"This is for you." The sadness lasted for a long time. Verak took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Rose.
Rose slowly took it and read the contents on it softly by the light of the only lights on in the night: "Internationale... what is this..."
Verak sat next to him and calmed down: "You read it first."
A few minutes later, Rose read all the contents on the paper and looked at Verak with excitement: "Good... great... maybe I couldn't empathize with him before... but now... I can feel it."
Get the power inside..."
"This came from the Pruman Empire. It is concise, clear and gets to the point. It is more suitable for dissemination and being seen by the public than any of our previous theoretical concepts." Verak said of the composition that Ross had delayed until now.
, "But it's not a song yet. We want to turn it into a song and deliver it in the form of a song."
"Sending it out in the form of a song... This is a good way..." Ross understood the purpose of Verak showing this to him, "So... do you want me to compose the music?"
"That's right." Verak nodded, "Actually, I had this idea a long time ago. Later I learned that you were caught, so I waited to rescue you and let you create."
Ross was surprised by this. He scanned the content on the paper again: "Waiting for me? Why...are you not afraid that I will die...have you waited so long in vain..."
"This is not decided by me alone. Comrade Morais from the Equality Association learned that the government had captured you, but you still insisted on keeping my secret, and was moved by your will. We agreed that if we want to compose music for the Internationale
, then you must be the most suitable candidate. We also firmly believe that you will persist until the day we come to rescue you." Verak said.
"You...did it, right..."
"Huh?" Verak poured Rose a glass of hot water, "What do you mean?"
Ross was helped to sit up and took the warm water cup: "When you escaped from prison...you told me about your story...you said you would find the Equality Society after you came out...it seems that you have successfully integrated in.
…”
"...Yes." Verak looked at Rose sipping the water, "It went smoothly."
Before returning to face the Equality Society again, Verak was terrified for a long time, and spent countless long nights imagining various possibilities after his return.
What he encountered was one of the best results he could have imagined.
"Since you believe in me so much... then leave it to me to compose the music..." Ross drank half a glass of water with difficulty, and then picked up the paper with the Internationale written on it, "But I have a request."
"you say."
"I want to...join you." Ross said.
After a few seconds of silence in front of the hospital bed, Verak asked: "I remember what you wanted to do. What you want most in your life is to continue playing the piano and be a musician."
"Maybe... I have found more valuable music..." Ross thought of the look Dawn looked at him before he died, "Maybe... it was Dawn..."
"I will do what Dawn has done. He is not asking you, and you don't need to be affected by it." Verak was afraid that Ross felt that he was carrying a life on his shoulders, so he chose to devote himself to this cause.
Ross shook his head and continued feebly: "I know... he just asked me to convey the words to you... but it took too long from the time he said it to me... to the time I said it to you...
...it was in my body and in my mind...I couldn't stay out of it...I didn't think about it before
My life will be full of so many twists and turns... I kept thinking in the interrogation room... why am I suffering from all this... thinking over and over again... thinking day and night... finally I came to a conclusion... this should
There is a reason, and I need to tell myself the answer."
This is somewhat similar to Verak and many people in the Peace Society.
They are all looking for answers through struggle.
"Do you know what it means to join?" Verak was touched by Rose's words and asked uneasily.
"It will be very dangerous...the dark experiences I had before may become the norm...and death is close at hand..." Ross knew very well that his decision was obviously not made on the spur of the moment, "You know why I can persist in torture.
Come down?"
"Why?"
"What were you thinking when Lecter tortured you?" Ross asked.
Verak paused, and when he was about to recall what power made him perseverant, Ross said: "I was thinking the same thing as you at the time... It was the same power that saved me... and made me regain my strength.
Be reborn."
Get a new lease of life.
These words were mentioned by Boyin not long ago. Boyin said that Verak was both himself and Chris who had been reborn.
