Chapter 48 Arrest
Accompanied by the piercing sound of fire alarms, countless fire trucks rushed to the fire scene from all directions to participate in the fire-fighting work.
It's a pity that the flames soaring into the sky told people that unless God suddenly appeared to extinguish the fire, eight/nine times out of ten the people inside would be in bad luck.
Looking at the red flames that lit up almost half of the sky, Yannick couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that it was not a skyscraper with dozens or even hundreds of floors in later generations. Otherwise, how much money will be lost if this fire turns it into ashes?
While the attention of most people in Berlin was attracted by the fire, another wave of disaster quietly befell some people.
Countless luxurious villas, villas and high-end residences were surrounded by groups of people.
In a villa, the old housekeeper who came to open the door looked at the group of armed men outside the door who were wearing unfamiliar uniforms and carrying live ammunition with fear. Judging from their fierce looks, you can tell that these people are not guests at all.
The old housekeeper swallowed nervously and bravely asked. "You, who are you?"
The leading lieutenant replied coldly. "We belong to the first division of the newly formed Imperial Guard! We received news that a group of lawless elements are hiding in your villa and they want to go in and arrest them. Open the door!!"
Criminals? The old housekeeper's head suddenly shook like a rattle. "You must be mistaken. We don't have..." He stopped abruptly in the middle of his words. The second lieutenant outside the door had already drawn his pistol and pointed it at the butler's head, with an impatient look on his face. "We'll know if we go in and take a look. Open the door immediately, or I'll shoot you to death!"
Facing the black muzzle, the old housekeeper did not dare to say anything more. He reached out tremblingly and pressed the switch on the door, watching the guards, who looked more like lawless elements, rushing into the villa with a roar. He clearly heard the second lieutenant who had just pointed the gun at him give a fierce order. "Search the entire villa, don't let anyone go, arrest them all! If there is no resistance, don't hurt them, they are the labor force of the empire. Also, try not to damage the things inside, they are the property of the empire. As for those who dare Anyone who resists will be killed!”
"You, you..." The old housekeeper felt as if he had fallen into a hole in the ice, feeling cold all over. What happened? Who did his master offend? Two days ago, the host hosted a banquet for a group of political friends, chatting and laughing, so why did it lead to such misfortune now?
not good! He suddenly remembered that the grumpy young man in the house had a pistol. If these people broke in and acted according to the eldest young master's temper, they would definitely shoot. If those soldiers really carried out the officer's order, wouldn't the eldest young master be in danger? "Sir, you must be mistaken. My master is still a good friend of Commander-in-Chief Weiler von Fritsch of the War Department." In fact, his master only met Commander-in-Chief Fritsch a few times. It's just fate, not even an ordinary friend. But I can't control so much now, let's escape this disaster first.
The second lieutenant looked at the housekeeper with side eyes and said with disdain. "Weiler? I have never heard of Weiler von Fritsch, and there is no such position as Army Commander-in-Chief. You stinky old man, shut up and stand still! How many more years would you have been able to work if I hadn't watched you? , work for the empire, I will kill you now!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of fierce gunshots came from the ornately decorated room.
"It's over!" The old housekeeper sat on the ground with a desperate look on his face, watching blankly as the soldiers escorted dozens of people out of the house.
"Are there any casualties?" the second lieutenant asked after the soldiers approached.
The soldier in question shook his head. "There was a Shabi who resisted with a pistol and was beaten into a sieve. We had no casualties, but there were a few more bullet holes in the wall. What should I do with this old man?" He pointed to the old housekeeper on the ground.
The second lieutenant waved his hand and said coldly. "Take them away together." He muttered thoughtfully after giving the order. "This is also a waste. It seems that when we get to the next house, we should tell them that we are taking them to investigate, and then let them back after questioning, so as not to prevent some people from resisting again."
"Yes!" The soldier saluted, stepped forward, grabbed the old housekeeper by the collar like a puppy, and dragged him toward the big truck outside the door. They have no worries about offending anyone. Not to mention that their backers are the royal family of the empire. Even if they don't have backers, these people will be thrown into the concentration camps with the most difficult conditions, and there is basically no possibility of coming out alive. He didn't even have a chance to wear small shoes, so why worry about it?
Another villa.
The team was led by a lieutenant with a relatively gentle attitude. Looking at the short and fat middle-aged Jewish man in front of him, he said the arrest warrant calmly. "Mr. Ezekiel? Your Ezekiel family has ordered the arrest of all of you for committing imperial speculation."
Ezekiel looked shocked. "Wha, what? What kind of speculation is a crime? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"Never heard of it?" the lieutenant sneered. "Okay, I'll add you to the crime of contempt of German law. Wait until the concentration camp to study German law." After saying this, he waved his hands for his soldiers to take action.
Ezekiel quickly reached out his hand. "Mr. Lieutenant, Mr. Lieutenant, there must be some misunderstanding here. Do you think this can eliminate the misunderstanding and we can still be friends." As he spoke, a golden gold bar appeared in his hand like magic.
Looking at the gold bar, the lieutenant's expression changed slightly. "Gold bars, this is a good thing." But instead of taking the gold bars, he punched Ezekiel hard on his bulging stomach.
"Ugh!" Ezekiel's smiling face turned pale in an instant, and he couldn't help but groan in pain. His legs softened and he fell to the ground helplessly.
The lieutenant was not relieved by this. He continued to kick the fat man down and snorted coldly. "Dare to bribe the guards? You are tired of living, damn Judas pig!" He felt that he had been greatly insulted. If it weren't for the order, he would have taken out his gun and beat the fat man into pieces. Do these greedy vampires really think that money can make the devil work?
After a busy night, the guards arrested hundreds of families of all sizes, most of which were Junker nobles and Jewish wealthy businessmen. The ** elements who had been under Reinhard's secret surveillance were also wiped out under Yannick's special instructions. Almost all the former officials, along with a few insignificant small parties, various pro-British, pro-American, pro-French, pro-Italian, and pro-Japanese factions, were also sent to concentration camps.
These politicians who were ready to watch the show never dreamed that Yannick would suddenly kill them. They had originally planned to wait for William II to lose control of the situation and take the opportunity to attack and completely transform Germany into a "democratic and free" republic, but they encountered such a guy who did not play by the rules. When several "strong" parliamentarians were arrested, they cursed William II as a damn dictator, but unfortunately they were beaten by the guards before they could say a few words. Others saw that these fierce soldiers had no intention of showing mercy, hitting and stepping on those who shouted with gun butts and leather shoes, beating those who shouted bloody, and they could not help but be silent, and could only be taken to the car by the soldiers.
Yannick certainly knew that now was a good time, and he almost ordered the arrest unscrupulously. If the people have no jobs and no food, who would care about the arrest of the former prime minister or diplomat? If they want to care, they have to eat and drink enough, right? Just like in the original time and space, as soon as the mustache came to power, he immediately dissolved the parliament, banned the opposition party, and banned the trade unions. But most Germans at that time did not care much about the lack of parliament, opposition parties, and trade unions, because they were very disappointed with the Wei government, which did nothing after World War I, and the trade unions could not even guarantee basic unemployment benefits, and were completely useless.