Chapter 42 The Symbol of Public Service

With a dull ringing sound, the military plane that had been hovering over Berlin for a long time finally managed to land, which made the pale-faced Alan Wilson breathe a sigh of relief, he had even brainstormed before that the military plane was shot down by the armed Germany that didn’t surrender, or by the Soviet Red Army’s anti-aircraft guns, but it was safe and sound after all.

“Why do you look so ugly.” Avril had already gotten up, and when he saw the stunned Alan Wilson, he couldn’t help but open his mouth to tease, “Looks like it suits you just fine that we’re not flying when we go to France.”

“It’s still far from safe, right, we all know that air defense and air defense is nine out of ten, even if the air defense force is more prepared, each time the bomber shot down will not be more than five percent, but this does not delay the bomber’s pilots can not live more than three months, because the air raid is not a one time.” Alan Wilson took several consecutive breaths to calm down and secretly sighed that flying should still be avoided before dragging his two heavy suitcases off the plane.

Because of the Battle of Berlin, the entire city of Greater Berlin is full of debris, although it has been urgently cleaned up part of the city, but it is only better than nothing, a lot of seemingly tall buildings, it seems that a gentle push will fall, the shape of the Picasso’s abstract paintings as difficult to understand.

And Berlin to meet the British soldiers, Allen Wilson and other eight people are considered to find a resting place, surrounded by British soldiers’ barracks, security is not a problem.

“How is the situation in Berlin now?” Allen Wilson asked to the commander of this troop, who shrugged his shoulders and said, “Actually, we have just arrived for a day, and a lot of things are not familiar. But it’s a great welcome, the residents of Berlin seem to be frightened by the Soviets.”

“Let’s not sympathize with them on that, who made them start the war and lose it? It’s only right that the Soviets treat them how they want to be treated.” Alan Wilson snorted, he himself was a man who lacked sympathy, in Paris one could pretend, even if France was a dubious ally, in Berlin there was no need to pretend, in the triumphant atmosphere of the end of the war in the European theater of war, at least for a short time, it was politically correct to punish Germany up and down the line, and after that, again.

There was a reason why Berliners were afraid of Soviet soldiers, everything was for a reason, just look at what German soldiers did in the USSR, and it was only right that the Soviet Red Army attacked Berlin to take bloody revenge.

The fact that in later times some German scoundrels deliberately blamed the SS for their crimes is complete bullshit. Have all the SS soldiers ever been to the Soviet Union? How did the SS create over 10 million civilian casualties in the USSR with only 200,000 combat-capable troops?

Even if the Soviet Union killed all 20 million Germans in the occupied territories and made them all disappear from the world, he would have no problem with that.

“This is the temporary housing area, we will inform you to move there after we clear the residential area.” Only after sending Allen Wilson to the place did the British ensign give a military salute to leave.

“Wait!” Allen Wilson took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to the other party as a thank you.

“Thank you so much.” The second lieutenant took a look and was overjoyed, there was a shortage of supplies in Berlin right now, not to mention cigarettes. This gift is really considered an unexpected pleasure, smilingly accepted.

The German mark was already a piece of scrap paper, for order had broken down, and the banknotes of any country were implicated. Now Germany’s most valuable thing is no longer money, but cigarettes, has long been destroyed Germany, cigarettes do not know where to come out.

A cigarette’s could guarantee a man a day’s worth of food and wine, and with the large amount of male labor taken from the country at the time, women in Germany were quite worthless, two cigarettes could be exchanged for a woman.

Time is not long, the temporary accommodation ushered in a group of guests, is the major British newspapers over to witness the German surrender ceremony front-line journalists, many people are also not willing to miss the historic scene, specially from London to fly over.

Some people see Allen Wilson himself, the face becomes odd, this is not reproduced by the major newspapers in China, the Paris street and French women and French women skin trade diplomat it? But the photos, although not all, naked French women have a few good body ……

“Gentlemen, what’s wrong with you?” Being stared at by the strange eyes of some can not stand, Alan Wilson taut face asked back. He did not yet know that he, has become the most famous civil servant in Britain, with a wide range of national degree.

The photo of handing money to the Parisian woman had become a classic image representing the British Empire’s civil service.

“It’s all right, it’s all right. We’re just curious about Mr. Allen.” One of the reporters wanted to ask how Allen Wilson was framed by the image of buying sex on the streets of Paris, and whether he was really going to buy sex and be photographed. But thinking that it was not gentlemanly to ask directly, he decided to find an opportunity to ask privately later.

Many reporters asked the Foreign Ministry, there is no specific process, Alan Wilson said he was equally waiting for notification.

When asked about the Soviet Union’s destruction of Berlin, Alan Wilson said with a serious face, “At present, the Soviet Union and we are allies, in this kind of victory, it is not suitable for open conflict. As for the destruction of Berlin, I will only say one thing, Hitler is the Führer of Germany through popular election, it is the Germans who supported Hitler to lead them to war, when the snow mountain collapses, no snowflake is innocent.”

As a diplomat with three correct views, Alan Wilson made a clear position, he could make a hypocritical get look to anyone, but not to the Germans, it was a matter of principle.

“Retaliation this kind of thing, we in Britain do not launch retaliation against ordinary people, this is our British have gentlemanly manners, this is an honorable thing, but if there are other countries because of the invasion to vent their anger, this is also understandable.” Alan Wilson complimented his country and finally emphasized, “There is also the trivial reason that the Soviet Union is not to be messed with, and there is a cost to delivering justice. ”

The journalists all gave a look of understanding, and agreed that they shouldn’t be looking for trouble at this point out of the greater good of unity among the Allies, and that professional ethics couldn’t keep them from recognizing the bigger picture at such a grand victory ceremony.

You say you said early that we can not afford to mess with the Soviet Union, everyone will not understand it? Have to say those nonsense ……

In the midst of all the fun, the journalists who had come over from the British mainland said their goodbyes, and Alan Wilson began to open his suitcase, and took it the wrong way, opening the suitcase filled with a box of cigarettes. He looked around as if he were a thief, quickly pushed the suitcase back, and opened the other suitcase, which had a lot of things in it, except for half a suitcase of cigarettes and a change of clothes, leaving the documents he hadn’t had a chance to look at yet.

Work is still important, taking out a piece of paperwork that he hadn’t had time to look at in the rush from Paris as soon as he opened it, Alan Wilson frowned and muttered, “Yugoslavian Fatherland Army, the fringe of World War II.”