War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 784
On the second day after returning to Kazan, Wei Ran also resumed his usual regular life. In the morning, just after dawn, he took his energetic dog and started his morning jog around the frozen Kaban Lake.

Less than half an hour later, Sui Sui, who was sleeping, and Lola, who was also dreaming, were also woken up by the Katenka sisters by lifting the quilt, and they were forced to go downstairs. Restarting had stalled for a while. Morning exercises for the holidays.

When Wei Ran came back from jogging with his puffing dog Beria, Sui Sui, who was doing aerobics, immediately pointed to the long table next to him, "The scumbag called you just now."

"So early?" Wei Ran looked up at the quartz clock hanging on the wall, it was not yet eight o'clock in the morning.

"It's really early, so let's get up at eight o'clock tomorrow, no! Nine o'clock, can we get up at nine o'clock?" Sui Sui asked with a sad face.

"Boss, it's easy to lose sleep at night when you wake up so late, and your skin will get worse if you do this for a long time." Anfeya, who was helping Lola take breakfast out of the kitchen, reminded.

"And I'll gain weight." Anfisa who followed behind also added a knife.

"When I didn't say anything" Sui Sui resigned to her fate and collapsed on the sofa again, letting the two overly energetic big-eared foxes happily jump around her body.

Seeing that he didn't need to answer this question, Wei Ran called Ji Ma.

"Victor! My best friend like a brother, Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! You must miss me, right?!"

As soon as the phone was connected, before Wei Ran had time to speak, Ji Ma on the other end uttered a lot of insincere and nutritious nonsense with enthusiasm and cadence.

"speak English"

Wei Ran replied angrily, this guy hasn't contacted him since he came back from Mine No. 52, and the call at this time is definitely not to make up for the blessings that were half a month late.

"Oh~! My friend, did I interrupt your good business?" Jima on the other end of the phone was still trying to wear down Wei Ran's patience.

"There are still 5 seconds before I hang up the phone." Wei Ran was too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party, and started counting down directly after finishing speaking.

"Don't hang up yet, I have business with you." Jima finally corrected his attitude, "Victor, we need your help."

"You made Maya's belly bigger?" Wei Ran asked subconsciously.

"What? Sister Maya has Jima's child?"

Sui Sui, who was still trying to get back to sleep just a second ago, sat up straight with a carp, knelt on the sofa with her hands on the backrest and asked excitedly, "How many months?"

"How could there be such a hiss—oh—let go, Maya, let go!"

Jima let out a scream before finishing a sentence, followed by Maya's gnashing of teeth, "Bastard Victor! You'd better think clearly before speaking!"

"Okay, sorry Maya."

Wei Ran apologized without sincerity, and when Jima's voice came from the other end of the phone, he immediately lowered his voice and asked, "Jima, what's going on? Maya made your belly bigger?"

"How is it possible! How could I have that function?"

Jima apologized to Maya, who was staring with her hips crossed, and explained quickly, "That's right, after the New Year, I will send Maya home, and then we are going to go to Turkmenistan, especially to take a look at the The gate of hell, Turkmenistan, you must know it? The Central Asian country that blocked the gate."

"I know, so you are in Turkmenistan now?" Wei Ran asked unclearly.

"Actually we are still in Hasa"

Jima said helplessly, "Maya's two brothers are injured and need to be taken care of. In addition, Maya also wants to invite you to come over to play, and see if you can help her brother and father, oh, and her animals. "

"Animals in her family?" Wei Ran didn't understand, so he repeated the key words the other party just mentioned.

"Anyway, if you have time, come here as soon as possible." Jima said ambiguously, "Remember to bring Aurora here, this matter may need her help even more."

Wei Ran looked up at Sui Sui, "You don't have any plans recently, do you?"

“I have nothing to do except go home for the Spring Festival”

Sui Sui replied cheerfully, even with strong excitement in her tone, for her, being able to go out and play was much better than staying at home.

"Where are we flying?" Wei Ran asked Jima on the other end of the phone in a more cheerful tone.

"Uralsk, you will see me when you arrive at the airport." Jima reported a place name that Wei Ran was extremely familiar with.

Of course, Wei Ran is familiar with this place. The teachers of Hongqi Forest Farm arranged an assessment for him here, and secretly assisted the local anti-poaching organization to catch a group of poachers, drug addicts and wanted criminals.

After making an appointment with Jima to buy a plane ticket, Wei Ran just hung up the phone, and Anfisa, holding a tablet in his hand, immediately said, "The fastest flight to Uralsk is at [-] o'clock this afternoon."

"Don't be in such a hurry, is there a flight tomorrow?" Wei Ran put away his phone and asked.

"There is also a trip tomorrow afternoon." Anfisa asked after responding, "Do I need to buy a ticket now?"

"wait a minute"

Sui Sui stopped Anfisa, sat opposite Wei Ran and asked, "When do you plan to open the library?"

"Anytime is fine," Wei Ran said without affiliation, "It's also okay to open after returning home after the Spring Festival."

"What about you?" Sui Sui looked at Lola, "When do you plan to start your cafe?"

