The Fourth Disaster Begins at the Dawn of the Millennium

Now we have something in common, and we won't be defensive or rejecting each other right from the start...

What Rachel didn't know was that when she was on the stage enjoying the cheers and applause from students and teachers, Linden Wan and Linden Tu were also sitting in the audience. The two old leaders applauded and said in a low voice: "I seem to see a rebellious girl again, a new era Elizabeth Flynn."

Chapter 1997: Inside the Capitalist Base Camp (Part 1999) (End of the - "American" plot)

In addition to infiltrating the political, business, and educational and cultural circles, players have not given up on infiltrating the violent institutions of the United States. In addition to the purse and the pen, the gun must also be firmly grasped. However, there has not been much progress in the infiltration of the army and the National Guard, but the infiltration of the police has taken a big step forward. In this regard, the board of directors of the Universal Group did not criticize the players for their slow progress. After all, when the contradictions have not been fully intensified, large-scale infiltration of the police system will bring greater gains than infiltration of the army.

In 1997, the cooperation project between the community police and the LAPD finally produced results in 1999. The rookie police officers (players) who were selected to study in the police academy and do internships in the LAPD left a deep impression on the leaders and colleagues (NPCs) of the LAPD. Not only are they first-rate in physical fitness, shooting, and grappling, but they also have almost unlimited courage that comes from nowhere. When encountering dangerous situations, they always rush forward without hesitation, as if they have several lives. Of course, it is inevitable that the police officers played by the players can easily get administrative leave...

One day in 1999, players from the Chinese region raided Lai Changxing's lair, but due to some coincidences, Lai Changxing escaped and fled the country in one breath. But it didn't matter, because players from the American region were already on high alert, waiting for the enemy to come to them.

"Did you catch Lai Changxing at the airport?"

"He was caught without any fuss. The guy originally wanted to, but his American friend reminded him that he'd better surrender because the American police would really empty their magazines at the slightest sign of trouble."

"So you're going to take him to the police station?" "How is that possible? Of course they'll put him in a small dark room!"

"It's so funny. These people who fled to the US from China thought they were heading for freedom, but they ended up heading for a dark cell. That's pretty good. A meat bun that's been delivered to your doorstep, so of course you have to squeeze out all the fat and water and eat it all up. Oh, let's not talk about it for now. We have to start a group here. We have to welcome another wave of poor people to Los Angeles."

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After Councilman Underwood took office as the mayor of Los Angeles, he implemented a security enhancement operation called "Zero Tolerance". In order to show support for the mayor who showed a "strong man" attitude, Giant Security and LAPD began a vigorous law enforcement crackdown. One day, LAPD received a clue that there might be illegal human trafficking at the bonded warehouse. Considering that these human traffickers are often equipped with lethal weapons, the Los Angeles Municipal Bureau decided to dispatch the SWAT team.

The lights of the city flickered in the distance, and the bonded warehouse area was silent, with only the sound of waves hitting the shore. Every night, there were few people here, and it looked eerie and scary. It was the same tonight. Raindrops began to fall sparsely, gently hitting the roof of the warehouse, making a crisp sound. The iron door of the warehouse was slightly open, revealing the mountains of goods inside. Rainwater dripped along the eaves, gathered into small streams, and meandered to the ground.

But tonight, with the arrival of a group of "uninvited guests", this place is destined to be lively. The police received a tip-off that there is a human trafficking organization here, which is composed of former Soviet Union thieves, well-equipped and well-trained. Today, they received a batch of containers from the port, which may be loaded with innocent hostages who have been trafficked.

A SWAT team (given the player's style of doing things, of course, a large number of them will be selected into the more radical and dangerous SWAT) is quietly approaching this bonded warehouse by the sea. They are wearing tactical uniforms, night vision goggles, and holding assault rifles and bulletproof shields. In addition to these weapons, the team members are also equipped with night vision goggles. This is thanks to Congressman Underwood, who made a big move to equip the SWAT of the Los Angeles Municipal Bureau with the latest night vision goggles.

"There are two armed men 50 meters ahead, with no cover. We don't know if there are any sentries behind them. The whole team should stay hidden." The SWAT commander whispered through the headset, "Wait for colleagues from the power department to cut off the power to them......"

The team stopped immediately, and everyone held their breath and listened quietly to the movements around them.

