"I spent more than half a month in a cell of a few square meters on the ground floor of Demans Prison."
"Have you always stayed in this place?"
"No. I can leave the cell for a short while to go to the toilet and change dressings on my wounds, but I'm still on the ground floor and haven't even seen the slightest bit of daylight."
"How did you manage to stay calmly in such a small place for more than half a month?"
"Actually, I wasn't very calm. I couldn't hold it in anymore. In the end, my injuries hadn't fully recovered, so I just found a way to leave the cell."
"The cell is so small and has nothing. How do you spend your time?"
"In the first half of the period, I was tortured and basically didn't wake up. In the second half, the knowledgeable and experienced teacher Keating taught me things, and every day was pretty interesting."
"But Comrade Keating isn't here, why don't you tell us something?"
"Me? Let me think about it..."
July 15th, morning
Bash, a small town outside the capital city of Winterfort, is the secret site of the Bash branch of the International Alliance of Equality.
Comrades from the sub-station, Oscar, Connie, Stuart, Quentin, Clark and others surrounded Verak, waiting for him to tell some interesting things to pass the time.
Today was a full day, it was their eighth day at the sub-station.
At present, except for Quentin and Connie who went on a mission, the others have not even left the town and can only go out quietly to get some air in the dead of night.
"How about I tell you a story about Mr. Keating when he was young?" Verak thought for a moment. He spoke dryly and was not very good at telling things that could arouse everyone's emotions. It would be better for him to tell something simple.
"Okay, Comrade Keating is a legend." Oscar is always the most active one, and he didn't wilt out even after being in the house for so long.
"I would rather hear the story about Diaz, such as how he became an underground boxer, and how he met you and joined the Equality Society together." Connie was more interested in people like Diaz.
"I want to hear your detailed explanation of how you helped the Equality Association obtain the first critical development funds?" Stuart's focus was on money.
Weekend and Augusta then suggested other stories.
"Uh... let me tell you one by one. Anyway, there is enough time, and I will tell you 80% of the time until you are impatient." Verak decided to start with the story of Mr. Keating's youth, "Mr. Keating is from Dunman.
, his parents were quite famous doctors in the Old South at that time——"
"Dongdong-dong-dong-dongdongdongdong-"
At this time, a regular knock on the door sounded.
"It's Station Commander Cozmo and the others are back!" The comrades at the sub-station heard that the knocking frequency was their password, and quickly got up and went to open the door.
"Webmaster."
"Deputy Station Manager."
In an instant, most of the people around Verak left, leaving only Quentin, Clark, and Connie still sitting firmly.
The surrounded Cosmo, Daisy, Arseny and Vladislav sat down surrounded by their comrades.
"Comrade Verak, good news!" Cosmo said to Verak.
Verak basically guessed the content of the message, so he didn't speak and just raised the corner of his mouth.
"The comrades we arranged have successfully infiltrated into the guard teams of the two patrol areas. With their cover, you can all move into the corresponding patrol areas," Cosmo said.
"Really? We can enter Winterhold?"
"Can we leave now?"
"That's great! Finally I don't have to stay here anymore, I'm almost suffocated!"
Oscar, Stuart and others cheered in low voices.
"But the current ability is limited. I can advance, but I cannot move freely." Cozmo added.
"That's enough." Verak then spoke, "It's much better to stay where everyone is fighting than here."
"Well... then pack up and leave tonight." Cozmo set a time for Verak and his party to enter the city.
The patrol station at the entrance of the city has not yet been infiltrated. If Verak and the others want to enter the city, they can only sneak in at night, and then with the help of comrades in the guard, they can safely settle in the patrol area.
Oscar and Stuart couldn't help but hug each other and almost cried with joy.
After traveling for half a month and staying here for another seven or eight days, they were finally able to officially enter Winterfort to carry out the tasks assigned to them by their superiors!
"Okay." As soon as Verak responded, he saw other people rushing to pack up large and small bags of things.
