War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 110

On the second day back to Volgograd, Wei Ran got up early and laid out all the study materials Karp had given him.

Although the graduate student Culp arranged for himself was a major in history, the only thing that these textbooks have anything to do with "history" is perhaps the mild musty smell and the printing time.

As for the content inside, apart from a few professional history books that I have dabbled in in college, most of them are such as "Criminal Psychology", "Behavioral Psychology", "Principles of Blasting", "Investigation and Counter-Investigation", etc. etc., Soviet-era books that have nothing to do with historical Mao.

In these old books, which are mottled with time, the study progress and exam time are also marked with various sticky notes.Although this provides some convenience for Wei Ran's study, it is not easy to learn these boring theoretical knowledge.

What hindered Wei Ran's progress was not these incomprehensible tomes. On the afternoon of that day, aunt Zhou Shujin and Alexei each walked into the studio with a huge suitcase.

"Are you two planning to go on a long trip?" Wei Ran asked after putting away his written notes and the "Topography" which was as thick as a cigarette case.

"It's not the two of us, it's the two of you," Professor Alexey urged, "Hurry up and take your passport and go with us, or you won't be able to catch the plane if you're late."

"Where are you going?" Wei Ran didn't know, so he stood up.

“Of course go to Inta”

Zhou Shujin explained with a smile, "It's your classmate's invitation. I'm going to go there to have a look. If possible, maybe I can send some tourists there to hunt there this year."

"Jima?!" Wei Ran's eyes widened, "Why didn't I know about this?"

"He didn't tell you?" Professor Alexey waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's not too late, anyway, get your passport quickly."

"I won't go"

"Of course not"

Aunt Zhou Shujin refused without thinking, "Your uncle has no time to go to work, are you willing to let my aunt and I go to that kind of icy and snowy ghost place by ourselves?"

Wei Ran opened his mouth and shook his head helplessly, "Give me 5 minutes, I'll go get some thick clothes."

"I'll get you ready." Professor Alexy patted the handle of the suitcase, "You just need to bring your passport."

"Jima, you bastard!" Wei Ran cursed through gritted teeth, took his documents helplessly, and followed the two into the car parked at the door.

On the way to the airport, Professor Alexey kept telling Wei Ran to take good care of Zhou Shujin, while my aunt reminded Professor Alexey not to drink secretly while he was away.

As for Wei Ran, who was in charge of driving, he greeted Jima over and over again, while thinking about how to deal with him when he saw him.

If he had known this would happen earlier, he shouldn't have flown all the way back in the first place, not to mention wasting money, and even more wasting time. After all, this week seems like a lot, but in fact, half of it has passed.

Arriving at the airport at lightning speed, Professor Alexey tirelessly ordered various matters, and sent the two of them to the plane to Inta with great reluctance.

However, at the same time as the two of them disappeared at the boarding gate, this old thing immediately showed its true colors, and rushed into the supermarket in the waiting hall to buy a large bottle of gin, and after paying the bill, he unscrewed his neck and drank it Big mouthful.

"I'm sorry I lied to you"

Professor Alexey raised the wine bottle in the direction of the boarding gate, and muttered triumphantly, "So I decided to punish myself with a bottle, well, I will punish myself with a bottle today, and tomorrow if I still feel guilty Continue to punish yourself!"

Not to mention the old thing Alexei, Wei Ran took his aunt through a few hours of long flight and connecting planes. When the flight landed violently at Inta's crude airport under heavy snow, it was already the next morning .

When he took his aunt to the boarding gate, Ji Ma, who was dressed like a dog, had already waited for a long time with several companions, licking their faces.

"Jima, you bastard, don't you intend to explain?" Wei Ran asked while gritting his teeth while holding Jima's neck.

"Stop, stop!"

Ji Ma patted Wei Ran's arm, "Didn't I want to surprise you?"

"This is a shitty surprise!" Wei Ran finally saved face for Ji Ma, and let go of his hand at the right time, "You'd better give me a reasonable explanation."

"Change the place first and then explain."

Ji Ma dragged his neck and took a breath, and greeted those companions around him attentively to help them carry their suitcases, and went straight to a cafe next to the airport.

It can be seen that this time Ji Ma really prepared extra care. After taking off the heavy down jacket, this guy actually wore a slightly old suit underneath.

