War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 724 Give History Some Time

On the second night when we came to Mine No. 52, when Wei Ran and Gu Sen were about to fill their stomachs, the political commissar Krech also personally sent Wei Ran a new appointment, "Comrade Victor, starting today, you It is the acting captain of the firing squad. Comrade Baolid will become your deputy and take over the work of the deputy captain."

"Thank you for your trust." Wei Ran and Bao Lide, a bearded soldier who was following behind the political commissar, exchanged glances, and raised their hands in salute with normal expression.

"I have seen your ability today"

Commissar Krech patted Wei Ran's arm affectionately, "And this is Mikita's recommendation. I trust you, just like I trust his vision."

"Speaking of which, Comrade Commissar."

Dr. Goosen, who had been leaning against the door frame to watch the excitement just now, asked slightly dissatisfied, "Why did you send Mikita out at this time?"

"No way, our manpower is not enough."

Commissar Krech explained apologetically, "Someone must help the expedition team manage the prisoners. I originally planned to send Comrade Victor there, but Mikita thought the task was very difficult this time, so he insisted on taking him. Team over."

"Baolide, how many people did Captain Mikita take away?" Wei Ran asked in a pinch.

"Except for letting me stay to help you, he took everything else away." Baolid looked at Commissar Krech hesitantly.

Commander-in-chief?Wei Ran grinned, although he was promoted from vice-captain to captain, but there was only one person left under him?
"Don't worry, I will staff you all tomorrow morning." Political Commissar Krech patted his chest and made a promise, "I guarantee that you two have ten people available."

"Comrade Political Commissar, Captain Mikita will come back, right?" Wei Ran asked a question that almost everyone was very concerned about.

"Of course, of course he'll be back."

While speaking, Commissar Kretch had already sat on the edge of the dining table, picked up a slice of ham and threw it into his mouth like he was familiar with it, and said, "It may be more accurate to say that we went to find him."

"Are we going too?"

The bearded soldier, no, now he should be called Comrade Baolid, the deputy captain.Anyway, the bearded man asked excitedly, obviously he wanted to hang out with Mikita more than any vice-captain job.

"To tell you the truth, Mine No. 52 will stop mining soon."

Commissar Krech beckoned Wei Ran and the bearded Baolid to sit down, took the cup handed over by Dr. Goosen and touched the crowd lightly, and then continued, "I'm afraid everyone will go to the Urals next. Working in the aluminum mine on the west side of Shanxi, Mikita may have new work arrangements at that time, but he will definitely be with us."

"That's good!"

The bearded Bao Lide immediately picked up the glass with a smile on his face, raised his neck and drank all the wine in it.

Having had a few drinks with Commissar Kretch, Wei Ran, the new official, also learned new clues through insinuations. Mikita is not the only one who will go to the new mining area tomorrow. At that time, the head nurse of Pontiac will also bring Followed by two nurses as medical personnel.

However, because of Mikita's request, Zhuoya has been excluded from the list of medical staff following the past, and this also means that everyone, including the political commissar, must keep this matter a secret for the time being before departure .

Sent away the unassuming and humane political commissar Krech, and let the bearded Bao Lide temporarily take away No. 589 prisoner of war. Wei Ran followed Dr. Goosen into a single room at the end of the third floor of the hospital. dormitory.

This dormitory is not much larger than the dormitory of Wei Ran and Mikita, but the two single beds that were originally separated by the bedside table were joined together, and the position of the bedside table was changed, except for Gu Sen and his wife Sasha In addition to the group photo of the couple with Mikita and Zhuoya, there is also a photo of Gusen's wife Sasha holding a baby who seems to be crying. Even without Gusen's introduction, Wei Ran He also clearly knew that that little guy might be Selsey.

In addition to the photos, there are bookshelves stuffed against the wall, an accordion on top of the cabinet, a radio by the table, and even those potted plants growing well on the windowsill, etc.All these things imply that Dr. Goosen's spare time is far more colorful than Mikita's.

Seeing enough of the strangeness, Wei Ran and Wei Ran worked together to separate the twin beds together. Dr. Gu Sen also dug out a new quilt from the cabinet next to the wall, and even prepared a set of unused ones for the former. Toiletries and pajamas.

"Gusen, are you really planning to go back to Kazan?" Wei Ran finally couldn't help asking the question he had been wanting to ask when the other party dug out a bottle of canned fruit to entertain him.

"Why do you ask that?" Goosen asked curiously.

"Just Asking"

Wei Ran, who was busy making the bed, tried to keep his tone as normal as possible.Under the circumstances, returning to work in warm Kazan was obviously the best choice for this discerning doctor.

But he knew that after returning to Kazan, Dr. Goosen would soon be asked to conduct research on a new topic—how to artificially create mental illness.

This dangerous subject is like a Pandora's box for Goosen. After opening, the only way to close it is for Goosen to end his own life.

"Of course I'm going back"

Goosen replied with unusual affirmation, "Remember the speculation about World War III when we just had a drink?"

"Remember," Wei Ran replied without turning his head.

"If World War III is what I suspect it is, the subjects I'm working on and the ones I'm going to be working on next will involve as much knowledge as the atomic bomb."

Dr. Goosen said with a little worry, "If one day, a country like the United States first launches such an invisible war against us, if at that time we would not even be able to detect that the war has started because of the lack of relevant knowledge. , we probably don’t even know where we lost.”

Psychological warfare, public opinion warfare, and cultural warfare.
Wei Ran sighed secretly in his heart. He never expected that in the Soviet Union in this era in 1951, there would be such a foresight from a remote doctor.

Based on the historical records of later generations, Dr. Goosen's worries are by no means unfounded.Not to mention, just after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Wu Kelan's subtle brittleness in just a few decades has already confirmed Dr. Goosen's concerns.

Seeing Wei Ran's pensive look, Dr. Gusen lowered his voice and said more firmly, "The new job in Kazan can provide more data for my research, so I must go to Kazan."

"Even if you will die there?" Wei Ran asked solemnly.

"Even if you die there"

Dr. Goosen gave the answer without thinking, obviously just thinking that Wei Ran was testing his determination.

Knowing that he has no way to change history, Wei Ran can only reach out to the other party in the end, "Doctor Gu Sen, don't doubt yourself, never doubt the decision you make now, history will prove who is right and who is wrong , what we need to do is just give history some time."

(End of this chapter)