Many of the streetlights were even cut off and eventually became part of the barricades on the streets.

The sporadic gunfire still rang out outside the city, but compared to the sonorous sound of the tattered truck, the gunfire from outside the city was insignificant, because of the potholed streets, the truck kept making a "spitting" sound, and every now and then it jolted violently, turning the passengers sitting in the car upside down, and they had to endure the smell of the goats in the same car with them.

Sitting in the truck, Mr. looked out through the gap in the canopy, but he couldn't see anything clearly, occasionally he could see a few people holding torches or lanterns, all of them were also fully armed, they just looked at the truck, and did not intercept, the reason was very simple, because the front of the truck had a very peculiar marker, which was a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe tied in the middle, according to Alcasino, this had a name, called "fascist", which is said to be the symbol of the high magistrates of ancient Rome, It symbolizes authority and justice, and now, this thing is the symbol of Mussolini's violent organization, and seeing this sign, all the "fighting fascists." All party members must obey unconditionally.

The armed men in black and carrying torches on the street were the Italian "fighting fascists", and the truck in which he was riding was also a "fighting fascist." The truck is now carrying Mr. and the fascists in the same car to the Milan headquarters of the fascist organization, the fascists in the same car are going to the headquarters to transport goats and provisions, these are the food and supplies that the headquarters needs, and the gentleman is going to the headquarters to meet the famous Italian "patriot" Mussolini, tonight, Mussolini will meet with Mr. and his Tuzer at the Milan headquarters.

Since the striking workers and Red Guards in Milan had demolished the railroad in the area of the railway station, he had to enter the city from outside the city, and because the fighting was still going on, the vehicles were difficult to find, and it was not until after dark that he got on the truck that was carrying supplies, and the cold guns continued all the way from the south, indicating that the fighting was still going on, but at least no artillery could be heard during the day, and according to the fascists in the same car, the Red Revolution in Milan had been suppressed by Mussolini and the government army, Mussolini became the "savior" of Milan and Italy

Mussolini was not the "savior" of Milan and Italy. "The gentleman didn't know, he only knew that this Mussolini was the person who lived by the code name of the MIA", and it was also the first target he was looking for.

Before going abroad, when Mr. accepted the mission in the Military Intelligence Bureau, he was clearly told by the director Tian Jinfu that the current situation in Italy is relatively chaotic, at that time, Mr. also thought that Italy was the victorious country in the European War after all, even if the situation was chaotic, it would not lead to civil war, but now, he finally realized that his previous understanding was wrong, in the post-war depression, Italy suffered probably the most serious among the victorious countries, and the lives of the people at the bottom of the society were almost unsustainable, in this situation, Italian social trends collide violently, far-right and ultra-left ideas are inciting the people, society is facing divisions, if it can't be controlled, perhaps, it is not impossible to have a revolution similar to Russia in Italy, and now, the battle in Milan seems to confirm Tian Jinfu's words, Italy is on the eve of change, and once this change begins, the existing order in Europe will be further challenged, and this challenge is what China wants to see, and it is for this reason that Mr. came to Italy.

The task was very clear: to get close to Mussolini, to gain his trust and favor, and to find a way to expand the influence of this political opportunist, so as to get Mussolini to take political power in Italy as soon as possible.

Italy is a constitutional monarchy, relatively free speech, and it is precisely because of this that Mussolini, who was born as a journalist, was able to use this environment to organize this "fighting fascist" organization, in the agitation of public opinion, Mussolini is best at inciting the people with the clamor of "defending the glory and interests of Italy", this kind of speech is very lethal if it is placed in an extreme social environment, and the current Italian society is in this extreme environment.

Before formally contacting Mussolini, Mr. spent almost two months studying this political opportunist, and now, he has a certain understanding of this person, and according to the analysis of the intelligence provided to him, Mussolini is a remorseful and arrogant person, a standard troubled man, this kind of person often has huge flaws in character, and the best way to deal with this kind of person is to show humility and respect in front of him, as well as admiration and obedience to him.

