Big Time 1958 Chapter 181

The Olympics have not yet started, and an unusual atmosphere has emerged in the entire city of Rome. In a sense, the strange atmosphere shrouded in the city of Rome was facilitated by Serov himself. With the strong discipline of the KGB as a guarantee, Serov strictly ordered everyone to come to Italy to watch. The KGB departments of the competition, except for the First General Bureau, all wore KGB dark blue summer military uniforms and could not hide their identity as KGB staff.

  On August 20th, five days before the opening of the Rome Olympics, all personnel from the various KGB general bureaus in the Soviet Union received a unified order, and they all appeared in Rome! In just an instant, more than 3,000 KGB staff members in dark blue military uniforms, leather shoes, blue-rimmed hats, and sword and shield logos on their arms appeared uniformly. Suddenly, a group of Soviet KGB staff appeared on the streets of Rome, which made the originally very lively Olympic Games appear a bit of an unexpected scene.

"This must have been done by the vice-president of the KGB in Rome. Only that lunatic did not care about the Olympics and used his power to demonstrate to us. Well, I have to say that his purpose has been achieved!" Rach Thomas bites The teeth cursed the winners of life in the same city. Why didn't the winners die sooner? It was a threat to the US and the Soviet Union. Now Rach Thomas has intuitively felt this threat. Thousands of KGBs are wandering around Rome without any scruples. They were indeed tourists in a sense, but he just wasn't happy!

   What annoys Rach Thomas the most is, aren't these people hot? Although it is a summer military uniform, the KGB military uniform is designed according to the climate of the Soviet Union, and the summer in the Soviet Union is much cooler than here! How could he understand the importance of discipline in a fighting group, even if Serov ordered everyone to wear winter uniforms, no one dared not listen.

"I openly let the KGB wear military uniforms. On the one hand, it is to tell people from the country that the KGB is still by your side. On the other hand, it is to show our strength and let imperialism have scruples! Who will be afraid of us? The enemy will Pointing fingers at our actions, what clothes do we wear to control the group of imperialists, those guys who will die at my hands sooner or later, who cares what they think?" Serov is also dressed in a KGB general's dress, and he wears winter military uniforms in winter. As for other clothes, it's not that they don't exist, but there are not many occasions where they can be worn.

  As Armenians in the top ranks of the Soviet Union, Mikoyan and Bagramyan have a pretty good relationship, and they also know about Serov's reputation. This young man likes to fight the enemy head-on, because he wins every time, and is highly valued by Xie Lepin, a young cadre in the Soviet Union who is now in the limelight. KGB chairman Sherepin went too far.

   "Sherov, do you think this Olympics also has your job!?" Mikoyan is a kind and good-natured person, in fact, this kind of provocative thing. Mikoyan generally doesn't do it!

"This Olympics will be an early test for the Soviet Union to defeat the United States. Millions of TV users in Europe will witness this! Comrades in China just need to sprinkle salt on the Americans!" Serov smiled. It is not the first time, nor will it be the last time, that this peaceful event has been attached to the name of politics.

   Mikoyan looked at the adventurous little guy and asked, "What if we lose in the gold medal standings?"

   "I take full responsibility. I am willing to accept any punishment!" Sheloff said immediately. If the Soviet Union and the United States are very close to the gold medal list in history, the chances of the gutter capsize are very high! But historically the Soviet Union beat the United States in the Rome Olympics. If the United States wants to make a comeback, it is impossible to even take medicine. What's more, Italy can be regarded as half of the Soviet Union's home field.

   More than 3,000 Soviet soldiers suddenly appeared in the city of Rome. Although it caused a burst of surprise, it did not get much attention in the context of the Olympic Games. Many Roman newspapers are predicting the results of this session of Italy, and the consensus is that they will be ranked third!

At this time, a crooked report was needed, and this report appeared soon at the right time. A newspaper in Rome predicted that there would still be a situation in which the United States and the Soviet Union would compete for hegemony in this Olympics, and analyzed the entire project. The conclusion is that the U.S. delegation Xiaosheng Soviet delegation, starting from this newspaper, the entire public opinion began to turn to what kind of sparks the United States and the Soviet Union will collide in this Olympics. There are remarks predicting that the United States will be No. 1, and there are remarks predicting that the Soviet Union will be No. 1. They all seem to be quite reasonable, and all of them are reasonable and convincing.

   This gimmick has attracted the attention of Italy. Some people say that the Soviet KGB has ordered the Soviet delegation to defeat the American delegation. Some people say that the United States already has a company that wants to sign contracts with the US Olympic champion this year, and the rewards are quite generous.

