Under the leadership of Teacher Dalia, Wei Ran walked into the office next to the maintenance workshop.
The area in this office is not large. Apart from a set of solid wood desks and chairs that look very old and a long sofa placed against the wall, it is still clean. The ground under the feet is covered with thick dirt and some are broken.
There are also some metal gaskets or screws that have been polished by shoe soles hidden in the gaps between the floor tiles. Even the fish tank on the coffee table is filled with moldy cigarette butts.
Compared to this dirty and messy environment, the man standing next to the solid wood table wearing camouflage pants and a pure black T-shirt was not only clean and out of place, he even had a strong academic temperament about him.
At this moment, even if there weren't those military trucks outside, even if Dalia wasn't with him, and even if Wei Ran was killed, he still didn't believe that this middle-aged man whose name he didn't know could be the repairman here.
"She introduced me to come here to find you."
There was no emotion in Dalia's tone, and she had no intention of shaking hands with the other person. She even seemed not to be prepared to introduce herself or even the other person's identity.
"I know, what do you need me to do?"
This gentle middle-aged man didn't seem to care. He neither sat down nor motioned for everyone to sit down. As for getting some drinks, let alone think about it. The only thing in this dirty office was liquid.
Yes, I'm afraid it's the buckets of various brands of lubricants on the metal shelf behind the desk.
"Let him talk to you"
Dalia made a gesture towards Wei Ran, then turned around and left the office without even saying hello.
Siwa, who was also left behind, looked at Dalia's back with some confusion, then looked at Wei Ran and the middle-aged man he also didn't recognize, and finally chose to stay.
"Why don't we sit down and chat?" Wei Ran asked politely.
"Of course, as long as you don't mind that the conditions here are really bad." The middle-aged man said, reaching into his pocket and taking out a pack of crumpled Marlboros, "How about one?"
"Thanks"
Wei Ran politely took the cigarette from the other party, but Siwa waved his hand, "Sorry, I don't know how to smoke."
"sit down"
The middle-aged man pulled the swivel chair behind his desk over and sat down across the coffee table from Wei Ran, facing each other.
He lit the cigarette handed to him with a match on the table. In the swirling smoke, Wei Ran took out his mobile phone and called up the application form and files saved in the previous screenshot. He explained straightforwardly, "This application form is the same as the one that follows.
The Zhang Jun Medal file comes from public information on the official website of the Ministry of National Defense. The grandfather of the gentleman next to me is probably the tank driver recorded in this application. We helped his grandmother find her husband."
Taking the mobile phone from Wei Ran, the gentle middle-aged man just glanced at it, returned it, and said simply, "No problem, my people have already arrived at around seven o'clock this afternoon to apply.
I have the address recorded in it, I believe there will be news soon."
"It starts this afternoon?"
Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect that the other party would move so fast. This is a fool, the word efficiency is not as attractive to them as a glass of the cheapest beer.
"I believe there will be news soon"
The middle-aged man sitting opposite said slowly. Even his smoking action looked elegant and out of place with the surrounding environment.
"You guys are so fast..." Wei Ran, holding a cigarette in his hand, couldn't help but admire.
"They have been waiting for too long, and the people waiting for them have also been waiting for too long." The middle-aged man looked at Wei Ran with a smile, and asked suddenly, "Do you think so? Mr. Victor?"
"
"you know me?"
"Of course, I've seen you on TV several times."
The middle-aged man lightly dusted his cigarette and continued slowly, "Not only do I know you, but I also know Professor Alexei."
Wei Ran smiled and said, "This world is really small."
"It would be better to say that this circle is very small." The middle-aged man spread his hands, "and Professor Alexei's drinking capacity is really impressive."
"Are you familiar with Professor Alexei?" Wei Ran became more and more curious, "How do you know about my relationship with Professor Alexei?"
"I saw Professor Alexei deliberately dangling in front of the camera during your interview."
The middle-aged man explained with a smile, "But we are not familiar with each other. We just had a drink together once in Bryansk. That was many years ago. Let's not talk about this anymore, Victor.
Don’t you want to go to the excavation site?”
"Now?"
Wei Ran raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that the other party would send out such an invitation at this time.
The middle-aged man glanced at Siwa who was completely speechless, then nodded affirmatively, and asked half seriously and half jokingly, "Are you afraid of the dark?"
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ran put out the cigarette that he had just taken a puff of, put the butt of the cigarette into his pocket, then stood up and said, "Let's go then."
