On the evening of the day they arrived in Irkutsk, when Wei Ran and others got off the flight, they didn't even have time to go to the waiting hall, so they walked in under the guidance of a middle-aged aunt wearing an airport staff uniform.
A cargo-type IL-76 aircraft.
Although it is nominally a cargo plane, there are still less than ten relatively clean and comfortable aviation seats behind the cockpit.
“Feel free to sit down”
A tall and thick man greeted everyone with great enthusiasm, and then picked up the dog who was following Wei Ran's feet and hugged him into his arms. While rubbing the dog's head, he asked matter-of-factly, "There is still some time before we take off.
, do you want a drink?”
Before Wei Ran and others could agree or refuse, the strong man shouted towards the cockpit,
"Tasha? Sister Tasha, do you want a drink?"
"Can't drink!"
A woman with a smoky voice opened the cockpit door, leaned half of her body against the door frame, and greeted everyone enthusiastically while saying, "Drinking at this time will definitely scare these little guys. Let's drink after we land."
"
“Don’t be nervous”
The strong man who never introduced himself took out a wine bottle and shook it at Wei Ran and others, "We won't drink too much, and it won't affect the flight."
"There are only two of you on this plane?" Wei Ran asked in hindsight.
"Of course"
The strong man pointed at the middle-aged woman standing at the door of the cockpit puffing out a cigarette and saying, "That's our captain Tasha, and I'm the co-pilot of this plane, Dmitri."
"We usually transport supplies, and few people take our flights." Tasha explained in a puffed voice, "Dmitri dreams of flying a passenger plane, so he is very happy that you can take this flight."
flight."
"Speaking of which, I prepared dinner for everyone in advance."
Dmitri finally let go of the struggling dog in his arms, got up and walked into the utility room, where he brought out two large boxes of pies with an astonishing meat content, as well as portions of fresh vegetable salads, and even
He also opened a bottle of table wine that looked pretty good to everyone.
Being able to enjoy such warm and considerate service on a cargo plane was beyond everyone's expectations.
We chatted with the chatty Dmitri until the tower informed us that the cargo plane was ready to take off, and Wei Yan and others all breathed a sigh of relief.
For more than half an hour, not only did they not eat a bite of pie or drink a bite of wine, the unbelievably strong first officer also didn't stop talking. Before the chat ended, they even started chatting about his guy who just started elementary school.
The two huskies my son’s little girlfriend has at home are so stupid.
Watching the other party close the cockpit door from the inside, Weiran, Suisui, and even the Katenka sisters all breathed a sigh of relief, and then in unison, they each picked up a corner of the cockpit door. It was said that the person named Ta
Sha's captain took a big bite of the pie made by himself.
However, before any of them could chew the pie in their mouths and swallow it into their stomachs, the loudspeaker above their heads once again heard the chatterbox Dmitri's personally conducted but unnecessary voyage.
Safety announcement tips.
"It's obvious that he really wants to fly a passenger plane." Suisui swallowed a big mouthful of pie and said with difficulty while beating her chest.
"I think he is more suitable for talk shows." Wei Ran handed the wine glass with ice cubes to Suisui.
"really"
Suisui raised her neck and drank the table wine that was overly diluted by the melted ice cubes in the glass. She finally swallowed the venison pie that she choked on, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't want to fly on the airliner he's driving."
Anfisa pointed to the top of her head, "I dare say that when we land, he will be chatting with us one-sidedly on the loudspeaker."
Anfiya, on the other hand, didn't care at all what was being said in the speakers above her head. She took out a pair of large headphones from her backpack and put them on, then took out the fancy laptop and crackled to the manic heavy metal music.
typing on the keyboard.
The fact was exactly as Anfisa expected. From the time he took off from Irkutsk Airport until he landed at another airport more than a thousand kilometers away in a straight line, the man named Dmitry was heard in the loudspeaker above his head.
