While the Germon family was sighing over the wasted eight thousand pounds, the German intelligence officer who had obtained the defense map of the 48th Army appeared at the German headquarters and handed over the information he had obtained. chief of staff.
After seeing the defense map of the 48th Group Army, the German Chief of Staff couldn't help but take a breath, and then said to the commander sitting behind the desk: "Your Excellency, Commander, the situation is not good. The troops we mobilized in the past two days , there are heavy Russian troops massed on the front. If we launch an attack from these areas, I am afraid the casualties of the troops will be very heavy."
The commander looked at his own defense map, and then at the Soviet defense map he had just obtained. He looked up at his Chief of Staff and asked: "Chief of Staff, is this Russian defense plan accurate?"
The chief of staff did not answer immediately, but turned to look at the intelligence officer standing aside, wanting to know from him how authentic this picture was.
Seeing this, the intelligence officer quickly stepped forward and explained to the commander: "Your Excellency, Commander, our intelligence officer bought this defense map from the Russians at a large price. Its authenticity cannot be doubted. of."
"you sure?!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, we also obtained a defense map a few days ago, which has been repeatedly verified by intelligence officers." The intelligence officer said, "That defense map is that of the Russian 334th Regiment. You can take that one." Compare the defense map with the defense map in front of you, and you will find that the two are completely consistent."
The German commander stared at the map in front of him, thinking to himself that if this defense map was true, it meant that he had to readjust his defense deployment.
The chief of staff noticed the commander's thoughts and asked the intelligence officer with a serious expression: "Where is the intelligence officer who sent the intelligence?"
The intelligence officer said in a panic: "He's gone!"
"He left?!" The chief of staff frowned and asked dissatisfied, "Where did he go?"
"I don't know, he was kicked out by me."
"Why did you drive him away?"
"Chief of Staff, you may not know that this intelligence was sold to my intelligence agent by a Russian commander. The asking price was 10,000 pounds. Since I couldn't raise that much money at the time, I sent two people to deliver it first. Thousand pounds passed." The intelligence officer explained to the chief of staff: "Unexpectedly, today the intelligence officer came directly with the defense plan. At that time, I thought that since the intelligence was taken, there was no need to give the remaining eight thousand pounds. . Unexpectedly, the other party continued to argue with me, so I drove him away in anger."
"Hutu, you are simply too stupid." The chief of staff said angrily: "A few days ago, our army mobilized an infantry division and an armored division to the right wing, which is the Russian left wing, and plans to use it at the right time. , and implement a breakthrough from this area. If this defense map is true, that is to say, the area we selected for the assault is exactly the area heavily defended by the Russians. Once we start to attack, not only will we not be able to win, but we will even Hit hard."
When the chief of staff said this, he saw the intelligence officer's mouth open a few times, as if he wanted to defend himself, and continued: "If we are facing ordinary Russian troops, then even in our main attack direction With heavy troops, we still have the ability to defeat them and break through their defenses. But the enemy we face now is Sokov, who is giving our generals a headache. The troops he commands cannot be easily defeated."
"The chief of staff is right." The commander, who had been staring at the map without speaking, said: "The authenticity of this defense map is related to what kind of results we can achieve in the next offensive operation. If it is true, we We need to readjust our deployment and launch an attack again.”
"Your Excellency, Commander, I would like to ask." The intelligence officer bravely asked: "Now is the coldest month of January, which is not suitable for combat. Why do we choose this time to launch an attack on the Russian defense zone? ?”
"As an intelligence officer, you must be aware of the counterattack launched by our army in the Ardennes region?"
The intelligence officer had read the report and naturally knew about the German attack on the Allies in the Ardennes region. Judging from the results achieved so far, the Allied forces were beaten to a pulp by the Germans who took the initiative to attack, and the defense line was also in danger. At this moment, when the commander asked about this matter, he nodded quickly and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I have read the reports from friendly forces and understand their progress in the Ardennes region. If they can always maintain the offensive, I think they have every chance." capable of driving the Allies back to France."
"Good news on the Western Front is spreading frequently, and we cannot be idle here." The German commander said: "The top priority is to find out whether the Russian defense map is true or false, and then consider whether to adjust the current deployment of our army."