Suddenly, the lights in the warehouse went out, and it was dark. The two armed militants were stunned. They quickly adjusted their postures, tightly grasped their weapons, and prepared to go to see what happened. At this moment, a deafening thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, as if it was going to tear the whole world apart.

At the moment of thunder, a slight "bang-bang" sound was heard in the darkness of the warehouse. The SWAT team members had already aimed their rifles equipped with subsonic bullets at the heads of the two men. Under the cover of thunder, the sound of the silencer was almost inaudible. Then, the heads of the two thieves were shot almost at the same time, blood spurted out, their bodies fell to the ground weakly, and the weapons in their hands slipped.

The darkness in the warehouse returned to silence again, with only the sound of raindrops hitting the ground echoing. The SWAT team quickly moved forward, confirmed that the two militants were killed, and then continued to move forward.

"Now, the enemy has been temporarily 'blinded' by us, but they have also become more vigilant. Use our night vision to eliminate these enemies as soon as possible. Remember, the targets of this operation are generally equipped with lethal weapons, which means our arrest method is different from the past. First, make sure that the other party is completely unable to resist, and then try to arrest them..."

"Captain, you just looked at the body for a long time. Did you see anything?"

"Ah, tattoos, fancy tattoos, are the identity and honor of these legal thieves. They are almost evil and refuse to reform. There is no need to have any psychological burden on these people to empty their magazines."

As the SWAT team gradually pulled out the outer sentries of these thieves, they communicated through walkie-talkies and called their teammates. The thieves, who had not received any response, realized that trouble was coming. They loaded their guns, hid in the dark and behind the bunkers, and prepared to fight to the death. The SWAT team also let go and used bulletproof shields to cover and move forward. The advantage brought by the night vision device largely made up for the information gap between SWAT and the thieves, and even gave the SWAT team an advantage, and started a killing spree in the home field of the thieves.

The firepower of the thieves is not as accurate and fierce as that of the SWAT team. The fierce exchange of fire makes them lose manpower and advantages faster. They can only hide behind the cover and passively take the beating. Often, if they show a little bit of their bodies, they will be hit by the bullets shot by the SWAT team members. FPS players are too familiar with how to hit those who are exposed in the corners.

The leader of these thieves was forced into a small room, shouting in Russian English to give himself courage, but as several stun grenades landed, the leader and his followers felt dizzy, and then saw the door of the room was broken by a bullet-proof gun. A burly SWAT team member rushed into the room carrying a bulletproof shield, and while the thief couldn't hold his gun steadily, he gave him a shield blow that broke several ribs.

"Handcuff them, and other teams will continue to move forward to search for hostages and other evidence!"

The other SWAT teams were divided into several groups. Some of them broke into the office area to look for documents, while others were armed with crowbars and demolition tools, ready to inspect these seemingly ordinary containers.

The first team of members came to a container and began to pry open the door. The iron door made a harsh friction sound, and the heavy door slowly opened. The beam of the flashlight swept through the container, and what came into view was an empty space with nothing. The team members looked at each other and continued to move forward.

The second team also started to move in front of another container not far away. The moment the door was pried open, a nauseating stench hit them. The beam of the flashlight penetrated the darkness and illuminated the scene inside the container. The team members couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. The scene in front of them was shocking. In the container, a naked woman was curled up in the corner. Her skin was pale and her body was skinny, like a walking corpse. Her hair was messy and her eyes were dull, as if she had lost her life. The container was filled with a strong stench, and the woman's excrement and several bags of broken dog food were scattered on the ground.

"Motherfucker! These beasts......." "A civilian has been found and needs medical assistance!"

"Attention all personnel, there may be trafficked civilians in the container, be sure to search carefully to make sure nothing is missed. Hey, this girl doesn't seem to speak English, it sounds like she speaks Russian, who here can communicate with her in Russian?"

"I can, I can!" (This is too simple for players, just switch the text language of the character's speech)

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Eastern Europe, like every other place in the world, was about to enter the new millennium.

However, unlike those who were about to enter the new millennium with hope, there were more people in these countries that had emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union who were entering the new millennium with despair. When the Soviet Union collapsed, they had been full of longing and thought that they had gained freedom, and that as long as they were free, they could live a Western middle-class life.

But the reality is that they quickly matched the low-income people in the West, and the more tragic situation is that they became like those in third world countries overnight. In the 80s, people living in the Soviet Union were troubled by the fact that they could not buy satisfactory goods with money, and their personal savings continued to grow. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the situation of queuing up to buy goods with coupons disappeared. The reason for the disappearance was that prices rose a thousand times, which quickly drained the savings of the people, leaving more than % of the people no longer having personal savings.

