Molotov sat on the side in silence, he was also considering what went wrong.

At the previous enlarged meeting of the Politburo, it was clear that a decision was made. This time, Malinkov, Beria, and Bulganin will be added as members of the Politburo. There is also Voznesensky as an alternate. Continue to investigate .

But in just a few days, Comrade Stalin changed his mind. He wanted to kick Bulganin from the supplementary list, leaving it to be seen, and even not giving him a candidate.

Molotov didn't know what was going on, but what was certain was that Bulganin must have annoyed Comrade Stalin in some way, and this was the signal released by Comrade Stalin.

Today, Comrade Stalin summoned him and Kalinin to talk about this issue frankly. The underlying intention is obviously to hope that the two of them will propose this resolution and oppose the additional decision to Bulganin in their own name. .

Although Kalinin has been marginalized to some extent, he is still the oldest member of the Politburo, while Molotov is the second-in-command in name, opposing Bulganin's decision to join the Politburo. , It is indeed the most appropriate for them to propose.

If they propose it, and then Comrade Stalin will give affirmation, then there will be no resistance, which is certain.

but……

Forget it, Comrade Stalin's will always has to be manifested and implemented. As for the reason, it doesn't matter at all.

"Comrade Bulganin really needs more investigation," after a long silence, after seeing Comrade Stalin turn his eyes to himself, Molotov nodded and said, "especially his resume, he doesn't have much. In terms of persuasiveness, I think that if he is added to the Politburo this time, the comrades below may also have opinions."

Bulganin’s resume is indeed not too glamorous. He has done more complicated work. He has worked in the security department, also in the economic department, and also served in the General Political Department. He is now on the front line. .

However, the same sentence depends on how it is said. When Comrade Kaganovich pushed Bulganin into the Politburo, he said that Comrade Bulganin had a rich resume and held leadership positions in many areas. .

Now, when the angle of view of this question has changed, the advantages have suddenly become disadvantages. It is estimated that Comrade Bulganin has not made any sense.

Comrade Stalin obviously affirmed Molotov's statement. He nodded and said: "I think so too, Mikhail, what do you think?"

Mikhail refers to Kalinin. The old man has no position at all. Now, since Comrade Stalin has made a decision, it is not his turn to object, unless he is comfortable enough to live and want to grow old. Get some excitement.

"Ah, of course, if you consider the work history, Comrade Bulganin does have some flaws," Kalinin hurriedly stated, and then said with admiration on his face, "Joseph, your caution and high demands on comrades, Still..."

"Since it's decided, let's do it," Comrade Stalin is obviously not in a good mood now. He didn't want to listen to the old guy's flattery, so he interrupted him and said, "Form a report of your thoughts as soon as possible. Leave it to comrades to discuss."

After speaking, he got up from the sofa, walked straight back to the back of the desk, and picked up his pipe.

Molotov and Kalinin got up one after another and walked towards the door of the office.

Just as they were about to walk to the door of the office, the door of the closed room was suddenly knocked from outside, and immediately, Poskrebeshev pushed the door and walked in.

He saw Molotov and the two almost walked to the door, so he hurriedly gave way to one side, and then said: "Comrade Stalin, Comrade Andreyev is here."

"Let him in," Comrade Stalin said blankly, sitting on the chair behind the desk.

Leaving from Comrade Stalin’s office, Molotov seemed a little uneasy. He didn’t know whether the signal released by Comrade Stalin was aimed at Bulganin or Kaganovich. Perhaps, Are these two people his target?

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"Ling Ling..."

The phone on the bedside table was anxiously noisy.

Victor, who was sitting on the bedside, turned his head and looked at the phone. He hesitated, put the document he was holding on his lap, and reached out to bring the phone receiver.

Sophia was lying next to him, and when he heard him answer the phone, she turned around carefully and looked at him suspiciously.

She didn't know who was calling, she only saw Victor respond twice, and finally said: "Okay, I'll go over right away."

"Who called?" Sophia asked curiously as he hung up the phone.

"It's Comrade Malinkov," Victor hissed, "Let me go to his office."

"Now?" Sophia asked in surprise, "It's almost ten o'clock."

