The three of them put on their formal clothes and took their passes to the checkpoint in the inner city.
The guards who colluded with the forgery traffickers looked through their crudely made passes and allowed them to pass without any obstruction.
"Should we also get a car?" Murphy looked at the scene in front of him and had the idea of acting to the end.
After passing the checkpoint, the environment has changed drastically. As far as you can see, there are magnificent and exquisite buildings. The roads are spacious, flat and clean. The roads are full of the latest models of cars. The people on the roadside are not all dressed luxuriously, but they are...
They can all be called respectable. The three people wearing this outfit are very eye-catching in the outer city. Once they enter the inner city, they feel like they are disappearing from everyone.
Verak was walking on the roadside, looking at the dazzling array of high-priced products displayed on the surrounding shop windows, and said unconcernedly: "We can't afford a car. If we rent it in the inner city, as long as the partner is willing, we can definitely do it."
Find out. When people see that we are bluffing, it will not be so easy to scare them."
"It's not necessarily to deliberately build momentum. The inner city is not small. We have to travel to so many places, so we can't just walk. It would take ten times the time. Just rent the land generously and don't need the other party to investigate. We even
You can take the initiative to tell us. This way everything will still be false and unreal, making it difficult for the other party to figure out, and we won't prolong the search for candidates too long." Murphy also had another consideration.
"I think what Comrade Murphy said is quite reasonable. Moreover, it is not advisable to deliberately buy a car and pretend to be rich. It is also not advisable to walk through the inner city every day in the cold wind to visit candidates. We cannot deliberately pretend to be strong and be attracted by
The other party sees through it, let alone being so down and out from the beginning to attract others to look down upon." Connie agreed.
"Well..." Verak slowed down and after careful consideration, decided to adopt Murphy and Connie's suggestion, "Let's go and get a car first."
After asking around, the three of them found a car rental agency, paid a large deposit again, and drove a car back to the streets of the inner city.
Verak sat in the back seat, calculating the accounts, and said distressedly: "We should have brought more money, but now we have been unable to make up next month's rent due to several large expenditures."
Murphy drove the car steadily towards the location of the first candidate they selected yesterday: "You have specially applied for this amount of money, but no one expected it to be far from enough.
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"The deposit accounts for the bulk of our current expenses. As long as everything goes well in our follow-up, the money will come back in a few days." Connie couldn't help but smile when she saw Virak's sad face.
"It seems that no matter what, this must be done." Verak laughed.
Ten minutes later, the three people, who had stopped and asked for directions several times, arrived in front of the Monrego City Daily.
The first candidate they took a fancy to was Carranza, the owner of the Monrego City Daily Newspaper. His biggest hobby was gambling. It didn't hurt that he usually gambled for a while and enjoyed losing and winning. But recently, the newspaper's management was not doing well and the funds were missing.
He couldn't make money, and most of his mind was only about gambling, so he actually thought of gambling to make a comeback.
The final result was not surprising. Instead of earning considerable funds to resolve the newspaper's crisis, he also lost a large sum of money, which directly pushed the newspaper from half-dead to a point where he had to sell it out to repay gambling debts.
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There is no doubt that this person is short of money. At the same time, as the owner of the local newspaper with the largest circulation, he must know countless powerful people, and he must have heard of the International Equality League. For a man like Verak,
no impression.
There is another point that Verak and others attach great importance to.
Since he is the owner of a newspaper, it is easy to create a momentum in the inner city, make the children's suffering known to everyone, make the charity dinner a hot topic, and then praise the kindness of the powerful and satisfy their basic needs!
The rich and powerful are willing to donate money just to gain fame.
The newspaper can package the powerful in all aspects, but are they afraid that they will not be willing to come and pay?
Of course, Carranza is not a perfect candidate, and he has two major shortcomings.
First, the identity of the gambler.
Second, the Monrego City Daily is being transferred.
The former will make people question his motives for organizing charity dinners, and the latter will make people worry about whether he has the ability to organize charity dinners and help powerful people earn fame.
