268 Things happen for a reason

If the German ambassador is killed as in history, then Dzerzhinsky is not the only one who is unlucky, and as the chairman of Petrograd Cheka, I am afraid that a certain immortal will also be to blame. Especially if someone has just offended Trotsky, and in this case gives the other party a handle, then the old man will not fix him to death!

In order to prevent his own tragedy, Li Xiaofeng categorically ordered the driver to turn in the direction of the German embassy, to be honest, at this time, a certain immortal was a little worried, in case it was too late, at this moment the German ambassador had already had an accident, so what should I do?

Generally speaking, according to Murphy's Law, if you are worried that something will happen, then it will happen. Anyway, a certain immortal has already prepared for the worst-case scenario, and is thinking about how to eliminate the adverse effects after the worst, or how to explain it to the central government.

However, I don't know if a certain immortal in Lu Dao is really lucky, Murphy's law did not take effect this time, everything is normal in the German embassy, and the guards guarding the door have never seen the Cheka or the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs come to the embassy at all.

Suddenly, Li Xiaofeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately new doubts arose, whether the counter-revolutionaries had not forged their documents, or were they ready to choose to do it in July, as in history?

Li Xiaofeng couldn't figure out what kind of choice the enemy would make, and he couldn't figure out what kind of calculations they were making, but Li Xiaofeng knew that he must be vigilant, otherwise there was a possibility of tragedy.

After warning the German Embassy, Li Xiaofeng did not say a word on the way back, carefully analyzed and judged, and the atmosphere in the car became very serious for a while.

Vasily was dumbfounded. He didn't know what he had picked up casually. It will make your own boss feel bad. He also thought that he had done something wrong or said something wrong, and he was so nervous for a while.

"What's wrong with you, Vasily?"

Although Li Xiaofeng was thinking, he could still detect the change in Vasily's mood close at hand, and he didn't understand why his correspondent suddenly became so nervous and anxious.

Vasily asked very worriedly: "Comrade Andrei, did I do something wrong?" ”

Yes, Vasily was too worried about this, he was afraid that he would be fired from his job because of his mistakes. will be driven away by some immortal. Speaking from the heart, after getting to know a certain immortal, Vasily's life changed drastically, and his fate changed radically.

Whenever the neighbors, relatives and friends around him learned that he was working in the Cheka, they all showed envy and awe. Of course, Vasily was not a superficial man, and this level of fame did not make him get carried away, but it was true to be proud of it.

In addition to pride, joining the Cheka and joining the Bolsheviks also completely changed his life, from the previous lack of food and clothing. Up to now, the family has no worries about food and clothing, and there is meat to eat every once in a while. My sister also went back to school. The sick old mother also received the best medical care, and even the family finally moved out of the shack and into an apartment with heating and flush toilets.

All this was given by Comrade Andrei, so Vasily was grateful to a certain immortal from the bottom of his heart, hoping to serve a certain immortal. And now, he is very worried that because of his mistakes, he will not be able to continue to serve a certain immortal, which is what he is most worried and afraid of.

"You're doing a great job, I'm satisfied!"

Li Xiaofeng didn't know what Vasily was thinking, to tell the truth, as a correspondent, Vasily lacked a little cleverness, which really made him feel very regretful, which was also the reason why someone had not promoted Vasily to secretary for Lu. Because Vasily can only be considered a messenger, and letting him be a secretary is not promoting him, it is harming him.

But being honest also has the advantage of being honest, at least Li Xiaofeng doesn't worry about Vasily telling right and wrong, and he can also completely trust Vasily. To be honest, from this point of view, Li Xiaofeng is very satisfied with Vasily's work, because this kid never talks nonsense, let alone thinks about making a small report or anything.

For example, today's incident, if someone else tells Li Xiaofeng about it, then he will think about it more, or go around the bush to inquire again, if the matter is indeed like this, Li Xiaofeng will take action. And Vasily is different, this kid is too honest, he doesn't know how to move right and wrong and make small reports, Li Xiaofeng can trust him. Therefore, Li Xiaofeng took direct action at that time.

