Ion Iliescu was surprised to see an unattractive-looking black-haired Caucasian man sitting at the dining table. He was not very tall and was even a little thin. He seemed no different from the ordinary Romanians on the street.
The first reaction was that this was a Romanian secret police. Iliescu was used to being followed, monitored, and even raided for interrogation. If someone from these secret departments showed up in his house, it would not be surprising. .
"But even the secret police should not behave like this. It is more likely to detain him directly and then carry out various forced confessions or even executions they want." The guy in front of him seemed to have a lazy and tired look on his face, but there was a light in his small blue eyes that impressed Iliescu. Iliescu realized that this person could never be the secret police.
Seemingly understanding what Iliescu was thinking, the blue-eyed man in front of him said: "I have blocked the bugs in your home. Those stupid pigs who are in danger of disaster will not know about our conversation, or even know about it." Knowing that I have been here before, what they should be more worried about now is Ceausescu¡¯s regime and his life.¡±
Iliescu exclaimed in surprise: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Even though he was quite dissatisfied with Ceausescu, Ceausescu's influence has penetrated into every corner of Romania. Iliescu believes that Romania may eventually It will change, but Ceausescu will never withdraw from people's sight or even die. To him, Ceausescu was like a green pine that never fell, and his several ups and downs were all because of this powerful man.
The blue-eyed man smiled and said: "Whether I am talking crazy or not, time will naturally prove it."
Iliescu looked at the man with burning eyes and asked for a long time: "Who are you and what do you want to do?"
The blue-eyed man stood up and bowed slightly to Iliescu, and said: "Sorry for not introducing myself, my name is Nicolai, haha, it doesn't matter what I want to do, what matters is what you want to do, Yang Mr. Iliescu.¡±
Nicolai walked forward slowly, took out a folded piece of paper from the pocket of his very fashionable-looking jacket, unfolded it, waved it in front of Iliescu's eyes and said: "There are dozens more on this list. Like you, many people in the Romanian Communist Party who are dissatisfied with the current regime and were suppressed by Ceausescu and his sons still hold a lot of power now, and down to various grassroots organizations and localities, they have no control over Cio. Ceausescu's dissatisfaction and complaints became even more intense. Ceausescu hadn't seen their situation yet, and he still didn't realize that he was at the end of his rope. Instead, he tried harder and harder to push himself into hell. Maybe he was now. It¡¯s time for some change in Romania.¡±
Iliescu just glanced at the carefully folded list, and a few familiar names hit him hard like a sledgehammer, because not only did he see many comrades with similar age and experience to himself, he even Six gentlemen with great influence in the Romanian Communist Party are also among them (Constantin Pervolescu, Georgi Postol, Alexandru Berledianu, Cole Neliu Manescu, Silvio Brucan, Gregory Jan Legianu).
He didn't know the credibility of this list, but he also knew that in the spring, six senior members of the Romanian Communist Party wrote a letter criticizing Ceausescu's current policies, which caused huge repercussions at home and abroad. Osescu also made sense. Iliescu just couldn't imagine that under the originally peaceful and peaceful situation, there was such an undercurrent. Even the six gentlemen of the Roman Communist Party were included in it. Who knows what kind of resources these people have and what kind of plans they have. .
Iliescu glanced at Nicolai and said: "Are you planning to plot to overthrow the Ceausescu government? Why haven't I heard anything about it? Why do you just count on a blank piece of paper that has no proven validity? Do you want me to believe it?¡±
? Nicolai chuckled, folded the list and put it back in his pocket. He took out another box of cigarettes from his pocket. Iliescu didn't recognize the writing on the outer packaging of the cigarettes, but he guessed it should be Chinese characters. Nicolai took out a cigarette and handed it to Iliescu. Due to the shortage of supplies, Iliescu hadn't smoked a cigarette for a long time. He couldn't help but take it and sniff it in front of his nose. He suddenly felt relaxed and happy.
