"There are still twenty-four hours, and I have to continue to buy time." After leaving the United Nations headquarters, Serov, who was standing under the sickle and hammer flag, raised his wrist and estimated the arrival time of the submarine force. Even if a few submarines were bitten, Serov believed that the commanders and fighters of the Red Navy had a way, as long as half of the forces rushed to the predetermined sea area.

Hoover was watching today's video of today's speech at the United Nations General Assembly on television at the headquarters of the FBI, in the office of the director of the FBI, next to President Kennedy's younger brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Hoover's face makes people shudder at a glance, and at this time it becomes serious, and it is even more daring to face it. Even Robert Kennedy felt that way.

After a short time, Hoover turned off the TV and sat silently in his chair, as if pondering the meaning of Serov's words.

"Chief Hoover, is what this secret police chief said true? Are there really 200,000 Soviet troops on the island of Cuba? Robert Kennedy waited for a while, and asked with the nervousness in his heart.

"There's no reason, shouldn't it be so much according to my estimate?" Hoover was also puzzled, could it be that Serov lied at the UN General Assembly? It is not impossible that the Soviet ambassador to the United Nations did not admit that Cuba had missiles on it for two days. Serov will not intimidate the United States in reverse?

"Prisoners? Is there a problem with that group of prisoners? Hoover suddenly remembered that the CIA had mentioned that the Soviet Union had sent prisoners to Cuba for labor reform, and it seemed that the Soviet Union had been preparing for this since then.

Damn, Hoover was the director of the FBI, and foreign intelligence was not part of his job, he had just heard about such a thing, and then the CIA didn't track it down, so he didn't ask much. Now Hoover gritted his teeth. "Will that batch of prisoners be in Soviet disguise, will the prisoners who landed on the island very early be disguised by soldiers?"

"100,000 Soviet soldiers as prisoners for labor reform?" Robert Kennedy asked in disbelief, "Shouldn't it!" ”

"I'm just saying that maybe, in the absence of Serov, there is such a possibility. But I'm not the director of the CIA! Hoover didn't even change his sitting position during the whole process, and his assessment of the CIA's incompetence went to the next level. Dulles was an incompetent man in Hoover's eyes, and the new McCohan seemed inferior to Dulles......

In recent days, in particular, the Soviet Union and the United States have exchanged numerous letters with each other, most of which are full of gunpowder, intimidating and threatening each other. Kennedy even wondered if the U.S. intelligence agencies had misjudged that the Soviet Union was inferior to the United States in the number of nuclear weapons, and why did the Soviet Union have such a strong confidence?

At the meeting of the US National Security Council, Hoover was present and listened to the cliché and nourishing discussion for a while, and then turned to the recent letters of Kennedy and Khrushchev. Same as Kennedy said. Most of the letters were tough, and only some of them were normal.

Until the atmosphere quieted down, Hoover raised his eyelids and saw that everyone was looking at him, U.S. Treasury Secretary Clarence? Douglas? Dillon asked, "Director Hoover, did you find anything?" ”

"If we look at the order of the letters, the few normal letters must be followed by a very severe accusation against us. From this it can be concluded that Khrushchev was not preparing for a nuclear war with us. Instead, they wanted to talk to us, but if their attitude changed immediately, they must have been under pressure, and there were not many people in the entire Soviet Union who were definitely members of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, and it was certain that except for Khrushchev. The entire Presidium of the Central Committee of the USSR believed that confrontation was necessary. Hoover put the letters back on the table, looked up and thought for a moment, and said, "There is room for negotiation, but it may be difficult, although Khrushchev has the most power." But it may be difficult to go your own way, and perhaps we should free up some space. ”

"This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, and it cannot be delayed any longer." Kennedy said categorically, "Our attitude must not change, the Soviet Union is thousands of miles away from Cuba, Cuba is under our noses, and we must let the Soviet Union know that there will be no good results in the confrontation." ”

There was not a hint of expression on Hoover's eternal face, and he neither agreed nor disagreed with Kennedy's words. He knew the reason why Kennedy was so anxious, the upcoming congressional elections, and now there was only half a month left. Kennedy's somewhat hysterical performance for the sake of the election made Hoover frown a little. The performance of putting personal honor and disgrace and future above national security made Hoover, as the director of the FBI, feel a little dissatisfied.