  The unsmiling expressions of KGB personnel appearing on the streets of Italy were also photographed as evidence of the hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States. Before the Olympic Games began, the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States had been rendered very realistic!

"Without competition, we can't talk about competition with the Americans. We win, they lose! It's that simple!" Serov said indifferently to the group of journalists interviewed by Italy, and then comforted the Soviet athletes behind him indifferently. "Relax, boys and girls, you will definitely win if you win, it's up to you to win more or less..."

Serov's indifferent face and provocative remarks became a topic of discussion in the streets of Rome the next day. Many Italians sold a newspaper out of curiosity. After staring at the photos in the newspaper for a long time, they suddenly realized that this was not the Soviet Union a few years ago. Ambassador to Italy? Back then, Serov blocked the American ambassador in the streets of Italy, asking about the position of the United States in the Korean War, the political, economic, and military affairs of both sides of the debate! Many people in Rome still have an impression of him...

   "The United States is not afraid of any level of competition, and General Serov should say these words after the game!" Serov's remarks were quickly refuted by the US ambassador to Italy, Rach Thomas.

"Didn't CBS already buy the broadcast rights? I believe their $400,000 won't be spent in vain, and they can definitely convey the news of the American failure to the country, just like the U2 reconnaissance plane was shot down!" Sheloff laughed , without hesitation to sprinkle salt on the hearts of Americans, how did it fall? Soviet missiles are so advanced? When it comes to the U2 reconnaissance plane, let Rach Thomas take a day off! There has been no verbal war with the Soviet Union for the time being.

   Before the opening of the convention on the afternoon of August 25th, most of the athletes gathered in St. Peter's Square to receive the blessing of Pope John XXIII. In order to express the difference from his predecessor, Pius XII, who had always been hostile to the Soviet Union, Serov also led athletes from the socialist bloc countries to St. Peter's Square to receive blessings at a later time.

  When the athletes from the socialist camp appeared, there was an immediate commotion in St. Peter's Square. Many people did not understand why this group of atheists appeared here! Pope John XXIII also saw such a scene. He knew that this was an athlete team from an Eastern European country through the flag, and immediately expressed his friendship to the athletes of the Soviet bloc! Unlike the dead Pius XII, John XXIII came to power facing the fact that the whole of Italy had been controlled by the socialists.

His predecessor, Pope Pius XII, was firmly opposed to socialism. The end result was that Italian socialists were unprecedentedly disgusted with religion. Pope Pius XII always supported the Catholic Democratic Party and did not cooperate with the Communist Party. The end result was that the Italian people became more and more polarized in their beliefs. Divided, until the death of Pius XII, after John XXIII came to power, he began to face the difficult situation that half of the Italians did not believe in religion.

This time, the Soviet Union led Eastern European countries to appear in St. Peter's Square, which made John XXIII very happy. Since he came to power, he was faced with an increasingly hostile environment between the United States and the Soviet Union, especially in the international situation that started this year. The policies of the previous pope were problematic, and this time may be a good start to de-escalation.

   "This Olympics under the city of Rome is a grand event for human peace. No matter which country the athletes present belong to? The Vatican wishes them good results!" John XXIII said emotionally.

"Did this Pope make a wrong judgment because of our goodwill?" Serov snorted and said to Valya, "We have transformed the country into an atheist, will we change it back? Even if it is changed back. , the Orthodox Church in our country is obviously not the same as them, and the hatred between the two sides is no less shallow than the hatred between us and the Turks..."

  John XXIII's words caused two completely unmoved reactions. On the one hand, there were warm applause from other countries. On the other hand, the athletes of the Soviet bloc stood upright. Only one person clapped their palms symbolically! But it is by no means enthusiastic, and John XXIII was the first to feel the obvious difference.

The cardinal next to    said in a low voice, "The person leading in the general's uniform is Serov, the vice-chairman of the KGB of the Soviet Union! Religion in the Soviet Union is also under the influence of this person!"

   "We should meet this young man who controls religion in the Soviet Union!" John XXIII waved to the athletes present and instructed the cardinal beside him, "We should create such an opportunity..."

  Then athletes from various countries left St. Peter's Square. At the subsequent opening ceremony, Italian President Giovanni Gronzi announced the opening of the conference. The host's track and field star Jane Carlo Perris lit the torch. Subsequently, another Italian track and field player Adolfo Consolini took the oath on behalf of the athletes. (To be continued~^~)

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