Chapter 17 Leave of absence
"Comrade Manturov, I would like to take a few days off. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info"As soon as Anna walked into Manturov's office, she bowed her head and said such things to her superiors.
"Why take a leave of absence?"
Anna put down the leave letter and said, "Something happened at home and I need to go back and see." ”
This answer is not precise enough for Manturov. He crossed Erlang's legs and asked in a questioning tone, "What's going on in your family?" Need my help? ”
"My mother is not in good health, and I have to go back to Moscow to take care of her."
The reason for taking care of his mother is in line with filial piety, and of course Manturov will not accept it. But he still asked more: "Really?" What happened to your mother? ”
"I don't know. I received a letter from her yesterday telling me to go back and take care of her. ”
"Well, family matters. You can leave work two hours early today, go back early to pack your bags, have a good rest, and catch the train back tomorrow morning. Naturally, your job will be replaced. ”
"Thank you, Comrade Secretary, for your understanding."
In fact, Anna's purpose for taking leave was not to take care of her mother at all, and this reason was actually made up by Yakov. Her real purpose was to find an excuse to leave, to take refuge in a safe and secluded place arranged by Yakov.
From Anna's expression, Manturov also found something wrong, and always felt that things were a little strange. As soon as Anna left the office, Manturov called Yakov's office, hoping to get some clues from Yakov.
"This is the Novosibirsk Oblast Bureau of the NKVD, who are you and who are you looking for?" A stiff male voice came from the phone.
"Hello, I'm the secretary of the state party committee, Verradimo Manturov, is Comrade Yakov here?"
"Comrade Yakov? He doesn't seem to be at work today. ”
"Has he taken a leave of absence?" Manturov asked, confused.
"Probably not."
"Well, then I'll look for him tomorrow. Good bye. ”
At this time, countless mysteries appeared in Manturov's mind. In his cognition, Yakov, who has always been responsible, is not one of those lazy people who "let go uninvited".
He held his chin, pondered for a while, and then called Yakov's house. It was quickly heard.
"Is it Comrade Yakov?"
"It's me." Yakov judged the identity of the other party from the voice, and quickly guessed the purpose of the other party's call. "Villadimore, I guess you're coming to me for Anna's business."
"Sure enough, it's a major in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he knows things like a god. The future of the USSR depends on you! "Manturov is like that, he always likes to exalt others.
But in fact, it is Manturov himself who really does "knowing things like gods". He is a time-traveler from the 21st century, who has grasped the changes in history and can accurately predict the development of historical events.
At least at that moment, Manturov was still a magistrate, he didn't have much influence, he didn't have much power to change history, history would generally develop in the direction he knew, and this golden finger through memory could still be used.
But Manturov is not a historian after all. Before his travel, the study of Soviet history was only a hobby, and his understanding was not deep enough. If history changes, or if there is something that history has not recorded, or that he has not known beforehand, can he predict what will follow?
Yes! In addition to understanding historical developments, Manturov also had a good head, good analytical skills, and was often able to accurately predict the development of other things. Of course, Manturov is also a person, there will always be times when things go wrong, and it is simply impossible to achieve 100% accuracy.
"Has Anna asked you for leave?" Yakov asked.
Hearing Yakov's words, Manturov had probably guessed the ins and outs of the matter. "Is this part of your plan?"
"Yes, I've arranged a safe, secluded place for her to hide there for the time being. If the above didn't intend to punish her and decided to close the case and let her live a normal life again, she would naturally come back. If the above had made up their minds to put her to death, she would have left the Soviet Union and gone to France to be with her biological mother. ”
Hearing the word "France", Manturov thought of something. "France? The perfume she now uses is imported from France. Could it be that her biological mother sent someone to send it to her? ”
"Really? No wonder her body is so fragrant, it turns out that she uses French goods. ”
"Do you think it smells?"
Yakov closed his eyes and remembered the smell of perfume he had smelled when he had breakfast with Anna. "It smells so good! I've never smelled anything like it. ”
Manturov, on the other hand, did not enjoy the taste. "Really? I think the smell is terrible. It made me yawn countless times. ”
"Villadimore, it's because you've had allergic rhinitis since you were a child, and both fragrant and smelly things can irritate your nose. And your Katia doesn't use perfume, doesn't wear makeup, doesn't smell at all, and is beautiful, no wonder you choose her. ”
Manturov smiled and said, "She chose me." ”
"Friend, I really admire you. How did you get such a beautiful woman in three days? ”
Manturov smiled bitterly and replied: "Three days? The relationship between me and her was not so little for more than three days. I already knew her when I was in Moscow. ”
"I see, but how did you get her hands on it?"
"It's a secret. By the way, can I help? After all, Anna is my subordinate, my wife's best friend, and my friend's lover, and if I can, I will do everything I can to help her, unless she does something that is sorry for the party. ”
Yakov pondered for a while, and said in a deep bass: "Actually, Anna's blood is not a problem. The problem is that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has obtained strong evidence that she is engaged in espionage and collects classified information for the French. Although this is impossible, there is strong evidence that she is guilty. ”
Yakov sighed heavily and said, "The crime of espionage is not trivial, and those who carry the charges are usually sent to the Gula camp to suffer, or secretly executed. Unless you have stronger evidence that Anna is not guilty. ”
"Evidence? I've got a lot of paperwork from her, so I might be able to help......"
"It's useless! What do these documents prove? ”
"Well, come to me if you need it."
……
Shortly after the line was closed, a stocky man in the uniform of a colonel of the Internal Guard Army walked into the secretary's office. He was Peter, the commissioner sent by the House of Internal Affairs to investigate Anna's origins.
"Comrade Manturov, now the results of the investigation are out. We can almost confirm that Anna is the biological daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail. In addition, she is guilty of espionage, and we are now going to take her to the State Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for investigation. ”
Manturov was overwhelmed by Peter's sudden appearance, and he quickly put down the phone, pretending not to know anything, and said, "Okay. What will you do with her? ”
"It's confidential, you'll know it then."
Manturov stood up and said, "I hope you don't execute her, don't send her to the Gula camp." ”
"Don't worry, we'll give her a way out, if she is proven innocent."
At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from outside the door, and a man wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs walked in.
"Report! Anna Romanova ran away! The new lieutenant said to Peter.
Peter turned his head and asked, "Ran away?" Where did she go? When did you run? ”
The second lieutenant gasped and said: "We have searched the entire state government building, but we have not seen Anna Romanova, I think she has already run away!" ”
Peter pondered for a while, and then said to the secretary in front of him: "Comrade Manturov, when did Anna leave?" ”
"I don't know. She was in this office half an hour ago, talking to me. ”
Peter asked, "Really?" in a tone close to interrogation. What did she say to you? ”
The always honest Villadimo wanted to answer truthfully, but in order to keep his promise to Yakov and ensure Anna's personal safety, he could only lie: "It's nothing, it's just a matter of work." ”
"What's going on at work?" The people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are like this, whether it is Peter or Yakov, they will ask to the end as soon as they ask, and they will not leave the other party the slightest space at all.
"It's nothing, it's just routine. Do you want me to explain them one by one and carefully? Manturov's counter-attack was unusually tough.
"No, it's all those, there's nothing worth investigating." Peter saw that Manturov looked tough and impatient, and thought that the other party's position was high enough to be a dignified magistrate, so he had no intention of asking any further.
"Well, if nothing else, you can go on official business. Please notify me as soon as there is news from Anna. As a party cadre, the leader of the Novosibirsk region, I will never allow anyone to do anything that is sorry for the party, and I am always ready to help you if necessary. ”
"Okay, thank you, Comrade Secretary."