Verak got out of the car and followed Monroe, and together they met several people from Sder in suits and ties standing on the side of the street.
"Long time no see!" Monroe enthusiastically embraced one of the men, who looked to be about fifty years old, only 1.6 meters tall and with Mediterranean hair.
"Long time no see." The man also communicated with Monroe in Dunman language.
"Isn't Lao Jin here yet?" Monroe finished hugging and walked towards the nearest building at the man's invitation.
The man said: "He came a little earlier than you and is already waiting inside."
"Okay. By the way, let me introduce you. This is Verak, the new second-in-command of our Sea Rat Gang, and this is the famous gang leader Ruffalo." While walking towards the building, Monroe made a mutual gesture.
introduction.
"Hello." Verak followed Monroe on the right side and nodded slightly to Ruffalo, the gang leader.
Ruffalo smiled back and continued leading the way.
It is said that Ruffalo is a smooth, flexible and impeccable person, and Verak could feel it just by meeting him.
There is no ruthless aura about this man who is supposed to be used to seeing blood. His smile and every gesture are full of friendliness, making people instinctively want to put down their guard.
After entering the lobby of the building, Ruffalo walked straight into the nearby conference hall: "Keep everything as simple as possible, don't mind."
"It doesn't matter, the conversation is important." Monroe led Verak into it, and saw only two people sitting in the empty conference room smoking.
"Old Jin!" After entering, Monroe changed his lazy and listless appearance in Manchester City and sat down with a tall, dark-skinned middle-aged man. "Verak, sit here with me."
side."
Verak didn't speak and sat over.
"Let me introduce again, this is the new second-in-command of the Sea Rat Gang, this is the boss of Flash Gold, Lao Jin, and this is his son Apu." Monroe made the second introduction.
"Hello." Verak leaned forward and nodded to the sturdy, unsmiling father and son of the Shining Gold Gang.
Lao Jin and Apu were not polite and ignored Verak.
In their eyes, there is only one person in the Sea Rat Gang who has the final say, and that is Monroe. The second-in-command, who can be replaced at any time for Monroe, they disdain to touch.
"Everyone is here, let's start." Lao Jin went straight to the scene. After everyone from the Sea Rat Gang arrived, he impatiently urged Ruffalo in a rich voice.
"Okay." Ruffalo ordered his men to close the door of the conference room, and sat alone opposite Verak, Monroe, Lao Jin, and Apu.
When the door closed and Ruffalo formally took his seat, the atmosphere in the conference room became a little more solemn.
A trace of heaviness flashed across everyone's faces.
"Everyone is very clear about the situation, so we won't go into details here." Ruffalo, the boss of the gang, as the organizer of this meeting, spoke first, "Now that the government is pressing harder and harder, our rear is quickly approaching.
There is no way out, we must come up with a countermeasure. If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak out."
"We have to stay, and the government has to drive us away. There is no room for maneuver in this matter, so we have to go head-to-head." Apu, the second-in-command of the Flash Gold Gang, crossed his arms and said confidently, "It's best.
We took the lead and organized demonstrations to protest, expanding the issue against our immigrants into the new conscription law targeting civilians. We used greater power to put pressure on the government and force them to give up confronting us."
Verak's eyes lit up.
The rough image of the two members of the Shining Gold Gang gave him the first impression that they were the kind of people who would take action if they disagreed with each other, and the young and energetic Apu's initial speech did indeed fit this impression.
But what he said later reversed Verak's view of him.
By expanding their momentum and using their fire to ignite a bigger powder keg, the beleaguered government will have to deal with a bigger mess and have to give up targeting them.
This sounds like a good idea.
The most important thing is that if they do this and bring the oppression of civilians to the table, it will be consistent with what Verak wants to fight for the rights of civilians.
If everything goes well, Verak can spread the concept of equality to the common people in the Old South, and use the power of the Equality Society to help them first fight for the most basic rights to their own lives, and then move towards more equality.
