"Then instead of waiting to be influenced by him, it is better for you to clarify your position and opinions first and influence his arrangements." After hearing that Monroe's words were general, Verak quickly gave him advice, hoping that he would persist in fighting and not fight with the government.
Join the flow and fall into the quagmire.
"Don't worry, Lao Jin and the others will not waver." Monroe was not in a hurry, as if he had the outcome of the meeting under control.
"Then do you have the confidence to convince Ruffalo in turn? If this conversation breaks down on bad terms, and Ruffalo leads the gang and the Sider people to defect to the government, our response strategy will also be revealed.
Get out." Just as Verak breathed a sigh of relief, he started to ask more questions because new questions came one after another.
Monroe turned his head and said, "This is the real purpose of this conversation."
Verak suddenly woke up.
"Lao Jin and I have communicated beforehand. We have reached a consensus on resolutely fighting and will not be tempted by the benefits Ruffalo said." Monroe didn't care whether Verakqing knew it or not, and explained the whole story.
He said it carefully, "So our purpose for this formal meeting is very simple, that is to persuade Ruffalo to join us, or to find a way to ensure that he will not leak the matter when he refuses to join us."
"Unless we kill him on the spot, how can we ensure that he doesn't betray us when he joins the government?" Verak felt that this was a fantasy, unlike the solution that Monroe and Lao Jin could come up with. "And killing him would also solve the problem.
No problem.”
"Can you think of a better way?" Monroe asked.
"We can only convince him with a more feasible plan than his, but this will test trust. We cannot rule out the possibility that he only openly agrees to the alliance, but secretly wants to unite the government to kill us all." Verak did not have it either.
A good enough countermeasure. If this matter was really so easy to solve, it wouldn't have been delayed until now.
Monroe disagreed: "Ruffalo is not stupid, and he will not go against us in any case. Everyone knows that if you want to get benefits from the government, you must have enough value. If the Old South Treaty only
As long as the Sder people are left, they are not qualified to be partners of the government, and their fate will be clear when the time comes."
Ruffalo kept smiling and patiently watched Verak talking to Monroe, and Lao Jin talking to his son Apu.
This meeting is very important and crucial.
The Mongolians, the Seders, and the Brexis are not only the main immigrants in the Old South, but also the main immigrants in the entire Dunman. Their meeting and their joint decision will undoubtedly influence the immigrant group.
Where to go.
"How's it going?" Ruffalo asked after waiting for a few minutes.
"...It is undeniable that your method has enough benefits, and it only requires us to nod." Apu from the Flash Gold Gang expressed his position on Lao Jin's behalf, "But you should know that it is impossible for us Mengge people to compete with Dunman.
We work with people from the government.”
"You should be very clear about what is important now. I think it's time to make some necessary trade-offs." Ruffalo did not say, "If you don't want to work with Dunman people, why do you come to Dunman to seek life?" He gently said
Advise Apu to recognize the current situation.
Apu continued to insist on this point: "The Mongolian people just want to find a place where they can make a living and live a good life. We escaped again and again, and finally settled down here. We will no longer be driven away by others like before. Now,
We will resolutely and forcefully fight against anyone who wants to destroy our lives."
"So what you're saying is that the Gold Flash Gang will represent the Mongolian people and compete with the government according to the method you proposed?" When Ruffalo asked Apu, his eyes focused on Monroe.
"No matter what, I will not cooperate with the government and let it take advantage of it." Apu did not say anything, but only expressed his disapproval of Ruffalo's approach.
"Where's Monroe?" Ruffalo knew that what Apu meant was what Lao Jin meant, so he looked directly at Monroe.
"Ahem."
Ruffalo's kindness did not improve the atmosphere of the meeting where the discussion was deadlocked. Monroe cleared his throat to relieve the solemnity and tension: "Actually, the meaning of Lao Jin and Apu is very clear. They just don't agree with cooperating with the government. This
On the one hand, there is hostility, and on the other hand, it is because your plan is not perfect."
Verak observed Ruffalo's facial expression.
Although Ruffalo kept smiling, he did not look stiff, but always natural.
"I believe that each of us hopes to have a united front in this negotiation. After all, only if we unite can we be qualified to compete with the government. If we are separated, we are nothing, and the government will not look at us twice." Monroe
Emphasizing the necessity of their tripartite unity, "I sincerely suggest that you all consider each other's interests. We meet to find a solution that is acceptable to everyone, rather than forcing the other party to listen to me."
Ruffalo, who was smooth in dealing with things and had been a peacemaker for half his life, became a party to the conflict today. He laughed, leaned over and pushed the ashtray towards the smoking Lao Jin, Monroe: "Monroe said that
Yes, let’s explore together.”
After hearing this, Lao Jin accepted Ruffalo's sincerity and flicked the cigar into the ashtray: "It is not my bottom line not to get involved in the internal struggle of the Tun Man government, but the Mongolian people's."
