Nine hundred and ninety-one. Moscow Herald
The terrible disaster that occurred in New York not only affected the entire United States, but also the entire world.
A large number of enterprises and factories went bankrupt and closed, which had a serious impact on the US economy.
And in Moscow, when Grand Duke Gregory of Belstoka heard the news, he almost fainted. You must know that most of his wealth is stored in the United States, especially those precious cultural relics and artworks.
He was anxious to get in touch with his son Elijah, and to his relief, Elijah proudly told him that he had sold all his stocks and house deeds before the disaster, so instead of being affected in any way, he had made a lot of money.
Gregory was relieved that he had not believed in his son, who was indeed a rare genius in business......
Since his property in the United States has increased significantly instead of suffering, he has the confidence to continue to do whatever he wants in Russia......
The fact that Armenia is also experiencing oil in the shortest possible time means that a steady stream of wealth is rolling into Gregory's hands......
Not only that, but what made him even happier was that the Germans had agreed to negotiate with him in secret, and had promised to temporarily halt the offensive in the meantime.
God, God is still on His side.
He sent his negotiators, and then he turned his entire attention to domestic issues...... Maybe it's time for those nasty guys to deal with them......
Fristoya had the Americans behind him. It's not something he can move, so he can only put it aside for the time being. But that damn journalist Bordorf had to find a way to get it done.
The bright ones don't work, and there are dark ways. Assassination is undoubtedly a very good option. Gregory knew how to do these things. And there's a very effective team.
The commander of this team was Colonel Chernakboch. A trustworthy guy.
After receiving the Grand Duke's order, Colonel Chernakboch did not hesitate at all, quickly mobilized three assistants, and personally led the team according to the Grand Duke's orders. The Grand Duke has repeatedly explained the importance of this figure, and the fact that no feet must be exposed.
Colonel Chernakboch spent three full days investigating Pordorf's habits and routes to and from work, until he felt completely sure that Colonel Chernakboch finally decided to do it.
It was the first rainy day in Moscow since entering May. The drizzle gave the best cover for the assassination, and it was able to successfully eliminate the traces that Colonel Chernakboch did not want others to discover......
It was already completely dark, as Pordorf was customary. He would stay at the newspaper until after 10 p.m. before leaving work. The streets were already empty by that time, which would give Colonel Chernakboch plenty of time to escape.
Colonel Chernakboch was very pleased with his meticulous arrangement.
The black sedan was parked in a very secluded spot on the side of the road, and as soon as Poldorf appeared, the fatal bullet would have accurately entered the chest of the daring journalist......
Suddenly. Someone knocked on the window. Colonel Chernakboch looked annoyed, but the muscles of his face stiffened there.
Several men had submachine guns in their hands, and the muzzles of the submachine guns were already aimed at them......
......
Colonel Chernakboch could never have imagined that he, as a hunter, would become the target of hunting. He and his companions were taken to a gloomy basement.
"Hello, I'm Capone." The man who appeared in front of Colonel Chernakboch politely introduced himself. Then he gestured to the young man who was sitting there and took a little girl with him: "And he. It's Mr. Petergov, I think. You must have heard his name. ”
Mr. Petergov? Colonel Chernakboch was stunned, of course he had heard of this famous name in Moscow......
He calmed down his emotions: "I'm Colonel Chernakboch, do you know the consequences of kidnapping me?" ”
"Of course we know that you are Colonel Chernakboch, and we know that you are the secret police who is most trusted by Gregory." Capone was still smiling slightly: "But, so what? ”
He slowly drew his pistol, and then the shot rang out, and one of Colonel Chernakboch's men fell to the ground.
Colonel Chernakboch's complexion changed completely...... Damn, these people really dare to kill the secret police without hesitation......
"Don't be afraid." At this time, Wang Weiyi, who had been watching all this, let Alice sit on his lap: "They are all bad people, and bad people should be punished, tell me, are you afraid?" ”
Alice shook her head, since her mother left her, she had already decided to consider "Mr. Moyol" as her father, and with his father by his side, she was not afraid of anything.
Ah, by the way, my father was not "Mr. Moyol", and my father told himself that his name was Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Bream.