"If the situation is chaotic, it will be of great benefit to us." Ruffalo pondered and quickly commented on the method proposed by Apu, "But this does not essentially change the local people's rejection of us, and we are not absolutely sure.
It can be done, but if we are not careful, the government will find the reason to take action against us... I think this method has certain feasibility, but the risk is high and it is not the optimal solution."
"Then what do you think?" Apu frowned after being rebutted.
"Let's hear Monroe's side first." Ruffalo looked at Monroe with some suspense.
Monroe just took a cigar from Lao Jin, the boss of the Flash Gold Gang, and put it in his mouth: "I think the method Apu said is good. Simply put, if the government wants to solve our so-called trouble, then we dare to put the old
South Korea is in turmoil. As long as we hold the fuse of the powder keg, the government will not dare to act rashly. Of course, what Ruffalo said makes sense. It is risky to handle this matter because the fuse is not in our hands yet..."
"So do you have any good ideas?" Ruffalo asked.
"Let Verak speak." Monroe picked up the match and lit the cigar.
Verak was stunned for a moment, he had not yet discussed the solution in detail with Monroe: "First of all... we have reached a consensus with the Flash Gold Gang on at least one point, that is, there is no room for maneuver in this matter, and we can only fight head-on.
"
"Go head-to-head with the government..." Ruffalo raised his lips.
"According to my observations during this period, I found that there is not much difference between the Don Man government and the Brexi government. They are both a group of people who bully the weak and fear the strong. Blindly tolerating and seeking peace will only condone them and want to fight for the right to survive.
We can only make them afraid. If they are not afraid of us, there is no need to talk about this matter." Verak emphasized that the Tunman government and the Brexi government are not different in nature.
These words made Apu turn his head and look at Verak.
As for his father, Lao Jin, he never spoke and smoked silently with a gloomy face.
"Then how do you, the Sea Rat Gang, think about a head-to-head confrontation?" Ruffalo kept a comfortable smile, which made Verak unable to detect whether he recognized his words.
"The way..." Verak decided to mention his personal opinion, "Unite more people to fight. People may think that we and the locals are hostile to each other and are people from two different worlds. But I don't think so, we are all the same
As oppressed people, the conflicts between us and the locals are not irreconcilable - as long as we really rely on our own hands to live hard and do not plunder or parasitize. As long as we can first resolve the prejudice between us and the locals,
If we are hostile, we can unite with the local people and fight against the government together."
"Your idea is more like refining and deriving the method of the Flash Gold Gang." Ruffalo said, "The difference is that your method is more difficult and impractical to implement. After so many years, it is not that no one has done it.
Attempts to improve the relationship between the two parties have unfortunately ended in failure. Do you have any better way than they can to eliminate the gap between the two parties? "
A war broke out between Monlego and Dunman. Dunman occupied one million square kilometers of Monlego's territory in one fell swoop. Therefore, the Gold Flash Gang, which represented the Monlego people, and the Dunman people were very difficult to deal with. Apu heard that Virak
After saying this, even though he knew that his method was similar to his own, he still snorted coldly.
"Yes." Verak gave a reply that surprised Ruffalo.
"Tell me your method." Ruffalo appeared to be listening carefully, but in his heart he didn't take Verak seriously at all.
In Dunman, the conflict between locals and outsiders is a headache for the government. How much trouble can such a small new second-in-command of the Sea Rat Gang stir up?
"Just recognize the enemy clearly." Verak temporarily ignored the feelings of the Flash Gold Gang and explained seriously the simplest way to unite the two parties, "The problem between us is ultimately a problem between the government and the people.
The problem between the powerful class and the common class. We have to point out the problem and let everyone see it. After seeing it, I think they will make the right choice."
silence.
Only the cigar smoked by Monroe and Lao Jin flickered on and off, proving that time was not suspended in the conference room.
"Haha..." Ruffalo smiled politely.
"Hmph..." Apu from the Flash Gold Gang deliberately hummed so that everyone present could hear it.
