The train driver in the courtyard

The car was driving slowly on the streets of Moscow. Li Aiguo looked out through the window and the street scene that came into his sight was almost the same as the last time he came.

Those ancient, solemn and powerful buildings still stand in the same place, giving people a feeling of vicissitudes and antiquity.

however.

Li Aiguo keenly noticed that the state of the people on the street had changed significantly.

Their faces lost some of their former liveliness and instead had a gloom that was difficult to conceal.

The queues in front of the bakeries on the streets are longer than before, the street lights are broken and no one has repaired them, and there seem to be more large portraits hanging everywhere than before.

As an excellent spy, you can often judge the truth of things from behind the ordinary.

Andre lit a cigarette and turned to look at Li Aiguo.

"Patriot, aren't you curious why I went to so much trouble to invite you to Moscow?"

Li Aiguo was still looking at the scenery outside: "Do you miss me? Lao An, you can't go on like this. Your family is counting on you to carry on the family line."

Andre is about the same age as Li Aiguo, but he only likes the bright lights and wine. He doesn't get married, let alone have children, and his family often complains about him for this.

Alas, when it comes to getting married and having children, parents at home and abroad are in the same trench.

The car driver burst out laughing.

Li Aiguo also recognized the driver at this time. This person was Andre's confidant, the kind he had brought up since childhood, and was similar to a family-born child in China.

Andrei shouted twice in Russian at the car driver, and the car driver quickly stopped smiling.

Andre felt that he was no match for his opponent in talking, so he stopped smiling and said, "I have received news from the committee that Yumidi is planning to withdraw all the experts. Although the time has not been determined, it will not be later than October at the latest."

Committee is a general term for a power body.

The state has its state committee and the factory has its factory committee.

Even Liu Haizhong's family has its own committee, with Liu Haizhong as the chairman, the second aunt as the vice chairman, and Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu as members.

The committee that Andre mentioned is naturally the highest authority on the Russian side.

Li Aiguo had long been aware of the course of history, but was a little surprised at Andre's well-informed attitude.

You know, although there are signs of withdrawing experts now, in order to maintain the image of big brother, the Russians did not reveal any news before the official withdrawal, so that many important projects were abandoned halfway.

Li Aiguo was worried about how to submit the exact time when the Russians would withdraw their experts.

Andre, this is a good excuse.

However, Li Aiguo looked very surprised and suspicious at this time.

"how do you know?"

"Ahem, I have someone above me." Andre was uncomfortable with Li Aiguo's gaze and changed the subject: "After the experts leave, the relationship between our two families will be affected.

So I invited you here this time because I wanted us to start a company together and bring our partnership to the table.”

Starting a company is fake. The real purpose is probably to tie Li Aiguo and Red Star Studio to Andre's chariot.

You know, products such as the Warm Baby Patch have earned Andre huge profits, and now he has developed diapers, which is definitely a gold mine.

On the Russian side, many people have been eyeing these deals for a long time, including some with backgrounds far superior to Andre.

After learning that Li Aiguo was interested in the Eastern Project, Andre spent a lot of money to get the connections so that Li Aiguo could get the opportunity to visit the "Star City".

I'm afraid that apart from personal "friendship", the most important purpose is to demonstrate one's own strength.

Li Aiguo did not reject Andre's plan.

Andre is indeed a money-loving person, but it is precisely because of his greed that he is easier to deal with.

"Old An, we really should start a company together."

"I knew you would agree to this proposal. Let's go to the Ukrainian Hotel. I have already arranged a lot of Ukrainian girls for you."

Hearing Li Aiguo's words, Andre became excited and the medals on his chest rustled.

Li Aiguo finally couldn't help it and asked, "Lao An, why do you have so many medals?"

"Ah?! This medal was borrowed from an elder of mine. He has no other hobby except collecting medals." Andre answered casually.

"I didn't like wearing a medal, but my elders taught me that a medal is a symbol of face!"

An elder who loves medals and has the ability to get so many medals. Could he be the future medal emperor? !
Li Aiguo remembered that the Emperor of the Order seemed to be from Dnepropetrovsk, which was not far from Zaporizhia, Andrei's hometown.

The Order of the Great also served as the head of the Zaporizhia Provincial Committee.

"Lao An, what is the relationship between you and your elder?" Li Aiguo asked indirectly.

"Uncle, we are all from Brezhnevo village in Stretsk County." Andrei didn't care.

After all, although the Medal Emperor was an important figure these days, he was not very prominent.

No one would have thought that in a few years, he would become the helmsman of this huge family.

