Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 376 Change (V)

   "Comrade Morais, Comrade Verac." Joseph, who walked out of the government building, looked at the large group of Equality Society comrades who were coming here.

   Morais and Verac, who were walking in the front, came to Joseph quickly: "How is it inside?"

  Joseph nodded slightly: "Everyone is under control. François and a group of ministers were kept in the dark, and they were put under house arrest by Brian."

   "Then you can inform Boyin that they are leaving. When he comes over, we will be ready for all the preparations." Verac said.

   "Well, let's go in first." Morais couldn't wait to lead his comrades into the government building openly and formally take over the power to change the world from those dignitaries.

  —

at the same time

  On a street

  Groups of children either held rolled up large posters or glue, ran to a wall, helped each other spread out the posters, and pasted them on the glued wall.

  The poster was huge, and the children were all chattering and excited, which inevitably attracted the attention of passers-by.

  They looked towards the propaganda newspaper, and saw a line of bold characters on the top: Equality Association/International Equality League Propaganda

  A publicity paper for the Equality Association? !

  Are these kids crazy! How dare you promote Equality in the street in broad daylight! If this is seen by patrolling soldiers, why not arrest them all? !

   "Hurry up and leave!" A pedestrian reminded the children, afraid of being noticed by others, he left quickly with his hand on the brim of his hat.

   "The Equality Association will liberate Laizein today! It's all right!" The child replied loudly to the kind-hearted people, and then posted other propaganda newspapers.

  Equality will liberate Laizein?

   Where is this?

  Everyone who heard the child's words was stunned for a moment.

  Before they delved into the meaning of this sentence and asked the children who put up the posters for further information, a cavalry patrol suddenly appeared at the intersection.

   "Children! Go! The patrol is coming!"

   "Stop posting! You will be arrested! Run in the opposite direction!"

   "Hurry up! The patrol team should not have seen you yet! There is still a chance!"

  The patrol team is coming soon, and more and more enthusiastic people are urging the children to leave, but the children are unmoved, stubbornly applying glue and pasting posters.

"Whose child is this? Why are the parents so careless..." The proprietress of the shop opposite couldn't bear to see these immature children being taken away by the government, and rushed over regardless of her husband's obstruction, grabbing a child by the collar with each hand , dragged them to hide in the shop.

   "You are crazy! We will all be taken away!" The boss stood at the door, not knowing whether he should meet his wife or throw the children away.

   "Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and drag those children over!" The proprietress had a lot of strength, and she had already dragged the two children into the middle of the road.

   "It's crazy!" The boss was furious, and hurried over to drag the other children.

   "Stop."

  At this time, a moderate voice came from their side.

  The proprietress and the boss froze, turning their heads to look.

  Beside them, the cavalry patrol has arrived, and the leader of them is riding a horse, looking down at them.

   "We, we..." The boss subconsciously let go of the children, trying to separate himself from them.

  The proprietress made a completely different choice. She held the two children tightly in her arms and said with an apologetic smile: "The children are ignorant and run around on the street. We will strictly discipline them."

  The leading officer did not keep such an up-and-down look at each other. He got off his horse and glanced at the two propaganda posters of the Equality Association posted on the wall a few meters away, as if he had seen through the tricks of the proprietress.

  Other pedestrians were afraid of being implicated, so they either trotted away, or hid far away to watch the situation.

   "Are you from the Propaganda Department of the Equality Association?" The officer looked at several children.

   "Yes! We are members of the Propaganda Department of the Equality Association!" the children said proudly.

  The proprietress hurriedly covered their mouths, and explained with an apologetic smile: "They are joking, they are all good children, how could it have anything to do with equality?"

   "Yes, yes, yes, these children are naughty, interrupting your patrol..." The boss was sweating profusely, echoing his wife.

   "Hello." The officer didn't care about their excuses, and stretched out his hand to the children, "I am a former first class soldier in the Cavalry Regiment of the Independent Mixed Division, and now I am Second Lieutenant Calvin of the Cavalry Division of the First Army of the Equal Alliance."

   "Ping, the First Army of the Equality Alliance?" The boss who thought he was going to lose his life vaguely felt that this name had something to do with equality.

