On the afternoon of the day they arrived at the island, many young people who had eaten, drank, and had enough fun moved into the row not far from the river under the careful arrangements of Olga's mother, Aunt Yana.
In a cabin open to the public.
Due to the relationship between latitude and climate, even though it is only early September, after the sun sets, the temperature is definitely not high.
Because of this, the crackling fireplaces that lull people to sleep were lit early in these wooden houses. Of course, at least for the girl Suisui, even without the white noise and warm temperature of the burning fireplace, the three
A large cup of draft beer and a small cup of Aunt Yana's home-brewed fruit wine were enough for her to sleep soundly like she was unconscious.
On the other hand, Wei Ran slept in the same bed as her. Although he drank a large bottle of vodka with Jima and old Ivan, he still had insomnia.
In the blink of an eye, early the next morning, Ivan banged the stainless steel milk pot early to wake up many young people who were still sleeping soundly.
As he walked out of the room sleepily, Wei Ran, who was yawning, and Suisui, who was dragged up in a daze, both shivered.
At this time, the sky outside the wooden house was not yet bright. Not to mention the sun, even the distant horizon was just getting a little brighter.
Picking up their mobile phones and looking at the time, Wei Ran and Suisui couldn't help but grin. It was not even five o'clock yet. This was a credit to everyone who went to bed early yesterday after drinking for a long time. Otherwise, they would not even be able to sleep.
I'm afraid it's difficult to get eight hours of sleep.
"What's wrong? Are the Germans calling again?" Maya, who slept in the same room as Sui Xin, opened the door in a daze and asked.
"You sound more like a historian than Victor," Mrs. Yana praised with a smile, and then pointed to the insulated lunch boxes and several large thermoses on the long table outside the room.
He said, "Everyone, please wash your face and wake up. We are going to leave soon."
"Departure? Where to go?" Jima, who also lived in a room by himself, asked with a yawn.
"Of course I'll put you in an oil drum before dawn" "Then throw you into the deepest part of Lake Ladoga"
Olena, who didn't know when she had gotten up, helped her sister to add a sentence, and at the same time let Dalia help her take off the apron she was wearing.
Seeing that these people obviously wanted to keep it a secret, everyone simply stopped wasting time and brushed their teeth, washed their faces, and put on thick, warm clothes as quickly as possible.
When they, led by Olena and carrying the insulated lunch boxes prepared by Mrs. Yana for everyone, walked to the small pier diagonally opposite the wooden house, with the roar of the engine, Ivan alone moved his precious patrol boat from the small pier.
The pier on the south side of the island drove over and stopped firmly at the berth.
This time, Ivan was rare and did not send Wei Ran and Jima. Instead, he personally drove this fishing boat converted from a patrol boat all the way north along the Neva River, carrying many young people to Lake Ladoga.
direction.
After less than half an hour of sailing, a small island appeared directly in front of the channel. At the same time, Suisui pointed at the looming buildings on the island and asked loudly amidst the noise of the engine, "What about that?"
Is it Little Walnut Fortress?”
"Yes!" Olena replied loudly, "The walnuts that Peter the Great took back from the Swedes! But we won't go shopping up there until we come back!"
"I haven't been there yet!" Suisui responded expectantly. Amidst the conversation between the two girls, this slightly noisy fishing boat also came from the side of Shlisselburg that they had just talked about.
Officially entered Lake Ladoli.
"That direction"
While the patrol boat left Shlišeli Fort behind, Teacher Dalia raised her finger and pointed in the north direction, and asked Wei Ran, "There is a small port about 20 kilometers away in a straight line, called Osinowitz.
,have you heard of it?"
Seeing the girls represented by Suisui and Ji Ma, the uneducated bastard, all looking at him, Wei Ran nodded and sighed. Although it was his first time here, as a historian,
How could he not know about that slightly remote port?
"Know"
Weiran paused for a moment and then continued, "Ossie
The port of Novitz, the end of the road of life on Lake Ladoga, is also the end of the road of life. Thanks to her, Leningrad, which was besieged for 872 days, crawled out of hell."
"When I get back, I'll take you there to have a look." Dalia said in a calm tone.
"If possible, why don't you go to Cobona first?" Wei Ran made a rather memorable request.
Hearing this, Dalia nodded with a smile, "Then let's go to Cobona first."
"Where is Kobona?" Jima subconsciously asked Maya next to him, who was also nominally a postgraduate student in war history.
"The other end of the road of life" Suisui almost subconsciously helped Maya give the answer.
