After learning of Yakov's appointment to the State Security Directorate, Manturov, who had planned to return to the Ministry of Defense, suddenly changed his mind and went to the State Security Directorate. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The headquarters of the General Directorate of State Security was located in a baroque building next to Dzerzhinsky Square (now Lubyanka Square) in Moscow.

Built in 1898, this splendid Baroque building was once the headquarters of the All-Russian Insurance Company. After the revolution, the building became the seat of the intelligence agencies. Until the 21st century, its purpose remained unchanged as the headquarters of the Federal Security Service of Russia.

Manturov has always had no good feelings for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he rarely interacts with people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs at work, and he is not troubled by the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so during the time he worked in Moscow, he never went to the Lubyanka at all.

But today, knowing that an old friend works in it, and it happens that he also has some official business to help with the General Directorate of State Security, in order to show his sincerity, why can't Manturov, as the deputy chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, not go to visit?

"Comrade, who are you looking for?" The internal guards guarding the Lubyanka maintained a high level of vigilance, even in front of a guest in the uniform of a general. The tall body and stiff expression made Manturov, who had just come to the Lubyanka, feel a special chill.

"I'm looking for Comrade Yakov Yakovich Yakov, Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of State Security."

The doorman, dressed in a green military uniform and a blue military cap, stiffened, stretched out his stout right hand, and then said coldly: "Please show your ID." ”

Manturov pretended to smile friendly, but his heart was ten thousand resentful. As a person with the rank of general, he was treated indifferently by a second lieutenant, and of course he felt uncomfortable.

Even so, he obediently handed over his military ID.

Immediately after handing over the papers, the internal affairs officer gave Manturov a standard military salute and said: "Comrade General, I will go and report first, please wait here." ”

The guard called Yakov's office from the small counter next to him, and only after Yakov's permission did he let Manturov in.

General Manturov was alone, and according to the signs in the building, he finally came to Yakov's office. As soon as he opened the door, Manturov saw a man in the uniform of a political commissar of the third level of national security (equivalent to a major general) sitting at his desk, looking at him with friendly eyes.

Yakov had a friendly smile on his face, a smile that made Manturov feel a touch of warmth and recall his days in Siberia. "Vorodya, I'm glad to meet you."

"Yasha, I'm glad to meet you too. Now that you've been transferred to Moscow, why didn't you tell me earlier? ”

"It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I don't have a chance to say it." Yakov immediately showed an embarrassed expression and explained to his old friend: "When I wanted to look for you, you happened to go to Ukraine to serve as the military commissar of the Southwestern Front.

I have called the headquarters of the Southwestern Front several times, but you have either gone to inspect other units or are directing the war on the front line, and you cannot be contacted at all. ”

"Then why didn't you call me when I got back to Moscow?"

Yakov crossed Erlang's legs and said with a smile: "Friend, you are not the target of the State Security Administration, how do I know that you have returned to Moscow?" Besides, I've been working too much lately, and my mind is about love with Anna other than work, so how can I care about anything else? ”

"If you have a woman in your head, why not me?" Manturov closed the door to his office and asked without hesitation.

Yakov sighed deeply and said, "Alas, it's hard to explain, some things can't be explained in a few words. ”

Seeing Yakov's helpless look, Manturov didn't intend to ask any further questions on this topic. Now, he was most concerned not with the friendship between Yakov and himself, but with the development of the war in the Great Patriotic War.

"Yasha, I think you also know that now the Germans have mobilized a large number of troops and are preparing to launch a new offensive against the Western Front and the North-Western Front in Belarus and the Baltic region.

The Supreme High Command was concerned about the insufficient strength of the Western Front and planned to transfer the main forces of the Far Eastern Military District to the western region to resist the German fascist invasion.

At the same time, however, we are worried that the Japanese will take advantage of this opportunity to invade our Far East while our main forces in the Far East have been transferred, thus plunging us into a two-front dilemma.

Therefore, I hope that the General Directorate of State Security will be able to find out what is happening on the Japanese side and see if they have recently made any military moves against our country.

If you can, find out the attitude of the Japanese government towards our country, find out whether they will invade the Soviet Union, and under what circumstances. ”

Yakov nodded and said, "I will contact the comrades (Richard Sorge) lurking in Japan to see if they can provide any valuable clues."

I will report to you and the High Command as soon as there is a situation. ”

"With your words, I'm relieved."

"Ringing ringing!" At this time, a hurried phone rang suddenly.

In less than a second, Yakov took the phone, and after listening to two sentences, he hurriedly said: "Yes, Comrade Merkulov, I will come to your office now." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yakov put down the microphone and said to Manturov: "Worodya, I'm sorry, I'm going to see Comrade Merkulov now. ”

"Okay, I don't have anything to do, if I have time in the future, let's have a meal together."

"Okay."

Manturov's stay in the Lubyanka was not long, but he had already served his purpose.

He came to Lubyanka not only to ask Yakov for help in investigating the movements of the Japanese, but also to determine whether Yakov still regarded himself as a friend. If so, perhaps the deputy head of the General Directorate of National Security will be able to use him in the future.

At this moment, Yakov's situation is very delicate, and it is of great value to Beria and Manturov.

Beria intended to use the friendship between Yakov and Manturov to bring Manturov, a young man who held important positions in both the army and the government, closer to his political group; Manturov, on the other hand, wanted to make Yakov a pawn in the national security system.

If he could, Manturov even hoped to get acquainted with Merkulov, the head of the General Directorate of State Security, through Yakov.

This Merkulov, who has always been a trusted figure of Beria, held important positions in the state security department, and in 1943, after the People's Commissariat for State Security split from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he became the People's Commissar for State Security.

Since then, he has mastered the national security system, but because of his close relationship with Beria, he has always done things for Beria that are not human.

However, Melkulov has always had a good impression in front of everyone. He was very knowledgeable and had the demeanor of a scholar, and some descendants even considered him a gentleman.

However, this "gentleman" has been doing a lot of unspeakable things with Beria all along. Eventually, he was executed in 1953 along with Beria. But before his execution, Khrushchev treated him like a gentleman.

If Manturov can win him over, maybe he will be able to change the fate of Merkulov, and even use Merkulov to change his own fate and at the same time the fate of the Soviet Union.

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