Chapter 188 The Catch and the Uncatchable
Big Ivan personally controlled the high-pressure water gun to wash away the smelly sludge that was contaminated by the fire-breathing Tucker. Streams of black soup flowed along the gaps and spread all over the place, including strips of unusually fat loaches that were more than a foot long.
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It’s hard to say whether most people would eat this food, but Big Ivan, who had been eating at Shiquan’s dining table for a year, would definitely eat it. So while brushing the tank, he asked Shiquan and He Tianlei brothers to help pick up loaches.
Anyway, there were no remaining bones in the tank, and most of the Sud equipment that had fallen into the swamp had been abandoned by humans, so he didn't feel so disgusted that he couldn't stop talking.
By the time the dirty fire-breathing tank was washed away, the Shiquan brothers had picked up a tin bucket full of harvest.
Stopping the high-pressure water cannon, Big Ivan first looked at the dinners in the tin bucket, then nodded with satisfaction and turned the topic to the tank.
Big Ivan signaled Elena to pull the tank forward about ten meters to avoid the water on the ground, then bent down and pointed at the gap between the road wheels and said, "Torsion bar suspension, we are lucky, this fire-breathing tank
It was modified from a D/E Type II tank."
"The one with a production volume of less than 50 units?"
Seeing Big Ivan nodding, He Tianlei smacked his lips and couldn't help but look at Liu Xiaoye who was squatting on the side and poking the loach with a branch. Did this kid grow up playing lottery tickets? How many years of luck must he have accumulated?
Shi Quan and others were not surprised. Not to mention that Liu Xiaoye found Taiwan's No. 2 flamethrower tank with a production volume of half a hundred with a probe. In this industry, everyone dug out an ammunition depot with a shovel. Of course, he dug out an ammunition depot with a shovel.
Same thing.
To put it simply, the Diggers must rely on professional knowledge and rich historical data if they want to make money, but if they want to get rich or explode, luck is enough.
After seeing enough of the strange things, a dirty thick canvas covered the fire-breathing tank tightly, and the four Tatras lined up again and returned to the shore.
After using his skis to inspect the two places that were originally used as anchor points, Shi Quan pointed at the buried object that He Tianlei found and said, "Let's fish this out first. If the displacement is so serious, we may be able to pull it out if we work overtime tonight."
Elena checked the anchor pins one by one, and refastened several unhooked anchor pins, and then said to Shi Quan, "The things buried below shouldn't be too heavy, and it's far enough away from the shore.
It’s close, so use the buried object you found as an anchor, it should be easy to pull it out.”
"It's up to you." Shi Quan winked, and the three brothers reconnected the pulleys together with ease.
Repeating his old tricks, He Tianlei held a high-pressure water gun and flushed the excavation site wildly. The turbid and smelly water broke through the silt and then flowed back along the drainage ditch to the river not far away. Then it was re-pressurized by the vehicle-mounted high-power water pump to continue breaking through the silt.
bondage.
As for whether this will affect the environment, no one cares, as if it doesn't rain here, they are more disciplined than their colleagues who use explosives to blast.
After working for more than two hours, brothers He Tianlei and Ivan took turns and finally pulled out the objects found in the mud. At the same time, Shi Quan, who took the opportunity to be lazy, finally pulled out the iron bucket of fat.
Loach was made for dinner.
One half is braised and the other half is fried, and the remaining ones are stewed directly into loach soup. Then there is a large bowl of rice and tomato beef brisket that suits everyone's taste. Although there are not many dishes, it is definitely enough.
After all the dishes were out of the pot, Shi Quan took off his apron and ran to the excavation site.
"Did you dig the Mercedes-Benz?"
Shi Quan looked at the front of Big Ivan's car that was being washed away by water pipes. The three-pronged car logo, which was as big as a small watermelon, was unusually conspicuous.
“The L3000 with the largest production volume”
Big Ivan pointed to the rear half of the car body still in the mud and explained, "Lei Zi and I just went to see it. The chassis of this car was torn when it was used as an anchor point, and even the engine was damaged.
It has been displaced, in other words it has no salvage value.”
"Then let it sink here."
Shi Quan directly turned off the diesel water pump next to Big Iwan, "Fix a steel cable to its chassis and let it sink overnight. It will be used as an anchor point to pull up the things I found early tomorrow morning."
“Already fixed”
Big Ivan used his toes to pull at the steel cable not far away, "But the things you found seem to have been torn as well."
"What do you mean?" Shi Quan couldn't help but turn his head and look to the other side. At this time, He Tianlei was standing at the spot where three arrows were floating, re-fixing the anchor needle.
"When we inspected it just now, we found that the anchor needle was divided into two parts, and one part was not stressed at all. I think they may have been divided into two halves."
Big Ivan gloated, "But the good news is that it's too far from the shore. Maybe we can dig it out like we did last year."
"What the hell, no reporters are watching this time."
Shi Quan couldn't help but tell the truth, picked up the counter and shouted at the top of his voice, "Everyone, after dinner, the last one to arrive is responsible for washing the dishes."