Then, the girl explained with a smile, "My father and my mother first met on the cruiser Aurora in Petersburg. After they got married, the first place my father took my mother to was
Osinowitz, the second place is Kobona."
After a pause, Suisui added additionally, "I heard from my father that my grandfather was from Leningrad. He escaped to Kobona by boat from Osinowitz Port with other children at that time.
Then he was adopted and raised."
"Your grandfather was from Petersburg?" Sisters Olga and Olena looked at Suisui in surprise.
"He died young"
Suisui held Wei Ran's arm and said, "My father said that when my grandfather passed away, he had just started working. Of course, he lost his job not long after."
"Because the Soviet Union collapsed" everyone on the deck muttered silently in their hearts.
Amidst the chatter about the two heroic ports, this patrol boat, which was puffing out some black smoke, also drove to the center of Lake Ladoga, and before the rising sun jumped out of the water, it shut down the engine as a gift to everyone who was admiring the sunrise.
Provides a quiet environment.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a while, orange-red tentatively appeared on the top of the head, easily dyeing the surrounding sparkling lake into a beautiful golden red.
"It's worth getting up early." Lola, who was standing behind her sister, couldn't help but yawned after saying this.
“Really worth it”
While Sui Xin, who was sitting in a wheelchair, spoke, she also opened the insulated lunch box that had been placed on her knees.
Before her departure, her wheelchair had been firmly fixed to the railings of the deck by the Ivans themselves with locks. This not only allowed her to sit firmly enough, but also made her the first to notice that these railings
It actually installed small foldable wooden tables that were half a meter square, and a small wooden bench that was also foldable and almost the same size.
After she lifted up the small table and fixed it with Yana's help, the others also reacted and opened up the small table that could extend outside the railing and the folding bench that could only be unfolded inward and sat down.
I opened the breakfast that Aunt Yana helped prepare with interest.
"These tables, chairs and benches were designed by us," Olena said with a hint of pride, "How do you feel about using them?"
"It must be very comfortable in the summer," Suisui was the first to say. "Although it is very sturdy, I am still a little worried that I will fall off."
As Lola spoke, she helped herself sit on the folding bench, and carefully placed her feet on the metal pedals welded to the railing.
"Don't worry! You will definitely not fall."
Olga said, reaching out from the side of the bench and pulling out a webbing similar to an airplane seat belt, and helped Korava fix his waist.
"What should we do in the winter?" Jima asked subconsciously. "Of course we spend the winter hiding by the warm fireplace." Ivan came out of the cab with an insulated lunch box and said matter-of-factly, "The wind here is very strong in the winter.
People will set sail in that season, and my ships will all be ashore at that time."
"So you only do summer and fall business?"
As Suisui asked, she picked up a corner of bulim biscuit from the open lunch box, dipped it in jam, and immediately stuffed it into her mouth after asking.
"That's why we are planning to buy that horribly expensive house." Ivan took over the topic with a smile.
From what he meant, it was as if the ticket to the house would allow him to recoup the high cost of buying the house.
Of course, considering who tells the truth and who is a dog's "occupational disease", at least Weiran, Jima, and the Katenka sisters who were watching the scenery did not take each other's reasons seriously at all.
Sitting in rows along the deck railing, enjoying the sunrise and finishing breakfast, the fishing boat also headed towards Cobona Port.
In the next day, old Ivan drove his broken fishing boat and took them to the small town of Osinowitz after visiting the port of Kobona, following the path of life on the ice.
I had a good visit to the Life Road Museum in this town.
Finally, after spending half a day at Little Walnut Castle, the group returned to the small island located in the middle of the river along the Neva River before the sun set.
After this day's wandering, not only did it not help Wei Ran strengthen his confidence, but it made him retreat even more. Especially the written and picture records he saw in the Life Road Museum also made him more and more afraid.
The tragic story behind that instrument.
Of course, even if he puts aside these emotions, he will not launch an investigation on this island. After all, the K content on this island is really too high, and he really has no confidence in keeping the metal in front of so many "similar people"
The secret of the book.
On the other hand, Suisui, a layman, was obviously more concerned about this matter than Wei Ran, so shortly after returning, he held Anfiya in one hand and Olga in the other and ran into the exhibition hall, surrounding them.
Looking at the booth that was still unlocked, they tried to find out something in advance through their own strength.
"What are the plans for tomorrow?"
While Suisui and others were still tinkering with the musical instrument, Wei Ran also sat down beside the bonfire that had just been lit, and asked Olena who was carving a bust of Maya with a piece of clay.
"Tomorrow we will go fishing in Lake Ladoga and visit some islands by the way."