Bottom line. I don’t want to go against our own people everywhere, so as long as you don’t insist on this method of yours, we can talk about everything else.”
"Okay." Ruffalo agreed happily.
"Ruffalo, what do you think of the method that Lao Jin and the others just proposed? Excluding your method, is that combined with the one that Verak just proposed considered the optimal solution?" Monroe moved the solution closer to the struggle.
"There are two problems with the method proposed by both of you. One is that it is too difficult to implement, and the other is that the risks are too high. If these two can be solved or reduced, then of course I am very willing to do so." Ruffalo did not.
He insisted on insisting on his own point of view. He knew that both Lao Jin and Monroe tended to be tough. If he went against them to the end, he didn't know what would happen.
"Then let's discuss solutions to these two points. If it can be lowered, we will just stick to this. If it can't be lowered, we will put it aside and find a new way." Monroe said.
Ruffalo smiled helplessly: "Okay."
"Lao Jin and Apu hope that we can use the new conscription law to intensify the conflict between the government and the locals, expand and complicate the matter, and then fish in troubled waters. What Verak means is that we need to unite with the locals.
, bundled together to form a greater force to fight against the government." Monroe summarized the actions of several people.
Law and urgent problems, "the two are essentially the same thing. Among them, what Verak said about uniting with the locals sounds more threatening to the government, but of course the corresponding feasibility is almost non-existent. We use Lao Jin and them
The only way is to provoke conflict between the two sides, and it will be more feasible to see them become chaotic."
"The alliance I mentioned is still feasible, but it will take time." Verak couldn't help but say.
He wanted to bring "On Equality", "The Internationale", and "Women's Manifesto" to the Old South, and he also believed that organizations similar to them also existed in the country of Dunman.
As long as he finds this group of people and translates "On Equality", "The Internationale", and "Women's Manifesto" into the Dunman language and disseminates them, then there is hope for the union.
Even if locals and outsiders do not unite in the end, they will realize the importance and necessity of struggle.
"What we lack most is time. Now the government is weakening our strength step by step. If we continue to delay it, others will not take us seriously," Apu said.
"If we follow Lao Jin and Apu's method, then there will only be one major problem left, grasp." Ruffalo was polite to everyone, but the real decision-making power was not with Verak, so he still looked at Lao Jin squarely.
, Monroe continued to discuss, "If this thing is not done, if the government finds out, you also know what the consequences will be, so you can't do it this way unless you are at least 70% sure."
"I agree with this." Monroe did not always oppose Ruffalo's opinion, but supported him at the right time. "Once we do something, there is no room for regret, and if we fail, we will definitely be fully suppressed by the government."
Apu lowered his head and discussed with Lao Jin, then puffed up his chest and said: "We also agree."
"Then let's talk about the details..." Ruffalo said.
Verak sighed inwardly, listening to the four people not paying attention to his words, studying the specific implementation according to their own way, choosing to remain silent and giving up participating in the discussion.
He understood the four of them. No one would listen to such nonsense from a person with no background and then really take it to heart. He couldn't show his identity as the Equality Society and interfere.
gold.
This was the main purpose of his and Keating's visit.
It is an accident to help outsiders retain their right to survive, and to help the people of the Old South to avoid being oppressed by the government and the powerful. This must be done, but the priority of the task must not be changed or the plan destroyed.
The conversation lasted for about two hours. The plan to provoke conflicts between civilians and the government was gradually improved, and many problems were solved one by one.
"In this case, we must be 50 to 60% sure that this thing will be done, right?" The discussion came to an end for the time being, and Monroe, who had drank two bottles of water, poured another half cup of water to moisten his throat.
"It's almost done. We'll have some discussions later and sort out all the minor matters. Basically, we can do it." Ruffalo wrote something in his notebook.
Lao Jin put out his cigar in the ashtray: "Then let's talk about this for today, and we will decide on the follow-up matters at the nearest time."
"I've already arranged lunch. After dinner, we can settle this matter directly in the afternoon." Ruffalo invited both parties to stay for lunch, and then arranged the matter in one go.
"There are still some details that need to be implemented first. I am going back just to do this. We will meet again when it is over." Lao Jin said.
Monroe also said: "It just so happens that I have some personal matters to deal with over there. Let's have dinner together next time we come here."
"Okay, then I'll take you out." Ruffalo escorted two groups of people out of the conference room and outside the building.
Two cars from the Gold Flash Gang and one car from the Sea Rat Gang were waiting in front of them.
"Then we'll leave first. I'll let you know as soon as possible after the preliminary preparations in the plan are implemented." After Lao Jin, Monroe and Ruffalo finished speaking, they took their son Apu and sat in the first seat.
The car left first.
"Then I'm leaving too." After watching Lao Jin leave, Monroe also walked towards the car.
Verak directly got into the driver's seat.
"That's Fisher?" Ruffalo, who was standing on the steps, recognized the body in the back seat of the car.
