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Chapter 1096: Teach Them the Rules (Part , Part )

"Natasha Sergeeva was kidnapped!"

In the majestic building of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Smolensk Square, Dmitry Shepilov looked at the Nanyang ambassador in front of him and spoke directly.

"After she entered your embassy, ​​she was shamefully kidnapped. Mr. Ambassador, you have kidnapped a Soviet citizen!"

Faced with this kind of accusation of confusing right and wrong, Ambassador Zhao Jiezhong did not get angry but laughed and said:
"Mr. Minister, we are all very clear about what happened. A citizen of Nanyang was brutally kidnapped by you while studying in your country. I want to know what law Zheng Xingying broke?"

"We are investigating this matter. So far, I have not received any information about it. I really don't know where your accusation comes from, but it is a fact that you kidnapped a Soviet citizen!"

While flatly denying the kidnapping of the Nanyang people, Dmitri Shepilov looked at the other party and said:

"Otherwise, this will cause a diplomatic crisis that neither of our countries wants to see!"

"Now, the crisis has happened!"

Standing up, Zhao Jiezhong said:

"Mr. Minister, you must understand that Nanyang will never allow anyone or any country to use kidnapping Nanyang people as bargaining chips at any time. Please believe me, this is Nanyang's bottom line."

"Mr. Ambassador, Natasha Sergeeva's mother wishes to see her daughter."

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Jiezhong said:

"Of course!"

"In order to ensure her safety, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs need to accompany her throughout the trip."

More than half an hour later, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dongnia arrived at the Nanyang Embassy by car. At this time, there were more than a dozen military vehicles parked outside the embassy, ​​and armed soldiers were watching the embassy vigilantly. Now the Nanyang Embassy had been surrounded by layers of troops.

When they were about to enter the embassy, ​​the accompanying official said to Tonya.

"Think about your children. You told her that if she admitted that she was kidnapped, she would not be held accountable."

"I know I know."

Soon, Tonya saw her daughter, and when she saw Natasha, she spoke loudly.

"Natasha, my daughter. You must have been kidnapped, right? They said that as long as you admit that you were kidnapped, you can go home safely and they won't hold you responsible. Do you understand?"

Direct persuasion without any disguise sounds...not sincere at all, that's the fact.

For Tonya, who had experienced the Great Purge, she knew very well what her daughter would face when she walked out of here. After all, her husband, the father of the children, had a similar experience. If it were not for the war, he would never have left Siberia, although he later died on the battlefield.

"Mom, I, I..."

Looking at her mother with a resolute expression, Natasha said with tears in her eyes.

"They didn't kidnap me. I came to the embassy on my own for my lover, who was kidnapped by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

The diplomat next to him immediately started cursing loudly.

"Damn it, Natasha Sergeeva, you traitor, you will be punished..."

Soon, they were pulled out. In the chaos, Tonya held her daughter and whispered in her ear.

"Natasha, my daughter, you must live, you must live..."

Then they were pulled apart, leaving only Natasha Sergeeva with tears on her face. When she cried for her mother, Xu Lin walked to her side and comforted her softly.
……

Such an unexpected incident cast too much shadow on Nanyang. Newspapers, television stations and radio immediately reported the news. There was an uproar in Nanyang and protests were heard everywhere. When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiated with the Soviet Union about the kidnapping of its citizens, Li Yian's brows were furrowed and his expression became solemn.

"Why do they do that?"

When asked, Cheng Pengan shook his head.

"The incident happened very suddenly. We have no idea what happened. But based on the information we have so far, the bureau believes that this may be a response from Moscow's hardliners."

Berlin also agreed:
"We think so too. This may be a unilateral action by hardliners. After the Hungarian incident, hardliners in Moscow have always believed that Khrushchev was too weak. They demanded a tougher attitude towards us."

Listening to his analysis, Li Yian did not say anything. He just took out a cigar from the cigar box, lit it, and took a puff, letting the smoke slowly swirl in his mouth. When the smoke came out, a faint nutty aroma filled the study.

"There is no such thing as pure accident in this world."

Li Yian stood up and walked towards the window. Although he had moved from the official residence in the city to the "Daming Palace", many habits could not be changed. Compared with the official residence, the scenery outside the study window here was more beautiful, and the blue sea was at the end of the horizon.

Although the sea view was beautiful, Li Yian felt a little heavy. He took a puff of his cigar silently, then closed his eyes and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Moscow must have a purpose for taking such action. What is that purpose?"

Is it a diversion?

Or is it for demonstration?

Li Yian had no answer in his mind. This kind of operation had been done by Russia not only during the Cold War, but also after the Cold War - American athletes were caught carrying drugs and were thrown into prison. Then the two countries negotiated secretly and exchanged Russian spies captured by the United States.

Exchange...what if we exchange him for a Russian spy?
"Are there any Soviet spies among our detainees?"

"not yet,"

Cheng Pengan said.

"If necessary, the Security Bureau can take corresponding actions."

Or how about arresting a few Soviet spies?
And then exchange it with the Soviets?

When this thought flashed through his mind, Li Yian thought of another world, the first spy exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 2, the United States and the Soviet Union exchanged spies for the first time at the border of Berlin under Allied rule and Potsdam in East Germany. The two men were Francis Gary Powers, an American U reconnaissance plane pilot captured by the Soviets, and William Henrykhovich Fischer, also known as Rudolf Abel, a British-born Soviet spy captured by the Americans.

