Accardo was the first time he had eaten a formal Western meal in such a place, preferring the meaty eggplant rice bowl near the former university to the usual side course and main course dessert—or the mashed potatoes mixed with a little beef stew in the Wehrmacht General Headquarters cafeteria. So he very consciously handed the menu to Mercedes: "Come on, it's the first time I've eaten here, and I don't know what is delicious." ”

"The French baked snails here are good and the foie gras is famous, but I prefer smoked salmon. Mercedes thought for a moment and said, "The chef here is a Frenchman and his skills are quite good. ”

Finished, a good French chef, plus a plate of fine foie gras - how did I eat it on two tank wheels. Accardo thought helplessly.

Distressed is distressed, this meal should be eaten or eaten, you must know that inviting such a beautiful girl to eat a meal heard that it will cost hundreds of thousands, Accardo feels that since this money has been saved by Krupp and others, then it is better to eat something good.

It can't be said that Accardo is stingy, if all the reports you get every day are that you are short of money here and there are not enough expenses, you just got 100,000 yuan in your hand and there are millions of holes on all sides, you will not feel that you should be wasted, at least not to eat French food.

While Accardo was thinking about this, the beautiful Miss Mercedes on the other side had finished their dinner, and the two of them began to talk about strange topics, such as Arcardo's recent acquisition of a watch company called Patek Philippe, and he himself was wearing a beautiful pocket watch designed especially for him with time and time differences.

Women love beautiful things, so when Accardo took out his pocket watch and handed it to Mercedes, Mercedes liked Accardo's pocket watch: "It's so beautiful, I heard that Queen Victoria and her husband bought this kind of watch in 1851, I heard that this kind of watch is expensive, I didn't expect it to be your company." ”

Accardo would not have sued her that she had bought Patek Philippe in order to create a new timer to precisely control the explosion of bombs...... Of course, there is also the small purpose of making money: "If you like it, I can ask them to make one for you, smaller than this, inlaid with gold filigree, it should be beautiful." ”

When the girl heard that Accardo was going to give her a gift, her face was slightly red, but she still bowed her head and politely said thank you. Accardo also felt that it was a bit presumptuous to give gifts to people when they met for the first time, so they began to talk about other topics, and the two of them happily chatted about the food in front of them, and talked about Daimler-Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company, these two topics Mercedes knew more, she introduced the origin of these foods, the process of making zuò, and the way to eat, and chatted with Accardo about the recent booming performance of Mercedes-Benz Automobile Company that she heard from her father.

"I heard that your father and Mr. Karl Benz are good friends, and how long have they been working together?" asked Accardo, swallowing a bite of steak and looking up at the beautiful woman in front of him.

"My father was in charge of distributing Mercedes-Benz cars in Central Europe, and because Mercedes-Benz cars were of high quality and innovative design, they sold very well, so my father also made some money. So he became good friends with Carl Benz, and they often discussed the needs of automotive customers together. Mercedes put down his knife and fork and replied.

The two of them kept going on and on until dinner was over, when Accardo drove Mercedes back to her Berlin residence in the brand-new Mercedes, and then Accardo drove back to his office to continue his seemingly never-ending work.

Although the Wehrmacht gave him a month-long vacation, he did not dare to leave the center of power for a month, and God knows if he would be excluded from the core of Wehrmacht power in a month?

Of course, as far as the current situation is concerned, he often forgets that he has taken a vacation as soon as he goes to the office, and often works in his office until dawn the next day - this is one of the reasons why most of the officers of the General Headquarters admire him so much, and he can be said to have truly taken the lead.

Not surprisingly, the next morning while he was still sleeping on the couch in his office, Karl Benz, an old fellow with a wicked smile on his face, came to him.

"How was last night, Mr. President?" asked Miss Mercedes, with a little playfulness as he staggered through the door, found himself a seat, put his crutches between his legs, and leaned between his legs. If it weren't for the fact that he knew the old fellow's age, Accardo would have thought he was a waitress in a clubhouse.

"We are a community of interests, so we don't need to use such feudal tricks to maintain relations, right?" Accardo did not answer the old fellow's words, and frowned and complained.

