Chapter 538 Gestapo

"Hmm!" Qin Chuan handed Derwig a cigarette and lit it, then took out a 10-pound pound note from the file and placed it on the table, slowly pushed it in front of Derwig, and said, "I think, I don't need to remind you, you have no other choice!"

"I know, Captain!" Derwig took the pound and flicked it in his hand, saying, "Look at this, its pattern is specially commissioned, and the watermark process is a masterpiece. The cross-shaped linen paper is dense and difficult to forge using multi-layer superposition technology. More importantly, the digital code on it... It is carefully calculated, not random or sequential numbering. In short, the pound is simply a work of art, and almost no one can imitate it!"

Qin Chuan knew what Derwig said, mainly because the pound sterling is circulated in most countries in the world... The British Empire, the British colonies all use the pound sterling, and those who have trade relations with Britain also use the pound sterling, so it is almost like the status of the US dollar in modern times. Circulate around the world.

Therefore, the British pound must have a sophisticated manufacturing process and an effective anti-counterfeiting design, otherwise it may affect the British pound's international dominance and eventually make the British pound lose its credibility and let Britain step down from the altar of the world's number one power ahead of time.

"Captain!" Seeing Qin Chuan's silence, Dervi added: "If I can do it, there is no need to wait until now. I will use this to get myself out of trouble!"

"I believe you!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Then..." Dervi spread his hands.

"You may not be able to do it alone!" Qin Chuan said: "But have you ever thought that if we mobilize the talents you need to collaborate, such as the best engraving experts and papermaking technology experts, do you think we can succeed?"

Hearing this, Dervi's eyes lit up.

Dervi did not expect this, mainly because the fewer people who know about counterfeiting, the better, so subconsciously, he would not seek cooperation but complete it independently.

But the situation is different now. Now there is the Frankfurt Security Bureau as a backing, which means that Derwig can rest assured to find people to cooperate with. Some of them are even better than Derwig because of their expertise.

After thinking about it, Derwig replied: "I still need mathematicians, and more than one!"

Qin Chuan nodded: "Use them to analyze the coding rules?"

"Yes!" Derwig nodded.

"You will get everything you want!" Qin Chuan said, and then raised his head to the guards on both sides, and they took off the shackles for Derwig.

"They will arrange a room for you, and there will be plenty of food!" Qin Chuan said: "Of course, these are all based on your usefulness!"

Derwig nodded and stood up. After walking a few steps, he turned around and said: "Thank you, Captain!"

"You don't need to thank me!" Qin Chuan replied: "This is what you deserve!"

"No matter what, thank you!"

Qin Chuan understood what Derwig meant. Derwig knew that she was not the only choice. There were many people who could make counterfeit money. The reason why Qin Chuan chose Derwig was... It was entirely because she was the fiancée of his comrade.

From this perspective, Derwig did have a reason to thank Qin Chuan.

After walking out of the interrogation room, Colonel Koch nodded to Qin Chuan. He heard the whole process in another room, and Derwig also gained the trust of Colonel Koch...The reason why Colonel Koch trusted Derwig was very simple. She did not hide the difficulties of making pounds, and even said that she was powerless at the beginning. In this case, accepting it in the end meant that she had a certain degree of confidence.

But later Qin Chuan thought that Derwig seemed to be acting like this on purpose, with the purpose of winning the trust of the people who were secretly observing... From this point of view, Derwig's psychological tactics had achieved a complete victory.

Then things started quickly. Colonel Koch used his influence to transfer several sculptors and mathematicians from the University of Frankfurt, and recruited several papermaking experts and related equipment and materials from the paper mill.

Of course, these people were strictly controlled, which was actually like being imprisoned in the laboratory like prisoners... This was necessary, otherwise once the news leaked, the British side would most likely implement countermeasures in advance, such as issuing new banknotes and other means to make Qin Chuan and Koch's efforts go to waste.

But things did not go smoothly.

A few days later, Colonel Koch told Qin Chuan nervously: "Captain, we are being targeted by the 'Secret State Police' (Gestapo)!"

"Why?" Qin Chuan pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Didn't you report it to your superiors?"

"Of course I did!" Koch said: "But it is precisely because of the report that I got into trouble!"

Qin Chuan pretended to be puzzled.

In fact, Qin Chuan knew the reason. As mentioned before, although Himmler and Heydrich were both important officers of the Gestapo... Himmler was the head of the Gestapo, and Heydrich was second only to Himmler as the director of the Reich Security Bureau.

But in fact, the two were secretly competing with each other. As mentioned before, Heydrich was plotting to replace Himmler.

So, the secret police like the "Gestapo" became a tool for internal fighting, and Heydrich did so before.

"It's a bit complicated to say!" Colonel Koch carefully lifted some curtains and said, "Some things are better for you not to know. If I knew that what we did would attract the 'secret police', I would rather bury them all in the coffin!"

"But now is not the time to talk about this!" Qin Chuan said.

"Yes!" Colonel Koch nodded, then walked back and forth in the hall.

Qin Chuan knew what Koch was worried about. There is a saying that "there is no shortage of excuses to accuse someone of a crime", not to mention that Koch, as the director of the Frankfurt Security Bureau, could not have clean subordinates. This might cause Koch to be involved in the fight between Himmler and Heydrich and be affected.

On the other hand, it was this that forced Koch to choose between Himmler and Heydrich, but no matter which side he chose, he would offend the other side, and no matter which side Koch, the director, could not afford to offend.

This can also be said to be a kind of sadness for Germany. When the country was surrounded by foreign enemies and was in crisis, it was still fighting openly and secretly inside.

"If it were me!" Qin Chuan said, "I would choose Himmler!"

Colonel Koch was stunned, then raised his head and asked, "Why?"

"No reason!" Qin Chuan replied, "Because he is the chief of the German police, the highest official of the Security Bureau!"