"Then let me ask you one last time, are you willing to join the Equality Society, fight for equality, and determine to make the world equal, united, free, and beautiful?" Verak no longer tried to dissuade Rose. He knew that Rose and thousands of others
Like everyone else, they are all unknowingly affected by correctness.
"I do." Ross said solemnly.
"Then you are welcome to join the Equality Society, Comrade Ross." Verak extended his hand to Ross in front of the hospital bed in a ceremonial manner.
Ross took a look, pursed his lips and smiled, shaking hands with Verak.
——
early morning
When Verak returned to the employee dormitory of the factory where he lived, he found three men standing at the door of the dormitory. They looked like Diaz, Nord, and Murphy: "What are you doing?"
"You're back!" Nord, who was standing at the door chatting and passing the time, took a closer look, and after confirming that the person coming was Verak, he stepped forward to embrace him.
"How's it going?" Verak smiled and looked at Diaz and Murphy who were walking towards him.
"It was really a narrow escape, you don't know, at that time..." After hugging Nord, he lamented the extraordinary experience he had rarely had. "Fortunately, Diaz and I were very skilled. When the bullets were gone, we relied on fists and kicks to delay for a while.
Charles and his rescue."
Verak didn't think there was any exaggeration in Nord's words. Using three small people as bait to contain the government's large number of troops would be unimaginably dangerous, and they must be walking on the edge of death: "I have been thinking about you all this time.
, but I also believe that you will be able to complete the task well."
"We did it." Diaz said with a smile on his face.
"Everything went well." Murphy also said.
Verak and both of them gave a hug full of emotion: "Thank you..."
"Thank you too." Diaz said.
It was very cold outside, and Verak let out a breath of cold air: "Originally, I had a lot to say to you, but after seeing you standing here, I only have one question left to ask."
"What?" Nord came over again.
"I said before that the reason why you are willing to stay in the Equality Association is because I am here. It is impossible to rely on this idea. It is irresponsible for us. So I gave you some time to think about it.
I think now is the time for you to really decide whether to stay or go." On behalf of the Equality Association, the front foot agreed to Rose's joining, and the back foot Verak formally asked the three of them.
"I do." Diaz said.
"I do too," Murphy said.
Verak looked at Nord, who rarely waited until the end to speak.
Nord waited until all three people's eyes were focused on him and said: "I am willing to join the Equality Society."
"This is the first time I didn't rush to be the first to say it. Are you a little hesitant?" Verak asked curiously.
"No, I feel that answering too simply would appear unsteady. Such an important matter would have more weight after being silent for about ten seconds." Nord grinned and explained the reason for his originality.
"You kid..." Verak laughed and punched Nord on the arm, "Okay, it's such a cold day, go back. We can talk about anything tomorrow."
"Okay, let's go first." Diaz said goodbye to Verak.
Verak watched them walking outside and stopped: "Don't you live here?"
"The place was full, so we were arranged to live in another factory." Nord explained.
"Be careful on the road."
"Yes, good night!"
"Good night."
After watching Diaz, Nord, and Murphy leave, Verak tiptoed back to the dormitory. Unexpectedly, no one was sleeping in the dormitory, and everyone was talking about today's battle.
"Back?" Keating was reading at the desk.
"Well." Verak rubbed his hands, "Boin and I had a brief chat. He also said that he was very interested in you and would get to know you during breakfast tomorrow. After chatting with him, I went to visit.
Ross, by the way, gave him the content of the Internationale, and he
I agreed to compose the music and took the initiative to apply to join the Equality Society. When I came back, I met Nord, Diaz, and Murphy. They must have been waiting for me at the door for a long time in the cold weather. I talked to them for a while.
, let them go back and rest quickly."
"Nord and the others came to the dormitory to look for you. When they saw that you were not there and were afraid of disturbing others' rest, they went outside to wait for you." Keating put down the book and took off his glasses.
The room was much warmer. Verak took off his coat and hung it aside: "The plan has ended successfully. When this period of time is over, shall we set off?"
