War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1105 Historian's Alibi

In the blink of an eye, at noon the next day, Wei Ran, driven by Sui Sui himself, rushed to the airport with a small amount of luggage, and followed a total of 54 tourists from all over the country, plus an interpreter, to board the airport. The Il-76 transport plane that is about to fly to Inta.

As expected, shortly after he entered the cabin, he was recognized by some domestic tourists.

In addition to being unavoidably asked about the attack more than half a month ago, these tourists who paid for their own abuse also rushed to take turns taking pictures with Wei Ran and chatty captain Dmitri before the plane took off. took a group photo.

Chatting with many compatriots all the way, when the rumbling transport plane successfully lifted into the air and gradually stabilized, Wei Ran also got up and walked into the cockpit, whispered something in Dmitry's ear, and after the other party nodded, simply He turned away from the cockpit and returned to his own seat.

In this transport plane, apart from Wei Ran himself and the various equipment made in China fixed in the middle of the cabin, the more than 50 tourists from China sitting on the bulkheads on both sides are also particularly interesting.

These contestants can be said to be male and female. The older ones may be in their 40s, and the younger ones may only look like 23 or [-] years old.But without exception, these people have a selfie stick or a mobile phone in their hands, and from time to time, they will pull Wei Ran into the mirror to take a selfie and record a small video or something.

"Can you make money back?"

After changing the seat next to him for six or seven people in a row, Wei Ran finally couldn't help asking a big brother with a southern accent his doubts.

"Why not"

The dark-skinned elder brother said with certainty, "No one sitting here is going for the bonus. Let me tell you, last time I participated in this competition, although I only lasted for a week, but in those few days The video I made not only earned back the entry fee and travel expenses, but also received outdoor advertisements for several brands."

Speaking of this, the eldest brother pointed to the canvas bag at his feet and said, "This tent that asked me to advertise has sponsored the travel expenses and registration fees for this time."

"Why is no one sponsoring me?"

Wei Ran grinned pretendingly enviously, but he knew very well that this invitational tournament organized by Sui Sui not only requires good health, but also has requirements for the number of fans of the contestants.As for the reason why Sui Sui did this, it was really Sima Zhao's heart.

"Brother, how about sister helping you?"

A young man sitting on the other side of Wei Ran, a lesbian enthusiastically grabbed the topic, "You are going to advertise this down jacket at my sister's house, and my sister will give you this number!"

In this increasingly unreasonable chat, the Il-76 transport plane also experienced more than an hour of flight, and finally landed smoothly at the private airport near the hot spring camp.

Compared to those professionals who started shooting before the plane landed smoothly, Wei Ran just casually took out two action cameras Sui Sui had prepared for him and fixed them on his shoulders and forehead respectively.

Following the crowd, they rushed to the cabin camp that had been reserved in advance. Immediately under the translation of a girl who can speak Chinese, Misha began to arrange accommodation for everyone to adapt to the environment.

After waiting for the rest of the tourists to be arranged, Misha took Wei Ran to a cabin that was far away from other tourists and closed to tourists.

However, what he didn't expect was that Ji Ma was sitting on the kang in this wooden house!
"Why are you here?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

"Of course I'm here to stand in for you."

While talking, Ji Ma poured Wei Ran a glass of vodka, "I am about the same height and build as you, so as long as I dress tighter and stay away from the camera, I will definitely not be recognized.

Of course, you can thank me well after you come back. In order to act as a stand-in for you, I turned down the shooting of two commercials. "

"Anfeya asked you to come?" Wei Ran picked up the glass and drank the vodka in one gulp.

"It's actually Teacher Anna"

Jima refilled Wei Ran's wine and said, "She asked me to tell you that she came back alive, and also asked me to tell you that Ninel is already on the way, if you need help, you can contact him at any time .”

After finishing speaking, Ji Ma picked up the cup and touched Wei Ran, drank it and continued, "Finally, she asked me to tell you that after you called yesterday, the other party contacted her, so she made these arrangements.

Finally, a digression, even I was picked up by Alili who flew overnight to Petersburg last night, and now I am living in the hospital because of appendicitis. "

Isaiah Popov?

Wei Ran muttered to himself, then saw the glass that he had just touched with Ji Ma moved to his mouth, and drank the second glass of wine.

"The next thing is my arrangement. You'd better listen to me when it comes to filming."

Jima pointed to a set of hunting clothes in cold regions placed on the edge of the Kang, "Tomorrow you will wear this suit to participate in the safety explanation course. In the morning of the day after tomorrow, tourists will take six An-2 planes to different venues. You Then we need to show them a parachute jump."

"I perform skydiving?" Wei Ran looked at the other party in surprise, this was an arrangement that Sui Sui didn't mention.

"Of course, skydiving. Many tourists who come to Inta have learned to skydive. How can you not?"

Ji Ma said as a matter of course, "All tourists will be sent to the competition venue after you land safely. Do you still remember the lake where you wanted to experience wilderness survival a few years ago?"

"Remember"

Of course Wei Ran remembered that he just got that anti-tank gun back then, and that time he went to experience wilderness survival was also for the purpose of testing that weapon.

"When the time comes you jump there"

Jima said, "It's also 20 kilometers away from the nearest other contestants, and this morning, Alili has shipped some outdoor equipment there in advance.

In the first two days, you have to do what you should do. Wait until the evening of the 12th. Alili will fly the plane from the north before dark. At that time, I will take over your work until you come back, or if you need I will save you. "

"I'm going to be touched by you all." Wei Ran raised his third glass of vodka while speaking, and took the initiative to touch Jima.

