Red Moscow

As soon as the door closed, Karina threw herself into Sokov's arms, hugged his waist tightly, and said with a cry: "Misha, I finally waited for you, I thought you wouldn't Say goodbye and ignore me."

Sokov remembered that when he left Vladimir last time, due to the sudden incident, he did not have time to say goodbye to Karina in person. It was inevitable that she would have bad associations. He stroked Karina's hair with his hand and said softly: "Karina, I'm so sorry. The last time something happened suddenly, I didn't have time to say goodbye to you in person, so I left."

"After you returned to Moscow, I went to look for you." Karina said: "But General Yakov only told me that you were not in Moscow, and he refused to tell me specifically where you went. I've been worried about you."

"I went to Berlin." Sokov said: "Because this mission must be kept secret, Yakov cannot tell you my whereabouts."

Hearing Sokov say that he went to Berlin, Karina looked up at Sokov and asked in surprise: "When did you go to Berlin?"

When Sokov told the specific time when he went to Berlin, Karina broke away from Sokov's arms, took two steps back, and murmured: "My father also went to Berlin at that time, but unfortunately However, when the train he was traveling on was attacked by gangs in Poland, he was unfortunately hit by a stray bullet and died of his injuries."

Karina's words reminded Sokov of what Yakov mentioned when he called him. The official from Moscow who was in the same car with him was Karina's father. When the train was attacked by gangs that day, only a few people died and more than 30 people were injured. Unfortunately, Karina's father appeared on the death list.

"Yes, Karina, I was on that train." Sokov sighed softly and told Karina what happened that day in detail: "It's a pity that I don't know your My father is also in the car, otherwise I would definitely let him stay with me and maybe I could save my life.”

"Misha, how did you get here?" Karina raised her hand and wiped her face. After wiping away her tears, she said, "It's New Year, and all railway and highway traffic has stopped."

"No wonder I didn't see any vehicles on the way here. It turned out that the traffic was suspended."

"What, you drove here?" Karina said in surprise: "Then sit down and rest for a while, and I will help you boil water and make tea."

After Sokov sat down, he looked at the busy Karina and asked, "Why didn't you go to your colleague's house to pay New Year greetings in the past two days?"

Karina paused for a moment, and after a while, she tried her best to put a smile on her face and said, "I feel a little tired and don't want to move around, so I'll stay at home and sleep."

"Have you been working too hard recently?" When Karina said she felt tired, Sokov quickly asked with concern: "You should pay more attention to your body and don't get exhausted."

"Yes, I understand." Karina put the kettle filled with water on the stove, and then asked Sokov: "Misha, will you go back to Berlin?"

"I won't go, at least for a few years, I won't go to Berlin again." Sokov replied: "In the next few years, I will probably stay in Moscow. As for what kind of work I will do, You also need to follow the instructions of your superiors.”

Karina came to sit down opposite Sokov and said with a smile: "Misha, even if your superiors don't arrange a job for you, it doesn't matter. You can stay at home and write a book. Maybe one day you will become someone like Such a great writer as Gorky."

"My writing is just a temporary interest. I will never become a great writer like Gorky."

While the two were talking, Karina's facial muscles suddenly became distorted, as if she was in great pain.

Just when Sokov was about to ask, he saw Karina standing up suddenly, covering her mouth and rushing to the bathroom. Soon, the sound of violent vomiting came from the bathroom.

Hearing the sound coming from the bathroom, Sokov was dumbfounded. Could it be that Karina had morning sickness?

Although he and Karina had not known each other for a long time, Sokov knew very well that Karina did not have a boyfriend and rarely interacted with the opposite sex. If she was really pregnant, it would mean that her baby was pregnant. The child is his own.

The sudden appearance made Sokov confused. He didn't know how to face Karina next.

After a full quarter of an hour, Karina walked out of the bathroom, looking even more haggard. She returned to her seat and sat down, apologetically saying to Sokov: "Misha, I'm so sorry. I may have caught a cold and feel a little nauseous."

