War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 116 The Temptation That Can't Be Refused

In the quiet studio, Wei Ran reopened the plastic box, took out the two small knives and asked again, "You're not mistaken? How come there are such things in Jewish homes?"

“This is the weird place”

Professor Alexei took out the Second Class Patriotic War Medal in the box and weighed it, "But the strangest thing is this medal. I found out its owner through the serial number on the back. It belongs to the 79th Infantry Army of the Soviet Union. Commando of the 150st Battalion, 756th Regiment, 1th Division. This medal was awarded to him in 1943.

In the Battle of Berlin, the commando named Mikhail was seriously injured when he conquered the Moltke Bridge. After the war, he was assigned to a radio factory in Belgorod as an accountant, but shortly after that, He died due to his deteriorating health. "

"So this descendant of Mikhail"

"no no no"

Professor Alexey corrected without waiting for Wei Ran to finish speaking, "This Mikhail has no descendants at all. It is the Jew from Germany. His father Mario died of organ a month ago." Exhaustion. Before his death, Mario kept chanting about Mikhail and a name called Marco, and even shouted Ulla from time to time."

"Wait, do you mean that the Jews who came to you were not Russians?" Wei Ran raised his head and asked.

"I didn't say it?"

Professor Alexy patted his forehead, "It seems that I didn't say it, but it's too late now. This Jew is a German. He runs several private hospitals in Berlin. He is a serious and rich man."

Wei Ran became more and more puzzled, "Let's put the seriousness aside, how did this person come to you?"

"Of course it was introduced by a middleman"

Professor Alexei took the topic just now as a matter of course and continued, "After Mario's death, when his son was sorting out his belongings, he found these things on the table in the safe, and used the medal to find his father Mario. Mikhail, whom Omeri kept talking about while he was still alive.

But what kind of intersection happened between his father and Mikhail is unknown, and this is what he hopes to investigate clearly. "

"How can I find out?" Wei Ran is one head and two big. It is not easy to find out the story behind it with only a broken medal without the help of a cowhide book, let alone this medal. Awarded in 43.

"How to check and put it aside"

Alexei picked up the exquisitely crafted knife mysteriously, pointed to a series of extremely imperceptible cursive engravings on the handle and said, "The most important thing is that this knife is engraved with Mario Another name, Marco, was chanted before his death, and the surname of this name was exactly the same as that of the Jew.

I feel that the Jew seems to be suspecting that his father is actually a member of the fragile youth group, and this may be what he really wants to investigate.But most importantly, he is willing to pay a price that is enough to make our heart beat. "

"What's the price for enough heartbeat?"

Wei Ran asked subconsciously, although he had managed to earn enough tuition fees for next year when he went to Finland last time, his money was still tight. Besides, it was already November, and he had to save some money before going home at the end of the year just work.

"6 million rubles"

Without waiting for Wei Ran to speak, Professor Alexey chased and added, "If you find out the relationship between his father Mario and the owner of the medal, you can get 6 million rubles in cash. Find out about his father and the owner of the medal." The relationship between the owner of the knife, Marko, can get the second 6 million rubles."

"1000 taels million rubles?!" Wei Ran suddenly stood up, this is not a small number!

"I was going to get half of it"

Professor Alexey pointed in the direction of the travel agency next door, "But your aunt said that you helped her open up a very valuable travel route, so no matter how much profit this time is, it's all yours, as long as you pay 1 million The ruble can be used as an introduction fee for the middleman.”

6 million rubles is not low, not to mention the possibility of getting two 6 million!It is even possible to learn German.If you just think about it this way, it seems that it is not a loss. As for the introduction fee of 1 million rubles, it is not too much, and it can even be said to be a super low price.

But Wei Ran couldn't ignore the remaining bullet marks on the rough knife, and the battle experience of Mikhail just described by Alexei.Because these two things corroborate each other, it is very possible to prove from the side that all the secrets happened during the Battle of Berlin, but if it is the battle of the end...
Wei Ran looked down at the various things on the table, thinking about the risks behind this matter.If, like the last battle of Suomusalmi, he can stand in a team and succeed, there is no great danger in conquering the Battle of Berlin, but there is no doubt that there is a great possibility that he will not learn German at all.

But if you accidentally stand on the side of the Germans this time, even if you can learn German, the cost and risk are too high.

Thinking of this, Wei Ran asked Professor Alexei, "Apart from these two knives and this medal, are there any other key clues?"

Professor Alexey shook his head regretfully, "If there are more clues, I will not offer such a high price."

"I want to think about it," Wei Ran said in deliberation.

"No hurry." Professor Alexis was particularly happy this time, "The other party wants to treat the results of the investigation as a Christmas present, so you still have about two months."

"Unless we can find more information about that Mikhail, we won't be able to find out anything based on this." Wei Ran gave an ambiguous answer, and he didn't want to be too confident.

"1000 taels and one million rubles can give you enough courage to face all the troubles," Professor Alexey sat aside and urged, "It's nothing more than looking through some historical files."

"If it were as simple as you said, I'm afraid you would have solved it by yourself."

Wei Ran muttered angrily, how could this old thing know, although he is [-]% sure to find the final truth by investigating these things by himself, but he is also facing [-]% danger.

Looking at the various things on half the table again, Wei Ran became more and more entangled in his heart. Can't this old thing find me some easy work?

"Victor, think about that 1000 taels million"

Professor Alexy struck each other with two small knives and made a dull voice, "This is the biggest business that this studio has taken over since its establishment. The next time I want to meet such a generous rich man, maybe I will It will be possible only after the resurrection of Stalin."

"Resurrection of Stalin?" Wei Ran looked Professor Alexei up and down, his eyes clearly pondering which correctional camp is suitable for this old thing.

But he was absolutely right. The temptation of 1000 taels and one million rubles is indeed not low, and such a big job is indeed rare.

But is it worth risking such a big risk for 1000 taels million rubles?For this question, Wei Ran did not think long before giving the answer - of course it is worth it!

(End of this chapter)