?Todskaya Sanatorium in the eastern suburbs of Moscow has always been the best choice for high-level officials of the Soviet government to enjoy a short vacation. The facilities and services here are complete. Of course, the most important thing is that as long as the official is of sufficient rank Gao, all the services he enjoys here are free. /. qβ5.

To be honest, Nina herself hates this place. In her opinion, the reason why her country has come this far is because there are too many such so-called privileged nursing homes and too many so-called privileged classes. Two years ago, when she left Moscow to work in the Far East, she made a vow that she would never step into such a place for the rest of her life. It's really a great irony.

In a spacious and gorgeous living room, Nina sat quietly in the sand with a cup of steaming coffee in her hand. Opposite her, an old man with wrinkles on his face but still looking majestic, dressed in blue and white pajamas, sat in a wheelchair - this is Nina's grandfather, the original Frunze General Semyon Ivanov, dean of the Military Command Academy and winner of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War. Behind the old man, there were two people in blue uniforms of the Security Committee. The middle-aged man was Nina's father, Victor, who is currently the director of the Second Bureau of the Security Committee (Counter-espionage Intelligence and Reconnaissance Bureau). · Ivanov. As for the young man who still looked handsome but had a gloomy face, it was Nina's brother Yakov, who was currently serving in the Siberia branch of the Security Committee.

"Hey," General Xie Miao sighed, breaking the dull atmosphere in the living room, he reached out and patted on the armrest of the wheelchair, and said softly, "Chinese, a Chinese, Xiao Jin, whom Xie Miao loves most. Canary, actually got entangled with a Chinese."

Nina didn't respond, she lowered her head and said nothing.

"Cough cough..." After a violent cough, General Xie Miao turned his head slightly and said to Victor, who was beating his back, "Vicci, that, that Chinese young man, um, what is his name."

"Guo Shouyun," Victor hurriedly bent down and said to his father's ear.

"Oh, yes, Guo Shouyun," General Xie Miao nodded and said, "I remember you mentioned it to me for a while, right?"

"Yes father, I mentioned it to you a week ago," Victor replied.

"What did you say then?" General Xie Miao continued to ask.

"At that time, I received information from the Amur Regional Bureau, because it involved Nina's unit, so I asked specifically," Victor said, "The information said that Ivan of the 16th Division was involved. Major General Novo, Major General Susikhov and others are colluding with this Chinese named Guo Shouyun, and are engaged in illegal smuggling and profit-making activities. Because this matter involves the border garrison, they are not easy to come forward directly, so When I applied for the General Administration to intervene in the investigation, I thought at the time that Suzyhoff was the student you valued at the beginning, so I suppressed the application of the local bureau."

"Well," General Xie Miao pondered for a while, then raised his eyebrows and said, "You, how can the application of the local bureau be suppressed? Comrade Susykhov was indeed a young man I valued at the time. When I was the political commissar of the Sixth Division, I did say something, but this can't be a reason for anyone to cover up him for personal gain, right? You must pay attention to this kind of thing."

"Yes, father, I remember." Victor nodded hurriedly.

"However, having said that, I still believe in Comrade Susykhov's character," General Xie Miao changed his tone and continued, "Now the Ministry of Defense and the Central Committee are in a lot of trouble, and the issue of military spending has not been resolved. , the life of each military region is not easy. Yesterday, I had a phone call with Comrade Belov. He also mentioned this. He believes that the local troops should make full use of the resources in their hands and try to solve the problem of financial difficulties temporarily. …”

"Father, I also agree with Marshal Belov's opinion," Viktor interrupted before waiting for his father to finish speaking, "The reason why I suppressed the application of the Amur Region Regional Bureau was for this reason. During this period of time, the local bureau has continued to send some information, and a problem they mentioned is worth noting."

"Let's hear it." General Xie Miao said in amazement.

"That's right, I only received a new report from the Amur Regional Bureau yesterday. The 16th Division, the day before yesterday, paid 10,000 officers and soldiers under its subordinates for a month and a half of arrears of salaries. The 600,000 yuan was provided free of charge by Guo Shouyun's company." Victor glanced at Nina and said cautiously, "So far, only the sixteenth division of the six group armies and nine independent divisions of the entire Far East Military Region has solved the problem. Soldiers' salary arrears."

"Oh? Hiss... This Chinese has some tricks, but why did he give out so much money for free? Did the Sixteenth Division give him some extravagant benefits?" General Xie Miao's face was a little ugly. He asked in a slightly stern tone.

"There will definitely be outliers, but as far as I know, it's not serious, and the information submitted by the local bureau also reflects this," Victor said, "There are illegal aspects of Guo Shouyun's trade, such as smuggling and prohibition. of tobacco, buying steel at a low price from the Sixteenth Division, etc. Other than that, his hands and feet are fairly clean.”

"That's all? Is there anything else out of the ordinary?" General Xie Miao asked.

"Absolutely not anymore. What the local bureau is most worried about now is whether this Guo Shouyun has any other plans, because according to his approach, most of the monthly profits of his trading company must be paid in the form of military expenses. Entering the account of the Sixteenth Division, and he himself has almost no income. So..." Victor stopped here, he understood the old man's temper, and this is enough.

"So what?!" As expected, General Xie Miao slapped the armrest of the wheelchair hard, and said angrily, "So I think others have other plans, so I think our army is not clean, so I think our army is not clean. Will the soldiers do something to betray the country?! Well, in my opinion, they are afraid that the world will not be in chaos, and that the army will not riot."

"Who said it wasn't," Victor said, licking his lips deliberately, "I have always suspected that too many 'radicals' elements have infiltrated the Far East Branch, and this is the same as the branch chairman Ferrico Novi. It’s not unrelated to Qi’s indulgence. Humph, God knows if they are trying to use the 16th Division as a breakthrough this time to completely disrupt the situation in the Far East. During this period of time, I have suggested to Comrade Kliuchkov several times to withdraw the consumption Konovich's position as chairman of the Far East Branch, but helpless, Comrade Kryuchkov still has concerns. Hey, I'm really worried that if things continue like this, the situation in the Far East will be out of control one day."

"Well, this question you mentioned deserves careful consideration." After all, General Xie Miao was old, and sometimes he liked to play with his spirits. He didn't feel that there were too many other things hidden in his son's words. "Comrade Kryuchkov is still a little young, and sometimes he lacks courage. Let's just prepare a dinner at home tomorrow night. I will invite some old guys to come and sit down. You can invite Comrade Kryuchkov for me by the way. , I'll talk to him about it."

"Yes, father, I see." Victor's face flashed a hint of joy, he replied calmly, and then exchanged glances with his son standing beside him.

"Oh, also," General Xie Miao looked at Nina, who was always silent, and seemed to think of something, he added, "That young man of Guo... Guo, find someone you can trust to observe him more. Come on, um, if a young man like this doesn't have any excessive demands, he might as well offer his company a little more preferential terms. After all, that's also good for our troops. Nina, you like a Chinese , I have no objection, but the premise is that this person must withstand the test, and that is, he must be a Soviet citizen, and I will never allow my granddaughter to marry a pure foreigner."