The commercial vehicle drove all the way into a large sanatorium next to the Sea of ​​Azov. Although it was March, there were still many tourists in the sanatorium, and the parking spaces were crowded with cars of all sizes.

The brothers declined the invitation to find a place to rest first, and followed the receptionist directly into a warehouse located at the innermost side of the sanatorium.

There were a lot of scrap furniture and various discarded medical equipment piled up in this warehouse, and the thick dust on it had obviously been there for a while. However, when they arrived, the dozen or so slow movers were

The cleaning work of debris has not been completed yet.

"Sorry, this place hasn't been cleaned for a long time. Would you like to go to the front for a cup of coffee?" the middle-aged woman in charge of the reception said apologetically in Russian.

The work efficiency of this Ukrainian is really not very high, and the buyers are so slow to arrive. If the two brothers go to find a place to drink coffee, they will probably have to wait a week to see the naval guns.

"No, we can just wait here."

Big Ivan shook his head and refused, then took out a hundred-dollar bill and said, "Friends, how about cleaning it up in half an hour? As long as you can do it, I'll buy you a drink for $100."

"If you break your promise, we will move the garbage in again later." A sturdy worker said angrily.

"no problem!"

Before Big Ivan finished speaking, this group of sloppy porters immediately sped up. Even the table that originally required two people to lift was picked up and ran out. After all, 100 US dollars was not a small amount of money for them.

"Ivan, how big is the difference between Ukrainian and Russian?"

Shi Quan saw that both the workers and the female receptionist were communicating in Russian, and for a moment he thought there was not much difference between the two languages.

"The difference is not too big, but it is difficult to communicate directly. People who speak Ukrainian may barely understand Russian, but those who only speak Russian have a lot of trouble understanding Ukrainian."

Ivan the Great paused and continued, "At least more than half of the people in eastern Ukraine and some areas bordering Russia can speak Russian. Only in areas close to Belarus, Poland and the central area, Ukrainian is the mainstream."

As if he was afraid that Shi Quan still wouldn't understand with this explanation, Big Ivan added in Chinese with a little personal emotion, "Russian was the mainstream during the Soviet era, and Ukrainian was only spoken by farmers in the countryside at that time. If it weren't for that Ukrainian

Poet Shevchenko, I'm afraid this language has long since disappeared.

And in eastern Ukraine, about one-third of the people still believe that Russian is the official language. The most obvious example is Crimea. A few years ago, they held a referendum to join the Russian Federation. The big reason is because they have always

Speaking Russian."

Shi Quan was dumbfounded. Although Big Ivan's words were biased, they were not wrong. What is the minimum standard for a country to be unified? At least the people must speak the same language and use the same writing. On the other hand, Crimea

Ya, the Ukrainian language isn't spoken much in that place at all. Isn't it only a matter of time before the country embraces Russia?

In terms of perception, Shi Quan has no prejudice against Ukraine. At most, he only makes a few jokes. Even because China has gained a lot of benefits from this country, he still has a good impression of Ukraine in his heart.

But Ivan the Great is the complete opposite. Like most Russians, he is hostile to Ukrainians with a condescending contempt, but if possible, they are happy to accept everything in Ukraine.

On the other hand, the attitude of Ukrainians is equally contradictory. They are wary of Russia, but there are not a few people smuggling into Russia every year. Of course, there are also many people smuggling into North America.

From the perspective of a bystander, Shi Quan felt that the two were just in love and killing each other. There was not much hatred, but it would be difficult to make peace with each other unless the United States was disintegrated.

The two brothers chatted in Chinese about the historical disputes between the two countries, and the workers gradually emptied the warehouse of all kinds of debris.

After paying a tip of US$100, these workers extorted most of the bags of soft Chinese from Shi Quan and then left the warehouse happily. Even the waitress temporarily retreated outside the door.

In the open space with a height of at least five meters, only the one-meter-high metal platform in the middle is still covered with thick canvas.

The two brothers unanimously pulled out their tool pliers and cut the cables holding the canvas. After working together to tear off a thick layer of canvas, a well-preserved AK176 naval gun was revealed.

The only main gun of this naval gun, the 76 mm caliber gun barrel, is still wearing a navy blue gun jacket. There is even a circle of quicklime in a woven bag piled around the naval gun to prevent moisture.

Big Ivan jumped onto the circular metal platform, pulled off the gun jacket to reveal the high-spirited gun barrel, and then opened the five hatches on the gun armor in sequence.

The space inside this naval gun is extremely small, with a gunner's position on the left, right and back. These three positions are responsible for adjusting the shooting height, horizontal direction and controlling the firing. From this point, it can be seen that this ship still retains the manual firing function.

The naval gun should be an earlier model.

In the middle of the three gunner's seat hatches, the two extra hatches are reserved for engineers who troubleshoot software and hardware faults. Big Ivan checked these two hatches carefully, and then ran to

The gunner's seat, which controls the height and angle of the gun barrel, swings the direction of the turbine to lower the gun barrel.

After removing the oil paper sealing the gun's muzzle, the brothers held up a flashlight to inspect the situation inside the gun's muzzle. Only then did Big Ivan say with satisfaction, "This naval gun is very well preserved, and there are no problems with the hardware inside.

