On the train bound for Inta, the scenery outside the window flew past. Only the vast forests in the distance could be seen clearly.
In the carriage inside the window, a not too big table is filled with various firearm maintenance tools. Ji Ma, who has a prison-style bald head, is cutting a piece of white rabbit skin into long strips as thick as a belt, carefully.
are tied everywhere on the barrel of that sniper rifle.
On the opposite side of the table, Wei Ran put a blanket over his head and seemed to be sleeping soundly. In fact, under the blanket, a slender Mauser bayonet appeared in the palm of his left hand from time to time, and then it seemed like magic.
, suddenly turned into a cz-p09 pistol using a large number of titanium alloy parts.
It wasn't until he turned the weapon in his hand into that simple cowhide book again that Wei Ran stopped trying. This was a new method he discovered accidentally. Originally, when he saw Ji Ma taking care of the gun, he thought about using his pistol.
He took it out to show off. But he didn't expect that what was summoned was not the leather notebook he thought, but the pistol that appeared directly!
This was definitely an unexpected surprise. After some experiments, Wei Ran discovered that whether it was the Mauser bayonet he got in Stalingrad or the pistol he inserted into the vortex, whenever he needed it, he could appear directly.
In his own hands. Even when he took away the pistol and put the old Leica from Zoya back into the vortex, he could do the same!
"This is too convenient to use to inflict insults on people..." Wei Ran muttered to himself, then yawned and lifted the blanket.
"Aren't you going to sleep?" Ji Ma, who had been busy, asked without raising his head.
"Won't sleep anymore"
Wei Ran sat up and stretched, and while rubbing his cheeks vigorously, he asked, "When will we arrive in Inta?"
"Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock"
Jima stopped what he was doing, looked at Wei Ran and explained in detail, "The train only stops at Upper Yinta. After we get off the train, we have to walk 10 kilometers west to reach Yinta, but we want to find Principal Nikolai's things.
, after we arrive at Inta, we still have to walk at least 20 kilometers."
"Hiking?! 20 kilometers?!"
Dimaliso nodded of course, "It's impossible for cars to drive through that place, so we can only go on foot, otherwise we wouldn't have to bring guns with us."
Having said this, Ji Ma seemed to have just remembered it. He turned around and opened his hiking bag, took out a long camouflage canvas bag and handed it to Wei Ran, "This is your weapon. It's best to get it before getting off the car."
Get familiar with it.”
After taking the dirty canvas roll, Wei Ran opened it and discovered that it turned out to be a rustic and cute TOZ-106 shotgun.
"My teacher and I often use this gun to shoot wild ducks."
While Wei Ran was speaking, he had skillfully removed the magazine, then opened the folding butt of the gun, pushed the charging handle and checked the empty chamber.
Although this shotgun, which is definitely not a good-looking one, uses No. 20 shotshells, it uses a rather bizarre "pull-bolt" rotating bolt action to feed ammunition.
But what I have to admit is that although this strange weapon from the Tula Industrial Arsenal is not good-looking and the workmanship is rough, it is quite popular with hunters because it is cheap enough and easy to carry. Even Alek
Professor Sai bought one and used it to harm wild ducks when he had nothing to do.
"Since I've used it before, I won't teach you, but fill up all those magazines and wrap it in rabbit skin." As Jima spoke, he had already pulled out a complete piece of rabbit skin from under his buttocks and handed it to him.
Gave it to Wei Ran on the opposite side.
"Jima, how long have you been doing this?" Wei Ran took the rabbit skin and asked curiously while cutting it into long strips with a wallpaper knife.
"You mean the hunter?"
Seeing Wei Ran nod, Jima continued, "I have been hunting with my father in the forests around Kazan since I was nine years old. After graduating from high school, hunting became my job, but the hunting grounds are from Kazan.
It just became Inta."
"Can you teach me how to be a hunter?"
While Wei Ran was talking, he bent down and took out a bottle of juniper berries from his backpack and handed it to the other party. Nicholas suggested that he follow Ji Ma and learn to be a hunter. Regardless of whether the other party said it casually or had other meanings, he
I don't mind taking the initiative to learn something.
"You want to be a hunter?"
