Courtyard House: Why is my time-travel experience so shabby?

Chapter 1114 This world is no longer what it used to be

Moscow, afternoon, light snow.

About 900 meters northeast of Red Square is the famous Lubyanka Square.

The square is famous because there is an 8-story office building with an orange exterior in the southwest corner. It used to be the office of the Cheka and is now the headquarters of the KGB.

The two owners were undoubtedly terrifying beings that made people shudder, and Lubyanka became famous because of this and became synonymous with the devil's cave.

On the east side of the 6th floor, at the end of the corridor is the office of KGB chief, Nikonov.

There was a small room next door, which was the office of Ivan Ivanovich Ulyanov, the first secretary of the KGB (Vanyusha for short).

The full name of KGB is the State Security Committee of the Soviet Union, which is a huge department like a behemoth.

It includes the First General Bureau, the Second General Bureau, the Third, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh General Bureaus, the General Bureau of Internal Affairs, and the directly affiliated armed force A Force.

Among them, the most powerful is naturally the First Directorate, also known as the Foreign Intelligence Directorate, which is responsible for all KGB overseas operations and foreign stations.

It has over 100,000 well-trained spies under its command, and Nikonov has always served as the chief director.

The 13th Special Operations Department, which Natasha is in charge of, is affiliated with this bureau, and most of the A troops also serve in the First General Bureau.

In addition, the strength of the Second Bureau, which is mainly responsible for domestic counterintelligence, should not be underestimated. It is currently in charge of the KGB's second-in-command, Deputy Chairman Andrei Hristov.

At this moment, Andrei was sitting behind Vanyusha's desk, staring at him with his sharp hawk-like eyes.

"Ivanovich, I'll ask you one last time, where is the chairman?"

Andre is an old man as strong as a lion. He hates evil and is an upright and iron-blooded veteran. He does not belong to any camp and is a neutral.

“Comrade Vice Chairman, I really don’t know that the confidentiality level of the chairman’s itinerary this time is the highest level of top secret.”

Vaniusha sat very steadily, he spread his hands, his tone seemed innocent and helpless, his expression was also extremely well matched, definitely at the level of an award-winning actor.

He was a middle-aged man with a slightly plump build, wearing thick glasses on his nose and always having a gentle smile on his face. He looked harmless.

Hearing this perfunctory answer, Andre frowned, his deep gray-blue eyes seemed to be able to see through the soul, and his voice was chillingly cold.

"Ivanovich, do you know the current situation? The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already begun to investigate us, department by department and person by person!

If we allow them to continue their investigation, our entire Safety Committee will be destroyed by them and eventually become their vassal. "

At this point, Andre tapped the table heavily with his fingers and said word by word:

"Now, we need Nikonov to stand up and fight back immediately, so Ivanovich, you'd better contact him now, immediately, right away."

"Hehehe."

Vaniusha suddenly laughed, and his tone became somewhat playful and meaningful:

“Comrade Vice Chairman, if I remember correctly, you were not so harmonious with the Chairman before. Even you firmly opposed many of his proposals.”

Andrei slammed his fist on the table, his voice was as loud as thunder:

“Yes, Nikonov is an egomaniac. I have different ideas from him and I don’t agree with many of his views, but between us, it will always be an internal issue!

Mikhail is a speculator with no bottom line, a complete lunatic, and I will never sit idly by and watch the Security Committee fall into his hands."

  Upon hearing this, Vanyusha couldn't help smacking his lips:

"Tsk tsk, Comrade Vice Chairman. You are indeed upright and fair. No wonder Nikonov has always looked down on you, but is reluctant to touch you."

I heard his joking tone and even his unusual behavior of calling Nikonov by his name.

Andre's brows were furrowed. He felt very surprised and keenly realized that something was wrong.

You know, Vanyusha is usually a good guy, always low-key and gentle in doing things. Although he has Nikonov's support, he has never been arrogant and domineering.

"Ding, ding, ding!" Andre was about to ask a question but was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

  Vaniusha stood up suddenly, with a strange smile in his eyes and excitement that was difficult to conceal, his voice trembling slightly:

"Please come in!"

The office door was pushed open, and many people walked in from outside, instantly filling up the small office.

The first few were all middle-aged men with stern expressions. Although they were of different heights, weights and bodies, they were all obviously powerful figures with a stern aura.

They were indeed big shots, the third and seventh in the KGB, and the director of the Main Internal Affairs Bureau. They were so powerful that the whole Moscow would tremble when they stomped their feet.

In addition, there were three guys with a cold aura following behind them.

They were all dressed in casual clothes, with eye-catching red armbands on their arms, on which was painted a sword with a sickle and hammer. Their expressions were grim, as if someone owed them a lot of money.

They are investigators from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The leader, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face and a ferocious expression, is the director of the First Department, Davidovich. He is a ruthless man who is as terrifying as a ghost and is nicknamed Hellhound.

Seeing several colleagues who he rarely saw appeared in this office with the hellhound, Andre suddenly had an extremely ominous premonition in his heart.

