Who is Sorkin? The clerks didn't know about it, but when they examined the documents further, they found more interesting information.

It turned out that when Solkina was interrogated, she was panicked and told them where they came from, the so-called village of Trinavatka in Slutsk.

Salinchkin had no idea what the village meant, but some of his subordinates did. Because, this village, is a labor camp.

Suddenly, the clerks were as excited as if they had dug up a treasure from the ground, and in the early morning of June 14, they reported to Salinchkin the important discoveries they had made through the night's work.

"What? You mean that Solkina is probably a fugitive prisoner?! Is this credible? ”

"Quite possibly! Because there is a labor camp in the village of Trinavatka, where the families of some prisoners who oppose the leader are held! There is reason to suspect that Sorkina was able to escape from there because of the war. There is even reason to suspect that her escape may have something to do with the enemy! ”

The clerk's words were serious, and Salinch shuddered as he pondered the information. Could it be that Solkina is suspected of being an enemy agent?

The contradiction between the enemy and us is very serious, and although the guerrilla republics have defended part of the Soviet land with swampy trenches, will the enemy use the method of sabotage from within? Salinchkin had to doubt Solkina's true identity, as well as her position.

At worst, this woman is a Nazi who relied on her beauty to gain the trust of the two commanders, infiltrated the command headquarters, and also served as a communications soldier! If she was really a spy who betrayed Germany, it is not possible that some of the information of the guerrilla republic has been sent to the Germans.

These are all speculations by Salinchkin without actual evidence, but one thing is certain, Sorkina, or Sorkin, this person's origin is by no means simple!

Slutsk is a small city, divided into pre-war districts, which were administered by Gomel.

If you want to know what happened to the so-called fall of the village of Trinavatka, it is easy to ask Lyudbalev.

Early in the morning, Salinchkin went directly to Lyudbalev's office, and after signaling the dismissal of all those present, he asked about the village in a godly manner.

"What? You suddenly asked me about a labor camp outside Slutsk? Is it called Trinavatka? ”

"That's right! You've been working in Gomel for a long time, so you know something about it. ”

"I do know a lot! As you said, it was indeed a labor camp for special prisoners! ”

The words came out of Lyudbalev's mouth, and Salinchkin let out a long sigh.

"Alas! Homosexuals! What's wrong with you today, why are you sighing? ”

"Too bad!"

"Is it about that labor camp? The war had broken out, and I thought that this labor camp must have been occupied by the Germans and converted into a concentration camp. As far as I know, there were a lot of female prisoners in that labor camp, and the Germans occupied it, and they were all killed by the enemy! ”

Salinchkin did not rush to answer, he paused and asked, "Are you sure that all those prisoners were killed?" ”

"Maybe, maybe not! If the prisoners and guards were lucky, they should have been able to escape and join the local guerrillas. ”

"Like, join us?"

"Haha?! This is ridiculous! Lyudbalev scratched his head inexplicably, lit a cigarette for himself, and looked very lazy. My dear Comrade Salinchkin, after all, you are from Moscow and do not know anything about Belarus and Gomel! The city of Slutsk was massacred by the Germans, and tens of thousands of peaceful residents died. As far as I know, it was an SS unit composed of French Germans and the German 707th Infantry Division that committed the atrocities.

How could they survive by chance, walking hundreds of kilometers and crossing the German blockade without provisions? This joke of yours is not funny. ”

Salinchkin calmly explained the results of his investigation.

"According to an investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the identity files of all armed personnel of the guerrilla republic, we found two female soldiers who claimed to be from the village of Trinavatka in Slutsk."

"What?! And this kind of thing?! Lyudbalev was taken aback.

"That's right! Now I have one more question, do you know Sorkin? ”

"Sorkin? What Sorkin? ”

"It's because I don't know that I asked you!" Salinchkin asked, "Think about it! After all, you have been working in Gomel for a long time, and perhaps one of your colleagues has the surname Sorkin. ”

Lyudbalev was fifty-five years old, and he was a very industrious man, so he was very good at everything. He closed his eyes and was reminded by Salinchkin's reminder to think about it.

"Sorkin, I'...... I can't remember. Probably, this person is not from Gomel. ”

"Think about it, this Sorkin could be on the purge list for a certain year."

"You say the list?!"

This is the most crucial reminder of Salinchkin, and it also reminds Lyudbalev of a person with the surname Sorkin.

"There was a man named Pyotr Ivanovich Sorkin, who worked in the education department of Mogilev, who was sentenced to be shot for opposing our leader. I vaguely remember that this should have happened in 1937. At that time, the arrest of this person also affected the Gomel region. Because I supported the leader, I was able to secure my position, but some of my subordinates were sentenced to prison terms. ”

"So, this Sorkin, does he have any dependents? Does he have children? It's a son, or a daughter. ”

"This ...... As far as I can tell, this man seems to have a daughter. ”

"Are you sure?!" Salinchkin stood up excitedly!

"I ...... I'm sure, it's a daughter. As usual, the families of the criminals were also arrested, but the family members were not shot. His daughter must have been very young then, and if she was alive now, she would be very young. It's just that, dear Comrade Salinchkin, what do you mean by asking these questions? It's a thing of the past! ”

"It's not long enough!" "There is a female soldier in our ranks," said Solkina, and her patronymic name was the feminine Peter, and she was only nineteen years old. ”

Suddenly, Lyudbalev understood what he meant, and his chin flared up in surprise.

"Do you mean that the woman who was convicted not only escaped from the labor camp, but also escaped to our ranks as a soldier?!"

"And that's not all!" Salinchkin banged on the table, "It seems that you forgot some facts from yesterday's meeting. One of the radar soldiers selected by Comrade Berekov was this Solkina! ”

"Nope! No! This is crazy! How could we allow a sinner to infiltrate the command and even get the commander's reuse! No way! We must interrogate her properly! ”

Lyudbalev's excessive excitement completely exceeded Salinchkin's expectations, and he waved his hand and signaled: "We should not startle the snake now. We don't even know if these inferences are true. We can even deduce that Comrade Berekov was either not aware of these facts, or he was fully aware of them. ”

"So...... So what do you want to do. ”

"It seems that I have to interrogate those two female soldiers in secret, and if it is true, I think I will have to talk to Comrade Berekov."