"Who is it?" Sokov said through gritted teeth on the way back to the hospital: "Who is trying to deal with me?"
Yakov did not speak, but remained silent, seeming to be thinking about the answer to this question. The facts are already obvious. The so-called accidental car accident does not exist at all. This is a deliberate murder, otherwise the driver who caused the accident would not be inexplicable.
He was frozen to death in the holding cell of the traffic police station.
Seeing that Yakov didn't answer, Sokov didn't speak anymore. He just looked out the window, staring at the forest flashing outside, wondering in his heart who wanted to deal with him, but Asiya unfortunately became a victim.
.
After an unknown amount of time, Yakov suddenly asked: "Misha, what are you thinking about?"
Sokov, who was staring out the window, said casually: "I was thinking that other cities plant trees in the city, but Moscow is a city built in the forest." He turned his head and looked at Yakov.
, "Yasha, did you think of something?"
Yakov stepped on the brakes, parked the car on the side of the road, took out the cigarette case and handed it to Sokov, saying: "Misha! I think you may be implicated."
Sokov, who had just taken out a cigarette and held it in his mouth, was about to light it. When he heard what Yakov said, he immediately stopped what he was doing and asked in confusion: "Yasha, I don't understand what you mean. Can you?"
Can you tell me in detail?"
"I'm just making a guess. I'm just going to give you a reference." Yakov said: "The important people who came to visit Asiya today, whether it is Marshal Zhukov or Marshal Rokossovsky,
Comrade Malenkov, they all have good relations with you. In addition, there is Comrade Khrushchev. As far as I know, he returned to Kiev yesterday morning, otherwise he learned that something happened to Asya
, I will definitely come to visit.”
When Sokov heard Yakov mention these people he was familiar with, he began to think quickly in his mind, feeling that yesterday's car accident must be inextricably linked to what Yakov said.
When Yakov saw Sokov frowning and thinking, he stopped talking and looked at him quietly. It wasn't until he saw Sokov let out a long sigh and relaxed his brows that he spoke again: "Misha
, have you thought of the crux of the problem?"
"I thought of it." Sokov nodded slightly and expressed his true thoughts: "The four people you mentioned are all from the same camp. The person who attacked me should not be related to them.
The camp that is harmonious."
"Yes, Misha, I think so too." After Yakov agreed with Sokov's statement, he continued to ask: "Then think about it again, why did they attack Asiya instead of you?
What about taking action?"
Sokov sneered, pointed at his epaulette, and then said: "I think it was this epaulette that saved my life. If you really attack me directly, then your father will definitely investigate the matter personally and let him
Comrade Beria investigates who killed a high-ranking general. But if they attack Asiya, the nature is different. As we have seen, they disguised this action as an accident.
Car accident. Regardless of whether Asiya lives or dies in the end, it will definitely have a certain impact on me, so that I will have no time to become Marshal Zhukov or Comrade Khrushchev's helper in the following days. This will increase their chances of success.
It will be greatly improved.”
After listening to Sokov's analysis, Yakov gave him a thumbs up: "Misha, we both have basically the same idea. If you want to avoid trouble, you must stay away from the whirlpool in a short time and stay safe.
Only by staying steadily with Asiya in the hospital can the other party relax their vigilance towards you."
Sokov couldn't help but smile bitterly. He said to himself that after returning from the Far East, he stayed in the house all day writing novels just to stay away from the right and wrong. But now it seems that he has simplified the problem. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind
Not only that, I wanted to live a peaceful life, but some people didn't want to give me such an opportunity.
"Yasha, you are right." Sokov began to think in his mind. It was already January 1946, and there were still five months before Zhukov was demoted to Odessa as the commander of the military district. Even if he wanted to carry out the plan at this time,
Any counterattack is in vain. With the loss of Zhukov and Malenkov, he has no backing, and he is no longer a match for these people. The only thing he can do now is to endure it and wait until Asiya gets completely better before looking for him again.
The right time to counterattack. "What I have to do now is to stay with Asiya in the hospital."
