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It was not that he had doubted Zhou Nan's words, but he quickly rejected this in his heart. Zhou Nan was like his son, raised by him since childhood, and he knew very well what kind of person Zhou Nan was.

He is kind by nature, but he has a Western romance in his shyness. Although he grew up in a German family, Zhou Nan did not have the rigor of a German, and was more like a Frenchman who advocated freedom. Unlike the unreliable French, he had an Eastern conservatism and sense of responsibility.

He likes music, literature, animals, and all the good things. He can also do the work he doesn't like at all, but has no complaints. Although his personality is a bit weak, he is never cowardly. Hoffman has always liked him like his three children.

He had no reason to weave such a lie to himself, and not to mention that a large part of what he said was top-secret information that had been confirmed.

Germany's war in North Africa was defeated. Because the time was still short, even the British were still confirming the information and there was no publicity. Therefore, most people would not know that the Germans were defeated in North Africa three days ago, but Zhou Nan knew about it.

Especially when he said that Farkenhausen would participate in the plan against Hitler, Hoffmann was shocked, but he quickly believed it.

Because all signs indicate that Farkenhausen has participated in a secret plan, which can be vaguely felt from his abnormal behavior since this year.

Since the Far East, Hoffmann has become a couple with Farkenhausen. He is very familiar with everything about this general. His secretary may not know many of his affairs, but Hoffmann can find the difference.

For example, in the past few months, he has relaxed the control of Belgium. Although there are laws to follow, the tightness of the control is still different. Since Miss Qian pleaded for the Belgians in March, at least more than ten resistance people who should be executed were only imprisoned.

Of course, the more important reason is that Hoffman saw with his own eyes that he had met with several dove generals in succession. Although Hoffman didn't know what they were discussing, he could also feel the undercurrent under the calm.

What made Hoffman more certain was General Rommel's appearance, which made him confirm his thoughts.

General Rommel had to return to his country to recuperate due to conflicts with other generals. When he returned to Germany, he met Farkenhausen once. The day before yesterday, the North African battle chaired by North African commander Anime failed. General Rommel once again came to Seneff Castle and held two-hour secret talks with Farkenhausen.

Rommel was a traditional soldier. He had the rigorous ethics of German soldiers and excellent command ability, which made him highly valued by Hitler. However, his relationship with Hitler later supported a series of generals was not good. This defeat in the North African battle was not so much a defeat by the German army at the hands of the British and American coalition forces, but rather by internal strife.

It was because Rommel was not supported by other generals and faced with a coalition force that was several times more than his own and was passively beaten. Then Rommel was discouraged and told Hitler that he had committed suicide. But no one expected that Hitler would really transfer Rommel from Africa and let Anime command the battle.

In just two months, Rommel returned from Africa on March 10, but on May 13, the German army ushered in the most violent failure in World War II history.

As an outsider, Hoffman clearly saw that there were many contradictions between the Defense Forces and Hitler, between the Defense Forces and the SS, and within the Defense Forces.

But even so, Hoffman did not expect Germany to fail in this war. How could Germany, which had already controlled most of Europe, fail? How could it be possible!

In the warm sunshine, the neat footsteps of a team of patrolling soldiers alarmed Hoffmann. Hearing the sounds coming from them, Hoffmann could not imagine that in the future, Germany would lose this sure war.

Today, almost all of Europe are occupied by Germany, and Germany cannot find any opponent from the south to North Africa.

The three Nordic countries, including Denmark, also surrendered to the German chariot. In the eastern battlefield, German soldiers had attacked Asia and almost captured the largest oil fields of the Soviet Union.

At present, only the British have not completely admitted defeat. However, even the British mainland has been bombed by Germany. Do they still have the power to resist?

Only the United States, a newly emerging power, has the strength to compete with Germany, but they are now deeply involved in the Pacific War. Does this country across the Atlantic really have the ability to open up two battlefields at the same time?

Hoffman was not sure, either because he was not a politician or a military strategist, he was just a businessman.

When he arrived in front of the window, Hoffman looked at the beautiful castle garden and fell into deep thought.

Zhou Nan recalled his words one by one. He repeatedly considered it in his mind, hoping to find a suitable way out for Germany and the Hoffman family.

