Red Moscow

Although the city of Nuremberg was almost reduced to ruins by the Allied bombings, in Sokov's view, the city's order was better than that of Berlin.

First of all, although many of the buildings on both sides of the street have become ruins and have not been cleaned up, there is no masonry rubble on the street. Even the damaged pavement has been repaired, so that the vehicles driving on the street Unobstructed.

Secondly, there is no patrol team consisting of a dozen or even dozens of people like the Soviet army. There are only two military policemen patrolling along the streets. Citizens walking on the sidewalk sometimes greeted these gendarmes.

"Comrade General," Vaserigov walked to Sokov and asked with some surprise: "I think the environment here seems to be very different from Berlin."

"This is normal," Sokov nodded and said to Vaserigov: "Germany's demonizing propaganda against our country has made their people psychologically reject us. In addition, our army has entered After entering Germany, we have committed many excessive behaviors, which have aggravated the conflict between us and the German people. I am afraid it will take a long time to live in peace with them. "

Bayer, who followed Sokov out, did not forget his duties. He and his son Zolda each held a photo and asked passers-by if they had seen the people in the photo. The passers-by who were stopped felt a natural sense of intimacy when they saw Bayer's police uniform and Zolda's military uniform, and they tried their best to cooperate with the questions they asked. But unfortunately, after questioning hundreds of people along the way, there are still no clues.

Two passing U.S. military police saw Bayer and Zolda stopping pedestrians and asking what was going on, and quickly ran over to learn about the situation. One of the tall and thin gendarmes asked Bayer in broken German: "What are you doing?"

"Sir," Bayer saw clearly the other party's sergeant rank and replied respectfully, "we are looking for someone."

"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" The military policeman stretched out his hand to Bayer and said with a straight face: "Your ID!"

Bayer took out his ID and handed it to the military policeman.

The gendarme took the certificate and looked at it, and couldn't help but frowned: "You are a policeman from Berlin, why did you show up in Nuremberg?" Before Bayer could answer, he put the certificate in his hand into his pocket and said rudely He said, "Come with me to the garrison headquarters and explain how you ended up in Nuremberg." He tried to take the Bayers and his son away.

Sokov was standing on the roadside not far away talking with Adelina and Vaserigov. Suddenly he saw that the military police were about to take away the Bayers and his son. He quickly walked over and said to the two military policemen in English at the same time: "Please wait a moment."

The military police sergeant had actually seen Sokov a long time ago, but he did not see Sokov and Bayer connected. When he heard Sokov calling him, he stopped and asked politely: "Mr. General, I don’t know what’s wrong with you?”

"The two of them are my subordinates, I brought them from Berlin." Sokov said.

Learning that the Bayers and his son were brought over from Berlin by Sokov, the military police sergeant asked with some surprise: "Mr. General, did they also get your permission to find people on the streets of Nuremberg?"

"Yes, this is with my permission." Sokov knew very well that if he didn't explain the reason clearly to the other party, he might really be able to bring the Bayers and his son back to the security headquarters. Even if he could rescue the two of them, he would not be able to rescue them. It will waste a lot of energy.

After hearing what Sokov said, the military police sergeant hesitated for a moment, but still took out his ID and gave it back to Bayer. Then he said to Sokov: "Mr. General, if you are looking for someone, you can go to the local police station. I believe With their expertise, it’s easy to find the person you’re looking for. If you try your luck on the street, the chance of finding someone is slim.”

For Sokov, finding two or three people in this strange city was like finding a needle in a haystack. When he heard what the military police sergeant said at this moment, he felt that it made sense. In any case, if the German police came forward to deal with this matter, the effect would be much better than searching for it without any purpose.

"Sergeant," Sokov asked politely, "I wonder where the police station you mentioned is?"

The military police sergeant turned and pointed to the street and said: "Go forward along this street, turn left after passing two intersections, and walk more than three hundred meters forward, and you will see the police station. The houses near the police station, They were all destroyed in the bombing, but the police station building is still largely intact because of its strength, and you can see it when you stand at the intersection.”

