War Photographer's Notebook

In Kazan at the end of September, the sun was definitely not warm after sunset, which made the young man behind Anfeya want to walk faster.

It's a pity that Anfeiya, who was leading the way, didn't seem to realize that his clothes were too thin, not only walking slowly, but also asking questions one after another.

"So you're Asian?" Anfeya asked with great interest.

"Barely count"

The boy replied tremblingly and stomping his feet, "But I have never met my father. I only heard from my mother that he is from Singapore."

"Where's your mother?" Anfeiya asked with great interest.

"He died of malaria many years ago," the young man said, and sneezed again.

"Do you speak Chinese?" Anfeiya asked after her.

"Yes, ah-choo!"

The young man sniffed again, "But I can only say a few words, such as Nihao, Xiexie, goodbye, it's already very cheap."

"What's your name?" Anfeya continued to ask, "Who taught you Chinese?"

"Egger"

The young man rubbed his arms vigorously, and continued to respond in English, "Aiger Minor. I work at the pier, where there are many Chinese shops, and I have been working in those shops. These are what I learned from my colleagues."

"How old is this year?" Anfeiya asked the last and most insignificant question.

"17 years old"

"Kacha" Anfeiya opened the car door, "Go in"

Hearing this, Iger, who had been freezing for a long time, immediately got into the warm compartment with his mountaineering bag in his arms.

However, before he could breathe out because of the warm temperature in the carriage, a revolver stretched out from behind and pressed his chin.

"Who sent you here?"

Wei Ran pointed a gun at the frightened Asian young man, covered his eyes with the other hand, and asked in Russian.

"The person behind you asked, who told you to come?" After An Feiya translated in English, she helped close the car door, turned around and got into the cab.

"It's Luke! Luke asked me to come!" Iger's panicked answer was translated to Wei Ran by Anfeya.

"Isn't he dead?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

After Anfeiya finished translating, the young man immediately replied with tears and pleading, "It's because he died that I... came to Victor."

"Tell me in detail"

"Half a month ago, Luke helped me get a visa for Russia."

Iger replied with tears, "He also gave me a credit card. He said that if he had an accident, let me use that credit card to buy a plane ticket and come to Kazan to find Victor to make a deal."

"What deal?" An Feiya urged Wei Ran.

"The photo album is the negatives of a photo album!" Iger explained in a panic, "A total of 41 negatives plus a photo album, one hundred thousand dollars!"

"Did you bring the negatives and photo album?" An Feiya asked after the translation.

"I brought one of the negatives"

After saying this, the young man became more rigid, tried his best to straighten his chest, and said in a trembling tone, "If you want the rest of the negatives, you need to pay first, and then you can get the rest of the negatives and photo album.

Otherwise, even if you kill me, you don't want to get any of the remaining negatives or that photo album. "

"Where is that negative?" Wei Ran asked after Anfeiya finished translating.

"Alpenstock, take off the grip, there is a paper bag inside." Iger replied tremblingly.

Hearing this, Anfeiya directly pulled out the trekking pole inserted in the side of the mountaineering bag, and after pulling out the rubber grip with a little effort, she pulled out a small paper bag from the hollow metal tube, and poured out a negative film from it. , and then turned on the phone screen to find a white interface, put the negative on it and brought it to Wei Ran's eyes.

Although it was just a negative, he could still clearly see that it was a World War II nuclear recruiter, wielding a samurai sword and chopping off the head of a soldier with his hands tied behind his back!

"Ask him if he's hungry."

While Wei Ran was talking, he covered his face with the boy's cowboy hat, "Go to Lola's house and let him cover his eyes."

Hearing this, An Feiya immediately translated Wei Ran's words. As for Lola's home, it was naturally the dilapidated house where Lola's aunt was captured.

Now, Lola's aunt has gone to Inta's prison for the elderly, but the dilapidated house has been redecorated by Greva, and it has become a good place for Inta athletes to build entertainment and learn cultural knowledge. place.

After Anfeiya finished translating, Iger also felt that the gun barrel left his chin, but he tightly covered the cowboy hat on his face and closed his eyes at the same time.

As for Wei Ran, who was originally hiding behind the seat, he also sat down on the seat next to Iger, dialed Greva's phone number, and asked him to send some food, drink, and clothing to the house urgently. By the way, arrange a few more strong younger brothers to go there.

When the car arrived near the house surrounded by the forest, two gray vans had already parked at the door. The house was also brightly lit, and even wisps of smoke were emitting from the chimney.

