War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 705 All Known Clues

When Wei Ran trotted back home, Sui Sui, Maya and the others had already opened the three projects, a total of more than a dozen file bags, and put all the materials in the books into different categories.

After listening to Maya's discovery, Wei Ran also joined the ranks of looking for typos on page 52 of each book.

After a whole afternoon of busy work, everyone gradually discovered that the information hidden with misspelled words was limited to the subject of "Research on Man-made Mental Illness", and all of them appeared on page 52 of each book.

However, there are only two and a half portfolios of materials for this subject, and some of them are even less than 52 pages in length.

Even so, when they picked out all the misspelled words, marked the correct spellings one by one according to the context, and integrated the misspelled letters and the correct letters, they finally got two sentences talk.

"This is the second fortune I leave you"

Holding the manuscript paper in her hand, Sui Sui repressed her excitement and read out the first sentence, then continued after a short pause, "The second sentence is——It's too dangerous now, wait until fifteen years after my death to get it Those precious demantoids."

"Those demantoids? Those?" Maya immediately grasped the point.

"According to the few words in the subject, the person who left behind the three subjects was transferred to work in Kazan Prison in January 1952"

Wei Ran wrote down the key time information on the draft paper and said, "In the summer of his second year working in Kazan Prison, he started the research on how to artificially create mental illness. Note that the research on this topic was instructed What he carried out was not a research project that he voluntarily and independently conducted.”

Speaking of this, Wei Ran added a "+1952" to the end of "1" written on the manuscript paper, and then wrote "inspired" and the name of the related project.

Immediately afterwards, he tapped the manuscript paper and continued, "It can be seen from the last words left by this project that after working in Kazan Prison for two years, this doctor chose to terminate the project he was studying. His own life, according to his own description, this time should be in 1954."

"Before he committed suicide, he left these messages."

Sui Sui shook the manuscript paper in front of her, "The first wealth is the bullet casing on Lola's neck, and there are two gems hidden in it. The second wealth is hidden in his research project. If Lola grandfather.
Let it be him, if he finds the first fortune, he will definitely think of the pistol and bullets hidden in the Soviet Medical Encyclopedia immediately after seeing this prompt, and find two other gems from the bullet, and also There are those two negatives. "

"Lola, do you know when your grandfather was born?" Wei Ran turned his head and asked.

"Let me do the math"

Lola, who was helping the Katenka sisters to pack up the materials on the floor, took out the smartphone that Sui Sui gave her not long ago, turned on the calculator function and did a simple subtraction, and then replied, "If I'm not mistaken If so, it was in 1951, and his birthday was in October."

"October 1951"

Wei Ran wrote down a series of new dates on the manuscript paper, and at the same time did not forget to say, "At this time, the doctor who left the subject not only did not commit suicide, but was even studying how to cultivate the obedience of prisoners of war in Mine No. 52, but according to the subject The few words contained in it, this time should not be too long from the time when he received some rewards such as the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, because in January 1952, he was transferred to work in Kazan."

After a short pause, he pushed the manuscript paper up, and continued to write while saying, "Then it was the 15th year after the doctor committed suicide, which is what he said, the time when you can go to get those demantoids. The time should be around 1969."

Speaking of which, Wei Ran raised his head to look at the crowd, and finally stopped on Lola, "It was the year when your grandfather became an adult, so I have reason to guess that the person who left those three projects at the beginning was very Possibly Lola's grandfather's father."

"One participated in World War II. After the end of World War II, he was sent to work in a labor correction camp for six or seven years. Then, in 1951, he had his own son in Mine No. 52. Shortly after or before the birth of the child, he obtained labor Order of the Red Banner and 500 rubles and a pistol as a reward, and, probably for the same reason, permission to be transferred from mine 52 to work in the Kazan prison.”

Sui Sui paused, and continued to guess according to the timetable that Wei Ran had just listed, "In 1953, he was instructed by the higher-ups to start a new project research. You can tell from the thickness of the last project that he worked very hard at that time. , but also because of this, or because of the professional ethics of doctors, he feels more and more that he should not continue the research on this topic."

"So in 1954, he chose to commit suicide, and before committing suicide, he gave his three-year-old son, and of course, possibly his wife."

Wei Ran, who took over the topic, took a sip of the hawthorn leaf tea and continued, "Out of the responsibilities of the father and husband, he secretly left a fortune to his children and wife. Since we have not found the exact location of the wealth, And Lola's grandfather was only three years old at the time, so I have reason to suspect that the wife of the suicide doctor, who is Lola's grandfather's mother, probably knows where the treasure is hidden."

Sui Sui snatched back the topic and followed weaving, "Even if she didn't know, after seeing the map and the string of passwords in the two negatives, she would be able to understand where it was hidden in an instant. But it's a pity , she may not have discovered her first fortune."

