Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 489 Public Opinion War (10)

  November 25th

  Bressey, Leicester City

  Journalist Capa's wife, Clementine, took her two children to the checkpoint of the International Equality League and finally entered the city of Lelister.

The city is full of oppressive atmosphere due to the anxious battle situation on the new front, but because of the continuation of the policy of the International Equality Alliance, the living conditions of the people strive to maintain a good level, so the atmosphere is still infinitely better than that of Laizein times.

  As soon as they checked into a hotel, personnel from the corresponding department of the International Equality League came to the door to learn more about the situation, and applied for identification for the Clementine family.

   This proves that Dorothy and Matt can go to the nearest school for free, and Clementine herself can apply for many jobs according to her own situation.

  Welfare benefits such as medical treatment, special assistance, and night school for workers can also be enjoyed free of charge with an ID card.

   "Okay, I've written everything down. Is there anything else you don't understand?" A young comrade asked after filling out the situation of the Clementine family on a form.

   "No, we don't need any special help right now." Clementine said gratefully.

"Okay, let me confirm your information again. Your husband died of illness a few years ago. You and your two children lived in Laizein before, but because of the poor environment there, you had to sell it. Properties come to the city of Leicester."

   "Yes." Clementine nodded.

  She lied.

  The reason why she did this was not because she didn't trust the International Equality League, and worried that the International Equality League would cause trouble if it learned that her husband was working for the interim government in a newspaper office.

   Before leaving Laizein, she heard from her husband Capa that the interim government had infiltrated the International Equality League quite seriously, and there were many spies of the other party in the city of Leicester and the International Equality League.

  I hastily exposed my identity and revealed my husband's situation. There is a high possibility that these spies will find out, which in turn puts her husband in Lezein in danger.

  She needs to find an absolutely reliable comrade of the International Equality League, so that she can disclose her husband's situation to the other party and seek assistance.

"Okay, our work site is at No. 11, Villen Street. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can go there and ask us for help." The young comrade stood up, "Then I won't bother you, I wish you good luck in Riley Happy life in Sturt City.”

   "Wait a minute." Clementine stopped him worriedly, "Aren't you going to investigate me?"

"I understand what you mean. You are worried that if you trust the immigrants so easily and resettle them without discrimination, you will put in many spies from the provisional government?" The young comrade smiled, "It's okay. On the one hand, for a large number of people Conducting a detailed investigation is difficult and we will be honest that we do not currently have the capacity to do so. On the one hand we would not be afraid if such a person existed, rest assured we will ensure that Riley The safety and stability of St. City. Of course, if you find anyone suspicious, we welcome you to report to us."

   Clementine felt relieved, she believed that the International Equality League must have considered more thoughtful than her in this regard: "Then I have no problem, thank you."

   "You're welcome, goodbye." The young comrade went out.

   "Mom, when is Daddy coming?" Daughter Dorothy sat on the bed and asked the only doll she brought.

"Father is picking out gifts for you, and he will come to us after picking out the gifts." Clementine walked to the bed, touched Dorothy's head, and leaned over to cover the sleeping Matt. Quilt.

   "I want a new dress, and a new doll." Dorothy said with her head up and grinning.

   Clementine had a lot of pressing issues in her mind that needed to be considered. After she smiled at Dorothy and said "Yes", she sat alone on the other side.

  Although she rushed as fast as she could, it took three full days to arrive in Leliste.

In the past three days, she has no way of knowing what Capa's situation in Lezein is like. She only knows that time is urgent, and she must find a reliable and capable comrade from the International Equality League in the shortest possible time, and hand over the evidence to the other party. , Let the other party send personnel to Laizein to cooperate with Capa, and contact their comrades in Laizein to get in touch with Capa.

   So, who to contact?

  Even the International Equality League hasn't uncovered the government spies that exist in Leicester City, and it's even more impossible for her to identify them accurately.

   Absolute reliability is an elusive condition.

