Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 208 Leading by the nose

  After all the transferred members were packed, Andre organized everyone to come to the staff cafeteria to have a slightly late lunch.

   It is said to be the staff canteen, but it is actually just a simple room rebuilt from an abandoned warehouse. There is not even a dining table in it, only rows of chairs.

   "These chairs are prepared for you, please sit down." Andre greeted Verak and the others to sit down.

   "Did you not sit before?" A new member of the Equality Association asked.

Andre replied: "Before the Equality Association came, there was not even a special place to eat, and now we are making up for it step by step. You sit first, and we will prepare all the tables and chairs as soon as possible, not only for You are also making workers and comrades have better living conditions."

   "Let the lesbians sit down." Verac didn't sit down.

  Piave's attitude is also very straightforward: "We don't sit, we will sit together after all repairs are completed."

   "This..." Andre couldn't laugh or cry. He was very moved that the comrades who came over were willing to share the joys and sorrows with them, but he didn't want them to really suffer.

   "I'm hungry, let's eat quickly." Seeing that Andre wanted to persuade everyone to sit down, Veraker diverted his attention with a reason for eating.

  "Yes, yes, everyone must be starving, let's eat the food first." Andre really didn't mention this matter for the time being, and went to the other side to organize the chef to bring the food.

  The factory is different from other places. The factory directly distributes the food, and the workers have no right to choose.

  Villac had worked in a steel mill before, and those gloomy days left a deep impression on him.

  Andre quickly led people to distribute the meal plates first, and then arranged for everyone to line up to get the food from the chef.

   Today's food is broth, oatmeal cakes, lard fried potatoes, eggs.

  The experienced Veraker could tell at a glance that the lunch prepared by the factory today was far more than usual. Although the daily supply at their main station is better than this, it is very rare to put these here. After all, in an ordinary factory, it is impossible to prepare broth and eggs for workers.

   "The food is good." After finishing the meal, Verak, like other workers, squatted aside and started eating.

"It's not bad. I didn't dare to think about it before, but recently there have been more of them." The worker squatting next to Verak dipped oatmeal cakes into the broth and ate them. got it done."

  Verak peeled the eggs first: "For example?"

  The worker glanced at Veraker, and immediately choked: "Ahem cough cough...Comrade Veraker."

   "Don't worry, eat slowly." Verak smiled and patted the worker on the back.

"Ahem, it's nothing, it's just that our Equality Association really wants to run the factory according to the new system, but doing so under the nose of the government is equivalent to courting death, so we can only secretly reduce our burden and improve benefits." The worker said .

"It's really hard to let go and do it now." Verak nodded, and put the peeled egg on the worker's dinner plate, "Keep at it, and I will definitely provide you with good treatment in the future. Let everyone get the respect they deserve."

   Seeing the extra eggs on the plate, the worker was at a loss and wanted to return it to Verak: "You, no, no, no, I can't take it."

   "Eat, I don't do any work, so I don't need to eat so much." Afraid that the workers would return it to him, Verak got up and left quickly, and found Keating and Piaf.

   "The environment is too harsh, and this is the situation where our Equality Council is working hard to improve the treatment." Piaf felt a little lost appetite, "I am afraid that other factories are even more unimaginable."

Verak had seen too much, so he was not surprised, and his mood was as stable as ever: "The comrades who came here this time, most of them have good backgrounds and have never suffered. Although they betrayed their own position without hesitation, it does not mean that they have no regrets. Equality, we have a deep understanding of what we have to do. Now is a good opportunity, on the one hand, let them have a good experience, and on the other hand, workers are our main force, and it is easier to hear their voices when they get involved.”

"That's right, it was a good exercise to stay in the main station and participate in various major decisions before, but it lacked communication with the workers and the main components of our Equality Association." Keating followed, "Andre is not Said, I hope our training class can take this opportunity to take care of the workers and comrades, I think this matter can be arranged."

   "In the next few days, we will eat and live together. There will be opportunities to spread knowledge with everyone, and it will not take up our working time and delay our other arrangements." Piaf also thinks it is feasible.