Monroe walked to the passenger door and grinned: "Good eyes."
"Do you need me to help you deal with it?" Ruffalo did not ask what happened within the Sea Rat Gang, he only asked Monroe if he needed help.
"It's still useful if you keep it, let's go." Monroe waved his hand to Ruffalo and sat in the passenger seat, "Let's go."
"Yeah." Verak remembered the way when he came, started the car and drove towards Manchester City without using Monroe to point the direction.
Monroe glanced at Fisher, the former second-in-command of the Shanghai Rat Gang, in the back seat: "Why didn't you express your opinion during the conversation later?"
"Your ideas are all very good. I have nothing to add." Verak replied truthfully.
"By the way, I'm quite curious. Why do you strongly advocate that we and the local people break our prejudices and jointly resist the government's unreasonable bills?" Monroe asked, "You are a photographer and a driver. How can you come up with this method?"
But they all come from high places.”
"Don't you know that Brexi has made a big fuss?"
"I know, some organization attacked the government building a while ago and disrupted the World Expo and so on."
Verak said "Yeah": "That organization is called the Equality Society. They spread a lot of advanced ideas in Bressy. I've seen a little bit of it."
"Advanced concept? What is it?" Monroe had never heard of it at all.
Verak felt that this was a good opportunity to explain the philosophy of the Equality Society to Monroe and make him aware of equal opportunities, so he carefully considered the language and briefly explained the philosophy of the Equality Society as if he had just heard about it and was not too impressed.
Purpose, and some contents of "Equality", "Internationale" and "Women's Manifesto".
"It's quite interesting... When I first read the newspaper, I thought they were some kind of rogue party, but considering that they are quite great." After hearing what Verak said, Monroe became a little interested.
"It's great..." Verak calmed down and got down to business, "If you're interested, I'll think of ways to work on the theory of equality, the Internationale, and the Women's Manifesto, and show them to you."
"Where are you going to do it?"
"If you ask around, there will always be some that are introduced into the Old Southern Testament, right?" Verak said.
Monroe rolled down the car window to get some air: "I can just look for it myself."
Verak heard that Monroe was not very interested in it, and most likely just said it casually, but he could not continue to actively ask to help him find an apprentice to increase suspicion, so he changed his rhetoric: "Okay, then I will find my own.
I just wanted to take a good look at it."
"Want to study it carefully and recreate his deeds in the Old Southern Testament?" Monroe said with a suppressed smile when he heard that Verak's meaning was not simple.
"Let's see if there's anything we can use it for."
"Hahahaha..." Munro seemed to have heard some funny joke and laughed for a while, "Old Nanyue is different from Lazerin, and we are outsiders. We can't protect ourselves now, so don't think about it.
Such a great thing.”
"I think self-preservation and resistance are the same thing." Verak retorted.
Monroe still smiled brightly: "How can it be the same thing? They are two different things."
"Civilians are oppressed and exploited, and we are driven and exploited, all for the benefit of the government and the powerful. This is the same thing." Verak knew that Monroe had not awakened. He was not aware of these things, so he could not talk to Verak.
We went together, as if we were in two different worlds, "But there is no point in discussing this now. I am really interested in that book now. I will have a good talk with you after I find it and read it."
"Okay, okay." Monroe didn't take it to heart at all.
Forty minutes later, the two returned to the door of Mink's Tavern in Manchester City.
"How are you going to solve it?" Verak parked the car, curious about how Monroe would reorganize the Sea Rat Gang.
"Do you need to solve it?" Monroe smiled at Verak, got out of the car, and dragged Fisher's body into the tavern.
Verak quickly followed in.
Dozens of members of the Sea Rat Gang were usually sitting in the tavern drinking and chatting. After Monroe dragged Fisher's body in, they silently stopped their noise.
There was silence in the tavern, and everyone stared blankly at Monroe and Fisher's body in his hand.
Some people are confused and some are afraid to swallow their saliva.
"Hywell, pour the wine." Monroe threw Fisher's body in the aisle, sat aside, and asked Hywell, who had been injured after a fight with Verac, to pour him some wine.
"...Okay." Seeing this scene, Haywell was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses and brought Monroe wine.
After Verak entered, he saw that no one dared to move. Only Monroe, who was drinking wine and smoking cigarettes contentedly, remained calm and walked forward to sit down.
"Want something to drink?" Monroe swung the glass.
"Okay." Verak poured some wine and touched it with Monroe, "Are you just going to drink like this?"
"Otherwise? Pick them out one by one? I don't know who they are, so there's no need." Monroe didn't drink for a long time and was so greedy. As soon as he took a sip of wine, he was so intoxicated that he smacked his lips.
Verak covered his mouth with a wine glass and whispered: "Aren't you afraid that they will do something secretly?"
"Look." Monroe pointed to one of the strong men who was sweating profusely and panicking, "That's enough."