In the not-so-clean church room, even though Dominic had an epileptic seizure, he still couldn't stop the tears rolling from the corners of his eyes.
Next to Qiqi's body, Timov, who was soaked all over, used the gauze and styptic powder that he didn't have much on hand. Under Wei Ran's guidance, he tried his best to help Wei Ran and Dominic stop the gushing from the wounds.
The blood that came out.
"Victor, please be patient for a moment."
Timov said while wiping the blood on his hands, "I have to dispose of the body first, otherwise none of us will survive."
"Go to the other side of the river." Wei Ran indicated a direction with his eyes. "There is a cave there. You can hide the body in it. Remember to block the entrance of the cave."
"You wait for me, you wait for me, I will be back soon." Timov said and ran out.
"Wait"
Wei Ran raised his chin with difficulty, "There are clothes under the bed next door and in the box. Change into them first, otherwise you will freeze to death."
"Need not…"
"If you die, Dominic will die." Wei Ran glanced at Qiqi, who had stopped breathing beside him, "Go and change clothes, there is something else you need to do later."
Timov opened his mouth and quickly ran to the next room. He pulled out a few fake wooden boxes from under the filthy bed, picked out a few wearable clothes and put them on randomly, and then ran to the broken bridge alone.
direction, he picked up a corpse, crossed the river on the ice in the distance, and easily found the cave Wei Ran mentioned just now.
When he saw the works of art and the luxurious carriage hidden in the cave, Timov, who survived the catastrophe, couldn't help but his heart beat faster. But soon, he carried the body and walked towards the end of the cave.
, and threw it into the smelly and cold mud.
While he was busy carrying the second body, Dominic, whose face was wrapped in gauze, finally defeated epilepsy again and regained his composure.
"Are you feeling better?" Wei Ran asked, trying his best to turn his head and look at the gauze on Dominic's face that was wet with tears.
"Okay" Dominic responded with a cry.
"Qiqi has a pistol in her hand. Hold it and load it with bullets." Wei Ran turned his head toward the door and said.
"What did you say?" Dominic looked at Wei Ran in confusion.
"Hurry up," Wei Ran urged. Dominic was stunned, and tremblingly took the Sauer 38h gift pistol from Qiqi's hand.
"Do you know that cave that hides many oil paintings and a carriage?" Wei Ran asked, looking out the window.
"Know"
Dominic nodded while loading the pistol, "Before you came to the castle, Nadia and I went there on a date."
"Di Mo is still in that cave picking up corpses."
Wei Ran calmly explained the current situation of the two of them, "The four American soldiers we just killed also chose to kill us because they discovered what was in the cave.
Dominic, I'm not sure whether Timov will...will choose to kill us because of the things in that cave. If he behaves abnormally, don't hesitate when I ask you to shoot."
"At worst, just give him all those things," Dominic couldn't help but said, "We..."
"Human greed is difficult to satisfy"
Wei Ran sighed, "Even if we are willing to give him all those things, whether he is willing to take the risk and believe us is a question mark. So Dominic, if I ask you to shoot later, don't hesitate and aim.
Beat him in the stomach until the magazine is empty."
Dominic glanced at Qiqi, who had a peaceful face, and finally nodded vigorously, "I won't hesitate."
"Don't be nervous, hide the pistol in your sleeve, we can talk about other things now." Wei Ran tried his best to make his tone as relaxed as possible.
"Something else..."
Dominic couldn't help but glance at the corpse still lying under the icon outside the door. After a moment of silence, he sat down next to Wei Ran and said with a cry, "Uncle Derwent is dead. I...I don't know how to deal with Na."
Dia said this..."
Wei Ran sighed softly, "It's not your fault."
"Mr de Winter previously had three children"
Dominic wiped tears from the corners of his eyes, "His three children were burned to death by the Germans, and his wife was also burned to death by the Germans."
"I know..." Wei Ran tried his best to look at the corpse outside the window and said almost as if he was mumbling.
"He adopted Jonas a month ago."
Dominic said with a cry, "He also adopted Jonas's brother Okan and Nadia. He said that he is very happy now. The war will be over soon. He has three more children.
