Dawn Redemption

Berlin in 1943 had faded from the prosperity of its heyday, and there was no longer the spectacular scene where thousands of people flocked to the parade caravan and raised their arms to shout long live.At that time, garlands, flags, banners, etc. were waved crazily, and a huge wave of red, black, and white surged, sweeping every corner of every street.

Now, the decline of the general trend has naturally affected the city.As the center of this vortex, the wind blows through the silent gray buildings, silently speaking of depression.Some buildings are still flying the swastika flag, which is not as bright as before. Some buildings have been destroyed by bombing, like corpses cut by blunt knives, and the jagged bricks and stones are showing teeth and claws at the gaps.

The car stopped at an open space on the side of the road.From the window of the rear seat, a young military officer with a delicate appearance looked out, his pair of light blue eyes were beautiful, but no emotion could be seen in them at all.

After staying in the original place for a long time, Finn almost forgot what a busy city looks like.When I arrived in Berlin, I felt that no matter how bustling the crowds were, it had nothing to do with me.It may be because of the transfer of transportation along the way, and the non-stop bumping to Berlin. The tired body and mind felt numb and strange to the scenery.

"Sir, we're here." The driver turned to Finn and said, "My name is Otto Huth. You can ask me for help in the future."

"Okay." Finn nodded, opened the car door, and stood at the gate of the heavily guarded Security Bureau.

His past is full of haze.One piece is the memory of childhood, being locked up in that magnificent big house, and the other piece is Auschwitz, the hell on earth located in Poland.

And after going through so much, he has almost come out of the gloom of childhood, but he still has the nostalgia and guilt for his loved ones in his heart.It was the same with Auschwitz, even if he finally left that place and stopped doing those things, he would never be able to escape the terrible nightmare.In my dreams, I saw blood splattered countless times, wildly jumping flames, and those who died under his hands, their pale faces, and their terrified eyes reappeared in my dreams over and over again.

He can't blame others, it's all a sin he planted with his own hands.

Finn raised his head and walked along the Roman-style pillars in front of the door until his Adam's apple started to hurt, so he could fully see the magnificent top of the door.

After looking around for a while, I tidied up my clothes and walked into the hall.Marble floors, high ceilings, ornate chandeliers, and officials hurrying to and fro with papers.Finn had never worked in such a place before, and it still felt a little fresh, but he didn't dare to delay for a moment. He just looked around and went straight up the stairs.

Go report first.Only after asking did he know where the office of the archives department is. After the file was handed over, the staff actually asked him to go directly to the director.

So he had no choice but to ask about the location of the director's office, and then climbed the stairs to the fourth floor, and came to the door of the director's office. He knocked on the door twice but heard voices inside the door.

Before he could regret it, the door opened.At first glance, the person sitting behind the desk should be the head of the First Bureau of the SS Department of State Security, the leader of the SS brigade and police major general Bruno Steichenbach, a very typical bureaucratic image, even the very well-dressed body The shapely uniform couldn't hide his bloated figure even if he put it on, the second layer of flesh on his chin was almost overflowing.

"Mr. Director, I'm sorry, I didn't know there was someone here." Fein said calmly, and when he was about to exit, Director Steichenbach said: "You are Finn Yanick, right? It's okay, the conversation here It's almost over." He beckoned Finn to come over, and Finn stepped into the office and walked quickly to the desk.Hearing footsteps behind him, the person who opened the door before also followed.

"It's just right, you should also get to know each other." Stekenbach smiled, "This is Mr. Lucas Muller from Division D. Mueller, this is the new Deputy Chief of the Personnel Section of Division A, Fei Mr En Yanik."

"Hello." Fein turned around, and when the two shook hands, Fein quickly looked at the man in front of him.

The distance between the stations is relatively short, plus the face-to-face meeting at the door just now, the first impression is that this person is really tall, conservatively estimated to be more than 1.9 meters five.His iron-gray hair was shaved short and stiff as steel needles.The eyes were grey-green, set in deep sockets, and cast very darkly in the shadow of the brow bone.The bridge of the nose is prominent, and the lines of the whole face are straight and tough.The whole person feels the same way.If the positions are opposite, it will definitely be a troublesome character.

