Capa lay on the bed, quietly staring at the empty and deserted surroundings.
Learning that he might have contracted an infectious disease, Editor-in-Chief Byron was so frightened that he quickly went to the hospital for a checkup. After confirming that he was fine, he asked someone to send him a letter of condolence.
On the surface, Xin Ming was caring and appeasing Capa, but in fact, every word he spoke was filled with harsh criticism.
After all, Capa fell ill just after Byron handed over the prison reporting responsibility to Capa, which undoubtedly disrupted some of his plans and delayed major events.
The most important thing is that Capa went to the slums to collect materials without any sense of safety. What if the disease was reported to the agency and something happened to him? Violent infectious diseases can kill people at any time!
"Ahem..." Capa crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
He felt that his whole body was weak, and even the slightest movement would cause severe pain in his chest.
In addition, constant coughing and itchy and red skin were also tormenting his will.
He must have really contracted the disease.
Capa smiled silently and bitterly.
It was quite unlucky to accidentally get sick just because he was close to civilians.
Capa felt a little uneasy and depressed in his heart, but when he saw the soldiers, he did not dare to come close to the nurse. When the doctor made a diagnosis, he also protected himself tightly on three levels, and spent most of the time alone in the ward.
Here, the opportunities for contact with the International Equality Alliance have greatly increased, and he is quite happy.
The most important thing now is to hand over those important evidences to the International Equality Alliance.
This matter is bigger than anything else.
"Ahem..." Capa coughed heavily as he lay alone on the bed, patiently waiting for the comrades from the International Equality Alliance to come to him.
He was quite sure that if the International Equality Alliance really received news from Clementine, then they must be secretly monitoring him and looking for the right time to contact him.
The fact that he entered the hospital must be known to the other party. If nothing else, people have already begun to approach the hospital.
Perhaps, the door to the ward will be opened in the next second.
The fact was just as Capa expected, Comrade Evans, who was responsible for meeting him, deliberately fell downstairs and was kindly taken to the hospital by the tenants who lived in the same apartment, where he received treatment.
Evans's injury was not serious. His leg was not broken. He was just hit by the stairs and was bruised and bruised.
This is mainly due to the fact that he is very young and others mistakenly think he is lame. In fact, his body is extremely strong.
The doctor treated the broken skin wound, applied medicine, and at Evans' request, he was admitted to a single ward to stay and recuperate.
In fact, his injuries did not necessarily require hospitalization, but the hospital welcomed him to live here and paid a high daily medical fee.
After repeated persuasion, the kind-hearted tenant finally returned to the apartment without leaving a caregiver behind. Evans lay alone on the hospital bed and fell asleep, thinking about what to do next in a quiet environment.
He spent a lot of time in the hospital just to learn more about the situation in the hospital and to confirm the specific location of reporter Capa.
This was done fairly smoothly.
Although he did not see reporter Capa in person, he found two government soldiers wearing masks standing in front of a ward at the end of the corridor.
In this hospital, government soldiers also wear masks, and their directions are very clear.
Then the next question is how to get past the soldiers and see journalist Capa in the ward.
Nothing more than two choices.
One, find a way to disperse the soldiers.
Second, pretend to be a doctor and go in.
It is not easy to drive away soldiers. Unless they are their superiors, it is difficult to drive them. The most promising one is to pretend to be a doctor, wearing a mask and fully armed, so that the other party cannot recognize them, and it is more likely to get through.
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Later, Evans tried to move his legs. Although it still hurt, it was far from being unable to move.
He first came to the door and looked outside. After confirming that there was no one in the corridor where he was, he walked out boldly, looking around for places where doctors' clothes might be.
This behavior was very ostentatious, but Evans had no intention of restraining himself.
Because if you meet someone like a doctor or nurse who comes to ask about the situation, you can easily cover up your true purpose by saying that you can't find the bathroom or that you have some stomach discomfort.
What is most tested at this time is precisely the psychological quality.
