Chapter 5 Candidates
Valentin may not have imagined that this time the KGB's downsizing was not limited to Leningrad. In the three Transcaucasus countries and the three Baltic countries, the KGB's domestic staffing and funding were being downsized everywhere.
In fact, as early as after Andropov's death, the KGB, which had reached its peak, had signs of prosperity and decline. Among the existing political factions, Brezhnev's old subordinates hated the KGB because of anti-corruption reasons, while Gorbachev and his comrades, who had just taken power, tried to change the repressive and closed-off regime in the country. Political Environment. So the KGB became the meat on the chopping board of the two factions, and streamlining the KGB became a rare political consensus between the two factions.
In this way, the largest intelligence agency in the Soviet Union was abandoned by politicians and completely thrown aside. On the other hand, some opinion elements who were originally regarded as enemies of the people have gained new life under Gorbachev's new policies.
Seryozha didn't pay too much attention to these changes, because now Petrov is in charge of the gang affairs. Petrov relied on his huge financial resources to draw the Slavs' gangs together, but this combination of interests is actually not stable. If the Gorky Brotherhood does not have some means of self-protection, then the Gorky Brotherhood will sooner or later become a big fat sheep in the eyes of others.
Seryozha's identity is now sensitive, and it is inappropriate for the Gorky Brotherhood to develop into a large-scale organized gang. Therefore, Petrov has been carefully reducing the number of people who are directly under the leadership of the gang. On the other hand, some battlefield veterans who have returned to Moscow from the battlefield and have not been able to find a job for a long time have begun to take refuge in the gang. inside.
Now it's not just the Gorky gang, all the Slavic gangs are desperately trying to win over these people. The war in Afghanistan has entered a half-dead state. Except for key cities, the Soviet Union has stopped large-scale armed operations. Some troops with weak combat effectiveness were sent back to the Soviet Union, and these people also slowly went to the underworld because of livelihood problems.
When Valentin came to Moscow, he came into contact with the Gorky Brotherhood through many layers of connections and guarantees in Leningrad. Valentin confessed to these guarantors the fact that he had joined the KGB at the beginning, so he did not receive too much suspicion about motives from the Gorky Brotherhood.
Valentin was taken to Papa Petrov with his face covered, a veil on his head, and a feeling of terror in his heart. He was afraid what would happen if he was killed by gangsters? But after thinking about it again, there is no tiger cub if you don't enter the tiger's den, so Valentin can only calm himself down as much as possible.
"The truth is a bit like a dream. I never thought that the KGB would take the initiative to join us!" A voice came from in front of Valentin. The voice was old, and it seemed that an elderly person was talking to him.
"Usvyazov, who runs a judo gym in Leningrad, introduced me. He said that you are well paid here!" Valentin said loudly.
"Young man, let's see what you are capable of! We won't look up to you just because you were once a member of the KGB. The more you can bring us, the more you will get!" Peter Rove replied.
"It's fair, isn't it? But have you ever thought that as a former enemy, I can provide you with a different perspective?" Valentin asked back.
"What do you mean?" asked Father Petrov.
"I mean, if one day your people are sent to prison, how will you get rid of the government's repression and escape sanctions?" Valentin asked again.
"It's not that we haven't dealt with these things before. It's not difficult?" Petrov's father said casually. With the existence of "Director Fish", some accusations from the police can be easily settled. .
"No, no, I don't mean anything. You know the KGB is not the same as the police. They send you to places that don't even exist on the map.
Surrounded by primeval forests and ferocious beasts, although there are no power grids and sentries, no one dares to escape. Only the KGB can know this kind of place... Do you understand what I mean? "Valentin hinted that what he was talking about was probably the KGB's secret prison. If the KGB really wanted to deal with an ordinary person, they just had to make him disappear. No one could find his whereabouts again.
"It's interesting, let's continue?" Petrov finally heard something interesting, and some things cannot be done by the police alone. If the police were useful, the law and order in Moscow would not be so bad.
"Grandpa, do you like arms? I can easily get you some, army-style weapons, AK-74, Tokarev, Dragunov SVD, RPG-7. I can help you from the army It’s much better than imitating the ones in small workshops!” Valentin has some connections in the army, so it’s easy to get weapons from stores, but for gangsters, it’s hard to get these weapons part-time. ascend to heaven. Many gangs in Moscow are still in the era of cold weapons, and not many can get weapons.
"Boy, you are very powerful! But we don't want to touch arms yet, we just want to make money with peace of mind! Don't want to cause trouble?" Dad is not indifferent, but if the Gorky Brotherhood gets involved in arms, it must discuss it with Sergei Sha , This is an important decision!
"Okay, old man! If you are not interested, I can go to someone else, someone will be interested in this business!" Valentin felt that the old man who was talking to him was not good at anything, and he no longer wanted to be with this man. The old guy went on talking, so he stood up and planned to be escorted away.
"You've been hired. If it's convenient, you'd better quit your job and come to Moscow! We can pay you!" Dad said suddenly.
"Salary? How much is that?" Valentin asked expectantly.
"10,000 rubles, one month, and there will be more if you do a good job! If you do meritorious service, there will be more rewards!" The old man explained to him.
Valentin was overjoyed, and Andrei was right. This gang was really generous. The money was much higher than Valentin's annual income when he was in the KGB. With this money, many things could be solved.
"Boy, our salary is not so easy to get! If you don't deserve this salary, even the KGB will let you find another job!" Father Petrov warned.
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