The Olympics have not yet begun, and there is already an unusual atmosphere in the whole city of Rome, in a sense, the strange atmosphere that envelops the city of Rome is caused by Serov himself, with the strong discipline of the KGB as a guarantee, Serov strictly ordered all the departments of the KGB except the First General Directorate to watch the games in Italy to wear the dark blue summer military uniform of the KGB, and not to hide their identity as KGB staff.

On August 20, five days before the opening of the Rome Olympic Games, all the personnel from the various main directorates of the KGB in the Soviet Union received a unified order and appeared in the city of Rome in all their costumes! In just an instant, more than 3,000 KGB staff members wearing dark blue military uniforms, leather shoes, blue-rimmed hats, and swords and shields on their arms appeared in unison. A group of Soviet KGB workers suddenly appeared on the streets of Rome, giving the otherwise lively Olympics a hint of undue scenery.

"This must have been done by the deputy chairman of the KGB in Rome, only that madman did not care about the occasion of the Olympics and used the power in his hands to demonstrate to us, well, I have to say that his goal was achieved!" Rach Thomas gritted his teeth and cursed how the winner of life in the same city didn't die early, it was a threat to the United States and the Soviet Union, and now Rach Thomas has intuitively felt this threat, thousands of KGBs wandered around Rome without any scruples, in a sense they were indeed tourists, but he was just unhappy!

What annoys Rach Thomas the most is, aren't these people hot? Although it was a summer uniform, the KGB military uniform was designed according to the climate of the Soviet Union, and the summer in the Soviet Union was much cooler than here! How could he understand the importance of discipline in a fighting group, Serov just ordered everyone to wear winter military uniforms, and no one dared not listen.

"I openly asked the KGB to wear military uniforms, on the one hand, to tell the people from the country. The KGB is still with you, and on the other hand, it is a demonstration of our strength and a sign of imperialism! Who will be afraid of us? The enemy will dictate our actions, what clothes we wear and what happens to those imperialists, those guys who will die at our hands sooner or later, who cares what they think? Serov was also dressed in a KGB general's gown. Winter military uniforms are worn in winter, and as for other clothes, it is not absent, but there are not many occasions to wear them.

As an Armenian in the top echelons of the Soviet Union, Mikoyan had a very good relationship with Baghremyon, and he also knew a little about Serov's reputation, this young man liked to deal with the enemy in a head-on decisive battle, because he won every time, and was deeply valued by Shelepin, a young cadre who was now in the limelight in the Soviet Union, and this time Mikoyan knew something about this young cadre. The level of arrogance is simply more excessive than that of KGB Chairman Shelepin.

"Serov, do you think you have a job at this Olympics!?" Mikoyan is the kind old man who is kind, in fact, this kind of provocative thing, Mikoyan generally does not do!

"This Olympics will be a precursor to the Soviet Union's defeat of the United States, and millions of TV users throughout Europe will witness this! Comrades at home just need to sprinkle salt on the Americans when the time comes! Serov smiled freely, and it was not the first time that he had put the name of politics on this peaceful event. Again, it won't be the last.

Mikoyan looked at the adventurous little guy and asked, "What if we lose in the gold medal standings?" ”

"I'm fully responsible. Be willing to accept any punishment! Serov immediately said that if the gold medal list of the Soviet Union and the United States is very close in history, then the probability of capsizing in the gutter is very high! But historically, the Soviet Union defeated the United States in the Rome Olympics, and if the United States wants to turn the tables, it is impossible to even take medicine. What's more, the current Italy can be regarded as half of the home of the Soviet Union.

The sudden appearance of more than 3,000 Soviet soldiers in the city of Rome caused a wave of surprise. But not much attention has been paid in the context of the Olympic Games, and many Roman newspapers are predicting the results of this edition of Italy, and the consensus is to finish third!

A crooked report was needed, and it appeared soon at the right time, with a Rome-based newspaper predicting that the Olympics would still be a US-Soviet rivalry. And the whole project was analyzed, and the conclusion was that the American delegation had a narrow victory over the Soviet delegation, and from this newspaper, the whole public opinion began to turn to what kind of sparks the United States and the Soviet Union would collide in this Olympic Games. There are statements that predict that the United States will be the first, and there are also statements that predict that the Soviet Union will be the first, and they all seem quite reasonable, and all of them are justified and convincing.

This gimmick attracted the attention of Italy, and some people said that the KGB of the Soviet Union had ordered the Soviet delegation to defeat the American delegation, and others said that the United States already had a company to sign a contract with the American Olympic champion, and the reward was quite rich.

