Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 237 Live

   Not long after, Monroe, who looked very lazy with a cigarette in his mouth, came back with something, and skillfully treated Veraker's wound: "Isn't it just a photographer before?"

   "Did you hear everything?" Verak sat upright and asked without changing his expression.

   "I have good ears since I was a child." Monroe said.

  Verak looked at Monroe again.

  The tavern is so noisy, they are not at the same table, and Monroe seems to have been concentrating on playing cards and drinking, and he can observe his speech quietly, which alone is very powerful.

Coupled with the fact that Verac fought so hard with Hywell just now, it seemed that several people could pull it apart, but Monroe controlled the scene by himself, which shows that Monroe can become the leader of the Sea Rat Gang and the old South Yoribu The backbone of the Lexi people really has some skills.

   "I don't know if you know the city of Tswold. It borders Castellana. There are so many people with dirty hands and feet. It's really hard to survive without any skills." Verak's words are half true and half false.

  The city of Tswold is indeed chaotic because it is a frontier, but it is not so chaotic that it needs to be as strong as Veraker to survive.

   "In that case, it might be a good choice for you to come to Dunman." After applying the medicine, Monroe helped wrap the gauze.

   "Thanks." Such a bandage also reminded Veraker that when he was in prison, Lecter often changed his dressing.

   "Nothing." Monroe sat next to Veraker, "How is it? Is it better?"

  Verak's head hurt slightly, he frowned and said, "I'm fine."

"Don't hold on, I might not be able to stand up if I take so many punches from Heywell." Monroe didn't think that Veraker's state was acceptable, and he took out ten banknotes with a face value of one hundred luns from his pocket, "I just bandaged it casually, and you have to deal with it again. After finishing the treatment, go to the Essen Hotel on Bechus Street next door, and tell me that it is my person, and the boss will arrange the best room for you to stay in."

   “So what am I going to do next?”

   "You just need to recover from your injuries. Come over for dinner at night, and we can chat together after dinner." Monroe valued Verac, who is good at skills and has a calm temper.

  Verak just needed a chance to go back and report the new situation with Keating, and discuss the follow-up plan. He raised his hand and took the five banknotes on the table: "Thanks."

   "Why only take that point?"

   "I still have some on me, five hundred gallons is enough." Verak went to the side and grabbed the hanging shirt and coat.

   Watching Veraker's clothes, Monroe gradually showed a smile. He kind of appreciated this person who took money generously, but didn't take too much, and only took what he needed.

   "Let's go." After getting dressed, Verac nodded to Monroe and Fisher, and left the hotel.

   "Do you want to send someone to watch?" Fisher at the same table asked.

   "No need." Monroe lit a cigarette, "I don't mind his origin or purpose."

   Fisher reminded: "The day after tomorrow, we will meet with the Gold Glitter Gang representing the Montrego people and the Black Street Gang representing the Sder people. It is best not to have anything happen at this juncture."

  Monro propped his chin with one hand, and tapped the table rhythmically with the other: "Who do you think he is?"

   "I don't know, it doesn't look that simple anyway." Fisher had met many people, and his intuition told him that Veraker was not an ordinary person who fled to Dunman to seek a living.

   "I quite like people with a sense of mystery... But if you want to investigate him, then send someone to follow and see if there is anything unusual." Monroe stared at the door of the tavern.

  —

  Out of the tavern, Veraker stopped pretending, stood still and took a few deep breaths to adapt to the pain: "Hiss...huh..."

  He had a head-to-head confrontation with Hywell just now, and he almost fell down. Fortunately, he sat down and slowed down, so that he would not be despised by the people in the Sea Rat Gang again, and lose the opportunity to be noticed by the leader and learn more information.

  Suddenly, he heard some movement from the door of the tavern behind him, as if someone was about to go out. But strangely, the sound disappeared quickly, and the door was not opened.

  He didn't turn around, still facing the street.

   "Hello, is there a hospital nearby?" He stopped an old man who was passing by him, and raised his voice a little from the level of normal conversation.

   "There is a family in front." The old man pointed forward for Verak.

  Verak guessed that the person who was about to come out of the tavern might be someone sent by Monroe to follow him, but he didn't expect that he hadn't gone far, so he retreated when he reached the door.

