To be more precise, of the only forces currently available to the action team, the intelligence team is the one most likely to be able to do this.
It's just in comparison.
Duke Hall insists on not intervening in this aspect, because he does not want to take risks, and there must be a reason why this matter is really difficult to do.
He was at his wits' end, and the intelligence team, which was developing like breaking through the frozen soil, was even more difficult to achieve.
"There shouldn't be any progress in a short period of time." Sheryl told the truth. As the most capable person here, she is very self-aware of the power that the intelligence team can exert and cannot make any decisions in front of Verak.
Exaggerated guarantees.
"Let's try it first." Verak currently had no better way, so he chose to rely on the intelligence team to break the deadlock, and acquiesced to Sheryl's prediction, showing a sense of helplessness.
"I'll make arrangements." Sherrill arrived at Murphy's side and asked Murphy to send a telegram to contact intelligence team members in other places.
Verak closed his eyes and thought deeply, trying to find a route that had never been noticed by anyone but was in line with their current capabilities, so as to obtain evidence that would be conclusive.
The time limit he set for himself was seven days.
The sooner the better within seven days. After seven days, many of the effects of the false accusation will become irreversible.
"Comrade Verak."
Thirty seconds after Sherrill left, Cyril, Spencer, and Nizan from the combat team sat across from Verak.
"Huh?" Verak opened his eyes.
"What should our combat team do next?" Cyril asked.
Although the counterattack to assassinate dignitaries resulted in the sacrifice of six comrades, the comrades who chose to join the action team had already been prepared for this. They still need to continuously plan actions and cause huge trouble to the provisional government.
, on the one hand, it gives people confidence, and on the other hand, it helps the main station in Lelist City to share the pressure.
Verak's mind was filled with the problem of collecting evidence: "Not yet, let's cooperate with the intelligence team first. The most important thing for us now is to collect strong evidence to respond to the outside world's misunderstandings and doubts about the International Equality Alliance."
"Okay. By the way, I found that Henry has been quite dishonest these days. He has been wandering around us. He comes to deliver things to us much more frequently. Every time he comes in, he looks around as if he is looking for something." Xili
I mentioned something unusual.
"It must have been Hall's instruction. Most likely, he wanted to find out how we disappeared out of thin air during the last search." Verak didn't take it too seriously, "If I were Hall, I would have heard about such a bizarre incident.
We will also try our best to investigate the matter."
"This is about our trump card and life safety. It's better to talk to him directly and ask him to keep his distance. Don't pry into things he shouldn't know in the future, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences." Spencer wanted to speak clearly and solve the problem straightforwardly.
Finish this little thing.
"Don't be too blunt. You still have to save a little face between each other, otherwise it will be difficult to do many things in the future. For example, Hall's help is indispensable for collecting evidence. Now that your face doesn't look good, how can you find them?" Wei
Lark reminded.
"Understood, I will go find him and I will control my temper." Cyril knew what to do.
Nizam waited for the others to finish speaking, then handed Verak a newspaper: "Comrade Verak, take a look."
Verak took over and looked at the headlines, which were still reports smearing the International Equality Alliance: "I know that these are all in the newspapers now, and the whole world is questioning us, so we must seize the time to obtain evidence to clarify."
"No, look carefully. There is a description of the current situation in Lezein. The interim government said that it has arrested hundreds of members of our action team within a few days, and estimated that our total number may be more than 5,000.
." Nizam said.
"Huh?" Verak looked at the detailed report and indeed saw what Nizam said, "I saw it."
"I think this is a bit abnormal. Since the interim government knew the existence of the action team through spies, it is impossible not to know that our number is about three hundred. How could it estimate the number of more than five thousand? And during this period of time, we have excepted
Except for six people who died in the assassination of powerful people, no other comrades were exposed, but the newspaper said that hundreds of us have been arrested. This..."
Verak was not in a hurry to answer, but read the report carefully twice: "...there are several possibilities. The first possibility is that the interim government wants to use false data to expand negative publicity against us, and is falsely accusing us of oppressing the people.
