On that tumultuous night, all capitalists in Halle suffered brutal blows. Under the guidance of the Labour Party, the anger of the masses was ignited. They stormed into the homes of all the bourgeoisie in Halle, launching a widespread attack.
Those who once flaunted their power in the past were dragged out of bed for public criticism, and there were even calls for immediate execution. Fortunately, the Ethnic Group and the Labour Party stabilized the situation; they persuaded the crowd at the Parade to hand these individuals over to the Ethnic Group and the Labour Party for handling. After all, compared to taking the lives of these bourgeoisie, the Ethnic Group and the Labour Party preferred to seize their capital.
All the bourgeois industries in Halle have been declared illegal gains and must be handed over to the country. These enterprises will soon become part of Grigo Company, which rapidly expanded in 1927 and achieved considerable success in multiple markets. If Krupp Company has already become Germany's largest arms company, then Grigo Company is on its way to becoming Germany's largest conglomerate, especially after their CEO was replaced by an Italian.
The revolutionary activities in Halle naturally caused a huge uproar, and the bourgeoisie across Germany were terrified by such unabashed revolutionary actions. They planned to unite and demand that the government declare the revolutionary actions in Halle as a rebellion, calling for the National Defense Forces to suppress it immediately. They quickly decided to propose this motion in Congress, unaware that Strasser had already intended to take action against them in Congress.
March 11, 1928
Berlin
German Parliament
An obese middle-aged man is speaking in the Congress, clearly dressed as a member of the Social Democratic Party.
Although the previous actions of Stasi made them vaguely feel that something was wrong, they still confidently believed that the ethnic group Labour Party would not dare to act against them. After all, Weimar Republic is a country governed by law, unlike the previous German Empire, where their bourgeois power was always suppressed by the Juncker nobility. Just look at the seats in Congress, even though they lost three chairmen before and after, the Social Democratic Party still has more seats than the ethnic group Labour Party, making it the largest party in Germany, and they can still call the shots in Congress.
When France announced a special military operation against Germany, the bourgeoisie was ecstatic, believing that the days of the ethnic group and the Labour Party were soon to be over. The French troops could reach Berlin in one hour and twenty-two minutes and dismantle Strasser completely; the humiliations they had suffered before were only temporary, and they intended to repay them double. However, the subsequent developments were slightly beyond their expectations. After an initial rapid advance at the border, the French Army quickly encountered a heavy blow from the National Defense Forces, which drove them back to their starting point.
This made the bourgeoisie of Germany who had always thought that the French Army was invincible, panic. Fortunately, Miles, who was in exile abroad, secretly assured them through the radio that France would soon organize a new offensive. He claimed that the setbacks suffered by the French Army were exaggerated by the German government, which helped to calm them down. Subsequent news seemed to confirm Miles' words. After replenishing their forces, the French Army resumed its offensive, engaging the National Defense Forces in the south of Germany and making some progress, although the situation was not as one-sided as they had expected.
The bourgeoisie, who had been eagerly anticipating this, felt somewhat dissatisfied. In their view, it must be that the French people are not working hard enough, which is why the progress is so slow. They are determined to speed up the advance of the French Army, and how to speed it up? Of course, by causing trouble in the rear.
While the frontline army is engaged in intense combat, a fire in the rear is a major destabilizing factor. The Halle incident is considered by the bourgeoisie to be an excellent opportunity. They believe that this riot-like disturbance will definitely provoke widespread opposition among the German people.
They know that the largest party in Halle is the ethnic group Labour Party, and this action must be related to the ethnic group Labour Party. The bourgeoisie think they can make a big deal out of this, so after discussing it, they all came to Congress determined to show ethnic group Labour Party a little something. "I believe that a riot broke out in Halle the day before yesterday, with countless thugs breaking into the homes of innocent citizens and assaulting them.
These rioters are greedy for the citizens' property, disregarding the principle in the German constitution that private property is inviolable. This is a blatant crime, and I demand that Congress approve the suppression of the riots in Halle. This was stated by the current chairman of the Social Democratic Party after Mayor Miles went abroad.
"Then let us begin voting on this proposal."
The current Prime Minister Stresemann looked at the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party with a half-smile,
"Hope you can achieve your goal."
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party remained unmoved, feeling confident that victory was assured.
"Wait a moment, Prime Minister, I also have a proposal to pass," a voice drew the attention of everyone present. As they turned to look, it was none other than Strasser.
"Don't you know about the order of precedence?" the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party questioned with a look of dissatisfaction.
"Yes, Chairman Strasser, this is not in accordance with the rules. Why don't you wait until the voting process of the Social Democratic Party is over to present your proposal?"
Stresemann said with difficulty, "No, my approach is very proper because once this proposal passes, there will be no need to vote on the previous proposal from the Social Democratic Party." Strasser said seriously.
