When the news reached China, it was late March 1918, Fang Zida couldn't help but sigh at the strength of historical inertia. With his intervention, the collapse of the Tsarist Russian Empire was delayed for nearly half a year, and the current European war still cannot see any results. I am afraid that the war, which should have ended in November this year, will have to continue to fight for a while.

However, although history has undergone great changes, two revolutions have occurred in Russia in a row. It is a foregone conclusion that the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Ilyic Ulyanov replaced the provisional government. Once the Bolsheviks come to power, the world situation will undergo a major change, and even affect the Chinese politics that has implemented four years of constitutionalism.

To be honest, Fang Zida had thought of using extreme means to assassinate Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov to prevent the incident, but this was too difficult. Although Fang Zida has high power in China and has a lot of talents in the secret service, this is only limited to China, and he is powerless to do anything in the distant Europe. Moreover, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov is supported by the German Emperor and other parties, and he has great influence in Russia, so it is impossible to do such a thing.

Now, the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government is destined. It may not take long for Su Wei to be established, and there is not much time left for Fang Zida. For this reason, he immediately found Song Jiaoren after receiving the news and expressed his concerns to him. Song Jiaoren seemed a little dissatisfied with whether the changes in Russia would affect China's political situation, but he finally agreed to Fang Zida's request. The day after receiving the news, the Chinese Foreign Ministry again wrote to the Russian Embassy. In view of the unstable domestic situation in Russia, he asked the Russian Provisional Government to release Tsar Nicholas II as soon as possible and invite Nicholas II and his family to come to China for political asylum as possible according to the previous agreement.

Regarding the Chinese government's writing, the Russian Embassy only agreed to pass the news to the country as soon as possible and the interim government will make a decision. But in fact, the ambassador and the Baron are particularly troubled by this. Due to the sudden changes in the domestic situation, the collapse of the interim government is obvious. Once the conditions agreed with the various factions of the interim government have lost all their interests due to the collapse of the interim government, they have no choice.

As politicians and speculative politicians, they certainly knew what the Bolsheviks were. The ambassador and the baron were both nobles. In terms of origin, they had no similarities with the class position of the Bolsheviks, and even had the opposite of the class. After losing their filial piety and loyalty to the Tsar, they turned to the Provisional Government because the Provisional Government represented the interests of the vast majority of nobles and capitalists. However, if the Provisional Government collapsed and if the Bolsheviks were turned to, they would not even be sure whether the other party could accept them.

Following diplomatic procedures, the Chinese government's request was transferred back to the country. After handing over to the already crumbling provisional government, the ambassador and His Excellency the Baron had a secret talk, and had a mutual debate on what to do and how to make choices in the future. In the end, a difficult decision was made.

"Ambassador Soviciwan and Baron Flanger?"

A few days later, Fang Zida had dinner and was teasing her beloved son with his wife in the house. The servant came to report that a guest asked for a meeting. When he heard that he wanted to see who the guest was. Fang Zida immediately smiled.

After someone brought the guests into the central hall, Fang Zida changed his clothes, explained a few words to his wife, then got up and went out. He quickly arrived at the central hall, and saw that the ambassador and the Baron were already waiting for him.

"Sorry. I've made you wait for a long time."

Seeing Fang Zida coming, the ambassador and the baron quickly stood up, and everyone politely said a few words, and after sitting down again, Fang Zida asked strangely: "You two, don't know what's the price for visiting at night?"

"Your Excellency, we are here to ask for your help." Soviciwan and Baron Flanger exchanged their eyes first, and then the ambassador said.

"Help? I don't understand this? I am just the Chief Finance Minister. The two people behind me represent a country. If it is a diplomatic issue, I should discuss it with General Cao. He is the Chief Foreigner."

"No, no, no, not diplomacy, but personal issues."

"Personal question?" Fang Zida glanced at the other party, frowned slightly for thinking, and suddenly realized, "I understand, are the two of you tight-knit? Haha, this is fine, they are all friends, just say so much? Fang is not talented, it is okay to borrow some privately. Let's do this, I will publish a check of 3,000 oceans for you. Are these enough?"

Fang Zida's words sounded very sincere made them very embarrassed. The Baron almost stood up and said something. Before he could speak, he was glared back by the ambassador.

"Your Excellency the Chief Secretary was joking. Your Baron and I are not here to fight Qiufeng, but we really have private matters to ask for your help."

