After the U.S. Congress announced the creation of an investigation team against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the FBI seized the Friendship Africa Foundation. The Soviet Embassy in the United States also quickly informed the incident back home. Seryosha was also aware of the matter through Glencore.

Seryosha soon received a request for a summons from Gorbachev. Seryosha did not dare to slack off, he asked the driver to hurry up. So in the middle of the night, Seryosha's Gil car drove into the Kremlin.

By the time Seryosha arrived at the Kremlin, Foreign Minister Shevardnadze had already arrived in the Kremlin one step ahead of Seryosha.

Seryosha and Shevardnadze, who moved from the post of general secretary of Georgia to the post of member of the Politburo Standing Committee and foreign minister, did not have much work in common. With his roots in Moscow not deep, and the Foreign Ministry, which the current chairman of the Supreme Soviet, Gromyko, has been operating for many years, Shevardnadze is still far from eating the entire Foreign Ministry.

Comrade Seryosha, why are you here too! Shevardnadze saw Seryosha and asked curiously.

"Comrade Shevardnadze, I also just got called, I don't know what is going on!" Seryosha could not tell Shevardnadze that he knew the reason for being called today. Because Seryosha's sources are abnormal.

Seryosha and Shevardnadze stood outside the door, waiting for Gorbachev to appear, for fear that the sound of small talk would disturb the general secretary's rest. But when the door was opened, Gorbachev's hair was disheveled, and he hurried over without tidying up.

Seryosha and Shevardnadze respectfully waited for Secretary Gorbachev to speak first. Gorbachev wasted no time, he first asked Seryosha if he knew what was going on with him so late. Then he asked Shevardnadze to repeat the ins and outs of the incident. Seryosha had already thought carefully about it on the way here. Seryosha felt that a lot of things had come together lately. The Gorky Brotherhood has been smooth sailing for so long, and it is natural to experience setbacks, but these few times, whether it is the Guantanamo incident or the grain smuggling incident, are earth-shattering events. Seryosha also wanted to keep a low profile, but the cause of these two events was for Ivankov and for the grain trade. Seryosha had no choice at all.

"Now that the situation is understood, let's talk about it now! Let's see what else can be done to remedy this. Gorbachev saw that neither of them spoke, so he said first.

Among those present, Seryosha was the lowest-ranking person, so it was not up to him, and Shevardnadze was the first to speak, and he reported to Gorbachev in a hesitant manner: "General Secretary, our official channels of communication with the United States have not yet been fully restored, so our Foreign Ministry ...... You and the President of the United States agreed to establish a hotline between the two heads of state during their talks in Geneva last November, so ......"

"Hey, Comrade Shevardnadze, do you think that hotline is a necessary means to prevent the United States and the Soviet Union from breaking out into a nuclear war due to misunderstanding, and it is appropriate to use it on such a disgraceful issue of communication?" Although Gorbachev's tone was gentle, his meaning made Waldnadze hear his displeasure.

"General Secretary, our Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation is responsible for this matter; in recent years, as our relations with Western European countries have been easing day by day, our Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation has opened some branches abroad and has begun to do business with Western countries in a way that is familiar to them. Comrades abroad know that the great cause of reform is going on at home, and they are all holding back their strength. General Secretary, please don't blame the comrades of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation who have been working abroad all the year round, they are all for the motherland! Seryosha didn't want to cover the lid, and since this matter had been leaked, Seryosha first had to dispel General Secretary Gorbachev's misgivings about the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

"I can understand the happiness of the comrades, but this matter has now become a big problem, which is very bad for the image of the Soviet Union! The matter started because of your Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and you, the vice minister, have to shoulder the burden! Gorbachev pointed to Seryosha's chest and said in a commanding tone.

"Please rest assured, General Secretary, I will live up to your expectations, I already have a plan, there is no evidence for the accusations made by the female reporter abroad, our Italian branch of the Mediterranean Trading Company will not swallow our anger, and we will go to court with the New York Times." Seryosha confidently assured Gorbachev.

"Well, Seryosha! I'm relieved that you can say that, I thought it was another sleepless night tonight, and I could sleep well after listening to your words! But Seryosha, do you really have one? Gorbachev's words were full of encouragement, but still a little unconvinced.

"Please rest assured General Secretary, we will not swallow our anger against the slander of imperialism!" Seryosha assured loudly.

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Immediately after leaving the Kremlin, Seryosha called Yakov, who, as soon as Seryosha asked about it, Yakov said that he had heard about it from Mark Rich. Seryosha now had a not-so-mature plan, and he said to Yakov: "Yakov, do you still have contact with those Poles?" ”

"Of course, part of our food is sold to them, and Solidarity is now even buying arms from us, so you have to give me some face!" Yakov said confidently.

"Yakov, I'll let you Yuri and Ivankov take a risk to Italy, he has another mission, you go to Poland and convince the leaders of Solidarity to take this matter down! Tell them that as long as they can carry this matter down, I will give them whatever they want in the future, and I will not take any money from abroad to support them in Poland! Seryosha announced to Yakov.

After Seryosha finished his mission on the phone, he contacted Mark Ritchie in Switzerland. Seryosha said to Mark Rich: "Mark, find someone to investigate the female reporter and see what her background is!" ”

"Seryosha, the U.S. Congress has set up an investigative team to investigate my friends in the Farmer's Association, and they asked us what to do?" Mark asked, somewhat unconfident.

"Mark, if you find Glencore, you will go to court first, I still have some things to arrange, don't worry, wait for my news!" Seryosha replied nonchalantly.

"Okay, Boss!"