Chapter 190: Abandoning the burden, Achilles' heel
Morais said these words himself, which means that the split of the Equality Society will inevitably happen. Even the split between the two factions will not be amicable, there will be conflicts, and people will bleed to death.
One day, this group of young people who gathered to make the world a better place began to kill each other. Francis and Chris would be very sad to see this.
Morais had previously given in step by step, not wanting to make the relationship too rigid and lead it to this point, because he was afraid that he would not be able to face Francis, Chris, and Boyne.
Equality will become a mess if it doesn't come into his hands.
But fate is so fateful that he has to make this decision under unimaginable pressure from others, and may also suffer infamy in the future.
"Still...a little bit cruel, aren't you?" On the way back, Morais didn't say a word, Verak asked.
Morais, who couldn't help but smoke, nodded.
"We have different perspectives, so we have different ways of interpreting this matter." Verak had his own ideas. He felt that telling Morais would make him feel better. "In my opinion, the division of equality,
We have to go through so many wrong paths, so many gropings, and the deaths of Francis and Chris."
"Do you think this and those are the same thing?" Morais didn't think so.
"Of course." Verak saw clearly, "This is also a kind of growth. When we move forward, we must not only walk the right path, but also learn to throw away meaningless burdens."
Morais began to think deeply and lit up the cigarette in his hand one by one.
After a long time, Morais came back to his senses and threw a long cigarette ash out of the carriage. Then he smiled and breathed a sigh of relief: "You are right. This matter is something we must go through when we grow up.
Let them regard it as a meaningless burden."
Verak is very willing to see Morais figure it out. Morais values friendship, but is not indecisive. As long as he sees things clearly, there will be no more mistakes: "Don't think about the decline of equality if you harm it.
Like several leaders before you, you have made important contributions to the Equality Society."
"I didn't expect to be encouraged by you." Morais smiled.
"What? My status doesn't deserve it?" Verak also smiled.
Their gains from this trip were not big, but they were huge. Verak insisted that it would be better to completely break away from Chloe's faction than to absorb them, so this is the situation he is most optimistic about at the moment.
"That's not what I mean." Morais shook his head, "I am feeling the fate. During this period, the past two years have been wonderful. Miracles will always happen and all kinds of unexpected things will happen. We are moving forward with difficulty.
Okay, luckily we have come this far safely, it seems like it is destined, we are born to succeed."
"These miracles and coincidences are all because we are lucky enough to see the hope of the world." Verak has created many miracles himself, and he knows very well what it feels like. "I saw the light, so I can grit my teeth."
Persistence, the courage to die, and the sacrifice of the small self to achieve the greater self. It is only with the enthusiasm of everyone that we have achieved what we are today."
"Yes...it's just not enough. We need to work harder." Morais lit another cigarette and took a deep breath. His eyes were deep and seemed to be shining brightly in the opaque carriage. "Continue.
Firmly believing in our ideals, the more fearful our enemies are, the stronger we will be, and the stronger we are, the more fearful our enemies will be.”
When it was time to eat, the truck returned to the alley near the headquarters. Morais took Verak quietly in a circle again, almost knocking Verak out before entering the hotel and walking all the way from the underground passage to the negative area of the casino.
In the cafeteria on the first floor, I met Keating and Piaf who were about to have lunch.
"How was the talk?" After the four of them finished cooking and sat down together, Keating looked at Morais.
"Let Verak speak." Morais felt that Verak could express his current state of mind more completely. He smiled slightly and lowered his head to eat.
Verak was still preparing to eat, but when Morais asked him to speak, he had to put down the tableware first, faced Keating, and Piaf said: "It's not pleasant. Chloe and his cadres still insist on their ideas, and
They were unwilling to accept our views. In order to appease them, we pretended to agree with their ideas and waited until the World Expo was officially over to promote the promulgation of new laws and systems with the government."
"It doesn't sound that simple." Keating noticed the relaxed atmosphere of Morais. If the situation was really so bad, Morais's character might not even be able to eat.
