USSR 1991

"You must have a way!"

Lukyanov gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "I said you must have a way. I can plead guilty, but Gneralov must follow me to jail!"

Marcus stared at the furious man in front of him, ignored him, picked up the "Bible" and turned to go out.Before leaving, I did not forget to say, "The Lord will forgive your sins."

When Lukyanov heard this, he exploded on the spot.

"You can't leave like this, I will tell everyone what I know!"

"Where is Comrade General Secretary? I want to see him, I want to see him! These secrets are related to the vast majority of high-level officials in Moscow, and only the General Secretary can hear these secrets!"

"You must ensure the safety of my family!"

When he walked to the door, Marcus paused for a moment, and his goal had been achieved.Then you just need to cooperate with the performance of a play.He turned his head, with a embarrassed expression, and said to the people behind him, "I will report to General Secretary Yanayev, but you'd better not have too much hope, all contradictions point to you... unless you provide The list given by Comrade Gneyralov has more weight."

He made Lukyanov tell all the secrets he knew, and as long as he said a little less, he might be the only one who took full responsibility.

As a prisoner, he knew the importance of reporting each other. Although the end result was that neither of them could escape punishment, Lukyanov didn't care at all.All he wanted was to keep Generalov from getting away with it.

He's going to die for sure, but he'll have to pull a goddamn back.

Lukyanov was obsessed with revenge, but he did not realize that he had fallen into the trap set by the judges.

9 Chapter Eighty You Are Qualified

The same thing happened during the interrogation of Rutskoy. Marcus' superb acting skills fooled the general who had spent several years in prison in the Afghan guerrilla stronghold. He confessed to Lukyanov's crimes and gritted his teeth. Emphasize that he is the mastermind behind everything.As for Rutskoy and Generalov, they were just scapegoats who were forced to win over them.

Marcus flipped through the records and said, "Oh? According to General Rutskoy, you are just a poor guy who was deceived? In fact, Lukyanov should be responsible for all the crimes?"

Rutskoy was angry and impassioned, "Yes, he lied to us. If it weren't for this person, things wouldn't have developed like this. Lukyanov should be responsible for all of this."

"Well..." Markus was very interested in Rutskoy's plausible speech, and he asked, "Since Comrade Rutskoy was the one who was dragged into the water, then you were in the Airborne Forces before, I mean in the belief Or in terms of support, you prefer Gorbachev, don't you? Otherwise, how could you be blackmailed by Lukyanov?"

Rutskoy was stunned, he didn't expect that the other party would seize this ingenious loophole and expose the most critical secret in front of him.

"Comrade Rutskoy, if you refuse to speak, I can only tell you that the situation is going to be very serious. You did not explain things clearly on the issue of Gorbachev and Yeltsin. I will suggest that the Disciplinary Inspection Committee conduct a review. Investigate, wait until the situation is clear to talk about these things. This means that you have nothing to do with the Lukyanov coup. So you should know what I mean."

Rutskoy was in a cold sweat. Even if he confessed all the crimes, it would not be enough to offset the crimes on the ground. It can be said that after this issue is caught, his end will not be as cheap as early retirement. Spent several years in a prison.

"I..." Rutskoy said tremblingly, "I am willing to admit any crime, and ask the organization for leniency."

"..."

Marcus deliberately turned over the documents on the table, pretending to think about the problem.As the only general ever captured in the Afghan war, Rutskoy was not good at political interrogation.After all, Marcus still holds the initiative in his hands, so he deliberately led the topic to the secret members of the conservative faction.

"Then you should know that reporting Comrade Lukyanov is not enough to offset your crime, but if you continue to report others, the organization will consider leniency."

Rutskoy seemed to catch a glimmer of light, and quickly nodded in agreement, "God, I am willing to reveal the crimes behind Lukyanov and his anti-human group, and strive for leniency. I will say anything!"

In order to save his life, and because he was afraid that other people would report him first, the names of all the people Rutskoy scrambled for were exposed.Including who is their internal correspondent within the military.Including those Air Force branches which generals are potential conservative supporters.

Staring at that list, even Marcus took a deep breath. He didn't expect that this list would involve such far-reaching, and a considerable part of it is still the mainstay of the airborne troops.It would be just another 1991 crisis if it were to be taken seriously.

Marcus realized the seriousness of the matter, and immediately turned and went out after getting the list, preparing to hand the list to Comrade Vladimir and tell him the unfortunate news.

Comrade Vladimir, who was standing outside the interrogation room but paying attention to every move inside, finally said, "This matter must be handed over to General Secretary Yanayev to decide, and even I have no right to decide, because he only knows about this matter." What exactly needs to be done. Comrade Marcus, you have done a good job, and then leave it to us."

Vladimir patted him on the shoulder, turned and left, already planning what to do.He needs Yanayev to agree to his plan, after all, this plan carries great risks.

He doesn't care about the fact that the top leaders in Moscow can be replaced at will, but the members of the army cannot be easily changed. Yanayev's foundation in Moscow is the army. If the upper leadership is replaced rashly, it will inevitably lead to a shake in his support in the army. The consequences are dangerous. In the future, if there are insiders who oppose Yanayev's rule, the army may choose to stand by.

The army stood by and Yanayev was in danger.That position would become precarious, eventually collapsing on the throne of power of the general secretary.