Victor didn’t say anything, but just shrugged. He put the papers on his lap away and put them on the bedside table. While turning over and getting off the bed, he said, “Call Varenka for me and let him take the The car is ready."

Facing the call of the leader, it is natural to be on call, let alone less than ten o'clock. If you follow the style of Comrade Stalin, it is normal to find someone at two or three in the morning.

After getting out of bed and changing clothes, drinking another glass of water, Varenka drove to him, and Victor told Sophia when he went out, so that she didn't have to wait for her return.

Drive straight to the Moscow Film Studio Street, where Comrade Malinkov’s office is located-Victor can’t help but complain every time he comes here, and I don’t know why this comrade, who is about to become a member of the Politburo, has to arrange his office in this way. Remote place.

The car drove to the bottom of Moscow Film Studio Street and stopped in front of the inconspicuous building. When Victor got out of the car, he looked upstairs specifically.

In the entire building, only three or five windows were still lit, including Comrade Malinkov’s office.

After all, I have been here several times, and the guards at the entrance of the building thought that Victor, and therefore did not check his credentials, and directly let him go upstairs.

It was still the room facing the stairway, the door was still open, and the light was cast from the door and spread on the stairs.

Victor walked up the last step and saw Comrade Malinkov standing at the desk looking at something in the office, looking attentively.

He walked over, reached out and knocked on the door of the room.

"Ah, Victor, come in," Comrade Malinkov turned his head and looked at him, smiling when he saw him standing outside the door.

"It's so late, are you still working?" Victor walked in the door and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, it's Volia's graduation work," Comrade Malinkov raised the thing in his hand, shook it, and laughed.

"Oh?" Victor discovered that it turned out to be an architectural drawing, to be precise, a hand-painted architectural sketch.

Volia is the eldest daughter of Comrade Malinkov. As far as Victor knows, she seems to have studied architecture and design.

"This child, he said that I was asked to guard her," Comrade Malinkov invited him to take a seat on the sofa, and said with a smile, "But how do I know this?"

Victor smiled, naturally reached out and took the line draft, while watching it, he bent over and sat down on the sofa.

"Drawing this kind of line draft generally requires following three principles," Victor said while sitting on the sofa looking at the picture, "In terms of composition, we must follow the principles of perspective and proportion; pay attention to details and follow the law of two-point perspective; There are also objects such as the ground, doors and windows, and the lines of the composition must follow the law of perspective."

"Do you still know this?" Comrade Malinkov looked at him in surprise and asked.

"Ah, I can't talk about understanding, it's just a little understanding," Victor handed back the drawing, shaking his head and smiling. This is a modest way of saying that he really understands this stuff, of course, this is also contacted in his previous life.

Comrade Malinkov took the drawing, shook his head and smiled, but did not continue on this topic.

"I am looking for you today, mainly because there are some things that need to be determined." Comrade Malinkov came back after pouring a glass of water for Victor, sat down on the sofa opposite him, and said, "I am going to recommend you to serve as the vice chairman of the liquidation committee. , Is mainly responsible for related intelligence work. I have discussed this issue with you before, how are you thinking about it?"

"Thank you for your trust in me," Victor said without hesitation this time, he said directly, "As far as I am concerned, I am also honored to be able to contribute to the work of the liquidation committee. Just like me. As suggested last time, if you have no objection, I am going to start related work in the near future."

"Very good," said Comrade Malinkov with a smile and stretched out his hand, "Victor, I am confident and think that our cooperation will be very pleasant."

After a pause, he asked in an understatement: "I heard that you had an in-depth conversation with Comrade Stalin this morning?"

"Yes," Victor did not hide. Since he has decided to join the small group of Comrade Malinkov, he should show his loyalty. Therefore, he stated exactly what he had talked with Comrade Stalin, even including the matter of applying eye drops to Comrade Serov.

After listening to his statement, Comrade Malinkov's eyes flickered. He hesitated for a while and said: "Victor, your performance is very good, especially in terms of political acumen. It is a surprise to me."

Speaking of this, he glanced in the direction of the door, then leaned over and said in a low voice: "You know, your performance has won the favor of Comrade Stalin, and at the same time, it has also caused trouble to some of our comrades. ."