Speaking of this, Sui Sui pointed to the mess that had not been cleaned up, "Otherwise, it would be impossible for these things to be forgotten in Utino's library."

"You two really know how to make up stories." Maya sighed, clutching her forehead.

"My father has a saying that is often on the lips." After Sui Sui finished speaking, she looked at Wei Ran.

"Without proven history, no matter how bold a hypothesis is, it's okay." Wei Ran spread his hands, "Unless there is a clear written record of this history objectively."

"Alright alright"

Maya spread her hands, "So we now know that someone has hidden a demantoid treasure, so how do we find it?"

"Unless Mine 52 is found"

Sui Sui said with a bitter face, in fact, not only the No. 52 mine, but also the No. 49 correctional camp mentioned in another project, she wanted to find out.However, these days, neither Wei Ran nor Anfeiya have found any relevant clues.

Wei Ran thought for a while, and continued to ask the diligent little girl, "Lola, I remember you said that when you were sorting out your grandfather's belongings, you found his certificate as a librarian in Union ?”

"Yes," Lola replied while packing up the materials, "Do you need me to show it to you?"

"You brought it?"

"Of course I brought it." Before Lola finished speaking, she got up and ran upstairs.

"Do you think she looks like the beautiful spokesperson from Cremia a few years ago?" Sui Sui asked nonchalantly.

"Who?" Wei Ran, who had been staring at the manuscript paper, looked up blankly.

"That beautiful spokeswoman for Crimea"

Sui Sui said again, "The spokesperson who was very popular a few years ago, the one with the bun face, seems to be a member of the Duma now."

"You mean Lola?" Wei Ran reacted belatedly.

"Could it be Ji Ma?" Sui Sui rolled her eyes.

"He? He looks like the microphone in front of the speaker at most." Maya next to him added a knife quietly.

Wei Ran grinned, and asked more and more puzzled, "It's true, but why did you suddenly mention this?"

Sui Sui put down the moldy old book in her hand, "I remember very clearly that when she was the most popular, she once said a word in an interview."

"What?" Maya asked curiously.

"She said beauty could save the world"

Sui Sui smiled, "It just occurred to me that when that beauty left Ukran, she brought Kremia to Russia by the way, so I couldn't help being a little curious, Lola would take it away from Uklan What, and what will it bring us."

"Although she does look somewhat similar to that beautiful spokesperson when she was young, and may even be more beautiful."

Maya first generously praised Lola's appearance, but then said the cruel reality, "But I don't think she can take away a piece of land as large as Cremea from Ukran, especially in the Wu Kelan, it’s not a good thing if she’s just beautiful, obviously, this little girl is too naive, even though her father and aunt are both gang members.”

An Feiya, who had been busy collecting information just now, also joined the topic, and the facts she said were far more bloody than what Maya just said, "As far as I know, half of Wu Kelan's GDP now depends on beauties and It was created by the wombs of beautiful women. From this point of view, the only things she can take away are her own womb and Korava's womb."

"Frankly speaking, she is lucky to have met the boss, otherwise, even if she leaves Wu Kelan, she may soon have to rely on her womb to support herself and Korava." Anfisa also added her own opinion.

"Don't say that kind of thing at home again." Sui Sui couldn't help but said with a look of rejoicing after finishing speaking, "Fortunately, none of us were born in such a country."

Maya smiled, "Speaking of which, I can't even tell whether you are Chinese or Russian."

"Legally, I am Russian." Sui Sui blinked slyly.

"Even if you are Russian, you are still a spy who broke into Russia."

Wei Ran held back his laughter and muttered to himself, he has never seen any Russian open his mouth to say "their idiot" and shut his mouth to "that idiot".

Even Professor Alexey complained when drinking with Wei Ran, saying that the first mother tongue this girl learned was Chinese with a Baiyangdian accent.

The few of them had just finished chatting, and Lola also ran down with a glasses case that looked very old, and put it on the long table indifferently, and continued to follow Anfeiya to sort out the project materials while saying, " This spectacle case was found in the safe in my grandfather's bedroom, and the bullet casing necklace you've seen is also found in the spectacle case."

"Can we open it and have a look?" Sui Sui patted Wei Ran's paw on the glasses case and asked.

"sure"

Lola showed a bright smile foolishly, neither Maya's discovery nor Wei Ran and Sui Sui's subsequent guesses were deliberately hidden from her, and she was even asked to participate in it and follow along to find clues.

But this girl was exceptionally sober, not to mention that Wei Ran gave her the first two demantoids he discovered without even thinking about it, and also provided her with a shelter and a new identity, Even Korava can go to the hospital every other day for rehab.

And aren't these what she wanted at first?So don't say that nothing substantial has been found so far, even if she found it, she has no idea of ​​keeping those treasures alone.

