Chapter 23: Private Chat
Gustav smiled, interrupted Zhuo Fei's idea of paying tribute to Hitler, stepped forward and held Zhuo Fei's hand, and then dragged Zhuo Fei, who had not yet reacted, to the sofa against the wall and pressed him to the sofa. Zhuo Fei, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly jumped up and said excitedly to Hitler, who was sitting opposite him, "Your Excellency, I'm very sorry for my rude just now, I didn't expect to see you here." “
Zhuo Fei's reaction was to make Gustav pause for a moment, and then translated Zhuo Fei's words into German and told Hitler, who could not understand English, who began to face Zhuo Fei squarely. "Welcome, young man, Mr. Gustav said that you were a genius, and I was curious, so I borrowed Mr. Gustav's office to meet you." Too much of Gustav's translation, Hitler grunted a lot to Zhuo Fei, and stretched out his right hand at Zhuo Fei.
Zhuo Fei did not hesitate, stretched out his right hand and shook it with Hitler, it is still 1938, Hitler's body is still very good, the strength from the palm of his hand, Zhuo Fei is not difficult to come up with such an answer. "Young man, did you bring that new gun you designed? I can't wait to show the great Führer this new rifle? After shaking hands, without waiting for Zhuo Fei to sit down, Gustav, who had been waiting a little impatiently, asked Zhuo Fei urgently.
Receiving a definite answer from Zhuo Fei, Gustav pressed a button on the table and said a few words into the transponder in German, and soon the SS officer who had searched Zhuo Fei earlier walked in with the long crate. "Great Führer, I want to show you the latest assault rifle, a new rifle with free choice of burst and burst fire." When the SS officer came out of the room, Gustav motioned for Zhuo Fei to open the box and take out the AK rifle.
From the moment he took out the rifle from the box, Zhuo Fei secretly observed Hitler's reaction and expression, and sure enough, as Zhuo Fei expected, Hitler did not show ecstasy. Historically, as the head of the Reich, Hitler did not pay much attention to individual weapons, he only valued large-caliber artillery, tanks and warplanes, if it were not for this, the MP44 assault rifle developed by the Germans would not have been delayed in a large number of front-line troops.
Gustav made no secret of his love for Zhuo Fei's new assault rifle, and relayed the data that Zhuo Fei introduced to him that night to Hitler, and tried to get Hitler to agree that the Krupp family's arsenal could produce this new rifle in large quantities. "Young man, aren't you curious about my attitude towards this new rifle?" Zhuo Fei was secretly observing Hitler, and Hitler was also paying attention to Zhuo Fei's reaction, seeing that Zhuo Fei's expression had not changed since he entered this room, he suddenly asked Zhuo Fei.
"Your Excellency, I very much hope that you will agree to this cooperation between me and the Krupp family, but at the same time, I would like to know what you think of my new assault rifle." Zhuo Fei did not dare to throw out a series of baits when he first met Hitler, but no man would easily trust people, let alone that he was still a Chinese. Therefore, at this time, Zhuo Fei showed caution and respect for Hitler, not seeking to be looked at differently by Hitler, just hoping that it would not arouse Hitler's disgust.
Zhuo Fei's answer made Hitler chuckle a few times, "You Chinese speak so implicitly, and my original Chinese landlord also spoke like you, obviously wanting to know the answer, but still pretending not to care." Hitler's slightly ridiculous words made Zhuo Fei's face a little hot, but at the same time, he couldn't help but laugh secretly, he didn't expect that the serious Hitler also had such a side.
Hitler didn't show much interest in the AK rifle on the table, and after Zhuo Fei introduced the data of the AK rifle, he just pressed the transponder on the table and called the SS officer just now. "Thor, you go and test fire this gun in person, I want to know the results after the test firing." The SS officer, who had been called in by Hitler, took the AK rifle handed by Gustav, listened to Gustav's explanation, and left the room with the gun and a few magazines.
"Young man, I've already called someone to test fire that gun, so shouldn't we talk about something else?" The SS officer left the room with his gun, and Hitler turned to look at Zhuo Fei again. "I know that penicillin, which is produced jointly by the Bain family and Bayer, is also related to you, and now you have a new gun ready to cooperate with the Krupp family, I want to know, what do you want?"
