Chapter 1545 People who know the truth

There is a very general truth that anyone who can achieve great things must have at least one person who is willing to follow him to help him. It is best to trust him with his life. In this case, the probability of success is higher.

For example, Anton, who has prospered in the bandit circle and is almost becoming the boss of the area, is such a popular person.

And the person who is willing to give his life to him and assist him in achieving the "dominance" he has today is the big fat man who looks like a pork dealer: Baranikov.

Baranikov, who is he?

Before the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, Baranikov was Anton's colleague and subordinate, working in a military factory.

At that time, Anton was the team leader of a production line, and Baranikov was the squad leader of the workers' class. One is the big head, the other is the small head, one is the upper tube, and the other is the lower tube.

This just right management relationship and position created good conditions. Anton and Baranikov, the two traitors to the motherland, worked together and were in fact the same gang. They did such bad things as reselling military supplies, stealing gunpowder and steel. It was a joy to do.

Later, when the scandal broke out, Baranikov, a lackey who followed Anton wholeheartedly, took everything on his own. As a result, he went in, and Anton remained free and continued to be the team leader of his arsenal.

If it hadn't been for someone reporting it later, this matter would probably have ended like this. Anton might not have been caught, and the only person who went to jail was Baranikov.

But the reality is that there are no what-ifs. Anton and Baranikov, the two capitalist lackeys who teamed up to destroy the construction of the motherland, eventually none of them could escape, and they were all caught in prison and became inmates.

Later, the Germans came over, and their furious offensive quickly approached the hinterland of Ukraine from the national border. Seeing the opportunity to escape and ascend to heaven, Anton was quite loyal. Before escaping, he did not forget to help his younger brother Baranikov. The two finally overturned the guard from the prison and took the gun. Later he escaped.

After that, it was Anton's turn to lead Barannikov's team and engage in banditry.

Earlier, Anton took him with him to make a fortune and escape from poverty. Later, he was fished out of prison by Anton and successfully escaped from prison. It would be a lie to say that Barannikov was not grateful to Anton, because he massaged Anton's feet and wished he could die in retirement. He had always been loyal to Anton and always spoke the truth.

Anton was also happy to see that he had such a loyal vicious dog at his disposal, so he not only gave Baranikov a lot of trust, but also placed him in the position of second-in-command. Being at the same level as Shouhou, who is smart and flexible, but actually has selfish intentions, he can restrain Shouhou from acting randomly on weekdays. This is Anton's way of checking and balancing as a superior.

Now, Baranikov, who had been summoned by Anton, was trotting over, fanning his heavy body. He also just heard that Anton suffered a huge defeat during his trip. Half of the troops he took out ended up with only a few people coming back. Not only that, he even got Slender Monkey in there.

This guy is usually a think tank or a dog-headed military advisor. He is indispensable every time he advises Anton. Baranikov himself admits that his IQ is indeed not as high as this guy's and his brain is not as good as others.

Now, such a smart guy was killed by the enemy, and Baranikov felt a little scared.

He was afraid that this time his group would encounter some very terrible trouble that they could not deal with. Now that even the thin monkeys were dead and no one was left to provide advice and act as a strategist, this might really lead to an overturn in the gutter.

Barannikov, who was thinking wildly all the way here, soon came to Anton as scheduled. At this moment, Anton was sitting upright behind his desk, tapping the table with his fingers and looking sad. Colorful, it can be seen that his mood and mental state are quite bad at the moment.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

"Um?"

Anton, who was thinking about something with his eyes slightly closed, opened his eyes after hearing the sound, and immediately saw Baranikov standing in front of him panting. He pointed casually without bothering to say anything nonsense. The chair next to him spoke softly.

"Sit down, we don't have much time. We need a few minutes to finish talking and then leave this place."

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Baranikov deliberately wanted to ask something, such as why he was leaving so anxiously.

But when I thought that Anton must have his reasons for doing this, he had been scolded a lot in the past for not being smart about what he said, so he simply had a good memory and stopped asking any more questions, and went straight to the chair next to Anton. He sat down.

"Gusonov is dead, I guess you already know about this, right?"

Gusonov, this is the real name of the Slender Monkey, just because one is very thin and the other is very fat, and the contrast between him and Baranikov, who is also the second in command, is extremely sharp. So most of the time the bandits still like to call Gusonov Slender Monkey in private, but his real name is rarely mentioned.

"Well, I heard about it as soon as you came back. This matter has spread now. Did you tell everyone?"

Baranikov was a little confused. He couldn't figure out why Anton did this.

"Yes, I took the initiative and said it deliberately. I told everyone that Gusonov died in order to block the Bolshevik onslaught, to cover the retreat of everyone in the camp, and to buy time before the Bolshevik mopping up army arrived. , sacrificed his life to allow everyone to evacuate smoothly, this is a very heroic move! I want to use his death to finally gather people's hearts."

"But, only you are qualified to know the truth. I will only tell you, my brother."

Before he finished speaking, Anton changed the subject and told Baranikov the truth.

"This bastard Gusonov has been spying on my position for more than a year. He wants to replace me and make himself the boss. I have been secretly fighting against him for more than a year, and you have helped me a lot."

"I've been looking for a suitable opportunity to get rid of him, but I can't kill him directly and openly, not even with assassination."

"Gusonov has his own die-hard subordinates surrounding him, and there are many people in our team who support him and are won over by him. The probability of success in assassinating him is very low, and if it fails, it will create a rebellion for him. The reason is that he is too smart to take advantage of opportunities. Even if we kill him, this guy will directly rebel, and our team will fall apart in an instant."

"Although the loss was not small, this time I succeeded in getting rid of him with the help of the Bolsheviks, together with his group of die-hard subordinates. Our team is now completely clean. This is the real good news, my brother. "