Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 147 Before the match

  Verak gave a vague "hmm", but didn't indicate whether he wanted to side with Lecter or Adel.

   This made Lecter a little annoyed. This annoyance was aimed at both Verak and Adel: "What do you mean? You have been stalemate back and forth for so many days, and you haven't decided who you want to cooperate with?"

"If it's about your freedom and your life, can you guarantee that you won't take longer than me to think about it?" Verak asked back, "I understand you, in your eyes I am a shameful businessman who is setting prices high, but can you put yourself in the shoes of others? Think about it, why would I do this?"

  Lecter didn't speak.

"It is far from enough to rely on the peace talks between the Equality Association and the government. Only adding gold can ensure that I can leave here 100% alive. Then of course I must choose my partner carefully. Is there anything wrong with this? Nothing wrong? On the contrary I should be annoyed, I have been asking you for so many days, none of you have been able to show your overwhelming advantage. But if you show it, do you think I have a reason to refuse?" Verak once again pinned the blame on Lecter .

   There was still a moment of silence, and Verak only felt that Lecter's application of ointment to his wound was much lighter.

"Now Adel and I have basically shown you everything we can do." Lecter spoke again with helplessness in his tone, "In your opinion, the gap between us is very small, but in fact my advantage is far greater than He. It’s just that because of various reasons, he can only borrow gold to climb up.”

"Give me some more time to think about it. Anyway, the whereabouts of the gold will not be found out so soon." Verac will undoubtedly continue to cooperate with Lecter, so he decided to appease him and stimulate Adel by the way , "I won't go to see Adel before the football game, and it can be regarded as giving him some time to think about what can give me more benefits."

"I can tell you with certainty that even if you give him a few days before you go to see him, he will still use the current rhetoric." Lecter learned that Verak decided to reduce contact with Adel, and it is clear that this is inclined to The signal of cooperating with myself, just now, the face of the bitter and bitter hatred was filled with joy and appreciation, "Of course, I respect your opinion, and you can meet again when the time comes."

   In the past month, Veraker's injury has almost healed. When he told Lecter that he would not see Adel for the time being, he thought about whether he should stop the external medicine from today.

  However, after much deliberation, he decided to continue applying it. On the one hand, the medicine is somewhat useful, and on the other hand, the infirmary is the most suitable place for him and Lecter to have daily contact.

   "It was applied very quickly today, so I will continue to work hard." The medicine was applied quickly, and Verac praised Lecter, and he tied the bandage neatly, "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

   "Wait." Lecter called Veraker who was about to leave the infirmary while getting dressed, "I want to ask you something."

  Verak turned around and put on his prison uniform: "What's the matter?"

"You... already know the whereabouts of the gold?" Lecter approached Veraker, staring into Veraker's eyes, trying to see something, "It's just because the best collaborator is still determined, and the final It's the right time, so you didn't say it?"

   "Why do you ask?" Willak asked, "Is there something about me that makes you think I know all the secrets?"

   "It's just a temporary possibility." Lecter still observed the subtle changes in Veraker, judging whether Veraker was lying, "That sum of gold is really too much, no one will not be tempted."

Verac really didn't know the whereabouts of the gold, he never asked Keating, so he was surprised when Lecter speculated on him like this: "I understand what you mean, you think I have already asked about the whereabouts of the gold, The reason why I didn’t say it was because I wanted to wait for the outcome of the peace talks between the Equality Association and the government before making a decision. If the peace talks go well, I will be able to go out safely, and I can take the gold for myself after I go out. If the peace talks don’t go well, I will send Gold speaks out in exchange for freedom, and the worst outcome is leaving alive."

   "That's right, that's what I think." Lecter nodded bluntly, "Now it's not just you who doubt whether I will fulfill my promise. I also have reason to doubt whether you have concealed the whereabouts of the gold from me."

   "Then how do you think I can prove myself?" Verak calmly faced Lecter's bright counterattack.

