Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 400 Scavenger

  After the five Oscars left, Verac enjoyed a while of cleanliness. He used this time to write letters to Boyne, Keating, Nord, Winston and others, handed them to Comrade Daisy, and sent them back by telegram when conditions permitted.

  At night, stationmaster Cosmo came to the billiard hall again alone.

   "Are they all settled?" Verac's first sentence was still concerned about the situation of the five young comrades.

"Well, they've all found their own places to stay." Cosmo sat down to rest, "The more they are newcomers, the more they like the old immigrants. Because they have no one to rely on and have no right to resist. Give them a place to live and take care of two meals, and they can compete to do the work of two people."

   "Extraction is everywhere..." Verac lamented.

   Dai Qian didn't have a good impression of those immigrants: "So they have nothing to be pitied. They are oppressed and exploited, so they draw knives on the weaker."

"Maybe this is human nature." Verak remembered a sentence that Mr. Keating said, "Mr. Keating once told me that the people are also our enemies. This sentence shocked me at the time. I I can’t figure it out, how can the people be our enemy? Aren’t we fighting for the people? Later he explained that everyone has a more or less selfish side, and the rich and powerful take advantage of this to disintegrate the people The unity of people, to achieve eternal exploitation and oppression. Therefore, in a sense, selfishness is the fundamental reason why the rich and powerful oppress us, and we cannot change the status quo. Does it sound like the idea is clear? We just need Eliminate selfishness, and then no one will oppress, and no one will be oppressed."

   "It's not that easy..." Is it possible to create a world where everyone is selfless, Cosmo doesn't quite believe it.

"Yes, it's very difficult, and I don't think this road will be successful. The same is true of Chairman Boyne and Mr. Keating." Verak lit a cigarette, "What we have to do is not to eliminate selfishness, but to It is to establish a system that does not need to be selfish, and everyone can live a good life and live with dignity."

   "Hmm..." Daisy seemed to understand.

  After smoking a cigarette, Verak got up: "Shall we go?"

   "Okay." Cosmo had almost rested, and went to the billiard hall to look outside.

Veraker and Daisy carried a suitcase each, and left the billiard hall together with Cosmo, who had confirmed that he was not in any danger. They walked slowly in the dark, and after nearly an hour, they arrived at the hiding place of the station cadres in the adjacent inspection area. The secret site of the site—an apparently long-abandoned basement.

   "Here?" Verak was slightly surprised.

   "Well, it's safer." Cosmo led the two down the stairs.

   "Why don't you let everyone go to the billiard hall?" Verak asked.

  Obviously, the comrades at the substation gave up the billiard hall with a better environment to Verak and the others, but now that there is no one in the billiard hall, they can go there, and there is no need to live in a worse environment.

"We know that you are better able to adapt to the difficult environment. The reason why we arranged to live in the billiard hall was actually to consider the situation of those young comrades. Now that they are gone, the living conditions don't matter to us. The billiard hall might as well go into business , to earn some funds for the sub-station to use in various activities.” Cosmo explained the reason for his arrangement.

Laizein provided a large amount of support to the Bash branch, but after encountering a large number of comrades' mutiny, this support also suffered a huge loss. Now, what is left is only enough for them to barely maintain, which makes them prefer to Living in the basement, the billiard hall should also be freed up for business.

  Villac felt puzzled: "I will contact Chairman Boyne and the others to apply for another batch of assistance."

"No need." Cosmo refused very simply, "There are a lot of troubles at the main station, so we won't add to the trouble. The problem this time is ours. The sub-station has not even solved the undercover problem, and there is nothing to spend money on. , let’s talk about it later.”

"Then wait a little longer." Verak could feel that part of the reason for Cosmo's refusal to help was because he couldn't bear face. Go to the terminus for support with a thick face.

   If it were Veraker, Veraker would definitely not hold on for the sake of face, because he couldn't make everyone follow him to work hard in order not to embarrass himself so much.

