The Sinavino offensive plan was approved by Stalin, and the fears raised by Rokossovsky were simply ignored. With the approach of May Day, the study and approval of various operational plans www.biquge.info temporarily suspended, and everyone in the General Staff Headquarters was preparing for the preliminary work of the May Day military parade.

On the evening of the last day of April, Rokossovsky left the staff headquarters and returned to the hospital in his own car with the guard Lyonka. Unexpectedly, the car drove halfway, but was stopped by the military police on duty at the intersection of Pushkin Street.

Rokossovsky pushed the door and got out of the car, accompanied by Lyonka, and walked towards the military police on duty who were standing behind the barricade. He came to an officer and asked curiously, "Comrade officer, why is the road closed in front?" ”

Seeing that it was a general asking himself, the young officer hurriedly raised his hand to salute him and replied: "Report to Comrade General, because tomorrow there will be a military parade on Red Square, and the streets in front of it are full of tanks, armored vehicles and artillery, so the garrison command has ordered the troops and the traffic police units to act together and close the road to the area where the technical equipment is parked." ”

After listening to the officer's explanation, Rokossovsky nodded understandingly, chatted casually with the officer, and then turned around and walked towards his car. Liao Enka hurriedly caught up with him from behind, and asked anxiously: "Comrade commander, the road is closed in front, can we only make a detour?" ”

Rokossovsky looked sideways at him and said, "Yes, judging by the current situation, we can only take a detour." ”

"However, Comrade Commander, even if the road is closed, it is only for ordinary people." Hearing Rokossovsky say this, Lyonka said a little unconvinced: "You can completely let the military police on duty move the barricade and let our car pass!" ”

At this time, Rokossovsky had already walked to the door of the car, and when he heard Lyonka's complaint, he stopped, held the door with his hand, and said: "Lyonka, as a general, although I have some privileges, they are not used in this place. After saying that, he bent down and got into the car and instructed the driver, "Comrade driver, turn the car around, and we will return to the hospital from other roads." ”

The driver nodded, and when Lyonka was also in the car, he turned around and drove back to the Moskva River, along which he drove north.

Since the Germans had moved away from Moscow, normal order had been restored in the city, red flags and streamers could be seen everywhere on buildings and telephone poles on the streets, long queues were clapping in front of the food stores on the streets, and people were preparing things for tomorrow's holiday.

After the car drove forward for a while, Rokossovsky suddenly saw several tall stone buildings on the side of the road, so he asked the driver curiously: "Comrade driver, what kind of unit is the building on the side of the road in front?" ”

After a quick glance, the driver replied: "Comrade General, that is the office building of the Industrial Bureau." ”

After hearing this, Liao Enka, who did not know the inside story, also said with emotion: "The building of this Industrial Bureau is really magnificent, and even the General Staff Headquarters cannot be compared with him." ”

And after Rokossovsky heard that this was the Industrial Bureau, he was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Comrade driver, please park your car at the door of the building." ”

In front of the arched door of the office building, there is a special guard post, and in addition to a soldier standing in the sentry box on the left and right, there is also a sergeant walking back and forth, checking those who enter and leave the building. Seeing a black sedan stop at the entrance of the building, he hurriedly walked to the front of the car, raised his hand to salute the driver, and said politely: "I'm sorry, parking is not allowed here, please drive the car away immediately." ”

Rokossovsky pushed open the door, leaned out half of his body, and asked the sergeant: "Hey, comrade sergeant, I would like to ask if the chief Borisova is there?" ”

Seeing that it was a general who was asking his own words, the sergeant hurriedly saluted Rokossovsky, and then politely replied: "Report to Comrade General, I just saw that Comrade Chief has left work." ”

"Off work?" Hearing that Borisova had already left work, Rokossovsky couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart, thinking that he had finally come to visit, but it was still empty. But he gave up like this, and he was a little unwilling, so he continued to ask the sergeant: "Will she come back?" ”

The sergeant shook his head and said, "I heard from other comrades that she has been in contact with her in the office for three days, and since she has returned home today, I guess she will have to come tomorrow." He saw the look of disappointment on Rokossovsky's face, and quickly added, "If you have something important, you can go to her house." ”

The sergeant's words gave Rokossovsky a new hope in his heart, and he hurriedly asked: "Comrade sergeant, do you know where her home is?" ”

"Yes," said the sergeant, nodding, "you follow the street, turn left at the second junction, and go a hundred meters further on, which is the residential area of the Industrial Bureau. Comrade Borisova lives in Building 40, and you can find it if you ask someone. ”

Rokossovsky thanked the sergeant and asked the driver to drive in the direction the sergeant had said.

The buildings in the residential complex are very regularly distributed, and there are huge numbers on the sides of each floor, so the car came smoothly in front of the 40 buildings, which are three-storey buildings divided into two units. Since he did not know which unit Borisova lived in, Rokossovsky could only get out of the car himself and ask someone.

As soon as he walked into the first unit, he heard a voice next to him asking loudly: "Hey, comrade soldier, who are you looking for?" ”

Rokossovsky stopped, turned his head to look, and saw a duty room on the right side of the door, and a chubby old lady poked her head out of the window and looked at Rokossovsky warily.

Rokossovsky smiled, walked quickly in front of the old lady, smiled and asked: "Hello, I want to find Comrade Borisova, I don't know if she lives here." ”

The old lady had clearly seen that it was a general standing in front of her at this moment, and immediately put away her "class struggle face" just now, and said to Rokossovsky with a smile on her face: "That's right, Comrade General, Borisova lives here. She's in the room on the left side of the second floor, and I see she's just come back, and you're going up there to find her. ”

Rokossovsky nodded to the old lady in thanks, but instead of going upstairs immediately, he told Lyonka and the driver, who were outside: "You wait for me for an hour, and if I don't come down in an hour, you can leave first." ”

"But Comrade General," Lyonka asked with some concern when he heard Rokossovsky say this, "how can you go back without a car?" ”

"Don't worry," Rokossovsky said with a smile, "I'll find a way back." With that, he re-entered the building.

He came to the door of Borisova's house, and when he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, he suddenly found that his heart was beating faster, and even his breathing became short, so he quickly stopped and took a few deep breaths, and only after his mood was stable did he knock the door a few times.

"Who?" A moment later, the familiar voice came from inside the door.

Rokossovsky did not speak, but knocked hard a few more times on the door.

With a "squeak", the door was opened from the inside, and a tired Borisova appeared in the doorway.