Chapter 1545 The One Who Knows the Truth

There is a very general truth that people who can achieve great things must have at least one person who is willing to follow him wholeheartedly, and it is best if he is willing to give his life to him, so that the probability of success is higher.

For example, Anton, who is doing well in the bandit circle and is even about to become the boss of the area, is such a person.

And the person who is willing to give his life to him and assist him to achieve his "hegemony" today is a fat man who looks like a pork vendor: Barannikov.

Barannikov, who is he?

Before the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, Barannikov was Anton's colleague and subordinate, working in a military factory.

At that time, Anton was the team leader on a production line, and Barannikov was the small team leader of the workers' team. One is a big boss, the other is a small boss, one manages the upper and the other manages the lower.

This perfect management relationship and position created good conditions. Anton and Barannikov, two traitors to the motherland, colluded with each other and were birds of a feather. They resold military materials, stole gunpowder and steel, and did things like that.

Later, the truth came out. Barannikov, the lackey who followed Anton wholeheartedly, took everything on himself. As a result, he went to jail, while Anton continued to be the team leader of his military factory.

If it weren't for someone reporting it later, it would probably have ended like this. Anton might not have been arrested, and only Barannikov would have been sent to prison.

But there is no if in reality. Anton and Barannikov, the two capitalist lackeys who teamed up to destroy the construction of the motherland, eventually had no chance to escape and were all arrested and imprisoned as cellmates.

Later, the Germans came and the fierce offensive quickly approached the heart of Ukraine from the border. Seeing the chance to escape, Anton was very loyal. Before escaping, he did not forget to help his younger brother Barannikov. The two finally overturned the guards and took the guns from the prison and escaped.

After that, Anton led Barannikov to form a team and do banditry.

Earlier, he was helped by Anton to get rich and get rid of the poor days. Later, he was rescued from prison and escaped successfully. It would be a lie to say that Barannikov was not grateful to his brother Anton. He was almost giving Anton a massage and washing his feet, and he wanted to take care of him until his death. He was always loyal to Anton and said what he meant.

And Anton was also happy to see that he had such a loyal vicious dog under his command, so he not only gave Barannikov a lot of trust, but also put him in the position of second in command. Being at the same level as the skinny monkey who is smart and flexible, but actually has selfish intentions, he can restrain the skinny monkey from doing anything wrong on weekdays. This is the way of checks and balances that Anton uses as a superior.

Now, Barannikov, who was summoned by Anton, is trotting over with his heavy fat body. He just heard that Anton suffered a big defeat this time. He took half of the troops out and only a few people came back. Not only that, he even lost the skinny monkey.

This guy is usually a think tank or a dog-headed military strategist. He is indispensable for Anton to give advice and talk about things. Barannikov himself admits that his IQ is indeed not as high as this guy and his brain is not as good as his.

Now, such a smart guy has been killed by the enemy, and Barannikov is a little scared.

He was afraid that his group had encountered some terrible and insurmountable trouble this time. Now that even the skinny guy was dead and there was no one to give advice and serve as a military advisor, this might really turn into a disaster.

Barannikov, who had been thinking about all the time, soon came to Anton as promised. At this moment, Anton was sitting behind his desk, tapping his fingers on the table with a sad face. It can be seen that his mood and mental state were quite bad at the moment.

"Boss, you are looking for me?"

"Huh?"

Anton, who was thinking with his eyes slightly closed, opened his eyes after hearing the voice and saw Barannikov standing in front of him panting. He didn't bother to say anything more nonsense and just pointed to the chair next to him and spoke softly.

"Sit down, we don't have much time, just finish the conversation in a few minutes and then leave this place."

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Barannikov wanted to ask something, such as why he was so anxious to leave immediately.

But when he thought that Anton must have his reasons for doing this, he had been scolded for not thinking before doing things, so he simply learned his lesson and stopped asking more questions, and sat down on the chair next to Anton.

"Gusonov is dead, I guess you already know about this?"

Gusonov, this is the real name of Skinny Monkey, but because he and Barannikov, who is also the second in command, are very thin and fat, the contrast is simply obvious. So most of the time, the bandits still like to call Gusonov Skinny Monkey in private, and few people mention his real name.

"Well, I heard about it as soon as you came back. This matter has spread now. Did you tell everyone?"

Barannikov was a little confused. He couldn't figure out why Anton did this.

"Yes, I took the initiative and said it deliberately. I told everyone that Gusonov died because he sacrificed himself to stop the Bolshevik attack, to cover the retreat of everyone in the camp, to buy time, and to allow everyone to evacuate smoothly before the Bolshevik mopping-up army arrived. This was a very heroic act! I want to use his death to gather people's hearts for the last time."

"But only you are qualified to know the truth. I will only tell you, my brother."

Anton changed the subject before he finished speaking, and then told the truth to Barannikov.

"Gusonov, that bastard, has been eyeing my position for more than a year. He wants to replace me and become the boss. I have been secretly fighting him for more than a year, and you have helped me a lot."

"I have been looking for a suitable opportunity to get rid of him, but I can't do it directly and kill him openly, and assassination is not an option."

"Gusonov has his own loyal subordinates around him, and many people in our team support him and are won over by him. The possibility of assassinating him is very low, and if it fails, it will give him a reason to rebel. He is too smart to know how to take advantage of opportunities. Killing him openly is even worse. This guy will directly rebel, and our team will fall apart in an instant."

"Although the loss is not small, this time I still successfully got rid of him with the help of the Bolsheviks, along with his loyal subordinates. Our team is now completely clean, this is the real good news, my brother."