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Chapter 1358 A friend’s reminder (third update, please subscribe)
"NBC..."

Looking at the colleague who was about to take over from him, Alexander said:
“NBC has never been a follower of the United States, nor is it willing to be a follower of the Americans. They have their own self-esteem, which is the fundamental reason why they will conflict with the United States.

Therefore, we have reason to believe that in the near future, NBC is likely to become our partner! ”

This is exactly what he has achieved after working here for many years, so Alexander hopes to remind his successor colleagues to pay attention to this point to avoid him making misjudgments in future work. After all, the work they are engaged in is extremely sensitive.

"Our partners, how is this possible!"

Polyakov said almost without thinking:
"There is almost no common language between us and them!"

In response to Polyakov's rebuttal, Alexander said:
"No, my friend, if you understand this place, you will find that we have more common language with them than with any other country. When you understand this place, I think you will agree with this point of view!"

"How is this possible? No matter how great this country is, it is just like Britain and the United States. We must defeat and bury them all!"

Alexander ignored his colleague's rebuttal, but quietly walked to the window, looked out, and said:
"So, you need to get to know this place first, take your time, don't rush. You have plenty of time to get to know this place."

Then, Alexander looked out the window. In the eight years since he came to this country, he had gone from being a stranger to being familiar, from being hostile to now having a certain affection for it.

Sometimes people really do change.

After a long while, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander said:

"A special partnership, but it's still a partnership!"

Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to see this day. Three days later, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander left Chang'an by plane. At the Chang'an airport, he was seen off not only by his colleagues from his country but also by an NBC officer, Li Wei, who worked in the military's foreign affairs department. He got to know Alexander through work and became friends with him.

Looking at his friends who are about to leave NBC, Li Wei said with some emotion:
"Alexander, I hope we can meet again one day."

"I believe that day will come! Next time, we will meet in Moscow!"

After that, the two hugged each other, but when it seemed like they were parting, Alexander whispered in his friend's ear:

"Li, we will help you solve the trouble you have there..."

what?
When they were about to leave, the sudden message made Li Wei stunned. He looked at his friend with some confusion. They both knew each other's identity.

They are all intelligence personnel. What does this seemingly insignificant information actually reveal?

trouble?

What's the trouble?
"Well, goodbye, my friend!"

Alexander obviously couldn't answer his question, so he just waved his hand and walked towards the customs channel, leaving Li Wei with a lot of questions in his mind.

More than an hour later, in the office of the Military Intelligence Bureau, after listening to his subordinates' reports, Sima Yun said:

"It seems that this is a gift from Alexander."

"Yes, General, I believe this is not a trick. It should be said that this is a gift from him."

Listening to Li Wei's answer, Sima Yun did not speak. After thinking for a while, he said:
"It seems that the Russians are preparing to intervene in Congo!"

As an intelligence officer with many years of experience, Sima Yun came up with the answer immediately.

"what!"

Li Wei was surprised:
"Sir, the Soviets are intervening in Congo? Now? If they do so, it will certainly alert the Americans, which will surely lead to the easing of our relations with the United States, and thus contribute to the end of the Congo crisis..."

Frowning, Li Wei continued:
"Is this what Alexander called a gift? When did they become so nice?"

"It's not that they have become better, but because they see an opportunity, an opportunity... This is their chance to get involved in Congo. What is the biggest characteristic of the Russians?"

"greedy!"

Li Wei said these two words almost without thinking, and then said:
“This is their greatest characteristic!”

"Yes, precisely because of greed, they will never miss any opportunity. In many cases, they will not even weigh the pros and cons. Greed will control their rationality."

This is vividly demonstrated in Eastern Europe, where they want to make Eastern Europe their ally and a buffer between themselves, Western Europe and Germany.

On the other hand, after occupying Eastern Europe, they longed for the land and wealth there.

What did they do there?
Not only did they demolish almost everything that could be demolished, but they also forced Eastern European countries to cede large tracts of land.

After doing all this, they thought they could turn Eastern Europe into their close ally. When the Russians realized that they could not achieve this wish, they chose a more direct method - killing the elites of Eastern European countries and then supporting puppets to take power.

In fact, everything is rooted in one core - greed!
Greed has long been engraved in the bones of the Russians. Now when they see opportunities in Africa, how could they miss them?

