been waiting for Verak and Dawn to find them.
Verak was surprised by this, and he was ready to psychologically mobilize the prisoners again. After all, it would be a long process to regain everyone's confidence. He thought that he would be here for two months.
It's not enough to completely change anything.
Seeing the seven selected prisoners smiling and eager to try, Verak held a playing card in his hand and threw out a card under the supervision of the guard on guard: "If we don't feel alive here, why should we?"
To fear death.”
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November 3rd
Although No. 1 has just received new information about gold from Verak, Lecter is not satisfied. Because if the exact location of the gold cannot be obtained before No. 12, no matter how many clues he has, it will be useless.
On this day, Verak met Lecter again in the infirmary after lunch.
"How's it going?" Verak had just half-stepped through the door of the infirmary and dismissed the doctor. Lecter, who was not even in the mood to sit down, quickly asked about the gold.
"Still asking." Verak walked straight to a hospital bed and sat down.
Lecter put his hands on his hips and wanted to say something, but took a deep breath and swallowed it back.
Seeing Lecter pacing back and forth in the small infirmary, Verak pretended to be concerned: "What's wrong? You look so anxious? What happened?"
"I'm not in a hurry," Lecter denied.
"Then you keep wandering around..."
"I didn't eat at noon. I was in a hurry to eat." Lecter randomly found an excuse.
Verak looked puzzled: "Then you go and eat."
"I want to ask you questions now, and I can't go over until I finish asking them," Lecter said.
"Then you ask."
"I..." Lecter was already anxious, and was even more confused by Verak's seemingly unintentional but actually intentional question. "I... now... I... you didn't ask for any new clues, what do I have?"
What a great question to you!"
After Lecter showed signs of collapse again, Verak told the content of the conversation in which Adel called him over: "Adel warned me not to reveal the clues to the gold to you before the 12th."
"You mean, you have another clue now?" Lecter's eyes lit up.
"No."
Lecter was about to be pissed to death by Verak: "You don't have to worry about Adel now. What's there to be afraid of? He's just a small warden. My father can replace him at any time and even put him in here."
Being a prisoner in a prison! I understand you. It does take a lot of courage for a prisoner to resist the warden, but this is really nothing to be afraid of. Am I just standing here as a decoration?"
"Indeed - I mean you really shouldn't be afraid of Adel." Verak started to goad Lecter into trouble with Adel, "The problem is that you and Adel have been fighting for so long, and I have never seen you take any advantage. You
Whether you can save me or not, this matter..."
"What do you mean I haven't taken any advantage? Didn't he just help the prisoner win a football match? I don't care about winning or losing, so this doesn't count as taking advantage. When it comes down to it, gold is the real deal. Look at this aspect of him
Can you beat me?" Lecter snorted disdainfully, making no secret of his disgust and contempt for Adel.
"Then I'll continue."
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November 4th
After Dawn's deliberate arrangement, the two of them were assigned to have lunch in the same group as the seven previously selected key members of the prison escape plan.
The nine people deliberately sat at the same table, and after the prison guard distributed the lunch boxes, the discussion began.
"Verak has some reasons for having to escape from prison as soon as possible, so I think it's best for us to determine the time of action before discussing how to solve the difficulties we are currently facing." Dawn held up the lunch box and pretended to eat.
Started hosting the first small meeting held by these core staff.
The others were also very alert, pretending to chat while eating, waiting for Verak to express his position.
After Verak confessed his true identity to Keating, he also briefly explained the situation to Dawn and the seven newly recruited key members of the prison escape operation. Therefore, everyone slowly changed their name to him.
I also feel that I am stepping out of the shadow of a giant.
"On the twelfth." Verak said, "...I have considered many time points before. For example, if you postpone it by one day, the prison guards on the 13th will definitely lower their vigilance, or if you postpone it by one day, they can be caught off guard on the 11th.
.But the side effect of these is that even if we succeed
There was no ship for us to leave at that time. We had to wait for the ship to come and ensure that the prison escape was not leaked out. This was much more troublesome than the prison escape on the 12th. So we might as well not beat around the bush and just go on the well-known
Get it done at the best time."
"There are still eight days left." Dawn counted the time and looked at Verak, "Are you sure?"
"OK." Verak said.
Dawn glanced at the prisoners at the same table and said solemnly: "The 12th is the day that determines whether we can regain our freedom. Escape from prison is no joke. Even if I die at the front this time, I will not slow down."
You have to follow your own footsteps, but I have no right to decide your future. I will give you one last chance to choose now. Either give up and continue to walk like a zombie. Or continue, if you don't die, leave here and truly live."
