There are only five days left before the twelfth day. In five days, whether Verak, Keating, Dawn and other prisoners can be freed, and the war between Adel and Lecter will come to an end.
Although large or small riots and jailbreaks often occur, Damans Prison is generally peaceful. After all, jailbreaks are a common occurrence for them and do not even bring ups and downs to their lives.
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However, this calmness was completely broken in another dimension starting from the day Verak was imprisoned.
After having a rest that day and confirming the details of the plan with Dawn and others, Verak lay on the ground and looked at the small square patch of sky.
He wants to get rid of repetition, get rid of sameness.
"Verak." Dawn sat down to rest after finishing her work, "It's about to start."
"Well." Verak stretched, "What are you going to do when you go out?"
"Go find my family and live an ordinary life." Dawn replied.
Before he was imprisoned here, Dawn longed for a magnificent world. But after experiencing all this, he found that the most important thing in his heart was his family. Being able to accompany each other with his family, allowing his parents to enjoy their old age, being with his wife, and looking after their children
Growing up little by little is enough for him.
"What about you? Going to Lezein to find the Equality Society?" he asked.
"It's nice to be ordinary, but even just that, it is still luxurious in this era." Verak grinned, "... What I want to do when I go out is to ensure that you can live the life you just said.
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"Really?" Dawn raised her lips, "Then I'll leave it to you."
Verak smiled and said nothing.
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November 8
Verak and Lecter meet in the infirmary.
This time, as soon as Verak entered, he saw Lecter sitting on a chair with his arms folded across his chest and his face was livid. He knowingly asked: "What's wrong?"
"Don't tell me you don't have any clues yet," Lecter said coldly.
"Really not, what's wrong?" Verak stopped and asked, "It's still early before the agreed final time limit, and if I want to cooperate with Adel, he won't set any time limit for me."
Lecter, who wanted to get angry, heard Verak's faint threat, so he had to hold back his temper, gritted his teeth and said as calmly as possible: "I mean, it's best if you hurry up."
"Of course I hope-"
"I know, I know!" Lecter stood up impatiently within a few seconds of controlling his emotions, "Don't you just want to say, you want to hurry up? Am I not qualified to urge you?"
Verak took a step back, fearing that the arrogant Lecter would affect him.
"If you need help, how can you get the whereabouts of the gold from Keating as soon as possible? Tell me!" Lecter shouted, "This shouldn't be about asking one clue to connect everything.
Is it?! How come it’s like squeezing toothpaste and still not touching the edge of the gold?! What I want is not these clues! These clues are useless! Even if there are a hundred of them, not knowing the location of the gold is still useless?! I want it
The specific location! The specific location!”
"But I don't know." Verak said in the same voice as before.
It seems that as the time approaches the twelfth, Lecter can no longer pretend not to be anxious in front of Verac. But Lecter can't continue acting, and Verac has to accompany him to perform: "What happened? Why?
Are you so anxious to know the whereabouts of the gold?"
"Nothing..." Lecter waved his hand with his back to Verak.
"Do you still need to keep any secrets from me?" Verak acted naturally, "...Since you don't want to tell me what happened, you should tell me the time, right? When will you need the golden position?"
"Just these few days." Lecter said exhaustedly.
Verak, minding his own business, pulled the chair that Lecter had just sat in front of him and sat down: "How many days are these? Please give me an accurate answer."
"Before the twelfth." Lecter probably took this time to think of a way to come back, and then added, "My father still doesn't support me staying, so if I don't ask for the gold before the twelfth,
If you know his whereabouts, you have to leave."
"The same situation as a month ago?" Verak said.
"Well." Lecter turned around again and faced the sitting Verak, "If you can help me get through this crisis and find out the whereabouts of the gold before the 12th, I can agree to any request you have."
"Besides getting out of here?"
"right."
Verak pondered for a while: "I owe it to you now, and I will ask you to mention it when I finish it."
Lecter sat on the hospital bed next to Verak: "Think about it, I already owe you a lot. I said a month ago that as long as you can ask for the golden clue and let me stay, I can fulfill any of your wishes.
At that time you also said you owed it."
"The main reason is that we haven't gone out yet, and there is no point in talking about some things." Verak returned to the real purpose of why he was willing to accompany Lecter to continue acting, "Then from now on, we don't have to meet regularly at noon every day.
Yes, I will take the initiative to come to you if there is any situation, so that I can use more time."
"Okay." Lecter also knew that if there was nothing gained from Verak's side, their meeting would be meaningless, so he might as well let him use this little time to deal with Keating more.
"There is another very important point, you must do it." Verak said word by word, making Lecter pay attention to his request, "Before it comes to the last moment... To be more specific, your father
I ask you to leave on the 12th, so don’t act rashly or do anything carelessly until the ship leaves Damans Island at noon.”
