After nearly half a month, when he returned to Moscow, Victor didn't have any special feelings. The only feeling was cold. It was really colder than Tehran, not a little bit colder.

After getting off the train, Victor did not go directly to the Kremlin office with Comrade Stalin. After all, there were still a few hours before the evening meeting. He could take advantage of this time to go back to his residence and take a good shower, and put on a warm winter coat by the way. .

Since the beginning of November, Moscow has had two snows, and the average daily temperature is around zero, and after nightfall, it is around minus four or five degrees. There is no doubt that this is already winter.

Valenka had long been notified that Victor would return to Moscow today, so he drove the car to the Kremlin early, waiting to pick up Victor back to his residence.

Kremlin, Troitske Gate, the black Volga sedan that Victor was riding in slowly drove out of the palace gate. In the car, Victor turned his head and watched the palace gate gradually go away behind the car. He couldn't help hissing.

Hearing his exhalation, Sophia, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "This time the mission has finally been successfully completed. In the next period of time, I can relax. Is it a bit?"

Victor smiled and said nothing.

Indeed, for him, his time in Tehran was not easy. As long as Comrade Stalin did not return to Moscow safely, his responsibility would be on his shoulders for a day. It is foreseeable that once Comrade Stalin is attacked in Tehran. , Whether he was injured or not, it was enough for Victor to drink a pot.

Fortunately, no accident happened until Comrade Stalin returned to the Kremlin. Therefore, as Sophia said, this mission was successfully completed.

To sum up, the reason why this task has been so smooth is that, on the one hand, the work was done adequately, and on the other hand, it was also because of the full cooperation of the NKVD.

From this perspective, Victor believes that joining the Marinkov and Beria camp is not a wrong decision. In addition, Victor also feels that it is indeed necessary for the National Security People’s Committee to form a team. A militarized force under its own.

Leaning his entire back into the back of the seat, Victor relaxed his limbs comfortably, but he was thinking about a question: Regarding Comrade Stalin’s preparation to implement the grassroots party committee system and the implementation of the "dual chiefs system" in the army, Is it necessary to say hello to Malinkov and the others.

If you simply consider the perspective that everyone belongs to a small group, then this greeting should obviously be made. After all, the words of keeping watch and helping each other can't just be said in the mouth, but should be done authentically.

In addition, in Victor’s opinion, whether Marinkov or Beria, they treat themselves very well. Since the two sides approached, they have given him all kinds of support, even as a kind of return. , This greeting is also to be said.

However, from the bottom of his heart, Victor had some concerns. He was not worried about anything else, but worried that Comrade Stalin would know about this matter, and I am afraid that it will provoke him.

Yes, for today's Victor, his position is always firmly on the side of Comrade Stalin, but after all, this is just a position. He needs some "friends" as long as he does not contradict his own position.

"That's right, Sophia." With this thought in his mind, Victor suddenly remembered something. He sat upright and said to Sophia in front of him, "Who is the person in charge of the committee on Kamyshin's side?"

"Kameishin?" Sophia turned her head, frowned for a while, and said, "I only know that the head of the Stalingrad region is Major Afjay Valeryevich Weminsky. As for Ka Messhin, I don’t know."

Kamyshin is a city under Stalingrad Oblast. The head of the People’s Committee for National Security there is at most a lieutenant in terms of rank. In today’s People’s Committee for National Security, people at the level of lieutenant. There are too many, so naturally it is impossible for Sophia to know everyone.

"Weminsky?" Victor recalled in his mind for a moment, but he was still unable to outline the face of Weiminsky, which showed that he didn't have much impression of this person.

"What's the matter?" Sophia asked curiously.

"Nothing, I need to ask Major Weminsky for a favor," Victor said. "Just find someone."

"Then I'll call him later," Sophia didn't take it seriously. In her opinion, it wasn't really anything.

Victor nodded first, but then shook his head and said, "I'll find him myself."

Hearing what he said, Sophia was really curious. She couldn't figure out who she was looking for. Victor still wanted to contact Weiminsky personally. He was the chairman of the People’s Committee of National Security, and he belonged to the whole department. The highest person in charge, Weiminsky is nothing more than a major. If you want to find someone, it will be finished with a single order. Is it worth he to come out and make this call in person?

