Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 189 Hold on to your own opinions and give up fantasy

   "Did you have breakfast?" Chloe asked.

   "Eat." Morais glanced at the clock in the small conference room, "It's past nine o'clock, how could it be possible that you haven't had breakfast yet."

  Chloe nodded approvingly: "I thought you were busy with something important recently and didn't care about eating. Now that you've come here, it will be about the same time after the meeting. Let's have a meal together at noon."

   "Okay. Time flies so fast. Thinking about it, the last time we had dinner together was a few months ago." Morais didn't care about Chloe's blatant temptation, and readily agreed to the lunch invitation.

"As long as we can get used to it, it doesn't matter if it's fast or slow." Chloe slumped on the chair indifferently, not at all like Morais who deliberately took a good night's rest in order to show a full of energy. During the day, I took care of it carefully, "But if you can't adapt, you will be eliminated no matter what."

"We all know what each other cares about most at the moment. There's no need to beat around the bush. Let's talk directly when they come." Morais could understand what Chloe said, but he didn't like to be subtle Alluding to something, I am used to getting straight to the point and explaining clearly.

  Chloe snorted, shrugged, and said nothing.

After about ten minutes, Chloe's subordinates, important cadres of the Equality Association in the east and north districts of Laizein rushed to the conference room one after another. The small conference room was full of people including Morais and Verac There were ten people, and it started to get a little stuffy.

   "Can we start?" Chloe looked directly at Morais.

   "Yes." Morais said.

  Villac felt that Chloe's seven subordinates were looking at him unkindly. I don't know if they were influenced by Chloe, or his faction all had the same thinking logic, and they could only see the dark side of Verac.

   "I have talked so many times before, and your speaking skills are similar. Is there anything different today?" Chloe was still paralyzed, and his seven subordinates were silent, looking at Morais in unison.

   "Do you know what day was yesterday?" Morais frowned.

"The second anniversary." Chloe was not the first person to join the Equality Association. Like Boyne, he followed Chris and officially joined after Francis was assassinated. Because of Chris's extraordinary status, he has come to where he is today. Location, "Is there anything special?"

  Chloe knew that Morais had only one purpose, which was to persuade him, and he firmly believed that his own path was the right one, so he didn't intend to negotiate properly at all, but just wanted to tease Morais.

   "The Equality Association has gone through two years. Don't you think there is anything special about such a day?" Morais said.

"Why do you value a date so much? What's the use of the second anniversary, the fifth anniversary, the 10th anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of the Equality Council? What really determines everything and deserves our attention should not be what we make this world into. Are you okay?" Chloe asked.

   "You think you've seen the future far enough, don't you?"

   "Maybe."

   "Then have you ever looked back?" Morais persuaded faintly with earnestness, "Do you regard the death of Francis and Chris as death, or a lesson?"

  Chloe didn't speak, his pupils narrowed and he stared at Morais.

"From your eyes, I can't see any value from their deaths." Morais shook his head slightly and said, "Is it possible to really let the past go and forget about all those things? "

   "What do you think is the value of their death? What value needs death to reflect?" Chloe asked.

"Their deaths show that the line they adhered to at that time was wrong, and our struggle was not firm enough and thorough enough. Their value is that they tried and made mistakes for us and told us what was wrong." Morley Speaks of his feelings. He actually doesn't want to talk about these close friends who died, that is also the sore point of his life, "Now that we know what is wrong, of course we have to avoid it, stick to the current line, have the courage to arm, have the courage to fight, give up illusions, don't Pin our hopes on the insidious and cunning government, and we will build a new world with our own hands!"

"Oh." Chloe laughed jokingly as if she had heard some joke, "Do you think we can really defeat the government? Francis didn't think about it that way, Chris didn't think about it that way, and Boin probably didn't either. Didn't think so—"

Morais didn't wait for Chloe to continue: "So Francis is dead, so Chris is dead, so Boyne can only go as a hostage! Of course it is difficult to win the government, but this is our only choice, no matter how difficult it is Must succeed too!"