How can I say this feeling, it's a little too selfish. To put on such a posture for the congressional election is playing with fire, Kennedy is playing with fire, his brother the attorney general, and many Democratic Party officials.

"I'm going to call Dobrynin and ask what the Soviets want to do?" After his brother made a statement, Attorney General Robert Kennedy made the opposite opinion. Hoover was noncommittal, could he continue to listen, the two brothers disagreed? It's just that Kennedy deliberately put on a posture as president, and let his younger brother come out to say that he was relieved.

"I've been soft, at least I didn't say the number of nuclear bombs on the island of Cuba, did I?" Serov apparently innocently explained to the Soviet ambassador to the United States, Dobrynin, in the consulate in New York. Just now, he received a telegram from Moscow, telling him not to worsen the situation, otherwise he would be punished when he returned home. It is not known who sent this telegram, but it may have been someone in the Presidium of the Central Committee. In the end, the telegram still thought that Serov's work was still worthy of recognition, which made Serov, who was a rebel worker, very anxious, what did this telegram mean, was it criticism or praise? Or what does it mean otherwise, each playing fifty boards?

Dobrynin had come to inform Serov when the plane was going to Washington would take off, and after he had left, Serov glanced behind Dobrynin and sent a telegram to the Cuban Cluster Command, saying that all the anti-terrorist workers in Cuba under the First Directorate of the KGB had received an order to remove the camouflage on the nuclear bomb launchers throughout Cuba at noon tomorrow, and all nuclear missiles were on standby.

"By the time I negotiate tomorrow, all the preparations should be pretty much in place. Whoever retreats in the end will have the result, my goal is not high, just get Guantanamo back. "Compromise is what the United States and the Soviet Union are looking for more than the danger of nuclear war, and both countries are doing well now, and there is no need to end up together.

The danger of the Cuban Missile Crisis lies in the possibility of misfire in a tense situation. In a conventional war, a misfire is a battle at best, but in a nuclear confrontation, once there is a misfire, it is a global war. Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union are people who can listen to each other's explanations after being bombed.

U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy proposed to Moscow that the talks could be continued, and he chose a letter from the Soviet Union that was more peaceful in response, but of course, Robert F. Kennedy used a small trick to stab Khrushchev's relatively peaceful letter into the American media, creating the illusion that a Soviet leader first proposed peace.

After Moscow gave the order to send Serov and Dobrynin to Washington for negotiations, Khrushchev's handwritten letter appeared in the American media, but in fact, Khrushchev's letter did not say anything, but only said some scenes of peaceful settlement. It was interpreted by the American media as the Soviet Union wanted to admit it, as evidenced by Serov and Dobrynin's visit to Washington.

"It turns out that the people of every country are so naïve, and the deception of the American media is even worse than that of our KGB." Serov, who got off the plane, was paying attention to the movements of the American media at any time, but he did not expect the US government to play such a hand at a critical moment, and this hand was quite beautiful.

The face Serov could give to Kennedy, and he couldn't give it if he didn't, because Khrushchev had already given it first. But it didn't mean that he had no choice, just as Serov arrived at the White House, the agents of the Soviet Embassy in the United States, who saw Serov and Dobrynin entering the White House from a distance, quickly returned to the Soviet Embassy, and an encrypted telegram flew to Havana.

After the approval of General Pliyev, the commander of the Cuban cluster, the agents of the First Main Directorate of the KGB in Cuba moved to the top floor of the building and instructed the soldiers to remove the camouflaged missile launchers.

"General Serov, welcome to the White House." On the lawn outside the White House, Hoover, dressed in a suit, greeted him with open arms as if he had seen an old friend, and held out his hand in a blunt tone.

"Director Hoover, you are my idol, and I am honored to see the director of the FBI forever in this free country." Serov reacted quickly, reaching out his hand and holding Hoover's hand tightly.

"The pens on the uniforms are very chic, since we are in the White House, we don't need to carry the bugging, we have done a good job of security!" Hoover said with a strange gaze as he looked at the pen on Serov's uniform.

"The craftsmanship of this watch is really good, it can be compared to a watch made by a Swiss craftsman, and if it is not a pinhole camera, it can also be sold for a lot of money!" Serov looked at Hoover's wrist and said meaningfully.

Serov and Hoover didn't let go of their hands for a minute, their eyes staring at each other for a few seconds, and suddenly they laughed out loud at the same time, as if they had discovered something funny. (To be continued.) )