Twenty Seven Years

  Two hours later, the captain of the inspection team, who drank so fast that he couldn't even speak clearly, said with his last consciousness: "Today, today, let's drink to this point. Next time, let's, let's pick a time to drink, drink..."

   Quentin couldn't wait for it: "Okay, then come here first, it won't affect your work."

   Quentin gave him a wink, and Clark quickly grabbed the captain of the inspection team, led him out of the compartment, and left with other soldiers who were drinking.

  Watching the inspection team go away, Quentin went to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, and then joined Veraker and others.

   "Didn't drink too much?" Verak asked concerned.

   "I didn't drink much, I let him drink it." Quentin was good at drinking, and he drank less on purpose, so he was not too affected by alcohol in the end.

   "I've told Clark about the situation. There is nothing wrong with him. He can leave the city at any time during the break." Verac poured Quentin a glass of water.

   "Thank you." Quentin took a sip, "Oscar and the others can finish it today, are you sure you're leaving tomorrow?"

"Clark said that he saw the scavenger last night. When the scavenger travels, as long as he wears that suit, he can move freely in Winterhold without being interrogated by the inspection team." Veracin told Clark about the disguised scavenger. He hesitated, "There is a big omission in this matter, and we agree that there is a high probability that Maxim deliberately threw out the bait, but if this is not a bait, it is really a detail they missed, then we can pretend A person who becomes a scavenger does a lot of things.”

  Quentin thought: "This possibility is too low, and it is difficult for us to easily verify the authenticity."

   "Yes, so I arranged for Clark to use the patrol team to investigate. After all, we are hitting walls everywhere now. Even if there is a little hope, I don't want to just miss it." Verak said helplessly.

   "Understood, then we can delay the evacuation time?" Quentin asked.

  He, Clark, and the captain of the inspection team formed a triangle relationship, and he must be evacuated together with Clark. It would be a big trouble for either party to leave early and leave the other person to deal with the captain of the inspection team.

   "Wait a little longer." Verak decided to give Clark two days.

   Two days to verify a possibility is worth it.

  Quentin has no objection: "Then after Oscar and the others finish processing, we will plan the construction of the substation in Xiling City here first."

"Um."

  At noon, Oscar and the others rushed to finish their work before dinner.

  In the afternoon, Cosmo, the station manager, came unexpectedly.

  So except for Victor who needed to entertain guests, the other eight people gathered in the cubicle.

"The matter over there is almost done, and the next thing is to wait for the news. I have nothing to do alone, so I will see how you are preparing." Before anyone asked, Cosmo revealed that he came to Heping Street suddenly s reason.

"Our side is basically ready. If we want to leave, we can leave tomorrow at the earliest. We will go to Xiling City to plan development and rebuild the substation." Verak did not doubt Cosmo, "But there is something that needs to be investigated. For a moment, the time to leave is estimated to be delayed."

  Cosmo was uncontrollably nervous for a moment: "What's the matter?"

  Verak roughly stated that the scavengers are not restricted by the patrol team, and they may pretend to be scavengers: "...I am now asking Comrade Clark to find a way to confirm. If it is worth our try, that is the best."

"Can."

   "Don't you have any clues here?"

   "We all believed that Maxim deliberately lured us who pretended to be scavengers to be exposed, so we didn't conduct in-depth investigations on this aspect." Cosmo said.

   "Since we have been deadlocked for so long, we should all try as long as possible, shouldn't we?" Verak said with a hint of reminder.

  Cosmo thought deeply: "I'm sorry...I've been trying to solve the undercover thing for a while..."

"In short, we have to avoid such problems in the future." Up until now, Verak did not intend to delve into Cosmo's responsibilities, and changed the subject in a timely manner, "Now the overall evacuation work has begun, and it is expected that all comrades will return to West West within ten days. Ling City. Cosmo happens to be here, so let me talk about my thoughts after returning to Xiling City. I think that it is not necessary to take Winter Fort first. If the revolutionary work can be carried out in other places, we will Let’s start in these places first, and finally change Bash with the momentum of encirclement.”

