At the edge of the sparse coniferous forest, a DT30 transport truck with all light sources extinguished still kept its engine idling, even though a layer of snow about ten centimeters thick had accumulated on its roof.
In the overly warm cab, Apolly put a 14.5 mm caliber bullet casing that he didn't know where he came from on a lit cigarette and puffed on it while staring at the situation outside the forest.
Since they suddenly left the camp, they have been waiting here for almost two hours. During these two hours, the transport vehicle has not been turned off, and the gas has been prohibited from leaving the driving seat by April.
In the living cabin that they could not see, Dr. Murat and Dr. Pavel also worked hard and led four young people to dismantle the bunk beds and put them against the wall, and moved everyone's personal belongings boxes.
After entering the bathroom, they even carried the two solid wood tables and four chairs in the living cabin outside and temporarily tied them to the roof of the car with ropes.
Not only that, after they cleared enough space in the living cabin, they immediately moved the metal drawers and even metal cabinets used to store samples in the cargo hold into the living cabin.
"Apolly, what are they doing?" Wei Ran asked with a frown.
"Clear the space" Apolly explained dryly, but then fell into silence again.
Seeing this, Wei Ran stopped asking any more questions and quietly waited for the situation to change.
Amidst the low hum of the engine, time passed by, but the blizzard outside the car window showed no sign of stopping. Even Apoli became a little restless. Almost every ten minutes, the lights would turn on.
A cigarette is held in the hand with the shell on it.
Wei Ran knew that the other party put bullet shells on the cigarette butts just because they didn't want people outside the car to notice the flames of the cigarette butts, but this also proved in disguise that someone would come to meet them, and Apolly probably didn't believe the other party.
Sure enough, about an hour and a half later, a flickering light appeared outside the forest. After several long or short jumps, the light finally went out.
"Get the transport truck out," Apolly said, but he had already taken off the rifle from the gun rack.
Wei Ran glanced at the weapon in the opponent's hand. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped on the accelerator, controlled the transport vehicle to leave the coniferous forest, and approached the vehicle when the lights started to pulse again.
As he got closer, he gradually saw a DT30 transport truck facing him. Just from its painting and canvas hood, he could tell that it was one of the trucks left behind in the camp.
"Stop and turn off the engine, don't turn off the lights." Apolly reminded Wei Ran, and after the latter stepped on the brakes, he immediately opened the car door.
At the same time, a person also jumped out of the cab of the transport truck. He quickly walked to the front of the transport truck driven by Wei Ran and saluted and shook hands with Apolly under the dazzling headlights.
Shake hands.
Just from these actions and the opponent's size, Wei Ran could tell that this person was exactly Sha Geli who had privately sold supplies to them when he returned to the camp last time for supplies.
"I brought everything"
Shagoli pointed to the transport truck behind him and said, "I got 15 barrels of fuel and 5 barrels of coking coal, but for vegetables I only got potatoes, onions and carrots.
In addition, there is no more fruit, and there is no fruit supply in the entire camp. However, I got you four boxes of vodka, and a lot of flour and seasonings. I think you may need some more.
The sundries packed together.”
"Where's the generator and the car radio?" April asked.
"I got a spare for the generator, but there's really nothing I can do about the radio. I can't even get a personal radio system or even a walkie-talkie."
Shagoli spread his hands helplessly, "In fact, the battalion commander is considering controlling radios and radio communications."
"Block the news?" April asked with a frown.
"Potential bad news following the blockade"
Shagoli sighed, "Now several other exploration teams are either going on strike or preparing to withdraw from here. Just now, the leader of another exploration team that belongs to the Siberian Academy of Sciences and your scientific research team has committed suicide.
Even the soldiers in the camp..."
"Shagoli, leave here in time."
April said seriously, "It's not too late to leave now. Go find your girlfriend. I remember you told me that she is in Yebao. My friend, she must need you very much now."
Shagoli nodded imperceptibly, took a deep breath, changed the subject and said, "I will leave as soon as possible, but these things cannot be exchanged for animal skins."
After hesitating for a moment, Apolly took off his gloves and gave the other party a look, and put them on again before the other party reached out, "Pack it up, and then it will be yours. With this, you and your girlfriend will definitely
To get through the most difficult period ahead.”
"Do you need me to contact your family?" Sha Geli asked the question proactively.
"No, let your people load the truck quickly." Apolly urged with a smile.
"You...don't plan to come back?" Shagoli asked the final question.
"How can it be"
Apolly shook his head without thinking, spread his hands and asked, "When we were resupplying a week ago, didn't you tell me that the supply of supplies was about to run out?"
"makes sense"
Shagoli secretly breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand behind him. Suddenly, the transport truck came over with the roar of its engine.
After the cargo bays of the two vehicles were aligned, the cargo bay door of the other vehicle was opened from the inside, and several soldiers wearing cold-proof masks set up a gap between the cargo bay doors of the two vehicles.
After a while, barrels of fuel were first sent into the cargo hold, followed by large pieces of coking coal in oil barrels. At the same time, even the driver of the transport truck used an electric oil pump to pump the two
The fuel tanks of a transport truck are connected together.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gradually, the 13-square-meter cargo hold was completely filled with various materials, and the wooden planks between the two hatches were also removed.