Ivan's wife Natasha is pregnant. This should be a moment worth celebrating for the family, but Ivan's meager income makes it difficult for this small family to afford to raise a child. Natasha, who has a university degree, can't find a job in her own country. In order to ease the financial pressure on her family, she is introduced to work abroad.

Most of the jobs that the agency introduced to girls like Natasha were "nanny" and "cleaner". However, when Natasha was controlled by the agency's people, she realized that what the other party needed was not a "nanny" or "cleaner", but a prostitute.

Natasha's whereabouts were unknown. Ivan asked around and ran to all the places he could think of, but found nothing. Every night, he spent in pain and despair, and the hope in his heart was gradually swallowed up by the endless darkness. At this desperate moment, Ivan heard from his old comrade that there was a man who might be able to help him.

The door was pushed open, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew in his face. Alexi (a player's game ID) looked up and saw a tall and burly man walking in. Ivan plucked up his courage and walked towards Alexi, hoping to get his help.

"Why do you think I would help you?"

"Sir, to be honest, I don't know either. I have no other options. I can only ask you... My old comrades and even my neighbors all told me that you are the big shot who can really solve the problem and the only one who is willing to help us..."

"I understand. Tell me all the details you know about your wife and I will arrange for someone to track her down. Mr. Ivan, when your wife returns safely, you will owe me a favor............'

"I know, sir. My comrade told me. As long as my wife can come home, I will be at your disposal..."

"Go home and wait for my news."

Alexei sat in his seat and did not immediately think about what task he should assign Ivan to do in the future, but was thinking about other things.

Alexei is actually the boss of an "intermediary company", but his job is not human trafficking, but to act as a middleman between Ukraine's "weapons and equipment", "veterans" and Giant God. But apart from that, Alexei is not an ordinary intermediary company boss. He has a good relationship with military generals and oligarchs, and is keen to win over grassroots voters through "small favors" in the eyes of outsiders. He has a considerable influence in Ukraine.

In Alexei's hand was an invitation letter from the Communist Party of Ukraine. The content of the invitation letter naturally expressed the hope that Alexei, a prestigious figure, would support the Communist Party of Ukraine.

During 1997-1999, the political situation in Ukraine was very different from what many players thought. Who would have believed that the Communist Party of Ukraine was the largest party in parliament at that time? After experiencing serious economic and social problems, the reputation of the Communist Party of Ukraine and its nostalgic slogans had no rivals in central and eastern Ukraine.

On the one hand, the Communist Party of Ukraine was obsessed with parliamentary struggles, and on the other hand, it took participating in the presidential election as an important way to show its strength. The Communist Party of Ukraine first gave great support to the presidential candidate Kuchma, and the support of the Communist Party played a very important role in the victory of this candidate. However, the national political, economic and social reform policies advocated by the president later made the Communist Party very dissatisfied.

Therefore, the Communist Party of Ukraine hoped to unite with several other powerful left-wing parties and compete with President Kuchma through the 1999 presidential election. But this time, the shortcomings of the infinite divisibility of the left were fully exposed. In addition to the Communist Party of Ukraine, several other major left-wing parties: the Socialist Party, the Peasant Party, and the Progressive Socialist Party all wanted to put forward their own leaders to participate in the presidential election. On the other hand, Kuchma successfully united more than a dozen center-right party groups in parliament to form a center-right coalition.

Although the Communist Party of Ukraine lost the election, its leader was the only rival to President Kuchma at the time. The Communist Party of Ukraine felt that it was a little short this time, but it didn't matter. I'll continue to run next time and win, isn't that enough?

"Next time? I don't think it will work this time. It will be hard for you to carry the banner next time..." Alexei shook his head. "The Communist Party of Ukraine is an old 'retired party' with a huge historical burden. Its slogans only miss the past, but not look to the future. It only reminds people of the 'happy past', but cannot come up with a practical plan to get out of the crisis. It is wavering on issues involving the vital interests of Ukrainian residents. I have also seen the grassroots organizations of the Communist Party of Ukraine. They are usually disorganized and only rise up when the election is approaching...why don't you change someone to carry the banner?"