  The situation seems to be out of control!

These despicable guys seemed to have reached some sinister agreement without telling him. It was very likely that Vanyusha had betrayed him, and Nikonov was in trouble too.

And these damn hyenas from the Ministry of Internal Affairs seem to be coming for me!

Although Andrei is upright, he is not stupid. Having worked in the KGB for a long time, a place where people eat each other, he still has a certain degree of sensitivity.

Without giving Andre much time to think, Hellhound walked quickly up to him with several of his men.

With a grim expression, he handed him a summons with a large red seal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Comrade Andrei Hristov, there is a very serious corruption case involving you. Please come back with us immediately to assist in the investigation. These are the relevant procedures."

The hellhound's tone was barely polite, but his eyes were cold, and seemed to be filled with cruelty and brutality that would choose anyone to devour.

Andrei sat still in his chair, only glancing at the documents in front of him, and immediately sneered:

"Davidovich, is today April Fool's Day? Are you kidding me? You want to arrest me with a summons from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

This is Lubyanka. I can get you a stack of this rubbish that is not even as good as toilet paper right away. You can have as much as you want!"

Andre's expression was disdainful and his tone was extremely contemptuous.

He is not a weak person. Cadres of his level have barely reached the ceiling of power and are national-level leaders.

Although in theory, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the authority to investigate and supervise all party members and cadres, the summons from the Ministry of Internal Affairs can indeed take him away from a legal perspective.

But in fact, if you want to arrest him, you must at least get an order from the Supreme Military Commission or the Prime Minister himself. This is the unspoken rule in the officialdom.

"Comrade Andrei Hristov, please cooperate with me, otherwise I don't mind taking compulsory measures!"

The hellhound's eyes flashed with ferocity, and its tone became sinister.

Upon hearing this, Andre's expression became even more disdainful. He turned his body and looked directly into the fierce eyes of the hellhound:

"Coercive measures? Come on, give it a try, Cerberus, who are you trying to scare? When I was fighting and bleeding, you were still sucking milk. You want to arrest me? You can, let that old man Mikhail come here in person!"

After saying that, Andre took out a cigarette box, lit one slowly, leaned lazily back in his chair, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

Seeing how tough he was, the hellhound's eyes flashed with ferocity and it looked like it was about to attack.

"Ha~"

Vaniusha suddenly sneered and walked out slowly from behind the desk.

While rubbing his hands, he slowly walked in front of Andre, looking down at him with a teasing look.

"Oh, dear Vice Chairman, your fearless spirit is truly impressive!"

At this point, Vaniusha suddenly changed the subject and even reached out to pat Andre on the shoulder:

"Should I say you are brave and upright, or are you old and confused?"

Andrei was instantly furious: "Ivanovich, what are you doing!"

"Pa!" Vaniusha suddenly swung his palm and slapped Andre's old face hard. He used all his strength and Andre was caught off guard and staggered. Not only did his cheeks turn red instantly, but he almost fell off the chair.

"asshole!"

Andre was instantly furious. He was a veteran who had experienced many battles, not a clerk who sat in an office. Although he was old, he was still brave.

He steadied himself suddenly, his hand already on the holster behind his waist.

But at this moment, Andre suddenly stiffened, stopped moving, and his eyes suddenly became dull and empty.

"boom!"

The next second, Andre suddenly pulled out his pistol, then raised the gun without hesitation and pulled the trigger at one of Cerberus's men.

The sudden incident gave the Internal Affairs investigator no time to react. A bloody hole appeared on his forehead and he fell to the ground with a thud.

The sudden change shocked everyone.

  No one could have imagined that the second-in-command of the KGB, such a high-ranking leader, would actually kill someone in public!

However, all the special agents present were hard-working and had quick reactions. Almost everyone subconsciously reached for their weapons and looked for cover nearby.

"Hey hey hey~~"

At this moment, Vanyusha laughed unscrupulously and walked straight to Andre who was still holding the pistol.

  He stretched out his hand and wantonly and vigorously slapped Andre's old face one after another, saying in a wanton tone:

"You are an old stubborn man who cannot see the situation clearly. This world is no longer what it used to be. KGB, it's time to change your master!"

Having said this, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the doubtful hellhound:

"Davidovich! What are you still in a daze about? Vice Chairman Andrei arrested and killed the Ministry of Internal Affairs investigator on the spot. The evidence is irrefutable. Why don't you come and arrest him quickly!"

"Uh~"

Although he still didn't understand the incredible changes before his eyes, the hellhound reacted quickly. He rushed over immediately, snatched Andre's pistol, and handcuffed him.

It was not until this moment that Andre's eyes regained clarity. He looked at the body of the Internal Affairs investigator lying on the ground and the icy handcuffs on his wrists in great astonishment.

"Hellhound, you, what are you doing? Are you crazy? How dare you~"

Although his mind was still confused and he didn't know what had just happened, Andre instinctively wanted to break free from the handcuffs.