  Even if it wasn’t the case, he decided to be just in case, so he deliberately asked passers-by where the wound could be treated.

"Front..." If someone really follows him, then he will not go to the hospital in Manchester City. If he insists on going outside to deal with it, he will inevitably become suspicious. If he does not take the opportunity to treat the wound and leave Manchester City, he is not sure that he will accept it. Is it possible to see Keating in the next few days.

   "Yes, there is a clinic a few hundred meters ahead."

Clinic?

Verak saw the hope of the silk, and he was sure that there would be no medium-sized or above hospitals in a place like Manchester City, so he deliberately raised his voice with a slightly impolite tone: "Look carefully at my wound, this Can the clinic handle it?! I'm asking the hospital!"

   "Hospital..." The old man was terrified, "There is no hospital here, the hospital has to go outside Manchester City..."

   "Outside..." Verak turned his head and looked straight ahead of Manchester City after two intersections, "It's really troublesome..."

   As he spoke, he walked forward, regardless of whether there was anyone behind him, endured the pain and left Manchester City, and drove towards the city in a carriage.

   Thirty minutes later, Verak kept staring at the rear to make sure that no one was following him, or that he had been left behind, and then let the driver who had been walking indiscriminately take him to Mantelin Avenue in the city center.

   At noon, Verac arrived at Mandrin Avenue and returned to the hotel without stopping.

"Verak? Why are you so—come in!" After opening the door, Keating wanted to ask why Verak came back so early, but seeing the bandaged wound on Verak's head, he didn't care to say anything, and hurriedly came in. Sit down, "How are you?!"

   "I'm fine." Verak waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll go to the hospital and take care of it later."

   "Who beat you? The Sea Rats?" Keating asked.

  Verak gestured for Keating to sit down: "Yes and no."

   "What happened?" Seeing that Verak was injured after going out, Keating was not in the mood to sit down, and urged Verak to explain the situation quickly.

"After I went to Manchester City, I was treated as a fool who didn't know anything by a gun dealer, and he urged me to sell guns for him..." Verak recounted the half-day experience today, "...then I and that person There was a fight, which attracted the attention of the boss of the Sea Rat Gang. The boss of the Sea Rat Gang gave me a sum of money and asked me to go to the hospital to treat the wound. I will have dinner with him in the evening. I will take the opportunity of going to the hospital to come and tell you Happening."

   Keating immediately became alert: "Is anyone with you?"

   "At first I felt that someone was following me, but I was thrown off by me." Verac said, "It seems that the boss of the Sea Rat Gang believed me on the surface, but he was still vigilant in secret."

   "According to your description, this person is good at keeping a low profile, so of course he can't simply speculate." Keating felt that it was normal for the Sea Rat gang to follow Veraker.

"These are not important for the time being." Everyone has been dumped, and Veraker doesn't plan to delve into this now. He seized the time to talk about the most important information, "Now the gangs of outsiders are very low-key, and they are afraid of causing trouble. , they were caught by the government who wanted to get rid of them. And the day after tomorrow they will meet with the Montrego and Sdar people to discuss how to deal with the government's suppression. Do you think our plan should be carried out before they meet , or wait a little longer?"

Verac and Keating have already decided to buy Quinn's Tavern first. If they can't buy it, it means that Boss Xin and the others know about gold. Then there is only one way left for them, and that is to use the background of the Sea Rat Gang to ask Boss Xin. Put pressure on the other party to divide the gold equally, otherwise the matter of gold will be made public.

  And now the Sea Rat Gang's big move to meet other gangs may affect the implementation of their backup plan.

   "What do you think?" Keating asked Veraker's opinion while thinking.

"If we get to the point of implementing a backup plan, even if we successfully negotiate with Boss Xin and the others and get the gold, we still need to use the background of the Sea Mouse Gang to transport the gold away for a long time. If we go to talk to Boss Xin today or tomorrow , and this matter is settled, after that, the action of the Sea Rat Gang to meet with many parties will inevitably misunderstand Boss Xin as it is for gold, and then it is likely to shake the agreement on sharing the gold equally." Verak said on the way he came What I thought, "I think it's best to wait and talk to Boss Xin after they meet. In this way, if it comes to the point of making a backup plan, the meeting of the three major foreign gangs may still be possible." It will act as a deterrent to Boss Xin and help us fight for more gold."