After lighting a cigarette for Iliescu, Nicolai said: "First of all, if even a closely watched person like you can know about our operations, then our confidentiality work is really worthy of review. And I have no intention of doing so. Let you believe in our existence just through a list. If you are interested in joining this cause, I will arrange more ways for you and your comrades to start working, and please believe me, this matter has already happened. It is infinitely close to success. Joining at this time will also be very beneficial to your personal future political future. "
Iliescu smoked a cigarette and said: "I'm afraid, you may also need this restless alien like me now."It¡¯s just that you already have people like Six Gentlemen, so you shouldn¡¯t value people like me anymore. "
Nicolai smiled and said: "This is different. The Six Gentlemen are already old. Although they have some influence, it is impossible to expect Romania to manage the country with their wisdom in the future. Sir, you are young and have strong abilities. , this is obvious to all.¡±
Iliescu smoked halfway through the cigarette. He wanted to put out the cigarette and save it for next time. Nicolai seemed to see through his thoughts and dumped the box of cigarettes in his pocket on Iliescu's table. The cigarette box might attract the attention of the secret police, but the cigarette butts were much easier to deal with.
"Tell me, Comrade Nikolai, you don't look like a CP person, and you seem to be very smart. This cigarette should also come from abroad. Tell me, who do you serve?" Iliescu is cunning and vigilant. He does not believe that anyone can connect the dissatisfied people within the Romanian Communist Party. Without sufficient power and funds, there is no way to unite these people. Especially when Ceausescu's henchmen were still monitoring the country, being able to complete these underground activities was a great thing in itself. It is difficult for Romania to do it alone.
Nicolai smiled again and said: "It doesn't matter who I serve. The key thing is that we all want the same thing, that is, Ceausescu comes down from his throne, and then Romania gains A new life."
Iliescu said: "If you let me remain completely blind to the information and background, and expect me to contribute to your cause, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it." Iliescu was slightly a little bit embarrassed when he said this. Worried, because everything Nicolai said was nonsense. If he really rejected Nicolai, maybe Nicolai would turn against him and kill him.
"Even if I don't say it, sir, you actually have your own guess, don't you?"
Iliescu nodded. Although Nicolai is a Romanian and speaks very local Romanian, he has a very powerful way. The cigarettes in his hand are actually very rare Chinese cigarettes. If he is It has no contact with China, which makes people suspicious.
But this was even more difficult for Iliescu to understand. He also knew something about China, a socialist country in Asia with the largest population in the world. It seemed to be very poor and backward in the past, but in recent years it has shown its Astonishing military strength and international influence, it seems that he has recently heard some well-informed guys talk about China seeming to be vigorously supporting Yugoslavia in economic reforms to help them get out of trouble. Some colleagues also ridiculed Yugoslavs for indiscriminately seeking treatment for their illnesses. China itself couldn't take care of them, so how could it possibly care for Yugoslavia?
However, Iliescu doesn¡¯t see it that way. Although the West and the United States have provided some economic assistance, they are accompanied by huge and difficult to achieve additional conditions. These conditions make Iliescu seem to feel that not only will they not help a country out of the Difficulties will instead trample them to the ground. Expecting the West to have good intentions is basically like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a rooster.
Iliescu asked a question that was puzzling to him, "Why are the forces behind you so keen on helping the socialist countries in Eastern Europe? At the beginning, I remember that their relations with Eastern European countries were not very good, and Eastern Europe Being so far away from East Asia, what kind of help can it bring to them?"
"The problem is not purely about geopolitics and national interests. Now is the lowest ebb of the international communist movement. If we cannot maintain the continued operation and development of socialism in some countries, then the construction and development of the world's socialist system will inevitably suffer in the future. We are facing a bigger dilemma. We hope that our friends can freely choose the social system, but we also hope to be as close to us as possible. In addition, whether the sincerity of the West can be trusted is another matter. We are also worried that the West will take advantage of it. This opportunity will harm the entire Eastern Europe, destroy the development foundation of these countries for decades, and eventually render them harmless and turn them into their pawns and puppets."
Iliescu said: "Then how can we ensure that Romania will not become your puppet?"
Nikolai spread his hands and said: "The people who are operating this matter are all insiders of the Romanian Communist Party and some people in society. Of course, the country you build in the future will be decided by you yourself. Although we are happy to help, we will not do anything to Romania. The only thing we hope to gain from the future is the friendship of the Romanian people."
Iliescu nodded and said: "I hope what you said is true."