Olena changed her posture slightly and replied, "Of course, if you are not interested in fishing, you can also take my fishing boat, go to Lake Onega along the Neva River, and then visit my house. The only disadvantage is that the voyage is long
It’s more than 500 kilometers, and even if we set out in the morning, we will arrive in the afternoon.”
"It's up to you to decide this kind of thing"
Wei Ran paused, then turned to look at old Ivan who was also sitting by the campfire, chatting with Jima, "But I plan to go to the archives in the city tomorrow, so can you send me back?"
"Go to the archives?" Old Ivan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Are you ready to start investigating that musical instrument?"
"Tomorrow is Teacher's Day"
Wei Ran smiled and glanced at Teacher Dalia who was busy preparing dinner with Yana not far away. He turned around and said with a smile, "In case I can find out something, I can just give it to Daria as a Teacher's Day gift."
Teacher Liya."
"If you find something in just one day, wouldn't it make us look stupid?" Olena, who was really busy, obviously didn't believe that Weiran could find something so quickly.
"What if I can find out something?" Wei Ran asked deliberately looking confident.
"Then..." "Olena"
Maya, who was working as a model, reminded with a smile, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, you'd better not bet with Victor on this kind of thing." "Why?" Olena stopped what she was busy doing and was puzzled.
asked.
"This guy and I had a common teacher, a stingy old guy named Kajik."
Maya said with some gloating, "About a few months ago, Mr. Kajik said more than once, "I bet that bastard Victor can't find any useful information at all, or something like that."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then what?" Old Ivan asked with a smile.
"Then he almost lost his newly bought car to Aunt Dalia." Before Maya finished speaking, everyone looked at Dalia who was busy.
"That's true," Dalia replied in the affirmative with a smile. "In order to prevent him from being beaten to death by his wife, I didn't ask for his car."
"That Georgian girl doesn't have a very good temper." Yana doesn't know.
Thinking of something, there was even more pity in his tone.
"Okay, I bet..."
Olena gritted her teeth and said while turning the carving knife flexibly between her fingers, "Let's do it! If you can investigate something in just one day, I will help you carve a full-length statue.
Bar!"
I can still breathe, what's the use of that crap... Wei Ran grinned and muttered in Chinese that no one else could understand, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a knife in his hand with a smile on his face.
After meeting Teacher Dalia, the expression on his face immediately changed to an exaggerated one that said, "I've made a lot of money."
"Since you are so confident that you can win the bet with Olena," Old Ivan said while pouring a glass of vodka for Wei Ran, "I will send you to the city early tomorrow morning."
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“Just help”
As he spoke, Wei Ran raised his hand and pointed to the exhibition hall not far away, "If possible, I plan to take that necklace and that pistol with me tomorrow. At least they don't appear on the stolen list, right?"
"Do you need bullets?" Teacher Dalia asked casually. "Forget it." Wei Ran quickly waved his hand, "I'm not old Ivan. I don't need bullets at all to investigate this kind of thing."
"I can't use it either!"
Old Ivan muttered angrily, which as expected was met with unabashed laughter from the people around him.
In a blink of an eye, it was the morning of the third day after landing on Fish Island. Still waiting for the sun to jump above the horizon, Wei Ran, who was sleepy-eyed, was woken up by Ivan and took a golf cart to the pier on the south side of the island. He took the patrol
The boat sailed in the direction of Petersburg.
"Victor, can you really find out anything in just one day?" In the noisy cab, old Ivan, who was leaning on the door frame, asked loudly towards Wei Ran, who was responsible for driving the ship and sending him off.
"how could I know?"
Wei Ran responded loudly to the other party. The reason why he launched the investigation in such a hurry was because he knew it was inevitable and worried that the longer he delayed, the less courage he would lose. As for refusing...
Wei Ran secretly sighed. No matter Dalia, Suisui or even Lola, in their eyes, this is just an investigation about musical instruments. For Wei Ran in their eyes, this is really a small matter.
There is no need to refuse "a simple task".
"What are you going to do?" Old Ivan changed his mind without giving up, "Do you need me to help you with anything?"
"How about you help me put the quarter horse into an oil drum and throw it into Lake Ladoga?" Wei Ran asked jokingly.
"I will think about it carefully!" Old Ivan laughed and gave the answer.
As the two chatted at the top of their lungs, the patrol boat slowly stopped at the pier filled with sightseeing boats almost as the sun jumped above the horizon.
