Early the next morning, Sokov ran to Vlasov to ask for leave.
"Comrade Commander," Sokov said to Vlasov: "I want to follow the patrol of the garrison headquarters and go outside for a walk in the morning. I hope you can agree."
While talking, Colonel Derr and Nikolsky were nearby.
Hearing what Sokov said, Colonel Del couldn't help but asked curiously: "Captain Sokov, you are not from the garrison headquarters, why did you go out with the patrol?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," before Sokov could answer, Vlasov explained to Colonel Del: "There are many commanders and fighters in the garrison headquarters who were once subordinates of Captain Sokov. I think he may be
I want to take advantage of the patrol opportunity to catch up with them and check if there are any changes in the city." After saying this, he turned to look at Sokov and asked politely. "Captain Sokov, am I right?
Wrong?"
"That's right, Comrade Commander, that's what I mean." Sokov said this, and secretly muttered in his heart: "The main reason is that I want to find Victoria." Since his unit is not there.
Moscow, I don’t have any business trip certificate or anything like that. If I encounter a strange patrol on the road and check his ID, I’m afraid he will be arrested as a deserter. But if he is with the patrol from the garrison headquarters, he will be arrested.
Once you set off, you don’t have to worry about this problem.
Vlasov waved his hand to Sokov and said reasonably: "Captain Sokov, we may have to stay at the garrison headquarters temporarily for the next few days. There is nothing to do anyway. If you want to patrol with the patrol, then go ahead.
."
"Thank you, Comrade Commander." Seeing that Vlasov agreed to his request, Sokov raised his hand to salute several people and then turned and left.
A few minutes later, Sokov followed the patrol led by Andre out of the garrison headquarters compound and began patrolling along the streets from west to east.
"Andrei," Sokov asked casually: "You patrol the streets every day, have you ever encountered any emergencies?"
"Sokov, I wonder what you mean by emergency?"
"For example, have you ever encountered a gangster who robbed a store or bank?"
"No. I have never encountered the situations you mentioned." Andre shook his head and said, "Our main task is to frighten the enemies who have sneaked into the city so that they do not dare to act rashly."
Sokov knew very well that at this moment, the news that Kiev was defeated and that the German army was trying every possible means to rush to Moscow had not yet been widely known, so the people in the city behaved really calmly. By mid-October, as the situation became increasingly tense,
, the city will fall into chaos, and a large number of residents will try their best to escape from the city, so that all roads leading out of the city will be blocked.
"Comrade soldier," Andre stopped another soldier who had just come out of the barber shop and said sternly: "Your ID!"
The soldier did not dare to neglect, and quickly took out his military ID card and handed it to Andre.
After Andre looked through the other party's ID, he frowned and said, "Comrade soldier, what are you doing here?"
The soldier pointed to the barber shop at the back, and then reported to Sokov: "Comrade Captain, I came here to get a haircut."
"Haircut?!" Since the man leading the patrol was Andre, he had now been promoted to sergeant. In order to maintain his prestige, Sokov ignored the soldier and allowed Andre to continue questioning the soldier.
A soldier said: "Your troops are not stationed here, so why would you travel so far to get a haircut here?"
"Comrade Sergeant," the soldier replied in a panic, "I came here to meet a friend. Who would have thought that I had come all the way here, but there was no trace of my friend. When I was about to leave, I happened to see someone here.
I went to a barber shop and got a haircut by the way."
Seeing that Andrei had been questioning him, Sokov couldn't help but curiously asked: "Andrei, why do you keep asking this soldier?"
"Sokov, you don't know." Andrei leaned closer to Sokov and said in a low voice: "The reason why I interrogated him is for two reasons: First, to prevent Germans disguised as our troops from sneaking in.
