Struggle in Soviet Russia

Seeing the letter handed to him, Victor felt a bad feeling for no reason. He took the letter, took out the letterhead inside, and scanned it roughly.

Sure enough, this is another report letter. The content of the report is that there is an improper relationship between him and Ji Ana, and for this reason, the latter is recommended to be promoted to second lieutenant and serve as the principal of a special agent training school.

"Victor," Lieutenant Colonel Serov waited for him to read the letter before handing over a cigarette and said, "You are a very talented security officer. I am very optimistic about your future, and your work in Lviv is also Very good, this must be affirmed."

Victor took the cigarette, took out a match, and lit the cigarette for Lieutenant Colonel Serov first, and then lit his cigarette.

"To be honest, I don't care who you slept with or which woman you slept with," Lieutenant Colonel Serov took a puff of cigarette and continued in the lingering smoke, "I can't control your lower body, it belongs to you. Moral issues have nothing to do with your work ability. And the current People’s Committee of the Interior, or the People’s Committee of the Interior, has never needed people with high morals, only people with strong working ability. Therefore, such a report letter, I can treat it as if I haven't seen it."

Victor breathed a sigh of relief suddenly, he wanted to speak for himself, but Lieutenant Colonel Serov stopped him.

"Now, I just want to make sure of one thing," Lieutenant Colonel Serov stared into his eyes and asked, "Are you sure that Jiana deserves a promotion? Or, do you think her ability is good enough for a newcomer? Work?"

"I'm sure," Victor said without hesitation.

This is not due to **** with Diana, but Victor believes that this woman can survive the long-term hidden work in Lviv, and has such great ambitions, at least she should not be an idiot. Besides, it can be seen from her previous performance that this woman is a blessed and scheming woman, by no means silly and sweet.

"Very well, I trust your judgment," Lieutenant Colonel Serov nodded with satisfaction, and said, "I also believe that you will not lose your mind by being confused by a woman."

"Thank you, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Victor thanked him sincerely, and regardless of Lieutenant Colonel Serov’s purpose, at least, people have always treated him well, whether it is work or handling various reports. People have always supported him.

"Come here today, I have a new task for you," Lieutenant Colonel Serov said, turning off the topic of Jiana's affairs.

"Guaranteed to complete the task, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel!" Victor said loudly, straightening up.

"Your determination is admirable, but before that, I still hope you listen to the content of the task," said Lieutenant Colonel Serov with a smile on his serious face. "You must understand that once this task appears Any mistakes will make Kiev, Moscow, Comrade Khrushchev, and even Comrade Stalin lose face."

Victor moved his lips, but remained silent in the end.

"After discussions in Moscow, the referendum on the question of whether to leave or stay in West Ukraine will be advanced to December 20," said Lieutenant Colonel Serov. "Comrade Khrushchev hopes that West Ukraine will be merged smoothly. The result of the alliance serves as a gift for Comrade Stalin’s business. Considering Lviv’s special status in Western Ukraine, Comrade Khrushchev will personally go to Lviv on the day of the referendum and announce the result of the referendum in front of the public."

Khrushchev's face appeared in front of Victor's eyes for no apparent reason, and he could feel the pressure from the spirit.

"It is important that the people who went to Lviv to monitor the referendum were not only officials from Moscow and Kiev, but also a monitoring delegation sent by the five permanent members and four non-permanent members of the League of Nations to monitor the referendum. Impartiality.” Lieutenant Colonel Serov emphasized and said, “So, your task is to ensure the smooth progress of the referendum. In addition, under the supervision of the supervisory delegation, you also need to ensure that the results of the referendum meet the expectations of Kiev and Moscow. "

Victor nodded. In fact, when he first met Khrushchev, he had already considered this issue carefully, and he came up with a relatively safe solution, but with some details. , It needs further improvement.

"I don't need to say anything about the significance of this referendum," Lieutenant Colonel Serov stretched out his hand and pressed it on Victor's shoulder. "Victor, you look into my eyes, yes, look into my eyes, I must carefully remind you again that if this referendum has an outcome that Moscow does not want to see, the consequences will be more serious than if you sleep with a hundred women. You will be sent to a military court and receive the most severe punishment. , You can escape the judgment of the three-person trial team. That is your luck, but this time, your luck will definitely not play any role again, understand?"

