June 26, Novosibirsk, Red Street, 18. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Viladimore, in another hour, the two comrades Kaganovich will arrive in Novosibirsk! Do we need to go there to meet them? Anna ran into the office of the state party secretary in a huff and gasped.

Manturov looked at his watch, it was still eleven o'clock in the morning, and Kaganovich's train was scheduled to arrive at half past one in the afternoon.

"What? Didn't their train arrive at half past one? How did it arrive so quickly? ”

"Yes, they were supposed to come by train, but because of the time, they took the plane instead. Their ANT-35 airliner landed in Chelyabinsk five hours ago to refuel, took off four hours ago, and is expected to land at Novosibirsk Aircraft Factory No. 153 half an hour later. ”

At that time, the most versatile passenger aircraft in the Soviet Union were the DC-3 produced by the American company Douglas, as well as the Soviet-made Tupolev ANT-35/PS-35.

Neither the DC-3 nor the ANT-35 were enough to fly directly from Moscow to Novosibirsk without stopping, and it was necessary to find an intermediate point to land and replenish fuel.

And the ANT-35 in which Kaganovich is flying has a flight range of only 1,640 kilometers, while the distance between Moscow and Novosibirsk is more than 2,800 kilometers.

It just so happened that Chelyabinsk was located right in the middle of the two places, and their planes had to land from there and refuel before they could continue their flight.

"Why didn't you say it earlier? You should have informed me when their plane landed in Lyabinsk. ”

Anna swept her bangs and said helplessly, "I'm sorry, I was also notified a few minutes ago." Factory 153 was also notified fifteen minutes ago. This time it was so sudden. ”

Manturov put his left hand on his cheek, turned his pen with his right hand, and pondered whether to go, or not to go.

If he had gone to greet him, Kaganovic might have suspected that he was deliberately putting on a show. If you don't go, I'm afraid that people will say that you are not sincere and leave a bad impression on others.

It was the first time Anna saw Manturov's trance-like appearance, "Comrade Manturov, what's wrong with you?" It's been five minutes now, let's hurry up, otherwise the delay will leave a bad impression on the two people's commissars, and they will be questioned for their insincerity. ”

"Give me a minute and let me think about it."

"There's no time, if we set off from Mashan, maybe it's still too late."

With a "snap", the pen that was still spinning in the secretary's hand fell to the table. At the same time, Manturov also made a surprising decision.

"Anna, let's wait for the plane to land."

"Why? The person who visited our state this time was a senior cadre of the central government. One is the secretary of the Central Committee and a member of the Politburo, and the other is the People's Commissar of the Defense Industry! Aren't you afraid that people will blame you for being insincere? ”

Manturov raised his right hand and made a negative gesture. "No, I'd better wait for the plane to land. According to the original schedule, I should now be working hard in the office instead of dropping down my work and running to the airport to pick people up. ”

"But isn't it also part of your job to entertain two Comrade Kaganovich?"

"No, it's not. I am the first secretary of the party committee of the Novosibirsk region, not the secretary of the Hospitality Committee. My duty was to lead the party organizations and the state government in the work of building Soviet socialism, and not to entertain visiting guests. ”

"But the status of the guest who came here this time is extraordinary, and if you don't go now, I'm afraid it won't be good."

Of course, Manturov is not a fool, he knows what will happen if he offends Kaganovich. But he had to wait for the plane to land.

Why? He has his own plans.

Half an hour later, a small airliner with a wing length of 20 meters appeared over Novosibirsk. Soon after, with a "crunch" sound, the ANT-35 passenger plane landed on the runway of Factory 153.

The moment the landing gear touched the ground, not only the sound of "squeak" landing, but also the solemn heartbeat of the cadres present. More than two dozen cadres, including the director of Plant 153, the secretary of the Dzerzhinsky district party committee, and the ******** of Novosibirsk, stood neatly in the open space next to the tarmac, tremblingly waiting for Kaganovich to appear.

They didn't speak, just made a "thump" heartbeat, and there was a solemn breathing sound, and the atmosphere seemed very calm and dignified.

Suddenly, the female secretary of the ******** noticed that something was wrong, and a cadre who was supposed to be standing in the crowd did not appear. Who is that person? Isn't it Manturov?

"What about Comrade Manturov?" The voice of the female secretary broke the silence.

"Oops, why didn't Comrade Manturov come? Go and call him and say that Comrade Kaganovich has arrived. ******** replied.

The female secretary did as ******** told her to make a phone call to Manturov. Of course, she ran into the factory with a landline, not a mobile phone.

"Is it Comrade Manturov?"

Manturov pretended to be impatient and said in an impatient voice: "It's me, please hurry up and tell me something, don't delay my time." ”

"I am the secretary of the Novosibirsk ********, and now two Comrade Kaganovich have arrived in Novosibirsk. Please hurry up. ”

"They've arrived? I still have some business to attend to, and it will take me thirty minutes at the earliest. ”

The female secretary paused for a moment and said in her sweet, sensual voice: "However, the two comrades Kaganovich have already arrived. You're not afraid of them......"

"Okay, I've got my own measure, you can get busy."

The secretary ran back to the tarmac as fast as she could, and she was so balanced that she could still run even in high heels.

The female secretary panted and ran to ******** and said: "Comrade Manturov said that he still has a bunch of official business to deal with, and he will not be able to come in half an hour at the earliest. ”

"Alright then, maybe he has his own plans." Said helplessly.

A minute later, Kaganovich's ANT-35 stopped on the tarmac. As the door of the plane opened, the cadres who greeted them clapped their palms in amusement, and the entire 153 factory could hear a burst of warm applause.

The first to step out of the hatch was the Minister of Defense Industry (People's Commissar of Defense Industry) Mikhail Kaganovich, followed by his younger brother, Lazar Kaganovich, who is also Secretary of the Central Committee, member of the Politburo, Minister of Heavy Industry (People's Commissar of Heavy Industry).

In terms of position, the status of the younger brother Lazar is even higher than that of the elder brother Mikhail. Speaking of words, it is still the younger brother who has weight. The elder brother Mikhail also knew this truth, so as soon as he got off the plane, he hid behind his younger brother and gave his younger brother Lazar the opportunity to speak and be in the limelight.

"May I ask who is Comrade Manturov?" Lazar stepped off the plane and asked this embarrassing question.

"Comrade Kaganovich, Comrade Manturov said that there are some official duties to be handled, and they will not come until half an hour at the earliest." Novosibirsk ******** replied helplessly.

"Official business?"

At this time, the sound of a car engine was heard in the distance, it was Manturov's Gaz M-1.

"He's coming."