War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 728 Decryption Number
"Captain Victor,"

Bao Lide had to interrupt Wei Ran's unfinished sentence, "No one in us can speak Japanese, if Zhuo Ya is not here"

"Comrade Paulide"

Wei Ran patted the other party's shoulder, and said solemnly, "Zhuo Ya didn't come because she had a job to do, and there is nothing wrong with us not knowing Japanese, the only one to blame is those prisoners who don't know Russian.

So let's torture normally, and let everyone use their brains by the way, if anyone can ask any valuable clues, he can have half a day off tomorrow, and the wolf leather holster you made can also be given to him in advance as a reward. "

"I understand!" Baolid raised his hand and said loudly.

Not bothering whether the other party really understood or pretended to understand, Wei Ran walked to another shack, pulled a low table as a stool and sat down, looking at the prisoners who were still tied to the pillars with great interest.

The number on the chest of this prisoner of war is 586, which is only three numbers away from the prisoner taken away by Mikita, which makes Wei Ran doubt the relationship between the two.

It's a pity that Zhuo Ya is not here at all at this time, and the communication between him and the prisoner of war is a problem, so even if he wants to ask something, he can only temporarily put it aside.

On the other hand, the prisoner who was stared at by Wei Ran felt uncomfortable all over. At this moment, he was expecting Wei Ran to ask something, but also feared that Wei Ran would torture himself in order to find out what he wanted.

From the morning to the afternoon, Wei Ran, who had never done anything again, finally left the shack with the whip in his hand, followed Bao Lide back to the dormitory, and entered the lively cafeteria.

"Captain Victor, we found a barely valuable clue in the afternoon." Baolid waited for the two to sit down, took out the hip flask and took a sip before speaking.

"What clue?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"We recruited an extra Russian-speaking prisoner of war as an interpreter"

Bao Lide explained with a smile, "One of the prisoners told us after being whipped a few times that the prisoner taken away by Mikita had a younger brother."

"Another younger brother?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, the one that was taken away is called Xishan Dream, and it seems to be pronounced that way."

Baolid took out a red plastic leather notebook from his pocket, then licked his fingers and opened the notebook, pointing to the pronunciation written in Cyrillic letters on it and said, "His younger brother is called Nishiyama Nobita, it is said that he used to Also works at mine 52, but disappeared after the tunnel collapse a few months ago."

"wait first"

Wei Ran put down the pie he just poked, "Baolide, where did you catch the prisoner in the other shack?"

"in the mine"

Baolid replied without thinking, "After you asked me to take prisoner No. 589 from Doctor Goosen's office last night, Captain Mikita sent someone to inform me to catch it in the No. 1 mine."

"Did Mikita notify you?" Seeing the other party nodding, Wei Ran asked rather inquisitively, "How did he notify you? Tell me more in detail."

"Captain Mikita gave me a note and told me to follow the route written on the note to arrest people."

Having said that, Bao Lide flipped through the book in his hand, took out a note that was only the size of a playing card, and handed it to Wei Ran.

After receiving the note, Wei Ran's heart trembled when he saw the numbers on it. On this note, there was only a combination of letters and numbers - Fe52-1-3-16 - 586
"Only by this number?"

"Of course, this is the method invented by Mikita's sister. I remember that you and Dr. Goosen were not here yet."

Baolide took the note from Wei Ran’s hand and spread it on the table, pointed to the serial number on the note with his finger and explained, “The two letters at the beginning represent iron, 52 represents mine No. 52, and the number 1 represents The No. 1 mine, 3 represents the No. 3 platform of the monkey car, and the 16 behind represents the No. 6 mine road at the first station. 586 is the number of the prisoner of war. Combined with the initial letter, we only need to be on No. 6 Just look for POW No. 586 among the POWs who are mining magnetite in the mine.”

"No, no, you misunderstood me."

Wei Ran, who was listening carefully last second, immediately turned his face away after the other party finished speaking, "Baolide, you misunderstood me, of course I know all this. What I want to say is, those of us New team members, how many of them have gone down the mine? Can they find the corresponding position through these numbers, the point is, can they walk out of the mine smoothly. "

"This is indeed a problem." The bearded deputy captain Bao Lide immediately frowned.

"Organize them to go to the mine tomorrow morning to get acquainted with each other," Wei Ran said, "You take them down personally, at least take them around, to get familiar with this numbering system."

"What about those prisoners of war?" Baolid asked in a low voice.

