Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 454 Charity dinner

  In hotel room

   "Is the time too tight? Even if we get in touch with the main station and sub-stations and get a piece of assistance approved, it will take about half a month to arrive." Murphy said.

   "Look at the weather, how long can those kids stay there?" Verak raised his chin out of the window.

  Menglege has ushered in a drop in temperature, and it will only get colder after a while. The children, who have no clothes to cover their bodies and can only rummage through the garbage for food, will soon face the severe cold and hunger that is close to death.

   If you stand by and watch, it won't be long before people die one after another, repeating the tragedies that the kid king Jose told.

  Connie suggested: "They are all from Menglege, why don't we still find a way to get the Menglege government to intervene?"

   "It's useless to look for them. Just look at how long the villagers in Shuangnaga Village haven't responded to their calls for help." Murphy didn't have any expectations for the government that existed in name only.

"Double Naga Village is Antonio's site, and it's also located in the border mountainous area. This is the city of Montrego. It's under their noses, and they can be properly settled by just reaching out. I think we should give it a try." Connie thinks that the two Things cannot be generalized.

"We can look for relevant sources, but we really don't have much hope." Verak said in a deep voice, "Didn't Jose say that they will be expelled by patrols if they beg on the street, obviously the government doesn't want them. And If you want to help, it is not just these dozens of children. They are a common situation, not a special case. The whole city of Montrego must help, and the voices of other areas cannot be ignored. Who would be willing to spend such a large amount of money? Take it? If you want to, the city of Montrego will not be what it is now."

  Listening to Murphy's translation, Lopez and the others looked worried.

"The same is true of our current situation. If you help one, ten will come to ask for help. If you help ten, a hundred will come to ask for help. But we don't have that much ability to deal with the mess that the Montrego government dare not touch. Only through Only the real shortcut of changing Montrego can help everyone. The current situation is that after all, we have encountered a tragedy that is about to be witnessed by our own eyes. If we just sit back and do nothing, everyone will feel uncomfortable."

   Knowing and seeing are two different things.

  Everyone knows that there are many suffering people in this world, but very few of them can take the initiative to find them for help, and there will be no burden in their hearts without help.

   It’s different when you see it, especially the International Equality Alliance itself does this. You don’t need to be condemned by others if you die, and you will suffer immediately and feel ashamed.

Verac acted very decisively: "However, since we are the ones who do great things, we must maintain a tough and strong heart. Our main line cannot be broken, let alone changed, and we must not delay it in order to help a small number of people right now. It’s about saving everyone’s time. These kids, while we do everything we can to help, we can’t affect the overall progress.”

"clear."

"clear."

   Several people deeply agree.

"Then how can we help them?" Obrador brought the topic back to the beginning, "Either we help them rent a place and buy them food regularly? This way the money will be spent quickly, but it should be able to persist Until support arrives."

The money brought by the three is already very tense to feed the five Lopez and maintain the next series of operations. If more than 20 children are included, once the support from the sub-station does not come in time, they will have to finished.

Naturally, Verac couldn't take this risk. He expressed his thoughts and dared to promise: "I have a way to try, as long as it succeeds, it will not only help the children, but also earn a fortune for ourselves. funds."

   Can help children and make money?

   Is there such a good thing?

  Everyone's eyes lit up, and Murphy didn't care about translating. It was only after Obrador, Lopez and the others pressed him that he came back to his senses and repeated Verak's original words.

   "I want to hold a charity dinner." Verac didn't make a fool of himself. "It's going to be held among the dignitaries in the inner city. The gimmick is to help children."

   The ability to think of this is mainly due to the fact that he participated in similar activities during the days when Lazer was pretending to be Chris.

  The gang of nobles who ate up the flesh and blood of the people at the bottom showed compassion at the dinner party, and the scene of raising funds to donate to the poor is still vivid.

  He wants to replicate this kind of activity in Montrego City, no matter what those people think, as long as they can get money from them.

