Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 480 Public Opinion War

  November 19

  Pluman Empire, a village near the city of Urals

  The Pruman sub-station of the International Equality League spent a lot of energy on the pilot transformation here, and the result was very successful. The landlords were defeated, and the farmers thrived after they got the land.

  By Yin, Keating, Veraker and others had high hopes at the time, and called it "filling the gap in the struggle mode", the station chief Lynn has fulfilled his mission.

   "Station Master Lynn."

  On this day, when Lin En was discussing with the cadres the plan to liberate the peasants on a larger scale, a comrade in charge of intelligence work hastily came to the meeting room.

   "What's the matter?" Lin En saw that the comrade was a little anxious, and he became more calm.

   "You read this." The comrade handed over several newspapers and distributed them to Lin En and the cadres.

  Lin En took the newspaper, first glanced at the whole thing habitually, and soon, his gaze was fixed on a few photos that were published.

  The backgrounds in the photos are all the characteristic buildings of Bresey Lazerin, and the content is that the people are persecuted and living in dire straits.

  The eye-catching headline of the newspaper made him so angry that he wanted to tear the newspaper up: Unmask the mask of the International Equality League! This is Laizein under their rule!

   Before he could put it into practice, a cadre had already crumpled up the newspaper and threw it on the ground: "How is this possible?! This is clearly a false accusation!"

"The problem is that it is indeed Laizein in the photo. Of course we believe in ourselves unconditionally, but what about those outsiders? They have no means to prove it, and what is left to them is to choose one side to believe based on their heart. When the information is not good for us , There won’t be many people who are willing to believe in us…” Another cadre said.

"Now there are so many reports out there, all kinds of photos, and interviews with all kinds of victims. If this continues, it may have a great impact on our work here." The information sent to the newspaper The officer said worriedly.

  His concerns are well-founded.

  When a large number of people believe the content in the newspaper and believe that the International Equality League is a group of liars, it will be difficult for them to gain the support of the people and change their first impression.

   You can’t explain all newspapers are fake one by one, please believe us. Leaving aside whether words of mouth alone can gain trust, such a workload is far beyond what a sub-station can bear.

   "Go and collect as many different newspapers as possible to see how much material the Bresci interim government has prepared." Lynn frowned and arranged.

   "Yes!" The intelligence officer left the meeting room.

   "Our liberation plan for other villages and towns..." Cadre asked Lynn for his opinion.

"Let's put it aside first. According to the propaganda of the Pruman government, it is estimated that people in many places have read the content of the newspaper, and it should not be so smooth to implement our plan." Lynn shook his head and suspended the sub-station main plan.

   "Then let me go to the village under our control first, to clarify as much as possible, and stabilize our current situation." A cadre left the meeting room after obtaining Lynn's permission.

  The remaining cadres looked at each other in blank dismay: "What should we do? Such a big public opinion cannot be ignored."

  Lin En picked up a cigarette: "This level of public opinion is not something our sub-station can handle. Summarize the situation and report it to the main station to see what the propaganda department of the main station will do."

  —

  Bash Empire, capital Winterhold

   Quentin, who is the acting station chief of the Bash branch of the International Equality League, is doing well.

  In a few months, he tried his best to break into the interior of the Bash dignitaries, and reached a secret in-depth cooperative relationship with some dignitaries.

  If it weren't for the continuous defeat of the main station and its huge influence, he thought he could win over more people, wandering among the several forces of the Bash government, and develop step by step.

  It's a pity that the facts cannot be reversed, and the situation of Blessie is just in front of everyone.

  In the evening, Quentin and a captain of the guard had a drink, and after finalizing the cooperation matters, they swaggered back to the hotel that was the name of the substation.

   Just when he was about to secretly transfer to the real substation for the sake of caution, he heard a quarrel in the next room.

   "This must be fake! If you even believe this, then you are finished!"

   "The photo is here, how can this be fake?! I don't want to believe it, but it is the truth!"

   "Now that side is controlled by the enemy, do you find it difficult for them to fake a false appearance?"

