Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 383 Change (Twelve)

   It's almost four o'clock in the afternoon

  Laizein, a certain family in a certain block

"Our family doesn't have much food, I think we should go out and buy some." After a long silence, Diff looked at his wife Cora and his son Eugene, who just celebrated his twelfth birthday, and made up his mind to go out and buy some supplies .

   "No, you must not go out. Didn't you hear the gunshots outside in the morning? Who knows how chaotic it is outside, just in case..." Cora resolutely stopped her husband. What she thought in her heart was very simple. There was not much food at home, so she could persevere, but if something happened to her husband, it would be irreversible.

Difu couldn't sit still: "It was all in the morning, and many people went out to buy things, someone must have heard something inside, we are waiting to die when we stay at home and do nothing! "

   Cora was still unmoved: "No, what if something happens to you?"

Eugene looked at the dispute between his parents and wanted to do his own part: "Father, mother. Or I should go out and buy it. From the window, I saw a lot of children around my age doing things for the Equality Council outside. Even if they If you really want to do something bad to us, it should be easier for me to get away with it."

"no!"

"no!"

  Here is the outright veto from Diff and Cora.

"No matter what, it's still not a child's turn to go out!" The Equality Council occupied Laizein, and Diff knew the chaos and danger outside, so he only allowed himself to take risks, "Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter, we Go. Don’t hurry up and hoard supplies, and when the shops outside are empty, we won’t even have a chance to choose.”

   "No one is allowed to go out!" Cora grabbed Div and Eugene, glared at them and said, "The big deal is that I won't eat, so the food at home is enough for you to last for at least five days."

   "What nonsense!" Difu couldn't bear to watch his wife starve.

   "I don't eat anymore." Eugene was also unwilling to see his father risking his life to go out, and decided to not eat like his mother to get through this time.

Difu was so angry that his chest heaved violently: "What do you think I ventured out for?! Isn't it just to feed you? God knows how long the chaos will last. What if it's a month or two? If we don’t go out, the shops will be closed and we won’t be able to buy anything, so we really can only wait to die!”

"I don't think the Equality Society is that scary..." Many students in Eugene's class have participated in the study classes in their respective neighborhoods to help the Equality Society. He actually intends to join in, but his parents think that the Equality Society is too dangerous. After reprimanding him, he also refused to let him have too much contact with those students in the study class.

"It's not a question of whether the Equality Council is terrible or not. People in the government will not sit idly by. At that time, they will definitely break out fierce conflicts. It is difficult for us in Laizein not to be involved." Difu sighed, "I I know you guys are worried about me, but as a man, I can't just stay at home and do nothing."

   "Boom boom boom!"

   "Is anyone there? We're from the International Equality League!"

   While Deve was trying to stay calm and reassure his wife and son, they were startled by the knocking on the door and self-introduction.

   "Hurry up and hide in the closet, hurry up!" Div lowered his voice and pushed his wife and son to hide in the room.

   "Boom boom boom!"

   "Is anyone there? We're from the International Equality League!"

   After quickly pushing his wife and son into the closet to hide, Diff turned his head and was about to go out.

   "What are you going to do, come in!" Cora held onto Difu's arm, trying to drag him into the closet to hide.

"No, no response will make them suspicious. I have to go out, so they won't search the room. Even if they want to arrest, they will only arrest me." Difu thought very carefully, and he was also in a tense situation. Subconsciously demonized the Equality Society.

   "No, I'll go!" Cora said and was about to get into the closet.

"Don't waste time! If you drag it on, they're going to break in! You'll all die!" Difu stopped talking nonsense, pushed his wife back, closed the cabinet, and finally blushed at the cabinet, "... Eugene, take care of your mother."

   After finishing speaking, Diff resolutely walked to the door quickly, opened the door, and closed the door at the same time as he stepped out: "Why—"

   Before he finished saying 'what's the matter', he froze.

   After knocking on the door several times without getting a response, the comrades of the Equality Association did not forcefully break in as he expected, but went to another house and prepared to knock on the door.

   "You are here, we thought there was no one there!" Several young comrades carrying big bags came over with bright smiles.

   "You, what's the matter?" Seeing that smile, Diff felt a lot less nervous.

"That's right, sir. Didn't we just defeat those dignitaries? The city is still relatively unstable. Many people are a little panicked and rushed out to purchase supplies, causing some riots." The leader comrade explained, "In order to It is possible to maintain stability and restore order as soon as possible. We have specially come here to distribute food for three days to each household to ensure that everyone does not need to think about this issue for at least three days. After three days, everything will return to normal, so there is no need for such trouble. Of course, our distribution of food is just an appeal, one yard for one yard, and this will not restrict everyone's freedom, everyone can still travel freely, as long as they pay attention to safety."

   "Ah, ah...that's right..."

   "How many people are there in your family, can you please come out for a while? We will distribute food to you after verification." Comrade said.

   "Ah, this..." Diff hesitated. He was worried that this was actually a way for the Equality Association to deceive people, but looking at the faces of the group of young people, he was really sincere, "Can I ask a question first?"

   "Of course, you ask."

  Diff looked towards the street: "How is the situation outside now?"

"It's safe now, the order is basically maintained, but there have been riots where some people scrambled for supplies, and some lawbreakers took the opportunity to commit crimes, so we distribute food in the hope that everyone will temporarily Don’t go out first, it will be safer, it will also reduce our burden, and give us some time to restore order.” After finishing speaking, the comrade still emphasized, “But all this is just an advocacy, what do you do if you want to go out? It's all your freedom."

   "I have another question, I am a tailor, can I still go out to work in this situation?"

