“...The general paused and sighed before continuing. “Now is your task... From the Russian medical mission in Kaidabad, you should, in fact, be interested in only one person - Alexey Veniaminovich Sudakov, a surgeon, who is also the head of the mission. He is fifty-four years old, very tall, thin, bald. I don’t have a photo of him, but you can’t confuse him with anyone. More than two meters tall and a completely bald head is a rare combination, no special features are needed... You will find it and... Well, in a word, you will help him get out... Now listen carefully... I mentally shrugged my shoulders. How does this general imagine - is it possible to inattentively listen to the formulation of the task? Or is this a clumsy hint on his part? For what?.. “...It is very important not only to find him,” the general continued slowly, almost syllable by syllable, “but also to evaluate his behavior from the point of view of psychological authenticity... He paused. “Did you hear me well, Nikolaeva?” ..."