"Karina, don't hide it from me. I know everything." Sokov held Karina's hand and asked with concern: "How long has it been?"

"Misha, why can't I understand what you are saying?" Karina was obviously unwilling to admit the matter and wanted to change the subject.

"Karina, don't forget, I am also about to be a father. Don't I know how a woman reacts to pregnancy?"

When Karina heard what Sokov said, she lowered her head and said with a blush, "More than a month."

"How many people know about this?"

"So far, the only people who know about this are General Yakov, in addition to the doctor who treated me."

Sokov now understood why Yakov always urged him to go to Vladimir to see Karina. It turned out that he had known about Karina's pregnancy for a long time, but for various reasons, he could not tell him clearly.

"If your leader knew about your pregnancy, would it affect your future work?"

"How could it be?" Karina grinned and continued, "During the war, there were quite a few pregnant women in our unit. The leaders turned a blind eye to such things and never asked about them."

"What about after the child is born?" Sokov asked with concern. At the same time, he was thinking that if Karina was not convenient to raise the child after giving birth, he would have to take the child back and give it to Asiya to raise together.

"It's okay. I can work and take care of the child at the same time. All the female colleagues in our unit do this."

"Karina," Sokov felt it necessary to make things clear to Karina, so that she wouldn't blame him in the future: "Have you thought about it? Do you really want to give birth to this child?"

Karina did not answer Sokov's question, but asked: "Why, don't you want this child?"

"Children, of course I want them, and the more the better. Anyway, with my ability, I can afford them." Sokov said with concern: "I'm worried that it's inconvenient for you to take care of the child alone."

"It's not inconvenient." Karina smiled a little more: "Many of our female colleagues' husbands and boyfriends died on the battlefield, and they all raised their children by themselves."

Hearing Karina say this, Sokov thought of the women who came to Moscow from Ukraine to work in later generations. They basically worked while raising one or several children alone, and did not complain about this lifestyle at all. It seems that Karina should also be such a woman.

"Okay, Karina." Sokov nodded and said, "Since you have made a decision, I will not interfere with your decision. As long as I have time in the future, I will come here to see you and the child."

"Well, I hope you will not forget what you said today in the future."

"No, I always keep my word." Sokov said, "As long as I have time, I will come to Vladimir."

"The water is boiling, I will make tea for you."

Sokov quickly pulled Karina: "Let me do it, you sit down and rest, don't get pregnant."

"I'm not that delicate." Karina said to Sokov who was busy in the kitchen: "Sugar cubes and honey are in the cabinet above your head."

The two finished drinking tea and eating dinner. Seeing that it was dark, Karina seemed uneasy: "Misha, are you going back to Moscow now?"

Sokov shook his head and said, "I plan to stay here for two days. I wonder if you welcome me?"

"Welcome, of course." Karina was very happy to know that Sokov was going to stay with her. She He stood up and said, "There's nothing to eat at home. I'll go out and buy something to cook."

"Karina, don't go out." Sokov shook his head at her and said, "When I entered the city, I carefully observed that no store was open. Even if you go out, I'm afraid there's no place to buy things."

"What should we do then?" Karina was a little panicked: "After we finish the food at home today, there will be no food tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is January 3rd, and there should be stores open." Sokov said, "I'll drive outside during the day tomorrow to see if there are any stores open."

"Okay, then we'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if the stores outside are open." In addition to worrying about not having enough food at home, Karina was also very worried about one thing: "Misha, if you don't go home, will your wife not care about you?"

"She and her parents have returned to Khimki Town and can't go home until the 5th." Sokov said, "She won't ask where I go these two days."

When he said this, Sokov was thinking that he had to meet Zhukov before the 5th. Then when I leave Vladimir the day after tomorrow, I will go directly to Zhukov's villa to see what he has to say to me.

