In the wooden house with the curtains drawn, Uncle Chubu and Nineel, who were holding wine glasses, gave different comments at the same time.
"My luck is indeed not very good, but fortunately, it is not too bad after all."
Wei Ran smiled and made a self-evaluation of the card drawing activity just now, and the three people's eyes were all focused on the three playing cards that were opened.
On the first playing card, in addition to the "3 of Hearts" in the corner, there is also a helicopter printed in the middle. In a sense, it is old-fashioned, but in a sense, it is enough.
It can be called an affordable Ka-26 helicopter.
Strictly speaking, this thing is not even a military helicopter. At most, it can only be classified as a "Soviet helicopter".
"Why do you still have such an outdated thing in your warehouse?" It was not Wei Ran who asked this question, but Niniel who picked up the playing card.
"Of course there are, and there are many."
Uncle Chubb replied matter-of-factly, "There is no one more suitable for spraying pesticides than these hard-working Soviet dragonflies. They are the most powerful helpers in my vineyard. Of course, in addition to pesticides, they are also very effective at spraying arsonists."
"
Having said this, Uncle Chubu directly took the playing card out of Nineel's hand and pushed it to Wei Ran, "Take it, this playing card is worth three Ka-26 helicopters."
"Three planes?"
Wei Ran looked at the other party in astonishment, and then looked down at the "3 of Hearts" in the corner of the playing card.
"certainly"
Uncle Chubu poured a glass of wine by himself, drank it with half a pickle, and said like a simple old farmer, "I have told you that I am an arms dealer in my duty.
The credibility is obvious to all.”
Hearing this, Wei Ran couldn't help but look at the second card. The "face value" of this card was Club 2. Printed on the card was a Mi-34 helicopter.
"Two Mi-34Bs, I will give you two Mi-34Bs in the best condition."
Uncle Chubb made his promise very simply. Judging from his casual attitude, it was obvious that he did not take these two helicopters seriously at all.
Do I want so many helicopters to go home to eat?
Wei Ran muttered secretly and looked at the last card. This was a 2 of Spades. The card showed an airplane, a Ji Ma and Suisui. And it looked like he would have one soon, too.
There may be two small An-74 aircraft.
"An 74, two."
Uncle Chubb threw a piece of ham into his mouth, laughed and said, "Victor, your luck is really bad. I was nervous just now, worried that you would take away an IL-76."
"Now I already feel that these are too expensive." Wei Ran laughed dumbly. He had never seen anyone give aircraft keys as a gift.
"Compared to the souvenirs you gave me, these things are not worth mentioning at all."
Uncle Chubb joked dissatisfiedly, "Besides, where is your courage in nuclear bombs and chemical weapons?"
"How about exchanging the ones I just drew for a nuclear warhead?" Wei Ran asked excitedly.
"It's not that great. You are better at doing business than your girlfriend, but I should keep the nuclear warheads. If those things are handed over to a young lunatic like you, it will be a disaster for the world."
Uncle Chubu said, picking up the wine glass that Ninel had just filled, "Okay, those gifts will be delivered to you one after another through various methods. It may take a while, but it will definitely be delivered to you soon."
All delivered before next summer.
That’s enough talk about gifts, now let’s have a drink.”
"Then I'm not welcome."
As he spoke, Wei Ran also picked up the wine glass, touched it lightly with the other party and Ninel, brought it to his mouth and drank it in one gulp.
"Last question"
Uncle Chubb put down his wine glass and sniffed the ham slices in his hand, "When are you going to let her show up?"
"Any recommendations?"
Wei Ran asked back, knowing clearly that the other person was referring to Ms. Naile who was hidden by him.
"Not too early, but not too long either." Uncle Chubu thought for a moment and said, "Before spring comes."
"I will tell the lady," Wei Ran promised with a smile, clinked glasses with the other party and drank another glass of wine.
"Okay, Victor, go spend time with your girlfriends."
Uncle Chubb put down the empty wine glass and said, "Nineel, this careless little bastard, and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's catch up on old times."
"You guys talk"
Wei Ran said, picked up the wine bottle and helped both parties fill their glasses, then took the three playing cards that belonged to him and left the cabin, walking towards the exhibition hall alone.
"He's a madman"
Ninel, who was hiding in the shadow of the wall by the screen window, looked at the blurred back of Wei Ran outside and said in fear, "I can feel that he is very eager to get a nuclear bomb or a highly toxic chemical warhead. I guess
, he has even thought about where to use them."
"He has the talent to be an arms dealer," Uncle Chubb admired.
"Arms dealers still need talent?" Ninel couldn't help but mocked, "What talent? Do you want to be honest?"
