I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 94 The Difficult Roland

Early the next morning, Lin Chen received the order.

Colonel Roland from the Intelligence Department wants to see him.

This made Lin Chen quite nervous. I had glanced at his office door yesterday, and now he was going to call me over today?

Moreover, he heard from the people here that Roland was a very powerful character. Although he had been the deputy of the Intelligence Department for a long time, he had always been the "main force" of the intelligence work of the army. In the Battle of Rzhev, the Ninth Army was able to turn the tide, on the one hand thanks to Model's genius defense system, on the other hand, Roland's intelligence work also made great contributions.

It is said that at the last moment of the battle, Roland provided a lot of information about the Soviet attack, making the army's defense more targeted.

Only then was he appreciated by Commander Model and promoted to Chief of Intelligence. He was in power and it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to Major General.

When Lin Chen walked into his office, he saw a colonel officer wearing a German M36 uniform. His second button was wearing a red, white and black ribbon pointing downwards, which must be the second-class Iron Cross ribbon. Around his neck was the Knight's Iron Cross with Silver Oak Leaves, and on his left chest were a series of other commemorative medals, one of which was actually made of gold, which was extremely rare and fully demonstrated his outstanding military achievements.

Facing this elegant colonel wearing gold-rimmed glasses, Lin Chen felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness and oppression for some reason.

However, he quickly put this unrealistic idea out of his mind. Behind enemy lines, being relaxed or overly nervous about the enemy would be fatal. He had learned a lot from the previous mission to the United States and must learn from it.

"Lieutenant Boll, when did you join the Second Army?" Roland asked casually.

Lin Chen did not dare to neglect and talked about his personal resume which he had memorized by heart, which was a natural thing to do.

There were countless second lieutenants in the army, and it was impossible for Roland to know them all.

Sure enough, Roland did not find any flaws in Lin Chen's words.
"Do you know that the Ninth Army has not transferred any troops to the Second Army recently?" Roland's words were extremely lethal. His eyes were fixed on Lin Chen's every move, trying to find a flaw in his next action.

Sure enough, Lin Chen was a little flustered, but he quickly found flaws in Roland's words.

The Second Army and the Ninth Army had been coordinating operations on the Eastern Front, so it was not surprising that they were transferred to each other. Sometimes, for combat needs, it was common to change the sequence of small units like theirs, or entire regiments or divisions.

Besides, even if there is a need for transfer, the order will be issued by the Central Army Group. Although the Ninth Army is considered the main army on the Eastern Front compared to the Second Army, their levels are equal.

"But I really have an order from my superiors. Although our army group has a heavy defensive mission, the army group commander, General Schmidt, is still trying hard to give the Ninth Army more strength in future offensives." What Lin Chen said was true. The relationship between the two strategic groups was very good, and at that time the commander of the Ninth Army, Model, was not yet a marshal.

Although Model was favored by the leader and rose from lieutenant general to general of infantry within three months, there was still a gap in his qualifications compared to General Schmidt.

Roland lowered his head in deep thought, as if trying to determine the truth of Lin Chen's words. After a long while, he raised his head and smiled at Lin Chen.
"Well, Lieutenant Boll, you did a great job. Now let me tell you a secret."

He took a sip of the coffee on the table, even though it was a little cold.

"The two men you brought are just fakes. The real prisoners have been rescued by the Soviet guerrillas on the way here," he continued to stare at Lin Chen with sharp eyes, "and the troops responsible for escorting them were all killed in the battle. They are on the way here!" Lin Chen was prepared for this. He was not panicked at all, but furious.
"Why did you lie to us? Many of us died in order to bring the prisoners here. So, they died in vain?"

Facing Lin Chen's loud questioning, Roland still asked coldly,
"Lieutenant, please answer my question, why didn't you help them?"

"Colonel, you can question my ability, but you cannot doubt my loyalty to the Empire! Our operation was personally arranged by Major Hummels. He asked us to only be responsible for the escort and not to care about anything else along the way! If you don't believe it, you can call to confirm it."

Facing Lin Chen's statement, Roland did not make a clear statement, but he was basically certain that what Lin Chen said was most likely true, otherwise he would not have been so foolish as to even give out his name.

"Okay, I will verify this matter later, but as a second lieutenant in the National Defense Forces, it doesn't seem appropriate for you to snoop into your superior's office without permission, right?" Roland simply laid his cards on the table and threw out his chips, which were of little value to begin with, to see what the second lieutenant would say.

After all, the more you talk, the more flaws will be revealed unknowingly.

"Mr. Colonel, please don't use the word 'snooping'. When I walked out of Lieutenant Colonel Sprantz's office, I saw that your office door was not closed. My first thought was to help you close the door, but I felt it was abrupt, so I needed to make sure if there was anyone inside. But then I thought about it again and again and gave up, mainly because I was afraid that I couldn't explain it clearly. I admit that my approach was indeed inappropriate in this matter. I should have taken the initiative to help you close the door."

Lin Chen was feeling lucky that he didn't rush in yesterday, otherwise he would be doomed.

It seems that I need to be more careful in the future, as eyeliner is really everywhere.

He had already practiced this speech in his mind many times, and it could be said to be flawless.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Roland could only twitch his lips. This explanation was indeed reasonable. What crime should be charged against Lin Chen?

"Well, let's go."

Roland waved his hand, indicating that he did not want to continue the conversation. He had been overwhelmed by the tedious intelligence work recently and felt overwhelmed.

Lin Chen saluted, then walked out pretending to be a little unhappy, and didn't even close the door tightly when he left.

This approach was undoubtedly the most genuine reaction, and it made Roland, the old fox, feel relieved.

"Am I really overthinking it?"

He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

After Lin Chen went downstairs, he found his back was wet when the wind blew. The sweat made his shirt stick to his skin, which was really uncomfortable.

Fortunately, his M36 uniform was worn outside, effectively covering these up, otherwise it would be troublesome if others saw it.

(End of this chapter)