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Chapter 2624 People in Desperate Situation (First Update, Please Subscribe)
"What! An explosion has occurred in Carl Shost! What happened?"

Almost instinctively, a thought flashed through Li Yonghui's mind—something terrible has happened!
“We don’t know what happened either, but the news came from our informants in East Berlin. The explosion at Karlshorst was extremely powerful, and it’s believed that several KGB generals may have been killed in it. It seems that the east has already begun to prepare for war…”

Just as the intelligence officer finished speaking, as if to confirm his words, a piercing alarm sounded in the air force base. Only a few minutes later, accompanied by the roar of engines, two F2 fighter jets roared into the sky.

This is a fighter jet that West Germany imported from SEA more than a decade ago. Unlike the F104, which claimed the lives of countless pilots, the F2 fighter jet, with its strong maneuverability and excellent air superiority and ground attack capabilities, was very popular with West German pilots after it entered West Germany.

Because its procurement mainly consists of the Block 15 batch, which is the first batch to achieve multi-purpose capability, possessing night combat capability and air-to-ground missile launch capability, and with an engine thrust exceeding 9 tons, plus it has an advanced radar system.

This made them the “air guardians” of West Germany as soon as they arrived in Germany. The emergency takeoff of these two fighter jets is in response to the reaction of the East German army.

It wasn't just two aircraft; in response to East Germany's state of readiness, the West German Air Force deployed more than 30 fighter jets for patrols in a short period of time, and border areas were also on high alert. For a time, the entire Western European region was in a state of high tension.

What exactly happened?
No one knew, but the explosion in Carlshof spread like a thunderclap throughout Europe.

After all, it was the location of the KGB's headquarters in East Germany, which was essentially the KGB's headquarters in Western Europe. The KGB not only deployed a large number of personnel there, but also had a large amount of electronic eavesdropping equipment. For many years, Western countries have maintained a high level of attention to Karl Shost.

The explosion that occurred in the area has naturally shocked the intelligence communities of various countries, who have all raised a question.

"What happened?"

While everyone was asking what had happened, inside the intelligence agency of West Germany, a German engineer was explaining what had happened to those present.

"...When the satellite positioning system is forcibly dismantled and there is no safety signal input, the self-destruct device will be activated, and the bomb will explode within 5 seconds..."

After the engineer finished speaking, Li Yonghui and Zhao Fei were both stunned. They hadn't expected there to be such a safety device. In fact, it was precisely because it was a drone that they agreed to install such a self-destruct device on a manned aircraft. The engineer quickly left, and after he left, Li Yonghui asked:
"So, the explosion in Carl Shost might have been caused by the explosion of the stolen drone?"

“We have no way of knowing,”

The intelligence officer shook his head, then said:

"However, further intelligence from East Berlin indicates that at least 20 KGB officers of the rank of colonel or higher were killed in the explosion, including the highest-ranking KGB commander in East Germany. This is arguably the greatest loss the KGB has suffered since World War II. Moscow is extremely angry, believing it to be a malicious act of sabotage."

The intelligence officer's answer left everyone speechless, and Li Yonghui even said:
"They stole our things, and now they think they're in the right? Is there no law?"

"Because someone died!"

A West German intelligence official shrugged, somewhat helplessly, and then added:

"But I think they'll suffer in silence. After all, they can't steal our plane, cause an explosion, and then demand an explanation from us!"

"Exactly, people shouldn't be so shameless."

As Zhao Fei finished speaking, Li Yonghui thought of something else and suddenly said:
"Right now, I think the most nervous people should be the KGB task force that stole the drones... Will Moscow let them get away with it?"

The intelligence officer sitting in front of them, a glint in his eyes, said:

"Moscow will call them back, but... what awaits them once they return? I think they only have one path left to take now!"

“That’s right, they have no other choice but to defect!”

Li Yonghui nodded and said:

"Now, all we need to do is give them a push."

"what do you mean……"

"Release the news, and those people will naturally make their own choices after seeing it."

……

Bonn.

The low-wattage light bulbs cast a dim glow. The damp basement was filled with the acrid smell of smoke. Hans, Andrei, Nop, Linnowski, and Lanminger sat in different corners, their brows furrowed, silently smoking. At their feet, cigarette butts had already piled up into a small mountain.

