In the living cabin where the aroma of food wafted, there was only a thick curtain between Wei Ran and the others and old Ivan.
Although they couldn't see what was going on inside, they could hear calls for help coming from the radio station without any hindrance.
Less than two minutes later, old Ivan opened the curtains again and walked out. While putting on his clothes, he said in a hurry, "You also heard that two cars had an accident on the ice. I want to go there."
Help them, eat slowly first."
"Jima, how about you and Dmitri drive over to help?" As Wei Ran spoke, he gave Jima a subtle wink.
"no problem!"
Dima readily agreed, without giving Dmitri a chance to express his opinion. He stood up and put on his clothes and said, "Dmitri, we each drive a car."
"I hope there won't be any traffic police checking for drunk driving here." As Dmitri spoke, he had already stood up and decided to help.
"Uncle Ivan"
Wei Ran looked at Ivan and continued, "Jima's driving skills are very good. As long as you tell him the specific location, he will definitely arrive as soon as possible. Dmitri is an airplane pilot in the coal field. If necessary, he can
Let him ask for help from the coal fields.
Besides, I won’t go with you. After all, there are four ladies here, and they can’t be left here by themselves.”
"Thank you very much." Old Ivan opened the hatch and rushed out as he spoke.
"Should we lock the door before we leave here?" Wei Ran finally asked.
"Need not"
Before Old Ivan finished speaking, he had already started the big red crawler tractor, drove it out of the garage and raised the front boom.
At the same time, Dima and Dmitri had already started their off-road vehicles one after another and rushed down the frozen river amidst the roar of the engines.
Watching the three cars disappear one after another in the night, before Wei Ran could say anything, Maya took the initiative and said, "Aphroel, I remember you told me that you brought Chinese mahjong? Let's go to your car.
How about playing together?"
"How did you know I brought mahjong?"
After Suisui finished speaking, she patted her forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I even invited you to play when we were at the pub yesterday."
“Now is a good time”
Maya glanced at Wei Ran, "Let Victor take care of it here. I heard that men in China love their girlfriends very much."
"That is!"
Suisui, who had already had a few drinks, raised her chin proudly, stretched out her little hand to pick up the bottomless champagne on the table, stood up and kissed Wei Ran on the face, "Comrade, it's hard work here.
You! Kamei, let’s go play mahjong!”
The Katenka sisters smiled and said in unison, "Same as last time, shall we continue to use cosmetics as bargaining chips?"
“It’s an exciting bet.”
Maya ignored Wei Ran's grateful look, picked up the cup and drank the remaining champagne in it, "Just before Ji Ma came, he gave me an unused set."
"It will be mine soon"
Suisui allowed Wei Ran to help her put on cold-proof clothes and a thick cotton hat, hugged the wine bottle, and left the living cabin with the Katenka sisters arm in arm.
Watching the four women get into the off-road vehicle, Wei Ran let out a long breath, reached into his pocket and took out a pair of medical rubber gloves, put them on, and carefully lifted the thick curtain.
"this..."
Wei Ran couldn't help but froze. Compared to behind him, he saw too many familiar things on this side of the curtain. The most eye-catching ones were the iron cabinet on the right side next to the curtain and the wall, and the iron cabinet on the right side.
On the lower level, there is a safe the size of a washing machine.
On the left side of the iron cabinet is a bunk bed where Wei Ran once slept. There are several wooden boxes on the upper floor, thick wolf skin blankets on the lower floor, and quilts and pillows piled in a corner.
Even the wall next to it has a large window.
Without rushing in, Wei Ran moved his eyes slightly, and then discovered that not only was an air conditioner hanging on the wall opposite the cabin door, which was not very practical in a place like this, but there was also an additional cabin directly below the air conditioner.
Door. On the right wall of this hatch, there are also several handrails that can be climbed up.
Subconsciously looking up, there is a sunroof that can be opened directly above the head of the armrest.
Continuing to look to the left, there is a complete set of running radio systems on a long L-shaped solid wood table placed in the corner. The small flashing lights that Wei Ran saw at a glance just now are this set of small lights.
issued by the radio system.
He could even recognize that this was a complete R142 radio communication system used by the Soviet Union and even the early Russian army.
Even today, in some units of the Russian army, this set of radio equipment still plays an important role in the battalion-level command system.
Correspondingly, it is not too difficult to get such a set of radios with transceiver, encryption and burst systems. Even ordinary people can easily buy it as long as they are willing to spend money, let alone old people.
Ivan.
