That night, the heavy snow that had been raging all day finally stopped, and bright stars appeared in the night sky. While Wei Ran and his aunt Zhou Shujin took off on the plane that had rushed back to chase the elusive Aurora, they stayed behind.
Misha at the abandoned airport was also busy directing everyone, using sleds to move the camp to the abandoned mine.
When the camping lights hanging everywhere were connected to the gasoline generator, the mine that had been silent for an unknown period of time was lit up again. Not only was the mineral processing workshop abandoned with various mechanical equipment, but also the step-by-step excavator
The tops of the machine's high-stretching arms are hung with extremely bright lights. With the existence of these lights, whether you are skiing or soaking in hot springs, your vision will not be affected, and it will also make it easier to wait.
The landing of the plane.
In the night sky, the old An-2 aircraft flew smoothly eastward over the Ural Mountains under the control of Alili, and finally found the gorgeous aurora above the Ob River.
After Wei Ran and Zhou Shujin each took photos one by one, the plane that had been hovering in the night sky carried the satisfied guests back home. They reviewed the Ural Mountains again, returned to Europe from Asia, and landed under the guidance of the lights.
Mine field covered with snow.
Before his aunt was about to take a bath with Misha, Wei Ran, who hesitated all afternoon, finally told everything about what happened during the day. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Jima conceal what happened, but he didn't want to trick his aunt. When the time came,
Even if only one tourist is injured, the travel agency will face huge compensation. He cannot do this kind of Polish operation of turning his elbow outward to trick his own people.
After listening to Wei Ran's retelling, Zhou Shujin thought for a moment and put her bathrobe on her shoulders. She walked out of the tent and said confidently, "It doesn't matter. I believe your classmates will be able to solve this matter. Don't worry!
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"As long as you have your own knowledge," Wei Ran said, turned around and left, returning to his tent.
After a night of silence, Zhou Shujin seemed to know nothing the next day. With the help of Wei Ran, she slid down the winding road at the edge of the mine again and again on her skis, screaming, and was hit by the sled again and again.
The car pulled up until the two reindeer were so tired that they almost stuck out their tongues. Then they stepped on their skis and stopped under the step-by-step excavator that had just exchanged fire yesterday.
This behemoth with several floors is a landmark. It is difficult for people who come here for the first time to ignore its existence. In Zhou Shujin's eyes, its value is no more than that in the mineral processing workshop.
Hot springs are low.
After Misha led her to the control room of the excavator, Zhou Shujin bent down to pick up a cartridge case and looked at it twice. Then, with the nervous expressions on Misha and others' faces, Zhou Shujin casually moved it along.
The window of the control room was thrown out, "I am very satisfied with this place, but in addition to ensuring safety, can this excavator be moved?"
"Where to move it?" Alili asked curiously, "If we think it is too much of an obstruction, we can find a way to remove it."
"No no no"
Zhou Shujin walked down the rusty stairs and explained, "It is very beautiful, but the hot spring is too far away. If it can be moved to the side of the workshop and some lights can be installed on it,
Or a really nice photo background.”
"This is a simple matter." Arili breathed a sigh of relief. "I will bring the engineers from the coal mine over tomorrow to see if they can find a way for everyone to walk through this on their own."
"Then I'm sorry to bother you." Zhou Shujin said with a smile, "Misha, Jima, and Alili. I'm very interested in everything you have here. How about we go to the tent and have a chat?"
"Of course!" Ji Ma, Alili and Misha nodded in surprise. Ji Ma even hugged Wei Ran in a decent manner, apparently thinking that the latter had put in a good word for them.
Zhou Shujin glanced at Wei Ran and said, "Don't attend our meeting. Just go and do what you have to do!"
"Then you guys can chat slowly." Wei Ran simply turned around and left. He didn't want to get involved in these things, so he directly shouted to the sleigh waiting under the excavator, which was aimlessly circling in the snowy mine.
Feeling for possible prey.
However, he did not find the prey he was looking for, but found that Sania, who flew away with the plane yesterday, actually returned to the mine on snowmobiles with many people.
"Saniya, why are you here?" Weiran stopped the sleigh and asked curiously.
"I came here specifically to thank you," Sania said happily after turning off the engine. "Thanks to your help yesterday, he survived and his leg was saved."
"Really? That's good." Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and pointed to the tents standing nearby, "Alili and the others are right there. By the way, remember to give all the credit to Jima.
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"Why?" Sania asked confused.