"It seems you are also very talented."
Uncle Chubu patted Nineel hard on the shoulder, "Good boy, become friends with that lunatic, at least don't become enemies."
"What if we kill him?" Ninel asked abruptly.
"you?"
Uncle Chubb snorted and said while walking to the sofa by the fireplace, "Give up, you have to trust the vision of an arms dealer.
Nineel, not only can you not kill him, but in order to retaliate against you, he will probably throw a nuclear bomb at you.
By then, it will not only be you who will be killed, but also your girlfriend and that crazy female partner, and maybe even me will be on his revenge list."
"Is it such an exaggeration?" Ninel, who was making assumptions, asked nonchalantly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "A person who one second knows that there is a chance to possess nuclear bombs and chemical warheads, and the next second hopes to get them and may already have a target for dropping them,
I wouldn’t be surprised if he bombed the Kremlin early tomorrow morning.”
After saying that, Uncle Chubu sat down on the sofa and said, "Good boy, come and have a few more drinks with me. I will leave after dark. Maybe the next time we meet will be."
"For the sake of your health, you should drink a few less drinks to lose weight." Ninel couldn't help but said.
"I will seriously consider your suggestion after I die." As Uncle Chubu spoke, he had already picked up the wine glass that Wei Ran had just filled for him.
While the two were hiding by the fireplace chatting and reminiscing about old times, Wei Ran, who was walking back alone, rubbed the playing card in his pocket and sighed with regret.
"It would be too exciting if there was a nuclear warhead..."
Wei Ran quickened his pace while muttering to himself, but in fact, his heart was far less...expectant than Chubu and Nineel thought.
On the contrary, he even tried his best to suppress his fear.
If you think about it, you know that an arms dealer who intends to give out nuclear warheads as gifts must at least have nuclear bombs and chemical warheads in his hands.
But anyone can hold this kind of thing casually? This is enough to explain a lot of things.
In the next two days, Sui Xin and Chen Luoxiang became the resident musicians of the exhibition hall, and Olga's classmates, friends and teachers also came one after another.
Even Suisui, who kept saying that she would not talk about work this time, also took Teacher Dalia, Olena and her parents to hide in the room every day and talk about business matters.
In contrast, Niner was like a little daughter-in-law who never left the house or stepped out of the house. She drove Ivan's patrol boat diligently every day, leaving early in the morning and returning late at night. She didn't know what she was busy with.
In the blink of an eye, on the morning of the third day, Olga was still busy "making art" with Sui Xin, Chen Luoxiang and her classmates and friends, while Wei Ran, Suisui and others were working on Dalia, Olena, and
Under the leadership of her parents, they boarded a fishing boat driven by Ninel with various camping equipment and large and small bags of food, and headed north along the river that was about to be frozen into Lake Ladoga.
"Where are we going?"
On the deck that was hit by the cold wind, Wei Ran, who was wrapped up tightly, asked in a loud voice.
"Zelnets Island"
Old Ivan explained, "There is a very beautiful island on Lake Ladoga. Let's go there."
"Purely sick"
Wei Ran blatantly gave his evaluation in Chinese that the other party could not understand. How could wandering around on a deserted island on a cold and windy day be as comfortable as hiding in a room by the fireplace, drinking tea and roasting sweet potatoes?
"Although I don't understand Chinese, I can guess that you definitely didn't say anything nice." Ivan said angrily.
"You are wrong. I was admiring how beautiful the winter scenery of Lake Ladoga is." After Wei Ran finished speaking, he did not forget to tighten the windcord of his hat.
"I'll need your help later."
Suisui, who had been holding Wei Ran's arm and was trembling with laughter just because of his nonsense, said.
"What's the deal?" Wei Ran tensed his nerves and asked, "Can I refuse?"
"It's not a big deal, don't worry, it's all work you're good at." Sui Suimei smiled brightly and continued to talk about it.
How can you be so relieved that there is a ghost... Wei Ran muttered secretly, feeling increasingly uneasy in his heart.
Seemingly sensing Wei Ran's reluctance, Suisui couldn't help but explain, "This is a rare opportunity I have won for you. You are not allowed to give up your job then. If you perform well, you will be rewarded."
"What opportunity?" Wei Ran couldn't help but ask, "How to reward?"
"Let Uncle Ivan explain it to you." Suisui ignored the second half of her man's nonsense and kicked the ball to Ivan who was standing on the deck watching the scenery.
"This summer, my local fisherman friends accidentally discovered a war relic on the island we were going to."
Ivan explained with a smile, "To be precise, they accidentally detonated a can bomb dropped by the Germans. Although no one was injured, they accidentally discovered something remarkable.
