Suslov was stunned, he looked at Dzerzhinsky suspiciously, and he had the heart to pinch Dzerzhinsky's face to see if the Dzerzhinsky in front of him was being pretended. Why did Suslov have such a thought?

The reason is simple, the Dzerzhinsky in Suslov's memory never came and would not ask such questions. Dzerzhinsky's working method is to tell the facts, to talk about evidence, and to draw conclusions based only on evidence. He never presupposes a position at the beginning of his work, and does not make guesses and conjectures at the beginning.

Dzerzhinsky's golden sign is to talk about things!

And now, Dzerzhinsky suddenly broke the routine, which surprised Suslov and surprised him, and it was normal for him to be stunned.

After a long time, Suslov replied: "I cannot draw any conclusions from the available evidence, and this is not the right way to do the work." ”

It could be seen that Suslov was tactfully reminding Dzerzhinsky, but the man in the iron mask shook his head and asked: "Do you think that according to our established working procedures, we can find out the truth of the case?" ”

Suslov was stunned again, because he felt that Dzerzhinsky was very wrong, and the two questions thrown by the man in the iron mask in a row seemed to have a tendency to question himself, and seemed to be a complete negation of his way of working for more than ten years, what was going on?

Suslov always said that Dzerzhinsky was his father and teacher, and Dzerzhinsky has always been his idol and the goal he is determined to follow. But now, he hasn't caught up yet, but the idol seems to be about to self-destruct? How can this be?

Suslov immediately aggravated his tone and replied very solemnly: "Comrade Felix, I always think that true is true. What is false is what is fake. No one can fake the truth! ”

The expression on Dzerzhinsky's face was a little strange. At least it didn't seem normal to Suslov, and after a few seconds, the Man in the Iron Mask said, "Do you really think so?" ”

Suslov nodded heavily, which made Dzerzhinsky frown unconsciously, and he asked again: "Do you think the truth is really that important?" ”

Suslov nodded again and said very firmly: "The pursuit of the truth, the search for the truth, is our Bolshevik mission!" ”

Dzerzhinsky sighed, as if very dissatisfied with Suslov's answer, and after a long time he said slowly: "Comrade Mikhail. I must remind you that the pursuit of truth is the mission of the Bolsheviks, but the search for truth is not ......"

Dzerzhinsky made a gesture to stop Suslov from interjecting, and he said earnestly: "Truth is not equal to truth, and it is not necessary to insist on truth in the pursuit of truth." Human beings, especially human nature, can not care about the truth, and it is more meaningful for the result to be correct than for the process to be correct! ”

Suslov was confused, and did not understand what Dzerzhinsky wanted to say here, his eyes widened, and he looked at Dzerzhinsky blankly, unable to say a word for a long time.

on this. Dzerzhinsky sighed again, he realized that Suslov's teachings had been deviated. Suslov became more and more dogmatic and cared more and more about the rules, but never thought about why he made them, so that he went further and further down the wrong path.

Dzerzhinsky knew that Suslov had such a deviation, and a very important reason was that the power of his example was so strong that Suslov developed a blind admiration for him. It has to be said that the blind cult of personality itself is far from the truth!

The reason why Dzerzhinsky said the dialectical relationship between these truths and the truth is simple: the truth represents the final result, and it cannot be shaken, but the so-called truth can be very complex, so complex that some seemingly great people will stand on the opposite side of the truth at certain times.

Lenin, for example, was the actions of the Mentor before the October Revolution entirely justified? It should be said that it is unreasonable, according to the classical theory of Marxism, Russia did not have the conditions for a higher level of revolution at that time. In a sense, Lenin was against the truth, but can you say that Lenin was wrong?

Perhaps some experts and scholars of later generations, when reviewing the history of the October Revolution, will criticize Lenin and the line he adhered to, accuse him of leading Russia astray, and even attack him for misleading the Russian people.

The problem is that these experts and scholars are just an afterthought, with the benefit of hindsight. It was based on the result of the collapse of the Soviet Union that the October Revolution was not reasonable. Is this derivation reasonable?

Even what would have happened to these people if they had not chosen the Bolsheviks at that time, isn't this Nima nonsense, how did the Provisional Government before the Bolsheviks come to power in disgrace, and the Russian people at that time bought their accounts? What is the future if you can't even stand on your heels?

As can be seen from Lenin's example, the so-called truth of the moment is meaningless, in Lenin's own words: "The ends are right, the means can be ignored!" ”

Some comrades may say that this is too utilitarian and too uncompromising, but isn't the real world utilitarian? Natural selection for the survival of the fittest, the history of human development and evolution was originally a survival without compromising means, and under the historical conditions of Russia at that time, it would not have been ruthlessly crushed by the wheel of history like Lenin.

Don't look at Dzerzhinsky, who has always regarded himself as fair and ruthless, but does he dare to say that he is a bowl of water all the time? No one dares to say that, even Dzerzhinsky has mistakes, and there is less blood on the hands of the Cheka? For those enemies of the revolution, how could the Man in the Iron Mask give them the most basic justice?

