Chapter 299 True and False
In the Arctic Ocean shrouded in polar night, the icebreaker Pingtou Ge, which was overcoming all obstacles, carved a narrow channel on the ice and gradually approached the destination of this trip, Bennett Island.
Ever since the BV138 aircraft was towed onto the ship, everyone in the club has been circling it, trying to find some new clues. Of course, it was found. According to the glass bottles found in the cabin and the autopsy analysis of Liu Xiaoye and Zhang Chuqing, this
All people on the plane died from cyanide poisoning.
There is no doubt that this is a suicide, but they don’t know why they committed suicide. If Nasha’s guess is followed, the crew members of this plane may have made an emergency landing on the unfrozen sea due to mechanical failure or wandering. The consequences can be imagined.
As we know, after being trapped and floating on the plane for who knows how long, someone finally couldn't bear the torture of waiting and took the poison.
It doesn't matter whether this guess is accurate, because they have made a more important discovery. Since the plane was lifted into the cabin, due to the increase in temperature, the thick frost inside the plane has also melted little by little, and this has gradually been revealed.
I discovered some things that I didn't discover at first.
The most important thing here is a well-preserved copy of "Mein Kampf". In this book, they also found a moldy telegraph newspaper with words such as "A belt knife..." remaining on it.
Keyword words such as "Continue to delve deeper into the Arctic...", "Look for...", "Establish...".
It is almost certain that the plane must have been searching for Sannikov's land and establishing a navigation radio signal station along the way. However, no one expected that this matter would be involved in the Operation Belt Knife.
Nasha was even speculating whether there were other undiscovered German meteorological observatories of World War II in the Arctic Circle. Or even more bold speculation, how many German intelligence officers and explorers disguised as meteorological observatories were there.
Sneaking into the heart of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Until the icebreaker Flathead was less than 5 nautical miles away from Bennett Island, no one could give an accurate answer, and no one was willing to waste more energy on this aircraft.
Blocked by an average of 1.4 meters of ice and about 20 centimeters of snow, the Ping Tou Ge icebreaker moved resolutely toward its destination at a speed of 5 knots per hour. This may still not be its greatest effectiveness, but for everyone on board
That's enough for me.
Finally, when the vibrations and roars of the icebreaker for days finally stopped, the closed cargo compartment slowly opened, and the folding gangplank stretched to its longest length and rested on the solid ice.
The biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes and ice slag poured into the cabin, taking away all the heat in just a few seconds. The stone spring that wrapped him tightly was not in a hurry to leave, and he personally put two
The submachine gun was handed to Captain Miao and First Officer Zhang, "The safety of the ship is left to you two. If you find anything abnormal, call us in time. If necessary, just fire the naval gun!"
"Don't worry!" Deputy Zhang took over the submachine gun and played with it skillfully, "Take good care of Chu Qing."
Shi Quan nodded and looked at the people behind him, "Let's go!"
Everyone in the club, plus the ship's doctor Zhang Chuqing and Lao Hu arranged for Captain Li, as well as the 12 submarine repairmen brought by Captain Li, all got into the trunk of the Kamaz or rode on snowmobiles. They all followed.
The bulldozer driven by He Tianlei and the excavator driven by Big Ivan drove up the ice along the springboard.
Returning to their hometown after more than a year, the three brothers were filled with emotions. The adventure that almost cost them their lives has finally come to fruition. Having found the cave entrance that was covered with wooden boards with ease, Big Ivan directly
The snow-white painted excavator was driven underneath to serve as a step, and then everyone followed Shi Quan into the dark cave.
Through this small hole, various maintenance tools and supplies in the Kamaz carriage were sent in bit by bit in a relay manner. Of course, there was also a pipe taken out from the icebreaker that went in together.
Thick cables.
Everyone worked together to push up the wooden plank used to cover the hole. Squad leader Li's people even cut a small piece of canvas and nailed it directly to the wooden plank to block the last bit of light leaking out.
When everything was ready, Shi Quan adjusted the brightness of the headlight to the minimum and shouted, "Turn on the lights!"
There was a soft sound of "Bang!", and the large LED camping lamp that had been carried in through hard work illuminated the entire underground space as bright as day. Except for Shi Quan and Da Yiwan, everyone else stared at what they saw in front of them with stupid expressions.
The sight is far more shocking than what you can see through the light tube of a headlight!
At the same time, on the icebreaker outside the cave, Captain Miao pulled the bolt of the gun, picked up his handheld radio and issued the first order after stopping the ship, "Turn off the lights on the entire ship, keep the radio channels clean, and arrange the engine crew."
Work on duty and pay attention to the status of the entire ship at all times.”
"Roger!" As the channel responded one after another, all the lights on the icebreaker went out one after another.