   "Hello!" The children rushed to shake hands with Second Lieutenant Calvin.

Second Lieutenant Calvin saw the blank faces of the proprietress and the boss, and explained with a smile: "The International Equality League, that is, the Equality Association, will liberate Laizein today, and we are all part of it, so don't worry, we will not hurt everyone. "

"What?!" The proprietress looked at her husband in disbelief, wanting to make sure she had heard it wrong, but just seeing her husband's stunned expression, she knew that the officer had indeed said that he was a member of the Equal Society. And the Equality Association will liberate Laizein today, "You are all members of the Equality Association? Will the Equality Association liberate Laizein today?!"

   "Yes." Second Lieutenant Calvin nodded solemnly, "At this time, it is estimated that the government buildings are also under the control of comrades, and the liberation work in other places is also in progress."

  The boss has a feeling of trance: "How did Ping, the Equality Society, how did you liberate Laizein, and how did you become members of the Equality Society? What's going on..."

"I believe that everyone has a lot of questions, not only how we planned the liberation, but also how it will affect your life. You can get answers to these in the propaganda newspapers posted by these little comrades." Lieutenant Calvin touched a child's head while talking, "Have you finished posting everything?"

   "Not yet, I only posted two." The child wanted to say that these well-meaning people thought they would be in danger, and delayed their progress in the dragging, but turned around and still didn't say it.

   "Let's post it for you." Lieutenant Calvin waved at the patrol behind him, "Get off the horse! Help the little comrades post the poster!"

   "Yes!" The soldiers of the patrol team got off their horses and stood in line. Under the command of Second Lieutenant Calvin, they took the tools from the children and posted posters and bulletins in front of the wall.

  The people who had just hid far away stood in the corner dumbfounded.

  Some people rubbed their eyes thinking they were dazzled, some covered their mouths to avoid screaming.

how come? !

   Instead of arresting these children and the well-meaning store proprietress and boss, the patrol team stepped forward to help post the Equality Association things? !

   This is a scene that I dare not dream of!

   "It can't be true?" Someone said to himself.

   "What is true and false?" Someone asked.

   "The kid who posted the newspaper just now said that the Equality Association will liberate Laizein today. This independent editor has helped to post the newspaper. Maybe it will really change..."

   "Impossible... Why haven't I received any news about such a big event?"

   "What are you, the Equality Society can let you know such a confidential matter? If you know it, can the government not know it? If the government knows it in advance, can it still be liberated?"

   "But those children all know..."

   "Didn't you see that he was holding a painting and talking and laughing with the officer? They are all members of the Equality Society, so I know it's normal."

   "Okay, okay, don't say that some of these are gone, I think we should hurry home and stock up on some food! We don't know how messy it will be in the future!"

   "That's right! Equality is good, but it may not be true liberation. Let's go back and prepare for evacuation!"

  For a while, the people who heard the news were both happy and worried, and Laize was inevitably turbulent.

   Well prepared, comrades from the Equality Association and soldiers from the Independent Mixed Division scattered all over the place took to the streets and began to explain the situation to the people, calming their emotions.

  Bressi Central Bank immediately posted an announcement, officially providing the public with the service of exchanging gold grams, silver grams, and copper grams for equivalent coins.

  The agricultural product trading and processing company acquired by the Equality Association also came forward to sell grain. Moreover, the price of food is lower than the current market price, maintaining the price before the outbreak of the war.

The guards of the Guards Corps looked at the flags of the Equality Association on the hospitals, schools, and public facilities in a short period of time. Ensure the normal operation of important facilities such as hospitals, power stations, and water supply stations.

  In front of the various entrances and exits of Laizein, people with large boxes and small bags quickly gathered and wanted to leave.

   Most of them are dignitaries. After they heard the news, they knew very well that once the Equality Society took control of Laizein, they would not let them go, so they wanted to leave as soon as possible.

   It's just that they don't know that when Laizein suddenly fell, before other places got news, nearly a hundred sub-stations of the Equality Association also launched operations.

  Some organized people to hold large-scale demonstrations, and some came up and captured the city hall.

  After a rigorous organization and planning, a great revolution covering the whole country of Brexi officially started.

  In this vast land, there will be no soil for the rich and powerful who are used to oppressing others.

