Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 241 A few ways

  Verak got out of the car and followed Monroe, and together they greeted a few Sdells in suits and leather shoes standing on the side of the street.

   "Long time no see!" Monroe enthusiastically hugged one of the men who looked about fifty years old, only 1.6 meters tall, and had Mediterranean hair.

   "Long time no see." The man also communicated with Monroe in Dunman.

   "Hasn't Lao Jin come yet?" Monroe hugged each other, and walked towards the nearby building at the invitation of the man.

  The man said: "He came a little earlier than you, and he is already waiting inside."

"Okay. By the way, let me introduce you. This is Veraker, the new second in command of our Sea Rat Gang, and this is Ruffalo, the famous boss of the underworld gang." While walking into the building, Monroe made a mutual exchange introduction.

   "Hello." Verak followed Monroe's right back, nodding slightly to Ruffalo, the boss of the gangster.

   Ruffalo smiled back and continued to lead the way.

   It is said that Ruffalo is a smooth, flexible, and tight-knit person, and Veraker can feel it just by meeting him.

  This person who should be used to seeing blood doesn’t have any ruthless aura on him. His smile and gestures are full of friendliness, which makes people instinctively want to let go of their guard.

   After entering the hall in the building, Ruffalo went straight into the nearby conference hall: "Keep everything as simple as possible, don't mind."

   "It's okay, the conversation is important." Monroe took Verak into it, and saw only two people sitting and smoking in the empty conference room.

"Old Jin!" After entering, Monroe changed his lazy and listless appearance in Manchester City, and sat down with a tall, dark-skinned middle-aged man, "Verak, sit here side."

   Verak sat down without speaking.

   "Let me introduce again, this is the new second-in-command of the Sea Rat Gang, this is the boss of Shining Gold, and this is his son Apu." Monroe made the second introduction.

   "Hello." Verak leaned forward, and the pair of strong and unsmiling father and son of the Shining Gold Gang nodded.

  Lao Jin and Apu were not polite and ignored Veraker.

  In their eyes, there is only one person who has the final say in the Sea Rat Gang, and that is Monroe. They don't bother to touch the second-in-command, which can be replaced at any time for Monroe.

   "Everyone is here, let's start." Lao Jin went straight, and after the members of the Sea Mouse Gang arrived, he urged Ruffalo impatiently with a thick voice.

   "Okay." Ruffalo ordered his subordinates to close the door of the conference room, and sat alone opposite Verack, Monroe, Lao Jin, and Apu.

  When the door closed and Ruffalo officially took his seat, the atmosphere in the meeting room became a little dignified.

  There was a trace of heaviness flashing across everyone's faces.

"Everyone is very clear about the situation, so we won't go into details here." Ruffalo, the leader of the black street gang, who organized the meeting, spoke first, "Now the government is pressing harder and harder, and our rear is approaching quickly. There is no way out, we must come up with a countermeasure. If you have any ideas, please speak freely."

"We must stay, and the government must also drive us away. There is no room for maneuver in this matter, so we can only fight head-to-head." Apu, the second leader of the Gold Flash Gang, put his arms around his chest, and said in a confident voice, "It's best We acted first, organized demonstrations and protests, and expanded the problem of our immigrants into the problem of the new conscription law against civilians. With greater power, we put pressure on the government to force them to give up confronting us."

  Verak's eyes lit up.

  The first impression of the two rough images of the Glittering Gold Gang was that they were the kind of people who would strike at the slightest disagreement, and the young and energetic Apu's initial speech was indeed in line with this feeling.

   But his subsequent speech reversed Veraker's view of him.

  By expanding their momentum, they use their fire to ignite a bigger powder keg, allowing the battered government to deal with a bigger mess, and have to give up targeting them.

  This sounds like a good idea.

  The most important thing is that if they do this and bring the oppression of civilians to the table, it will fit in with Veraker's desire to fight for the rights of civilians.

  If everything goes well, Verac can spread the concept of equality to the civilians in the old South Treaty, and use the power of the Equality Association to help them win the most basic rights to their own lives, and then move towards more equality.