Recalling the information about the Emperor of the Order in Brezhnevo Village, Stretsk County, Li Aiguo was sure that Andrei's second uncle was the Emperor of the Order.

He called out in his heart, "Good guy!"

"My second uncle is a nice guy. He asked about my business a while ago. If you want to visit him, I can help you get in touch."

Andre subconsciously wanted to show his strength again.

"Not for now. We are doing business, and there are some things that should be avoided."

Faced with this good opportunity, Li Aiguo politely declined.

At present, the Emperor of the Order has become a big shot on the Russian side and is being watched by the Cheka at all times.

If you visit without permission, you may attract unnecessary attention.

In Andre's view, Li Aiguo's caution was due to his fear of affecting the reputation of the Medal Emperor, and he became more satisfied with this brother from the East.

As brothers, we should be able to consider each other.

In the special floor of the Ukraine Hotel, Li Aiguo enjoyed the dances from Ukrainian ethnic minorities.

I have to say that the clothes of ethnic minorities are quite nice looking.

Andre brought the complete set of agreements for the new company. Andre would be the representative of the company and be responsible for raising funds.

Li Aiguo is responsible for providing the goods, and the profits are split 50-50.

Judging from the agreement, Andre showed great sincerity.

This guy understands the principle of taking things slow and steady, unlike some Russians who like to use AK47s to do business.

Li Aiguo took a sip of vodka and frowned, tapping his fingers on the agreement: "Lao An, this company's name is not suitable."

"Far East Import and Export Trading Company, why is it inappropriate?" Andre was puzzled: "I specially asked someone to come up with this name, it's quite grand!"

"Do you know where the Far East is?" Li Aiguo picked up the wine glass.

"Isn't it just our Gada, and also your place?"

“There are two concepts of the Far East: one is economic and the other is geographical.

Geographically, it is a general term for the easternmost region of Asia when Western countries began to expand eastward, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, that is, the area east of Central Asia and South Asia, north of Australia, west of the Pacific Ocean, and south of the Arctic Ocean. "

Economically, it refers to the abbreviation of the Far Eastern Economic Zone.

It stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the East and the Korean Peninsula in the south and borders the Pacific Ocean in the east. It includes Khabarovsk (Boli), Primorsky Krai, the Yakut Autonomous Republic, Amur, Magadan, Kamchatka and Sakhalin Oblast.

"Isn't this quite grand? Whether in terms of geography or economy, our Far East Import and Export Trading Company is the largest." Andre felt a little moved that Li Aiguo knew a lot, but still thought the name was pretty good.

Li Aiguo picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then said with a click of the tongue: "Being too famous is not a good thing. We should be a shark under the undercurrent, not a beautiful big rooster on the surface of the sea."

Although Andre didn't know why there was a big rooster on the sea, he still understood what Li Aiguo meant.

"Yes, we want to make a fortune quietly." He tilted his head: "What should it be called?"

"Andre Trading Company." Li Aiguo gave a name.

"Andre, this is my name? Isn't this name too stingy?" Andre was a little unconfident.

"The development of a company has little to do with its name. Take your Leningrad Kirov Machine-Building Plant, for example. A machine factory built the most advanced tank in the world.

For example, BMW is actually the abbreviation of the Bavarian Motor Factory, and the German name of the Volkswagen Group (VW) is Volkswagen, which literally means People's Car Company.

Therefore, the fame of a company is given by its products, not by its name. "

Li Aiguo spoke in a low voice: "Besides, if Andre Trading Company can become a century-old store, you will be famous forever."

When these words came out, Andre's eyes widened with excitement.

Although he loves money, he is not against fame.

Of course, there is a more important reason that Li Aiguo did not mention. The name Andre itself is a pass.

As long as the Emperor of the Medal comes to power, Andre Trading Company will be able to run rampant in the Russian country.

"Let's call it Andre Trading Company!" Andre excitedly waved towards the stage and called a person in charge.

He invited Li Aiguo to enjoy a striptease, a powerful show from the decadent Western countries.

"Don't do that. How am I supposed to know which ethnic minority these girls are from if they take off their clothes?"

Li Aiguo stopped Andre.

Andre looked at Li Aiguo deeply, sighed and said, "You are still so cautious."

******
The situation in Russia is similar to that in China. A unified purchase and sale system is implemented, and in principle, private companies are not allowed to be established.

But this did not bother Andre.

Two days later, a company named Zaporizhia Andrei Trading Company was officially listed on Tverskaya Street in Moscow.

