War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 88 Arrival at Placie

In the early morning of the 13th, Wei Ran and Jima boarded the flight to Kajaani, Finland with their skis and the battered flag of the 163rd Division.After a long flight, the two finally met Akeem who came to the airport early and waited at noon.

"Hello, Mr. Akim, I'm Victor, and this is my helper Jima."

"Hello, young people." Akim, who was smoking a big unlit pipe, shook hands with the two enthusiastically, "Are you going to take a rest in Kania, or go directly to Plassey with me?"

“Go straight to Plassey”

Wei Ran ignored Ji Ma who was winking beside him, and made a direct decision.He didn't have enough time, he had to go back to the Hongqi Forest Farm for class early in the morning on the 17th, Lin Lin finally figured it out, he could only stay here for three days at most.

Hearing this, Akim immediately led the two of them out, "In this case, let's set off now!"

"Mr. Akim, the exit seems to be over there." Jima, who was in charge of carrying all the luggage, pointed to the exit not far away and reminded.

"No, no, no, we don't have to go out. If you drive from Kajaani to Plassey, it will take at least two hours or more this season."

While talking, Akim led the two of them through a safe passage, went straight back to the airport runway, and finally stopped in front of a small Cynes 208 plane.

"Sit in the past?" Wei Ran asked in astonishment.

"Of course." Akim carefully inspected the landing gear and the buoys on it first, then lighted the pipe he had been holding in his mouth unhurriedly, and then opened the cabin door, "Don't worry, my Sasha will definitely get you to your destination safely."

"These boys are really easy to name"

Wei Ran muttered to himself, the name Sasha is definitely considered a bad street presence in Russia, even calling out Sasha on the street, nine out of 10 people wish they would turn back.What's even more weird is that there are not only girls named Sasha, but also men, and some even treat this broken name as a family heirloom. The grandfather uses it for the father, and the father uses it for the daughter. When the daughter uses it, maybe his family uses it. My dog ​​is also named Sasha.

Following Akim into this small plane that can only seat up to 8 people, Wei Ran immediately frowned. Although the outside of this plane was wiped clean, the inside looked extremely old, even the top of his head There was also a poster of the famous Finnish driver Hakkinen holding the championship trophy, and the date written in the lower right corner of the poster turned out to be 1999!
That's not to mention, in this plane, there are already several other passengers with big bags and small bags. These passengers of different ages are quieter than each other, but a little girl who looks like the most high school student is holding her in her arms. The husky inside was extremely enthusiastic. With two big paws clawing at the back of the seat, he stretched out his big mouth and snatched the fish pie that Ji Ma had just bought in the waiting hall.

As if noticing the worry on Wei Ran's face, Akim first said something to the little girl in Finnish, and then calmly comforted Wei Ran, "Don't worry, although Sasha is indeed a bit old, But she is definitely a trustworthy and good girl, she will definitely be able to send us to our destination safely."

Wei Ran looked at Akim, who was busy starting the plane, and then at Ji Ma, who was sitting next to him and gesticulating with the little girl behind him, and finally couldn't help but swallowed and asked, "Well, what's the matter?" Do you have a parachute?"

"Parachute?" Akim laughed loudly, "Sasha is the best parachute, sit tight, we are going to take off!"

Before Wei Ran could say anything more, Akim had already started the plane, communicated with the control tower in Finnish that the two of them could not understand at all, and then drove the small plane along the runway to take off lightly and rushed to the airport. blue sky.

After less than an hour of flight, a large calm lake appeared on the ground outside the porthole. As the plane lowered, they could see the particularly beautiful buildings on the shore more clearly.

Under Akim's control, the small plane, which was making scary noises all the way, landed lightly on the water, and under the propeller's propulsion, it docked steadily next to the pier extending into the lake.

As the passengers in the cabin got out of the plane, the icy air made Wei Ran shiver. The temperature here is definitely not in the double digits, but the air is extraordinarily fresh, and the surrounding scenery is also very beautiful, completely in line with his expectations. Here's to looking forward to it.

Akim tied his Sasha with a cable, and then lit his pipe again, and then walked to the shore with the two of them and said, "How is it? It's very beautiful here, isn't it?"

“Very beautiful indeed”

Wei Ran dragged Jima, who was helping the high school girl with her luggage, and asked, "Mr. Akim, you don't look like a Finn" while walking along with her.

"Why?" Akim asked with a smile.

"Finnish people seem to be shy in my impression?"

"Maybe it's more accurate to describe it as easy to embarrassing." Ji Ma picked at the little girl who ran away with a husky with her chin, "I just kindly helped her carry her luggage. Seeing her reaction, she can hardly walk. gone."

"It is true"

Akim laughed when he heard the words, "As you guessed, I am not Finnish, but my wife is Finnish. Before retiring, we have been working as Finnish teachers at the University of Petersburg until we retire this summer. That’s why I decided to move here.”

"So that flag was only discovered this year?" Wei Ran asked.

Akim nodded and motioned for the two to follow him into an old-fashioned and dilapidated station wagon. It wasn't until Jima reluctantly bid farewell to the little girl who didn't want to talk to him at all that he explained while starting the car, "My wife's father left us a lot of things. In addition to the flag and the skis we found together, the Sasha you rode just now, and the car and the house you will see later are all He left it to us."

"I remember Professor Alexei told me that he is a hunter." Wei Ran asked jokingly, "Is it so profitable to be a hunter in Finland?"

Akim drove the car along the road along the shore to the distant forest, and at the same time explained regretfully, "When he was alive, his main job was actually to take tourists from all over the world to chase the aurora. And those At least half of the tourists are Chinese people who were introduced by Professor Alexei. If it wasn't for the avalanche last winter, this season would probably be his busiest time."

Are you a customer of Auntie Travel Agency?Wei Ran suddenly realized that, in this way, this Akeem is one of his own.

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(End of this chapter)