In addition, add a label of 'vulnerable' to us. The second possibility is that the provisional government is betting that we do not have a sound communication method, and wants to use this data to deceive our comrades and make our military morale chaotic. But if
That’s right, there’s no need for the data to be so exaggerated, it looks false to us. The third possibility is to use this to establish the image of a comprehensive suppression of us to speed up the stabilization of Lezein.”
"I think it's a combination of the first possibility and the third possibility." Nizam also thinks that the second possibility has omissions and is not feasible.
"agree."
"agree."
Cyril, Spencer concurred.
The first possibility and the third possibility can both be realized through newspaper reports. Even if the interim government did not consider it so comprehensively, it would be good for them to think more and respond in more aspects.
"That can be summed up together with the frame-up. If we want to solve it, we still need to find evidence to prove that what we are saying is true and that they are lying..." Verak told a series of ideas that he wanted to break into the newspaper office.
The three of them listened and tried to learn reliable methods from them.
Unfortunately, none of the three had a clue, and they came up with the same helpless move as Verak: rely on the intelligence team.
Verak turned to look at Sheryl, who was busy with Murphy and Connie, and sighed softly: "We can only wait for their good news."
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afternoon
Lezein, Bresi daily newspaper
Capa didn't even have time to eat lunch, so he hurriedly, at the request of editor-in-chief Byron, took hundreds of photos that could be used to frame the International Equality League.
The backgrounds of these photos mainly focus on the revitalized slums.
Before he came, he was afraid that a situation like the last time would happen again. People who did not want to be used as a tool of deception rushed to reason and were eventually shot to death by ruthless soldiers. But it was probably because there were too many reporters 'visiting' during this period.
, the people realized that their struggle and resistance were meaningless, and they became basically numb.
The few who reacted violently appeared when the soldiers put on the uniforms of the International Equality League and made the fakes more realistic.
Capa had this first experience, and his psychological quality improved a lot. When he saw the situation, he decisively took advantage of the chaos to secretly change the film, took off several soldiers' uniforms, put them into International Equality League uniforms, and recorded the scenes of suppressing the rioting people.
Come down.
He believes that if the future International Equality Alliance wants to regain its innocence, it must first prove that it has not done those things, and secondly, it must prove that the newspaper reports are all fake.
The former is easier, and the effect presented is neither good nor bad. In the end, the people will be divided into two groups, each believing the side they want to believe.
The latter is relatively more difficult, but once grasped, the truth of the matter will be undisputed. After all, no one will believe those who forge evidence, and no one can guarantee that they will not forge it a second or third time.
Returning to the newspaper office, Capa hid the film containing the evidence in a drawer, then went to the editor-in-chief Byron's office and handed in another film containing a large number of false accusations.
"Go ahead and finish the manuscript assigned to you as soon as possible." Editor-in-Chief Byron accepted the film without saying any more nonsense to Capa.
"Okay." Capa did not dare to have any objections, left the office, returned to his desk and started writing the manuscript.
"I think the International Equality Alliance is really over now. Dozens and hundreds of people are being arrested every day. It won't be long before Lezein can return to his former self."
"Indeed, the government troops are really fast. We didn't even notice any trouble, and they had already arrested a lot of people."
"It depends on when our side captures Verak, and when the main force over there captures Lelist City. If these two things are accomplished, the International Equality Alliance will really never be able to change the world again.
.”
"Yes, Boyne and Morais are both dead. If Verak and Keating are caught again, they will fall apart immediately. Let's behave well now, write more reports, and take more evidence. The benefits will definitely be indispensable in the future.
"
While writing the manuscript, Capa inevitably overheard conversations among colleagues around him.
The pessimistic current situation of the International Equality Alliance worried him endlessly, but he could do nothing but comfort himself. Even the news that the International Equality Alliance was oppressing the people was forged. That incident of being arrested, Lelist City
The situation over there must also be fake.
The question is, why does the government need to fake this? Is it enough to survive?
Capa couldn't convince himself of the logic.
