red moscow

Chapter 2857 New Detective Direction (Part )

"Major Sokov," Gerchikov asked tentatively, "You have roughly understood the reason why I asked you to return to Moscow. I would like to ask, what do you think we should do to eliminate the German agents who have infiltrated Moscow in the shortest possible time?"

Sokov looked at Gerchikov and asked slowly, "Comrade Major, before I answer your question, I have a few questions for you."

"Excuse me."

"How many German agents have infiltrated Moscow? What kind of weapons are they equipped with?" Sokov asked without hesitation: "Where might they be hiding?"

"According to our investigation, there were about eight to ten German agents who attacked the convoy, including a sniper, and they were all equipped with German weapons," Gerchikov replied. "We have not yet been able to locate their hiding place."

"Since you don't know where the German agents might be hiding, have you taken any measures to find the enemy's hiding place?"

"We have arranged personnel to conduct a search near the attack site," Gerchikov said with an embarrassed expression, "but the search area is too large and the personnel are limited, so we still don't have any clues so far."

After Gerchikov finished speaking, Sokov did not comment on what he said. Instead, he looked around and said, "Comrade Major, can you gather all the members of the task force? I want to hear everyone's opinions. Maybe we can find some clues from them."

Gerchikov cast a questioning look at Romanchenko, as if asking whether all members of the task force should be gathered together.

"I think what Major Sokov said is right." Romanchenko agreed with Sokov's statement: "We should gather all the members of the special task force. First, let everyone meet with Major Sokov, and second, analyze the case again to see if we can find any useful clues. I think we should go to the conference room on the first floor. I'll go over and listen in."

A quarter of an hour later, all members of the task force arrived at the meeting room on the first floor.

Lieutenant Alina and Regalin walked into the conference room from outside while talking in low voices.

When the two saw Sokov sitting next to Romanchenko, they were stunned, but soon a look of joy appeared on their faces.

Seeing that everyone was present, Romanchenko said, "Comrades, let me introduce you to Major Sokov from the 16th Army. He is helping us to eliminate the German agents who have infiltrated Moscow. Please welcome him with applause!"

Amidst applause, Sokov stood up and saluted everyone in the task force.

"Hello, comrades! I am Major Sokov from the 16th Army." After the applause died down, Sokov said to everyone, "My superiors sent me to help you solve the case, which made me very nervous. You know, I am a soldier, and I am more or less good at commanding troops to fight the enemy. But when it comes to criminal investigation, I am a complete layman. I hope that everyone can give us more guidance in the coming days."

"Major Sokov, you are so modest." Romanchenko said this to Sokov, and then turned to the members of the task force and said, "I called you here today because Major Sokov wants to know more about this case. Who of you can introduce the case?"

After hearing what Romanchenko said, a police lieutenant immediately stood up and introduced the attack to Sokov.

Sokov listened carefully for a while and found that what he said was basically the same as what Gerchikov said. There was nothing new and he could not find much useful information in it. He waited for the other party to finish speaking and then asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, I have heard what you said from Major Gerchikov a long time ago. There is not much useful information."

The lieutenant looked at Sokov and asked expressionlessly, "Comrade Major, what do you want to hear?"

"Details." Sokov looked at the other party and said without flinching, "I want to know the complete process of the attack. It would be best if you can tell me the details in detail."

The lieutenant turned his head and looked at Gerchikov. He wanted to find out why the new major was not satisfied with the information that the task force used to report to their superiors.

Sokov saw the lieutenant looking at Gerchikov next to him, and he seemed not to hear what he said at all. He said impatiently: "Comrade Lieutenant, I asked you to tell me the details of the attack on the convoy. Why are you staring at Major Gerchikov?"

The corners of Gerchikov's mouth twitched, and he said to the police lieutenant: "Comrade Lieutenant, let's report our reconstruction of the attack process to Major Sokov."

After obtaining Gerchikov's permission, the police lieutenant recounted to Sokov in detail the attack process reconstructed by the task force.

After listening to the explanation, Sokov thought quickly for a while and then began to ask questions: "According to your on-site investigation, when the convoy passed their ambush site, the enemy first rushed out a truck, knocked over the vehicles leading the way, and blocked the convoy's path before launching the attack?"

"That's right, Comrade Major." The police lieutenant nodded and said in a positive tone: "This is the attack process we inferred based on the results of our on-site investigation."

"Since the enemy was able to attack the convoy so accurately, it means they had an insider who knew the convoy's whereabouts, so they could formulate a targeted attack plan."

"You are right, Major Sokov." Gerchikov said with a wry smile, "We think so too, but who is the German spy and where should we start? So far, we have not found any useful clues."

"Comrade Major, I remember you just told me that you arranged for someone to investigate the street where the attack took place. Am I right?"

"Yes, I did say that. But we have too few people. Although we spent a lot of manpower and resources, we didn't get anything in return."

Sokov sneered and then asked, "Comrade Major, let me ask you, if you were the captain of this special agent team, after completing the attack, would you stay where you are and wait for your enemies to capture you?"

Sokov thought he had made his words clear enough, but after hearing this, Gerchikov looked bewildered and asked, "Major Sokov, I don't quite understand what you said. Can you explain it in detail?" "What I mean is that what you are doing now is wrong." Sokov pointed out bluntly, "You are going in the wrong direction, wasting a lot of time and manpower, and it is of no help in solving the case."

"Then what should we do?" Gerchikov asked bitterly. "Moscow is being evacuated. It's already in chaos. According to our judgment, these agents may be hiding in those empty houses to avoid our capture."