   "Well, let's plan this matter later." Verak said.

  —

  In the hotel near the military warehouse in the Southern District of Laizein

  Nord returned to the hotel safely after finding another reason to enter the military warehouse pretending to inquire about the news.

   "That group of people is really relaxed, and they didn't suspect me at all, because they chatted speculatively and invited me to stay and drink with them." Nord lamented how decayed the interior of the military warehouse had become.

"The more relaxed the enemy, the better." Diaz closed the window, "After you left, I looked at the suspicious location you mentioned, and there were indeed a few people standing there, seeming to be staring at us. But I deliberately watched them for a while, but they didn't leave, and I don't know if they were calm enough, or our judgment was wrong."

  Nord took off his coat, sat down and poured water to drink: "Really? It stands to reason that if they are watching us and find us looking at them, they should hide quickly, right?"

"Let's think in the worst direction. There are their people. They have a good psychological quality and are not easy to be led by the nose by us." Diaz leaned against the window, meditating, "We should be more cautious in doing things. You must not be suspected by them."

   "I heard from Veraker that the people in the Intelligence Bureau are not good at dealing with them, and our Equality Association has stumbled several times in their hands." Nord said.

"The severe injury that caused the sacrifice of many cadres, including Comrade Chris, was arranged by the director of the Intelligence Bureau, Rock Shriver. If the people in the Intelligence Bureau knew that we were here, Locke Shriver would definitely hold on to our clues and try to get rid of it. The whole Equality Society was brought out." Diaz was also aware of what the intelligence service had done.

  Murphy made a guess: "Will Rock Shriver come over?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Diaz has no conditions to investigate in reverse and find out the other party's details. Come on, we have an unexpected situation that goes out of plan, and that's bad."

   "Indeed, we can't beat Rock Shriver." Nord said with a look of lingering fear before anything happened.

  —

  In the room secretly rented by the intelligence agency, there was a beautiful piano sound.

  Lock Shriver lay on the sofa for a long time, listening to music for a long time, and became a little impatient: "Are you sure they haven't moved around in the room?"

"Their windows are closed, so we can't see them, but none of the people who were placed in other positions came to report the situation, so it should be explained that they are still in the house." The person in charge of monitoring Diaz with a telescope at the window replied .

   "Well..." Locke Shriver turned off the phonograph, "I went to the military warehouse to investigate twice in three days, and I probably won't be able to escape. Continue to keep an eye on them and wait for their next move."

   There are still thirteen days until the closing ceremony of the World Expo.

  Equality Society has to make weapons if they want to do something. To make weapons, they have to take down the military warehouse first.

   And Locke Shriver found a man who was about to be placed in the military warehouse by the Equality Association, so he took advantage of the situation and thought that he had already pinched his life.

  Now he doesn't need to do anything extra, just settle down and wait for the few members of the Equal Society in the hotel to take action.

   "Director, we have it!" A subordinate exclaimed.

   Rock Shriver, who was dozing off, woke up immediately, strode to the window, took the binoculars handed to him by his subordinate, and looked at the window of the room where Diaz and the others lived.

   The window was reopened, and Murphy looked around.

   "Director, Diaz and Nord are out!"

  Hearing the reminder from his subordinates, Rock Shriver pointed the camera at the door of the hotel. There, both Diaz and Nord wore hats with their brims pulled down, looking as if they were afraid of being seen clearly.

   "The more they look like this, the more conspicuous—"

   "Shut up." Locke Shriver told his subordinates to keep quiet, quietly watching Diaz and Nord who went out.

  After the two went out, they lingered together by the door for a while, then whispered a few words to each other, and then walked towards both sides separately.

   "Tell someone to follow." Rock Shriver's camera followed Diaz, who he considered the most important, and soon followed the blind spot of vision, out of the surveillance range.

   "Our people have already passed." The subordinate pointed down, and several subordinates familiar to Locke Shriver were pretending to be pedestrians and leaving.

