"Okay, it shouldn't be a problem if these are ready within two days." Joseph flicked the ashtray into the ashtray, "It's getting late today, so let's talk about this first, and we will advance it tomorrow."
Verak didn't think much about it at first, but after Keating stopped him, he realized that he had brought over their working habits.
The cadres of the Equality Association are almost all workaholics. They have to work until late to find something to do. If something happens, let alone that, they can just finish breakfast at dawn and then go back to the room to rest.
After staying with this group of people for a long time, Verak naturally thought that everyone was like this.
But it's not. Just like Joseph, he still maintains his personal schedule.
"Okay, let's go back and work with Boyin, Morais and the others first to formulate our plans in detail. If we can, we'd better take action as early as possible." Maybe there's still a lot of work to be done, or maybe it's hard to stay up all night with a stable schedule.
On the contrary, it would disrupt the overall situation. In short, after considering Joseph's various possibilities, Verak agreed to discuss it tomorrow and returned the work arrangements for the second half of today to the main station.
"It's quite late, why don't you stay here all night, let's catch up on old times, and I can also take you to understand the situation here." We haven't seen each other for a long time, and Ross still wants to talk to Verak and Keating about this period of his life.
The experience of time.
"It's better to stay here. Just explain the situation on the phone, so as not to have to run back and forth." Adel also persuaded the two of them to stay, "Besides, you should all know Boyin's situation, and we can't talk about it if we go back so late."
"Then stay here and try to finish ordering everything here tomorrow before going back to report the situation to them." Keating agreed.
"Okay." Verak nodded.
Joseph yawned: "Then you can continue chatting, I'm going to rest first."
"OK."
The group of people left Joseph's office together. Joseph went back to his room to rest. Brian went to arrange tonight's patrol work. Verak, Keating, Adel, and Ross came to Adel's office.
"Please sit down." Adel came in and invited the other three people to sit down. He went straight to get drinks for a few people. "Joseph is mainly because he has been too busy during this period. He has not slept much for almost two days and two nights, otherwise it would be so important."
He won't let everyone wait until tomorrow to discuss the matter."
"That's it, it doesn't matter. No matter how tight it is, it won't last until this night." Verak immediately expressed his understanding. At the same time, he was secretly surprised at Adel's observation ability and explained the reason specifically to avoid dissatisfaction between himself and Keating, and thus causing a conflict with Joseph.
gap.
"It's really an unexpected thing that the four of us can get together." Adel brought four cups of coffee.
Ross helped pass the coffee to Verak and Keating, and said with a smile: "You want to say that the three of us were originally prisoners in Damans Prison, and you were the warden of Damans Prison, right? It's true that you didn't
I thought that one day I would be able to leave that place alive and still be able to work with you."
Verak has been relieved by that experience, otherwise he would not have accepted Adel at the beginning: "It's good. No matter what our past, the Equality Society has accepted us. We can all start over here and build a beautiful world together."
world."
"Look, Verak always talks about the Equality Society and the New World." Ross joked after taking a sip of coffee.
"Yes, because these things make me feel truly alive, I can't help but mention them all the time." Verak was also aware of this, and he seemed to mention things from the Equality Society at every turn.
"This is too serious. You have to have your own life. Look at me, although I am very busy, I still take time to drink some wine and practice piano skills with my friends. Now we are the patrol team
As a person, you can go home and see your family quietly." Rose suggested that Verak should not live so seriously.
Verak smiled and said: "I don't have a family, the Pingding Association is my home, so my life is closely related to everything in the Pingding Association, and I enjoy living like this very much. I have something to do every day."
"I have seen no less than ten people trying to persuade Verak, but none of them could do it, because he is not as tired as you all think. Just like Boyin, you all think he is sick and should go to the hospital.
But he can only feel that he is truly alive when he is working." Keating spoke for Verak, "I can only say that some people do not need help as much as they seem, and letting them seem so tired is actually a kind of
respect."
"Teacher Keating is right!" Verak could hardly help but want to applaud Keating.
"Okay, okay, I'm nosy, haha..." Ross said no more.
Adel, who silently watched the three chatting, held a coffee cup and said: "Do you remember Lecter? The deputy warden of Damans Prison, Fernando Lecter."
"Why don't you remember? Which prisoner in the prison was not tortured by him? Especially Verak, I am still scared to see the scars on his body now..." When Rose was captured and brought back to Lezein, he also experienced
After a period of torture, but if he really compared it, he still felt that Lecter was the most terrifying.
"Remember, it was Teacher Keating who killed him in the end and gave us a big surprise." Verak looked at Keating helplessly.
At that time, he learned that Lecter had brought Keating to the interrogation room. He thought something bad would happen to Keating, but he didn't expect that he had kept a trump card, and finally killed Lecter.
"Then you all probably still remember that his father is the Minister of Justice." Adel said, "His father was dismissed by Francois half a month ago because of serious corruption and malfeasance.
Due to his duties, he was taken to the square and executed as a warning to others."
"Oh, yes, there is such a thing, I almost forgot about it." Ross also heard about it.
"Is it going to be executed directly? I thought it would not be that easy for people like him to die." It sounded like it only took a very short time for Lecter's father to go from being investigated and dealt with to being executed. Verak couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
.
"Recently there have been wars and frequent activities of organizations such as the Equality Society. In addition, Francois wanted to restore the monarchy and used force to control the parliamentary faction and all opposition voices. It can be said that Bressey is in a very sensitive period.
In this environment, executing offenders vigorously and resolutely can not only give an explanation to the people, but also deter other people with evil intentions, internally or externally," Adel said.
"It brings out the maximum value of Lecter's father's death." After drinking coffee and chatting for a while, Verak was still not sleepy, so he thought of having a meeting again, "We should discuss it again.