"Can I help you?" A nurse on the night shift asked with a yawn when she saw Evans passing by the duty station.
"Where is the bathroom?" Evans was very calm and responded according to the prepared words.
"It's right in front." The nurse pointed.
"Okay." Evans nodded and disappeared into the corridor.
The nurse didn't take this matter to heart, and fell asleep with her hands on the standing counter.
On one side of the corridor, Evans, who had not left at all, poked out half of his face and observed the situation at the duty station.
The left and right sides behind the duty office are the rest room and the locker room. The things he needs are in the locker room.
But it's still too risky to rush over like this.
If you are caught passing by the duty station, it is easy to explain. But if you are caught entering the locker room and exposed, it will definitely arouse suspicion and lead to exposure.
Fortunately, before Evans could come up with a countermeasure, a woman walked out of a ward on the other side of the corridor. The woman walked straight to the duty desk and did not notice him who immediately turned sideways to hide.
Soon, the dozing nurse was woken up by the woman and followed the woman into the ward to change the sling bottle for the woman's sick child.
When the opportunity came, Evans decisively took advantage of the nurse's absence and entered the dressing room.
In the locker room, uniforms and casual clothes for doctors and nurses were listed on a whole rack. Evans quickly took off his shirt and picked a doctor's uniform that fit well and put it on.
Unfortunately, by the time he got dressed and was ready to go out, the nurse had already returned to the duty station.
We can only wait for the opportunity.
Twenty minutes later, the nurse was lying in front of the standing counter, snoring slightly.
Evans, who was waiting calmly, immediately walked out of the locker room, took a mask from the counter, put it on, and walked directly to the ward where reporter Capa was.
Two government soldiers on duty were taking a nap against the door frame. When one of the more sensitive soldiers heard the footsteps, he immediately opened his eyes and slapped his companion awake.
"Let me check on him." He walked to the two soldiers with steady steps. Evans didn't even feel nervous. He said in a normal tone, and the sleepy and frightened soldiers had no doubts.
The door opened.
"Doctor, is he sure he has an infectious disease?" the soldier asked worriedly.
"...Not sure yet." Evans responded with an ambiguous answer following the soldier's question.
Another soldier glanced at Capa lying in the ward with concern, and whispered: "Then how should we prevent it? Is it safe enough to stand here wearing a mask?"
"Don't worry." Evans didn't understand this, so he calmed the two soldiers perfunctorily, walked inside, and closed the door again with his own hands.
It is already the early morning of December 1st.
Capa felt very uncomfortable, but he never fell asleep.
Evans walked slowly in front of Capa and called slightly tentatively: "Capa?"
"Yeah." The pale Capa frowned slightly and responded softly.
"Are you okay?" Seeing that Capa's condition seemed really not good, Evans suppressed his joy after confirming his identity and asked with concern.
"Fever...all over my body hurts..." Capa didn't recognize Evans' identity for a moment. He still thought he was a doctor and told his situation, "Those medicines...seem to have no effect..."
Things developed beyond Evans' expectations.
He did not expect that reporter Capa really contracted the disease: "You...how did you catch the disease?"
Um?
I had already told the doctor about my illness experience when I was admitted to the hospital. How could the doctor ask again at this point as if he didn’t understand the situation?
Capa looked at Evans and said with difficulty and surprise: "You... you are not a doctor..."
There was no need for Evans to conceal his identity. He nodded slightly: "Hello, reporter Capa, I am a comrade of the International Equality Alliance Action Team. You can call me Evans."
"How...how do you prove that you are a comrade of the International Equality Alliance?" Capa was very vigilant and wanted to eliminate the possibility that the editor-in-chief Byron doubted himself and deliberately sent someone to test.
"Your wife Clementine, children Dorothy, and Matt are now properly placed in Lelist City. Based on the information they provided, we are looking for opportunities to contact you." Evans.
road.
"This is not enough." When it came time to meet, Capa found it hard to believe it.