"Look, we didn't get off to a very good start." Capone still holds the gun: "But I hope that the next collaboration will satisfy each other...... Colonel Chernakboch, we know that you have been ordered by Gregory to assassinate the respected journalist Mr. Bordeaux, so I don't need you to answer any of our questions, the only thing I want you to do is to testify against Gregory. ”
"No, it's impossible!" Colonel Chernakboch flatly refused without even thinking about it: "I will never betray His Excellency the Grand Duke!" ”
A second shot rang out, and another of Colonel Chernakboch's men died in front of him......
"It's all human lives......" Capone sighed as if pity, "Colonel Chernakboch, do you want to watch one of your last subordinates die?" Then. I think it's going to be your turn. ”
"I said, I'll tell you everything!" One of Colonel Chernakboch's last subordinates cried out in fear: "No, please don't kill me. I'm willing to testify against Gregory! ”
Capone looked at him, "Although your testimony is not as useful as that of Colonel Chernakboch, I think it may be useful. Ah, congratulations, sir, you have saved your life by your actions. Please take this venerable gentleman to another room. ”
This subordinate was taken away, and Capone's gaze fell back on Colonel Chernakboch: "I think you are a strong man, it's a pity. In order to get what I wanted, I had to resort to something special. ”
Colonel Chernakboch lived through nightmares that he never thought he would experience in his life......
For two full hours, Capone used numerous torture instruments that Colonel Chernakboch had never seen before.
And the little girl Alice is encouraged and accompanied by Wang Weiyi. I've been watching it carefully. She was also afraid in her heart, but her father told her that she must overcome her inner fear, and only in this way can she really grow up.
My father was right. Alice told herself.
I'll grow up. I will definitely be able to become a great person like my father......
Colonel Chernakboch collapsed, he really collapsed. At first, he was able to resist physical suffering, but Capone used not only physical torture, but also mental torture.
Double torture is always the most unbearable.
"I said, I will tell you whatever you need me to tell you......" Colonel Chernakboch finally gave up resistance completely.
"Ah, Colonel Chernakboch, if you had said that, you wouldn't have had these unpleasant things......" The smile returned to Capone's face: "Look. I now feel like we're starting to work together as a pleasure. Rest assured that your safety will be fully protected by us. We will also arrange for you to enter the U.S. Embassy for remediation. ”
Colonel Chernakboch stayed there, what kind of people did this group come from?
Wang Weiyi stood up, he knew that there was no need for him to stay here anymore, and Capone would handle everything in the aftermath cleanly......
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"Intrepid Fighter Mr. Poldorf ...... Intrepid Fighter Attempted Assassination of a Prominent Journalist" in the Moscow Herald newspaper the next day, and the breaking news soon appeared: "All the evidence points to the fact that Grand Duke Gregory, the Grand Duke of Berstoka, who was in charge of Russia, assigned his subordinate Colonel Chernakboch to orchestrate the assassination." But Colonel Chernakboch, driven by his conscience and a sense of justice, renounced the assassination and took refuge in the United States Embassy, where he confessed all this to the American Ambassador to Moscow, Mr. Plandy......"
Gregory also saw the news, and his face was completely distorted with anger.
Damn Colonel Chernakboch...... Damn the Moscow Herald...... They're going to ruin themselves......
"What to do? What to do? What to do? Gregory roared: "Just now that damn Ambassador Prandi called me, and he told me that Chernakboch was in his embassy, and that the United States had agreed to his request for political asylum, and that the United States would pay attention to this serious incident!" Tell me, what should I do now? ”
No one was able to tell him anything.
Kim Walker and Chancellor of the Exchequer Andreas looked at each other, and neither knew what Lu Dao could say in such a situation...... This matter is a bit of a big fuss, and to be honest, His Excellency the Grand Duke is indeed a little too uncalm...... He actually came up with such a stupid way to assassinate......
Seeing that none of his subordinates spoke, Gregory became even more angry: "You don't want to speak, you don't want to take responsibility, do you? Well, then let me tell you, Kim Walker, that you have to take all the blame and tell the Americans that you are the ones who did it. And I don't know the inside story of the road......"
Kim Walker was terrified, the Grand Duke actually came up with such an idea? Once you agree, you will become the public enemy of everyone......