"You are getting more and more crazy." Chloe and his subordinates looked at each other and smiled, and laughed at Morais together, "What do you think of the government? Do you think we have survived the few small fights in Laizein? , that means we are strong? That’s just because the World Expo will be held soon, and the government can’t deal with it with all its strength! If they are really angered, how can you stop them with tens of thousands of troops? Still beat them, and control the government to build a new world ?dream!"

"Comrade Morais, please recognize the reality and stop making unnecessary sacrifices." One of Chris's subordinates persuaded in turn, "While we have mutual sincerity with the government, and while we still have confidence, we should do our best to Fighting for the interests of the common people is the best choice. If the fight goes on, the face is completely torn apart, and the government beats them so hard that they dare not even risk their heads, they will never follow our advice again, and they will spread their anger to to the civilians."

   "Exactly."

   "Our approach is for everyone's benefit."

   "Besides, Comrade Boyin is still a hostage, and he will be the first to have an accident if his face is torn apart."

  People on Chloe's side defended their insistence.

"You only think about what will happen if we fail in our resolute struggle, don't you think about what will happen if your method fails?" Morais raised his voice a little higher, overshadowing their unanimous voice, "You give up Resistance, when the World Expo is over, Laize loses international attention, and the government refuses to admit it. Why don’t we deal with the Equality Association as we want? At that time, we will lose the best chance to resist, and we will really have no more reconciliation. They have the ability to compete!"

   "If our system is really correct, why don't they change it, but maintain the old system?" One person questioned Morais.

Morais was taken aback, he didn't expect that an important backbone of the Equality Association would ask him such absurd words: "Why don't they change? Chloe, this is the backbone you promoted? You brought such people To maintain the equality associations in the eastern and northern districts?"

Chloe also knew how stupid his people were asking, so he didn't answer Morais's question directly, but shifted his gaze: "Even if there is a possibility that the government will break its promise, it's just a possibility, isn't it? They keep their promises, everyone is happy, we don’t have to make huge sacrifices. If they don’t keep it, it’s not too late for us to start rebelling. The treacherous government is bound to be spurned by the people, and we lost the great opportunity to grow during the World Expo. But it also gained unprecedented popularity.”

   "The hearts of the people belong to us." Morais disagreed with Chloe's idea.

"And if we follow your way, we will have no room for maneuver." Chloe put her pistol on the table, and moved the coffee cup aside, "It's a last-ditch fight!" A few shots are good, or take the initiative to throw an olive branch to the government, give them a trust, and drink coffee to minimize the loss, these are all obvious things on the bright side.”

"The government tried every means to put us to death. They wiped us out countless times and shot countless of our comrades on the streets... How can you tell that they have peace talks and change their sincerity? If they really did, why did they wait until we were hurt They will hear our voice? Why are you willing to cooperate with us when the World Expo starts?" Morais slapped the table, glared at Chloe's lifeless cadres, and shouted, "They Why the **** did you go so early?!"

  Chloe sat up straight unhurriedly, and beckoned someone to pour a cup of coffee for Morais: "Talk, talk, are you so loud to solve the problem?"

   "Then you want to answer my question for the government?" Morais stared angrily.

"I don't know." Chloe admitted frankly, "I am also extremely resentful about this, but I am different from you in that I endured it. In order to minimize our sacrifice, I am willing not to pursue the dead How should comrades settle accounts? What about you? Apart from remembering these hatreds, do you have any other ideas in your mind other than fighting the government to the death? Do you take the life and death of comrades seriously? If you do this, what are we? Are you seeking equality for the common people, or are you just playing the role of an avenger?"

   Chloe took a blow to the head and labeled Morais as selfish and short-sighted.

