Chapter 20: No worries
Hearing Eva's promise, Lynn's first reaction was to spend ** with the good-looking foreign girl before, but just as the words were about to come out, his thinking took a sharp turn: No, he shouldn't go down with Eva's words, that would only make his image in her mind no different from ordinary people, or even more unbearable. What's more, Eva also made it very clear that all she could do was to arrange a dinner for two, as for whether others would like to have further contact and development with Lynn, a so-called "combat hero" who had just been promoted from non-commissioned officer to second lieutenant and had not even passed the officer assessment, that was another matter!
"Do you imagine that I am a woman who loves beauty?" Lynn asked rhetorically, feigning annoyance.
"Oh?" Eva looked at Lynn curiously, and at this time, the young officer's face had a calm and leisurely smile, like a decent gentleman, and there was not a single star of flattery or obscenity.
Lynn took the initiative to open the door first: "I'm leaving, Your Excellency Secretary-General, I wish you a pleasant experience!" β
As soon as the door opened, Eva's face folded with a friendly smile and was replaced by a kind of friendly calm.
"Goodbye!" She said in a moderate tone and tone.
Walking towards the staircase with a red wine bottle, Lynn saw the former female military clerk coming out of the room on the other side of the staircase with an empty tray, apparently going to Eva's office to clean up. Walking face to face, I noticed that she was also about 1.7 meters tall, tall because of her thinness, her skin was very white, and although her cheeks were freckled, she looked more realistic and close "Thank you for your coffee, goodbye!" Lynn said with a smile.
The young female military officer also smiled indifferently, but did not say a word.
As she descended the stairs, Lynn deliberately slowed down to see what else was so surprising about the Imperial stronghold. But after going up and down twice, I still didn't see a single general in the corridor, and the occasional people who came out and walked around were civilian women with dark green skirts. Didn't Goebbels, Rommel and other imperial dignitaries work here?
Still leaving through the side door, the two burly guards remained at their posts, and before Lynn left, the soldier who had informed him said, "You are our role model, Second Lieutenant Gargo!" β
These words greatly satisfied Lynn's pride, and he smiled peacefully and nodded: "Everyone who comes to the 'Sanctuary' is the elite of the Empire, do a good job, guys!" β
Walking back to the hospital slowly, although the breakfast time had been missed, the nurses deliberately left a warm cereal porridge, such a comprehensive care made Lynn have a little touch, but unfortunately the discharge is imminent, if the usual training intensity, it is impossible to stay here for a long time. In contrast, the female clerks in the imperial base camp have the beauty and elegance of professional female surnames, and the young nurses in the hospital smell of alcohol disinfectant instead of perfume, but they are more youthful and approachable.
As she ate her oatmeal, Lynn thought that she hadn't drunk milk since she came to the "shelter" - it made sense. Although it is not particularly cold in the cave, it is said that there is no sunlight in the end, and it must be covered with snow outside, where is the livestock space and forage? Compared to cereals and flour, liquid milk has a shelf life of less than that.
"Lynn. Gargo ...... Mr. Ensign, please come to ...... Dr. Lotland's office has already arranged a medical check-up for you! β
As soon as the porridge was drunk, a soft voice that was different from ordinary people came from behind him, and it sounded a little timid. After lying here for a week, Lynn buried her head in reading and thinking, and was a little "deaf to what was going on outside the window", only to know that the shy short-haired nurse was named "Jenny. Balkel", but never spoke to her seriously.
"Oh good! Thank you, Jenny! Lynn said as she handed the nurse back the metal bowl of porridge, catching a glimpse of her holding a newspaper and a pen in her hand, ......"Uh...... Mr. Ensign, can you ...... Sign me up? β
Lynn, uncomfortable with being asked for an autograph for the first time, took the newspaper from the nurse's hand, and it was indeed the issue of the Deutsche Zeitung that published his combat deeds. It seems that after several circulations, the paper has many creases, and it is probably pressed into the book to smooth out, and the paper is still relatively flat.
When he picked up the pen, he glanced at the nameplate on the woman's chest to see the spelling of her name. Although the handwriting in German was still unsightly, Lynn wrote quickly in the margins of the front of the newspaper: To the venerable nurse Jenny. Balkel, Lynn. Gargo.
With a crimson face, she put away the pen and newspaper, and the little nurse said shyly: "Dr. Lotland is still waiting for you, remember the fifth office on the first floor from left to right!" β
Knowing that during World War II, many German people frantically admired the FΓΌhrer and the battle ace with outstanding military achievements, and never thought that he would one day become the object of worship of others, Lynn couldn't help but sigh. He then went to the office of the medical officer, where he underwent a serious and professional examination, and the injuries to his legs and shoulders were "basically healed," and the medical officer wrote on the medical list the words "Permission to discharge" -- four or five hours away, he was admitted for a full week.
After packing up her personal belongings, especially the two military books that Bach had given her, Lynn said a brief goodbye to the non-commissioned officers and officers in the same ward, and at this time the nurse Jenny was gone, and she did not want to think too much. Calculated that Lynn was discharged from the hospital today, Wolfrum and Brewer came without waiting for lunch, and helped Lynn take these things that didn't weigh more than five pounds back to the barracks dormitory. Because there was still training in the afternoon, Lynn was also thinking about reporting to the officer examination office, so she made an appointment to drink together in the evening to celebrate.
During his hospital stay, Lynn either ate in the hospital room or ate a sick meal in the hospital's special cafeteria, and this lunch was the second time he had eaten in the large cafeteria. The inner hall was still a reserved space for high-ranking officials, generals, and newcomers, and Lynn saw from a distance that all the officers and men of the Navy were sitting opposite the dignitaries today, so she guessed that these were submarine units that had pretended to sink themselves with the "rainbow" code after the official surrender of Germany, but in fact secretly sailed here according to the pre-agreed agreement. By the end of the war, in addition to the typical VII series combat submarines, a considerable number of new submarines were put into operation, XXI was considered the best submarine of World War II, and some ocean-going submarines with a range sufficient to reach the United States were also quite technically superior. These submarines can be said to be the real essence of the German Navy, but after the Allies entered the war, the Allied naval and air escort forces in the Atlantic Ocean were too powerful, so that the German submarine forces were difficult to do in the middle and late stages of the war.
From non-commissioned officer to lieutenant, Lynn was able to dine in the second hall, and in just one week, the number of soldiers dining in these two halls had at least doubled, but the waiters in the restaurant were obviously not really busy, and they very calmly pushed the dining cart along the long table, adding food to the plates that had been swept away by the officers and soldiers, and if it were not for their graceful posture, they might have been laughed at as "pig breeding".
Compared to the first meal Lynn ate here, there are no fresh vegetables and meat on the table, and they are replaced by potatoes, bacon, sausages and other foods that are easy to store for a long time, and fresh fish and shrimp and caviar are as always, their presence greatly enriches the dishes and nutrients, and also reminds people that this is no longer the traditional mainland area!
Lynn was not very interested in fresh salmon, and after taking the initiative to chat with the officer sitting on his right, he took the opportunity to look into the inner hall. Goebbels and Rommel still sit in the main seats, and every sailor who came from afar also has a goblet in front of them, and this red wine is not only to wash away the dust for them, but also to announce that they have officially entered the dark place of history, and bind their fate tightly to this strange ship.
These newcomers must have brought the latest information from the outside world, but the atmosphere has not changed significantly. The joy of joy, the enjoyment of enjoyment, even if the expression is calm, because of the great improvement in diet, get rid of the previous weakness and paleness. Such a group of optimistic and positive people, in such a hidden place where everything seems to be abundant, can really live without worries?
(To be continued)