Keating accompanied Verak to discuss the action for another day. In the afternoon, Piaf also joined the discussion and provided them with many valuable opinions.
December 17
Keating and Piaf went to prepare for the fifth training class, while Verak, Diaz, Nord, and Murphy decided on the candidates for action.
What they finally decided internally was to all participate.
Diaz's opinion is that if only one person is exposed under the eyes of the government and never comes into contact with other Equality members, it will inevitably arouse the government's suspicion. If you want to arrange it carefully, it is best to put on a show. The three of them set up a fake
The Equality Association website can best improve credibility.
This time Verak did not hesitate for too long and agreed to the three people's request.
He found that when faced with life and death, it was meaningless to say more sensational words, so he only solemnly promised the three of them that he would come up with the safest plan to ensure that the three of them could come back safely when the mission was over.
.
Nord grinned and replied on behalf of the three of them: "I believe you."
December 18
The fifth training class started, and Verak and Keating were responsible for a day of equality theory training.
December 19
The theoretical course of the fifth training class concluded successfully.
That night, among the other three teams sent by Morais to prepare weapons, good news came from two teams one after another, and they all said that they had found a solution to the weapons.
One team took advantage of the workers among its members and secretly established production lines in several factories. At the same time, it opened up other material channels that were not strictly supervised, and officially had the ability to make homemade guns and explosives. According to their output, they were attacking
Before the planned operation at the Government Building begins, at least 50% to 60% of the weapons can be prepared.
The other team relied on money offensive, bribery, and smoothing of relationships to gain a lot from the police station and other government departments.
Relying on the two teams, plus the existing ones from the Equality Association and the miscellaneous pieces cobbled together from other places, there is no need to worry about the weapons needed for this operation.
December 20
Another good news came.
The intelligence department of the Equality Society was formally established and put into operation, and began to continuously provide the society with all the information it could master.
On Verak's side, preparations were basically complete, and he chose to work with the intelligence agency to carry out this operation by sneaking into the military warehouse, alerting the government, and subsequently affecting its decision-making.
At noon, after the simple establishment ceremony of the intelligence department, Morais, Verak, Keating, Piaf, Intelligence Minister Charles and other cadres of the Equality Association had lunch together.
At this time, there is only half a month left before the start of the master plan. All aspects of the Equality Association have been implemented, and the overall progress has reached about 80%.
"It took us two years to grow up and several months to finally accumulate enough capabilities to fight the government." Morais encouraged everyone at lunch, "But what really determines whether we can win is
, are the fifteen days starting from now. Every time we are fully prepared, the chance of victory will be greater and the casualties will be reduced. During these fifteen days, I hope that everyone will hold their breath and go all out.
Do your best in every job.”
After lunch, Verac, Keating, Piaf, and Charles arrived at the hotel to prepare to see off Diaz, Nord, and Murphy.
"This is Charles. Today we will meet the minister of the newly established intelligence department. He will fully assist us in the coming days." Verak introduced each other, "This is Diaz, and this is
Nord, the two of them will be responsible for breaking into the military warehouse. This is Murphy, Diaz's brother, who is mainly responsible for the operation of the site."
"It's an honor to meet you." Charles shook hands with the three of them one by one. "Your mission is very difficult and full of dangers. I admire you very much and sincerely hope that you can complete the mission successfully and come back safe and sound."
When it was time to actually leave, Nord, who was usually the most unruly, behaved more maturely and steadily than anyone else. He looked at Charles and said in a deep voice: "We will complete the mission successfully."
"Okay." Charles nodded.
"Are you leaving?" When they were about to leave, Morais also made a special trip to meet the three of them.
"I don't need an introduction," Verak said with a smile.
When he first came to Morais, Diaz and the others had met Morais, but that was more than a month ago.
"Of course not. I remember them." Morais came to the three of them and patted their shoulders with admiration on his face. "Diaz, Nord, and Murphy are all good people. Can you do something for them next?"
