Dawn Redemption

Thoughts closed.Returning from the distant Auschwitz in an instant, it turned back to the news with a slight noise on the radio.

Auschwitz has been occupied by the Soviets, although before that, this once crazily functioning death factory has become a ruin.

This feeling is really very strange.Fein hated Auschwitz, hated it terribly, and would still be haunted by such nightmares from time to time during the two years he left there, and such nightmares, it is estimated that he would not be able to get rid of such nightmares in this lifetime.It was a dirty and absurd place, and all the purity and goodness in his soul were buried in that place.

But hearing such news, Finn still felt uncomfortable.The complete memory of the past is like a movie film, suddenly a section is cut out, and it is forcibly removed. The feeling of emptiness is unacceptable for a while.It's as if every time I pass by the grave, I always miss the buried things, and then I am suddenly reminded by the desolate cross that those things no longer exist.

What's more, that place carried almost all of him and Noah.From meeting to resentment, cold war, escaping, and finally spending the best time in life together.

He gathered his thoughts and walked out of the office.

Leaving aside Auschwitz, even Berlin was in chaos.

Attacking left and right, the army suppressed the situation.It is unknown when the flames of war will spread to this city as the center of political power, the core of the operation of the entire Third Reich.

The people passing by in the corridor were in a hurry, and Finn would soon join them.The time to be attacked may be this month, the day after tomorrow, or the next moment.Although it is said that the head of state and the generals are planning a counterattack plan, which can save the overall situation.But judging from the current situation, we can only plan for the worst.

So, they're on a mission, probably the last mission they'll do as part of the Third Reich.

scorched earth.

"Sir! Can you help me?"

Finn turned his head and found that a colleague in the archives office was carrying a box full of documents. The messy documents were piled up far above the edge of the box, and some of them had already fallen down like snowflakes. .

Finn responded, bent down and picked up all the fallen pieces of paper, but did not pile them up on the box again, but carefully took the full part and hugged it in his arms: "I'll help you. "

The man was obviously a little surprised: "Thank you, sir! Actually, I think I should be able to handle it... If it's not troublesome, just help me take them to the yard."

Afterwards, the two of them didn't talk anymore, and Finn had nothing else to do, so he offered to help him.

What he didn't expect was that the atrium of the building, which was so tidy when he was going to work, was piled up like hills of papers and boxes so that he couldn't see its original appearance.Lots of people are holding cardboard boxes stuffed to the brim with paperwork and then emptying them out like trash.

"That's it!" the man said to Finn while emptying the file, "Thank you."

Finn was a little at a loss. These documents told about many people and things in this country, and the vast land still has a long, long time.

Perhaps to show his last respect for them, Finn did not dump the papers down like everyone else, but stacked them neatly in the corner while no one was paying attention.

Although he already knew the cause and effect of all this, he still asked for proof: "What is the purpose of putting these things here?"

The person wrote lightly: "Smash, burn—whatever it is, destroy them all. These things are confidential and cannot fall into the hands of the other party. Ah! I can't delay any longer, there are still a lot of things to move in the archives." , otherwise it will be too late before dark!"

He waved at Finn and walked upstairs quickly.Seeing that he had nothing else to do, Fein was also going back to the office.

Dark clouds drifted across the sky, Finn looked up, and it was right above him, or in other words, right above the city.

How many cloudy days is this?Finn had lost count.

It has been like this for half a year.feel sleepy.Unexamined.

It seems that since the people of this country pointed their guns at their compatriots, this haze has never dissipated.

The aftermath of the coup d'état lasted for a long time, involving an unknown number of people.In October, even Marshal Erwin Rommel, a hero known throughout the country and who had made great achievements in the war, committed suicide by taking poison because of being implicated.There was not even a public trial, no public execution, and the "Desert Fox"'s life full of glory and honor ended quietly in the back seat of a small car.

