Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 135 Untitled

Verak remembered very clearly that when he had dinner with Keating at noon yesterday, the bald prisoner at the same table did not have a good impression of him. When he left, he also led most of the prisoners in the prison to follow. This bald prisoner should be a prisoner A very famous leader.

  He very much hopes to get to know this prisoner. After getting in touch with him, maybe he can be included in the escape plan, and then use his influence among the prisoners to provide more convenience for subsequent planning.

  The prison’s daily releases are divided into two batches, with thousands of people in each batch. Luckily, Veraker and the bald prisoner were released from ten to eleven o’clock, so he first found Ross to learn about the bald prisoner’s situation.

   "Ross, I want to ask you something." Rose was playing cards with other prisoners. Verac squatted beside him and watched for a while, pointing to the bald prisoner on the other side who was alone with his eyes closed, "Who is that person?"

   "You mean that bald head?" Rose studied the cards in his hand, and casually glanced in the direction Verak pointed.

"right."

  Although the bald prisoners did not have the same privileges as Veraker and Keating, there was also a 'vacuum zone' around them, and no prisoners came forward to chat or play cards.

   "Dawn, it's Big Brother." Rose pulled out a card and threw it on the ground, "What? Do you want to get to know him?"

   "Quite curious." Verak said.

   "Brother Dawn is easy to get along with but not easy to get along with. Anyway, I don't think he likes you very much. You'd better not provoke him." The prisoner who played cards with Rose witnessed what happened in the cafeteria yesterday and persuaded Verak.

  Verak didn't give up his thoughts because of this, but became more and more curious: "Can you tell me about him?"

   "What's there to say..." To the prisoners who played cards, it was all familiar things. "He has been here for about ten years. He was already a big brother when I came here..."

"I know better." Another prisoner with some 'seniority' who had been in Daimans Prison for a long time said, "He was imprisoned seven or eight years ago. At that time, he organized many prisoners to escape from prison. , but all failed in the end. Later, he gave up the idea of ​​going out, and worked here with peace of mind, not causing trouble, just resolving the conflicts between other prisoners from time to time, and occasionally standing out for everyone, so he was gradually recognized by everyone .”

  Verak looked at Dawn lying on the ground resting from a distance: "Why do you feel that he is very out of group?"

  Verak didn't notice Dawn before, after all, there were too many people in the square. When he observed Dawn today, he found a very strange place. In the cafeteria yesterday, Dawn seemed to have a lot of crowds, but now when everyone else is chatting and playing cards, he is lying there alone. contact, which is contradictory.

   "Brother Dawn has a really weird personality. He is usually quite taciturn, but he is very convincing in his work. He helps everyone a lot, and everyone doesn't care if he gets along well." A prisoner who was also watching said.

Ross thought of something, temporarily looked away from the cards in his hand, and looked at Dawn gratefully: "I was slow to learn when I was first arrested, so I didn't meet the standard in the first two or three days, and the prison guards didn't allow me to do it. I ate. I was not used to this place at the time, and it was bumpy along the way. If I didn’t eat, I would have no energy to work the next day. I realized that I would die sooner or later, so I thought about committing suicide. I didn’t expect Dawn to be with me. When I was most desperate, he gave me his food, and asked the prisoners who worked with me to help me, and helped me survive the most difficult days, which saved my life."

"Many people here have been helped by Brother Dawn. He is much more reliable than someone like you who only talks about fighting for our rights." Some prisoners who dismissed Verak's actions the day before yesterday Said sympathetically.

   "What are you talking about, how do you know that Chris is just talking?" Rose glared at the prisoner and spoke for Verak.

   "Indeed, I lacked consideration." Verak did not refute. "A few days ago, I felt that I had a higher status and could fight Lecter. I am sorry."

  Verak said very sincerely, and the prisoner was embarrassed to point out his well-intentioned behavior: "Actually, it's nothing, I'm just talking casually, don't take it to heart."