After hearing what the commander said, the intelligence officer murmured: "But I don't know where the intelligence officer is."
"As an intelligence agent, you always have his address, right?"
"No." the intelligence officer said awkwardly: "The people I sent to the Russian defense area this time were two Polish intelligence agents. The person in charge was a senior intelligence agent who was very reliable. And the intelligence agent who got the defense map back , and the senior intelligence officer seems to be a relative."
"What about this senior intelligence officer?" asked the chief of staff.
"Dead. It is said that he stepped on a landmine and was blown up."
"Since you said that the person who got the intelligence back is related to the dead senior intelligence officer." The chief of staff said to the intelligence officer: "Then you immediately send someone to the senior intelligence officer's home to inquire. Maybe they can find that person." The whereabouts of the person. Once found, he will be brought to us immediately, and the commander will ask him personally."
After hearing what the chief of staff said, the intelligence officer said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, chief of staff, if I call that intelligence officer, I'm worried that he will continue to ask me for the eight thousand pounds."
"Give it to him." Unexpectedly, the commander suddenly said: "As long as he can prove that this defense map is true, I can give it to him no matter how much money he wants."
"Your Excellency, Commander," the Chief of Staff asked in surprise upon hearing this: "Is it worth it for us to spend such a large price to buy a piece of information?"
"It's worth it, of course it's worth it." The commander said with a smile: "Chief of Staff, don't forget, we also received hundreds of thousands of pounds from Berlin not long ago. We can give this money to that person." An intelligence agent, let him continue to work for us."
"Yes, yes." After the commander reminded him, the chief of staff immediately remembered that there were hundreds of thousands of fake pounds in the headquarters. It was very cost-effective to use this money to pay for the purchase of intelligence. He turned around and urged the intelligence officer: " You hurry up and find the intelligence agent and tell him that we can give him the remaining eight thousand pounds, but only if he finds a way to prove that this defense map is true."
The intelligence officer returned to his office and immediately checked Dobzharsky's home address. After confirming the other party's residence, he took several soldiers in a car and rushed to the other party's residence.
The truck stopped near Dobzharsky's house. The soldiers jumped out of the truck and automatically set up a warning circle at the door. The intelligence officer led two soldiers to call the door.
Hearing someone knocking on the door outside, Henrik's sister immediately got up and came to the door and opened the door directly.
Seeing clearly that there was a group of German soldiers standing outside the door, she exclaimed and hurriedly closed the door. But the soldier outside the door moved faster than her. He stretched out one foot to block the door, then pointed his gun at her and asked viciously: "Is this Dobzharski's home?"
"Yes, yes." Henrik's sister replied in a panic: "It's Dobzhaski's home."
The intelligence officer stepped forward and pushed hard, pushed the door open, stepped in, and asked loudly: "Where is Dobzhasky?"
"Dead, Mr. Officer. He was accidentally killed by a mine when he was ordered to go to the Russian defense area."
The reason why Henrik's sister said this is because her parents introduced her to the death process of Dobzharsky in this way. She had no idea that her husband Dobzharsky was killed by her brother in collusion with outsiders. of.
When Henrik heard the sound at the door, he hurried over to check, and happened to bump into the intelligence officer.
The intelligence officer came here to inquire about Henrik's whereabouts. When he saw him actually appearing in front of him, he pointed at him with his hand and ordered the soldiers around him: "Take him away!"
When the soldier heard this, he couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed Henrik's arm and pulled him out.
Facing the dark muzzle of the gun, Henrik dared not resist, so he could only follow him outside obediently. Mr. Germon and his wife also came out of the room. When they saw their son being taken away, they immediately rushed over and begged the intelligence officer: "Mr. Officer, my son has not committed any crime, you can't take him away." .”
The intelligence officer didn't bother to tangle with the civilian couple, didn't even bother to talk to them, turned around and walked out of the room.
After seeing his son being taken into the car by the soldiers, the vehicle drove away. Germon's wife cried and said: "What happened? How could the Germans take Henrik away? Virgin Mary, please bless Henrik and let him come back safely."
Besides, after Henrik was taken to the intelligence officer's office, the intelligence officer asked the soldiers to retreat, and then said to Henrik: "Please sit down, young man."