In order to show his "admiration" for Mussolini, he specially prepared a meeting gift for the other party, and he also believed that Mussolini would never refuse his kindness.

While the gentleman was sitting in the truck and wondering what to do with Mussolini, this "curry." The rattling truck finally stopped, and the noise died down immediately.

"Boss, we've got to the place...... Alcacino nudged Mr. Rub's shoulder.

The gentleman turned his head to see that the fascists who were in the same car were unloading supplies from the car, so he hurriedly followed Alcasino out of the truck, thanked the little leader who led the team, and then waited for the other party to lead them into the fascist headquarters.

It was more than twenty minutes, and when Mr. and Alcasino rushed to Mussolini's office, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and the office was very dark, there was no electricity, the electric lights were not on, and they could only rely on candles and horse lamps for lighting.

"I beg your pardon, the factory workers in Milan have gone on strike and cut off the electricity supply to the city, and we can only light candles and lanterns here

Mussolini apologized at first, but quickly turned the conversation to what he was more interested in.

"I heard, you are here to donate" to the fighting fascists? ”

"Yes. It's a check for $20,000, you take it first, and when I make enough profit in Europe, I'll continue to donate to you and your organization. ”

The gentleman was very cooperative with the gift he had prepared for Mussolini. $20,000, while not a very impressive donation, is definitely a real hard currency compared to the rapidly depreciating Italian currency, and more reliable than the British currency.

"You are so generous, you are such a friend of the Italians. Although you come from as far away as Japan, it seems to me that you are a true Asian friend of Italy. ”

Mussolini instructed one of his men to accept the donation for him, then rubbed his hands together and sighed.

"Sorry, maybe you got the wrong message. I'm not Japanese, I'm Chinese, a tea merchant from China. ”

The gentleman hurriedly corrected it, obviously. He immediately realized that the political opportunist in front of him probably didn't care where the gift came from.

"You know Italian? It's amazing. Sorry, it was a slip of the tongue, mouth

Mussolini hurriedly corrected his mistake, and he also realized that the Chinese in front of him also understood Italian, because the other party had already heard him clearly before the interpreter spoke.

"It's okay, I understand your slip of the tongue. As a busy patriot, you must have a lot to attend to, and I am already very honored to be able to meet me in my own person, and as for the small slip of the tongue, I fully understand

The gentleman smiled. Then he pointed to Alcasino beside him. said: "Actually, my Italian is very ordinary, and my Chinese is also very ordinary, the reason why I brought him here is mainly to let him speak slowly, but I didn't expect that you can understand the language inconvenience, and deliberately slow down when speaking, so I can understand your words." ”

"Of course, of course. I totally understand. In my opinion, China is a mysterious oriental country with a long history, and in this respect, it is very similar to Italy, and perhaps, in the future, the peoples of our two countries can further strengthen their contacts. You know, I am a patriot, and Mr. President of China is also a patriotic revolutionary, and in this respect, we are exactly the same, and in fact, I also admire Mr. President who dared to challenge Japan and Soviet Russia. ”

Mussolini used his conversation to find a topic that might be of interest to both sides, and then had a purely layman's discussion with him about the glorious ancient history of China and Italy, and of course, they did not waste much time on the subject. "I wonder why you're interested in my fascist campaign? You know, so far, you are one of the few people who have donated a lot of money directly to us, and I wonder why you came to see me and handed me this donation in person. Mussolini asked.

"Because you are a true Italian patriot. Mr. Mussolini, it is a great honour for me to be personally received by you. In my opinion, a patriot like you is the most suitable leader to lead the Italian people, and if I had the right to vote in Italy, I would definitely vote, Mr. Elect you as the leader of Italy, said with some excitement.

"I am very grateful for your trust. However, I don't plan to do it right now. Mussolini was modest.