"Let's go with the library"

Lola thought for a while, and continued, "This time I want to stay and get familiar with the coffee equipment and the preparation of various flavors, so that Brother Greva upstairs can help to try the flavors."

It's rare that this little girl is so enterprising, and Sui Sui naturally wouldn't object, but then she said, "After the business opens in the next year, I plan to help Lola find another partner."

"Help her find a partner?"

Wei Ran raised his eyebrows, then waved his hands, "You can discuss this with Lola."

"Then let's eat!"

Sui Sui poked a steaming steamed steamed bun with her chopsticks with a smile on her face, "Kamei, buy a plane ticket for tomorrow!"

After talking and laughing after breakfast, Wei Ran called Ji Ma again while Sui Sui was taking the girls to move the office supplies to the office on the second floor of the workshop next door.

"Is it convenient to talk?" Jima on the other end of the phone asked cautiously.

"Convenience, what's going on?" Wei Ran asked, "Maya's brother was injured? Besides, she has a brother?"

"She has four older brothers and two older sisters"

Jima answered the most insignificant questions first, and then explained in detail, "There is nothing too important, I just want to invite you to come and have fun, and help their domestic animals find a way."

"And what about their domestic animals?"

Wei Ran asked in confusion, "Also, you haven't explained why her brother was injured?"

"Maya has three older brothers who work in the anti-poaching organization. Some time ago, two of them were shot and wounded by a group of poachers."

Jima paused, and continued, "As for the animals in his family, Maya's father and mother have been doing animal protection work, and her family's rescue station has many strange-shaped wild animals.

The poachers I just mentioned shot and wounded Maya's two elder brothers when they were going to her family's rescue station to poach rescued wild animals. "

"so."

"Although the police were called"

Jima said helplessly, "But in order to simulate the wild environment, the wildlife rescue station is some distance away from the urban area. The police can't always stay there, and I suspect that someone inside the police leaked the news. Most importantly, yesterday morning , Those poaching bastards came over again."

"What are you going to do?" Wei Ran simply asked the most core question.

"I already got some hunter helpers from Inta to rush over to protect the rescue station yesterday."

Jima lowered his voice slightly, "But I don't want to keep defending. I plan to eliminate the group of poachers directly."

"What kind of elimination?" Wei Ran asked meaningfully.

"Anything is fine"

Jima said indifferently, "If it is that kind, Inta's friends are not suitable for participating. I am also worried about this situation, so I need you to come and help."

"Understood." Wei Ran teased with a smile, "You are already a glamorous star, right?"

"Hey, aren't you also a well-known historian?"

Jima responded with a hippie smile, "I saw your news interview yesterday, and even suggested that Mr. Culp make this story into a movie."

"What did he say?" Wei Ran asked absently following the topic.

"He only said that he asked me to come back as soon as possible to discuss the shooting of the Belarusian guerrillas that will start next year."

Jima turned the topic back, and said helplessly, "However, before I leave, I have to help Maya's family get rid of those poachers. Whether it's for Greva or Inta's Arily I'm not worried about them doing it."

"Speaking of this, do you want to go to Huaxia with me for the Spring Festival this year?"

Wei Ran asked a digression, "You can bring your parents with you this time, and I can also ask Aurora to invite Maya."

"Remember to tell me which day you decide to go home!"

Ji Ma accepted the invitation without thinking, "My parents have always wanted to visit Huaxia. It would be even better if you could invite Maya to go together."

"Then it's settled, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow" Ji Ma hung up the phone before finishing his sentence.

Maya has so many brothers and sisters. Wei Ran weighed his phone, turned and walked to the attic on the top floor.

In the afternoon of the next day, a group of four arrived at the airport in an armored commercial vehicle driven by Anfisa, and boarded a flight to Uralsk, the western city of Kazakhstan.

At the same time, inside the Time Library, which has not yet decided to open for business, Lola, who had put on the uniform of the Soviet Red Army female soldier again, straightened the boat cap on her head and began to mix different flavors of coffee again.

Not far from her, the dog Beria and his two little foxes were lying on the solid wood floor, staring intently at Ke Ke who was riding a children's tricycle in the distance. Rava.

Just when Lola successfully prepared every kind of coffee on the menu, and turned around and waved to the glass curtain wall on the second floor, signaling Greva and others to come down and enjoy coffee, a dirty car also slowly stopped Outside the door next door.

"Why don't you go in and take a look?" Teacher Anna, who was in charge of driving, asked without looking back.

"No, no." Teacher Dalia, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, finally waved her hand, "Go to Victor's library and sit down."

"I'm going to spend the night in Victor tonight." Anna stepped on the gas pedal again with a smile, "What about you?"

"I'm going back to the forest farm." Dahlia said while unbuttoning her seat belt, "I just want to go to Victor's library."

"Then sit down"

Anna smiled softly, "We can come over often in the future, and don't need to pick when Victor is not around."

Hearing this, Dalia didn't say anything, but a light flashed in her eyes, and then it immediately dimmed.

(End of this chapter)