American Strategic Deception Bureau

　The confidantes of every president are essentially assembled during the campaign. If you don't help out during the general election, then unless you possess considerable experience or exceptional abilities, it's difficult to secure a good position in the White House cabinet.

　Then, that super-powerful management department that is related to the health and longevity of the gentlemen on Capitol Hill before it is even established is destined to become a hot commodity soon. The first director must have a sufficiently strong background and qualifications, or be fully trusted by the president in order to do a stable job.

　Therefore, seeking the position of director of the Superpower Administration is still a bit unrealistic for Kissinger at the moment.

　His idea is to try to gain influence on Capitol Hill - generally speaking, every government department in the United States has a corresponding committee in Congress.

　"When I return to Washington, I plan to contact a bunch of old friends and encourage a few congressmen I know to establish a new 'Commission on Superpowers' in Congress. Then, I'll try to get a high-profile advisory position on the committee, perhaps as a 'Nudist Camp Advisor,' guiding legislation for nudist camps nationwide. It's a tedious endeavor, but it will help me build a lot of connections."

　Dr. Kissinger said, “That way, I won’t have anything to do until the next presidential election.

　As for the Director of the Superpower Management Bureau? That could probably be considered a long-term goal!

　Then, if the CIA truly approves the Eden Project, you'll likely be in charge of at least one of the experimental bases. I hope we can continue to cooperate and make this new venture a success! We must not lose to the Soviets!"

　Firi: ???!!!

　Kissinger wants to manage a nudist camp? This is even more outrageous than his previous attempt to serve the president's mistress!

　You, a geopolitical master and Cold War operator with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually want to do something H?

　Uh, that’s not right. Nowadays, nudist camps are not just entertainment and leisure facilities, but are also linked to super powers!

　Because successful Tantric masters must remain shirtless and barefoot for their entire lives, wearing as little as possible, a significant number of them are likely happy to live in nudist camps. Those who desire to practice Tantric Buddhism will naturally flock to nudist camps.

　In this way, the nudist camps in the United States have become like wizard towers, like the magical world of Harry Potter...

　And this means huge money and power!

　Moreover, the superpower department is still a brand-new field, and a stable interest group has not yet been formed, so newcomers can get promoted as soon as they enter!

　This is a first-class godsend opportunity!

　As a typical "political animal", Dr. Kissinger would naturally be eager to try and get a piece of the pie!

　Of course, on the surface, Dr. Kissinger still had to sing a patriotic tune, saying that this was all for the purpose of competing with the Soviet Union.

　But what he and Firi didn't know was that the Soviet Union had already begun planning its own superpower research plan...

　Chapter 333: KGB's Surprise

　Although throughout the Cold War, the US CIA and the Soviet KGB had been competing with each other in wits and courage, and seemed to be rivals.

　But in fact, in terms of personnel size and organization, the CIA and the KGB are not at the same level at all.

　The Soviet KGB consisted of numerous departments, including the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, the Domestic Counterintelligence Bureau, the Military Administration, the Border Guard Administration, the General Affairs Bureau, and the KGB's Foreign Stations. The KGB system had over 500,000 "official" staff, including 10,000 at headquarters alone, 200,000 in espionage, counterintelligence, and technical support, and 300,000 in border guards.

　In addition, the KGB had 150 million informants across the Soviet Union and 25 intelligence personnel abroad, which was a grand military presence.

　In comparison, the size of the CIA was pitiful. The total number of its employees and informants never exceeded 100,000 during the Cold War.

　As for Britain's MI6, Israel's Mossad, France's Directorate-General for External Security, Japan's Public Security Bureau (formerly the Special High Section) and so on, compared with the KGB, they are only as small as ants and could only exist as supporting roles or even extras during the Cold War.

　However, such "large numbers and strong forces" does not mean that the KGB's espionage level is necessarily orders of magnitude higher than that of the CIA.

