Chapter 1782: Aftermath of the Earthquake (Part 2)

"It sounds like this will cause a lot of trouble. We have to consider whether we can bear it. The entire Berlin network of relationships is more complicated than the deep sewer network under the city. When some powerful people are already dissatisfied with some recent events, we have to be more cautious. Do you understand what I mean?"

Himmler himself, who seems to hold great power, always feels like he is walking on thin ice like stilts. He can't help but be careful.

The SS investigating the Wehrmacht is a taboo in itself. If there is no trouble, Himmler actually prefers to keep out of the way with these guys.

To put it bluntly, this group of bastards made up of old aristocrats tied together, even the head of state has to give them three points of face, and engage in cooperation like a transaction, using the glory that has passed away in the past to exchange for the sword and loyalty to expand the empire's territory.

Himmler tried not to provoke any of these people, especially the Wehrmacht bosses in Berlin, at least not to offend them to death, and to leave himself a way out for future encounters.

But this seemingly easy but difficult thing obviously conflicted with the current plan. Himmler estimated that the people who could pretend to obey the orders of the Führer in such a big matter as saving the Grossdeutschland Division were probably on his list of "people he couldn't afford to offend".

If he could kill this person with one move and never be able to turn over, it would be fine.

But if he didn't kill him with one move, Himmler was really afraid of the "counterattack" that would definitely happen in the future. Especially under the premise that the situation on the front line was so unfavorable, Himmler could more or less foresee the bad signs of some possible things that might happen later, so he had to consider the issue of "way out" for himself.

Himmler, who was full of random thoughts and afraid of all kinds of things, felt that his head was about to explode. He couldn't help but curse inwardly why so many outrageous things were handed to him recently, and he had to accept them, do them, and couldn't refuse them.

Complaining can't solve the problem, and being timid and indecisive will only waste more time.

After a period of careful consideration with his index finger tapping the table regularly, Himmler, who seemed to have a good compromise, finally spoke again slowly.

"You can conduct preliminary investigations, but if you encounter serious obstacles, as long as you think they are serious enough to have obvious resistance and cannot be broken through, you should pause first."

"Take a detour to collect useful information and evidence from the side that can overturn this obstacle. When enough is accumulated, the Führer will make this obstacle fall by itself. Evidence to overturn obstacles can be collected in any way you think is appropriate. The lower the level, the more you can do it. On the contrary, I don't need to say more about what to do. You know what I mean.

With Himmler's words, Ernst roughly understood what he needed to do next. It is rare to see Himmler so cautious.

However, Ernst still has one thing he is not sure about, and he needs to get an accurate answer from Himmler.

"What evidence can be considered usable? This needs to be distinguished between manufacturing and origin, just like goods. "

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The topic unknowingly came to the most critical juncture. In fact, even Himmler has been thinking about this issue. This is obviously the most difficult of all the problems, so difficult that Ernst had to express it implicitly and could not say it clearly.

He tapped the table with his right index finger and thought carefully for a while. Himmler, who opened his eyes again, felt a little powerless, which was not in line with his high position and power as the number one leader of the SS.

"I will go to the Führer to find out his opinion, but not now. I need to wait for a suitable opportunity. Some people really should and must be eliminated. They are deeply rooted and pedantic. They have become the termites of the empire and the obstacles of the Führer. This requires a process and a long time. The most important thing is the Führer's opinion. "

"Go and find out those things that don't need to be made. At the same time, I will go to the Führer to get the details that can guide your next move. This requires us to be extremely careful and cautious. Ernst, you and I both know what we are facing now. This is no worse than the Russians on the Eastern Front or the Americans on the Western Front. We are fighting an invisible war. "

You and I have been nagging here for a long time, and finally we have decided on the general action plan and program. The rest is to act cautiously according to the content discussed today.

Watching Ernst leave, exit his office and close the door, Himmler breathed a sigh of relief and felt as if he was carrying a heavy mountain. His seemingly enviable job is really getting harder and harder.

"If the bomb that day had a different result, wouldn't everything today be very different? "

Standing by the window, gazing at the night view in the distance, Himmler silently thought about these secrets that he dared not say out loud but only thought about in his heart, but the final result of his thinking was still to shake his head slowly, in vain.

"I must be going crazy to think so, and if so, my situation will be ten thousand times worse than it is now. Who knows what will happen then."

No matter what Himmler thought in his heart, some things have indeed changed dramatically since tonight.

This huge change is compared to the existing history, that world without Malashenko's existence, that timeline that has not been disturbed by time travellers.

No one knows what the subsequent impact of the "Gross Deutschland Incident" will be, not even Himmler himself, who was the direct investigator and held great power.

This incident happened to overlap and connect with the assassination operation carried out by Stauffenberg. The sum of the two was no longer as simple as "1+1=2". The whole of Berlin was in the last stage before the big earthquake. Under the sign of the crisis, no one below the head of state can ignore it and have nothing to do with it.

Interestingly, in the Kremlin in Moscow, which is also the heart of the country and the seat of the highest power, but thousands of miles away from Berlin, a completely different scene is taking place.

"Comrade Beria, you have been waiting for a long time. Comrade Stalin has just returned to the office after presiding over the meeting. He summoned you to come over immediately. Please follow me."

Beria, who was holding a briefcase in his hand, had been waiting in the living room for a long time, raising his hand to check the time three times.

This is not to say that Beria is impatient to wait, but he wants to judge the urgency of the Supreme Leader on the current matter based on time. This will determine what he needs to say and what he should say in the highest power office next. How you speak matters.

Led by his secretary, he walked through the long corridor and once again came to the door of the familiar office that he had stepped into countless times. Beria, who was sure that he was ready, took a breath and opened the door.