Struggle in Soviet Russia

"Well, we can talk about what kind of respect you need," Victor was silent for a moment, put his hands on the table down, and said in a calm tone.

"I know that it is impossible to be spared from the crimes I have committed," Ostakov said. "But my family, including my parents, my wife and son, have done everything to me. Without knowing what they did, they didn’t even get any benefit from my behavior, even some convenience in life. So, I can accept any punishment, but I hope to get a guarantee, that is to forgive my family and don’t let They are affected."

Victor stared into his eyes and said, "I want to tell you that I will give you the respect you need, but you should know that it is just deceiving you, because this guarantee cannot be implemented, and you are also an internal affair. Members of the People’s Committee, you should know how we deal with traitors."

The tone paused, he lighted himself a cigarette, took another one, and handed it to Ostakov on the opposite side. Then he continued: "The respect I can win for you is yours. Exile the family to a place where the environment is as good as possible, such as a place near Astana, and give them some care so that their lives will not be too difficult. If the information you provide is sufficient I can even change their identities so that they don’t have to go to exile as a family member of a traitor. In this way, at least they don’t have to bear the pressure that they shouldn’t have to bear.”

Ostakov squeezed out the cigarette **** in his hand and lit the second cigarette directly. His **** brows were tight, obviously considering Victor's promise.

"We still have some time, you can think about it carefully," Victor stood up, pretending to walk towards the door.

"Wait, I want to meet my wife and children," Ostakov said suddenly. "It won't be long, it only takes five minutes."

Victor didn't speak, but waved his hand to the ensign who was standing at the door. The latter turned and walked out the door, bringing the mother and son back in a few moments.

Without staying in the room, Victor walked outside the door and stood in the corridor and smoked a cigarette.

When the mother and son left and Victor returned to the interrogation room, Ostakov looked at him and said, "Well, I accept your offer, Major Victor Viktorovich, I believe you are a promised person. And relative to your position, this matter is not difficult to do."

Victor walked to the chair and sat down, sorted out the notebook left by the interrogator before, and said, "Now, can you talk about your story?"

Ostakov nodded and asked, "Don't you need to arrange for someone to take notes?"

Victor smiled and turned to glance at the ensign at the door. The second lieutenant reached out and knocked on the door of the room. Soon, two female soldiers came in carrying a small table, found a place by the door, and prepared to make a record.

"Please give me another cigarette, thank you," Ostakov said, licking his chapped and bleeding lips as everyone was ready.

Victor took out a cigarette from his cigarette case, and then pushed the entire pack of cigarettes in front of Ostakov.

Ostakov lit a cigarette again, took a strong breath, waved his hand in the air with the cigarette, not knowing what he meant to express, but then he said: "My story The beginning of the story is related to a person named Arkady Bogdanovich Zhukov. You must remember this person. He plays a very important role in my story. According to the NPC According to the Ministry, he is my upline, and all the intelligence in my hands finally gathered to him."

Victor nodded, picked up a pen in front of him, and wrote the name on the notebook next to him.

"I met Arkady in September 1937," Ostakov continued. "At that time I was being censored because I was reported to be a colleague, and it was my former colleagues who censored me. Of course, I was wronged at that time, and I did not have any treason, but you also know that in those years, many crimes were determined without paying attention to evidence."

Then, he began to tell his own story, in fact, how he joined the "Short-winged Thrush" organization.

According to Ostakov, he was already in prison that year, and he was detained in the Sorzbey Prison in Minsk. It was at that time that he met Arkady who was detained in the same prison.

At that time, Arkady was not a member of the NKVD. He was the director of the Propaganda and Encouragement Department of the Minsk Municipal Party Committee. Ji was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Fortunately, the three-person trial team in Minsk was quickly changed. The new head of the NKVD was not a killer. With his support, some people were released because of insufficient evidence. ——This experience is very similar to Victor. Of course, there are many people with the same fate as them.

After being released from prison, the brothers and sisters who were originally imprisoned became close friends. The two were in Minsk and had frequent contacts, sometimes even at work.

As the time between the two people got longer and longer, Ostakov gradually became aware of a problem, that is, Arkady’s life is quite...not to be extravagant, even if he has style. Moreover, he would give Ostakov some gifts from time to time. In the beginning, the gifts were some sweets and fruits, then some high-end cigarettes and vodka, and later, some custom-made leather shoes, suits, and some cosmetics that were not available in Soviet shops.

In this process, Ostakov was not without the slightest vigilance. At first, he was not good at rejecting candy and other things from the other party. Later, when he got used to receiving these things, he received more expensive gifts. , There is less vigilance.

Later, in the winter of 1938, Arkady began to invite Ostakov to some private dance parties. The venues were basically in his home, and sometimes they would go to others. . At these dances, Arkady will introduce some women to Ostakov. The process is similar to the process of giving those small gifts. At first, these women just chat with him, talk about their hearts or something, men, always Will pay more attention to beautiful women, and it is easy to lose yourself in the deliberate flattery of women.

Even during the interrogation, Ostakov felt that that period of time was the most memorable and most satisfying period in his life. Then, as it was natural, he went with a few of them. The woman had a relationship.

Among these women, there is one named Alessa Veretikottovna Lyapova, who is a very key role, and she has the closest relationship with Ostakov. This same woman, when telling her own experience, said that her brother and father were executed in 1936, and used words like this to arouse Ostakov’s sympathy and strengthen him to the Bolshevik Party. Of hatred.

Ostakov said a lot, most of which were the process of his interactions with Alesa, and how he leaked the training schedule of the troops for the first time under the instigation of this woman.

As the so-called "Gentle Township is the Tomb of Heroes", not to mention this Gentle Township came with a specific purpose. In short, Ostakov is trapped in this gentle trap, and the information leaked out becomes more and more important. He even leaked the secret code of the troops to the woman.

In this way, in the autumn of '38, he formally joined a secret underground organization aimed at opposing the rule of the Bolshevik Party under the introduction of Aliesa. At that time, he did not know that this organization was funded by the Germans.

"Because of my special status, I have made a greater contribution to the organization," Ostakov had already smoked the seventh cigarette, and the small interrogation room was filled with blue smoke. "So In the past three years, I have been paid more and more, and my status is getting higher and higher. I have done a lot of work and absorbed a lot of members for the organization. Ruta is one of them. There is a list of the members of the organization that I have developed over the years and the'shippers' who have been in contact with me."

The so-called shipper is the person who is specifically responsible for the transmission of information. There is no doubt that this is an intelligence organization organized in a network structure. Although Ostakov is a very important part of it, it does not Not a key link.

The entire interrogation lasted for nearly four hours. From Ostakov alone, Victor struck out a treason spy network involving dozens of people. This intelligence network was once distributed in many cities in Belarus, like It's like a mouse hidden in a city sewer, hidden and dangerous.

It is conceivable that with the outbreak of the war and the fall of the entire Belarus, the members of these intelligence network organizations have spread to the rear of the Soviet front. At this time, they have become even more dangerous.

Coming out of the interrogation room, Victor looked gloomy. He asked for a cigarette from Alexei, but gave the list dictated by Ostakov to Olyka, who was eager to try, and said: " Copy this list again, and I will go to Moscow immediately and report to the General Administration of Ostakov’s confession."

With a puff of smoke from his mouth, he continued: "Now that these people on the list are scattered everywhere, it is difficult to capture them all in a short period of time only with our own strength. We need the support of the General Administration."