"Nope! It's not the phase, it's the leader, it's the leader of the Italian people! To hell with each other! To hell with the aristocracy! You deserve to be in charge! Only in this way will Britain and France not despise the existence of Italy! What Italy needs is a strongman in leadership! And not a bunch of hypocritical politicians! ”

He did his best to show his excitement, and he was so engaged that even Alcácino beside him had no doubts about his affection for the Italian people.

"I am very touched by your affection for Italy. However, I think that at this point in time, the best option for Italy seems to be to wait for the Paris Peace Conference to end, and then we will discuss the question of what Britain and France think of Italy

Mussolini's self-esteem was somewhat frustrated, and indeed, in his opinion, when a Chinese could also see that Italy was not valued by Britain and France, then, I am afraid, the whole world would know that Italy had gained nothing but depression and chaos in this European war.

"Give up illusions, give up illusions! Must fight! Must fight! It is only through struggle, only by demonstrating the determination to fight, that Britain and France will recognize the strength of weak peoples and states! At this point, China and Italy are on the same front! And this is the main reason why I support Your Excellency, we need to unite and change the reality of power dominating everything! ”

The gentleman shouted hoarsely. This stunned Mussolini for a moment, and then he suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"You're Nasuke." Greater East Asia LGBT Association. Members? ”

Hearing Mussolini suddenly ask this question, Mr. was also stunned, but quickly reacted, so he sighed.

"You're right, I'm a follower of the Greater East Asia Comrades Association, although I'm not a member of the Zhengwu."

This is an outright lie, and he is not a follower of the "Greater East Asia Comrades Association" at all, but he does know that this organization, which was founded by the Japanese radical forces, has now grown and has grown stronger, and not only Japanese people participate, but also many foreigners, including Chinese radicals, but he is indeed a little surprised that Mussolini also knows about the "Greater East Asia Comrades Association".

"That's great! Not long ago, I just met a Japanese member of the Greater East Asia Comrades Association, Wu Xu, and in the future we can sit together and seriously study the topic of changing the old world order. ”

Mussolini was very excited, but his words aroused the alarm of the gentleman, "Greater East Asia Comrades Association." The news that he had reached out to Italy was indeed surprising, and he had decided to report the situation to his superiors as soon as he left Milan.

After a few more minutes of talking, and seeing that it was almost twelve o'clock, the gentleman took his own breath and left the headquarters of the "fighting fascists" with Alcásino, and Mussolini did not send them out himself, but sent a crony to take them to the garage and send them out of the headquarters in Mussolini's special car.

Since the railway was no longer open, Mr. and Alcácino stayed in Milan, and after entering the hotel, he took out the atlas he had with him and flipped through it.

Seeing that the gentleman was studying the map of Germany and Austria, Alcacino asked curiously.

"Boss, are you going to Germany?"

"Yes. When the situation in Milan calms down, I'll go to Germany and Austria. You don't have to come with me, just stay in Milan, and Mr. Mussolini just now admired your bravery in the war, and I think that if you follow him, you may not have to look for work anywhere in the future

"Are you going to recommend me to work with Mr. Mussolini?"

Alcácino was very surprised, and at the same time very happy, as a retired military officer who resented the Italian government, Alfoncino did very much agree with the program of the "fighting fascists".

"Of course, if you want to go, I'll write a letter of recommendation right away. I think. For the sake of the $20,000 I donated, Mr. Mussolini will certainly not refuse you to join, and will even promote you to be his assistant. ”

The gentleman nodded, and to be honest, it was only his temporary idea, and since Alcasino also seemed to be very interested in the Italian fascist movement, why not plant a "nail, small" next to Mussolini in advance? So, he decided not to let Alcassino go with him to Germany.

As for what to do in Germany, Mr. has already calculated, he intends to meet the second target of this mission, that is a pilot, the last captain of the famous "Red Baron" Richthofen fighter squadron, if the information of the Palin embassy is accurate, then the big ace pilot may still be running for the matter of staying in the German ** team to continue to serve.