It wasn't until everyone sat down around the coffee table that Jima apologized again to Wei Ran frankly, and then explained, "The reason why I invited my aunt over this time is because Victor and I went to that village in Finland last time. "

"What's the relationship between these two things?" Wei Ran asked without knowing why.

"What do you think of that village in Finland?" Jima asked without beginning or end.

"How about what?"

"That place can see the aurora in winter, ski and hunt."

In Wei Ran's heart, Ji Ma, who has always been a little gangster, is extremely serious at this time, "But we can also see the aurora in winter, skiing, and hunting. And our place is definitely better than the one in Finland." The village is cheaper. If the only thing worse than Finland, we just don’t have glass roof houses.”

"There are still planes chasing the aurora," Zhou Shujin calmly reminded.

"We have planes," said Jima, pointing to the direction of the airport outside the window, "and there are two planes. Although the model is a little older, each seat is equipped with a parachute."

"What plane?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"Ann 2, and there are two of them, each of which can seat at least 10 people."

Jima said proudly, "They were originally used by the local forestry for aerial patrols. I have already negotiated with them. As long as they can bring tourists to Inta, they can take a plane to chase the aurora every night. One person only needs to spend an hour. A thousand rubles."

"This price is not expensive, how do you charge for the rest?"

Zhou Shujin asked with great interest, one thousand rubles per hour is less than 100 yuan in RMB. In other words, even if you charter a plane to fly for an hour, it is only less than 1000 yuan.

"Wolf and deer are [-] rubles a head, bears are [-] rubles, and other small animals are up to [-] rubles with unlimited bullets. In addition, there are free hunting guides and off-road vehicles. If you want to come in summer, you can also take you to dig. Mammoth"

Jima had already prepared and said, "For the rest of the food, drink and accommodation, you can go to the local hotel to negotiate, or you can go to the hotel I negotiated, the price is similar. In addition, if you live in a tent in the wild and take a sled To be charged separately."

"You're good at business"

Wei Rangao took a look at Ji Ma. He had worked part-time in his aunt's travel agency for a long time, so he naturally knew how attractive the price was.

"You don't seem to be able to make much money like this." Zhou Shujin didn't rush to make a decision, but reminded her seemingly kindly.

"I don't really intend to make money from this"

Ji Mahua pulled the back of his head and explained stupidly, "I have many relatives and friends living in Inta. I just want them to earn more money, and I will be satisfied if their life is a little better."

Wei Ran looked at Jima in surprise, "Just like when Mr. Nicholas helped you leave here?"

"I can't compare to Principal Nicholas." Jima showed a rare shy smile, "But I really want to be like Principal Nicholas."

Zhou Shujin asked again with a smile, "Jima, how do you guarantee safety?"

Jima immediately pointed to the peers sitting on both sides of him, "The beautiful girl on the left is Misha, and her father is the chief of the Inta Police Station. The handsome guy on the right is Alili, and he is the largest police officer in the neighborhood." The patrol captain of the coal mine. If necessary, he can always take at least 50 patrol members to ensure our safety all the way."

"I only have three days"

Zhou Shujin was already acting like a strong business woman at this time, "Jima, in three days, show what you just said, maybe I can consider organizing some tourists in small batches before Christmas."

"No problem!" Ji Ma happily patted his chest and assured, "You will be satisfied!"

"Where is the first stop?" Zhou Shujin asked calmly, but she was already smiling inside. If everything is as Ji Ma said, this is definitely a profitable business!

"How about hunting deer first?" Jima tapped on the glass window lightly, "They can't run fast in such heavy snow."

"Just follow your arrangement." Zhou Shujin stood up and said reservedly.

"Alili" Ji Ma winked at the burly man who followed him and stood up.

"Leave it to me!" Alili took out a walkie-talkie from his arms and shouted something, then led everyone to leave the cafe and head towards the airport.

"Ji Ma, where are you going?" Wei Ran grabbed Ji Ma and asked in a low voice a few steps behind the crowd.

"Take you to our special hunting ground." Ji Ma said triumphantly, "In short, you will know when you get there."

Under the leadership of Alili, the group re-entered the terminal hall, took a ground vehicle and stopped directly at the foot of a plane equipped with skids.

