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Chapter 45 - Chapter 44

On the same day that the British submarine was sunk, Ribbentrop, the Foreign Minister of the Third Reich, met with Hoffmann in the Chancellery's Office of the Head of State. The atmosphere in the office seemed very strange. Ribbentrop's slightly fat body was slightly hunched, and beads of sweat had already appeared on his huge forehead. Under the illumination of the crystal lamp above his head, it showed a funny crystal luster. He had not yet I dared to wipe it with a handkerchief, and I didn't dare to sit down openly in front of the head of state like before. I could only stand stiffly, with my usually high-spirited head lowered involuntarily, and I only dared to raise my head to take a look every now and then. The scene on the other side - Hoffman had his back turned to him, staring at the map on the wall, seemingly deep in thought, and did not turn around for a long time.

"Comrade Ribbentrop, do you know why I called you here?" After half an hour of suffering, Hoffman finally turned around and spoke.

"I know, I know!" After finally waiting for Hoffman to speak, Ribbentrop was so excited that his voice changed its tone, and he said with a slight cry, "I'm sorry for the Führer, I betrayed the Führer's trust."

It makes sense for Ribbentrop to be so nervous. After Bowman uncovered the Canaris-Hald treasonous group, he implicated many political figures. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also in trouble. What's more terrible is that all the big shots are involved - —The names of veteran diplomat and ambassador to Italy von Hassell and state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Baron von Witzsäcker are prominently listed. After receiving the news of the interview from the adjutant, he came all the way worried. When he entered the head of state's office, instead of the usual warm greetings and greetings, there was only a cold figure behind him. He knew something was wrong, so he didn't dare to breathe and could only stand so cautiously.

"If this group fails to be cracked this time, the power of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the most important ambassadorial position in our relations with allies will remain in the hands of traitors..." Hoffmann had no intention of letting Ribbentrop take his seat. While tapping the table, he said in a voice that seemed casual but actually frightened Ribbentrop, "I don't know how you usually become the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and I don't know how you select and appoint talents. ?"

Ribbentrop was obedient and did not dare to say a word.

"What's even more terrible is this man, Fritz Kolbe!" Hoffman roared, scolding in an angry tone, "Such a mediocre, seemingly harmless low-level bureaucrat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, actually He was able to steal top-secret documents by helping his superiors sort out telegrams and destroy documents. The General Security Bureau found more than 1,000 top-secret documents at his home about the empire's military, economic, diplomatic, political and other levels. The completeness of the content is even comparable to the files in your archives. Where is your confidentiality policy? Where is your security awareness?"

In fact, Fritz Kolbe has not joined any current treasonous group, nor is he even related to any one of them. He is just waiting for the opportunity to go abroad to pass information to the British and American intelligence agencies. However, Hoffman took advantage of the time traveler to forcefully Shengsheng asked the General Security Bureau to dig out this deeply hidden mole and prevent a disaster in advance.

"Führer, I was wrong, I was really negligent." Ribbentrop's legs went weak and he almost burst into tears. If his responsibility for the arrest of the two previous big shots could be lighter, then he definitely bears an unshirkable responsibility for Kolbe's incident.

"If I hadn't known that you were an old comrade who joined the party in the early 1920s, and if I hadn't seen that you have made some contributions to the party and the country over the years, your name should have been on this arrest warrant." Huo Fuman pointed at his nose and cursed, "You are even more confused and incompetent than Goering. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is simply a joke now."

As soon as he heard the word Göring, Ribbentrop immediately remembered the day when Göring was arrested and then "committed suicide" very quickly. Knowing that the Führer was really angry, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and took a few steps. He went over and hugged Hoffman's calf and begged: "The head of state, my most respected head of state, I have always been loyal to you. Please give me a chance to correct myself. I will never dare to do it again."

Hoffman twitched his legs, but was held motionless. He glanced at the other person with disgust and shouted: "Get up! At least you are also the foreign minister and a dignified leader of the party and country. This way people can see that you are successful." How decent?"