"The chaos in the situation will benefit us a lot." Ruffalo murmured, and quickly commented on Apu's proposal, "But this has not fundamentally changed the local people's rejection of us, and we are not absolutely sure about it." It can be done, but if we are not careful, we will be caught by the government for a reason to shoot us... I think this method is feasible, but it is risky and not the optimal solution.”

   "Then what do you think?" Apu frowned after being refuted.

   "Listen to Monroe first." Ruffalo left a little suspense and looked at Monroe.

Monroe just took a cigar from Lao Jin, the boss of the Gold Flash Gang, and put it in his mouth: "I think the idea that Apu said is good. Simply put, the government wants to solve our so-called trouble, so we dare to take the old The troubles in South Africa have been turned upside down. As long as we hold the fuse of the powder keg, the government will not dare to act rashly. Of course, Ruffalo’s words are also reasonable. This matter is risky, because the fuse is not in our hands yet..."

   "So do you have any good ideas?" Ruffalo asked.

   "Let Verac speak." Monroe picked up the match and lit the cigar.

  Verak was stunned for a moment, he hadn't discussed the solution with Monroe in detail: "First of all...we have at least reached a consensus with the Flash Gold Gang, that is, there is no room for maneuver in this matter, and we can only fight head-on."

   "Head-to-head with the government..." Ruffalo raised the corner of his mouth.

"According to my observations during this period of time, I found that there is not much difference between the Dunman government and the Bresci government. They are both a group of bullying people. Blind tolerance and peace will only pamper them and want to fight for the right to survive. The only thing is to make them afraid. They are not afraid of us, so there is no need to talk about this matter." Verak emphasized that the Dunman government and the Bresci government are not different in nature.

   These words made Apu couldn't help turning his head and looking at Verak.

  As for his father, Lao Jin, he kept silent and smoked silently with a sullen face.

   "Then how do you Sea Rat Gang think about going head-to-head?" Ruffalo kept a comfortable smile, which made Verak unable to detect whether he agreed with his words.

"The method..." Verak decided to mention his personal opinion, "Unite more people to fight. You may think that we and the locals are hostile to each other and are people from two worlds. But I don't think so, we all suffer the same The oppressors, the contradictions between us and the locals are not irreconcilable—as long as we really work hard to live with our own hands, and do not plunder or parasitize. As long as we can first solve the prejudice and hostility between us and the locals, We can unite local people and fight against the government together.”

"Your idea is more like refining and deriving the method of the Gold Glitter Gang." Ruffalo said, "The difference is that your method is more difficult and impractical to implement. After so many years, it's not like no one has done it Attempts to improve the relationship between the two parties have ended in failure. Do you have any way above them to bridge the gap between the two parties?"

There was a war between Menglege and Dunman, and Dunman invaded Menglege's territory of one million square kilometers in one fell swoop. Therefore, the Flash Gold Gang, which represented the Menglege people, was at odds with the Dunman people. Apu heard that Verak After speaking, although he knew that his method was similar to his own, he still snorted coldly.

   "Yes." Verac gave Ruffalo's unexpected answer.

   "Tell me your solution." Ruffalo pretended to be listening carefully on the surface, but he didn't take Verak into his eyes at all.

  In Dunman, the conflict between locals and outsiders is even a headache for the government. What kind of trouble can such a small new second in command of the Sea Rat Gang cause?

"It's enough to recognize the enemy." Veraker temporarily ignored the feelings of the Gold Glitter Gang, and explained the simplest way to unite the two sides, "The problem between us, in the final analysis, is the problem of the government and the people. The problem of the rich and the common people. We need to point it out so that everyone can see it, and after seeing it, I think they will make the right choice."

   Silence.

  Only the cigars that Monroe and Lao Jin were smoking were flickering, proving that time was not suspended in the meeting room.

   "Hehe..." Ruffalo smiled politely.

   "Huh..." Apu from the Gold Glitter Gang deliberately let out a soft hum that everyone in the room could hear.