Let’s discuss how to get the Guard Corps. If we can discuss it tonight, we can just let them make the decision tomorrow, which will save their time.”
Adel joked: "I shouldn't pour you coffee. Is it too late to drink now?"
"Okay, I haven't had a drink for a long time." Verak didn't mind drinking some wine, "But the meeting still needs to be held and the plan still needs to be discussed."
"Working with you is really fulfilling and tiring." Adel stood up and went to get the wine.
"Yes, you have just come back. You have already been busy with so many things. You are still busy chatting and relaxing this late at night. You are also busy with work." Ross usually works very hard, but he just met Verak who came back.
After being exposed to it for a while, he realized that his name was nothing at all.
"Sometimes I have the same thoughts as you. I think I should take it easy, otherwise I will get tired and sick sooner or later. But after seeing Boyin, I can't waste my time with peace of mind. His time is running out, and I hope he can see it with his own eyes.
Seeing that the new world is coming. And there are still so many people living in dire straits. If we had changed the status quo one night earlier, he
We can start our lives again one night earlier." Verak explained the reason why he refused to rest and wanted to use all his time, "I have no special skills. This is the only thing I can do.
I hope that I will try my best every moment, and I hope that I will not let down those comrades who sacrificed their lives."
"He has a pressure on him that is difficult for others to truly understand." Keating reached out and patted Verak on the back.
Verak immediately showed a relaxed smile: "No, no, everyone has something on their mind, but it's not really a pressure."
Adel brought the wine: "There's really nothing to chat about. Let's have a meeting and prepare everything as soon as possible."
"I'm not very knowledgeable or good at this, but I can also try to express my opinions. I can also help if you need any help during the execution," Ross said.
"Okay." Verak knew that what he said touched them. For Boyin and the people, they must hurry up and get the thing done early. "We now have the framework of the plan. The independent mixer and
While the Equality Association was acting, Adel went to secretly meet with Arthur on behalf of Joseph, an independent mixer. There were two main things, one was how to act just right, and the other was how to specifically get rid of Maguire with Arthur.
you……"
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Next day, morning
Lezein, South District, in front of a cemetery
A car turned around and slowly stopped on the side of the road.
"The combined fleets of Wellland and Bresi have blocked all major routes in Bash. However, they did not take the initiative to attack the coastal cities of Bash. They only blocked the routes and blocked Bash's maritime trade." Verak sat behind him.
He sat down, holding a newspaper and said.
Co-pilot Morais said: "They are putting pressure on Bash. If this is not effective enough, they will consider more harmful actions."
"What do they want? Bash surrender? Or a public apology or something?" asked Ross, who was driving.
"What we want is Nile's interests. As long as Bash gives up Nile, the purpose of the Welland expedition will be achieved. It's just that the maritime trade blockade alone shouldn't make Bash breathless. The next step is either
They took the initiative to break through the blockade of the combined fleets of Welland and Bresci, or they waited for Welland and Bresci to put further pressure." Morais answered, "According to our analysis before, Bash didn't seem to be able to do anything at all.
If you plan to spend a lot of money to build a large number of coastal defense guns, you probably have some hidden cards that are not yet known."
"What trump card can defeat the combined fleets of Welland and Bresi? I'm afraid this trump card is not about force." Verak guessed that Bash would use some curved methods to resolve the crisis.
"I don't know. Let's get out of the car first. We're here." Morais habitually looked outside and made sure there was no danger. Then he got off the car first.
Verak, Keating, and Ross came down after him with a few bouquets of chrysanthemums, and looked at the cemetery beside the road.
Last night, Verak and the others were busy until almost dawn before finalizing the detailed plan. Then, because Joseph had to go to the government building for a meeting after getting up, Verak and the others did not stay longer and asked Adel to wait for Joseph to come back and explain the situation.
They returned to the main station to have another meeting with Boyne and Morais to discuss the matter.
But Boyin hadn't gotten up before they came back, and Morais was about to go to the cemetery to visit his fallen comrades, so he followed Morais here first.
"I heard that this cemetery has been bought by us?" Verak asked Morais.
"Yes, it is basically filled with our sacrificed comrades." Morais strode forward.
Verak had come here once before to visit Colin and Chris. After more than half a year, when he came back, many people he was familiar with were sleeping here.
"Dawn, Diaz and the others are here too, right?" Verak took a deep breath and walked beside Morais.
"Yes, their bodies were disposed of by the government at that time. We spent a lot of effort to get them here." Morais pointed to one side following his memory, "They are over there."
Verak glanced at Keating and Ross. They walked over together without speaking.
The cemetery is very clean, and it looks like it is cleaned every day. Because all the comrades of the Equality Association are buried here, very few people know about it, and it is usually quite deserted.
When Verak walked to the north, the first person he saw was Diaz.
When he faced his sacrificed friends and comrades again, Verak's emotions were not as violent as the first time.
He stopped, slowly squatted down facing Diaz's tombstone, and gently placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone: "Murphy is very good. He is now in charge of preparing things for the school in Kip City. Follow Kip City.
Teacher Ting is doing some work. I will go to Bash to work in a while, and after finishing the work in Bash, I plan to go to Menglego. Then I will ask Murphy to work together to make your hometown a better place."
Keating didn't stop to listen to Verak's words, but patted Rose, and the two of them arrived at Dawn's place first.
"Everyone is doing well now, and many things have been done. We have opened a pilot factory, and the school will be completed soon, and we will soon seize Lezein and Bressy from those people to build our
The new world we yearn for is more hopeful now than before." Verak let out a heavy breath and showed a natural yet unnatural smile, "Thank you, Diaz, your efforts have not been in vain, we will always remember it.