Marina Ivanovna Nikolaeva, a Russian of Italian descent, the late wife of General Nikolaev, and Natasha's mother.
On August 8, 2008, the Russian-Georgian war broke out. It was on the same day that Marina, who was engaged in intelligence collection in Georgia, was found dead by the Tbilisi police in the hotel where she stayed. Through the personal belongings in her suitcase, her identity as a Russian intelligence agent was finally confirmed.
Because the war ended in less than a week, the news was not made public. After the signing of the ceasefire agreement, the Georgian government returned Marina's body to Russia along with the bodies of other Russian soldiers killed in the war.
Eventually, Marina was buried with other Russian soldiers killed in Georgia in the Preobrazhensky Cemetery on the outskirts of Moscow. Nikolaev took Natasha, who was only 15 years old, to her mother's funeral. Since then, the relationship between the father and daughter had deteriorated.
As for the cause of Marina's death, it was said that she was shot in the head with a pistol, but there was no more information to provide evidence for the specific reason.
It had been a whole day since Natasha left. When Ayesha reported the information to Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
"He hates his father because of his mother's death? I don't think it makes sense. "
"Maybe it's because of the cause of Marina's death," Ayesha analyzed.
"You mean … Marina was killed by her husband Nikolaev? One is the commander of the 58th Army Group, and the other is an agent of the Russian Security Service. The two work in completely different fields. Does Nikolaev have a reason to do this? " Jiang Chen leaned back in the chair, rubbed his sore eyebrows, and said with a headache, "Speaking of which, I'm most curious. What was the bearded general thinking to find a spy as his wife, and a field agent at that. "
Ayesha walked behind Jiang Chen, put her hands on his shoulders, and gently massaged his shoulders, trying to relieve his fatigue.
"Maybe it wasn't his intention to marry Marina."
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, but immediately darkened again. He shook his head. "This doesn't make sense. Nikolaev hasn't married yet, and with his status, there should be no lack of suitors. Unless he likes men, it doesn't make sense … "
The only thing he could be sure of was that Natasha had been investigating the cause of her mother's death for the past few years, and her sudden disappearance was most likely related to it. As for whether Marina's death was related to her husband Nikolaev, or what role Nikolaev played in her death, it was impossible to know for the time being.
Jiang Chen enjoyed the massage from the two little hands on his shoulders, closed his eyes slightly, and tapped his fingers on the armrest of the sofa.
"Could the clue be in Georgia?" Ayesha suddenly said, "If we send someone to the hotel where the incident happened …"
"It's useless. It's been eleven years." Jiang Chen shook his head. "It's better to go to the local police station than that hotel. But I estimate that after the ceasefire agreement is signed, all the evidence and Marina's personal belongings should be extradited to the Russian Federal Security Service along with her body. It's better to go to Moscow than to Georgia. "
"Then …"
"I know what you want to say, but I forbid you to do so. Our relationship with Russia is now in the honeymoon period. Any move that may cause misunderstanding is quite unwise. "
Regarding the news of Natasha's disappearance, Jiang Chen hesitated and decided not to disclose it. Regardless of whether the Russian Federal Security Service would go deep into Ukraine to look for someone because of an agent who left her post, no one could guarantee that there were Freemasonry spies in Russia. Leaking the news might increase the danger on the other side of the border.
As for how long he could hide it, he could only hide it one day at a time.
Originally, he planned to return to Xin after the military base was built, but Natasha's sudden disappearance directly disrupted his plan. Before confirming her safety, there was no way he would abandon her and go back alone.
"How many people do we have in Ukraine? I mean the ghost. "Jiang Chen suddenly looked at Ayesha.
"Only two people. Guinevere is mainly responsible for the intelligence in Ukraine. Now the focus of our European intelligence work is concentrated in Western Europe … Do you need me to contact her to send more people?" Ayesha said.
"No, she also needs manpower." Jiang Chen stood up from the sofa. "We'll transfer people directly from the headquarters."
"Directly from the headquarters? But is it too late? "Ayesha was puzzled.
"It's definitely too late to enter the country normally, but we can go directly to the synchronous orbit."
…
In the village northwest of the city of Donetsk, there were dilapidated houses everywhere, and there was no sign of life. As early as the beginning of the war, the residents here moved to the northern towns to take refuge. The Kane government forces and civilian armed forces had been stationed here. From the fragmented walls, it was clear that there were a lot of shells here.
Wearing a brown trench coat, with her long blonde hair tied into a ponytail, Natasha, dressed as an independent journalist, carried a travel bag and walked quickly through the rubble. At the same time, she didn't forget to be careful of the shadows in the corner.
After a few turns in the ruins of the town, she soon arrived at the meeting place.
The one who contacted her was still Skanov, the Ukrainian military uniform, but in fact, he was an officer serving Moscow.
When he saw Natasha, Skanov grinned and walked up to her.
"Where's the stuff?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bag of documents was thrown over.
After Skanov caught the documents thrown by Natasha, he opened the cover of the bag and took out the documents from inside. He glanced at the text on it, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face, but he quickly returned to normal.
"This is the last document?" After roughly scanning the documents, Skanov stuffed the documents into his pocket and looked at Natasha.
"Yes, the organization recommends that you withdraw to the rear in the near future. It's better to be injured than to die on the battlefield. "
"Even if the organization doesn't recommend this, I will do this." Skanov smiled. "Did you hear what happened the night before? Five hours later, two airborne brigades were deployed in the northern suburbs of Donetsk, and the entire Ukrainian radar didn't respond. It was ESA who first discovered those little guys and reported it as a meteor shower. Tsk tsk, speaking of which, it was my idea to pull Celestial Trade into this mess. I don't know if they will award me the Order of St. George when I return home … By the way, where are my cigars? "
Usually, when Natasha came to see him, she would bring a box of cigars for her father to this old friend.
"I left in a hurry and didn't go to his place," After a pause, Natasha said, "The thing I asked you to investigate, is there any progress?"
"I almost forgot if you didn't mention it." Skanov made a sudden expression, patted his head, and looked at Natasha with a smile. "There are two bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
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