"Hurry up and eat, we don't have much time." One prisoner said, and the other prisoners quickly picked up the food.
Verak and Dawn understood the meaning and looked at each other with a smile.
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November 5th
It was another day of outing, and when everyone had no idea what to do after marching in four directions and controlling seven to nine gates, Dao En came up with a bold plan that used offense as defense and was born to die.
Since you can't break through the seven gates in a row and escape from the prison, don't waste your time and get obsessed with it.
Close whichever door you can control, and in turn block the entry of the prison guards who are trying to prevent them from going out. Then, concentrate your efforts and rush to the second floor. Before the resting prison guards have time to notice the abnormality, seize the time to control them.
Snatch weapons and officially take control of the prison.
This method made Verak feel enlightened.
He, Keating, and many others focused on how to get out of prison, which ended up being too narrow-minded and unable to see the overall situation. Dawn may have a different perspective on this matter because of her rich experience.
insights, we were able to break through blind spots in thinking and put forward a brand new, highly feasible plan.
"What do you think?" Dawn asked for advice.
"I think it's very good. I'll go over and talk to Teacher Keating later. If Teacher Keating also confirms this idea, we will make a more detailed plan around this idea." Verak kept nodding.
, very appreciative of Dawn’s idea, “When the time comes, everyone must
Be mentally prepared to go all out, and don’t shrink back and miss a great opportunity at a critical moment. In addition, the four-pronged advance will test our cooperation. As long as there is a mistake in one of the ways, it may lead to the overall collapse. Our actions must be decisive.
Be cautious, be cautious, be decisive.”
"Understood." Everyone responded.
Verak stood up and walked over to Keating impatiently. While pushing Keating for a walk, he told him Dawn's thoughts.
After hearing this, Keating couldn't help but face the soft sun: "The problem we racked our brains to solve before was so easily solved by Dawn. This is also a kind of gain, learning, if we face such a situation again in the future
, you can try not to move forward, but to take a step back."
"Yes." Verak also felt that he benefited a lot, "Do you also think this idea is very feasible?"
"Well, let's do this." Keating couldn't offer any better advice.
"Okay." Verak pushed Keating around for a while, then met with Dawn and the others and began to plan the implementation of the plan in detail.
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November 6
The plan is getting better day by day. In order to ensure sufficient preparation time, Verak and Dawn decided to expand the number of key personnel from today on and absorb more people. When the number of core members reaches a certain level, they will start the jailbreak plan in the first few days.
day, spread the news widely, or you can err on the side of caution and block the news and notify everyone at the last minute.
That evening, after dinner, Verak and Rose worked on the textile line as usual.
Ross, who had always been talkative, suddenly became a little embarrassed: "Chris..."
"What's wrong?" Verak has not yet explained his true identity to Rose.
"I want to do something crazy, and I wonder if you would like to do it with me." Ross's work slowed down, and he hesitated whether to make this decision before he said it.
"What?" Verak couldn't think of anything crazy that Rose could do.
Ross gritted his teeth and held back his strength: "I... want to escape from prison."
"Why?" Verak had persuaded Rose so many times before, but Rose never let go. He was curious about why Rose suddenly made such a decision.
"I just figured it out." After Ross said it, he felt much smoother. "There is no point in spending time here anymore. I want to play the piano. I can't stand a life without a piano."
"I figured it out." Verak smiled.
Ross looked around cautiously and asked after confirming that there were no prison guards: "Do you want to work with me? You have a very high reputation now and you respond to every call. If you are willing, we can quickly get many people together."
"That sounds good, but do you have any specific ideas? No prisoner has ever escaped from Damans Prison alive in so many years." Verak nodded and asked Ross.
"Not yet, shouldn't this be discussed? I plan to talk to Brother Dawn tomorrow, he has experience." Ross said.
It seems that Ross is not as sensitive as some prisoners and does not have a clear understanding of the undercurrent of the prison. He actually overestimates his ability and tries to win over Verak and Dawn, two giants among the prisoners, to plan an escape.
"Remember what I told you?" Verak put a hand on Rose's shoulder.
"Which sentence?"
"I said, I will take you out of here no matter what."
"Yes, yes, you did say this..."
Verak chuckled, patted Ross on the shoulder, and held his hand: "Welcome to join us."
Ross didn't understand the situation and looked at Verak confusedly: "What, what do you mean..."
"You'll know tomorrow." Verak didn't intend to disclose the situation while working, "Hurry up and work first."