War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 676 The work left by the martyrs
On December 1991, 12, the wind and snow were still bitter, and the old-fashioned radio moved from the radio station was still broadcasting live intermittently. The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announced the cessation of the existence of the Soviet Union.

On the table not far away, Taras refused everyone's help, and carefully helped his teacher Dr. Murat remove the revolver that was frozen with his lips, and wiped it gently with a clean towel Dropped the remaining blood from the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, Wei Ran also found a piece of manuscript paper under the radio by the table.On this manuscript paper, there is only a short sentence written in messy handwriting: "I am a Soviet citizen, so put me in the auditorium of the Soviet Union."

Silently, he handed the manuscript to Apolly, who looked at it, and then handed it to Taras who was sitting in a daze on the chair.

"boom!"

Without warning, Ratas picked up his teacher's suicide pistol and pulled the trigger on the radio, which was still broadcasting the news.

After the gunshots, the living cabin filled with the smell of gunpowder fell into complete silence.Taras threw the pistol on the table with a clang, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and cursed vaguely.

"It's time to make a decision"

Apolly walked to the table calmly, kept the revolver less than ten centimeters away from his right hand and said, "Comrades, let's make a decision now, should we stay or wait for the blizzard to end?" Then leave immediately, we can't have any more accidents."

"I'm leaving," Sharip said, weeping. "I'm going home. I'm going home now."

"I want to leave too." Gennady lowered his head and said, "There's nothing we can do, so let's leave."

"I want to stay"

Agwan, who seldom speaks these days, said firmly, "We still have work to do, Taras, what about you? You will stay too, right?"

Taras nodded after a moment of silence, "Indeed, we still have work to do."

"What else do we have to do?! Collect core samples?!"

Gennady's emotions suddenly exploded, and he asked hoarsely, "Didn't you hear the broadcast? The Soviet Union is gone! Pavel and Dr. Murat are also gone! Are we staying in this ghost place waiting to die? "

"It won't be too long," Agwan said calmly, "It won't be too long after the blizzard is over."

"Yes, it won't take too long." Taras said apologetically, "We just need to."

"Just what?"

Gennady, who was almost collapsed, interrupted what Talas had just said, "Wait for us to collect enough samples and send them back to the base camp? And then? Wait for the Soviet Union to give us bonuses? I have already said, The Soviet Union is gone, are you idiots?!"

"To shut up!"

The bald-headed Agwan grabbed Gennady by the neck, "I told you, we still have work to do!"

"Agwan, let him go." Latas said wearily, "We do have some final work to do, so we won't waste too much time."

"Taras, what is the job?" Shalip asked cautiously, "I can help you, what do I need?"

"Nothing." Taras waved his hand, "We won't waste too much time, I promise."

"What is nothing?"

Gennady, who was still being held by the neck, asked angrily, "Since September 9st, Sharip and I have come to this ghost place with everyone. The two of us are doing the hardest sampling work, but we Don't know anything. Taras, are Sharip and I researchers of the Tinder project or slaves doing hard work?"

"What stupid things are you talking about?" Angry Agwan almost grabbed Gennady by the neck and lifted him up.

"Agwan show them, if... if they want, let them sign too."

After finishing speaking, Taras hugged Dr. Murat with great difficulty, staggered towards the direction of the hatch, and at the same time asked helplessly, "Victor, Apoli, can you open the hatch of the cargo compartment for me?" ? I want to put Mr. Murat and Mr. Pavel together."

"I'll go"

Wei Ran winked at Apoli, and waited until the other party separated Agwan and Gennady who were about to fight, then helped to open the hatch and led Talas to the cargo compartment.

When he opened the door of the cargo hold, the roar of the generator immediately drowned out the sound of the wind outside. At the same time, he also noticed that the snowflakes that drifted into the cargo hold from the ventilation window next to the generator also covered Pavel. A face that has long been frozen.

Sighing secretly, Wei Ran helped Talas to bring Murat's body into the cargo hold, then took off his gloves and swept off the snow covered on Pavel's body.

"Before the blizzard, he promised me that he would not commit suicide like Dr. Pavel."

Taras gently covered Dr. Murat's body with the blanket he brought, and said in a crying voice, "He also promised me that if the Tinder project cannot continue, he will go to Moscow with me to find a way."

Hearing this, Wei Ran, who was about to leave the cargo hold, had to stop, close the cargo door, and listen quietly amidst the noise of the generator.