The unsmiling expressions of the KGB personnel on the streets of Italy were also photographed as evidence of the hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States, and the rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States had been rendered extremely real before the Olympics began!

"There is no competition, we can't compete with the Americans, we win, they lose! It's that simple! Serov said indifferently to the group of reporters interviewed in Italy, and then comforted the Soviet athletes behind him indifferently, "Relax boys and girls, you can definitely win if you win, and it'......s up to you to win more or less."

Serov's cold face and provocative remarks became the subject of discussion in the streets of Rome the next day, and many Italians sold a newspaper out of curiosity, stared at the photos in the newspaper for a long time, and suddenly realized, this is not the Soviet ambassador to Italy a few years ago? At that time, Serov blocked the US ambassador in the streets and alleys of Italy, asking about the position of the United States on the Korean War and debating the politics, economy, and military affairs of both sides! Many people in Rome still have an impression of him......

"The United States is not afraid of any level of competition, and General Serov should say these words again after the game!" Serov's remarks were quickly refuted by the US ambassador to Italy, Rach Thomas.

"Didn't CBS buy the rights? I believe that their $400,000 is not spent in vain, and they will definitely be able to convey the news of the defeat of the Americans to the country, just like the U2 reconnaissance plane was shot down! Serov smiled, and poured salt into the hearts of Americans without any scruples, how did it fall? The missiles of the Soviets were so advanced? Pulling on the U2 reconnaissance plane, let Rach Thomas rest for a day! There was no verbal war with the USSR for the time being.

Before the opening of the Games on the afternoon of 25 August, most of the athletes gathered in St. Peter's Square to receive the blessing of Pope John XXIII. In order to distinguish himself from his predecessor, Pius XII, who had always been hostile to the Soviet Union, Serov later led athletes from the countries of the socialist camp to St. Peter's Square to receive blessings.

When the athletes of the socialist camp appeared, there was an immediate commotion in St. Peter's Square, and many people did not understand why this group of atheists was here! Pope John XXIII also saw such a scene, knowing that by the flag it was known that this was a team of athletes from Eastern European countries, and immediately expressed friendship with the athletes of the Soviet bloc! Unlike Pius XII, who had already died, John XXIII came to power with the fact that all of Italy had been controlled by socialists.

The end result of the unwavering opposition to socialism was the unprecedented antipathy of Italian socialists to religion, and Pius XII had always supported the Catholic Democratic Party and did not cooperate with the Communist Party, and the end result was that the Italian people became more and more polarized in their beliefs, until Pius XII died and John XXIII came to power, and began to face the thorny situation that half of the Italian people did not believe in religion.

This time, the Soviet Union led the Eastern European countries to appear in St. Peter's Square, which made John XXIII very happy, since he came to power, he has faced the increasingly hostile environment between the United States and the Soviet Union, especially in the international situation since the beginning of this year, and has already felt that the policy of the previous pope is very problematic, and this may be a good start to détente.

"The Olympics under the city of Rome are a grand event for peace for mankind, regardless of the country to which the athletes are present. The Vatican wishes them the best of luck! John XXIII said emotionally.

"Did this pope misjudge because of our good intentions?" Serov snorted and said to Valya, "We have transformed the country into an atheist, will we change it back?" Even if we change it back, the Orthodox Church in our country is obviously not the same as them, and the hatred between the two sides is no shallower than the hatred between us and the Turks......"

The words of John XXIII provoked two unwavering reactions, on the one hand, enthusiastic applause from other countries, and on the other hand, the athletes of the Soviet bloc, stood upright, and only people symbolically clapped their palms twice! But it was by no means warm, and John XXIII felt the distinct difference first.

The cardinal next to him whispered, "The person who leads the way in a general's dress is Serov, the deputy chairman of the KGB of the Soviet Union!" Religion in the USSR was also under the influence of this man! ”

"If we have a chance, we should meet this young man who controlled religion in the Soviet Union!" John XXIII waved to the athletes and instructed the cardinal beside him, "An opportunity to do so should be created......

Athletes from all over the world then left St. Peter's Square, and at the opening ceremony that followed, Italy's titular president, Giovanni? Gronzi opened the conference. The hosts' track and field star Jan Carlo? Perris lit the flame. Subsequently, another Italian track and field athlete, Adolfo? Consolini took the oath on behalf of the athletes. (To be continued.) )