The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 818: Border Guards from Kiev, Li Aiguo was arrested
The meeting with Fadeev was arranged in the branch's reception room.

Compared with last time, Fadeev seemed to be much more energetic.

The worn-out Zhongshan suit was replaced with a woolen coat, and paired with the new pair of glasses, he looked very decent.

"Dear patriotic comrade, I have long known that you are not an ordinary person, but I never thought that you would be Mr. Andre's partner."

Fadeev sat opposite Li Aiguo with his hands on his knees, looking very excited. "I heard that you are planning to move the institute to Dongda. I am the researcher in the institute who is most familiar with Dongda. You can leave the communication with the researchers to me."

The meaning is obvious, he wants to become the leader of the new institute.

After hearing Fadeev's words, Li Aiguo thought of a question. According to the information of the Minsk Institute, Fadeev, as a student of the director, did not hold any position.

Li Aiguo used to think that Fadeyev was a mere researcher who was unwilling to take on a leadership role, but now it seems that he was wrong.

"Thank you for your enthusiasm, Comrade Fadeev. At present, Andrei Trading has no plan to cooperate with the University of East China to establish a research institute. You misunderstood." Li Aiguo lit a cigarette and replied lightly.

"What? Comrade Aiguo, you told the professor in person that you had a huge plan. You would build a world-class computer research institute at the University of Tokyo."

Fadeev was very surprised. He wanted to stand up, but was glanced at by Li Aiguo and sat back down.

"Maybe the professor misunderstood." Li Aiguo stood up and shook hands with Fadeev. "Comrade Fadeev, we had a pleasant communication today."

Fadeev knew that he was going to send him away, so he could only laugh awkwardly.

"Patriotic comrade, rest assured, I am willing to serve you."

He was still somewhat unwilling and left after saying one sentence.

Andre walked out of the office next door, looked at the closed door, and asked in confusion: "Brother Aiguo, those researchers are all wooden-headed. It's rare to find a flexible researcher like this. Why did you reject him?"

"He's too smart," Li Aiguo muttered quietly, changing the subject: "How is the investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' special operations team going?"

Seeing that Li Aiguo was unwilling to talk about this, Andre could only give up. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have someone above me. Even if the special operations team finds out something, they will leave obediently with their tails between their legs after I make a phone call."

The person above should be the Medal Emperor.

As long as the Emperor of the Medal shows up, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' action team is really nothing.

Li Aiguo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and began to busy himself with the acquisition of the Minsk Research Institute.

In the following two days, Minsk officials formally approved the resolution of Andrei Trading Company to acquire the Minsk Institute.

Li Aiguo personally went to the research institute to meet with those researchers who were willing to join Andre Trading Company.

This included Fadeev, who acted as if nothing had happened and followed closely behind Gilotti.

At the same time, Andre also arranged for people to bring all the equipment from the research institute back to the trading company.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, but Li Aiguo always felt that something was wrong.

"Hey, this is a ring ferrite core. It can't withstand collisions. Please be careful." Professor Gillotti suddenly shouted.

Li Aiguo walked over to coordinate the moving matters.

"Something happened! The research institute was surrounded by a group of soldiers, and all our truck drivers were detained." Suddenly, an employee of the Minsk branch ran in in a hurry.

"Soldier?" Before Professor Gillotti could react, Li Aiguo had already rushed to the window.

At some point, more than a dozen GAZ trucks arrived outside the institute, filled with fully armed Russian soldiers.

The soldiers grabbed several truck drivers from the Minsk branch off their trucks.

A middle-aged man in military uniforms walked towards the gate with a few people.

The middle-aged man was wearing a black leather jacket, a black leather hat, black leather boots, a leather belt around his waist, and a leather holster and leather bag on his back.

Pistols represent force, leather represents toughness, and black represents authority and mystery.

Li Aiguo knew clearly that the Cheka hiding in the dark did not have any standard uniforms. If he had to specify one, the only choice would be what the middle-aged man was wearing.

The middle-aged man happened to look up at the second floor at this moment and smiled at Li Aiguo.

"Semenov!"

Li Aiguo was shocked all over, turned around abruptly, picked up the office phone and shook it.

Hearing the operator's voice coming from the phone, Li Aiguo was stunned. Didn't Semenov cut off the phone line before taking action? !
At this time, the footsteps were getting closer and closer. Li Aiguo could not care less and said to the operator quickly: "Please transfer to Independence Square No. 6."

Semenov and his men rushed into the office, and several Cheka officers surrounded Li Aiguo.

Seeing that Li Aiguo had finished the call, Semenov did not seem upset, but instead looked triumphant.

Li Aiguo felt that he had some idea.

"Hey, Semenov, old friend, we meet again." Li Aiguo hung up the phone, sat down slowly and lit a cigarette.