   "Of course we can. We knocked down the rich and powerful to make everyone's life better in the future. If everyone can't even work now and have no income, it will be a slap in the face." The comrade nodded.

   "I was afraid of some danger. I heard gunshots in the morning, so I didn't dare to go out." Difu spoke more and more naturally.

The comrades smiled: "It was really chaotic at the beginning. We were so busy that we had a simple meal half an hour ago. Fortunately, the situation is gradually improving. There are not too many such situations. There are fixed garrisons and patrols in the neighborhood.”

   "That's fine."

   "By the way, there are several people in your family. Please come out and verify it. After sending it to you, we will send it to others as soon as possible."

   "Okay, you, you wait for me." Having dealt with the comrades of the Equality Association, Diff found that he was really too nervous, and he thought this group of people was too scary. They have never harmed the people from the beginning to the end, and have been seeking benefits for the people. How could they endanger their own safety at this time, "I will go find my wife and son."

   "Okay, we'll wait for you."

  Backing to the room, Difu opened the closet, looked at his wife and son who were trembling, and said with a long sigh of relief: "They are good people, they are here to distribute food to us, come out."

   "Really, really?" Cora couldn't believe it.

"It's true." Difu was a little embarrassed and embarrassed. At the beginning, he was nervous and scared his wife and son, "I misunderstood them. Now they need to verify the number of people before they can distribute food. Come with me."

   "I just said, how can people from the Equal Society hurt us!" Eugene jumped out impatiently, and helped Cora to walk out slowly.

   "Hello." Comrades from the International Equality Alliance responsible for distributing food greeted at the door.

   "Hello!" Eugene responded enthusiastically.

"There are three people in your family, right? Come on, this is your family's food." After verifying the number of people, the comrades distributed the corresponding supplies to Difu, "In addition, if you have any special circumstances, such as illness or something, You can report to us, and we can arrange someone to take care of you."

  Diff took the food and handed it to Eugene: "This is not there, thank you."

   "It's nothing." The comrade waved his hand, "There are people stationed on the street. They will protect your safety. If you have any problems, you can always go out and ask them for help."

   "Okay, thank you for your hard work." Diff said gratefully.

   "Come in and drink some water, it's so hot, you must be exhausted." Cora invited the comrades to go home to rest.

"No, no, we have to continue to distribute food to other people." Comrades are going to knock on the door of another family, "Oh yes, there is one more thing, the chairman of our International Equality Alliance, that is, the Equality Association Boyin, the chairman of the board, will give a public speech in the big square at four o'clock, you can go and see it if you have time."

   "Okay, okay." Diff looked at the comrades and then initiated the food.

   "Father." Eugene hugged the large bag of food he received, "Can we go and have a look?"

  Diff touched Eugene's head, then glanced at his wife: "Do you want to go?"

"think."

   "Go and see."

   "Then put the things back, and we'll go." Div said.

  —

  3:55 p.m.

  Leizein, Grand Place

  The scorching sun was in the sky, the crowd was raging, and the voices of people's conversations mixed together, forming a dauntingly loud sound.

  Those elderly people seem to have never seen such a huge scene. The square was crowded with people, and several heads poked out of every window of the surrounding buildings. Tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of eyes focused on the high platform in the center of the square, waiting for the person who overthrew Brexi to appear.

  Independent Mixed Division, Guard Corps, and Equality Society Operations Department initially stabilized the situation in Laizein, and after the pressure was reduced, they mobilized a large group of people to maintain order around the square.

  The major newspaper offices also came to the square with the permission of the Propaganda Department of the International Equality League.

"It's four o'clock, I didn't expect it to be so hot... You must control the number of people, and you can't let more people crowd towards the square, otherwise you will easily pass out if the air is not circulated, and it is difficult for us to control the stampede." In a requisitioned building next to the square, Adel, who was fully in charge of the public speech, was urging all departments to do a good job.

   "There are too many people. I have never seen so many people piled up together in this life..." On the other side, Morais stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and exclaimed.

  They estimated that the people who came to the square would be indispensable, but they gathered so many people's heads that they could see as far as the eye could see, which still gave people a great shock.

  Boine is finalizing his speech: "I was quite nervous when I spoke in front of so many people for the first time."

   "You can't lose the chain. Comrade Piaf has called so many reporters. Then your every move will be magnified and seen by people all over the world." Morais reminded.

   "Don't worry, ahem..." Boyin coughed a few times as soon as he finished his promise.

   "Doctor!" Morais quickly called the accompanying doctor.

   "I'm fine." Boyne shook his head.

  The doctor went forward to check and confirmed that Boyin's condition was still stable: "No problem, just a slight cough."

   "Do you want to change people up?" Morais asked.

  He was very afraid that Boyin would fall down on the stage, and the public speech would not be made, and it would easily shake the hearts of the people.

"How is that possible? Now people are waiting for me. If I didn't go up, you don't need to think too complicated, and you can guess what happened to me. Wouldn't the final impact be the same?" Bo Because he insisted on going on stage by himself, "I'm fine, when I'm on stage, I won't have a single cough."

   "Doctor, pay more attention to his body." Morais also knew that was impossible, so he could only tell the doctor more in the end.

"do not worry."

   "Adel, the security work must be done well, be careful that someone will assassinate." Morais ran to confirm the safety work with Adel again.

  Byne saw a group of people busy in the room, smiled slightly, put down the speech script, got up and walked outside: "The time is coming, let's go, it's such a hot day, don't keep the people waiting."

   "Your speech." The doctor thought Boyin had forgotten, and reminded him specially.

   "It's all written down." Boyin never thought of reading from the manuscript on such an important occasion, "Let's inform everyone to make preparations, and give a public speech on time at four o'clock."

  (end of this chapter)