This was the first exchange between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. That is to say, the Soviets were not used to it yet.

In this situation, if we arrest the spy rashly, we will not be able to bring him back. If we lock him up for a few years, we may not be able to get him back safely. When Li Yian was thinking this, Cheng Pengan seemed to have understood what you meant, and said:
"Sir, the Security Bureau has been holding clues about Russian spies. If necessary, we can take one out and then use them to exchange with the Russians."

"No,"

Li Yian shook his head and said.

"They are worthless. For Russia, before this precedent, we don't know if this will work. Moreover, most of the time, when spies are sent out, they are determined to sacrifice for the country. Moreover, the people we kidnapped are civilians, not spies. By arresting spies in exchange for civilians, we are undoubtedly telling Moscow that they can do the same thing next time!"

After taking a puff of his cigar, Li Yian frowned and spoke after a moment.

"If this happens, it will undoubtedly tell the world that if they want, they can force us to release their people by kidnapping Nanyang people, which will definitely be a disaster."

Why in another world, when faced with terrorist ideas, many countries adopt an uncompromising policy? The most fundamental reason is that everyone is afraid that once they compromise, the other party will become more aggressive, and eventually their own citizens will become hostages in the eyes of those people, hostages that can be exchanged.

So under this circumstance, almost all countries in the world have chosen to never negotiate or compromise.

"But, sir, we don't have the bargaining chips in our hands now. It's them who have the bargaining chips now."

"Then just find a bargaining chip!"

Berlin, smoking a thin cigar, said:
"Sir, since they can kidnap our people, then we can also kidnap their people and use their people in exchange."

"There are no other Russians in Southeast Asia except their diplomats. We can't bring their ambassador over, right?"

Cheng Pengan said bluntly.

"And then there are some spies."

"Why must it be in Southeast Asia? There are many other options outside of Southeast Asia. In some countries, they not only have diplomats, but also engineers and technicians."

Cheng Pengan was shocked by Berlin’s answer. My goodness...he was being too extreme. He even reached out to foreign countries.

Li Yian showed great interest and asked:

"For example?"

"For example, in Egypt, the Soviets have agreed to provide Egypt with loans to help them build the Aswan Dam, and have also sent technicians to Egypt. Currently, some Russian experts are conducting preliminary surveys in Egypt. We don't have bargaining chips in our hands, so let's turn them into our bargaining chips."

"That's Egypt! It's another country."

"So what?"

Berlin replied.

"We need leverage now, and if we don't have it, we have to look for it in other countries."

After listening to Berlin's answer, Li Yian thought for a while and then said

"We must use all means to make them understand that they can never turn our people into their pawns. Never, and they must pay the price for what they have done."

After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Yian sneered.

"But the price is not limited to one country. If Egypt is not enough, then... the whole world... we will make them pay the price worldwide. In a word, we will never allow others to bully us without fighting back. They must pay the price."

After saying that, Li Yian looked directly at Berlin and said.

"Let's make a plan to get those Russian experts into our hands, um..."

After a moment's silence, he added.

"We will never admit to acting as a third party."

Some things are known in the heart and don't need to be really said, just like some things Israel did in another world, they never admitted it, but the whole world knew it was them who did it.

But at that time, Israel was facing nothing more than some organizations and a few small countries, but what is Nanyang facing now?

That is today's superpower. Facing such a superpower, will taking such actions lead to even more fierce retaliation?
Li Yian was lost in thought. Compared with the Soviet Union, there were too many people in Nanyang overseas. If they became the target of the other side's revenge, then those people would be able to succeed easily.

In contrast, Russia does not have many people overseas, which is precisely the weak point of Southeast Asia.

After thinking for a long time, Li Yian said:
"Weak underbelly... If we don't fight back resolutely, then the overseas Nanyang people may become our weak underbelly, their hostages. We must let them know what the bottom line is and what cannot be touched. What kind of bottom line? Once it is touched... the party that touches it will have to pay the price."

"Sir, what do you mean?"

Berlin raised his eyebrows and said.

"Should we get rid of them?"

Li Yian did not answer him immediately.

There were rules of the game during the Cold War, but these rules were established in the first ten years of the Cold War. So what about before that?

Neither side knows the rules. For example, during the Cold War, there was a basic rule that neither side would kill the other's spies, so the most familiar scene in the Cold War was the exchange of spies. Another rule was that both sides would not harm each other's civilians. Even if they arrested the other side's civilians, they would return them through some channels.

And why did they establish this rule and even do everything they can to protect it? Because it is based on one premise - equal retaliation!
The Cold War has always been fair. There is no right or wrong in this game, but one thing is certain: if you do the first day, others can do the fifteenth day.

If revenge and counter-retaliation continue to worsen, only God knows what the outcome will be.

"Not for now. Get them up, retaliate equally, behave equally. This is our bottom line. If they don't understand the rules, then we will teach them the rules!"

While saying this, Li Yian picked up another report on the table and started reading it. It was a report about the upcoming launch of a spacecraft by the United States... Originally, everyone was heading into space.

Why are we wasting everyone's time and energy on such trivial matters?
I really don’t know the importance!
(End of this chapter)