But... old Ivan or April, can he use this thing?
After thinking for a moment, Wei Ran took out two disposable shower caps he had picked up in the hotel room from his pocket, put them on his shoes and walked carefully to the table.
In addition to the radio system fixed against the wall, there is an old-fashioned desk lamp with a pear-shaped metal cover next to it. There is also a powered-down laptop computer on the table. The model of the computer is even
It is exactly the same as the computer that Kajianka gave him originally, and it is the same product from the Guizi Kingdom.
However, looking at the logo on the lid of the laptop, we know that this laptop was most likely originally the property of the Tunguska Coalfield.
Carefully open several drawers on the table. Inside, there are various categories of accessories, such as maintenance tools and radio accessories.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Without touching the computer or the radio on the table, Wei Ran walked to the edge of the iron cabinet and gently opened the upper half of the cabinet door.
It's a pity that this room seems to be used as a wardrobe, and the items placed inside are all kinds of clothes from inside to outside.
After gently closing the cabinet door, Wei Ran put his hand into his pocket as a cover and took out the bunch of keys from the metal book.
He first took a photo of the combination disk, then inserted the key into the lockhole, and completed the unlocking according to the code on the metal plate. Then he followed Kajik's instructions and inserted and unplugged the key again, and then cautiously
He opened the heavy cabinet door a crack.
Fortunately, the metal rack used to store grenades on the inside of the cabinet door was empty. Seeing this, he dared to fully open the cabinet door little by little.
"This is..."
Wei Ran frowned when he saw the contents of the safe. The contents were far less than he expected. The bottom layer was filled with documents. Just looking at the labels on the spines of these documents, he knew that they were
These are the work records of the original Tinder Project scientific expedition team after December 8, 1991.
On the second floor of the safe, apart from an upside-down Soviet national emblem the size of a car tire, there was only a photo album that was not too thick.
Gently flipping through the photo album, the first one was a group photo of members of the Tinder project. Continuing to flip through the album, the contents were similar. Even for several of them, Wei Ran could find the corresponding negatives in his metal book.
When he turned to the last page of the photo album, there was a photo of Apolly, Shagoli, and Shagoli's wife. The background of this photo was the entrance to Tunguska No. 119 Mine.
A bulldozer, as well as the abandoned building where the auditorium and broadcasting station are located, and even the workshop can be vaguely seen in the corner.
Continuing to look at the third floor of the safe, there is only a Soviet KGB sword and shield badge in a jewelry box, and a 50th anniversary version of the October Revolution Zenit in a camera bag.
A camera, and... two vacuum-packed corn cobs.
"Where is the data of the Tinder project?"
Wei Ran muttered to himself, suppressed the doubts in his heart, restored these things to their original positions and locked the safe again, then compared the photos he had taken before, and restored the password disk to its original state.
After closing the thick curtain again, Wei Ran took off his gloves and the disposable shower cap that served as a shoe cover and stuffed it into his pocket, then cleared away the half-eaten meals on the table as quickly as possible.
After wiping the oil stains from the soup on the table, he looked at the time and saw that less than half an hour had passed. He simply put on his clothes, opened the hatch and strolled out of the cargo hold.
Using the key to open the locked hatch, bright lights lit up in the cargo hold, and at the same time, the low and regular noise of the fuel generator could be heard.
Compared with 1991, the two generators fixed on the floor of the cargo hold were undoubtedly much more advanced and quieter at this time. Weiran even found various information written in Chinese characters on the nameplate.
Not only has the generator been updated in this cargo hold, but a steel tank with a volume of three cubic meters has also been used near the cab to replace the iron drum that was once used to hold fuel. The metal that wrapped the lying oil tank
On the shelf, in addition to the two fuel generators arranged next to it, there are also sundries such as sleds, skis, stoves, tents and even spare tracks.
At the end of the cargo hold near the connection between the two carriages, the iron cabinet once used to store the core samples was gone, replaced by a battery pack the size of a freezer.
There are also water tanks with heating and pressurizing functions on both sides of the battery pack. Obviously, in addition to supplying water to the living cabin, this water tank also has the function of cooling the battery pack.
On the shelf directly above the water tank and battery pack, there are also wooden boxes next to each other. However, the box is covered with a layer of steel mesh, so unless the net is dismantled and the nailed box is opened, there will be no
There's no way to know what's in the box.
Taking one last look at the coal placed in the two one-meter-square wooden boxes against the wall facing the cargo door, Weiran silently closed the cargo door, locked it, and carefully cleaned himself up.