  Verak knew they didn't agree with him: "It's a very—"

   "Okay, Veraker." Monroe interrupted Veraker, raised his chin at Ruffalo, "Listen to what Ruffalo thinks."

   "...um." Veraker shut his mouth.

Facing the gazes of the four people, Ruffalo is very natural and elegant. This calmness has improved his appearance a lot: "We are all people who have dealt with a lot. You know me. I never like to use tough words. You should also understand me, even if I don’t use strong means, I can often achieve my goals.”

   "Let's get straight to the point." Apu couldn't bear others' whining.

"I think it's better to blend in than to be at odds with each other." Ruffalo opened up a new choice, "The factions in the Dunman government are complex and the power struggle is fierce. Although the power of our outsiders is not great, it cannot be ignored. If We can intervene, stand on one side, get what we want, they get approval ratings, we get patronage."

   "Heh..." Lao Jin finally spoke, and let out a sneer.

  Munro thinks this proposal is quite interesting: "But outsiders and locals are hostile, so no one should be willing to protect us, right? Isn't this picking sesame seeds and losing watermelon?"

   "No." Ruffalo didn't care about Lao Jin's reaction, and answered Monroe, "Some forces don't have watermelons, so there is no choice."

   "If we don't even have watermelons, how much strength can we have to protect us?" Monroe stared at Ruffalo with a half-smile.

   "You can think of this as a larger group for warmth, just like our three-way alliance." Ruffalo made a big gesture with his hand, "We want the right to stay, and they want a little capital for power struggle."

  Villac was also listening carefully to Ruffalo's words, and when he finished speaking, he questioned a little on the spot: "So what should we do when they have to abandon us and embrace the really important locals after they grow up?"

   "Just find a new partner. There is no long-term cooperative relationship in this world." Ruffalo said.

   "Then what if no forces are willing to cooperate with us?" Apu asked.

"Don't worry about this. Before we met, I had already started arranging contact with those forces. One of them was more suitable and sent a signal of willingness to cooperate." Ruffalo had already made arrangements, and his plan was mature. , Only after everyone nodded, they brought it up. That way, his proposal would look like the most feasible and easiest one.

  Old Jin raised his head, his eyes sharp: "Since you contacted them in advance, it seems that you are sure that we will agree with your method."

"I do have confidence in this." Ruffalo admitted generously, "No matter what else, among so many proposals, only mine is the most mature and safe, and as long as you agree with one sentence now, you can immediately Keep us safe. In addition, after we are **** with people in the government, we can even fight to improve the new conscription law. Although it is impossible to restore the same treatment between the civilian class and the powerful class, there is hope that the government will stop arbitrarily forcing us to come from abroad. People signed the certificate of service."

   This is the real benefit to them.

  In addition to self-protection, after cooperating with forces in the government, they can also strive for more interests.

   "How is it? This is the optimal solution." Ruffalo labeled his proposal as an "optimal solution", instilling in everyone the perception that they can only choose their own method.

   "What do you think?" Monroe suddenly switched to Bresci to ask Veraker's opinion.

  Verak certainly disagreed with Ruffalo's words: "He only talked about the benefits of joining different factions, but didn't mention the risks."

   "Tell me."

"After we are involved in the struggle of various factions within the government, will more people be regarded as a thorn in the flesh? Will it inspire them to drive us away? And we outsiders interfere in Dunman's internal affairs, Will it intensify the hostility and exclusion of the local people?" Verak said while shaking his head slightly, "I think this seems to be a lifeline, but it actually pushes us to a dead end."

   "That makes sense." Monroe nodded.

   "Then what do you think?" Veraker valued Monroe's thoughts more.

   Only if Monroe and Lao Jin hold the opposite opinion, can Ruffalo's plan be prevented from being implemented.

   "Let's wait and see what Lao Jin thinks." Monroe flicked the cigarette ash.

   "What if he agrees?"

  Munro took a sip of the cigar, and his eyes narrowed as the tobacco spit out: "Then do we have any other options?"

  (end of this chapter)