   In negotiating with people like Chloe, Morais, who is a soldier, does not have an advantage, and although his words are reasonable, they cannot wake up those who pretend to be asleep.

  Villac turned his head and looked at Morais: "I think what they said makes sense."

   "Huh?" Chloe smiled.

   "Why?" Morais and Verac looked at each other.

  For a while, the two exchanged a lot of eye contact, and Morais realized that Verac was going to finish. According to their agreement earlier in the morning, if the negotiation failed, they would pretend to agree, and calm them down so that the follow-up plan would not be disturbed.

"We only considered the worst possibility, and Comrade Chloe considered both the best and the worst. No matter what happens after the World Expo, according to Comrade Chloe's thinking, we will There is a perfect countermeasure, so why don't we try it?" Virak said.

  Morais didn't speak, he was still angry, at least he had to slow down so that he could resist his unwillingness to pretend to agree with Chloe's idea.

"Comrade Chloe, you are very far-sighted, and your plan is very comprehensive and thoughtful. Maybe it is the best choice for the Equality Society at present." Verac gave up on Chloe early on, so he is now letting go. , boasting to Chloe, "Today is a very good day, the second anniversary of the establishment of the Equality Association. We have persisted for two years, so what can we do if we wait patiently for another month?"

"You are not qualified to speak." Chloe didn't wait to see Verac, but was still waiting for Morais's opinion, "Moles, what you think is the most important thing. Now the future of the Equal Society is in your hands Your choice is about whether we can get what we want without sacrificing a single comrade.”

   "...Okay." Morais gritted his teeth authentically.

  In the eyes of Chloe, this difficult choice is that Morais has finally recognized the reality, and in the eyes of Verac, it is that Morais has tried his best to bow his head and perform a play.

"This is the wisest choice, and it will also be the most critical turning point for our equal society to win." Chloe picked up the coffee and raised it towards Morais who was sitting opposite her, "I know that our negotiation today There's going to be an outcome and I'm glad it turned out right."

  Moles slowly raised the coffee, without clinking glasses with Chloe, he drank it by himself: "It's best if you succeed, if you don't succeed, you have to take responsibility for the follow-up, and I will take over your affairs in full."

   "No problem." Chloe readily agreed.

  Chloe was soon relieved by Morais' embarrassing behavior. He knew that Morais was not so easily convinced, but he could only make concessions under the pressure of the situation.

   This is enough, Chloe is confident to prove herself in the end.

   "I didn't expect the negotiation to end so quickly." It was only around ten o'clock, and it was still early for dinner, Chloe was thinking about what to do next.

   Morais didn't want to stay longer: "Since the matter is settled, I have nothing to say, and we will have dinner together when it succeeds."

   "When will we talk about the specific matters of the peace talks?" Chloe asked.

  Since they want real peace talks, they must really give the government some sincerity, as well as specific concessions from both parties, and what kind of system will be implemented in the end.

   "Let's wait until the World Expo is over. We don't do anything at the World Expo, and let the government lose face at the most important time, which is the greatest sincerity to them." Morais got up and took Verak out.

   "Yes, then come this way." Chloe grinned, "Walk slowly."

  If Morais had to give up his manipulation at the World Expo, then the matter would be resolved better.

Of course, Morais and the others had given up on the World Expo and would concentrate their efforts on attacking the government building by surprise. Therefore, by evacuating the people near the World Expo, on the one hand, they could continue to confuse Chloe, and on the other hand, they could also lose Necessary manpower consumption.

When he went out and got back on the truck again, Morais sighed, the last thing he wanted to face was finally to be faced: "It can be said to appease them, the plan to capture the government building still depends on our side of."

   "We have done our best and made all the efforts we should. Don't feel sorry." Verac knew that Morais couldn't let it go, so he didn't say anything bad.

   "It's time to give up fantasy and recognize reality." Morais was silent for a while, with a serious face and a low voice, "We are not the same people."

   I'm one year older today!

  (end of this chapter)