The plan for a frontal escape has been made, and what they need most now is stability. As Lecter is the biggest variable in the prison, Verak is very worried that he will make some crazy move at the last minute, hurting Keating or affecting the progress of the plan.
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Therefore, it is necessary to appease Lecter, as long as he waits until their plan begins and the prison changes.
"Okay." Lecter agreed.
"There is hope until the last moment." Seeing Lecter's straightforward answer, Verak added a few more words, fearing that Lecter would not take it to heart, "Before you were taken aboard, I would not
It’s possible to ask about the location of gold. So don’t make any decisions or make any moves. Just trust me and it’s enough.”
"Okay." Lecter said this time, looking into Verak's eyes.
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November 9
Verak and his team have expanded their core staff to more than 200 people. Most of these 200 people have participated in football matches. They have fought with prison guards personally, so they feel confident and can do things more reliably.
At that time, the release will be divided into two groups. According to the probability, there will be more than a hundred people in the square and the backbone of the work area. If they riot at the same time, these people will be the key for the prisoners to quickly control the first floor.
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November 10
Considering that the time was approaching, Verak and Dawn spread the escape plan to ordinary prisoners like Ross who had been unaware of it before.
In any previous prison break, no prison break leader dared to spread the escape plan to all prisoners, because no one could tell whether someone would expose them for a small profit.
But not this time.
Partly because Verak has brought them enough, even if they don't believe that Verak and the others can do it, they are willing to give up the rewards after exposing him as a small reward.
Partly because they knew how well-known Verak, Dawn and the others were among the prisoners, they were worried about being retaliated against after reporting the crime. They would not be happy with each other between the prisoners and the prison guards, and would not be able to get along at all, so they chose to remain silent.
In short, this time, unprecedentedly, all prisoners maintained a tacit understanding.
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November 11
In the morning, Adel went to see Verak and gave him instructions again to ensure that nothing would go wrong on Verak's side at the last minute, causing the situation to reverse again.
Lecter calmed down and did not go to Verak for three consecutive days. He locked himself in the office all day and turned a deaf ear to the trivial matters outside.
At the end of the parade, Verak was lucky enough to be assigned to the first group. When he returned, he deliberately showed that he and Keating still had something to say, and dragged him out at the end of the crowd.
After stepping out of the square gate with two feet, Verak, who had been counting the seconds in his mind since the whistle sounded at the end of the wind parade, was heartbroken.
Ten o'clock four.
It takes three to five minutes for all the prisoners to leave the square.
Then they will launch a riot at this time tomorrow!
He glanced at Keating worriedly.
Considering that the riot occurred at the end of the release of the first batch of prisoners, which coincided with the change of prison guards, dozens of more prison guards could be locked up and the pressure in other places was relieved. They decided to time the escape to after the release of the first batch of prisoners.
It is not a decision made after the release of the second batch.
This raises new questions.
Keating will be taken to the square when the first batch of prisoners are released, and will not be taken back to cell 208 until the second batch of prisoners is released. If they riot when the first batch of prisoners are finished, then stay in the square
What to do with Keating?
Verak and Dawn discussed many ways, such as taking Keating out immediately during the riot, but these all involve certain risks. In the end, just to be on the safe side, they decided to let Keating use the excuse of feeling unwell tomorrow.
, simply don’t let them go, and wait until they riot before going to rescue them.
night
When Verak thought about doing something big tomorrow, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
Keating smiled and said: "The things you will experience in the future will be much bigger and more numerous than this, so you don't need to be so nervous."
"If you fail, you will die..." Although Verak said death, his expression still seemed relaxed. He had been through the hell gate so many times during this period that he had almost become accustomed to it, "With so many people,
Still a little worried."
"Just feel free to do it tomorrow." Keating said, "Now Adel and Lecter are focusing on gold. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"I will take care of it, don't worry." Verak took a deep breath and lay down peacefully, "Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, teacher, I'm going to sleep."
"Well, good night."
"Good night."
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November 12
Very early in the morning, Verak woke up before the whistle blew, and Keating still got up before him.
"Are you awake?" Even though the prison escape plan was about to be carried out, Keating was still reading books quite calmly.
"Good morning, teacher." Verak quickly put on his prison uniform and couldn't wait to stand in front of the door and looked outside.
"It will be time for you to work in about ten minutes." Keating stayed here for two years and gradually developed the ability to estimate time.
Verak knew that the time Keating mentioned was usually about the same time, so he suppressed his excitement and sat down: "What book are you reading?"
"The theory of equality," Keating said.
"When we get out, we can discuss these things with Boyin and the others from the Pingding Association." Verak finally felt that this had become something close at hand.
