War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 89 Field Trips
While the three were chatting, the old station wagon slowly drove into the depths of the pine forest, and finally stopped at the door of an exceptionally beautiful wooden house with a pointed roof.

Leaving aside the wooden house, Wei Ran and Jima were interested in the dozen or so hemispherical glass houses around it that seemed to be still unfinished.It is almost conceivable that during the long winter nights in Finland, it is definitely a rare enjoyment to live in this kind of glass house and watch the aurora.

"Every winter, there are many tourists here." Akim said with nostalgia in his tone, "At the busiest time, even my wife and I have to come here to help."

Almost at the same time as he was speaking, a middle-aged woman also opened the door and waved to them enthusiastically. "You are Victor? I'm Chris, and I've been friends with Zhou for many years."

"Hello, Aunt Chris." Wei Ran warmly shook hands with the other party, "Auntie often mentioned that she has a good friend in Finland, but I didn't expect it to be you."

"Okay, come in and sit down." Chris may have been in Russia for a long time, but he is not as socially fearful as the Finns in his impression, so he enthusiastically let the two into the warm wooden house.

After having a lively meal of Finnish food for lunch, Wei Ran entered the garage under the leadership of Akim, and saw the exceptionally clean anti-tank gun. In the corner next to the anti-tank gun, there are several large boxes of shells stacked.I randomly picked up a few shells and looked at them. They turned out to be antiques produced during World War II.

"These still work?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

Chris pointed to the mountains covered by trees at the end of his line of sight and said, "Of course it can be used. Almost every winter, my father would use this cannon to trigger avalanches on those mountains. feature."

"Where did you find it?" Wei Ran put down the cannonball and continued to ask.

Faced with this question, Chris shook his head, "I only remember that when I was very young, one winter, my father used two reindeer for several days to pull the cannon and ammunition back, but at that time I just Less than ten years old, I don't even know where he found it."

"What about the flag and the skis? Where did you find them?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

"It's in the attic, I'll take you to have a look." After Akim finished speaking, he led Wei Ran and Jima, who joined the fun, up to the second floor, and then climbed up a wooden ladder to the attic full of sundries.

"The pair of skis and the flag were found in this box"

Akim bent down and walked to a long wooden box in the deepest part of the attic, half kneeling on the dusty floor and explained, "The box was still locked at the time, and I found them only after picking the lock. "

Hearing this, Wei Ran gently opened the wooden box, and saw that in addition to a PPD71 submachine gun covered with thick sludge and using a 40-round drum, there was actually a Luger P9 pistol using 08mm bullets and a Nagant revolver.

And at the farthest corner of the long box, there is an old-fashioned Soviet telescope, but one of the lens barrels of this telescope seems to have been hit by a bullet, not only the lens has been broken, but also the edge Obvious bullet marks can also be seen in the position.

The Finnish sniper lives up to his reputation. Wei Ran swallowed secretly, wanting to reject this dangerous investigation more and more.

Just at this time, Akim reached out and picked up the Luger pistol and handed it to Wei Ran, "I asked Professor Alexei, and he said that this pistol is very valuable, Victor, if you can buy it outside Once those glass houses are finished and you find out about the missing commander, this pistol and the cannon downstairs will be yours."

"You don't keep it for yourself?" Wei Ran asked in surprise.

"That revolver is enough." Akeem lowered his voice slightly, "If Chris is really the descendant of that division commander, I think his weapon should be this revolver."

"I will try my best."

Wei Ran immediately wavered from the decision he had just made. Even without considering the cannon downstairs, this well-preserved pistol alone would probably sell for at least seven or eight thousand dollars.This is quite a temptation for Wei Ran who wants to get together the tuition fees for the second year as soon as possible.

Akim patted Wei Ran on the shoulder, "The investigation will be left to you, if you need help, please don't be polite."

"I really need your help"

Wei Ran put the pistol back into the wooden box, followed the other party downstairs and said, "If it is convenient, can you take us around here? I want to see the actual situation here, maybe there will be some reward."

"Of course, no problem. When do you plan to leave?"

Wei Ran followed the other party back to the second floor, taking advantage of Ji Ma's time to help collect the ladder, he said, "If possible, it's best to start now."

"follow me!"

Akim returned to the first floor with great interest, and after saying hello to Chris, he drove back to the pier on the lakeshore with Wei Ran and Jima who was like a transparent person.

Amidst the roar of the propellers, the old Senus small plane glides on the calm lake for a while and then rises into the air. Under the request of Wei Ran, it keeps the altitude as low as possible, turns over the mountains, and flies over the mountains. Lakes of various sizes and shapes, and finally saw the famous Rath Highway.

"Jima, how many days will it take you to walk back to the starting point from here?" Wei Ran asked Jima who was holding a mobile phone to take pictures beside him.

"from here?"

Jima put his face on the porthole and looked at the surface, then shook his head, "I've been taking pictures just now, and I didn't notice how far I flew, but the terrain here is so complicated, I'm afraid it will take at least two days to complete it." Row."

"What if it's winter? When it's snowing heavily." Wei Ran continued to ask without giving up.

When Jima heard the words, he didn't answer in a hurry, but asked Akim who was flying the plane back, "Uncle, what time does the sunrise and sunset in winter here?"

"In late December," Wei Ran immediately added.

Akim replied without thinking, "Basically, the sun doesn't come out until ten o'clock in the morning, and the sun sets around two o'clock in the afternoon at the latest."

"What about the snowfall?" Jima continued to ask, "How deep is the snowfall?"

"At least half a meter deep"

After listening to Akim's answer, Jima looked at the lake that served as the landing ground outside the window, and after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Although it doesn't look far away, the terrain is too undulating, and the time of daylight is too short. So even if you have skis and are familiar with the terrain, it will take at least two days."

"What if you are not familiar with the terrain?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

"At least five days"

Ji Ma seemed to have caught up with Wei Ran's train of thought, and explained with his fingers, "First of all, although those mountains are not high, if the snow on the surface is half a meter deep in winter, those mountains can only be bypassed. Otherwise, if you encounter an avalanche, you will be buried. But to go around those mountains, the distance must be doubled at least, and there is also sunshine time. In this environment, even if you are escaping for your life, no one would dare to ski at night."

Wei Ran nodded when he heard the words, and said abruptly, "Jima, how about the two of us walking around in person tomorrow morning?"

"Ah? On foot?" Ji Ma stared at Wei Ran like a madman.

"Of course not on foot." Wei Ran quickly shook his head, "At least you need a motorcycle."

Ji Ma's face changed for a while, and finally he licked his face and offered his own conditions, "Yes, yes, but before leaving Finland, you have to invite me to a bar for a night."

"Deal!" Wei Ran happily bumped his fists with the opponent.

　I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, so I don't think I'll have time to add updates today and the next two days, so I'll continue when I come back.Hope to forgive you

　　
　
(End of this chapter)