"Yes, comrade lieutenant colonel, I understand," Victor said with a straight body and an equally serious tone. "I will form a report in the shortest possible time and submit it to you for review."

"What I want is not the report submitted in the shortest time, but the report with the most perfect details and the most feasible," Lieutenant Colonel Serov said with dissatisfaction.

"I will, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Victor explained hurriedly. "Actually, since the last time I met with Comrade Khrushchev, I was already thinking about this issue, and I already had it. A general plan."

"Oh?" Lieutenant Colonel Serov was taken aback, and then there was a satisfied expression on his face. He glanced at Victor and said, "Victor, I admire your work attitude. At least your attitude is in line with work. The standard of a Bolshevik party member. Now, let's talk about your plan."

Lieutenant Colonel Serov really admired Victor very much. He entered the department that was once regarded as a quagmire when the People's Committee of the Interior was at its worst, and discovered the existence of Victor when he took over the work in Western Ukraine. In the subsequent period of time, Viktor’s performance also perfectly reciprocated the importance that Lieutenant Colonel Serov placed on him. Whether it was the complete takeover of Lviv or the successful arrest of Kavac, it added to the work of the Ukrainian People’s Committee of the Interior. Achieved quite impressive results.

The most important thing is that Victor is not a perfect person. It can even be said that he is not a qualified Bolshevik party member because he has great defects in personal morality. Lieutenant Colonel Serov likes such subordinates. It should be said that any leader likes such subordinates, because such people are most reassuring when used.

Lieutenant Colonel Serov handed the report letter against Victor to himself twice, on the one hand to make him understand that as long as he is under the leadership of the lieutenant colonel, a dark arrow like this would not work, on the other hand it might be against Victor. Kind of warning.

Of course, for Victor, it is meaningless to try to figure out the idea of ​​Lieutenant Colonel Serov, because the comrade lieutenant colonel doesn't like the kind of subordinates who can flatter, he only likes the subordinates with outstanding work ability. When dealing with such a leader, any nonsense is superfluous. Working hard, making achievements, and making outstanding achievements is the only way to please him.

On the Yong Road by the river, Victor and Serov walked side by side, smoking a cigarette while talking about their plans and ideas.

According to Victor's plan, there are three main tasks in arranging the referendum.

First and foremost, it is propaganda. All kinds of cooperative propaganda are designed to create an illusion in the eyes of the people of Lviv, that is, the vast majority of people support the integration of West Ukraine into the alliance. The alliance is a good thing for every citizen of West Ukraine.

Secondly, it is the falsification of the ballot box. Victor designed a ballot box with a flip cover inside. This kind of ballot box looks like a boxy bucket from the outside, but there is a partition inside. The inner compartment of the ballot box is divided into two parts. And above the partition, there is a flip cover that can be turned over. The presence of this flip cover can block the ballots entering the box from the voting port, so that it can only enter a certain part of the inner compartment. In this way, before the voting is initiated, you can put the already prepared ballots in the warehouse isolated by the flip cover. When the ballots are taken out, these ballots are taken out.

The last part of the plan, and the most critical part, is the maintenance of on-site order. In order to make the number of voters match the number of votes already prepared in the ballot box, the voting site must strictly limit the number of votes put into the same ballot box. Number of people.

The reason why the last part of the plan is said to be the most important is that the voting site is full of variables, and any problems in any link may lead to errors in the final voting, which will cause jokes.

Lieutenant Colonel Serov listened carefully as Victor explained his plan. His expression was focused, his brows frowned, and he seemed to be thinking all the time.

In fact, Moscow already has some ideas about the referendum. Of course, there are also some details that need to be resolved at the moment, and Victor’s plan is basically the same as the plan made by Moscow—in fact, there is no third way to go. , Unless Moscow directly tears its skin and does not consider the result of the referendum, it directly annexes Western Ukraine and Western Belarus.

But the problem is that now Moscow still wants some face, mainly because it does not want to withdraw from the League of Nations as a cost. Therefore, the referendum fraud has become the best choice.

"Go finish your report," Lieutenant Colonel Serov finally replied, a sentence that increased Victor's confidence, "I will submit it to Moscow."