We will establish advantages as equals, and it's up to you."
"Don't worry," Diaz said.
Morais said "hmm" and came to Murphy, who had curly hair and a face that was much younger than those present: "Murphy, how old are you this year?"
"Twenty years old." Murphy replied.
"He's still a child." Morais is in his forties. In his eyes, Murphy is no different from a child. "If possible, I really don't want such young people to fight against the government like us. After all, our efforts are worth it."
, just to let their young people have a new world and a better future."
Verak was listening.
"Are you afraid?" Morais asked.
"A bit." Murphy licked his lips, unable to hide his nervousness.
"He's fine," Diaz said.
Morais knew that Diaz was Murphy's brother. He stared at Diaz and inspected him with his eyes: "Take care of your brother."
"I will."
Seeing that the time was almost up, Verak took a step forward and said, "Don't be stuck in the corridor, let's go."
The group of people went down from the sixth floor of the hotel to the first floor, and finally stopped in front of the door.
"Let's go, Verak." Nord showed a clear smile to Verak, and then without any hesitation, he turned around and walked out of the door first, walking towards the road on one side.
"goodbye."
"goodbye."
After Diaz and Murphy nodded to everyone, they followed Nord's footsteps and disappeared from Verak's sight.
"Well..." Morais smoked a cigarette, "We have nothing, so we rely on these young people to fight for equal rights and the right to change the world with the powerful people of the old system."
"Let's go." Keating said nothing during this period. After Diaz and the others left, he said something to Verak.
Verak was still frozen in place, looking at the empty doorway.
They are Verak's most trusted friends, and were brought into this revolution by Verak. Now, it's time for them to contribute to changing the world, but Verak can't bear it.
"I wish I could change everything by myself." Verak murmured.
Keating, Piaf, Morais, and Charles all looked at him.
Looking at their companions and relatives going through hardships, who doesn’t want to have to bear everything only by themselves and realize their ideals with their own lives...
"Let's go." Verak knew that everyone else was waiting for him, so he suppressed the emotion in his heart and walked towards the passage leading to the underground casino. "We have a lot to do."
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November 22
Government building, Ministry of Security, Intelligence Bureau interrogation room
Ross had some more wounds on his body, but these wounds did not destroy his will anymore, but made him more tenacious.
He never thought in his life how extraordinary he could be.
He thought it was an impossible miracle that he could follow Verak to escape from prison and accomplish something that no one had done in decades. Now, he single-handedly kept secrets for Verak, which made the intelligence agency even more powerful.
The director was helpless.
"Hurry up and tell me." In the interrogation room, the person responsible for interrogating Ross was tired, and just urged him casually from time to time, "Everyone will benefit from you telling me, and if the secret is kept for too long, it will no longer be a secret.
"
Ross remained motionless, frowning and closing his eyes tightly.
After Dawn's death, the furious Rock Shriver never came to see him again, as if he had given up on him and kept him alive just for some theoretical possibility.
And he also changed completely from the moment Dawn committed suicide, and the last remaining hesitation and timidity in his heart disappeared without a trace.
Dawn didn't want his wife and daughter to be innocently implicated, nor did he want Verak's secret to be discovered and Rose to die, so he chose to give his life to give others hope in life.
Only if he dies will Verak's secret not be revealed.
Only if he dies, Ross will not be silenced by Rock Shriver.
Only if he dies, his wife and daughter will not be in danger under the protection of Ross.
"Tell me." The interrogator stuffed Ross's mouth with meat. "You've been insisting for more than a month. Even if Chris finds out that it was you who leaked the secret, he will definitely forgive you."
Ross spit out the meat in his mouth on the ground, silently expressing his attitude.
