Xixia dead book

Chapter 159 The Decisive Battle at the Peak of Helan (44)
"I thought about it later and was afraid, but in fact he didn't dare to do anything to me at the time. Bultenko was punished and was demoted to use, and I was the person in charge of the base and a lieutenant colonel. If I didn't know Baidi disappeared, and the higher-ups will definitely send someone down to investigate. So he dared to hit the students hard, but he didn't dare to do anything to me."

"Father, I think you still underestimate Buldenko. If you didn't agree with his proposal in the Valley of the Wild Wolf and insisted on reporting the death of a student, can he let you go easily?"

"This..." Makarov pondered, "I can temporarily deceive him and secretly report his affairs!"

"Hmph, an excellent agent has been with you for several years, doesn't he know your character?"

"Okay! Yelena, this is just your guess. Although Buldenko has many faults, I don't think he is as bad as you guessed!" After Makarov finished speaking, he slowly closed his mouth. Buldenko's archives.

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After listening to the five points summarized by Makarov, the image of Buldenko gradually became clear in Yelena's mind.But she always felt that something was missing, and Bourdenko's thin face was still shrouded in heavy fog.Thinking of this, Yelena couldn't help feeling agitated.

Seeing that he could no longer find any valuable clues, Makarov wanted to leave.Yelena organized all the checked files and returned them to the file manager.

The two walked out of the file room and came to the elevator entrance.Makarov walked into the elevator, but Yelena was still standing there in a daze, motionless.

"Elena, what's wrong with you?"

Yelena seemed to think of something suddenly: "Wait, we forgot one more thing."

"Forgot one thing?" Makarov hurried out of the elevator again.

Yelena took two quick steps, returned to the file room, and asked the administrator: "Can you check for me, is there any file about an American named 'Warren White'?"

The administrator rolled his eyes expressionlessly, and pointed to the computer next to him: "We have so many files here, how can we remember any Americans, you can use the computer to check it yourself."

Yelena walked to the computer, and heard the warning from the administrator: "This computer is not allowed to use any removable storage devices, and a password must be used to enter the system."

Yelena used her own password to enter the internal system of the Federal Security Agency, and then entered a complex special password to enter the internal file system.

"Why, do you suspect that there is something wrong with that American?" Makarov followed and asked.

"I think Han Jiang's suspicion is justified, and Xie Delin's intuition at the beginning may also be accurate. When those students were preparing to escape in Vladivostok, if there were people from abroad to help them, then the riot at the base would not be easy. Now we The files I saw showed that the headquarters later classified the riots at the base as the student riots caused by Schedrin’s mishandling. I think this conclusion is a bit hasty.”

"What's your reason?"

"I still can't say the reason. However, the escape of White in the end and the appearance of Stechkin make me believe that things are not simple."

"White? Stechkin?" Makarov felt a little confused in his mind.

Yelena entered the word "White" to search in the internal archive system, and more than a dozen search results of profiles with the word "White" in the title appeared on the screen.

Yelena and Makarov checked the files with the word "White" in the title one by one.But to their disappointment, none of the dozen or so files found was the "White" they were looking for.

"It seems that in our system, apart from White being mentioned in Schedrin's report, there is no record of that American!" Makarov said, shaking his head.

Yelena was not reconciled, and searched Stechkin's file again.There are quite a lot of files on this guy, from the time he entered the KGB to the time he went to jail, everything is recorded.She has checked these files of Stechkin many times, and this time she focused on the relevant activities of Stechkin before and after the riot at the base.But apart from what they already knew, Yelena didn't find any more valuable clues from it.

Seeing that Yelena was still not reconciled, Makarov had no choice but to persuade him: "Okay, you have done your best, and you can turn to Han Jiang."

"I'm not for him." Yelena insisted, and then casually typed the word "Joyce" into the computer.She has given up hope, because this is just the name of the American freighter, and there should be no records about this American freighter in the internal file system of the Federal Security Agency.But unexpectedly, a search result appeared on the computer screen, the only search result about "Joyce".

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Yelena and Makarov were both shocked when they faced the screen.Yelena opened the record tremblingly, and a brief record came into view...

