Red Moscow

The officer didn't know how to answer Felix's question and could only smile awkwardly.

"Comrade Major," Alina said, "If the police had arrived at the scene first, they would have protected everything. But the people who came were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They had no experience in solving cases, so they cleared the bodies at the first opportunity."

After Alina finished speaking, Victoria added, "Comrade Major, although there are no bodies at the scene, we can still conduct an investigation based on the vehicles left at the scene, the bloodstains and bullet holes on the ground."

Felix turned his head and glanced at Victoria, then nodded and ordered: "Begin the investigation of the scene."

As the order was given, the several criminal police officers who followed Felix immediately dispersed, turned on the flashlights they carried, and began on-site investigation.

As a senior criminal police officer, Victoria carefully analyzed how the attack was carried out based on the bloodstains and bullet holes scattered on the ground.

A smile appeared on Felix's face: "Victoria, you are right, I thought so too."

At this point, he cast his eyes toward the alley where the truck came out of, and said with interest: "Victoria, come with me to the alley and take a look."

After hearing what Felix said, Victoria guessed that he might have some new ideas, so she followed him to an alley not far away.

Alina, who was working with Felix, saw Felix and Victoria walking towards an alley not far away. Worried that they might be in danger, she quickly followed them with several soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After arriving at the alley, Felix looked around with the help of the flashlight, checking the ground and shining the flashlight on the wall from time to time.

Soon, he found something that interested him and quickly called Victoria: "Victoria, come and take a look."

Victoria ran over and asked with concern: "Comrade Major, what did you find?"

Felix shone his flashlight on the ground and said to Victoria, "Look, these are the marks left by car tires."

Victoria looked carefully and saw two deep car tire marks on the ground.

"Judging from the tire marks on the ground, the attackers must have stepped on the gas and rushed out from here after noticing the convoy approaching." Felix pointed at the tire marks on the ground and said, "These tire marks were left when the vehicle started quickly."

Victoria looked at the tire tracks on the ground, then turned her head to look at the entrance of the alley more than 20 meters away, and murmured, "Comrade Major, from this position, we can't see the convoy at all. Could it be that the attackers have arranged observation posts in other locations, and when the convoy appears, they will send a signal to the trucks hidden here, so that they will rush out and overturn the cars leading the way?"

"That's entirely possible." Felix raised his flashlight and shone it towards the buildings on both sides of the alley, trying to find the location of the attacker's observation post. "I think if there really is an observation post, it should be hidden near the entrance of the alley, so that they can detect the approaching convoy in time."

Victoria followed his example, raising her flashlight to shine on the buildings on both sides, and discovered that the windows on the second and third floors were all closed, with black cross-shaped seals on the glass to prevent the glass from being shattered in the event of bombing or artillery fire.

"Comrade Major," Victoria suggested to Felix, "Should we go up and check it out?"

"Let's go up and take a look." Before Felix and Victoria were about to enter the building next door, he turned to Alina and said, "Comrade Lieutenant, bring a few people with us."

Alina not only had to help Felix solve the case, but also had to ensure his safety. When she heard the other party calling her, she quickly called a few soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and followed the two into the building next to the alley.

The group went up to the second floor and soon discovered that there were white seals on the doors of every household.

Felix used the flashlight to see the contents of the seal and said in disappointment, "All the tenants on this floor have been evacuated to the back."

After checking the seals on each door, Victoria shook her head at Felix, indicating that none of the seals had been touched, indicating that the attacker's observation post was not set up on the second floor. Since it was not on the second floor, the next step was to check the third floor.

Everyone came to the third floor, and Victoria went straight to the room closest to the entrance of the alley.

The seal on the door of this room has been torn off.

Seeing this, Victoria couldn't help but show joy on her face and quickly opened the door and walked in.

Seeing Victoria enter the room, Felix quickly followed in.

After some inspection, Victoria soon found several cigarette butts on the floor by the window. She picked up one of the cigarette butts and took a look, then reported to Felix: "Comrade Major, this cigarette butt was discarded a few hours ago. This shows that our judgment is correct. The attackers did set up an observation post in this room. When they found that the convoy carrying military experts was approaching here, they sent a signal to their accomplices in the alley, asking them to drive out and overturn the leading vehicle, and use intensive firepower to eliminate the military experts in the car and the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who escorted them."

After saying this, Victoria began to think again: In that era, there were no walkie-talkies. How did the observation post hidden behind the window notify the accomplices hiding in the alley?

Seeing Victoria deep in thought, Felix couldn't help but ask, "Sergeant Victoria, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing Felix's question, Victoria quickly answered truthfully: "Comrade Major, from all indications, the attacker's observation post is hidden here. I don't understand how they use the signal to their accomplices hiding in the alley?"

"It's easy to send a signal." Felix pointed to the closed window and said, "The observation post just needs to be at the window and use a flashlight wrapped in red cloth to send a signal downwards, and the accomplices hiding in the alley will be able to see it."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Victoria had never thought that in this day and age, people could still communicate in this way, so she expressed her gratitude to Felix sincerely: "I'm grateful for your advice! Comrade Major, thank you!"

"You're welcome." Felix said thoughtfully, "Victoria, do you remember that several of the dead were shot in the head? This means there was at least one sniper hiding here. Next, we have to find the sniper's hiding place."

