After Boyin's death, Verak, as the leader of Monrego and his team, was able to withstand it, put aside his grief, and worked hard to lead everyone to cheer up and continue working.
But following the assassination of Morais, the station faced a crisis, and a series of plans on Monrego's side also collapsed, leaving him at a loss.
The charity dinner was ruined, and the cooperation with the Guard Corps was ruined. With little money left, they were still providing food and accommodation for more than 20 children.
What to do next?
The room was very quiet, everyone was worried about the safety of the terminal and their current situation.
"Are we...going back?" Murphy looked at Verak.
Verak was shocked and did not reply, deliberately avoiding Murphy's eyes.
Because he was thinking about this matter, but it was an agreement between him and Diaz and Murphy to change Meng Lego. Now he left without doing anything. He didn't know how to face Diaz and Murphy.
Facing the villagers of Shuang Naga Village and the more than 20 children who had just rekindled their expectations for life.
"The assassination by the government forces was obviously aimed at the candidate for the chairman of the alliance." Murphy's eyes were always focused on Verak. "Apart from Boyin, there are not many people who can take on this important task. Among the four vice-presidents of the alliance, Mo
Les has died, and Joseph comes to take charge of the front line.
Secondly, the time of joining is still short and not enough for people to be convinced. Teacher Keating was appointed at the critical moment and became the new chairman of the alliance. The question is...who can guarantee that Teacher Keating is absolutely safe? Who can guarantee our internal safety?
Only one Elton was infiltrated by government troops?”
"Like Joseph, I don't have the qualifications to be a candidate yet." Verak told the truth. He had not thought much about whether he would be qualified to take over if something happened to Keating one day. He mainly wanted to contribute to the main station.
"Then tell me, once Mr. Keating dies, who will be the chairman of the alliance and coordinate the overall situation?" Murphy asked.
Verak said nothing.
There are not many comrades of the older generation left, and those who are left are either embarrassed by their responsibilities, or have been assigned to branch stations around the world to guide the revolution.
There are many talented comrades among the junior comrades, but none of them can be directly promoted to chairman of the alliance.
The chairman of the alliance must not only have outstanding abilities, be able to coordinate the work of all parties, accurately judge the situation, and make major decisions with courage, but also must be universally recognized by comrades.
Only in this way can we bring confidence to comrades in an uncertain situation and lead the International Equality Alliance out of the gloom like a torch.
Originally, there was such a candidate, and that was Moraes.
As the person whose status in the International Equality League is second only to Boyne, there will be almost no objection from other comrades when he takes over as chairman of the League.
But no one expected that Elton would be a lackey of the government forces and actually shot and killed Morais.
Fortunately among misfortunes, after him, there is Keating.
Keating joined the Equality Society and the International Equality Alliance not too early or too late. Like Verak, he became one of the most indispensable people in the International Equality Alliance purely due to his outstanding abilities.
The most important thing is that both the initial training class of the International Equality Association and the final large-scale alliance headquarters were all run by him. It can be said that more than half of the mainstays of the International Equality Alliance have been taught and trained by him.
, you have to call him 'teacher' when you see him.
With the support of these 'students', his prestige is extremely high, coupled with his profound knowledge in economics, politics, military, theory, etc., he can find no fault in solving problems. He is well-deserved as the chairman of the alliance.
The problem is, after Keating, there is no candidate with an overwhelming advantage.
Verac's legendary deeds are widely circulated in Bressy, and most of the sub-stations in other places have dealt with him personally and admire him. However, he neither has rich experience in leading troops like Morais nor does he have the ability to lead troops.
As versatile as Keating is, sitting in this position is very difficult.
This is also the reason why Boyin originally assigned him to assist the revolution in each branch and connect the revolutionary forces around the world.
Everyone has their own strengths, and overall excellence cannot cover up the existence of shortcomings.
"I know you have the idea of going back to help the terminal go through this difficult time, but you and I have a commitment, so you are embarrassed to speak up. It doesn't matter, I don't mind at all, and I also want to go back." Murphy relieved.
