The child king who was not sure for a moment swallowed his saliva, looked at his companions who were excited, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "You can come over, but there is something I want to tell you. If you have any bad intentions, all of us will do it."
Everyone will fight with you, and in the worst case, everyone will die together!"
After all, he is still a child, and his performance is much better than that of his peers, but he is still immature.
Verak did not laugh. On the contrary, he solemnly accepted the child king's threat: "Okay, everything will be as you say."
The four of them took a few steps forward and came to a group of friends led by Kid Wang, and handed several bags of bread into their hands.
The kid king took a deep breath, stepped back, and led the four of them towards their residence around the corner: "Follow me."
The situation at the corner is no different from yesterday. The boys are spread out with shabby cloth blankets. The situation of the girls is slightly better. Some even have simple sheds built to block the rain falling from the gaps in the buildings above.
Surround the surrounding area to form a relatively airtight small space.
At this time, these children were standing on both sides, watching in fear as Verak and the other four approached.
"Find a place to sit down." Verak said as kindly as possible, looking for a place to sit and talk among the dirty children and dirty blankets.
"Forget it," Murphy said.
In such an environment, there was really no place for them to sit. They just sat on something that was visibly dirty and could not even be called a blanket, which was just a formality.
But Verak finally sat down and called the others to join him.
Children are sensitive at heart.
Children can understand that they don't sit down, but they will always be hurt in their hearts.
The person who keeps saying that he is coming to help him is full of contempt for his current situation, revealing an inexplicable sense of superiority. Maybe before the situation is clarified, there will be a gap between the two parties.
On the other hand, the children actually knew that their residence could not entertain others at all, but Verak was still willing to sit down. This attitude was enough to make them feel good and willing to trust him.
After all, how could a bunch of kids be suspicious of someone who gave them food, money, and didn't care about where they lived?
"Let's talk." Verak waved to the child king and motioned for him to sit over.
"What exactly do you want to ask?" Kid Wang pretended to be calm and strode over to sit down.
Verak saw that the other children were still very reserved, standing aside as if they were being scolded, not even daring to look at him, so he asked Murphy to comfort them and sit down, sitting around and chatting together.
It took Murphy, López Obrador and King of Kids a while to fulfill this request.
When the four of them and more than 20 children sat down in a big circle, Verak looked at the children with a smile and said: "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people, and we should not be like anyone who has dealt with you in the past.
Same. We come from an organization whose life-long goal is to make the world more equal, free, united, and beautiful. We found you to find ways to help you get out of your current environment and live a normal life."
After Murphy finished translating, the children were still timid.
"Let me introduce myself to everyone first." Verak was not in a hurry to ask about the situation, but first tried to find a way to let the children have a preliminary understanding of themselves. "My name is Most Verak, and I come from a country called Brei.
We are a country in the West, and because we don’t know much Monrego language yet, I need my friend named Murphy to help translate my words into Monrego language for you. The organization I belong to is called International
The Equality Alliance, it used to have a more well-known name, called the Equality Society. We..."
While talking, Verak deliberately added a few interesting things, which easily amused the children and inadvertently brought them closer together again.
Then Murphy, Connie, and Obrador introduced themselves respectively.
When it was the turn of the child king with freckles on his face and short black hair, he probably felt the gazes of his companions. He couldn't help but straighten his body, without any fear on his face, and said loudly: "My name is Jose! I come from Argentina.
Verado! I am sixteen years old! I am the oldest person here! They are all my younger brothers and sisters!"
"Abelardo... Then why did you come here?" Verak asked.
"The state of Abelado was occupied by warlords! My father and mother were killed by the robbers who took advantage of the chaos! Before they died, they asked me to come to Monrego City! Because this is the safest place in Monrego.
Place!" Jose looked at where he was looking and said with resentment in his tone.
"And you live here?" Verak was a little frightened by the energetic voice of this child.
"I met them when I came to Monlego City! We were all helpless! I am the eldest one! So I will be their brother and protect them! This place was discovered by Javier! No one usually comes!
So we live here!" Jose's breathing was rapid, his eyes were strong, but he didn't look at anyone.
Verak's voice was softer: "How do you usually live?"
"We can't find any jobs here! No one wants us! They say country people like us are just lazy and stealing! They say our accent is so hard to understand! We smell so bad! We tried begging! But no one
We will be given money! If found by the patrol, we will be beaten and expelled.
! Juan's legs were broken by them!" As Jose said, tears began to well up in his eyes. It had been a long, long time since he had told anyone about the difficulties he had experienced. "We can only go there every day when it's dark.
Digging through trash! Looking for dirty food! Looking for rags that others don’t want!”
"Besides these, do you have any other companions?"
"Yes! They are all dead! Herrera was beaten to death because he was so hungry that he stole things! Gale had an argument with a patrol while begging and was shot to death! O'Donoghue died of illness! Yin Lianna
and Roque froze to death this winter! Avila, Valdez and the others starved to death..." Jose named more than ten companions who had left this world in one go.
The atmosphere became very heavy.
The expressions of Verak and others were even a little ugly.
The experiences of these children were more complicated and tragic than they imagined. They were living a life without a meal, which was not called alive at all.
After listening to the other children telling their experiences one after another, their basic situations emerged.
The children came from different places, some from various states, and some were locals from Monlego City. They all lived a wandering life alone due to various things, and then by chance they came together to warm each other.
The reason why I came to Monlego City to seek life was consistent with what Jose's parents said - Monrego City is already the safest place in Monlego City.