Secondly, it is to prevent deserters from appearing. After all, it is during the war, and it is possible that someone may become a deserter because of panic. "
"Oh, that's it." After Sokov figured out what was going on, he said nothing and stepped aside, letting Andrei handle the matter. After all, this was Andrei's responsibility. Although his position was higher than
He is tall, but he is not qualified to ask about this matter casually.
The soldier explained to Andre for a long time. Finally, Andre borrowed a phone from a nearby store and called the soldier's unit to ask if there was such a person and whether he had notified his superiors about his outing.
Asking for leave, etc.
After verifying the soldier's information and confirming that what he told was true, Andre returned the other party's ID and specifically warned: "Comrade soldier, let me remind you that these are extraordinary times. If you don't
It’s a very important thing, don’t just walk around casually. We are easy to talk to. If another patrol team encounters you and sees that you have crossed the area, they may directly capture you and put you in a solitary room for a few days.”
When Sokov heard what Andre said next to him, he could not help but feel chills all over his body. He thought to himself that after this time of traveling, if he had not been forcibly recruited by Andre and instead followed the fleeing people to Moscow, he might have
Will be detained by the patrol team due to identity issues.,
After letting the soldier go, the patrol continued to patrol along the street. Andrei smiled and said to Sokov: "Sokov, if you go to the intersection ahead, you might be able to see the policewoman.
Yes, I think she is interested in you."
"Maybe." Sokov replied calmly.
Seeing Sokov's cold reaction, Andre was a little surprised: "Sokov, such a beautiful policewoman, don't you like her?"
"I like it, of course I do." After answering Andre's question, Sokov took the initiative and said without waiting for the other party to ask again: "But now is the war, and you and I may go to the battlefield at any time. If I die on the battlefield,
, isn’t she going to be a widow? So it’s one thing for me to date her, but we can’t talk about marriage easily.”
"Sokov, I think your idea is wrong." Andrei shook his head and said: "There is a marriage registration office on the route we patrol. I have seen several times that there are soldiers and people in the city.
Girl, after completing the marriage registration, come out. I once asked a girl, and she said that her husband got married just a few hours after they met. Before the other party left, he handed her the allowance card and asked her to give her monthly allowance.
Receive the allowance on his behalf; if one day he dies on the battlefield, the girl can still receive her husband's pension."
What Andrei said, Sokov had witnessed with his own eyes long before the Battle of Stalingrad in his previous life. When he and Asya registered their marriage at the Stalingrad registration office, they also thought about it.
He gave Asiya his allowance card and asked her to receive her allowance. But since they were both in the same army, he gave up the idea.
At this moment, Sokov is eager to see Victoria as soon as possible and continue to study with her how to return to the future.
When he arrived at the intersection, Sokov saw a long queue of people lining up to buy bread. There were also five or six policemen standing on the roadside, maintaining order to prevent anyone from blocking the road or to prevent thieves from appearing.
You know, today's bread is obtained based on the rationing system. Once the ration card is stolen by a thief, the person who lost the ration card will have to go hungry before the next month's ration card is received.
Sokov followed the patrol a little further and saw Victoria explaining something to two police officers at the entrance of the bakery. He quickly raised his hand and said, "Hey, Victoria!"
Victoria, who was talking to the police, heard someone calling her and turned her head to look in the direction of the sound.
After seeing Sokov walking with the patrol, Victoria's face showed a smile: "Misha, you are back!"
"That's right, Vika, I'm back."
Victoria took a few steps towards Sokov and asked with concern: "When did you arrive in Moscow and why didn't you contact me immediately?"
"I arrived last night." Sokov explained to Victoria: "I heard that martial law will be enforced in Moscow at ten o'clock in the evening. If you don't have a pass and walk around the city, you will easily be arrested by the patrol.
.So I can only wait until now before coming to find you."
"Sokov," Andrei said to Sokov from the side: "Our patrol will turn around and go back if it goes one block further. If you have anything to say to the policewoman, just take the time to talk to us.
I'll call you when I pass by here later."
