Chapter 63: The Succession (2)

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Baudouin woke up to find himself in the hotel, he tried to move, but found himself tied to a chair with ropes and unable to move, and he was about to open his mouth to call, when a cold voice came from behind him, "Don't waste your efforts, no one will come to save you even if you scream in your throat." ”

Albert stepped forward from behind him, pulled over a chair and sat down, looking at Baudouin, who was supposed to become King of Belgium in 1950 and then continue the pre-World War II policy of independence to ensure that Belgium was not affected by the war, but now sat in front of him like a helpless lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of creation.

And Baudouin also looked at this young and somewhat excessive brother, but he did not have the slightest immaturity that his peers should have, and his eyes were deep and reminded him of those old nobles at the court banquet. His heart couldn't help but sink, it had only been a year, how could he suddenly go from a rebellious and unruly child to a scheming politician.

"You shouldn't have done that." Albert was the first to speak to break the silence, intellectually speaking, he did not want something to happen to Baudouin, after all, the crown prince represented the interests of the royal family, and if he lost him, and he could not control those people when he came to power, there would be a big rift between the Flemish speaking region in the north and the French-speaking region in the south of Belgium, which had been in opposition for a long time, just like the anarchic crisis that lasted for 500 days since June 2010. Although Albert had a profound influence in the military department, the time when the military was really needed to suppress it was probably at the time of the change of regime in Belgium. Because of this extremely unstable situation, a certain big country will definitely interfere in the Belgian regime under some inexplicable banner.

Albert wanted to make one last effort to convince Baudouin to change his mind, "I recorded all your conversations with Hawes, do you know how much of an impact the public will have on your trust if they are made public?" ”

However, Baudouin apparently ignored Albert's kindness, he just sneered and said in a disdainful tone, "You threaten me? Oust me so that I can become the crown prince? I admit that I am not as smart as you, but I am also for the country of Belgium and for our family. ”

Albert shook his head and argued, "Working with the Americans is your way to keep Belgium?" As a weakling, caught between the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union, no matter what you do, you will be unlucky, you will fall to the United States, the Soviet Union will clean you up, you will fall to the Soviet Union, the United States will clean you up, if you don't do anybody, the two will clean you up. ”

This is also the status quo in China after the 60s, a family grabbing a part of you and pulling it to their side until they tear you in half, what I can't get, you don't want to get. What's more, for Belgium, which was at the crossroads of Western Europe, the United States and the Soviet Union regarded this place as an equally important place of competition with Germany.

Baudouin smiled, put his head in front of Albert, and asked word by word, "My dear brother, what you have done is for the future of Belgium?" But don't forget, your deal with the Soviets almost brought Belgium to the abyss from which it will never recover, and let me tell you what will happen if the deal succeeds, Belgium will be isolated from the Western world, economically blocked, and our people will have to endure the misery. ”

He remembered the arrogant expressions of the Americans, and he felt indignant, why did they dare to interfere in Belgian politics, not because they had a strong military force.

Baudouin's words made Albert feel speechless, if you really dare to do this to Belgium, then Britain and France will not be calm in the first place, and a Belgium that angrily fell to the Soviet Union estimated that Stalin could wake up laughing when he fell asleep, and when the time came, the Soviet Union really provided military assistance in Belgium and established a series of missile launchers, just like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Western Europe would have to blossom in the center.

Therefore, the United States will not do stupid things that make Belgian dogs jump over the wall in a hurry, and they will do things in a measured manner, even if they make Baudouin feel military pressure from the United States, and will not let him do things that are in a hurry to bite people, because Leopold III pursues a policy of neutrality, the United States does not need to worry too much about the Belgian king, but is more concerned about the uncertain factors of the crown prince.

Albert tilted his head to listen to Baudouin's words and asked, "And then?" Is it in the interests of my brother for a Belgian government to kneel and lick the United States? Your mind is really dangerous. ”

"Your thinking is even more dangerous, at first I was only encouraged by you, and I really thought that Belgium had the hope of becoming a superpower, but these days think about it, what did you do not push Belgium into the fire pit, I advised my father, but he did not listen to me, he always thought that you were right. To tell you the truth, Albert, I am jealous of you, because my father has been in power for so many years, and he has never trusted anyone. ”

Of course, he only believed in himself, in the turbulent times of World War II, the most important thing was not to keep his throne, the sun never set, France, Germany, Belgium were in the middle of the whirlpool, and an alliance with any superpower would not end well. In order to keep Belgium, and more importantly, for the crown on his head, Leopold III has always pursued an independent and peaceful foreign policy. From beginning to end, he was just in Taoguang. ”

At this time, he stood up, looked down at Baudouin, who was in a panic, and said calmly, "The current Belgium is no longer the Belgium that was in obscurity at the beginning, it will become a small empire, but it can be faced by the superpowers." ”

"Phew, you militarist madman, what do you want to do to put Belgium on the fascist road and want to be the next Hitler? Or the hanged Mussolini? Baudouin spat at Albert and added viciously, "And then divide Belgium apart, just like Germany now?" ”

Knowing that he could no longer agree with Baudouin, Albert patted him on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Farewell, my brother." ”

Baudouin finally realized the gravity of the situation, and his expression was panicked like a lamb breaking into a wolf pack, and he bit his pale lip and asked, "Are you going to kill me?" I'm your brother, the crown prince of Belgium! ”

"Didn't you also want to borrow the hands of the Americans to kill me? It's just one report after another, and I've given you so many opportunities before, but you don't cherish it. There is a saying in China, 'If you don't die, you won't die', which means that if you don't play with fire, you won't leave the result of setting yourself on fire. Albert snapped his fingers, and outside the door came a muscular man with a strange pistol with a long sleeve on the muzzle.

Albert explained, "This is a thing developed by the U.S. Strategic Intelligence Group, that is, the CIA that you are in contact with, the OSS high-standard silent pistol, it will not make any big noise, and it is very suitable for such a covert operation." And the CIA agents who come over later will definitely carry this firearm with them, so, you know. ”

In the Korean and Vietnam Wars, not only did CIA agents use OSS high-standard silent pistols, but also special forces used the weapon in covert operations, such as scouts using this weapon to touch sentry posts. The most famous OSS silent pistol incident during the Cold War was found on the body of CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, flying a U2 reconnaissance plane. And it is said that the former Soviet Union's research on special silencer guns and cartridges began with the gun they captured.

Baudouin had the feeling that a man was about to die, and he suddenly asked, "Is it the Americans?" I didn't expect to be used by you once before I died. ”

Albert scowled at him, barely squeezing out a smile. Then he nodded to the burly man, who picked up the pistol and pointed it at Baudouin, Albert couldn't bear to look at it, opened the door and left directly, this was the first time he had faced the death of an important loved one up close.

The moment he closed the door, he heard a muffled sound and the sound of bullet casings falling to the ground, Albert's hand paused, but he didn't go back to the house in the end, but with a sigh, he gently closed the door.