Fourteenth Gege immediately put forward its own conditions to Beria. To be precise, this is a "general condition". If this condition is not passed, there is no need to talk about the others.
"I want the outside world to know that I'm here," Fourteen Gege said in a weak but unquestionable voice while lying on the bed, "Especially Mingfang, they need to know that I'm here...otherwise, I won't eat, and I won't be with you.
Let’s talk about other things.”
Beria was still looking at her with a smile on his face, but his eyes were obviously moving as he was thinking.
Fourteen Gege said again:
"Don't hesitate, you can't decide. Go and report to Stalin."
Beria knew that her purpose in making this request was to increase her status and draw the world's attention here. At least when she was unwilling to cooperate, the Soviets could not force her. Moreover, Ming Fang could have done it earlier.
What benefits are you planning to use in exchange for her?
This was indeed not a decision that Beria could make. He said good night to Shi Shigege in a civilized manner and left.
…
More than ten hours later, at noon on the 19th, two Soviet agents brought in a gramophone, put a vinyl record on it, connected it to the power supply, and started it.
Fourteen Gege was still tied to the bed for an infusion. He opened his eyes in a daze and looked at all this. Beria came in and signaled to turn on the phone. Then, a steady male voice came from the gramophone, speaking in a clear and concise tone.
Russian, accompanied by the turbulent sound of "squeaking, wah, wah, wah".
Fourteen Gege stared at the ceiling expressionlessly, saying nothing and not understanding anything, waiting for Beria to speak first.
After a while, the record finished playing, and Beria asked someone to turn off the machine and said something. The translator said:
"Her Royal Highness, now we have fulfilled your request. This is the transcript broadcast by Moscow Radio two hours ago, and we recorded it here. Moscow has announced to the world that the Ming Dynasty's No. 2 spy chief, Liaoyang
Princess, the former Qing Dynasty defector Gege who is wanted by the Ili Kingdom Government, her plane made an emergency landing in our country and has been extradited by our country to the Ili Kingdom Government."
Beria looked at the Fourteenth Princess with the kindest smile on his face:
"Your Highness Princess, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
Fourteen Gege remained expressionless and said calmly:
"How do I know if this record was recorded here?"
After listening to the translation, Beria nodded to express his understanding.
"Your Highness Princess," he said, "I understand that we are all in this business. Indeed, as you suspect, this is also a common method. But I can guarantee that it will not be the case this time. You can rest assured."
Fourteen Gege said:
"I don't understand your stations. Put a radio in my room and I can control it myself. I can listen to whichever station I want."
Beria shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid this won't work. What we can agree to is to let the outside world know that you are in our hands. As for what you can and cannot know, it must be in our hands."
Shi Shigege knew that it was impossible for the Soviets to allow her to have a radio and access information from the outside world at will. If she could know what was happening in the outside world at any time and how people from all walks of life reacted, then the Soviets would be passive during the interrogation.
She took the opportunity to propose:
"Then, let Mingfang send a representative to see me. It must be someone I know."
After listening to the translation, Beria shook his head directly:
"No. No contact."
Fourteen Gege said:
"There is no need to contact or talk, as long as we meet each other and make sure we see each other clearly. As long as you agree to this, at least I will cooperate with the 'special mission' that Stalin entrusts to you. Who do you want me to support?
Who can I feed? You can bite Yenov himself out. As for the secrets of our country, I can't tell you. My value to you is that you can use me to exchange interests with the Ming Dynasty. As for what you want to exchange for me, even if
I can't interfere in exchange for the peace of Kazakhstan... You also know that I am very valuable. This is much more cost-effective than forcing me to confess a few spies... Just like this, let me see the representatives of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise
...You guys should think about it. Okay, I'm tired."
Beria listened to the translation, stared at Shi Shigege's face, smiled, and nodded gently. After a while, he smiled and said:
"Okay, I can help you fight for it. However, it depends on what Comrade Stalin thinks."
Fourteen Gege closed her eyes, exhaled tiredly, and said lightly:
"I don't care what he thinks."
After listening to the translation, Beria still stood up gracefully, asked her to have a good rest, and then resigned.
…
On the afternoon of the 20th, the door opened again. Two female military doctors came in, followed by a secret agent and the translator. The two female military doctors were busy untying the bandages on Shigeru Gege's hands, and gently lifted her arms.
She put her under the quilt and moved away the infusion bottles and shelves. The translator explained in Chinese that the people from Ming Fang were already here, downstairs and would be up soon. This was in the hope of untying her.
Everyone looks better, and I hope she won't mention the hunger strike and infusions.
Fourteen Gege nodded and said:
"Let him come up."
The translator nodded to the agent behind him, and the agent went out. After a while, the door opened again, and he led a person in.
"your Highness!"
A familiar voice sounded, and Fourteen Gege turned his head, looked at this person, and burst into tears.
This was none other than Hu Jiong. When Hu Jiong saw the pale and thin Shishi Gege, he was about to step forward when he was stopped by the tall Soviet agent. The translator said beside him:
"Don't come forward, it's right here."
Hu Jiong knew that the Soviets were afraid that he would take the opportunity to pass notes or whisper, so they had to keep a certain distance.
The translator stared at Hu Jiong and said sternly:
"You can have a brief chat, but if there is any mention of military, intelligence, external situation or other related content, you will be taken out immediately."
Hu Jiong glanced at the translator and nodded. Then he looked at the fourteen grids, with sobs in his throat, and said slowly:
"Your Highness Princess, you...you have suffered."
Shi Shigege looked at Hu Jiong as if she were seeing a relative. She was also crying, choked and speechless.
After a while, with tears in her eyes, she stared at Hu Jiong and said softly:
"Go back and tell the prince and your majesty that I have always been here, fine, waiting for them to rescue me."
Hu Jiong's eye circles were also red, and he nodded vigorously. He understood Shi Shigege's eyes and understood her hint of pun. On the surface, he asked Mingguo to negotiate with the Soviet Union quickly and offer conditions for her to be replaced.
Go back. The Soviets thought so too. But in fact, Shi Shigege said that she would always be imprisoned in this villa. When she came to rescue, in addition to Guangwu's castle, this villa was also a target.
Hu Jiong nodded and said with sobs:
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Princess. I will definitely report back to Your Majesty and the Prince, and they will definitely rescue you as soon as possible. Your Highness, Princess, you must take care of yourself here. Yes, you must take care of yourself. Your Highness, please remember."
The Fourteenth Princess also understood. Hu Jiong probably saw that she was so thin, and he probably won this meeting through a hunger strike, so he asked her to regain her strength as soon as possible and wait for rescue.
The two wanted to say something more, but the translator stopped them, saying that they could only say so much. So Hu Jiong was taken out by Soviet agents, and the door was closed again.
Fourteen Gege lay on the bed, squinted her eyes, let out a long breath, and burst into tears. She knew that now the information had been accurately transmitted. In a few days at most, the commando's glider would be
We have arrived here. What we have to do now is to eat well, regain our strength, and wait for the Ming Army commandos to come to the rescue. By the way, we can also capture Guangwu.