Vladimir had to avoid this danger. He proposed his plan to Yanayev, forgiving most of the military personnel who were not directly related to the coup, and told them that the organization would not pursue this issue any further.Everyone can rest assured and continue to hold positions within the army.

After Yanayev finished listening, he whispered, "Comrade Vladimir, is this all your thoughts? Well... But don't you worry, they will become factors that hide internal instability? Or become the next What worries the General Secretary? After all, they are military personnel who have supported Comrade Gorbachev."

"Yes, and it is for this reason that Lukyanov blackmailed them. If we spared them, these people would become the most staunch supporters of our regime. Comrade Yanayev, dealing with them will make others feel Chilling, our soldiers who were born and died are treated like this, how will other people think of what you and I have done. It is important to eradicate traitors, but saving them is more important!"

"Is this your answer?" Yanayev asked after listening.

"Yes, that's my answer." Vladimir answered firmly.

"Congratulations, Comrade Vladimir, you have passed."

Chapter 981 Motherland, I did my best.

"Passed?"

The voice of Yanayev on the phone seemed a little relieved, and he said in person, "Yes, you have passed, Comrade Vladimir."

A short silence followed, and Vladimir was baffled by Yanayev's answer. He thought the other party hadn't understood his question, so he asked again, "Sorry, Comrade General Secretary, I didn't understand. What do you want to express, on what question did I pass the assessment?"

In his bedroom, looking out the window at the beaches of the Crimean coastline, he enjoys a rare moment of peace.He even felt a little tired, disgusted with Moscow intrigue.

Just like Nahuang possesses the supreme power and wealth of France, but he has never been happy for a day.The same fate also fell on Yanayev. Even though he is the supreme leader of the country, there are a group of people who are thinking about how to push his dominance all day long.

That's why he spent eight years carefully cultivating his successors, as well as the eighth leadership group.When the dust settles, he will either return to the village of Perevotz in the Gorky Oblast, or remain at Moscow University as a professor.

Yanayev said with a smile, "You have already handed over a satisfactory answer to the difficult problem of this coup d'etat, including a series of follow-up processing. Your performance is very good. It seems that Comrade Vladimir is indeed The overall situation can be grasped. It is also time that this country can be handed over to you and complete the great work we have not completed."

Vladimir was stunned for a moment, he did not expect Yanayev to say that at all, and he couldn't help asking again, "The general secretary means that this coup is actually a test of my ability to handle it. In fact, everything is under control. Within your calculations?"

Yanayev said affirmatively, "Yes, that's what I mean. Lukyanov's coup is actually just a clumsy drama performance."

Hearing this sentence, Vladimir's face changed in shock. This is a coup d'état!Is there any general secretary in Soviet history who dared to take a coup d'etat as an assessment question?To what extent Yanayev's ability to control the overall situation has reached, no one can explain.The only thing I know is that one bloody example after another is shown in front of others, and they tell each other that this is what happens to betrayers.

Lukyanov, the only one who knew the truth, lost in a mess. Not only was he unlucky, but he also lost the capital he had accumulated over the years. Yanayev had almost no losses, but spent a sleepless night in the Black Sea holiday villa. .Including the maintenance costs of the Supreme Soviet building.

However, Yanayev said now that he did not regard Lukyanov as a real opponent at all. It is easy to pull out an agent, but it is not so easy to uproot the forces behind the conservatives.That's why it is necessary to use a Lukyanov to elicit all the secrets behind it.

It now appears that the hasty, hasty coup d'état has ruined them all, and many more hapless ones will be tragically implicated.

Yanayev said, "From the time Lukyanov was preparing to launch a coup, all of this was within my calculations. I had already greeted Akhromeyev and Yazov. They were before the situation got out of control. The last trump card, once you are unable to deal with the situation in Moscow, the army will directly and forcefully intervene, but then more people will die. After you control the situation, you basically did not pay too much casualty price. I didn’t intend to deal with all those people who were picked up in the army. I just punished military personnel like Rutskoi who directly participated in the coup. Now the most important thing in the army is to work together to solve the problem. The problem at hand, not infighting, so you are right to let go of potential supporters who have not directly joined the coup.”

"But there is one small problem."

Yanayev paused, and his tone became tough, "On that list, don't let anyone like Rutskoi directly join this dangerous game. I will deal with them myself , and you will never be merciful, and you will be responsible only for appeasing the officers of the airborne troops."

Vladimir, who has always been quick-thinking, immediately heard what Yanayev meant. He wanted to keep the role of the bad guy for himself and hand it over to Vladimir to play the role of the good guy.Once he announced the pardon of those disturbed officers, these people will become Vladimir's loyal followers.

Of course, there will also be a group of people who start to hate Yanayev's cutting the roots and killing the killer, thinking that he is destroying the foundation that supports him, and moving closer to Vladimir.

"General Secretary Yanayev...you don't have to sacrifice so much..."

Vladimir clenched his fists, and he said emotionally, "General Secretary... You could have taken all the credit by yourself, but why did you choose to give up all the credit? This country still needs you... the people also need you." You are also needed, and you are the most suitable person for that position."

In his view, all of this was Yanayev's single-handed arrangement. He just followed the script rehearsed by the other party step by step, and actually didn't do much to turn the tide.On the contrary, the always calm General Secretary was able to plan a coup d'etat with confidence, and every step was not out of his consideration.