War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1098 News envelope and graduation ceremony

On the morning of the second day after a Chinese historian was attacked, to be precise, it was [-]:[-] a.m. of Huaxia capital time and [-]:[-] a.m. of Kazan time. Wei Ran also received a video call from his own mother.

And the whole night before that, he had successively received a video from his aunt Zhou Shujin, a call from Mr. Charlotte from England, Mr. Hans, the son of a fool from Germany, and even Al Gore from the United States. Greetings from friends all over the world, including Mann's son Makar, old friend Carlos, an American lawyer, and Niner, who is considered to be half a partner.

Because of all the greetings, Wei Ran had no choice but to ask to find a single ward, otherwise Greva and Pavlo, who were in the same ward, would not be able to sleep that night.

With two dark circles under his eyes, the bleary-eyed Wei Ran first explained to his own mother that there was nothing wrong with him, and then explained why he was in a bad state and looked like he hadn't woken up, but in fact he didn't sleep at all. In a few days, I found a chance to go home and let her old man see the living son with a full beard and tail, which was considered to appease the other party.

The video has just been hung up here, and the guqin master Chen Guangling, who is also a friend and teacher in China, also sent a video, saying that he just saw the news of his attack on the morning news.

Another patient explanation, he just hung up the video, Xia Shushi also lined up to send voice messages one after another.

"Alive, there's nothing wrong with it."

Wei Ran, who didn't click on these voice messages at all, directly returned a voice message to the other party, and without waiting for the other party to continue asking, he simply turned on the airplane mode of the phone and threw it on the table next to him.

This mobile phone was sent by Greva's younger brother a few hours ago, but now he would rather keep it in the basement of the library - socializing is too tiring.

At any rate, he slept for four or five hours in a daze. When it was daylight, Ji Ma also carried a large bouquet of flowers, led Maya into the ward, and threw off the quilt on Wei Ran.

"It's okay, it doesn't look like there are any missing parts."

Ji Ma nodded in satisfaction, and threw the flower in his hand onto Wei Ran's crotch, "Hurry up and go home."

"How did you come?"

Wei Ran put the bouquet he caught with his probe on the table and asked, then stretched again, then got up yawning, and turned off the airplane mode of the phone by the way.

In the series of message notifications, Wei Ran also noticed that the female translator named Wan Qiu also sent a video link via WeChat.

Before he clicked on the link, Maya said, "We received a call from Greva last night, and then asked Aliri to pick us up from Belarus by plane. The shooting there has also completely ended recently. Just in time to turn off some less important interviews."

Before she finished speaking, Ji Ma lowered her voice and asked, "Is it really not hurt?"

"No shit." Wei Ran responded in a low voice, got up and walked out while asking, "Where are you going?"

"Of course I went to my house"

Jima winked and asked, "Why do you look so weak? Did something happen with the nurse last night?"

"Are the nurses here beautiful? I didn't even notice." Wei Ran said, and looked at Maya meaningfully.

"Which nurse do you fancy again?" Maya asked Jima with a smile.

"I just came in without opening my eyes"

Ji Ma babbled nonsense, then changed the subject as he walked out and asked, "Where are Aurora and the others?"

"They are in France, and they will be back around noon today."

Wei Ran explained in a low voice, then left the ward and then the hospital, got into an inconspicuous van, and drove straight out of the city.

However, although Ji Ma said that he was going back to his home, the car drove in the direction of Hongqi Forest Farm, and along the way, several other off-road vehicles joined.

While driving, Wei Ran also clicked on the link sent by Wan Qiu, followed by a smile on his face.

In this video, there is a press conference hosted by Jia Ya herself. On the big screen beside her, the photos in the album are constantly jumping. She confirmed that what the arrogant Chinese killer said was true, and at the same time announced the network address for downloading these photos, and she also expressed generously that any anti-war and anti-French-themed exhibition and cultural activities can be accepted. Feel free to use these old photos.

When asked if the photo album could be exhibited, Jia Ya also immediately showed a few photos of her holding the photo album, saying that the photo album is currently undergoing maintenance, and invited some historical experts to find the other two in the photo album. The identity of the executioner.

In this way, Jia Ya also named the news that a certain historian was attacked last night, and expressed regret to the historian who had never met.

At the end of this press conference, Jia Ya, dressed in a formal attire, made it clear that their company is willing to spend a sum of money to invite a well-known Chinese director to shoot a movie based on that killer, and at the same time , A high reward will also be offered for the true identities of the other two executioners in the photo album.

What is quite interesting is that no matter the start-up capital she clearly promised or the reward for the identities of the other two executioners, the currency unit used is neither the US dollar nor the Philippine peso, but the currency unit that clearly wants to bring a shit-stirring stick into the water. GBP".