Seeing that he was smoking a cigarette, Semenov frowned and said, "Let me introduce my current identity first. I am the captain of the special operations team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I came here today to investigate your collusion with Xiao Meijia Dieter to sabotage our computer research work!"

Little Meijiadit?
Where is this going?

Li Aiguo was stunned before he understood.

In the eyes of the Russians, Dongda is just a little brother, and a particularly pitiful little brother at that.

My family was extremely poor, so poor that we couldn't even afford to wear pants, how could we afford high-tech things like computers?

The only one who can compete with the Russians is Xiaomei's family.

Alas, when people are poor, they have low aspirations.

"Li Aiguo, you are under arrest now! Please come with us!"

When Semenov saw Li Aiguo still smoking with his legs crossed, he became furious.

He pulled out his pistol, loaded the bullet into the gun, and pointed the gun at Li Aiguo.

"You may not be aware of our work rules. If I force you to do so, the most I can do is write an investigation report."

"Are you really not going to wait for Andre to come?"

The situation at the scene suddenly became tense as Semenov drew his gun. At this time, Li Aiguo spoke, and his words directly weakened Semenov's momentum.

The originally carefully designed scene turned into a farce, and he, the hero of the movie, turned into a clown.

Semenov's expression changed rapidly, and he suddenly laughed out loud twice: "Since you are all sensible people, I won't waste my words on you.

Now, while Andre is away, you can first explain how you bribed him and won him over. Who is your superior, and how many people have you bribed in total?"

"What do you mean by bribery? I don't understand. Is there anything wrong with us doing business together? Don't forget that with my help, Andre Trading can earn millions of foreign exchange for you Russians every year."

Seeing Li Aiguo’s confused face, Semenov wanted to get angry. His chest heaved a few times, and then he suddenly smiled again.

"I almost fell for your trick. If I force you now, not only will I not be able to find out the truth, but I will also make you a hero."

He walked over and sat sideways on a chair, put the gun on the table, and laughed sinisterly: "Yes, if you confess so honestly, it will be too boring. Let's play slowly."

At this time, all the researchers and leaders of the Minsk Institute were arrested by the Cheka.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

"Interrogate him in the lab. We must find evidence that this guy is Dieter."

Semenov's face was flushed at this time.

In order to carry out this surprise attack, he pulled out the fingernails of three members of the Science and Technology Committee before he got the exact time.

However, the committee members only took the money and regarded the whole incident as embezzlement of property, and failed to provide further clues.

Soon, shrill screams were heard from the next room.

Semenov stared at Li Aiguo, trying to find clues from his expression.

But he soon realized a problem.

If this kid acts very scared, he might be pretending. Dieter from Xiaomei's family is good at pretending.

If this guy has no expression, it just means that he has undergone special training and is a Dieter.

Anyway, this guy is Dieter
"Hey, why am I bothering about this? Wasn't this guy's identity confirmed from the moment he received the mission?"

Semenov smiled and shook his head, thinking that he was thinking too much.

For the Cheka, thinking too much is not a good thing.

"Did Andrei abandon you and run away?" Semenov stood up and walked to the window.

Seeing that Li Aiguo did not respond, he was about to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Here they come! Wow! They even brought the Minsk National Defense Forces here. Fortunately, I made preparations in advance this time, otherwise I would have suffered a great loss!"

"Come on, little friend, let's go meet your older friend together."

Li Aiguo was taken out of the office by the Cheka. As he passed through the corridor, he saw a bloody arm through the crack in the door.

When they arrived outside, they saw that the Russian soldiers brought by Semenov had already built fortifications and set up heavy machine guns, pointing their guns at a group of Minsk soldiers.

A middle-aged officer in uniform was negotiating with the soldiers' commander.

Andre was standing not far away. When he saw Li Aiguo being brought out, he waved at him and said, "Brother Aiguo, these guys didn't give you any trouble, did they? Just wait, I'll rescue you right away."

Andrei, holding a cigar in his mouth, walked to the middle-aged officer in a square step and said, "Colonel Maxim, Minsk is your defense zone. Our Andrei Trading Company is a legal business organization. These people dared to cause trouble. Shouldn't you do something?"

Colonel Maxim pulled Andre aside and whispered, "Sir Andre"

"Comrade! Your Excellency is a corrupt title. Please call me Comrade."

"Comrade Andrei, these troops are border guards. They are transferred from the Kiev Military District. As you know, we have always been at odds with the Kiev Military District. If we open fire today, the consequences will be..."

Colonel Maxim did not continue speaking, but his meaning was very clear: once the shooting started, things would become a big deal and no amount of money could solve the problem.

He did accept Andrei's rubles, but he couldn't ruin his future for it.

"Kyiv Military District? This time the scene is quite grand!"

Andrei was not in a hurry. He straightened his collar, walked forward and grabbed Semenov by the collar.