After leaving footprints, he slowly walked towards the cab and successfully opened the thick door with the key.
Unlike when it needed to rely on a stove for heating, although this transport vehicle did not start, the cab was still extremely warm, and the air outlets above the head and at the feet were slowly emitting heat.
However, as the lights in the cab came on, Wei Ran saw at a glance that there was a metal box filled with soil on the floor between the driver's and passenger's seats. Not only was there a fruit in this box,
There is a dwarf apple tree, and there is green turf under the tree. There is even a small fish tank on the turf, and there are a few goldfish swimming leisurely in it.
Quite a life...
Wei Ran gently touched the red fruit hanging on the tree, then got into the cab and closed the door, inserted the key in his hand and turned it gently.
With a soft clicking sound, the instrument behind the steering wheel lit up small lights of various colors. Seeing this, Wei Ran immediately turned the key back and pulled it out.
After completely confirming the identity of the transport vehicle just now, Wei Ran took out the flashlight he had obtained from the battlefield from the metal book and rummaged through the cab as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, apart from confirming that the Makorov silenced pistol was hidden behind the dashboard, he still could not find any information about the Tinder Project.
"It can't be in that laptop..." Wei Ran muttered to himself, jumped out of the cab and closed the door, then opened the tool compartment and took a look without giving up.
As expected, apart from tools and a wooden box of various bullets, there was not even a single word of information related to the Tinder Project.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After cleaning up the footprints left by him again, he can only return to the warm living cabin, preparing to help wash out the dishes he just used, and think about it by the way.
He was wondering whether he should express his intention to old Ivan first, or whether he should inform Kajik first that he had "happened" to find the missing transport truck.
Obviously, both methods have their own advantages. Expressing your intention first will at least allow Apoli to be prepared. If the other party is unwilling, he can help direct his attention to other places. Anyway, at most, he will lose nothing at all.
It's just a million rubles. Even if Apolly is willing to trust himself, he can make a game together and artificially create a perfunctory answer to Kajik.
But if you think about it from another perspective, if you state your intention first, it is not impossible for Apoli to kill someone and silence him. From this point of view, leaving until dawn and then notifying Kajik can undoubtedly avoid this risk.
But what if Kajik would arrest Apoli and torture him to find out the Tinder information? Then wouldn’t he be an indirect murderer?
Absently, he washed the stacked crystal plates, and Wei Ran added some firewood to the stove next to him. Then he put on his cold-proof clothes again and returned to the off-road vehicle.
After a while, the drunk Suisui was helped to the bed by the Katenka sisters, and only the Katenka sisters who were playing poker and Maya, who looked as usual, were left at the table.
"About five minutes ago, Ji Ma sent a message."
Maya pointed to the satellite phone on the corner of the table, dropped the two cards and continued, "They have arrived at the scene of the accident. One of the two cars involved in the accident has been scrapped, and the other has also sunk into the water, but
Fortunately there were no casualties.
In addition, Old Ivan decided to tow the scrapped car back, and the drivers of the two cars will follow. Now they have set off, and at the current speed, they are expected to arrive in an hour."
"Thanks"
Wei Ran said pointedly.
"nothing"
Maya smiled and put the poker in her hand on the table, "Okay, I'm going back to rest. I've been driving all day and I'm so sleepy that I can hardly open my eyes."
"We also went back to rest."
The Katenka sisters yawned almost in unison, dropped the playing cards in their hands, and followed Maya out of the warm SUV.
Watching the three of them get into the Katenka sisters' off-road vehicle, Wei Ran first looked at Suisui, who was drunk and asleep, and then sat in the driver's seat of the off-road vehicle and turned on the on-board radio.
Perhaps because of the weather, the radio channel dedicated to rescue was extremely quiet at this time.
Taking out the satellite phone and finding Kajik's number, Weiran hesitated again. And until the roar of the engine came from outside the car window, he didn't decide whether to notify his cheap teacher first.
After opening the door, the off-road vehicles driven by Jima and Dmitri drove into the camp of the Fiery Wilderness Rescue Station one after another.
Immediately afterwards, the tractor driven by Old Ivan slowly climbed up the gentle slope, dragging a Ural truck with a severely damaged front end.
Before old Ivan could stop the car, Ji Ma opened the car door and called to Wei Ran, who was watching the excitement, to hurry over and help.
"Jima, what's going on?" Wei Ran asked, pointing to the Ural truck whose cab was smashed.
