After a symbolic round of ammunition, Varina left the shooting club.
Having learned his lesson from the last incident, he now always carries a gun when he leaves home.
Of course, there is also the recently acquired folding knife.
The revolver is naturally placed in the left armpit through the armpit gun bag; while the folding knife with only the handle in the stored state has a customized leather lock and is hung on the right side of the belt.
The positions of both are just right, so he can use them at any time.
The first time he was dressed like this, Varina subconsciously felt that something was missing from his left hand.
In fact, this is true. Pistols and folding knives are both right-handed weapons. What is missing is a wrist crossbow suitable for the left hand.
He had the design drawings but chose not to build them.
Varina's reason was that compared to pistols, the wrist crossbow only had the advantage of concealment, but the supporting crossbow arrows were too difficult to replenish and were not suitable for the extraordinary battle he envisioned.
The talisman filled the gap in the wrist crossbow.
Wariner keeps several whalebone charms he made in his left pocket so that he can quickly activate them when needed.
There are many advantages to this kind of attire, but there is only one disadvantage——
Being searched by the police can be troublesome.
Fortunately, as long as it does not attract attention, the patrol police on the street will generally not search casually.
More importantly, Varina is not a "clown". In a real emergency, he can "convince" the police and make them believe that he is a law-abiding and good citizen.
…
In the following time, Varina wandered around various bars in the East District as before.
But obviously, this time, the attitude of the bartenders and intelligence dealers towards him was a little different from before.
They are very enthusiastic and proactive.
Almost everyone would greet him with a smile, which was unprecedented before; there were even a few people who took the initiative to tell him some gossip or recommend bounty tasks to him.
Xio has been working hard in the East District for several years, but it is only at this level, and his reputation is basically limited to the East District.
This shows how effective newspapers are as a propaganda tool.
In the evening, Varina came to the dock area.
Workers' Union Tavern.
After chatting with the bartender for a while, he took the dinner plate, found a long table with many people, sat on the empty seat, and listened while eating.
Although the quality of the food here is not as good as Qili's, Warina thinks it's pretty good. Although not very refined, the simple cooking brings out a rugged taste.
The most important thing is that the quantity is large, the tube is full, and it is very cheap!
Pair it with a large glass of beer, and your eating and drinking actions will unconsciously become bolder.
If you clink glasses with the familiar and unfamiliar workers around you and chat loudly, you can easily hook up with them and make "friends".
Of course, that night only.
It’s not that long-lasting friendship is impossible, it’s just that it’s more difficult.
Most workers have heavy workloads and little time for recreation. Only by visiting bars at similar times for a long time and becoming "friends" limited to one night many times can they leave a deep enough impression and establish a true friendship.
For Varina, this one-night limited "friendship" was enough.
He quickly got the news he wanted from the messy conversations from his "friends"——
The worker representatives responsible for asking for wages have reached a preliminary tacit understanding with the dock union. After signing the contract tomorrow, they will be able to repay wages and come up with new specific plans to ensure the income level of the porters.
Seeing their longing smiles still showing on their faces, half-drunk by low-quality drinks, Varina couldn't bear to express the cold speculation in his heart.
Quite a few of these workers had not experienced the kind of scam he suspected, but why did they still look like this?
Because they believe, are willing to believe, and can only choose to believe——
Those few worker representatives really helped them fight for their rights.
Without the guidance of advanced ideas, a clear and specific program of action, and a leader with sufficient prestige... they have no way to unite, they can only be a piece of loose sand, and can only become a stepping stone for factory owners to climb up the class.
In this case, there is nothing they can do.
Varina also knows very well that this is the general trend of the times and there is nothing he can do.
What he planned was an operation destined to fail.
But he still wanted to try.
Not only to digest the magic potion, but also to plant the seeds of thought in advance.
…
11 o'clock at night.
Varina left the tavern and came to the two-story yellow building of the dock union.
He came to investigate the situation.
No matter what the outcome of the discussion between the several worker representatives and the union president was, he believed that the answer could be found in the president's office.
Unlike a few months ago, this time, members of the Dead Eel Gang guarded the small yellow building quite tightly.
However, Varina is no longer the ordinary person he was before.
He easily avoided the patrolling thugs and came to the side of the small building, directly under the balcony of the president's office.
There is a thug specially guarding here, but for Varina, it is just a temporary "absence" state that needs to be created.
Jumping with all his strength, Varina reached the finish line in one step——
Thinking back on it, he had spent a lot of effort and risked being exposed before climbing to this balcony.
The glass door on the balcony has been modified. Not only the lock has been changed, but iron spokes have also been added to the door frame.
But this was of no use to Varina except a little trouble.
He untied the thin wire from his right wrist, bent it into the required shape, inserted it into the keyhole and fiddled with it for a few times, and the door lock opened.
Then, he tied the wire back to his wrist, pushed the door open and entered.
Through his "grey vision", he knew that there were people patrolling the corridor outside, but as long as he didn't make any big noise, they wouldn't be able to find anything through a wall.
It didn't take long for Warina to make an unexpected discovery while searching for the target.
From the documents, he discovered the initial trigger for this wage arrears incident——
Former president Kent initiated two commissions to assassinate the leader of the Gray Rat Gang, Eugene, and spent a total of 500 pounds. If the 80 pounds he stole were added in, the total would be 580 pounds.
For anyone other than wealthy merchants and nobles, this was a large amount of money.
In the short term, this money will definitely only be borne by the union, that is, the Dead Eel Gang itself; but in the long run, such a deficit will eventually be shared among all workers under the union.
And generally speaking, the total amount of funds allocated will definitely far exceed the deficit itself.
Fortunately, he returned in time and had time to make up for the consequences of his original behavior.
Shortly thereafter, Varina found the plan they had discussed.
Sure enough, the workers’ representatives betrayed the workers.
This is the ending Warina doesn't want to see, and it's also the entry opportunity he's been waiting for.
He took away the relevant documents as evidence of his intervention tomorrow.
Before leaving, Varina got playful and unlocked the main door of the president's office.
It can be regarded as echoing the last infiltration, and it can be regarded as leaving a provocative little surprise.