All of them now had only one thought in their minds—what to do?
The explosion in Carl Shost killed more than a dozen KGB generals, with no survivors.

Although the news broadcast on West German television only mentioned the explosion in Karlshorst, Hans and his team immediately contacted the drones they had sent after seeing the news.

Although they were not responsible for the subsequent transportation, one thing is certain—after the drone arrived in East Berlin, it would have been delivered to Karlshorst first, and then the massive explosion occurred there.

No need to guess, you know what's going on.

"These Westerners are too cunning! It's them...it must be them who installed a self-destruct device on the plane!" Linowski said excitedly.

"They're the ones who ruined us, they're the ones... We can explain, we can explain..."

"That's not important. What's important is that the generals are dead!"

Hans’s casual remark rendered Linowski speechless!
Yes, how the explosion happened is not important; what matters is that the generals died.

The deathly silence in the basement was first broken by Andrei. His brow furrowed, he took a drag of his cigarette and said:
"I received the recall signal before I came here. Did you receive it?"

The group nodded; they had all received the same signal, but without exception, they all chose to meet at the safe house.

Only the task force knew about this safe house; the East Berlin side was unaware of its existence.

"They're not recalling us, they want us, they want us..."

At this moment, Nop's face turned deathly pale, and his voice trembled uncontrollably:
"It's over...we're all finished..."

As a "submarine" lurking in the West German base, he knew the KGB's methods better than anyone. They had committed such a heinous crime, sending so many generals to their deaths. Someone had to settle the score.

Although he was a Stasi, heaven knows the KGB was the Stasi's master, and he would definitely be sent to Siberia!

"escape!"

At that moment, Linowski uttered a single word, his eyes filled with fear, his voice even trembling slightly:

"We must escape now! They've already summoned us back. What awaits us won't be reward or trial, but Lubyanka's secret interrogation room! Our families will become bargaining chips to force us to confess..."

His words sent a chill down everyone's spine. Although they had been hiding abroad for many years, they still had family in China; their parents, brothers, and sisters were all there.

In order to get them to confess, everything will be used as a bargaining chip, including their families.

Being there, they were naturally very clear about the methods used there.

“If we escape, they’ll just be sent to Moscow, to Siberia, or Central Asia. They… at least they can live. But if we get to Lubyanka…”

"They are the tools to break through us!"

Lanmingge's eyes narrowed into slits. Accustomed to doing wet work, he seemed to have no emotions, but in reality, his emotions were limited to his family.

"Run away!"

The group exchanged glances, their eyes filled with panic at their desperate situation. The thought of escape grew wildly like weeds, but Andrei suddenly sneered and asked in return:
"Escape? Where to escape to?"

Looking at the people in the basement, his tone turned cold and desperate, yet remained perfectly clear-headed:
“We had nowhere to run. Our identities, fingerprints, photos, and even teeth marks were in Lubyanka’s files. From Berlin to Rome, from London to Istanbul, from Paris to Chang’an, there were KGB informants and assassins everywhere.”

Where can we escape to?
The KGB's death list never contains the word 'stop.' They will pursue us to the ends of the earth, either capturing us and tearing us to pieces or killing us on the spot; they will never leave us a way out. They will never give up!

Andrei's words were like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing everyone's thoughts of escape. The warehouse fell silent again. Nop smoked his cigarette anxiously, but his trembling fingers betrayed his fear and unease.

Lanming leaned against the wall, his brow furrowed, his eyes fixed on the wooden door to the basement, as if he were an assassin hunting them down, ready to appear at any moment and kill them here.

As for Linowski, he could only swallow hard, then anxiously looked to the head, who was his pillar of support at this moment; they were all waiting for him to make a decision.

Andrei was also looking at Hans.

Hans, no one knows his original name, but he was a soldier who joined the KBG from the army and had been undercover in West Germany for more than ten years. He was also the leader of the group.

Over the years, he had been the one to receive orders directly from the East and command the team to complete missions. Apart from the young Nop, they had been partners for many years and had worked together on countless tasks.

Now, what decision will he make?

"Now……"

Feeling the gazes around him, Hans knew they were waiting for his decision. He didn't speak immediately, but instead took a cigarette from his pack, lit it with the butt, took a puff, and then said calmly:

"We must tell the east immediately that we are going back!"

(End of this chapter)