"I thought the inner city of Monlego was so difficult to enter, but it turned out that it had been eaten away by moths a long time ago." Murphy snorted disdainfully, mentally reassessing the difficulty of Monlego City.
"To be on the safe side, let's arrange for someone to try to see if we can get in. If it's really possible, buy a few more tickets. We'll leave tomorrow to officially enter the inner city to investigate the situation," Verak said.
"I'll go." Obrador took a sip of water and walked toward the door with his pass. "I didn't dare to try it at first. I wanted to hear your opinions first. Now I'm basically sure. Wait for my good news.
"
"Be safe." Verak sent Obrador out.
Murphy sat on the chair and watched Verak close the door and come back: "Have you thought about how to find a suitable partner, and how to make the other party have to cooperate with us?"
Verak lit another cigarette and sat across from Murphy and Connie: "You have to go into the inner city to have a clue about the selection of candidates. Now even the basic information is completely unknown. All the methods that can be thought of can be solved."
How solid is it? As for how to have the confidence to force the other party to cooperate with us, I am still thinking about this."
"You told the children that you would give them an answer the day after tomorrow. Is it too late?" Connie asked.
"As long as this method is successful, we will use our funds to settle the children first." Verak glanced at his watch, and there was still some time. "You two, let's go, let's go to the tailor shop and clothing store."
"What are you doing there?" Murphy frowned.
Going to a clothing store when you are so busy? This is not something Verak can do.
"Comrade Obrador should be able to buy all the passes later, so we have to enter the inner city tomorrow. Do you think we can be taken seriously by those powerful people in the way we are currently dressed?" Verak
Explain why.
Perfect clothes are the first business card they hand out to their partners.
If you don't even have this, you want the other person to be willing to sit down and listen to your own ideas, and to believe that you can achieve the impossible.
Connie hesitated for a moment and said, "Either you two go. Murphy can help with translation, but I can't help much. You have to spend more money to customize or rent clothes."
"Have you forgotten that you have to protect my safety?" Verak said with a smile, "One is my translator and the other is my bodyguard. This seems really interesting."
This is also part of Verak's plan.
Demonstrate your strength as much as possible in all aspects, so that the discussion will be more convincing and help to achieve cooperation.
The three of them left the hotel and walked closer to the inner city. They took a fancy to a well-established clothing store. They each picked clothes of good quality and style. After paying a large deposit, they each
Switching shotguns for cannons, we returned to the hotel.
"What are you..." When Obrador came back, he almost didn't recognize the three people who had transformed into dignitaries.
In particular, Verak had received "special training" and was very familiar with the behavior and temperament of the nobles. After changing into formal clothes, he immediately seemed to be a different person.
"Comrade Verak said that we need to change clothes when we enter the inner city tomorrow, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with those powerful people, so we rented three sets. By the way, have you bought the pass?" Connie looked at Ofra from side to side.
Dole, Murphy.
"I tried it and I was able to go in. When I came out, I went to the dealer and bought seven more passes." Obrador waited for Murphy to finish translating Connie's words and distributed the purchased passes to the three of them.
"That's okay, we'll go to the inner city early tomorrow morning." Verak said as he took off his clothes and hung them on the hangers. "You all should be careful and don't make your clothes dirty or torn, otherwise you won't be able to return them after use, or
It would be troublesome if we need to rent a new one.”
They have now paid for the purchase of passes and the rental of clothes for this operation, and they have to settle the children the day after tomorrow. These expenses alone make them breathless and have to tighten their belts to live.
If an additional amount of compensation is added and the mission fails, let alone helping the children, they themselves will have to beg and wander.
Verak couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he thought about this.
I had just told everyone that the children could help but could not affect their main tasks, so I took the risk and got tied up with them. However, the reason why it has developed to this point is because once this matter is successful,
, both they and the children can benefit.
The risk is worth it.