   "Then what proof do you have that this isn't true?"

  …

   There are several new comrades living in the next room.

  Quentin originally wanted to leave directly, but hearing them getting louder and louder, he had to knock on the door first and walked in: "What's wrong?"

   "Quentin Station Master."

   "Quentin Station Master."

   Seeing the sub-station master coming, the new comrades are no longer so aggressive with each other.

  Quentin noticed the newspaper on the table, he walked up to look at it casually, his eyes narrowed: "You two were arguing just because of this?"

   "Yes, he doubts it's true, but how is it possible?" The skinny comrade firmly believed in the International Equality League.

"This is undoubtedly false." Quentin glanced at the new comrade of the International Equality League who was suspicious of the newspaper because of the newspaper, "Have you ever thought that if it is true, even Comrade Morais from the Bresci provisional government They can be assassinated, so they will not be able to collect this information for so long? Do they have to wait for them to enter Laizein before it explodes?"

   "This..." The new comrade wavered again.

   "This is a false accusation." Quentin mused.

  Even the new comrades who joined the sub-station couldn’t understand the problems inside for a while, and had doubts about the International Equality Alliance, let alone other citizens.

  In particular, the International Equality Alliance has almost become the public enemy of all countries. Such reports will definitely receive strong support from governments of various countries, and they will be spread crazily so that everyone can see them.

  To alienate the International Equality Alliance and the public is to destroy the soil on which the International Equality Alliance depends. If it is allowed to ferment like this, the consequences will be disastrous.

  At that time, the International Equality League will face a crisis of public opinion far exceeding the damage caused by the fake Equality Club.

   "What does the Propaganda Department do..." Quentin muttered to himself, put down the newspaper and left.

  After returning to his room, he personally sent a telegram, suggesting to the intelligence department of the main station to implement a strong counterattack: first, expose the illogical part of this report, and second, report the evil deeds of the provisional government.

  —

  A little earlier, Verac, who was in the general liaison office of the Laizein Action Team, also saw the newspaper and received a stuttering telegram from Lopez and others who stayed in Montrego.

   This news did not cause any uproar in Montrego City, because apparently the International Equality Alliance has not set foot in this place, and the people of Montrego don't care much about their authenticity.

  But secretly, this incident disturbed the helpless Lopez and others, so much so that they had to send a telegram to Verac to confirm whether the contents of the newspaper were true.

  Villac uncovered various problems in the report, and proved to Lopez that the incident was deliberately framed by the interim government, not the real work of the International Equality League.

   "How are our comrades collecting evidence?" Verac realized that this matter was not trivial, and asked Shirley, who was in charge of arranging comrades to collect forged evidence for the interim government.

"It didn't go well. In other words, we collected a lot of evidence, but there was hardly any of sufficient weight." Shirley said, "We didn't prepare anything like a camera, and the information we collected was mainly witnesses. On the public opinion of the world, witnesses are not as powerful as a photo."

   "What about the newspaper office? Can we start from the newspaper office?" Verak suggested the possibility.

   "The newspapers in Laizein are heavily guarded. It was the provisional government who instructed them to take pictures of this scene, causing the whole world to misunderstand us. It is impossible for us to seek help from there."

  Verak put his hands on his hips, pacing back and forth.

  His sense of crisis is quite strong. When the government forces first showed their true colors to oppress the people, he arranged for his comrades to collect evidence. It's a pity that their preparations were not sufficient. Suddenly, they couldn't even raise a camera.

   Once you get a lot of witnesses, the testimonies thicker than a book are of little significance.

   Testimonials are less expensive to falsify than photos. If we really use this to clarify, I am afraid that it will exacerbate the misunderstanding of the public about the International Equality Alliance.

   "Lelister City, a telegram from the Propaganda Department." Murphy, who was sitting in front of the telegraph machine, called out.

  Verak turned around and took a look.

  This telegram was written by the Minister of Propaganda, Piaf himself.