And if Fein remembers correctly, he was in the first game with four places in total. The A department he was in was the personnel department, as well as the education department and the physical training department, and the D department where Muller was was in was the criminal department.

This made Finn feel that he had to be more vigilant. As Noah said, it is more difficult to deal with interpersonal relationships in this place than before.After Muller shook hands with him, he said to Stekenbach: "Mr. Director, if there is nothing else, I will go first." After obtaining acquiescence, he nodded to Fein again, turned and left , Don’t forget to close the office door gently.

"Sir." Fein stood up straight in front of the desk. Under such circumstances, he was inevitably a little nervous.

"I've heard about you before. You were in the war before, and then you worked in Auschwitz, didn't you?"

"Yes," Finn replied, "but clerical work, too."

"That's good." Stekenbach said, "The environment in Berlin is different from those places, I believe you can see it. Besides, if something really happens," he tapped the table with his knuckles as if choosing his words He seemed to be thinking about whether to tell Fein these words, and finally said, "At that time, what I have to do is not just sitting in the office every day."

Finn couldn't fully understand what he meant, but he already understood seven or eight points in his heart.

"If there ever was one day", "if anything ever happened".Everyone said this, in addition to explaining that they were prepared for the worst outcome, thinking of the current situation, thinking of the retreating front, thinking of the way here, seeing refugees in shabby clothes in the suburbs, thinking of the street. The buildings that were blown up next to it...does it mean that there is no need to doubt that day, and it is slowly approaching.

No one can recover, and no one can escape.

Steicenbach's next words were all trivial matters about work, not important, and Finn only heard half of them clearly.

In his mind, he slowly sketched out the scene of that day as if he could predict the future.Flames of war, ruins, scorched earth, gunpowder smoke, screams, roars, rubble...

"Yannick?" Stekenbach asked suddenly.Fein was taken aback, not wanting people to notice that he was distracted just now, and immediately made an expression of listening seriously, but fortunately Stekenbach just said: "Is there anything about where you live here?"

Fein secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, thank you sir."

Stekenbach seemed to have finished what he wanted to say, and motioned to Fein to leave: "Today you go and settle yourself first, tidy up your residence, and get a new sign, and start working again tomorrow, help Section Chief Lübeck has to work hard to finish his work."

"Yes, sir." Finn leaned on his heels and stood at attention.He raised his hand in salute and left.

After leaving the office door, his mind was still in a mess, as if the future and the past overlapped, and the flames in his memory spread wantonly. Can't escape.

He closed the door softly, and his heart tightened when he turned around suddenly and bumped into a figure.Maybe it was because he was too preoccupied just now that he didn't notice that there was someone outside the door at all. When he took a closer look, he could recognize the person from the criminal department who had clearly left just now, Muller, just by his height.

After he left, Fein and Stekenbach had a private conversation. Although they talked about a lot of things, it didn't take long. Muller didn't have much time to leave and come back. He should have been waiting here after going out.

"Is there something wrong?" Facing him, Finn had to raise his vigilance.

Muller pointed to the corridor, motioning to talk while walking.Finn was full of doubts but had to keep up. "Do you have time to have a drink after get off work?" What he said at the beginning turned out to be this, but for a moment Fein didn't know how to answer.

"I... I don't usually drink much, I don't have this habit, sorry."

When they met for the first time, Fein was actually afraid that his refusal would cause the other party's displeasure, but fortunately, Muller didn't, at least his face didn't show it. "It's okay." He said, "Then, let's have dinner together tonight. I know where there is a restaurant with good taste."

Finn also felt that it was not good to refuse any more, and he really didn't have any suitable excuses, so he could only agree: "Okay. But I'm not in the office this afternoon, I have to clean up my apartment."

"It doesn't matter." Muller's strides are big, but fortunately, Fein's strides are not small, and he walks faster, so it is easy to keep up with him.Finn wanted to go straight out of the building, but Mueller came out with him. He walked to the gate with him and stopped: "I get off work at 05:30 in the evening, and you can come over at that time. Right here, and then we will go together again." past."

Fein rolled his eyes: "Okay. See you soon."

Mueller didn't say much, and went into the building to continue his work.Finn stared at his back for a while, and felt that the back was not easier to see than the face, so he gave up and walked slowly down the steps in front of the building.