Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 478 Touched Tears

   people? !

  Where did the dozen or so big living people go? !

  Didn’t you still have meetings or send telegrams here when you delivered breakfast? !

  According to the search force of the search team, it is impossible for a child not to be found, let alone such a group of people and their belongings? !

   Until Dwight led people to complete a comprehensive search and left the hotel, Henry didn't think about it.

After confirming that the search team had really left, he hurriedly returned to the floor where Veraker and the others lived, searched inside and out by himself, but found no traces, and finally had no clue, so he had to whisper to Veraker and others in the guest room and corridor. people.

   After calling for a few minutes, he almost thought that when Verak and others disappeared out of thin air, there was a slight sound above his head.

vanitation pipe?

It shouldn't be, that thing can't support the weight of so many people, and the louvers of the vents can't be disassembled with bare hands, and the standard exhaust volume of the guest room also makes the openings of the vents basically impossible to fit people, trying to crawl It is completely impossible.

   Otherwise Lieutenant Dwight wouldn't have given up the search with just one glance.

   But it seems that this is the only possibility.

  Henry raised his head and yelled at the ventilation pipe a few times, but got no response, so he moved the ladder, climbed up and pointed the flashlight at the pipe.

  The louver fan was removed at some point, so that the light of the flashlight could shine unobstructed to the end of the corner of the pipe.

  It's a pity that Henry didn't find anyone, only the telegraph and other items.

  These things are not as big and heavy as people, so it is very suitable to hide them here.

   It seems that Verak and the others thought it was inconvenient to carry things, so they hid them behind the pipes and found another place to hide them.

  The reason why Henry firmly believes that Verac and the others are still in the hotel is because in his opinion, escaping from the hotel is even more impossible.

  The descending stairs and elevators are strictly guarded. No one is allowed to come in and out, and the outside is tens of meters high. If you don’t fall to your death, a dozen people can easily be found and exposed.

   "Come out! They've all left!" Henry couldn't find anyone, and he felt a little anxious, so he raised his voice and walked through the guest rooms, corridors, banquet halls and other places.

   After yelling like this for about five minutes, Verac appeared behind Henry unknowingly: "Don't yell."

  Henry was taken aback, turned around and said incoherently: "You, this, you just..."

"We noticed when the search team approached the hotel, so we started to hide an hour ago and restore the guest room to its original state." Verac looked very calm, and this state gradually infected Henry, allowing him to quickly stabilize his mood , "Fortunately, they searched very closely, so we have enough time to solve all problems."

"Where are you hiding?" Henry couldn't help asking him the most curious question, "Lieutenant Dwight personally led a search, and every corner was not spared. How could you dozen or so living people be here? Can you get past the first level?"

   "You don't need to know." Verac didn't tell this most critical secret to someone like Henry who couldn't be fully trusted.

  Henry was very witty and didn't ask any further questions. Anyway, Verac and the others are fine, and he can live, as long as Duke Hall's plan is not affected.

  The two approached the guest room, and found that the comrades who had disappeared inside had reappeared, carrying the telegraph and sorting out the documents.

   "They have searched, it is absolutely safe here, you can stay at ease in the future, and tell me if you need anything." Henry said.

"Where is absolute safety in Laizein? Mr. Hall himself said before that with his face, no soldier would dare to turn this place upside down. But today? If we hadn't considered the worst We have made corresponding preparations for the situation, do you think we can still stand here and chat?" Verak reminded.

   "Then you mean..."

   "It's not enough for us to be on guard. You also have to learn a lesson. If the search team comes to search for the second time, I don't want anyone to come to report the situation for more than an hour." Verak was dissatisfied with this.

  It's their own business to be careful, but it doesn't mean they are careful, and the hotel doesn't need to do anything.

  The Duke of Hall provided them with housing because of considerations of interests. Since there are interests, he must at least show sincerity and fulfill his due obligations.