  False photos and reports against the International Equality League, fueled by governments of various countries, have already aroused initial repercussions around the world, even overshadowing the brutal atrocities committed by the Pruman army in the Lombard Empire.

  In just one or two days, the development of a large number of sub-stations was frustrated, and they were resisted by the deceived people.

  Stationmaster Lynn of the Pruman substation, Quentin of the Bash substation, and Charlotte of the Riches substation all sought help from the Propaganda Department, and hoped that the Propaganda Department would respond as soon as possible to prove their innocence.

   Piaf is under tremendous pressure.

   In fact, she has been working **** this. But how can the "voice" of the International Equality League compare with the "voice" of the whole world? What's more, they have no strong evidence yet, and all explanations and clarifications seem pale.

   Difficult, Piaf thought of Verak, and thought of the Laizein wartime action team.

  The root of all public opinion lies in Laizein. If you want to collect strong evidence to break the frame, you can only hope for Laizein's action team.

   This is a request for help.

   is the help of the Propaganda Department and various sub-stations.

  Of course, each branch station does not have the ability to reverse public opinion, and the most influential propaganda department also lacks decisive evidence.

   One by one, the key is up to Verak and the others.

   "We don't have enough good evidence now, and the conflict outside is not as intense as it was a few days ago. Even if we get a camera now, it may be..." Shirley said.

"But we have to do it, and we can only do it." Verak knew that it was not easy to do it well, and he sighed heavily, "The overall counterattack is Piaf's business, we take our As long as the task is done well, at least some comparison photos should be provided.”

  "The provisional government is coming aggressively, and this time it can be regarded as completely suppressing us."

"When we decided to leave the dark place and face all challenges head-on, we took these into consideration." Verak glanced at Shirley, she is very good, but she still has a lot to learn, "Help me call Henry , we need some cameras, the Duke of Hall should be able to get them safely."

   "Okay." Shirley felt the strong resilience in Verak's body, as if he could bear anything he encountered.

   Soon, Henry came, and Verac told him the appeal, asking him to pass it on to the Duke of Hall, and collect a batch of cameras and supporting equipment as quickly as possible.

"Cameras... this..." Henry is in charge of managing the hotel, and he knows a lot of information, "Right now Lazerinli cameras are a first-class contraband, as long as there are some, they must be handed in, otherwise they will be identified as the International Equality League The people who want to arrest him. Duke Hall's side, maybe..."

   Obviously, the interim government thought that the action team might use cameras to collect evidence, so it took the first step to ban it.

  Without the camera, there is nothing the action team can do.

"Let me mention to Duke Hall first, no matter what model, old or new, even if it is broken, as long as you can get it, give it to us. If we can do this, we owe you a favor comparable to He offered us a much bigger place." Verak didn't give up.

  Duke Hall is the most hopeful person to get the camera, he must intimidate and lure Duke Hall to do his best.

  Henry should leave.

   "I heard that you used to be a photographer." Shirley said standing beside Verak.

   "Yes, I'm good at it." Verak suffered from his own lack of a camera, otherwise he could collect evidence himself.

"You said that we can't put all our hopes on the Duke of Hall, so we have to think about what we have to do if he can't get a camera." Shirley offered her own opinion, "I personally think that we still have to learn from the newspaper. Get it. It's the root of counterfeiting and the only place where cameras can be used legally. And most importantly, there's probably some real evidence there."

"Do you want to sneak in and steal data and cameras?" Verak felt that this idea was too whimsical. "Since there are heavily guarded there, they must be specially designed to guard against us. If Duke Hall can't get it, we are the most feasible way." It is still collected within the entire range of Laizein."

   "Lizein is so big, how can we..."

"It's worth collecting because it's big." Verak said, "No matter how powerful the provisional government is, it's impossible to really take away all the cameras in Laizein. The people in the newspaper office have fallen, and there will eventually be people. I can't bear to watch these tragedies, and choose to record the truth. All in all, no one can absolutely control the people, and deep within the people, there is still power that can help us."

  (end of this chapter)