"Mr. Siwa, do you want to join us?" The middle-aged man gently invited Siwa, who stood up with him.
"Of course, of course..." Siwa quickly responded.
"Don't be so restrained." The middle-aged man patted Siwa's shoulder lightly, "Let's go."
Following this man whose name he didn't even know to leave the maintenance workshop, Wei Ran found out to his amazement that at some point, Teacher Dalia had left in his rented car, even leaving Siwa's luggage.
The most conspicuous position is at the door.
On the other hand, the middle-aged man who invited them to the excavation site seemed to have anticipated this situation and casually took out his mobile phone and made a call.
Soon after, a young man wearing camouflage pants and a sea soul shirt drove an off-road vehicle and parked in front of everyone.
"Comrade Battalion Commander!" The young man got out of the car and saluted with a bang.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The middle-aged man known as the battalion commander waved his hand and his tone was as gentle as ever, "Arrange a room for Mr. Siwa and help him send his luggage.
, and then bring him back to pick us up."
"yes!"
The soldier saluted again, and resolutely helped to pick up the old suitcase that Siwa had brought. He led Siwa, who was a little overwhelmed, to get into the off-road vehicle, and he quickly turned around and drove to the sanatorium.
"Do you want another cigarette?" As the battalion commander spoke, he took out the crumpled cigarette box again.
"No," Wei Ran politely declined the other party's kindness, changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Battalion Commander, can you tell me why the professor gave up that consulting job?"
"No, no, no, you made a mistake."
The battalion commander corrected, "Mr. Alexey didn't give up the job, he was fired."
"Why?"
Faced with Wei Ran's gossipy questions, the battalion commander, who didn't even mention his own name, smiled and said, "As far as I know, it seems that it was because he accidentally handed over a soldier who was going to be given to the Soviet Red Army soldiers the next day.
The priest who held the mass ceremony for the remains was so drunk that he needed to go to the hospital for gastric lavage."
"Is there anything else?"
Wei Ran's eyes widened. Professor Alexei had never mentioned this before. According to his description, the reason why he quit that job was because he wanted to focus all his energy on teaching!
The middle-aged battalion commander spread his hands, "I was just a platoon leader at that time. I'm afraid only Mr. Alexei and the battalion commander at the time knew what happened. But I remember clearly that the priest was indeed given first aid in the middle of the night.
The car was pulled away, and Mr. Alexey was almost sent to jail for this."
From now on, you can ask the professor face to face about this matter! Wei Ran muttered secretly, already believing the reason given by the battalion commander just now.
"In exchange of equal value, can you tell me the identity of that lady?" the battalion commander asked abruptly.
"You mean Lady Katyusha?"
Seeing the other party nodding without hesitation, Wei Ran immediately spread his hands and replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "Although she is my employer, the commission she paid only covers the investigation of tank driver Vajim. If you want to investigate
I'm afraid her identity requires additional payment. Besides, my business direction only covers the time period before the end of World War II, and that lady doesn't look like she was of age who experienced World War II."
"So Mr. Lu Ren also introduced me?" the battalion commander asked abruptly.
"So you are too?" Wei Ran pretended to be surprised and threw the question back.
The middle-aged battalion commander nodded in confusion, and uttered the same sigh as Wei Ran before, "This world is really small."
"It would be better to say that this circle is very small." Wei Ran accurately repeated the reply the other party gave to the same sigh not long ago.
The middle-aged battalion commander smiled and said, "How about just pretending that I didn't ask anything?"
"certainly"
Wei Ran simply answered in the affirmative, but he was secretly curious about why Dalia was hiding from the battalion commander, and why the battalion commander didn't know Dalia's identity and what he meant behind it.
Before he could figure out the key, the soldier just now drove Siwa back to the parking lot in an off-road vehicle.
"Get in the car." The middle-aged battalion commander had no airs at all and even took the initiative to open the car door for Wei Ran.
After getting into the car politely, and after driving out of the sanatorium, Wei Ran asked curiously, "Mr. Battalion Commander, why are you stationed in a sanatorium?"
"Call me Kirov. You are not my soldier, so there is no need to call me battalion commander."
The battalion commander finally revealed his name, and then explained happily, "We are not stationed here, just because the owner of this nursing home is willing to provide us with free car maintenance services and some basic security work.
That’s it. And living here is more free than living in a military camp, isn’t it? Besides, we have a long history of cooperation with civilian teams.”
"makes sense"
Wei Ran nodded in agreement, but actually pouted secretly. Free? Is there anything free in this world?
