Chapter 69: The Consequences of a Good Family Background
Of course Yuri knew that this process was definitely not as simple as Julia said, but he did not ask more questions, nor was he interested in asking more questions. For him, the fate between Julia and himself had come to an end on that morning. For now, Yuri did not want to and dared not provoke a captain of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs.
"Oh, it's wartime now, and it's still good to be in the Internal Security Army system . At least there isn't too much danger," Yuri nodded lightly after listening to Julia's experience during this period.
"No danger means no opportunity," Qiao Liya raised her hand to grab the military cap on her head, took it off, and threw it aside. "Just look at it and you will understand. A few months ago when I was in school, I was still a lieutenant, but now I am a lieutenant colonel, and I am so glorious that I received a medal awarded by Comrade Stalin himself."
Yuri smiled and didn't respond. He wanted to say it was all luck, but after a while, he felt that he couldn't say that, at least not in front of the NKVD.
"Aren't you curious about how I found you?" Julia asked, tilting her head and looking at Yuri.
"Is there any need to ask?" Yuri smiled, "This is the reception desk of your system, and you are a captain."
"That's not necessarily true. There are many reception desks in the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs, and even more captains," Julia laughed, revealing a seductive charm very naturally.
Yuri had a smile on his face but was sighing in his heart. People always change. Compared to a few months ago, Julia has obviously changed a lot. Her confidence is almost written on her face.
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. I'm here with a mission this time," Qiao Liya laughed twice, reached into her military uniform pocket, took out a folded document, unfolded it and handed it to Yuri, saying, "The superiors have assigned you a task to fill out these forms. Although the General Administration has your detailed information, some things still need you to fill in them in person."
Yuri took the document suspiciously, took a quick look, and asked, "What is this..."
"The Bureau has conducted a detailed investigation of you, including your origins, family background, and experiences over the years. With the personal recommendation of Comrade Viktor Semyonovich Abakumov and the approval of the General Bureau Committee, your personnel relationship has been filed with the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs." Julia put down her tapping leg, sat up straight, and said to Yuri, "As long as the relevant procedures are completed, you will be a member of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs."
Reaching out to take the document back, Qiao Liya turned to the third page and motioned Yuri to take a closer look: "According to the decision of the General Administration Committee, you will be transferred to the Western Front to continue your service in your current capacity. At the same time, your position in the Bureau is the Deputy Director of the Special Operations Department of the Secret Political Work Bureau. Your task is to monitor the command system of the Western Front and identify those traitors who are afraid of fighting, cowardly, passive, or even suspected of treason.
Yuri felt his head buzzing and he could hardly hear clearly what Julia was saying.
This document was issued by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs. The first page was a registration form for people in the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs. The registration form number was 00841. The issuing department was the Secret Political Bureau, and the person in charge was the Deputy People's Commissar of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs: Lieutenant Colonel Victor Semyonovich Abakumov. Yuri needed to fill in basic information such as his name and age, as well as information about his parents, current relatives in China, relatives abroad, and other personal relationship information. In addition, there were various experiences he had since school.
On the second page was an order approved by Stalin himself and then by the People's Commissariat of Defense to establish a secret special operations team of the Political Bureau led by the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs.
As for the third page, it is a letter of appointment signed by Beria. This letter of appointment is specially prepared for Yuri. He will be appointed as the head of the secret political work bureau's action team stationed in the Western Front. His direct superior is Abakumov. The letter of appointment specifically mentions that in future work, he will only accept Abakumov's direct leadership. At the same time, he has the right to secretly monitor all commanders of the Western Front, including the commander, but except for reporting the monitoring information to the superior department, he has no right to arrest the monitoring targets.
From page 4 to page 24, there are all the disciplinary regulations that the people's commissariat of internal affairs personnel need to abide by and the corresponding penalties for violating the regulations.
Once upon a time, Yuri had always wanted to stay away from Beria and the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs led by Beria, but who would have thought that the more he wanted to stay away from this dangerous factor, the more it would come to him.
