Journalist Capa's wife, Clementine, and her two children finally entered Lelist City after undergoing inspection at the International Equality Alliance checkpoint.
This city is filled with a depressing atmosphere due to the anxious war situation on the New Front. However, because it continues the policy of the International Equality Alliance and the people's living conditions are striven to maintain a good level, the atmosphere is still infinitely better than that of Lezein.
times.
As soon as they checked into a hotel, personnel from the corresponding department of the International Equality Alliance came to learn more about the situation and applied for identity certificates for Clementine and her family.
This proves that Dorothy and Matt can go to nearby schools for free, and Clementine can also apply for many jobs based on her own situation.
Welfare benefits such as medical care, special assistance, and night classes for workers can also be enjoyed free of charge with your ID card.
"Okay, I've written it all down. Is there anything else you don't know about?" A young comrade filled in the form about Clementine's family and asked.
"No, we don't need any special help at the moment." Clementine said gratefully.
"Okay, let me confirm your information again. Your husband died of illness a few years ago. You and your two children used to live in Lezein, but because the environment there was very bad, you had to sell it.
The property comes to Lelist City.”
"Yes." Clementine nodded.
She lied.
The reason why she did this was not because she did not trust the International Equality League and was worried that it would cause trouble if the International Equality League learned that her husband was working for the provisional government in the newspaper office.
But before leaving Lezein, she heard her husband Capa say that the provisional government had penetrated the International Equality Alliance quite seriously, and that there were many spies of the other party in the International Equality Alliance in Lelist City.
If she rashly exposed her identity and revealed her husband's condition, there was a high possibility that these spies would discover her, which would put her husband in Lezein in danger.
She needs to find an absolutely reliable comrade from the International Equality Alliance so that she can reveal her husband's situation and seek help.
"Okay, our work station is at No. 11 Velen Street. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can go there to find us for help." The young comrade stood up, "Then I won't disturb you. I wish you a happy life in Riley.
Enjoy life in Sturt.”
"Wait a minute." Clementine stopped him with a worried look on her face, "Aren't you going to conduct some investigation on me?"
"I understand what you mean. Are you worried that if you trust the immigrants so easily and resettle them without discrimination, you will bring in many spies of the provisional government?" The young comrade smiled, "It doesn't matter. On the one hand, facing a large number of people,
It is very difficult to conduct a detailed investigation. We
Frankly speaking, we currently do not have such capabilities. On the one hand, even if there are such people, we will not be afraid. Please rest assured that we will ensure the safety and stability of Lelist City. Of course, if
If you find anyone suspicious, we welcome you to report it to us."
Clementine felt a little relieved. She believed that the International Equality Alliance must have considered this aspect more thoughtfully than she did: "Then I don't have any problem, thank you."
"You're welcome, goodbye." The young comrade walked out the door.
"Mom, when will daddy come over?" asked her daughter Dorothy, sitting on the bed holding the only doll she brought.
"Dad is picking out gifts for you. He will come to us after picking out the gifts." Clementine walked to the bed, touched Dorothy's head, and leaned over to cover the sleeping Matt.
Quilt.
"I want a new dress and a new doll." Dorothy raised her head and said with a grin.
Clementine had many pressing questions to think about in her mind. She smiled at Dorothy and said "hmm" before sitting alone on the other side.
Although she traveled as fast as she could, it took her three full days to reach Lelist City.
In the past three days, she had no way of knowing how Capa was doing in Lezeinli. She only knew that time was of the essence. She must find a reliable and capable International Equality Alliance comrade in the shortest possible time and hand over the evidence to him.
, ask the other party to send personnel to Lezein to cooperate with Capa, and contact their comrades in Lezein to get in touch with Capa.
So, who should I contact?
Even the International Equality Alliance had not discovered any government spies in Lelist City, and it was even more impossible for her to accurately identify them.
Absolute reliability is an elusive condition.