　The reason why the KGB had so many people was that it was not just an intelligence agency, but covered every aspect of Soviet life. It was called one of the three pillars of Soviet rule. Its business scope included espionage, counterintelligence, dynamic monitoring of the military, civilian thoughts, high-level security, border defense, etc. In terms of responsibilities, it was equivalent to the CIA + FBI + Treasury Presidential Security Bureau + National Guard in the United States.

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　It can be said that after defeating the Nazi German SS, which had similar functions, during World War II, the KGB had no rivals globally. As a government agency, the KGB's functions and authority far surpassed all other departments, making it the most powerful agency in the Soviet Union. Beria and later Soviet leader Andropov were both sufficient examples of the KGB's formidable power.

　With such a huge scope of authority, it naturally requires millions of people to fill the gaps and operate!

　As for the number of KGB spies who actually outwitted CIA agents... well, the gap wasn't that huge.

　Of course, no matter what, since the KGB has such a large organization and scale, no matter how overstaffed it is, it has been collecting intelligence from all over the world in a relatively efficient manner. Even if it cannot find some confidential information, the "Tantric Psychics" craze that has already caused a lot of controversy and swept the Western world, the KGB naturally cannot be completely unaware of it.

　Especially in the 1960s and 1970s, which was the heyday of the KGB, the organization's reputation resounded throughout the world, and its influence was even greater than that of the CIA and the FBI. Naturally, it was even more impossible for it to have a false reputation in espionage warfare.

　At the end of July 1965, in Baku, the famous oil city on the shores of the Caspian Sea, the KGB branch of Azerbaijan

　Soviet KGB Chairman Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny, accompanied by a group of high-ranking officials, entered a local KGB training base, muttering as he walked, "Buddhist superpowers? Asian monks actually have such things?"

　"Yes, Comrade Chairman, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that such unscientific things existed in the world."

　The head of the local KGB bureau in Azerbaijan said with a broad smile, "But the facts are right before our eyes. This so-called 'Tantric master' truly possesses supernatural powers! Comrade Chairman, how could I dare to deceive you with fake goods? Are you trying to kill yourself? Comrades, you will not let me go."

　Before succeeding Shelepin as KGB Chairman, Semichastny served in Azerbaijan. Therefore, the current KGB leadership in Azerbaijan is largely comprised of Semichastny's close associates: a rough analogy to Brezhnev's "Dnieper Gang."

　"I see, you not only witnessed it with your own eyes, but also experienced it firsthand, right? Is your alcoholic liver disease completely healed?"

　Semichasne turned around and looked at his confidant for a few seconds, then laughed and joked that there was no trace of the solemnity and terror of the "big devil".

　In response, the head of Azerbaijan's KGB branch just smiled obsequiously and did not say anything.

　——Compared with the murderous Beria, the domineering Shelepin, and Andropov who would become the future master of the Kremlin, Semichasny, the KGB chief who took office in 1961, was known for his gentleness and was described as "the most low-key KGB chairman."

　During his tenure, Semichastny worked to improve the KGB's image, trying to make the people respect rather than hate it.

　He once published an article in Izvestia under the pseudonym "A Senior KGB Official", in which he wrote: "Many young party members and league members have joined the KGB. But those who participated in the suppression of innocent people during the Great Purge have now been cleared out of the KGB."

　Overall, Semichasny hopes that the general public will find KGB agents "cool" rather than just "scary."

　Therefore, during his tenure, many articles and books about the KGB were published, in which Soviet spies were portrayed as Soviet heroes. This changed the image of the KGB in the Soviet Union, from Kremlin henchmen and executioners to dedicated individuals who sacrificed everything for the country.

　In addition, the atmosphere within the KGB became much milder during his term and was no longer creepy all the time.

　Of course, publicity needs are publicity needs, and practical work is practical work.

　Compared to their more conservative Chinese counterparts, the Soviet KGB was far more adventurous. When people talk about the KGB, they inevitably think of the honey trap—sending beautiful women and handsome men codenamed "Swallow" and "Crow" to lure their targets, causing them to unknowingly reveal top secrets. Furthermore, the KGB's specialty was using advanced electronic eavesdropping and video recording techniques to secretly record and film "pornographic evidence" to blackmail, bribe, and even incite their targets to defect.

