Twenty Seven Years

   Chapter 187 Second Anniversary

  There will be new arrangements in the short to medium term in the future. Apart from co-responsibility for the training course with Keating and Piaf, Veraker will have to spare some of his energy to contribute to the work of the intelligence department.

   After eating and talking about everything that should be talked about, Verak went back to his room and lay down.

  He was sleepy, but he couldn't sleep.

  In fact, he was a little tired not long after he came back, but this tiredness made him happy, because this was what he had always dreamed of in prison, dedicating everything to the equality society and the great ideal.

  The only thing that makes him depressed now is the arrest of Ross.

  He hadn’t experienced it himself, but he could imagine what it would be like to be captured again after finally escaping.

  It's a pity that it's useless to say anything now. He only hopes that Ross will have nothing to say, and stick to it until early January next year. As long as he can persist until then, Verak has the confidence to rescue him from the dire straits.

  Late at night, Verak fell asleep while tossing and turning.

  November 28

  The trainees of the first training class left Laizein City with the teacher in charge of combat training, and organized training at the nearest station outside to exercise their basic combat capabilities.

Verac and Keating, who couldn't go out because of their special identities, began to work on their own. Verac provided his own experience to the intelligence agencies so that they could get through the road of instigation faster and more confidently. Keating began to prepare for the second plan. period of training, and increased the number of trainees to one hundred.

  If you want to ensure the quality of training for 100 people, the training cycle must be longer. Things that could be finished in two days may now take three to four days. But this is also just right, the first period will be trained outside for six days, and the second period from the preparation to the start of the class to the end of the training, just can seamlessly connect with the teacher who completed the first period of combat training.

   In this way, the operation of the training class has also been increased to the maximum horsepower, and then it will be easy to train no less than a thousand students. And these students will also become the most important force for the Equality Association to engage in all aspects of work.

  Equality will be on the right track, everything is running smoothly.

  The time soon came to December 4th.

  On this day, the first trainees of the training class completed their combat training and returned to Laizein, while the second trainees were sent out. Keating also referred to the scores of the combat training teachers, and selected five students with excellent academic performance from the first period, and appointed them as teaching assistants to share the pressure for Keating in the third period and subsequent training. I also have the confidence to increase the number of people trained in the third phase to 150 or even 200 people.

  Villac's side assisting the intelligence department personnel have also made some progress.

  Morais even made breakthroughs in the combat plan and the initial recruitment of special reserve members. In the evening, he also specially arranged a meeting on the negative floor of the casino.

  Most people thought that Morais wanted to summarize the work results during this period, but a small number of people knew the real reason, but they didn't say it.

  Villac, who spent a day discussing with people from the intelligence department, met Keating and Piaf, who had initially completed the preparations for the third training session, after dinner and participated in this meeting with an unknown purpose.

  They are no longer standing on the podium to attract attention and accept discussions as they did in the last meeting. They have quickly integrated with other members of the Equality Association and sat together under the stage, waiting for Morais to speak.

It was also the first time in more than ten days that Morais took care of himself properly again. With a stack of envelopes in his hand, under the watchful eyes of members of the Equality Association, he walked to the podium and said: "Comrades, you know What day is it today?"

   "Weekend!" Comrades with low qualifications joked.

"Of course, this day is more meaningful. Do you know why?" Morais knew that there were very few people in the audience who knew what day it was, because those who knew were the first to follow Francis to create the Equality Society. Either they sacrificed, or they were basically assigned to the most difficult positions, and none of the ten who stayed here survived.

   "Definitely something to do with the Equal Society, and for the Equal Society, memorable to—"

"Today is the second anniversary of the founding of the Equality Society." Before Verak could finish his speculation, the voice of Morais on the stage overshadowed him, "On December 4, 1431, a group of like-minded People have established a loose organization to fight for more equal opportunities for the people. Under the leadership of Comrade Francis, this organization began to hold countless marches and protests, the most famous of which was for the workers in March last year Won the first law in history to cut hours for workers."

  Morais is one of the elders of the Equality Association. He has witnessed how the predecessor of the Equality Association was established, how it grew, and how it evolved to where it is today.

   It can be said that no one knows the history of the Equal Society better than him.

  Listening to what Morais said, the old members of the Equality Society in the audience smiled lightly, while the junior members listened attentively.

  Villac didn’t know the relevant history either. He got most of the information from the letters between Chris and Francis, so he and Keating also listened quietly.

"As we grow, so do our responsibilities, and the threat to the government increases dramatically. In February this year, our spiritual pillar, our leader, Comrade Francis, was killed Assassinated, and died on the way home after a speech." Morais and Francis were like-minded, and they got along for another year and a half, and their relationship was very close. When referring to the sacrifice of Francis, he couldn't help being silent for a few seconds to ease his emotions, "Afterwards, Comrade Chris stood up. He shouldered everything and led us down again. In order to avoid being assassinated again , we have always protected his identity, so that the government has always been unaware that Chris, who is gentle and humble in the eyes of relatives and friends, is secretly doing things that no one dares to do."

  What many people don’t know is that before Francis died, apart from exchanging ideas of equality with Francis and providing financial assistance from time to time, Chris never had anything to do with equality.

   After Francis died, he couldn't just sit back and watch the flame go out, so he gave up his love with Elizabeth and joined in with the determination to die. During the day, he was the head of the Thomas Family Record Company, and at night, he was the leader of a rebellious party regarded by the government, leading the "rebellious party" to engage in various resistances.

  When he did this, he was only twenty-four years old.

   But Colin, who was the same age as him, and most of the nobles were eating, drinking, and having fun, and they all lived a good life, so they didn't have to worry about not seeing the sun rise.