While speaking, Wei Ran also took out his own portable flagon, touched the opponent and said, "In the afternoon, give each of our team members a group number, and let them escort a prisoner of war alone to the five mines. Go to the cave to find the corresponding location, put the prisoners of war there, and when they come back, exchange numbers and let them bring the prisoners of war out again.

Whether it is the first time or the second time, the person who comes back the slowest invites everyone to drink. If it is the same person twice, he will be taken to the firing squad.This is also for their own good, lest one day they will be trapped inside and cannot get out. "

Before the words fell, Wei Ran had already moved close to Bao Lide's ear, and said in a low voice, "

When the time comes, you will personally take prisoner No. 586 with me, and find a way to get some mine explosives and delayed detonation devices by the way. "

"Understood!" Baolid also lowered his voice and gave an affirmative response.

"cheers!"

Wei Ran smiled and raised the jug to touch the other party again, and said in a normal voice, "When I come back tomorrow, I really want to learn how to use a whip with you."

Bringing the topic to the whip, this simple and honest bearded man also became much more talkative.After eating dinner while chatting with him, Wei Ran went back to the room and locked the door directly.

The conversation with Bao Lide just now at dinner can be very fruitful. In addition to deciphering the code found on the negative of the photo before entering this historical segment, he also made a bold guess.

Now, he has reason to suspect that the weapons that appeared in the prisoner's hut, including the prisoner who made the weapon and jumped out to admit it, and then was taken away by Mikita, all of these are probably caused by Mikita in advance. Arranged!

Even, as discussed at the dinner table, the younger brother of prisoner 589 who disappeared due to a mining accident not long ago may have been hidden by Mikita!That being the case, the mine disaster not long ago was also Mikita's handwriting?

When the speculation came to this point, Wei Ran also had some understanding. He was sure that all the arrangements were for the purpose of hiding those gems that could not be taken away in a logical manner.

"Mikita's brain is fine"

Wei Ran muttered to himself, then followed his memory and recalled the group number Cr52-4-7-24 found on the film before entering this period of history.

"Cr stands for chromium, no, no, no, it should represent demantoid. In other words, demantoid is hidden in the No. 52 mine of Mine No. 4. The fourth mine road at the second station. It should be like this.”

Wei Ran silently read the deciphered route in his heart and kept it firmly in his heart, then he hid the kettle with gemstones in it, took the toiletries and walked to the bathroom on the first floor.

Having nothing to say all night, without Mikita's snoring, Wei Ran, who slept alone in a dormitory, was able to have an excellent sleep quality, and when he was woken up by the alarm clock, he was much more energetic than before.

After getting dressed carefully, he checked the ammunition of the revolver in his hand.Only then did he hang the water bottle containing the extra discovery on his waist, then took out the metal lunch box, and stuffed it into the pocket of the woolen coat.

Greeting all the way into the dormitory on the first floor, the members of the firing squad headed by Bao Lide had already filled the three adjacent tables, leaving only one vacant seat for Wei Ran.

"The content of today's assessment has just been made very clear."

After Bao Lide waited for Wei Ran to sit down, he continued, "The method was proposed by Captain Victor. According to the prior agreement, the last person to come back both times will be kicked out of the execution squad. Do you have any opinions?"

"No comment!" A member of the firing squad with a wolfskin holster on his waist was the first to respond. Obviously, he was the one who asked the key clue yesterday.

"Since you have no objections, let's eat quickly"

Wei Ran smiled and said, "After eating, Captain Baolide will take everyone to the mine to get familiar with it. In the afternoon, it's up to you to act alone. In addition, if two The same guy was the first to come back every time, and I lent him my camera for a week and provided a roll of film."

Hearing that there was an extra lottery, the members of these firing squads responded immediately, so much so that they even speeded up eating a lot.

After finishing the breakfast in a hurry, Bao Lide handed an unremarkable canvas bag to Wei Ran, and then led the members of the firing squad through the prisoners queuing up for food, and walked towards the mine excitedly.

Taking the canvas bag and slung it over his shoulder, Wei Ran packed in the meals specially packed from the cafeteria, and finally came to the shack where only prisoner No. 586 was kept.

Personally adding firewood to the fireplace not far away, Wei Ran untied the rope held by the prisoner of war, and then put the breakfast he brought on the table and cupped his hands towards him.

Seeing this, the prisoner of war flexed his wrist, then immediately grabbed two slices of bread and a few slices of ham and stuffed them into his mouth.

Looking at the wolf-fed prisoner No. 586 as if watching a dead person, Wei Ran gently squeezed the mining explosives packed in a canvas bag, and the expression on his face became more and more expectant.

(End of this chapter)