The sky is still sunny in France, and Moscow, which spans two time zones to the east, is already in full bloom.

At 11 Lubyanka Street, in the building of the headquarters of the State Security Council of the USSR, in a conference room in a solid underground building, although only a few participants were seated, the atmosphere was quite solemn.

Konstantin Malenkov, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the supreme leader of the vast Red Empire, was just sitting in an ordinary position at the long table with a relaxed expression, and it was obvious that today's meeting was not dominated by him. As the leader of the CPSU who commands the country and coordinates the forces of all parties, it is not Malenkov's style to be hands-on, and even if he comes from the same KGB background as the previous General Secretary Anelopov, he does not want to interfere in the internal actions of the committee.

So today he is just in attendance, and of course, some comments are also welcome.

Several participants sitting around the long table were listening to a man who was not good-looking; At this level of meeting, there is no need for empty official articles, and the statements are important things that the participants need to know, so the audience listened very carefully:

“…… France's nuclear warhead mapping operation has basically ended, and it matches the previous intelligence. The conclusion of our fifteenth bureau is that since there is no substantial deterrence against our country, the possibility of the French using nuclear weapons to fight back is almost non-existent, and it is quite safe under the present circumstances. ”

"So,—— that means it can be allowed to retain its nuclear forces?" The interjector glanced at Malenkov next to him, who nodded slightly in response.

"Okay, please refer to the documentation for the rest of the details. - Next topic, I would like to ask the 'Meerkat to tell us about the situation in the Caucasus). ”

The thin man who was called by the code name was about fifty years old, and his eyes were shining in the light, and he looked very alert and quick that was not commensurate with his age. Holding a stack of printer paper in his hand, the thin man's narration barely looked down at the manuscript, and it was obvious that he was already familiar with these situations:

"The situation in the Caucasus is still divided into two lines: east and west. The situation on the Western Front is ideal, and from the intelligence analysis fed back from the internal line, the Turkish side already has the intention of withdrawing from the war; But in my personal opinion, this subjective will can only delay, at best, but not eliminate the threat of NATO on the Western Front, and the reinforcement of the Americans is still going on - for details, please refer to the attached table. As for the Eastern Front, NATO activities are largely silent at the moment, but the intelligence we have received is not encouraging, and it is likely that this will only be a lull before a larger military operation. After a pause, the man continued his statement, "Of course, the fastest of this kind of action will be at least a month later, and the Americans have suffered heavy losses and their morale has fallen some time ago; Intelligence feedback also told us that there had been disagreements and heated quarrels at the top of NATO's top brass at operational meetings to agree on the next phase of operations. ”

"Well, this is probably also due to Comrade Rezenov."

Malenkov, who had been listening silently from the sidelines, lost no time in saying this; Hearing the general secretary's words, the thin man opposite also rubbed his hands with feeling, "Viktor Rezenov? He's a good guy who beats Americans in the Caucasus as easily as punching punching punching bags. ”

The man's words caused a brief burst of laughter in the room, and the originally dull atmosphere seemed to be slightly lightened.

After the man finished his statement, the intelligence officer from the Far East made the latest observation report concisely, and in the confrontation situation where the Americans had no time to care about it and the PLA was waiting for it, the shape of the Far East was relatively stable, and there was no worries for the Eastern country camp for the time being.

With these topics in mind, it was only natural that the participants began to look through the materials and discuss the final agenda item of today's meeting.

Because the topic to be discussed involves the top state secrets of the Soviet Union, the materials obtained by those who do not have confidentiality rights do not contain this part of the contents, but only a blank and red letter indicating the confidentiality rights. With the sound of paper turning, several of the present people calmly got up and left, such a scene was common in the top secret meetings of the KGB, and the remaining two or three responsible persons got up and sat down next to General Secretary Malenkov and the head of the KGB, Lavrenty Beria.

"The identity of Viktor Rezenov, is it confirmed?"

Hearing Beria's question, one of the people in charge next to him nodded, "Yes." It has been confirmed that they match the Roman records and that they should be the same person. ”

It seemed to be a somewhat vague and unclear sentence, but it caused everyone present to think for a long time; After a long while, Beria spoke again, looking at the text printed in his hand with "Special Ability Test Report (Top Secret)", and there was a hint of uncertain speculation in his tone:

"So, does Rezenov have some kind of ...... Superpowers? ”

"Superpowers", a word that often appears in science fiction works, are now uttered from the mouth of the head of the KGB, but there is no sense of disobedience; Several people present were silent for a moment, and then someone hesitated to answer:

"It's not certain yet. But depending on the tasks that come next, we may be able to determine this. ”

"Oh? …… How is this determined? ”

Shaking his head a little dazedly, Beria didn't seem to fully agree with the speaker's words; But his train of thought was interrupted by Malenkov, who interjected:

"No, it doesn't matter yet."

Seeing the surprised gazes of those present, Malenkov cleared his throat and sorted out his thoughts; Unlike the head of the KGB in front of him, the requirements of his position made him accustomed to thinking about the overall situation and deploying countermeasures, and for the current Soviet Union, dealing with the threat from the West was the most important thing.

Of course, at the same time, for the "incident" of the KGB, which had been in business for many years without any progress, although no one mentioned it today, he also understood it clearly in his heart. Viktor Rezenov, the number one ace of the Red Air Force whose combat effectiveness and the astonishing number of shots shot down are so mysterious, that there are so many mysteries about him; How to use such a key, which is likely to reveal many secrets, is indeed a very tangled problem.

"In short, the construction of the 'Blackbird' is now the highest priority, and in this operation, to ensure the safety of Rezenov."

He didn't plan to say anything more, but in order to convince the few unknown people in charge in front of him, Malenkov still pondered for a moment, then looked at Beria beside him, and then came up with a sentence:

"I always feel that there is an invisible chain in these things; I am afraid that the Americans' reconnaissance operations are inseparable from 'that incident'. ”