Yakov restarted the car and said to Sokov: "Misha, I will send you back to the hospital now. You will stay there for a few days. After you officially go to work, I will report the matter to Comrade Ustinov.
Report and see how he plans to arrange your future job."
"Okay, Yasha, thank you."
When the car arrived at the hospital, Sokov got out of the car and waved to Yakov. When he was about to leave, Yakov suddenly stopped him: "Misha!"
Sokov turned back to the car and looked inside: "Yasha, is there anything else?"
"Didn't your car get hit?" Yakov reminded Sokov: "Give me the car keys and I will arrange for someone to repair it for you."
"Sorry to trouble you." Sokov took out the key from his pocket and handed it to Yakov.
When he returned to the ward, Sokov saw that there was only one nurse there, so he asked with concern: "Comrade nurse, how is my wife? Has she woken up?"
"Not yet, Comrade General." The nurse said to Sokov: "While you were away, the doctor came to check the room. He told me that your wife's vital signs were normal. If you are lucky, it will be dark today.
You’ll wake up before now.”
"What if I'm unlucky? How long will it take to wake up?"
"Then it's unclear." After the nurse said this, she kindly reminded Sokov: "Comrade General, we have your wife here to take care of you. You can go home first."
Regarding what the nurse said, Sokov asked puzzledly: "Don't I need to stay here with the bed?"
"There is no need at all, Comrade General." The nurse said: "All patients in the hospital are taken care of by nurses or caregivers. I have never heard of patients' family members staying with them in bed. So you'd better go back first and wait until the daily visiting hours.
, it won’t be too late to come visit your wife again.”
The nurse's words reminded Sokov of an incident that happened later in life. At that time, a little girl who shared a house with him had an appendicitis attack in the middle of the night and was rolling on the bed in pain. Ding Rong quickly called 03 emergency number, and soon,
An ambulance came and took the little girl to a nearby hospital.
After entering the hospital, a special nurse on duty immediately came to receive the patient. After some examination, the nurse on duty told him that the little girl's condition was serious and needed immediate surgery, and then arranged for someone to send the little girl in.
In the operating room, Sokov wanted to stay and take care of her, but the nurse told him that the hospital never mentioned bedside care, and asked him to go home first, and then come to the hospital to pick her up on the day the little girl was discharged.
I really didn’t expect that the hospital’s policy of not requiring family members to accompany the patient in bed existed as early as the 1940s. Since the nurse did not allow him to stay in the ward, Sokov did not force him to stay. Instead, after giving the nurse a few more words, Sokov got up.
Left the hospital.
After leaving the inpatient building, Sokov found that Yakov's car had disappeared without a trace. He couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, because there was no place to take a taxi here. If he wanted to go home, he had to find a ride-hailing car.
If you don't have a car, you can only walk back on your own two legs.
Fortunately, the worst did not happen. A car was about to leave the hospital. The driver saw Sokov standing in a daze in the parking lot. He quickly drove the car to his side and stopped and asked politely: "Comrade General."
,Where are you going?”
After Sokov told where he lived, he asked tentatively: "Comrade driver, can you go there?"
"Of course, Comrade General, of course you can go there," the driver replied readily.
"So, how much is the fare?"
"Look at what you said, Comrade General." The driver said with a smile: "I just took you home smoothly. How can I ask for your money? Just get in the car quickly."
Seeing how enthusiastic the driver was, Sokov didn't show any pretense. He opened the door of the passenger seat and got directly in.
The driver was a talkative person. As the vehicle was driving, he asked curiously: "Comrade General, what are you doing here, are you seeing a doctor or visiting a patient?"
"Patient visit."
The driver glanced at Sokov and said with some surprise: "Comrade General, please forgive me. For a senior commander like you, even if there are no guards with you when you go out, there will definitely be a special car for you, but
Why didn’t I see your car?”
"Actually, I have a car." Sokov said with a wry smile: "I wanted to stay in the hospital with my wife, so I asked the friend who drove me back. Unexpectedly, soon after returning to the ward, he was responsible for the care work.
But the nurse asked me to go home, saying that the hospital did not allow family members of patients to stay with them in bed."
