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Chapter 3: Sisterhood and Infatuation [Act III] Intricacies (14)

In addition to the unwarranted cold reception on the train, Schulenburg's overly demanding demands were even more confusing: in one of the reports, he only extended the time by half a minute, and was severely reprimanded by Himmler, who ordered him to be concise and to the point in the future. So much so that every time he was in front of Himmler's seemingly kind but gloomy face, he looked like a student who was trembling and accepting the old headmaster's review, and he looked extremely cramped and frightened.

As a result, Schulenburg had to become more humble and low-key. Fortunately, the female secretary sent by Heydrich was cheerful and competent, allowing him to deal with trivial matters without distractions. By the time the train crossed the Polish border and passed through the city of Katowice, he had already won the admiration and trust of most of his colleagues, including Andrew, for his excellent business. But he knew in his heart that this was nothing more than a politeness – since he was transferred to the Berlin headquarters by Heydrich four years ago in early November, the criticism surrounding him has never ceased.

"'Heydrich's slave', 'the three-tailed fox'[97]—" Schülenburg looked sideways at the rapidly receding night scene outside the car window, and couldn't help but muttering his many nicknames, stroking his forehead and smiling bitterly, "How do those who are jealous know that what Mr. C[98] values is nothing more than my law certificate from the University of Bonn and my lawyer's license." And I was cautious and worked hard just so that I could make up the money for the house, and then move in with Cassie and my parents into my own garden, and live together forever—" Before he had finished speaking, he lay down on his desk and fell into a deep sleep.

At this time, the carriage door was pushed open, and the female secretary was seen leaning on the edge of the door, looking at Schulenburg's sleeping face, and a trace of melancholy passed through her eyes. &65288;&26825;&33457;&31958;&23567;&35828;&32593;&32;&87;&119;&119;&46;&77;&105;&97;&110;&72;&117;&97;&84;&97;&110;&103;&46;&67;&99;&32;&25552;&20379;&84;&120;&116; &20813;&36153;&19979;&36733;&65289;She quietly approached and dialed a long-distance call.

In the thick of the night, the train continued to travel eastward and arrived in Posen Province on the 14th as scheduled. At noon, as soon as Himmlef had finished listening to Schulenburg's routine report, Wolf and Andrew hurried into the carriage. After the two saluted Himmler, Wolf glanced at Schulenburg fiercely and scolded: "Walter, what's the matter with you, that such a brief report has dragged on until now?" Do you know that the SS leader immediately went to the Führer's special train for a meeting and was not to be half a second late? If my cousin Wilkes had been so procrastinating, he would have been fired by his superior, Colonel Hoffman! ”

Schulenburgh was choked by this question, and had to shrink aside and bow his head in silence.

Andrew glanced at Wolfe, a barely noticeable sneer on his lips. He had been up and down for many years, and he knew very well why Wolfe did not like Schulenburg: Schulenburg's young and excellent talents, coupled with Heydrich's vigorous promotion, were enough to make the veteran party members in the bureau feel threatened and even jealous. And the "Colonel Hoffmann" mentioned by Wolfe, that is, his half-brother Eric, who was fighting in the Free City of Danzig, accompanied Himmler and others this time, and inevitably met him. He remembered that Ancoster had revealed that Christina had tried her best to cover up for the mysterious girl, and he couldn't help frowning and his face was gloomy.

Exegesis:

[97] The Three-Tailed Fox was the nickname given to Schulenburg by the Danish Nazi leader Clausen.

[98] That is, Heydrich, Huang Yan's "The Iron Guard: The SS in Action": "Heydrich, a fan of detective novels, did not know from which book he saw that the head of the British spy bureau used the simple and mysterious code name 'C' (English chief = German chef); Even the official seal has to show off the magic of this boss who almost never appears in public: 'c review'. That's why the staff of the Security Bureau often called him "Mr. C".

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