"Hey, isn't this the internal affairs officer of the Star City base? I haven't seen you for a few days. Have you been promoted?"

Semenov was grabbed by the collar, but he didn't look angry at all. He smiled with narrowed eyes and said, "As a member of the Cheka, obeying the organization's deployment is the most basic requirement."

"Don't talk nonsense to me. I'm giving you a chance now. Take your bunch of lackeys and leave immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

As Andrei spoke, he took the cigar out of his mouth, grabbed Semyonov's hand and spread out his palm.

The red cigarette butt was extinguished in his palm, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh. The Chekas behind Semenov were immediately furious, and they all drew their pistols from their waists and aimed at Andrei.

"Clap clap clap!"

Semenov turned around and slapped him several times.

"Idiot, this is Comrade Andrei, winner of the Order of Nakhimov, Second Class, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Labor Gold Star, Order of Glory, Third Class, Order of Suvorov, Order of Ushakov, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Order of National Service, and Order of Friendship. He is a hero of the motherland, please be more respectful."

The Chekas were beaten hard and the pistols were put back in. Then Semenov turned his head and looked at Andrei.

He said respectfully: "Comrade Andre, you are a hero and a role model for us to learn from. You will definitely not stop our Ministry of Internal Affairs from carrying out its mission, right?"

When facing Semenov, Andrei felt like he was throwing a heavy punch but hitting cotton.

"Phone, I want to make a call!" Andrei realized that Semenov came prepared this time and might have a big shot backing him up. If he didn't ask the second uncle to come forward, things would probably become difficult to resolve.

"Didn't you see Comrade Andrei was about to make a phone call? Get out of here." Semenov turned around and kicked the Cheka who was blocking the door. The Cheka fell to the ground and hit his head against the wall, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Li Aiguo watched Andre stride towards the office, touched his chin, and followed behind him.

Semenov and the Chekas had no intention of entering the office. On the contrary, they were guarding the door.

Andre picked up the phone and shook it vigorously, then said into the phone: "Please transfer me to extension 301281"

After a while, the call was connected. When Andre heard the voice on the other end, his face turned red.

"What? Uncle Er went on vacation? I'm Andre, could you please help me contact him?"

"Can't get in touch? Uncle doesn't like to be disturbed when he's on vacation."

Andre was startled and realized that something was wrong.

pat.

The phone fell on the table, and Andre looked up at Li Aiguo: "Brother Aiguo, we may be in big trouble this time."

For the Russian high-ranking officials, vacation has two meanings. One is to cultivate the body.

The other is to make a serious mistake and take a vacation, either actively or passively, to stay out of the spotlight.

What was the reason for the second uncle's sudden vacation this time? Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes.

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"Name?"

"Li Aiguo."

"Country of Citizenship."

"Eastern University."

"What are you doing here with us?"

"Help you develop, earn foreign exchange, and realize the dream of the proletariat."

A guest room in a villa in the suburbs of Minsk was converted into an interrogation room.

Li Aiguo was afraid of the warm reception he received from his foreign colleagues for the first time.

The person who greeted him was a male Cheka in his thirties. The male Cheka had a dead fish face and looked like someone who was not happy with his personal life.

"Bang!" The male Cheka slammed the table and said, "Don't think we can't do anything to you if you don't confess."

"What do you want to explain? Our acquisition of the Minsk Institute was a legitimate act and was approved by Minsk officials."

"Really? Then how do you explain these things? Three members of the Minsk Defense Committee received 20,000 rubles, five members of the Science and Technology Committee received 35,000 rubles, and two deputy directors of the Moscow Computer Research Institute received two TV sets from Xiaomei's family."

The male Cheka stood up and placed a thick stack of materials in front of Li Aiguo.

Even the bigwigs of the Minsk Defense Committee and the Science and Technology Committee have been investigated. It seems that this matter has become a big deal.

Li Aiguo was somewhat glad that the weather station was not implicated.

Thinking of this, Li Aiguo felt a chill in his heart. According to regulations, weather station staff need to send out a safety signal every five days while performing their duties.

Once the weather station stops receiving safety signals, they will certainly order comrades in Moscow to investigate.

The current situation is not clear. If those comrades act rashly, there is a high chance that they will be exposed.

Li Aiguo never underestimated the capabilities of the Cheka.

Thinking about it, Li Aiguo flipped through the documents and smiled: "The reason why we did this is entirely your responsibility."

"Is the responsibility ours?" Berezhnaya was surprised.

"Comrade, you see, here, if you don't give money, you can't get anything done.

I came here with the friendship of the proletariat, and brought Andre here to help you with foreign exchange, but I had to endure humiliation and work in cahoots with those people.

It's not that we don't want to do things honestly, it's that your work style is not right. Tell me, is the responsibility all on you?"

"."The male Cheka was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes.