"I want your support from Germany and the Führer." Zhuo Fei didn't think about it and directly said his thoughts, but his answer didn't seem to make the doubts in Hitler's eyes disappear, but after hearing Gustav's reaction, he suddenly laughed at Zhuo Fei.
"Young man, I have always had a good impression of China, and I agree with Mr. Gustav that you are a young man of genius." "But you know, your country is at war now, why didn't you bring penicillin and that new rifle back to your country to help your government?" I think if your country had acquired them, maybe there would have been a lot fewer Chinese dead. ”
"Your Excellency, I beg your pardon for my unreasonableness, I want to say that you know the government of our country. The government has now devoted all its energy to fighting the invaders, and China's industrial foundation is very weak, even if we get the design data of penicillin and the new gun, I am afraid it will be difficult to produce the finished product smoothly, so I will come to Germany to seek your help and support from the Führer. ”
"I know what you're talking about, and before the war broke out, I sent the officer corps to guide your government forces." Hitler's impression of China was not bad, and when he heard Zhuo Fei's words that he admired Germany very much, he couldn't help but show a smile between his eyebrows. "But, young man, I am the head of the Reich, and I represent the interests of Germany in everything I say and do. I have no ill feelings towards China, but I am also not obligated to help China, and the world situation has limited Germany from doing many things. ”
"I understand, honorable Führer, I think I know what binds the Führer to your helping hand to China." Hitler had already said it to such an extent that Zhuo Fei knew that the meat scene was coming, and immediately ignored Gustav's hints in his eyes, and simply said desperately. "Your Excellency, I would like to say that it is a very wrong thing for the Empire to choose an alliance with Japan, at least not now, because the Japanese have not shown the abilities and obligations that you expect from the Führer."
Hitler has always been an extremely conceited person, and the experiences of his early years also made Hitler have an inferiority complex hidden in his bones, and he will never allow anyone to criticize his decisions to his face. Gustav, who was apprehensive, translated Zhuo Fei's words to Hitler just now, and before he could finish the last few words, he saw that Hitler had already shouted angrily, and even the coffee pot on the table was swept to the ground by Hitler's big hand.
Seeing Hitler's reaction like this, Zhuo Fei was not afraid at all, but said to Hitler again, "Your Excellency, I am very firm about what I just said, and I think you have chosen the wrong enemy, the enemy of the Reich is not the dirty Slavs, but the cunning Americans. The skeptical Gustav translated these words to Hitler according to Zhuo Fei's instructions, and saw that Hitler, who was about to press the transponder to call someone in, suddenly stopped his movements, and turned around to look at Zhuo Fei with a calm face.
"Mr. Gustav, can you go and call Miss Rita in?" Hitler let go of the transponder and pondered for a while before giving a few words to Gustav. Rita was one of Hitler's many secretaries, and Rita, who was fluent in four Chinese, was also one of the few people around Hitler who could be trusted. Before Gustav left, he secretly glanced at Zhuo Fei, he knew that Hitler had called Rita in, and he had decided to use Rita to translate for Hitler instead of him.
Gustav left the room, and it didn't take long for a young woman in an SS uniform to open the door and enter. Zhuo Fei didn't pay attention to the appearance of this German woman, but listened carefully to the other party's English translation according to Hitler's words, for fear that he would miss something. "Young man, you are an arrogant person, I have not been accused face to face for many years, and if you have no way to convince me today, I think, I should send you to prison until this war is over."
Hitler's words were an understatement, but Rita, who served as the translator, was shocked, and couldn't help but quietly look at Zhuo Fei while translating. "Your Excellency, in my homeland, the most accomplished kings in history have often listened to the appeals of their ministers. A wise king will often get inspiration from the words of his ministers to make the best judgment, even if some ministers will confront the king in person, as a far-sighted and ambitious king, he will not blame the ministers for this. ”
Hitler replaced Gustav with a woman in an SS uniform, Zhuo Fei knew that the real drama had begun, and replacing Gustav may be that Hitler didn't want some things to be known by Gustav, if he couldn't convince the other party before Hitler lost interest in himself, he might end up being thrown into prison by Hitler. That's why Zhuo Fei first compared Hitler to a wise king, anyway, it doesn't cost money, Zhuo Fei doesn't want to be imprisoned by Hitler.