Chapter 655: Red Sea Rage (VIII)
Oliver's expression finally changed. He slowly widened his eyes and looked at Schiller with a shocked expression. Schiller let out a long breath, smiled at him, and said, "Are you surprised? I don't look like it, right?"
"But... aren't you... aren't you German?" Oliver held it in for a long time, and finally only managed to hold out this sentence. Suddenly, he was stunned again. He looked at Schiller and asked, "You weren't born in Berlin? East Berlin??? Or West Berlin near the east???"
"You are very smart, Oliver, but it has nothing to do with this. My experience should be very similar to yours. You should have been exposed to Marxism in college, right?"
"I'm not... I..." Oliver tilted his head and said, "I just read some books, the most famous ones, and it's been a long time..."
"Then have you forgotten?"
Oliver pursed his lips and didn't speak, and was silent for a while , he said: "You should know that as long as you read those theories in depth, you will never forget them."
Schiller smiled again and said: "Of course I know, so I dare to tell you, but even if you are not a Marxist, the state you show in the face of these things is completely unlike the offspring of a capitalist. You should have enjoyed all this as a matter of course."
"There is no should!" Oliver was a little angry. He felt humiliated. He said: "I can't decide where I was born! If I can, I would rather be born in the slums than use those blood-stained money!"
Schiller showed an unexpected expression. The reason why he dared to tell Oliver this was because he knew that in the comics, Green Arrow was a left-wing hero. He was an officially recognized Marxist and would give other heroes the book "Das Kapital" during the holidays.
Moreover, his and Green Lantern Hal's bitter journey hero comic series is the most famous and influential left-wing comic in history. Although many of the issues discussed there do not touch the root cause and seem relatively conservative, it is still a representative comic that cares about and sympathizes with the lower class. Before this, no comic has ever discussed such realistic issues.
The Green Arrow in the comics was determined to become a hero after returning from the island and witnessing many tragedies of the lower class. Although there is no specific description of this transformation in the comics, the ideological pillar cannot be built in one or two days.
Therefore, Schiller speculated that Green Arrow Oliver could not have been exposed to Marxism after returning from the island. He should have read related works before. At least, his thoughts were left-leaning.
Although it sounds like a magical thing that the descendant of a big capitalist is actually a Marxist, it is normal in this era. Regardless of whether it is the old aristocracy or the petty bourgeoisie, there are always many people who bring their own dry food. Philby is the best example.
But obviously, Oliver is still in a confused stage. The Marxist works he has read can answer his theoretical questions, but they cannot provide him with more advantageous ideological weapons. He is still in the stage of thinking out of thin air, so the more he thinks, the more confused he becomes.
"I know that you have learned a lot of knowledge from those works, and those theories will answer many questions for you, but there are always more questions than answers in this world. For example, how did Mexico develop into this? How to solve this situation?"
"Perhaps, you have thought of some methods, but you are not sure whether they are too violent, whether they are feasible, or if so, how to really implement them?"
Oliver stared at Schiller with his eyes. He felt his voice echoing constantly. He pursed his lips, but did not speak, and Schiller said:
"You feel very I blame myself, I feel that I have drawn wealth from the pain and death of others, but the emotion of guilt cannot drive you to go to that road. If you can't really have some kind of determination, no matter how you blame yourself, it doesn't make sense. " "Does it depend on whether you are willing to pay the price." Oliver raised his eyes and stared straight at Schiller. He heard some other meanings from Schiller's tone. Oliver understood this hint, so he began to feel dry throat. He took a deep breath and poured a large cup of water with a trembling arm. Humped on the table of the coffee table, the facial muscles trembled a little. "No, I am just introducing you to a discipline, a theory, and a method. I will not ask you to do anything. You can just pretend that none of this conversation happened."
From Oliver's eyes, Schiller knew that he must have misunderstood something. Schiller did want to stir up trouble, but he didn't want to develop Oliver into an underling. After all, he himself was no longer a KGB agent.
As for the identity of a spy from the 16th Bureau of the Soviet State Security Bureau, it was just something Schiller made up. He didn't know which bureau he was in, but just picked a number that sounded good. After all, he didn't know which bureau of the KGB the original Schiller joined.
"I just want to redeem these tragedies and relieve all those who are suffering from them." Oliver stretched out his hands and said, "I know that I should be like Hal and save everyone I can, but maybe I am overestimating my ability. Whenever I think that I can't save everyone, I feel sad and powerless."
