Soviet Union 1991

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Without even thinking about it, Yevloev readily agreed to Yanayevich's conditions, because he knew that it was inconvenient to carry hostages who were too young, so he simply abandoned them, "But we must see The hostages can only be released after the armored vehicle, otherwise nothing else will be discussed. When you drive the armored vehicle to the entrance of the stadium, we will release the younger hostages."

Yanayevich said bluntly, "Give me a phone and let me communicate with outside government commanders and ask them to arrange evacuation vehicles as quickly as possible."

As expected, the robbers brought a phone as quickly as possible. Yanayevich said to Putin on the other end of the phone, "Prepare an armored vehicle for me. We must ensure that these armed men can get to Beslan smoothly." In the city, don’t worry about the gasoline, you know? The kids are the most important thing.”

The last sentence was a hint from Yanayevich to Putin, telling him not to send an armored vehicle full of gasoline to the militants, because then all the work would be in vain.

Of course, Putin understood Yanayevich's intentions very well, so he first pretended to delay Yanayevich for time, and then ordered the soldiers to empty out two-thirds of the fuel in an armored vehicle, leaving one-third. There was not enough fuel for them to break out of the city of Beslan.

Then the armored vehicle followed the instructions of the extremists and drove to the entrance of the stadium. It happened that the rear of the BMP armored personnel carrier blocked the entrance of the stadium, which was enough to provide a sufficient cover for the militants to escape.

When everything was ready, Yevloev was very satisfied with Yanayevich's efficiency. He cut the rope binding Yanayevich with a knife and ordered the soldiers to take him to the second floor of the gymnasium, where a guard A more discreet and tight living room. There were at least ten innocent young people inside who were beaten to the ground by terrorists. His whole body was covered with sticky blood, and he was lying on the ground in pain.

Even Yanayevich was unwilling to see the bloody scene. Yevloev knew very well that these extremist armed forces liked to use violence in exchange for the importance of political gains.

"Originally, I planned to kill all ten of them. But since you keep your promise so much, I will do it as a favor and these people will not die. But if the government wants to redeem these people, it must be prepared to pay. The ransom, five hundred thousand dollars for each person, is not too much, right?" After enjoying the sweetness, Yevloev continued to plan to blackmail the Soviet government, and this time he boldly proposed a huge ransom of five hundred thousand dollars per person.

"The amount of five hundred thousand is too large. It is difficult for the Soviet government to collect such a huge amount of money at once." Yanayevich explained with some embarrassment, "Well, let us think of a way. Either ransom Reduce it a little, or give us a little more time so that we can come up with such a ransom, but four hours is definitely not enough, we need a little more time to prepare.”

"One hundred and fifty thousand." Yevloev, who had no intention of asking the Soviet government to spend a huge amount of money, said a more reliable figure. Originally, this link did not appear in the original plan.

"150,000, I will find a way to raise it, but now at least you fulfill your previous promise and let those children leave here." The agreed time is getting closer, and Yanayevich is also a little anxious. He wanted at least one-third of the hostages to be separated from the people here so that the troops could minimize losses when they attacked.

"I promise to let forty children go with you. The rest cannot be released until Dudayev himself leaves the Soviet Union." Yevloev said, "If I find out that you dare to do something behind your back. , I will let you watch these people die one by one."

"Forty-one," Yanayevich said. "Use me as a hostage and exchange for another child, okay?"

Yevloev hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Okay."

In this way, forty-one children were randomly selected, and the terrorists opened a door to allow the forty-one panicked children to escape from the gymnasium. They were successfully rescued under the protection of Ministry of Internal Affairs soldiers and Alpha.

Now only Yanayevich and Yevloev were left waiting for the final moment in the living room on the second floor. When there was still an hour before the agreed time, Yevloev finally showed impatience. look. He grabbed Yanayevich by the collar and roared. "Why haven't I received the release message yet, are you kidding me?"

He took Yanayevich's head. Making intimidation and threats, "There is still half an hour left. If I still don't receive news of Dudayev's release, I will start killing the hostages one after another until you release Dudayev."

At this time, Putin's excited voice came from the communicator embedded in his ear, "The anesthetic gas has been transported from Tbilisi to Beslan. If you hold on for ten more minutes, Comrade Yanayevich, we will be able to deploy an attack." ”

Yanayevich looked at the mouth of the black hole and smiled helplessly. Ten minutes? It's easier said than done. He has been struggling with the demon in front of him for almost two hours now. Is there any moment that feels like years of suffering?

"If you kill me now, then you will never be able to get that huge sum of money or release Dudayev." Yanayevich was heartbroken and simply risked his life. "As you and I The only bridge of communication between governments, what will be the consequences if this bridge collapses? Yevloyev, I think you are also a smart man. After all, you have become Basayev's deputy from a prisoner. I believe you are not. Not stupid."

Before coming in to negotiate, he had carefully studied the files of Yevloev, a former Soviet soldier who was captured by Chechnya in 1991 with a colleague while protecting the wife of an Ingushet official. The extremists kidnapped and later released the official's wife, his colleagues were killed, and Yevloev was brainwashed into joining illegal Chechen armed forces. It was clearly recorded in that file that he had a daughter.

"If I die, or if this incident causes heavy casualties, there will always be some crazy KGB agents who will hunt you down afterwards. They will not just hunt you alone, but also your family, your relatives, you All your friends will become the targets of their hunting. Imagine that thousands of people will suffer because of you. Is it worth it? I know you have a daughter, and the Soviet government must know it, so you are sure to do this. Are you determined? There is no reason for you to do it for the KGB."

As soon as Yanayevich finished speaking, Putin's steady and powerful voice came from the communicator.

"Comrade Yanayevich, protect yourself, the attack has begun!" (To be continued.)