And the director Han Bangguo, who showed up at the end of the press conference, also said that he will open the fundraising platform in the near future, and sincerely hopes that more people will contribute to this anti-war and anti-French film.

Knowing that with the broadcast of this press conference, he was no longer in any danger, Wei Ran was also slightly relieved when he turned off the video and turned off the screen.

He is naturally not afraid of someone doing something to him, but he has to consider the people around him.

What's more, as the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. Now it is a good thing to have a tall man who can resist all the limelight.

He rushed all the way to the Hongqi Forest Farm smoothly, and from a long distance, he saw a cast iron statue at the entrance of the main building, which was exactly the same as the entrance of the library.

Under the statue, Teacher Anna, Karp, and Gorman have been waiting for a long time.

"Isn't it a bit too grand?" Wei Ran, who had already removed the gauze on the way, also opened the car door and jumped out while speaking.

"It's just a coincidence." Karp patted Wei Ran's shoulder with a smile, "You can really cause trouble."

"How can this be my fault?" Wei Ran spread his hands innocently.

"You did the street murder in Australia?" Anna asked straightforwardly.

"Isn't that the arrogant Hanbang assassin in name?"

Wei Ran responded with a hippie smile, which was equivalent to admitting the other party's guess in front of Jima and Maya.

"well done"

Karp praised him with great satisfaction, "I mean, that arrogant killer from the country with sticks did a good job."

"Don't waste time." Gorman lit a cigarette and greeted, "Victor, come with me."

"You two and Anna go to the acting classroom." Karp greeted Jima and Maya, then looked at Anna, "I'll wait for you up there."

"See you later"

After Anna finished speaking, she waved to Jima and Maya, and led them to follow Karp to the main building of the forest farm.

"Come on, we don't have much time."

Gorman urged Wei Ran and led him to the counseling center, but then opened the locked stairwell and led him to the basement.

"Greva's friends sent those three unlucky ghosts here yesterday"

Gorman led Wei Ran to the end of the basement and said, "I happened to be working overtime in the studio at the time, so I helped you heal their wounds by the way."

"Are your hands itchy?" Wei Ran asked with a smile, "Makar called me last night."

"What did he say? How is their family doing?" Gorman immediately forgot what had happened, and even stopped in his tracks.

"He saw the news that I was attacked"

Wei Ran also stopped in his tracks, declined the cigarette offered by the other party and said, "So he called me, and we had a brief chat."

Pretending to reach into his pocket and take out the lighter from Leningrad to help Gorman light the second cigarette, Wei Ran continued, "Their family is doing very well now, not only have they paid off all the bills, and Bought several surrounding farms and several high-end pickup trucks.

Now there are tourists sent by Aurora almost every month, and he also organized a cowboy hunting club with his friends, almost every week there are friends who go to his farm to play with guns and horses.

He told me that the farms of him and his friends used to be full of wild boars and hares, but now he even needs to open up a special field to breed wild boars and hares to barely meet the consumption. "

"Any more?" Gorman urged.

"Mrs Uma no longer has to work"

Wei Ran leaned against the wall and continued, "Makar redecorated her house and bought her a Ford scooter. Mrs. Uma's only job every day is to take care of little Gorman.

By the way, little Gorman is now attending a very expensive private kindergarten, and his family has obviously lived a life of the rich. "

"Go, go."

Gorman crushed the cigarette he had just smoked on the wall, and continued walking towards the end of the basement.

"Makar also said that the next Orthodox Christmas, their family is going to take Mrs. Uma to Odessa in Ukran for the holiday."

"What did you say?!" Gorman immediately turned around and looked at Wei Ran.

"They're planning to go to Odessa, Ukran, next Christmas"

Wei Ran repeated again, "Of course, I don't know where they want to go to Odessa for the holiday."

"Belyaevka." Gorman murmured subconsciously, and then took another step.

"I haven't told anyone about this except you." Wei Ran muttered to himself, and followed him into the room at the end of the basement.

In this not-so-large room, there were three iron canopy beds under the pale fluorescent tubes, and on each bed lay a person helping with bandages.On the side of the door of the room, Beria, who was frantically wagging his tail, and Mr. Gorbachev, who was smart and made his head hurt, were sitting beside them, and there were two big stick bones grinding their teeth.

Touching two different styles of dog heads, Gorman pointed to the three people on the hospital bed and said, "Two of them are fine, but the one bitten by Beria has both wrist joints bitten." After wearing it, the cartilage tissue was also damaged, and the blood loss was very serious. Although he can survive, he may be disabled in the future, and he seems to have a mental problem."

"There is a mental problem?" Wei Ran looked puzzled at the person Gorman was pointing at.

"According to two other hapless ghosts, Beria appeared to be licking the blood from his wounds before being carried out of the basement."

Gorman spread his hands, "In the dark basement, an invisible beast has been licking the blood around the wound, which is indeed enough to destroy his spirit."