And, to tell the truth, he was grateful that Vasily had told him about it, otherwise, he would have been kept in the dark and would not have had any alarm at all...... Hey, Li Xiaofeng suddenly felt that something was wrong, it seemed that there was something in this incident that he ignored?

He first stopped Vasily from continuing to ask questions, but knocked on the door of his head and suddenly asked: "Vasily, you just said that after the matter was discovered, Comrade Felix only criticized the female comrade a few words, right?" ”

Vasily nodded, he remembered that he had emphasized this point before, because the lesbian had been worried that Dzerzhinsky would punish her severely, and as a result, she was so nervous that she was scared to tears as soon as she entered Dzerzhinsky's office. Later, Comrade Dzerzhinsky comforted her and told her not to be too nervous, saying that the matter was not serious, but just a trivial matter.

"That's not right!" Li Xiaofeng said categorically.

Vasily was stunned, how could it be wrong? He thinks it's normal, isn't it good that the female comrade took the initiative to admit her mistakes, and Comrade Dzerzhinsky leniently forgave her mistakes and gave her a chance to correct them?

"It's not bad, it's not right!" Li Xiaofeng frowned, and asked again: "How did Comrade Felix deal with this matter after that, and did he investigate it severely?" ”

Vasily was stunned, he touched the back of his head, and thought for a while before replying: "At that time, Comrade Felix did not investigate it, but just called a meeting of the comrades of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and warned everyone to correct their work attitude and not to be careless and lose their ......."

Hearing this, Li Xiaofeng felt more and more weird, with his understanding of the Man in the Iron Mask, Dzerzhinsky should not be so unvigilant. Take Li Xiaofeng himself, even if he is not a traverser. I don't know that there was such a thing as the assassination of the German ambassador in the history of Lu Dao. But. If a subordinate reports to him that a blank power of attorney is missing. He will also be vigilant at the first time!

This can be a matter of great size or small, and once it is exploited by the counter-revolutionaries, the destructive power caused is unprecedented. Such serious consequences would not have been unimagined by a person as strict as Dzerzhinsky. Historically, not long after the Bolsheviks seized power, most of the institutional work procedures were not straightened out, and the quality of personnel was also questionable, which led to the exploitation of loopholes.

The current situation is completely different. After Li Xiaofeng became chairman of Petrograd Cheka. On the one hand, a lot of welfare benefits have been given, and on the other hand, the work attitude has been strictly rectified, and some black sheep with low quality and poor consciousness have been eliminated.

It can be said that the current Cheka work attitude is not ordinarily correct, and a little carelessness may lead to the loss of jobs, which is also one of the important reasons why the previous female comrade was nervous. Moreover, Dzerzhinsky himself also had high standards and strict requirements, and with the intervention of both him and a certain immortal, the most efficient and enthusiastic institutions in the Council of People's Commissars were the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Cheka. In this case, important blank letters of attorney are still lost. You're welcome to put it mildly. The nature is quite bad, and it is inevitable to attract attention!

But strangely enough. Dzerzhinsky only made verbal criticism, no matter how you look at it, this is not in line with the character of the Man in the Iron Mask, how could he, who has always been strict and strict, suddenly relax? Moreover, what makes Li Xiaofeng strange is not only this, as the chairman of Petrograd Cheka and the party that issued the letter of appointment, Dzerzhinsky did not inform him of the news, this is not right!

It is indeed very wrong, anyway, the first agency to suppress the rebellion is the Cheka, and the blank letter of appointment is probably only of interest to those counter-revolutionaries, such a big thing, the man in the iron mask has to say hello to him and inform him, right?

But it is obvious that Li Xiaofeng did not receive a notice, if it wasn't for Vasily inadvertently mentioning it during the small talk, he would probably still be kept in the dark!

Li Xiaofeng's mood became worse and worse, he didn't know what the purpose of Dzerzhinsky was doing this, whether he had an opinion about himself or the Cheka? Or both?