Even say...
Said that he hopes that the wedding of Nadia and I will be held on his farm in the future, in his warehouse. He will keep the place very clean and let everyone taste the wine he brews.
Victor, he is dead, Uncle Derwent is dead, what should I tell Nadia, Jonas and Okan about this? Nadia has lost her dad again, how should I tell her
explain?"
"I…"
Wei Ran opened his mouth, tried his best to turn his head and glanced at the sleeping Qi Qi, and finally looked at the ceiling, "I don't know, I'm sorry, Dominic, I don't know, I don't know."
"I don't know either"
Dominic hit the back of his head hard against the rock wall, sobbing more and more painfully, "We originally agreed that Sister Qiqi would prepare a surprise, and the younger brothers and sisters are all waiting for Sister Qiqi to go back.
, they even rehearsed the show. But...how could this happen! How could this happen!"
"At least you have to go back alive."
Wei Ran glanced at Timov, who had already carried away the last body, and took a long breath and said, "Dominique, help me stand up."
Hearing this, Dominic quickly wiped the uncontrollable tears from the corners of his eyes and tried his best to help Wei Ran, who only had one leg that could bear strength, stand up against the wall.
At the entrance of the cave on the other side of the moat, Timov covered the entrance with stones, then covered it with soil and moss found from a distance, and then quickly ran back to the room next to the church.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Looking at Wei Ran who was standing against the wall, Timov looked at Dominic who was sitting against the wall and wiping his tears, "Victor, you..."
"And the bodies of Mr. de Winter and Qiqi"
Wei Ran jumped on one leg and moved towards Dominic, raised his chin and said, "Timov, please help me put their bodies into the mezzanine above my head."
Turning to look at the roof, Timov nodded, first dragged Mr. Derwent's body into the room, and then found a rope and tied it around Derwent's waist.
After he took the other end of the rope and pushed open the ceiling of the roof by stepping on the three-legged table, he immediately climbed in and pulled Mr. de Winter's body in with all his strength.
They also sent Qiqi's body in the same way. When Timov came down, he also took out an American oil stove and a heater modified from a gas mask can.
"Dominique, don't be in a daze."
Timov said while completely smashing the three-legged table, "Help me get Victor out quickly. We need to find a doctor to treat him as soon as possible."
Dominic glanced at Wei Ran and saw that he had no reaction. He immediately supported his body from one side, and together with Timov, he helped him leave the place and walked quickly towards the direction of the sluice.
"I'll walk in front, and you'll light him from behind."
As Timov spoke, he put an American L-shaped flashlight into Dominic's hand, then spread a dirty blanket on the ice in the waterway, and helped Wei Ran sit on it while he sat in front.
He pulled the blanket and said as he walked, "Victor, Dominic, don't worry. After I was separated from you last time, I met a military doctor. Now we are good friends. He will definitely help you treat your wounds."
.”
"Thank you" Wei Ran responded absentmindedly. He always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something very important.
"There is no need to say thank you between us"
Timov stopped for a moment, half-knelt beside Wei Ran, and took out a pack of Camel cigarettes from his pocket that were obviously found on corpses. After hesitating for a moment, he took out three cigarettes from it and lit them.
Two were given to Weiyan and Dominic.
"I don't know how to smoke," Dominic, who was walking at the end and held up a flashlight, subconsciously waved his hand in refusal.
“How can a man not smoke?”
Timov raised his hand involuntarily, and Dominic didn't know what he thought of. He gritted his teeth and took the unfiltered cigarette, stuffed it into his mouth and took a strong puff, and then he choked and coughed repeatedly.
At the same time, Timov also stuffed another lit cigarette into Wei Ran's mouth. After he held it firmly, he immediately pulled the blanket again and said while walking on the ice, "I have blocked the cave.
It’s camouflaged with moss outside, don’t worry, no one will discover those things.”
"Yeah" Wei Ran responded vaguely with a cigarette in his mouth.