Unless he can directly see Keating, the chairman of the International Equality League, he will never be a member of the provisional government. But even if he goes to all the trouble to see him, he will definitely be noticed by many people, and his safety still cannot be guaranteed.
Due to lack of means, Clementine could only choose candidates based on the logic that the higher the rank, the less likely they were to be a spy of the Provisional Government.
After much deliberation, Clementine decided to contact the International Equality Alliance Propaganda Department.
The Propaganda Department of the International Equality League is the main opponent of the interim government in this public opinion war. Handing the evidence to the Propaganda Department can maximize the effectiveness of the film as quickly as possible.
Relatively speaking, the most reliable person should be Piaf, the head of the Propaganda Department.
New problems followed one after another.
How to contact Piaf?
How could it not be noticed by possible spies?
In the latter, all Clementine could think of was to cover up her true identity and true purpose as much as possible before meeting Piaf, thereby reducing other people's attention to her.
As for the former, it seems that there is no other way but to enter the propaganda department.
Looking at Dorothy who was tired from playing and fell asleep with her brother, Clementine considered whether she should try to join the International Equality League and become a member of it.
This seems feasible.
First, her husband is voluntarily fighting for the International Equality Alliance, and their family has been deeply tied to the International Equality Alliance. They are both prosperous and disadvantaged. Joining the International Equality Alliance is equivalent to protecting her husband, protecting herself, and protecting her children.
them.
Second, if everything goes well in the future, there will be a steady stream of evidence delivered to the Propaganda Department of the International Equality Alliance, and the Propaganda Department will use this evidence to fight back against the interim government. She has never been a reporter, but through Capa's influence, she became a reporter.
For publicity work, it should be relatively easy to get started.
However, the International Equality Alliance has loose supervision on civilians who want to settle in Lelist City, which does not mean that it maintains the same attitude towards gays within it.
If I want to become a member of the International Equality Alliance, there is a high probability that I will undergo strict scrutiny. Even if they don't find out my true background, the investigation will take ten days and a half, but it will still delay the business.
Therefore, this method was not advisable. She had to find another faster way to contact Piaf.
what to do?
what to do?
Clementine, who had never faced such things before, was at a loss and her mind was very confused.
"Huh...huh..." Thinking of her husband being in danger alone and having a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, Clementine, who was about to cry, took a deep breath and tried her best to calm down and think of a solution.
- Wanted to meet Piaf, but it took too long to get in touch with her through joining the International League for Equality.
——If you want to shorten the time, you must see her directly. The question is how to see her?
After taking a deep look at the children, Clementine wiped her tears and decided to go out for a walk. She first found out where Piaf worked.
"Hello, do you know where the Propaganda Department of the International Equality Alliance is?" Clementine came to the work point that the young comrade had mentioned before.
"Eh? It's you?" The young comrade recognized Clementine and was a little surprised. "Do you need help from the Propaganda Department for something?"
"No, no, I want to join the International Equality Alliance, and then I feel that the Propaganda Department is more suitable for me, so I came to ask you." Clementine said.
Of course, she hasn't had time to go through the various procedures to be reviewed and become a member of the International Equality Alliance. She just wants to confirm the position of the Propaganda Department first.
The young comrade said "Oh" and stopped what he was doing: "If you want to join us, you need to prepare an application first. After submitting the application to us, we will arrange for someone to conduct a basic review on you. If you pass the review
, and then after completing basic training, you can either actively choose a job department or obey the organization's deployment."
"That's right. Then how do you write the application?"
"Wait a moment." The young comrade took out a form and handed it to Clementine. "Just fill it out truthfully according to the above requirements. Submit it at any time after you finish it. We will arrange your next review within three days.
and other matters.”
"Okay, thank you, I... I still want to ask where the Propaganda Department is. I want to go and see first. Is this okay?" Clementine took the application and said.
