Xixia dead book

Chapter 158 The Decisive Battle at the Peak of Helan (43)
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Tang Feng pondered for a moment, and raised a question that has been bothering him: "But there is still one thing that doesn't make sense, that is, Qi Ning's death. We have analyzed before that Qi Ning committed suicide under pressure from two aspects. One side has been determined, it is Wang Kai, and the general is behind him. But what about the other side? It was because of the strong pressure from the other side that Qi Ning hurriedly dropped the hammer and took the jade screen to Liang Yunjie. Could it be that the other side was under pressure? Is it Liang Yunjie?"

"I've thought about this question too. Unfortunately, both Qi Ning and Liang Yunjie are dead, and Wang Kai is also dead. Now that there is no proof of death, it's hard to figure it out. Maybe it's Liang Yunjie's pressure on Qi Ning." Han Jiang also said Can't figure out the problem.

"No! I don't think it's possible. Wang Kai has put pressure on Qi Ning in advance. Since the general took out the jade screen as bait, he must consider that the jade screen will be bought by others. Now all this feels to me is The general doesn't seem to care who buys the jade screen, whether it's Ma Changguo, me, or someone else, but he really doesn't want to see the jade screen being photographed by Liang Yunjie." Tang Feng said My own opinion.

Han Jiang thought for a while, and then said: "That's right, I also have the same feeling. I can be sure that whether it is you who bought it, or Ma Changguo, or someone else, the general can deal with you, and he can handle it well." It seems that only Liang Yunjie felt the pressure."

"It stands to reason that the general is powerful, and the Liang family is no match for the general, so there is no need for the general to worry?" Tang Feng was puzzled.

"There can only be one explanation. Liang Yunjie was an insider back then. The general was worried that Liang Yunjie knew the secret of Yuchaping."

"Ma Changguo is an insider, even more familiar with Yuchaping than Liang Yunjie!"

"Then there are two possibilities. One is that the general is concerned about the ability and prestige of the Liang family, and the other is that Liang Yunjie knows the secret behind the jade screen better than Ma Changguo."

"Know better?" Tang Feng fell into memory, he was recalling the two brief contacts with Liang Yunjie.Those were the two contacts that left a deep impression on him. Tang Feng could vividly remember every detail and every sentence.He recalled it and said, "No! Judging from my two contacts with Liang Yunjie, I don't think Liang Yunjie will know more than Ma Changguo."

"You? You have only met Liang Yunjie twice, how much do you know about him?"

"Although it was only once or twice, when we met for the second time in Guangzhou, Liang Yunjie obviously felt a great danger. Since he came to me, he should have absolute trust in me, so I don't think he will hide anything from me."

"Liang Yunjie didn't expect death to come so suddenly. He might have something to say to you, but it's too late."

Han Jiang's explanation left Tang Feng speechless.Tang Feng pondered for a moment, took the piece of paper in Han Jiang's hand, and wrote the names of Misha, Ma Changguo, Makarov, and Liang Yunjie on the paper in turn. "These are the four known survivors of that scientific expedition. Although Ma Changguo is not [-]% sure, they should be counted."

"Well, it is indeed the four of them that are known now. Now except for Lao Ma, the other three are dead."

"Let's rank these four people!"

"In what order?"

"Let's rank according to who is closer to the answer!"

"Who is closer to the answer, I think it should be Misha!"

"I also think it's Misha, so what's next?"

"Ma Changguo!"

"Well, judging from their performance afterwards, it is true. Misha was protected by the KGB, and Ma Changguo ran to the United States to hide. Decades later, some people still want their lives. I have to say that the two of them They are the ones closest to the answer. But they are destined to have no peace in this life." Tang Feng explained.

"So you think Lao Ma and Liang Yunjie don't know too much."

"Yes, this cannot prove your inference just now. Why on earth is the general unwilling to see Liang Yunjie buy the jade screen..."

"Maybe we can only ask Liang Yunjie and the general!" Han Jiang sighed.

"Of the four survivors, only Lao Ma is still alive. Perhaps he and Yelena can bring us some unexpected gains."

Han Jiang's heart tightened after hearing Tang Feng's words.Among the three survivors, Makarov is the only one who is still alive. Could it be that danger is coming to him?Han Jiang couldn't help worrying about Makarov and Yelena.

[No.20 Section [-] Yelena's Discovery]

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Tang Feng and Han Jiang anxiously waited for the feedback of various clues.