"I have been looking for a way to completely solve all these problems. I know that Arthur and Hal think I am daydreaming, but I can't help thinking about it and want to find an answer."
"I had this idea when I was in college. My classmates thought I was a freak. Because of this, I came into contact with Marxism, hoping that it could give me an answer. At that time, I did get the answer. I think I found the only solution..."
"But as more and more The more things happened, especially the tragedies I saw in Mexico, I began to doubt this answer, because I couldn't see the possibility of solving this tragedy in these theories. I wanted to find a new answer, but I didn't know where to find it..."
"Have you ever thought that it might be the answer, but only half of the answer." Schiller looked into Oliver's eyes, and Oliver looked at him. Schiller didn't say anything else, but just pushed the books in front of him forward and said:
"I think if you look at the people who have really practiced this theory and what answers they have summarized, you may be quite inspired."
Oliver swallowed his saliva and looked at the books. His fingertips trembled a little. He was worried that it was not the correct answer, but at the same time, he was also worried that it was the correct answer.
Because he knew that if he really found all the answers, he might spend his whole life for his excessive morality and conscience, and devote himself to a career that he could not accomplish on his own. This made him feel both incomparable excitement and a little fear.
When he turned to the first page of the first book and saw the first sentence, he knew that he had seen the first ray of dawn when he was falling into the endless dark abyss.
"The most important difference between social groups is that the classes determined by the economic foundation, the bourgeoisie and the working class are always in opposition, and the contradictions are irreconcilable."
Looking down, Oliver felt his heart beat fast, and the line read:
"The working class wants to overthrow the bourgeois regime, and violence is the only means."
On the other side, Kayla and Lila have found the current head of the Quinn Group, a Quinn Group shareholder named Williams, who is responsible for the shipping industry of the Quinn Group.
When the CIA and the DEA came to the door together, Williams did not resist and told the whole situation.
The reason is that in the 1984 drug war, Congress had invested heavily. No matter what group shareholder you are, as long as you get involved in this kind of business, there are many ways to make you disappear without a trace.
Although it was the end of the Cold War, the lighthouse was still bright at this time. Although it was not as bright as a few years ago, it was much better than later. From decision-making to execution, it was in place. Therefore, the previous war on drugs left a deep impression on some people in these coastal cities who had a fluke mentality, and Williams was no exception.
"My brother died in a shipwreck, but I know it was not Hainan. I know it was you who did it, the US Drug Enforcement Administration... Just because he wanted to fully cooperate with Guadalajara, you made him disappear..." Williams said with some trembling.
"But you have to know that too many people benefited from it, and I can't do anything. If I want to ban all such businesses, I will be killed the next day, and they will replace them with someone more useful. I can only do this..." Williams said with a crying voice.
"Who are they?"
"Too many people, I can't..."
"Tell them their names one by one." Lila took out the recorder and said, "We will protect the tainted witnesses, provided that you provide enough information."
Williams sniffed, his fat body kept shaking, looking a little funny, he hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "You have to promise to protect me and my family, and my child, my child was born not long ago..."
"That's why we came to you." Keira knocked on the table and said, "You are different from those desperate people who can do anything for money, Williams, we all know, so you have a chance."
Williams swallowed and said: "Okay, Old Tot is one, he pressed me the hardest... Paul, and Paul, the Italian, it was he who opened up the relationship with the customs..."
Williams mentioned several more names. Kayla and Lila looked at each other, and Lila asked, "What about the Quinn family?"
"They?" Williams hesitated, then said, "The old Quinn couple are dead. The young Quinn who took over the Quinn family is uneducated and has messed up the business. I am not excusing him, but with his business level, I am afraid he can't understand this kind of business."
"As far as I know, it seems that old Tot didn't want young Quinn to get involved in this kind of business, fearing that he would stop them from making money, so he arranged a shipwreck and wanted him to die in the sea."
"But unexpectedly, young Quinn survived the disaster and heard that he was coming back. I guess , they must be trying to kill him again..."
Seeing Lila and Kayla staring at him, Williams wiped the sweat from his forehead. He tried to think, and then suddenly exclaimed: "Oh! That's right! Although he doesn't sell drugs, but... but he has other problems..."
Williams wiped the sweat again and said tremblingly: "My men heard Old Tot say outside the cabin that he has a handle on Little Quinn..."
"What handle?" Lila asked,
Williams glanced at Kayla and said: "This matter may be under the jurisdiction of the CIA, that is..."
"Oliver Queen... He is in communism. "
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