  Now it is Cosmo’s other words that make some sense. There is nothing that can be used for the current grant of aid, and Comrade Stuart came here to help solve the funding problem.

   If Cosmo needs money after a while, and Cosmo still looks like this, Verak will step over him and ask Boin directly for money.

   "Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-"

  The three came to the basement door, and Cosmo knocked lightly on the rusty iron door regularly.

   "Shut up."

  The door opened a crack.

  Comrade Arseni poked his head out of it, saw that Cosmo, Verak, and Daisy were coming, and quickly opened the door, inviting the three of them to enter.

  The space in the basement is much smaller than that of the billiard hall. There are several beds piled up in a space of more than ten square meters. There is no suitable place to store a large number of books and documents, and they are placed in open suitcases one by one.

   "Sit down, sit down." Arseni and Vladislav in the basement struggled to make room, allowing Verak and Daisy to put the suitcase in the corner first.

  Villac opened the suitcase like the others, and put the things in the suitcase for use at any time.

   "This place is definitely not as good as the billiard hall, and I will work **** you next." Vladislav has always felt that he has neglected Verak, who came all the way.

"It's not that I haven't been in a more difficult environment than this, so don't worry about me." Verak sat on a bed casually, greeted everyone to sit down, and then joked, "Who thought of putting the suitcase like this? It's really smart. It's convenient to take and put things in this way, and in an emergency, you can just close the suitcase and pick it up and go..."

   "The sub-stations are all like this, I don't know who thought of it." Arseni said.

   "It's getting late, let's all go to bed early, and discuss the follow-up plan of the substation together tomorrow." Verac could see the embarrassment of the comrades at the substation, and could only use practical actions to prove that he didn't care about the living conditions.

   "Let's rest." Cosmo settled down.

There were only four beds in the basement, one for the **** Daisy alone, one for the robust Arseni, one for the skinny Cosmo and Vladislav squeezed together, and one for Vivienne. Lark prepares.

   Freeing up a bed is the best treatment that the cadres of the sub-station can provide for themselves.

  Villac didn't refuse the offer, and took off his clothes and lay down on the bed.

  Cosmo opened a small partition next to the door for ventilation: "There is a public toilet nearby, call me anytime you want to use the toilet, and I will **** you there."

   "Thanks." Verak has no such needs for the time being.

   After several people lay down to rest, Cosmo turned off the lights and huddled together with Vladislav.

   "Good night, everyone." Verak closed his eyes.

"Good night."

"Good night."

  —

  July 18, 7:00 am

  Five people got up, settled for breakfast, and sat together to analyze the current situation and plan for follow-up development.

  After a few days of investigation by comrades, the relevant part of the government's information has been sorted out.

   Among them, the most conspicuous one is Maxim, the new minister of the International Equality League, which was jointly formed by the Bash Empire Security Agency and the Winterhold Guard Corps.

   Maxim's resume is wonderful.

  He served as the Deputy Minister of Bash Intelligence and also held important positions in the military.

   It is perfect for him to act as a bridge between the Bash Intelligence Department and the Guard Corps, and to mobilize the backbone of both sides to form the "scavenger" to wipe out the International Equality Alliance.

   "Scavenger..." Veraker silently read the name of this organization, "This is clearly treating us like garbage."

   "That's right, this is a provocation and contempt for us." Arseni didn't like this name very much, and hated Maxim very much.

"It was Maxim who proposed the strategy of turning against our comrades and planting a large number of undercover agents. The scavenger organization he led had a higher level of action in Winterhold than the intelligence department and the guards, and it also received the support of all parties. It is the enemy we will face first." Cosmo had a stern expression on his face, and he was particularly afraid of Maxim and 'Scavenger'.