Chapter 170: Can the Red Flag Still Be Raised (I) (Beginning of the "Eastern Europe" Chapter)

The abandoned factory stands alone on the desolate land. It was once an important military enterprise in the Soviet era, producing countless mechanical parts and military supplies. The factory's buildings are large and complex. The main building is a five-story red brick building. The windows have long been broken, glass fragments are scattered all over the floor, and the mottled paint on the walls has peeled off, revealing dark yellow bricks.

Before entering the factory, you can see an abandoned warehouse on the other side. The door of the warehouse is closed and the lock on the door has long been rusted. Through the broken windows, you can see that the warehouse is full of various materials, with wooden boxes, iron barrels and sacks piled together in a mess. The backyard of the factory is a wasteland with weeds and several broken iron plates and wooden boards scattered on the ground.

Walking into the factory gate, a pungent smell of rust hits you in the face. The iron gateposts on both sides of the gate have long been rusted. Inside the gate is a long corridor with various workshops of the factory on both sides. The floor of the corridor is full of dust and weeds, and occasionally you can see a few mice running around in the dark corners. At the end of the corridor is a spacious workshop full of abandoned machinery and tools. Huge lathes, milling machines and drilling machines lie quietly on the ground, like a group of sleeping beasts.

Crossing the production workshop, we came to the area where designers used to work. There were all kinds of debris scattered on the ground, paper scraps, glass fragments and worn-out folders everywhere. The once bustling office was now empty, with only a few broken desks and chairs still in place, and thick dust piled on the desks.

"This place used to be covered with drawings. In the corner, there used to be a huge airplane model. It was our pride, our 'dream'..." Looking in the direction the old master pointed, the corner where the airplane model should have been placed was empty. However, there were still a few old promotional photos hanging on the wall that had not been taken down. The people in the photos were full of vigor and vitality.

"Master, that should be what you looked like when you were young. You looked much fatter than now..."

Looking at himself in the photo, the engineer, who is nearly 60 years old, just sighed: "Yes, yes, it has been many years..."

The old master and Alexi (the player's game ID) walked around the abandoned factory again. There was nothing worth seeing in the factory itself. The ruins of the dismantled military industrial units, the shelved projects, and the half-dead enterprises were everywhere in Ukraine. It was not surprising that even the scrap collectors could not find anything valuable here.

But what is incomprehensible is that the experts and engineers who once served these military-industrial enterprises, the most valuable "talents" of these units, were "ignored" by the Ukrainian authorities, leaving them to fend for themselves in the wave of marketization, because Ukraine was not concerned about its own national defense at this time, and Ukraine could not afford the huge military legacy left by the former Soviet Union.

As a result, a large number of former Soviet military industrial products were sold and dismantled, and exchanged for US dollars that flowed into the pockets of bigwigs, and then these US dollars were exchanged for sports cars and luxury houses. The Ukrainian authorities even adopted the attitude of "sell if you can sell, rent if you can rent", and dismantled them (to save maintenance costs) if they could not be sold or rented, not to mention military research and development that did not bring any benefits, and the research and development funds were cut wherever possible.

By 1997, most of the R&D talents who could not stand the low R&D funding and salary and wanted to flee had already gone to Western countries in Europe and America, of course, some of them also looked east. Most of those who are still here now have no choice, or they may still be attached to their relatives and friends in this land where they live? Or they still have unrealistic fantasies about the government?

Alexey tried to persuade the old master and his former colleagues to join the Universal Group. Well, the Universal Group does not sound as strong as some state departments...

But the Universal Group also has its own advantages. First of all, there are many sources of funds, which means that there is sufficient funding for scientific research (grabbing gold, speculating in stocks to make money to subsidize scientific research, are you touched), and the salary and benefits are also very good. In addition, Universal has work locations all over the world (China, the United States, etc.), the most timely feedback on R&D results (immediately take new products to war), and a stable and safe working environment (Giant Security provides you with the best "trauma team" service).

However, what Alexei didn't expect was that the old master nodded frequently and thought Alexei's words were very tempting, but he didn't agree to Alexei immediately. Instead, he took Alexei to a dilapidated residential area.

Most of these houses are five-story buildings, and the gray cement on many of the exterior walls has peeled off, revealing the rusted steel bars inside. Graffiti and advertising papers are piled up on the walls, and the corridors are filled with a damp and moldy smell. There are traces of rust and peeling paint on the stair handrails. The streets in the residential area are narrow and muddy. The trash cans on the roadside have long been overflowing, and garbage is scattered on the ground, becoming a paradise for wild cats and stray dogs. Occasionally, a few dilapidated Lada cars pass by, and the rust and peeling paint on the body of the car blend into the surrounding environment. Most of the shops on both sides of the street have closed, and only a few small shops are still barely maintaining business. The shop owners sit listlessly behind the counter, waiting for the few customers to come.