These words were more effective than anything else. Whether it was Big Ivan next to him, He Tianlei who was busy in the swamp, or even Nasha, who had been hiding in the RV recently to check information, they all ran to Shi Quan's RV.
"Elena, watch the hatch, don't go in if you haven't cleaned yourself up properly," Shi Quan joked.
"No problem, boss." Elena smiled and let go of her hand to launch the device.
Before the lively meal was finished, two off-road vehicles drove around the camp with dazzling headlights. Before Shi Quan and others could turn to the tableware, they each pulled out their pistols from their arms and threw the satellite phone on the sofa.
It rang first.
After glancing at the caller's number, Shi Quan breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hands to indicate that everyone was fine, and then pressed the answer button.
"You guys eat first. The people outside are from Valeria and Ludenkov. Come and pick up the female medical soldier and those who believe me." After Shi Quan finished speaking, he waved to Big Ivan to follow him out of the car.
The two brothers responsible for the two off-road vehicles knew each other. They were all familiar faces who had often helped the two big guys run errands in the past.
After handing over the body bag containing the medic and the large box full of letters to both parties, the person sent by Valeria handed a business card to Shi Quan.
"Ms. Valeria hopes that you can arrive at the Central Museum of the Patriotic War in Moscow tomorrow evening. She will wait for you there."
"What are you doing there?"
Shi Quan took the business card and looked at it. The name of the owner of this business card was Lu Ren, and his title was deputy director of the Central Museum of the Patriotic War. The detailed address of the museum was highlighted in red with a red marker.
The visitor pointed to the RVs forming a circle and said, "Ms. Valeria only said that you must arrive before ten o'clock tomorrow night, and at least drive one of your cars there."
"Did she say what happened?" Big Ivan took out a box of unopened Marlboros from his satchel and handed it to the other party.
"I don't know about that." The visitor took over the cigarette stall's hand, "But I guess it might have something to do with the things you found."
Do you need to guess?
Shi Quan cursed, put away his business card and watched the two off-road vehicles leave. The two brothers looked at the excavation site not far away and frowned.
"I'll contact Vika later and ask her to come over early tomorrow morning to help transport the fire-breathing tank."
Big Ivan took the initiative and said, "With the 90 battalion license, we can blatantly send the tanks onto the railway and transport them directly to the radar station on Lake Baikal. It may even make the freight much cheaper."
"It's up to you to arrange this."
That's not what Shi Quan was worried about at this time. He clearly remembered that there were three arrows in the swamp. If he wanted to get them out, one day might not be enough at all.
Thinking of this, Shi Quan grabbed Big Ivan before entering the RV, "In this way, after Vika transports the tank tomorrow, let her come back here to help. If we can't fish it out before tomorrow night, the two of us will go to Moscow and take care of the rest.
People are continuing to salvage here."
"One day is enough." Big Ivan opened the hatch confidently. "Digging is always the easiest. The difficulty lies in how to find them."
I hope you will still be so confident tomorrow. Shi Quan glanced at the excavation site in the distance again without any trace, and followed Big Ivan into the RV smelling of food.
At dawn the next morning, Vika drove a van with the logo of Ulla's antique shop into the campground, and behind her was a rented flatbed trailer.
Everyone rubbed their sleepy eyes and opened the hatches of their living cabins. The riverside camp next to the swamp was very vapory, and the drifting fog blocked all sight 10 meters away. If it hadn't been for the warning radar's alarm and Vika's phone call
, they probably won’t even know that someone has touched the door of the RV.
Shi Quan started the car and moved back one car length to open the "gate" of the camp. With the help of the winch, the fire-breathing tank, which weighed only less than 13 tons, was easily loaded onto the flatbed trailer.
"Weika, remember to bring some breakfast back after you finish checking in the train." Shi Quan said while handing the 90th Battalion's license to Weika.
"Of course, no problem." Vika took the license and stuffed it into her bag, "I'll be back in an hour at most!"
After seeing off the turbulent Vika, everyone simply washed up and then started work. After a night of precipitation, the Mercedes-Benz truck could no longer be seen, leaving only a dirty wire rope hanging on the shore waiting for it.
The remaining heat was used. There was nothing to say. The four vehicles were connected in series again and started the creep mode at the same time to start the last swamp salvage.
But just when they leisurely took the breakfast sent back by Vika and prepared to fill their stomachs, Elena, who was guarding the excavation site, pressed the button on her phone, "Gentlemen, there is good news and bad news. What do you want?
Which one should I listen to?"
"Good news"
After Shi Quan finished speaking, he turned to look at the excavation site. Unfortunately, the thick fog blocked all his sight, making it impossible for him to see clearly what was going on there.
"The good news is we probably caught a big one!"
Elena's tone was filled with excitement, "At least it's heavier than a fire-breathing tank and a Mercedes-Benz truck combined! I think it's probably a main battle tank!"
"Where's the good news?" Big Ivan couldn't help but ask.
"The bad news is that the junk Mercedes Benz has been fished out again."
Elena said with a headache, "We probably won't be able to pull up what Yuri found. We can only try to dig up the swamp. But there is no way we can finish this amount of work today, and it will require at least two high-power excavators."
Chapter completed!