The first officer never stopped and the whole broadcast was never repeated.
"Finally, I would like to thank all my friends for taking this flight. I have prepared cold-proof clothing for everyone on the last row of seats. I wish you a happy trip to Tunguska and look forward to everyone taking this flight again."
Before he finished speaking, the plane just stopped completely.
“It’s finally over”
Suisui muttered to herself, stretched out her little hand to show respect, and began to take the lead in applauding to thank the only two flight attendants.
Dmitry, who almost came out of the cockpit, also took out a selfie stick, took the initiative to take a group photo with Wei Ran and others, and said that he would definitely hang the group photo in the cabin.
After putting on the cold-proof clothes prepared by the other party, everyone immediately took their pets and luggage and left the cabin as if running for their lives.
Although it was only a little over an hour's flight away, this airport near the Arctic Circle was already covered in ice and snow, and the low temperature here made the two little foxes from the hot desert hide in the airport without even thinking about it.
The two Kenka sisters are in the hoods of their furry winter clothes.
On the other hand, Beria, the dog at Weiran's feet, not only did nothing wrong, he even ran to the side of the plane's tires stupidly, raised one leg and peed before running back.
"Although this flight is free, it is too expensive."
Suisui took a breath of water vapor, squinted her eyes and watched the water vapor floating from her mouth dissipate, and then continued to ask, "Where should we go next?"
"Let me ask first." Wei Ran took out his cell phone as he spoke and dialed the number Kajik left for him. He also turned on the hands-free function.
However, while they were waiting for the answer, a cell phone rang behind everyone. Then, the talkative Dmitry took out his cell phone and pressed the answer button, and loudly and enthusiastically said, "This is the polar flight."
Team, who are you looking for?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking at Suisui who was momentarily grimacing, and then looking at the helpless Katenka sisters, Wei Ran finally looked towards
Dmitri waved his hand and said with a slightly stiff expression, "Dmitri, it's me, I made the call."
"I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
Like a lunatic, Dmitri gave Wei Ran, who had been separated for less than two minutes, a passionate back-pounding bear hug, and then bent down again to pick up the dog, who subconsciously wanted to stay away, "It turns out
You are the ones who are preparing to come here for an inspection. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was worried that I would be late and make you wait too long. I didn't expect you to come here on the plane I piloted."
"We have a chance to open our mouths and talk..." Wei Ran grinned, changed the subject and asked, "Dmitri, where are we going now?"
"You decide!"
Dmitri stuffed the struggling dog into his arms, motioned for everyone to follow him and said, "You can find a place to stay for one night first, or let me take you to choose transportation first."
"Don't you have to wait a moment, Sister Tasha?" Suisui asked as she glanced at the plane behind her.
"No, she has to fly to the next airport in an hour." As Dmitri spoke, he stuffed the protruding dog head back into his collar, "Victor, have you decided where to go now?"
Wei Ran and Suisui looked at each other and then said, "Let's find a place to stay first, and we'll choose transportation tomorrow morning."
"In this case, let me take you to the best hotel here!"
While Dmitry was talking, he stopped a van that was shuttling near the tarmac. He warmly greeted the driver inside in a dialect that Wei Ran and others could not understand, and then got out of the car with the man who pushed the door open.
Together with the driver, he helped everyone move their luggage into the carriage.
After everyone was seated, the driver immediately left the simple airport and drove along the slag road covered with snow and wrapped in coniferous forests on both sides to a riverside town about 15 kilometers away.
inside.
On the map, this town has a scary name - Tula. However, there is no arsenal in this town, and it does not produce any weapons.
According to Dmitri's introduction, its main purpose of existence is to serve the airport behind it, as well as the cars and ships traveling on the Lower Tunguska River in winter and summer, and of course, there is no shortage of miners and logging here all year round.
work.
When the car entered the town, from a distance, Wei Ran saw the illuminated helicopter landing pad in the center of the town, as well as several helicopters produced in the Soviet era.