He trusted Zhou Nan because he was his own child, and he did not believe that Zhou Nan would deceive himself. Moreover, he has always been addicted to art and rarely pays attention to these political affairs. He let him weave such a set of lies, which he could see through at once.

He would die and his family's wealth would be gone. This ending made Hoffman a little unbearable.

He didn't care about his life. If he could dedicate his life to this country that had only been born for seventy years, it was something that most Germans were willing to do. However, what he could not accept was that the foundation of his family's continuation had also disappeared, and his wife and children were lonely and helpless.

What should he do?

He looked over the main building of the castle, where there was a friend who was worthy of his trust. Perhaps he could get some guidance from him.

However, I cannot tell him everything just like this, because this will only put his Yonas in trouble. This matter should be put aside Jonas. He is not a German and should not pay for the German responsibility.

The door was knocked, and he turned around, straightened his collar, and then said, "Please come in."

Those who came in were his military secretary Claudio and Koch, the liaison officer of the secret police. They saluted, and then Claudio reported: "Hisser of the Colonel, the Fourth Army of the Nordic Army sent a telegram to ask the Belgian military government to adjust some fresh vegetables for them. The soldiers of the Nordic Army currently have less than one hundred grams of fresh vegetables per day, but the fresh vegetables here are already ripe. General Farkenhausen asked you to handle this matter and reply to the Fourth Army as soon as possible."

Because he was a military supplier, Hoffman was also given the rank of a colonel. However, this was just a false position and had no right to lead the army and fight, but it only facilitated his contact with the military.

These matters were just daily affairs for Hoffman. He asked the vegetable team to prepare fresh vegetables, contact the military-supplied train transportation, and handled these trivial matters in ten minutes.

While they were about to leave, Hoffman called Koch. "Is the Governor at home today?"

Koch gave a military salute before saying, "The Governor held a meeting of senior officers this afternoon, and the meeting is still in progress."

"Thank you, Sergeant. Please help me close the door."

Koch turned and walked out of the room and gently closed the door.

Hoffman sat in front of the desk and began to think again. He was also waiting for Zhou Nan to call him.

At about four o'clock, the phone in his office finally rang, and Zhou Nan on the other end of the phone reported his safety. Hoffman then asked: "Jonas, I forgot to ask you at noon, what do you want to do next?"

At this time, even the phone number from the Governor's Office was probably under surveillance. Zhou Nan didn't understand why Hoffman asked him like this on the phone, but since he asked, Zhou Nan would tell the truth.

"Yanik, I want to take Caroline's mom to Switzerland with me."

Hoffman pondered for a while before saying, "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Hoffman couldn't help but shake his head and smiled. Jonas still thought it was a bit simple. Although Germany has not yet mobilized, it is very difficult for a German to go abroad and immigrate.

Especially military suppliers like him are strictly controlled. It is impossible for their family to immigrate and leave Germany now.

On the contrary, if Jonas was just alone, this would be very simple. He was not a German, and as long as the military government issued a pass for him, he could leave the Netherlands and go to Switzerland directly.

Yannik thought about it. Although there were a few people he knew who were in Switzerland now, I don’t know how they lived in Switzerland and whether they could help Jonas settle down in Switzerland.

He found his phone book, then shook his head and put it down. Now the telephone line to Switzerland has been cut off, and even the remaining lines have been monitored by secret police. If you want to ask them for help, it is better to write a letter to a little safer.

He wrote four letters in a row, but after he finished writing, he did not send them directly. Looking at the sunset that was already slanted outside the window, he suddenly thought that this matter might be more effective to entrust General Farkenhausen.

To be able to put Jonas aside, and to be able to vaguely remind Farkenhausen of the defeat of Germany, and to change his fate with General Farkenhausen, this requires careful consideration.

Relatively speaking, immigrating Jonas to Switzerland was a trivial matter for him and General Falkenhausen.

After looking at the time, it was almost seven o'clock and the meeting should have been over. However, it was still early before dinner, so General Farkenhausen should have time at this time.

The door was knocked again, and his secretary, Mrs. Laura, leaned in and asked, "Mr. Hoffman, will you eat here tonight or go back to the villa?"

"Laura, don't worry about me. You should go back early and rest. I'll leave in a while."

(This chapter is a bit of a card. I originally wanted to write more of the international situation at that time, but I thought of the main line of this book, and I was afraid of harmony, so I finally collected most of it.)
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