Alexei also saw an empty pedestal. The old master told Alexei that there used to be a statue of Lenin here, but on the day of Ukraine's independence, the statue of Lenin fell to the ground along with the red flag.

"Alexey, Alexey, I've heard some news about you. You are recruiting a large number of retired soldiers and purchasing weapons and equipment from officers. Don't be surprised. Military industrial units are closely connected with the army. They often get together and chat. This is normal. Now, you are serving... I don't know whether you are serving yourself or the boss behind you. Now, you are recruiting military R&D personnel, top engineers and designers. So, why don't you pack up the people here and take them away?"

At this point, Alexei finally understood what this old man and some of the old men behind them were planning. They actually wanted Universal Group to resettle the huge military industrial unit staff stranded here, including designers, engineers, experimenters, quality inspectors, technical workers and their families. Then the old man continued to persuade:

"I think you are probably serving a powerful local leader. Then you should persuade him to buy back the entire military unit. What can a few top experts do? They have worked in the military unit for a lifetime and are absolutely experienced! This is definitely a good time to buy at a bargain price. You only need to spend some money to get the ability to assemble and produce tanks, shells, bullets, and guns by yourself. This was impossible before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, if you want to do this, you must accept the unreasonable political conditions of the big countries..."

This time it was Alexei's turn to nod frequently, and then said: "Master, this is probably the reason why you have never been hired by Western European and American companies. Few Western military research and development companies are willing to listen to your words."

The old master was silent for a moment, and then said: "Well, yes, you are right... Mr. Alexei, it is very simple for me to run away with my wife and son, but since the death of the old factory director, I have become the backbone of my colleagues and their families. I have to help everyone solve the heating problem, and I have to organize the men in the family area to drive the skinheads out of our family area. I am not just a technician, sir, I have other identities that I cannot give up..."

"I don't understand. Your company has closed down. Why do you insist on doing this kind of job? Are you a government official now? Or do you have a good income from this job?"

"Neither, sir. You may not understand. This is a promise made by a Communist Party member to another old party member. I swear to take good care of everyone..."

Chapter 171: Can the Red Flag Still Be Raised (Part 2)

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the former member states that stood up on the "corpse" of the Soviet Union were obviously not competent for the past "omnipotent government" responsibilities. The radical reformers who went too far attributed the root cause of the Soviet Union's failure to the overpowering of the state, so they were committed to the state's immediate withdrawal from the economic and social fields that it originally controlled. Although this move completely destroyed the old state system, it formed another governance model of a weak government that was unable to control the situation, a chaotic market economy, and an unstable civil society. The deformed state governance and inefficient "civil governance" have plunged society into a serious order crisis.

The old master Victor told Alexei that the people living in this residential area can't rely on anyone, the government can't be relied on, and the unit has disappeared. They can only rely on themselves. Victor said:

"The Ural Machine-Building Plant, which has more than 3.4 employees, was sold for only $372 million, and the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant, which has more than 5 employees, was sold for only $200 million. A medium-sized bakery in a European country is worth $200 million... How much do you think our unit can be sold for? Our old factory director didn't want this to happen, or rather, he hoped that everyone could at least get decent compensation, but we didn't even get the last bit of decency."

A number of bureaucrats, politicians, factory directors and managers in the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine, took advantage of their power and easily won a complete victory in the "bloodless property revolution". The original "management rights" were then openly transformed into "ownership rights".

These entrepreneurs and managers who grew up under the "original sin of capital accumulation" are accustomed to profit-making activities without legal constraints, and are more keen on so-called shadow economic activities such as "informal economy", "false economy" and "underground economy". These "hidden economies" that are outside the national legal regulations are naturally exempt from taxation because they are not legally registered. The shadow economy is also keen on tax evasion, financial fraud, black market transactions, corruption and bribery of government officials, rent-seeking, underground production, gray customs clearance, money laundering and capital flight, which have led to a large loss of national tax revenue, disrupted the allocation of resources, aggravated the unfairness of social distribution, and seriously interfered with the normal operation of the economic order.

As Ukraine opened up the market without intervention, prices soared like a wild horse. The soaring prices led to the rapid depreciation of the currency in the hands of residents, and the savings of residents disappeared overnight.

