Chapter 53 Counterattack and burial of corpses

After returning to Inta without any danger, Wei Ran and Jima stayed in a hotel known as Inta's best hotel under the leadership of the grocery store owner. Of course, Wei Ran needed to pay for all this.

"Victor, let's rest here for a day and leave here by train tomorrow night." Before Jima finished speaking, he had already entered the room with his arms around the female hunter who was almost hanging on him.

Shaking his head helplessly, Wei Ran got into his room, looked at the snow-covered city outside the window, and finally decided to take a bath and have a good rest before going out to take pictures early tomorrow morning.

However, as night fell, an old man carrying a long roll of cloth limped into Inta and checked into an inconspicuous small hotel on the edge of the city.

In order to get rid of the animal trap on his leg, he wasted a lot of time, and for this reason he completely lost track of Ji Ma and Wei Ran.

But even so, the old guy still had unconcealable excitement on his face. Although the two cunning young men did not make any money, they had been busy working in that abandoned gold mine for half a year. The results are all in his backpack.

For him, this is an astonishing amount of wealth that is enough to allow him to live comfortably for the rest of his life. As long as he successfully boards the train to Europe tomorrow night, neither the two young men who ran away nor his companions who died in the abandoned gold mine will have anything to do with him.

In the blink of an eye, the next morning, after eating a surprisingly caloric breakfast, Wei Ran walked out of the hotel with his old Leica camera and drove the van that Jima rented from the grocery store owner. Wandering aimlessly in a small polar circle city. From time to time, I clicked the shutter on some buildings or even pedestrians on the street.

It is difficult to say whether this small city, which was originally built outside the sight of "Russians in Europe", is considered a great masterpiece of the Soviet era, or a bloody cruelty of the Soviet era. It is true that this town, founded by coal in the early days of World War II, burned countless innocent or damned lives.

But on the other hand, he is like a warrior who challenges the harsh natural environment, providing all the necessary conditions for the nearly 60,000 local residents to be called "home".

The van was driving slowly on the slippery streets with snow, occasionally pulling over to the side. As the shutter was pressed again and again, the shops, coal factories, and timber built in the Soviet era were displayed. The processing plant, even the police station or the bakery, are all permanently fixed on the film.

In addition to these cold buildings, the adults and children who wrapped themselves tightly, and even the beautiful girls who did not hesitate to smile and be enthusiastic when facing the camera, also made him raise the camera again and again.

It was not until noon, when heavy snow began to fall overhead again, that all the films he brought this time were taken, and Wei Ran put away his camera with satisfaction and went into an inconspicuous restaurant on the street. In a small restaurant.

I simply ordered a main dish that was similar to fish stew but with a lot of cream.and a small plate of sliced ​​Leba, and then received a small glass of vodka from the shop owner for free. Wei Ran had already begun to think about what kind of place Nikolai would introduce to him to increase his popularity after returning to Kazan. The probability of surviving on the battlefield.

However, while he was lost in thought, the door of the small restaurant was pushed open, and before he could even put his second foot in, he saw an old man sitting on the table by the window. Eat Haisai's Wei Ran indiscriminately.

There was a soft "squeak" sound, and the small door with a thick cotton curtain was closed again. The old man who was about to go in had already turned around and left, disappearing into the small alley next to the hotel.

Wei Ran, who was completely unaware of this, almost took the time to finish his lunch, then slowly stood up, checked out, and left. Next, he would go to the hotel to pick up Jima, and then the two of them would go back to Inta together. Waiting there for the southbound train.

However, just as he opened the door and left the small restaurant, before the mist evaporating due to the temperature difference at the entrance of the hotel behind him dissipated, a man wearing a cotton hat and scarf had already pressed a gun against his lower back. .

"If you don't want to stay in Inta forever, just leave with me honestly."

While the man was speaking, he patted Wei Ran's hand that was about to be raised. , grabbed his wrist and twisted it to his back, and continued to threaten in a hoarse voice, "Don't make unnecessary moves, and don't make too much noise. Have you seen that white van across the street? Honestly If you go in, I guarantee you will survive."

Wei Ran looked around. Due to the increasing snowfall, there were already very few pedestrians and cars on the street. There are even no cameras on the surrounding telephone poles that we are accustomed to in China.