Putting down his handset, Captain Miao manipulated the console to open the hemisphere on the bow of the ship that was disguised as a radar fairing, revealing the naval gun inside. "Old Zhang, keep an eye on the radar and fire if necessary! Make sure not to leak any information.
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"Understood!" Lao Zhang tried his best to stand up straight.
Captain Miao nodded, took off his hat and left the bridge. He wanted to walk around the whole ship to ensure that there would be no accidents on this ship.
Inside the cave, everyone in the club, led by Liu Xiaoye and Zhang Chuqing, had begun to carry out the corpses. These corpses had been frozen inside the U-boat for decades, and the thick ice shell had already melted them with the submarine.
For the sake of unity, it is definitely a big project to invite them out.
Squad leader Li's people were not idle either. They had already set up load-bearing tripods and chain hoists on the submarine deck with familiarity. They were all counting on these crude equipment to pull out the torpedoes from the submarine.
All the work was carried out in an orderly manner. Although there were some troubles in the work of transporting the corpses, everyone was still patient and preserved the corpses as completely as possible. Regardless of different positions, these German submariners of World War II definitely deserve respect. They
Although they are the fragile remnants, we have to admit that these are a group of absolutely dedicated soldiers.
As the corpses were moved outside the submarine one by one, everyone gradually made different discoveries. In the captain's room, Shi Quan gently picked up a globe covered with grease and looked at it carefully. This globe was different from the one he had discovered before.
It looks no different.
"It's already the third one, what else is hidden here?" Elena asked curiously.
Handing the globe to the other party, Shi Quan pointed to the top of his head and said, "Don't open it in a hurry. Let's send it out first. After all the work is done, I might rely on it to relieve my boredom on the way back."
"So you like such a big one?" Elena took the globe and teased it charmingly, and then left the small cabin before the other party reached out.
Shi Quan shook his head dumbfounded, picked up a stack of vinyl records he dug out of the drawer and stuffed them into a sealed bag.
"Yuri, you'd better come over and take a look." Before he could throw the desiccant in, Big Ivan's excited call with a hint of panic suddenly came over the radio.
"What position?"
"Tail!"
Hearing this, Shi Quan put down the things in his hands and carefully walked through the cabins to find Big Ivan and Nasha at the rear of the submarine, "What the hell... holy shit!"
Halfway through his words, he couldn't help but cursed when he saw the corpse that Big Ivan had deliberately blocked with his body! Even though nearly eighty years had passed, and even though the corpse had become a mummy,
The iconic military uniform on his body, the small black beard under his nose, and even the hairline on his forehead that was comparable to Lord Belle made Shi Quan subconsciously think of the crazy painter who started the war!
"This can't...can't...really be him?" Shi Quan asked stammering.
A smile suddenly appeared on the originally serious face of Big Ivan, "I was shocked when I first saw this place just now, but look at this."
As he spoke, Big Ivan lifted up the blanket covering the mummy lying on the bunk, revealing a golden pistol placed on his chest. On the ivory patch of the pistol, there was also a pattern of "
AH".
"He is most likely the stand-in for Mustache," Nasha said as she picked up the shiny golden PPK pistol with complex patterns and ivory patches and handed it to Shi Quan.
"Is this Mustache's sidearm?" Shi Quan's face was full of surprise. He never expected to find these things here.
"Yes and no."
Nasha shrugged, "According to relevant historical records and research, Walter's customized PPK pistols are divided into two types: gold and silver. The gold-plated version is only provided to those crispy senior executives including Mustache. But in fact Mustache is not
Like this kind of shiny weapon, his sidearm is just an ordinary version of the PPK pistol."
"What about this?" Shi Quan asked while handing the pistol he had played with to Big Ivan.
"In your Chinese terms, this is a dog-licking company."
Nasha shrugged, "Almost every birthday, Walter Company will give a pistol to Mustache. So there is no doubt that this pistol does belong to Mustache, but the person lying here is definitely not Mustache himself, otherwise he would be holding it in his hand.
It should be just an ordinary version of the PPK pistol."
"Isn't this just trying to hide something?"
Shi Quan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but then he had another question, "But what is this submarine doing here with a pirate mustache?"
"The mustache has become a spiritual cult for some lunatics"
Big Ivan pointed around with the beam of his flashlight, "Look at the layout around here. The luxurious desks and chairs, the huge world map and the swastika, as well as the video cameras and cameras on the table, oh! There is also a cosmetic bag.
.Yuri, don’t you think it’s very familiar to you?”
Shi Quan had a hint of enlightenment in his heart, "It seems that beards all over the world are the same. Whether they are full beards or small beards, they all like to take videos to prove that they are alive."
"This is also the most efficient method."
Chapter completed!