   Otherwise, instead of staying in such a place where the Duke of Hall should have lost his advantage, they might as well find another place and not accept this false kindness.

"I wanted to inform you before Lieutenant Dwight brought people up, but I couldn't find a chance. I finally got away with the excuse of going to the office to get the documents. Lieutenant Dwight even deliberately followed me..." Henry Very helpless, he thought that under such circumstances, it would be okay to change to Verak.

   "Is it possible that you want to repeat the same thing a second time?" Verak asked back.

"No, no, what I mean is that something went wrong this time, but if the search team comes again, I promise I won't make the same mistake, and I will inform you of the news as soon as possible." Henry didn't dare to offend Wei Lark, not to mention daring to affect the cooperation between the International Equality League and the Duke of Hall, promised again and again.

  Villac didn't expect much, he waved his hand to signal the other party to leave, and then returned to the guest room by himself.

  Sheryl stood by the door, and after Verak walked in, she said, "Staying here doesn't mean much to us."

   "I didn't expect Hall's duke status to be of much use." Verac stood in front of the window worriedly, looking at the government troops who were searching another building.

   "It's normal. In the eyes of the provisional government, eliminating us is more important than anything else, and Duke Hall can't escape." Shirley was not surprised at all.

   "Then why didn't you suggest that we settle elsewhere?" Verak asked.

   It is precisely because Duke Hall promised that with his status as a cover, it is safest for Veraker and the others to stay in the hotel, so the general liaison office of the action team was set up here.

   Without this point, the value that Duke Hall can display is close to nothing, and there is no need for the International Equality League to owe him a favor inexplicably.

"Actually, as long as we are in Laizein, it is impossible to escape the rounds of searches. Compared to hiding in the suburbs, it is better to be closer to the government building. At least we can monitor some movements of the provisional government every day." Shirley stood beside Verak and said.

   "That's all I can think of."

   "Comrade Verak, everyone is coming up." Cyril clapped his hands and pulled the last person up from the hole in the bathroom floor.

  Verak stepped forward and thanked the comrades who stayed in the guest room on the floor below: "Thank you for your hard work."

   "It's okay, we keep in touch." The comrade smiled back, and then moved a floor above his head with his own hands, isolating the connection between the upper and lower floors of the guest room.

  A special absorbent blanket for bathrooms is hooked on the stone slab. When the slate is closed, a blanket that is much larger than the slate is covered on it, and there is no abnormality at all.

   This is Verac and the others.

  Put the safety of the main cadres of the action team on the Duke of Hall and his servant who is loyal to him but not very good at thinking, sooner or later there will be accidents.

  So on the same day that Verac and the others came to stay, a comrade with a good family background who had secretly joined the International Equality League was entrusted with a heavy responsibility to check into the hotel as an ordinary guest and lived in the room directly below Verac and the others.

   Then, in addition to studying the follow-up actions, the most laborious thing for Verak and others in the past few days is to clear the ventilation ducts and cut a gap in the bathroom floor to connect with the guest room below.

   Originally studied the terrain and planned feasible hiding and evacuation routes with a sense of urgency, in order to prevent the Duke of Hall from suddenly betraying them.

   Unexpectedly, they thought highly of Duke Hall. He neither betrayed the city, nor did the promise he made.

  The so-called Duke’s background, which can make most people face, not only did not make the search team retreat, but even the search team came in, and failed to send them a little information.

  If they hadn't stared outside, and they had prepared a hiding plan as soon as they came here, it is very likely that everyone would die today.

   "If you hadn't considered the danger and arranged this step, we might all be finished." Connie was terrified.

   There is no doubt that this is an unexpected incident where he brushed shoulders with death.

   Without the idea put forward by Veraker before he moved in, the consequences would be extremely serious, and there is a high probability that the Laizein wartime action team will collapse directly.

   "You can't put your life and death on such a person." Verak himself was also secretly rejoicing that in a place like Laizein, it would be wrong to be cautious.

