Chapter 185: Catch the Traitor
"Not all people can be called people, and if religion is useful, the law can be completely revoked!" Serov looked coldly at the Pope, the world's largest religion, and deeply felt that today's conversation was a waste of time, and the most useful thing about religion is that it can paralyze the minds of the people, as evidenced by the revival of the Orthodox Church after the collapse of the Soviet Union! "There is no doubt that religion has a grip on the mind, and His Majesty the Pope should also have a deep understanding! The whole history of Europe has proved this, the time when you are forever in authority Europe is the Middle Ages, the prosperity of Europe began with England, which despised the authority of the Holy See, and the rise of Germany had a lot to do with the Thirty Years' War! History has proven the subordinate position of religion in development, and the less influence you have, the better the development of people! There was no problem with the policy of the USSR, just a little faster......"
"We reason, even if some weak-willed people really need religion, they don't need the Holy See to guide them on how to do it! The Patriarchs of the Orthodox Church are equal to each other, and there is no need for a pope to look at them from above! In this St. Peter's Basilica, Serov carefully looked at this magnificent palace, looking for traces of its history, which is also only historical, and what role can it play in the development of today's society?
"But after so many years of the Holy See, and the congregation of the whole world believes in us, does General Serov seem to think that the Soviet Union is so strong that it defies the will of a billion people?" John XXIII asked nonchalantly.
At this time, John XXIII was no longer a dying old man, at this time he was a pope who ruled over the world's Christians, and his rickety back seemed to become erect in an instant, and he asked Serov in front of him hoarsely.
Serov's reaction was very flat, not deterred by the momentum of John XXIII, and silently looked at the angry old pope in front of him and spoke slowly. "I only need to launch an anti-feudal campaign against religious forces, and I can easily erase the existing traces of religion like wiping dust, what can you do to me? Our iron leader Joseph Stalin once said, the Pope? How many divisions do you have? What is holding us back? ”
I didn't expect the meeting between John XXIII and Serov to evolve to this point, thinking of this, John XXIII also had a trace of regret in his heart, and he wanted to help the Eastern European Christians have some living space. Now it seems to backfire! It has aroused the disgust of the staunch atheists in front of him, and they are going to deal with the believers of the socialist countries with a heavy hand! This was not at all John XXIII's intention.
The original intention of John XXIII was to let the governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe ease relations with the Vatican! Giving people of faith a little room to operate is not forcing the KGB to kill the religion that is already tightly controlled.
The conversation between the two sides reached this point completely unintentionally, and John XXIII completely wanted to ease relations with the countries of the Soviet bloc, but he did not expect that the vice chairman in charge of religious affairs would be so disgusted with religion, which really surprised John XXIII.
"This kind of tyranny towards religion will not be tolerated by Catholics all over the world!" John XXIII tempered his rhetoric in the hope that the conversation would return to normal.
"The Catholic Church is amazing, a billion people. People from any country in the world may be the target of our revolution, and I am not worried about who the people will choose! Serov still did not change his attitude, and listed his opinion, "Quite simply, the KGB and even the internal affairs ministries of various countries can relax the supervision of religions, at least not send them to prison for reform, and even let those priests above the bishop keep in touch with the Vatican." But the Vatican cannot elect any person of Eastern European nationality as pope! ”
"I can only guarantee that my next pope will not be a cardinal of an Eastern European country, and let the Vatican prohibit the cardinals of Eastern European countries from running for the pope as an order. When pigs fly! If the Soviet side is willing to accept the goodwill of the Vatican, it should agree with me, otherwise it will be very difficult for you KGB to contain the influence of the Holy See, and it is not a simple matter of casting a line of defense! John XXIII said with the utmost sincerity.
Having probed the mental activity of John XXIII, Serov knew that the other side would not budge! Indeed, it is really impossible for the Vatican to issue an order prohibiting the bishops of Eastern Europe from running. Serov's threat of repression against religion is also impossible. It is true that he is the deputy chairman of the KGB, but the influence is limited to the Soviet Union, and if other countries disobey the orders that the KGB needs to cooperate, Serov has no good way.
I can only use the stupidest way, find a way to find the Polish pope in history and see if I can't think of some way. The stupidest way is to kill him, and it would be better if he could make this pope work for him. It's not easy either, because Serov doesn't know what the name of this pope is, should he raise all the clergy in Poland?