"You are doing useless work." Sokov said, "Stop the investigation immediately and concentrate on dealing with new actions that the German agents may take."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Comrade Major, what do you think is the purpose of the German agents sneaking into Moscow?" Sokov did not answer the other party's question immediately, but asked back: "Is it just to assassinate a few of our military experts?"

"I don't think their goal is to assassinate military experts." Gerchikov said cautiously: "Maybe their purpose of sneaking into Moscow is to kill Comrade Stalin. If we don't eliminate them as soon as possible, Comrade Stalin's personal safety will be threatened."

"Comrade Major, you are right. The main target of these German agents who infiltrated Moscow should be the Supreme Commander himself." Sokov reminded Gerchikov, "Therefore, our current task is not to search for traces of German agents in the wrong area, but to concentrate our efforts on protecting the safety of the Supreme Commander himself."

"What should we do?" Gerchikov asked the question again.

"According to the intelligence we have, the weapons used by the German agents were all German-made weapons." Sokov told Gerchikov his analysis: "In that attack, they must have consumed a lot of ammunition. Am I right?"

Gerchikov thought about it and nodded in agreement with Sokov's guess: "Yes, when the patrol encountered the German agents during the day, the enemy's firepower was obviously weakened. Does this mean that their ammunition has been almost used up?"

"The Germans used 7.92mm and 9mm bullets," Sokov continued. "After consuming a large amount of these two types of bullets, it is difficult to replenish them. Therefore, if they want to continue their mission, they will definitely change their guns. In this case, if they want to get ammunition, I am afraid they can only rely on their insiders in the arsenal."

"You mean, the Germans have a spy in the arsenal?" Hearing what Sokov said, Gerchikov showed a pleasant expression on his face: "As long as we find the Germans' spy, we can cut off their access to weapons and ammunition."

"That's not all." Sokov said with a smile, "Maybe we can follow the clues and find the lair where the German agents are hiding and catch them all in one fell swoop."

Gerchikov was happy for just two minutes before his expression turned serious again: "But there are so many arsenals in Moscow. How do we know which arsenal the Germans' spy is in?"

"Comrade Major, do you have a topographic map of the distribution of arsenals?" Sokov was still a little nervous when he asked this question. After all, the other party was just a policeman, not a soldier. It might not be easy to get a map of the distribution of arsenals in the city. So after he finished speaking, he quickly added: "Of course, if it's inconvenient for you, forget it, I'll think of other ways."

"Yes, yes, Major Sokov." After Sokov finished speaking, Romanchenko immediately said, "I have a distribution map of the arsenal here. I'll ask someone to get it." After that, he called over a police officer from the task force and whispered a few words to him.

The policeman was out for a short while before he came back with a roll of maps.

Romanchenko took the map, spread it out and placed it on the table. He then pointed at the map and said, "Major Sokov, this is the distribution map of the arsenals in Moscow. Please see if it is suitable. If you think it is not suitable, I will help you find other maps."

"No need, it's already very detailed, Comrade General." Sokov turned to Gerchikov and asked, "Comrade Major, come and see where the military expert was attacked?"

Gerchikov came over to take a look, pointed to a certain location, and said in a positive tone: "The attack took place at this location, between the Kremlin and Arbat Street."

Seeing that Gerchikov pointed out the location where the convoy was attacked, Sokov immediately began to check the surrounding arsenals.

But after looking for a while, his gaze stopped at a certain position and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Major Sokov." Seeing Sokov's eyes fixed on the map, Romanchenko felt a little scared and asked tentatively, "What are you looking at?"

Sokov pointed to the north of the Kremlin and asked Romanchenko, "Comrade Director, how could there be an arsenal in the Kremlin?"

"Of course, it was used to arm the soldiers defending the Kremlin," Romanchenko said. "And the arsenal in the Kremlin didn't just appear overnight. It existed two or three hundred years ago." At this point, he shuddered and asked in panic, "Major Sokov, you don't think that someone in the Moscow arsenal is a German spy, do you?"

"Comrade Director, we must make bold assumptions and verify them carefully." Sokov said with a serious expression: "Besides, this is a special period. It is absolutely necessary to remain vigilant."

"This matter is of great importance, I can't make the decision." Romanchenko stood up and asked Sokov for the last time: "Comrade Major, do you really think that the Germans can get the weapons and ammunition they need from the Kremlin's armory through their insiders?" "Major Sokov, if the German insiders are really lurking in the Kremlin's armory, his life will be in danger."

"Yes, if the German agents really intend to obtain the weapons and ammunition they need from the Kremlin's armory," Romanchenko concluded, "and if they want to obtain weapons and ammunition, they will have to enter the Kremlin. When the German agents get the new weapons, they will take the opportunity to threaten the safety of Comrade Stalin."

"Also," Sokov continued, "I think the way the German agents entered Moscow was by airdrop. They landed the plane in a clearing in a forest somewhere. After they completed their mission, they would definitely rob some transportation, drive to the place where they hid the plane, and then fly out of Moscow."

"That makes sense, that makes sense." Romanchenko nodded and said, "But the forest area in Moscow is too large. Even if we want to investigate, I'm afraid we won't be able to find the location where the German agents hid the plane in a short time." He seemed very worried. "If Comrade Stalin is in danger because of this, I'm afraid we will have to be sent to a military court."

"Comrade Director." Sokov felt that the case was now a mess, with no useful clues at all. If he wanted to continue the investigation, he had to get the support of Romanchenko and Beria: "I would like to ask you to get a list of the officers and soldiers guarding the Kremlin armory to see if you can find the German agents among them."

(End of this chapter)