After bidding farewell to old Ivan who left by boat, Wei Ran weighed the car keys he had received from Li Ma last night, found the half-new Iveco Bread in the parking lot, and drove in without waking up.
Petersburg city.
He randomly found a parking lot of a large supermarket and parked his car. He turned around and got into the spacious car at the back, put down the seat, found a comfortable position and began to catch up on his sleep.
When he was woken up by the alarm clock, the supermarket outside the car window had already opened for business, and several family cars were parked around the Iveco.
Yawning and stretching, Wei Ran immediately opened the car door and walked straight into the supermarket to start shopping.
In less than an hour, he came back pushing a full shopping cart.
After carrying all the things he bought into the car, Wei Ran locked the door and blocked the windows with the sunshade he had just purchased. Then he immediately took out three oil drums, a kettle, and a wine bottle from the metal book.
and a food box containing only a mailbox authenticator and an antique trench lighter from the deserts of North Africa.
Taking a deep breath, Wei Ran opened the oil barrel that still contained hot cocoa and looked at it, then put it back into the metal book.
Immediately afterwards, he opened the oil drum specifically for fuel and filled it with the kerosene he had just purchased.
As for the third oil barrel, he filled it with bottles of honey.
Putting the two oil drums back into the metal book, Wei Ran picked up the British Army P44 kettle and filled it with honey as well, and then stuffed the food box with pieces of chocolate, which had the highest calorie content.
With the thought of being able to use it in case of need, he put a few extra iron condensed milk cans with the packaging torn off into the kitchen utensil basket from Yeren Mountain, and also filled up the fuel for oil lamps and stoves, etc.
This somewhat suppressed the uneasiness in my heart.
"I don't know how many can be used..."
Wei Ran muttered to himself worriedly, pulled the removed food packaging and the few remaining items and left the parking lot. He first found a restaurant that had just opened and had a good meal to fill his stomach.
After wandering aimlessly for a while, I found a hotel and stayed in a hotel not far from Shostakovich's former residence, which was about to be sold.
After habitually checking the room, he locked the door, closed the curtains, and took out the small tk pistol he had brought with him from his backpack that he had found with Bayanqin.
The reason why he chose this pistol instead of the bayanqin was just because after "cooperating" with the metal notebook so many times, he had already figured out that this broken notebook seemed to be only interested in things with the attribute of "military weapons". Obviously
, then Bayang Qin probably has nothing to do with this attribute.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, whether the bayangqin and the tk pistol just happened to be installed together, or they both have special meanings, for now, I can only take a gamble.
Already.
For Weiran, this small gamble is really a negligible and insignificant risk compared to the defense of Leningrad itself. Do you want to go...
Wei Ran stared blankly at the pistol lying quietly on the table. After some hesitation, he finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and took out the metal book.
As the saying goes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. If you continue to consume like this, it is no different from the last rooster to be slaughtered in the market. It will just scare yourself to death in the end. Instead of doing this, it is better to fight while you still have the courage. .As for the Teacher’s Day gift, that’s just a poor excuse.
After a moment of waiting, amidst the heart-stopping sound of the pen tip rubbing, a sketch appeared on the pale yellow page.
In this black and white picture, a woman so skinny that it could be described as terrifying is sitting next to a table playing the bayan on her lap. But her eyes are looking out the window.
The sunlight coming in from the window just cast a parallelogram-shaped spot of light on the table next to her.
In the bright spot, you can vaguely see a plate. On the plate, there is a piece of black bread, a dried fish, and a small tk pistol within reach.
Gudu…
Wei Ran, who had obviously just eaten enough, swallowed subconsciously, and couldn't help but recall the terrifying experience of being so hungry on the Pacific Ocean that it felt like his soul was out of body.
Just by looking at the picture drawn with a metal quill, he was extremely sure that the woman in the picture was probably experiencing the same unbearable and crazy hunger that he had experienced on the Pacific Ocean.
But gradually, as the metal quill continued to stroke, he saw an even more terrifying scene at the bottom of the picture.
It was a small hand that stretched into the camera from the lower right corner as if trying to catch the ray of sunshine, but there was no sense of strength at all. Not only was this small hand so thin that there was almost no fleshiness, it even had no trace of flesh.
Ying's tender skin was hanging loosely like an old man's.
But the most important thing is that at the tiger's mouth of that hand, you can still see a circle of tooth marks. The circle seems to be left to resist hunger. It cannot bite through the skin at all, but it leaves a deep mark.
Teeth marks!
A child... why is he a child again...
While Wei Ran was murmuring in pain almost like crazy, the metal quill also ruthlessly wrote down lines of cold words.
