My own war game

Chapter 307: Fool in the Opponent's Eyes

"What on earth do you mean?"

Beria held a thin piece of paper in his hand, with only a short string of characters on it:
"Klaus Fuchs"

It was this simple name that caused Comrade Beria's sleep quality to drop by half for four consecutive months.

As we all know, the United States relies on funding to conduct nuclear physics, the United Kingdom relies on talent and allies to conduct nuclear physics, and the Soviet Union relies on spies to conduct nuclear physics.

Klaus Fuchs was the central figure in the Soviet Union's theft of the British and American nuclear weapons plans. He was also the highest-level scientist spy and the biggest thorn hidden in the Manhattan Project.

How important is he?

Before he was discovered, this talented physicist with dual British and German citizenship was absorbed into the US nuclear fission weapons research and development team. In the Manhattan Project, which had 4.5 staff members and 12 Nobel Prize winners, he was still ranked in the top 10, and a large number of core data calculations were mastered by him.

After 1947, he was appointed Director of the Theoretical Physics Department of the Harruell Atomic Centre in the United Kingdom and was one of the main leaders of the British nuclear program and hydrogen bomb research.

It can be said that he single-handedly advanced the Soviet Union's entire atomic bomb development process by ten years.

He was only 34 years old at the time. If nothing unexpected happened, he could serve the Soviet Union for more than years, and his contribution would be immeasurable.

Every stroke of He Chi's name written on the paper seemed to be engraved on Beria's nerves.

"Mr. Beria, do you really not understand what I mean?" He Chi pulled a chair over and sat opposite the spy chief and continued

"You should know that in 1940, I had long dealings with German spies in the UK. It happened that Mr. Fox had a German background, so I paid some attention to him. Unexpectedly, I discovered that he was actually from the Soviet Union."

Of course all of the above is false.

In fact, the deeds of this legendary agent have been talked about a lot after they were decrypted in the future. Anyone who likes to explore history has heard of it to some extent.
He Chi was just trying to find a reasonable explanation for what he said.

But Beria believed it, because the destruction of the German London intelligence network during the Battle of Britain was a landmark event, in which more than 40 elite German intelligence agents were wiped out. It was also the first time that Beria knew the code name 007.

But why hasn't the British arrested him yet? Beria had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Of course it's also for profit." The Oriental man said as if he could read minds. Then he stood up and admired the decorations around him as if he was in his own living room. He picked up an antique coin that should be from the 14th century and played with it in his hand.

"Although the United States is an ally of the United Kingdom, London does not want to see Washington alone master nuclear weapons, so you know... as long as there are enough interests, it is not impossible not to expose Mr. Fox."

ba da~
The ancient coin disappeared in the palm of the Oriental man's hand, and then appeared on Beria's desk, with the Chinese character "人" on it facing the Soviet Minister of Internal Affairs, as if asking, "Mr. Beria, what is your price?"

Belia was very conflicted at this time. Things had not reached the worst outcome and Fox could still be saved, but the initiative was in the hands of the other party, and 007 would definitely ask for a huge amount of money.

The chief agent took a deep breath and decided to use what he was good at. After all, the opponent was very difficult to deal with and it would be difficult to defeat him without losing some blood.

"How about an information exchange? Mr. 007, you are responsible for blocking Fox's news, and I will provide you with equivalent intelligence." Belia crossed his arms and began to bargain.

"Let me tell you first, I'm not interested in everything." He Chi adopted the attitude of trying before buying.

"There are signs of unrest within the Franco government in Spain. Would you like to hear about it?"

"There are uprisings brewing in the Basque and Catalonia regions. Do you want me to give you a list of their leaders?" "The Finnish government is exchanging fire with the Germans..."

"In Lapland, three German divisions symbolically withdrew to Sweden. I know the names of the division commanders."

"Regarding East Asia, the United States has confirmed its support for Syngman Rhee..."

"Stop it. Although I understand the general process, this has nothing to do with the UK."

Beria felt it was a difficult situation because the Oriental people had very wide channels of information. He even mentioned several valuable pieces of information, but the other party had already known them.

It seems difficult to impress the guy in front of me...

Wait, just give that thing to him.

A thought flashed through Belia's mind.

"Please wait a moment, I guarantee you will be interested in this." The spy chief stood up and took out a huge blueprint from a large cabinet.

The drawing was spread out on the table, and a whale-like figure appeared on the paper.

"Submarine?" He Chi looked at the things on it.

"Take another look. This is not an ordinary submarine." Beria pushed the drawing forward again.

"Well, this power system seems to be... a nuclear submarine?" He Chi recognized what was in front of him and was indeed surprised.

The construction of the world's first nuclear submarine began in 1951, and the theoretical construction of its reactor should have just been completed. Unexpectedly, there were conceptual design drawings at this time.

clap clap clap!
Applause broke out, and Beria complimented him, "As expected of the famous 007, you are well-informed. I have only been exposed to the concept of nuclear submarines for less than two months, but I didn't expect you to have known about it for a long time."

Then the intelligence chief said in a profiteer's tone, "How is it? Another achievement of our Professor Foster, the most advanced submarine design of the Americans. Although there are still some imperfections in the details, it is definitely the most advanced weapon in the world."

"If it's just a blueprint, it seems to be missing too many details...it only has reference value for theoretical construction." He Chi's tone was like a picky buyer in the market, but his expression was shaken.

Seeing that the Orientals were moved, Beria decided to add fuel to the fire. "It doesn't matter. We can share intelligence in this area for a long time. As long as Professor Fox is not reported, the information about this submarine will be sent to us continuously."

"Free sharing?"

“Of course, sharing for free.”

He Chi stood up and thought for a moment, then nodded, rolled up the main picture and several sub-pictures on the table, held them in his hand, and then stretched out his right hand.

"Mr. Beria, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

"Of course, we are old friends."

The two held their hands together, each with his own hidden agenda, with a false smile on his face, and at the same time, each muttered in his heart:
"idiot!"

(End of this chapter)