"What an unlucky guy"

Wei Ran sighed hypocritically, but then changed the subject and asked, "Do I need to give Belia some deworming medicine?"

"I've already fed it"

Gorman said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Compared to deworming medicine, you'd better give this big guy a bath later."

Looking at the blood-stained hair around Beria's mouth and face, Wei Ran helplessly shook his head, "I'll give it a bath later."

He was really helpless, compared to drinking some human blood, bathing Beria was a big project for him.

There is no other reason, Beria is too big, and it obviously doesn't like bathing very much—unless Wei Ran serves it to bathe.Otherwise, even Sui Sui would bark its teeth and let out a low growl.As for the Katenka sisters or Lola and others, let alone, they couldn't even drag Beria into the bathroom.

"Now let's get down to business"

Gorman moved closer to the hospital bed, pointed at the three unlucky ghosts wearing blindfolds, and said, "According to my interrogation, they are a temporary team, and they received three deals related to you at the same time."

"Three strokes?"

Wei Ran glanced at Gorman, and then looked at the unlucky ghosts on the three hospital beds. Among the three people, two were white, and one of them was the one who was bitten and crippled by Beria.

The remaining one is Asian. What Wei Ran is particularly concerned about is that this Asian male who looks to be about 40 years old, his arms and even his fingers exposed outside the blanket are full of Japanese style. tattoos.

"The first sale was worth $20, and whoever finds and burns the album gets the money."

Gorman paused and continued, "The second business is worth 30 US dollars. Whoever finds the photo album and negatives and hands them over to the employer will get the money. There is also a third business. Whoever can kill you will be rewarded." Get $5."

"Only $[-]?" Wei Ran asked dissatisfied.

Gorman glanced at Wei Ran like an idiot, and continued, "If anyone can let you prove as a historian that the photo album is a fake at all, and it is published on the Internet, it is worth $100 million."

"Gudu" Wei Ran swallowed in response to the situation, "If I shoot myself and post it on the Internet, can I get the money?"

"You and Beria, have you and Gorbachev exchanged minds?" Gorman joked angrily.

Wei Ran didn't care about the vendors, "So these three deals come from different employers?"

"To be precise, it's different employers through different channels. Some are through the Internet, and some are through offline."

Gorman raised his finger and pointed to the unlucky ghost with the flower arm, "He was one of the deals he took offline."

"Where?" Wei Ran asked.

"Okinawa" Gorman glanced at Wei Ran, "Tell me your guess."

"Although the French executioner recorded in the photo album is still alive, as far as I know, he is not far from death. His son is dead, his property has been seized, and his congressman's grandson is also under investigation, so they Impossible to be the employer of any business."

"Continue" Gorman asked slowly.

"In the three deals, someone wants to destroy the photo album, and someone wants to get the photo album."

Wei Ran smiled, "I guess these should come from the kangaroo politicians who had close contacts with the murdered wine merchants, as well as the political enemies of these politicians."

"Any more?"

"The people who want to kill me, or want me to prove that the album is fake, are the ones who really care about the album."

Wei Ran said with almost certainty, "One million US dollars is not one million rubles. Maybe the evil deeds of the employer of this business are also recorded in that album."

"Almost as I guessed"

While Gorman was speaking, he took out a rubber glove from his pocket and handed it to Wei Ran, "Don't forget, these people are all dressed up as the killer from the country with sticks."

"The employer asked for it?" Wei Ran took the gloves and asked almost certainly while putting them on.

"A request from an employer who wants to kill you or make you prove that the album is fake"

From the plastic box under the bed, Gorman randomly took out a P22 pistol with a screwed silencer, and handed it over with hand glue wrapped around the silencer. He said gloatingly, "This outfit is worth 5 dollars. life is equivalent."

"This unlucky ghost with a flower arm took this business from Okinawa?"

"You are really my most satisfied and proud student," Gorman said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment." Wei Ran paused, and said with a sneer, "It seems that the other party is trying to confuse the public."

"maybe"

While speaking, Gorman lifted the blanket covering one of the unlucky ghosts on the hospital bed, revealing the handcuffs that bound his limbs, "What do you plan to do with these three unlucky ghosts?"

"Keep it, they are still useful."

Wei Ran looked at the pistol that Gorman handed over, changed the subject and asked, "How did they enter the country, and how did they get these weapons?"

"Including those who were killed and arrested, most of them were passengers entering the country through normal channels."

Gorman pointed to the middle-aged man with flowery arms sleeping like a dead pig on the hospital bed, "Only he and the other one were killed, and they came from Mongolia with weapons.

I mean, the two of them carry almost everyone's weapons, some of them newbies, and they're also hired by the two of them. "

"intermediary?"

"Almost." Gorman nodded with a smile, "I can make a fortune by helping to carry weapons, and I can make some extra money by calling more people."