"Murphy, one more thing to trouble you. Buy as many newspapers as possible that have been published by Monlego City Daily in the past month. Of course, it would be best if you can buy them earlier." Changing back to his original clothes,
Verak arranged.
"You want to learn about the situation in the inner city from the newspapers?" Murphy guessed Verak's purpose in doing this.
"Well." Verak first picked up a few newspapers in the hotel and started to read them. "You can't just look for someone on the streets of the inner city tomorrow. If you can find someone from recent newspapers, that would undoubtedly be the easiest thing."
A good deal.”
"Okay, I'll do it." Murphy agreed.
"I'll go too." Obrador, who had been busy all day, left with Murphy.
In the evening, Lopez, De Yáñez, and Musquiz, who were still responsible for investigating the situation in various areas of the outer city, came back.
Murphy was not here, so Verak could only explain clearly what happened in the afternoon using only a handful of words and sentences he knew, combined with gestures, as well as telegraph machines, rented clothes, inner city passes and other items.
After experiencing all the inconveniences after coming to Monrego, Verak was determined to learn the Monrego language.
Indeed, after Meng Le Ge is finished, he will go to many places. Whether he can learn a language in just one place is a huge challenge and unknown, but he cannot give up just because it is difficult.
Whether it works or not, you need to try it with all your strength to know.
Late at night, after a busy day, Lopez and others had gone back to their rooms to sleep. Only then did Murphy and Obrador finally return with a stack of newspapers.
"Not only the ones from the past month, but also the ones from the past three months." Murphy panted and put the newspaper on the table.
"It's been almost three months. Thank you for your hard work." Verak didn't rush to look through it. He first poured a glass of water for the two of them, and then brought over the dinner that had been reserved for them.
"Actually, there are older ones in the inventory over there, but I think it's been too long. There have been earth-shaking changes in the past so long. There's not much reference value, so there's no waste of money." Murphy paused for a while.
, and then drank the water that Verak poured in one gulp.
"Smart." Verak immediately filled up another glass, "The past three months have basically been the limit of available information."
Murphy picked up the tableware and said: "But there are quite a few newspapers for three months. We are very busy tonight. I will eat first, and I will check it with you after dinner."
"Eat slowly, don't rush for a while." Verak couldn't read the Mongolian newspaper very well, so he still had to wait for Murphy to finish eating and read it for him.
After the meal, Obrador, who was almost too tired to open his eyes, went back to the next room to rest. Verak and Murphy sat side by side in front of the lamp and started reading today's newspaper.
Not to be outdone, Connie sat on the other side and learned Mongolian and Mongolian seriously.
"Look at this report." It didn't take long for Murphy to notice the potentially useful information. "This report said that several banks have closed down in recent times. These bankers are heavily in debt and have no foundation. I think
It’s quite suitable to be a partner and let them help us win over powerful people.”
"They are in urgent need of money. They have no foundation and do not have the ability to take advantage of others after they succeed... If we only look at these two points, they are really suitable." Verak followed the report pointed by Murphy, although he saw
Don't understand Mongolian.
"But?" Murphy waited for Verak to change the subject.
"But since they have lost power, how many powerful people will take the charity dinner organized by them seriously? Don't forget what I said this morning. Only a few of the powerful people donate money out of good intentions. The vast majority of them actually donate money.
They all go there for fame. Therefore, the greater the momentum, the more helpful it will be for the powerful to earn a good reputation, and the funds raised in the end will be huge enough." Verak carefully explained the requirements.
, “You must be clear about this when you are looking for someone in the future.”
Murphy didn't rush to look back: "I'm worried that the partners are too strong and we won't get much benefit. On the contrary, these bankers are down and out and have no power. We may not make much money by working with them.
But our share will not be bad, and the funds earned in the end should be quite considerable."
Verak nodded slightly: "It makes sense, let's include it as an alternative first."
"Okay." Murphy recorded the bankers' information. "In addition, these two people should also be worth noting. They are engaged in import and export trade and are well-known in the inner city. The situation is so chaotic now. They
It’s probably not easy to do business with them. We provide a way to make money through charity dinners, and they may agree to cooperate.”