After Sokov thanked the military police sergeant, he led everyone forward along the street. Baier felt that it would be more efficient to go to the police station and ask his colleagues to help search for him, so he stopped stopping passers-by on the road to ask questions.

When he came to the second intersection, Sokov saw a three-story building standing among the ruins. He turned to Baier and asked: "Officer Baier, that should be the police station, right?"

For an old police officer like Baier, the logo on the outer wall of the police station is extremely familiar to him. After just one glance, he nodded and said in a positive tone: "Yes, Comrade General, there is indeed a police station ahead."

When Sokov and others arrived at the police station, they caused a chaos.

Seeing the Soviet general walking in from outside, the policemen seemed a little panicked. They didn't know if they had done something wrong. Otherwise, how could a general and his men break into the police station? After a brief panic, a police sergeant came to Sokov and asked tremblingly: "Mr. General, I wonder if there is anything I can do for you."

Sokov did not answer, but winked at Bayer and motioned for him to explain to the police chief.

Bayer quickly stepped forward, showed his ID to the other party, and explained why he was here.

After the Sheriff figured out what was going on, he said a few words to Beyer.

After Agelina heard what was going on, she explained to Sokov: "The chief told Bayer that he would report the matter to the director to see if the director could arrange manpower to help us find the person we are looking for. ”

After Bayer waited for the sergeant to finish speaking, he returned to Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade General, the sergeant said he wants to take us to see the director, will you come with him?"

"No, no." Sokov thought to himself that when he and the others came in, they were all scared to death by the policemen in the police station. If they really went to see the chief, it would be troublesome if he gave the chief a heart attack. . He shook his head and said: "Officer Bayer, take Zolda with the police chief. We will stay here waiting for you." After that, he asked Agelina and Vaserigov to sit down. On the bench near the door.

Seeing that Sokov was unwilling to see the director, Bayer did not force it. If Sokov really went there, it would be inconvenient for him to say a lot when he met the director.

After the Bayers and his son left with the police chief, the policemen working in the hall looked through the hall from time to time, wondering in their hearts when these plague gods at the door would leave. With them sitting here, they couldn't calm down. Come to work.

Agelina saw the uneasiness of the policemen and asked Sokov in a low voice: "Misha, is it appropriate for us to sit here? You see, the eyes of the policemen are looking at us from time to time. With us sitting here, They can’t calm down and work.”

"It's too cold outside, but it's warm inside this room." Sokov said briefly: "You don't want the northwest wind blowing outside, do you?"

Agelina thought about it carefully and realized that what Sokov said was quite reasonable. Although the winter temperature in Nuremberg was not as low as in Moscow, it was still a bit too cold to stand outside waiting for people at this moment, so she nodded in agreement with Sokov. arrange.

The door opened and several police officers walked in from the outside. They were startled when they saw several Soviet commanders and fighters sitting on the benches at the door.

A moment later, a man who looked like a police officer came to Sokov and said with surprise on his face: "So it's you, Mr. General?"

Sokov looked up at the police officer standing in front of him. He felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. Then he turned to Agelina and asked: "Agelina, he looks familiar. Have we seen him somewhere before?"

"Of course I have seen it." Agelina nodded and said, "Have you forgotten that after the female translator had an accident yesterday, he was the one who led people to the scene to investigate."

After figuring out who the police officer standing in front of him was, Sokov stood up and shook hands with the other person: "Hello, Mr. Police Officer! I wonder if the comparison results of the shoe samples you collected last night are available?"

"Come out, come out." The police officer nodded vigorously and said in a positive tone: "After we compared the boots worn by the plumber, we can prove that the series of footprints outside the window were left by him."

After a pause, the police officer asked respectfully: "Mr. General, can you tell me how you made your judgment?"