"Indeed, the matter of gold cannot be rushed, and the situation in the old South Treaty Organization is very complicated now. The Dunman government is wary of the resurgence of the Union Army and another civil war. Foreign gangs have begun to unite against oppression because of the new conscription law... We need to grasp more There is a lot of information, and you need to wait patiently for the best time before you can make a move on gold." Keating agreed with Verac's idea.

  Verak nodded: "Then I will not do other actions, and stay in the sea mouse gang with peace of mind."

"I'm here to contact the Equality Society site closest to us, and first prepare the money for trying to buy the Quinn Tavern and the channel to transport the gold away." All the necessary conditions are resolved, "When we have results on both sides, we can start the plan immediately."

   "Okay." Verak gently rubbed his arms and abdomen.

   "You hurt more than your head?" Keating observed Veraker's small movements.

Verak grinned specially, proving that he was not in a bad state, so that Keating didn't worry about him so much: "That man hit me hard, but fortunately I avoided it when he hit me on the head, so I accidentally rubbed against him. down."

  Keating is very aware of the danger. Just rubbing against it will bleed, and if he receives a few punches on the head, there may be some accidents: "Remember, your life is the most important thing."

   "Of course." Verak laughed, "If it really threatens my life, even if I tear myself apart with them, I will decisively take a gun to ensure my safety."

   "This is the best." Keating was always a little worried about Veraker.

  He knew that Veraker was very capable, but no matter how strong he was, he couldn't keep him from falling into dangerous situations again and again.

  How many times can this kind of strength protect him?

   "I will stay there for the next few days. The next time we meet, either there is an emergency or the time is ripe." Verak said, "Can you do it alone?"

   "Don't worry, at least I won't fight with others, as long as I don't get discovered by Xin, it's safe enough." Keating poured a cup of hot water for Veraker, "Have a drink."

   "Okay." Verak was shivering a little from the cold, and drank a cup of hot water to drive away the cold immediately, "Then I'll go."

   Keating said: "In such a hurry? No matter how tight the time is, you have to go to the hospital for me to treat the injury first."

   "I'm going to the hospital." Verac laughed and hugged Keating, "You don't have to worry about me, no matter how dangerous it is, I can get out."

   "Just don't be brave." Keating looked at Verak as if he was looking at his own child.

   "I promise not to be brave, and I promise to complete the task." Verac showed a sincere and slightly mischievous smile, turned around and left the hotel, and went straight to the nearest hospital in a carriage.

  Fortunately, Verac's body is strong enough. Some time ago, he and Diaz also learned some real fighting skills. When he fought with Heywell, he didn't receive many heavy punches, and it wasn't a big problem.

  The wound on the head was professionally disinfected and bandaged by the doctor, and there was no serious problem, so Verak hurried out the door and started to rush back.

   By the time he returned to Manchester City, it was already past one in the afternoon.

After eating two meals in the morning, he is not very hungry now. He still didn't care if anyone was following him when he went back. He went to Bechus Avenue to find the Essen Hotel according to Monroe's instructions, and explained to the hotel owner that he was Monroe people.

  When the boss heard that he was from Monroe, he quickly arranged the best room in the hotel for Verac. However, the living conditions in Manchester are not much better, and the best rooms are similar to ordinary single rooms in urban hotels.

  Verak didn't mind these things, and stayed in the room with peace of mind.

  Because Monroe didn't say what time he would have dinner before he left, he was afraid of missing the meal time, so he left the hotel when he rested until early six o'clock, and returned to Mink's Tavern.

  In Mink’s Tavern, Monroe, Fisher and the others were still there, but Hywell, who had fought with Veraker, was nowhere to be seen. I don’t know if he was still in a coma.

   "Come here so early?" Monroe saw Verak come back, and beckoned him to sit beside him.

   "You didn't say the time, I'm afraid it will be delayed." Verak sat down.

  Monroe glanced at the re-wrapped bandage on Veraker's head: "How is the injury?"

   "The doctor said it's all right."

   "That's good." Monroe poured a glass of wine for Veraker, "Since you are here, why not eat early today, and treat it as a welcome party for you to join the Sea Rat Gang."

  (end of this chapter)