Originally, he fully considered the International Equality Alliance's suspicions about him and racked his brains to make the other party trust him. Now, he is consistent with the International Equality Alliance and remains suspicious and does not dare to reveal the secrets he has hidden easily.
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Evans continued: "Your wife, Ms. Clementine, took this into consideration and asked us to bring you a message. She said that Dorothy and Matt are waiting for your gift."
After hearing these words, Capa, who stood alone, faced and challenged the provisional government, burst into tears.
He could be sure that the person in front of him was really a comrade of the International Equality Alliance.
Because only their family knows about the agreement with the children.
Even if Clementine had an accident and was arrested by the provisional government, she would never say such words to Capa. She could only use other words to make him aware of the danger.
"You, you are finally here." Capa said excitedly, his vision blurred by tears.
"Sorry, I haven't been able to find a suitable opportunity to meet you before." Evans could somewhat understand Capa's current mood, and it was the man in front of him who could shed tears and had softness that made him admire him even more.
"I already have the evidence of newspaper fraud, and... I also have the evidence that the government arrested innocent people, identified them as you, carried out inhuman torture, and executed them." Capa
After confirming his identity, he immediately began to hand over evidence related to the direction of public opinion victory and defeat. "These films are hidden in my bedroom window...under the eaves outside the window..."
"We will pick it up as soon as possible." Evans nodded solemnly.
"Those innocent people..." Capa felt that Evans was not eager enough. He wanted to let the other party know what kind of hell the people in the prison were in, but he was rarely able to organize the words to describe it, "They
, they... they are really difficult, life is worse than death... life is worse than death..."
Evans saw Capa raising his hands tremblingly, trying to explain something with tears in his eyes, and said: "Don't worry, we will do our best to rescue them."
"well……"
"Did you...did you deliberately contract the disease just to create a chance to meet us?" Evans asked.
"It's coming to an end... we must seize the time... we must do this..." Capa said.
"Can you still hold on?"
"Okay, okay."
Evans asked: "If the evidence is released, will it expose you? If it does, we will immediately find a way to escort you out of Lezein."
"Yes. When I was photographing the newspaper evidence... I was the only one in the newspaper office. For the evidence from the prison, the editor only arranged... to arrange for me to go there... As soon as the evidence is released, they will immediately realize that it was me who did it."
Pa has never missed his wife and children so much, and he wishes that his comrades from the International Equality League would send him to Lelist City right now.
"Understood, we will send you away as soon as possible. Before that, all you need to do is rest in peace and recover." Evans patted Capa gently.
"Okay, I'll cooperate as much as you need me to, I'll cooperate..."
Evans took out a few tissues and helped Capa wipe away his tears: "Recuperate in peace, your wife and children are waiting to be reunited with you."
"Um……"
"Comrade Capa - I hope that we can treat each other as comrades in the future. Time is tight, so I will go out first. After reporting the situation, I will come back as soon as possible to help you leave Lezein." You have stayed in the ward long enough.
, Evans prepares to leave.
"Okay." Capa had no objection, and his heart was very stable.
The moment he contacted the International Equality Alliance, he felt that he had unlimited power again.
At this moment, he finally stood together with thousands of revolutionaries, marching toward a beautiful new world together.
"Thank you for your efforts." Evans stood up and walked out of the ward.
Capa breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the ceiling in the darkness, and smiled.
"Doctor, how is he?" the soldier inquired.
"It's still stable. If nothing happens, don't go in and disturb his rest." Evans stood still and said to the soldier.
The soldier quickly smiled and waved his hands: "That's an infectious disease. Of course we won't go in casually. Don't worry."
"Well, thank you for your hard work." Evans nodded and left.
"Doctor, please wait a moment, we have another question."
"explain."
"When will he recover?"
"Not sure, we'll see when the time comes." Evans didn't bother with the soldiers any more and returned to the duty station all the way.
The nurse was still sleeping soundly. He tiptoed into the dressing room, changed his clothes, and went back to his ward to sleep peacefully. He waited for his discharge tomorrow and reported this important information to the General Liaison Office.