He picked up a pair of pliers, pinched Li Aiguo's mouth, and said coldly: "Your mouth is very talkative. I want to see if you can still speak without teeth."

Li Aiguo looked at the black pliers and closed his eyes.

It would be interesting if I could replace my teeth with gold teeth in the future. When I open my mouth, wow, I’ll see a mouth full of big gold teeth.

At this moment, the female Cheka, who had been silent all this time, stood up and stopped the male Cheka.

"Peter, you can't do anything until things progress."

"Captain Berezhnaya, this guy must have received special training. He won't confess unless he suffers a little."

"This is an order! If you have any objections, you can report to the captain."

The male Cheka was obviously a little afraid of Semenov. He glared at Li Aiguo hatefully and sat back angrily.

The female Cheka walked up to Li Aiguo and said in a deep voice: "You should know clearly that our target is not you. As long as you tell us everything, we can let you go."

Li Aiguo tilted his head and looked at the female Cheka for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Can I know your name?"

"Berezhnaya, team leader of the special operations team." Berezhnaya wanted to ask more questions, but Li Aiguo had already closed his eyes.

"What an interesting person." Berezhnaya smiled and sat back down.

Interrogation is like training an eagle, you can't be impatient.

Before he knew it, it was noon and Li Aiguo was taken to the living room on the second floor by the Cheka.

A woman in a ballet costume brought in plates of sumptuous meals.

Russian cream of mushrooms, Solyanka soup, Golubtsi, Russian sashimi. The table is full of them.

If Li Aiguo didn't know, he would have thought it was the last dinner.

"Where's the wine? I want vodka!" Andrei, who was sitting opposite, winked at Li Aiguo. He suddenly slammed the table and shouted.

The ballerina looked at Berezhnaya in embarrassment, and Berezhnaya nodded: "Go and get the wine."

The ballerina walked away quickly, and a moment later, placed a bottle of vodka on the table.

"Your wine, sir."

"Bang!" The vodka bottle was swept to the ground and broke into pieces. Andrei roared: "Are you trying to fool me with these cheap wines? I want Red Label Vodka, and it has to be shipped from the Moscow State Winery. All other ones are fake."

The ballerina was frightened, trembled all over, and became terrified.

Berezhnaya said with a straight face: "Comrade Andrei, this is Minsk, not Moscow."

"I don't care! I just want Red Label Vodka. Aren't you guys very powerful?"

At this time, Andre had no awareness of being an inspector at all.

But if you think about it, you will understand that as long as the Cheka cannot find real evidence that Li Aiguo is Dieter, then these people will not dare to touch Andrei even if they have the courage of heaven.

Andre seized this point and found out the situation the other party had.

But there is still a problem here. Team leader Berezhnaya is an old Cheka. Can't she see Andrei's true intention?
Is she really stupid, or does she have other ideas?
Li Aiguo looked at Berezhnaya deeply.

Berezhnaya seemed particularly flustered, as if she had made a serious mistake.

Just then, Semenov pushed the door open.

"Captain, Mr. Andrei needs it." Berezhnaya quickly stood up and put her legs together.

"Snapped!"

Semenov slapped him: "Idiot."

After being beaten, Berezhnaya stood up straighter. Semenov ignored her and took out a bottle of vodka from behind and placed it in front of Andrei.

"I'm sorry, I searched all over Minsk and only found one bottle like this in the home of a colonel."

When Andre saw that the bottle was covered with blood, the anger on his face disappeared immediately. The corners of his mouth twitched twice and he sat back down.

A sinister smile appeared on Semenov's lips, and he slowly sat down.

His eyes fell on the broken glass on the ground. He glanced at the ballerina and frowned: "Why didn't you clean up the broken bottles on the ground? Have you forgotten your identity?"

"Ah!" The ballerina was frightened and trembled all over when she heard this.

She quickly grabbed a towel, lay on the ground like a dog, and frantically cleaned up the glass shards on the ground.

It looked odd to see a woman of graceful figure doing the dirtiest of jobs.

Semenov admired it greedily.

"Hiss" the glass shards were almost cleaned up, and a bloody cut was left on the ballerina's finger.

She didn't dare to delay and let the blood stain her snow-white ballet costume, and she had to use her snow-white hands to grab the glass shards.

Suddenly, a pair of gloves appeared on the ground. The ballerina raised her head and looked at the Oriental man in surprise, then quickly lowered her head and got busy again.

Semenov looked at Li Aiguo thoughtfully.

The floor was cleaned up, and the ballerina stood up, bowed to Semenov, and backed out of the room.

"You are a kind person. I really doubt whether you are Dieter from Xiaomei's family." Semenov picked up a piece of beef and said while eating: "But it doesn't matter, right, dear Comrade Andrei."

Andre's face was as black as ink at this time.

(End of this chapter)