Maxim Maximlevich Smolov walked out of the gate of the Third Department of St. Petersburg tremblingly. Looking back on the experiences of the past two days, all he could remember was fear.
Yes, he hasn't felt this way for a year or two. The last time he felt scared was when he was arrested by Part 3 for the first time.
At that time, he thought he might be dead, and what awaited him was either the gallows or a shooting. But who would have thought that God played a huge joke on him. In the interrogation room of the third part, he actually transformed from a revolutionary youth to a
Counterrevolutionary lackeys.
From that time on, he betrayed many friends and companions, in exchange for wealth and freedom. He no longer had to worry about being arrested, nor did he have to worry about safety issues.
Let's put it this way, he has not been an ordinary free man in the past two years. In public, he has been active as a radical revolutionary youth, but behind the scenes, he has been colluding with the third party and has lived a comfortable life.
He thought that his life would always be like this from now on, and he could live happily ever after as long as he played his role according to the instructions in the third part.
But when he was arrested again the day before yesterday, especially when those devils who eat people without spitting out bones in the third part tortured him without explanation, he realized that he was terribly wrong.
For the third part, he is just like a cockroach and an ant. Use him when he is useful. Once he is no longer useful, he can be discarded or even killed at any time.
What was even more frightening was that he found that he had no way to withdraw. Even though he had repeatedly explained that it was the gentlemen at the headquarters of the third department who forced him to do so, the other party did not show any consideration for him, and instead became more and more strict with him.
Harsh, I almost tortured him to death without using torture.
Looking at his bruised body, Maxim couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, because those bastards from Part 3 in St. Petersburg actually ordered him to be a double agent to deliver false news to the big boss at Part 3 headquarters. They also warned him,
If he doesn't cooperate and complete the task, what awaits him next is death!
The problem is that Maxim knows very well that the guys at the headquarters of the third part are cannibals, and the risk of giving them false love is too great. In other words, even if he completes the mission of the third part of St. Petersburg
It will also offend the headquarters of the third department. What is the difference?
For a moment, Maxim wanted to put it all down and run away, but then he thought of Li Xiao's warning. Someone told him that if he didn't cooperate, he would be wanted nationwide and be sent to Siberia as a revolutionary party.
Savage.
Maxim didn’t want to go to Siberia. He was afraid of the cold and the hardship. The reason why he attended liberal gatherings was because he thought they were cool and would attract the attention of girls. He really didn’t have any revolutionary ambitions. He really just wanted to
Just eat and wait to die! m..
But it was too late to regret it now, because just as he was shivering and applying medicine to the wounds on his body, the voice of Peter Nikolayevich, the little boss of the third headquarters, came from the gate:
"Maxim Maximlevich, damn bastard, open the door quickly, or I will tear down your doghouse! Hurry up!"
This voice is simply a reminder. The last thing Maxim wants to do now is to deal with the headquarters of the third department, because he really hasn't figured out what to do yet.
But Peter Nikolayevich outside didn't have that much patience. He banged on the door and cursed constantly, causing a commotion enough for the neighbors to notice something was wrong.
Seeing this, even if there were ten thousand people who were unwilling, Maxim could only quickly put on his clothes and run over to open the door to greet him.
"Damn it, why are you so slow!" Pyotr Nikolayevich scolded unhappily.
Maxim could only pretend to hold his forehead and reply: "I'm sorry Peter Nikolayevich. I drank too much yesterday and didn't hear..."
Peter Nikolayevich glared at him and lectured: "I don't care how much you drink, but you'd better understand and don't keep me waiting, otherwise I won't mind letting you take a trip to Siberia!"
Without waiting for Maxim to speak, he continued: "Where have you been in the past two days? Have you completed the task assigned to you?"
Maxim was most afraid of being asked this question. He replied hesitantly: "The mission has been...completed. By the way, what does this mission mean? If there is really a rebel party, why notify St. Petersburg Part 3?
, how good would it be for you to arrest people and make meritorious deeds yourself?"
Peter Nikolayevich snorted and said impatiently: "You know nothing, stop asking so many questions and just follow my instructions honestly. Knowing too much is not good for you!"
Maxim smiled bitterly in his heart. Isn't it useless? If possible, he really doesn't want to get involved in this mess. Let's resolve the grievances between your third headquarters and St. Petersburg's third department by yourself!
He nodded and bowed and responded submissively: "Yes, yes, I will definitely not pry around. I will do whatever you ask me to do. Since the matter has been done, then there is nothing left for me to do, right?"
Who would have thought that Peter Nikolayevich bulged his eyes and said contemptuously: "You know what's going on, but your mission is not completed yet. There is still some news that you need to tell the bastards in Part III of St. Petersburg!"
Maxim's heart skipped a beat. For him, whatever he was afraid of would come, but when things came to pass, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue listening.
Just when Maxim was frightened by Peter Nikolayevich's new mission, they didn't know that someone was watching them.
One day ago, the apartment next door to Maxim was taken over by celebrity Li Xiao, who specially arranged personnel to eavesdrop and monitor Maxim. He had never and could not trust a despicable traitor, so the reason for scaring Maxim was
Sending him as a so-called double agent is just a false shot to make him relax his vigilance.
"This Peter Nikolayevich seems to be indeed Duke Dolgoruky's man!"
Li Xiao knew this without Muravyov reminding him. He initially suspected that Maxim was lying or foolishly being taken advantage of. It was not Duke Dolgoruky who sent him to deliver false news, but someone who deliberately wanted to provoke them.
Conflicts with Prince Dolgoruky or Pobedonostsev are easy to profit from.
However, the appearance of Peter Nikolayevich has basically ruled out this possibility. Obviously, this matter did come from Duke Dolgoruky's instruction.
Muravyov immediately sighed: "This Duke really doesn't stop. He almost fell out with Pobedonostsev just now. He dared to mess with us as soon as he turned his back. Is this guy crazy?"