Li Xiaofeng thinks that he has not offended Dzerzhinsky recently, and the Politburo and the Military Commission have held several meetings before, and the man in the iron mask has also said good things for him.

For a while, Li Xiaofeng was very entangled and confused, and he couldn't come up with a reasonable answer after thinking about it, so he simply didn't want to think about it, and directly instructed the driver: "Turn around and go to the NKVD!" ”

I'm afraid that the most depressed thing today is the driver's eldest brother, whenever he is about to drive back to Peter and Paul Fortress, a certain immortal will suddenly order him to change his route, not to take such a toss!

After arriving at the NKVD, Li Xiaofeng directly broke into Dzerzhinsky's office. However, the word "break" is a bit excessive, because Dzerzhinsky's office is never a break-in, and the office is simply open, and he never closes the door except for some confidential phone calls.

According to the Man in the Iron Mask, as a Bolshevik, he was always above board, and there was nothing that could not be seen. Moreover, in order to facilitate communication with comrades, there is no need to close the door, and anyone can go directly to the office to talk to him.

Dzerzhinsky did this, and he demanded it from himself, but the others didn't dare to break in directly. Politburo member is no joke, he is an old man who deals with official business from morning to night, and he is so busy that he even runs all the way to the toilet. Who dares to disturb him casually, and who can bear to disturb him casually?

However, Li Xiaofeng couldn't control so much, he broke in with a big grin, and finally ordered Vasily to close the door and guard outside, he didn't care about Dzerzhinsky's broken rules, sometimes he had to close the door and talk.

Dzerzhinsky looked at a certain immortal, and then subconsciously rubbed the bridge of his nose and temples, according to his experience, it is generally not good for someone to come to the door alone. However, Dzerzhinsky was not a person who was afraid of things, and asked directly to the point: "Is there any problem?" Comrade Andrey. ”

Li Xiaofeng also knows the temper of the iron-masked man, and he is better than anything else, on the contrary, if you talk to him in a roundabout way, he will scold you.

"That's the case," Li Xiaofeng directly explained his intentions, "I heard that the blank power of attorney was stolen?" ”

Dzerzhinsky's face changed visibly. He glanced up at a certain immortal. I subconsciously looked at the office door again. After seeing that the door was closed, he nodded and admitted: "I did lose two copies!" ”

This time it was Li Xiaofeng's turn to be surprised, before he came, he had thought about Dzerzhinsky's attitude towards his questioning, he had thought that the man in the iron mask would find a reason to prevaricate him, and he had also thought that the man in the iron mask would refuse to talk about it, but he didn't expect him to admit it directly.

Nima, what rhythm is this? If you admit it directly, then why didn't you tell me before? That's why!

Dzerzhinsky seemed to see the doubts of a certain immortal. He said, "Now that you know the Tao, I'll just say it." This matter is very serious and has attracted my great attention! ”

Li Xiaofeng was dumbfounded again, and attached great importance to it? Well, you seem to have just made verbal criticism. If this is highly valued, then if you don't pay attention to it, it will be treated as if it didn't happen!

"Attaching great importance to it does not mean that it should be pursued with great fanfare!" Dzerzhinsky explained expressionlessly, "I suspect that the people who stole the blank letters of appointment had no small intentions, and they probably wanted to use them to carry out counter-revolutionary activities. It is even very likely that the spearhead will be directed at our most core departments and leaders! ”

Without waiting for Li Xiaofeng to interject, Dzerzhinsky explained to himself: "And. I think the reason why they were able to steal the mandate was probably because we had agents within us. Through the cooperation of the spies, it can be so hidden! ”

Speaking of this, Dzerzhinsky suddenly sighed: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Comrade Andrei, if it weren't for your strict rules and regulations, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to detect the theft of the mandate." ”

Dzerzhinsky's remarks explained some of Li Xiaofeng's doubts, and from the analysis of the words of the man in the iron mask, he was preparing to secretly investigate the case, in order to prevent the leakage from startling the snake. Li Xiaofeng can understand this, but he doesn't understand what the Iron Mask Man is hiding from him, and he doesn't think it's a good way, because secret investigation is too risky!