"It's still a bit dangerous to go into the city tonight. Don't bring too many things. You can leave some daily necessities and clothes and buy them after you have settled in, or we can find an opportunity to send these in again." Dai Qian, the deputy station manager.
Seeing that Connie was filling a large bag of things with no sign of stopping, she reminded her.
"Oh, okay." Connie was stunned for a moment when she heard it, then threw the newly packed bag aside and lay down again with peace of mind.
Apart from clothes and daily necessities, she only had a few weapons left on her body, and there was nothing left to deal with.
Verak was not in a hurry and threw away the clothes and other useless items. The remaining items were not enough to fit half of his suitcase: "Then when we get in, you will go back to Winterfort?"
"Of course, we are here just to meet you. We will definitely go back when you enter Winterfort." Cosmo replied, "And we will live in the patrol area adjacent to you, so that we can communicate easily without
When you are in danger, you will be picked up from the same pot."
"Okay." Verak breathed a long sigh of relief, brushing away the depression accumulated in the past seven days, and was gearing up to enter Winterfort and lead the comrades of the sub-station to reunite together and launch a counterattack against the Bash government.
"You must know one thing, but I still have to remind you. Winterfort is very dangerous, and the government's treatment of comrades is also cruel. Once you are caught in danger, it will be difficult for us to rescue you," Cosmo said.
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Verak was as calm as ever, his expression did not change in any way due to Cozmo's words: "Do you think I will be afraid?"
"Of course you won't be afraid."
"It's them who should be afraid." Verak raised an eyebrow.
——
July 16, two o'clock in the morning
The secret station in the town was deserted.
There were fifteen comrades in total, and they only took three suitcases of important personal belongings. They quietly bypassed the checkpoint at the city entrance and blended into the Winter Fortress from a place that was not inspected.
The inspection area they first entered was the place where the comrades spent a week infiltrating.
It was extremely dark here, with few houses having lights on and no sound coming from anywhere.
"etc."
Despite the cool breeze, cold sweat broke out on everyone's foreheads. Oscar, who was used to laughing and joking, now had a sullen face and was extremely nervous.
Vladislav, who was in charge of leading the team, signaled the group to stick to the wall and hide in the darkness to avoid being discovered by the patrol team.
Their people had indeed infiltrated into the patrol team, but they were only able to provide cover for them. They were far from fully controlling the patrol team and being able to show off here with great arrogance.
"Huh..." Before entering the Winter Fortress, Stuart, who had been emphasized by Cozmo and others on safety matters more than a dozen times, breathed rapidly, and even felt that he could not move his legs.
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
——After entering Winterfort, follow Vladislav's command in everything, do not make any noise or act without authorization.
——Once discovered by the patrol team, remember not to conflict with them head-on. Everyone should disperse and evacuate Winterfort as quickly as possible. After making sure to get rid of the enemy, they will meet in the town.
——If you are unfortunately caught and think that you cannot withstand the torture, if you have the courage, give yourself a good time. If you don't have the courage, you should delay it for a while as much as possible to give us some opportunities to transfer.
Thinking of every serious warning, Stuart felt a little panicked.
He couldn't really be so unlucky. After traveling for half a month and waiting for more than a week, he finally entered Winterfort to perform a mission and was discovered by the patrol team, right?
What if you are really discovered? Where should you run?
What if you are caught? How can you die quickly?
"Okay, continue to follow me." A patrol team passed by the intersection ahead and disappeared around the corner. Vladislav waved his hand, motioning for everyone to bend down and follow him to continue moving against the wall.
"What's wrong?" Verak gently patted Stuart who was standing in front of him and was distracted.
"Ah?" Stuart was thinking about how to deal with an emergency, "No, it's nothing."
"Don't be afraid, follow me. If there is any danger later, remember to follow me closely, I will take you away safely." Verak walked in front of Stuart and followed the team forward.
