Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 145 Untitled

  October 17th

   During the day, Veraker focused on his work. When he was released, he found that the news about the football match had been completely spread. The prison guards looked at each other when they heard the news that the prisoners said they didn't know.

When I met Lecter in the infirmary after lunch at noon, Lecter didn't even care about Adel's meeting with Veraker yesterday, so he first mentioned it dissatisfiedly: "Why did you spread this matter? ?”

Verak, who was lying on the hospital bed waiting for his dressing to be changed, looked innocent: "I just casually said a few words to a few prisoners, but I didn't expect it to spread so quickly. By the way, haven't we already decided on this matter? It should be fine, right?"

   "At first, I was still thinking about whether there was something more fun, but now that you have made it like this, maybe I have to." Lecter changed the medicine for Veraker.

   "Sorry, I thought we would arrange this after we finished talking, so I didn't treat it as a secret." Verak apologized to Lecter.

  Lecter wasn't really angry either. After all, he was satisfied with the football game, but he wasn't in a hurry to make a decision: "Let's do this first, and don't spread such things casually in the future."

"it is good."

   "What did Adel talk to you about yesterday?" Lecter asked about the conversation between Adel and Veraker.

   "It seems that you are really relieved of me, and you are only asking about such an important matter now." Verak joked, and informed Lecter of yesterday's situation, "...that's what happened."

   Lecter frowned, and said in an unhappy tone: "So, you neither agreed nor refused, and wait for who among us bids higher before deciding on a partner?"

   "It's nothing, right? If it were you, you would definitely give it to the party with the best conditions." Verak didn't think it was a big deal.

On the contrary, Lecter felt that they had worked together happily for a while. Now that Veraker did this, he felt a sense of betrayal: "It's understandable, then I'll respond positively to Adel's question. First of all, he said that it is impossible for me to let you out , because your status is too special. This sentence is half right and half wrong. Of course I have no right to give you freedom during the peace talks, but what about after the peace talks? There are only two possibilities, the peace talks succeed and the peace talks fail. After success, use If you don’t leave me alone, the government will definitely take the initiative to release you. If you fail, your status will no longer be special, and the government won’t care if I let you go.”

   "That's the truth." Verak nodded.

"Then, he said that he is the warden no matter what, and he will definitely give you more than me." Speaking of this, Lecter laughed contemptuously, "The reason why my father won't let I took his place because I simply thought that I had a better prospect, and there was no need to experience in such a place where the government specially dumps garbage. Therefore, I can only use my own efforts to ascend to the position of prison director. This does not mean that , my father has no right to transfer Adel away, and has no right to control everything about Adel. In fact, as long as my father wants, he can turn Adel into an ordinary person at any time."

  Verak pretended to be convinced after hearing this: "It is true, what he can give me is far less than you."

"This is such an obvious thing. The most grievous thing for you is that you have to stay in prison for at least a few more months." Lecter never felt that there was anything worth thinking about in this regard. The two things that Lark came to him to ask for better conditions are very ridiculous, "It will take time for the peace talks between your rebellious party and the government, and it will also take time for you to fully extract the whereabouts of the gold from Keating. In fact, there is no conflict."

   "According to what you said, anyway, no matter how the Equality Council talks with the government outside, I can leave 100% as long as I ask about the whereabouts of the gold?"

"That's right, what you have to do is to find out the whereabouts of the gold. What I have to do is to provide you with the best possible help during your prison life. In addition, if the outside peace talks break down, I will send you out safely." Lecter said, "A very simple thing, nothing worth thinking about at all."

Now that the advantages are all concentrated on Lecter, Verac seems to have no reason to refuse to cooperate with Lecter: "Adel will call me over this afternoon, and I will tell him exactly what you said , see what he said."

Lecter said bluntly: "Chris, I have always thought you are a smart person. I don't understand why you have to struggle with such a simple matter. You can refuse to meet with Adel directly to avoid wasting time. But so Doing it will make me feel very guilty, as if I am afraid that you will be persuaded by Adel. I respect any choice you make, and I am also curious about what Adel has that can really overwhelm my cards... In short, I am waiting for your news. "

   "He gave me a day to think about it, and I'm also very curious about what he can do better than you." Verak himself didn't want to gain Lecter's favor, and now making him feel disgusted can just cover up his real purpose.

   Not long after, Lecter prescribes the medicine for Verak: "Sit up."

  Verak sat up and wrapped the bandage.

"I see that your injury is almost healed. Are you interested in participating in the football game on the 20th?" Lecter saw that Verak's wound was basically healed and that he didn't need to change his dressing soon, so he thought about pulling Verak to the game.

   "Which of you dare to touch me?" Verak asked with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to your participation, who makes you always good at creating miracles, as one of the variables of the game, it will make the game more interesting." Lecter casually tied a bandage on Verak, "Considering With your identity and physical condition, you can have the privilege of not being attacked, how about it?"

Verac was very dissatisfied with Lecter's bandages, so he took them apart and bandaged them himself: "Isn't it enough? When is not being attacked a privilege in a football game? You prison guards can beat people with batons at will. That's a privilege. If you really want to give me privileges, you'd better give me a baton too."

   "Is this... equality? Haha..." Lecter joked about Veraker's background, "Yes, as a condition, the prison guards have the right to attack you again, and I will also participate."

   "Didn't you plan to participate in the competition before?" Verak snorted coldly, "Then it's settled. If I participate, I also have the right to attack you."

   "Are you not afraid of being seriously injured again?" Lecter was surprised that Verak would make this choice, "Or do you have a deep hatred with a prison guard and want to take this opportunity to vent your anger?"