   "It's okay, you're right." Veraker's eyes were always attracted by Dawn, he patted Rose, got up and walked towards Dawn, "Then you guys play first, I'll talk to Dawn."

   "What are you talking about?" Ross turned his head and asked.

   "Let's chat casually." Verak replied, walked through the noisy crowd, walked to Dawn and sat down, "Dawn?"

  The bald and bearded Dawn slowly opened his eyes, and looked coldly at Verak who was sitting next to him: "What's the matter?"

   "I want to talk to you." Verak said.

   "Don't disturb my rest." Dawn didn't care about Verak's affairs, so he didn't have the desire to chat.

  Villac didn't listen to Dawn's words and left, but lay down too: "You just lie down like this every day when you're letting the wind out?"

  Dawn didn't speak.

"I really want to go out, and I want to make breathing fresh air and basking in the sun a common thing." Verak didn't care about Dawn's attitude, and said to himself, "but that's impossible, right? No one has successfully escaped from prison, and no prisoner has left alive in any form... I heard from them that you have been here for seven or eight years, can you teach me how to adapt to living here?"

   "Just don't talk about 'I really want to go out'." Dawn replied coldly.

   "I think in my heart even if I don't say it."

   "If you don't say it, it doesn't mean you don't want to."

  Verak turned his head: "Are you still thinking about it?"

   "Don't disturb my rest." Dawn ended the topic.

"I miss my friends very much." Verak refused to leave, "Although it has been less than a month since I was imprisoned, I really miss them. I don't know how they live in a foreign country, I don't know why they What kind of difficulties and obstacles are faced when fighting for ideals?"

   "Where's the family?"

Hearing that Dawn actually took the initiative to ask, Verak had some understanding: "I don't have any impression. I was taken to work in a factory when I was thirteen or fourteen years old. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I escaped and wandered all the way to Cici. Ward City, grew up there."

   "Aren't you a nobleman?"

   "It was a long time later. For some very complicated reasons, I went to live in Lazein." Verak revealed some secrets.

  Dawn didn't delve into the tortuous experience: "What did you ask me for?"

   "I want to meet you."

   "I have nothing to know. This place is not like the outside. Dealing with people can be helpful. Everyone can't protect themselves. Just think about how to survive." Dawn sat up.

   "If you have made up your mind to live here, you really don't know anyone. After all, no matter what you do, you can't make yourself suffer less." Verak also sat up, "But breaking out of prison is different."

  Verak said about the prison break and tested Dawn.

"Every batch of new prisoners is unwilling to stay here. I am too lazy to persuade you. Only when you truly realize what powerlessness is, will you give up this idea." Dawn was pessimistic and peaceful, "It's just that the price is different. , Some people fail to escape from prison and can live on, while others will die.”

   "It's better to die on the way out of prison than to die from exhaustion, illness, or torture." Veraker proved his determination through his own deeds, "So I persevered under Lecter's abuse."

"Then just do it, don't think about cooperating with me." Dawn knew that the purpose of Verak's contact with him was to join him in escaping from prison. Over the years, many prisoners like Verak who have learned about his situation have come to him to discuss , but he rejected them all.

  Verak scratched his hair.

  He knew that Dawn often helped other prisoners, and he was not the kind of person who would betray others for a little profit, so he revealed the prison escape for the first time.

"Well... then let's talk about it." At present, the escape plan is still unclear. Verak has nothing to prove to Dawn that his escape is different from others. He can only wait for a solid foundation to be feasible. Finally, it is possible for Dawn, who is still desperate, to revive the idea of ​​​​breaking out of prison.

  Verak got up and left without contacting other prisoners.

  In his opinion, it is enough to work **** Dawn next. As the most prestigious prisoner, Dawn should be drawn into the plan, and other prisoners will naturally tend to cooperate.

  The time for the release passed quickly, and a group of prisoners were brought back to the work area to continue working. After working until twelve o'clock, they came to the cafeteria to have lunch one after another.