This negotiation can only be used as a secret negotiation between two people, there is no contract and no documents! After Serov turned around and walked out of St. Peter's Basilica and left the Vatican, Lukani, who had been following him, asked softly, "Vice President, is it really a relaxation of religious regulations?" "With Lukani's knowledge of Serov, this is simply impossible! There are two things that must not be mentioned in front of this boss, one is the benefits of capitalism, and the other is religion! The former relates to Serov's goal of victory, while the latter is the focus of Serov's defense against the resurgence of religion.
If not to mention why Serov praised Major General Kadpov, it was because Kadpov's attitude towards religion made him admire, and Major General Kadpov was also the first person who was not promoted by Serov to the rank of general, but received the greatest care.
"It's because I'm so young that I think John XXIII can trade Eastern European Catholics for us, forgetting that as a pope, how can he make a deal with us? Not even a relatively neutral pope, but he's smarter than his predecessor! After leaving the Vatican, Serov reached out and pinched Lukani's fair face, and said with a smile, "But even if you don't make trouble for us for a few years, it's good for us!" John XXIII is nearly fifty years older than me, and when he dies, all secret talk will be nullified! ”
From the beginning to the end, Serov was not ready to really abide by anything, and the reason why he was willing to talk to John XXIII was nothing more than to make a gesture of relaxation and let John XXIII be impartial between the United States and the Soviet Union, even if only for a few years! With a few years of time, Serov can slowly accomplish a lot of things. You don't have to be a firefighter like a spinning top. Like he said, John XXIII, who was already eighty years old, could not live long, and time was on his side......
The delegation of the Ministry of Light Industry and Maritime Transport of the USSR is still negotiating with the Italians, this is Serov's main job, when to come forward and when not to come forward He knows very well that this kind of negotiation of cooperation between the two countries He came forward to play the KGB's set will only make the negotiations collapse, honestly hide in the Soviet embassy to watch the live broadcast of the game, and he will also go to take a good look at the performance of Soviet athletes in the competition with tickets, this kind of day is calm and leisurely!
Or he is leading his wife to go shopping, he is generous at this time, Serov has never been greedy for a dime from the country, it does not mean that he really has no money, in a sense, this is not greedy, it is more appropriate to say that it is feedback and selling stolen goods. The wool is out of the sheep, and the KGB's money can only be used as funds to expand overseas industries, and it is not easy to feed such a super department, so he also turns a blind eye to some part-time jobs in overseas intelligence networks, such as the filth between the Americas Division and the drug lords, Serov is not unaware but doesn't want to care, after all, it was his initiative to let the KGB find a way to make money.
"This is the list of students sent to the Soviet Union by Egypt this year, including a group of students from Syria, do you want to take a look at it, vice chairman!" Isemimutny said, holding a report from the Middle East Division.
"You don't need to look at it, just do it according to previous years! However, the criminal management of international students must be strict, we cultivate a group of pro-Soviet forces in Egypt for the country, but we do not invite them to be uncles, dare to play games like Egypt in the Soviet Union, Kazan welcomes you! Serov directly took out a pack of underwear he bought, and said with a normal face, "This is for you, I think I shouldn't have misremembered the size......"
When I opened it, even as a professionally trained agent, Isemimotny was still blushing. There's nothing wrong with the size at all, but it's a little too leaky, it's like you didn't wear it! Embarrassed to put away his underwear, his voice was a lot more tired when he reported again, "There is another report, which is also reported by the comrades of the Middle East Division Egypt, the comrades who have been ordered to monitor the Polish Military Advisory Group all the time, seem to feel that something is wrong, and the combat colonel of the Polish Military Advisory Group, who is in charge of military work, is a little abnormal?" ”
"Abnormal? Traitor? Serov hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the report, as a KGB, looking for traitors is like his instinct, a colonel in charge of combat planning is definitely not small, read the report from beginning to end, and set his eyes on the name of the target person, Colonel Golinevsky, Chief of Operations of the Polish Military Advisory Corps, "Golinevsky? Serov was not without the slightest impression, as if he was a general who had defected from Poland, "Let our comrades in Poland investigate this person first, and the Middle East Department will continue to monitor him, and at the same time find a way to transfer him back to the country......"
Isenmotny quickly jotted down Serov's order, and then asked, "It's really not possible, let the Operations Execution Office kill him on the battlefield, and you can blame the French!" ”
"Good idea, but first find out if there are accomplices!" Serov's eyes lit up, his secretary was really good. (To be continued.) )