"And Mr. Letts"
The guilt in Timov's tone became more and more obvious, "I will ask my friends to help you ask what happened here and where Mr. Letz went. I will definitely find them."
"If you can find Uncle Letts, all the things in the cave will be given to you." Dominic couldn't help but said while taking a sip of a cigarette.
"I have no interest in those things, unless those oil paintings were painted by Miss Sophie."
Timov couldn't help but smile after saying, "Sophie originally said that she would hire me to rescue Mr. Letts for 200 grams of gold. For Sophie...'s gold, well, for Sophie's gold, I will also find it."
Mr. Letts’s.”
Seeing that Wei Ran and Dominic were silent, Timov said slightly panicked, "There are also the bodies of Okan and the others. After you are settled, I will go find their bodies and kill them..."
"Bury them in the castle"
Dominic threw away the cigarette that made his brain dizzy, and suppressed his sadness and said, "Timov, if you can find them, bury them in the castle."
"Okay, I promise to find them, I promise." Timov said more and more apologetically.
"Yeah" Dominic nodded.
"Dominic, Victor"
Timov, who was walking at the front with his back to the two of them, took a deep breath and said in a serious tone, "I'm sorry that this happened. I was the one who sent the telegram to invite you to meet, but I swear, those Americans
Soldier…"
"alright"
Wei Ran, who had been silent just now, said, "Timov, we never doubted that you found those people. If that were the case, it wouldn't be such a troublesome thing." Lin Cong, Yongfeng Branch District.
"Thank you," Timov replied slowly, "thank you."
For a moment, the cold waterway was silent again, leaving only the sound of the blanket rubbing against the ice, and the footsteps of Timov and Dominic echoing repeatedly along the winding and narrow waterway.
Returning to the mill along the frozen waterway, Timov carried the radiator onto the carriage with the help of Dominic. Then he tied the radiator brought back from the castle tightly to the American oil stove with wires and lit it.
In the center of the carriage's cargo compartment.
"You guys sit tight"
As he spoke, Timov got on the carriage and said slightly nervously, "I can't drive a carriage, so you must sit tight."
"Aren't you an American?" Wei Ran asked deliberately, "I thought you were a cowboy."
Seeing that Wei Ran was willing to chat, Timov also relaxed a little, "It's true that he is an American, but I grew up in Alaska. Have you heard of Alaska? That damn place is so cold in the winter that your nose can freeze off."
"heard about it"
Wei Ran, who had already felt his body starting to get cold, paused. Seeing that the carriage was not moving at all, he simply took the initiative to remind him, "Hold the reins with both hands, and gently pull the reins wherever you turn to make them go faster."
If you click, just shake the reins and throw them on their butts."
"Won't they hit the tree?" Timov tried to shake the reins, and immediately asked nervously as the two draft horses moved forward.
"They are horses, not blind horses."
Wei Ran, whose tone became weaker and weaker, not only made Timov relax again with his jokes, but even Dominic, who was also nervous, couldn't help but laugh. But soon, this young man who had already experienced too many hardships
But he suddenly stopped smiling, and his little face was once again covered with sadness.
"Dominique, it's not your fault."
Wei Ran sighed, "It's not Timov's fault. We can't bring the dead back to life. What we can do is live well for them."
"But…"
"At least you survived, and at least you helped Qiqi and Mr. de Winter kill that bastard." Wei Ran continued to try to comfort him, "You don't need to blame yourself."
"I…"
Dominic wiped the corners of his eyes, only to find that the gauze wet with tears and blood had almost frozen into a cold mask.
"Timov, tell me your story."
Wei Ran tried to divert the young man's attention, "How do you know German? Are there any interesting places in Alaska?"
"My mother is Austrian," Timov said trying to make his tone more relaxed, "Have you ever heard of Saschitzburg in Austria?
"I haven't heard of it." Wei Ran looked at Dominic, "Have you heard of it?"
"heard about it"
Dominic nodded, "That's Mr. Mozart's hometown. When I was young, my father took my mother and I to attend the music festival there. My sister Sophie also went with us."
"I've actually never been there. Before joining the army, I worked as a miner with my dad."