So after my active recommendation, they hope to invite Mr. Victor, a well-known historian, to help find out what is going on with those things."
"Just to satisfy curiosity?" Wei Ran was stunned and asked, shaking off the memory of can bombs.
Dalia spoke at the right time and explained, "Victor, you haven't appeared in positive news in Russia for a long time. This is an opportunity for you."
"Taking advantage of the relatively good relationship with local officials recently, I plan to vigorously publicize this matter, just like the interview you accepted in China on November 1 this year." Suisui said with a hint.
Hearing this, Wei Ran sighed silently.
Obviously, neither buying a winery nor building a kindergarten at home gave Suisui enough sense of security.
In short, she was preparing to show her face on Maozi's official media channel and find him a big tree to block the wind, especially the recent hot news involving him and his shareholdings.
studio.
"Thank you" Wei Ran hugged Suisui and said close to her ear.
"Which of us will follow whom?"
Suisui patted Wei Ran's back generously, and his little face was already smiling like a flower in the cold wind.
Seeing this, Wei Ran could only sigh silently. If Teacher Dalia and others were looking forward to letting their big tree take root deeper so that they could enjoy the shade, then Suisui was almost mindlessly hoping that she would be safe.
, and are trying hard to seize every opportunity that can make themselves safer.
"So what exactly was found there?" Wei Ran finally asked proactively.
"You can see for yourself later," Teacher Dalia sighed, "It's just a war tragedy."
"Yes...is it...?"
Wei Ran was stunned again when he heard this, then decisively ended the topic and started talking about the island.
After running against the cold wind for more than an hour amid small talk and the churning noise of the engine, a group of islands appeared directly in front of the bow.
This island group is not small. The only part that can be seen is probably two or three kilometers square. The entire island group is composed of three large islands and countless small islands and even reefs.
In particular, the satellite map just released by Weihan shows that this island is almost exactly in the middle of the starting point and the end point of the road to life on the ice.
"It's time for us to disembark."
Ivan greeted Ninel as he stopped the boat, supported his baby daughter and wife, stepped on the springboard that Ninel had just built, and walked onto the simple trestle that was obviously temporarily built.
This island is located in the southwest corner of the entire island group and is one of the three largest islands. On the satellite map, the outline of this island is almost a mirrored "F" shape.
On the island, almost everywhere you look are tall pine trees, birch trees that have lost all their leaves, and dry shrubs.
However, less than 50 meters away from the trestle, there was a particularly conspicuous open space. Without even approaching, he noticed several green tents set up on the edge of the forest next to the open space.
Under the leadership of Dalia and others, Wei Ran and his party followed them to the tent door and got in directly.
There was no one in this tent, but there was a rusty and definitely rare 72K type 25mm anti-aircraft gun.
On the mantlet of this anti-aircraft gun, which is full of bullet holes and bullet marks, there are also four red five-pointed stars painted on it, which is obviously the record of this gun.
But in addition, there is also a sentence written in red paint on the gun mantlet that was born in the war, the Russian version of "Point the troops, point the generals": A German walked out of the thick fog, and pulled out a knife from his pocket.
Yeah, you are the one who wants to be killed or scraped.
Stepping around to the other side of the gun mantlet, Wei Ran couldn't help but sigh. The two wheels at the back of this anti-aircraft gun, which was not produced in large quantities, had been blown away. Even the helicopter and sighting equipment were missing.
Part of it, and the stubble also showed a tearing shape after the explosion.
"In the forest behind, we also found a cemetery."
Dalia spoke up at the right time, "There is no cemetery recorded in any official archives."
"Isn't it in the official file?" Wei Ran raised his head in surprise.
"No"
Daria replied, "Through some connections, I visited a survivor who served as a transporter on the Road of Life. According to the other person's description, this island did serve as a rest stop and emergency haven for transporters, and
There is indeed an air defense militia unit called the last line of defense."
"Militia troops?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, the militia." Olena took over the topic, "But that's all we know."
“And the rest stop is not on this island.”
Ivan added, "On another island, we have found the remaining foundations of the rest stop's wooden house on that island based on the survivor's memories."
Glancing at Suisui who was following behind him, Wei Ran hesitated for a moment and then sighed as if resigned to his fate, "Take me to see that cemetery."
"Come with me!"
After Olena finished speaking, she was the first to get out of the tent, followed closely by her mother. Her mother asked the wife and her real mother Dalia to follow them out, grabbing Olena in no particular order.
"There might be some missing can bombs in this forest."
Ivan said and also got out, "Ladies, just stay here and wait for a while. I will take him to have a look. Nineel, you can follow."