"Let's go and meet this Carranza." Verak straightened his collar, got out of the car, and walked straight to the newspaper office.
Murphy and Connie got off the car one after another and followed him into the newspaper office.
"Hello, who are you?" The newspaper office was a little lifeless. When the three people arrived, a listless secretary came up and asked.
"Let's talk to Mr. Carranza about taking over the newspaper," Murphy said coldly.
"Please follow me." Seeing that the other party had an extraordinary temperament and might soon become his new boss, the secretary cheered up and became more polite, leading the three of them to Carranza's office door, "Carranza
Sir, a customer is looking for you to talk about taking over the newspaper office."
"Please come in!" As soon as the secretary finished speaking, a voice came from the office.
Then, as soon as the secretary put his hand on the door handle, Carranza inside impatiently stepped forward and opened the door: "Welcome——"
Before the cordial conversation began, Carranza, who was as haggard as his secretary, froze.
Obviously, he recognized Verak.
Murphy responded quickly and said before Carranza lost his temper: "Mr. Carranza, it's not convenient to talk at the door. How about we go in and talk?"
"You, you guys..." Carranza looked at Verak's face in disbelief and did not do what Murphy said.
"You can go." Murphy glanced at the secretary and helped Carranza back to the office without any explanation.
Verak strode in closely behind him, while Connie entered last, closing the office door with her, leaving the secretary, who was about to ask if she wanted anything to drink, alone and confused.
"You, you are-"
"I think our identity is not suitable for everyone to make a fuss about." Murphy interrupted Carranza, then glanced at the door, indicating that he should pay attention to his voice, "Sit down and chat, Carranza
Mr. Lanza."
"You are... from the International Equality Alliance..." Carranza lowered his voice and said tremblingly when he saw Verak sitting alone on the sofa.
"You know us, which can save you a lot of trouble." Murphy walked behind Carranza, pressed the man in his prime on the sofa, and sat opposite Verak.
Carranza looked at the expressionless Verak, and then at the murderous Connie standing next to him, and swallowed subconsciously: "Aren't you with Brexi and Bash...how could you show up?
it's here?"
"That's not important. What's important is that you should be lucky to have met us." Verak said slowly after listening to Murphy's translation.
"Is it possible... you... you really want to buy a newspaper?" Carranza secretly cried out.
I am unarmed, and it is difficult for me to stand on an equal footing with this powerful organization in other places. Even if the other party wants to give them my newspaper for free, I have to obey.
Otherwise, the forces that can subvert even Bresci will kill him in just a matter of minutes.
Seeing that Carranza was so frightened that he was almost incontinent, Verac felt more and more that it was most appropriate to talk to him first.
Anyone who is not very well-informed may not be able to recognize Verak, let alone be shocked so easily.
"To be precise, we are here to rescue you." Verak glanced at the half bottle of wine left on the table. The name of the wine printed on the bottle was something he had learned during this period, and it was called 'Tequila'.
It is a specialty of Mongolia. He has always wanted to drink it, but before he could taste it, he said, "You owe a lot of money recently and are desperate to sell the newspaper, right?"
"I……"
Verak poured himself two glasses of tequila, pushed one to Carranza, and took a sip of the other. The wine was a bit spicy and he didn't like it very much: "If we can find a way for you to not have to sell the newspaper, then
You can make a lot of money, are you willing to do it?"
Carranza stared at the wine poured for him by the leisurely and contented Verak, hesitated for a long time before picking it up and drinking it respectfully: "...You have a way? But...why do you, International Equality Alliance, help me?"
"Of course it's for ourselves. This is a win-win cooperation." Verak took another sip, and this time he tasted the slightly sweet taste.
"cooperate?"
Verak glanced at Murphy, who roughly explained the content of the cooperation on Carranza's behalf.
"This, is this possible..." Carranza was scared and excited after hearing this.
He alone would not have the guts to deceive the powerful and make money through charity dinners. Because once this matter is leaked, he will not be able to withstand the anger of the big shots with just his little foundation and strength.