Report on the handling of the incident involving the USS Joyce, a camouflaged spy ship, Leningrad, September 1986 Number: Д9
In August 1986, an American cargo ship named "Joyce" docked at the port of Leningrad. After loading and unloading the cargo, the ship was stranded in the port of Leningrad due to mechanical failure, which caused our vigilance.After investigation, the so-called American freighter "Joyce" was actually a disguised American spy ship.The ship often stops at the ports of various countries in the name of a merchant ship, and then uses the electronic listening equipment on board to monitor and investigate the intelligence of the country where it is located.In addition, intelligence personnel are often dispatched to disguise themselves as ordinary crew members, conduct close-range investigations after landing, and perform various tasks.

It was later verified that the ship belonged to an American company called "Caribbean Shipping Company", which was registered in Puerto Rico, and its real controller was the US Central Intelligence Agency.

After grasping the relevant information, we seized the cargo ship "Joyce" according to the basis, studied the equipment on board, and reviewed the personnel on board.The people on board all confessed to spying on my country's intelligence.

Considering the improving relationship with the United States, based on humanitarianism, we decided to exchange the "Joyce" and its crew with our personnel detained by the United States after consultation with the United States. On September 9, the two parties exchanged as agreed and signed a secret memorandum.Both parties agreed not to disclose the incident to the public, and to permanently seal the relevant documents as top secret.

This short record is enough to make Yelena excited: "Schedrin's premonition was right. Not only is there something wrong with that White, but even this 'Joyce' has problems."

"It seems that this matter is getting more and more complicated. Why...why is the CIA involved in this matter?" Makarov was both excited and confused.

"It can now be proved that the student riots at the base were by no means that simple. At least after they arrived in Vladivostok, they must have been assisted by certain foreign forces. If it wasn't for that White's indiscretion and Schedrin's quick response, I'm afraid all the students would have been ' The Joyce took it away." Yelena judged.

"This...if the students get assistance from foreign forces before the riot, then there will be a big problem!" Makarov couldn't believe that the group of students he trained would still have contact with foreign forces .If this is true, it is simply the greatest irony of his career as an agent.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence. The students fled to Vladivostok and found an American ship parked in the port, so they secretly contacted the 'Joyce'." Yelena hurriedly comforted Makarov.

"No! Schedrin said that something happened to the 'Joyce' on the day it entered the port, and the trainees had no time to contact the 'Joyce' at all."

"Schedrin also said that the group of students fled to Vladivostok and hid for more than half a month. During this period, these well-trained students may use some special means to get in touch with other American ships docked in the port. Half a month later, the 'Joyce' arrived in Vladivostok."

"I hope this is the case, otherwise I can't imagine it." Makarov muttered to himself.

"In 1986, the ship 'Joyce' was captured in Leningrad. The KGB inspected the ship and interrogated the people on board. Maybe there will be a record of that 'White' in the file!" Yelena's There is a little excitement in the words.

"In 1986, ten years have passed since the last incident, is this 'White' still on board?" Makarov was dubious.

Yelena couldn't wait to ask the administrator to find this file numbered Д03860914037.This file is very thick, Yelena flipped through it roughly, the incident and the final handling are not complicated.The most in the files are the interrogation records of the 18 crew members on board, which is what Yelena and Makarov are most interested in.

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Yelena was still wondering if there was the "White" she was looking for among the 18 crew members, when a document called "Warren White Interrogation Record" jumped into her eyes.

Yelena looked at Makarov excitedly: "It seems that this White has been on board."

"Well, this guy is indeed a CIA agent."

Yelena and Makarov looked through the entire ten-page interrogation transcript with high hopes, but they were greatly disappointed by the result.In addition to the description of the incident, the entire interrogation record is a record of some basic conditions, and no redundant clues can be found at all.

The only thing that might make Yelena feel valuable is White's photo.Several photos of White were attached to the interrogation records, including frontal and profile photos.Yelena scanned the photos one by one and packed them up, ready to take them away.

Makarov suddenly reminded her: "Is there any Martin among these people?"

"Martin?" Yelena was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, "Father, why are you so confused. Since White has a problem, the Martin he met in Yokohama, Japan, must be just talking nonsense, why do you take it seriously!"

"It's better to check!" Makarov didn't give any reason.

Yelena carefully checked the interrogation records of the 18 crew members one by one.Sure enough, there was an interrogation transcript titled "Charles Martin Interrogation Transcript."

Yelena pulled out the "Charles Martin Interrogation Record": "There is indeed a man named Martin here, but this doesn't mean anything. There are too many Americans named Martin."

Makarov took the document and examined it carefully.Basically, like White's interrogation records, they are all about the events, which are not of interest to Yelena and Makarov.Several photos were also attached to this Martin interrogation record. Makarov stared at the photos for a while, then shook his head. He had never seen this person before.

