Chapter 31: Old Friends (Part II)
"How are you, my old friend?" Wehrle greeted softly.
The man sitting at the small table did not react, he still sat there with his back to the door and his head bowed, as if he had not heard Werler's greeting at all.
However, Dogen, who had been staring at the person since he entered the door, carefully noticed that when Weierle opened his mouth to speak, the person's body suddenly trembled slightly.
Although the movement was subtle and brief, Dougan was sure that the man could hear who was speaking.
Weirle seemed to have been prepared for the man, he shook his head slightly, and then slowly paced towards the man.
"It's a pity that I brought the verdict document against you, I didn't expect that after just two months, we would meet again in this kind of relationship in this kind of place, which makes people have to sigh the unpredictable fate."
Weierle walked behind the man, stopped, and said indifferently as he looked at the man's slightly clumsy back expressionlessly.
"yes, I didn't expect to see you here, Werle. Oh, I forgot, it's time to address you as Your Excellency, Your Excellency General Verrle. ”
The man finally reacted, and he slowly stood up, then slowly turned to face Weirle.
With a hint of disgust, Dogen stood quietly to the side and carefully observed the man. Although he did not say it explicitly, Weierle's tone and expression actually revealed the result of the verdict, that is, everything is over.
Under normal circumstances, most of the prisoners will tremble with fear or loudly defend themselves after hearing the news, and they will wail a few times even if they are not good. Of course, there are also people who will face despair like a dead chicken, and there are also those who hit their heads against the wall and cry for the ground, which is not uncommon for Dogen.
However, the man standing in front of him now did not seem to care about the verdict against him, nor could it be said that he did not react at all, and what Dougan saw on this man's face was a relieved expression, like the expression of a tired traveler when he sees his destination in sight.
The man was smiling, he was smiling, smiling so wantonly, Dogen almost wanted to rush up and punch him in that face.
What was that, what was the glint in the man's eyes, what was that sad look.
Dogen stood there frowning at the man smiling with tears in his eyes, his hands clenched into fists.
"You're still the same, William." Wehrle said, shaking his head.
"You look like you're more favored, Hagen. Lieutenant General of the Army Wierle. ”
The man rubbed the corners of his eyes and looked at Werler with a look of contempt.
"You're still that mean, I'll bring you something."
As if he hadn't seen the other party's defiant eyes, he slowly walked to the table, opened the yellow briefcase he had brought, and then took out an oiled paper bag and a paper bag from it and put them on the table.
"Do you have any extra cups here, Your Excellency?" Weirle asked casually.
"This ...... There are several empty cans in the second drawer of the desk. ”
The other party was obviously a little at a loss by Weierle's current attitude, and he replied subconsciously.
"I forgot to introduce it, it's the Führer's aide-de-camp, Colonel Dogen, you haven't seen him before." Wehrle said as he rummaged through the old desk drawer.
"I saw it a long time ago, SS. Hmph, you forgot what I did, Werle, I've seen his file. I've wanted to see you for a long time, so find a place to sit yourself, Jack Fried. Captain Dougan Banner. ”
"I've wanted to see you for a long time......"
Dogan strode over to the canvas marching bed and sat down, staring into the man's eyes and saying coldly, "I want to see what kind of person the most dangerous traitor in Germany is, Wilhelm." Franz. Admiral Canaris...... Excellency! ”
"You see it now."
The corners of Canaris's mouth curled slightly, he deliberately pulled the lapel of his uniform hard, and then said with that uninhibited smile: "How does I, the most dangerous traitor in Germany, look like now, am I disappointed, Mr. Captain." ”
Dogan looked Canaris up and down coldly.
Although the silver-gray hair has been combed by the owner, it still looks a little messy, and under the thick eyebrows of the same color as the hair color are a pair of gray eyes embedded in the deep sunken eye sockets, although the drooping eye bags and some dark eye circles make these eyes lose the look of the past, but it still makes Dogen feel an indescribable sense of oppression.
Compared with ordinary Germans, Canaris is only 1.6 meters tall, which is really short. But he was not thin at all, and his long life at sea had made him physically strong, although as he grew older, and now he looked a little tired and weak in prison.
He wore a crumpled naval dress, which Dougan guessed he might have been wearing when he was captured, because the uniform had not been washed for a long time, and the gendarmes had never been in the habit of preparing a change of clothing for prisoners.
"I am disappointed indeed, you look embarrassed now, Your Excellency Admiral." Dougan replied coldly.
"Yes, they took all my luggage, took my military cap, took off my epaulettes, but they did leave me with this."
Canaris raised his hand and showed Dogan the five yellow cuffs on his cuffs, one wide and three narrow.
"The high command has not expelled me from the army until now, and I am still an admiral."
Canaris's face sank, and he leaned forward slightly and stared at Dogan and said, "So, pay attention to your tone, Captain Dogan. ”
"You!"
Dogen wanted to go crazy on the spot, but at that moment a hand reached over and gently patted him on the shoulder.
Dogen looked up and saw Weirle holding two cans and shaking his head slightly at him, and Dougan helplessly suppressed his rising anger.
