Rome, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Perhaps because of his weak heart as a thief, Ziano, who planned the assassination, did not have the courage to visit Mussolini in the hospital.

He just took Oliver to visit him and came back with news by the way.

Even if no one knew that he Ziano had done it, even if he thought he had hidden deep enough, at this time, he still did not want to be close to Mussolini, close to unknown dangers.

Ziano couldn't figure it out, how could he not kill Mussolini on the spot when he used a whole squadron of bombers?!

Ziano's forehead, as well as beads of sweat that overflowed clearly and visibly. Throughout the office, the silence was terrifying. All of us present are waiting for a result, a result that will determine their fate.

A hurried phone call interrupted the silence of the office.

Everyone stared at the phone. The tense atmosphere made them swallow their saliva.

As the central figure in it, Ziano, the leader of the entire assassination plan, naturally had to pick up the call in person.

A moment later, a wild laugh of relief and excitement erupted on Ciano's face.

"He's finished!" Ziano roared.

Beside him, the Air Force colonel, who had participated in the assassination, took a small step forward and was about to ask Ziano for details.

But before he could speak, Ziano repeated aloud again: "Mussolini is finished!" Both the doctors at San Giovanni's hospital and the medical team brought by Rossi himself had already concluded that Mussolini would not be alive in a few days. ”

"You mean......" said the Air Force Colonel with an excited expression.

"We made it!" Ziano laughed maniacally.

A long-suppressed cheer suddenly resounded in the office of the foreign secretary, which was not small or small.

At this moment, all the people of the Ziano faction felt a heartfelt relief. They no longer have to worry about muffling their voices anxiously in the office.

Although this is the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is Ziano's territory, and it is impossible for anyone to hear their conversation. But when everyone was talking before, everyone was lowering their voices, intentionally or unintentionally.

Now, everything is finally a thing of the past, and there is nothing to worry about here. In a few days, everyone in this group will be ascending to the heavens, receiving the power that Mussolini had previously held tightly in his hands, and then they will no longer have to fear anyone, and they will soon become the new masters of Italy!

As the first cronies of Ziano in this assassination plan, Matthew, who stayed in the office, said with a smile: "It seems that we Italy can finally get off the wrecked ship that is about to sink in Germany." ”

After all, everyone knows that Ziano is the last group of people who want to get together with the Germans. As early as the Polish campaign, he made it clear that he wanted to keep a decent distance from the Germans.

Matthew's words just went to Ziano's heart. After listening, Ziano also smiled with relief: "I have long seen that the reason why the Germans are allied with us is only because we can contain a number of enemy forces and reduce the pressure on the German front. There is no other reason for this. ”

After hearing this, everyone nodded for a while. Among them, there is the admiration for Ziano's unique vision, and there is also the dedication to the future new prime minister.

Seeing that everyone was nodding their heads for their analysis, Ziano also said with more interest: "The Germans don't care about our fate at all. Because they know that it is they, not us, who decide the war. And by the end of the war, all they promised to leave us was some unnutritious leftovers. ”

In fact, it was precisely because of Ziano's debunking that Reinhardt had already guessed that he could no longer count on Fool Solini to act in sync with him. However, he still wanted to keep the fool on a leash.

That's why he also said a few words to Mussolini and his classic quotes.

Before the Polish campaign, Reinhardt swore to Mussolini that he personally felt very fortunate to be "born at an age when there was another statesman who, besides himself, went down in history as a great and unique figure." It was his personal great luck that he was able to make friends with such a person.

Reinhardt also assured Mussolini that "when the time comes for a common battle, whatever happens, he will be far behind the leader." ”

This was very much to Mussolini's heart.

Although Reinhardt wanted to go to war, he did not say that Mussolini was going to war, and then he just stood by Mussolini and went to war together.

Such a kind of brazen behavior of insisting that what you want to do is someone else's doing, is actually very clumsy. But coincidentally, Mussolini was just as hungry for war, as Reinhardt said. In this way, regardless of Reinhardt's intentions, he fulfilled Mussolini's intended wishes.

In this way, Reinhardt really pulled Mussolini, and by the way, the whole of Italy, and entered the Second World War.

"Some time ago, Ribbentrop actually secretly contacted me, hoping that Italy could send an expeditionary force of three army groups to the Eastern Front to join forces with the Germans against the Soviet invasion force." The more Ziano spoke, the more excited he became: "Why should we go to war with the USSR for the benefit of the Germans!" ”

"Yes, Mussolini would have acceded to the Germans' demands for the sake of Italy's prestige within the Allies. This kind of boring reason, changed to Prime Minister Ziano, decided that it is impossible to agree! ”

After knowing that Mussolini was already unlucky, the names of these people under Ziano naturally changed.

Before, they didn't call Mussolini a leader, but at least they had to use a relatively neutral term like prime minister. But now, the foreign ministry official, who is a close confidant of Ziano, has spoken again and has directly called Mussolini by his first name.

Not only did he call Mussolini by his first name, but he also called Ciano prime minister in advance. This kind of blatant stuttering can be heard by everyone.

However, Ziano apparently doesn't mind calling him prime minister in advance. He even seemed to be somewhat satisfied with the cronie's stammer, and nodded with a smile on his face: "Yes, if it were me, I would have promised to send a regiment to the Germans, at most, promised to send a volunteer division to join their Eastern Front." ”

"Moreover, on the African battlefield, I will not agree to let the Germans command our troops, I will let our own generals, command our own Italian army." Before becoming prime minister, Ziano was already excited to arrange what would happen after that.