Ji Ma looked at Wei Ran as if he were a fool, thought for a moment, took the bottle handed to him by the former, and agreed happily, "No problem! Being a hunter is very simple."
When Ji Ma talked about his area of expertise, his chat box opened up completely. Even his unreliable little gangster temperament disappeared and he became extremely serious.
As the two chatted, time passed by, the sky outside the window became darker and darker, and the weapons on the table were replaced by various food and drinks.
After spending the second night on the clanging train, Wei Ran also learned some hunting knowledge that might be useful in the next few days from the hunting experiences that popped out of Ji Ma's mouth.
Early the next morning, as the long whistle sounded, the slow train also stopped at Shangyinta Station amidst the rustling snowflakes.
As the door opened, a handful of passengers swarmed out with large and small bags of luggage, instantly making the snow-covered station lively.
Wei Ran and Jima, each carrying hiking bags, followed the flow of people and left the train station. The latter found a grocery store not far from the station with familiarity. He used the gin and a wad of banknotes given by Wei Ran yesterday.
I got the keys to the van in front of the store in exchange.
"Get in the car!" Ji Ma greeted Wei Ran and got into the car. "I didn't expect it to snow so early this year. We will be in trouble in the next few days."
"Where should we go first?" Wei Ran asked after getting into the handrail of the door frame with his hand after searching for the seat belt to no avail.
"Let's go find Principal Nikolai's things first."
Jima drove the car across the railway and along the snow-covered road in the coniferous forest and explained, "When we come back, we can rest in Inta for a few days, and then you can take your time and take pictures."
"It's all up to you"
While Wei Ran was talking, his attention was all attracted by the scenery outside the window. Even though he had been in Russia for four or five years, this was the first time he came to such a northern latitude.
The coniferous forest covered with thick snow perfectly interprets what is called forest and snowfield. The snowflakes blown by the biting cold wind are swirling and floating around, reflecting the crystal clear brilliance.
On the snow-covered roads, various large and small vehicles driven by the indigenous people and even sleds pulled by reindeer, as well as the indigenous people themselves who waved their whips from time to time, became a strange sight in Wei Ran's eyes.
But at the same time, the whistling cold wind coming in through the cracks in the car door and the freezing temperature also hint at the hardship of living near the Arctic Circle.
The van equipped with anti-skid chains, driven by Jima, passed through the city from Inta, the destination of the trip. It only stopped briefly to fill up with fuel, and then continued along a narrow forest path into the forest.
"Victor, it's time to get your gun ready." Jima said abruptly, "The laws here are far less effective than bullets, so keep an eye on your surroundings."
"Road robbery?" Wei Ran asked in surprise, how long had it been since they got off the train? It was only an hour at most. How could this place be so chaotic?
"Otherwise?" Ji Ma mocked, "Will the other party still invite you for a drink?"
"If someone is really robbing, should we shoot?" As Wei Ran spoke, he pretended to open the compartment of his mountaineering bag. Under the cover of the mountaineering bag pocket, a black matte pistol appeared in his left hand.
"Of course, why else would you take out the gun?"
Ji Ma said matter-of-factly, "As long as there are no police or too many people around, and the other party has truly threatened you, you can shoot at any time. Remember to hit the chest first, and then the head with the second shot."
"Is this place really so messy?" Wei Ran was still a little unbelievable.
"Many of the gangsters in the 1990s came from such ghost places." Ji Ma explained perfunctorily, turning his head and glancing at Wei Ran, "Are you left-handed?"
"no"
Wei Ran shook his head, handed the pistol to his right hand, and carefully checked the ammunition. The magazine of this pistol has the same ammunition capacity as the original P09, which has 19 rounds. The firepower it can provide is far more sustainable than Jima Huali.
The Makarov and the TT33 pistol that I planned to purchase for myself in Kazan.
"Your pistol is very beautiful, what model is it?" Ji Ma looked at the weapon in Wei Ran's hand with envy.
"The P09 from cz company, but this one is a customized version. It was given by a rich boss. I can't afford it myself." As Wei Ran spoke, he took off the pistol magazine again, emptied the chamber, turned the gun handle and handed it to the other party.
"Would you like to take a look?"