"This is our An-2 plane." Jima pointed to the side, "The one over there is also ours, and it will set off with us later."

"Take this to go hunting?" Zhou Shujin looked at the remaining Soviet flag on the nose of the plane, "When is this plane?"

"Made in 82"

Alili opened the cabin door with a bang, and personally hung the pedals on the cabin door to signal everyone to board the plane. At the same time, he did not forget to introduce, "Although they are a bit old, they are definitely the safest plane in the entire Inta."

"And it is also the most suitable aircraft for chasing the aurora," Jima chased and explained, "It flies slowly enough and is stable enough, and it can even fly backwards when necessary."

Zhou Shujin and Wei Ran looked at each other, and they got into the cabin with great interest.

I have to admit that although the plane looks a bit old, the inside is pretty clean. Not only are the seats covered with thick wolf fur, but there are also old-fashioned communication headsets and earphones with a strong Soviet flavor on them. A canvas bag containing gloves, scarf, hat etc.

Even as Jima said, under each seat, there is really a set of Soviet-era parachutes.Of course, whether this parachute can still be used now, I am afraid that we will only know when the plane has an accident in the air.

After everyone found a place to do it, Alili closed the hatch and got into the cab. Soon after, the rumbling propellers began to spin faster and faster. After a brief gliding, it flew into the sky lightly.

"It's more stable than Akim's Cyrus, and the distance of take-off seems to be much shorter." Zhou Shujin, who was wearing a communication headset, couldn't help but said, "It's just a bit noisy."

Wei Ran squeezed the microphone near his mouth, and joked with a smile, "After all, it is an air tractor, but fortunately, there are communication earphones, and the noise reduction effect is not bad."

"Jima, where are we going now?" Zhou Shujin asked while pinching the microphone.

"Let's go to the foot of the Ural Mountains, more than a hundred kilometers to the east."

Jima quickly explained, "There is an abandoned Soviet Air Force airfield there for us to land, and there are enough prey around, and there is even a place for skiing."

Afraid that Zhou Shujin would be worried about safety, Jima pointed behind him, "Another plane will go with us, and there are more than a dozen members of the coal mine patrol team, all with guns. If you can accept it, today You can also stay there at night."

Zhou Shujin looked at Wei Ran, saw that Wei Ran nodded affirmatively, and then agreed to Ji Ma's proposal.

While everyone was chatting, these two old planes, not a few years younger than Zhou Shujin, slowly flew over the large coniferous forest covered by thick snow and several abandoned coal mines mixed in it, and finally after a while of circling, they landed steadily. Landed on an abandoned runway hidden in the forest.

With a bang, the leather-wrapped cabin door was pushed open by Jima, and the people on the other plane that landed early had already hung a small pedal on the floor of the cabin door.

When Wei Ran got off the cabin with Zhou Shujin, he immediately noticed several semi-collapsed slab buildings around the runway, and a dozen Indian tents that had been set up near the forest at the end of the runway.

What surprised them even more was that beside these tents, there were actually several sleigh carts pulled by reindeer and long bonfires lit with cut open oil drums!And beside the bonfire, several sizzling deer legs and ribs have even been grilled!

"You prepared all of this?" Zhou Shujin asked in surprise, this kind of service consciousness is definitely considered good in Russia.

"Of course!"

Jima led the two into the largest tent, picked up the steaming kettle, and poured a cup of hot water for Wei Ran and Zhou Shujin in wooden cups, "It's not bright today, so we will fly the reindeer and The sleigh, tents, and all that's coming in."

Taking the wooden cup handed over by the other party, Wei Ran lowered his head and smelled it, and there was even the aroma of green tea, "You prepared this too?"

Ji Ma smiled honestly, "I bought it after searching all the Huaxia supermarkets I could find in Kazan."

"Just for your kindness, as long as there are no accidents in the next three days, I can bring a group of tourists over in a month at the earliest."

Holding a warm cup, Zhou Shujin made a promise, and then said to Wei Ran in Chinese, "Your classmate is very good at doing business. You kid should learn from him. Don't fail to learn from your uncle every day."

"How can I not learn well?"

Wei Ran muttered dumbfoundedly, and finally stopped treating Ji Ma as an unreliable little bastard in his heart. It could even be said that he had far underestimated him.

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(End of this chapter)