  —

  Laizein, West End, Thomas Family Mansion

   "Mr. Carmine! Hurry up and pack your bags! Outside is full of people from the Equality Society and cheering people! If we don't leave, it will be too late!" The newly appointed butler persuaded the motionless Carmine in the study.

In just one year, his hair turned gray and he looked as old as a teenager. Carmine could hear the loud voice outside while sitting in the study: "Madam, Kellerman, Julia, are they all packed? ..."

  The housekeeper nodded again and again: "Yes! Your things are also packed, and the car is outside!"

"Snapped."

  Carmine calmly lit the cigar: "Huh..."

   "Mr. Carmine!" The butler stomped anxiously.

"Why are you still sitting here!" Before Carmine could come out of the study, Mrs. Mela pushed the butler blocking the door, broke into the study, and shouted, "Want to wait to be liquidated by the Equality Society?" !"

   "Father! If you don't leave, it will be too late!" Kellerman and Julia also walked into the room quickly.

   "Huh..." The calm Carmine took a puff of smoke unhurriedly under the eagerness of the crowd, "We probably won't be able to leave."

   "Why, why?" Mrs. Meera puzzled.

"The Equality Society has obviously made thorough preparations for today's action. Do you think they wouldn't expect that someone would want to escape, so they would send people to block the exits in advance?" Carmine snorted disdainfully, "Those who I heard that the Equality Society captured the government building, and the independent mixed divisions and guard regiments mutinied one after another, so if you don’t care about taking money and trying to escape, you are all fools.”

   Kellerman cried out anxiously: "Then what about father? Are we going to be caught and executed?"

  In the history of riots, these dignitaries will be taken out as targets and executed. Mrs. Mela's legs gave way and her mind became dizzy when she thought of the scene of their family being beheaded.

   "I don't know either." Carmine looked at the housekeeper, "Put everything back, how to live and continue to live, and wait to see the follow-up arrangements of the Equality Council."

   "...Yes." Carmine's composure made the butler's panic subside a bit.

   "Father..." The young Julia had never seen such a scene, and even what happened to Verac, who pretended to be her brother a year ago, did not make her feel so uncertain about her family.

   "Hehe..." Unlike his family members who were ashamed, Carmine actually laughed while holding a cigar.

   "You..." Mrs. Mela, who was barely able to stabilize her body, didn't understand what Carmine was convulsing, but when she followed Carmine's gaze and saw the portrait of Chris in the study, she understood a little bit.

  When Carmine looked at his son for the first time, his eyes were full of approval: "Son, is this what you want to achieve at the expense of your life..."

  Mrs. Mela, Kellerman, and Julia stared blankly at Carmine who was talking to the dead Chris.

"Perhaps, you are really more accomplished than I expected." At this moment, Carmine no longer cared about how equality would affect the Thomas family. The child's approval, "Honey, even if we can leave, why should we leave? Wouldn't it be nice to stay here and appreciate Chris' masterpiece?"

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  The government building full of people

  Several cars stopped in front of the gate of the government building under the maintenance of order by a large number of cavalry.

  The driver of the car headed by got out of the car first, opened the rear door, and helped Boyin, who was in formal attire, to come out slowly.

  The moment he came out, the surrounding area was almost filled with water, and the people who wanted to witness this historical moment erupted into cheers that seemed to resound through the heavens and the earth.

   "Is that the president of the Equality Association, Boyne?!"

   "That's right! That's Boyne, the president of the Equality Association!"

   "Long live Boyne! Long live Equality!"

   "Long live Boyne! Long live Equality!"

   "Long live Boyne! Long live Equality!"

   "Don't help me." The sound shook Boyin's chest. He leaned on crutches and declined the kindness of several young comrades.

   "Look." Keating, who got out of the car together, smiled and pointed to the flag flying on the flagpole of the government building in front of him.

   Balance.

  Symbol of equal society.

   Facing the slight breeze, Boyin's lips trembled slightly with his weathered face, and tears gathered in the corners of his eyes little by little.

   They waited too long for this day.

   "Francis, Chris, have you seen it?" Boyin's nose soured, and he whispered to the flag surrounded by grand joy, "We... victorious!"

  (end of this chapter)