50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 432 From Light to Dark
Upon hearing that there was one roll of film left, the leader immediately perked up. Transporting dozens of kilograms of paper and transporting a single roll of film are two completely different levels of difficulty.

"No need to take it back. They're watching it closely now, so it's not easy to take it back."

"However, we're not the only ones in Moscow. There are other units outside, so it's best to send that important intelligence back as soon as possible."

"However, this can also be considered as sharing some of the credit with other units, Comrade Zhiwei, what do you think?"

"Intelligence is of utmost importance. I will write down the location of the hidden film immediately. Please ask your unit to provide assistance."

Then, Sun Zhiwei wrote down a location: a toilet tank in a shop a few hundred meters away.

It was right outside the cordon, and it was a public place with a lot of people coming and going, so it was very convenient to take it.

The actual film is still in his space, of course, but putting the film in there is just a blink of an eye.

"As for the original paper documents, we will send them back if we have the opportunity."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Zhiwei replied, "Boss, I have a way to send the things back, but we can't get out now, they probably won't let us through."

"No rush, just send the film back first. They're the ones in a hurry now, we can wait."

"Zhiwei, from now on, forget about last night. You stayed up all night writing plans and didn't go to sleep until very late. I'll let you know when you're able to walk."

"Understood, sir. I'll head out now."

"Wait a minute, let me see your plan."

"Um, boss, this is just an excuse; I haven't finished writing it yet."

"It's okay if it's not finished. Let me take a look and revise it. Otherwise, what exactly did you come all this way for?"

"Okay, boss, please give me your feedback."

Sun Zhiwei immediately understood what his leader meant. If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. Since he said he was there to submit a plan, then he should seriously discuss the plan.

After that, neither of them mentioned the list again. Instead, they seriously discussed the food event plan drafted by Sun Zhiwei.

Although this plan didn't take him much effort, he didn't just write it randomly.

He borrowed a few successful cultural promotion experiences from later generations and incorporated them into his plan, making it substantial and meaningful.

Initially, Leader Yang approached the plan with a cooperative attitude, but the more he read it, the more reasonable it seemed.

So he read through the half-finished project plan again carefully, and the more he read, the more he liked it. When he saw something interesting, he even slammed his fist on the table.

It wasn't until he started reading it for the third time that he took out his pen and began revising the manuscript.

Half an hour later, the seven or eight-page unfinished plan, which had been revised many times in red pen, was returned to his hands.

He glanced at it first and found that there were indeed many things he hadn't noticed that had been modified.

In particular, some of the experiences he drew upon decades later need to be adjusted for use in the present day.

Because the current environment is vastly different from the future environment, spanning decades, and the strength of the nation is also incomparable, it is certainly inappropriate to copy everything wholesale.

"Boss, I'll go back and revise it carefully, and try to finish it as soon as possible."

"Okay, go ahead. Don't worry about anything else these next few days, just focus on this." "I understand, thank you, boss." With that, he took the proposal in his hand and left.

On his way back to his office, he encountered many colleagues, and many observant people noticed the numerous red annotations on the report in Sun Zhiwei's hand.

Documents approved by leaders are usually written in red ink. This Sun Zhiwei has only been here for a few days, yet he's already getting his drafts revised by the leaders.

Back in his small office, Sun Zhiwei immediately found several waterproof bags, carefully wrapped the film rolls, and then threw them into the water tank in the mall restroom he had just reported.

After that, he focused on revising the manuscript, occasionally scanning the surrounding area with his spatial awareness.

Around 3 p.m., he noticed on his social media that someone had taken the film from the mall's water tank.

A week passed, and the newly added KGB members indeed fell silent. They made a lot of noise but accomplished little, and seeing that it had no effect, they all quieted down.

Since there has been no activity from the embassy, ​​the KGB has begun to shift the focus of suspicion.

During the day, embassy guards noticed that the newly added KGB personnel in the surrounding area were beginning to withdraw.

That night, apart from Sun Zhiwei, no one knew that another group of KGB agents had secretly moved into nearby houses.

Compared to the previous ten surveillance teams, the number has more than doubled. This shows the KGB hasn't given up; they've simply moved from overt to covert surveillance.

After the KGB peripheral personnel withdrew, the embassy resumed its external operations, and Sun Zhiwei's culinary project officially began its trial run.

The previously closed routes back to China have partially reopened, but for the time being, people can only return home via the Trans-Siberian Railway; scheduled flights have not yet resumed.

Originally, a group of people from the embassy were supposed to return to China directly after completing the handover with Sun Zhiwei and the other new recruits, but this matter has already delayed them for half a month.

Now that the passage is open, this group of comrades are preparing to return to China collectively.

That afternoon, Sun Zhiwei saw them begin to say their final goodbyes to their colleagues. There would be a farewell party that evening, and they would be boarding the train back to China early the next morning.

Leader Yang was discussing with Sun Zhiwei whether they could ask this group of comrades to take the paper documents back to China. However, Sun Zhiwei objected.

"Boss, I've noticed that the number of people in those ten monitoring teams has more than doubled. The danger hasn't been eliminated; in fact, it's gotten worse. They're waiting for us to make a mistake."

If it's an open confrontation, things are fine; with official intervention, people won't easily break off relations.

But once the struggle goes underground, the other side has fewer concerns, which is why he said the problem is even more serious.

The KGB becomes increasingly anxious because they are unable to solve cases involving missing lists for extended periods.

Under such circumstances, they could take action against our comrades who are out at any time.

Leader Yang quickly realized what was happening and immediately called the general office and the security guard to suspend everyone's outings.

Unfortunately, the call came too late. Many young people who had been cooped up for two weeks couldn't wait to go out as soon as the ban was lifted.

When the count was done that evening, it turned out that two of the people who had gone out had not returned.

Enraged, Leader Yang made a direct phone call to the Russian side, condemning their shameless behavior and solemnly declaring that they would bear the responsibility for any injuries to our personnel.

(End of this chapter)