After finishing speaking, Gorman asked again, "Where are you going to send these three bastards? Also that abandoned military base?"

"Do you have any better location recommendations?"

Wei Ran asked frankly, what he did in the abandoned military base in Inta couldn't escape the eyes of these old guys, and he didn't expect to be able to hide it from them at all.

On the contrary, letting these old guys see what he was doing would make them feel more at ease than hiding it.

"I can indeed recommend a better place." Gorman gave an answer that surprised Wei Ran.

"Where?" Wei Ran subconsciously asked.

"It is said that it is not too far from your hot spring camp"

Gorman said in a low voice as he walked out, "Mr. Nicholas asked me to recommend it to you. This time you were attacked, he was worried that you would do something impulsive, and he was also worried that you were in that abandoned military building." The children adopted by the base will attract the attention of interested people, and they are especially worried that the stick killer who is also imprisoned there will be discovered, so he found you a safer and more hidden place."

Having said that, Gorman took out a sealed kraft paper envelope from his arms and handed it to Wei Ran, "Mr. Nicholas said that the only way to go there is by plane, and the route is not easy."

"What was it used to do there?"

After Wei Ran took the envelope, he didn't rush to open it, but asked a more critical question.

"The place where Comrade Stalin secretly detained regular prisoners"

Gorman spread his hands irresponsibly, "Maybe, I guess, Mr. Nicholas said that it was abandoned before Stalin's death, if you want to do something, go there."

"You haven't been there?"

"I'm just a postman"

Gorman pointed to the envelope in Wei Ran's hand angrily, "Which postman have you ever seen open other people's letters?"

Don't blue hats do this kind of thing all the time?
Wei Ran muttered secretly in his heart, put away the envelope, followed Gorman in front, and left the basement with his dog Beria behind him.

"Remember to give Beria a good bath"

After leaving the basement, Gorman handed Wei Ran a basin of pet bathing supplies and said, "These are all for Gorbachev, remember to send them back to my office when you're done."

"Understood." Wei Ran took the washbasin and hurriedly agreed.

"At 10:30 am, go to the auditorium."

Gorman left the last sentence and a set of clean clothes and shoes, and before Wei Ran could continue to ask, he hurriedly left the building and drove the golf cart to somewhere.

Turning his head to look at the vigilant and blood-stained Beria at his feet, Wei Ran shook his head helplessly, and dragged his collar into the bathroom on the first floor.

While howling like killing a dog, Wei Ran paid a huge price with his whole body soaked in dog hair, gave Beria a good bath, and then patiently helped him dry his fluffy long hair.

When he changed into the clothes that Gorman had prepared for him and rushed to the main building with his dog Beria, he found that the place had been arranged as it was when he was expelled from Hongqi Forest Farm.

Of course, there is still a difference, at least this time Mr. Nicholas was not present, but the man dressed by Jima stood on the stage like a dog.

Looking at the audience, there are not only Karp and several teachers such as Daria, whom I haven't seen for a while, but also Maya and a group of beautiful seniors who belong to the studio.

Even Mr. Gorbachev, who looked like a bad dog with bushy eyebrows and big eyes, was wearing a black suit and vest, squatting on the chair beside Gorman.

However, compared to this grand scene, the following ceremony simply made Wei Ran feel dizzy.

"Now that everyone is here, let's not waste any more time."

While talking, Karp walked to the stage, stood beside Jima, handed over a bouquet of flowers with a smile and said, "Today is the day that Jima graduates, and it is also the day when the last student of the Red Flag Women's Defense School leaves school. Give Jima a round of applause."

"Thank you, thank you all." Ji Ma held flowers in his hand and bowed beamingly to thank all the teachers and friends on and off the stage.

The people sitting under the stage also responded with warm applause in response to the occasion.

"Well, there is no certificate of completion, no scholarship, and only Ji Ma, so there is no need to take any group photos." After Karp finished speaking, everyone in the audience also smiled kindly.

"So this is... over?" Jima asked in astonishment.

"if not?"

Karp spread his hands, "Are you still waiting for us to assign you a job, a house, and a car?"

After finishing speaking, Karp has already walked off the stage, "Okay, in order to celebrate Ji Ma's graduation, we have a half-day holiday this afternoon. I think this is the best way to celebrate."

Before he finished speaking, those seniors who hadn't even sat on their buttocks got up in a hurry, and walked out of the auditorium in groups of three or four, discussing with each other who would drive next. I drove to the city, and where I was going to go shopping. By the way, I didn't forget to say hello to Wei Ran, who hadn't seen him for a while, and also went out, and touched Beria's dog's head affectionately.

Almost in the blink of an eye, only Ji Ma, who was holding flowers in his hands and looking astonished, was left in the auditorium, and Maya, who was the only one who stayed behind, was already squealing with laughter.

(End of this chapter)