   "How about asking about the whereabouts of the gold and telling me before the negotiations between the rebellious party and the government are over?" Lecter made a more demanding request.

Verac looked at Lecter for a few seconds, then went back to the bed and sat down, pretending to be eloquent: "It's the Equality Association, not the Chaotic Party. This is the first time I've emphasized to you, and I hope it will be the last time .As for the new time limit you proposed, I can't accept it. God knows when they will finish the negotiations, what if tomorrow? How can I ask the gold clues tomorrow. Besides, I want to say something objectively, originally I would It's unwise for you to waver in your choice and make more demanding demands on me."

  His last sentence has only one meaning, whether on the surface or in the dark. That is, the initiative is only in my hands now, if you don't want to cooperate, I can go to someone else. If you still want to cooperate, don't try to counter me.

   Lecter was shocked. He didn't think about it that much just now. He simply felt that he was almost humiliated by begging others to cooperate. He wanted to feel proud. Unexpectedly, this made his situation even worse.

"Haha! Just kidding!" Lecter squeezed out a smile, "How could I go back on my promise? We agreed that we will not advance a day in three months, so you can rest assured. Although you don't trust me in the end Will you fulfill your promise, but I absolutely believe in you, and you will not hide anything from me."

"I, like you, don't care about money, and such a large amount of wealth, it may not be a good thing to get it." Lecter said so, but another thought came to his mind. Verak didn't delve into it, and distanced himself from the interests of gold. Relationship, "If there is any news from Keating, I will let you know as soon as possible. If there is nothing else to do this time, I will go back to rest first."

   Lecter still squeezed a smile, his eyes were complicated, and his tone was enthusiastic: "It's okay, we'll see you tomorrow!"

   "See you tomorrow." Veraker took a deep look at Lecter and left.

  Back to the cell, Verak told Keating about the infirmary, and heard Keating talk about the reaction of the second batch of prisoners to the square and seeing that the square was being transformed into a football field.

"It's normal for Lecter to be dissatisfied with you, but we can only do this, and then transfer his dissatisfaction to Adel. You must be careful next time, the more intense their conflicts, the more dangerous we will be." Keating Both of them are a bit jealous, Adel City Mansion is very deep, Lecter has no logic at all, and each has its own difficulties, "There are people in the square who have been instructed by Dawn and have also selected a group of participants. The number of candidates for the competition is much larger than the first batch of releases, and there are nearly four hundred people in total."

"Four hundred people... I don't know if it's enough." Verak has never escaped from prison, and because he has been kept underground, he rarely sees conflicts between prisoners and prison guards. It is hard to imagine how brutal the prison guards' attacks will be during the game .

   "We don't know if we can win a football match with 400 people..." Keating was very emotional. He knew a little about football, and what was about to happen seemed funny and cruel to him.

  Villac moved his arms, and working during this time unexpectedly helped his physical recovery: "My body has almost recovered, but unfortunately there is not much preparation time left. I don't know how long I can last on the court."

   "Tomorrow is the final preparation time."

"Well, if I can be assigned with Dawn, I will ask him for advice." As the only person in the first team of prisoners who has the right to attack the prison guards, Veraker will be an important part of breaking through the prison guards' force suppression and winning the game , he must try his best to strengthen his own advantages.

   Keating sat on the bed and beckoned to Verak who was lying on the floor: "Come here."

   "What's the matter, teacher?" Verak walked over.

   "Sit down." Keating put his hands on Verak's shoulders, pressed him to sit on the bed, and then massaged him, "Son, you will get hurt a lot the day after tomorrow."

   It can be predicted that when Veraker desperately broke the situation for the first team of prisoners, he would also be met with more violent counterattacks by the prison guards.

   "I'm used to it." Verak closed his eyes and enjoyed the relief from his shoulders all over his body.