　By the way, having a romantic encounter with the KGB's beautiful spy "Swallow" is also the dream fantasy of countless sultry men!

　To train these seductive beauties, the KGB established numerous sex schools. Future "swallows" attended classes naked daily, watching male and female instructors perform live sex demonstrations. They would then hold "relationships" with nearby military academies, allowing male cadets there to have sex with the future "swallows" under camera. Each female student's "homework" would appear on screen for the instructors and other cadets to admire, critique, and point out shortcomings for improvement. In other words, every KGB "swallow" was a professional porn star.

　However, unlike the heroic, capable "Bond girls" in 007 spy movies, most "Swallows" have very poor combat capabilities, or even nothing at all. This is because real intelligence organizations have a division of labor and don't let one person do all the work.

　Under normal circumstances, the KGB's "Swallows" and "Crows" generally do not need to steal intelligence or set up a spy network.

　There's no need to do any "wet work." All they need to do is use their bodies as leverage to effectively lure their prey. They don't need to know the purpose or consequences of their actions. In fact, their superiors won't let "Swallow" and "Crow" know too much.

　Therefore, the vast majority of the KGB's "swallows" were really just high-level socialites.

　As corruption was an inevitable part of the Soviet state, a significant number of KGB "swallows" never went on any espionage missions after graduating from school. Instead, they became personal maids and mistresses of certain Soviet dignitaries.

　At this moment, the KGB training base that Semichasny came to Baku to inspect was a sex spy school that specialized in training "Swallows" and "Crows". Various vivid sexy posters could be seen everywhere in the school, and the decoration was also very luxurious. At first glance, it looked like a brothel.

　What's more, in the school auditorium with the doors open, a woman's high-pitched screams of joy could be heard continuously, which seemed particularly abrupt in broad daylight.

　Of course, this little romantic affair is obviously not worth mentioning for a big shot like Semichasny.

　So, he just walked in calmly, and then saw a mattress placed in the middle of the auditorium. A naked, muscular, handsome young man was "having a fierce battle" with a naked young woman in her thirties on the mattress. The air was filled with the smell of sweat and some indescribable smell.

　Not far from the mating couple, a photographer in a short-sleeved shirt was pointing the camera at them and following them intently. There was also a lighting technician responsible for lighting, a sound engineer using a long pole to hang a microphone for recording, and so on.

　In the corner of the auditorium, there were more than a dozen women of different ages sitting on the floor watching, their expressions and eyes filled with excitement and desire.

　At first glance, the environment and atmosphere are almost the same as those on the set of an adult film.

　Except the entire crew is KGB operatives...

　Well, American pornographic films are under the jurisdiction of the FBI, and Soviet pornographic films are under the jurisdiction of the KGB. This seems reasonable, right?

　"This young man is Comrade Belkov, who developed supernatural powers in the United States, acquiring the abilities of a 'Tantric Master.' He and two other female comrades were originally ordered to infiltrate Los Angeles universities, stir up an anti-war movement among American students, and create chaos in the heartland of US imperialism."

　The director of the pornographic film, or rather the Soviet professor in charge of this human experiment, explained to Semichasny, "As a result, they unexpectedly gained superpowers said to be derived from the Buddhist 'Tantric', and rushed back to their homeland as quickly as possible..."

　"I've already read Comrade Belkov's files on the way here," Semichasny said. "So, what are you doing now? Human experiments? Or treating patients? What's the illness that the woman Comrade Belkov is riding on?"

　"Ah, Comrade Vera is a disabled person, she..." The professor just opened his mouth when he heard an ecstatic scream like a dolphin's sound.

　“Ah!!!! I saw it, I saw it again!”

　The naked young woman on the mattress hugged Belkov, who had just ejaculated and looked a little exhausted, with a look of surprise on her face, and showered him with passionate kisses. "Thank you! Boy! You are really my Marx! My God! I really don't know how to thank you!"

　The professor shrugged and told Semichasny that the young woman was an assistant in a laboratory. She had recently been blinded by a toxic gas leak, which had damaged her eyes. She had volunteered for the experiment and had just regained her sight.

