Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 430 The war came to an end

  July 30

  Two days after Vladislav and Arseni took a team of comrades out of the city, Maxim finally noticed something unusual.

  He had made an agreement with Cosmo that Cosmo must send him a letter every three days, no matter whether he had important information or not. If you have the conditions to be alone, you can also meet and discuss in detail under all safe conditions.

   This is done not only to receive the latest developments from the Bash branch of the International Equality League in a relatively timely manner, but also to ensure Cosmo's safety.

In the past few months, the interval between Cosmo’s letters never exceeded three days. This time, it has been more than four days since he secretly met with him at night. what's up.

  Actually, as early as yesterday, he felt a little strange, because Cosmo has always been cautious and prudent in doing things. In order not to be disturbed by special circumstances, the mail took more than three days, and he basically sent it every two days.

   Therefore, when it was delayed until the third day, it was already equivalent to a timeout in a sense.

  However, Maxim was not as sharp as Verak and the others expected, to the point where he was almost invulnerable. Near the end of the war, he was basically sure of the outcome of the sub-station, so he relaxed a bit.

Considering that Cosmo has already joined hands with him to kill hundreds of comrades in the sub-station, and there is no way to turn back. He is also very careful in sending letters and meeting himself, and there is no possibility of exposure, so he still has a chance to win. Stay patient and wait for Cosmo to take the initiative to contact him.

until today.

   It has been about four and a half days since Cosmo lost contact.

  He lost his composure.

  Cosmo and the sub-station of the International Equality League must not make mistakes at this juncture. Once they are out of their control, the pressure from above will not be able to withstand it casually.

  So he sent someone to contact the undercover agent who was placed in the former Workers' Mutual Aid Association and is now a sub-station of the International Equality League, wanting to confirm the situation of the sub-station.

   "They said that there was nothing abnormal during this period, and no one had contacted them." In the mansion, the subordinates who had completed the task came to report the situation to Maxim.

   "There is no abnormality..." Maxim did not believe it, "Send someone to secretly check the rebellious party sites we have, and see what those places look like."

"Yes."

   An hour later, the subordinate returned again, this time his tone was no longer as calm as Maxim's: "Sir...those places...are empty..."

  Maxim didn't react violently. He narrowed his eyes and leaned back in the chair slowly: "What do you mean?"

  The subordinates felt the huge invisible pressure, and immediately became nervous: "The chaotic party sites we have mastered...no one is there..."

   "You mean, in the rebellious party, the people from the former workers' mutual aid association have not been moved, but those old members have disappeared?" Maxim confirmed word by word.

   "Yes." The subordinate swallowed.

   "Where is Heping Street? Aren't their leaders all on Heping Street?"

"The tavern on Heping Street is also empty... I heard from people around me that the tavern was closed a few days ago. As for when the person disappeared, they don't know... In addition, the captain of the inspection team who was in charge of patrolling that area and this restaurant The tavern has a deep relationship. The captain of the inspection team said that the owner of the tavern had a drink with him the afternoon before yesterday, but when he went again yesterday, the door of the tavern was closed, and the owner and others disappeared together. A member of the patrol team previously installed by the party."

   "The city is closed, and unidentified people are strictly prohibited from leaving Winterhold." Maxim said coldly.

"Yes!"

  The moment the subordinate left the office and closed the door, Maxim suddenly jumped up and kicked over the desk.

   "Boom!" The desk overturned and hit the wooden floor heavily.

  The subordinate who hadn't taken a step outside the door trembled and hurried away.

  In the office, Maxim's chest heaved violently and his face was gloomy.

  He couldn't figure it out.

  How could the people from the International Equality League branch disappear without anyone noticing? He also chose to avoid the comrades of the former workers' mutual aid association, so that the many eyeliners he planted were not noticed?

   Could it be that Cosmo's betrayal was discovered? This can explain why they have such a big transfer, and it can also explain why they haven't received the letter for four or five days.

  How could Cosmo be discovered?

   Did he suddenly wake up? This is even more impossible! It is impossible for someone like Cosmo to go back since he turned his back on him, not to mention killing so many comrades, he will be dead if he goes back!