   "Then we should assign people to take turns to investigate the situation in the future? I'm afraid that if the search team comes again, Duke Hall's people will still not be able to play any role." Connie asked Verac for instructions.

  Verak felt that their supervision was very limited, and it was not cost-effective to do so. However, since Duke Hall was unreliable, they could only do this: "Yes."

  The General Liaison Office was busy again, and the crisis not long ago did not affect them much.

  Verak looked outside, feeling a little heavy.

  He always felt that things were not that simple.

   It is not the search team's search of the hotel, but the attitude of the provisional government towards Laizein and the actions of the government forces.

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  In the office of the hotel

  Henry called the Duke of Hall who stayed in the mansion specially and had nothing to do with the hotel, and reported in detail the major events that happened in the hotel today.

   "You mean, the group from the International Equality League disappeared out of thin air and then reappeared suddenly?" Duke Hall did not hide his doubts in his tone.

"Yes." Henry was still in shock, clutching the phone in both hands, "After the search team left, I searched on that floor for a long time, and except for the things they hid in the ventilation duct, I didn't see a single person , Then, then, that Veraker suddenly appeared behind me..."

   "There are no ghosts in this world. They can't disappear or appear out of thin air. You have to think about what's going on." Duke Hall said impatiently.

  Although the International Equality League has the means to ensure that it will not be discovered by the government forces, which is good for the International Equality League itself and him, but he doesn't like the feeling that things are out of control.

  More than a dozen people live in their own territory, and in the end, their own people don’t even know how the other party disappeared or reappeared. What is this?

   "Could it be that they know some kind of bone-shrinking secret technique, and they really hid in the ventilation duct, but I didn't see it?" Henry guessed, who couldn't figure it out.

"How could the ventilation duct hold so many people?! The duct collapsed long ago when they were hiding in it! Not to mention how loud the thing is!" Duke Hall sternly said, "I asked you to protect them and keep an eye on them. You haven't done a single thing!"

"It happened so suddenly, I'm sorry sir..." Henry wished he could answer the phone on his knees to express his shame, "And Dwight led people to search inside and out, and even he didn't find it, and I... "

   Duke Hall did not say the word trash after all. After all, if something happened there, Henry would still be responsible.

  He breathed a sigh of relief and eased his emotions: "In short, it is a good thing that they have the means to ensure their own safety, but you still have to find a way to find out as much as possible about their details."

   "This..." Henry was afraid that he would mess it up, "the government army can't do anything about them, I..."

"You are different from the government army. You can see them and deal with them. Of course, don't do things too obviously. Don't do stupid things like going up and asking people how they hide." If it's not for your own assurance If you don't directly intervene, there is room for maneuver in whatever happens. Duke Hall would rather investigate it himself.

   "Why do you have to know their details? Isn't it enough for us to keep them safe and not be discovered by people from the government?" Henry asked cautiously.

"You are so familiar with the hotel, you didn't know where they were hiding for a long time, so who knows what they did in the hotel? What if things are beyond our control? When something unexpected happens, I will take off Nothing to do, understand?"

  Henry nodded, as if he could be seen by Duke Hall on the other end of the phone: "Understood, I will investigate this matter for you."

   "If you didn't succeed, but they discovered your purpose instead, do you know what to say?" Duke Hall asked.

   "I would say that this is my own idea, and it has nothing to do with you. I was afraid that they would do something that you don't know, so I conducted the investigation secretly." Henry didn't feel any discomfort in his heart, and took all the responsibility on himself.

   "Very well, then I will punish you in order to prove that I have nothing to do with this matter, will you feel resentful?"

   "This is my honor. Mr. Hall, you know, I am willing to die for you. A little misunderstanding and punishment are nothing at all." Henry said solemnly.

   Duke Hall was very satisfied: "I am very happy to have a loyal servant like you."

  Hearing this, Henry almost shed tears of emotion.

  (end of this chapter)