Far away in Moscow

Chapter 78

"Huh! Thank you, that's good, that's good." Hu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the professor chasing after him panting, his glasses slipped to the tip of his nose, and his oily hair was covered by the heat from the top of his head The steam rose slightly, followed by Sister Sun who was out of breath.

Hu Yi was startled, and before he could open his mouth, the professor bent down and supported his knees to take a few breaths, raised his head and pointed at him with difficulty, and said, "Little, little, little Hu, don't be yourself, be yourself, make up your own mind. We... we It’s a small group, and we should act together... in unison. As I said, I will stick by your side and never leave.”

"Okay, I got it." Hu Yi interrupted him impatiently: "I was worried that something would happen to the old couple, so I came to the police station to inquire about the situation. Fortunately, it seems that there is no accident at present."

Seeing the three people in a hurry, the female policeman stomped out the cigarette butt and asked, "Do you need help?"

"Yes!" Hu Yi stopped looking at the professor and turned to look at the policewoman: "There are two elderly Chinese tourists, a man and a woman, who disappeared on Arbat Street and cannot be found."

"Understood, come in." The policewoman led Hu Yi into the police station, and shouted upstairs: "Valoga! Valoja! Come here!"

A skinny policeman went downstairs in response. Hu Yi glanced at it. It was the mustache who brought him from the subway station last year. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Varoja! Do you still know me? Hotney Iliad Metro Station, we've seen it!"

"Ah? That's right, you look familiar." Mustache stared at him and scratched his head: "But I can't remember."

"I met a skinhead in the car, you and your colleagues rescued me, and gave me a cup of coffee before I left! Remember? Coffee!"

"Coffee? Oh! It's you!" Mustache smiled and slammed his right fist into his left palm lightly: "I remember, what do you want?"

Hu Yi explained the situation in a few words, then described the clothes and appearance of the two old people, and said anxiously: "I am worried that they will have an accident, so I want to come here for help."

"I see, wait a minute." Mustache turned and went upstairs, and hurried back a few minutes later: "I contacted the nearby patrol police. No one has seen such a pair of Chinese elderly people, and there is no report of abnormalities in the surrounding area. If you To seek further assistance, provide their details."

"Okay!" Hu Yi turned his head and asked Sister Sun: "Let's report the case and let the police help to find it. You can show the police their ID information."

Sister Sun put her hand into her bag, hesitated for a moment, shook her head and said, "This matter... I need to report to the company to make a decision. Let's go back and talk about it first."

"Go back? Don't you look for it?"

"Let's go back first." The professor's voice was a little low: "Maybe the two of them have joined everyone."

It's not impossible.Hu Yi comforted himself secretly, feeling a little more relaxed.The three of them thanked Mustache and the policewoman, walked out of the police station and rushed back.

Hu Yi walked in the front in a hurry, the professor chattered in the middle, and Sister Sun stayed silent at the end. As soon as she got back to the statue, she heard the Northeast sister shouting from a distance: "Did you find them?!"

"No!" Hu Yisong ran a few steps to the eldest sister: "Aren't they back?"

"No!" Everyone looked at the professor and sister Sun behind him.

The professor shook his head with a bitter smile.Sister Sun sighed in despair: "I think they probably... probably ran away."

There was silence.Hu Yi looked puzzled: "Run away? What do you mean?"

"I'm just guessing." Sister Sun hesitated: "They may...won't come back."

"Not coming back? Where are they going?"

"I don't know either. Anyway, [-]% plan to stay in Moscow and not return home."

"Aren't you going back to China?!" Hu Yi was shocked, and turned to look at the other members of the group, all of whom seemed to agree with Sister Sun's guess.He was stunned for a while, and asked in doubt: "But their passports are still kept with you, aren't they?"

"Hey!" Sister Sun gave a wry smile, "If they really don't plan to go back, why do they need passports?"

"Don't go back to China? Don't need a passport? Are you black here?" Hu Yi muttered to himself, suddenly his heart shook, and he remembered the last sentence the old woman said to herself just now:

"If you do anything to trouble you, please forgive me, Director Hu."

When the old woman said this, Hu Yi didn't feel strange, but now that he tasted it carefully, it was obvious that there was another meaning, but he couldn't guess it at that time anyway.

Hu Yi sat down on the base of the statue, and scratched his hair angrily, still feeling unwilling: "I don't dare to be so sure, let's wait a little longer, maybe it will come soon."

No one agreed, and no one objected. Everyone just watched Hu Yi silently.After a long time, the big girl in the group said in a low voice: "I have always felt that something is wrong with those two people. Think about it, each of us dragged our suitcases when we went abroad, but they were fine, so we brought a handbag , a nylon pocket, and I haven’t even changed my coat in the past few days in Russia.”

After her reminder, everyone suddenly came to their senses and talked about various abnormal phenomena of the old couple.Sister Sun sighed: "I also thought they were a bit strange, but I didn't pay much attention to it. This kind of thing is not uncommon in overseas tour groups, but I have never encountered it before. Hey, I was negligent and returned to China. There will inevitably be a series of troubles from time to time, and the company will also suffer bad luck."

Hu Yi listened to everyone's chattering discussions, and gradually no longer had any illusions in his heart, but he still felt very puzzled: "Why? They have been in Moscow for three days, why did they not run until now? They can run to Where are you going?"

"Someone must come to meet them. This is the time and place they agreed in advance." The professor hasn't spoken since he returned to the statue, and now he finally said slowly: "The reason why I'm leaving now is because of Moscow. In the three-day itinerary, there is only one certain free activity link. The rest of the time is basically group activities, and most of the time they are visiting closed spaces such as museums. They are old and their arms and legs are not flexible, so they are not sure that they can get out of it smoothly. Everyone’s attention, so I have been patiently waiting for today’s opportunity.”

The professor's analysis is reasonable.Hu Yi sullenly lit a cigarette and stopped talking.Sister Sun waited for him to finish smoking, and said softly: "It's getting late, don't wait any longer, let's take everyone to dinner."

The tourists were probably tired from playing, or they lost their emotions because of the fact that someone left the group. No one in the bus spoke along the way.Arriving at the Yellow Sea Restaurant, Hu Yi arranged for the guests to take their seats, and then went around to the back kitchen, intending to meet up with old friends.

(End of this chapter)