Keating closed the book and looked at Verak. Seeing that Verak couldn't sit still as if he suddenly suffered from ADHD, he called him to him: "Come here."
"Huh?" Verak walked to Keating's bed and sat down.
Keating massaged Verak's shoulders again, just as he had encouraged him those few times: "Kid, you must be careful."
Feeling Keating's gentle hands loosen his tense body and tense nerves, Verak finally calmed down: "...I can do it, teacher."
"Get up!" Not long after, the whistle sounded, and the prison guards began to open the doors one by one, letting the prisoners out to wash, eat, and work.
"Go." When the prison guard opened the door to Ross's room next door, Keating stopped massaging and gently pushed Verak's back.
Verak stood up, nodded slightly to Keating, came to the door, and waited for the prison guard to open the door.
After going out, Verak felt countless pairs of eyes looking at him. He didn't care about the other prisoners, and behaved no differently than before. He went to wash up first, and then was escorted by the prison guards to the cafeteria to eat.
"Verak, I'm ready." Ross also knew Verak's real name, and couldn't help but secretly show off a small piece of steel wire he had prepared while eating, "When the time comes, I will wrap the steel wire around my hand.
Stab those prison guards in the necks..."
Verak kicked Ross calmly: "Don't show it, be careful of being seen."
"Hmm..." Ross looked around and hid the wire again.
"Don't act so sensitive. Before that time, just pretend that nothing happened." Verak noticed that Rose was far more excited than him. He could feed food into his nostrils even after eating, so he specifically warned him.
Don't make any mistakes, "Eat well and stop talking about this."
"Hmm..." Ross nodded again.
After eating, the two went to work on the textile line in the work area. Along the way, Verak did not meet Dawn, but he met many key members of the prison escape plan. Everyone behaved fairly calmly, which made
He felt more relieved.
After arriving at the work station, Verak began to work.
After helping Ross, who was too excited and frequently made mistakes at work, to solve several problems, the time came to nine o'clock inadvertently.
Because of Lecter's instruction, Verak was successfully assigned to the first batch of prisoners released, while Dawn was left in the work area. This was a good thing for them, as the square and the work area were both needed when the riot started.
A backbone.
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At early nine o'clock, the prison guard who escorted Keating to a walk came to see Lecter, who was much more low-key.
"What? Keating is not going to go out for a break today because he feels uncomfortable?" Lecter learned in the office that Keating would not go out for a break today, and asked the prison guard who came to report the situation, "What about Chris?"
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"Prisoner No. 8196, Thomas Chris went to work." The prison guard replied, "Under your instruction, we arranged him to be among the first batch of prisoners released. He should be in the square now."
Lecter's eyes widened: "Keating is not here, what's the use of putting him in the first batch of prisoners?!"
The prison guards dared not speak.
"Go notify Chris and ask him to return to cell 208." Lecter ordered.
"Yes." The prison guard left quickly.
Soon after, the prison guard came back panting: "Deputy Warden, No. 8196 asked you not to interfere with his arrangements, just wait patiently."
Lecter looked at the clock hanging in his office expressionlessly.
Half past nine.
In less than two hours, a new batch of transport ships will arrive. If he cannot learn the whereabouts of the gold before then, he will completely lose the chance to compete with Adel for the position of warden. By then, even if he has not yet
People drove him away, so he had to take this boat to leave.
"Where's Keating?"
"Cell 208."
Lecter stood up and walked out of the office: "Take him to the interrogation room."
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warden's office
Not long after Lecter went to the underground level, Warden Adel's spy came to report Lecter's trip.
After Adel learned that Keating was staying in cell 208 due to illness and that Verak was showing off in the square, he already knew that he had a chance to win: "Lecter took Keating to the interrogation room?"
"That's right, and no one is allowed in." the prison guard replied.
"We are really at the end of the road..." Adel also stood up, lit a cigar, put on the warden's coat, and led his men to the interrogation room on the basement floor.
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on the square
The sky was clear and the prison guards were smoking and chatting.
The twelfth day of every month is the time when prisoners are most likely to riot. However, the prisoners have become much more peaceful since last month. There has been no escape for almost a month and a half. In addition, the letters they wrote home were taken away today.
The letters were about to be sent out. The prison guards expected that these prisoners would not cause trouble at this juncture, so they did not take more precautions.
As the time for the escape plan drew closer and closer, the prisoners felt invisible pressure. Fortunately, Verak had previously told them to continue to act as before, so they could play cards when they should and chat when they should, without causing any trouble for the prison guards standing guard.
of doubt.
"Hmm..." Verak groaned, slightly worried about Keating.
Lecter sent someone to look for him not long ago, and he didn't know if he could comfort Lecter who was at the last moment.