The trading company is registered under the name of the Zaporizhia Oblast Committee and is responsible for the import and export commodity trade in Zaporizhia Oblast.

At the same time, in order to save resources and better serve the Russian people, we also import some daily necessities from the University of Tokyo.

All the formalities are complete, and with the endorsement of the Zaporizhia Oblast Party Committee, ordinary people cannot find any problems.

The opening of the trading company was silent, without any ceremony, and did not attract anyone's attention on this busy street.

Co-founder Li Aiguo did not show up in the company either, but came to the Friendship Coffee Shop at the end of Tverskaya Street.

The Russians have the habit of drinking coffee. There is a sentence written on the door of the coffee shop: "Have a cup of coffee before building a city."

The Russians are having a hard time these days, and coffee has become a luxury, available only in a few specialty coffee shops. Because of the specialty, this place is rarely disturbed, making it a good place to talk.

In the evening, a thin figure walked into the cafe and looked around.

When he saw Li Aiguo, he was obviously shocked and walked over quickly.

"Driver Li, you're here."

"Yu Jinan, congratulations." Li Aiguo looked at Yu Jinan, who had matured a lot, and felt a sense of emotion.

According to Yu Jinan’s training plan, he should return to China after one year of training in Moscow.

However, Yu Jinan performed particularly well and made many good friends during the training period. After careful consideration, Yu Jinan finally stayed in Moscow to work.

"Congratulations?" Yu Jinan sat down very experiencedly, ordered a cup of coffee and took a sip.

"Before I came here, I went to your house and found out that Comrade Chen Xianglan was already pregnant."

"Ah! Really? That's great!"

This was the first time Yu Jinan lost his composure, but luckily no one noticed this and he quickly reacted and stopped smiling.

"Don't worry, the organization will take good care of Comrade Chen Xianglan."

"Driver Li, you came here this time to give me a mission, right?"

"It's not really a mission. I just want you to help me investigate two people and a research institute."

As he spoke, Li Aiguo dipped his finger in some coffee and wrote "Minsk Computer R&D and Upgrading Special Design Bureau", "Fadeyev" and "Gilotti" on the table.

After Yu Jinan saw it clearly, he reached out his hand and wiped it off naturally.

"This mission is just to investigate the situation, understand?"

"I understand." Yu Jinan nodded.

He was just about to ask a few more questions about the situation at home when Li Aiguo had already put on his hat and strolled out of the cafe.

Yu Jinan picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, frowning slightly.

"This stuff tastes really bad, far inferior to the tea from my hometown."

Late at night, in a tube-shaped building east of Moscow, Yu Jinan fell into deep thought as he looked at the documents in his hand.

These three documents are all public information and are not confidential at all.

Driver Li has many connections in Moscow and is said to be a partner of a big shot. He can easily get the information on his own.

Why do you want me to investigate this information?
Was it to tell me the news that Chen Xianglan was pregnant?
Well, that must be the case.

The three documents were put into an envelope and stamped. The next day, the envelope appeared on the desk in the office of the deputy manager of Andre Trading Company.

Li Aiguo picked up a pair of scissors, opened the envelope, took out three copies of information from Datong and read them for nearly half an hour. He then compared the information with the information obtained by Andre.

The two types of information come from different sources and have different contents. There are also many discrepancies in the details, but these are not important.

What is important is whether the information has been "tampered with".

A full hour later, the expression on Li Aiguo's face relaxed a lot. He picked up the phone and made a cross-border call in the name of Andre Trading Company.

After the call was connected, he only said one sentence into the phone: "It's an orange, not an apple."

In a building in the capital, the person who answered the phone quickly wrote down these incomprehensible words on a piece of paper.

The paper was put into a filing bag and eventually appeared in a special office at the Meteorological Bureau.

Secretary Dong opened the file bag and saw the puzzling words "It's an orange, not an apple". This made him obviously relax.

Secretary Dong stood up and took out a file bag from the shelf.

Yu Jinan's name was found on a list, with the words "Trustworthy" written in blue ink and the date marked.

The dim light fell on the list, which had dozens of names on it.

The comments behind each name are different: "Trustworthy", "Pending", "Not recommended for assignment".

The dates above are all different, but it can be seen that the time interval between each review does not exceed two years.

The list was put back into the file bag, sealed with a seal, and put back on the shelf.

This list may never be opened again.

When it is opened again, it will cause a stir.

******
All Muscovites know the existence of a place, but no one knows its exact location, that is - "Star City".

In other words.

The location of Star City is a military secret and is not marked on public maps.

