"Extra, extra. President Albert was killed last night, and the murderer, Ludendorff, was arrested and killed in the early hours of the morning. "A newspaper boy took the newspaper that the social worker newspaper had already printed and sold, and shuttled through the streets and alleys to sell it.

While people were surprised by the sudden murder of President Albert, they were even more puzzled by the swift arrest of the SS: "The president was killed that night, and the murderer was found in the early hours of the next morning, how could it be so coincidental?" ”

Moreover, Zhang Chengtian's killing of Ludendorff made this arrest even more overshadowed by the lack of evidence.

In contrast to the social worker's newspaper, Voice of Liberty, one of the largest Jewish-run newspapers in Germany, focused its coverage on the analysis of German politics.

According to the analysis of the Voice of Liberty newspaper, in the case of Albert and Ludendorff being killed one after another, the only people who are qualified to serve as the next president in China are Army Commander-in-Chief Sickert, who has the nickname "Sphinx" (Sphinx), and Field Marshal Hindenburg, who is known as the "God of Protector of the Country".

Next, the Voice of Liberty newspaper changed its tone and proclaimed that Admiral Sickert seemed to have strong qualifications, but was far inferior to Field Marshal Hindenburg.

One is a general, the other is a marshal, who has more seniority, you can see through it at a glance.

What is really significant is that the Voice of Liberty newspaper concludes by concluding that if Sickert is ultimately elected president, the causes of Albert and Ludendorff's deaths may not be as clear as they seem......

"Chop!" After reading the Voice of Liberty newspaper in his office, Sickert angrily threw the newspaper against the wall: "This is nonsense, according to them, I have become a conspirator." ”

Zhang Chengtian, who immediately came to Sickert's office after killing Ludendorff, also nodded and said, "That's right, the Voice of Liberty newspaper is obviously trying to mislead public opinion. Once you run for the presidency, the negative press will definitely follow. Once conspiracy theories emerge, they will continue to ferment. ”

Sickert interrupted Chang's kind reminder and said firmly: "I never had the idea of running for president, this is purely made up. ”

"This is even more problematic," Zhang Chengtian analyzed with a serious face: "If you choose to back down because of this report, it will only allow those ill-intentioned secret manipulators to achieve their goals." ”

Sickert reacted and said, "You mean, Field Marshal Hindenburg has a relationship with this group. ”

Zhang Chengtian shook his head and said, "I'm not sure what Marshal Hindenburg has to do with these people. One thing I am sure of is that the beneficiary of this report must have been Field Marshal Hindenburg. ”

Seeing that Sickert was silent after listening, Zhang Chengtian continued: "The problem now is that whether you run for election or not, the Voice of Freedom newspaper has sold Hindenburg a big favor. ”

There were some words that Zhang Chengtian did not say. However, he and Sickert are well aware that if you think of the word favor in another way, it may mean a transaction, some kind of unsavory exchange of interests.

After a long time, Sickert said slowly: "If His Excellency Marshal really owes a 'favor' for this, then he should not let him sit in that position. For a politician, a debt of affection is fatal, and especially for a president! ”

As a soldier, Sickert was full of admiration for Field Marshal Hindenburg, who had a glorious record. He did not want to believe that the field marshal, who was admired by thousands of German soldiers, including himself, could have anything to do with such an underground deal.

With a sigh, Sickert gave up and continued to dwell on the issue. The position of the president is too important, and in any case, it cannot be handed over to a person with doubts.

The current brief period of unfettered freedom was bought by former President Albert at the expense of his reputation and life. Sickert would not allow this hard-won fruit to be taken away in front of his eyes. Not even His Excellency the Marshal, whom he once respected immensely!

"Tell me, this kind of thing has the most ideas for you." After Sickert made up his mind, he asked Jang Seungtian, who had shown great political judgment in the past, to put forward his views.

For this change beyond the scope of the original history, Zhang Chengtian could not predict the next outcome as before.

If it was Zhang Chengtian, who had just crossed that meeting, he might retreat. However, after experiencing a lesson that President Albert taught himself at the cost of his life and reputation, the current Zhang Chengtian has changed a lot.

Since it is impossible to play according to the original rules, then imitate the rules of history and find another trustworthy person with proven ability to replace Hindenburg, the original president.

The candidate in Zhang Chengtian's mind is Gustav Stresemann, who has successfully served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic of Germany in history.

For this German chancellor, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for 100 days, a diplomatic genius. There is a good reason why Zhang Chengtian agrees that he is coming to the presidency.

Gustav went down in history as a great diplomat. Without the protection of the armed forces of the state, he used the Treaty of Rapallo, the Locarno and the Treaty of Berlin to successfully dismantle the anti-German alliance and lay the foundation for German revival.

Gustav inherited Bismarck's diplomatic career, and it can even be said that he surpassed Bismarck!

Because Weimar Germany lacked the strength of Bismarck's Germany, Streismmann's power could only come from his personal diplomacy.

Gustav was able to adjust himself to the fact of Germany's defeat, to restrain his nationalist will, and to create a rational foreign policy. And, Gustav was confident in Germany's revival.

Such a mature politician is more suitable for the presidency than Hindenburg, who was born in the military and knows the tactics of war but is not good at politics.

After Zhang Chengtian finished talking about his suggestion, Sickert also nodded and said: "I have heard of Gustav, he is the most promising candidate for the next prime minister. ”

Seeing that Sickert had a good influence on Gustav, Zhang Chengtian also answered: "That's right, Gustav has a very high reputation as a politician. It is clearly in Germany's interest to have a mature politician in the presidency. ”

"But how can you be sure that this politician who was going to run for prime minister will instead run for the presidency that he is not sure to succeed?" Sickert gave his opinion.

In this regard, Zhang Chengtian smiled knowingly and said: "Coincidentally, this supporter of the republic also happens to be a member of the Socialist Workers' Party. ”

Sickert's eyes widened, he did not expect that this party, which had not been established for a long time, would develop into a behemoth that touched all fields in just a few years......