"There should be an attic up there." Alina, who was standing nearby, pointed upward and said, "Maybe the sniper was hiding up there."

"That makes sense. Let's go up and take a look."

In this way, the group soon arrived at the attic above.

There were several bullet casings scattered on the ground near the window, which indicated that when the convoy was attacked, someone hid here and shot the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

By now, the whole case is roughly clear.

The observation post hiding on the third floor saw the convoy carrying military experts and immediately used special means to send a signal to the trucks hidden in the alley, asking them to stop the vehicles directly, facilitating the attackers' attack. The sniper hiding in the attic took advantage of the advantageous terrain to promptly eliminate the officers and soldiers who posed a threat to the attackers.

"So far, the course of events has been roughly understood," Felix asked solemnly, "I am now very concerned about how these attackers infiltrated Moscow. You know, after the outbreak of the war, people entering the city have to undergo strict inspections. How could they have brought in so many German weapons?"

"Comrade Major, this is what I think," Alina interrupted, "If they disguise themselves as our retreating officers and soldiers, they can get away with it."

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"Lieutenant Alina, I understand what you mean." Felix looked at Alina and said, "Even if they disguised themselves as our soldiers, they would definitely be strictly checked when entering the city, not to mention that they were carrying German weapons."

"It's a pity that there is no survivor in this attack." Victoria said with some disappointment: "Otherwise we would have more clues."

"It's not like there are no survivors," Alina said carefully, "As far as I know, the Internal Affairs Lieutenant who led the team is still alive."

"What? The Internal Affairs Lieutenant who led the team is still alive?" Alina's words shocked Felix and Victoria. They then asked, "Where is the Lieutenant?"

"He was seriously injured and is still undergoing surgery," Alina said. "I just don't know if he can survive."

"Which military hospital is he in?" Felix asked impatiently.

Alina didn't say anything, but turned her head and looked in the direction of the Kremlin.

Felix saw this and smiled bitterly. Although Beria had announced that he would be responsible for solving the case, he was very self-aware and knew that with his rank, it was impossible for him to enter the Kremlin hospital and interrogate the lieutenant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was not sure whether he was out of danger.

"Comrade Major, I have thought of a possibility that attackers could have entered the city," Victoria suddenly said.

Hearing this, Felix couldn't help but feel happy, and immediately urged: "Sergeant Victoria, quickly tell me your guess, how did the attacker enter the city?"

Not only Felix was very interested in this question, but Alina was also eager to know the answer: "Yes, Comrade Sergeant, please tell me your judgment quickly."

"It's simple. They came into the city by plane."

"Enter the city by plane?" Felix asked in surprise, "Comrade Sergeant, where do you think the plane can land in the city?"

Victoria wanted to tell the two people in front of her that there were many places in Moscow where small planes could land. For example, one day in the future, a young man from West Germany once flew a plane and landed in Red Square. But Victoria would definitely not tell them about such things that happened decades later. She could only explain to them based on the plots in some movies and TV shows she had watched: "They can land the plane in the forest in the city and then enter the ambush site."

Other cities plant trees in the city, but Moscow is a city in the forest. Now the forest coverage area in the city has reached one-quarter. If the plane carrying the German special team lands in the forest, it will be difficult for the troops in the city to find them.

Felix nodded in agreement with Victoria's statement, and then asked, "Sergeant Victoria, then tell me, in which area of ​​the forest will the Germans land?"

Victoria naturally didn't know the answer to this question. After all, there was no record of such things in history books, and she had no idea where the German planes landed. She could only shake her head and said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, Comrade Major, I don't know."

"Comrade Major," Alina came to Felix and asked politely as they left the attic and headed downstairs, "What are we going to do next?"

"It's too dark, and it's difficult to conduct on-site investigation. So I plan to call the team back first," Felix said. "We'll organize a second investigation after daybreak."

Seeing everyone coming out of the alley, the Internal Affairs officer came up to Felix and asked, "Comrade Major, can we lift the blockade on the scene?"

"Not yet, Comrade Lieutenant." Felix shook his head and said, "So far, we haven't obtained more valid evidence. But because it's too dark, we have to withdraw the team temporarily and come back after dawn. Before the new round of investigation is completed, please continue to guard the scene."

After hearing what Felix said, even if the Internal Affairs officer felt dissatisfied, he could only hide it in his heart. After all, he had received orders from his superiors to fully cooperate with the police in conducting a comprehensive investigation of the attack site.

When Felix announced to the criminal police that he had brought with him that he was temporarily disbanding the team, a police lieutenant asked, "Comrade Major, where are we going next?"

"Where else can we go? Of course we have to go back to the Police Headquarters. I have to report the situation here to Chief Romanchenko." Felix was worried that his officers might have misunderstandings, so he explained to them, "It's too dark today to continue the investigation, so we will temporarily withdraw and continue the investigation after daybreak. Maybe we can find more useful clues."

When everyone was about to leave by car, Felix reached out to stop Alina who was about to get on the car and said to her, "Comrade Lieutenant, please go to the Kremlin hospital to see if the lieutenant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been saved. If he is out of danger, maybe we can get more clues from him."