　In addition, there is a retired female agent who is in a wheelchair due to paralysis of her lower limbs. She was fucked by Belkov again today until she was able to stand up.

　"The blind regain their sight, the lame walk... Aren't these all miracles from the Bible?"

　Semichastny's eyes widened in disbelief, "It's almost like the dead are resurrected!"

　"Well, actually, there have been cases of people being resurrected from the dead, Comrade Chairman."

　As the KGB chairman stared in astonishment, the professor continued, explaining that just yesterday, a car accident had occurred at the training base, killing a female student instantly. To test the limits of Comrade Belkov, the "Tantric Master," the school had him penetrate the still-cold corpse while it was still warm before sending it to the morgue. And the result... the girl was resurrected!!!

　"Maybe it's because it takes several hours for brain death to occur after the heart stops beating?" the professor speculated a little uncertainly.

　"Can they really even bring the dead back to life? Half a century ago, the evil monk Rasputin only managed to gain the Tsar's favor by slightly improving the Tsarina's hemophilia. And now, Comrade Belkov... well, even if he's called the Messiah, there are definitely people who believe him!"

　Upon hearing this, the KGB chairman gasped for air. "Compared to this miracle, even the Space Race pales in comparison! Oh, and what about those two women who also acquired superpowers and became 'Tantric Masters'? Where are they?"

　"Maria and Anna are conducting experiments elsewhere. Comrade Chairman, please follow me..."

　Next, in a "real" room similar to a hospital operating room with a tempered glass observation window,

　Laboratory", Semichasny was speechless when he saw the naked Maria riding on the Baku Municipal Party Committee Secretary who suffered from multiple chronic diseases, cursing and performing "sex therapy".

　And another comrade, Anna, who seemed prettier in the photo, had already been invited by the leaders of the Republic of Azerbaijan...

　Just like that, after three days of inspection and research on the "Human Superpower Project" in Baku, KGB Chairman Semichastny, with a shattered expression on his face, took three "Tantric masters" and several "Tantric apprentices" and returned to Moscow on several planes.

　Afterwards, the entire Kremlin was shaken!

　Chapter 334: Kegong's Discussion on Extraordinariness

　"It's truly unimaginable that not only do superpowers really exist in this world, but they're also so... uh, unconventional.

　A master of Tantric Buddhism? The secrets of Asian Buddhist cultivation? Damn it, our Eastern comrades actually hid such a good thing from us!

　In a Kremlin conference room, Brezhnev, the fourth-generation leader of the Soviet Union, known for his mediocrity, looked at the "latest research report on human superpowers" sent by the KGB. After a long silence, he sighed, "This superpower is indeed very valuable..."

　(Party members from China, Japan, North Korea, and Vietnam: We really didn't hide it from Big Brother. We didn't know either!)

　Meanwhile, the other members of the Central Committee's Presidium, who had read copies of the report, all looked at each other in disbelief, a mixture of resistance, confusion, and disbelief. If they hadn't read such a story in a Kremlin conference room, but in some sensationalist newspaper or magazine, they would have dismissed it as an April Fool's joke. Even then, they still found it difficult to accept such a shattering statement.

　"Although this may be a bit rude, I still want to confirm, Comrade Semichasny, can you guarantee that everything in this report is true? Is it not just some drunken rambling? Or is someone at the institute down there trying to defraud funding?"

　After a moment's silence, Shelepin, a close friend of Semichastny's and former KGB Chairman, stood up first and bluntly asked, "The blind regain their sight, the dead are resurrected, the lame step out of their wheelchairs, and the terminally ill are healed without medication? Is this supernatural power or just a myth?"

　A renowned "clean stream" figure in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Shelepin, a former Communist Youth League cadre, was known not only for his outstanding abilities but also for his selflessness and lack of favoritism. His extreme integrity earned him a strong promotion from Khrushchev, allowing him to reach the top of the Party Central Committee before the age of 40.