Ribbentrop took advantage of the situation and climbed up, feeling that his back was completely soaked. Thinking about escaping from the door of death just now, he couldn't help but secretly feel lucky.

"besides..."

And... Ribbentrop's heart started to rise again. This time the head of state really settled the old and new debts together. "Did you say a lot of things that you shouldn't have said to that little Oriental boy?"

Dongfang Xiaozi? Ribbentrop was still thinking about who this was referring to. Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and the image of Hiro Oshima, the Japanese ambassador to Germany, appeared. He immediately answered categorically: "No, absolutely not! Look at his His obscene appearance makes me want to vomit, and I seldom interact with him."

"Finally you are smart for once."

Ribbentrop asked tremblingly: "This... what did Dongfang Xiaozi do?"

Hoffman sighed: "He telegraphed all the relevant information and intelligence he learned from you to Tokyo. Although it was a bit out of line, it was not a big deal. The bad thing was that the Japanese telegram code was used by the British. Got it, every piece of information he sends is known to the enemy clearly. In a sense, he plays the role of a British spy, and he does it for free. Do you think I should arrest or kill such a person? "

Ribbentrop was full of slander: It was you who agreed to share military intelligence with the Japanese in the first place. It was also your intention to take Oshima Hiro, a little boy, to visit various factories, military facilities and defense systems. I hope you can do it in front of him. Showing the majesty of the Third Reich, why are you now blaming me? However, he only dared to think about these words, and whispered: "Since he has offended the dignity of the empire, he has committed an unforgivable crime. It is naturally up to us to deal with it. Whether he arrests or kills it all depends on the head of state." between."

"Confused!" Hoffman said dissatisfiedly, "Arresting and killing the ambassador of a country - or the ambassador of a country with which we have an alliance treaty, what do you want other countries to think?"

"Then..." Ribbentrop was speechless. It was really hard to figure out the thoughts of the head of state: he was the one who allowed the Japanese to visit and share secrets; he was also the one who accused the Japanese of leaking intelligence and acting as "free spies"; He was the one who shouted to be beaten and killed just now, and now he is the one who is saying that he cannot be killed or imprisoned.

"Under strict supervision, no information will be revealed to him in the future. Not only the ambassador of Japan, but also the ambassadors of Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and other countries will do the same in the future. Don't think that these countries will consider you if they have an alliance treaty with us. Some ambassadors are basically open spies. Look at our ambassador to Italy, he is a vicious dog. I don't know how much he has revealed about Mussolini over the years. UU Reads www.uukunshu.com We always talk about Italy People are unreliable and cannot keep secrets, and to a large extent we ourselves are complicit."

Only then did Ribbentrop suddenly realize why he could not publicly ask the Italian side to arrest von Basel, but to recall and replace the ambassador before dealing with it - the head of state did not want to expose everything.

"Although the Japanese are wretched, you still have to learn some things. Among other things, this sense of deception is worth learning." Hoffman taught Ribbentrop a lesson, "You know, a few months The Japanese suffered a huge defeat at Midway, losing four aircraft carriers and more than 300 aircraft, all of which were experienced elite troops."

"Ah!..." Ribbentrop was stunned. "Didn't they tell us that they had achieved a great victory? The battle report said that at least 3 American aircraft carriers and more than 200 enemy aircraft were sunk. Our ambassador also said It was said that Tokyo held a victory parade and there was an atmosphere of celebration. Is this all a lie? I thought it was just watering down at most."

"You also listen to their nonsense." Hoffman said disdainfully, "Roosevelt only had three intact aircraft carriers in his hands, and they were all sunk by the Japanese. Did he conjure up the aircraft carriers that are now on the water? What if he conjured them up out of thin air? With such a great victory, why is Midway still in American hands? Why are they now fighting on Guadalcanal, closer to Japan rather than farther away?"

Ribbentrop couldn't remember where Guadalcanal was for a while, but looking at the way the head of state was looking at the map just now, he felt that it was not a lie. When he thought that the Japanese had deceived so many people, he felt itching with hatred. .

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