Just as Rokossovsky was considering whether there was a face puzzle technique in this era, he suddenly heard Olgana say unexpectedly: "Comrade Chief, I used to study art, although I haven't held a paintbrush for many years, but there should be no problem in painting the image of that old man." ”

"It's amazing, it's amazing." Rokossovsky couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that Olgana was an art student, and he knew very well in his heart that even if there was face puzzle technology in this era, the portraits spelled out were still very different from real people. And when a portrait is painted by an eyewitness who knows how to draw, the similarity of the portrait drawn is the highest. He hurriedly instructed Vinogradov: "Comrade General, immediately prepare pen and paper for Olgana and ask her to draw the suspect." ”

Vinogradov did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took out a pencil and paper from his desk and handed them to Olgana. When he had done all this, he came to the door again, called a warrior, and whispered two commands. After listening to Vinogradov's words, the warrior glanced at Rokossovsky and Olgana who were sitting in the room, nodded vigorously, and then turned and ran away.

Although Rokossovsky saw Vinogradov's actions, he did not ask, he knew that if it was an important matter, even if he did not ask, Vinogradov would take the initiative to report to him. His attention remained on Olgana's body, looking at the portrait she was drawing.

Before Olgana could finish painting the portrait, a colonel suddenly walked in from outside the office, and he was about to raise his hand to salute Vinogradov, who was standing in the room, but he accidentally found Rokossovsky sitting behind his desk, and for a moment he was stunned, not knowing who to report.

Fortunately, Vinogradov relieved him in time and said: "Comrade Colonel, you can report directly to Comrade Marshal." ”

The colonel hurriedly faced Rokossovsky, straightened his waist and saluted, and said respectfully: "Comrade Marshal, Colonel Shevchak, head of the counterintelligence department of the Front, reports to you, I am waiting for your orders, please instruct!" ”

"Chief of the Counterintelligence Division?!" After listening to Shevchak's report, Rokossovsky realized what Vinogradov had just asked the fighters to do at the door, and it turned out that the other party had asked the other party to find the chief. He got up and walked out from behind his desk, stepped forward to hold Shevchak's hand, and subconsciously asked: "Comrade Colonel, are you in charge of this case?" ”

Don't look at Shevchak as a colonel, but it was the first time he had dealt with Rokossovsky, and he inevitably replied with some nervousness and some panic: "Yes, Comrade Marshal, General Vinogradov gave me this task. ”

"Well, are you sure you can catch that old man?"

"Comrade Marshal," said Shevchak with a look of embarrassment, "we have too little information, only that the old man wears a trench coat and a top hat, but there are not a thousand or eight hundred people in the city, and we can't arrest them all, right?" Besides, if the old man notices something strange and changes his clothes, we will not be able to recognize him, even if he is standing beside us. ”

"Colonel Shevchak, you're right, it's very difficult to catch this old man with the limited clues you have now." Rokossovsky turned his head to look at Olgana, who was sitting at the desk portrait, and asked: "But if there is a portrait of the other party, can you catch someone?" ”

Before Shevchak came here, he guessed that Vinogradov must be looking for him for the mysterious old man, but he had extremely limited clues, and finding a target in a city with more than 100,000 people was tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. When he came, he heard Rokossovsky say that he could provide a portrait of himself, and his eyes widened in surprise: "Comrade Marshal, are you telling the truth?" Do you have a picture of that mysterious man? ”

"It's not a photo, it's just a portrait." After Rokossovsky corrected the other party, he pointed to Olgana, who was busy on the side, and said: "This aunt is an eyewitness who has seen the old man with her own eyes, and she is painting a portrait of the old man for us. ”

When Shevchak heard Rokossovsky say this, he couldn't help but cry and laugh, and he thought to himself: Even if a middle-aged aunt has seen an old man, can she draw the image of the other party? But when he approached the table and saw the portrait that Organa had drawn, he had a different idea, and he saw that Organa clearly had a foundation in painting, and although he had not finished it, the portrait on the paper was lifelike, and he could not help thinking: "If the old man is really like this portrait, it would be much easier to find." ”

Olgana painted the portrait and gave it to Rokossovsky. After reading it, Rokossovsky nodded with satisfaction, and then instructed Vinogradov: "Comrade General, take her out, and by the way, honor the reward I promised." ”

After Vinogradov left with Olgana, Shevchak couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Marshal, what reward did you give her for this woman to provide us with information?" ”

"A ration card valid for three months."

"With the ration cards implemented in the city today, even if you have money, you can't buy anything." For Rokossovsky's ingenious reward, Shevchak couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "If we use ration cards as rewards, I believe that many people will provide us with useful clues." ”

"Comrade Colonel, since you think that the way of rewarding ration cards is desirable." Rokossovsky's reward for Olgana's ration card was nothing more than a whim, and seeing that Shevchak was full of praise for it, he had an idea: "Then I authorize you to issue some additional ration cards to those who provide useful clues." ”

"Comrade Marshal," seeing that Rokossovsky handed over the task of issuing additional ration cards to himself, Shevchak was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "I will definitely use the ration cards rationally in order to obtain more useful information." ”

Rokossovsky handed the portrait in his hand to Shevchak and asked tentatively: "Comrade Colonel, can you catch the lurking German spy based on this portrait?" ”

Shevchak took the portrait and looked at it for a while, and then replied: "I immediately had the portrait copied and distributed it to the patrols in the city, so that they could look for people according to the portrait." If it goes well, it will take a day at most to find this old man. ”

Seeing that Shevchak was so confident, Rokossovsky nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand at him and said: "Comrade Colonel, then start working immediately, I am waiting for your good news." ”