Chapter 115 False Performance
The books a person reads can reflect the person’s character to a certain extent.
He Chi has read Garland's autobiography. ("Iron Cross War Eagle", published in the 1950s)
Adolf Garland said in his autobiography that he was impatient and had a certain degree of political apathy. For example, he personally never watched the The government's political propaganda materials, and even the writings of the party leader Mustache Führer from prison were not read.
In that memoir, he once wrote that the only NC official's work he had read was "Michael: The Fate of Germany" written by Joseph Goebbels in 1929, because he believed that this The story is not bad.
He Chi carries this book with him to send out a signal - that he is not a strong anti-NC activist, so that the other party can let down their guard to a certain extent and better accept the new identity he fabricated.
A pair of non-blood siblings have newly formed a family. Their parents were separated during the war. The elder brother is a clerk working for the government, while the younger sister is a student at a dance school. They live together in London.
The two sides had a brief exchange.
Emotions such as indifference, hostility, and contempt took turns to appear in the eyes of the Easterners, but Garland did not see hatred in the eyes of the other party.
"You don't hate the Germans?" The German lieutenant colonel had already put down the gun in his hand. With his weak body that could fall down with a push, he could still control him even if he was injured.
"Hate Germans? Why? To me, you are the same as the British. We have never regarded us Asians as human beings. I even lost more to the British. The British may hate you, but I don't care. "The Oriental named He responded indifferently.
Hearing the other party's answer, Garland nodded. During World War II, the anti-Asian trend in Europe was still very obvious. The Chinese people in the German-controlled areas lived a very bad life. Maybe in the eyes of the other party, he They are all the same as the British.
This is exactly what he wanted.
"Let's make a deal?" the German suggested.
"Tell me about it." The Oriental man protected his sister behind him and looked at him warily.
"I will recuperate here for a while. It won't take too long. If you protect me, I can give you money." After Garland finished speaking, he took out a thick roll of German marks from his jacket pocket.
He Chi took the roll of banknotes in his hand, looked at it sarcastically, and threw it back. "This is the UK. Are you giving me banknotes issued by Germany?"
Garland considered After a while, I rummaged through my backpack and reluctantly took out 6 pounds and 15 pence.
The Oriental shook his head again and pushed the money back, "Too little, not enough!"
Garland then poured out all the contents of his bag, meaning to let the Oriental Take your pick.
Cigar cutters, aluminum whiskey flasks, tobacco... Looking at these things that should not appear on the plane at all, He Chi almost laughed out loud without pretending.
This Imperial Eagle is a bit too individual.
Then he found something shiny in the other person's pocket, and reached out to take it.
A cross decorated with diamonds.
“This won’t work!” The expression on Garland’s face became panicked.
This medal is called the Spanish Cross in Diamond and Gold. It is a Spanish Cross awarded to those who performed outstandingly in combat when Germany sent the Condor Legion to participate in the Spanish Civil War.
This medal is the highest level among these medals, and is only awarded to 28 people in total. It is very precious to Garland.
The Oriental looked at the German and did not let go. He had now confirmed the character of the other party. He could clearly threaten him with force, but he bargained in a low voice. The mustache on the other side was a little cute.
"You only have this value on you. Give me this and I will help you." He Chi refused to give in. "It has a 10,000-word mark on it, and you can't even spend it on me." Mustache was still making his last effort.
"It doesn't matter, I'll just take off the diamond on it." The Oriental said seriously.
“Don’t!” Garland sighed, “Okay, in this case, I’ll mortgage it with you first. Once I get out of trouble, I will pay it back with no less than 5,000 pounds in cash. You."
The Oriental thought for a while and finally nodded, "Okay, but your food expenses will be charged separately during this period."
After that, he put the 6 pounds in change on the table. Received it.
Indifferent, stubborn, petty bourgeois, and a bit of a philistine in order to survive, this is the label He Chi puts on his "role".
"Ada, go buy some meat and butter on the black market. This gentleman needs more nutrition to recover." The Easterner took out a pound from the coin and handed it to the girl and asked him to go out.
He Chi then explained to the Germans, "Daily purchases are necessary. I am here as a hostage. Let Ada do the work when going out. You can watch me."
Germany The man agreed, and the girl walked out of the door holding the banknotes and turning her head three times.
After turning a few alleys, Hepburn was stopped by agents from MI6.
"Why did we ask you to act according to what we gave you?" Someone handed over a piece of paper and handed it to the girl.
Hepburn read the contents on the paper carefully and nodded, "I will take care of it. You go back and don't let anyone find out."
Looking at the girl's retreating figure, the agent beside him muttered, "So Don't make yourself self-defeating at your young age."
Menzies shook his head, "Look, this girl has been following that person, it won't be that simple..."
After a while. , the beautiful little girl returned to the room, holding only half of the food she had agreed to.
"They said that because the recent bombing ship couldn't get in, the price of things has gone up again. I only bought this." With an uneasy expression on her face, the little girl timidly reported to He Chi, Just like a primary school student who has not completed his homework and carefully reports to the teacher.
This was planned and the supplies were not sufficient, so the girl had every reason to go out many times and communicate with others to pass on information.
"It doesn't matter, you have done a good job." He Chi went up to hug the girl and said in a doting tone, just like any other brother who takes care of his sister.
In the evening, the Orientals cooked grilled bacon and side dishes. The Germans found that the other party's cooking skills were unexpectedly good, and there were some traces of German food.
"Your craft is great! Where did you learn it?" Mustache asked.
"When you are wandering alone, you have to learn a little bit of everything." The Oriental responded in a very deep tone without saying much.
"It's probably a long story." The Germans became curious about He Chi.
During the meal, the German found that the two brothers and sisters only ate vegetables and left the limited meat for each other. He felt a little warm in his heart, as if he had returned to the days when he lived with his three brothers in Germany a long time ago. .
What the Germans didn’t know was that he was in front of two top performers, and what they were showing was just a false show.
And he was the only audience.
(End of this chapter)