(1st Update)

Matlock stood in a conference room in the Kremlin, anxiously awaiting Yanayev's appearance. This was one of the few times he had stepped into the forbidden land of this liberal country, which was regarded as heresy, and according to the Soviet reception rules, he had no right to meet Yanayev directly, but because of the urgency of this incident, he had to bypass the so-called rules and meet Yanayev directly under the authorization of the President of the United States.

As for whether the rumored tyrant was as fierce and short-tempered as Stalin, Matlock can say that he knows nothing, and it has been two months since the end of the August 19 coup, and he has not personally spoken a word to Yanayev.

It had been almost fifteen minutes since the request had been submitted, and before Yanayev had appeared, Matlock sat bored in the conference room and tapped his fingers on the table as he calculated how to negotiate with the Soviet president.

The U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union was, in short, a microphone for the CIA guys to come out to wipe their butts when they were not acting cleanly, to solve diplomatic problems, to rescue the other party, in what way, and to negotiate with the Soviets, all they had to do was to bargain with the Soviets according to the script provided by Washington, in short, it was a thankless job.

"I'm sorry, Ambassador Matlock, but I've kept you waiting." A low, magnetic Russian voice sounded from behind Matlock, and he turned around to see a smiling Yanayev enter the conference room, and ordered the guards to stand three steps away and not to disturb Mr. Matlock.

Standing in front of him was a middle-aged man with a kind smile, and he couldn't find the slightest murderous and bloody temperament on his body, Matlock was a little puzzled, when he looked at Yanayev's photos before, he felt that this person should be a gentle person who was sexually assaulted. So he's really the tyrant who personally approved the shooting of 400 political prisoners? Lucifer's political leaders demonized by the West?

Seeing Matlock standing in front of him in a little stunned, Yanayev raised his voice slightly and asked again, "Ambassador Matlock, I'm sorry I kept you waiting. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I've lost my temper, President Yanayev." Matlock quickly apologized, he bowed slightly, and quickly glanced at the expression on the other man's face. Seeing that Yanayev still had a look of no joy and anger, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yanayev waved his hand in a dashing manner and said, "It's okay, haha, many of you Western reporters will be slightly distracted when they see me, they all think I am an unreasonable and domineering person." I've heard that there is a CBS news anchor named Mike Wallace who has been trying to interview me to learn about the real Soviet rulers. In the future, if I have the opportunity, I would like to invite him to come to Moscow for an exclusive interview, haha, I think it will be a wonderful debate on democracy and freedom. ”

Matlock didn't know how to take over Yanayev's topic, but the other party didn't seem to care about the cold scene at all, and continued to say to himself, "I heard that Ambassador Matlock came here about an incident about an American citizen being detained by the KGB?" ”

"Yes." Seeing that he finally got to the point, Matlock quickly nodded, "I think this must be a misunderstanding, the American traveler has a clean and clean record, he is not a criminal suspect, and he is not a CIA agent." We in the United States will not abandon a single citizen whose life is in danger abroad. ”

"Oh? That's interesting. Yanayev deliberately dragged out a long tone and said, "But even the KGB side has not given specific feedback on who has been caught, and the information of which country he is a citizen of, why don't you Americans know the prophet." ”

In the face of Yanayev's sarcasm, Marklock still had a shy old face and began to repeat the usual diplomatic words, "I think there must be some misunderstanding between this, this American citizen had called the diplomatic consulate before he was arrested, and he was followed by KGB people, and he did not know his whereabouts before he finished speaking." That's why we guess that it's in the hands of your government. ”

Yanayev sneered in his heart, can you find a better excuse, when will the United States intervene in the security incident in the Soviet Union, and in a serious way, this is interference in internal affairs. Yanayev changed his posture and continued to rub his tongue with Mark Lock, "That's strange, when I received your request before, I also called the KGB leader to ask about it, and he said that he would pay attention to the trend of this incident, so I also asked the American ambassador to wait for a while, and we will give you a specific reply in a few days." ”

Mark Rock realized that he had been tricked into the fabricated excuses, and that Bush had warned him not to wait for a moment, and that no matter what means were used, Leo Vantaa must be fished out of the hands of the Soviet Union. After all, he still has in his hands the small coffers of Bush and interest groups.

In other words, Vantaa is the caretaker of the small coffers, and if he relents, the funds are completely exposed to the enemy. Although they can use the power of the banks to freeze all known account funds, Bush understands that no caretaker is in peace, and they may have their own small coffers independent of the coffers of interest groups, which are all extra harvests to help the president win profits. Of course, the KGB could not use the funds in the frozen accounts, but these small bearer accounts were their favorite fat. All of them add up, and there are not 100 million but 30 million or 40 million funds.

Vantaa's relenting words were a nightmare for Bush.

"Let's be straightforward, President Yanayev." Matlock frowned, he was going to be honest with Yanayev, who was still smiling in front of him, "What we want is Leo Vanta, who you have held in your hands, and if you are not willing to return it, then don't blame us for not reminding us of what will happen next." ”

"I hear it, is this a threat? Ambassador Matlock. Yanayev crossed his hands on his chin and pretended not to care, "An economic fraudster who came all the way from the United States combined with our corrupt forces in the Soviet Union to completely crush the Soviet economy, which was already on the verge of recovery, does not accept the judgment of the Soviets, will you do all kinds of evil financiers and continue to work for the exploitation of the wealth of the people of the world?" ”

Ambassador Matlock was about to interject when Yanayev interrupted his speech and recounted the crimes of the Americans in a tone of eloquence between old friends, "It is true that we are inferior to the elites of Wall Street in economic terms because of our long-term planning system, but this does not mean that we cannot see through your attempt to use the dollar as the hegemony, to establish the evil axis of London-Wall Street, to use debt to control the people of the world, and to serve the one percent of you with the wealth created by the labor force." You want humanity to become slaves of the capitalists again after emancipation from the slave owners, and the socialist countries are your biggest obstacle. ”

"But here, I want to tell you, as long as the Soviet Union doesn't fall, you Wall Street vampires don't want to get a good night's sleep. The goal of our communism is to destroy the bourgeoisie and to liberate the proletarians from the shackles of your capital! ”

Yanayev's words struck Ambassador Matlock's heart word by word, and he shuddered. Although the other party still maintained a smiling expression, the murderous intent contained made Matlock, who had always been known for his calmness, sweat dripping on his back.

So he went back and told Bush that he could do whatever he wanted, that the Soviet Union had not been afraid before, that it was not, that it would not be in the future. Oh, of course, and one more thing, if Leo Vantaa is to go back unharmed, I hope that the U.S. government will be sincere enough to pay a considerable ransom. Otherwise, hehe, in a few days, the whole world will know what the United States did in the Soviet Union, and the sensation caused by that time may be no less than the Watergate scandal. ”

When Yanayev said the conditions, Matlock breathed a sigh of relief, his mission to convey the order had been accomplished, and all that was left to do now was to throw these words intact to the elites gathered in Washington or the White House to give them a headache. But in the end, before Maklock stepped out of the Kremlin, he still whispered to Yanayev beside him, "President Anayev, what you just said reminded me of a patriarch with a special nickname, his nickname is the benevolent butcher." And you, the perfect interpretation of this. ”

"I'll just take credit for it." Yanayev replied politely. Before Matlock got into the black car, he glanced at Yanayev uneasily, but the other party's eyes did not fall on him, and he was slightly relieved.

And Yanayev sent Matlock out of the Kremlin, and after witnessing him get into a special car and leave out of sight, he turned back, thinking that the White House, thousands of miles away, would be more lively than he imagined.