"Alright," the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party laughed in anger, "I want to see what proposals the Labour Party has to put forward."
"I request Congress to approve the establishment of a Special Investigation Unit during wartime to investigate those traitors who sided with France during the Franco-Prussian War. These individuals, who betrayed the sovereignty of our country as Nazi collaborators for their personal gain, willingly acted as stool pigeons for the French people. We must deliver a heavy blow to them."
"While Nazi collaborators are indeed despicable, what does this have to do with the proposal we put forward?"
Upon hearing this, the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party felt somewhat uneasy and asked with a show of bravado.
Strasser looked at him meaningfully and then smiled as he said, "Because the Nazi collaborator is hiding in Congress."
Strasser's words caused an uproar, and the members of Congress began to discuss among themselves, unsure whether the Nazi collaborator truly existed or if the Labour Party was targeting someone from the ethnic group.
"You shouldn't tarnish someone's reputation out of thin air!"
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party shouted anxiously.
"I didn't say it was you, so why are you so anxious?"
Strasser looked at him strangely.
"I'm sorry, I was being abrupt."
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, realizing he had misspoken, quickly backed down.
"Yes, Chairman Strasser didn't say it was you, but I have to say it is you!" Vice Chairman Goebbels of the Labour Party said ominously.
"You are slandering me!"
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party looked at the soldiers of the National Defense Forces pouring in through the main entrance of Congress, feeling a bit fearful.
"What do you want? Are you going to storm Congress? Don't forget, I am a Member of Parliament, and I have immunity."
"In order to leave you speechless, I will present the evidence for everyone to see."
Goebbels waved his hand, and two National Defense Forces soldiers carried a large box of documents to the podium. Goebbels took out a document from it.
"This is a treaty signed personally by the former chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Meyers, and the French government. They demand the French Army to overthrow the current government of Germany and install the Social Democratic Party in power in Berlin.
In return, the Social Democratic Party will cede the Saar region and Ruhr permanently to the French people, and open up tariff-free trade with France, fulfilling the reparation agreements of the "Treaty of Versailles".
"This document bears Miles' handwritten signature and the seal of the French government. If you don't believe it, you can have someone verify it."
"You are presenting a forged document; it's all fake."
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party turned pale; he didn't understand why Goebbels had this document when it was supposed to be classified.
But he knew that once he admitted this document was real, the Social Democratic Party would be finished. Along with it, the bourgeois group behind the Social Democratic Party would also be done for, and he himself would face bloody retaliation and bear the label of traitor, so he absolutely could not admit it. "Is it real? We can have someone verify it, but for now, no one can leave here."
Strasser was not worried at all about any issues because the reliability of these documents had been verified before coming here. Stasi's intelligence network in France played a crucial role; although it was very difficult to steal documents from the French government, it was not hard to steal them from Myers. Moreover, Myers never imagined that Germany also had intelligence personnel in Paris. His complacency allowed Stasi's spies to obtain these items with ease.
Looking at the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, who looked ashen, Strasser comforted him, saying, "Don't be too sad. Your former chairman will soon return to Germany to be with you." While Germany was liquidating the domestic traitorous bourgeoisie, the Stasi also began capturing the exiled rebels abroad.
Among these people, Social Democratic Party former chairman Myers was the first to be arrested. At that time, when Myers received a written notice in his office to go to a secret location in Paris to discuss post-war interest distribution, he didn't think there was anything wrong because there was an official stamp from the French government on it, so he went to the appointment without any precautions. Just as he entered the agreed location, his gun was left outside the door.
Miles felt that something was not quite right, but he didn't pay much attention to it. As he was about to enter the meeting room, the spy specifically targeting him, Stasi, immediately approached him. When several spies grabbed him at the door of the meeting room, Miles panicked and exclaimed, "I'm here to negotiate, what are you doing?"
While throwing punches and kicks, he desperately fought back. The spies were all exceptionally skilled, and Miles was quickly subdued and escorted into the conference room with his arms twisted behind him. In the conference room, he awaited Stassi, the Minister of Action, who read aloud the proposal regarding the arrest of traitors that Strasser had presented in Congress.
Before the Minister of Action could finish speaking, Miles suddenly let out a loud shout, breaking free from the grip of the Stasi spy and lunging towards the Minister of Action, who was five or six steps away. The Minister of Action was the highest leader of the Stasi in Paris, and if Miles managed to injure him, it would be a serious matter. The Minister of Action, seasoned in battle, calmly watched Miles's frantic actions without a hint of panic.
At this critical moment, a member of the Stasi reacted quickly. He charged forward, tackled Myers, and pinned him down tightly, tying him up. During the process of capturing the traitorous Nazi collaborator, Myers was the only one who got beaten up.
After Miles was arrested, the supervision of him was also the strictest.
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