There was really no other way, and the interrogator who even started to beg Ross looked at the meat that fell on the ground. After cursing unbearably, he wanted to punch Ross hard to vent his anger, but he was worried that the punch would directly kill the dying Ross, so he had to
He kicked the torture rack next to him: "Damn you! When we catch Chris, when you lose your value, I will be the first to come over and whip your tendons and peel off your skin! It will make you miserable!"
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Government Building, Locke Shriver's Office
"Are there no clues in the investigation?" Rock Shriver rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling headache from the countless troubles in front of him.
"The patrol team has been searching, but there are still no clues." The subordinate replied.
"Crack!"
Rock Shriver smashed the gramophone on the ground: "Those losers only know how to get money! They don't know how to work! They are all fucking rotten to the core! How could these losers discover the people of the Equality Society!"
"But we really don't have enough manpower. Just relying on us..." the subordinate whispered.
"Those losers couldn't get anything done, but in the end they asked me to take the responsibility! Why?!" Rock Shriver panted, being annoyed by the patrol guards who had hardly played any role. "Has the surveillance of the military warehouse yielded any results?
?!"
The subordinate quickly handed over a piece of information: "Yes, I am here to report this matter to you."
Rock Shriver opened the file with a look of displeasure and looked at the three people whose information had been completely checked: "Nord, Diaz, Murphy..."
"They are members of the Equality Society."
"What's going on? Please tell me carefully." Rock Shriver sat down and straightened his collar.
"On the afternoon of the 20th, when our people were monitoring the military warehouse in the South District, they discovered that this man named Nord secretly punctured the tires of the warehouse truck, and then went to repair it in the name of a maintenance worker," the subordinate said.
The whole story, "We investigated and found that this person was not a maintenance worker at all, and that he had appeared at the military warehouse in the North District as early as a week ago, nominally repairing punctured tires."
Rock Shriver narrowed his eyes: "Then what?"
"Our people immediately became vigilant, without alerting the unsuspecting soldiers in the military warehouse, and secretly investigated the man named Nord." The subordinate continued, "Soon we discovered that he rented a house near the military warehouse in the South District.
He bought a house, and besides him there were two other people inside, namely Diaz and Murphy. So, he immediately started investigating their information and found that Nord was a worker in the slums of Tsward City, Joseph County.
Yaz and Murphy are from Monlego..."
"They appeared in the military warehouse in the North District more than a week ago. Didn't you notice anything unusual at that time?" Rock Shriver asked, "We could have discovered them a week in advance."
"Because... because..." The subordinate was speechless.
They had been staring at the military warehouse for several months, but had not gained much. They had all relaxed, and they did not pay attention to what happened in the North District last time.
"Are you sure they are members of the Equality Society?" Rock Shriver took a deep breath to prevent himself from getting angry again.
"Yes." The subordinate immediately listed several unreasonable points as evidence that the three of them were members of the Equality Society.
"Their investigation of the military warehouse must be for weapons. If they have ideas about weapons, it naturally means that they have some big plans." Rock Shriver snorted, feeling somewhat proud of the surveillance measures he had set up near the military warehouse a few months ago.
, "Keep an eye on their whereabouts. On the one hand, we must understand what they are investigating and report to me in real time. On the other hand, we must try to follow the clues and uncover the entire Equality Association from their small site."
"clear."
After being drowned in the feeling of powerlessness for so long, Rock Shriver finally grabbed a board that he could surface to breathe. He couldn't help but worry that the board couldn't support his body, or that he accidentally let go: "Forget it, I
Go there in person."
"Okay." The subordinate saw that even Rock Shriver couldn't hold his breath as time was running out, and he became even more panicked, "What about Ross in the interrogation room?"
"Just stay there until he says it, or until we wipe out the Equality Society." Rock Shriver set up a small mirror and tidied his hair in front of it to make himself look more presentable. "Of course, we still have to continue arresting
Other prisoners at large."
"clear."
Rock Shriver finished cleaning up his image and went out with a puffed-up chest: "I'll go to the minister to report the situation first, and then we'll set off."