"Many people did not survive the cold winter. The capital market will only protect the rich people through the cold winter. As for us, we have also found a way for ordinary people like us to survive. We retained the canteen of the unit and transformed it into a food cooperative, purchasing food in a unified way to reduce food expenses. It is not easy to manage this cooperative well. Several accountants and purchasers were fired in succession. We also retained the nursery that only the unit had in the past. Everyone pooled money and continued to employ the original staff to take care of everyone's children, so that everyone can go out and find full-time jobs with peace of mind.

The elderly, children and women living here may be blackmailed, robbed, kidnapped and trafficked by gangs at any time. Some are sold to Western Europe as prostitutes. Even more tragically, they are sold to "organ banks" to become organ donors. They are the sons of bitches. There is no other way, we can only keep each other warm..."

During the conversation, Victor and Alexei met a group of people wearing tattered uniforms and holding sticks. Victor introduced them to Alexei: "This is a patrol team composed of party members and Communist Youth League members. The safety of the family area has always been protected by them, because the police don't care about drug dealers, gangs, cult members or robbers. The police don't want to care. Just like the government doesn't want to care about the dilapidated houses here, intermittent power supply, and daily garbage... The government wants us to fend for ourselves, but we still stay here tenaciously to defend our old lives."

Talking about his current life, Victor's eyes were dull. As for himself, his pension was often in arrears and he lived a very tight life. His son wanted to join the underworld because he couldn't find a job after graduation. He was beaten by his father and was bewitched into a cult. Later, he found that the cult was too outrageous and escaped with his life. Young people, like these middle-aged and elderly people, are extremely disappointed with this terrible environment. After being beaten by society, they no longer have the "eagerness to try" that they had when the Soviet Union just collapsed.

People who are frustrated in their studies or work and feel anxious; people who have been unemployed for a long time and have lost confidence in life; people whose family life is in crisis, as well as those who are weak and sick and have been ill for a long time and are seeking relief, they cannot get any help materially or spiritually, and either sink into depravity, join cults, or run to the West at all costs...

—When talking about his past life, Victor's eyes lit up, as if the party emblem on his chest was also shining. He began to talk about how wonderful his life was in the past, as if there was nothing wrong with the past. He also excitedly talked about the past four years:

"Four years ago, I attended a secret meeting in Makayev, Donetsk Oblast as a delegate. It was the first session of the All-Ukrainian Communist Party Congress. More than 23 delegates from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kiev, and 96 states of Ukraine attended the congress. The congress adopted a plan to rebuild the Communist Party of Ukraine. One year after the reconstruction of the Communist Party of Ukraine, we finally won seats in the Verkhovna Rada and became the largest party in parliament. Our chairman Simonenko told us: 'The Communist Party of Ukraine will strive to fundamentally change this country!' We will take back our old life!"

The players in front of the screen listened to the NPC chattering, and it sounded like the Communist Party of Ukraine had a big advantage. But considering the authenticity of this game, it is likely that at this moment in history, the Communist Party of Ukraine did have a big advantage. But how come I have never heard of your news since I was a child? The most talked about topic in Ukraine is still contributed by Ozawa, which shows that from now to the 21st century, you Communist Party of Ukraine have not made any achievements!

Suddenly, Victor changed the subject and said, "Alexei, I can tell from your Kharkiv dialect (Russian elements are often mixed in pronunciation and vocabulary) that you are a real Ukrainian, young and talented. We have inquired about your deeds and you have helped many former veterans. Although this may be due to work reasons, we still appreciate your approach very much. Would you like to consider working for the Communist Party of Ukraine?"

Alexei didn't quite understand what this appreciation meant. Did it mean that when I hired some special people, I didn't just throw money at them, but chose to solve practical difficulties (there are multiple paths to complete the task, some options that can be directly spent money, and some more time-consuming and laborious branch routes). "Well, isn't it that we have to spend little money to do big things......" (In 1997, the Universal Group had many ways to spend money and limited funds, so every bit of money saved was a bit)

Alexei: "You mean, you want to recommend me to join the party?"

"If you are willing, I hope to be your party introducer. The player in front of the screen muttered: "Ah, it's outrageous. I don't qualify to join the party in school, but I can join the Communist Party of Ukraine in the game............ emmmm" Then, Alexei in the game hesitated for a while and said: "This is a two-way choice, Victor, I need to think about it. To be honest, I didn't expect your invitation at all. I was here to poach people, but I didn't expect you to poach me...Okay, Victor, I can help as a friend. I want to see what you, the Communist Party of Ukraine, will do to raise the red flag again here..."