  Unless he can directly meet Keating, the chairman of the International Equality League, he will never be a member of the interim government. But even if he tried his best to meet the other party, he would definitely be noticed by many people, and he still couldn't guarantee his safety.

  Under the lack of means, Clementine can only adhere to the logic that the higher the title, the less likely she is to be a spy of the Provisional Government to find candidates.

  After much deliberation, Clementine determined the contact person in the Propaganda Department of the International Equality League.

  The Propaganda Department of the International Equality League is the main opponent of the provisional government in this public opinion war. By handing over the evidence to the Propaganda Department, the role of the film can be brought into full play at the fastest speed and to the maximum.

   Relatively speaking, the most reliable one should be Piaf, the head of the Propaganda Department.

   New problems followed.

  How to contact Piaf?

  How not to be noticed by possible spies?

  What the latter Clementine could think of was to cover up her true identity and true purpose as much as possible before meeting Piaf, so as to reduce other people's attention to her.

   As for the former, it seems that there is no other way but to enter the Propaganda Department.

   Looking at Dorothy who was tired from playing and fell asleep with her younger brother, Clementine considered whether she should try to join the International Equality League and become a member of it.

   This seems feasible.

  First, her husband is spontaneously fighting for the International Equality League, and their family has been deeply bound together with the International Equality League, and all are prosperous and all are damaged. Joining the International Equality Alliance by yourself is equivalent to protecting your husband, yourself, and your children.

  Second, if everything goes well in the future, there will be a steady stream of evidence shipped to the Propaganda Department of the International Equality League, and the Propaganda Department will use these evidences to fight back against the Provisional Government. She has never been a reporter, but after being influenced by Capa, it should be easier to get started if she is doing propaganda work.

  However, the International Equality League's loose supervision of civilians who went to settle in Lelister City does not mean that it maintains the same attitude towards its comrades.

  If I want to become a member of the International Equality Alliance, there is a high probability that I will be subject to strict scrutiny. Even if they don't find out their true background, they will still delay the business after ten days and a half months of investigation.

   Therefore, this method is not advisable, and she has to find another faster way to get in touch with Piaf.

How to do?

How to do?

   Clementine, who had never faced these things before, was at a loss and her mind was in a mess.

   "Huh...huh..." Thinking that her husband was in danger alone and she was shouldering a heavy responsibility, Clementine, who was about to cry, took a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself down and think of a solution.

  —Want to meet Piaf, but getting in touch with her by joining the International Equality League is taking too long.

  —If you want to shorten the time, you must meet her directly. The question is how to meet her?

   Taking a deep look at the children, Clementine wiped away her tears and decided to go out for a walk, first to find out where Piaf works.

   "Hello, do you know where the Propaganda Department of the International Equality League is?" Clementine came to the work site that the young comrades had mentioned earlier.

   "Eh? It's you?" The young comrade recognized Clementine and was a little surprised, "Do you need help from the Propaganda Department?"

   "No, no, I want to join the International Equality Alliance, and then I feel that the Propaganda Department is more suitable for me, so I came to ask you." Clementine said.

  Of course, she hasn't had time to go through the respective formalities to be reviewed and become a member of the International Equality Alliance, so she just wants to confirm the position of the Propaganda Department first.

The young comrade said "Oh" and stopped the work in his hands: "If you want to join us, you need to prepare an application first. After submitting the application to us, we will arrange for someone to conduct a basic review on you, and the review will pass. , and then complete the basic training before you can either actively choose a job department, or obey the deployment of the organization."

   "That's right, how to write the application letter?"

"Wait a moment." The young comrade took out a form and handed it to Clementine, "You can fill it out truthfully according to the above requirements, and hand it in at any time after finishing, we will arrange your next review within three days And so on."

   "Okay, thank you. I... I still want to ask where the Propaganda Department is. I want to go and see first. Is this possible?" Clementine took the application and said.

