"I've been working there for a long time, I'm familiar with the local environment, and there's absolutely no problem with mining," Karanishkov said. As for the reserves, Comrade Nikolayevich, as you know, I do not have the specialized exploration equipment here, nor do I lack the expertise here, and in addition, I cannot try to do this work without the authorization of the superior leading comrades. Besides, even my status doesn't allow me to do this work. ”

Nikolaevich said: "Comrade Karanishkov, please do not misunderstand, the superior leading comrades are very satisfied with your work performance. He also asked me to pay you a tribute on his behalf. Due to work, it is inconvenient for the higher-level leading comrades to come over, and it is not convenient for you to go to the unit to meet the leading comrades, so for a period of time, I will still contact you one-way. ”

Karanishkov said: "Comrade Nikolayevich, you don't need to explain, I understand everything here. ”

Nikolayevich said: "Comrade Karanishkov, then please live here in peace for a while. I can't stay here too long, I'll come back if there's something. Good bye. ”

Karanishkov said: "Comrade Nikolayevich, I can sit on the bench, but I still have important work in China, and I can't stay here for too long. ”

Nikolayevich said with a smile: "Don't worry, Comrade Karanishkov, the superior leadership will not let you be idle for too long, and the country also needs you to return to work as soon as possible." I can tell you a little secret, the graphite samples you brought back have already been escorted to Moscow by special plane for testing. I believe that good news will come soon. ”

Karanishkov said: "Great. Comrade Nikolayevich, you did not report to the higher leading comrades, if necessary, can I personally go to Moscow to report? ”

Nikolayevich said: "Comrade Karanishkov, I have reported it, but the leading comrades think that it is better for you not to go anywhere now. ”

The wait is always long. After only a few days, Karanishkov couldn't bear it. For him, these few days seem to be longer than months. In particular, we must beware of Japanese spies hiding in the shadows, and they can only go outside to breathe in the fresh air when the night is quiet, and the depression in my heart is simply indescribable. There was even a time when he was so impulsive that he wanted to go past Nikolayevich and go directly to the unit to find his superiors. Soon, however, he regained his composure. For reason told him that he had to wait now. In addition to waiting, you can only wait. Otherwise, once the attention of the Japanese spies is aroused, everything that has been done before may be wasted.

In fact, while Karanishkov was anxiously waiting, the relevant authorities in Moscow had already released the results of the examination, and as Karanishkov expected, the sample was a rare sample of large flake graphite with a purity of up to 18 percent. As soon as the conclusion was reached, it was immediately highly valued by the relevant high-level officials, and a consensus was quickly reached, and the corresponding action plan was quickly formulated. In order to prevent the leakage of secrets, we also chose to take a special plane to Haishanwei to arrange the specific work of the next step. It is precisely because of this that there has been no news for a long time. Even when Nikolayevich was ordered to inform the head of the No. 5 ministry, who had arrived from Moscow, that he was going to meet Karanishkov in the next room, even Nikolayevich did not know what was going on.

Walking into the next room, there were two people sitting in the room, a man and a woman, men and women, no need to ask, the older man was the fifth chief. However, Nikolayevich introduced in a very formal way: "Comrade Karanishkov, this is Comrade Chief Five. But he didn't introduce the young girl, so he gave a standard military salute and withdrew.

The fifth chief stood up, stretched out his hand with a smile and said, "Good work, Comrade Karanishkov. ”

Karanishkov hurriedly greeted him with both hands: "Thank you Comrade Chief for your concern." ”

Chief 5 motioned for Karanishkov to take his seat. After the fifth leader sat down, Karanishkov sat down. The fifth chief's voice was slow, and he said word by word: "Comrade Karanishkov, I now officially authorize you to tell you that the graphite sample you sent is indeed a high-quality large-scale graphite sample, with a purity of up to 18 percent, and has extremely high industrial value and research value, once the proven reserves are mined, it will have an immeasurable impact on our country's industry." The leaders of the ministry attach great importance to this and have reached a consensus to secretly discover the reserves as soon as possible in order to prepare for the next mining operation. ”

Karanishkov was emotional, and hurriedly got up and said: "Please rest assured, Comrade Chief, that I promise to complete this glorious task entrusted to me by the party and the people." ”

The fifth chief again motioned for Karanishkov to sit down and said: "No, no, no, Comrade Karanishkov, this work cannot be done by you. Your job is to lurk in the pear tree and gather information on all aspects, and you can't expose it. Turning around, he pointed to the girl and said, "Comrade Valentina will be specifically responsible for this work, and your task is to cooperate with and cover Comrade Valentina to successfully complete the task." ”

Valentina stood up and took the initiative to stretch out her hand and said: "Comrade Karanishkov, it is a great pleasure to work with you. ”

Karanishkov was a little disappointed, kissed Valentina's slender hand and asked, "Comrade Chief, how can I cooperate and cover Comrade Valentina to successfully complete the task?" ”

The fifth leader said: "It's very simple, you will pretend to be husband and wife and enter the Far East of China together. From now on, Comrade Valentina will also have a second identity, a famous photographer of the Soviet Union. ”

Karanishkov said: "Comrade Chief, I still want to know, how to carry the detector materials? ”

The fifth leader said: "Here we have already thought about you, Comrade Karanishkov. Bringing complete equipment directly into China is not only too big a target, but also not easy to keep secret. We will take a partial approach and gradually transport the relevant parts of the detector material to the site. It will be assembled by yourselves. When you go, you can take some of it with you, and we'll try to transport the rest through various channels. ”

Karaishkov said: "Comrade Chief, then when will we get up and go to China?" ”

The fifth leader said, "Of course, the sooner the better." However, for the sake of work, you can also choose to stay in China for a few more days before leaving. In principle, we will not interfere. Comrade Karanishkov, the route of this trip will also be chosen by yourselves. Personally, I think you might as well go to Harbin first to show your portrait, which may be helpful for your future work. ”

Karanishkov said: "Thank you Comrade Chief for your concern. We'll think about it. ”