"Whatever you do, come back alive."

After Jima finished speaking, he drank the vodka in the glass in one gulp, and then looked at Wei Ran's luggage with great interest, "What outdoor equipment did you bring this time?"

"My antique shotgun and a random ax and a radio."

Wei Ran pointed to the antique gun case containing the German survival shotgun of World War II, and then pointed to his backpack, "There are also shooting equipment and satellite phones. Auror said that the rest are here."

"Why did you think of bringing a radio?" Jima asked helplessly.

"I always want Aurora to believe that I'm really here to participate in the competition, right?" Wei Ran responded naturally, "And this thing is the best alibi."

"That's right, I'll let the radio broadcast in the video all the time." Jima made a promise helplessly.

In the blink of an eye, the next morning, Wei Ran, wearing the clothes prepared by Ji Ma, followed the tourists who were eager to try and participated in the safety training for almost a whole day. tool.

Not surprisingly, the antique shotgun brought by him as a historian attracted quite a few hands-on experience photos, and at the same time, they also expressed their incomprehension and belated envy that he even brought an extra radio.

On the morning of the 10th, before the sun crossed the Ural Mountains not far away, six An-2 planes also took off one after another, took Wei Ran and many tourists into the sky, and crossed the Ural Mountains one after another.

"Everyone, fasten your seat belts!"

In the cabin of the plane where Wei Ran was, a young hunter who had already learned some Chinese reminded him over and over again on the communication channel, and at the same time carefully checked the seat belts for everyone except Wei Ran.

At the same time, Wei Ran also took the landing bag prepared by Ji Ma himself and put it on.

"Brother Wei Ran, don't you plan to jump down?" In the same cabin, a big brother who looked like he was in his early 30s asked in surprise.

"Get your cameras ready." Before Wei Ran finished his sentence, the young hunter with a seat belt around his waist opened the hatch.

Immediately, amidst the exclamations of the rest of the passengers in the cabin, a biting cold wind poured into the cabin.

Deliberately leaving more than ten seconds for the contestants to shoot, Wei Ran waited until Alili, who was in charge of the pilot, sent a reminder, then put on the goggles, waved at everyone pretending to be showy, and jumped out of the cabin .

At the same time, the tourists on the other planes were also notified through the communication headsets, and each pointed their cameras at Wei Ran.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wei Ran opened the big red parafoil early, drifted down slowly in the morning sun, and finally landed accurately on the frozen lake where he had tried the gun at the beginning. After retracting the parachute, he immediately took out the orange smoke bomb prepared by Ji Ma and opened it and threw it into the distance.

When the conspicuous orange fog filled the air, the contestants in the six An-2 planes overhead also cheered.These six planes also flew to the airstrip built near the abandoned military base.

As for Wei Ran, who had already landed, with the help of GPS, he successfully found the supplies that Ji Ma had prepared for him at the edge of the lake.

The supplies are not much, just a large piece of rubberized canvas and a bundle of rope, a cast iron stove with a chimney, and a Dutch pot with various seasonings.

In addition, there are two thick reindeer hides and a big red sleeping bag, as well as a kerosene gas lamp and only 5 liters of kerosene.

According to Misha, these things are the standard equipment for this so-called wilderness survival competition. Of course, in addition to these, each person can also receive a shotgun with only four blank ammunition as a self-defense weapon and a rescue weapon. The walkie-talkie used - even if the other contestants are less than 20 meters away, there are actually one-on-one security guards accompanying them all the way.

Looking around, Wei Ran found the supplies left over from the last time he left here.

It's a pity that after so long, the things that were wrapped in tent cloth and hung on the trees have long since been scattered all over the ground. The only thing that has been preserved intact is a cast iron stove buried in the snow and an old one. A stainless steel kettle hanging from a tree branch.

He dug out the rusty cast iron stove and threw it aside. After Wei Ran set up his shooting equipment, he first used the canvas provided by Uniform to build a not-so-big tent around the tree, and then put the rest of the Everything was arranged in the same way.

At the end, he opened the backpack he had brought down on his chest in front of the camera, took out the gun bag from it solemnly, assembled the antique shotgun, and dug out a bag of cowhide bullet belts that he claimed to have brought by cheating hung on the waist.

Then, he took out the radio and adjusted it to the Lighthouse Radio and Television Station, which can be heard almost all over Russia, and hung it on the branch of the pine tree in the middle of the simple tent, and gave a radio that was playing music. Close-up, and then point the camera at himself, pretending to say "today is the first day of the competition, I hope the music will bring me courage".

After finishing this line, he carried a shotgun and an ax, and walked towards the coniferous forest not far away under the action camera on his shoulder.

After taking several shots of cutting down the dead tree, Wei Ran turned off the action camera in the name of saving electricity, then took out the half-track motorcycle from the metal book, and dragged the hard-cut dead tree back more than 200 meters On the side of the simple tent outside.

Over the next two days, a working historian recorded a total of seven video clips of getting up in the morning to change new socks, and eight clips of the sun setting to listen to the music broadcast of Beacon Radio.

Of course, there is also the title of the sentence "Today is the X day of the competition, I hope the music will bring me courage".In the middle, he did not forget to take a shot of pretending that an animal came over in the middle of the night, and fired a warning shot in panic.Not only that, during these two days, he also "used three days" to successfully hunt a wild wolf that really appeared by accident.

And after all this busy work, it was finally time for him to do something serious.

(End of this chapter)