Red Moscow

Chapter 2367

When Sokov returned to the headquarters, Yakov, who had just learned about the incident, immediately came up to him and asked with concern: "Misha, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Sokov shook his head and said, "I really didn't expect that the owner of the Mongolian restaurant would poison the haggis soup. If I hadn't thought the soup was too hot and wanted to wait until it cooled down before drinking it, I would have Like Asel, his life is in danger."

“What’s going on with the owner of the hotel?” Yakov asked strangely: “Why would he try to poison you?”

"I don't know either." Sokov shook his head and said: "Although the boss has committed suicide by taking poison, his associate was captured alive. I have handed him over to Bezikov. I believe Bezikov's Being professional, I will definitely be able to get something useful out of the guy’s mouth.”

“Besides you and Athol, who else went to the restaurant together?”

“In addition to Asel and I, there was also Sonia.” Sokov said: “She recommended this hotel to me.”

When he learned that the person who went to the hotel with Sokov was actually Sonia, the expression on Yakov's face changed. He frowned and said: "Didn't she say that today is the first day of work and she might have to go to work?" I stayed up all night, why would I go to dinner with you?"

Hearing Yakov's question, Sokov felt bad in his heart. According to the tone of the other person's words, he was obviously jealous. He never dreamed that he would be shot inexplicably. But since the other party asked, he had to answer: "I just pushed the deputy commander's wheelchair out and met her outside. At that time, I thought she was coming to see you, and I even told her that you were at the headquarters. She's on duty here, if she wants to find you, just come in, the sentry at the door won't stop her."

“Why didn’t the deputy commander go with you?”

“The deputy commander said he was a little uncomfortable, so I asked Captain Alt to push him back in his wheelchair.”

 “Where is Sonia now?”

"She left together with Bezikov." Sokov replied: "Bezikov said that according to the procedure, he will interrogate Sonia to understand the cause and effect of what happened and find out what happened. "

"What, Sonia left with Bezikov?" Yakov heard what Sokov said and stamped his feet anxiously: "How could you hand her over to Bezikov? Don't you know that he is From the Ministry of Internal Affairs. People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs may not perform well on the battlefield, but no one can surpass them when it comes to interrogating prisoners. They will use various methods to interrogate until the other party can no longer support it and confess all the information they know. Until then. If you hand Sonia over to Bezikov, wouldn’t you be putting yourself in the trap of a tiger?”

"Don't worry, Yasha." Sokov knew very well that even if he spoke at that time, I'm afraid Bezikov wouldn't buy it. After all, something almost happened to him, the commander, and Sonia, as the person involved, would definitely be taken back to assist. Investigation, as to when it will be released, it is unknown. "Bezikov said he was just taking him back to assist in the investigation. Nothing will happen. Don't worry too much."

"Misha, you can't stand and talk without back pain." Hearing what Sokov said, Yakov immediately became angry: "What kind of person Bezikov is, even if I don't say it, you should know it in your heart. His so-called bringing back to assist in the investigation is nothing more than threatening and intimidating the client, and sometimes even chooses to use torture to achieve his goal. Do you think a delicate young girl like Sonia can withstand the harsh methods of the Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel? "

Sokov thought for a moment, then said tactfully: "Yasha, I think it might be a good thing for Bezikov to take the person back for interrogation. Don't you want to find out Sonia's true identity? She is one of our own." Or a spy sent by the enemy."

Yakov, who was still worried about Sonia, suddenly fell silent when he heard Sokov say this. He knew very well that when he was in Khabarovsk, Sonia always took the initiative to contact him. When they stayed together, she would ask him some confidential questions. Every time I encountered this situation, I always changed the subject in time, so that Sonia could no longer continue asking. If, as Sokov said, there is something wrong with this Sonia, then it is completely necessary for Bezikov to take the opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation and find out the true identity of the other party.

"Misha, what you said makes sense." Although Yakov understood the truth, he felt very uneasy when he thought that Bezikov might torture Sonia, so he reminded Sokov: " You'd better give Bezikov a message and tell him not to torture Sonia, I'm worried that if he does, he might be beaten."

Sokov smiled faintly after hearing this, and then comforted Yakov and said: "Don't worry, Yasha. I have specifically told Bezikov that it is okay to let Sonia assist in the investigation, but do not torture her, and make sure Her safety.”

After Yakov waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he asked nervously: "Then how did Bezikov reply to you?"

"Of course he promised me that he would never take any drastic measures against Sonia." Sokov vowed: "Bezikov, as our subordinate, I believe he will do what I said. Just obey, and you won’t engage in any shady tactics. By the way, is there any latest battle report during the time I’ve been away?”

"Yes." Yakov nodded and replied: "Our troops have advanced another two kilometers, but this speed is too slow."

Hearing Yakov say that the speed of advancing two kilometers was too slow, Sokov couldn't help but smile and said: "Yasha, your requirements are really too high. I left the headquarters to eat, and now I am here In front of you, it takes no more than an hour. Our troops were able to advance two kilometers in such a short period of time. This is an amazing result. You know, when we fought the Germans in the past, even if we fought You may not be able to advance two kilometers in one day."

Yakov laughed dryly and said with some embarrassment: "Misha, maybe we have been playing too smoothly recently and can advance dozens of kilometers every day, so the two kilometers data seems a bit insignificant. .”

After Lukin learned that Sokov was in danger, he hurried over. He asked with concern: "Misha, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Comrade Deputy Commander." Sokov once again told Lukin what happened in the hotel. As for Sonia feeding herself soup with a spoon, in order not to cause Yakov's misunderstanding, he Just ignored it. He finally said: "Fortunately I am not used to drinking hot soup, otherwise I would be dead by now."