"I even thought about who to ask for help when I got back to Moscow. But what about him?"

"Different"

Wei Ran, who didn't want to say anything at first, couldn't help but finally said, "Taras, Dr. Murat's suicide is different from Pavel's Dr. suicide."

"What's the difference?" Talas subconsciously looked at Wei Ran, who was shrouded in dim light.

"Pavel committed suicide because he had no hope for the Tinder project. He knew that he would never see Tinder sent to Mars in his life. But Dr. Murat, because of the collapse of the Soviet Union, he is a great martyr By."

Wei Ran turned around and looked at the bewildered Latas, "He already knew that the Tinder project would be suspended, and he had already accepted the result. But he couldn't accept the disintegration of the Soviet Union, so even if you can send Tinder to Going to any planet has no meaning for Dr. Murat."

After finishing speaking, Wei Ran opened the hatch of the cargo hold, and jumped down against the wind and snow.In the cargo hold, Taras hugged Dr. Murat for the last time, wiped away his tears, put on goggles, and stumbled out of the cargo hold.

When the two of them came back, Agwan took out the two thin pages of documents from the locked iron cabinet and threw them on the table, "If you agree to help, please sign your names."

Hearing that, Gennady and Apoli moved to the table almost in no particular order, followed by Sharip and the pretending Wei Ran.

"That safe holds all the original data of the Tinder project?!"

Gennady asked incredulously, but Apoli didn't seem to be surprised by this, but just looked at Talas and Agwan.

The two nodded, "It's all in the safe."

"Then what is the purpose of our sampling in the past few months? Is it just a cover?" Shalip asked disappointedly.

"of course not"

Taras retorted subconsciously, "Mr. Barsukov is still leading the team to continue the follow-up research in Irkutsk. The samples we collected will also be sent to his laboratory to provide important data."

"In April next year, the space environment survival experiment will indeed be carried out." Agwan paused, "At least that's the original plan."

"Then these" Apoli pointed to the safe.

"After the August 819th incident, Mr. Barsukov worried that someone would steal Soviet property. In fact, someone tried to sell ongoing or even completed scientific research projects."

Taras said sadly, "So he entrusted Dr. Murat and Dr. Pavel to send the original data to this abandoned mine for preservation, and he only left backup data that can be destroyed at any time.

As for the subsequent data, without the original data and theoretical support, even if it was stolen, it would not be of much value.In this way, at least there is a chance to keep this state-owned property for the Soviet Union. In the future, there may be a chance to restart the Tinder project. "

"So that's how it is." Apoli subconsciously muttered such an exclamation, but Wei Ran, who was standing beside him, realized something.

"So if you plan to complete this work together, sign it." Agwan took out a pen from his pocket and put it on the document while speaking.

"Aren't you worried that we will leak the news?" At the same time as Apoli asked, he had already picked up his pen and signed his name in the blank space of the document.

"There's nothing to worry about," Talas responded noncommittally, but did not explain in detail.

"I'd like to stay and help," Sharipe was the second to sign his name.

"I, I would too," Gennady was the third to sign his name.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Wei Ran happily took the pen and wrote his name.

"Since everyone has no opinion"

Taras said that he and Agwan looked at each other, and then said, "After the blizzard is over, we will find a good location for these materials, and then bury Murat and Dr. Pavel. After all the time is over, we will go back."

"Taras"

Gennady asked tentatively, "We...can we see those documents in the safe? We just"

"I'm not interested," Apoli was the first to say.

"I'm not interested either," Shalip said secondly, "Of course, if there is a chance to restart the Tinder project in the future, I hope to have the opportunity to become a researcher of this project, and then I will take a closer look at the information without missing a single letter." .”

"I'm not interested either"

Wei Ran spread his hands, "I'm just a transporter driver, even if you show me, I'm afraid I can't understand it."

"Dangdang I didn't say"

Gennady scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and without waiting for Talas or Agwan to say anything, he changed the subject and asked, "Where are you going to hide those materials?"

"In the mine." Agwan said with a sigh, "That's the location that Teacher Pavel and Teacher Murat set up when they came here last time."

"Will no one among us commit suicide again?" Shalip asked abruptly, "We can go back after hiding those materials, right?"

"right"

Taras replied vigorously, "When the blizzard stops and we have hidden the materials, we will go back immediately."

(End of this chapter)