"Don't say it so easily." Keating's voice was soft, as if a father was telling his child, "I know what kind of person you are, you will do your best, and you will challenge what you can't... Don't be too brave, you can do it That's enough."

  Verak shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice, "Teacher, this is not a one-person battle."

   "Then do what you want." Keating knew that he would get such a response, so he could only support Verak unconditionally.

  —

  October 19th

Verac and Dawn were assigned to the second batch of prisoners. This time, Verac didn't go to Keating when he entered the square. Instead, he grabbed Dawn and told him about his special rights on the field: "During the game, I must always be on the field. Compared with actively resisting and passively being beaten, my counterattack will be more effective than their sum."

"Chris, I know that you have survived Lecter's torture for nine days. You are the only one who has done this in half a year, but the game is another concept." Dawn said, "One and a half hours of game time, you don't You may be able to run, but you may not be able to fight. Moreover, if you attack them, they will attack you even more viciously."

"Nothing is impossible, and we have no chance to choose." Verak said seriously, "Today is the last day of preparation. I came to you because I want you to teach me some fighting skills so that I can defeat one more prison guard." , we will have a better chance of winning. Secondly, it is about the plan of the game. I know that the only time you can get in touch with the air is the best time to make plans and allocate them, but all our plans will always be After being heard by the prison guards, Lecter may not know what new rules will be formulated at that time, so we have to re-plan a tactic that will not be shaken and stick to it.”

   "Do you have any ideas?" Dawn narrowed his eyes and scanned the surroundings, keeping the prisoners who wanted to talk to him about the game away.

Veraker glanced at Keating, who was sitting alone in a wheelchair in the distance: "Mr. Keating has an idea. The situation changes rapidly during the game, and we don't know if there will be a shortage of manpower, so we must protect those who can play football." , they are the key to our victory."

   "Others who can't play football are responsible for protecting them, right?" Dawn guessed the follow-up.

"Yes, that's the only way to do it." Verak said, "Those who can play will be beaten, and those who can't play will get the ball. It doesn't make much sense. Let them perform their duties, which is the best way. "

"I thought so too, but I didn't think about it yesterday. After all, there were obviously not enough people at that time." Dawn sat on the ground and motioned for Verak to sit down as well. "Now we have more than 380 people who are selected to participate. For the competition, regardless of whether they are enough or not, they are given priority. If so many people can’t withstand the beatings of the prison guards, then other prisoners can only be arranged.”

Verak sat down and said worriedly: "Everyone wants to win the game, so everyone can get together. I am most worried about Lecter. He is the biggest variable in the game. If he changes the rules temporarily, if he doesn't want us to win, Then there is a way.”

"There is nothing we can do about this." Dawn replied simply, which was both powerless and decisive, "We can't deal with things that haven't happened, we can wait until it happens. No matter what happens in this game, we have to win, I'll be playing with you tomorrow."

"Other people should be allocated according to their characteristics. We must not appear and arrange a group of people who can only fight but not play, or who can only play but cannot withstand beatings. The former can only kill time, and the latter lack Covering is also difficult to organize an attack," Verak suggested.

Dawn nodded slightly in response: "I don't know much about fighting, but there are some people here who do. I'll introduce you to one later, and you can practice with him first. You can practice as much as you can. I'll go and confirm the candidates. And the playing schedule for tomorrow's game."

   "Okay." Verak got up impatiently.

  There's not much they can prepare, timing is everything now.

"This is Balmond, a native of Montrego, who is proficient in Montrego's fighting skills. This is Chris, an important person who will play tomorrow. Your task today is to teach him some fighting methods as much as possible." Dawn After introducing the two to each other, and quickly settling Balmond to teach Veraker fighting skills and other attacking skills, he quickly walked to another open space and gathered the prisoners to plan.

  Lecter, who had said yesterday that he would come over to take a look, stood on the sentry post, staring at Verak who was talking to Balmond, grinning.

  (end of this chapter)