At the door of the cabin at the edge of the forest, Captain Niner, wearing only a pair of large underpants, was half-leaning against the corner, holding an R6 cigarette produced in Germany and smoking it continuously. There was a cigarette within reach beside him.
In the same position, there were also a TT33 pistol and a P38 pistol, as well as a brown leather flight hat filled with miscellaneous items.
Inside this slightly stained hat were his identity capsule, the dog tags and certificates of the German pilots, a skirmisher gravity knife carefully wrapped in parachute cloth, and other scattered small items.
Not far away from him, the German pilot was not only stripped naked, but also the mud on his body was washed away. He lay down on two wooden chairs and let Wei Ran, who was also wearing only a pair of large pants,
Using only a few medicines, he tried his best to help him deal with the burns and scalds on his back, buttocks, and thighs.
Not far from the two people, whose doctor-patient relationship should have been particularly tense, a small bonfire was lit, burning all the clothes of the German pilot.
Across the 90-degree corner, on the other side of the house next to the well, the blind girl Sasha was seriously washing the clothes of Weiran and Nineel. Next to her, the little baby named Neva
, was holding the neck of the dog also named Neva with both hands, looking at Captain Niner with a big smile who kept making faces at him.
On the contrary, the dog had a vigilant look on his face from beginning to end. Except for Sasha, no matter who tried to approach its little master, he would immediately let out a threatening growl.
"Okay, there's only so much I can do."
After Weiran applied the last bit of medicine as evenly as possible, he used the washed but not yet dry parachute cloth and some wooden poles he found to prop it up on the German pilot's body.
The purpose of doing this is nothing more than to protect him from mosquito bites and to avoid burns and maggots. As for whether this is useful, Wei Ran actually has no confidence at all, but no matter what, this
This is the limit of what he can do.
"Thanks"
The German pilot thanked him weakly. His burns and scalds were not serious. Although there were a lot of blisters on his back, buttocks and thighs, at least they were not burned. As long as he took good care of himself, nothing would happen.
It can always be restored as before.
As for the reason why he was so weak, it was mainly due to the concussion caused by the collision between the fighter jet and the ground during the emergency landing.
"You're welcome"
Wei Ran packed up the medicine box, limped over to Nineel and sat down, casually picked up the cigarette next to him, took out one and lit it, and joked, "I didn't expect you to shave cleanly."
You look so young after washing your face."
"I'm only 32 years old, not much older than you." Captain Ninel couldn't help but stroke his beard.
Originally, Wei Ran thought that the unshaven Captain Niner must be around forty years old, but he didn't expect that he shaved his beard and cut his hair by himself, and after washing his face carefully, he looked surprisingly young.
.
"I made a mistake"
Wei Ran picked up the cigarette case next to the other party, took out a cigarette, lit it in his mouth, and asked in a puff of smoke, "What should we do next?"
After a moment of silence, Nineel did not rush to answer the former's question. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "How is your leg?"
"There are no fractures, but I don't dare to exert force at all."
Wei Ran pointed to the bruises on his left leg and the simple splint he made out of firewood and parachute rope. "I suspect there is a slight bone fracture. I think it will take some time to heal."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but after Wei Ran finished explaining his situation, he clearly felt that Nineel breathed a sigh of relief.
"In that case, let's focus on recovering from our injuries first. Victor, were you a doctor before joining the army?"
"Veterinarian" Wei Ran mockingly made up a reasonable profession, and then asked, "What about you? What was your profession before the war started?"
"Instructor of the Kazan Aviation School"
While answering this question, Niner couldn't help but look at the German pilot not far away who was covered with parachute cloth to avoid attracting insects. "Before I was called up to join the anti-aircraft fighter aviation force, I worked at the aviation school in Kazan.
Almost eight years."
"Just now, before I dragged him back, he called your name." Wei Ran said without warning.
"Yes...really..." Ninel sighed, but fell into silence again.
"Don't you want to explain?" Wei Ran asked tentatively.
"Are you interrogating me?" Ninel asked in a calm tone.
"I just want to hear a story." Wei Ran spread his hands, "How about just treating it as a medical fee?"
"Consultation fee?"
Ninel smiled, and after a moment of silence, he took another pill. Looking at the German pilot not far away, he explained, "His name is Felix. He is my classmate at the Lipetsk Aviation School. We are both
The last batch of students in 1933, the only difference was...he was German."