However, Ji Ma shook his head decisively, "Keep your own weapons at all times and don't give them to others. This is not a good habit."
Wei Ran awkwardly took back his pistol and reloaded the magazine, "It seems my hunting course has begun?"
"This is what Principal Nicholas taught me, but I think he is right."
Ji Ma said in an easy-going manner, "According to Mr. Principal's explanation, no one knows when the next bullet needs to be fired. If the gun happens to be in someone else's hand at that time, or the other person turns on the safety for you, you will only have to deal with the consequences yourself."
bear."
Maybe it would be good to learn something from Ji Ma first...
Wei Ran secretly cursed, it was obvious that Nicholas must have taught Ji Ma a lot of things, and these relatively basic skills happened to be what he needed.
Having made up his mind, Wei Ran simply followed this topic and started to steal his advice. Ji Ma was also extremely generous and did not hide his questions at all, and basically answered all questions.
As the two chatted, the van drove through the soft snow and drove into the depths of the coniferous forest, leaving only two ruts that gradually became blurred among the growing snowflakes.
"Ji Ma, we won't catch a snowstorm, right?" Wei Ran asked worriedly as he looked at the snowflakes falling more and more outside the car window.
"No, don't worry"
Ji Ma rolled down the window, took a look at some snow from the window, and then said with great certainty, "These are just blown from the trees by the wind. The real snow is not heavy, so don't worry."
Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then asked, "How long do we have to go?"
"In half an hour at most, we should get off the car and start hiking."
Ji Ma rolled up the car window and casually wiped the water stains from his hands on his pants, "But we should keep quiet after getting off the car. If you want to be a qualified hunter, keep quiet for as long as possible."
Patience is equally important.”
Wei Ran made an OK gesture, clenched the armrest tightly, and endured the increasingly bumpy road conditions. Finally, Ji Ma stepped on the brakes, and the road outside the car window came to an end.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave"
Jima grabbed Wei Ran, then pulled out a large amount of pine leaves from the pine trees on the roadside, added a large amount of snow, smashed them with an ax handle, and gave Wei Ran a large lump of light green with a strong flavor.
Gooey with a rosin smell.
"Smear it on your clothes, backpack and the rabbit skin wrapping the shotgun, otherwise the prey will be able to smell us two hundred kilometers away." Ji Ma joked while wearing a white knitted hat on his head.
Didn't even let it go.
"It's a good thing I don't have a girlfriend, so I don't have to worry about my hat getting stained green." Wei Ran muttered in Chinese that the other party couldn't understand, and followed Ji Ma's example, smearing the paste in his hand all over his body.
Using pine needles to cover up his body odor, Wei Ran put the pistol back into his notebook while the other party was not paying attention. Then he took the loaded shotgun and followed Ji Ma into the dense coniferous forest.
It can be seen that the snow has not been falling for long. In the forest clearing that is not blocked by pine trees, the thickness of the snow does not even exceed 10 centimeters. You can also see the footprints left by various wild animals on it.
"If we are here to hunt, it is best to check the wind direction before entering the forest and try to enter the forest from downwind so that the prey will not smell us." Jima explained while raising a large handful with force.
The snowy and flying school scum are slowly drifting into the distance under the cold wind, which looks particularly beautiful.
After being taught the most basic common sense, Ji Ma put the shotgun wrapped in white fur under his arm, checked the compass, and walked deep into the jungle with Wei Ran.
The hiking route with a straight line distance of 20 kilometers actually covers a distance of 30 kilometers at least. Naturally, it is impossible for the two people carrying heavy mountaineering bags and weapons to complete the hike in one day. Even in order to take care of Wei Ran, Ji
The horse also had to slow down a bit.
"Can't we get a snowmobile?" Wei Ran asked in a low voice. After walking for more than two hours, sweat began to form on his forehead.
"The snowmobile is making too much noise." Ji Ma kicked the snow under his feet with his shoes. "And such shallow snow is too harmful to the snowmobile. Inta's car rental agency will not rent the snowmobile to you at this time."
our."
"We still have to go..."
Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he found that Jima had already made a silent gesture, and then quickly pulled him to hide behind a waist-thick pine tree, and raised the gun originally tucked under his arm.