After the patrol went away, Sokov pulled Victoria aside and asked first: "I heard from Second Lieutenant Dennis and Sergeant Andre that you have asked them about my whereabouts many times. Is there anything urgent for you?
"
"There are no mobile phones in this era, so it's really inconvenient to keep in touch." After Victoria muttered, she went straight to the topic: "I thought of a key issue and wanted to discuss it with you. Maybe it can help us return to the future."
When Sokov heard what Victoria said, he quickly asked: "What key issue comes to mind? Please tell me quickly."
"I told you last time that there will be a movie called "We Come from the Future" in later generations." Victoria said, "Do you remember it?"
"Of course I remember." Sokov nodded and said, "The four Diggers traveled through time during the Great Patriotic War, and finally returned to modern times."
"The reason why they traveled through time was because they agreed to help an old milkman find her missing son and a silver jug that Budioni gave to her family." Victoria said carefully: "We are looking for Ba
On the way to Baharov, we accidentally traveled to this era. I think if we want to go back, we must first find Baharov. Only after the three of us gather together can we complete the mission of this time travel.
Maybe back to the future."
"But whether Baharov has traveled through time, we are still just guessing." Sokov did not deny that Victoria's statement was reasonable, but it was not easy to put it into practice, so he expressed his worries: "
Even if he traveled to this era, where is he now and what is his name?
We don’t know whether the appearance has changed. Even if we want to look for it, we can’t find it. We can’t just ask someone when we meet them: ‘Have you traveled through time?’ If you really do this, it won’t take long.
We were either sent to mental hospitals or sliced into pieces for research by scientific research institutions."
When Victoria heard these words, she couldn't help but shudder. She didn't want to be sent to a mental hospital, let alone be sectioned by a scientific research institution. So she could only ask helplessly: "Then what should we do, should we just wait like this?"
"
"Of course." Sokov nodded and said helplessly: "We don't have any clues now. Even if we want to find Baharov, we can't find him."
"You often have to go to the front line. When it comes to finding people, it's definitely not as convenient as me." Victoria said thoughtfully: "But I have never passed Baharov. I'm worried that even if he appears in front of me, I won't be able to find someone."
I can’t recognize him either.”
Victoria's words reminded Sokov that when he took Victoria to the underground of Hovlin Hospital to look for Khabarov, he actually forgot to show her Khabarov's photo. It was too late to regret now. He wanted to draw
I showed the other party a portrait of Khabarov, but then I thought about it, my painting skills are very poor, and the painting may not look like it at all. It is impossible for Victoria to find someone with such a portrait.
Thinking of this, Sokov said tactfully: "Vika, when you see young people in their twenties in the future, whether they are soldiers, policemen or civilians, as long as they are named Khabarov, you can pass them."
Words tested him.”
"Test with words?!" Victoria raised her eyebrows and asked, "How do you think I should test?"
Sokov crossed his arms over his chest and tapped a finger lightly on his arm. He was thinking about what method he should use to test whether those people named Baharov were from the future like him.
.
Seeing Sokov's action, Victoria couldn't help but laugh, and then asked: "Misha, who did you learn this action from? It seems to be pretending to be deep, which is quite bluffing."
Sokov did not speak, but continued to think. Many ideas popped up in his mind, but he denied them all, because once those questions were asked, they would not only cause confusion, but also cause unnecessary trouble.
Finally, he shook his head vigorously and said to Victoria with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, Vika, I really can't think of any questions that can be used to test those people."
Since Sokov couldn't come up with a good idea, Victoria could only think of a way. She thought for a while, and then put forward her own idea: "Misha, when we were not looking for Baharov in Hovlin Hospital,
Did you accidentally travel here? Why don't I see a man named Khabarov and ask him if he knows where Hovlin Hospital is?"
When Sokov heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he gave Victoria a thumbs-up: "Vika, you are really amazing. If it is the real Khabarov, he can guess it just by hearing the name of this place.