"Well, starting from today, the government will block Lazerin. It will not be easy for us to get out. In short, we should leave as soon as we can find the opportunity." Keating said.
"Then that thing..." Verak wanted to say gold, but he didn't dare to say it casually.
"Let's talk formally when we meet with them tomorrow."
"good."
——
January 5
The scheduled closing ceremony of the World Expo has been cancelled, and delegations from various countries evacuated in such a hurry that the Mona Pavilion went from bustling to deserted and dead in the blink of an eye.
The government building experienced a battle and was in a mess, and is undergoing reconstruction and restoration work.
Papers published by the Equality Society, including "On Equality", "Women's Manifesto" and "The Internationale", were scattered all over the city.
Although the government troops came out to clean up with vigorous and vigorous methods, it seemed that they could not get rid of the things that appeared overnight. Not long after they tore off the paper posted on a street, new paper was floating everywhere.
Citizens did not dare to take these things home for fear of being searched by the government and arrested directly as members of the Equality Society. However, because these contents appeared so densely, they had more or less seen the contents.
The wave is first set off among young people who are more willing to change, more energetic, and more fearless.
In school, the content of the Internationale was always written on the blackboard before class, and the teachers warned it countless times, but to no avail.
At home, under the scolding of their parents, the children became more and more enthusiastic about collecting content from the Equality Association.
One after another, small communication groups were born. They exchanged ideas of equality, what awakening is, and what rights are during class breaks, in alleys after school, and everywhere they could talk.
——
In the North District factory
"The government's people are conducting rigorous searches. Currently, the search intensity in the North District is relatively weak. We guess this is because the government destroyed Chloe's stronghold yesterday, and Charles deliberately sent government troops to the North District, so that
They think we don't have a big site here anymore."
"The number of preliminary members of the Equality Association has increased sharply. Yesterday alone, it reached 5,000. Including the previous accumulation, there are now more than 30,000. We must start making arrangements to formally absorb them and expand our strength."
"The wounded are in urgent need of medicines, and our previous reserves are far from enough."
"Laizein has been completely blocked. People from outside can't come in, and we can't get out. However, this blockade shouldn't last too long. Due to pressure from all parties, the government will have to carry out certain measures under control for at most a week.
It’s open.”
While eating breakfast, Boyne and Morais listened to the reports from the cadres responsible for various aspects of affairs.
Morais spent a day telling Boyin everything that happened during this period in detail, and Boyin was also trying to take over his job again as quickly as possible: "Keep our cover during this period.
The government cannot delay us. We will organize a meeting to resolve the issue of reserve members this afternoon. The distribution channels of medicines must be closely watched now, but the wounded cannot live without medicines. We will hold a meeting at noon to discuss how to resolve this matter..."
"yes."
"clear."
The cadres left first after reporting. Boyin looked at Verak and Keating who were dining at the same table with him and Morais: "Are you Keating?"
"It's me." Keating kept listening to Boyin deal with things.
"I have admired you for a long time. You assisted Ravel in governing, and you must have rich insights in many aspects. I am very curious about why you joined the Equality Society, and I also hope to learn valuable experience from you." Boyin said.
"I also hope to learn new things from you." Keating said with a smile.
The two chatted for a long time while eating breakfast. After a brief acquaintance and understanding of each other, Verak helped introduce the topic: "It just so happens that there are just four of us here to tell you something."
"What's the matter?" Boyin asked after taking a sip of water.
"After this busy period, Teacher Keating and I want to go to Dunman."
“What to do in Dunman?”
"It's a long story. When Ravel was overthrown, he asked Teacher Keating to help transfer his assets. Later, after Teacher Keating was transferred, Ravel was shot dead, and Teacher Keating was also taken to Dymans Prison...
..." Verak kept the story short and explained the situation of gold.
Boyne and Morais looked at each other: "You mean, there is gold hidden by Comrade Keating in Dunman?"