Why is this happening? The reason is that Dzerzhinsky and Lenin are actually the same people, and in the process of pursuing "truth", they can ignore "truth".

Suslov is different now, he also seeks the truth, but he adheres to it to the extreme. In other words, Suslov's requirements for himself and others are: things must be done well, but in the process of doing things, every move must not deviate from the established rules. If it deviates, then no matter how beautiful things are, it will not be tolerated, and punishment must be accepted!

In our Chinese words, Suslov is a man who is a man who has no disciples. When the water is clear, there are no fish. It's just a person in a suit. Obviously. Dzerzhinsky is not such a person, between means and results, he does not focus on any one, he looks at the problem as a whole. As long as the result is good, even if the means have certain flaws, he will raise his hand and let it go. For example, the current Li Xiaofeng is in line with Dzerzhinsky's judgment.

Why is there such a big gap between Suslov and Dzerzhinsky? That's because Dzerzhinsky found in his practical work that nothing is perfect for anyone, especially in the complex aggregate of human society. There are too many entanglements of interests and emotional interference, and no one can be left alone.

This also determines that when a person is working, the higher the goal, the more difficulties and problems need to be dealt with. In the face of these difficulties and problems, the established rules are often ineffective, and in this case, there are only two possible outcomes - one is to give up and do nothing, and the other is to find another way to achieve it. Clearly, the latter approach would certainly not be fully compatible with the existing rules.

Suslov's problem was the complete rejection of the latter option. This is also the result that unless he only eats and does not do anything, or does some very simple and rigid work, once he carries out difficult creative work. The result is to step on the red line in his heart, and he will be ruthlessly denied.

Look at the Soviet politics of the Brezhnev era, it was really lifeless, why? In addition to the fact that the supreme institutions of power in the Soviet Union were held by a new group of aristocrats and privileged classes, the other was that the rigid way of working of Suslov, who was in charge of ideology, stifled the possibility of reform and change.

Interestingly, Suslov himself did not like this lifeless atmosphere of politics, nor did he see the actions of the new privileged class of the aristocracy. He has high requirements for himself and hopes to use his exemplary power to influence the direction of politics. But what about the end result? Pointless!

And now Dzerzhinsky saw this bad sign of Suslov, and he was quite skeptical that if Suslov took over his class, there would be only one more person in Soviet politics who was in a trap and did nothing.

Therefore, Dzerzhinsky chose to use Li Xiaofeng as an example to wake up Suslov, and he wanted to tell Suslov how to deal with the relationship between rules and results. There are never perfect rules in this world, and while respecting the rules, please leave room for those who want to make a difference, and don't use rules to completely stifle human creativity. If they do, they will end up with a group of bureaucrats who know the rules but are the best at passing the buck and doing nothing.

And this is also the main reason why Dzerzhinsky can tolerate Li Xiaofeng, the man in the iron mask can see that the starting point of a certain immortal is still good. But alas, Suslov didn't care about this.

"According to what you say, isn't it true that no matter who wantonly tramples on laws and regulations under the guise of safeguarding national interests? So what else can we do to keep this country running? Suslov looked furious.

Dzerzhinsky sighed, he could see that Suslov still didn't understand what he meant, he still couldn't grasp the degree, he still thought that the rules were omnipotent. However, he was not in a hurry, and just told Suslov to continue the investigation.

Why, Dzerzhinsky did nothing? Because he knows very well that Li Xiaofeng's style of doing things has been practiced well in recent years, and it is clear that someone has violated the rules, but in the end, the rules can't help someone. He was good at exploiting loopholes, and he had a way to make Suslov, who was abiding by the rules, have nothing to say, and the kind of rigid rules that Suslov believed in at that time would not break itself, and what he needed to do was to do a good job of guiding at that time.

Suslov soon began to get to work, flipping through case files, interviewing cadres, and doing everything in his power to defend the so-called "justice", but soon he got into trouble.

According to his original thoughts, the treason case of Apanashchenko and Mehris is a grievance, and there must be people who cry out for the wronged Apanashchenko and Mekhlis. But what surprised him was that after his visits and interviews, the people who cried out for those two grievances were really very few.

Except for some members of the "anti-party and treason" clique of Apanashchenko and Mekhlis, who were already involved in the case, other leaders of the Far Eastern Red Banner Front, especially the remaining high-ranking officers, were in favor of and supported Li Xiaofeng's decision. The most determined of these were Rychagov and the former commander of the 40th Infantry Division, who hated Apanashchenko and Mekhlis.

Mere witness testimony is enough. What made Suslov even more speechless was. The actions of Apanashchenko and Mehris before and after the outbreak of the war are also completely inexplicable. The contacts between the Secret Commission of Inquiry and the puppet state of Manchukuo were corroborated by detailed evidence. The gang had even reached a draft with the puppet Manchurians and the Japanese army. If it weren't for the fact that Matsumoto Rokuhe was killed and the conflict was ignited, Apanashchenko would have reached an agreement with Japan in accordance with this draft. Now this draft is still in Apanashchenko's safe, and no one wants to wash the floor.

