After lunch, Oscar, Vladislav, and Arseny did not stay for a moment, and started their propaganda work in Peace Street without stopping.
Not long after they left, before one o'clock, the captain of the patrol team who was greedy for wine came over with Clark.
As usual, Quentin invited the captain of the patrol team to a cubicle to drink alone, while Verak informed Clark in another cubicle of the great changes that had occurred in the past two days.
Clark was stunned for a long time.
Before coming this time, he specially practiced his acting skills in order not to reveal his secrets in front of Cozmo. Unexpectedly, Verak and others had a falling out with Cozmo so quickly, and reorganized the sub-station decisively and quickly.
, clearly planned the future development route.
Fortunately, he acted very neatly on his own side, taking advantage of his position to quietly implement several secret stations, which solved the urgent problem of overcrowding at the secret stations due to the large number of veteran comrades from the sub-stations.
Before the patrol captain left with Clark, Verak also took Clark to meet Cosmo.
Cozmo was looked around one day like a monkey imprisoned in a zoo for people to watch.
This feeling made him very humiliated, but this humiliation was nothing compared to death. Therefore, no matter how embarrassing the situation was, as long as he had the opportunity to meet with Verak, the current top commander of the sub-station, Cozmo would
Trying his best to promote himself and prove that he has greater value, he has already repented and even brought out Verak's initial past and asked him, "Wasn't he also so despicable before?"
Verak had long expected that Cozmo would dig out his past to defend himself and strive for a chance to change his face and start a new life.
He didn't dodge at all and answered Cosmo's question head-on.
First, he has never actively killed any comrade.
Second, he took the initiative to reveal the truth and admitted his mistake before the Equality Council noticed the abnormality.
Third, he was forgiven and accepted.
And Cozmo, with the lives of hundreds of comrades on his hands, would have continued to use the entire sub-station as a tool for his own whitewashing if he hadn't been discovered to have betrayed him.
The two sides simply cannot be compared.
After cutting off Cozmo's unrealistic hopes, Verak took Clark away and ordered him to continue to implement as many secret sites as possible in the future, and to come to the tavern every afternoon in order to receive information in time.
After Quentin finished drinking, Clark couldn't wait to help the drunken patrol leader leave. There was no room left in the pub, and Verak continued to meet the comrades who had arrived.
By the time of the evening curfew, he had met with nine groups, totaling 77 comrades from the sub-station.
"How's it going? How many comrades from the sub-station have not been contacted?" During dinner, Verak asked Stuart Connie who finally came back.
"We will all be contacted by tomorrow afternoon at the latest." Stuart replied, "It is expected that we will be able to contact more than 200 comrades in total."
"Thank you for your hard work." Verak looked at Vladislav and Arseny, "Comrade Vladislav, Comrade Arseny, you don't have to follow Oscar to do publicity work tomorrow, step up preparations for follow-up things, and hurry up
Leave the city before curfew tomorrow."
After contacting all comrades who can be contacted tomorrow and informing them to gather in the direction of Heping Street, the scavengers led by Maxim will basically lose control of the sub-station.
Verak hoped that while the sub-station would regain its independence, Vladislav and the others could lead people to raise the banner of the International Equality Alliance in Shilling City and other places to attract Maxim's attention earlier.
There is no need to wait until the end of the war or until Maxim detects an anomaly. After all, the end of the war and Maxim's awareness of an anomaly are both unknown. It may be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or now. Don't think about it.
Things were caught off guard, so they had to go out early to put the plan into action.
Vladislav Arseny had no objection to this.
After dinner, Verak discussed the matter of support from the main station with the two of them, and decided on the candidates for the 'bait team' overnight.
Vladislav serves as the captain, Arseny serves as the deputy captain, fifty comrades who are close associates of the Workers' Mutual Aid Association and old comrades from the sub-station serve as the backbone, plus one hundred and fifty comrades dispatched from the Sder Kingdom sub-station.
