"I really want to give you some advice, teach you how to speak, and teach you body movements that can move people's hearts better, but you don't seem to need it. In addition to your outstanding abilities, what surprises me most is that I think it is extremely
A rare quality is honesty." Keating looked at Verak for a long time, trying to convince himself
When his own experience helped him better deal with the next people, he discovered that Verak had always been carving out his own unique path, "In this day and age, even I don't know whether honesty is a good thing or a bad thing, but at the moment
Considering what you have done, it should be the best choice for you to continue to insist on your honesty."
"If being honest is a mistake, then it's time for the world to change." Verak grinned.
Keating's eyes were full of appreciation: "You are right."
"It's still early, and there may be a lot of things to do in the evening. Don't you want to take a rest?" Verak developed the habit of taking a lunch break in prison, and he didn't get a good rest in the dilapidated abandoned warehouse yesterday. Now,
Somewhat sleepy.
"I'm fine. You can rest first and I'll go see them." Keating was also very interested in Verak's companions.
"Okay, when the time comes, you call me and I'll take a nap first." Verak didn't go to bed to rest, so he sat comfortably on the sofa, closed his eyes, breathed softly evenly, and fell asleep quietly.
——
When Verak woke up again, it was already half past seven, and the waiter brought dinner. Keating, Nord, Diaz, and Murphy also gathered in his room again.
"I'm about to call you." As soon as Nord walked to Verak's side, Verak woke up when he heard the noise. He returned to the table and shared dinner with the others, "Come over for dinner quickly. It's almost done."
We have to go to a meeting."
"Yes." Verak rubbed his sleepy eyes, moved his body briefly, sat down at the table, and enjoyed the sumptuous meal.
"Murphy and I just studied for a few hours and felt pretty good." No one asked, Nord took the initiative to report his own learning situation, "Teacher Keating knows a lot, he teaches us to get twice the result with half the effort."
Murphy also sincerely admired Keating: "Teacher Keating is great!"
Verak said "hmm" and finished the food in his mouth: "Are you going to teach them something?"
"It's best to sit down and help." Keating replied.
"Indeed, time waits for no one, and the sooner we train them, the better. In a month, we will have to do something at the closing ceremony of the World Exposition anyway. By then, a full-scale conflict will break out with the government, which will definitely require various
All kinds of talents." Verak thought about the near future and felt a little worried.
A full-scale conflict with the government was inevitable, and he was not worried about this. He was worried about Boyne, who was acting as a hostage, and Chloe, who insisted that peace talks with the government were the only way out.
He didn't want Bowen to die, nor did he want to see Chloe ruin the possibility that equality would change the world.
Nord and Murphy smiled at each other after hearing Verak's words.
"What are you laughing at?" Verak was puzzled.
"You said before that we should first get to know each other better before making a decision on whether to stay or go, but now you have begun to plan our arrangements in a month." Diaz saw at a glance what Nord and Murphy were thinking.
Said it out.
"That's right, forget about this." Verak patted his forehead, "Well... let's take it one step at a time. Anyway, don't let me influence you. You must follow your heart and make your choice."
Verak knew the character of these people. They could live a prosperous and honorable life in a foreign country, but they still returned to a place of right and wrong for themselves. Now, even if they are not moved by the grand ideas of the Equality Society, they are still greatly moved.
You may stay and contribute your abilities.
He doesn't want to see this happen, and he thinks it's irresponsible.
Verak sincerely wanted to do this. Even if he sacrificed one day in the future, it would be his own business. But if he joined for someone else, then after his death, the responsibility would fall innocently on that person.
What you live for and what you die for are very important.
"Don't worry, if you're not interested, I'll definitely be the first to leave. There's no need to risk my life by staying here and pestering you!" Nord didn't take it seriously. He said this, but in fact he didn't have the slightest intention of leaving.
idea.
"Eat." Verak was helpless and simply didn't mention it.
After the five people had eaten and rested for a short time, someone came over and took them out of the hotel, all the way from the underground passage to the negative floor where there was a traffic jam next door.
The lower floor of the casino is a large space, and the center has been transformed into a lobby, where at least 200 people gathered.
"Here we come." After seeing Morais, Verak led someone up to say hello.
"Okay." Morais led the five Veraks to the podium and directed people along the way to sit down. "These are old members. They have been in the membership for at least half a year. They have shed blood and sacrificed. They are reliable. Your truth
I feel relieved that my identity is revealed to them."
Verak looked at these important members of the Equality Society.
These people also looked at him, and after seeing Verak's face clearly, they couldn't help but exclaim.
"President?!"
"Weren't you arrested?!"
"Look! It's the president!"
Verak did not respond to them, but quickened his pace and walked side by side with Morais: "They don't know that Chris died?"
"Well, I don't know your identity, so of course I don't know the news about Chris's sacrifice. In order to maintain stability, we temporarily blocked the information and only passed the information to the top management. We secretly built a tomb for Chris as a memorial. Now you are back.
Now, it’s time for this matter to be announced." Morais explained.
"Okay..." Verak said.
Morais and the others did not take vaccinations in advance, so the pressure was now on Verak's shoulders.
Everyone still doesn't know the truth. When he reveals that Chris has already been sacrificed and that he is a fake, they will probably be fooled on the spot.
"Everyone, be quiet!" After Morais arranged for the five people of Verak to sit down, almost all the members of the Equality Association who participated in the meeting also came. He did not delay at all, and went straight to the point, "Today, our organization will once again
We have recruited five important new members, and now we are preparing for their initiation ceremony!"
In fact, the initiation ceremony of the Equality Society is very simple. Each member only needs to introduce himself, unlike some associations that require an oath. This is also a rule set by Francis, the founder of the Equality Society, early on. He believes that joining the Equality Society is
Most of the people are poor people, and the cumbersome initiation ceremony will not help them, and the so-called oath is not as important as actually promoting system reform.