…

Time soon came to the morning of the 4th.

When Sokov got up, although he tried not to make too much noise, he still woke up Karina. She sat up, leaned against the back of the bed and asked, "Misha, are you leaving?"

"Yes, Karina, I'm leaving." Sokov was worried that Karina would ask him to stay, and then he might not be able to make up his mind to leave, so he took the initiative to say, "I promised Marshal Zhukov that I would go to him before the 5th."

As Sokov expected, Karina wanted him to stay for another day, but when she heard him say that he was going to Marshal Zhukov's house, she had to change her mind: "Misha, then be careful on the road, and remember to come to see me when you have time."

Sokof nodded, stepped forward to hug Karina's shoulders, kissed her forehead, and then turned and left the bedroom.

Sokov drove to the street. Although there were still not many pedestrians, he could see the traffic police appear at the intersection, directing the few vehicles on the street in an orderly manner.

"Comrade traffic police," Sokov drove to the traffic police in the middle of the intersection, rolled down the window and asked, "Do you know where I can refuel?"

The traffic police saw clearly that the person sitting in the car asking him the question was a general, so he quickly raised his hand to salute and said respectfully, "Comrade General, I'm afraid the unit where I refuel has not yet started work."

When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help but become a little anxious. His car had run two to three hundred kilometers and the fuel had run out. If there was no place to refuel, he would not be able to drive the car back.

Seeing Sokov's anxious look, the traffic policeman quickly asked: "Comrade General, what's the matter with you?"

"Yes, Comrade Traffic Police." Sokov nodded and said, "I have something urgent to do and I need to return to Moscow immediately. If the car runs out of gas, I won't be able to drive for a long time. It may delay the important event."

If someone else said this to the traffic police, he would not know how to manage money at all. Whether your car has gas or how far it can go is none of my business. But the person who said this now was a senior general, so the nature was different. If his car runs out of gas and cannot return to Moscow in time, it may really delay important events, and it may even implicate himself.

"Comrade General, please wait a moment. I'll go ask for you. Maybe I can find you a place to refuel."

"Comrade Traffic Police, let me thank you first."

"You're welcome, this is what I should do." After the traffic policeman finished speaking, he quickly ran to a power pole on the side of the road.

Sokov saw something similar to a square speaker tied to the middle of the telephone pole. The traffic policeman walked up to the thing, pressed a certain position with his hand, and said something quickly. Soon, sound came from the square speaker. At this moment, Sokov realized that this should be the intercom used by the traffic police. The traffic police on duty communicate with the mobilization room of the traffic police department through this thing.

A few minutes later, the traffic policeman ran over quickly, bent down and said to Sokov who was sitting in the car: "Comrade General, I have reported your situation to the dispatch room. They said, let you go along the way. Drive along this road, and after passing two intersections, you will see a traffic police station on the roadside, which can provide you with refueling services. "

"Comrade Traffic Police, thank you." After expressing his gratitude to the traffic policeman, Sokov was about to drive away, but suddenly he thought that the other party had done him such a favor. It would be too rude to not even ask the other party's name. So he asked politely: "Comrade traffic police, I don't know what to call you?"

"Mikhail, Mikhail Yurianov." The traffic policeman said respectfully: "You can call me Misha!"

"That's such a coincidence. My nickname is also Misha." Sokov stretched his hand out of the window: "Comrade Traffic Police, let us two Misha shake hands."

The traffic policeman was flattered, and he quickly stretched out his hands, took Sokov's extended hand, and shook it vigorously: "Comrade General, what a coincidence!"

"Misha, goodbye!" Sokov waved to the traffic police as he drove away: "Thank you again and wish you good luck!"

"Have a safe journey, Comrade General." The traffic policeman also waved his hand and said, "I hope you have the opportunity to visit Vladimir again!"

"Yes, Misha." Sokov nodded: "I will come here often in the future."