Verak knew they didn't agree with his idea: "This is a very-"
"Okay, Verak." Monroe interrupted Verak and raised his chin at Ruffalo, "Let's hear what Ruffalo thinks."
"...Hmm." Verak closed his mouth.
Facing the gazes of the four people, Ruffalo was very natural and elegant. This calmness improved his appearance a lot: "We are all people who have interacted with each other a lot. You know me. I never like to use force.
Use other methods to solve problems. You should also understand me. Even if I don’t use strong methods, I can often achieve my goals."
"Let's get straight to the point." Apu dislikes other people's nagging.
"I think it's better to blend in than to be incompatible with each other." Ruffalo opened up a new option, "The factions in Tun Man's government are complicated and the power struggle is fierce. Although the power of our outsiders is not great, it cannot be ignored. If
We can intervene and side with one side, and we can each get what we need, and they gain support and we gain asylum.”
"Ha..." Lao Jin finally spoke and sneered.
Monroe thought this proposal was quite interesting: "But since outsiders and locals are hostile, no one would be willing to protect us, right? Isn't this a case of picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon?"
"No." Ruffalo didn't care about Lao Jin's reaction and answered Monroe, "Some forces don't have watermelons, so there's no choice."
"If you don't even have watermelons, how strong can you be to protect us?" Monroe stared at Ruffalo with a half-smile.
"You can think of this as a bigger team-up, just like our three parties joining forces." Ruffalo made a big sign with his hand, "We want the right to stay, and they want a little capital in the power struggle."
Verak was also listening carefully to Ruffalo's words. When he paused, he questioned something on the spot: "Then when they grow stronger and have to give up on us and embrace the really important locals, what should we do?"
"Just find a new partner. There is no long-lasting cooperative relationship in this world." Ruffalo said.
"Then what if no force is willing to cooperate with us?" Apu asked.
"Don't worry about this. Before we met, I had already started to make arrangements to contact those forces. One of them was more suitable and also sent a signal of willingness to cooperate." Ruffalo had already made arrangements, and when his plan was mature,
, he only proposed it after everyone nodded. In this way, his proposal would seem to be the most feasible and easiest one.
Lao Jin raised his head with sharp eyes: "Since you contacted them in advance, it seems that you are sure that we will agree to your method."
"I do have confidence in this." Ruffalo admitted openly. "No matter what else, among so many proposals, only mine is the most mature and safe. And as long as you agree to it now, you can immediately make it happen."
To protect our safety. In addition, after we tie up with people in the government, we can even fight for the improvement of the new conscription law. Although it is impossible to restore equal treatment between the civilian class and the powerful class, there is hope that the government will stop arbitrarily forcing us to come from abroad.
The person signed the letter of service."
This is the real benefit it brings to them.
In addition to self-protection, they can also strive for more benefits after cooperating with forces in the government.
"How about this? This is the optimal solution." Ruffalo labeled his proposal as the 'optimal solution', instilling in everyone the understanding that they can only choose their own method.
"What do you think?" Monroe abruptly changed to Bresci to ask Verak's opinion.
Verak certainly did not agree with Ruffalo's words: "He only talked about the benefits of joining different factions, but he didn't mention the risks."
"Talk about it."
"After we are involved in the struggle between various factions within the government, will we be regarded as a thorn in the flesh by more people? Will it further inspire their thoughts of driving us away? And we outsiders interfere in the internal affairs of Dunman,
Will it intensify the hostility and exclusion of the locals?" Verak shook his head slightly as he said, "I think this may seem like a desperate situation, but in fact it pushes us to a dead end."
"That makes sense." Monroe nodded.
"Then what do you think?" Verak paid more attention to Monroe's thoughts.
Only Monroe and Lao King hold opposite opinions can prevent Ruffalo's plan from being implemented.
"Let's wait and see what Lao Jin thinks." Monroe flicked the ashes from his cigarette.
"What if he agrees?"
Monroe took a puff of the cigar and narrowed his eyes as the tobacco entered his lungs: "Then do we have any other choice?"