He hurriedly said, "Your Excellency the Grand Duke. It's not that I'm unwilling to take responsibility, it's that Americans and the people will never believe it. It is imperative that we deny the testimony of Colonel Chernakboch and tell Ambassador Prandi that Colonel Chernakboch is only a traitor, that he is guilty of treason and that he is being investigated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. That's why he went to the embassy for so-called political asylum, where all his accusations are baseless to slander you......"
The expression on Gregory's face is a little better, and there is no way to do it......
"Okay. Do as you say for the time being. Grigory's tone softened slightly: "However, it is necessary to negotiate with the Americans, so that they can immediately return Colonel Chernakboch to me, so that he can be judged justly." ”
Kim Walker reluctantly agreed. He also breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart because he had escaped the catastrophe......
"Migroski's oil is going very well...... "Grigory turned the subject to his main concerns: "Minister Andreas." You have to personally supervise Migrosky to convert oil into money as soon as possible, we need money, a lot of money! The Germans have agreed to negotiate secretly with us, which will give us ample time to rearm our mighty army......"
While he was talking, the head of the office hurriedly rushed in with a newspaper: "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, you must take a look at this, this is the temporary supplement of the 'Moscow Herald'. ”
As soon as I heard the words "Moscow Herald". Gregory's head was bigger: "Read it." ”
"Yes." The chief of staff carefully read out the newspaper: "...... In addition to embezzling military spending, hollowing out the treasury. Our Grand Duke also transferred countless precious artifacts and works of art from Russia...... And these things were kept in American banks and were personally cared for by Ilya, the son of the Grand Duke......"
Thinking of this, the chief of office looked at the Grand Duke, and found that although the Grand Duke's face was ugly, he did not have an angry expression, which made him somewhat relieved: "In this terrible securities disaster in the United States, Ilya used this batch of precious treasures belonging to the Russians as collateral to obtain a large amount of loans from the bank, and all of them were lost in the securities disaster. The wealth that Russia has painstakingly preserved for more than a dozen generations is now all the playthings of those American capitalists......"
Grigory snorted coldly in his nose, what do the damn reporters of the Moscow Herald know about? Yes, he did embezzle countless Russian artifacts and works of art, but his wonderful son managed to earn a lot of money for himself.
What's the use of them accusing? They couldn't produce any evidence at all.
"It is reported that the American side has confirmed this information......" the director of the office continued: "Some of the artifacts were witnessed by our counterparts in the United States, and Ilya also admitted this fact, of course, for what purpose Ilya did this, we are not particularly clear so far......
Gregory almost burst out laughing, these stupid journalists, did they really think that their lovely son Elijah would do such a ridiculous thing?
However, the words that the chief of staff immediately read out made him unable to laugh anymore:
"Ilya has already dropped his name on the testimony himself...... And this testimony will soon be in our hands with our American counterparts...... Shameless corruption, shameless acts, we actually put the country in the hands of such a man as Gregory. Should we continue to trust him, or should we step down? I believe that every righteous Russian is capable of making the right choice for himself, and I firmly believe that such a thing should not continue any longer. Our country has long been in tatters, and continues to suffer, the people cannot support themselves through their hard work, and the wealth is concentrated in the hands of a privileged few, who shamelessly loot the already small wealth of our people, and continue their luxurious life with fire, such people I believe can only be described as shameless......"
"Enough!" Gregory finally couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted the other man.
The chief of office raised his head timidly: "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, I know that these unfounded accusations are simply there to slander you, but there is another paragraph below that I think I can't help but let you know." ”
"Read it." Gregory said distraughtly.
“...... According to reliable sources from journalists, the so-called oil fields in Armenia are nothing more than another means of transferring Gregory's wealth...... Our correspondents have already rushed to Armenia and conducted field trips, where not even a drop of oil has been ......"
", it's all nonsense!" Grigory became angry again: "Immediately answer Migrosky's phone call and ask him to return to Moscow as quickly as possible and bring me all the oil that has been extracted!" ”
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Andreas said hurriedly.
This was Gregory's greatest fear, but until now he firmly believed that the Moscow Herald reports were simply nonsense! (To be continued......)