War Photographer's Notebook

On the outer edge of the moat of the castle hidden by tall pine trees, Wei Ran cautiously passed through the rusty sluice and got into the waterway covered with pipelines.

However, after walking less than 10 meters, he decisively chose to give up because of a locked steel fence door blocking the front.Turning around and getting out of the waterway, Wei Ran simply walked towards the direction of the mill.

In any case, this is a nature reserve after all, and he did not believe that post-war Germany would allow a minefield to exist here.

Sure enough, after climbing over the barbed wire fence, he continued to walk for less than 300 meters. From a distance, he saw the mill built by the river and a stone house of the same style next to the mill.

Today, more than half a century later, the pine trees around the mill have been cut down and replaced by a quiet tourist town.

But on the wall of that mill, there is still an extremely clear English slogan - stuff all the French silk into the mustache's nipples.

I don’t know if it’s intentional or I’m really trying to make this sentence look less dirty. Outside a slogan written by Zhuo Nuoda, there is a German banner flying in the wind like a fig leaf———Pay attention to the use of fire in the mountains and forests, protect the wild animal.

And on the side of the mill, on the stone house of the same style, is a wooden signboard - Jonas and Okan Brothers Outdoor Store.

Taking out his mobile phone to take a photo of this small shop that doesn't seem to be doing very well, Wei Ran quickly walked towards a taxi that had just put down the customer, and opened the door before the other party stepped on the accelerator.

Taking this taxi back to the city, Wei Ran changed cars and rushed to the hotel rented by Ruhr non-stop. He took his luggage and went straight to the airport. By the way, he notified the destination of the next stop on the way. Come here on your own private jet.

When he arrived at the airport, the staff responsible for picking up the plane had already held the excited Beria and waited for a long time.

Hugging Beria, who threw himself on him and flicked his tongue, trying to wash himself away, Wei Ran said, "French Bethany, I need to rush over there as fast as possible."

"Do you need to take him with you?" The staff in charge of the reception looked at Wei Ran who had gone and returned, but glanced at the excited Beria, and at the same time moved one torn trouser leg to the other Hidden behind.

"If it's inconvenient..."

"Convenient! Convenient!"

"We can fly to Paris and drive to Bethany, and you can take it with you the whole time!" the receptionist said quickly.

Scanning the opponent's leather shoes covered with tooth marks without any trace, Wei Ran smiled apologetically, dragged the thick traction rope, and followed the opponent into the cabin.

Although he knew that the way given by the other party was definitely not the fastest way to arrive, Wei Ran also didn't want to cause trouble for the other party with Beria who came here to dawdle, so he simply pretended to be confused and let the other party arrange it.

The straight-line distance of only 400 kilometers is about [-] kilometers. For such a private jet, it is definitely considered to be landing before it takes off.

After Wei Ran followed the receptionist out of the airport, immediately a strong white man who looked about 1.9 meters in height took his luggage and led him into an extra spacious business car.

After reporting one of the addresses to the other party, the strong man immediately stepped on the accelerator and drove Wei Ran and his dog Beria to Bethany, which is more than 100 kilometers away.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, when the car stopped again, outside the car window was a country church that looked very old, and a cemetery next to the church.

Before Wei Ran could speak, the strong man took the leash and took Beria to a maple tree by the side of the road, watching with interest Beria peed with one leg sticking out Well, when the dog finished urinating, this guy even hugged Beria's neck and took a group photo with him intimately.

Just dog lovers?

Wei Ran twitched the corners of his mouth, ignored Beria's eager eyes, and walked into the cemetery, looking at the tombstones one by one.

Soon, he found a stone in an inconspicuous corner
Tombstone with head texture.

In addition to a mottled enamel photo inlaid on this tombstone, there are also two lines of German vaguely engraved:

Nadia Hill (1928-1945)

She was a brave mother, may God forgive her.

Taking out his mobile phone to take a picture of the tombstone, Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, finally turned around and walked out of the cemetery, greeted the dog-loving strong man who had already walked away with his dog, and hurried to the next address.

Fortunately, the second address was not too far away, so when the car stopped, the last ray of sunset could even be seen outside the window.

Handing the dog to the strong man again, Wei Ran got out of the car and looked at the surrounding environment. This place is just an inconspicuous rural town, but the address provided by the metal book points to a roadside building that is not It's a big store.

When he walked to the door of the store, he saw a variety of meat pieces that had been divided and hung on big iron hooks in the window of this small shop.Outside the door, some locals were queuing up to choose ingredients.

On the other side of the chopping board where the meat is cut, there are two people, one old and one young, who are busy.

The old man who was busy collecting money and making change must be in his 70s, but Wei Ran can be sure that he has a deep blood relationship with Dominic even if he only looks at his appearance.

As for the girl next to him in a black apron, with a knife in one hand and a sharpener in the other, her face was covered by a mask and dust-proof glasses.

Of course, Wei Ran has to admit that although this girl has breasts...ah no, although this girl looks young, the knife in her hand is clean enough. She was divided into various pieces of meat.

At the same time, her mouth has been asking which part and how much she needs at a very fast speed.

Almost at the same time as the buyer gave the answer, she had already cut off the piece of meat, and threw it onto the electronic scale in front of the old man with a loud sound.

Compared with this dexterous girl, that old man is much calmer. He packs the weighed pieces of meat in a bag, collects money, gives change, and chats with the other party, or Pair it with a morsel of what seems to be a freebie cheese.

Is there a butcher shop in this large French countryside?
Wei Ran muttered something to himself, leaned against the window and leaned over to the old man's side and asked in French, "Hello..."

"Young man, go to the back and line up." The old man reminded before Wei Ran finished speaking.

"Are you Mr. Dominique Love?" Wei Ran ignored the other party's reminder and asked.

"Hey Asian, don't tell me you're an idiot vegan here to make trouble."

Before the old man could answer the question, a middle-aged man with a bag of baguettes in his hand threatened in a bad tone, "Be careful, I will stuff a whole leg of lamb from your nipple into your mouth." Here, I will watch you chew the bones and swallow them with your own eyes."

"Roon, you are disgusting." A fat woman who just bought a leg of lamb cursed angrily.

"I bet, I've eaten more meat than you." Wei Ran, who didn't want to waste time, replied friendly, "I'm not a vegetarian, I just have something to do with Mr. Dominique."

"It's better like this"

After the middle-aged man whose tonnage was at least two hundred catties started, he immediately put on a friendly expression, and said to the girl who was sharpening the knife while looking at him, "Kou Kou, I want a whole lamb chop, Can you pick out the bones for me?"

"No problem!" The girl had already started her busy work before she could finish her sentence.

At the same time, the old man also knocked on the glass to draw Wei Ran's attention back, and handed Wei Ran an exceptionally clean leg bone of lamb, "Is that dog yours? If so, take it." Right. Besides, I am indeed Dominic Love, if you want to ask me for something, how about when you are not busy?"

"Of course, I'll be here later."

After Wei Ran finished speaking, he took the sheep bone presented by the other party and threw it to the dog behind him, then turned around and got into the commercial vehicle.

wait until
Beria, with a bone in his mouth, also got into the car, Wei Ran directly closed the door and greeted in German, "Go back."

"Where are you going?" the strong man asked subconsciously.

"Airport"

Wei Ran gave an answer with a smile, and reminded while pulling the dog's head, "The faster the better."