The Incident in Semipalatinsk

In Semipalatinsk, the police chief was murdered. The crime was solved quickly; the killer was shot during the arrest. The case was handed over to the archive. However, military intelligence officer Nikolai Lykov-Nefedyev suspects that a decoy was planted for the investigation. In reality, the police chief was eliminated by agents of the British residency, whom he had strongly pressured. The blame was placed on local criminals… Nikolai reported his suspicions to Petersburg. He suggested opening a new investigation secretly from the local authorities. Following his suggestion, a special assignments official from the Police Department, Collegiate Councillor Lykov, arrived in the city. Father and son together are hunting the real murderers in quiet Semipalatinsk. Meanwhile, the resident is preparing another operation. Its victim is supposed to be Ensign Lykov-Nefedyev…