Hearing Verak's instructions to him and the safe figure on his back, Stuart's fear dissipated a lot. He was so moved that he pursed his lips and hurried ahead of Verak stubbornly: "What's really going on?"
You go first, I'll cover you."
"Ha." Verak chuckled slightly.
Sometimes he was quite dissatisfied with the new comrades because they were too immature. Boyin arranged for them not to help Verak share his worries, but to let Verak train them.
Verak came here to do a big business, not to take care of a few children.
But sometimes, he can find bright spots in these new comrades, young people. They are still immature, but their starting point is much higher than his own back then.
Now Verak believes that they will soon grow into independent people, become the mainstay of the sub-station, and pull up the revolution in Bash.
"Stop." After carefully walking through another intersection, Vladislav stopped again.
Cozmo, who was following him, looked forward and saw two guards smoking lazily under the street lights dozens of meters ahead.
"Stand back." Cozmo called back, asking his comrades to hide more secretly. If the two guards happened to walk this way after smoking, they would have enough space to maneuver.
The people behind didn't know what was going on in front, so they followed the order and retreated, feeling guilty in their hearts.
Verak changed positions one after another and leaned behind Cosmo: "What's wrong?"
"There are two guards in front smoking and chatting." Cozmo whispered to Verak, "If they continue to stand like this and block our way, another patrol team will turn back. At that time, we can only retreat.
, recalculate the time and come back tomorrow night."
"Don't force it, safety first, and if it doesn't work, withdraw." Verak gave the instruction.
Rather than rush this day and take risks, it is better to wait.
"Yeah." Cozmomo counted the time.
Two minutes later, the two guards finished smoking, threw the cigarette butts on the ground, stamped them out, and left together to the other side.
"Let's go! Let's go too!" Vladislav breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward.
"Let's go." Cozmo wiped the sweat from his forehead. If the two guards stayed for one more minute, he would have to lead them back the way they came.
The team crossed an intersection again and hid in the shadows near where the guards were smoking.
The next step is to wait.
Wait for the comrades they have placed in the patrol team to come over and respond.
One minute.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Twenty minutes.
Finally, two guards walked towards their hiding place with obvious purpose.
"Webmaster? Webmaster?"
One of the guards asked in a low voice.
"It's me." Cozmo stepped out of the shadows and met the two comrades who were responsible for picking them up.
"Are all comrades here?" asked the comrade disguised as a guard.
"They're all here." Cozmo said.
"Now the two patrol teams in charge of this area have gone aside to take a break and smoke. The two of us came here under the pretense of going to the toilet." The disguised comrade said, "We don't have much time, so we have to arrange Comrade Verak and others here first.
Then I will send you, the deputy station chief, to another inspection area."
"Without further ado, let's go." Cozmo called the others and followed two comrade guards to the door of a billiards hall.
The door of the billiard hall was unlocked, and the comrade guard opened it with a gentle push.
"This is your place to stay. There is food and drink inside. We told the captain of the patrol team that this is a store owned by our family. They usually don't search carefully even if they come here. You can stay here without worries. From now on, every night
We will all come over to deliver things to you and pass on information..." Comrade Guard quickly finished his explanation, without having time to get to know Verak and others. After they all went in, leaving only a few cadres and comrades from the sub-station, they closed the door.
The door.
"Ann, is it safe?" Oscar asked stammering in the dim billiard hall.
"Well." Verak stood in front of the window and watched with the faint light as Cozmo, Vladislav, Arseny, Vikendi, Augusta and others left under the leadership of the comrades of the guard, "
Clark, Stuart, Quentin, Oscar, you block the windows with me, and then we light a candle and take a look at the environment."
It was so dark in the billiard hall that they couldn't even see each other clearly, but they were afraid that if they lit the lamp later, the patrol team outside would notice and come to their door.
I can only be on the safe side by blocking the windows and then lighting a candle with low brightness to understand the layout of the billiard hall.