Hooking Iger's shoulders and leading him into a warm room, Wei Ran winked at those gangsters who didn't know which tendon was right, and they were all wearing black masks, and waited until they all went out. Only then did I gently remove the hat that Iger had been covering his face tightly.

"Sorry, I just made a little joke with you."

Wei Ran pointed to a variety of food on the table, then patted the clothes on the sofa, and continued after Anfeiya finished translating, "Don't worry about the transaction, eat well today Fill your stomach with a meal, and then take a hot bath to rest."

After Anfeiya finished translating, Iger first glanced at Wei Ran with a gentle smile on his face, then looked at the food on the table, the clothes on the sofa, and even the hiking bag at his feet. Tears of grievance dripped down without warning.

"Eat first," Wei Ran said, and took out two wet wipes from the table and handed them to the other party.

After taking the wet wipes, he wiped his hands and tears indiscriminately, and finally blew his nose again. Then Iger threw the dirty wet wipes into the trash can, then picked up a hot double-layer burger and slammed it took a bite out of the boss.

Seeing this, Wei Ran picked up a can of Coke, opened it and handed it to the other party, and then helped him open the box containing fried chicken.

Waiting patiently for the young man to eat and drink, Wei Ran pointed to the bathroom not far away. An Feiya, who had been sitting next to Wei Ran, immediately translated the sign language into English that the young man could understand.

"thanks, thanks."

With two out-of-key Chinese sentences coming out of Iger's mouth, he picked up the set of clothes prepared for him, hiccupped and walked into the bathroom.

While the young man was taking a shower in the bathroom, Wei Ran and An Feiya swiftly checked his hiking bag inside and out.

It's not that these little K people have any special hobbies, it's just that the man named Luke died a little too strangely.

If it's just like this, it's fine, but how long has it been since?This young man named Iger came to the door like a gourd baby saving his grandfather, so he had to be more vigilant.

This means that Wei Ran is a normal person anyway. If this kid falls into the hands of that old pervert Gorman, don't even think about taking a hot bath with a full stomach. He is probably already in the torture room by now. While wailing, he recalled it over and over again from the day he remembered it.

After searching to no avail, Wei Ran and An Feiya restored the hiking bag to its original state before the sound of showering in the bathroom stopped, and the latter even unplugged an authenticator from Iger's old smartphone down.

Hurrying to leave the house before Iger came out of the bathroom, Wei Ran recruited a little bastard who was smoking at the door and said, "It's hard work for you to watch him and don't let him run away, and try to be nice to him, don't treat this guy Terrified, I'll come see him tomorrow."

"Don't worry old Mr. Victor"

The leading brother corrected Wei Ran in time, "We will treat him like a good friend."

"Go buy some wine to keep everyone warm, but keep at least two of you sober."

As Wei Ran said, he took out [-] rubles from his pocket and gave it to the other party, and then got into the carriage amidst the enthusiastic farewells of those punks.

"You are so generous"

Anfeiya laughed and joked as she started the car.

"It's very promising to work with a boss like me," Wei Ran laughed and teased himself.

"Following Sister Aurora will have a better future"

Anfeiya muttered something quietly in English, then immediately changed the subject and asked, "Do you have any speculation?"

"The most suspicious one is actually Ms. Jia Ya from the monkey country of the Philippines"

Wei Ran paused, and continued, "Whether it's Luke's death or the sudden appearance of Iger, if anyone is most likely to arrange it, it can only be Ms. Jia Ya."

"so."

"But she didn't have to do that"

Wei Ran denied his guess just before Anfeiya spoke, "Ms. Jia Ya is a smart and dangerous woman, she would not use such a clumsy method."

"Recruiter?" Anfeya came up with another guess.

"If it was them, it would be interesting."

Wei Ran glanced at the brightly lit wooden house in the rearview mirror, looked away and said, "Tomorrow, if you work hard, come over and ask about the cause and effect, and I won't come over."

"Are we going to buy that photo album?" Anfeya asked while increasing the speed of the car.

Wei Ran looked noncommittally at the receding scenery outside the window, "We'll see what happens."

Hearing this, Anfeiya nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but increased the speed and rushed back to the large yard by the Kaban Lake. By the way, she bought dinner on the way.

Seeing that Sui Sui was still working overtime in the office on the second floor of the library, Wei Ran carried the little money fan directly to the dining table as usual, and this was the end of her day's work.