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US Ambassador to the USSR Jack Jr.? F. Matlock hated two things, one was to try vodka that tasted like industrial alcohol, and the other was to step into the Kremlin to meet the leaders of the Soviet Union. The former would make his stomach tumble for a few days at most, but the latter would give Matlock nightmares for days. Especially Yanayev's cold eyes, he is simply an actor who can win the Oscar for Best Villain Role. So much so that when Matlock saw Yanayev, who was close to the people in the newspapers, he often wondered if he was seeing the same person.

Fortunately, this time I met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Tasnia? Shevardnadze, compared to Yanayev's gloomy face, the polite and amiable Shevardnadze made Matlock's nervousness relax a lot.

"Hello, Ambassador Matlock, I'm Shevardnadze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR." Shevardnadze greeted him with a smile, and his gentle smile relaxed his nervous heart a lot. Sometimes Matlock is also depressed in his heart

"Hello, Minister Shevardnadze, it's a pleasure for you to take time out of your busy schedule to meet with me."

After sitting down from his chair, the American ambassador to the Soviet Union, Matlock, greeted Shevardnadze politely, and wondered how to ask him about it later. After all, the task given to him by Washington was to get back the officers of the ships detained in the Soviet Union as much as possible.

However, what Matlock didn't expect was that Shevardnadze was the first to mention the matter of the American submarine, "I received a request for help from you, that is, about the accident of the American baton rouge in the Arctic Ocean. Of course, we also used the search and rescue boats of the North Sea Fleet to search for the wrecked people as soon as possible. Luckily, we quickly discovered the crew of the wrecked submarine and brought them back to Murmansk, where your crew will receive complete medical care. ”

Speaking of this, Shevardnadze sighed deliberately. Matlock's heart tensed. Shevardnadze continued, "But according to my report, several crew members have developed infectious diseases due to physical reasons, so we can only isolate your crew for treatment and wait until everyone has recovered before we can return them to you. ”

Hearing this, Matlock breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly said, "So how long does the treatment take?" How long will it take for me to welcome our people back? ”

"Well...... Shevardnadze scratched his head deliberately and said, "Maybe, it's about a month and a half, plus some later observations to confirm that it's correct, the time to really return the person to you is about two months." ”

"Two months?" Matlock almost got up from his chair, he calmed himself down and asked in a calm tone as much as he could. "Are you serious? Minister Shevardnadze. Does a tiny viral infection take two months? ”

The subtext of Matlock is that he doesn't believe the excuse.

Anyone can see that you are a scoundrel in the Soviet Union, but Matlock can't pierce this layer of paper yet.

Shevardnadze sat behind his desk, holding a cup of coffee, looking at Matlock's uncertain expression, and thought to himself, I like the way you Americans can't get used to me and can't stop me from building my great ideal of socialism. Shevardnadze snorted for a moment and said to Matlock, "We didn't deliberately detain your crew, Ambassador Matlock. You must know that bacterial infections in the Arctic Ocean are very deadly, and I can't let them go until we find out which viruses are infecting. It's responsible for us. At the same time, we are responsible for your safety. If something really happens to us, it's a bit of a bad thing. ”

Matlock felt his blood pressure rise somewhat. He made a pause gesture to Shevardnadze and sat down in his chair to calm down, "Let me calm down first, Minister Shevardnadze. ”

"Okay, let's continue talking when you've calmed down." The first round of meetings ended with Shevardnadze winning all the time. He waited until Matlock's expression gradually calmed down before signaling the other party to continue, after all, Matlock's physical condition did not seem to be so ideal.

Matlock nodded. "Of course, I put forward a condition, that is, to let the American medical team enter your Murmansk to treat our crew, this request is not too much, is it?" ”

"Still can't do it." Shevardnadze looked embarrassed. "You know, they're treating in the North Sea Fleet's base right now, and generally speaking, outsiders, especially opponents, can't be stationed in the North Sea Fleet's base, and no one knows if there will be some sensitive and special personnel. So please forgive me, Ambassador Matlock. ”

Everyone knew that Shevardnadze was referring to the intelligence spies of the US military, and Matlock had a headache. It was obvious that the Soviets were perfunctory to him, and in the end he could only choose to get straight to the point and ask, "So what can I do to meet the crew members who are being detained by you as soon as possible?" ”

"Watch your words, Ambassador Matlock. Aid, not seizure. We must be very cautious in the use of diplomatic language, otherwise it will cause a diplomatic storm. "As I said before, you can't release the crew until it's finally confirmed that they're in good health." ”

"Anyway, in our USSR, everything will be predominantly cautious. When the crew is really okay, they will naturally return you. Oh yes, and everything that arises during the rescue and treatment period is paid by the U.S. government, which is our condition. ”

Matlock was a little dumbfounded, is this still a socialist camp that does not pay attention to economic efficiency and only pursues equality for all? It's even more vicious than the blood-sucking bankers on Wall Street. He immediately retorted, "I hope Minister Shevardnadze can make one thing clear, that the rescue is humanitarian and should not bring interests or personal emotions into the negotiations." ”

"Oh, then, I'll count the losses caused by your relationship." Shevardnadze solemnly wrenched his fingers and said, "First, your Baton Rouge submarine broke into our waters without the permission of the Soviet government, and also caused damage to one of our Serra-class submarines, we didn't ask you for this cost, right?" ”

"Second, in order to rescue your personnel, we have dispatched a number of destroyers and rescue boats to search and rescue your crew, and have not provided you with the best medical services, but Matlock, as a diplomat, still only cares about the affairs of your crew, and does not care about our feelings at all."

"Thirdly, what about your infiltration into Soviet waters in an attempt to eavesdrop on our intelligence? We can formally protest against this, and we can even detain your crew and give them the worst possible treatment, instead of treating them and then returning these white-eyed wolves to you. If it is despicable that we are responsible for the health of this group of sailors, then can you Americans describe what you Americans are doing? ”

"It's just a bunch of cunning foxes!" Shevardnadze's barrage of questions made Matlock unable to parry, but at this time the problem of high blood pressure was committed again. Matlock subconsciously wanted to take out a few pills from his coat pocket and swallow them to suppress the shock, but with a whirling dizziness, he fell directly from the chair and fell to the floor.

Seeing this, Shevardnadze hurriedly called the paramedics in, and Matlock, who was gradually losing consciousness, looked at the communist symbol of the sickle and hammer on the ceiling, as if to mock him mercilessly, Matlock thought a little weakly that I was provoking someone to provoke and suffer such torture.

Paramedics rushed into Shevardnadze's office and gave Matloc emergency treatment. And the initiator, Shevardnadze, pretended to be innocent and stood aside, looking at Matlock with gloating eyes.

"I guess the Soviet ambassador to the United States is going to be transferred." Shevardnadze thought secretly. (To be continued.) )