An hour later, Suyev, the former secretary of the Soviet district party of the city of Tomsk, arrived in Manturov's office with his daughter Maria. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Dressed in a spotless white English shirt with a plain black tie and a brown blazer and brown trousers underneath, Suev looked like a gentleman of culture.

But from him, Manturov saw traces of torture in Guljan. The back of the man's hand still bears the marks of wear; The faces of the Slavs, who were originally white, have been half-tanned.

Suyev looked at the young man with good facial features in front of him and asked excitedly: "You are the new first secretary of the state party committee, Comrade Manturov?" ”

"Isn't it?" Manturov asked rhetorically.

"Are you really Comrade Manturov?" Suyev asked a second time, and he didn't seem to believe that the kid in front of him was the capable man who could clean up Ekh and Yezhov.

"Daddy." Maria took Suyev's rough right hand and said, "He is Comrade Manturov." He was the youngest and most accomplished first secretary of the state party committee in the Soviet Union. Without him, I am afraid you would still be suffering in the Gula camp. ”

Suyev excitedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand, "Comrade Manturov, I am Boris Vitolovich Suev, the former first secretary of the Party Committee of the Soviet District of Tomsk, thank you for rehabilitating me and other people who were wronged by Ekh and letting us out. ”

Manturov warmly shook Suyev's rough right hand and said, "No thanks, it's just a gesture, it's also my duty." I believe that everyone knows that this person has colluded with the Trotskyists to purge the loyal and good. If I hadn't given evidence to him and allowed him to do nothing, more people would have suffered. Also, I'd like to say I'm sorry. ”

"No, not really. You saved us, and for the great party, the great Federation of Soviet Socialist Republics, got rid of such poisonous insects as Ekh and Yezhov, why should you apologize? ”

Manturov smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, I should have rehabilitated you when I took office in January, but because there are so many things to deal with, I only remembered to seek justice for you when I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs before." ”

"It doesn't matter, no matter what, we were rescued by you, and we should all thank you."

Manturov retracted his enthusiasm, showed a serious look, and said, "Well, I guess you didn't come this time just to thank me, right?" I think it's here to report something. ”

"That's right, I think you've been getting a lot of reports lately."

"Yes, if memory serves, you are the one who reported the secretary of the Tomsk City Committee. You accuse him of colluding with Yezhov, purging a large number of innocent party members, and participating in their anti-party conspiracy, am I right? ”

Suev was deeply shocked by Manturov's memory and judgment, and the other party had accurately judged his thoughts and the purpose of his visit.

"Yes, Comrade Manturov, I hope that you will be able to send someone to investigate him and not let such people remain in the party any longer."

"Don't worry, I have already asked Comrade Osinov, head of the State Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to send someone to investigate."

"That's good."

Manturov took out a document from a drawer, the curriculum vitae of Dubov, secretary of the Tomsk City Party Committee.

While looking at the words on his resume, he said: "Before Dubov became secretary of the city party committee, he should have been the first secretary of the party committee of the Leninsky district of Tomsk, am I right?" ”

"That's right."

"I heard from your daughter that before you were arrested, you had a lot of conflicts with the then secretary of the Leninsky district party committee, right?"

"Yes." Speaking of this, Suyev's heart began to feel a little tense. In his view, Manturov should suspect that his report was based on personal vendettas, not on the objective fact that Dubov killed innocent people indiscriminately and participated in anti-party activities.

Sure enough, Manturov's answer was almost identical to the worst-case scenario that Suyev had envisioned. "Comrade Suyev, why did you report him? Is it because he is anti-party and indiscriminately kills innocents, or is it ...... Because of a personal vendetta between the two of you? ”

Suyev suddenly shuddered, the young man in front of him looked open-minded, polite, benevolent and generous, but from the words just now, as well as the previous feat of getting rid of Yezhov-Ekh, he could see that there was still a trace of yin hidden in the other party's heart, and the city was very deep.

If he said the wrong thing in front of Manturov and did the wrong thing, he could be sent to the Gula camp again to suffer.

It is true that Manturov has a deep city and a bit of a gloomy heart, but this side is only shown in front of bad people, or distrustful people, and when dealing with others, he generally does not show this, but only shows a benevolent and enthusiastic side.

Manturov also saw the tension in the other party's heart from the other party's look and trembling hands. Hurriedly said: "Comrade Suyev, don't be so nervous, I won't arrest you." ”

"I admit that I have a personal vendetta with Dubov, and when he was still the secretary of the district party committee, he reported a lot of cadres in the district, including one of my relatives, an old Bolshevik who had participated in the revolution."

Manturov nodded, made a reasonable look, and said: "Understand, it was he who killed innocents indiscriminately, and if my relatives were also arrested for no reason, I would be like you, resentful of the people who purged him." ”

"Actually, that relative of mine was not purged for no reason, it was he who found out about Dubov's collusion with Ehe that led to Dubov's targeting."

"I see, well, I'll call Comrade Ossinov to investigate the case. By the way, are you assigned to work now? Do you have housing? ”

Hearing Manturov's concerned condolences, Suyev let down his vigilance. "Not yet, I haven't found a suitable job yet, I'm just living in a relative's apartment."

"Not working yet? Well, I'll arrange a job for you in the Novosibirsk party organization and a separate three-bedroom apartment in the October district. The apartment building is newly built and designed by me, and the living environment should be okay. ”

"Thank you so much."

"And, Maria, don't you want to go to college?"

Mary nodded happily and replied, "Yes, Comrade Secretary." ”

"In this way, on the university side, I will help you write a letter of recommendation for admission to increase your chances of admission to the university. Of course, academic performance and performance are the most important thing, and this letter is just a chance to enroll in the school, as for whether you can succeed, it depends on whether you can take advantage of this opportunity. ”

"Thank you. Comrade Secretary, you are the best and most handsome person I have ever met! ”

"I don't dare to do it, I just did my duty."

Manturov was well aware of the importance of maintaining party discipline. He did not tolerate any violation of discipline in his organization, let alone the presence of elements like Dubov who had participated in counterrevolutionary conspiracy.

The presence of these people would not only damage the image of the organization, but also undermine Manturov's carefully planned development plans.

If these people are not purged, it will be difficult for his development plan to be fully implemented, and some people may even use his development plan for personal gain.

Next, a small purge is about to begin.