Verak's concern is, "The situation in Monrego is far less urgent than that of Bressy. After we return from Bressy, we can still carry out the revolution in Monrego, but if the terminus is over, how can we continue?"
"I'm really considering whether to go back." Seeing Murphy being so direct, Verak didn't hide his thoughts. "The question is, how do we tell Lopez and the others? What will happen to the kids after they leave?"
?Even if we return to Bressy, what can we do?"
"López and the others can go with us. As for the children, in addition to the travel expenses back, we can refund the hotel rent, return the clothes, and leave the remaining money to them. This money should be enough to help them survive the winter.
, waiting for the crisis on Brexi's side to be resolved.
, we can just come back and help." Murphy answered one by one, "It's hard to say what kind of help is needed at the main station. If you ask Teacher Keating, he will definitely tell us not to worry, but I think as long as we go back, we will be able to
Help Teacher Keating and the others share some of the pressure."
"Either go back..." Connie couldn't help but express her position, "I will protect you and Comrade Keating to the death."
Verak was particularly troubled: "...let me think about it again."
On one side, there is the main station where the front line is in crisis and people in the rear are panicked. On the other side, the plan has completely collapsed and Mengge is helpless.
This choice seems to be a good one.
Verak himself didn't know why he was hesitating. He only felt an invisible hand pulling on his ankle, begging him not to leave.
It is unknown whether the source of this hand and this voice is Monlego's suffering, or whether he is unwilling to accept the high demands he places on himself.
Lopez couldn't understand the conversation between the three of them in Brexi, and had been trying to analyze and guess. After Verak and the others fell silent again, he seemed to have made a lot of determination and said to Murphy: "Comrade Murphy, Brexi
The situation over there in the west is so bad, you should go back and help first."
Murphy wanted to discuss the results with Verak first and then discuss it with Lopez and the others. When he heard that Lopez took the initiative to support their return, he couldn't help but be stunned: "...you..."
"We don't understand Bresi, and going with you will only cause trouble. And I also know that I don't have much money left. Instead of spending it all on the way to Bresi, it's better to save some money and give it to those children."
For winter use." Lopez said feeling ashamed that they could not help much, and they also increased the financial burden on Verak and others.
"Then what do you do?"
"It's easy for us to talk." Lopez straightened his back, "They are all grown men, and they have a lot of strength. It's not a problem to make a living here, and they can also take care of the children."
"Verak." Murphy translated the content to Verak, "Lopez took the initiative to suggest that we go back to support the main station, but they are afraid of dragging us down and want to stay here to find a job and wait for us to come back, and take care of the children by the way."
Verak looked at Lopez, De, Obrador, Yanez, and Muschis.
Murphy said: "The situation in Monrego is too complicated. If we can't cooperate with Porfirio and Gonzalez, we can only develop slowly. There is actually a difference between establishing a sub-station earlier and later."
Not much. If we can go back and help the main station resolve the crisis as soon as possible, we may be able to influence this place, open up the situation early, and find a real shortcut."
"This is your hometown." Verak wanted to smoke a cigarette, but the cigarette pack was empty. "I know you are the one who is most eager to change this place..."
"If there is a big problem at the main station, there will be no hope for Monrego. This is why I proposed to go back to Brexi first. You don't have to bear any burden. I think I did it for your own personal thoughts."
Fei emphasized the reason why she said this.
"This matter needs to be thought about again." Verak was a little irritated and took a cigarette handed over by Lopez. "It will take two months to go back and forth from here to Lezein. The city of Monlego is also
How long can we maintain stability? The warlords captured this place before we came back. Do you think it is possible for us to scare them when we come back?"
"The key is, which one is more important, what we can do in Monrego or what we can do back in Bressie? We have lost the source of funds for the charity dinner and the opportunity to cooperate with the Guard Corps. We may not even be able to do this this winter."
We can't make it through." Murphy insisted on returning to Lezein first. "I personally think the most feasible thing is to wait for us to go back and get through the difficulties with Teacher Keating and the others first, and then with more strength, strive for success in the spring.