Facing the police officer who humbly asked him for advice, Sokov naturally had no reservations: "Mr. Police Officer, the reason why I was able to identify the murderer in a very short period of time was entirely because of a sentence he said unintentionally."

The police officer did not hear the details provided by the waitress and the female staff sergeant to Sokov. Naturally, he did not know what Sokov said based on what the plumber said to draw the correct conclusion: "Mr. General, can you tell me , is that what he said?"

"Last night was the scene you surveyed. Can you tell me," Sokov did not tell the other party the answer immediately. Instead, he asked: "What was your first impression when you saw the deceased after entering the scene?"

"What was your first impression when you saw the deceased?" Sokov's question made the police officer frown: "When I looked at her, I felt like she was asleep, and I felt quite sorry. Such a beautiful person How could you, a girl, be so confused that you commit suicide?"

"You are right. The deceased gave everyone the impression that he was asleep." Sokov continued: "When the waitress asked the passing plumber to check the indoor situation, the plumber just passed the small door above the door. He glanced at the window and shouted: Oh no, she’s dead!”

Hearing what Sokov said, the police officer was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in surprise and gave a thumbs up to Sokov: "Mr. General, you are so awesome, you actually found out from such small details. That's right, if an ordinary person looked in through the small window above the door and saw the deceased lying on the bed, they would definitely think that the other party was asleep. Only the real murderer would casually say that the other party was dead. If you die."

"Yes." Sokov nodded, "Based on what he said, I judged that he was the murderer in this case."

The few policemen who followed the officer through the door had already returned to their companions.

The police officers who were not interested in working could not help but curiously asked the officers who had just returned as they watched the police officer and Sokov chatting happily: "What's going on? How did the police officer and this Russian general know each other?"

The policeman who accompanied the police officer to investigate the case last night hurriedly replied in a low voice: "This morning, didn't I tell you that the police officer and I received a report that someone committed suicide in the hotel room. After we arrived, we carefully investigated the scene and found no suspicious points. The doors and windows were intact and locked from the inside. There was no sign of outsiders breaking in. In addition, there was a suicide note on the table. It was a suicide scene no matter how you looked at it."

He glanced at Sokov who was talking to the police officer, and said with admiration: "Who knew that this Russian general came in and found the flaws after only a few glances, and through experiments, let us understand how the murderer killed the deceased and disguised it as a suicide scene. By the way, it is said that the real murderer was later arrested based on his analysis."

As everyone was talking, the sheriff who took Bayer to see the chief came back.

Seeing his subordinates talking to Sokov sitting at the door, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "How does Officer Buckhouse know that Russian general? Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

The policeman who just introduced Sokov to his colleagues was pushed out. He carefully told the sheriff how he knew Sokov and how he solved the case under Sokov's guidance.

After listening to the story, the sheriff was surprised and said, "I didn't expect that this Russian general can solve cases. He looked at a case that looked like a suicide and came to the correct conclusion. It seems that he should not be a soldier."

As soon as the sheriff finished speaking, a young policeman next to him asked with a smile, "Sheriff, if he is not a soldier, what should he be?"

"I think he may be more suitable to be a detective." Fortunately, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" has been published for decades. As a senior policeman, the sheriff naturally admires Sherlock Holmes very much: "If he solves more cases, maybe he can become a famous detective like Sherlock Holmes."

Sokof did not hear what the sheriff said. Even if he heard it, he would not agree with the other party. Although he has no real power now, he is a senior general anyway. This identity can allow him to enjoy a lot of special care. If he really takes off this military uniform and becomes a detective, it is simply a brain water.

After helping Sokov translate for a while, Ajelina saw the sheriff who had taken the Bayer father and son to see the chief returned. She nudged Sokov's arm with her elbow and whispered to him, "Misha, the sheriff who took the Bayer father and son to see the chief is back."

Sokof turned his head to look at the place where the police were gathered, and sure enough, he saw the sheriff. He approached Ajelina and whispered to her, "Ajelina, go over and ask when the Bayer father and son can be released."