"It seems you have a good relationship"
As Wei Ran spoke, he handed the paratrooper gravity knife that the other party had given him as a trophy in the offset war not long ago, "This should be what he gave to you, right?"
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After hesitating for a moment, Ninel took the gravity knife and put it in the leather hat aside. However, he did not answer Wei Ran's question.
"How did you recognize him?" Wei Ran asked a new question rather inquisitively, "Is it the red lantern?"
"You talk a lot"
Ninel finally nodded, "Do you know Johann Wolfgang von Goethe? The German writer who wrote The Sorrows of Young Werther."
"I know" Wei Ran nodded.
"The guy lying over there, his name is Felix von Goethe"
Ninel took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "At that time, he often told me that he was actually a descendant of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What does this have to do with the lantern?" Wei Ran asked in confusion, and at the same time he was secretly surprised that the German pilot was actually a celebrity.
"When we were doing aviation training in Lipetsk, he often said that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's last words before he died were 'I need more light.' He, as his descendant, had to meet
This is his last wish."
Ninel said, "So he used the lantern as his symbol, and said that he would paint the lantern on his plane in the future. But I didn't expect that I actually saw a plane with the lantern painted on its wing.
The airplane with the lantern.”
"So...actually, your ammunition...has not been used up?" Wei Ran asked thoughtfully.
"I..."
Ninel sighed, flicked the cigarette butt away and replied, "I hesitated subconsciously, and then our planes collided with each other. I..."
"Talk to your friends."
Wei Ran patted the other party's shoulder, stood up with difficulty under the surprised gaze of the other party, and limped towards the blind girl Sasha who was busy helping everyone wash clothes by the well.
Under the warning of the dog named Neva, Wei Ran wisely kept a distance of two meters from the other party. While helping to fetch water from the well, he asked, "Sasha, it's usually you.
Do you want to live here?"
"Uncle Sergey from the village will come over and help me when he has time."
Sasha wiped her hands on her apron, straightened up and said while arranging her hanging hair, "Before my brother-in-law joined the army, he was a lumberjack like him, and we often went hunting together in the winter."
At this point, Sasha reached out and fumbled to find the dog named Neva, and while scratching it, he said, "Neva was given to me by Uncle Sergey last year. This little guy helped me a lot.
When he is busy, sometimes he will go to the forest to catch rabbits or pheasants and come back."
Glancing at the dog with its chin tilted back and a contented look on its face, Wei Ran couldn't help but smile. He leaned over and glanced at the two pilots on the other side of the house who seemed to be chatting about something. Wei Ran silently took out the
The Rolleiflex double camera in the metal book found an angle to take a photo of the blind girl Sasha and the two little guys named Neva.
"Actually, I just came here not long ago."
Sasha almost leaned his upper body against the dog, and took the initiative to explain worriedly, "Before the war started, I had been living in the city. Then the Germans came, and they dropped me from the sky.
There were so many bombs, and I still can’t forget the sound of those planes flying overhead.”
"how do you..."
"my sister"
Sasha showed a proud smile, "My sister Lana is a doctor. She found me in the ruins, took me back, and asked me to help take care of Neva. She said she was going to fight to save more people.
Someone who needed help, so she came back to town."
At this point, Sasha sighed regretfully, "It would be great if I could see it. In this case, I might be able to help, instead of just helping the lumberjacks in the village wash clothes every day."
Get some food in exchange."
"You have already helped." Ninel staggered over, holding on to the wall. "You saved two pilots."
"I haven't done anything to help you."
Sasha still had a bright smile on his face, "And there are three pilots, right? I just heard the scream of another voice."
Seeing that Ninel didn't know how to answer for a moment, Wei Ran sighed secretly and said proactively, "Yes, there are three, Sasha, you saved three pilots."
"Thank you," Ninel said to Wei Ran.
"You're welcome"
The first one to respond was Sasha, who thought she was saying thank you to her. The girl waved her hands in a panic, "I really didn't do anything, so there's no need to thank me. On the contrary, I still want to thank you.
"
"What do you want to thank us for?" Ninel asked subconsciously.
"Thank you for killing so many Germans. Thank you for fighting with them in the sky! I guess you must have shot down many German planes. My parents were killed by bombs dropped by their planes."
Sasha clenched her small fists that were slightly wrinkled from washing clothes and said confidently, "But I believe that we will definitely drive away all those damn Germans!"
Glancing at Niniel, who had a dull look on his face, Wei Ran sighed silently, patted the other party's shoulder lightly, turned around and walked around the dog who started to hunch over again, and limped into the building.