"Nothing can be hidden from you." Verak continued, "Although we were unable to reach an agreement with Chloe's group in the end, we think this is the best result. They are so wrong. If we forcibly tolerate them, it will only
It will drag us down and affect the people on our side. It is the best choice to cut it off immediately and recognize the reality and give up the illusion."
This speech was the same as when Verak advocated secession in the previous meeting. What surprised Keating most after hearing this was that Morais did not refute this time: "Does Comrade Morais also agree with this idea?"
"Yes." Morais said, "Verak said something that inspired me. He said that splitting is also a kind of growth for the Equality Society. When we move forward, we must not only take the right path, but also learn to abandon the meaningless.
's load."
"A meaningless burden..." Piaf repeated the last few words.
This is the most critical content and the fact that they urgently need to recognize.
As long as we understand this, the problems that trouble Morais's group will be solved.
"In this case, there is no need to waste time with them. Let's calm down for now and formally separate from them when we complete the plan." Morais said, "I will also hold a meeting with the cadres on this matter in the afternoon.
Prepare for separation, lest the entanglement gets too deep and we can't be separated for a while."
"Morais is worth learning from this." Verak said with a teasing tone, "Once you recognize something clearly, do it very decisively to minimize the loss of time."
"Are you teasing me?" Morais said, "I was so persistent before because of the overall situation, and I didn't want to miss the possibility."
"No, no." Verak laughed a few times and started eating.
After lunch, Morais went to check on the work assigned in the morning, and at the same time prepared for the meeting in the cadre that would be held in the afternoon regarding the formal decision to break up with the Chloe faction.
It took half a day for Keating and Piaf to prepare the third phase of training with the five current teaching assistants. They left half a day for handover time for the third phase of training, and the course will officially start tomorrow.
Therefore, they were quite free and had nothing important to do in the afternoon.
Verak simply went back to the hotel with Keating.
"Are we going to recruit two hundred students for the third period?" On the way back, Verak asked about the situation of the training class. As a lecturer on "Equality", he will definitely go there tomorrow to assist Keating in giving lectures, so it is best to know a little bit first.
Condition.
"That was the original plan, but I didn't expect that there were many suitable candidates. Considering that most of our comrades have tasks, it is not easy to adjust their time, so we simply used time as the first criterion. Who is free in the short term?
In terms of priority, more than 240 people were selected to participate in this training."
"So many?" Verak was very surprised. The number of people this time has doubled. "Fortunately, you arranged five assistant coaches, otherwise we would definitely not be able to cope with so many people."
Keating patted Verak on the shoulder: "They can only start at most, and their understanding of many things is not very deep. Do you have anything to do tomorrow? Give me a break if you have anything to do. Let me talk about their training first.
Let’s talk about it after it’s finished.”
"Don't worry, teacher, my priority now is definitely the training class, followed by the intelligence department." Verak had no intention of letting go of the training class work, not to mention that Keating took the initiative to ask him to stay this time.
If they help, 80% of the time it’s because the workload is so heavy that it’s difficult for them to complete it alone.
"But don't be too tired." Keating's voice became lower. "Morais values you very much. Once Boyin is rescued, you will gain his approval and you will be firmly established among the top leaders of the Equality Society.
Heel."
Verak himself felt it, and he was highly regarded by Morais as soon as he came back.
Morais was bold in employing people and was extremely trusting of him. He had already adopted many of his important proposals. Once he successfully captured the government building, his accumulated merits and contributions would completely clear away the bad impression left on him in the Equality Society.
"I said you have talent and you were born to do this. You are destined to do some great things that ordinary people can't do." Keating seemed to be revealing what he meant, pointing the direction for Verak, "There is still a long way to go.
Come on, gold should always have the same value as other gold."
"Let's wait until the plan is over. After we have been busy for a while, we still have to go to Dunman. After going to Dunman, I also want to go to Pruman to visit the organization in person." The schedule for the next six months is fully booked, Verak said.