At the beginning, Jose had just met his friends, and he hoped to work hard in the outermost area and gain a foothold here. Unfortunately, although he didn't know his background in the outer area, and he could make a living if he worked hard, it was still too chaotic.
As time went by, many profit-minded people focused on them and wanted to use them to do illegal business.
In order to ensure everyone's safety, Jose had no choice but to lead everyone towards the city center. They came to a place where the security was much better, and no one wanted to take them seriously, and no one looked down on them.
In a dark and damp corner, he makes a living by picking up trash.
"The situation of Jose and these children is by no means an isolated case. Scenes like this are probably happening all over Monlego." Obrador felt sorry for the children as he listened, "We should find ways to help them."
"The problem is that we don't have much money ourselves, and the sub-station hasn't been established yet. We can't suddenly bear the food, clothing, housing and transportation of so many children." Murphy shook his head, "What's more, there are not many people like them in Monlego City.
People. This matter can only be discussed in the long term and cannot be rushed."
"What do you think?" Connie gave her coat to a girl who looked the thinnest, wanting to hear Verak's opinion.
Verak felt the temperature and his thoughts drifted away: "The temperature has begun to drop. These children, the children in the same situation in Monrego City, and so many people in Monrego, don't have much time..."
The coming winter is destined to be difficult.
Within a few months, he was not even sure about setting up a sub-station, let alone placing more than 20 children.
But this is something that must be done.
Firstly, this is their purpose. Secondly, they have promised the children. Thirdly, if they hide here in this place in the winter, they will freeze to death. Standing by and watching is equivalent to killing them with your own hands.
"...This matter needs to be discussed in a meeting. No matter what, we can't let them stay here and suffer from hunger." Verak had no good idea to properly arrange the children at the moment, so he could only schedule a meeting to discuss it in the evening.
Jose, the king of children, listened silently to the exchanges between Verak and others. Seeing that they all looked embarrassed and had no intention of expressing their opinions, he snorted coldly: "You can't help us, can you?"
Murphy did not rush to translate to Verak: "I am from Monrego, and my biggest dream and goal is to change Monrego so that the people of Monrego can live a good life. We are really not prepared for coming here this time."
It's sufficient, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything about your situation."
"You can't help." Jose said with certainty, "Unless you have a lot of money to help us leave this country, or have the ability to change the situation in Monlego, we will have to go on like this for the rest of our lives, and sooner or later we will die.
In a certain incident that is inseparable from the chaos in Monrego."
"You are still too young and don't understand the situation outside, and you know very little about our International Equality Alliance." Murphy said, "We are changing Bressey. The original government of Bressey is so powerful that we can succeed. Monreux
There's no reason why I can't do it. The biggest problem is time. You guys urgently need to change, and it will take a long, long time for Meng Le Ge's overall situation to be overturned."
"So after all, what can you help us now?" Jose asked.
"If it weren't for us, as the boss here, what are you going to do with them?" Murphy asked.
"First reinforce this place, at least it won't rain or snow. In addition, we need to collect more clothes and quilts, and prepare some dry firewood, so that we can get through the winter. Wait until early spring next year, and then find a way to find a job. It's really
If it doesn't work, just leave here and go somewhere else to make a living. Anyway, everyone will be older by then and can handle things much better than now." Jose really had a plan.
"If the overall chaos in Monlego doesn't end, it won't make much difference where you go. As for what you said about growing up... Let's take a look at your thin appearance first. This child's actual age is only a few months younger than you.
But it seems that even if you are 11 or 12 years old, no one will doubt it. Why are you looking for a job? To put it bluntly, it is still open to the outside world.
We know too little about the situation in the world. Compared with a few years ago or a few months ago, the scene outside is completely different. It is almost a hell on earth, everyone is in danger, and no one has the ability to help you. Everything, everything
, must be fundamentally solved, that’s what we’re here for, but it’s bound to take a long time.”
"What are you talking about?" Verak didn't understand at all.
Murphy roughly translated it.
"Please help me translate what I'm about to say to Jose." Verak's words were different from his. "We have to do big things, and we have to help with small demands. We will win whatever we can."
, we will work hard even if it is beyond our capabilities. Our purpose of finding you is to understand your situation and help you, so you don't need to worry that we have spent so much effort and finally done nothing."
"The International Equality Alliance is absolutely trustworthy," Connie added.
"There isn't much time left." Jose was not stupid. He knew what the arrival of winter meant to these homeless children.
The emergence of the International Equality Alliance gave him a glimmer of hope when he was helpless. He didn't quite believe it, and had to devote all his expectations to waiting for a good result.
"He said time was running out." Murphy translated.
"I know that before long, the current situation will be considered a luxury for you. If you want to survive and wait until the weather gets warmer, you must either rely on us to find a way to help you resolve it, or rely on you to save yourself." Wei Wei
Lark completely faced this man who was more than ten years younger than him. He seemed to be pressing him step by step, but in fact he had no choice but to pray.
"One thing we have to admit is that our power this time is not strong enough. It is almost impossible to help you directly and completely. But we will never sit idly by and do nothing. I can ask you
Guarantee, we will work out appropriate measures the day after tomorrow at the latest to ensure that you can spend this winter safely."
Connie and Obrador both looked at Verac, and Murphy couldn't help but paused while translating.
Could they really come up with a solution in such a short time?
"As long as you can help us change the situation before the first snow falls in Monlego City." Jose did not dare to expect too much.
"I will come over and give you an answer on the 24th." Verak did not waver in the deadline he set.