Yelena's work efficiency is always the highest, and she often surprises Han Jiang. This time, it was Yelena who surprised Han Jiang first.Not long after Yelena and Makarov returned to Petersburg based on the newly acquired information, they made new discoveries.

Han Jiang opened his e-mail, and an email from Yelena immediately jumped into his eyes, and he hurriedly called Tang Feng.Tang Feng looked at the subject of Yelena's email - "Shocking New Discovery", and the two couldn't help but look at each other, both surprised and delighted.Han Jiang opened the email with his trembling right hand...

Yelena and Makarov came to the archives room of the headquarters together after getting the approval of the high-level. They wanted to check the files about the "advance base", especially the files of the base's subsequent riots.They managed to obtain the right to view all the files, but to their disappointment, there were very few files about the advance base. The most detailed file was the one written by Schedrin about the riots at the base and the subsequent arrest of students. file.

Schedrin's dossier is classified as top secret.Yelena checked the access records of this file, and was surprised to find that no one had ever accessed this file since it was entered into the file.

"If it hadn't been for me, Shchedlin would never have told anyone what happened back then." Makarov couldn't help but sigh.

"He has kept the secret for decades, so he must have been suffocated. That's why he told you about the riot at the base. Otherwise, he would have brought all these old things into his grave." Yelena sighed softly.

Yelena and Makarov spent two hours reviewing the file in detail. The contents recorded in the file were basically consistent with what Shchedrin said, and nothing new was discovered.The remaining files are mostly reports on the daily situation of the base, most of which were written by Makarov. They are plain and worthless now.

"Why can't I find a complete list of base students in these files?" Yelena flipped through the yellowed files in front of her in doubt.

"There should be." Makarov also searched in the thick portfolio, "Here, here is a copy." Makarov found a roster. "But... but this roster is incomplete." Makarov looked at it for a while, and then he himself denied the roster.

Makarov found another copy, but it was still incomplete.He explained: "Later, the base students rioted and burned all the files and documents in the base. The files you see now are all the documents and files submitted to the headquarters by me and Schedrin before the riot. At that time, the personnel of the base, including Students are not fixed and often change, so it is not easy to find a complete roster now."

Makarov was also looking for clues in the files. "Why is there no record of White's interrogation in Schedrin's report, not even a single photo of White?" Makarov searched through the files, and finally asked.

"Oh! I asked Schedrin about this before, and Schedrin said that there were photos of White at the beginning, but when Stechkin came to arrest people, he took away all the archives and documents about White, including photos. Later they There was an accident on the train, and White and the files were gone," Yelena explained.

"It's not easy to check." Makarov felt a headache.

Yelena scratched her hair: "Forget it, it seems that we can't find any clues in these files. I have checked it, and I can report to Han Jiang."

Makarov smiled: "This is not like your character. There are no new clues about the situation at the base, why don't we investigate Burdenko."

"Buldenko? You have worked with him, don't you know him?" Yelena asked Makarov back.

"Everyone has their own secrets, let alone an experienced agent. Burdenko is still a mystery to me!"

Makarov woke Yelena up with a word, and she said, "Yes, it's time to investigate this person."

"We must use clues to enter his inner world. The reason why we are now in an investigation deadlock is precisely because we cannot enter the hidden world of these people, including Brening, Stechkin, and Buldenko. What we want to investigate Things require us to enter the hidden world of these people in order to see their secrets." Makarov said thoughtfully.

"The hidden world?! Well, but can we enter their hidden world through these files?"

"There must be clues." After Makarov finished speaking, he asked the administrator to call out Buldenko's file.

Buldenko's file is surprisingly simple, and his career as an agent can be described as unremarkable just from the file.As Bultenko had told Makarov, he first served in the KGB's border guards, in the Far East.Later, he made a great contribution and was transferred to the KGB Frontier Defense General Administration, but the file does not say exactly what contribution Buldenko made.Later, Buldenko was kicked out of the General Administration of Frontier Defense because of a work mistake, and came to the mysterious No.13 bureau, and the [-]th bureau only existed for a short year before being revoked.Afterwards, he was transferred to the tenth department that manages archives, where he stayed for five years.

Buldenko was transferred to the First General Bureau two years before he met Makarov, and was sent to the Far East to train agents.However, the intensity of Buldenko's training was too high. During the process of training new students, two new students died in accidents.Buldenko was severely punished, demoted, and sent to Mongolia's forward base as Makarov's deputy.