  After just half a day of contact, Verak got mixed up with a small group of prisoners headed by Ross. Rose is kind, and the prisoners in his social circle are also easy to talk to. Verac gets along very well with them, and everyone quickly accepts that he has changed from the special one who fought for power with Lecter in the past to mediocrity.

   After eating together, Veraker was taken by the prison guards to the infirmary to change his dressing.

  Because Verak started working and there was not enough time, Lecter simply waited for him in the infirmary for questioning.

   "Good afternoon." Seeing Lecter sitting beside the hospital bed, Veraker greeted him first before taking off his prison uniform, lying on it and waiting for the doctor to change his dressing.

   "How do you feel?" Lecter asked about the work situation.

"It's quite tiring, and with injuries, I feel like I can't hold on." Verac didn't hide his state in front of Lecter, "But the job I do is already the easiest, so there's nothing to complain about." of."

Lecter rested his chin in one hand and watched the doctor remove the bandage on Verak's body to change the dressing: "Because I specially arranged for the lightest one, otherwise you will definitely collapse from exhaustion, and I don't want you to have any trouble at this juncture. "

   "Thanks." Verak gritted his teeth and endured the pain of the bandage being torn off.

"Actually, you don't need to work. Keating has been locked up in 208, and he doesn't know about your situation. You can pretend to work. I will arrange you to stay in the interrogation room at regular intervals every day." Lecter felt that Verac There is no need to do so much of the bitter trick.

"I can't pretend to be tired after work, and once Mr. Keating finds out that it's fake, he will definitely be more wary of me. Then you don't have to think about the golden clues." Verak thought for a while. Convincing Lecter with seemingly reasonable words, and by the way, labeling himself as weak and unpretentious.

  Lecter thought for a while, and didn't make any more requests: "What did you and Keating talk about during the wind release today?"

"He asked me how my work was going. I said that I was very tired and I was about to lose my strength. He couldn't bear it. I felt that his heart had been shaken. This trick is still useful." Veraker looked like he had made a comprehensive arrangement. , "I plan to gradually show more and more unbearable appearance in the next few days. He should let go. If he is lucky, he may tell me the detailed location."

  Listening to the future predicted by Veraker, Lecter was relieved a little, and his body became relaxed from tense: "If this can be the best, I will give you a very sufficient return."

   "Okay, let me out if you find out the whereabouts of the gold." Verak pretended to be confident in Lecter's promise.

"Of course." Lecter smiled, "If you only ask some clues, I can promise you some requests that I can do. If you ask all the clues, I will give you freedom and make you a member of the history of Damans Prison. The first prisoner ever to get out alive."

   "Okay, wait for my good news." Verak said confidently.

  The doctor applied new medicine to Verak's wound, helped him up, and rewrapped the bandage.

   "Behave well. If you can't hold on any longer and need other help, you can always ask the prison guard to contact me." Lecter said.

   After the doctor was finished bandaging, Veraker winked at Lecter. Lecter understood and sent the doctor out: "What's wrong?"

   "How was your talk with the warden yesterday?" Verak asked about their future plans.

"It went well." Lecter's eyes were full of contempt, "Adel is just a little warden, I can tell my father to let him go at any time, he won't threaten you, just rest assured and help me. "

   Warden Adel is an important reason why Daimans Prison is known as a diamond prison, and the government is assured of throwing all kinds of tricky prisoners in. Of course, it is not so easy to transfer him. Verac knew that Lecter was talking big, he just wanted to make himself feel at ease, but Adel didn't look for him today, and the problem should have been resolved, so he followed Lecter's wishes and faded the worried look on his face : "That's good, everything will continue as we did before."

   "Yeah." Lecter nodded, "Your injury looks like it will take a while to heal. It's pretty amazing to be able to stand up so early."

   "I think you can do it too. If you have a chance, let me torture you." Seeing Lecter commenting on his physical condition lightly, as if all this was not thanks to him, Verak replied provocatively.

   Lecter laughed loudly: "That's not fun."

   "I think it's fun." Verak put on the prison uniform and shoes, and stopped talking with Lecter, "Let's go."

  (end of this chapter)