That afternoon, until the sunset was about to be completely blocked by the buildings on the other side of the Volga River, Professor Alexey picked up Zhou Shujin and others at the pier, carrying large and small bags, and returned home amidst laughter and laughter.
Professor "Victor" Alexey waited for Wei Ran, who was helping to carry the bag, to finish, and then pointed to the garage next door.
Seeing this, Wei Ran immediately helped open the iron door of the garage. After the other party drove the car in, he trotted into the passenger seat.
Looking at the pies and some small gifts that had been sent out, Wei Ran asked expectantly, "Did you find anything?"
“Not too much to find”
Professor Alexei turned off the engine and replied, "This village is the same as Stalingrad. A large part of the people have moved from other places. Although I also found a few aborigines, the oldest among those families
They were only about 70 years old, and when they were born, World War II had already ended."
"So there is nothing gained?" Wei Ran couldn't hide his disappointment in his tone.
“There is still some gain”
Professor Alexei replied proudly, "To the east of us, there is the largest town on the island. There is a small memorial hall there. You may be able to find something valuable in it. And it happened to be there recently.
We held a New Year celebration and I heard it was very lively.”
"When are we going?" Wei Ran asked immediately.
"Tomorrow!"
Professor Alexei had already opened the car door while speaking, "I have already asked your aunt, and they will also go there tomorrow to have a look. Then we can ask Mr. Nicholas. If he also wants to go, we can
He takes it with him too."
"All go?"
"What's wrong?" Professor Alexei asked in confusion as he was about to close the door.
"Nothing." Wei Ran did not mention what he found in the forest after all. He also opened the car door and replied, "Then let's go together!"
"What about you? Have you investigated anything?" Professor Alexei asked as he walked out.
"not yet"
Wei Ran shook his head, "We haven't found many detailed records about this island in the files related to the 8th Army of the Soviet Air Force and the Stalingrad Air Defense Force."
"Don't worry, we still have enough time." Professor Alexei was not in a hurry at all, "Anyway, let's enjoy the holiday first!"
Hearing this, Wei Ran nodded with a smile, helped the other party take out various food and drinks from the trunk, and walked into the room together.
Amid the clatter of pots and pans and the girls chatting, the dining table was gradually filled with sumptuous dishes. Three foxes and one dog were familiar with each other, each holding a dish in their mouths.
Line up your own wooden bowls or stainless steel rice bowls early, and sit at the table waiting for your meal.
tomato
The Katenka sisters and Lola were also familiar with each other. After getting along with each other for the past few days, Zhou Shujin did not regard them as outsiders at all, especially Lola and Korava. After learning about the pity of these two girls,
After the encounter, I was overflowing with motherly love and caring.
Even Mr. Nicholas made a special call to Jima and warned him not to let Lola's aunt come out of prison, otherwise he would be sent in.
Accordingly, the Katenka sisters and Lola finally put aside their varying degrees of restraint and more or less fear, completely relaxed and began to enjoy this rare and pleasant vacation.
After finishing dinner with laughter, the whole room was either sitting on the mahjong table, or getting together to play ranked games. But outside the brightly lit wooden carving room, in the forest across the road a hundred meters away,
But there was a small figure wrapped in a blanket, holding a telescope and secretly looking at the house where Wei Ran and others were. Less than a hundred meters behind him, there was a white light off-road vehicle lying in the low bushes.
motorcycle.
After careful observation for a long time through the telescope, the figure finally retracted his body behind the pine tree where he was hiding, turned around and walked slowly towards the direction of the motorcycle.
A moment later, amidst the low wheezing sound of the engine, the figure drove a motorcycle. With the help of the headlight, he drove around on a field road that was rarely visited by people at this time, and drove into an abandoned building.
factory.
Whether it is Weiran, Suisui, Ruslan or even the police on the island, if any of them stood here, they would be able to recognize even at a glance that this abandoned factory was exactly where it was a few days ago.
Caught those gypsies on the spot.
In the cold night, this off-road motorcycle with no lights at all drove the car at high speed into an abandoned workshop in the deepest part of the abandoned factory with only the headlight on its forehead.
At this time, a tent that looked very warm had been set up in the workshop. Not far from the tent, a charcoal fire was burning in a stove converted from a gas tank, and a stainless steel stove was placed on it.
Stock pot.
Although this pot is not clean, I have to admit that the steam emitted from the vent hole in the pot lid is full of rich aroma. But it is obvious that no matter how fragrant the food in the pot is, the environment here is
It still doesn't look like a festive atmosphere.