After hearing this, Lu Jin frowned and thought for a while, and then began to analyze the reason to Sokov: "Misha, I think this poisoning incident should be premeditated. Maybe you went to this restaurant in advance It’s arranged…”

Unexpectedly, before Lu Jin finished speaking, Yakov interrupted and said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, you can't make such a simple and one-sided judgment. You know, it might be a coincidence that Misha entered this restaurant to eat. "

"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't be anxious." Lu Jin raised his right hand and pushed his palm outward to signal Yakov to be quiet, and then continued: "I am just doing analysis. As for whether the analysis is correct, it depends on other people." The result of Major Zikov’s interrogation.”

 “Then tell me, according to your judgment, what is going on.”

"I still said what I just said. This is not a coincidence, but a premeditated poisoning incident." Lu Jin said with a serious expression: "The reason why they tried to murder Misha, I guess, has something to do with the prisoner of war riot a few days ago. Regarding it, Misha killed more than two hundred prisoners of war and foreigners in one go. Those who have inextricably linked to the Japanese prisoners of war and foreigners must hate Misha deeply, and naturally they want to find ways to kill him." Listen After Lu Jin's analysis, Victor nodded slightly: "That's right, Comrade Deputy Commander. There are indeed many reasons why the enemy wants to plot against me, but I think this poisoning incident should be related to the killing of prisoners two days ago. There are implication, the restaurant owner is either under the instigation of others, or he is here to avenge his dead relatives and friends."

 After such analysis, everyone found that Sokov was almost poisoned and died in the hotel today. It was not an isolated incident, and there were many things involved behind it. If you want to find out the truth, you must rely on experienced Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel like Bezikov to conduct a comprehensive investigation.

Yakov picked up the phone on the table, dialed a number and said: "Get me Major Bezikov."

A voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm sorry, Major Bezikov is interrogating prisoners. You'd better call back in half an hour!"

After hearing this, Yakov was so angry that he slammed the table: "I am Chief of Staff Yakov! Even if Bezikov is interrogating the prisoner, ask him to come and answer the phone right away. I have important things to ask him."

The person who answered the phone on the other side heard that Yakov was angry, and replied with some fear: "Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, I will go and notify the major right away."

 A few minutes later, Bezikov's voice came from the receiver: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff. I am Bezikov. What instructions do you have?"

“Still interrogating, Comrade Chief of Staff.”

 “What’s the result?”

“According to the clerk, the poison in the haggis soup was put by the boss. He is just a handyman. He has to do whatever the boss tells him, otherwise he may be fired.”

“Did he say why the boss wanted to poison the commander?”

"I asked," Bezikov said: "He said that a relative of the boss died in the school a few days ago because of the prisoner of war riot. He took the risk to avenge his relatives and poisoned the haggis soup. Poisonous."

“Oh, that’s it.” Yakov said in a slow tone: “Have all the interrogations come to an end? When can you give us a detailed report?”

Hearing what Yakov said, Bezikov was stunned for a moment, and then thought of Sonia, who came to assist us in the investigation. He immediately guessed what Yakov meant, and quickly replied: "Comrade Chief of Staff, Sonia who assisted us in the investigation. , has now returned to the field hospital safely."

　After learning that Sonia had returned to the field hospital safely, Yakov's heart finally dropped back into his stomach. He murmured and asked: "Then when can you give us a detailed report?"

"It may take a while." Bezikov said: "Because there are still some details that are not clear, I need to continue interrogating the guy to see if I can get more useful information from his mouth."

When Sokov saw Yakov put down the phone, he immediately asked: "Yasha, what did Major Bezikov say?"

"Comrade Deputy Commander is right," Yakov said: "Major Bezikov reported that the owner of the hotel had a relative who died in the school two days ago. He poisoned the haggis soup today. Just to poison Misha to death and avenge his dead relatives.”

Hearing Yakov say that his analysis was correct, Lukin did not get carried away, but turned to ask Sokov: "Misha, I have another question. You said that you ordered three pots of haggis soup, and only Arthur I was poisoned and died, but you and Sonia were fine. I want to know, was it poisonous in all three pots of haggis soup, or was it only the pot that Asel drank that was poisonous?"

Lujin's question really stopped Sokov. He replied with some embarrassment: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I really can't answer this question for you. Because after seeing Asel poisoned and died, I I chased the waiter out of the restaurant, not caring about the pots of haggis soup. Later, after catching the waiter, I took people back to the hotel to arrest the boss. But the boss saw that the situation was not good, and directly committed suicide by taking poison, leaving all the clues They’re all broken.”

"I think if possible, it would be best to send someone to test the three pots of mutton soup to see if only one pot is poisonous, or if all three pots are poisonous."

When Yakov heard this, he quickly called a staff officer and told the other person: "Take a few people to the Mongolian restaurant where the commander ate, and bring back the haggis soup on the table for testing to see if there is any poison in the soup. .”

"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff." The staff officer agreed, turned and walked out of the headquarters. He was going to borrow a few people from the guard unit to accompany him to carry out this task.

After the staff officer left, Lu Jin continued: "Misha, Chief of Staff, I think today's incident is too strange. It is not as simple as what we have seen. There must be some conspiracy behind it."

“Conspiracy?!” Yakov retorted: “What other conspiracy could there be? Wasn’t it just the owner of the hotel who poisoned Misha in order to avenge his dead relatives?”

"Don't worry, Comrade Chief of Staff." Lu Jin said with a smile: "Only when Bezikov sends the investigation report will we be able to figure out what happened. All the analyzes before this are just It’s just a guess, there’s no way to count.”

Yakov said somewhat unconvinced: "Well, let's wait for Major Bezikov's report to see what's going on."

 (End of this chapter)