　According to Khrushchev's original arrangement, after his death or retirement, Shelepin should have taken over as the next leader of the Soviet Union (there was a successor before, but he died too early). So in Khrushchev's view, everyone else might rebel, but Shelepin would never rebel.

　After all, what was Shelepin's purpose in rebelling? If he had just stayed calm and didn't do anything, he could have become the master of the Kremlin!

　At the same time, Shelepin had no need to worry about not living longer than Khrushchev. He was only 46 years old in 1964 and was in very good health!

　But the coup that ultimately led to Khrushchev's downfall was organized by the "crown prince" Shelepin and Suslov and others.

　Even Brezhnev, who benefited the most, was actually just a supporting role before and after the coup, and was far less active than Shelepin.

　Why? Because Shelepin had very little selfishness, yet a strong sense of responsibility. He truly considered the overall interests of everything he did.

　At the time, Khrushchev himself was not well educated, and he made numerous mistakes in both domestic and foreign policy. He was also rude and repressive towards his subordinates. He would often scold his subordinates in front of everyone for the smallest matters, and even verbally humiliate them.

　Furthermore, Khrushchev was also dictatorial and did not allow others to display their abilities. As his assistant, Shelepin was often reprimanded.

　Over time, not only were other people very dissatisfied with Khrushchev, but even Shelepin could not tolerate Khrushchev's attitude and style.

　Therefore, he coincidentally joined forces with Suslov, Brezhnev and others to overthrow Khrushchev.

　Although Khrushchev promoted him and even wanted him to be his successor, Shelepin still felt that Khrushchev should step down for the sake of the Soviet Union's overall interests. It is more appropriate to describe Shelepin's approach as follows: "I love my teacher, but I love the truth more."

　The problem is, Shelepin's success stemmed from his integrity, and his failure stemmed from his incorruptibility. His opposition to privilege and his extremely frugal lifestyle—no car, no bodyguards, no allowances—made it unbearable for many officials. "If the leaders are so frugal, how can you still indulge in corruption and enjoy yourself?"

　Even the so-called "corruption" and privileges of Soviet officials were nothing more than a little food and drink, a few nice clothes, and at best a nice car and a big house. Compared with the money-making methods of American officials, their integrity is truly tear-jerking.

　However, there was a Shelepin made of "special materials" for comparison, which made the cadres stand out even when they were eating and drinking.

　Therefore, in the power struggle after Khrushchev's fall, Shelepin, despite his outstanding reputation and ability, was ostracized by many of his colleagues. He was unable to control the situation and was deadlocked with Nikolai Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. In the end, he had to let Brezhne, who looked like a good guy, take over.

　The husband took advantage of the situation and became the top leader of the Soviet Union, ushering in the 18-year Brezhnev era.

　However, despite this, at the beginning of the Brezhnev era, Shelepin was still an important figure in the Soviet power circle, and his good friend Semichastny controlled the key department of the KGB. Their appeals to each other were still quite influential.

　Therefore, in 1965, no one could have predicted that in just two or three years, Shelepin, who was still in great glory, would be kicked out of the Kremlin forever by Brezhnev, who was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and would die in depression.

　On the contrary, many people believed that Brezhnev was just a transitional figure and that Shelepin or other young people would take over in a few years.

　Therefore, after Brezhnev spoke, Shelepin was the second to speak, and he was extremely straightforward and did not care about any feelings at all.

　"Alas, I also hope that all this is not true, Comrade Shelepin. Over the past period of time, my atheistic ideas and scientific thinking concepts have been subversively challenged. Well, many KGB workers have also undergone a change of thinking."

　The haggard KGB Chairman Semichastny looked up at his good friend, sighed and said, "But the facts are right before our eyes. We cannot deny their existence, just like the United States cannot deny our successful launch of artificial satellites and spacecraft.

　Comrades of the Central Presidium, Comrade Merlin Belkov, codenamed "Werewolf," and the two female comrades codenamed "Wolf Mother A" and "Wolf Mother B," have all been brought to Moscow by me and are in the car outside. You can go and check their supernatural powers at any time to see if they are fake.