  Cerberus had figured out some of the details by now, and quickly grabbed Andre's handcuffs and shouted:

"Shut up! Andrei Hristov, I am now taking compulsory measures against you according to the law!"

  Having said this, he raised Andre's pistol in his hand and added sinisterly:

"Comrade Vice Chairman, arrest for murder, with witnesses and evidence, and a complete chain of evidence, I guarantee that you are dead this time."

"You're talking nonsense! Hellhound, how dare you set up a trap to frame me!"

Andre's face instantly turned as red as a pig's liver. He roared and glared at him viciously, while at the same time looking at another minor Internal Affairs Ministry investigator with fear.

He was not stupid, so he naturally realized that he had just been mentally controlled by someone. He thought that this guy was a hidden person with special abilities.

"No, Comrade Vice Chairman, he did not frame you. We all witnessed it with our own eyes. You just opened fire and shot and killed an Internal Affairs investigator."

Vanyusha's words made Andre's eyes widen, and his expression slowly changed from disbelief to deep hatred.

In an instant, he understood everything. It was Ivanovich, the despicable traitor, who was in cahoots with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He turned his head and looked at several other colleagues. The expressions in each of their eyes were different and extremely interesting, including pity, reluctance, worry, and of course gloating.

But no matter what their expressions were, they all kept their mouths shut and didn't say a word. It was obvious that they had reached some dirty tacit understanding with Vanyusha.

Andrei gnashed his teeth and asked angrily, "Ivanovich, do you know what you are doing?"

Vanyusha shrugged disapprovingly and asked jokingly, "Dear Vice Chairman, what do you think I am doing?"

"You are playing with fire, and you will get burned to death. Your stupidity will eventually cause the entire Safety Committee to be burned to ashes!"

"Hahaha!" Vaniusha suddenly laughed wildly:

"Playing with fire? Andre, you have no idea what kind of terrible power I now possess?"

"Ahem~" He couldn't help but cough because he laughed too hard, his face was as red as blood:

"There's an old Chinese saying that goes, 'The victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits.' For an old stubborn person like you, you'd better go down and keep Nikonov company!"

"Vanyusha, I couldn't understand before how you dared to betray me. Now it seems that it was because of your ignorance and stupidity."

At this moment, a majestic and deep male voice suddenly came from outside the door.

The next moment, the door was pushed open and Natasha walked in pushing Nikonov in a wheelchair, followed by two unfamiliar young men.

Seeing Nikonov, Vanyusha's eyes almost popped out and he said in astonishment:

"You, aren't you dead?"

  "Not even close." Nikonov raised his newly installed prosthesis on his left hand and looked at him with pity:

"Vanyusha, ambition has blinded your few remaining brains. When Mikhail said I was dead, you believed him. You were so eager to seize power without even fully confirming the news."

"You, you~"

Vaniusha became visibly panicked, with sweat on his forehead, but he suddenly and unexpectedly clapped his hands hard.

"Snapped!"

After the applause, nothing changed.

"Clap clap clap!"

He tapped several times in a row, but there was still no response. Everyone looked at him as if he was an idiot, thinking he had gone crazy.

"Ah~"

  Nikonov sighed and shook his head, his tone was sad and helpless:

"You don't have to shoot anymore. It's all over. Trusting Mikhail shows your stupidity, and blindly believing in Yuri's ability shows your ignorance."

"This, this is impossible~" Vanyusha was completely confused.

As Nikonov's trusted subordinate, Vanyusha certainly knew the existence of people with special abilities, and also knew Du Weiguo's name as the evil god.

However, his vision is ultimately limited, and he knows very little about the circle of people with special abilities.

When he instigated Yuri to rebel, took control of the Black Swan and the terrifying supernatural power of nearly a hundred transformed warriors, and secretly formed an alliance with Mikhail.

Vanyusha became arrogant and thought he was invincible.

Although he works for the world's largest intelligence agency and holds a high position, Vanyusha has never worked on the front line.

He is just an office worker who claims to be well versed in power struggles and political games, which results in his shallow foundation and lack of information.

Until now, he didn't know that Mikhail's team of capable people had been wiped out in Nizhny Novgorod.

He didn't even know that the evil spirit had already arrived in Moscow and was standing opposite him.

  "Ah~" Looking at the dumbfounded Vanyusha, Nikonov sighed:

"Vaniusha, you are just a poor frog in a well. You know that the world is no longer what it used to be, but you don't know what the real world is like."

Vanyusha pursed his lips and seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Nikonov raising his hand.

He stared at Vanyusha deeply, his eyes were sad and his tone was full of fatigue:

"Vanyusha, now that things have come to this, I don't want to say anything more to you. For the sake of our 26 years of working together, I will leave you with a respectable reputation."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of dark red suddenly flashed in the hellhound's eyes, and then he raised Andre's pistol and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bang bang bang~"

The Hellhound emptied the magazine directly, and every shot hit Vanyusha's face accurately.

At such a close distance, his fat face was instantly flattened, leaving him unrecognizable. The ambitious traitor was killed before he could even start to realize his ambitions.