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"From Georgia to Estonia, a front against Soviet rule did not dissipate after the events in Tbilisi, but grew with the capitalization of Eastern European countries. Georgia and the three Baltic states were particularly acute, and instead of stopping them, the punitive crackdown became more rampant and covert. It seems that they have not yet woken up from the sweet dreams of the Gorba-Cchev era. ”

In front of Shushkevich, Yanayev muttered word by word a report entitled "The Crisis of the Union States" written by a KGB official, and Yanayev immediately attached great importance to this report.

Shushkevich was a little uneasy, his mood had never been so complicated on the way from Tbilisi to the Kremlin, he had imagined that his letter would be noticed by others, and he had even imagined that Yanayev's desk would be placed for the gloomy master to make difficult choices. It's just that he didn't expect that he would be invited into the Kremlin so soon, and he still has ideals for the butcher he least wants to face.

"Do you know why I invited you to the Kremlin?" Yanayev asked calmly.

"Is it because of that whistleblower letter, an anonymous whistleblower letter?" In front of Yanayev, Shushkevich never pretended to be stupid, because the other party is a devil who can see through people's hearts. Making a small calculation in front of Yanayev is tantamount to a joke with his own life, or a big joke.

"No, no, no, the whistleblower letter is just one aspect. Almost as soon as I received the letter of complaint, I was able to determine that this was a gift that you had presented to Moscow in order to preserve your career. Comrade Shushkevich. I'm glad you chose the right team. Because we are preparing for a purge of Georgian politics. ”

Hear Yanayev's answer. Shushkevich breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that he had escaped the fate of being judged by this devil. He raised his head again and tried to show Yanayev the political correctness of the first secretary of the Union State. And as soon as he looked up, he saw Yanayev's gloomy face, with a hint of anger.

"It's a pity that your report letter didn't help us and disrupted all the layout of Moscow, Comrade Shushkevich." Yanayev deliberately pretended to have a headache and rubbed his temples, "Originally, our evidence was not sufficient, even if you added your report letter, it may not be able to uproot them." You do. They will definitely destroy the evidence, and without the evidence, we will not be able to attack these people. ”

Taking a deep breath, Shushkevich did not know how to answer Yanayev's question. He didn't expect his report letter to do a bad favor.

"But......" Yanayev said, "the knight is not without a chance of redress, and if Comrade Shushkevich wishes, I hope you will do us a favor." This is a key turning point in whether we can successfully annihilate this group of careerists. ”

Shushkevich hurriedly nodded in agreement, not to mention a favor, even if it was ten, a hundred, as long as he could save his life. And Yanayev was convinced that an opportunist like Shushkevich would choose to accede to his request for his own life.

"Good. In that case, I'll tell you the truth. I would like Comrade Shushkevich to pretend to fall to the Georgian nationalist side and tell them that you are ready to help carry out armed subversive activities in Georgia. You can even mobilize the military to pave the way for their political reforms. ”

"Why do you want to do this, can't you just put the seeds out now? I could have come forward and identify the crimes of these people. Shushkevich hesitated for a moment and asked Yanayev that if the situation developed to that point, it would be the most serious blow to Georgia, which would not only give Moscow an excuse to clean up the mess openly, but could even take the opportunity to stabilize the situation in Georgia, which had been turbulent undercurrents.

"Snuff out the sprouts?" Yanayev shook his head, "My approach is to really prepare to snuff out the sprouts, as long as those people don't die, as long as there is no greater turmoil, we can't really achieve political stability in Georgia, have you understood this?" ”

Shushkevich suddenly remembered a meaningful sentence that Yanayev had said to himself after the events in Tbilisi: "There is not enough bloodshed, and the unrest will never end." In retrospect, the meaning of this sentence becomes clearer and clearer. After the economic problems of the Soviet Union stabilized, especially the reduction of cooperation with European countries, and the turn to economic and trade contacts with Asian countries, the Soviet Union had the confidence to eradicate the cancer.

"Listen to me, Comrade Shushkevich. After you go back, there will be rumors from Moscow that someone has anonymously reported Comrade Shushkevich, and Moscow will also launch an investigation. You have chosen the Georgian nationalist forces, and of course they welcome you. When you fall to them, start the plan that I have described, to place their people in the upper echelons of the army, it doesn't matter, and this is tolerated by the Moscow side. ”

"Next, Moscow will spread the news of the whistleblower letter and report the treason of these guys. You are waiting for an opportunity to encourage this group of people to start a revolution, and even to encourage them to contact the president of Turkey to provide asylum to Georgia. For such a buffer zone, I think there is a 50 percent probability that the Turkish top brass will choose to accept it. ”

"Next, you just have to provide us with that list, and we will completely destroy this group before they carry out a coup d'état, and I believe that you, Comrade Shushkevich, will not choose to do a fake show. Because you never know how much effort I've put into this part of Georgia, and how many secret operations troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have left. ”

Yanayev's words were like a nail that pierced Shushkevich's chest, making the fox hunter, who claimed to have never had an accident, feel dizzy. It was as if his actions were moving step by step towards the trap laid by Yanayev. From the time I heard the wind to the present, everything was a set routine.

Yanayev's carefully orchestrated plan for the Caucasian butcher's knife has finally unfurled its dark fangs. After indulging the privileges of self-government of the member states for so many years, it is time to put them in check. (To be continued.) )