Chapter 979: Leniency and the Death Penalty
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Lukyanov and Rudskoi's last brief conversation before their arrest was to forbid either side to divulge the secrets of any conservative coup d'Γ©tat, and vowed not to divulge any names they knew even if they went to the Siberian coal mines to breathe black dust and stain their lungs the color of coal. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Once leaked out, Lukyanov and Rudskoi will be the target of public criticism.
However, the person who walked through the door surprised Lukyanov, I was prepared to grit my teeth and not open my mouth even if the KGB agents threatened me, but the other party looked relaxed as if he never cared about his identity.
With a cup of coffee in his right hand and a Bible in his left hand, the interrogator pulled away from the chair in front of Lukyanov and sat down slowly. He smiled at each other and began his own performance.
"Hello, my name is Marcus Wolfe."
Lukyanov stared at the other party with a wary expression, and did not open his mouth to spit out a word. However, the interrogator named Marcus was not angry in the slightest, smiled to himself, and began his own topic, "My main purpose is not to interrogate you, Comrade Lukyanov, may God forgive you all your sins, forgive your sins, and save you poor lost lamb." β
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Confused by the other party's series of actions, Lukyanov almost thought that Marcus was not an interrogator, but a priest who had come to pray for his salvation, and he finally said sarcastically, "When will the KGB personnel also be able to believe in Orthodox Christianity?" Your political background investigators are clearly unqualified. Will there be a Patriarch coming to pray for me? β
Ignoring Lukyanov's ridicule, Markus Wolf continued, "Oh no, I'm not a priest. The sword and shield of a party must be a person who is faithful to the atheist. But what Comrade Lukyanov has done worries me. Betrayed the Party and the motherland, your crimes can only be effective if they repented like Jesus, right? β
Lukyanov squeezed out a shriveled smile, then shook his head and stopped talking.
However, Marcus does not seem to take this trial seriously, flipping through the Bible in one hand and holding coffee in the other, the Bible is an important tool in this trial, and he wants the other party to see through his true purpose.
"Oh yes, I heard that in addition to you and Rudskoi, there is also a guy named Generalov, who will point out all of Lukyanov's crimes and fight for his guilt. Because he has other secrets about you, the Order has decided to let him go. All the crimes will be inflicted on you, Comrade Lukyanov, do you understand when I say this? β
Lukyanov leaned forward slightly, looked at Marcus and said, "Let me tell you something, Comrade Vladimir, I have not betrayed the party and the motherland, but don't even think about what news you want to get out of my mouth." I will go into the prison with any secrets. β
"Oh, you're courageous."
The lights above the interrogation room flickered, and Marcus spoke, "But so what? You think we'll care about your secrets? Gnielalov has explained everything, and we don't know any of your secrets at all. Comrade Lukyanov, you will take all the blame alone and go to cold Siberia to reflect on the rest of your life. I'm sitting here today to practice for you, not to hear other people's secrets from your mouth. The general secretary did not send you to the gallows, it is already merciful enough, what more do you want to ask for? β
Lukyanov suppressed the turmoil in his heart, tried his best to suppress the peace in his heart, and said, "Sow discord, break them one by one, Comrade Marcus, when will the KGB's interrogation methods be something new?" I regret your constant behavior. β
Marcus shrugged, not too surprised by Lukyanov's rhetorical duties, and pulled out a small video recorder from his suit and placed it in front of the other man.
"Listen to it first, and then talk to me about something else."
Marcus pressed the play button, and the tape began to turn. The voice was a little hoarse, but at last I could distinguish two deep male voices, one of which was the all-too-familiar Yanayev, and the other was Comrade Gnielarov.
The dialogue in the bedroom of the Villa Foros was released, of course, a carefully crafted dialogue, an excerpt from the second half of the conversation between the two sides, which became a battering ram to break through Lukyanov's psychological fortress.
Soldiers don't get tired of deceit.
Marcus looked up and stared at Lukyanov's facial expression, trying to capture some wonderful details from his face.
"When the time comes, Rudskoi and Lukyanov will point the finger all at you, and you may become the unlucky person who bears the blame for the conservatives. Do you want to see such an ending? Or do you want to open your mouth now? β
"If I speak now...... Identifying the words of Lukyanov ......"
"You now open your mouth to identify Lukyanov, this agreement is still valid, although those secrets will not be exchanged for the glory and wealth of the rest of your life, but you can be exchanged for the rest of your life not to spend the rest of your life in the Arctic, which is almost only a few months of warmth."
"Good ......"
Gnielalov's words were carefully stitched together by the KGB, and the expression on Lukyanov's face finally changed after listening to the sentences of some of the key words.
"Bastard!"
He slammed it on the table and said angrily, "I didn't expect this group of bastards to do such a downhill thing!" β
Marcus stared at the other party with interest and asked, "Now Comrade Lukyanov still insists on the silence that he did not speak before?" β
"But Yanayev is not an unreasonable person, it depends on what you do."
He stopped at the point and would not bring up the list, he deliberately asked Lukyanov to take out the list as a condition in exchange for saving his life.
"I have a list, a list of all the conservatives involved in this event, and I trade that list for that."
Marcus held his chin in his left hand and asked with a sideways face, "Exchange what?" Guilty of meritorious service? But you've been reported. β
"It's not about making meritorious contributions, but I'm going to use this list so that Comrade Gnieralov never wants to step out of prison. In addition to providing you with the list, there is also the revelation of a series of political problems and life style problems of Comrade Ganeralov. I'm going to use this as a condition and put him in jail for 10 years. β
Marcus still didn't move, not sure if the other party was playing a trick on him. He closed the Bible and scratched the side of his face with his fingernails, "You make me feel very embarrassed by this, Comrade Lukyanov. The agreement signed by General Secretary Yanayev himself, even we have no right to change it. β
"You must have a way!"
Lukyanov gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "I said that you must have a way, I can confess my guilt, but Gneeralov must follow me to prison!" β
Marcus stared at the angry man in front of him, ignored it, and just picked up the Bible and turned around and went out. Before leaving, he said, "The Lord will forgive you for your sins." β
When Lukyanov heard this, he exploded on the spot.
"You can't leave like this, I'll tell everyone what I know!"
"What about Comrade General Secretary? I want to see him, I want to see him! These secrets concern the overwhelming majority of the top of Moscow, and only the General Secretary can hear them! β
"You have to keep my family safe!"
As he reached the door, Marcus paused slightly, his purpose had been achieved. Then you just need to perform one more scene. He turned his head, his expression was a little embarrassed, and said to the people behind him, "I will report to General Secretary Yanayev, but you better not get too hopeful, all the contradictions point to you...... Unless the list you provide carries more weight than that provided by Comrade Gnielarov. β
Knocking on the side, let Lukyanov tell all the secrets he knew, as long as he said a little less, he may be the only one who bears the full responsibility.
As a prisoner, he knew the importance of this mutual report, and although the final outcome was that neither of them could escape punishment, Lukyanov didn't care at all. He just wants to give Gnieralov no chance to get away with it.
He's going to die, but he's going to have to pull a damn back.
Lukyanov was obsessed with revenge, but he did not realize that he had fallen into the trap set by the inquisitors.