Yelena and Makarov reviewed the 18 interrogation records one by one, especially the photos of 18 people, and Yelena scanned them all.

"Yelena, it looks like we're having fun for nothing. Although the identities of the 'Joyce' and White have been confirmed, it doesn't help us in any real way."

"It's not over yet, maybe these photos can help us."

"You want to show White's photo to Schedrin for identification?"

"Yes, let him confirm it first, and then tell him what we found, and see what new things he can provide us..."

Yelena was talking when she suddenly lost her voice.Makarov found her eyes fixed on a document.

"Elena, what's wrong with you?" Makarov asked with concern.

After being stunned for a while, Yelena said slowly, "I...I think this is the important discovery."

"What?" Makarov was puzzled.

Yelena handed the document to Makarov, and Makarov only glanced at it before his eyes widened.He found that at the bottom of the document titled "Opinions on Handling the Incident of the USS "Joyce"--America's Disguised Spy Ship", there appeared a name he was familiar with——Andrei Grigorievich Brening.

"How could it be him?" Yelena recalled that old face of Braynin again.

After a while of silence, Makarov said slowly: "That's right. At that time, Breining had just been promoted to general because of the successful execution of several major missions, and was promoted to the KGB counterintelligence department in the Leningrad region. person in charge."

"If that's the case, then the 'Joyce' incident is still under his jurisdiction." Yelena quickly flipped through the documents, and she saw Braining's signature under many documents.

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Yelena sat down and started to read the document "Opinions on the Handling of the "Joyce"-American Disguised Spy Ship Incident" again. The document was very short and was addressed to KGB Chairman Kryuchkov.

Dear Comrade Kryuchkov:

Given that my country is improving relations with the United States, if we deal with the "Joyce" incident in a high-profile manner at this time, it will undoubtedly destroy the initial trust between the two countries, which is not conducive to the implementation of my country's diplomatic strategy and damages my country's interests.

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Therefore, I think the most appropriate way to deal with this incident is to reach some kind of agreement with the US side in a secret way, which will protect our country's interests to the greatest extent and properly beat the rude behavior of the US side.I don't know if it's right or not?
Andrei Grigorievich Brening
"It seems that it was Brenning's idea to finally deal with the 'Joyce' incident in a low-key manner. He seems to be speaking well in the documents, but I don't know if he is hiding some ulterior purpose!" Yelena said.

"There is nothing to be seen from these documents alone. It is reasonable for Brenning to do so. However, Brenning and Stechkin, when their names are connected in such a strange way, they have to It makes people suspicious!" Makarov said.

"Yes, ten years apart, two seemingly irrelevant things are miraculously connected. The appearance of White, Stechkin and Brenning makes me more sure of the relationship between them. There must be something wrong." Yelena said with certainty.

"You mean, the 'Joyce' incident and the riots at the base are all related to their protection of Misha?" Makarov still couldn't believe it.

"They met because they participated in the protection of Misha together, and then they always appeared at some key times and places during our investigation. When I asked them separately before, they recalled the things that had been separated for so long, but Still so clear, and so consistent. None of this is normal in itself, and it makes me wonder if they must be hiding something."

"But... But both of them, as well as that Isakov, are dead. Except for those few key times and key locations, I can't see any connection between them and the base or the scientific expedition team. .”

"The problem may lie in these key times and key locations. When Sheidrin suppressed the student riots at the base and locked the suspicion on White, Stechkin suddenly appeared, and then White disappeared; It turned out that the Iss was a disguised American spy ship, and when White was arrested again, Breining suddenly appeared again and quickly frozen the matter!"

"But Stechkin did have an order from the headquarters at the time, and Breining handled it fairly..."

"Father, we can now connect these people and events into a single thread." Yelena interrupted Makarov, took out a blank piece of paper, and wrote in order from top to bottom on the left side of the white paper: Scientific Expedition Team — Misha — Brenin (burned to death) — Stechkin (prison escape) — Isakov (died in battle); and on the right side of the white paper, write in order from top to bottom: Buldenko — —Advance Base (Li Guowen)—Riot (Schedrin)—White 1 (Stechkin)—White 2 (Brenning).Then, Yelena connected "Stechkin" on the left with "White 1" on the right with a line, and connected "Brenning" on the left with "White 2" on the right.Yelena pointed to the two lines she drew, "Father, I don't know the situation in China. Now our side can be connected into a line, although there are still a few links here that are not clear."

(End of this chapter)