He laughed at himself and chose not to think too much, but to write down-to-earth, go home at night, drink more broth made by his wife, and play more with his young son and daughter.
I am too insignificant to change the world. All I can do is work hard to make my wife and children happy.
Conversations with other reporters continued.
Words such as arrest and prison frequently flashed through Capa's mind.
suddenly!
The pen in his hand stopped, and the ink collected at the tip stained the paper.
Aren't you worried about how to find someone from the International Equality Alliance and hand over the film?
Since there are many arrested people in the prison, you can go to the prison, express your purpose to the arrested comrades, thereby find out the whereabouts of other members of the International Equality Alliance, and hand over the film to them!
My thoughts gradually became clearer, and I could no longer concentrate on writing the manuscript. The reality I had just recognized was immediately overturned.
Capa realized that he would eventually have to face his true self.
The real him is a person who wants to uphold the truth even if it means sacrificing his life.
He got up and came to the editor-in-chief Byron's office again: "Editor-in-Chief."
"Is the manuscript finished?" Editor-in-Chief Byron asked with his legs on the desk and the book in his hand.
"No." Capa's blood surged in his body, and he was no longer timid when facing the editor-in-chief, "I want to collect some more materials."
"That's enough." Editor-in-Chief Byron was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the film Capa had put over not long ago and rejected his application.
"No, I thought of a better angle. As long as we perform well, one report like that may be worth the ten we have now!" Capa argued.
This bold statement finally piqued the editor-in-chief Byron's interest. He put it down and put his legs away: "What do you mean?"
"I want to go to jail! Take some photos of the arrested members of the International Equality Alliance, select a few people to interview, and write a half-truth and half-false report called a confession. The content is that they admit that they committed those atrocities.
, and deeply regrets that, as a comrade of the International Equality Alliance, I accuse the International Equality Alliance of its mistakes and hypocrisy..." Capa has a good reason.
"Okay! This is a great idea!" Editor-in-Chief Byron's eyes lit up. "It's always street material. It's just a few sentences over and over again. Many people are tired of reading it. Now I'm going to write a confession from a prison. It will definitely help.
Turn the heat up even higher!”
"Yes!" Capa agreed.
"Go now and collect more materials! Prepare a few more reports like this!" Editor-in-Chief Byron has already imagined what kind of rewards he will receive from the government after the frame-up becomes more successful.
"Yes!" Capa turned around and went out.
"Wait a minute!" Editor-in-Chief Byron found a piece of paper, hurriedly wrote a paragraph on it and attached his signature, "Take this and show it to the prison people, and they will let you in.
, and cooperate with you to collect materials."
Capa accepted the autographed letter from editor-in-chief Byron and secretly lamented that he was worthy of being a close confidant of the government. A signature can make the prison cooperate with the work.
"Remember, the content must be eye-catching. It must belittle the International Equality Alliance and elevate our government. You are familiar with these, but you have to think carefully about how to reflect it through prison materials." Editor-in-chief Byron warned.
He said, "If you do this well, I will give you a large bonus later!"
"Don't worry, I'll go first."
"Well, I'm waiting for your first draft!"
The moment he stepped out of the main entrance of the newspaper office, Capa was still a little dazed.
Unknowingly, he embarked on such a path and began to contribute as much as possible to the International Equality Alliance.
What awaits you next?
Is it to successfully find out the whereabouts of other members of the International Equality Alliance, hand over the film to them safely, and witness the International Equality Alliance regain its innocence?
Or will he be exposed, lose his career, be imprisoned, and end up with the same tragic ending as those arrested members of the International Equality Alliance?
None of that seems important at this moment.
While adhering to justice and truth, the value of life is infinitely magnified and the threat of death is infinitely reduced.
"Where are you going?" asked the soldier responsible for protecting reporters.
They were specially arranged here by the government to protect the newspaper office and the journalists who were traveling.
Capa clutched the editor's handwritten letter, took a deep breath and said: "Go to the prison where the members of the International Equality Alliance are imprisoned!"