  In his view, not being attacked or attacking others is the best choice for the wounded Verak. If he chooses to have the right to attack prison guards, his physical condition will definitely not be able to withstand the attacks of other prison guards.

   "There is no deep hatred, I just think it's unfair that you can beat people alone." Verak said.

He didn't think that his participation in the competition would play a decisive role in the prisoner's victory. He agreed to participate, noting that he would be besieged by the prison guards to gain the right to attack, in order to give the prisoners some confidence and tell them that the prison guards are no big deal. of.

  He wants to set himself up as a banner that dares to fight against the prison guards.

"Fairness..." Lecter was amused by Veraker's words many times today, "You are really interesting. In Lazein, we must fight for justice for the bottom people, and we must fight for justice for the prisoners in prison. You too Nobility, don’t you understand? There’s nothing fair or unfair, it’s all as it should be.”

"It shouldn't be like this." Verak wrapped the bandage himself and tied a knot. "A lot of things don't mean that they have always been like this. They are right, and they may have been missed like this all the time. Interested parties are unwilling to admit it. If you are replaced by the oppressed people at the bottom or a prisoner who is not treated as a human being, you will feel unfair and should not be so."

"Are you going to use the trick you played outside on me?" Lecter laughed, "I'm not interested in equality, inequality, fairness and unfairness, and it's hard to understand that you live so well. Are you full? Go think of others."

Verac was not born noble, so he hasn't really understood what Chris and so many people who abandon the camp of vested interests and fight for the oppressed people think: "I don't know, maybe I just think the world shouldn't be like this. Look, it can get better."

"You actually have such an innocent side...It seems that people are really complicated, and I'm not a monster compared to you." Lecter no longer commented on Verac and the Equal Society, "Then How about it, then I will arrange the football match on the 20th, and wait for the result of the negotiation between you and Adel."

"Um."

  Verak felt a little lost after being laughed at by Lecter. He thought of how many people disapproved and belittled Chris and the others for doing this. They are different from the people at the bottom who are fighting on their own. They are a group of people that are more difficult to understand.

   Just as Lecter was about to leave first, Veraker stopped him.

   "Actually, there is nothing to laugh at." Verak got out of bed and looked directly at Lecter's back. "Everyone who makes such a choice and fights for a cause higher than his own life is worthy of admiration."

   "Then I admire you." Lecter followed Veraker's words.

  Watching Lecter go away, Verak, who became serious, smiled helplessly and shook his head. He found that it didn't seem to be that important whether others admired him sincerely or in a strange way.

  Chris, Boyne and others did not make such a choice to gain the admiration of others. In their hearts and eyes, they only have the stars, the sea, and the correct world.

   "Whatever." He muttered to himself and left the infirmary.

  Going back to the cell and chatting with Keating about what he had seen and experienced, discussing how to deal with Adel when he saw Adel in the afternoon, and how to push the conflict between Adel and Lecter to a more intense level, Verac went to bed and rested.

  In the afternoon, when it was almost the same time as yesterday, the prison guard went to the work area to call Verak away and took him to the warden's office.

   "I didn't expect you to be so strict. You said that every day is a day, and you don't miss a minute." When Verak entered the office, he first checked the time on the clock hanging on the wall, and then went to the living room and sat on the sofa.

   "How was the talk with Lecter?" Adel cut to the chase.

Verac likes to deal with straightforward people, because it saves a lot of unnecessary nonsense, but if this person is replaced by Adel, he will not be able to accept it, and feels that he has less time to buffer and adapt: ​​"We talk It was a pleasure, and after he pointed it out, I found that none of what you raised seemed to be an advantage."

"What did he say?"

  Verak conveyed Lecter's words to Adel in its entirety.

"But the basis of all this is that he will really fulfill his promise." Adel did not change his expression after hearing this, and immediately pointed out the key point for Veraker, "He does things without logic at all, he always does what he wants, and he has been abusing Your nine days almost killed you. If the peace talks outside went well and you were released by the government by name, that would be the best, but after the peace talks failed and you suddenly became worthless, in my opinion he will continue to abuse you."

   "This possibility is not ruled out." Verak pretended to be convinced in front of Adel again.

"You've been in touch with him for so long, so it's not clear that it's more attractive to him than getting the gold to let you out, getting the gold and then tearing up the agreement, and slowly torturing the unbelievable you to death," Adel said. , "I don't have any grievances with you, and I don't like tyranny like him. In addition, if you have no value to the government, I have the ability to release you. It is clear at a glance who is safer."

Although Adel is right, he is a better partner from this point of view, but Veraker is still a little disappointed. He thinks that Adel has some bright cards and can compete head-on with Lecter, whose father is the Minister of Justice. : "But Lecter's father is the Minister of Justice, and you cannot deny that the value of gold is much higher than yours. If necessary, he should have the ability to transfer you away."

"Whether I will be transferred or not depends on you." Adel said calmly, "You are right, the value of gold is much higher than mine, but it is also much higher than Lecter. If I am your partner, because The importance of gold, I can still stay here."

"An impeccable logical chain, gold can protect you or overthrow you." Verac decided to add fuel to Adel's words and tell Lecter tomorrow, and it will not be possible to achieve his ultimate goal if he continues to stalemate like this. , "Then give me another day to think about it, I have to talk to Lecter again."

  Adel was silent for a while, then picked up a cigar: "Time is in your hands, you'd better make the right choice before these things end, otherwise it will be too late to regret."

"It's also up to you, I have to show the advantages that I can choose you without hesitation." Verak dumped the blame on Adel and Lecter, "I don't want to run around every day and focus on yours." In the power struggle, what I want is very simple, ask the whereabouts of the gold and leave."

  (end of this chapter)