"This... I don't understand. If it weren't for money, I wonder what you have to come to find Fang at night? Is there any secret that cannot be told?"

Fang Zida didn't have much affection for these two fence-headed herbs. Although he didn't mind working with them, it didn't matter if he said a few sarcasm and asked with a smile.

"You!" The baron was a soldier and a nobleman, so he could not bear these words. He immediately stood up and rushed to ask: "Your Excellency, please hand over His Highness the Princess!"

"Princess? What princess? Baron, why can't Fang understand your words?"

"Of course it's Princess Annastasia!"

"Princess Annastasia? Mr. Baron, are you confused? Are you not the princess's guard? Besides, Princess Annastasia is your Russian princess. Don't you always live in your embassy? What's the matter with me?"

"Your Highness the Princess..."

The baron was so angry that his face turned blue and was about to continue to question him, the ambassador quickly grabbed him.

"Your Excellency, please forgive the Baron for his recklessness. As the guard of His Highness, he was a little anxious. I'll tell you the truth, Princess Annastasia is missing."

"What! Princess Annastasia is missing?" Fang Zida stood up and asked, "When did it happen?"

"It has been...it has been...a few days..." the ambassador replied vaguely.

It seemed that he was surprised by the news. Fang Zida walked back and forth in the house and asked again: "Your Excellency, have you informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country?"

The ambassador shook his head.

"How can that be? Princess Annastasia is missing in our country. You should notify our government as soon as possible. But not only did you not do this, but instead concealed the truth, and..." Speaking of this, Fang Zida, who seemed anxious, suddenly changed his face and sneered: "His Baron's meaning just now was that I kidnapped His Highness the Princess? Oh, I understand. You are here today to search for whether His Highness the Princess is here in my name? Being presumptuous! This is China, not you Russia! Although you are diplomats, I can still arrest you all and send you to court in this way!"

Fang Zida slapped the table, and the ambassador was very scared. Russia is no longer the Tsarist Russia, and China is not the Qing Dynasty. To put it nicely, his ambassador is still a diplomat, and to put it bluntly, he has almost become a loser. With Fang Zida's power, not to mention arresting them, even killing them is just a matter of one sentence.

"Prime Minister, please calm down, calm down!" The ambassador quickly explained: "We are not suspicious that the Prime Minister has kidnapped the princess. Today we are indeed asking for your help. To be honest, after the Princess's disappearance, the Baron and I tried our best to find her whereabouts. Now the political situation in our country has changed again. The safety of Your Highness the Princess is worrying. In order to keep the secret, we have not disclosed the news of Your Highness the Princess' disappearance to the outside world, fearing that once the news leaks, it will harm Your Highness the Princess. Therefore, after consideration, we decided to ask Your Highness the Princess for help, and ask Your Highness the Princess to help find Your Highness the Princess' whereabouts."

After hearing this, Fang Zida's expression calmed down a little, but he was still confused: "Why do you ask me for help? This matter should be handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"No, no, no, the Chief General is the most suitable one." The ambassador looked around and then said three words: "Secret Service."

"Haha, you are really good at planning, I understand. Since that's the case, I can help you with this." Fang Zida nodded, but said strangely: "But Fang felt strange, His Royal Highness, this princess was staying well in the embassy, ​​why did he suddenly disappear? Did someone sneak into the embassy and kidnapped the princess or did His Royal Highness run away by himself? Please inform us."

This question embarrassed the two of them. They could not tell Fang Zida that they had bad intentions first and were noticed by the princess, and then ran away by themselves, right? If they said this, what was the face? Will Fang Zida continue to help? After hesitating for a while, he couldn't explain it clearly. However, Fang Zida promised in the name of God that as long as the princess is retrieved, they would repay Fang Zida and be extremely filial and loyal to His Highness.

The entire meeting took less than an hour, and after Fang Zida agreed to help find Princess Annastasia, the two of them said goodbye.

Walking out of Fang Zida's official residence, the baron frowned and asked, "Your Excellency, I just tried the other party, and the other party's reaction was not flawed. In your opinion, did Your Highness really fall into this person's hands?"

"Hey..." sighed, and the old sly ambassador shook his head and said, "So what, no, so what, what, what we should say today. If His Royal Highness can forgive us, she will probably appear in a few days. If... then we can only go into exile."
Chapter completed!