Chapter 1782 The aftermath of the earthquake (Part 2)
"This sounds like it will cause a lot of trouble, and we must consider whether we can bear it. The entire network of relationships in Berlin is more complicated than the sewer network buried deep under the city. Some powerful people have already been affected by the recent
When we are dissatisfied with some things that happened, we have to be more careful, do you understand what I mean?"
Himmler himself, who seemed to hold great power, always felt like walking on stilts, and he could not help but be cautious.
The SS's investigation of the Wehrmacht was quite taboo in itself. As long as everything went smoothly, Himmler actually preferred to stay on the same page with these guys and not provoke each other.
To put it bluntly, this bunch of bastards who were tied up by the old aristocrats even wanted to give them a small amount of face, and engage in a kind of cooperation that was like a transaction, using the glory that was given to them in the past in exchange for the expansion of the empire.
The sword and loyalty of earth.
When dealing with this group of people, especially the Wehrmacht bosses in Berlin, Himmler tried not to provoke any of them, at least not to offend them to death, and to leave a way for him to meet each other in the future.
But this seemingly easy-to-do-hard-to-do thing actually conflicts with the current plan. It is estimated that Himmler can be a person who obeys the orders of the Führer in such a big matter as saving the Grossdeutschland Division.
He is clearly on his list of "people he cannot afford to offend".
If I could kill this person with one move, I would be able to say that he would never be able to recover from the beating.
But if he hadn't been killed in one move, Himmler was really afraid of the "counterattack and calculus" that he would definitely encounter in the future. Especially when the frontline battle situation was so unfavorable, Himmler could at least be prepared for some possible things that would happen next.
If you have a premonition of bad signs, you have to consider the issue of "fallback options" for yourself.
Himmler was thinking wildly in his head, and he felt that his head was going to explode. He couldn't help but cursed inwardly, how come he had been handed such outrageous things recently, and he still had to take them.
, the kind that has to be done and cannot be avoided.
Complaining will not solve the problem, and timidity and indecision will only waste more time.
After some careful consideration while tapping his index finger regularly on the table, Himmler seemed to have come up with a pretty good compromise and finally spoke slowly again.
"You can conduct a preliminary investigation, but if you encounter serious obstacles, as long as you think it is serious enough that there will be obvious resistance and cannot be broken through, stop it first."
"Detour and collect useful information and evidence from the side that can overturn this obstacle. When enough is accumulated, the head of state will make this obstacle self-defeating. The evidence to overturn the obstacle can be collected by any method you think is suitable. The higher the level, the higher the level."
Low, the more you can do it freely, I don’t think I need to say more about what to do otherwise, you know what I mean.”
With Himmler's words, Ernst roughly understood what he needed to do next. It was indeed rare to see such a cautious Himmler.
However, Ernst was still unsure about one thing and needed to get an accurate answer from Himmler.
"What evidence can be considered usable? It depends on whether it is manufacturing or origin, just like goods."
"..."
The topic unknowingly came to the most critical juncture. In fact, even Himmler has been considering this issue. This is obviously the most difficult of all problems. It is so difficult that Ernst even expressed it in a cryptic way.
, cannot be explained clearly.
Himmler tapped his right index finger on the table and thought carefully for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he felt a sense of powerlessness, which was not consistent with his high position and authority as the number one leader of the SS.
"I will go find out the opinion of the head of state, but not now. I need to wait for a suitable opportunity. Some people really should and must be eliminated. They are deep-rooted and pedantic and have become the worms of the empire and the head of state.
Obstacle, this requires a process and takes a long time, and the most important thing is the opinion of the head of state."
"Go check out those things that don't need to be manufactured. I will go to the head of state at the same time to obtain details that can guide your next move. This requires us to be extremely careful and proceed cautiously. Ernst, you and I both know that we are facing
What, this is no worse than the Russians on the Eastern Front or the Americans on the Western Front, we are fighting an invisible war."
You and I have been chatting here and there for a long time, and finally we have decided on a rough action plan and plan. The rest is to act cautiously based on the content discussed today.
Watching Ernst leave, exiting his office and closing the door behind him, Himmler breathed a sigh of relief and felt as if he was carrying a mountain as heavy as his own. His seemingly enviable position
Work is really getting harder and harder.
"If the bomb had had other consequences that day, would everything be very different today?"
Standing by the window, staring at the night scene in the distance, Himmler silently thought about these secrets that he did not dare to say with his mouth, but only dared to think in his heart. However, in the end, he still shook his head slowly.
, a futile effort.
"I was probably driven crazy to think this way. In that case, I would be ten thousand times worse off than my current situation. Who knows what would happen."
No matter what Himmler thinks, some things have indeed changed dramatically since tonight.
This huge change is compared to the existing history, the world without Malashenko, the timeline that has not been disturbed by time travellers.
No one knows the extent of the subsequent impact the "Grossdeutschland Incident" will have, not even Himmler himself, who was the direct investigator and held great power.
This incident happened to overlap with the assassination operation carried out by Stauffenberg. They were connected one after the other. The sum of the two was no longer as simple as "11=2". The whole of Berlin was at the last sign before a major earthquake.
Under the shroud, no one below the head of state can be ignored and has nothing to do with it.
Interestingly, in the Kremlin in Moscow, which is also the heart of the country and the seat of the highest power, and is thousands of miles away from Berlin, a completely different scene is taking place.
"Comrade Beria, you have been waiting for a long time. Comrade Stalin has just returned to the office after presiding over the meeting. He summoned you to come over immediately. Please come with me."
Beria, who was holding a briefcase in his hand, had been waiting in the living room for a long time, raising his hand to check the time three times.
This is not to say that Beria is impatient to wait, but he wants to judge the urgency of the Supreme Leader on the current matter based on time, which will determine what he needs to say next in the highest power office.
How you speak is very important.
Under the leadership of his secretary, he walked through the long corridor and once again came to the door of the familiar office that he had stepped into countless times. Beria, who was sure that he was ready, took a breath and opened the door.