"Sit down, Colonel." Wehrle sat down next to Dogan, placed the canning box on the table, and opened the oiled paper packet.
"I've brought you something to eat, William, and I hope you'll be satisfied."
There were quite a few things in the paper bag, a large piece of cured meat that had been cut into slices, two smoked sausages weighing half a kilogram, a few pieces of fatty foie gras, a small jar of butter, a large piece of rye bread and a glass can and a few aluminum spoons.
"It's the best caviar and you're going to love it."
Wierle pulled a knife out of his trouser pocket and neatly pried open the lid of the can, then handed the can of caviar to Canaris.
"It's the best of the best."
Canaris put the can to his nose and sniffed it with pleasure, then looked at Willle with emotion.
"Thank you......"
"It's a seized British whisky, I really couldn't get the brand you liked, but this one is good."
Willer took a glass bottle from the paper bag and unscrewed the cap.
"You haven't had a drink in two weeks, you can have enough today."
Weirle picked up the glass in front of Canaris, splashed the water from the glass, and then poured a full glass of whiskey and placed it in front of Canaris.
"Werle ......"
Canaris looked at the golden wine in the glass in front of him and said lightly.
"What are you here to see me for?"
"On official business, I came to see you old friend by the way."
Wehrle replied with a smile as he poured wine into his and Dogan's cans.
"That kid sent you, you don't have to hide anything, I know."
Canaris picked up the cup in front of him.
"He wants to stimulate me one last time through you, I know the psychology of that kid, and now he must be sitting on that throne and smiling proudly...... He sent you to see how I died......"
"You ......"
"Ping!"
Dogan's roar and a loud crash sounded almost simultaneously, and the impact was so loud that it scared both Dougan and Canaris at the same time.
"Canaris!"
Weirle let go of the wine bottle that was slammed on the table, the original kind expression on his face that was full of indifference was gone, and now Weierle was as cold as ice, and his eyes flashed with a dangerous cold light.
He said coldly to Canaris, who was holding a cup and staring at him in a daze, "Watch your words, Canaris, don't apply your narrow mode of thinking to the Führer. Remember, he is now the Führer of Germany and the leader of my allegiance, so please stop referring to him by the rude title "that kid", or God testifies that I will never forgive you. ”
"Wille......" Canaris was stunned, he had never imagined that Willle would have such a terrible side. The information in those eyes was so dangerous that Canaris shuddered a little, and his hand holding the cup began to tremble slightly.
"Well, I see, Wheeler. You don't have to get so excited, I won't use that title anymore. Come, let's drink, remember the days in Berlin? It's been a long time since I've had a drink with you. ”
Canaris said with some weakness that he didn't know why he felt empty, this feeling hadn't appeared for a long time, maybe it was because of the ten days of prison life, Canaris secretly comforted himself.
"That's best, drink the bar, Colonel Dogen, you drink too."
Wheeler's face softened, he picked up the canned food box in front of him, raised Canaris slightly as a toast, and then took a long sip with his head up.
Dougan didn't even look at Canaris, he took the canned box and took a sip, then put a piece of cured meat in a spoon and put it in his mouth and chewed it.
The verdict has come down, do you want to see the verdict? ”
Putting down the canning box, Werler said leisurely as he picked up a piece of foie gras from a spoon.
Canaris was putting a spoonful of caviar to his lips when he paused as he listened to Werler's words.
"Forget it, it's the same whether you look at it or not, I have long expected this outcome."
Canaris put the spoonful of caviar in his mouth and closed his eyes, as if he was savoring the deliciousness of the caviar, but his slightly twitching cheeks betrayed his inner agitation.
"I knew it would be like this, why did you choose to betray your motherland in the first place."
Weierle asked indifferently: "As the director of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, you control almost the entire intelligence source of the empire, and you have a prominent and important position. I know you, you love Germany, you love what you do, and I can't think of any reason why you would do that and betray your country. I can't figure it out, Canaris, can you tell me the real reason? ”
"Wierle, would you believe me if I said that everything I did was for Germany, to save the Germany I love from these madmen?" Canaris said, pointing to Dougan's Black SS uniform.
"I never felt that what I did was a betrayal of Germany, everything I did was to protect the interests of Germany, would you believe me? Weirle. Canaris said to Willle with an excited expression.
"What nonsense are you talking about, everything is in the interests of Germany?"
Dougan finally broke out, he stood up sharply, pointed at Canaris, and shouted, "Do you know how many innocent German soldiers have been killed by your betrayal?"
How many young people in Germany have fallen on the battlefield because of the intelligence you betrayed. As a result of your betrayal, the Führer was almost killed, Germany almost suffered unbearable losses, and we almost lost victory in this war.
It's because of you, you shameless traitor, mongrel, bastard, I can't shoot you with one shot!
Damn it, there is a whole battalion of young fighters in front of me who fell under the enemy's guns and bayonets because of you, aren't they Germans? Didn't they fight for Germany? You killed them, and what right do you have now to say that everything you have done is for Germany! I have never seen such a brazen thing as yours......"
Dougan roared angrily, he couldn't find any more lethal words to curse the traitor in front of him, and the enraged SS colonel reached for the holster at his waist......
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