, the driver who filled up the tanker's transport truck immediately got into the cab after helping to tighten the fuel tank cap.
It was only at this moment that Apolly took off his gloves again and handed them to Shagoli.
The latter took the glove and took a look in front of his eyes. He immediately nodded with a smile on his face and said something into Apolly's ear.
When Apolly said something in the same way, the expression on Shagoli's face changed. He raised his hand in salute, turned around and quickly boarded the transport truck and drove away.
"Let's set off too," Apolly said to Weiran after getting on the cab, "Let's set off as quickly as possible."
"Sit tight." Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he had already stepped on the accelerator. Braving the heavy snow with visibility less than 20 meters, he once again drove towards the river where the supplies were buried.
Along the way, apart from helping to guide the way, April never said a single unnecessary word. Even the small speaker above his head was extremely quiet.
Finally, when he parked the car again in the middle of the river where he had taken a group photo a few hours ago, Apoli opened the door and jumped out without even saying hello. Seeing this, Wei Ran also quickly turned off the engine.
Follow quickly.
When the two of them walked into the living cabin one after another, they found Dr. Murat and others sitting in silence on the metal cabinet that had been turned down.
On the floor between them, in addition to a radio with noise, there was also a man-portable radio that was turned on.
Just a few hours ago, both the radio and the individual radio were basically in a semi-controlled state, and only two doctors in the entire vehicle were qualified to use them.
But now, even though these two devices are placed among everyone, no one touches them at all.
However, although the cabin in the back cabin was eerily quiet this time, the expressions on the faces of these people were different.
The gloomy faces of Dr. Murat and Pavel were full of despair and regret. Their closed disciples, Taras and Agwan, had blank faces. As for the two students Shari who always did hard work
Pu and Gennadi still looked indifferent, even with a hint of happiness on their faces.
As for April, Wei Ran didn't see any expression on his face from beginning to end, but he was obviously much silent.
"Clang"
Apolly threw a few pieces of firewood into the extinguishing stove until there was no more wood in the furnace, and then he sat down on the iron cabinet lying on the floor.
"Dr. Murat, Dr. Pavel, it's your turn to answer my question. Do you want to continue your scientific research?" Apoli asked seriously looking at the person sitting opposite.
“No point anymore”
Pavel said in despair, "When the Soviet Union lost Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, our scientific research projects would no longer be able to continue."
“Soon our project will be axed by the Academy of Sciences.”
Murat said regretfully, "Although we had expected this day to come, we didn't expect it to come so soon. Apoli, it's time for us to go back."
Apolly nodded expressionlessly, and after a moment of silence asked, "The supplies we have accumulated are enough for us to survive this winter. Murat, Pavel, how far behind is your scientific research progress?"
“It was actually very fast”
Pavel's tone also became particularly regretful, "The accumulated samples we have collected are almost enough to carry out the first space environment survival test in April this year. But our teacher, in his letter last month, hoped that we could
We will go to the tundra to collect some samples to speed up the progress of scientific research. But obviously, the camp will not allow us to go to the tundra hundreds of kilometers away by bicycle to work."
"So this is the real reason why you asked me to stock up on supplies in advance?" April asked expressionlessly, "Do you want to go to the tundra?"
Seeing that the four students were all looking at him and Dr. Murat, Pavel hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Our teacher will reach retirement age in two years, and this is the last scientific research project he will lead."
Project, we don’t want him to have any regrets. Sorry April, we lied to you, originally..."
"After we completed the supplies, my friend Shagoli has agreed to help and personally sent the last few batches of collected samples to Irkutsk, and watched your two teachers receive all the samples in person."
Apolly's words stunned everyone in the carriage, and then he continued, "Although I don't understand the content of your scientific research project, comrades, although the Soviet Union has lost the crucial Russia and Belarus
And Wu Kelan.
But at least the Soviet Union is still there, Kazakhstan is still there, and the Baikonur Cosmodrome is still there. Your teachers can also receive the samples we worked hard to collect on time. Even the rocket launch mission expected to be carried out in April next year, I guess
The cancellation hasn’t been announced yet, right?”
"that's right!"
Taras was the first to stand up and agreed, "The Soviet Union is still there, Kazakhstan is still there, and the Baikonur Cosmodrome is still there!"
"Teacher, we still have a chance!" Agrawan stood up for the second time and said, "There is still enough time before April!"
"Even if we can go back now, we don't know where to go, let alone what to do." Gennady expressed his attitude tactfully.
Sharip also comforted him in a joking way, "Teachers, you won't let us lose our jobs at this time, right?"
"What about you?" Murat and Pavel looked at each other, then turned to look at Apoli and Wei Ran.
"You promised me a few months ago that after this scientific research work is completed, you will arrange for my wife to work as a laboratory cleaner at Irkutsk State University."
Apolly took matters into his own hands and said, "As long as you can save my wife from having to work on the pig farm, I don't mind if she works until this time next year."
Seeing the two doctors looking at him, Wei Ran pointed to his feet, "You can just treat me as a part of this transport vehicle. Of course, you can also treat me as a qualified photographer."
Murat and Pavel looked at each other, and after being silent for a long time, they finally stood up one after another, "In this case, let's continue our work."