   "Huh..." Maxim let out a breath, put his hands on his hips, abandoned all conjectures about the cause, and speculated about several possible developments in the future.

  The last time Cosmo met him was on the night of July 25th.

  If other people in the substation found out about his defection, then it is most likely because of this last meeting. According to this deduction, the time for the branch station to learn of the betrayal and urgently mobilize comrades to evacuate the original hiding place can be up to four days.

   Things have come to this point, Maxim can only prepare for the worst possibility.

  So, he made every effort to set a four-and-a-half-day informed time for the International Equality League sub-station.

  Four and a half days.

   Enough for so many of them to do?

   Did they find a reliable secret site in Winterhold again, or did they leave the city early and go to Xiling City and other places to develop the revolution according to their original plan?

   Maxim hoped it was the former.

  As long as this group of people is still in Winterhold, even if I use the most stupid method and spend a lot of manpower to search, I will be able to find them sooner or later.

   But if they left Winterhold, they would be in trouble.

  The purpose of Scavenger was to wipe out revolutionaries and maintain the stability of Winterhold and Bash.

   When the revolutionaries are active in Xiling City and other places, I have to take people to track them down.

  The problem is that the outside is so big, and this group of people can change places with one shot. If I can't trap them in a place like Winterhold, I will always be passive.

   "Damn it..." Maxim kicked the desk for several times as if going mad. The force was so strong that cracks appeared on the desk, "It's just one step away... just one step away!"

  The war is coming to an end, and within two days at most, he will be able to wipe out these people and completely return the Bash government to a stable country!

   After making such a great contribution, he will be promoted again!

   But these are now at stake.

  If those people had really left Winterhold, his closure of the city and the carpet search he wanted to carry out would be meaningless.

   When the time comes to ask and blame, how will he explain it?

   "No, those leaders were still on Heping Street at least the afternoon before yesterday, and they only lost their movements for less than two days..." Maxim murmured, trying to comfort himself.

  In fact, he knew very well that these leaders stayed until the day before yesterday, most likely they were in the back of the palace to cover others to evacuate first.

  These bosses are here, they can divert the attention of the scavengers, and it will not be too late for them to leave after the large troops leave one after another.

  Like last night, it was an excellent opportunity.

  The so-called closure of the city is just to block all entrances and exits, impose a curfew and send additional patrols. Winterhold is so big, there are always places they can't take care of to find their way out.

   After taking a few deep breaths, Maxim called another subordinate to come in: "Immediately send someone out of the city to secretly investigate the situation in an abandoned old house on the edge of Wano Town."

   When Veraker and the others first arrived, Cosmo wrote to him.

  It was written in the letter at the time that it was the comrades at the substation who temporarily took Verak and others to live in Vano Town near the outside of the city.

  Although if Cosmo was really exposed, the people from the substation would probably not pass through the city and leave a leak, but now there are so few clues, Maxim still tried his best to grasp this elusive hope.

  Two hours later, the subordinate sent back news that made his heart sink to the bottom.

  According to the residents of Wano Town, when they woke up the night before, they saw many people near the abandoned old house. At first he thought it was bandits, but luckily the gang left soon after.

  The night before yesterday, the secret site in Wanuo Town, a large number of people...

  Every clue matched the possibility that Maxim was most unwilling to face.

  The people from the International Equality League branch really withdrew from Winterhold the day before yesterday...

   "Get out!" Maxim yelled angrily.

   "Yes..." The subordinate ran away from the office for fear of offending Maxim.

   Maxim slumped on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling.

   Right now, all he can do is to take out the group of people from the former Workers Mutual Aid Association that was abandoned by the sub-station of the International Equality League.

   There are hundreds of people, accounting for more than half of the sub-station. With them, the higher-ups will not blame themselves for this major mistake.

   In the future, I have to take people to hunt down the group of people who escaped.

  But what if they didn't go to Xiling City? Or after they left the city, they returned to Winterhold to make trouble?

  This kind of passivity is what Maxim, who is used to preemptive strikes, is the last thing he wants to see.

   Now he can only wait for news of the group of people who escaped before he can determine their location, and then chase after them.

