Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 123 Prison Break Basics

Robin Keating was once a close friend of the king of the Ravel dynasty, held many important positions, and has seen too many things that can only be seen or seen clearly when standing high enough, so whether it is politics, military affairs, or management, economics He has a lot of experience in other aspects, and has become an omniscient wise man in Verak's mind.

"...At the beginning, the nobles and chaebols brought Ravel to power through the operation of the parliament, so when he was in office, he made many legislations and reforms to maintain and enhance the influence of these interest camps in the government..." Keating Speaking objectively.

  Verak sometimes listened carefully, and sometimes jotted down something in his notebook.

"...The main reason for the civilian uprising and revolution to overthrow the Briesi Empire was the economy. In those years, the agricultural harvest failed year after year, triggering a nationwide famine. Not long after, the economic crisis in Welland spread to Bresci, and the As the agricultural crisis deepened, the purchasing power of farmers declined, which affected industrial products, and then formed a major industrial and commercial crisis.”

"At the same time, the financial crisis is becoming more and more serious. There are as many as 700 to 800 banks that go bankrupt every year due to Laize. The short-term debt is high, and corruption is becoming more and more common. The combination of various crises not only makes the people at the bottom live in dire straits Even the aristocratic plutocrats are deeply disturbed."

  Verak wrote something, raised his head and said, "So a revolution broke out? Was it overthrown?"

"So the foundation of the rule was shaken, which accelerated the outbreak of the revolution." Keating emphasized the details, "Coupled with Ravel's prudent administration and conservative diplomacy, which caused great dissatisfaction among the people, this led to the outbreak of the revolution, which was already on the verge of collapse. It didn't take long for the government to be completely overthrown."

  "A series of crises interacted and worsened, and many long-buried problems were finally detonated together, which led to the overthrow of the Bresci Empire, didn't it?" Verak asked, checking the content of his memorization.

   "It can be said that, but the summary is too simple." Keating was not satisfied, "You need to think about deeper issues, how these crises broke out, and what opportunities for remediation were missed at each stage."

  Villac hesitated: "I... I don't think I can see through such a profound problem with my knowledge. If I can see this, how can Ravel not see it."

"I didn't ask you to write the best answer, but you have to give your opinion, and I will try my best to correct you later." Keating explained patiently, "As for why Ravel didn't see it, Some things are really realized after they happen, and some are simply knots, even if you know it, it won't help..."

"Okay..." Verak felt his head was a little swollen and flustered. What Keating said was too complicated. .

Keating could tell at a glance that Veraker was still confused, but he knew that this was the only way to go, so he didn't explain to him what he didn't understand, and waited quietly for him to figure it out or form enough Big problems come to him again.

   "I'll pick it up in ten minutes." Unknowingly, it was noon again, and the prison guard came in and put the two meals next to Veraker and Keating respectively, and then left.

  Villac rubbed the bridge of his nose, put down his notebook and started eating.

"Your Dunman language is not bad. If you learn it quickly enough, I will still have time to teach you Bash language before you are killed or successfully escaped from prison." Keating relatively recognized Verak's language talent .

   "You can also speak Bash?" Verak didn't know this yet. He only knew that Keating was from Dunman and had lived in Brexi all year round. He knew the languages ​​of these two countries for sure.

   "I minored in Bash when I was in college." Keating's life experience is quite rich, "But it's been a long time since I said it, and I don't know how much I can remember."

  Verak immediately said: "I will learn Dunman as soon as possible."

   "Eat." Keating smiled and urged Verak to eat.

  Feeling the unprecedented fulfillment of life, Verak held back the excitement, quickly picked up the food, and ate all the food inside before the prison guards came to collect the lunch box.

   In the afternoon, Keating continued to teach the Dunman language, and shared the history of the United States of Dunman, customs, the capital of the Old South Treaty, the reasons for the outbreak of the civil war, and the basis for inferring that Dunman will become one of the five great powers in the future.

  At night, Veraker told Keating what he didn't know, the bits and pieces of ordinary life. He didn't know if it was of any use to Keating, anyway, Keating listened very carefully and asked some questions with a smile from time to time, which made him feel enough respect.