"Congo is just a part of the Russians' African plan. They will definitely take action there..." Sima Yun thought for a while, then said:
"But no matter what they do there, it won't have much impact on the local situation. Our control over Katanga is basically a foregone conclusion. As for other parts of Congo, they are not important, they are just tropical rainforests..."

The most valuable region in the entire Congo is the Katanga region, which has extremely rich mineral resources.

The Kolwezi Mine owned by the United Mining Company of Katanga is the largest uranium mine in the world. The uranium used in the atomic bomb of World War II was produced in Katanga. For NBC, whether it is to manufacture nuclear weapons or generate nuclear power plants, it needs uranium mines in this area. After all, NBC itself does not have uranium mines.

Not only that, the area also has the best transportation system in the entire Congo, with not only railway lines connecting the mines with various transfer points in Portuguese Angola and Northern Rhodesia, but also a road network.

The Katanga region is rich in copper, cobalt and a large amount of uranium. Therefore, for NBC, Katanga is far more important than Congo.

As for the fact that the mineral belongs to the United Mining Company, there is no problem at all as it is nationalized... What Nanyang opposes is only that others nationalize Nanyang's assets, but it does not oppose them nationalizing the assets of other countries.

As for whether the Belgian government and army can protect their interests at that time, that is their business.

"And from our point of view, a chaotic Congo is more in our interest, um..."

After thinking about it, Sima Yun said.

"We can have proper communication with them and, if necessary, have some cooperation. After all, Congo is still very big and all we need is Katanga."

In fact, it was the Cold War.

There was never any distinction between good and evil in the Cold War.

For the sake of interests, everyone can cooperate with any party at any time, including the enemy.

There is nothing wrong with cooperating with the Soviet Union. It is also a very normal thing.

In many cases, this kind of cooperation was carried out in secret, just like NBC smuggled some materials to the Soviet Union through underground channels. In addition to obtaining commercial benefits, there was another idea, which was to strengthen the power of the Soviet Union and use it as a shield to buy time for NBC to develop.

"Big Brother, is it really that good?"

After receiving the information handed over by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Yian's brows were furrowed. Based on his understanding of "Big Brother", he did not believe that this Big Brother would take advantage of the situation for NBC.

As we all know, most of the time, taking advantage of others' misfortunes is Big Brother's nature.

People may change, but their nature will not change!
"I'm afraid their targets are not limited to Congo!"

Li Yian looked at Sima Yun in front of him. He was the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Among NBC's intelligence agencies, in addition to the Secret Intelligence Service and Hydra, there were also the military's Military Intelligence Bureau and the Naval Intelligence Office. These intelligence agencies together constituted NBC's official intelligence network.

However, the official intelligence network has its shortcomings, the most typical of which is that it pays little attention to non-hotspot areas.

After thinking for a while, Li Yian said.

"Well, you guys should contact the company, especially International Grain and International Mining. They are doing more in-depth work in Africa. Keep an eye on the Russians' movements."

In addition to the official intelligence network, NBC's companies also established intelligence systems, represented by North Borneo Company and major companies such as Universal, Golden Harvest, and International Grain. In order to revitalize overseas trade, these companies established a global intelligence collection system.

Unlike official intelligence agencies, corporate intelligence networks have long formed a global intelligence network due to trade needs. Sometimes, the speed and accuracy of their intelligence acquisition even exceeds that of official agencies, especially in non-hotspot areas.

Therefore, in this case, cooperation with enterprises is the best choice. And those enterprises will also actively provide military, political and other intelligence to the government.

Given the current situation, asking them for help is the best option to obtain further intelligence.

"I see."

Sima Yun nodded, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Sir, I think if the Soviets are going to do anything else in Africa, it will most likely be in East Africa."

"Oh?"

Li Yian raised his brows slightly and asked:
"why is that?"

"food!"

Sima Yun said directly:

"Food! For the Soviet Union, food from East Africa is more important than anything else."

Indeed, Ethiopia's food is extremely important to the Soviet Union, especially when the Soviet Union's own food production is declining. In the past few years, NBC's various intelligence agencies have been paying attention to this aspect of intelligence, so he made such a judgment.

But Li Yian shook his head and said:

"Food is important, but you don't know them. For them, there are things more important than food and money. I believe they will definitely take action there."

(End of this chapter)