Thousands of sparks

Chapter 157 Attack
Morse is an intelligence operative with extensive experience.He was very sure that in the process of sneaking into the Ayer faction, he did not make any mistakes that might lead to his identity being exposed.

In fact, the Ayre Party shouldn't be so discerning either.Although they were engaged in dangerous activities such as sedition and assassination, almost all members of the Ayer Party were of civilian origin.It is impossible for them to have such outrageous anti-reconnaissance capabilities.

This deduction is not difficult. Even Morse, who just killed six thugs with his own hands and is now sitting on a chair that is almost falling apart, can think of it.

But how do they do it?
Morse was sitting on a chair, smoking a cigarette, while moving his sore right arm - when he was fighting with someone just now, his arm was hit by a wooden stick.

In short, we can't go on like this any longer.After confirming that his physical strength had recovered somewhat, Morse got up slowly, pushed open the back door, and blended into the darkness without a sound.

Things have been changing markedly in the Palmer market lately.This change is undoubtedly positive for the residents of the entire Palmer City, but it makes Morse feel very inconvenient.

Security conditions in Palmer are rapidly improving.The wandering warblers and gangsters who used to fill the streets and alleys have completely disappeared.This is not only because the security guards of Rosen Company often attack the wandering warblers and gang members with great enthusiasm for work, but also because Palmer City is undergoing vigorous urban transformation and reconstruction.

Palmer had suffered heavy losses in previous raids.As the city was stationed in the two naval commandos of New Sal, those brave soldiers fought fiercely with the steam knights of the Church.The citizens of Palmer suffered the fewest casualties in the massacre that engulfed Newsale.

But the city was reduced to ruins.

A month ago, among the ruins of Palmer were many who had lost their life savings and joined the Ayr Party.Morse was also in the Ayr party at that time - he claimed to be a poor widower who lost his small shop, his wife and children in the massacre.

But now...almost the entire population of Palmer City has been mobilized.As long as the ruins are cleared and the city is built, the residents who participate in the labor will be able to distribute food.Young and middle-aged men and women who can do heavy labor are responsible for carrying heavy objects, children and the elderly can clean up, use carts to transport food or mortar, and literate people are responsible for counting and calculating the labor points of everyone in their group... In short , everyone has a job.

These residents were not only able to work for food, but they also received a promise from the managers of Palmer City that after the city was rebuilt, everyone could exchange their own labor points for a house of their own.

The houses that individuals can redeem are not too large, but families can exchange all the points for a relatively spacious house for everyone to live in.If you are single and you still have points left after exchanging for a house, you can exchange for some other supplies that are in short supply.

Under such encouraging policies, the enthusiasm of residents to participate in rebuilding their homes is extremely high.The nobles and factory owners who lived in Palmer were even more dissatisfied.Their employees and servants no longer work for them, and the dilapidated manor cannot be repaired—mortar and building materials are the most scarce supplies in Palmer City, and even they cannot get them.

The Ayre Party expanded even more rapidly with their support, and they began raiding construction sites.Blowing up and setting fire to warehouses storing grain and building materials, attacking labor activists, and even attempting to assassinate Palmer's administrators.

The present Acting Mayor of Palmer was sent directly from Upper Albyn by the Newsale Home Council.The senior interior representative who has worked in the interior office for more than 20 years is not involved, and at the same time, the activities are very irregular-the Ayr party planned two assassinations, but they were eventually forced to cancel because the acting mayor suddenly changed the schedule .

Even the wandering warblers and the gangsters have given up their original livelihoods and participated in the reconstruction of Palmer City instead.The group of Ayre Party participants lost their means of cover almost instantly.After all, in a city where everyone is happy and actively working, this group of Ayr party members wearing trench coats walking through the ruins and alleys, trying to assassinate or plant explosives is too conspicuous.

During this period, Morse's infiltration into the Ayer party was greatly affected.The actions of the Ayre Party have suffered setbacks one after another, and there has gradually been a saying within the party group that "there may be traitors among us".Morse had to keep a low profile, suspend his work of continuing to dig out the internal relations and supporters of the Ayer Party, and turn to do some work like distributing leaflets to cover himself.

Who knew that he was so careful that he was discovered in the end.

Now it seems that we can only end the latent work immediately and evacuate.Morse put on the civilian clothes he had prepared in advance and walked towards the train station.As an experienced spy, he was also unable to determine whether his attack was due to his identity being leaked or for some other reason.But there is one thing he can be sure of - he must evacuate immediately.Attack on the Ayr party headquarters in Palmer, six dead... no small matter.

Whether it is within the Ayer Party, or Palmer's police and armed security, they will inevitably investigate quickly after they learn about the situation.It was too risky to stay at Palmer, and it was easy to startle the enemy.

Although nothing too detailed has been investigated, Morse has gradually got some clues.Several factory owners and aristocrats in Palmer had close contacts with the Ayr party. After he returned to Upper Albyn, Morse would immediately ask Ms. Tamara to arrest these people.It will be much easier to get information from them later.

In front is the train station.Morse took a quick look at his surroundings by stopping to buy a newspaper.He found no stalkers, and nothing particularly noteworthy.The area around the station is looking a little messier than it used to be - mostly because the residents of Palmer are cleaning and repairing the dilapidated station.

After paying a penny to the middle-aged woman who sold the newspaper, Morse took the newspaper and walked towards the train station.

There are quite a few people working around.Young people are sweating, cleaning up the broken bricks on the ground one by one.Older people and many children are also helping. They pick up other garbage on the ground, and use wooden boards to enclose several "isolated areas" to indicate the potholes on the ground that need to be filled.

The steam train in the station is being filled with water. The sound of rumbling water and rising white steam seems to symbolize that the city is gradually restoring its former vitality.

Suddenly, a strange puff of smoke gushed out from the drainage pipe on the ground of the train station square.The smoke sprayed about as high as a person in the air, then gradually fell back and began to gather on the ground.

The first to fall were the children, and the elderly who were bending over the ground to pick up garbage.Then came the young men who rushed to the rescue after finding their family members collapsed.

Then there are the tourists around, the police and armed security who try to help.

Morse was lucky, the yellow-green smoke spewed out a second before he stepped into the square.He frowned and backed away quickly, and dragged away two children passing by him.

Looking at the train station covered by yellow-green smoke in front of him, Morse was silent for a few seconds, then turned around and went into the alley.

(End of this chapter)