After trying and failing to break free from the other party's restraint, Wei Ran could only bend down and get into the dilapidated van under the other party's push.

"Put on the handcuffs yourself"

Taking the thrown handcuffs, Wei Ran glanced at the pistol hidden in the other party's sleeve, and after a moment of hesitation, it got stuck on the wrist of both hands. superior.

The person outside the car checked carefully, then searched Wei Ran's body, confiscated his mobile phone and camera, and then picked up a bundle of climbing ropes and tied him up. He sat in his seat and personally helped him put on the blindfold.

As the car door banged, a moment later, the hijacker started the car and disappeared into the heavy snow.

Feeling the increasingly bumpy road conditions under his feet, Wei Ran, who was in darkness, secretly guessed the other party's plan. On the other hand, he was surprised to find that he didn't feel any fear at all because he had experienced the baptism of Position 19 and the Battle of Stalingrad.

Although he knew this was a dangerous illusion, he gradually became calmer and calmer, just waiting patiently for the car to stop.

At least an hour later, the driver finally turned off the engine, then opened the door and pulled off the blindfold on Wei Ran's face.

SuddenlyThe coming light made Wei Ran squint his eyes subconsciously. Before his eyesight could recover, he was roughly pulled out of the car by someone outside the car, pushed him into an abandoned mine, and tied him up. A mine cart covered in rust.

"What did you find in the safe?" Following the question, the man who had been covering his face tightly finally took off his scarf and hat, revealing a An old face with a beard.

"It's really you," Wei Ran asked with a smile, "I noticed that your legs and feet were inconvenient before getting in the car. Did you really step on the animal trap?"

" Don't try to provoke me to kill you." The old man put the pistol on the seat, "I just want money, I don't want to kill anyone."

"Where are your companions?" Wei Ranhun asked nonchalantly. He asked, "Why didn't you see them coming out?"

Hearing this, the old man was too lazy to talk nonsense to Wei Ran and directly put the gun on his head, "Where are your companions? Where did you start from? Where is the gold stolen from the safe?"

Wei Ran looked at the TT33 pistol in the opponent's hand, and then looked at the empty factory building around him, but a strange look suddenly appeared on his face. Smiling, "Old guy, your companion was killed by you, right?"

Before the other party could reply, Wei Ran said with great joy, "If you really want to get the gold we found in the safe , it’s best for me to call Jima. If I delay for a while, he might have already left Inta on the train. You have to know, that’s more than ten kilograms of gold. If he knows that someone is holding me hostage, Maybe he will run away directly, so you also want to get the gold, so we can cooperate. ”

However, the moment he turned back, a slender Mauser bayonet appeared in Wei Ran's left hand. Without any effort at all, the sharp blade easily cut the rope binding his body! Before the rope that originally imprisoned his body fell to the ground, the bayonet in his hand had turned into a black matte pistol!

"Bang!"

After a crisp gunshot, a fatal bullet was immediately drilled into the back of the old man's head with his back turned!

"Plop!"

The old man who lost his life instantly fell directly to the dusty ground, and his pistol also slipped to the mine tunnel full of cinders.

Compared to the first killing in Stalingrad, Wei Ran's reaction this time was particularly dull. After calmly retracting his gun, he glanced at the opponent's body, and then began to worry about the trouble caused by killing in this world where he had lived for more than twenty years.

After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ran rummaged in the other party's pocket, used the found key to unlock the handcuffs, and then cautiously walked out of the mine, looking at the surrounding environment..

Everywhere you look, there are all kinds of mining equipment covered with snow, as well as a fresh rut and a van with the engine not even turned off.

What made Wei Ran breathe a sigh of relief was that there was no third person in the van. Apart from his own camera, there was only a tattered canvas bag and a gun wrapped in canvas. SVD sniper rifle.

Looking back at the mine, Wei Ran didn't call Jima in the end. He simply couldn't trust him, so he wouldn't give him the evidence of his murder.

But leaving the old man’s body in the mine is obviously not enough. Although it can be seen at a glance that it has been abandoned for a long time, no one can guarantee whether anyone will come here.

