Episode 17 The number two person

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It was the 16th, and she refused to eat for lunch and dinner. Then on the 17th, all day, morning, noon and evening, there was still no rice. At first, I was very thirsty and drank some water, but gradually I didn't have any strength, just lay in bed, and didn't even bother to drink water.

In the first two days, the Soviet female military doctor would check her body every day, and now since she went on hunger strike, the female military doctor has stopped coming, and there are only fourteen squares left in the room. Fourteen Gege also understood that the Soviets were also making a gesture of "we don't care if you live or die". Fourteen Gege made it clear that she was going on a hunger strike to commit suicide, and if the Soviets were still staying in the room all day and checking her body again, wouldn't it be clear that they were afraid that she would die.

By the third day, the 18th, Fourteen Gege could no longer get up. She only felt light and fluttering, her ears kept ringing, and when she closed her eyes, Venus was floating in front of her. I didn't feel hungry at all, but I just couldn't tell how uncomfortable I was. Two days ago, she could close her eyes and think, but today, her brain could no longer concentrate on thinking, and her mind was in a state of drift.

When deciding to go on a hunger strike, Fourteen Gege was worried that if the Ming army commandos happened to come to the rescue, and he had no physical strength because of the hunger strike, he could not run with them, and his operation might fail. But on second thought, there is such a risk, but they may not know that they are here. The most important thing at the moment is to use the hunger strike to win the bargaining chips, negotiate terms with the Soviets, at least let the outside world know that they are here, and at the same time live in the castle. Otherwise, even if the commando team came, it was likely that they would only stare at the castle to kill Guangwu, and they would miss the opportunity to escape. I'm afraid I'll never get out.

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On the night of the 18th, it seemed that the Soviets could not sit still.

First of all, the female military doctor opened the door and came in, sat on the edge of the bed and listened to the heartbeat, blood pressure, and temperature of Fourteen Gege, and behind him stood a tall plainclothes Soviet man. That must have been a NKVD agent. The more the female military doctor examined, the more frightened she became, and finally turned her face and said a word in Russian, her voice trembling. The big spy in the back also turned white and looked very nervous.

The two of them withdrew, probably to ask their superiors, and then after a while, the three female military doctors all came in, hanging bottles and needles for the fourteen grids, and injecting something that was estimated to be glucose or nutrient solution.

But Fourteen Gege didn't give any face, and pulled the needle off, and small streams of blood gushed out from the back of his hand, staining the quilt red. The three female military doctors were frightened and hurriedly held down her two hands and gave her cotton balls to stop the bleeding. A female medic ran out again to ask her superiors, and a moment later the big spy came in again.

He said something with a gloomy face. The three female medics looked at each other, took out bandages, tied both of Fourteen Gege's hands to the bed rail, and then gave her an injection.

This time, the fourteen squares couldn't break free. She doesn't have that strength anymore.

Although the needle was applied, several Soviets still looked at each other, and their faces became more and more ugly. They didn't expect things to come to this: it turned out that the good princess of Daming and the No. 2 intelligence head of the Ming Kingdom are now half-dead tied to the bed and hanging bottles, and they can't talk about any interrogation and threats. The Soviets were afraid of her death, and now it has manifested itself to the fullest. Now I don't have any capital in my hands. This most valuable captive no longer takes his life seriously. Threatening her with death now will definitely not work. Torture is tantamount to completely giving up her huge political value and only staring at that intelligence value. That's a waste.

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At night, I don't know what time it was, Fourteen Gege suddenly felt the light blinding, and opened his eyes in a daze, and found that the lights in the room were on, and someone was sitting on the edge of her bed, looking at her.

After a few hours of glucose infusion, Fourteen Gege now feels better, regained some strength, and most importantly, his brain power has also recovered, and he can concentrate on thinking. She squinted her eyes and looked at the person beside the bed in a daze.

She was a Soviet, about forty years old, with a white round face, a pair of round eyes, a gentle look, and a bookish air, and just sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her with a harmless smile. It's just that there is an extremely sharp light in those kind eyes. Insiders can see at a glance that it is the unique gaze of an old spy for many years.