Because of the existence of this draft, Apanashchenko's subsequent behavior has become very suspicious, although there is no more direct and powerful evidence, but it is not an exaggeration to take him down. What is too much is to shoot on the spot, but even if it is too much to shoot on the spot, it cannot be said that Li Xiaofeng is completely wrong. As a special commissioner of the Military Commission, he has the power to deal with it decisively.

This made Suslov a little embarrassed, knowing that things were still full of doubts, but there was no entry point. After pondering for a long time, he could only temporarily abandon the question of whether Apanashchenko and Mehris were spies, and focus on the way Li Xiaofeng executed them.

Suslov considered this disposition unreasonable, believing that the correct way to dispose of it was to arrest Apanashchenko and Mekhlis, rather than immediately shoot them on the spot. But when he thought he had found a breakthrough, he was hit on the head.

According to the testimony of the client, Rechagov, it is shown that Apanashchenko and Mekhlis tried to resist stubbornly at one point. Attempts to use violence against Li Xiaofeng, even according to Rychagov. After their arrest, these two men tried to mobilize their own henchmen to come to the rescue, in an attempt to overthrow the leadership of the Military Commission over the Far Eastern Red Banner Front by force. In the case of desperation, it can only be formed on the spot.

As a result, Suslov was stuck again, and he could not get past Rychagov in any case, because Rychagov was indeed confirmed to be about to be rescued by Li Xiaofeng when he was persecuted by Apanashchenko and Mehris, and Šteln, who testified for Rychagov, was conclusive about this.

After some struggle, Suslov found that he was unable to move an inch, and judging from various evidence, Apanashchenko and Mehris were indeed guilty of the strict mistake of ineffective command, and at the same time suspected of being a serious spy. It's a pity that they have been shot, and there is no evidence of their death, how can they be checked?

A few days later, Suslov returned to Dzerzhinsky's office in Vladivostok in frustration, and he no longer had the vigor he had before, his head hanging and his heart weak.

Dzerzhinsky glanced at him and asked: "How's the investigation?" ”

Suslov struggled for a long time before he said: "According to my investigation, Apanashchenko and Mekhlis have only been confirmed by the mistakes of poor command, and the crime of treason has been difficult to prove because of Comrade Andrei's hasty handling of the crime, and it can only be said that they have serious suspicions. ”

Dzerzhinsky nodded slowly and said, "Then close the case." ”

"Case closed?" Suslov's eyes widened, and he asked incredulously: "Comrade Felix, this case seems to me to be full of suspicions, how can it be closed so hastily?" ”

Dzerzhinsky quietly asked: "Then what do you mean?" Continue scouting? ”

Suslov was speechless, because he came back to report to Dzerzhinsky because he couldn't find out, but as long as there was still a little clue and possibility, he would not let it go lightly. What he meant was to let Dzerzhinsky help him palm his eyes and see if there was any breakthrough, who would have thought that Dzerzhinsky would simply come to a close case.

Suddenly Suslov was dissatisfied: "Why do I think you are deliberately trying to shield Comrade Andrei?" ”

Dzerzhinsky was also not angry, and smiled: "How can you have such an idea? Also, you seem to recognize that Comrade Andrei has a problem? ”

"His handling is so suspicious, no matter how you look at it, it looks like he is deliberately covering up something!" Suslov shouted.

"What about the evidence?" Dzerzhinsky quietly retorted, "Are these just your guesses, or is there evidence to support them?" ”

Suslov was speechless for a moment, because Dzerzhinsky was attacking his own shield with his own spear, and he questioned Li Xiaofeng without any evidence to support him, which was originally an inappropriate behavior.

Suslov muttered speechless: "But, but ......"

"There is nothing more," Dzerzhinsky patted Suslov on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Comrade Andrei's approach is really problematic, but there is no problem with the behavior of Apanashchenko and Mekhlis?" ”

Suslov was just about to say something, Dzerzhinsky continued: "Do you think Comrade Andrei likes to deal with it this way? My little comrade, remember my words, there are no rules, you can't make a circle, but abiding by the rules is equivalent to drawing the ground as a prison, and it will only firmly trap you! ”

As he spoke, Dzerzhinsky handed Suslov a copy of the document, and after the latter glanced at it, his face immediately changed dramatically, because this document was Dzerzhinsky's final conclusion: Apanashchenko and Mekhlis were responsible for the mistakes of the operational commander, but it is difficult to fully prove the crimes of espionage and treason. In view of the fact that the two have been sentenced to justice, it is proposed to be exempted from continued accountability. Also, about Andrey. The question of the way in which Comrade Petrovich handled the case, after careful reconnaissance, objectively exceeded his authority, but in view of the harsh terrain at that time, it was understandable that the necessary drastic measures were taken. Built yì on Andrey. Comrade Petrovich gave a stern verbal warning and instructed him to improve his work style and methods...... (To be continued......)

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