Chapter 172: Updated propaganda slogan but gradually abstracted

Alexei's main business is still to purchase weapons and equipment and recruit retired soldiers to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. This does not mean that once weapons and equipment are combined with soldiers and officers, combat effectiveness can be formed immediately. People need to adapt to the equipment, and people from different places also need to spend time to re-acquaint themselves, re-form teams, and re-practice cooperation. Because the types of soldiers, weapons and equipment recruited by Alexei and players in Eastern Europe are somewhat "mixed", these people who have just joined the Giant God Security need to spend more time to get through the difficult "novice period".

For example, the Russian army inherited some traditions of the Soviet army and was preparing for a world war. The troops and weapons were also configured based on this goal. However, the Giant God Security did not have the ability to fight a world war, and players were the kind of people who "want to buy good things when they see them", so it was inevitable that they bought equipment with excessive firepower for the smaller number of Giant God Security.

What to do? Just create a combined battalion, which is just right for Giant God Company with the current military expenditure. Anyway, the combined battalion is not good for fighting big wars, but it is good for fighting small-scale conflicts.

Therefore, Giant God Company has developed a new organization, which is mainly a mechanized infantry battalion, strengthened with company-level units of tanks, artillery, anti-tank, air defense, electronic reconnaissance, and logistics communications, and then uses some players as efficient and confidential information transmission units to jointly create a super reinforced battalion. After secretly training two or so such a combined battalion, we can find an opportunity to go to East Timor to show our skills.

In addition to investing time and energy in his main business, Alexey also promised to help the Communist Party of Ukraine as a friend, or to help his master Victor. Under Victor's leadership, Alexey attended a branch meeting of the Communist Party of Ukraine, and the content of the meeting was of course "everyone works together" to prepare for the 1998 parliamentary election.

"Comrades, before the meeting, we would like to thank Comrade Maxim for completing the mobilization task assigned to him by the party organization," said party chairman Petrovich, rubbing his temple. "Although we are still the largest party in parliament, the center-right parties have been disbanded towards a coalition. We must stabilize the existing foundation, expand mobilization, and gain more support from the people, otherwise we may not even be able to keep the existing seats in this election."

The party chairman rested his hands on the table and looked at every comrade present. Some of them were dozing off, some were secretly looking at their watches, and some were quietly discussing tonight's football game. Others were quietly complaining in the background. Victor said to Alexei:

"Do you know how Comrade Maxim completed the mobilization work? He relied on his imagination at home, imitating more than 20 people with different personalities and handwritings, and wrote a report that seemed perfect, but in fact, he never left the house!"

Alexei: "Genius! No, why did he have to do this?" Victor: "Because our party branch chairman asked Comrade Maxim to spend his own money and effort, and use his working time to do the work of the party organization. He did not give Comrade Maxim any financial subsidies, but only verbal support, so Maxim completed the work of the party organization with his exquisite writing style."

Suddenly, the party chairman on the stage raised his voice and said to the people below: "We need new slogans and new ways of mobilization." Petrovich paused for a moment, looked at several committee members in the front row, and said, "Who has a good idea?"

There was silence in the conference room, broken only by the sound of car horns outside the window.

At this moment, Marina, the propaganda committee member who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Maybe we can try some new ways of propaganda? For example, rap? Those things that came from the Americans..."

Everyone stared at the usually serious lady in amazement.

Marina explained: "Young people like this. We can rap about Marxist theory, condense the essence of 'Das Kapital' and 'The Communist Manifesto' into rap! Make it a little more 'cool'."

Petrovich waved his hand. “Any other suggestions?”

At this time, the organization committee member Sergei stood up. "Comrades," he cleared his throat, "in the past, our party members were still not enthusiastic enough to take to the streets, so I suggest that we implement a new incentive system to mobilize the enthusiasm of party members to complete the tasks of the party organization!"

Petrovich breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone said something reliable. "What kind of incentive system?" he asked expectantly.

Sergey said slowly: "It can be done this way. Every time a party member completes a grassroots party organization's work, he or she can obtain a certain amount of 'Lenin coins'. When a certain amount of 'Lenin coins' is accumulated, they can be exchanged for goods in the party store."

"Party shop? Do we have that?"