Morais also anticipated the commotion that Verak would cause when he came on the stage to speak, so he let the other four people take the stage first.
Keating, Diaz, Nord, and Murphy came to the podium one by one and introduced themselves to everyone, explaining their backgrounds and the purpose of joining the Equality Society.
Among them, Keating is the most eye-catching. After all, he was once the most important minister in the Brexi Empire, worth more than ten thousand people. Even though he has long lost his original glory, his status is still significant enough.
It means a lot to them to have such a big man join.
The two brothers Diaz and Murphy, who were from Monlego, went to the Republic of Bresci to join the Equality Society. This is also an important proof that the Equality Society's ideas influence the world.
In comparison, Nord was mediocre, with no special background and no outstanding abilities. After introducing himself and finding no response, he walked off the stage dejectedly, secretly determined to be a valuable person.
Finally, it's Verak's turn.
Morais stood on the podium, glanced around the members of the Equality Society, looked at Verak, and said loudly: "I would like to invite the last new member, Most Verak, to come on stage and introduce himself."
Keating and others, who were seated again, all looked at Verak.
Verak took a deep breath, with a calm face, stood up and came to the podium.
"Isn't this the president?"
"Why Verak?"
"What's going on?"
Hearing the doubts from the members of the Equality Society in the audience, Verak stood still, tall and straight, and looked into the sincere eyes: "Hello everyone, my name is Most Verak, from Tswold City, Joseph County.
Ghetto.”
"What?! This is not the president?!"
"How is that possible? This is obviously the president!"
"Isn't the president the eldest son of the Thomas family? What does it have to do with the slums?"
Verak then said: "I heard your doubts, and I would like to solemnly clarify this. I am not Comrade Chris, the two of us just look alike."
"How can someone look so similar? They are exactly the same."
"Are you doing something? Today is not April Fool's Day..."
"What about the president?"
Verak turned to look at Morais. Morais nodded slightly. He pondered for a moment and made a clear voice: "Comrade Chris died in early July this year. Comrade Chris appeared in front of you later.
, in fact, they were all impersonated by me. I——"
Before Verak could say anything more, the members of the Equality Society in the audience suddenly started to commotion, and the noisy voices interrupted his words.
"Everyone, be quiet! Everyone, be quiet and listen to me!" Morais's voice was very loud. After shouting a few times, the hall became quiet again. "This matter is very complicated to say, but everyone
Everyone has the right to know, so please be patient and listen to us!”
Verak felt that the sincere eyes in the audience were a little shaken, sad and questioning: "Comrade Chris died in early July, when the Equality Society was suppressed by the government and was severely damaged.
.The Thomas family... I spent ten days rushing back to Lezein after I was released from prison. I just hope that everyone can accept me as I am, sincerely."
He told the whole story again.
He couldn't remember how many people he had explained the past events to. He only knew that this would be the last time, and he would explain it clearly so that no one would ask about those things again and again.
There was dead silence in the audience.
Verak's experience in the past six months has been too twists and turns. A boy from the slums became the son of a consortium because of his appearance. Fortunately, he accidentally helped the Equality Society get on the right track. Finally, he was caught in Dai Dai, who was shocked after hearing this.
Mansi Prison, he actually led all the prisoners to successfully escape.
Finally, he gave up being Chris, but became Chris again, standing here and asking for the opinions of everyone who had been deceived by him.
"Although Verak once took away one million gold grams for his own benefit and was arrested by the government, which almost caused Comrade Boyin to get into trouble, he also secured nearly ten million gold grams for us, which made him
We have been able to develop vigorously to where we are today." Morais spoke for Verak, "Since he confessed his identity when he saw Comrade Boyin for the last time and was willing to sacrifice himself to help Comrade Boyin escape from the government building, I
I think he has already changed, but fortunately it is not too late. He came back after going through hardships in prison."
"So many of our prisoners escaped from prison because of Verak's promotion of the ideals of the Equality Society, which united us and gave us hope. I don't know what he was like in the past, but I know better than anyone else.
, Now, he loves this great cause extremely much, and like everyone else, he is willing to sacrifice his life to make his own contribution to opening up a new world." Keating stood up and affirmed Verak's efforts and sincerity.
The audience was still silent.
Chris is dead.
The Verak in front of them deceived them, but also helped them a lot, and now he wanted to return.
The combination of these two things made the members of the Equality Association who participated in this meeting unable to recover and found it difficult to accept.
Morais walked to the audience, picked up a box and came back. He opened it in front of everyone, revealing neat stacks of banknotes inside: "Here are five hundred thousand gold grams. Verak can obviously escape from prison."
After that, he took the money and left to live the life he wanted wherever he wanted. But he didn't do that. He gave the money to me to make up for the loss of one million gold grams he had caused.
Yes, half a million is definitely not more than one million, but what does this mean? It means that he handed over everything he had without reservation, just as he just told his experience frankly and in detail. "
The members of the Equality Society in the audience gradually became moved.
Verak did not whitewash the mistakes he made, while Morais pointed out his great contribution to the Equality Society and his various sincere actions in returning.
They began to fully absorb Verak's merits and demerits.
"Huh..." Verak has rehearsed the current situation countless times in his mind.
The lies he had spun and the mistakes he had made required him to work a hundred times harder to clarify and make amends.
He accepts.
"I admire Verak very much, not only because he had passed the proposal of the Armed Equality Association against all odds and earned us tens of millions of gold grams in development funds through transactions, but also because he had the courage to come back and tell us these things
." Morais put his arm around Verak's shoulders and said loudly, "I hope everyone can trust him again and give him a chance!"