"The trick that has been implemented for a thousand years has the meaning of its existence. I've seen that lovely girl, definitely a mesmerizing beauty, you better think about how to please the beauty. Carl Benz said proudly, and suddenly he seemed to think of something, and handed Accardo a scrolled text: "This is the resume of Miss Mercedes's father, Jelyn Nike Kasia, who has always been a decent businessman, and there is no stain." ”

Glancing at Accardo, who was full of puzzlement, Carl Benz continued: "He is a very talented man, even being a deputy minister in a certain department of the government is more than enough, the important thing is that he has no background, I selected his daughter from dozens of beauties, mainly to recommend you a reliable helper." ”

"Tell you the truth, you businessmen want to stuff people into the government department?" Accardo was a little annoyed, he didn't mind being ambitious, but it was not a good sign to fight in the nest before the big thing was accomplished.

"No, although this person is in business, he does not have much business background, and he does not belong to any consortium. Karl Benz laughed and said, "The consortium and the merchant alliance wanted to arrange a woman by your side, so they came to me, and I knew that some things could be compromised and some things were worth sticking to, so I chose her, because her father could be your helper." ”

"Aren't you from the Consortium yourself?" said Accardo as he looked at the dying old man.

"I was, and I am, your man. Ever since you bought Daimler-Benz, my life's work, I've been at your service. Karl Benz stood up and walked out on crutches: "I'm old, and I can't help you much. I can see your ambition and admire that you have such extraordinary achievements at such a young age - I wanted to persuade you to accept it when you see it, but unfortunately your actions convinced me. ”

He walked to the door and stopped, as if talking to himself, with a sigh and a hint of grievance: "If I had been born twenty years earlier, I would have followed in your footsteps." It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

"Carl!" Acardo suddenly shouted.

"Huh?" said Karl Benz back.

"It's cold, pay attention to your body. Accardo said solemnly.

"You kid, come and sit with me if you have nothing to do, old Carl, I don't have any other skills, but I can introduce you to a few trustworthy friends. With that, Karl Benz pushed open the door to Accardo's office and walked out tremblingly.

Accardo couldn't help but sigh that Carl Benz is 82 years old this year, and the time he can spend with him is indeed running out, and he should take some time to go to Carl Benz's house and let the old man rest for a while.

The next day, Merkel, who had just flown back to Berlin from the Soviet Union, was sent by Accardo to meet a middle-aged man named Jerelyn Nike, and appointed the former Mercedes-Benz dealer in Central Europe as the deputy head of the distribution department of the White Lanhua Group.

Accardo himself, on the other hand, took advantage of the fact that he and Miss Mercedes, the daughter of the deputy head of the sales department of his group company, were in and out of Berlin, and the two even went to Berlin's largest opera house to see an opera performance in praise of Accardo's signing. Accardo's explanation of the situation at that time was so different from the image in the opera that Mercedes almost burst into tears with laughter.

In the early morning of September 28, 1926, there was a knock on the door of Accardo's office room, which had just closed his coat and was about to go to bed. Accardo had to sit up from the couch once more and ordered, "Come in." ”

Gascol, the head of the intelligence department, who had not been seen for a long time, walked in, he looked a little flustered, opened the bag of Wen Jiàn under his armpit, took out a piece of Wen Jiàn and handed it to Accardo: "General Accardo, the person you asked me to keep an eye on was released last night! It was a parole allowed by the local government without permission, and it was too late for us to get the news." ”

"What's going on?" Accardo was still a little confused, but he immediately came to his senses and looked up at Gascole: "You mean, Hitler is out of prison?"

"Yes! Adolf, the leader of the Nazi Party that you have always cared about? Hitler was released on bail last night! The Nazi Party bribed the local judge and the prison director to get Hitler out of prison on the pretext of being unwell. Gascoll was a little nervous, having promised Accardo that Hitler would not get out of prison until 1928, and now he was talking too much.

"Is there a way to get him back?" Accardo asked with a frown, Hitler's release from prison was not good news for him.

"I guess there is no way, our roots are in the military, and the local government is not going to buy our account. Moreover, there are many followers of the Nazi Party over there, and their momentum is not weaker than that of our Greater German Party, so it is difficult to start. Gascoll thought for a moment and said.

"Forget it, in that case, let's wait and see. Accardo sighed, then stood up and patted his cheek and said, "Carry out a secret political purge of the army, and expel all the Nazis! ”

He looked out the window at the sky that was about to brighten, squinted his eyes and said, "This purge of Nazis in the army can be regarded as a welcome ceremony for him to be released from prison!"