"Write it down."
"This is the deputy commander of the Inner City Guard. His wife's family company has not been running smoothly recently. It is estimated that it is in urgent need of cash flow. However, the other party is too powerful. We may abandon it after being used."
"Write it down first."
"this……"
Working until 2:30 in the morning, the two finally finished flipping through the newspaper and listed dozens of candidates.
Verak lit a cigarette to refresh himself: "We will conduct a second round of screening and eliminate a batch of candidates, trying to narrow down the most suitable candidates. We will visit them one by one tomorrow."
"I feel that there is no one who fully meets our conditions. They are all more or less lacking. If we want to screen, we have to keep those candidates whose problems are easier to solve." Murphy pinched the bridge of his nose to express his opinion.
.
"Hiss...hoo..." Verak exhaled a puff of smoke and stared at the dozens of candidates and their situations that Murphy had written down in Brexi.
"Have you thought about how to ensure that the other party must cooperate with us?" Murphy looked at the thoughtful Verak.
"...I just have a little idea." Verak flicked the ashes into the ashtray, "The other party is responsible for organizing the charity dinner, and the resources of the powerful are in their hands, so we have to hold on to something to avoid falling into the trap.
To be passive."
"We have... a child in our hands?"
"In this situation in the outer city, there is no shortage of displaced children. If we want to make it happen, we need to make them cooperate with us. We also need to make them dare not attack us after the thing is done, and give us part of the money as promised," Verak said.
Said, "What I can think of in the former is to show our value. If we can establish a complete and mature foundation and fully provide partners with children's information so that they can spread public opinion to gain attention and attract dignitaries to attend charity dinners,
At the same time, it also has the ability to improve the living conditions of children. Once the funds are in place, we can implement this and let the powerful and powerful people rest assured about the flow of money. If we save our partners so much work and trouble, they should be willing to give us some hard work.
In the latter case, the best way is to grasp the other party's leverage. If the other party dares to take advantage of us, we will expose all this and let the other party's reputation be ruined in the inner city."
Murphy agreed: "If we can provide the children's situation and charity follow-up reports, we can't just replace it casually. As long as the price is right, the other party will not refuse to cooperate. It's just that the other party is willing to give based on these points.
The cost of hard work is definitely not much. If we want to further strive to achieve a real win-win situation, it is best to refer to your last sentence. As long as the other party feels that we are not worthy of cooperation and wants to go it alone, we will expose him and force him to cooperate with us."
Verak chuckled a few times and put out the burned cigarette butts: "Yes, we have nothing. We have an advantage over our partners who have lived in the inner city for a long time and are worried. If they refuse to cooperate, organize charity activities privately, or
After cooperating with us and turning their backs on others, we can cut off their escape route."
"In short, there is nothing benevolent or moral about dealing with such a group of people. We must find ways to get the maximum share, help the children, and resolve our own financial problems," Murphy said.
"Um."
"One more thing, will you come forward when the time comes? I'm afraid they will recognize your identity and won't cooperate if they find out that we are behind the International Equality Alliance." Murphy asked his questions one by one.
"It would be better to recognize them. Do you think they have the guts to continue attacking me after learning that I am a senior member of the International Equality Alliance?" Verak said with a smile, "Don't be afraid of this. On the contrary, I really want to take the initiative.
Explain who we are.”
"I think it's better to be more hypocritical and truthful. Don't admit or deny, so that the other party can't figure out our details and won't dare to take any chances with us." Connie was also awake and was learning Mongolian.
Suddenly interrupted, "This is a bit like fighting."
Verak praised: "This is a good idea. The unknown enemy is the most terrifying. We are exposed too much, and just a few people may not be able to suppress the other party."
"Then are these clothes a bit too much to rent?" Murphy's focus was on the expensive clothes that had caused them pain for a long time.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled.