Chapter 1535 - 50: Cheka_3

Chapter 1535: Chapter 50: Cheka_3

So, Ernst asked Maureen, "How is the National Defense Security Bureau’s work progressing in Russia recently? Has the Russian espionage agency, the Cheka, significantly affected your operations?"

Maureen said, "Your Majesty, as you anticipated, the Russian Cheka is indeed the most formidable and challenging opponent our National Defense Security Bureau has encountered since its establishment."

"Their personnel are numerous, so our organization has to tread carefully while re-entering Russia. Any slight mistake might lead to discovery. Moreover, their grassroots support is far superior to ours, with many Russian citizens actively cooperating with their operations."

"Last year, we had two members reported by Russian citizens and discovered by the Cheka, so every step in our Russian operations must be taken with extreme caution, which is entirely different from the Tsarist Era."

During the Tsarist Era, Russia was almost completely infiltrated by the East Africa National Defense Security Bureau, or else East Africa wouldn’t have been able to transport the gold from Kazan.

However, in just a few short years, Russia has undergone drastic changes under the leadership of the Labor Party. The Russian Labor Party’s control over the nation has reached the grassroots level, which makes our work in Russia exceedingly difficult.

Even if infiltration succeeds, it’s tough to climb to high positions to acquire high-value intelligence. In the Tsarist Era, East Africa could bribe Tsarist Russian bureaucrats, but this tactic is ineffective against the Russian Labor Party.

This isn’t even the scariest part. Now the Russian officials are not only hard to bribe, but they’re also highly aware. If they sense something amiss, they might easily betray East African agents to the Cheka.

Maureen continued, "The Russia of the Tsarist Era and today’s Labor Party Era Russia are entirely different types of countries. During the Tsarist Era, planting personnel was an easy task, but under the Labor Party’s rule, not only is it difficult to place personnel, but we also have to act cautiously. Additionally, without specialized training, those with weak wills could be converted by the Russian Labor Party."

"This results in us having only a few hundred intelligence personnel in Russia right now, including peripheral personnel, mostly mixed in the lower tiers."

The reduction in the number of East African intelligence personnel in Russia is not entirely due to this reason, but also influenced by the last major retreat from Russia.

Overall, the retreat from Russia was a wise decision, considering the brainwashing capabilities of the Russian Labor Party. If such a large organization with so many personnel were maintained, whether these personnel serve the East African government or the Russian Labor Party would be a huge question mark.

Moreover, even if they stayed, they could easily be targeted by the Cheka. During the Tsarist Era, East Africa’s intelligence personnel could basically disguise themselves as merchants, technicians, officials, or even foreigners to operate.

And undoubtedly, these identities are ineffective against the Russian Labor Party, which values pure origins. Clearly, East Africa would not disguise its espionage personnel as low-tier workers during the Tsarist Era, nor would it send them to participate in Russian Labor Party activities, as doing so could easily turn fake identities into real ones.

So, the large-scale withdrawal of East African intelligence personnel from Russia is a necessary measure. The relationships and intelligence network from the Tsarist Era are ineffective due to the fall of Tsarist Russia, as those managing the country have completely changed.