Chapter 128 Kirilenko's Downfall

Spy equipment on display? Brezhnev was immediately interested: "Did we salvage that spy equipment?"

"Not yet, but we have one ready-made," Andropov said. "We had one last year, and it even has an American label on it."

Brezhnev was not a fool. He immediately followed Andropov's idea and thought: "Okay, let's do it!"

Now, the Americans have no choice but to admit it! The Americans are definitely responsible for this.

Although the American EP-3 was forced to land on a Soviet base last year and the Soviet Union carried out some propaganda, the Americans would never admit it even if they were beaten to death. The United States has never done such a shameful thing!

Now, let's see what the Americans say! Do you think they are cheating? Then they have to admit that they lied last year. In the United States, which claims freedom of speech, if the government conceals such news from the people, it may even lead to the current president being driven out of office by the people!

"However, General Secretary, we must also be prepared. In case the Americans take new actions and actively challenge us, we must make necessary responses," said Ustinov.

"This time it was the Americans' fault. They violated international norms and used civil aviation facilities to spy on our country. If the Americans dare to provoke us again, we will resolutely fight back!" Brezhnev was in high spirits and of course he had to show a tough stance.

Just fight, who’s afraid of who!

With these words, Ustinov finally felt relieved. Now, the most important thing had been discussed. He never expected that the Americans would actually help him. He was worried that he had no excuse, and then the Americans did this!

Now, there is only one last thing left to see how Kirilenko falls!

Kirilenko must not be let off today. Even if I have a falling out with Kirilenko because of this incident today, if Kirilenko does not fall and continues to gain the trust of General Secretary Brezhnev, he will be trying to please me in front of the General Secretary every day. Over time, I will get into trouble.

"General Secretary, there is one more thing I must report to you." Andropov certainly knew this truth better. Kirilenko was the biggest obstacle for him to get to that position, and he had to defeat him! Although this kind of struggle was bloodless, it was more thrilling and there was no room for hesitation.

"What's the matter?" Brezhnev asked.

"Just two hours ago, we discovered that someone wanted to defect to the UK. Our personnel promptly stopped the defection at the airport. We found an important document in the other party's hands." Andropov said, "Please take a look."

Brezhnev took the document and his face suddenly became terribly gloomy.

Kirilenko was just having some thoughts. He was planning how to overthrow Ustinov and how to get Andropov out of his position in the KGB. Moreover, if he came to power in the future, it seemed that he would have to carry out a major purge to completely eliminate the influence of Andropov and Ustinov.

While he was daydreaming, he seemed to hear something about Britain and the airport, but now, he couldn't connect it with his daughter and son-in-law at all.

"Who was this found on?" Brezhnev asked.

"Timofi Mozgov, a director of the Moscow Land Administration," Andropov said.

"How did he get this document?" Brezhnev said.

"Because he has another identity, that is, Secretary Kirilenko's son-in-law." Andropov continued.

Kirilenko's son-in-law! Brezhnev was immediately furious: "Kirilenko, what's going on?"

Kirilenko didn't know what was going on. He took the document and saw a small Roman numeral 2 on the first page. Suddenly, his body trembled uncontrollably.

This is a top-secret document, so naturally there are advanced anti-espionage measures. Each document has a number. The General Secretary got 1, and Kirilenko got 2. This is also a point worth mentioning because Kirilenko has always regarded himself as the successor to the General Secretary. You see, no matter what document you look at, the General Secretary is 1 and I am 2!

Each document has some differences, such as time, place, etc. This is also a means of reverse tracing. If the other party steals the information, as long as the difference with the real information is found, it will be known from whose hands it was leaked. Although the people present are high-ranking Soviet officials, they must also keep the information confidential, which shows the importance of intelligence.

That's enough for 2.

This information fell into the hands of Kirilenko's son-in-law, and Kirilenko's son-in-law was going to take this information to Britain!

Looking at the information with trembling hands, Kirilenko knew that he was finished. At the same time, he also knew that Andropov was the one behind all this.

"We have obtained the American EP-3 reconnaissance plane intact, which can advance our technology by ten years! If this intelligence were to leak out, how much damage would we suffer? Even greater than shooting down a passenger plane!" Brezhnev was angry.

Because this information is about the whereabouts of the various parts of the Ep-3 after it was dismantled, what research institutes or design bureaus they went to, how they were being copied, and which labor camp in Siberia the original crew members of the reconnaissance plane were working in. If the West knew about this, they would definitely make a big fuss!

The number is 2. This information was leaked from Kirilenko, and the person who got this information was Kirilenko's son-in-law. Kirilenko will not be able to escape this time!

Kirilenko felt his head buzzing. He knew it must have been done by his trusted secretary. That secretary was a KGB man and Andropov's subordinate! Only that secretary could produce this document!

But what should we say now? Should we say that Andropov was behind this? The General Secretary will definitely not believe it!

"Kirilenko, what the hell is going on?" Brezhnev roared.

"General Secretary, I will investigate this thoroughly," Kirilenko said, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Investigate it thoroughly? You have a British spy in your own family! You didn't even know about it! How can you investigate it thoroughly?" Brezhnev shouted: "Forget it, let the KGB investigate it!"

"Yes, General Secretary, I will complete the task successfully. I believe that Secretary Kirilenko is not a British spy, nor does he know that his son-in-law is a British spy." Andropov said.

Andropov would not give Kirilenko a chance to fight back! This sentence would make the General Secretary completely disappointed with Kirilenko and even suspicious of him.

"Report, General Secretary, in an emergency, the United States has launched a large number of fighter jets and is heading for the airspace of Sakhalin Island!" Just as the meeting was about to end, suddenly, the Deputy Minister of Defense came in and reported.