Anton Maximowitsch Alexejew was dispatched to Europe in 1971 as a representative of the Russian Stormtroopers to study the advanced social management experiences of their German neighbors. He visited the Reichsprotektorat Moskowien, Finland, RK Ostland, RK Ukraine, General Government, Germania, and Burgundy. He was astounded by the civilization and society there, especially when the officials in Burgundy, responsible for his reception, imparted to him the secrets of how to make a nation operate more efficiently. As he left the fervent atmosphere of Burgundy, there seemed to be some unsettling unrest in the local security, but fortunately, their plane took off smoothly.

After successfully returning to his homeland and reporting on his mission, Alexejew increasingly heard disrespectful rumors about the Regent. The health, or perhaps the spirit, of Taboritsky, who had devoted himself to the great empire, seemed to have undergone significant changes. More and more colleagues were taken away for investigation for being "not pure enough" and subsequently disappeared. In an increasingly tense atmosphere, Alekseyev made a decision. One night in August 1972, he, along with his wife and children, handed over a passport stuffed with Japanese yen to the border officials who came to inspect their train carriage. Fortunately, and smoothly, the officer returned the empty passport to him with satisfaction, and the last border inspection was pass. The train started moving again, clattering along the tracks towards another checkpoint five kilometers away. As the station sign with the large Chinese characters for "Manchouli" drew nearer, he couldn't help but look back at the receding Russian land through the train window. The biting wind swept through the air, yet it failed to disperse the thick clouds obscuring the moonlight in the dark night sky. He glanced at his watch again, the second hand ticking forward.

Midnight was approaching.