Fourteen Gege also squeezed out a smile, tried to open his dry lips, and smiled hoarsely:

"Bei...... Beria ......"

Beria didn't even need a translator to hear that it was his name, and nodded with a smile. At the same time, he raised his index finger and stopped the translator behind him from leaning forward.

The person in front of him is not as familiar as Yenov, but as the second person in the Soviet secret police, Fourteen Gege knows his situation very clearly. Just like the situation of Fourteen Grids, Beria must have known all about it. Ravrianji? Pavlovich? Beria, People's Commissar of the Central Committee of the CPSU. This man looks like a white-faced scholar on the surface, but in fact he is ruthless.

In the twenties, he served in the notorious "Suppression Committee" and participated in the purge of a large number of party and government cadres during Lenin's time. The "All-Russian Committee for the Suppression of Counter-Terrorism" can be regarded as the predecessor of the "NKVD", which later became the "KGB". Beria later served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Georgian Party and First Secretary of the Party Committee of the Transcaucasian Territory. During this period, Beria also purged a large number of party and government cadres, intellectuals and nationalists throughout Transcaucasia. Of course, so far, Beria's "political achievements" are far from being compared with Yenov.

Until last month, there was information that Beria had gone to Moscow to report on his work and meet with Stalin, who appointed him "First Deputy NKVD of the Soviet Union," or "First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs." Now, the Beria in front of him is indeed the second big spy of the Soviet Union in addition to Yenov.

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Beria looked at Fourteen Gege, smiled and said a word, then motioned for a translator.

The translator behind him was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately said in Chinese:

"Your Highness the Princess."

Hearing them call themselves "Her Royal Highness the Princess", Fourteen Gege was also quite surprised. Considering the identity of the other party, it is very dangerous to call it inappropriately. Don't...... This was instructed by Stalin?

Beria continued to smile kindly and said:

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please don't be surprised, I'm different from Comrade Yenov, I'm not here to interrogate you, I'm here to visit you. Please don't worry. ”

After listening to the translation, Fourteen Gege still stared at him, but did not speak, just nodded.

Beria smiled:

"What do you need, just tell me."

Fourteen Gege nodded again, still not speaking, guessing what he meant.

Beria sat forward for a moment and smiled gently:

"Your Royal Highness, you must know that Comrade Yenov was commissioned by Comrade Stalin to interrogate you, so he has to be harsh with you. He has his difficulties, and I hope His Highness can understand. …… But what about me, hehe......"

Fourteen Gege slowly squinted his eyes and stared at him, waiting for him to continue.

Beria smiled:

"I was sent by Comrade Stalin, huh...... to help you. ”

Fourteen Gege listened to the translation, guessing the meaning of his words, still just looking at him, without showing any expression, and let him continue.

Beria couldn't see any reaction from Fourteen's face, so he smiled:

"Well, Your Highness Princess, do you have any requests? Say to me, I'll try to help you. You see, it's not good for everybody. …… You know, Comrade Stalin may have given you more than you think. Your way out is far wider than you think. ”

The corners of Fourteen Gege's mouth rose slightly, revealing a shallow smile.

Beria immediately returned with a kinder smile, leaning over his ears to show that he was listening carefully.

Fourteen Gege licked his chapped lips and smiled hard:

"S...... Comrade Stalin...... Want me to eat? ”

After listening to the translation, Beria turned his face to look at her, and nodded with a smile:

"yes. Comrade Stalin was very concerned about the health of Her Royal Highness the Princess. When he heard about His Highness's situation, he criticized Comrade Yenov's rough work style and lack of attention to methods and methods, and specially sent me over as Comrade Yenov's assistant to 'assist' him in his work. This one...... Do you understand? ”

Fourteen Gege looked into Belial's eyes, slowly guessing the implication in it. …… According to Stalin's style all along, is it ...... Yenov fell out of favor? He's going to be done? To ask Beria to "assist" him, in fact, to straighten out the material and bite out Yenov with the help of fourteen grids? Label him a "spy" or "traitor" and then arrest him?