   "The time will be very long, and it will take a few years." Cosmo did not express his support or opposition.

"But if we insist on developing Winterhold, the time may not be shorter than this route. The reason why I brought up such an idea is because we are restricted everywhere in Winterhold, and there is no progress for a few months. If we take these few months Spend more time exploring other places, and you will be rewarded no matter what.” Verac put two wine glasses, one far and one near, in front of him, “This one looks close, but the road is bumpy; This road that takes time to go far will achieve our goals more quickly."

   "My main concern is that Bash is at war with Welland, and their energies have been diverted. It is very likely that now is our best chance to win Winterhold for a long time." Cosmo said.

  Villac didn't think so: "How long do you think Bash and Willand can play? Half a month? One month? Don't think too much about this opportunity, we must have missed it."

   "It makes sense, then follow your opinion." Anyway, in a few days after Bash won the victory, the sub-station would be wiped out, and Cosmo never raised any objections to this kind of thing that was too late to implement.

   "What about you?" Verak looked at Vladislav, Arseni and the others.

"agree."

"agree."

  The comrades present all supported Veraker's idea.

   "Then we are sure, put Winterhold at the end, and then develop to the surrounding towns of Winterhold first." Verak adjusted the future route of the Bash substation.

  —

   July 25th

   After hearing some news, Clark took the captain of the inspection team to the tavern for a drink.

   Quentin held back the captain of the inspection team as usual, creating opportunities for Clark, Verac and others to meet.

   "Comrade Verak." Clark went to the cubicle and was stunned the moment he saw Cosmo, the sub-station chief. He felt a strange sense of familiarity with him inexplicably.

   Logically speaking, he and Cosmo knew each other, and he wouldn’t have such a feeling of deja vu when they met, but looking at Cosmo and his attire, Clark always felt that he could match someone.

   "Sit down." Verak invited Clark to sit down, "Everyone happened to be here, let's discuss if there are any new clues."

"Okay." Clark nodded to the others, and talked about the business, "I asked the captain of the inspection team and everything, and they said that the scavenger is certainly not that stupid, otherwise he can be lawless with just a suit of clothes. Scavenger In fact, there are special verification methods internally, relying on this method, they will not worry about being faked, but would like someone to fake them and expose themselves."

   "Didn't they say what this verification method is?" Verak's eyes lit up.

   "No, the inspection team generally has no chance to deal with the sweepers. They guess that it may be a code, or an identity document or something." Clark said.

  Verak believes that there is a lot to be done: "That is to say, if we know how they authenticate each other, we may hope to use the identity of the scavenger to act in Winterhold."

  Oscar couldn't hide his joy: "If we can, can we stay in Winterhold?"

"It's still uncertain, we have to find out the verification method first, and then make a decision according to the situation." Verak knew that everyone was unwilling to quit Winterhold and spend more time to achieve the goal, "But if there is really us With room to play, the withdrawal from Winterhold and the new direction can be temporarily put on hold, and we can try again in Winterhold.”

  Seizing the moment is the most important thing.

   Given the chance, Valak will never give up on Winterhold.

   "Okay!" There was still room for maneuver in the situation of Winterhold, and the atmosphere in the compartment suddenly became heated.

   "I'll try to find a way to investigate and try to find out the details of the scavenger." Clark felt that he had a heavy responsibility and couldn't wait to go out and get busy.

"No hurry." Verak reassured Clark, "Since the inspection team and the scavengers don't have much contact, there should be no more results from them, and further investigations like this may arouse suspicion. How to investigate clearly?" Dove’s identity verification requires careful discussion.”

Cosmo maintained a pessimistic attitude and poured cold water on the heads of several people: "The verification method of the scavenger is the same as the undercover list, and it is a highly confidential thing. We have no way of breaking into the inside of the scavenger, and we have no way Know."