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Yelena and Makarov quickly went through Buldenko's file, and Yelena said with some disappointment: "It's consistent with what you said before, there are no valuable clues!"

"No! Yelena, I don't think so. Although the records in the file are basically the same as what Brtenko told me back then, when I saw the file today, I still found some clues."

"Oh? What did you see?"

"First of all, Bultenko was in the Far East when he served in the border guards. Later, he made a great contribution and was lucky enough to be transferred to the General Administration of Frontier Defense. Then, what merit did he make that allowed him to go from a far away place all at once? The Far East in Moscow was transferred to the General Administration of Frontier Defense in Moscow? I don’t know whether it was out of secrecy or omissions, and the file is unclear. Buldenko didn’t mention it to me at the time, but it can be seen from it that his great contribution should be It is also in the Far East, and it seems that this credit belongs to him personally, and no one else participated. Logically, there should be detailed records of each agent’s meritorious service and punishment in the file, but in Buldenko’s file, we did not find any information about him. The detailed information of his meritorious service. This is a bit strange. If it is not because of the omission of the file, then not stating his specific credit must be due to the need for confidentiality. Then what credits need to be kept secret? This is very interesting .”

"Well, this is a bit strange."

"Secondly, Buldenko was kicked out of the General Administration of Frontier Defense not long after he worked in it because of a work mistake. What kind of mistake was this again? Similarly, it was not clearly stated in the file."

"Will it be related to his previous achievements?"

"I don't know about that. Thirdly, after Buldenko left the Frontier Administration, he entered the newly established No.13 bureau. What is this No.13 bureau doing? I don't know after working in the KGB for so many years! From the archives From the looks of it, Bureau No.13 only existed for one year before being revoked, but it was this year that I made a new discovery. Yelena, what do you see from it?"

"No. 13 Bureau?" Yelena didn't understand what Makarov was referring to, and stared at the short record on the file.After a long time, her eyes suddenly brightened, "Yes...it was the lost 1964, the year when Buldenko went to the No.13 Bureau, it was exactly the 1964 we were looking for."

"Yes! Is this just a coincidence?" Makarov frowned.

"But I have checked the files of Brening, Stechkin, Isakov and others. Their resumes have nothing to do with this No.13 Bureau, and when they participated in the operation to protect Misha, they belonged to Peter In addition, according to the files, Bultenko has never worked in Petersburg, so there is really no intersection between them.” Yelena raised her own doubts.

"This is indeed a problem. It is not yet clear what Brdenko has to do with that lost 1964. However, I... I always think this is a valuable clue. Let's ignore this No.13 Bureau and continue Look down, which is the fourth question I want to talk about. After Buldenko left the No.13 bureau, he was assigned to the tenth office, which is the archives office, which is where we are now. The archives office has always been I thought it was a leisurely place to do nothing, think about it, what would happen if a strong man like him was transferred to such a place?"

"Stay with these old documents and archives all day long?"

"No! Others may, but Buldenko won't. From what I know of him, he must be restless, and will find something to do, and something worthwhile to do, at least if he thinks it is worthwhile. Then, the only valuable things here are these old files. Don’t underestimate the value of these files, their value is reflected in the secrets they contain.”

"You mean that Bultenko will definitely try to discover the secrets of these archives here?"

"Burtenko is a real agent. As long as you give him a little hope, he will not give up. He will definitely use his position to get as many secrets as he wants here. Don't forget that the file about Misha A few pages torn out."

"But at least that was torn away after Misha's protection ended in 1988, when Bultenko was long gone."

"I don't mean to say that those pages were torn out by Brdenko, I just want to remind you not to underestimate Brdenko's five years here."

"Well, during the five years in the archives office, Bultenko could indeed use his position to obtain a lot of secrets."

"There is also the fifth point. This file allows me to figure out why Brtenko was sent as my deputy after his military rank was higher than mine, because his previous brutal training methods killed people."

"It seems that Buldenko has a criminal record in this regard."

"This can also explain another problem. When I found out that he killed another person at the base, although he pretended to be calm on the surface, he was extremely afraid that I would report him to the higher authorities."

"If Buldenko was punished by the higher-ups that time, I guess he will be finished." Yelena thought for a while, and then said, "In retrospect, it was actually very dangerous for you to go to the Wild Wolf Valley with Bultenko. If Buldenko Ke Gou jumps over the wall in a hurry, kills you, and then tells the higher-ups that you have unfortunately disappeared, and you will be wronged."

(End of this chapter)