Comrades came to assist, and the revolutionary force of more than 200 people was active in Shiling City and other places, which was enough to confuse the public and make Maxim believe that all the sub-stations acted according to the original plan ahead of schedule, evacuated Winterfort, and turned to other areas for development.
By then, there will still be nearly two hundred comrades left in Winterfort who have gone dormant and returned to the darkness.
Verak will lead Stuart, Oscar, and Quentin to use their abilities to infiltrate Winterfort in all aspects. When the time is right, they will cooperate internally and externally to overthrow Bash.
July 28
Stuart and Connie left early in the morning to contact the remaining comrades.
Oscar secretly promoted the idea of equality in Peace Street, subtly cultivating people's consciousness of struggle.
The captain of the patrol team came only in the afternoon, so Quentin used his free time to go out and settle down the comrades who kept arriving.
After Vladislav and Arseny established the list, they went to inform the candidates and ordered them to pack their things and prepare for departure in the afternoon.
Verak, who stayed behind at the tavern, greeted his comrades one after another, comforted them, and patiently explained the situation to them.
"Comrade Verak!"
"haven't seen you for a long time!"
As soon as a batch was sent away, two familiar people stepped into the tavern.
"You are here." Verak greeted the two of them with a smile.
These two people were none other than Vikenj and August who had been sent to Zein by the Workers' Mutual Aid Association earlier to seek support. After they followed Verak back to Winterfort, they were deliberately taken away by Cosmo.
I haven't seen Verak in almost half a month.
When selecting the candidates to go out with Vladislav and the others last night, Verak thought that these two people were reliable enough and were members of the Workers' Mutual Aid Association, so he specially selected them to join.
"I didn't expect so many things to happen in such a short period of time..." Weikenji looked grave, walked up to Verak and whispered, "Thanks to you being here, otherwise..."
"Fortunately, we have resolved the crisis, and now everything is moving in a good direction." Verak invited the two of them to sit down in the cubicle.
"When Quentin picked us up, he briefly explained to us the follow-up arrangements for the branch. Are we going to follow Comrade Vladislav and the others to leave Winterfort and develop elsewhere?" August confirmed them.
What will the two do.
While pouring water for the two of them, Verak explained the situation: "Yes, the situation is like this..."
After understanding the detailed reasons, Wickenji couldn't help but admired: "This is the best arrangement. Even if Maxim thinks it's a scam and Winterfort is not exposed, we will still make money. At worst, you can wait in Winterfort, and we will be outside.
Show off your skills."
"If Maxim goes out, then you can do the activities while we hide. If he also divides his forces into two groups and the strength of the scavengers is weakened, we still have plenty of opportunities." August continued.
The method that Verak and a group of comrades came up with is extremely wonderful. No matter what decision Maxim makes, the pressure that the scavengers can bring to the sub-station will drop off a cliff. What the drop will bring is the number of numbers.
Endless loopholes.
At that time, it will depend on the situation. Start wherever there is an opportunity, and the sub-station will completely take back the initiative.
"I just hope Maxim won't notice anything unusual in the past few days." Verak himself was extremely satisfied with the plan, "By the way, do you want to take a look at Cosmo?"
"...No." Weikenji was the first person to choose not to look. "We haven't had any dealings with him in the first place. It would make us less angry if we don't look."
"The main thing is that you are not allowed to do anything. If you agree that we vent our anger for the fallen comrades, then I will definitely go over and give him a good beating." August's reason was simple and direct.
"We will deal with him after a while and give everyone a satisfactory explanation." Verak nodded.
After chatting for a while, Verak thought that Vladislav and the others were going to leave in the afternoon, so he did not let Vikendi and August leave.
During lunch, only Quentin and Oscar came back among the few people who had gone out. Verak thought something had happened to Vladislav and Arseny. Fortunately, Quentin happened to meet the two of them and said that they still lacked some people.
There was no notice, so he would come back later, which made Verak feel relieved.
Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Vladislav and Arseny returned to the tavern.
"You are here too." Vladislav saw Vikendi and August as soon as he entered the door.