"Comrade General!" the driver said with a smile: "The nurse is right. After the patient enters the hospital, there will naturally be medical staff or nursing staff in charge. The family members only need to visit the hospital during the prescribed visiting hours. What, could it be that
Don’t you even know this rule?”
"I really don't know." Sokov said covertly: "Before the war, I had never been admitted to a hospital; and during the war, I stayed on the front line. I really didn't know there was such a rule. This time
It’s an eye-opener.”
"Comrade General, what disease does your wife have? Is it serious?" the driver continued to ask.
"It's not an illness, it's a car accident!" Sokov tilted his head back, leaned against the back of his chair and closed his eyes. "She was in a car accident yesterday. After more than ten hours of rescue, she was barely out of danger. But.
So far, she still hasn’t woken up!”
"I'm sorry, Comrade General." The driver said apologetically after hearing this: "I didn't expect that it turned out that your wife was in a car accident. Please forgive me for my recklessness."
How could Sokov blame the driver who helped him for a trivial matter? He waved his hand and said feebly: "After staying up all night, I can hardly open my eyes. I'll take a nap first and wait until I get there."
Call me, thank you!"
Just when Sokov was drowsily sleeping, the car stopped and the driver gently shook Sokov's shoulder with his hand and kept shouting: "Comrade General, Comrade General!"
Sokov opened his eyes sleepily, glanced out the window, and found that the car had stopped at the entrance of the compound, and said casually: "I'm here!"
"Yes, Comrade General, you are here." The driver nodded and said, "I originally wanted to help you get in directly, but the guard at the door refused to open the door for me."
Sokov knew very well that the security force here was very strong. Even if he was sitting in the car, but the driver was a stranger, the guard at the door would not let him in easily. He opened the door and asked the driver
After thanking him, he walked towards the door.
The guard at the door saw Sokov approaching and quickly raised his hand in salute. When Sokov passed by him, he asked politely: "Comrade General, how is your wife?"
"Thank you for your concern," Sokov nodded towards the guard: "My life is out of danger now."
As soon as he opened the door, the little black cat ran over, wandered around Sokov, and kept meowing. Hearing the cat's meow, Sokov remembered that it must be hungry. It had been hungry for two days.
When he came home yesterday, he fed it some rusk and water. Then he learned that Asiya had a car accident, and hurried out again, leaving the cat at home to starve. He hurriedly walked into the kitchen and started eating.
I took out the sausage from the refrigerator, cut it into a small plate, and put it in front of the cat.
While Sokov was watching the cat eating, the phone on the table rang, and he quickly walked over to answer it.
The mother-in-law's voice came from the receiver. She asked politely: "Misha, I plan to go back to your place tomorrow. Can you come and pick me up?"
"I'm sorry!" Sokov was about to agree, but suddenly remembered that when he came back, he found that the damaged vehicle was gone. Yakov must have arranged for someone to send it to the repair shop for repair, so he hurriedly replied: "My
The car broke down and I can't pick you up."
When the mother-in-law heard what Sokov said, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she didn't complain. She just said helplessly: "Then I will find a way to get there by myself. By the way, Asiya is at home and let her answer the phone.
I called your home more than a dozen times today, but no one answered. I was worried that something had happened to you."
"Your guess is correct." Sokov was still hesitating about how to tell the other party about Asiya's car accident, but when he heard the other person say this, he quickly said: "Asiya returned yesterday.
On the way, unfortunately there was a car accident."
"What, what did you say? Repeat it again."
"I said Asiya had an unfortunate car accident on her way back yesterday."
"Asia, and the baby in her belly, are everything okay?"
Originally, Sokov's mood had stabilized, but when his mother-in-law asked about the child in Asiya's belly, his nose felt sore: "Asiya was seriously injured in the car accident, and the child could not be saved.
"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground from the receiver, and then he heard Bakanidze shouting loudly from the side: "Old woman, what's wrong with you? Old woman, what's wrong with you?"
"
Not long after, Sokov heard Bakanidze's voice coming from the receiver. He asked in a stern tone: "Misha, what on earth did you say to my wife?"