"Though it's bad for them"
Jima signaled Wei Ran to get in the car and kept explaining, "The car he towed back broke down on the ice due to a faulty transmission shaft. To avoid losing battery power, he only lit a kerosene lamp and hung it on the ice."
On the windshield.”
"Then what?" Wei Ran asked.
Ji Ma led Wei Ran to stand next to the man lying on the bed in the off-road vehicle, and continued to say, "Then when another car found it, there was only less than 20 meters between them.
.The car spun out of control due to the emergency braking. After spinning around the front of the car twice, the cab of the car was slapped hard.
Of course, these are the opinions of the two drivers. In short, the car that was not towed back rolled over due to evasion and crushed the ice and fell into the water.
Although the car that was towed back did not fall into the water, the engine at the front of the car was dislocated due to the impact, and the driver who was repairing the drive shaft under the car was hit and broke the bones in his leg. The driver next to him was also injured when he jumped out of the cab.
In the palm of your hand.”
Having said this, Jima also pointed to the two drivers who were each lying on a single bed wailing, "Dmitri originally wanted Tula to fly a helicopter to pick them up, but Tula has no way to do it now.
There are no idle planes.
So I brought them back after discussing with old Ivan, Victor, you should be able to help them, right?"
"When did you become so kind?"
Wei Ran asked curiously while checking the injuries of the two drivers. Fortunately, although one of the two drivers had a broken leg and a broken finger, at least they did not have any serious trauma.
“There are many drivers like this in Inta”
Ji Ma sat cross-legged on the animal skin blanket spread on the floor, "Even insurance companies won't insure them if they run this kind of route. Not only do they not get any compensation for this kind of thing, they even have to compensate their employer."
It’s all about the loss of goods. So I’d better help if you can. Without them, those people who are struggling in the Arctic Circle would be hungry.”
As if to increase his persuasiveness, Ji Ma pointed to the one who injured his leg, "He was transporting flour. Fortunately, although his car was damaged, the flour in the car was not damaged at all."
After finishing speaking, Jima patted another single bed, "His car contained reindeer slaughtered by nomadic tribes and tanned deer skins, and he was going to drive south to the Lower Tunguska River, and then along another tributary river.
It was sent to a train station a thousand kilometers away and then transported to Irkutsk. Unfortunately, the car and the goods all sank into the water."
"You have to run so far?" Wei Ran asked in disbelief.
"It can...can be sold for twice as much as our local price."
The driver, who was half lying on the bed and holding his left wrist with his right hand, grinned and said, "And when we go back... we can bring a cart of vegetables with us. They, hiss - they are more valuable than reindeer."
"Be patient first"
Wei Ran glanced at Old Ivan, who had already opened the door and got into the off-road vehicle, reached out and pulled out the medical kit from under the bed, found two analgesics and injected them into each of the two drivers who were groaning in pain.
"Can you do the operation?" Old Ivan asked, holding the door frame with both hands.
“No need for surgery”
Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he had already pinched the driver's finger, and with a few crisp clicks, he easily reset the misplaced finger.
"Jima, go get some planks."
"immediately!"
Before Ji Ma finished speaking, he had already opened an empty wooden box containing supplies. He used the small ax found in the car to easily chop out the wood pieces needed for the sanitary ignition, and he also carefully wrapped them with cloth strips.
.
At the same time, under the horrified gaze of another driver, Wei Ran helped him reset his broken leg with a sensory experience that was definitely not comfortable.
While the anesthetic was still in effect, Wei Ran tied splints on each of the two men, and gave each of them an injection of anti-inflammatory drugs. Then he confidently said, "The next step is to keep them together. Before Christmas, I'm afraid you guys
I can only lie down on the bed."
The two drivers looked at each other with despair, but there was no trace of happiness on their faces. Losing the car and the goods on the car, for these people, everything was theirs.
The family cannot afford the bad news.
"Be happy, at least you all survived." Old Ivan knocked on the door frame, "Have a rest today, and I will help you think of a solution tomorrow."
"Thank you." The two drivers, who looked like they were not necessarily as old as Old Ivan together, said their thanks sadly, but they still couldn't help sighing.
Wei Ran first winked at Ji Ma, then turned to old Ivan and asked, "Shall we find a quiet place to chat?"
Old Ivan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Of course."
"How about going to the cab of your transport truck?" Wei Ran took the initiative to choose a venue for the conversation between the two.
"Come with me" Old Ivan had already turned around and got out of the off-road vehicle before he finished speaking.
