Chapter 1008: An Unexpected Meeting
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Accompanied by the lights of thousands of homes in the center of the city, the suburbs of Moscow have gone to bed early. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe night closes the curtain on this country road early, with only sporadic street lamps dotting the lonely night sky. A Renault SUV drove by, kicking up the dust that had been silent on the road for a long time.
The birch trees swayed softly, and the branches bloomed with April buds. Among the flowers that symbolize life stands an Orthodox cross, and underneath the cross is an inconspicuous tombstone.
Preobrazhensky Cemetery, this path has a poetic name - "Hero's Trail".
A bouquet of white lilies was placed in front of the tombstone, and the index finger lightly touched the lines of the tombstone, brushing away the dust that had hidden the hero's name. Lines of tadpole-like words write her life on the inscription. However, unlike most of the heroes buried here, there is no record of exploit on the tombstone.
In general, there are only two possible scenarios for this to happen. Either her merits are not honorable, or her merits are not convenient to be recorded, or both......
[Marina Ivanovna Nikolaeva]
It's still cold in Moscow in April. Especially at night.
Squatting in front of the tombstone, looking at the lines of words that she didn't know how many times she remembered, Natasha suddenly took a deep breath and buried her face in her hands. The white mist that floated out between her fingers quickly dispersed in the cold and silent night, and gradually blurred her vision.
"Mom, are you okay?"
"Your daughter is doing well. I...... I'm coming to see you again. ”
"Eleven years have passed since that day. Sorry for not listening to you, your daughter ended up on this path as well. ”
Burying her face in her sleeve, Natasha wiped her eyes hard to wipe away the mist that was in the way. However, at this moment, her stubborn look rarely showed a soft look.
"But...... It's all right. ”
Looking up at the bright starry sky, she grinned the corners of her stiff mouth and smiled reluctantly.
"When it's all over, I'm going to retire. ”
"I don't know how it will end, but ...... But sure enough, I still wanted to try it and pursue my own happiness. ”
Taking a deep breath through her nose again, quietly feeling the coldness pouring into her nose, Natasha felt her emotions stabilize a little, reached out and picked up a pinch of dust, and carefully wrapped it in a handkerchief.
Putting the handkerchief in her purse, Natasha stood up and bowed deeply to the tombstone.
She turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, she suddenly noticed that not far from the tombstone, there was a white rose.
The pure white petals were stained with dirt, as if they had been blown down by the wind......
……
Walking side by side in the corridor of the villa, just as Jiang Chen was wondering what this Nikolaev general was looking for him to come here for, the bearded general spoke.
"Didn't Natasha come with you?"
Hearing the name of the acquaintance, Jiang Chen looked at him suspiciously.
"You know Natasha?"
When Nikolaev heard Jiang Chen's words, he grinned as if he had heard some funny joke.
"You've known her for so long that you don't even know what her last name is?"
Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, and his expression when he looked at Nikolaev suddenly became wonderful.
A possibility that he had never guessed suddenly came to mind. But even though the answer was about to come out, he still couldn't imagine that this old hairy man, who looked like a relative of a polar bear, was actually Natasha's......
"To reintroduce myself, my name is Vladimir Nikolaev. Natasha Vladimir Nikolaev is the daughter of a despicable person. ”
After hearing this, Jiang Chen was silent for a long time, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence.
"I always suspected that Natasha's background was not simple, but I didn't expect that there was a father of the commander of the army behind her. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, I just think ...... Very unexpected. ”
In this way, it is easy to explain why she was able to jump directly from the intelligence department to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at will. Although the relationship between father and daughter is not very harmonious, she is the daughter of Admiral Nikolaev after all, and it is difficult to say that her father did not take care of her secretly.
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Nikolaev laughed heroically a few times, but that laughter quickly became a touch of loneliness, and finally turned into a light sigh.
"It's useless to say that...... It seems that she still doesn't want to see me. ”
"So, you invited me here just to meet your daughter through me?" Jiang Chen made a helpless expression, "It's a pity that when I told her that the reception was held by Admiral Nikolaev, she directly asked me for sick leave. ”
"No, wanting to see his daughter is just an old father's wish. Nikolaev shook his head and said in a teasing tone, "But standing here at the moment is General Nikolaev, the bearded general of the 58th Army, do you know what I mean?"
Jiang Chen smiled politely and did not answer. He is not the kind of person who likes to gossip, nor does he have the interest to venture into other people's household affairs, let alone intervene in the conflict between father and daughter.
Nikolaev was very aware of the status of the young man in front of him in his daughter's heart, and the previous words were deliberately said to Jiang Chen, hoping that he could do something. However, Jiang Chen did not respond to his expectations, which made him a little disappointed.
But these disappointments were only for a moment, and today's drinking party was not held for his daughter.
After a pause, Nikolaev restrained his joking look and said seriously.
"Without further ado, before attending the reception, I want you to accompany me to meet someone. ”
"Why don't you put it after the party? I'm afraid it's not good that the owner of the party has disappeared for so long. Jiang Chen said.
"These are secondary compared to the future of Russia. ”
Stopping in front of a burgundy wooden door, Nikolaev raised his hand and knocked three times on the wooden door.
There was a "click" at the door, and a Russian man wearing sunglasses opened the door, confirmed the comer, and cleanly stepped aside. Admiral Nikolaev took a half step forward, spread his hand into the room, and made a gesture of please.
"Please. ”
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and walked towards the house. The moment he stepped through the door, he looked up and saw the man sitting in front of the sofa, a hint of unexpected surprise on his face. At this moment when he was surprised, the man smiled slightly and took the lead in speaking.
"Welcome to Moscow, friends from afar. ”
As he spoke, the man raised his goblet and greeted him.
Although it was the first time they met, this face would definitely not be unfamiliar to him.
President of Russia, Putin. (To be continued.) )