"When we were in Brisey, we also had a similar department called Reef. This organization used ruthless means to kill Francis and Chris, the first and second presidents of the Equality Association, and forced the Equality Association to do so many times. When we reached a desperate situation, we almost disbanded." Verak couldn't help thinking of the past, "I have confronted the leader of the reef many times, and suffered a lot at his hands. Later, under the trend of the general trend, we destroyed the reef in turn. The leader of the Reef, Rock Shriver, is still in our custody."

  Cosmo accidentally heard the names of Rock Shriver and Reef: "I've heard of that organization, and it does feel a bit like the Scavengers. How did you deal with them?"

"At that time, the situation in Laizein was not optimistic. Our people could only hide in the dark. Rock Shriver often threw bait to lure us out. We were made very passive, and finally decided to use the same method. To deal with them, we also cast bait, which has been exposed in their sight, attracting their attention, and causing them to make wrong judgments..." Verac carefully told the story of the destruction of the reef to the sub-station Four cadres.

"The situation in Laizein is different from here, and it feels quite difficult to replicate." Dai Qian shook her head slightly. They have not yet developed the ability to organize a large-scale counterattack, let alone under the cover of a large-scale counterattack He took away the 'scavenger' in one breath, "But I think it's a pity to use the same method to deal with them."

   "In addition to placing undercover agents to instigate our rebellion, what else did Maxim do?" Verak asked.

  Maxim is the 'coach' introduced by the Bash government to fight against the International Equality League. He wants to know this person as much as possible and find out his weaknesses.

   Cosmo said: "He formulated the inspection system for the guards in Winterhold, and so did the rewards... It can be said that everything came from him."

   "There must be many guards around him?" Verak wanted to try the old method of assassination first.

"Of course. He probably heard about the frequent assassinations in Laizeinli and has a deep understanding of our methods, so he attaches great importance to his own safety. He rarely shows up in public, and the places where he often lives and works are also guarded by the guards." Look at the situation, let alone go in, anyone who gets close may be regarded as a suspicious person and shot dead on the spot." Vladislav had the same idea and actually tried it, but unfortunately the feasibility is too low. The assassination was forced to stop before it started much.

   "What is the specific staff composition of the scavenger?" Verak changed to the second way.

Cosmo replied: "The number of Mrs. Scavengers is not too many, probably no more than a hundred, but the composition is very complicated, with people from all walks of life. The most important thing is that they do not actually participate in the operation, and are basically responsible for Coordinate with various departments, and then come forward to preside over the joint cleanup of various departments."

"If we want to find out the list of traitors inside the sub-station, we must break into the inside of the Scavenger." Verac knew without asking that the members of the Scavenger are not so easy to infiltrate. a hole."

"We've thought about this from the very beginning. We tried to lure and threaten with money, but all failed. Because the benefits and deterrents we can offer are nothing compared to Maxim's. But If we spend too much money, and it is difficult to ensure that people who can absolutely instigate them, we will suffer huge losses if we are not careful..." In the eyes of Cosmo, the scavenger is a barbed iron shell, and he wants to get rid of it with his bare hands. It is as difficult to disassemble as heaven.

"To put it simply, almost coercion and profiteering can't shake them at all, and increasing the benefits can't guarantee that they will really compromise with us. Once the other party is false, not only will the investment be lost, but the other party may also be opposed. Falling into a trap as bait." Verak figured out what Cosmo meant, and sighed.

  The situation is more difficult than expected.

  Scavengers can't get in, but if you want to get rid of traitors, you have to get in and steal the list of traitors.

   "Let's think about it, is there any way to get the list without breaking into it." Verak didn't stalemate in place, but took a step back, trying to explore other routes.

   "There is one." Cosmo looked at Verak, "The door of the scavenger is very secure, but the other doors are not."

  Other doors.

  Verak was in a daze, and immediately understood what Cosmo meant: "You mean to start with other departments that work with the scavenger?"

"Yes." Cosmo nodded, "but there are still some problems. The list of traitors must be firmly controlled by the scavengers. Even if they want to join forces with other departments, they are unlikely to share the list. "

  (end of this chapter)