Don't rush to think about something that is available or not.
Keating smiled kindly and said goodbye to Verak in the corridor on the fifth floor of the hotel. The two of them went into their own bedrooms.
Verak spent half the morning in a meeting in a depressing environment and the other half in a bumpy truck. Verak was somewhat tired. He didn't take off his clothes when he got back. He just changed his shoes and fell directly on the bed without any worries.
Had a relaxing nap.
In the afternoon, Verak went out to act as a consultant to the intelligence department, continuing to share his experience and answer their doubts, and used his real ability to once again convince some people in the Equality Society who had some grudges against his past.
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Government Building, Locke Shriver's Office.
Locke Shriver sat with his feet on his desk and silently read the last page of the manuscript of "Equality" written by 'Chris'.
The banned book that caused an uproar in Leiserin was obviously not finished, because on the last page of the manuscript, there was an unfinished Chapter 10, "How We Change."
Staring at Chapter 10, which only had the title but no content at all, Locke Shriver smiled proudly.
He finally found the weakness of the Equality Society in the long game.
These fearless lunatics seem to have figured everything out and are the most sane people in this ignorant era, but in fact they don’t even know how to change things and they are all trying to fight against the government.
"How to change..." Rock Shriver liked the entire content of the short and powerful Chapter 10 so much.
He admitted that this book was well written and very provocative, and it was simply the best weapon to divide civilians and the government into opposing sides. However, this book also had a fatal weakness. It was not finished, it was only half a book.
The Equality Association took half a book and spread the word, telling the civilians how heinous the government was, but did not say it out loud. In fact, they were also confused, and they didn't know what to do.
If some method can be used to expose the Equality Society and let the true face of the Equality Society, which has been mythical in the hearts of ordinary people, be revealed, then this so-called chaotic party that has won the hearts of the people, is invincible, and will eventually win will lose its greatest support.
Can this city still be an ocean to them?
It will just be like a melting pot.
How do they face questioning from civilians?
When civilians ask them how to change the status quo, they can't even tell them. Isn't everything self-defeating?
Looking at the desperate chapter title in the last chapter over and over again, Locke Shriver felt more and more amused. He felt that he could temporarily stop searching for banned books in the hands of civilians and let "The Theory of Equality" ferment again, so that equality would be reaffirmed in people's hearts.
Hold it higher.
In this way, when he showed the original manuscript of "On Equality" and questioned the Equality Association in public, he would make them fall off the altar and suffer the backlash of the people.
"Dong dong dong." There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Locke Shriver glanced at the visitor and continued to read "Equality."
The subordinates who came in reported their work: "Sir, the Equality Council has been taking action in the past few days. They are deliberately collecting background information of reserve members."
"Huh?" Rock Shriver put down the book, "Do you have a clear reason?"
"I don't know yet, they're just checking."
"Interesting...can't you sit still..." Rock Shriver said to himself, "How is the speed of their investigation? Is it fast?"
The subordinate replied: "It's quite fast. Not long after we started, we have investigated almost 2,000 people."
Locke Shriver felt that the Equality Association's investigation into the backgrounds of prospective members was somewhat related to formal recruitment. As long as Equality takes action, he would not be afraid of not being able to get in: "Assign more of our people, with more mixed backgrounds, and keep an eye on the news from the Equality Association."
"yes."
"What's going on with Ross? Do you have any ideas?" Rock Shriver remembered that there was another prisoner who was hiding a secret. Because he was too tough-talking, he didn't stay in the interrogation room to wait for the results.
"I fainted several times and nothing happened."
Locke Shriver picked up "The Theory of Equality" again: "It's normal. Anyway, there is a breakthrough now, so we are not in a hurry and will slowly follow it."
"yes."
Looking at the signature of "On Equality", Locke Shriver suddenly thought of something. He looked out the window. It was still dark: "What is Boyin of the Equality Society doing?"
"Reading in the room."
"Go and do your work." Rockschreifer sent his subordinates out, got up, and went to visit Boyne.