Si Lei also saw Hesta and Rico. She greeted them from a distance and then sat down in her seat.
This passenger ship that set off from the Havre port was originally supposed to have 76 passengers, but due to various reasons, only 37 people finally boarded the ship... Si Lei secretly calculated in his heart: In addition to the 12 thorn monks currently in the background, he, Anna , Zero and Jane, and there were supposed to be 21 other passengers.
She looked back and found that fourteen people were already there. Apparently, like her, these people came here after receiving a call from Secretary Roboglier. Si Lei had already expressed her refusal on the phone. After all, she had no interest in the play prepared by the Thorn Monks, but Anna immediately knocked on her door.
"Would you like to see how many people will go to the Grace Theater because of this phone call?" - said Anna in a wheelchair.
So Si Lei still followed.
She observed every audience member who entered the theater. Although the time was in a hurry, most of the people here still changed into formal attire, which showed how much everyone valued this verbal invitation.
And all this is just because of a phone call.
"How's it going?" Anna looked at the empty stage with a calm expression, "Do you feel Roboglier's influence on this ship now?"
"...Why are these people so obedient?"
"Do you still remember what I told you yesterday," Anna said softly, "Roboglier is keen on building a survival community to resist the apocalypse. He has never lacked followers."
In the slightly noisy theater, Si Lei looked back at the entrance of the theater. During this short conversation, three more people trotted over. Before the play started, they all showed expressions of relief, as if they were rushing in. Students rushing into class at the last minute.
Although Si Lei couldn't pronounce their names, she recognized them at a glance as the guests she had seen at Bishop's Restaurant last night.
Si Lei turned around, covering the lower half of her face with her left hand, and sighed belatedly.
"No wonder no one paid attention to me when I asked to return yesterday..."
Anna laughed, "Where, at least Zero and I are on your side."
Si Lei raised his head and glanced at Anna, "...Thank you."
…
"There are so many people."
Hesta also looked back at the crowd. Although the number of people at this moment could not fill one-tenth of the entire theater, the previous deserted atmosphere no longer existed, and the place became lively.
She looked at Rico, "Where did these people come from..."
"I guess--"
At this moment, a young man in a suit and tie walked onto the stage with a microphone, "Good evening everyone, I'm sorry that due to previous negligence, we mistakenly sent out partial notices... Please leave all Shengming employees."
All the crew members in uniform stood up, a few cursed under their breath, and most of the rest were happy that they didn't have to stay in the theater to collect people during the break.
"I guess they were calling people privately," Rico said in Hesta's ear. "The secretary was probably worried that the passengers wouldn't come, so he called some extra crew members to support the scene."
As the lights dimmed and the theater became quiet, a light yellow lamppost fell on the center of the stage, and the heels of leather shoes stepped on the wooden floor, walking from far to near in the darkness.
Soon, Roboglier's slightly rickety figure appeared in everyone's sight.
"ladies and gentlemen……"
The old man's voice echoed throughout the theater through the microphone, and Hesta, who was sitting in the front row, immediately covered her ears with her hands - she was shocked by this voice, and she was indeed not sleepy at all.
"...Nice to see you all here tonight."
A burst of applause sounded at the right time, and the old man cast a friendly glance at the audience below.
"Except for a few hitchhiking friends, I believe that most of the people here are, or will be, my companions, although we may have never met before.
"In the past few years, I have been receiving letters from all over the world, some of which are also from you. I have read each one carefully. You wrote everything: anger at the current situation, anger at the future life. Anxiety...all touched me deeply.
"Because I know we see danger."
Robbeglier's speech aroused Su Lei's disgust almost from the beginning. The slow rhythm of his carefully measured words, the tight and low tone, and the bitter and hateful expression on his face can almost all be regarded as a " It’s a sign that if you want to be strong, you should be suppressed first.”
Even though Roboglier's speech has just begun, everything that follows is already obvious: he will gradually increase his pitch and intensity to lead the audience's emotions upward, and there may be a series of parallels or rhetorical questions in the middle. Until his words were like sparks igniting firewood, igniting everyone in this theater.
When the speech comes to an end, there may be some oaths and some great words, so in some kind of turbulent wave, everyone's eyes will be wet...
"Officer Si Lei, now is not the time to be distracted." Anna suddenly spoke.
Si Lei came back to her senses - she was indeed distracted, and she had been gone for a long time.
On the stage, Robbeglier has come to the front, "This is the bloody truth - in this world where men fully control social status and power, all men still have to endure the existing order of feminism!"
Si Lei frowned: "...Sorry, I can't keep up. What is he talking about?"
Anna didn't say anything. She just touched her lips lightly with her index finger, then pointed to her ear, signaling Si Lei to continue listening.
"While women rely on the 'womb bonus' to take advantage of the credit book of civilization, men have always been conscientious in playing the role of providers. They not only have to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family, but also endure society's double standards on gender: Men They spend more time, endure more hard work, and take more risks. Under this background, the entire society is proud of pursuing "equal pay for equal work" for both genders! As everyone knows, this is exactly contrary to the spirit of equal pay for equal work;
"This is only the state in peacetime. Once a war breaks out, the situation will only get worse - whose son, husband, and father are sent to the front line one after another? Men from the entire middle and lower classes Just like the consumables of civilization, they are obviously the real backbone of this society, but they can only shed their blood on foreign lands."
Robbeglier's voice was hoarse. He took a deep breath and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
"When we really open our eyes, we will find that in this world, men have always been exploited in all aspects. This systemic injustice has its tentacles in almost every corner of civilization - we can't help but ask, Why is everything so ridiculous?
"Seeing the decline of the once splendid and glorious patriarchal civilization to this point, I think everyone with a conscience probably feels the same as Alek at the bottom of the river. All of this is a wake-up call: We can no longer tolerate this female-oriented society. In the world, we must be angry, we must resist, and we must return the long-tilted balance to its original position. We must stand together and move forward together with the same and resolute will. In this process, all personal freedoms must give way to all human beings. of well-being.”
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