When Sokov returned to the table and sat down, everyone did not notice anything unusual about him. Instead, they felt at ease about him leaving the division headquarters and looking for the guard company commander. Only Kopalova, who was sitting opposite him, gave him a meaningful glance.
"Comrade Rezakov," Sokov, who kept dodging Koparova's gaze, looked at Rezakov and asked, "When will you leave the city?"
"We have been to various defensive positions in the afternoon and chatted with many soldiers in the tunnel. In addition to the defensive tactics you just told us, it can be said that our interview mission has ended." Rezakov replied: "Tomorrow morning, the Front Command will send an armored boat to pick us up."
"Comrade Rezakov, I want to ask." Sokov asked Rezakov nervously: "Will there be any space on the armored boat then?"
When Rezakov heard Sokov's question, he couldn't help but frown. He thought to himself: "What does Colonel Sokov mean? Are he going to take our armored boat and escape to the east coast?" After thinking about this, his three-point favor towards Sokov dropped directly to a negative number.
"Comrade Colonel." Rezakov said with a stern face: "I think even if I agree to bring people, I am afraid that the sailors who come to pick up our sailors will not agree."
Seeing that Rezakov politely rejected his request, Sokov did not continue to request, nor did he give up this rare opportunity. He got up and walked to the telephone not far away, asked the operator to connect to the health team, and the person who was answering the phone said: "I am the division commander Sokov, and asked Asia to bring Lilya, Anton and the others to the division headquarters."
After calling, Sokov walked back to the table and sat down, and said to Rezakov with a smile: "Comrade Rezakov, don't refuse me first. After you see the person you want to send away, you will decide whether to reject me."
Sokov's calm attitude made Rezakov's heart question. He asked himself secretly: "Who will Colonel Sokov ask us to take out of the city? Are they the more important wounded?"
A few minutes later, Asia appeared in the division headquarters with four children. Although the children were still wearing incompatible pullover uniforms, their faces had been wiped clean. Sokov stepped forward and greeted Asia, then held a child in one hand and came to the table.
The stunned Rezakov pointed his finger at the four children and asked in surprise: "Comrade Colonel, are these children you plan to let us take away?"
"Yes, Comrade Rezakov." Sokov nodded and replied, "They were all orphans who lost their parents in the war, and it was obviously inappropriate to stay in the city. If possible, I hope you can take them away."
"Comrade Colonel." Rezakov looked at the four poor children, and the softest part in his heart was touched. He nodded vigorously and said with great confidence: "Don't worry, when I leave tomorrow morning, I will definitely let them get on the boat and leave us."
"But, after we arrive on the other side, how should we place these children?" Kopalova is a lesbian and needs to be more careful in thinking about the problem: "You can't leave them alone."
"Kopalova, look at what you said, can we leave them alone?" Rezakov turned his head and looked at Kopalova and said, "I will take them to Moscow and send them to children's welfare homes, where they will be properly placed."
"Asia, please take the children back first." Sokov saw that Rezakov had agreed to him, and his heart hanging in his throat returned to his stomach. He waved to Asia and said, "I will notify you when I set off."
Just as Asia was leaving with her children, Kopalova stood up and said to Rezakov: "Comrade Editor, I have nothing to do now, so I will go and take care of the children."
"Go and go." Rezakov said rationally: "When we set off, you will bring your child with you."
With Rezakov's permission, Kopalova stepped forward and grabbed Asia's arm, and asked with a smile: "Your name is Asia, right? I heard that you are Misha's wife?"
Hearing that Koparova called Sokov so kindly, Asia couldn't help but show a puzzled expression on her face. She asked cautiously: "Misha, is this person..."
The cold sweat on Sokov's head suddenly appeared. How dare he tell Asia that this was his former girlfriend? Isn't it a joke? I could only say vaguely: "Friend, a friend of the past. I met here again today, which was also very surprising." Fortunately, Asia did not go into it. After hearing this, she just nodded and left with Kopalova with four children.
When Asia and Koparova both left, the other people in the room showed confusion on their faces. Especially Rezakov, he asked curiously: "Comrade Colonel, how could you and Koparova be friends?"
"I'm going to tell you that Kopalova was my girlfriend before." Sokov knew that this matter would not be hidden sooner or later, so he might as well just say it. But when he revealed his relationship with Kopalova, the doubts on everyone's face became even stronger. He quickly continued: "The reason why I didn't recognize her was because I was stunned by a shell in a battle last year. After waking up, I couldn't remember many things. If it weren't for Seriosha who secretly told me just now, I didn't know that Kopalova was his girlfriend."
After Sokov's explanation, everyone felt that this was the case. When the commander and Kopalova met just now, they were like two strangers who had never met before. The relationship was that the commander had lost his memory due to injuries.
"Comrade Colonel," Afdonen, a reporter who had not spoken, suddenly asked, "If you had not lost your memory due to injury, would you marry Kopalova?"
"Comrade Avdonen!" Before Sokov could answer this headache question, Rezakov next to him got angry: "Please don't use personal questions to cause trouble to Colonel Sokov."
Sokov saw that Avdonen's eyes were full of hostility, and when he thought of the question he just asked, he immediately understood that maybe he was Kopalova's suitor. After learning about his previous relationship with Kopalova, he naturally felt hostile. But as a married person, Sokov naturally would not eat the reporter's jealousy. He smiled faintly and said lightly: "Comrade reporter, you have thought too much. What's the relationship between Kopalova is all the past, and there is no assumption. On the contrary, if you like Kopalova, I think you can pursue it boldly. As long as she is willing, it may be a good thing."
After hearing Sokov's answer, the hostility in Avdonen's eyes disappeared. He apologized to Sokov with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, comrade Colonel, I was just confused and I was so rude to you. Please forgive my fault..."
Chapter completed!