After thinking about it, he found a flashlight from the car, got back into the mine, righted the overturned mine cart, and then picked up the other party's body and put it into the mine cart.

Amidst the harsh noise of creaking and creaking, Wei Ran held a flashlight in one hand and pushed the mine cart with the other, carefully walking towards the depths of the mine. It can be seen that this mine is likely to be frequently flooded in the summer, and in many places, holes have appeared under the tracks washed away by water flow. This is good news for Wei Ran who wants to destroy the corpses and traces.

As the terrain got deeper and deeper, the speed of the mine cart became faster and faster. In the end, it didn’t even need to be pushed by the gas, and it clanged into the silent darkness on its own.

By the time Wei Ran walked along the rusty track for nearly half an hour to catch up with the mine cart, there was no light from the cave entrance behind him, and even the temperature seemed to be nearly 20 degrees.

The mine cart had collided with the rusty mechanical equipment at the end of the track, and the body was thrown to the foot of the rock wall not far away.

I held up a flashlight and took a closer look. This mine tunnel extended from here to a lot of branches. Some of them have collapsed, and some of them can even hear the sound of rushing water. .

"Be a good person in your next life"

Wei Ran muttered in a low voice, bent over the old man's broken body, inspected it, and took away all the bills and the like. After taking the thing, he threw it into the mine pit filled with water. After taking one last look at his surroundings, he quickened his pace and trotted out of the mine.

Returning to the surface, Wei Ran found his mobile phone. Unfortunately, there was no signal at all in this damn place.

With no choice, Wei Ran could only return along the rutted road on the surface. It was not until he drove from the bumpy snowy road to the road covered with ice that he roughly determined the road according to the road signs. own position.

"I didn't expect to come to the outskirts of Shangyinta. Why did this old man quickly take the train and run away because he wanted to grab a handful?"

Wei Ran muttered, About ten kilometers away from the city of Shangyinta, he slowly stepped on the brakes, and then removed all the personal belongings that could be found in the car, including the license plate, and stuffed them into the old canvas bag left by the old man.

"What is this?"

Wei Ran, who was about to tighten the rope of his backpack, accidentally caught a glimpse of golden color. When he took out the extra heavy can bottle , his eyes immediately widened!

This can bottle is not that big. Looking at the remaining jam trademark on it, it only weighs 200 grams, but it weighs three to four kilograms in the hand! Based on this alone, it is almost certain that the golden particles in this small bottle are definitely gold sand!

"It seems that Ji Ma really guessed it right"

After getting excited, Wei Ran looked up and looked out the window. Seeing that there was no vehicle passing by, he immediately stuffed it into his jacket pocket. , and then continued to look through the canvas bag for possible hidden treasures.

Unfortunately, in addition to two loaded SVD sniper rifle magazines and two TT33 pistol magazines, this tattered canvas bag only has an old-fashioned push-button mobile phone and a few photos. Crumpled ruble change.

He turned to look at the sniper rifle still placed on the back seat. Wei Ran put the two rifle magazines into his pocket, then pushed the car door open with a tattered canvas bag. Grab the sniper rifle, put it on your shoulder and walk forward.

It wasn't until more than half an hour later that Wei Ran dialed Jima's phone and asked him to pick him up in the van that was left at the door of the small hotel.

Ji Ma, who was seizing the last moment to exchange hunting skills with the female hunter in the room, didn't know why Wei Ran ran to the outskirts of Shangyinta without seeing her all morning, but it was almost time. After setting off, I simply said goodbye to my female counterpart who was too hot and didn’t want to wear clothes and left the hotel where I was staying.

After walking in the heavy snow for nearly two hours, Ji Ma finally drove the van from the direction of Shangyinta.

"Why are you here? And when you asked me to pick up the car, why didn't you say there was no key in the car?" Jima opened the door while speaking, but waited until he saw Wei Ran slung over his shoulder. After rolling the canvas, I immediately realized something.

"Are you hurt?" Ji Ma asked with concern after waiting for Wei Ran to get into the car and close the door.

Wei Ran shook his head and said, "Go back quickly."

Seeing that he didn't want to say anything, Ji Ma wisely didn't ask any more questions, and steered the van to roughly turn around and drive away. Going in the direction of Shangyin Tower.