"Anyway, if you really want to thank me, just put the credit on Ji Ma." Wei Ran reminded him again without any explanation. He did this just because he didn't want his aunt to doubt him.
"Okay, it's all Ji Ma's credit." Sania spread her hands, "But I still have to thank you."
Before he finished speaking, a ranger had already taken off a large canvas bag from the snowmobile and placed it on Weiran's sleigh.
"What is this?" Wei Ran opened the zipper of the canvas bag curiously, and then discovered that there was a rolled bear skin inside.
"We seized this from poachers before winter," Sania explained honestly. "We don't have much to offer here, so I'll give you this bear skin."
"Then I won't be polite." Wei Ran took it out and shook it open with great effort. The bear skin was so heavy that the shiny and fluffy fur was more than ten centimeters long, and the length of the entire skin was more than two meters.
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This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Don't wrap it around your body like this in the forest. It will be regarded as prey by those with bad eyesight." Sania looked at it.
Wei Ran, who directly put the bear skin on his body, made a kind joke.
Wei Ran, who was wrapped tightly in bear skin, couldn't help but ask, "Sania, are bears considered protected animals here?"
“Sometimes,” Sania explained in detail, “female bears giving birth, underage cubs, and all bears in estrus are considered protected animals. At other times, they can be hunted with restrictions, as long as you purchase a hunting license.
That’s fine, of course, you can’t catch bears at this time, they are all hibernating.”
"Where are the wolves and reindeer?" Wei Ran continued to ask.
"Not counting reindeer, there are too many of those little guys here, and there are also a lot more wolves." Sanya said with all the details, "At this time, we will open up the hunting of wolves, which will reduce their competitive pressure.
If you are smaller, it will be easier to fill your stomach and survive this winter, but not after the beginning of spring. What, you want to go hunting wolves?"
"I'm just asking out of curiosity."
At this time, Wei Ran finally understood why Ji Ma offered such a low price for the prey. It was because the types he mentioned were either impossible to catch this season, or there were so many that they required human control. In other words, this
What a waste of money.
However, no matter who loses or gains, this business has little to do with me, so I simply wrapped myself in the bear skin tightly and continued to have fun around the mine with the reindeer.
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day after arriving in Inta. Two An-2 planes landed at Inta's airport early in the morning. Wei Yan and his aunt Zhou Shujin finally checked into the hotel from their tent. By the way, they also had time before the evening flight took off.
Take a tour of this small city located near the Polar Circle.
Under the leadership of Misha, everyone spent a whole day tasting local delicacies and taking photos one after another in front of various buildings left over from the Soviet era. Then they boarded the plane with satisfaction.
Flights to Kazan.
By the time the plane landed in Volgograd, Professor Alexei had already been waiting at the airport for a long time holding a bouquet of roses. Ignoring this attentive old man, a group of people, including Dima, took off.
The car left the airport and returned to the studio. It was only then that Professor Alexei mysteriously pulled out a plastic box and pushed it to Wei Yan.
Unexpectedly, Wei Ran opened the plastic box and found that it contained two knives issued by the Mustache Youth League in Germany during World War II and an early version of the Second Class Patriotic War Medal. But what is quite special is that this
The hammer and sickle inlaid with gold in the middle of the medal was gone, leaving only a hollow outline.
On the other hand, the two knives were in pretty good condition. Except for a little bit of dust remaining in the gaps, even the leather belt loops on the scabbards showed no signs of wear.
Gently pulling out the two knives from their scabbards, Wei Ran looked up at Professor Alexei who looked proud, and then focused on the slogan on one of the knives.
Although I only have a rough understanding of German, I can tell even by guessing that the slogan is undoubtedly the phrase "Blood and Glory".
Looking at another pocket knife, except for a semicircular bullet mark that seemed to be made by a bullet, its blade did not have the slogan. Even the workmanship of the entire knife seemed a bit shoddy compared to the previous one.
From this difference alone, we know that the first knife with the slogan was produced before 1938, while the second one was from after 1938. Even the workmanship of the second one looks more like a product from the end of the war.
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"Where did this come from?" Wei Ran asked as he put everything back into the plastic box.
"What do you think?" Professor Alexei blinked his eyes, then lowered his voice and said, "You won't believe that these things come from a traditional Jewish family."
"What the hell?" Wei Ran's eyes widened, "How is this possible?!"
Professor Alexei spread his hands and said, "This is the purpose of your investigation of these things, Victor. The Jew who found me is a rich man like Mr. Alexander!"