This is the last madness of the Nazi Empire.Since then, the people in the vortex can no longer see hope.As Noah said, all street lights are turned off before dawn, this is the darkest hour, no one can see the direction of the future.

There is no festive atmosphere during the Chinese New Year, and people are panicking all day long.I don't know how long the fragile days of going to and from get off work can last like this.

Since that tape, Noah still has no news.Finn could only guess where he was from the bits and pieces in the newspapers and on the radio.He wasn't even sure whether Noah von Seifert was included in those general collective nouns.

Finn glanced back before entering the building.

All kinds of people came and went in the courtyard. The pile of documents that Fein had put neatly in the corner before was kicked by someone inadvertently and scattered all over the ground.

Work ends early.At this point, it feels like there is nothing more to do.

When it was time to leave work, Finn received another job.

The moment he heard it, he understood that this might be the last job he received.

He opened the door of the personnel office, probably frightened by his gloomy face, the few people who were chatting suddenly fell silent.

Fein was not in the mood to care about this anymore, he glanced around and saw that everyone was there, organized his words and said: "After get off work, everyone, go home and pack up your valuables, take them with you, and bring your family members with you. Gather at the gate of the Security Bureau as soon as possible."

He paused.Everyone held their breath, without making any sound, waiting for Finn's next words.

Finn took a deep breath and continued: "We may have to live in the underground fortification for a while."

Soldiers approach the city.

Now, the whole city has become an isolated bunker.

The whole country was cornered and cornered.

As for the "dawn" that Noah mentioned——

Finn turned his back and sighed.Stop looking at the expressions on the faces of your colleagues.Also try not to listen to those rustling whispers behind her.

It's time for him to go home and pack his things.Exit the Security Department building and follow the street back to the apartment.This street was completely different from the Berlin streets he had seen before. There were no brightly colored flags, various shops, and people in bright clothes.Just the gray of the building, the yellow of the dust, and the black of burnt.

The people became "refugees", wearing the relief clothes distributed, starving to death no matter men, women or children.

Finn went back to the apartment and took care of it. Only then did he realize that he had nothing to take with him, or in other words, he had nothing to miss at all.Even wallets, everything is rationed these days, even if you have money you can't buy it.But just to be cautious, he still put the wallet in his pocket.

He took a box and packed a change of clothes, although he didn't know when he would have time to wash the dust off his body leisurely, and then change into a clean one.So be it.He has to go.He walked out of the apartment and locked the door, not knowing when he would return to this place again.

Returning to the entrance of the Security Department building, the first thing Finn saw was not the office colleagues waiting at the entrance of the building as agreed, but the truck parked in the open space at the entrance, ready to transport the files to be destroyed.

"Sir?" After someone finally called out, Finn came back to his senses and walked in front of them.Glancing from left to right, he confirmed that everyone under him was there.Of course, there were also their family members, several women and children with more nervous expressions.

"Let's go." Finn didn't know what more words to say to comfort them.After all, he is the same, only at a loss for the future.

He led everyone into the underground fortification.It was a long, long staircase, and I didn't know how many meters it had penetrated into the ground.From now on and for a long time to come, this deep underground will be their living stronghold.Until the Soviets are driven out of Berlin, or, the whole city ends up in their hands.

Finn led the way at the front, and when the stairs were about to go down to the end, through such a thick soil, the explosive sound hit their eardrums firmly, but it was much more dull than usual.Fortunately, the fortifications were built firmly enough, but I felt my feet shaking twice, and then returned to calm.

Finn was about to move on when he heard someone behind him worryingly: "Has the bombing started again? When will it end?"

Finn sighed.He has been on the battlefield, which is not something to show off.He is young, but he has been a veteran for several years. He has seen a lot about these things.He considered it for a while, and finally decided not to hide it.Finn turned his head and looked at the people who had not completed the stairs behind him.

He didn't know who said that sentence just now, so he glanced at it with empty eyes and said:

"That's not bombing. That's gunfire."