But soon, the little man who got off the motorcycle took out a string of colorful strings from his bag and hung it on the handlebar of the motorcycle, and connected one end to a car battery beside the stove.
.Suddenly, the colorful lamp beads lit up one after another, also illuminating the little man's face.
At this moment, an electronic chord ringtone came from the arms of this young man who looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old at most.
He took off his dirty leather gloves and took out an old-fashioned push-button cell phone from his pocket. When he pressed the answer button, the person on the other end of the phone immediately asked, "Did you find it?"
"Found it," the young man replied simply, "I have found what was stolen."
"Where?" the person on the other end of the phone asked eagerly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "When will my wife, my parents, and my brothers and sisters be released by the police?"
While asking, the young man got out of the car without haste, walked beside the stove, reached out to lift the lid of the soup pot, and used a wooden spoon to scoop out a large spoonful of thick curry-like food from it.
, blowing gently while waiting patiently for the other party's answer.
"This is not something I can decide. Maybe they will be deported back to Romania."
The person on the other end of the phone replied in a arrogant tone, "But at least I can decide whether to make your family's time inside more comfortable or more painful."
Upon hearing this, the young man immediately made a second condition, "I need a sum of money and a place to live until they are released."
"No problem, of course no problem."
The person on the other end of the phone was very straightforward, "I will have a warehouse in the Red Army City on the other side. You can live there for as long as you like."
"Money" reminded the young man.
"How much do you want?"
The young man answered well prepared, "One hundred thousand rubles."
"No problem." The person on the other end of the phone agreed without thinking.
After hearing this, the young man immediately asked, "Can you come again tomorrow? I will take you there after I receive the money."
"Tomorrow night! We have other things to do during the day."
"You'd better hurry up, I'm not sure if those things will still be there by nightfall."
"As long as they haven't left the island, there's no need to worry." The person on the other end of the phone was extremely confident. "Okay, we will take the last ferry to the island tomorrow. You can wait for us at the pier then!"
"See you tomorrow, sir." Before he finished speaking, the young man hung up the phone.
"Mr. Nicholas, won't you go to the town with us tomorrow?"
In the warm wooden room, next to the card table, Professor Alexei, with several notes on his face, asked regretfully, "I heard that it is very lively there. Not only are there traditional Cossack dance performances, but also
There are all kinds of delicious food.”
"I won't go." Nikolai, who also had two notes on his face, smiled and threw a few cards, "Tomorrow my students Karp and Dalia will come to Kazan to spend Christmas with me.
, so I’m still planning to rush back to the bookstore.”
"Are they coming too?" Wei Ran and Suisui, who were also sitting at the card table, asked in unison, and then said in unison, "Why don't we let them come here to celebrate the festival together?"
“You’re right”
At another table nearby, Zhou Shujin, who was playing mahjong with the Katenka sisters and Lola, then said, "I haven't seen Ms. Dalia for a long time, and I haven't had the chance to thank her for lending her house to Victor."
Stay."
Nicholas hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded with a smile, "Okay, but you can continue to go to the town as planned tomorrow, and I can entertain them myself."
"If you need us to bring anything from town, you can call us at any time."
Wei Ran hurriedly said before his aunt and professor could speak. He naturally understood that Culp and Teacher Dalia came here not just to spend the holidays with Mr. Nicholas. They definitely needed some private space.
After his interruption, Zhou Shujin and the professor also reacted and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Buy three geese for me and come back."
Nicholas threw out two kings and said at the same time, "Tomorrow I will cook the most authentic Christmas goose for you. This is my best dish."
"The Christmas goose is such a nostalgic dish."
While Alexey was chanting, he picked up a piece of colored paper, licked it with his tongue, and then put it on his face. At the same time, Nicholas also threw out the last two tickets in his hand.
.
"I haven't eaten it yet." As Suisui spoke, she also put a note on her face.
"I don't know how to cook that kind of food." Professor Alexei spread his hands innocently.
"That's not what you said at the time."
Wei Ran, who was also sticking a note on his face, rolled his eyes and complained, "When I came to school in the first year, you made Christmas goose, and then told me that it was your specialty, and also told me that Christmas goose
It's normal to have bloodshot eyes."
"I remember it too"
Zhou Shujin, who was busy building the Great Wall at the next table, smiled and took over the conversation, "I don't even dare to tell your mother about that time I sent you to the hospital on Christmas night."
Seeing everyone at the table looking at him, Nicholas promised with a smile, "Don't worry, as long as you can buy the ingredients tomorrow, I will definitely let you eat authentic Christmas goose."