  The young comrade replied with a bright smile: "Of course you can, but you can only take a look around. You are not allowed to enter the office area of ​​the Propaganda Department. This is because of security issues..."

   Fifteen minutes later, Clementine returned to the hotel with the application, had lunch with the children, and then brought them to a building where the Propaganda Department was located.

  On the street, she didn't see many soldiers from the Equality Army patrolling, but around such an important place, a lot of patrols were arranged to ensure safety.

   "Mom, what are you doing here?" Matt asked, gently pulling Clementine's hand.

   "This is..." Clementine tried to answer in a way that the children could understand, "This is the place where your father can come to see you sooner."

   "Come and see us early? Okay, okay..."

   "Dad said he would buy us presents, hehe..."

  Both children were curious about the building.

   Clementine led them to look up at the building.

  She has a strong intuition that Piaf, Director of Propaganda Department of the International Equality League, is inside right now.

   It's just that she doesn't know how to meet each other in the most suitable way.

   One step away.

  Clementine resisted the desire to go in directly, and pulled the children to the other side: "Let's go, let's go shopping elsewhere."

  —

  At this time in the building, Piaf's office

"The comrades who received the first batch of cameras from Comrade Verac have already started to collect evidence, and the second batch of cameras will be delivered soon. I believe that we will be able to respond forcefully to the current public opinion soon." A comrade from the Propaganda Department told the sitting Piaf, smoking a cigarette at his desk, reports.

"But Laizein's side is relatively stable now, and the evidence is not as easy to collect as it was in the first few days." Piaf looked a little haggard, obviously because the recent public opinion has not had a good rest, "You should also Clearly, the limited evidence we have collected cannot hold an overwhelming advantage in public opinion. If we want to completely reverse the situation, we need something more direct.”

   "Comrade Veraker and the others are also doing this. They are trying to break into the newspaper and collect a complete chain of evidence for the provisional government's fraud."

  Piave shook her head and stubbed out the cigarette butt: "It's difficult, they may not succeed, and we can't just do nothing and wait for Verak and the others to make progress."

   "But there is really nothing we can do now. After all, the key lies in Laizein, and we can only rely on the comrades who stay in Laizein..."

   "Let's go out first." Piaf didn't talk much with her subordinates, she closed her eyes and meditated in a quiet environment.

  At this moment, the phone rang.

  She put aside her miscellaneous thoughts and picked up the phone.

   "I'm Keating, how are you doing?"

  "Chairman Keating." Piaf's expression and voice became more solemn, "The interim government and other countries have compiled and disseminated false reports on a large scale, which has formed a huge public opinion around the world."

   "I know this. The station masters of many sub-stations have told me that their work has been greatly affected. If left unchecked, most of the sub-station's work will come to a standstill."

"Currently the wartime action team staying in Leizein is commanded by Comrade Veraker to collect evidence. If there is no accident, a batch of evidence will arrive in Leliste within two days, and we will launch a formal counterattack Fight." Piaf said.

   "Are you sure you can win?"

"No." Piaf said honestly, "Public opinion has developed to the current stage, and the evidence we can collect can only restore the influence to a certain extent. To really remove the people's misunderstanding of us, we must have considerable Sufficient key evidence can prove that the interim government’s reports are all forged, and it must have a stronger dissemination power than it is now to ensure that our clarifications can be seen by as many people as possible.”

   Keating was silent for a few seconds: "...what are you going to do?"

   "I hope that all sub-stations will cooperate with us and temporarily focus on dealing with public opinion. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the Propaganda Department alone to fight against the enemy around the world." Piaf paused, "—but these are not the key."

   "The key is still to collect the most important evidence, isn't it?"

"Yes."

   "This matter can only be relied on by Laizein's wartime action team." Keating didn't sigh, but Piaf thought he heard it.

   "I won't do nothing and pin all my hopes on Verac." Piaf held back her strength and assured Keating, "Don't worry, we will win this public opinion war."

  (end of this chapter)