   "This... how to do it? Can it work..." Murphy never thought of this possibility.

"It's impossible to organize a charity banquet that can invite many dignitaries with our group of people who have no background in Montrego City." Verac knows himself, "So if we want to achieve this, we will You have to find someone with that ability to work with.”

   "Why do people cooperate with us?" De asked.

   "Of course it is because of profit." Verac said, "For us, the charity banquet is a way to help children, but for others, it is a black industry that makes huge profits."

   "You mean we send out people, the other party is in charge of organizing, and the money collected in the end is divided equally?" Murphy understood what Verak meant.

  Verak nodded, but showed a helpless expression: "It's impossible to divide equally, the other party will definitely take the lead."

  Connie said dissatisfiedly: "There are so many children waiting to survive, how can the other party have the nerve to take more than half of it?"

"It's very simple. The other party can find donors and organize charity dinners without us. We really have nothing to do without the other party. In this transaction, we are at a disadvantage, so how can we share interests with the other party?" Equal?" Verak shrugged and spread his hands.

"However, if it is true as you said that they don't need to cooperate with us, and they are capable of setting up donors to organize charity banquets, then why would they be willing to do this with us and let us take away part of the benefits?" Murphy Found the problem.

  Verak said "hmm": "This is one of the problems we need to find a way to overcome. We must have advantages that we can, but the other party cannot, so as to guarantee the minimum share, and even strive for more."

   "One?" Connie heard that there were other questions.

"Did you forget? There are many guards in the city center, that is, the entrances and exits of the inner city. We can't get in without their special ID cards. If we can't get in, don't talk about contacting suitable candidates for cooperation. What should we do?" Wei Wei Lak said.

   There are two problems with helping children while also solving their own financial crisis.

  One, how to enter the inner city?

  Second, how to have an advantage in cooperation to ensure that the other party must cooperate with you and give yourself enough share?

   Lopez frowned and said, "Are you sure this method will work as long as these two problems are solved?"

   "I'm not sure, but there should be no better way at the moment." The reason why Verak didn't bring it up earlier was to see if everyone had any better ideas.

  Unfortunately, no one has proposed a decent, more feasible solution than his.

  The room ushered in a brief silence.

  Everyone is thinking about how to solve these two points.

   "You can try three ways to enter the inner city. One is to bribe the guards, the other is to find a way to make a fake ID, or you can simply apply for a real one." Verak broke the silence and pushed for the implementation of the plan.

"I inquired about it the other day. It really requires a work certificate or a residence certificate in the inner city, or a special certificate issued by an inner city person as a guarantee. The former is the mainstream, and the latter is usually temporary." Murphy folded his arms around his chest. , pondered, "If you have a way to find a good candidate outside the city and write a letter to pass in, then you can ask the other party to be a guarantee and let us in."

"This is quite safe, but it brings up new problems. How can we learn about the situation in the inner city here, and find people who have this ability and are suitable for cooperation?" Verak felt that the problem had not been solved, and still froze there.

   There was another silence.

Obrador couldn't sit still anymore, got up and said, "You can't just sit like this. I'll try to see if I can bribe the guards to let us in. If not, I'll find a way around. If someone really makes fake identities The proven business will definitely attract customers near the entrance and exit of the inner city."

   "Okay, pay attention to safety." Verak nodded, "Others maintain the original tasks. Murphy and Connie are ready to contact the sub-station in the afternoon. I will find a way to solve another problem."

"clear."

"clear."

   Obrador left the hotel.

   They are all adults with a wealth of experience, and Verac didn't make too many exhortations.

  After a short lunch break, Lopez, De, Yanez, and Muskiz went out, while Murphy and Connie adjusted the radio telegraph and waited to get in touch with the substation.

   At two o'clock, Verak went to check the situation: "How are you getting ready?"

"It's all adjusted, and it's half past two." Murphy caressed the telegraph, "But it doesn't rule out the possibility that they haven't received our letter yet. In that case, we can only wait for the third appointed time, October It's the twenty-fifth."