  But with the talents supported by the main station of the International Equality League such as Verak, they probably won't be so stupid as to expose their whereabouts again. Next, there is a high probability that they will play the way they are best at, dormant in various places to accumulate strength, and wait for the right opportunity to swarm out.

   "Villac..." All the advantages accumulated so hard were gone, and Maxim recalled Verac's name, and re-examined the person he once despised, "No wonder he was wanted by Brecy, and he set such a high reward..."

  Verak's face on the wanted list appeared in his mind.

   Inadvertently, a smile appeared.

  This person who came to Winterhold full of fights for less than a month, really has some skills, can see through his layout, and escape from adversity with a group of people who were originally dying.

   "Oh, interesting." Maxim showed an ugly smile.

  Verak ruined his beautiful plan, but it also raised his long-lost fighting spirit. He couldn't wait to fight the man he hadn't seen in person again until he was trampled underfoot.

  —

  July 31st

  In the worker's dormitory of a civilian restaurant in Winterhold

"The scavengers sealed off the city yesterday morning, but they didn't mobilize people to search." Quentin said to Verak who was sitting opposite, "It's possible that they discovered Vladislav's whereabouts and decided that we all We have already left Winterhold, so we only closed the city to prevent us from coming back. It is also possible that we still suspect that there are people in the city, so the city is sealed first, and there is no rush to search."

"I prefer the former." Verak sat on the clean and tidy bed, and said calmly, "If they really want to search us, the sooner the better. Otherwise, as time goes by, there will be more variables, and they will not be able to guarantee us. Did you leave Winterhold by any other means?"

   "In short, we are now taking the initiative, and Maxim is probably **** off." Clark laughed.

  Verak smiled and said, "Where's Cosmo? Nothing happened, right?"

   "No, he was tightly **** and locked in the utility room, with a few of our comrades guarding him, so he couldn't use his thoughts," Clark said.

   "That's good. He is a burden now. We can use these few days to discuss the specific disposal method and solve his problem." Verak nodded slightly.

   "Should we hold back for a few days?" Stuart couldn't stay idle, and wanted to go out and do something under the cover of the restaurant.

"We must keep quiet now, and don't give the scavengers the slightest chance to notice that we are still in Winterhold. Comrade Vladislav and the others make enough noise outside to lure Maxim away, and then we will start to infiltrate Plan." Verak patted Stuart, looking completely unhurried, "We can't make the same mistakes as the enemy."

   "Comrade Verac! Comrade Verac!"

  Oscar and Connie, who were plainly dressed, ran into the small dormitory yelling, and excitedly handed a newspaper to Verac: "The Allied Forces of Welland and Brecy have withdrawn! The war is over!"

  Hearing the news of the withdrawal of troops, Verak quickly took the newspaper and started to read it.

  Quentin, Stuart, and Clark also sat around to check the above reports.

  The Shennai Empire still failed to resist Bash's pressure after all, and gave up continuing to provide ports and supplies for the Allied Forces of Welland and Bresci.

   Lost the nearest transfer station and logistical supplies, the sustainable combat capability is greatly reduced...

  During this period of time, the loss was quite large, and it has never been able to effectively counter the unrestricted submarine warfare of the Bash and Pruman army...

  The interior of Brecy was in chaos again, and the two fleets had no intention of staying in the Signe Villen Sea...

  The hopes of the Allied forces of Welland and Bressi to win are infinitely approaching zero.

   There is no need to continue a war that has no chance of winning, so they were forced to officially lift the blockade of Bash today, and the fleet began to return.

  The war lasted for two full months, and ended with the failure of the Allied forces of Welland and Bressi.

  The reason why Oscar and Connie are so happy is because Brecy's fiasco will affect Wellland's aid, which will directly affect the battle between Brecy's local International Equality Alliance and the government forces.

  At the beginning, Bash took a fancy to this point and reached a cooperation with the International Equality League.

   Now both sides have successfully survived the long night and ushered in the dawn.

  Although this also means that the cooperation between the International Equality Alliance and the Bash Empire has terminated, and Verak and the others will face a more severe situation, the overall revolution has taken another big step towards a great victory. This big step is enough to smooth out some new challenges.

  (end of this chapter)