And Dzerzhinsky continued to speak with an expressionless face: "Personally, I think that the fewer people who know that we are secretly pursuing this case, the better. Only by controlling the scale can we prevent messages from being leaked as much as possible. After all, we have no way of knowing how many spies the enemy has infiltrated into us, and I hope that through this operation, we can wipe out all the enemy agents! ”

Although the Man in the Iron Mask's explanation was like that, Li Xiaofeng still felt uncomfortable, because Dzerzhinsky's meaning was obvious, so he almost pointed his nose and said, "I don't trust you Cheka!" ”

This made Li Xiaofeng very annoyed, if someone else talked to him like this, a certain immortal would probably flip the table directly. It's a pity that it was Dzerzhinsky who said this, this guy has always been iron-faced and selfless about things and not people, and he turned his face, and the final result was that you made a mistake and reviewed.

Li Xiaofeng didn't want to be scolded by his mentor because of this, and he didn't want to tear his face with the man in the iron mask like this, after all, the man in the iron mask was the elder of the Politburo and the big boss of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The Cheka will have to deal with the organization he leads in the future, and the two sides will inevitably have to cooperate, and it will not be beneficial to fall out at all.

However, this does not mean that Li Xiaofeng has to swallow his anger, I saw him say with a straight face: "I can understand your concerns, considering the overall situation, your response is understandable." However, Comrade Felix, I must remind you that this matter is very serious, and if the secret investigation is not successful, it may turn things out of control. Moreover, the elimination of counter-revolutionaries is the first priority of the Cheka, and we are the institutions leading the suppression. I hope you will have a little more respect for the Cheka, and if you encounter the same thing in the future, please at least let us know about it! ”

Dzerzhinsky was about to speak, but Li Xiaofeng said in disregard: "Otherwise, I can only think that you deliberately want to conceal the news, which is quite detrimental to the anti-rebellion work!" We must trust each other and cooperate sincerely, otherwise, it will be difficult for us in the Cheka to cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the future! ”

Dzerzhinsky looked at a certain immortal with a complicated expression, it should be said that he watched Li Xiaofeng grow up step by step. In the blink of an eye, someone's aura became more and more powerful, who would know that when someone just stepped into his cell more than a year ago, it was so naΓ―ve that it made people laugh.

But it was also a pleasure for Dzerzhinsky to witness the growth of young people. As an old revolutionary, the biggest worry is that there is no successor. From now on, a certain immortal can be regarded as growing steadily, even if what this kid said just now was very unkind, but Dzerzhinsky was still very pleased.

Work, how can there be no arguments, how can there be no friction, the truth is the more debated, the clearer it becomes, and appropriate quarrels are also beneficial to the work, at least everyone has spoken out, it is better than hiding behind the scenes.

"There is no problem, in fact, this is also a special case!" Dzerzhinsky agreed to Li Xiaofeng's request, but to his surprise, a certain immortal's request was more than that.

"I can understand, but I hope that the comrades of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can give us timely feedback on the situation when they solve this case," Li Xiaofeng knew that Dzerzhinsky wanted to refuse, but he said strongly: "My request is not excessive, because I have a hunch that the implication in this case may be very large, and the case will become extremely complicated." Relying only on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct reconnaissance is probably not enough. I will select the most politically innocent and loyal comrades in Petrograd Cheka to form a special task force to assist and follow up on the progress of the case...... If there is a trend of expanding the case, it is good to support it at any time! ”

Dzerzhinsky sighed in his heart, someone said this, he really couldn't refuse, and after thinking for a moment, the Man in the Iron Mask gave in again.

However, Li Xiaofeng was still not satisfied, and said: "In addition, I think it is very necessary to report the case to the Politburo, and it is very necessary to let all the comrades of the Politburo know about the situation!" (To be continued......)

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