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Chapter 1016: Budapest at Night (Third update, please subscribe)
Even though he had seen and recognized the signal, the Hungarian National Guard major waited a long time before he stepped slowly and carefully from the shadows.

All meetings with administrators are dangerous and should be avoided if possible.

But this meeting was his own initiative.

He had things to say that were too urgent to put in a dead letter box as a written message.

A loose sheet of iron on the roof of a warehouse beyond the railway line flapped and creaked in the cool late autumn breeze. He turned, identified the source of the noise, and peered into the dark area near the locomotive turntable.

Lin Jingyuan had also been observing. He had been in the dark of the abandoned train marshaling yard on the outskirts of Hungary for an hour, where traces of the war could still be seen. He had seen, or heard, that guy coming, but he was still waiting. No matter how many times he had done it, he would never relax his vigilance.

At the appointed time, when he was sure that they were alone, he struck a match that would light only once and then go out. The Hungarian had seen the signal and appeared from behind the old maintenance shed.

Both of them had reason to be suspicious, for one was a traitor and the other a spy, and if caught, both would disappear into the prisons of the National Guard, if there were any.

Lin Jingyuan stepped out of the darkness so that the Hungarian could see him, paused to make sure the other party was also alone, and then stepped forward.

"Joseph, long time no see, my friend."

When they were five steps apart, they could see each other clearly, thus confirming that the other party was not a stand-in and was not playing any tricks.

There is always danger when facing each other, that's the rule of this game.

If Joseph had been discovered, and had confessed in the interrogation room, agreeing to cooperate with the KGB and the Guoan secret police in setting a trap to capture a senior Nanyang intelligence officer, or if Joseph's information had been intercepted, he might have walked into a trap, and then spent a long dark night in the interrogation room, and finally a bullet in the head.

Of course, Joseph would not have been able to survive. Neither the KGB, which controlled the National Security Force, nor the National Security Force would show any mercy to traitors.

Joseph Neumann, Major in the National Security Corps, is a cold, lonely, and proud man.

During the war he had been a member of the Arrow Cross, and after the war he had been retained by the KGB as a member of the Home Guard, which were... the bloodhounds of the KGB.

But no one knew that he was also an informant of the Imperial Security Bureau. In other words, he was equivalent to a traitor if he had read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

He didn’t pour out his inner feelings…he just spoke directly.

There are many reasons why people betray their homeland: resentment, ideological differences, lack of promotion, conflicts with superiors, etc. There are all kinds of strange reasons, but Joseph betrayed his Hungary because of love. In other words, he loved the Hungary that was not controlled by the Russians.

"The Russians are likely to take tough measures. The KGB asked us to monitor Nagy and his government. The Russians are very dissatisfied with Nagy's concessions to criminals, namely the students, defecting soldiers, workers and citizens, and his characterization of the incident. They may take further measures."

Facing his superior, Joseph informed him of everything he knew, and then emphasized:

"The tough measures I'm talking about could be an invasion, a real military invasion. Colonel Andrei vaguely mentioned that a large number of Soviet troops were gathering on the border! Their invasion could happen in the next one or two days."

This was the reason why he had made an urgent appointment. Time was too tight and an invasion could happen at any time. Then, he stared at Lin Jingyuan and asked:

"I want to know what kind of help you will provide. When the situation gets worse, we all know that although the Americans are agitating people on the radio, they can't provide anything. Their groups are inciting the crowd, but in fact, their work here is completely blank. Even when the Russians invade, they won't take any action, but..."

Looking at the German in front of him, no, it should be said that the Nanyang man, Joseph said: "If you can't make any promises, then I can only make the most favorable choice for me, of course, it will also be beneficial to you, but at that time I will need more compensation."

There is no such thing as free service in this world, Lin Jingyuan thought to himself. He took out a thick envelope from his coat pocket and said.

"My friend, please believe me, we will do much more than you can imagine."

"Who knows?"

As he pulled the envelope over, Joseph said:
"I have worked with the Germans and the Russians. No matter whether it is the Germans or the Russians, their promises are untrustworthy. Now..."

I pinched the thickness of the envelope. Although the promise was not trustworthy, the Nanyang people were still very generous.

After putting the envelope into his pocket, Joseph took out another piece of paper and said:
"This is the pass you need so that you can go through customs without anyone checking you."

After a pause, Joseph looked at the other person and said.

"I don't know why you came here, nor do I know what good Hungary can do for you, but if Hungary can be freed from Russian control, I am willing to help you do anything. However, I only hope that you really want to help us."

Although they started with intelligence cooperation, the role played by Nanyang in this incident was beyond Joseph's expectations.

To the extent that he couldn't even understand these people. After all, Hungary was too far away from Southeast Asia, which was just a distant Asian country. If it were the United States, he could understand it better, but the problem was that Americans were not prepared at all.

"Of course, we do want to help you. While helping you, we are also helping ourselves."

Lin Jingyuan took the initiative to speak.

"We don't know how the situation will develop next, but please believe that we will never abandon our friends. If the situation deteriorates to a certain point, I will definitely take my friends away. Yes, this is my promise."

In the moonlight, Joseph could see Lin Jingyuan's sincere expression, so he nodded and said:
"Hopefully."

Then he asked again.

"Is there anything else I need to do?"

Lin Jingyuan said:
"Now you need to complete a mission, before the Russians invade, they will definitely..."

A few minutes later they parted ways. Joseph was going back to his office in the National Security Team, while Lin Jingyuan was going to sneak back to the embassy in the city center. After getting off the bus, he changed into his Western European-style short coat in the alley again, and then walked to the embassy with his bag. When he passed a pub, he deliberately went in for a drink. There were call girls controlled by the National Security Team, and he needed to create an illusion that he was out for fun.

While he was flirting with a call girl, the radio was playing foreign news. This was Budapest, and even though it was chaotic, the radio only reported on foreign countries in dire straits.

"…Just a few hours ago, the Israeli army launched a despicable sneak attack on Egypt. The Zionists are invading Egypt…"

(End of this chapter)