Gravedigger of the Empire

"Meeting!" A loud shout rang out from inside the Investigation Bureau building.

The major in charge of logistics walked out of his office with a stack of documents, looking displeased.

In the house across the street, several lieutenants and second lieutenants reluctantly pushed open the door and came out, their expressions as if their fathers had died.

Fred, who had taken the day off yesterday, curiously approached a captain and asked as they walked, "Hey! Brother, what's going on here?"

The captain glanced at Fred, his tone bitter, as if he had just been dumped by a girl: "What's wrong? Can't you see Lieutenant Colonel Miken is unhappy? Just behave yourself and it'll be over."

"In a bad mood? We haven't done anything wrong, have we?" Fred asked, even more curious.

"What trouble are you trying to cause? The sky is falling!" The captain snorted and ignored Fred.

Meanwhile, an officer walking towards the conference room was complaining to his colleague. Fred overheard the fragmented conversation.

"Are all the materials ready?" the officer asked, his voice dripping with resentment.

The officer who answered him was also helpless: "The canteen accounts, the officers' allowances. These things are all a mess, and now they want them."

After saying that, he added with a complaint, "Why did you suddenly decide to look up these things?"

"Hey...you don't know yet, do you?" The officer walking in front glanced at the other person.

Fred pricked up his ears; he really wanted to know what had happened.

The officer who was about to submit the accounts hadn't heard of this either, so he immediately asked, "What do you know?"

"Lieutenant Kahn... uh, Captain Kahn has been promoted and transferred." The words struck like a bolt from the blue.

"Huh?" The officer who was about to submit the accounts for review was completely dumbfounded.

Fred was also stunned. He had indeed heard that Kahn might be promoted, but he really hadn't expected that Kahn would be transferred.

"Get out of the way! Don't you have eyes?" A shout suddenly came from behind.

Fred quickly made way, and the two officers in front of him also quickly stepped aside.

The major in charge of the Special Operations Division, his face grim, strode past him.

Following behind him were the leaders of several groups from the Special Operations Division.

The well-informed officer waited until the person was out of sight before continuing, "The major from the Special Operations Division looks at everyone with a displeased expression. Don't mess with them."

He paused, then added something else he knew: "Lieutenant Colonel McConnell reprimanded the heads of two departments this morning."

Fred stood there without leaving, just listening, unsure whether he was happy or melancholy.

Lieutenant Kahn, who had a grudge against the SA, was transferred, which seemed to be a good thing for him personally.

But this lieutenant was transferred after being promoted, so the enemy seemed to have become even stronger for the assault team.

While he was thinking about these things, the officers on the other side continued their conversation.

One of them asked in a low voice, "So... do you still have bread and sausages in our cafeteria?"

Kahn would often bring things and give them away to the cafeteria for free. As long as they didn't take them away, these things were given to everyone to enjoy.

Many officers received flour, potatoes, and other necessities directly from Kahn, which was considered a "perk" from the Bureau of Investigation.

Seriously speaking, their investigation bureau is practically the best-paid unit in the entire Berlin Garrison Command.

And all of this was because of a lieutenant named Kahn Myers.

"What do you think?" the other person retorted with a cold laugh.

Now, this lieutenant has been transferred.

The voice gasped and continued, "The convoy's fuel?"

"Sigh..." That was the only response he received.

Yes, from now on, I won't be able to even think about taking care of personal matters or borrowing a car.

No wonder Lieutenant Colonel McConnell started auditing the accounts: they'll have to be more careful with those supplies from now on.

The voice that had been asking questions suddenly realized, "Damn it! Who am I going to borrow money from at the end of the month?"

"The good days are over!" another voice said helplessly.

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Kahn looked at the yard that had been allocated to him and really didn't know what to say.

While Sikert couldn't provide him with personnel or vehicles, basic support was still essential.

After all, this is a military department, and no matter how much secrecy is required, there must be ways to communicate with superiors and subordinates, as well as internal identification numbers and credentials.

There also needs to be relevant security forces, oversight mechanisms, and clear work authority, etc.

It may seem like just recruiting soldiers and expanding at will, but in reality, there's so much more that Kahn needs to do.

The defense forces in the 1920s were actually in a state of great disarray.

A large number of troops needed to be reduced, and Sikert, this fanatical patriotic general, was still trying to smuggle in his own agenda during the downsizing process.

In order to preserve the bloodline of the old German army, he frantically raised an "invisible" army.

At his most frenzied point, he maintained an unofficial army of 5 men on the Eastern Front. This force did not exist, but it was armed and had artillery, and was more combat-effective than most British and French troops.

Are there any benefits to doing this? Of course! It greatly protects the German army's self-defense capabilities, giving Siegfried more resources to deal with a possible war.

Furthermore, such unorganized units have, to some extent, alleviated social pressure by accommodating veterans as much as possible.

However, the downsides of doing this are also obvious: the factions are numerous and the system is chaotic, making effective management impossible.

The Kapp coup of 1920 perfectly illustrates this situation: when disarmament encountered resistance, the forces marched directly into Berlin and nearly overthrew the Weimar Republic.

So don't be surprised that Kahn was allowed to set up his own department: this kind of thing is very common.

Later, in order to build up a larger pool of recruits, Sikert even changed his attitude toward the Stormtroopers.

He turned a blind eye and watched as the Stormtroopers developed into a paramilitary organization with a membership that once exceeded three million.

During this strange period of time, who knows how many inexplicable departments and how many bizarre troops the German Wehrmacht had hidden away?

"You called me back in such a hurry just to have me join the army?" Albert asked, still carrying his luggage and looking at the empty yard.

"The logistics department here, including the cashier and accountant, not only handles the department's finances but also my... So, you're the best person for this position," Kahn said.

"From now on... I'll be your driver?" Bowser was a little confused. He had just been kicked out of the army not long ago, and then he became a soldier again.

The funniest thing is that he was a lowly private when he was kicked out, but now he's back and immediately a second lieutenant.

"More or less..." Kahn stepped into the yard. "Tomorrow... this place will be lively."