"Deputy Station Chief Vladislav!" Vikendi stepped forward excitedly, "Comrade Verak said we were leaving anyway, so he asked us to wait to leave with you and Comrade Arseny."
"Okay." Vladislav greeted Verak and reported the situation, "Comrade Verak, Arseny and I saw that it was getting late, so we just informed them to pack up and leave. It is estimated that many people have already set off by now.
Go to the station outside the city that originally received you and wait to meet up."
Verak sat down with a few others: "Most of their identities are not too sensitive, so it's not a big problem for them to sneak out of the city, but you guys can only wait until night to go out."
"Well, we'll leave when it gets completely dark," Vladislav said.
"You haven't eaten yet, Comrade Victor, please bring them some food." Victor went to get the food, and then he said with concern, "Those comrades have told me to be careful when leaving the city.
."
"Don't worry, people who have persisted for so many months still have this ability." Vladislav said with certainty.
If you insist on seeing the good side of comrades who have been hiding for several months, it is not impossible.
Being able to persist in this environment for several months can be said to be somewhat capable. It is not a big problem for them to just avoid possible informants and safely leave the city to join the large army.
"That's fine. When the time comes, just go out and contact the people at the Sder Kingdom branch. They will provide us with funds, weapons, and manpower." Verak said.
"clear."
Time passes quickly.
In the afternoon, the captain of the patrol team came. Clark reported some of the situation and said goodbye to Vladislav and others who were about to leave.
When it was getting dark, Stuart and Connie returned. They had contacted all the comrades they could contact. Basically, these people would leave today and arrive near Heping Street tomorrow.
In the evening, after dinner, Verak made an exception and allowed everyone to drink some beer, partly to celebrate that they were coming out of the crisis, and partly to see them off.
"Crack."
The crisp sound of clinking wine glasses sounded.
Verak took a few swigs of beer: "It was very difficult before the branch station. We took many detours and waited a lot unnecessaryly. Fortunately, we finally got through the difficulties. This time you left, and the Bash Revolution was initially victorious.
We probably couldn't see each other before. I sincerely hope that you are all well. Although we are not together, we are fighting side by side."
"I rarely admire someone from the bottom of my heart. Except for my father and my grandfather, Comrade Verak, you are the first one." Vladislav has a very good drinking capacity, and drinking a few bottles has almost no effect on him, so
He was not afraid of getting drunk and delaying his departure from the city tonight, so he drank a bottle in one go, "To be honest, before you came here, I
I no longer have any expectations for the revolution. In the days when you first came here, I really didn’t find anything unusual about you and this group of young comrades. I secretly thought that you would definitely return without success.
Facts have proved that I was wrong. You are excellent. You have brought hope to me and Bash. Without further ado, I will drink another one."
"Drink." Verak had nothing important to do at night, so he drank another bottle with Vladislav happily.
"Then let me say a few words." Arseny raised his hand and clinked glasses with Verak, Quentin, Stuart and others one by one, "I am different from him, and I admire you both. We have been getting along for almost a month.
, but actually I didn’t have much heart-to-heart talk. I’m not very good at talking. Anyway, I feel honored to work with you in the revolution, really honored. I have never felt that my existence is so meaningful in my life.
I will die with no regrets."
"Don't say such unlucky words, come on, Comrade Arseny, I salute you!" Stuart felt reluctant and clinked glasses with Arseny and Vladislav.
"I respect you too."
"And me."
Oscar and Connie both came over.
Quentin, who showed little emotion, finally raised his bottle and said, "Have a safe trip."
The group of people didn't drink too much, and after a bit of drinking, they said some more sincere and frank words, and the friendship became closer and more stable.
"...Okay, let's go." It was almost time, Vladislav, Arseny, Vikendi, and August came to the door of the tavern.
The four grown men only packed up a small baggage in total.
There was no change of clothes or daily necessities inside, just a few books and documents.
"Be careful on the road." Verak, Quentin, Stuart, Connie, Oscar, and Victor watched them leave.
Vladislav smiled at Verak and the others before disappearing into the darkness.