Chapter 551 Yurchenko Defects

The capital of Italy, Rome.

When talking about Rome, countless people will think of the huge country in ancient times. The original Roman Empire almost conquered the whole of Europe. The current city of Rome is the birthplace of ancient Rome and the splendid culture of the world. It is a world-famous historical and cultural city with a history of 2,500 years and is nicknamed the "Eternal City".

At the same time, Rome is also one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. There are many churches here. It is the center of the Catholic Church in the world. There are more than 700 churches and monasteries, 7 Catholic universities, and the Vatican in the city is the residence of the Catholic Pope and the Holy See. As the center of the Italian Renaissance, it preserves a considerable amount of Renaissance and Baroque styles. The unique scenery attracts tourists from all over the world.

The arrival of several Soviet tourists did not attract much attention here. These tourists pointed and admired the ancient city.

"Hey, Clitus, you guys go back to the embassy first. I want to visit the Vatican Museum by myself." said one of them.

"Okay, Yurchenko, we'll go back and wait for you to drink vodka."

Yurchenko watched his companions leave, and once again looked around carefully. Not far behind him, there was a KGB agent, and he had to get rid of him!

In the Vatican Museum, Yurchenko browsed through books one by one, moving back and forth between the bookshelves, and then pretended to have a stomachache and went to the toilet.

The KGB agent glanced at Yurchenko and did not follow him, as he was just going to the toilet.

However, as time passed, the agent finally realized something was wrong. When he ran into the bathroom, he saw that the glass on that wall of the bathroom was broken and there was no one in the bathroom.

not good!

American Embassy.

"Yes, I'm here to apply for asylum. I'm Yurchenko, the director of the First Department of the First Directorate of the Soviet KGB. Please arrange for me to go to the United States immediately." Facing the American ambassador, Yurchenko said, "Please be quick, because the people at the Soviet Embassy must have discovered that I'm missing. If you're a step late, I'll be taken away by the Soviets."

Yurchenko's face was filled with impatience, which made the American ambassador a little confused. Wasn't the man's defection a little too rash? Was this a conspiracy by the Soviets?

"Please send someone to the Vatican Museum immediately. I have deposited a box there containing top-secret information. Please be quick!" Yurchenko continued.

After hearing this, the American ambassador was moved and immediately sent someone to look for him.

One day later.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yurchenko. Welcome to the free America. For the sake of confidentiality, we can only let you come here by transport plane. Thank you for your hard work on the journey." Yurchenko was greeted by William Casey, director of the CIA. The U.S. side also gave a very high standard of reception to this senior Soviet official who defected.

Upon learning that Yurchenko had defected, William immediately arranged everything. Especially after finding the box, the information inside made William extremely excited. Those were the intelligence information that his side needed most!

"It's just that I'm very sorry. We have no ill intentions. However, in order to verify the authenticity of your defection, we need to give you a lie detector test." William said, "This is just a process. Please trust us."

"Mr. William, you should know that for a well-trained agent, it is not difficult to fool a polygraph. The best way to analyze intelligence is to use your brain, not to trust any instrument."

When a person lies, psychological changes will inevitably cause changes in some physiological parameters, such as the most important changes in skin electricity, pulse, blood pressure, breathing, etc., which are generally only restricted by the autonomic nervous system and not controlled by the brain consciousness. By measuring the changes in these physiological parameters through a polygraph, it is possible to analyze psychological changes and determine whether it is "truth" or "lie". In fact, polygraphs measure changes in physiological parameters caused by psychological stimulation, not the lie itself.

This instrument has been used in the interrogation of criminals in later generations, and now it is mainly used in the intelligence system. However, for excellent agents, it is not difficult to deceive the polygraph. The simplest way is to repeat your own settings in your mind. If you want to deceive the polygraph, you must first deceive yourself and believe that what you say is true.

"This is just a procedure. America welcomes you very much, just like other Soviet people did before." William said, "We can meet any of your requirements. Now, please go through this procedure first."

After saying that, William stepped out, and a CIA officer with an indifferent look walked in: "Hello, my name is Rick Ames, an employee of the CIA, now please cooperate with me."

William walked out and came to another room. There was a screen here where he could see what was happening in the room.

William was holding a box in his hand. The information inside was all about the Soviet Star Wars plan! Whatever we need, we get it. What we need most now is the Soviet Star Wars plan!

This plan is very complicated and involves dozens of aspects, among which the focus is on shaped energy weapons, including laser and particle beam weapons, the deployment of nuclear warheads in space stations in space, and the plan of using space shuttles as motherships.

Each one of them is a brain-opening, but powerful plan! Any of these plans, if successfully developed, will have an overwhelming advantage over the United States! If it weren't for the purpose of confirming the authenticity of Yurchenko's defection, he really wanted to take the information to the White House immediately and throw it to the president on the oval table for review.

"Mr. Yurchenko, why did you give up the Soviet Union and come to America?" During the surveillance, various instruments have been plugged in and the polygraph test has officially begun. The first question, of course, is Yurchenko's motive.

"Because I knew a secret of Andropov," Yurchenko said. "I discovered that Ekaterina, Andrei's wife, was actually Andropov's illegitimate daughter, the product of an extramarital affair he had more than 20 years ago. Those who knew this secret were all dead. I knew at the time that if I didn't leave the Soviet Union, no matter how good my work was, I would not be able to avoid being killed in the end."

Ekaterina is Andropov's illegitimate daughter! And Andrei is Andropov's son-in-law! This is a shocking secret! If this news leaks out, Andropov's reputation will be ruined! Moreover, this also explains why Andrei was so important in the Soviet Union!