The van crossed the helipad without stopping at all, and drove along the street to the southwest for almost a kilometer before finally stopping at a three-story concrete building with a spire that covered an area of about four to five hundred square meters.
In front of the building.
On the side of the door of this old building that looks quite old, there is a mottled metal sign with the words "Workers Canteen" vaguely written on it.
But next to this sign, there is another wooden sign decorated with colored lights. On it, the colorful name "Aurora Tavern" is spelled out with colorful lights.
"Victor, have you brought your letter of introduction?"
Dmitri, who had been chatting with the driver just now, turned to Wei Ran and asked, "If you didn't bring it with you, I would have to take you to another place to live."
"Bring it." Wei Ran quickly took out a stack of letters of introduction from his backpack and handed it to the other party.
"One piece, just one is enough." Dmitri took out one and handed it to the driver who had opened the door, and returned the rest to Wei Ran.
With his warm greeting, they walked out of the van and entered the tavern. When the thick water vapor that followed them into the room dissipated, Wei Ran and Suisui were stunned because there was a picture that they could see at a glance.
On both sides of the table, Jima and Maya were sitting respectively with beers in hand!
"Why are you here?" Wei Ran and Suisui asked in unison the same question that Jima and Maya asked at the same time.
"How did you get here?" Wei Ran asked before the other party could speak again.
"Mr. Culp said he needed my help to come here for a negotiation."
Maya was the first to say, and then she raised her finger to point to Jima, who was sitting opposite, and said in a very unfamiliar tone, "This gentleman is the assistant assigned to me by Mr. Culp."
"This gentleman?" Wei Ran glanced at Ji Ma strangely, "So this gentleman, when did you come?"
"I arrived in Irkutsk this morning at around one o'clock on a plane driven by the guy next to you with 24 parrot beaks." Jima asked helplessly after explaining, "You guys
Can you please stop pretending that you are not familiar with me?"
Unfortunately, Wei Ran was too lazy to pay attention to this guy, and Suisui had already sat next to Maya and started asking questions. As for the Katenka sisters, they were indeed not familiar with Jima, and they obviously kept a distance from him.
.
The two parties sat down around the table and had a simple communication. Only then did Wei Ran realize that Maya's purpose of coming here was to buy the building where they were.
Or to be more precise, it was Culp who paid for it and bought the building they were in in Maya's name.
However, neither Maya nor Jima knew what Culp's purpose was in buying this small hotel.
"What about you? What are you doing here?" Ji Ma poured Wei Ran a large glass of cold beer and asked, "Don't tell me it's also for this broken house."
“We are here for other things”
Wei Ran rubbed his earlobe with his fingers without trace. Jima immediately stopped the topic and turned to talk about him and Maya buying the house. At the same time, Dmitri also did his duty.
He helped Wei Ran and others arrange the rooms.
When the chatterbox made an appointment to meet tomorrow and left, both Wei Ran and Ji Ma breathed a sigh of relief. As for the four ladies sitting opposite, they were already toasting frequently.
, chatting happily about how to take care of your skin in this freezing weather.
"So you don't know what Culp plans to do with this place?" Wei Ran lowered his voice and asked while looking around.
"have no idea"
Jima shook his head and responded in a low voice, "But on the way here, I heard Maya say that her teacher Mr. Kajik had been to the forest farm yesterday. What about you? What are you doing here?"
"It's also because of her teacher Kajik"
Wei Ran briefly described what the other party asked him to investigate, "Tomorrow we are going to visit their base camp at that time."
"I won't go with you"
Jima raised his chin towards Maya opposite, "Culp asked Maya to buy this building within a week, but the owner of this tavern doesn't want to sell it at all."
Why did you buy this place?
Wei Ran murmured to himself, but he couldn't help but start to wonder in his heart, what is the connection between Ji Ma and the others buying this tavern and the work he was doing here.
