Yanayev stepped on the plane to Estonia, because the Soviet Union was in a delicate period of relations with the member countries, so when the presidential plane Il-62 took off from Moscow, two Su-27 fighters escorted this "flying palace" until the airspace border of Estonia before returning to Moscow.

Despite fears of political instability in the three Baltic states, Yanayev insisted on stepping into the territory that opposed him and the vast Red Empire behind him. Although the Soviet Union gradually began to return to a strategy of pressing step by step, the armies of the three Baltic countries did not dare to put their fingers on the button to launch surface-to-air missiles.

The Il-62 presidential plane was parked on the tarmac of Lennart Meritalin International Airport, and when Yanayev got off the plane, he found that the Estonian side had not laid out the red carpet in front of the plane to welcome foreign guests. On the contrary, Putin, who was traveling with Yanayev, took a full view.

When Yanayev walked down the last step, the Estonian president hurriedly squeezed out a smile to greet him, and he stretched out his hand to greet Yanayev in a friendly manner, "Welcome to Estonia, General Secretary Yanayev." ”

"Hehe, Tallinn is a good place." Reaching out not to hit the smiley man, Yanayev also held his hand, "In 1940 my grandfather was a Red Army, and he used to enter the beautiful city of Estonia, the capital of Estonia, in a tank. I didn't expect that today I would be honored to set foot in this territory that I once fought for, just like my fathers. ”

The Estonian president's smile froze on his face, and Yanayev's words clearly contained a hint of threat. For a moment he didn't know how to reply to Yanayev. In the end, it was Yanayev who resolved the embarrassing situation, "Of course, I came today with peace for the independence of the three Baltic states. Anatoly Valeryyanovich Gorbunov and Vytautas Landsbergis are waiting for me in the conference room, so let's go first. ”

Arnold Rütel, who had just woken up from a dream, hurriedly accompanied Yanayev to the city hall, and now he may not be Yanayev's opponent alone, but the allies are sharpening their knives in the conference room and waiting for Yanayev's arrival.

On the way to the town hall, Yanayev could see through the windows of his car that there were crowds of demonstrators holding signs full of slogans of various lengths, without exception: "Tyrant get out of Estonia", "We do not welcome dictators", "Democracy, freedom". None of them were positive slogans anyway. If it weren't for the police guarding the road, the indignant men would probably have stormed Yanayev's convoy.

Arnold smiled awkwardly at Yanayev and explained, "No way, Estonia is a democracy, and we can't refuse legitimate demonstrations by the people." Otherwise, what is the difference with a dictator? ”

Yanayev just smiled undeniably at Arnold's mockery in disguise, thinking to himself who arranged these people, don't you old fox have a bottom in your heart, and when it comes to the conference table, the leaders of your three Baltic countries are crying.

Soon the car stopped in front of the city hall, where long-awaited reporters flocked to him, and the moment Yanayev opened the door, the spotlight shone so hard that he couldn't open his eyes. The sharp-tongued reporters seized the moment to throw pointed questions at Yanayev.

"Your Excellency, are you here to stop the three Baltic states from splitting up? So was Gorbachev's new alliance treaty still valid? ”

"If it doesn't succeed, will the Soviet Union send troops to conquer the three Baltic states by force? Will the Prague Spring events happen in Estonia? Are you really a cold-blooded tyrant, as they portray? ”

"Are there still human rights in the USSR under martial law? Do the people have the freedom to speak......"

Yanayev, who didn't want to deal with these reporters, stopped when he heard the question about human rights in the Soviet Union, stretched out his hands and made a gesture to silence everyone, and the originally bustling crowd of reporters slowly quieted down. Yanayev waited for everyone to be silent before he said, "The Soviet Union has no human rights? Eh, I think you Estonian press still need to learn that the media always like to see the wind and the rain, and when you receive these unconfirmed news, the media itself has to judge that without investigation, you have no right to speak, do you understand what this means? You are very familiar with the theories of Western European countries, and you like to question the authorities on human rights issues, but after all, you are still too young, and it is very naïve to ask those questions, and you are not a journalist to become a political tool of others, but to speak for the people and the country according to your own conscience. Of course, I am speaking to you today as an elder who teaches the younger generations, not an iron-blooded tyrant whom you are prepared to smear in the newspapers. ”

Yanayev's words refuted the reporters who wanted to watch him make a fool of himself. Then he turned and entered the door, leaving the men with an elusive back.

"This national leader really likes to speak straight." A reporter scratched his head and said thoughtfully.

After this episode, Yanayev officially met with the leaders of the other two countries in the conference room. Acting President of Latvia Anatoly showed a very concerned expression towards Yanayev, and only Vytautas, the head of the Supreme Council of Lithuania, who was sitting in the corner, remained silent and waited for the meeting to begin.

Yanayev apologized to the other two leaders first, "I'm sorry to be a little late, and I was blocked by the reporters at the door and delayed a little time." Hey, you also know that some foreigners who have eaten enough and have nothing to do like to encourage some despicable villains to dictate the internal affairs of our country. ”

The corners of Vytautas' mouth twitched at Yanayev's fingers, but soon his expression returned to normal, and he said, "Then let's start the meeting now." Again, the content of this meeting was about the new alliance treaty that our three countries had signed with the Soviet Union. We, the three Baltic states, could accept a loose confederation, but we could not accept the control of the Soviet Union, and the Supreme Soviet Constitution stated that we had the right to freely choose whether to withdraw from the Soviet Union. These conditions are predicated on this negotiation. ”

"That's right." Estonian President Arnold followed closely behind, "Our proposal is to give immediate effect to the new treaty of alliance and to free the member states to develop freely from the control of the Soviet Union." Otherwise, we will call on the people of the three Baltic countries to stand up against Soviet oppression. ”

Yanayev burst out laughing and explained to the puzzled gazes of the other three presidents, "I'm sorry, I'm not targeting you, President of Estonia. Actually, I want to say that all three of you here are garbage that can't recognize the form. ”

The president of a dignified country was called garbage, and the expressions of the leaders of the three Baltic countries suddenly became gloomy. "Don't forget that in today's national referendum in mid-March, 70 percent of Soviet citizens and more than nine member states did not approve of secession into a loose confederation and supported a highly unified Soviet Union," Yanayev continued. That's why I laugh at you as poor creatures who can't see the situation clearly. ”

"Oh, by the way, I just said that it came from Moscow with love and peace, but I didn't say whether 'love and peace' was the name of a Soviet tactical nuclear warhead." Yanayev rolled up his sleeves and glanced at his watch, and said, "It's almost time, if you turn on the TV, I think you should see the news that made the three Baltic countries even worse." ”

"What's the news?" Anatoly asked, he had almost suffered a heart attack when he heard about the tactical nuke, and now there was another piece of news to make matters worse, and he might pass out on the spot.

Before Yanayev could speak, the assistant to the president of Estonia hurried to Arnold's side and whispered a few words in his ear. Arnold, who had just looked a little gloomy, instantly turned pale.

"Quick, turn on the TV." Arnold said angrily.