Although the location was kept secret, no one concealed the fact that Star City existed.

Television programs will also repeatedly report on Star City to highlight the Russians' aerospace power strength.

In order to maintain secrecy, a protective belt with isolation function was built around Star City.

Any individual or vehicle attempting to cross the protection belt will face the black muzzle of a gun.

Today the situation is a little different.

A black sedan drove along the wide road to the entrance of the isolation zone. The passenger in the passenger seat simply took out an ID and waved it in front of the guard.

The guard quickly ran over and opened the guardrail.

"I've been here a few times. It's so boring. Aiguo, I really don't understand why you are interested in this place."

The car started again. Listening to Andre's complaints, Li Aiguo quickly understood what the so-called "boring" meant.

Star City looked like nothing more than a collection of grey concrete houses.

A few birch trees are hidden in a pine forest. The ground is full of pits and neatly arranged houses are located on parallel streets.

It is very quiet here, and the occasional people you see all look hurried.

It's far inferior to the energetic performance in the Grand Hotel Ukraine.

"Andre, don't you think space is wonderful?" Li Aiguo touched the watch on his wrist.

"Wonderful. There is only one thing in the world that can be called wonderful, and that is money! Whether it is rubles, RMB or dollars, they are the most beautiful things in the world."

Hearing this, Li Aiguo smiled and did not respond.

The black car sped along and finally stopped in front of a building.

Two middle-aged men in Russian military uniforms had been waiting for a long time. After Andre got off the car, they saluted him.

But anyone could see that the other party saluted at the medals on Andre.

"I have a friend who wants to watch the training of the six-man commando team." Andre said directly in a commanding tone.

The two old Russians seemed to have received the order and stood at attention immediately: "Please follow us, but according to the regulations, you cannot leave our sight during the tour."

"Why are you so long-winded? I finally understand why the Eastern Plan has been implemented for so many years and has cost a huge amount of money, but the progress is so slow. It's all because of you people who have delayed the work."

After being scolded by Andre, the two old Russians looked at each other, not daring to get angry, and could only smile awkwardly.

As the group was about to head into the base, a voice came from a distance: "Stop!"

Three middle-aged men in gray Zhongshan suits ran over from a distance.

Seeing the person coming, Andre frowned slightly and muttered quietly: "A lackey of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed to be the Cheka.

But it's normal. This is one of the most confidential places of the Russians. It's normal for the Cheka to be keeping an eye on this place.

The Cheka leader had a scarred face. The hideous scar extended diagonally from the corner of his left eye to the corner of his mouth, which was intimidating.

"Hello, I'm the Minister of Internal Affairs of Star City, Semenov!"

Semenov walked up to the crowd and first looked Li Aiguo up and down. His gaze stayed on him for a very short time, but he seemed to have already engraved his appearance and expression firmly in his mind.

Then, he fixed his eyes on Andre, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an expression that seemed like a smile.

"Hopkins, why are these two people here? Don't they know that this is a secret base?"

The middle-aged Russian named Hopkins obviously didn't dare to offend Semenov, and hurriedly bent over to explain: "Minister Xie, this is Comrade Andrei, he has a pass from the Ministry of Aviation Industry."

Semenov frowned: "Ministry of Aviation Industry? This is Unit 26266, not the Ministry of Aviation Industry!"

Star City was under military management during these years.

Although the Aviation Industry Corps has no direct jurisdiction over Star City, it still has to give it some face.

Hopkins didn't expect Semenov to be so rigid, and wanted to continue explaining, but Semenov interrupted him directly.

Semenov gave instructions to Li Aiguo and Andrei: "Gentlemen, please leave now, otherwise we will have to trouble you to go back and have a good talk with us."

Semenov was not a man out of touch with the world.

But for some reason, he always felt that this Oriental man was a little strange.

This feeling is hard to describe, but it lingers in my heart.

Seeing that Semenov started to chase people away, Andrei could no longer control his temper.

Today I was planning to show off in front of driver Li, but I got slapped in the face before I even started.

This is not treating Doubao as a cadre!

Well, Comrade Andrei's Chinese has improved again.

Andre pulled out his pistol and loaded the bullet into the chamber.

Semenov didn't expect Andrei to be so stubborn. He raised his pistol at this time, and the two Chekas behind him also took out their weapons.

Hopkins and the other Russian looked at each other and actually took two steps back.

On one side was the Cheka, and on the other were the leaders' relatives; they could not afford to offend either side.

Both sides held guns, but no one fired, and for a moment there was a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)