Lille didn't answer him, and continued to look at Cheryshev and said, "Didn't you get any warning until you were caught?" ”

"Nope." Cheryshev shook his head and said, "No one warned me. I felt something was wrong before I was arrested, but it had nothing to do with Sequoia or anyone else. Originally, Kirillova would report to me every once in a while, and every time he was punctual, but the last time, he was late. But I didn't think much of it, although I muttered a little in my heart, but after all, everything around me was normal. Plus I've been here for more than ten years, and I'm not as careful as I used to be, and I've long been numb. So it didn't take long for me to forget. At this point, he smiled helplessly.

Lille nodded and said, "I guess everyone who has a relationship with you is cut off now, right?" ”

"Yes. One last message was sent when I realized I was going to die. Cheryshev sighed, and after a moment of silence, said, "This is the last thing I can do for them." ”

Lille nodded and didn't continue the conversation, but said, "Is there anything else you can think of about this redwood?" ”

Cheryshev shook his head and said, "No. Only once. You may not have been aware of it before, but maybe after a while, when their actions begin, you will know. ”

Lille frowned and said, "Are you sure they don't know that you already know the code name Sequoia?" ”

"There's no way they know." "They didn't mention Sequoia after they said that. I didn't ask anything about Sequoias. So there's no way they've known that I've noticed the codename, and it's impossible to know that I've surmised that the person who owns it has a good position in Helmet. ”

Lille thought for a moment and said, "What did you mean when you introduced Hermet to Belarov and Kancherski, and explained the importance of the infiltration of Hermet?" Helmet's cooperation with the Intelligence Agency? Composition? Or what? ”

Cheryshev shook his head and said, "They are not interested in what you say. They will think that this is just a matter for the Americans, but in their eyes, it doesn't matter which department is fighting against them, and they don't have that clear distinction. What I'm telling them is that with regard to Helmet's deployment overseas, it's no longer just the Intelligence Agency that is threatening them, it's Helmet. This is especially true in war-torn areas. I've given a few more examples for this. However, they didn't make their attitude clear, and they didn't make it clear to me all the time, but from the point of view of action, it is clear that they paid attention to it and took action. ”

"Overseas operations? What are the main aspects? Lille said: "I mean you as an example of what convinces them. ”

Chershev looked in his eyes and said, "Can you smoke a cigarette?" ”

"Of course." Lille immediately agreed, and handed his cigarette and lighter directly to Chershev. Love you eBook

Chershev took a puff of his cigarette without hurrying: "I'm talking mainly about Eastern Europe and West Asia. In other areas, like in South America, I know that you are also using Helmet more and more people there. ”

"What exactly?" Lille asked.

Chershev smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to ask me. Just look up your own files and you'll know what you've done over the years. This includes arms trafficking. As he spoke, he looked at Heathman, "This gentleman sells a lot of weapons and equipment to the areas I mentioned, helping their obedient armed groups against their disobedient governments. You also have quite a few working groups infiltrating the neighboring countries of Russia, and I don't know exactly what they do, but it's not hard to imagine. I wouldn't say I'm very familiar with that trick, but I'm not unfamiliar with it, to say the least. Now it's just a matter of getting ready. As he spoke, he took another puff of his cigarette and exhaled it before he continued: "Actually, these two people also understand that these statements of mine are likely to be used by them as some kind of convincing evidence to persuade their superiors. Speaking of this, Chershev suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Every time I think about this, I feel ridiculous. Those two guys don't have any experience with you at all, but they're my bosses. I, who have been working here for more than a decade, still have to find some convincing evidence and rhetoric to help them change the direction of their work. It's so sad ... ”

Lille sighed slightly as if empathetic: "The way of the world is like this. You may not be born and die to get what you deserve. Especially in our line of work. ”

Chershev smiled and said: "My intelligence network is finished, so I surrendered." I did everything I had to do. So be it. ”

Lille nodded slightly and said, "So that means that the two of them should pay more attention to the infiltration of Helmet in the countries around him?" Can you be specific? What areas are you talking about when you give them examples? ”

"Ukraine, Georgia, Poland, Belarus. A little farther away, Lebanon, Syria. And you are constantly supplying weapons to some local tribal forces in Libya. Apparently trying to do something about it, too. Chershev said, pointing to the document that Lille had kept with him: "I wrote a lot at the time, much thicker than this one about me. ”

"That is, if they are going to deal with us, most of them overseas, attacking some of our personnel?" Lille asked.

Chershev pouted and said, "I think so, and it should be continuous, a unified action in several places." I think you're in danger right now. It's not your guys right now in the shadows, it's the action team of those two guys. Probably it's going to be the GRU, because they're pretty cruel to you, too. ”

Lille nodded, "What do you think they will be most concerned about now?" ”

"Ukraine. I think it's Ukraine. "Of course, other directions are equally important, but in my opinion, you pose a greater threat to Russia in Ukraine." ”

"Okay. I understand. Lille nodded with satisfaction and said, "So is there any other information about Sequoia?" ”

"Nope." Chershev said: "I said, I just heard that. After this incident, I even wondered if this redwood really existed. After saying that, he smiled bitterly again.