   "Okay, calm down, it's best if you can get in touch today, and it doesn't matter if you can't get in touch." Verak patted the two on the shoulders, sat down and waited with them.

   Unknowingly, the time came to half past two. Murphy waited intently to receive the electrical signal from the substation, but ten minutes passed, and the desired result never appeared.

   "Maybe it's too far away, it will take a little longer." He analyzed the situation by himself, still waiting desperately.

   An hour later, Verak stretched his body, went to the window to smoke a cigarette: "It should be that the letter has not been delivered yet, wait for the appointed time on the 25th."

  Murphy said: "The letter I sent from Laquimoto City on the 15th is not from Montrego City. The distance between Laquimoto City and the substation is not very far. They should have delivered it."

   "You overestimated Montrego's current situation. We are lucky if the letter is not lost on the way. Just wait a little longer, there are still three appointments, and we will definitely make it in time." Verac looked very open.

   "I think, if we contact and get assistance earlier, many things will be solved much easier." Murphy turned off the telegraph.

"It's best if you can, and it doesn't matter if you can't. The earliest equality society has nothing, isn't it still up to today? Funding is a trouble, but we are destined not to be restricted by such troubles." Wei Wei Rucker's convictions are strong.

   "That's right." Murphy's sense of aggrieved subsided a lot.

"I think you should learn more from Comrade Verac." Connie, who was on the sidelines, said, "The thing I admire most about Comrade Verac is his calmness and optimism in times of crisis. When working together, no matter what difficulties , I will also feel under his influence that we will be able to resolve it sooner or later."

  Murphy nodded: "I have never been able to learn this."

   "Because you are so young, it may not be a bad thing to be impatient and angry when you are young." Verak likes to see the two sides of things, "Besides, I have been with Teacher Keating for so long, and I learned this from him."

   "Well, I feel that you are more and more alike now." Murphy can clearly feel the changes and progress of Verak.

   "It's an honor to be a person like Mr. Keating." Verak leaned against the window and took a breath.

  Connie hadn’t met Keating yet, but she often heard that he was a wise man who was as legendary as Veracer, Boyne and others: "I hope to have the opportunity to meet Comrade Keating in the future."

   "You can regard him as Keating when he was young." Murphy pointed to Veraker, "I really think they are the same now."

   "It's more suitable to meet in person." Connie laughed.

   While chatting, Obrador, who went to get an identity certificate, came back and took back a small certificate: "Look at this."

  Villac, Connie, and Murphy gathered together to check the documents, which were written in Montregowen and stamped with eye-catching seals.

   "Is this the pass to enter the inner city?" Murphy asked.

"This is fake." Obrador said, "I tried to bribe the guards at first, but I was scolded by the guards. If I hadn't begged for mercy quickly, they might have arrested me. Later I I stayed near the checkpoint. I didn’t expect to meet someone who made fake documents. He asked me if I was going to enter the inner city, and then sold me this kind of fake document. I bought one first and brought it back to show you .”

   "Why do you feel that the production is a bit clumsy? Could it be that the real certificate is so perfunctory?" Verak flipped through the certificate, worried that it would be easier for the guards to see through it.

"The dealer who sold it to me said that there are people in the guards who cooperate with them, so there is no need to make it too realistic. As long as the appearance looks fine, when you go in, you hand over the ID to their people, and you will definitely be able to go in." Auf Radol explained.

   "Oh, so that's the case." Verak understood.

  Some of the guards at the entrance and exit checkpoints in the inner city are very strict, but some cannot resist the temptation.

These guards who want to make quick money are worried that they will be found and reported by their companions and passers-by, so they secretly collude with the traffickers, and the traffickers will make documents that look the same, and then check them into the city by themselves, so that even the companions standing next to them can see the documents. Not surprisingly, the money was collected cleanly under integrity.

  (end of this chapter)