Timov said regretfully, "Ever since I can remember, my mother has told me about the Salzburg Music Festival. No, no, no, according to my mother, it should be called the Mozart Music Festival.
But in fact, she has never participated. She grew up in a small town at the foot of the Alps and has never been to a big city, but she has always known about that music festival."
"Are you a miner?" Wei Ran asked in a daze.
"Of course, my father and I both work in the gold mines." Before Timov finished speaking, Wei Ran's vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
When he woke up again, he found himself wrapped in bandages and sitting on a stone in front of the castle church. There was a stretcher not far away.
On the other side, Timov and Dominic were busy carrying down coffins from the cargo bed of a carriage.
Directly in front of his sight, the entrance to the basement had been opened, and there was even a sizzling kerosene lamp hanging at the entrance.
"Horst, Heike, Okan, Bernd, Vanst, everyone is here."
Timov put his arm around Dominic's shoulders and asked, "Dominique, Victor, can we just put them in the basement? Do you need to..."
"No need." Dominic shook his head, "Just put them in the basement, just put them in there."
Seeing Wei Ran nodding, Timov immediately gently lifted one end of a small coffin, and Dominic, whose face was still wrapped in gauze, immediately helped and lifted the other end with great effort.
With the cooperation of these two people, a total of five coffins were sent into the basement, and then the two men blocked the hole again with broken bricks and tiles that could be seen everywhere.
After everything was done, the sweating two people sat next to Wei Ran, one on the left and the other on the right. Timov skillfully gave each of them a cigarette to light, and said in a puff of smoke,
"I found out about Mr. Letts. Two months ago, probably on the second day after I met him, he was detected by the US Army stationed nearby while trying to send a telegram via radio.
Radio signals.”
"He was caught?" Wei Ran frowned.
"Um"
Timov nodded, "After that, he was sent to a prisoner-of-war camp like most prisoners of war. Next, I plan to go to the prisoner-of-war camp to see if I can find Mr. Letts."
"I want to go with you" Dominic said subconsciously.
"No, you can't go."
Timov shook his head, "Dominic, you have more important things. You have to escort Victor back, and you also need to inform your partners that if you have a radio station, you'd better get rid of it immediately, otherwise,
I'm worried they'll be arrested too."
Hearing this, Dominic's expression changed, and after a moment of hesitation he nodded, "I'll take Victor back right now."
"Let's take a picture before that"
Timov took out a film from his pocket and handed it to Dominic, "Didn't you say you had a camera hidden here? Find it and take a photo."
"But..." Dominic pointed at his face
"What does it matter?" Timov spread his hands.
"Come with me" Dominic said, got up and ran to Sophie's room.
After the two of them worked hard to dig out the camera that had been hidden there from under the floor full of dirt, the camera and film were also handed over to Wei Ran, and the two of them carried Wei Ran outside the moat.
The location of the bridge.
“Just shoot it here!”
As Timov said, he placed the camera at the back of the carriage and turned on the time-lapse photo mode. Then he ran back as fast as he could with Dominic, supporting Wei Ran who was standing on one leg.
When Wei Ran faced the camera not far away, he suddenly remembered the picture he saw before entering this historical segment, where he took a photo with Dominic with a cloth wrapped around his face.
Yes, isn’t it Timov?
But why didn’t I remember it? Why did I only remember it now?
When he thought about this abnormal problem, his eyes subconsciously glanced at the tattoo on the tiger's mouth on his left hand. It was obvious that he had not yet suffered from Alzheimer's disease, so this could only be the fault of that shabby book.
.
Thinking back, if he had recognized Timov from the beginning...
"Victor, look at the camera!" Timov's timely reminder made Wei Ran subconsciously raise his head, and at the same time interrupted his thoughts.
"Click!" Along with the sound of the shutter that was particularly clear in my mind, a strong white light also filled the field of vision.
In a daze, Wei Ran seemed to vaguely hear Dominic murmuring "Thank you" softly, and he also felt Timov on the other side of his body seeming to press his back and push him forward slightly.
He softly sent a blessing, "Wish you good luck, friend."