But with the support of the International Equality Alliance, it's different.
What level of force is the International Equality Alliance? Now the actual controller of half of Brexi! They are influencing and subverting the entire world!
Even if you don't look at the situation as far away as Bressy, and take neighboring Bache as an example, the strength of the International Equality Alliance cannot be underestimated.
The most intuitive thing is that the Bash Empire is powerful enough to compete with the coalition forces of Welland and Brexi at the same time. However, it has nothing to do against the people of the International Equality Alliance internally. It can only watch them being active in Winterfort and outside Winterfort.
Organize people to attack city halls one after another.
What can some powerful people in the city of Monlego do in front of them?
It can be said that with the International Equality Alliance, this can definitely be done, which is why Carranza is excited.
As for why he was afraid, it was because he couldn't understand why such a powerful International Equality Alliance would come to him to discuss cooperation.
He was troubled by his inability to see through the International Equality Alliance's thinking.
"As long as you are willing to cooperate, I can guarantee that this thing will be successful, and after it is completed, I will give you a hard-earned fee that is enough to pay off your gambling debt." Depending on the situation, Verak very cleverly used the "hard-earned fee" argument.
Get on top of the opponent and take the initiative.
Last night, he was still worried that the enemy was outnumbered and it would be difficult to get more benefits, so he jokingly called the share he got as hard work. Seeing Carranza's behavior today, he immediately took advantage of it calmly.
Lost a lot of money.
For Carranza, being able to do this safely, pay off the money he owes, and keep the newspaper is the best result. He has never thought about whether to fight for more in front of the International Equality Alliance.
The benefits of more: "If it can be like this, that would be great..."
"If you don't have any questions, we can discuss the specific arrangements." Verak said.
"Wait a minute." Carranza plucked up the courage and said, "I, can I ask why you asked me to cooperate? Also, the International Equality Alliance is so powerful... is it necessary... to get money from these people...
…”
"These two questions can be answered together." Verak saw that there were still valuable cigarettes on the table, so he took one and lit it as a matter of course, "Whoever changes first, doesn't mind having more money, right?
You are like this, and so is the International Equality Alliance."
"That's true..."
"We have branch stations in Bashi, Sider, and Dunman. As a newspaper publisher, you will know this. Now let me give you a first-hand news. We have also started the layout in Monrego.
"Of course, this matter is still considered top secret, you'd better keep it secret." From the moment Verak met Carranza, it was no secret to Carranza that the International Equality Alliance was developing towards Monrego, so he did not
There is no unnecessary concealment.
"I, I, I will definitely not tell anyone, I promise you! Don't worry!" Carranza knew very well the consequences of leaking secrets.
In the face of death, it is not difficult to keep a shocking secret.
"Now that you know that money is not a burden, and that we are developing in Monrego, and you know more clearly what we are fighting for, it shouldn't be difficult to understand why we want to cooperate with you to organize a charity dinner, right?" Verak asked in return?
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"I understand, the International Equality Alliance is for these children. This charity dinner is real, but you just want to get the money from the powerful and maximize the benefits." Carranza nodded.
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"It's good to understand." Verak smoked a cigarette, "There is one more thing you need to be very clear about. There is no harm in being friends with us. This time we can take the initiative to cooperate with you and help you solve your big trouble. Let's talk next time
Maybe there are some bigger opportunities waiting for you."
This is a pie-in-the-sky attempt to coerce Carranza into doing their bidding.
Whether it can really be realized depends on the subsequent development and the situation at that time.
Carranza can see through this, but he doesn't care, as long as he can solve the current trouble. What will happen to the already messed-up Monrego in the future? It's none of his business as long as he sells newspapers.
As long as they can continue to make money. The most important thing is that no country has ever been able to block the progress of the International Equality Alliance, and it is even less possible for the disintegrated Mongolia. Now do the International Equality Alliance a favor and build a good relationship with them.
, the benefits may not be many in the future, but they will definitely not be too bad: "If there is anything the International Equality Alliance needs me to do in the future, just tell me."