"This is different." Vladislav held the opposite opinion. "Even if the undercover list is inside the scavenger, only a very small number of people know the content without accident. As for the verification method, anyone who is a scavenger has it. No matter how simple it is." To put it bluntly, if we randomly arrest a scavenger, he probably doesn’t know who the sub-station undercover is, but he knows 100% how to prove his identity to other scavenger colleagues.”

   "Then do you have any specific ideas? Or do you really plan to arrest a scavenger for questioning?" Cosmo asked.

   "This needs to be discussed." Vladislav choked.

"I'm not against this matter, I just hope that everyone will not be overwhelmed by joy, and must see clearly the degree of difficulty of this matter. Checking the verification method is not as easy as stealing the undercover list. Be prepared to fail first." Ke Zimo vaccinated everyone from a rational point of view.

  Verak agrees with Cosmo's words, but he doesn't like the way he speaks: "Comrade Cosmo is right, but don't be discouraged by this. Objectively speaking, checking this is much easier than checking the undercover list."

  Clark was also attracted by Cosmo's speech. He looked at the serious Cosmo, and gradually turned his attention to his clothes.

   "We can try to start with the relatives and friends of the scavengers. They will never be on guard against these people. As long as we find the loopholes, we can quietly master the verification method." Stuart suggested.

"I agree. If you want to know the verification method, you must investigate the members of the scavengers. And the members of the scavengers are usually not simple. The safest way is to start with their weak points, that is, relatives and friends." Al So does Shane.

   "Cosmo, is it easy to transfer the hidden comrades?" Considering that they are already arranging their evacuation, Verak asked Cosmo first.

   "I'm afraid it won't work. They are all preparing to leave the city one after another. If they are arranged to investigate, it will probably take a lot of time..." Cosmo deliberately delayed.

  Stuart immediately raised his hand: "Let's come. If the results can be found out, wouldn't the construction of the substation in Xiling City just need to be done?"

   "Yes, leave it to us." Oscar followed.

Verac looked at Connie, saw Connie nodded, and agreed after a little consideration: "Then Clark, Stuart, Connie, Oscar, you four are responsible for getting close to the members of the Scavenger family and friends, and then Get the intelligence we need through the hands of their family and friends."

"Yes."

"Yes."

   "You must be careful in the investigation, and remember that your safety is the most important... Don't risk revealing your identity, it will only completely cut off our path..." Verak solemnly ordered.

"clear."

"clear."

Seeing this, Cosmo couldn't sit still. He began to look for reasons to get out, looking for an opportunity to report the incident to Maxim, the leader of the scavengers: "With just a few of them, we have to wait until next year to find out. I'll go back Let’s take a trip and call some comrades to participate together.”

   "You don't have to force it," Verak said.

   "No force, if this can be done, don't you have to withdraw?" Cosmo stood up, "Then I'll go there first, there is no inspection team outside, right?"

   "No, just me and the patrol captain." Clark also stood up, ready to return to the compartment where Quentin and the patrol captain were.

"Be careful on the road." Verak left the compartment with the two, and then sent Cosmo out of the tavern first, "If it's too dangerous, I'll arrange for Comrade Victor to deliver the letter, so you don't have to run back and forth. "

  Kozmo waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, I still have some care in this regard, and I didn't get caught that much."

"That's fine, wait for your news." Verac sent Cosmo out of the tavern, watched him leave, and turned back to the cubicle, only to find that Clark did not return to Quentin's side, but stood there with his eyes wide open Still motionless, "What's wrong?"

   "You, do you still remember what I told you yesterday, I saw a hooded revolutionary escorted by street cleaners?" Clark swallowed, his face full of disbelief.

   "Remember, how..."

"That person's clothes are exactly the same as that of Cosmo..." Clark felt strange when he first saw Cosmo when he entered the cubicle. It instantly reminded him of the scene the night before yesterday.