But after thinking about it carefully, Yuri couldn't help but smile bitterly. The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs had strict standards for recruiting members, but in terms of several major criteria, Yuri's own conditions were undoubtedly very consistent - he had a good family background, his father was an old Bolshevik and a martyr; his own ideological quality, he had won the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, and the Order of the Hero of the Shaw Raid, he had made many military exploits on the battlefield, he had been personally , and Khrushchev, the military commissar of the Southwestern Front, had an unusually good evaluation of him; he had no experience of going abroad, he was a standard Russian, unmarried, had simple interpersonal relationships, etc. Not to mention that the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs had already set its sights on him, even if he went to sign up, he would probably be selected.
Of course, all those who meet the requirements have to join the NKVD, but the question is, can Yuri refuse? Thinking back to Beria, whom he had just met last night, and what happened when the two met, and considering the very strange enthusiasm shown by Beria, Yuri couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if he clearly refused.
Yuri really wanted to ask if he could refuse to sign the document, but Julia could not be trusted at all. Moreover, even if this woman could be trusted, he was still worried that the room had already been bugged.
According to the memory of the previous life, Beria will be executed in ten years. The document mentions Abakumov. Yuri doesn't know much about him, but he estimates that his end will not be good. God have mercy on him. Now he has to ride on the same boat with these people. Yuri feels that fate is full of ridicule.
"Do you know which department of the Western Front I will be transferred to?" Yuri asked after a long silence while holding the document.
"I heard that you will be serving as a combat staff officer at the 16th Army Headquarters for a period of time," Qiao Liya hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "However, since General Zhukov has recommended you to the Military Committee before, you may have to stay in Solnechnogorsk for two or three months to receive some training before officially deciding on your specific destination."
Yuri's heart was pounding when he heard this. He knew Solnechnogorsk, a city in Moscow Oblast. In that city, there was only one military school, the Shaposhnikov Senior Officers School. This school was very famous. It was not for ordinary people to enter. It was specially used to train senior commanders. People like Vasilevsky, Tolbukhin, and Timoshenko had all received training there.
Last night, he was just awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel. Next, he may go to the Shaposhnikov Senior Officers School for further studies. After the training, he will serve as an operations staff officer in the 16th Army commanded by Rokossovsky. If all this is true, Yuri believes that perhaps in half a year, he will officially take up the position of division commander.
With such good news, Yuri's mood, which had just been depressed, was greatly improved. Although it was unknown whether the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs had any influence on this, at least the rapid promotion gave Yuri a lot of confidence.
Come to think of it, even if he joins the NKVD, what will happen? No one can predict what will happen in ten years. Even if history does not change, Beria will be executed, and Yuri will not necessarily be implicated. The most important thing is that he has established a certain relationship with Khrushchev. Yuri intends to maintain this relationship from now on, and even vigorously develop it. Who knows, ten years later, he may be able to gain some benefits from Beria's downfall.
Of course, Yuri obviously didn't know what the future would be like, but the current situation was that he simply couldn't refuse the appointment letter.
Under Julia's guidance, Yuri filled out the form and signed his name at the bottom of the page concerning the regulations that members of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs must abide by. The work was completed.
"Are there any other procedures that need to be handled?" Yuri asked after returning the documents to Julia.
"There are some more, but you don't have to make another trip. The relevant people will go to your new address in Moscow to help you with the processing. They are mainly for the processing of some certificates and the introduction of some personnel relations." Qiao Liya put away the documents, stood up and said, "In addition, there is one last thing that needs to be added."
"You say," Yuri said.
"Welcome to the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs. We will be colleagues from now on," Julia said with a smile. "Of course, you are still my superior."
As she spoke, Julia extended her hand to Yuri.
Yuri said nothing, just shook her hand.
At the moment when the two shook hands, Yuri's heart moved. He felt Julia put something in his palm, which seemed to be a note.
Instinctively, Yuri wanted to look back at the window, but he resisted the urge to do so and instead walked Julia out the door as if nothing had happened.
