War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 670 The Last Desperate Listener
In the night, cold wind and snow once again shrouded the abandoned mine.In the workshop where the bonfire was still burning, the four of Gennady, who had had enough to eat, drink and play, had already got into the warm living cabin and fell asleep with their heads covered.

The loudspeaker of the broadcasting station also quieted down before the wind started to blow. Even Wei Ran, who was hiding in the driver's cab of the transport vehicle, had fallen asleep by the warm stove.

But in this cold storm, the iron door of the workshop, which was originally tightly bound by chains, was opened by Apoli from the outside.

Suddenly, the strong wind mixed with snowflakes rushed into the workshop. The bonfire that was burning slowly in the iron barrel was also swayed by the strong wind, and on the messy dining table, the cards that hadn't had time to clean up were flying like snowflakes It's all over the place.

By the way, a wine bottle fell off the table with a clang and hit the chair, and then hit the solid ice on the ground.At the same time that Apoli closed the iron door of the workshop, Wei Ran was awakened by the sound of the wine bottle falling to the ground.

However, he wisely didn't get up, but continued to maintain a slow breathing rate, and even snored deliberately.

After a while, Wei Ran felt that someone had opened a certain metal cover connected to the car body from the slight movement.After a while, he heard a light creak and some movement of heavy objects rubbing against each other.

Still not getting up, Wei Ran breathed slowly and steadily as usual, mixed with intermittent grunting from time to time.

Outside the cab, Apoli stared at Wei Ran through the car window for a long time, and finally stepped on the ground again, picked up the wooden box containing the spy radio, and left the workshop hiding from the light of the bonfire.

Waiting until the chill blowing into the workshop disappeared, Wei Ran put the old-fashioned razor in his hand back into his cuffs, carefully opened his eyes and looked at the windows on three sides and the skylight above his head.Then turned over and observed the surrounding situation through the rearview mirror.

It took a full half an hour until he was sure that there was nothing abnormal around him, then he yawned and got up, opened the door and jumped out of the warm cab, chose a position where he could see the front and rear of the car at a glance, facing Pissed in the corner of the wall.

Taking advantage of turning around and walking back, Wei Ran quickly observed the surroundings and the situation outside the workshop. Wei Ran climbed back into the driver's cab and lay down again, but he no longer felt sleepy at all.

After tossing and turning until the next morning, the loudspeaker of the radio station played music again almost at the same time as the alarm clock in the living cabin rang.

When everyone got up and started to wash, Dr. Murat asked vaguely while brushing his teeth, "One of our driver comrades has become a chef, and the other one has become an announcer?"

"I do have plans to be a broadcaster"

Apoli had already walked into the workshop while speaking, and said loudly without waiting for Murat to respond, "But it's not here, at least it has to be Moscow."

"I can't help you with this matter," Pavel said, spreading his hands. "The most we can do is arrange for you and your wife to work together as a cleaner."

"I'm just kidding." Apoli waved his hand, "However, I plan to stay here for the next three or four days."

"Why?" Taras was the first to ask.

"I'm going to fix that radio system"

Apoli said apologetically, "I only need three days. After three days, you will send back the collected samples, and I will come back again."

"Apolly, we have no objection to this matter."

Murat paused at this point, raised his finger to Wei Ran and said, "It's mainly Victor, you have to ask for his consent."

"I have no objection either." Wei Ran said cheerfully, "If you fix the radio, remember to contact us. In four days, we shouldn't be too far away."

"If it can be repaired, I will definitely contact you." Apoli vowed to make a promise.

"Stay safe here by yourself"

Dr. Pavel said with concern, "Of course, we must also be optimistic about our supplies. This is the key to whether we can complete the sampling task."

"Don't worry." Apoli patted his chest again.

"In this case, you will take a group photo with us later." Murat made a new request.

In this regard, Apolly will naturally not have any opinions.So not long after breakfast, everyone gathered next to the bulldozer holding the bucket, and Apoli took a group photo for everyone.

After the meal was eaten and the group photo was taken, everyone stopped wasting time and urged Wei Ran to start the transport vehicle, and drove out of the workshop to the first sampling point.

Looking at the abandoned mine that gradually became smaller in the rearview mirror and finally completely blocked by the wind and snow, Wei Ran, who was driving alone, also began to ponder Apoli's intentions in doing so.Immediately afterwards, he remembered the abnormal noise that woke him up last night.

That movement must have been Apollo, he must have taken something from the car.

Wei Ran frowned and thought to himself, he has cleaned all the space in the car that can be cleaned, logically speaking
and many more!

Wei Ran glanced at the tool shed next to the fuel tank through the rearview mirror. He had cleaned it before, but he didn't find anything abnormal. But when he cleaned the tool shed, it was always when Apoly went hunting. , could it be
Thinking of this, he immediately stepped on the accelerator to increase the speed of the car, and rushed to the first sampling point planned on the map at the fastest speed.

Helping Agwan and others carry the equipment down and set up the tent as quickly as possible, Wei Ran patiently waited until they started to work, and then went around to the side of the car body and opened the tool compartment.

There is no special arrangement inside, except for two stacked metal tool boxes, there is also a fire ax and two large jacks, and the six sides including the hidden cover are fixed with rivets There are two finger-thick rubber pads, and there is even a small light protected by a metal grille and an old-fashioned switch at the top.

But gradually, Wei Ran realized something was wrong. Although there were neither too many nor too few things inside, there was quite a large space in the tool storage. The size of this space was even enough to hold an ammunition box.

At the same time he was meeting the big open tool warehouse, he was in the radio station of the abandoned mine less than ten kilometers away.

At this time, Apoli also set up the spy radio station again. Like last night, he continued to guard the warm stove, patiently waiting for any sporadic signals to come from the agreed frequency—even if it was not the agreed communication time at all. .

"Bang!"

Without warning, Apoli smashed the wine bottle in his hand on the old radio equipment that could not be repaired because of the lack of necessary parts. The splashed wine and broken glass were not too big. Flowers exploded in the radio station.

In the brilliance of the fire reflected by the wine and the broken glass, Apolly's face was already full of despair.

"pat"

Apoli reached out and pressed the radio on the table, and then inserted a tape into it. After a while, loudspeakers of all sizes inside and outside the building began to play sonorous and powerful songs of the Soviet Union, but this time, This song echoed in the abandoned mine, but only the last desperate listener was left.

(End of this chapter)