Of course, Wei Ran and the others didn't know what Lola was thinking, and even secretly felt that the girl was too naive to be deceived.But in fact, this sobriety is far smarter than some people in Wu Keran.

As for whether Wei Ran and others will treat her badly after discovering the so-called treasure in the future, for Lola, if she didn't think about it in the first place, there would be no loss or disappointment.

While Maya, a psychology major, was secretly analyzing Lola, Wei Ran also opened the dark blue velvet case after Sui Sui nodded.

There are not many things in this box, only a pair of myopia glasses that seem to have a high prescription, a slightly rusty key, and a certificate.

He took out this certificate and gently opened it. The photo on it was a young man who looked particularly energetic, and the name was written in the column of "Selsey Koka".Looking at the date of issuance, it was May 1972, and the corner of the certificate was stamped with the seal of the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry.

"Lola, what's your grandfather's name?" Wei Ran asked as he put the ID back into the glasses case.

"Selsey Koka"

Lola replied without thinking, "I remember my grandfather told me that he quit his job in the library and moved to my grandmother's house in Kharkov in 1982, when my father was less than ten years old. Woolen cloth."

"What else did he say?" Wei Ran asked with interest.

Lola Tanshou, "He also said that if he knew that my father and my uncle would become friends and join the gang gang together, he would rather starve to death with the whole family in Kazan. That's all, these are the two sentences he often said .”

"What about these things?" Sui Sui returned the glasses case containing various items to Lola, "Didn't your grandfather tell you about this glasses case?"

"no"

Putting the glasses case in her pocket, Lola replied, "My grandfather's safe was bought a long time ago to prevent my father from stealing his money. Although the glasses case was always in there, I never used it before he died." Never opened it."

"It seems that we have no hope of finding this treasure." Sui Sui easily chose to give up.

"It might be possible if I can find Mine No. 52." Maya also chose to give up in disguise.

"There's nothing you can do if you can't find it. Lola, Anfeya, don't pack it up yet. Go and buy some dinner. You won't cook it yourself today. Anfisa, go to the hospital to pick up Kolawa."

While talking, Wei Ran also stood up, rolled up the manuscript paper full of various clues and threw it into the burning fireplace.

"What do you want to eat?"

Lola and Anfiya asked in unison, and the former even took out a small notebook the size of a palm from his pocket.

"No pie." Sui Sui and Maya asked in unison.

"No cheese dumplings." Wei Ran also made his own request.

"It's the same as yesterday." Laura spread her hands, and put the small book that didn't write a single letter into her pocket.

"Let's eat Middle Eastern food today." Anfeya made a decision easily, and left the room with the dizzy Lola, and got into Wei Ran's armored pickup truck.

Almost on foot, Anfisa also put on her down jacket, walked out of the room, and drove the armored commercial vehicle out of the yard.

"I'll go to the construction site next door to see if there are any good dishes." Wei Ran said, followed him out of the door, and walked to the next door with the dog.

However, after entering the scope of the construction site, he didn't go to join in the fun in the big tent that was used as a kitchen. Instead, he went to the containers that were delivered at noon, and rarely lit a cigarette, while smoking one or the other. , while pondering the pros and cons.

Just now they have almost found out all the secrets hidden in those materials, but they are stuck on not knowing the exact location of Mine No. 52.

Obviously, whether you ask Nikolai or Karp about this kind of thing, there is a high probability that they will not help him find out where the No. 52 mine is, and he has to be vigilant, in case these people wait for him to ask, then Didn't he take the initiative to take the bait?
Or stay the same?
Wei Ran looked down at the tattoo on the tiger's mouth and fell into hesitation. When he just found out that he bought back those old books and found the Nagant revolver hidden in the book, he had a similar idea, but at that time except There really isn't much motivation beyond the possibility of witnessing the devils who experience potato picking at a Siberian farmhouse.

But it was different now, a secret worth hiding so carefully, a treasure worth making a suicidal man remind his wife and children to wait patiently for fifteen years before taking it out.

All of these all imply the same possibility very clearly - that treasure is definitely worth the doctor's doing!Unfortunately, Wei Ran was really short of money at this time.

Originally, the purchase of the workshop and the subsequent renovations almost emptied the family. At noon, I discussed with the contractor, Lao Li, how to stuff the five containers of old books in a reasonable way, which has already caused a negative balance in his pocket. No.

And it's almost the end of the year, who can't live a fat year?

After much deliberation, Wei Ran decided to put this matter aside for the time being.He cheekily begged for a large bowl of hot sauerkraut pork in the kitchen of the construction site, and added a large plate of sliced ​​pork head meat before turning around and walking back satisfied.

　I lost a thousand words today, sorry, time is running out, I really can't write a thousand words in the last five minutes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)