Henrik gingerly sat down opposite the intelligence officer, and then asked cautiously: "Mr. Officer, what do you want to see me for?"
"Let's talk about the defense plan you brought back." The intelligence officer leaned his body back and rested his head on the back of the chair. He looked at Henrik and asked, "Is it true or false?"
The intelligence officer's repudiation made Henrik feel an evil fire in his heart. When he heard the other party ask about the authenticity of the defense map, he sneered and said: "If you say it is true, it is true; if you say it is false, it is false."
The intelligence officer heard the other party's serious dissatisfaction from Henrik's tone of voice, so he laughed and said: "When you sent the intelligence, my attitude may have been a bit bad. I hope you don't mind. I promised it to you." Eight thousand pounds will be sent to you soon, so just wait patiently."
Henrik had been fooled once, so naturally he would not fall twice in the same place, so when he answered the other party's question, he asked tentatively: "I won't say anything until I see the money."
The intelligence officer was not angry after hearing what Henrik said. He picked up the phone in front of him and dialed a number. Then he said into the phone: "Bring over what you have prepared."
After putting down the phone, the intelligence officer looked at Henrik and said, "You will see what I have prepared for you later. I hope you can answer my questions truthfully."
Henrik didn't answer, but just said "Yeah" coldly. He thought to himself that if he couldn't see the money, he would never tell the other party whether the defense map was true or false.
Soon, Henrik heard rapid footsteps in the corridor outside. Hearing this voice, his heart beat faster than expected. He thought it was someone sent by the intelligence officer to arrest him.
But what happened next was beyond Henrik's expectation. I saw a second lieutenant officer walking in, placing the small box he was carrying in front of the intelligence officer, and then turned and walked out of the room.
The intelligence officer opened the box and looked at it. After turning the box 180 degrees, he pushed it directly in front of Henrik: "This is the eight thousand pounds promised to you. Please order it carefully."
Seeing so many banknotes placed in front of him, Henrik's eyes suddenly lit up. At this moment, he didn't care about being polite or impolite, and just grabbed a handful of banknotes and started counting them. The intelligence officer sitting opposite looked at Henrik, who only saw money, with a calm expression. Of course, it's not that the intelligence officer doesn't love money, but he knows that the pounds Henrik is counting are all counterfeit banknotes made by Berlin.
After Henrik finally finished counting the money, the intelligence officer asked coldly: "How is it? Is the number correct?"
"That's right." Henrik, who was ecstatic in his heart, did not look at the intelligence officer at all. He only saw the box of money in front of him: "No more, no less, exactly eight thousand pounds."
The intelligence officer reached out and closed the box, looked at Henrik and said: "Of course the amount of money is correct, but I can't give it to you now. I need you to accompany me to see the headquarters and verify the authenticity of the defense map. , then this money can be handed over to you.”
Henrik, who was eager to get the money, stood up abruptly and said to the intelligence officer: "Mr. Officer, why are you waiting? Let's go see the Commander as soon as possible."
Naturally, the intelligence officer would not take Henrik directly to see the commander. Instead, he picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number again, reported his name to the other party, and then asked tentatively: "The commander wants to see you." I found the person, can I go over now?"
After getting permission, the intelligence officer put down the phone, stood up and said to Henrik: "Let's go, follow me to see the commander."
Seeing the intelligence officer put the box on the table while the man was walking outside, Henrik asked in a panic: "Mr. Officer, what should I do with the money?"
The intelligence officer glanced at the box containing the money on the table, sneered and said, "Just leave it there. When you see the commander, you can come back to get it."
Henrik didn't believe the intelligence officer's statement. He was worried that when he saw the commander, the money would also be out of reach for him, so he stood there and refused to move, but his eyes were fixed on him. Stare at the box on the table.
Seeing that Henrik was so greedy for money, the intelligence officer sneered and shook his head, and then said to him: "If you are worried, just take this box of money and go to the commander with you. But I want to remind you, before entering the commander's office, This money can only be left at the door.”
Henrik thought that even if the money was left at the door of the commander's office, it would be better than leaving it in the intelligence officer's office. At least after meeting the commander, he got his own money when he left home. So he stepped forward, picked up the box, followed the intelligence officer, and walked happily towards the commander's office.