Despite the doubts in her heart, Sophia didn't ask too much, but she knew how to measure.

The Volga car quickly rushed to the boulevard. When finally parked in front of Victor’s villa, Nino in a blue uniform was already waiting in the yard. She also received in advance that Victor would return to Moscow today. News, so I came here early and waited.

Having a brief conversation with Nino in the yard, Victor entered the villa surrounded by a group of people, changed into a light home clothes, and took advantage of Nino's time to put the bath water for him, Victor entered his study. Dialed the number of the Stalingrad State National Security People’s Committee.

The city of Stalingrad, Stalingrad region, hundreds of kilometers away.

This city named after its leader, Comrade Stalin, was almost completely destroyed in the previous war. To some extent, it even became a geographical term, and it no longer exists in reality.

After the end of the war, the Stalingrad Reconstruction Committee was quickly established. Under various policies, the entire city was rapidly rebuilding. In order to restore the city to its original appearance in the shortest time, it was only the Ministry of the People’s Committee of the Interior. As many as 40,000 prisoners of war were mobilized, and most of them were German soldiers who were captured under Stalingrad.

However, the reconstruction of the entire city is obviously not a simple matter. In addition to a large amount of manpower, a large amount of materials and a long time are also needed. So far, the entire city is still like a large construction site. With the arrival of, all projects will be stopped and will not be able to resume work until the beginning of the spring next year.

The office of the State National Security People’s Committee is currently set up in the old workers’ area. It occupies the office building of the original oil refinery. Half of this building was destroyed during the war. After the Security People’s Committee took over, it simply patched it up, and it worked.

As the head of the Stalingrad State National Security People’s Committee, Major Weiminsky disliked this office building very much, because he always felt that in this building, he could smell the strong smell of corpses-in Stalingrad During the defense war, this building fell hands more than 40 times between the Soviet Union and Germany. I don't know how many people died in this building.

Therefore, compared to his office on the second floor, Major Weminsky prefers to go to the roof. The roof that was bombed down has now been converted into a terrace. Major Weminsky let him go to the southeast of the terrace. Corner, built a small house with wooden planks. When he is not busy with official business, he likes to sit in this small house, because from here you can see the construction site of the National Security People’s Committee building not far away.

Major Weminsky, 27 years old this year, is a disabled person. The entire calf of his right leg was blown off. That was what happened during the Battle of Minsk, when he was a member of the internal guard.

It is precisely because of this that he has a deep hatred of the Germans, and especially likes to abuse the German prisoners of war who work **** the construction site. To him, this seems to be a joy, one of the few joys in a boring life.

Sitting on a somewhat old leather sofa, Weiminsky held a cigarette in one hand and a tea cup made from a canned bottle in the other, and looked down at those downstairs like beggars. Prisoner of war. There is a loudspeaker on the table beside him. Whenever he sees a prisoner of war who is lazy, he will take the loudspeaker and notify the soldier in charge of the overseer below to beat the lazy fellow violently.

In Major Weiminsky’s view, these Germans are not humans, but beasts. Since they are beasts, they have to be treated the same as beasts. Beating, torture, hunger, etc., are all they deserve. .

The weather in Stalingrad today was good, the sun was very big, the light was very bright, and it was warm on the body. But today, these prisoners of war are also very honest, and it is easy to find a slacker and slippery. This disappointed Major Weminsky. .

After finally seeing a guy who straightened up and tried to stretch a lazy waist, Wei Minsky was excitedly preparing to reach out for the megaphone, and he heard footsteps quickly approaching behind him. The young assistant said breathlessly, "Comrade Major, Moscow's call."

"Oh?" Major Weminsky paused with his extended hand, turned his head in a puzzled expression, looked at his assistant, and asked, "Who called?"

"It's Comrade Chairman," the assistant was ruddy, apparently running all the way before.

"Which comrade chairman?" Major Weminsky asked next.

"Comrade Victor Viktorovich Tarashev," the assistant said quickly.