"...Unfortunately, Comrade Chris, who made an unparalleled contribution to the development of our Equal Society, died in the government's suppression operation in early July this year...Everyone knows what happened after that, and Comrade Veraker pretended to be Comrade Chris, we decided on the name of the organization, made an important decision of the Armed Equality Association, and stumbled to this day." Morais looked at the crowd in the audience, solemnly, "Now, Comrade Boyne is acting as a hostage , The government building is deeply in crisis. It is my turn to take over the banner, continue to wave, and lead everyone to open up."

  In two years, too many things happened.

  Fortunately, there are always enthusiastic people stepping forward to the ideal world without fear of death.

   They use their death to justify the death of others.

  The atmosphere suddenly became serious, Francis and Chris sacrificed one after another, Boyne became a hostage and never heard from, Morais and Chloe confronted each other, and the conflict became more intense.

  Under the circumstances that only Morais’ high-level officials know the follow-up specific arrangements, in the eyes of more people, the Equality Association will cast a haze, as if the winter of the Equality Association is coming.

  Will the Equality Council be torn apart by the fight between Morais and Chloe, or will it survive the storm and climb to a new height again?

   Some people can't help but whisper in their hearts.

"I never deny that revolutions are often accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice. I also never deny that we are not guaranteed to succeed, and sacrifices are not necessarily worthwhile." Morais can't announce the detailed plan for the time being, so as not to leak the wind and let the Chloe knew that in the future, he would try every means to hinder himself. He could only take advantage of the second anniversary of the Equality Council and the end of the World Expo to cheer people up, "But it didn't let us move forward. There was a slight pause in my footsteps. Because, I believe, even if it is not us, sooner or later, someone will open up a new world! Someone will prove that those who died before me, or me who died in the future, died meaningfully ! Dead worth it!"

Verak remembered that when he first arrived in Laizein, he once told himself that he was doing something that was almost impossible to accomplish. This thing made his life burst out with greater value, even if he died, the history book He will also record a few more words in the book.

  Now, he has done far more than he imagined at that time, and it is no longer a matter of adding a few words in the history books.

  —

  Government Building Security Department

  Ross was tortured by Rock Shriver and turned into a blood man, hanging in a dark interrogation room.

   "I gave you so many opportunities, why don't you know how to take advantage of them?" Rock Shriver didn't like to do it, so he let his subordinates abuse and beat Rose, and he acted as a good person to persuade him.

   "Uh...uh..." Rose couldn't speak, only a dying groan.

  He has been tortured by Locke Shriver for two days. During these two days, he has experienced torture that he has never experienced even in Daymans Prison. He also doesn't know how he persisted for two days. He knows how weak he is, and he doesn't need to be so troublesome in normal times.

   But at this moment, he held on, the whip ripped his body apart, and he didn't let go once.

   "Give him soberness." Ross is so stubborn, he must have some important secrets, Locke Shriver boldly speculates that as long as he wins Ross, he will be able to gain the upper hand in the battle of the Peace and Equality Association.

  A subordinate pours some ice water on Rose's face.

  The coldness made the drowsy Rose wake up a lot, and because the water flowed through the wound, burning pain invaded his whole body.

"How much did Chris benefit you? Or did he instill something in you? Can you tell me about it?" Rock Shriver approached the hanging Rose, "I'm not even interested in what secrets you're hiding now, I I'm even more curious about what kind of thoughts you have in mind and are willing to stick to it."

   "Uh...uh..." Rose was still clear-headed, but he was still speechless.

  Why can I last two days?

   Possibly because of Verac?

  Verak had lasted nine days under Lecter's inhuman abuse.

  Ross was embarrassed and surrendered after being tortured for a day or two while receiving favor from others. The standard he secretly set for himself was to either be killed alive, or survive nine days and tell Verak's secret.

  As long as I can survive nine days and prove that I have endured more than Veraker, then even if I tell the secret, the psychological burden will not be too great.

   "The Equality Society...is really interesting." Rock Shriver has always been arrogant, but the Equality Society has been forcing him to bow his high head since a few months ago.

   "I...don't know..." Ross said.

  Two days have passed, as long as you last another seven days, you can survive.

  Ross comforted himself like this.

  Compared with Veraker, who was expected by everyone at the beginning, he is even more lonely. He is fighting alone. He has to overcome physical destruction and inner temptation.

   "Do we still have the theory of equality here?" Rock Shriver looked at his subordinates.

Verac suggested him to read "Equality" before, and he also said that he was interested in "Equality", but in fact this was just a language confrontation, and he did not face up to "Equality" as a chaotic writing. out something.

  Now, there are more and more doubts in his mind, and more and more impossibilities created by the equality society, his curiosity naturally rises.

   "They were all destroyed." The subordinate replied.

   "No matter how cleanly the destruction was done, it wouldn't be difficult for me to find a copy." Locke Shriver didn't think his subordinates could really handle the destruction of "The Theory of Equality" cleanly enough.

"Yes…"

   "Forget it, don't bother." Rock Shriver remembered something, and gave up the idea of ​​asking his subordinates to find "Equality." "You just continue to destroy it with all your strength."

"Yes…"

  Ross didn't know what Rock Shriver was planning again, and he still moaned: "Uh...uh..."

"Let me get to know you better. What kind of magic is there?" Rockshriver patted Rose on the cheek lightly. He didn't stay in the interrogation room, and left straight away. own office.

   "Hmm..." He stood at the door and looked around the office, stared blankly for a while, as if he was remembering something, and then searched around.

   After a while, he finally found a notebook in an inconspicuous corner of the bookcase.

   That was the original manuscript of "The Theory of Equality" written by "Chris" when he captured "Chris".

  (end of this chapter)