Annan finally realized what stupid things his wife had done, and his wife had provoked the leaders of the major powers that had the most powerful missile forces, the most powerful army units, and even the most powerful naval forces on the entire European continent, and the most terrible thing was not this, but that the daily operating expenses of the United Nations depended on the provision of Security Council members, which offended a big country, and he had a way to get along with the United Nations. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In Annan's view, Yanayev's sudden, strong statement was more of a suggestive signal warning the United Nations to shut up on the 1998 coup. The free world in the West seems to have chosen a collective silence about this disgraceful coup d'état, as if it had never happened.

"Lagergren, my dear, why don't you answer to the reporter after consulting me on this issue?"

At this moment, Annan was already holding the phone, pacing back and forth in the office restlessly. He racked his brain to think about how this farce should end. No one wants to understand the wrath of Yanayev's Soviet bear, and it is self-evident who is more important to his wife than the entire United Nations. He was even ready to apologize to the Soviet representative to the United Nations in a low voice, begging him to raise his hand and spare the UN agency.

"Why?" Lagergren's ignorance of politics reached the point where Annan was outrageous, "I just told the truth, and I hereby call on the people of the whole world, human rights organizations, to pay attention to the issue of freedom in the Soviet Union, the issue of human rights, is this sentence wrong?" ”

"Of course, you're certainly not wrong." Annan smiled wryly and said, "You have done a very good job on the issue of political correctness. But have you ever considered that your remarks are likely to cause your husband to lose his job? ”

"Won't it?"

A sharp voice came from the other end of the phone, and Annan reluctantly moved the microphone away from his ear, waiting until his wife on the other side calmed down before continuing to explain the ins and outs to her.

"Why? He, the Soviet Union, stepped down the UN Secretary General with a word? No matter how dictatorial and evil Yanayev is, he will not be able to eliminate all political dissidents. ”

Lagergren comforted Annan, "Don't worry, my dear, you'll be fine." We still have ...... behind us."

"Shut up stupid!" Annan finally erupted into an angry roar, angrily accusing his wife of a ridiculous mistake that would make everyone laugh.

"Have you not wondered why the whole of Western countries has not expressed any opinion on the question of the coup d'état in the Soviet Union? Haven't you ever thought that why a reporter would ask this question with ulterior motives, do you think that the group of people you see are just as stupid as you, and use your rusty brain to think carefully about why you are on the cusp of the storm, it is because someone behind you is using the United Nations as a gun! You are the bullet that provokes contradictions and disputes! ”

Lagergren was stunned, she didn't expect that a casual sentence she said would actually lead to such a dispute.

"Now that Yanayev is worried that he can't find an excuse to divert the attention of the country, and now that Miss Lagergren has succeeded in attracting the hatred and firepower of the Soviet Union, they will next attack the United Nations, and if they cut the funds, the first one will be your refugee relief center. You won't get a penny of funding, but you can mobilize wealthy families you know to donate to the poor refugees, but don't forget, severing that tie is all you need is a little bit of political pressure from the Soviet Foreign Ministry. ”

Lagergren was completely shocked, she wouldn't have thought that there was such a layer of cattiness in it. Realizing that she had made an unforgivable mistake, the panicked wife of the UN secretary began to cry to her husband, "I didn't know it would come to this, for God's sake, you have to help me." ”

Lagergren's crying made Annan's heart soften, and he originally just wanted to reprimand his wife. As long as the UN Secretary-General puts down his posture and apologizes to Yanayev in private, the other side may not be reluctant to agree to such a settlement.

"Wait, I will apologize to the General Secretary of the CPSU and ask for their forgiveness. Again, for God's sake, I want you to keep your mouth shut a little and stop messing with me before the dust settles. I'll just think this is the only time you've done charity for your husband. ”

After hanging up, Annan flipped through the phone book and looked for Yanayev's personal phone. He could not apologize in his official capacity for this matter, otherwise it would be confirmed that the United Nations was involved in the turmoil of interfering in the internal affairs of the Soviet Union, and the final result might be a victim of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.

By apologizing to Yanayev in his private name, he cleverly avoided the United Nations and confined the matter to the issue of Mrs. Lagelgren's inappropriate remarks, rather than the position of an intergovernmental international body.

There was a beeping sound on the phone, and Annan held the microphone restlessly, staring at the clock on the wall. He calculated the time very accurately, at this time Moscow had just entered seven o'clock in the morning, it was the time to enjoy breakfast, and at this point in time to call, the rhythm was just right.

The other side picked up the phone and greeted him in a warm tone, and the pure English pronunciation made him breathe a sigh of relief, and there was no need to add a Russian interpreter, "Hello, Secretary-General Annan, I have been expecting you to make this call, you have not sent me any more messages since we met at the United Nations General Assembly last year and met to fish on the Volga River." I thought you forgot my number, and now it seems, thank God, you didn't. ”

Annan held the microphone and whispered, "That's right, General Secretary Yanayev, I have come to apologize for my wife, Mrs. Lagergren, for her improper remarks on certain internal affairs of the Soviet Union, and I hope that General Secretary Yanayev will accept my sincere apology and forget this unpleasant experience." After all, we are still friends in private. ”

"Hahahaha."

The hearty laughter on the phone made Annan mistakenly think that he saw hope, and he grabbed the microphone to hear Yanayev's clear statement and reply, but the next passage was the opposite of what he expected.

"I'm sorry, Secretary-General Annan, no, it's my friend, and as your sincere friend, I don't accept your apology. If you call today to apologize, it should be answered by our Minister of Foreign Affairs. ”