   "Let's go too." Locke Shriver had a strong intuition in his heart. He firmly believed that the two people split up to either join up with other members of the Equal Society, or to prepare for the next move against the military warehouse.

   "We also..."

   Before the subordinate could finish speaking, Locke Shriver, who was quick to do things, grabbed the coat on the side and walked out the door quickly.

  —

   Diaz walked briskly down the street.

   At this point, the sun is much warmer, and the streets are at their busiest time.

  He lingered among them, pretending to be going somewhere purposefully, and asking people around from time to time if there were any, took out his notebook and seriously scribbled.

   Now that he has confirmed that the people from the Intelligence Bureau are targeting them, they have been exposed to the government's sight, so he no longer wastes time and hastened to start a formal plan.

  The first step is to influence the government's formation.

They will continue to conduct in-depth false investigations on military warehouses, and prepare for attacks and looting that will never be carried out, so that those who monitor them will mistakenly think that the Equality Society will take action here before doing other major operations, and put a large number of them Troops were called in.

  The second step is to disrupt the government's judgment.

  When the government deploys a large number of troops, waiting for the Equality Council to come and rob the warehouse at any time, and catch them all, it will complicate the situation, involve more and more forces, and further attract the energy of the government.

  Considering that time is running out, Diaz decided that the first two steps of the plan should be completed within a week, so that they can perform better later and win better opportunities for the large team.

  Rock Shriver, who followed out immediately, found the people placed by the Intelligence Bureau, followed their guidance, and quickly found Diaz.

  When he saw that Diaz was writing and drawing, and seemed to be recording something, he felt more at ease.

   Now it seems that the Equality Association will attack the military warehouse here in all likelihood, otherwise they will not be allowed to enter the military warehouse frequently, and they will also investigate information nearby to draw maps.

   After walking with Diaz for a while, Locke Shriver, who couldn't help being cold, rubbed his hands and returned to the room protecting the air conditioner.

   "You didn't—"

   "What is that Nord doing?" After returning, the heat blowing against his face made Rock Shriver feel extremely comfortable. He shivered and lay down on the sofa again.

   "It seems that they are surveying and visiting the surrounding terrain to prepare for the attack on the military warehouse." The subordinate said.

  Rock Shriver snorted: "The other side is the same."

   "So, the Equality Association is really determined to do something here?" The subordinate's eyes lit up.

  This conclusion is of great benefit to them.

   As soon as they came, they had important information and made great contributions.

  Secondly, this conclusion shows that the Equality Association will make big moves here in the future, and they don't have to spend time investigating his whereabouts throughout the city, they just need to lie in ambush around and wait for rabbits.

   "The final decision can't be made yet, let's wait." Rock Shriver turned on the gramophone again and listened to the music, "It's better to stay indoors and listen to music, what do you think?"

   "It's...comfortable..." The subordinates echoed.

  Lock Shriver stretched his waist, and found a pen and paper from the side: "Although the matter has not been completely settled, I think it is close to ten. You can write the application for mobilizing troops first."

  —

   After wandering outside for an entire afternoon, Diaz and Nord returned to the hotel.

   "Hiss..." Nord was shivering from the cold, "Do you feel that someone is following you?"

   "I feel it." Diaz kept warm by the stove.

  Nord took the hot water poured by Murphy: "Why don't I feel it. If you say that no one will follow me, isn't my cold for most of the day in vain?"

"No, if someone is staring at me, there must be someone staring at you. This suffering is not in vain." Diaz's hand was hanging by the stove, "But we have to go around all day tomorrow, so that it seems that we are investigating Seriously, really determined to attack the military warehouse."

   "Okay, I'll wear it thicker tomorrow." Nord gritted his teeth.

  Murphy also wanted to help, so he came to Diaz and applied, "Brother, I can come tomorrow."

"No need, you are still young, just stay in the house with peace of mind." Nuode has always been the youngest, and he is taken care of by others everywhere. This time finally gave him the opportunity to act as an elder and protect others from wind and rain. Even though he couldn't stand the cold weather, he still rejected Murphy generously for Diaz.

  (end of this chapter)