War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 87
Seeing that Wei Ran fell silent, Akim on the other end of the phone said urgently, "Is there any inconvenience?"

"Mr. Akim, I just heard the professor talk to me about this matter last night." Wei Ran said tactfully, "I haven't woken up yet, so I might not have a clue even if I rush over there. You have to give me some Time to prepare."

"Sorry Victor, I was in a hurry." Akim asked after him, "Then when is it convenient for you to come over?"

"Let me make some preparations first, how about I call you back when I fix the time?"

"Alright then, I'll wait for your call." Akim said helplessly.

Hanging up the phone after a few polite words, Wei Ran found that both Nicholas and Jima were looking at him curiously.

"The work thing"

Wei Ran helplessly pointed to the skis still on the table and the flag that had been unfurled by Nicholas, and briefly introduced the whole story.

"What can be found through these things?" Nicholas asked curiously. Although he was a KGB, he also didn't think that a missing teacher could be found with just a flag and a pair of skis.

"I don't know either. The truth is hidden in the historical files. The hard part is how to find them out. In many cases, there are no relevant records in the historical files. In the end, we can only rely on guesswork."

While talking, Wei Ran poured a large cup of soy milk for each of them, and put the sugar jar on the table by the way, and finally brought the warmed red bean paste buns.

"Sounds like a boring job"

Ji Ma gave his own evaluation, and holding his chopsticks as a bayonet, he poked a bean paste bun and took a bite, and then it was so hot that he almost barked.

To Wei Ran's surprise, Nicholas used the chopsticks slyly, and even knew to take a bite first, and then use the chopsticks to pick out the bean paste stuffing to eat.

Chatting about the flags and skis on the other side of the long table, the three finished their breakfast leisurely.Ji Ma took the first step and borrowed Wei Ran's car keys, and drove the arrogant off-road vehicle outside the studio and disappeared.

Nicholas looked at Wei Ran with a painful face, and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, "Victor, although I don't know much about your work, I still plan to give you some advice."

"Please tell me," Wei Ran said respectfully, regardless of whether Nicholas is KGB or not, the other party must be given enough respect just because of his 90-year-old age.

"Taking advantage of the few years you have studied with Karp, try to make more achievements with your current status. This will only benefit you."

Nikolai turned and walked out of the studio, squinting his eyes and looking in the direction of the Volga River, "Although the Soviet Union is no longer there, a young man with KGB traces will always attract the attention of those who care about him. I will send you that flamboyant off-road vehicle The car is to cover up the traces on your body that may be inadvertently exposed in the future, but if you can show off in your professional field, the accompanying aura can help you cover up a lot of things.”

Before Wei Ran could say anything more, Nicholas turned around and patted Wei Ran's shoulder again, "Okay, I'm going back to start my Harley motorcycle and go around the city."

Watching Nicholas' old but tall figure disappear into the corner of the boulevard, Wei Ran looked back at the skis and flags on the table, but still made no impulsive decision.

He admitted that what Nicholas said might be right, but after all, Nicholas didn't know how dangerous his investigation process was, not to mention Nicholas, even Wei Ran himself didn't know what kind of danger he would face.

But having said that, before he went to Hongqi Forest Farm to study, he had considered using the cowhide notebook to go back to some key battles and record some historical moments. The Suomusalmi Battle is dangerous, but If I can record everything that happened at that time, maybe it can really cause some small-scale sensation.

Do you want to go?Wei Ran hesitated for a long time, but finally picked up the phone and dialed back the number Akeem just called.

"Victor, have you considered when to come over?" Akim asked urgently as soon as the phone was connected.

"Mr. Akim, I can go over tomorrow at the earliest."

Wei Ran didn't wait for the other party to speak, and continued, "But if I can find out anything based on that pair of skis and that flag, I may need to have a face-to-face chat with you, and take a look at the actual situation around the house before I can tell you Your exact answer."

"No problem! No problem!"

Akim agreed without a word, and said enthusiastically, "Send me your passport, and I will buy you a plane ticket now!"

Hanging up the phone in a few words, Wei Ran threw the phone on the table, rubbed his face vigorously and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.But after all, it was the Battle of Suomusalmi, the frozen hell that almost wiped out the two formed infantry divisions of the Soviet Union.

It's a pity, if only a little more life-saving guy could be stuffed into the leather book.

Wei Ran sighed secretly, got up and walked to the bookshelf in the deepest part of the studio. Before he set off, he had to look for the records of that battle carefully. At least he had to know where the Finnish army surrounded them, and he had to figure out Where did the Soviet army die? Even when he got there, he planned to compare the map to find out the actual terrain, lest he really need to rely on a cowhide book to go back to that battle and run around like a headless fly .

While Wei Ran was busy, Akim quickly sent the flight information to his mobile phone, and soon after, Ji Ma also sent the car back to the door of the studio with a violation.

"Are you going to go out?" Jima asked at the same time, he took out a bottle of gin left by Professor Alexei from the refrigerator.

"Go to Finland" Wei Ran, who was immersed in the historical files, replied absently.

When Jima heard this, a wretched expression appeared on his face, "I heard that Finnish beauties are almost everywhere, Victor, why don't you take me with you?"

"Take you?"

Wei Ran raised his head and said sarcastically, "I don't know if Finland is full of beauties, but I know that if you dare to be bolder than your head in Finland like in that bar in Germany, you will definitely be beaten to death, and you will definitely be beaten to death." There will be no Karp to meet you."

"Who said I went for beautiful women?" Jima refused to admit the obscene purpose almost written on his face, "I'm here to protect your safety, and I can go skiing in Finland to see the aurora or something."

Wei Ran refocused on the files he found just now, "I'm afraid it hasn't snowed yet at the place I'm going to, but you might be able to see the aurora."

"How about taking me with you anyway?"

Jima licked his face and began to introduce himself, "There are more trees in the forest in that damn place in Finland than their population. With an experienced hunter like me, you will definitely not encounter any danger."

Wei Ran's heart moved when he heard the words. Although this season's horse is unreliable and its purpose is not pure, at least what he said just now is correct. It seems that he is really useful.Assuming, of course, that the animal, which seems to be sunny all year round, doesn't get itself into trouble.

"Can you ski?" Wei Ran looked at the other party and asked.

"Look at the stupid questions you asked!" Jima assured, patted his chest, "I'm afraid you were still in elementary school when I could ski."

"Coincidentally." Wei Ran dropped the file in his hand, "When I knew how to ski, I'm afraid you were still in elementary school."

"I didn't lie to you!" Jima argued.

"I didn't lie to you either." Wei Ran also swore that he might not be as good as Ji Ma in hunting, but skiing is really worthy of him. This is one of the few hobbies he has had since he was a child.

"So how about taking me?" Jima asked excitedly.

"I'll ask my client, if he is willing to pay for the air ticket for you, you can follow along." While speaking, Wei Ran picked up his cell phone and dialed Akim.

　Because the magpies are working overtime to build bridges, so there will be no more updates tonight. I wish the loving dogs have sore waists and legs on Chinese Valentine's Day, and I wish the single dogs have a fast internet speed and good signal, and the screen has no buffering.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)