  October 1st

   It's the deadline for Veraker to stand up to Keating.

  What happened to Laizein and the Equality Council in the distance? He didn't know anything. The sword hanging above his head that could kill him at any time kept him from being really relaxed.

   "Slow down, don't worry." It was a quiet morning after breakfast and the other prisoners went to work. Keating watched Verak, who was full and feeling good about himself, trying to stand up again like yesterday, and specially urged.

"Don't worry, teacher." This time Verak had more confidence in his body. Instead of leaning against the wall and putting a considerable part of his weight on the wall to reduce the burden on his legs, he knelt directly on the ground, and then Put your hands up and slowly try to stand without any external force.

  Keating's heart felt like being pulled.

  Verak is really in a hurry. He is eager for knowledge, eager for his body to recover, eager to break the deadlock, and eager to help the Equality Association.

   Keating understood Veraker's thoughts, but he was constantly refreshed by Veraker's willpower. He had seen too many unscrupulous people in the prison before death, and everyone showed their despicable side to the fullest in order to survive.

  Verak is the only one who truly lives to die.

   "Don't worry." Keating still blurted out such words, but now he has long agreed with Verak's eagerness in his heart.

  Keep eager, keep challenging the impossible, and become strong enough.

"Huh... the pain is not so painful, but I can't exert my strength..." Verak changed into a squatting position. He wanted to straighten his legs and stand up, but it was very difficult without external force. "If it hurts, but it can be used Just work hard. I can bear the pain, but there is really nothing I can do if I don’t have the strength.”

   "Stand up with help first." It's not an option to continue in this stalemate with yourself. Keating advised Veraker to use external force first.

   "Hmm." Verak thought so too. He leaned against the wall, grabbed the bed frame beside him with both hands, and pulled his body up with the help of his arms.

   Keating was sitting on the edge of the bed. He leaned towards Veraker and put one hand on Veraker's waist: "Let go."

  Feeling Keating's strong hand supporting him, Verak was sweating profusely, and felt that if he let go, he would collapse on the ground. Verak took a few deep breaths, and slowly let go of the hand holding the bed frame.

  Unexpectedly, he didn't fall down, but stood still tremblingly with his shoulders shrugged.

   "Let's go." Before Verak could smile, Keating said in a deep voice, pushing Verak forward with slight force.

  Verak held back his joy, concentrated his energy, and mobilized all his strength to move.

   "Uh..." Gritting his teeth until his teeth were ringing, Verak finally lifted his left leg a few centimeters and stepped forward heavily.

  The first step has been taken!

   "Okay, continue." Keating was equally excited, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face. He still held Verak's waist and pushed him bit by bit.

"Huh...huh..." With just one step, Verak felt that all his strength was exhausted. Sweat flowed into his eyes, which made him so painful that he couldn't open them. He simply closed his eyes and focused on his left leg. On the ground, he tried his best to take half a step forward with his right leg.

   After taking this step, Veraker's body was violently stopped, and he fell forward.

  Keating quickly put his hands on his chest, trying to support Veraker, but unfortunately because he was also disabled and sitting, he didn't need much strength at all, but only delayed Veraker's fall.

  Verak reacted quickly, holding onto the bed frame with both hands, so as not to fall to the ground.

"Ah."

   Keating looked at Verak with admiration, and the two smiled at each other.

   After a while, Verak continued his rehabilitation training, and his physical condition was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

   Keating didn't remind Veraker that it was time for lectures, and silently helped him walk.

  It took a minute to move half a meter from the trembling at the beginning, and at lunch time, Verak was able to walk back and forth in cell 208 with small steps without leaning on the wall.

  The prison guard who delivered the meal originally planned to open the door as usual and deliver the lunch box to Verak and Keating, but he just froze in place as soon as he arrived.

  Villac stood in front of the door and smiled brightly at the prison guard: "Just put the food on the partition this time."

   "How...how did you stand up?" The prison guard was both surprised and delighted. He had seen with his own eyes the severity of Veraker's injuries. At that time, he couldn't even eat by himself, so he kindly fed him.

   "Just, just stood up." Verak didn't know how to answer the difficult question of the prison guard.

  The prison guard put the lunch box on the partition and pushed it to Verak: "How is this possible..."