"

"Does that mean it can still be used?"

Shi Quan wiped it from the gunner's seat with his finger. The iron seat with iron gray paint was clean without a trace of dust or rust. There was also a bag of moisture-proof quicklime placed at his feet, and even the direction

There is also a new navy hat hanging on the engine.

"It is in very good condition. As long as simple maintenance is carried out, there will be no problems in normal use."

Ivan the Great picked up his naval cap and took a look at it, pointing to the cap badge on it and said, "It seems that this naval gun comes from the Black Sea Fleet. If I guessed correctly, it should have been installed on a frigate before."

"Frigates? Are you willing to give up this? This Ukraine really dares to sell anything."

Shi Quan clicked his tongue. When the Maoist and Maoist armies split up, Ukraine only got one-fifth of the Black Sea Fleet, and the rest were chosen by Russia.

But with such a small amount of money, Ukraine is still willing to take out food, and it really doesn’t hurt to say that it is a bastard. It has only been less than 30 years, and now only a 2,000-ton frigate is considered a Ukrainian

The facade of the Navy.

"It's just a frigate. Don't forget that they even dare to sell the aircraft carrier. Besides, if you don't sell it, will it be smashed in your hands and wait to rot into rust pimples to raise corals?"

Big Ivan threw the navy hat in his hand back to the gunner's seat, bent down and opened the cover of the metal platform under his feet.

"Yuri, have we found the treasure?" Big Ivan just glanced down and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"What baby?"

Shi Quan quickly looked down and saw that the ammunition rack under the platform was packed with densely packed 76mm caliber artillery shells! This was an unexpected surprise!

"Luckily, this kind of naval gun is fully loaded with 152 rounds. It looks like there are at least 100 rounds left in it."

Before Big Ivan finished speaking, he had already gone down the ladder and said, "The preservation condition is very good. The cannonballs are coated with butter and there are bags of quicklime. This is a standard sealing operation. It seems that the person responsible for storing these cannonballs was

The person who got this naval gun here must be a veteran of the Black Sea Fleet!"

"I remember that old Captain Kirill came from the Black Sea Fleet, right?" Shi Quan asked in a slightly low tone.

Under the metal platform, Big Ivan paused, shook his head and sighed, "Maybe the veteran who sealed this naval gun was his comrade-in-arms."

Shi Quan picked up the navy hat that had just been discarded by Big Ivan, put it into a sealed bag, and carefully stuffed it into his pocket, "Let's go, our next task is to find those Stalin hammers as soon as possible."

The brothers re-covered the naval gun with canvas, and then locked the iron door of the warehouse with a chain lock they bought on the way out. The warehouse will be temporarily sealed until they deliver Stalin's hammer here.

As for the rich man Andre introduced him, he didn't show up at all. This sanatorium might just be one of his countless properties, and such a dispensable deal was not worth his time to go there in person.

"What are the arrangements for the next few days?" Shi Quan asked after collecting the keys.

“To Kharkov of course”

Big Ivan took the car key handed to him by the waitress and motioned Shi Quan to get in the car, "The flight from here to Kharkiv only takes three hours, but the fastest flight is tomorrow at noon. If you take the train, it will take about

It takes more than 30 hours to get there, so driving is the fastest way.”

"As far as Ukraine's public security is concerned, are you sure there will be no danger along the way?" Shi Quan got into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt.

"The security situation in Ukraine is indeed worrying, but it is not as bad as you think. Generally speaking, it is very safe."

Big Ivan drove the car away from the nursing home where he had stayed for less than an hour. "Although there was indeed a war in the east a few years ago, we don't go to those sensitive areas, so we don't have to worry too much."

Shi Quan nodded and looked at the street scene outside the car window. As the second largest city in Ukraine, Odessa was not very busy at all.

The people on the street are more leisurely than the others. Tram tracks left over from the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s crisscross the street and still serve as the city's main public transportation capacity.

Frankly speaking, this city and this country have always been relying on the old people, the old people of the Soviet Union.

If Belarus inherited the Soviet system, and Russia inherited the Soviet Union’s territory and military power, then Ukraine inherited the Soviet Union’s wealth.

This less progressive country is like a straw inserted into the corpse of the Soviet Union. After more than two decades of hard work, it has sucked out blood that is increasingly less nutritious and thinner. Coupled with the turbulence of the general environment, this country

Naturally, the country is becoming increasingly weak.

Fortunately for them, if the United States hadn't stood on the shore with a gun and occasionally tossed a bait to help it hang on half-life, Russia's violent temper might not have been able to do anything.

The half-new commercial vehicles passed through the city of Odessa heading north. The road, which was no better than Russia, was dotted with dilapidated and messy private houses. From time to time, you could still see some idle people on the street.

Men and women gather together to enjoy the comfort of nicotine.

"There is absolutely no hope for this country."

Ivan the Great said quietly, "Being on the bridgehead of NATO and threatening Russia's seaport, no matter which side he falls to, there will be no good results. This is his original sin. Even if it takes another 100 years, he will

The best result is to maintain the status quo without much change."
Chapter completed!