The young comrade responded with a bright smile: "Of course you can, but you can only take a look from the outside. The office area of the Propaganda Department is not allowed to enter. This is also taking into account safety issues..."
Fifteen minutes later, Clementine returned to the hotel with the application form, had lunch with the children, and then took them to the building where the Propaganda Department works.
She didn't see many soldiers patrolling the streets, but there were still many patrols arranged around such an important place to ensure safety.
"Mom, what are we doing here?" Matt asked, gently tugging on Clementine's hand.
"This is..." Clementine tried to answer in a way that the children could understand, "This is the place where your father can come to see you early."
"Come to see us early? Okay, okay..."
"Dad said he wanted to buy us gifts, haha..."
Both children were very curious about the building.
Clementine led them to look up at the building.
She had a strong intuition that Piaf, the head of the Propaganda Department of the International Equality Alliance, was now inside.
It's just that she doesn't know how to meet the other person in the most appropriate way.
One step away.
Clementine resisted the desire to go in directly and pulled the children to the other side: "Let's go and go shopping somewhere else."
——
In the building at this time, Piaf's office
"Comrade Verak's comrades who received the first batch of cameras have already started collecting evidence, and the second batch of cameras will be delivered soon. I believe we will be able to respond effectively to the current public opinion soon," a comrade from the Propaganda Department told the audience.
Piaf reported while smoking a cigarette at his desk.
"But Lezein's side is relatively stable now, and the evidence is not as easy to collect as it was in the first few days." Piaf looked a little haggard, obviously because he had not had a good rest due to the recent public opinion, "You should also
Clearly, the limited evidence we have collected cannot give us an overwhelming advantage in public opinion. To completely reverse the situation, we need something more direct."
"Comrade Verak and his colleagues are also doing this. They are trying to penetrate into the newspaper office and collect a complete chain of evidence of the provisional government's fraud."
Piaf shook his head and put out the cigarette butt: "This is difficult. They may not succeed, and we can't do nothing and wait for Verac and the others to make progress."
"But there is really nothing we can do now. After all, the key lies in Lezeinli. We can only rely on the comrades who stay in Lezeinli..."
"Let's go out first." Piaf didn't chat much with his subordinates. He closed his eyes and meditated in a quiet environment.
At this time, the phone rang.
She threw away all the miscellaneous thoughts and answered the phone.
"I'm Keating, how are you doing there?"
"Chairman Keating." Piaf's expression and voice were much more solemn, "The interim government has joined forces with other countries to compile and spread false reports on a large scale. It has now formed a huge public opinion around the world."
"I know this. Many webmasters of sub-stations have told me that their work has been greatly affected. If we let it go, most of the work of the sub-stations will come to a standstill."
"The wartime action team currently staying in Lezein is collecting evidence under the command of Comrade Verak. If nothing goes wrong, a batch of evidence will arrive in Lelist City within two days, and we will launch a formal counterattack
Fight." Piaf said.
"Are you sure you can win?"
"No." Piaf said truthfully, "To the extent that public opinion has developed to this point, the evidence we can collect can only restore the impact to a certain extent. If we want to truly eliminate people's misunderstandings about us, we must have considerable
There is sufficient key evidence to prove that the interim government's reports are all fake, and we need to have more powerful communication power than now to ensure that our clarification can be seen by as many people as possible."
Keating was silent for a few seconds: "...what are you going to do?"
"I hope that all sub-stations will cooperate with us and temporarily focus on dealing with public opinion. Otherwise, it will be difficult to rely on the propaganda department alone to compete with enemies around the world." Piaf paused, "-but these are not the key.
"
"The key is still to collect the most important evidence, right?"
"Yes."
"This matter can only be done by the Lezein War Action Team." Keating did not sigh, but Piaf thought she heard a sound.
"I will not do nothing and pin all my hopes on Verac." Piaf held back her energy and assured Keating, "Don't worry, we will win this public opinion war."