   "I did it." Verak took the lunch box, "Thank you."

   "Thank you for what I did." The prison guard shook his head, still unable to believe the scene in front of him.

   "If it weren't for you..."

"I've already said this, don't thank me." The prison guard looked around, worried that his intimacy with Verak would be noticed, so he took a few steps back, "Seeing that your body is recovering so well, I sincerely thank you Feel happy, well, hurry up and eat, I will pick up the lunch box in ten minutes."

   After thanking Verac, he slowly walked up to Keating with the lunch box and handed the lunch box to Keating.

   Keating took the lunch box and said with emotion: "The last time I took the lunch box from you was more than half a month ago."

  Verak smiled and sat down: "Unexpectedly, more than half a month has passed... I still clearly remember that when I first came here, all I could think about was that I couldn't live here for more than a week no matter what."

   "And then you not only lived enough, but also withstood the inhuman test." Keating laughed, "Have you ever thought that you can persevere?"

Verak opened the lunch box and stirred the food: "I really never thought about it. Although I have always encouraged myself so much, I still have no idea. Probably only at that time can I really know the answer to this kind of thing. I just Every time I can't hold on anymore, I hypnotize myself, as long as I persist for a while, I will succeed and get over it."

   "What are your plans for the afternoon?"

"Afternoon..." Veraker was concentrating on his rehabilitation training, and before he had time to plan the afternoon, he slowed down the speed of stirring the meal, "I planned yesterday that I would be able to go to the field today, and then I would go to see Lecter and convince him to let us I can let you out, and I will get you a wheelchair. The plan can’t keep up with the changes, and your body is still a little weak. Let’s train for half a day, and I will go to see Lecter after dinner tomorrow morning.”

   "Okay, then hurry up and eat." Keating said.

  Verak concentrated on eating.

  After lunch, after a short rest, Verak started rehabilitation training again. When he felt that he was obviously improving, he began to practice more and more vigorously. If Keating hadn't said that too much training would be counterproductive, I'm afraid he would have practiced all afternoon.

  The final effect was very remarkable. At night, Verak's walking became more natural. Except that his walking posture was a bit ugly and his body would pause every time he took a step, there were no problems.

   "Nine days." Keating remembered the days for Verak, "You can walk after lying down for nine days. Lecter probably won't believe it."

"He will believe it, and he will be very excited." Veraker has dealt with Lecter for so long, and he knows Lecter's personality too well. His own willpower and resilience are just what makes the game better in Lecter's eyes. interesting stuff.

   "Then you go to see him tomorrow?"

"Um."

   "Have you thought about how to say it?"

   "Think about it in general, and adapt to the specific situation when the time comes." Convincing Lecter to agree to let them go for a release is the most important part of the escape plan, and Verak is bound to win.

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  October 2nd

  After having dinner early in the morning, Verak asked the prison guard to contact Lecter, saying that he had something very important to interview with Lecter.

  The prison guards knew that the deputy warden attached great importance to Veraker, and also knew that no one in this prison would dare to tease Lecter, so they rushed to inform Veraker as soon as he heard something important.

Lecter, who had been idle all this time, learned that Veraker was looking for him, and rushed over not long after. Standing outside the cell, he looked at Veraker like an animal: "How many days have we not seen each other? I almost forgot about you." Such a number one person."

   "Let's talk in another place." Verak suggested.

   "Help him out." Lecter was very curious about what kind of tricks Verak was playing, and he didn't believe that Verak could find out the whereabouts of the gold.

   "No need." Verak stood up from the bed by himself, "I can walk by myself."

   Sure enough, Lecter's eyes widened when he saw this, and he didn't hide his excitement and surprise at all: "You can still stand up? It's only been a few days?"

   "Are you surprised?"

   "Of course, of course." Lecter pulled out the key from the prison guard's waist, and opened the cell door himself, "I like you so much, Chris, you are the best toy I have ever seen."

  Hearing the word "toy", Veraker's face was very ugly: "Unfortunately, you can't touch me."

   "Temporary! I'm not in a hurry!" Lecter opened the door, leaned over enthusiastically, and invited Verak out like a servant, "Please."

  (end of this chapter)