It’s time to return to Monrego City and negotiate with Porfirio and the others.”
"If we don't show up and leave directly, Porfirio will definitely guess that we have too much to take care of. At that time, he will most likely choose a suitable backer from the warlords as quickly as possible." After careful consideration, Wei
Lark finally had it in his heart
Decided, "However, winter is coming soon. If the warlords want to decide the winner, at least they have to wait until the weather gets warmer. Although we can't let Porfirio boldly defect now, we can let them wait and see.
It should be feasible to choose a backer later.”
"Have you decided to go back?"
"Before that, we still have to go to the casino to meet Gonzalez." Verak said.
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an hour later
montrego city, inner city, casino
The casino was extremely lively.
Although people lose everything here every day, there seems to be some magic here that makes people flock to it forever.
Gonzalez, the owner of the casino, had no time to greet the guests today and play a few games. Instead, he read today's newspaper over and over again in his office with a face full of shock.
"Boin and Morais from the International Equality Alliance are actually dead..." He murmured to himself, feeling regretful about this.
As far away as Monlego, he knew that Boyne and Morais were the two core people of the International Equality Alliance.
One of them died of illness and the other was assassinated. The International Equality Alliance will inevitably suffer a huge impact.
The result was not what he expected, and more than half of what was published in the newspaper was that the Bresci government troops had successively broken through several sections of the Equality Army's defense lines, expanding their advantage.
It seems that cooperation is not possible.
Gonzalez thought.
The headquarters of the International Equality Alliance is about to be beaten away by the government troops, so what do those people in Monlego mean? It is simply a dream to join the International Equality Alliance at this time and expect them to help you and your uncle fight against the major warlords.
Just when Gonzales regretfully picked up the phone and was about to contact his uncle, a subordinate knocked on the office door.
"Come in." Gonzalez kept moving his hands and put the phone to his ear.
"Boss." The subordinate walked into the office and bowed slightly to Gonzalez, "There are a few people outside who want to see you."
"No time." Gonzalez is now anxious to discuss with his uncle about choosing a new backer.
"They are the same people you met at the Monrego City Daily News Agency."
"Two men and one woman?!" Gonzalez quickly put down the phone and confirmed who was coming.
"right."
The headquarters of the International Equality Alliance is on fire. Will Verak dare to bring people to see him to discuss joining him?!
Is he crazy?!
Could it be that he thinks that he and his uncle are still willing to cooperate with the International Equality Alliance?!
"Let them come over." Gonzalez could not help but be surprised, waiting to see what Verac could say when the International Equality Alliance was at a disadvantage.
After a while, the subordinates searched their bodies and confirmed that Verak, Murphy, and Connie were not armed, and then brought the three of them to the office.
Verak still acted confidently and sat on the sofa opposite Gonzalez before he could say anything.
Murphy and Connie stood on either side of him as usual.
"Long time no see." Gonzalez greeted with a smile, and at the same time deliberately pushed today's newspaper to a conspicuous place on his desk.
"It seems you also know." Verak glanced at the newspaper on the table and said.
"Yes, I deeply regret the deaths of Mr. Boyne and Mr. Morais." Gonzalez said politely, and specifically used the unfamiliar word "sir" to get closer to Verak and others.
"Thank you." Verak could see that Gonzales had given up and no longer planned to cooperate with the International Equality Alliance. He did not beat around the bush and said directly, "After hearing such news, I think you and Porfirio must be interested in joining the Alliance.
Has the International Equality League been shaken?"
"Well..." Gonzalez drew out his voice and organized his words, "Since you are straightforward, I have no choice but to say it. Indeed, the current situation of the International Equality Alliance makes my uncle and I deeply worried. I want to change it to
You, faced with such an unexpected situation, will definitely reconsider your original arrangements."
Verak nodded: "This is understandable."
"So, I think it's not a good time to talk about this matter at least now. The situation at the International Equality Alliance headquarters needs to be resolved first," Gonzalez said.
"Yes." Verak responded, "However, I think it is necessary for you to have a clearer understanding of this matter."