"Pay attention to safety," Suisui said worriedly.
"It's okay"
Wei Ran patted the other party's arm gently, and followed Ivan into the forest with Nineel.
After the three of them went about seventy or eighty meters, Ivan stopped, pointed ahead and said, "That's it."
Looking in the direction of the other person's finger, it was just an ordinary forest clearing.
Even calling it a forest glade is not accurate, because the spacing between the clustered trees here has not become wider, just because the birch trees that occupy the vast majority have lost all their leaves, and the dry shrubs have been cleared away, so
It just seemed a little more empty.
"See that Y-shaped birch tree?"
Ivan raised his finger and pointed at a birch tree directly in front of him, "When we found this place, there were still a few shell casings hanging on the branches. We used metal detectors to look around. Although there were no dangerous cans here,
bombs, but several graves were discovered."
"Have you dug it yet?" Wei Ran asked with a frown.
"No"
Ivan shook his head, "That's not a tomb at all. It's just placing the corpse on the surface and piling some stones around it. You can see the bones just by peeling away the rotten leaf litter."
After a moment of silence, Wei Ran asked, "How many are there in total?"
"14 seats, or more."
Ivan pointed, "We have only confirmed the details of two of them. One of them contains the bones of a woman, who is probably not as old as Olena."
The other is a boy, maybe sixteen or seventeen years old or younger."
"Not too young anymore..." Wei Ran murmured almost subconsciously.
"But no one knows who they are," Ivan continued. "You know what?"
"Is this the part that needs my help?" Wei Ran asked.
But Ivan just spread his hands and did not answer the question, "Is there anything else you want to see?"
"No, let's go back." After Wei Ran finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the direction he came from.
"You seem to be very resistant to this matter?" Nineel, who was following behind, asked curiously.
"This is a losing business for me"
Wei Ran made a poor excuse for himself, "You have already given me a loss-making business, and now you have another one.
Frankly speaking, it’s been so long since I’ve made money from my profession that I’ve forgotten what it’s like to make money.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I will introduce you to a profitable business when I have the opportunity in the future," Ninel said nonchalantly, "Also, will you be short of money?"
“Lack of money and making money are two different things”
Wei Ran said vaguely and perfunctorily, he was certainly not short of money now, but because of this, he really didn't want to let himself suffer.
"This may not make you much money, but it can make you appear in the public eye with a positive image again."
The person who said this was Teacher Dalia, who was walking alone from the direction of the pier, "Victor, you can't have news of attacks and murders every time you appear on the Russian news.
This will make you appear to ordinary people as a troublemaker, especially if you are not Russian."
"Are you referring to the creation of conflicts between the Chinese and Russian people mentioned in the published document?"
Wei Ran frowned and asked, among the documents he brought back from his last trip to Harkefu and had been made public, including the fund-raising plan to control him and Suisui and then control the studio as a tool of public opinion,
There is a plan to use him as a Chinese to stir up conflicts.
"Using your Chinese description, this is a plan of the sun." Teacher Dalia came up with a self-made, non-standard Chinese vocabulary.
"Yangmou" Wei Ran corrected in his native language.
"So you need some frontal shots"
Teacher Dalia switched back to Russian and said, "I hope you can tell a good story that is true enough before Russian Christmas."
"My brother who fell in love with a dick asked you to mess with you? Can't you let him have a peaceful birthday?"
Wei Ran muttered vaguely, both of them wanted to let their work go to waste, and the date of the case was only a few days apart.
"Don't look like a kid who doesn't want to do his homework."
Ivan patted Wei Ran on the shoulder, "I was very diligent when I was as young as you. How come you know how to eat and sleep every day like the giant panda you sent from China?"
"I really appreciate your description."
Wei Ran snorted more and more angrily, and asked as he continued to walk back, "What are the arrangements for the next few days?"
"While the river is not frozen, go to my house next."
Ivan said enthusiastically, "I heard from Aurora that you like camping very much, so I will take you hunting and camping in the forest, and I will also go ice fishing in Lake Onega. Yana will also cook delicious food."
I’ll give you the fish and mushroom pie.”
"Aren't there any entertainment activities by the fireplace?" Wei Ran asked lazily.
"You can stay by the fire and mend fishing nets."
Ninel said in a slow tone, "When I was kidnapped to their house for the first time, I helped this old guy mend the fishing net by the fireplace. I mended it all night."
"That's an invitation!"
Ivan puffed his beard and defended with eyes wide open, "How could my Olga fall in love with you, a bastard with a brain problem?"
"I believe what you said"
Wei Ran fanned the flames and patted Nineel on the shoulder, speeding up and walking in Suisui's direction.
