Early the next morning, Wei Ran, who was sleepy-eyed, was dragged by his aunt from department to department in the city, and successfully got the studio under his name. Even the name was changed from "Alexei Studio" to "Time Studio" at her insistence.
After completing all the procedures, the busy aunt was not idle at all. He went straight into the travel agency next door and started working, while Wei Ran also returned to the studio to continue thinking about the plan. Except for the replacement of various licenses and certificates originally hanging on the wall, the rest does not seem to have changed much from the past.
But in the afternoon, as the sound of horse hooves clattered from far to near, a polished old Harley stopped steadily at the door of the studio.
"Mr. Nicholas, why are you here?"
Wei Ran looked at the old man sitting on the motorcycle in surprise and asked, behind the old guy, A dirty Ural truck was also following, and the person who jumped out of the cab was none other than Ji Ma, who had just left yesterday.
"I received the photo of the monument from you yesterday, and I was ready to come over and take a look."
Nicholas took off his flashy helmet and hung it on the handlebar. Looking at Mamayev Heights not far away with emotion, "When I left here last time, this city was still in ruins. I didn't expect it to change so much."
"You, Riding all night from Kazan?" Wei Ran's eyes widened.
"It was me who drove Principal Nikolai's motorcycle from Kazan after driving all night." Jima, who had two dark circles under his eyes, yawned, "Mr. Nikolai is here today." He came by train only after I arrived at noon."
"Come in and sit down." Wei Ran quickly greeted the two of them into the studio. When he made the coffee and served it, Nicholas Wei Ran said slowly, "I went to see that monument. There were a lot of flowers placed nearby."
Wei Ran smiled, "So there are still many people who think they are heroes."
"Stalingrad is gone, what's the point of being a hero?"
Nicholas muttered something stubbornly, and before Wei Ran could say anything, he He took out a medal of Lenin from his leather jacket and pushed it to Wei Ran, "Young man, how about you do me a favor?"
"You said" Wei Ran looked at the medal lying on the table. Then he turned to look at Nicholas with an expectant look on his face.
Nicholas glanced at Ji Ma, who was yawning profusely, and then calmly made a gesture towards Wei Ran.
"Jima, do you want to go to my bedroom and sleep for a while?" Wei Ran turned around and asked.
"It would be great if I could." Ji Ma, who was already sleepy to death, was not polite and allowed Wei Ran to lead him into the bedroom.
After closing the door for the other party, Wei Ran sat down at the table again, quietly waiting for Nicholas's next words.
Picking up the Lenin Medal and shaking it, Nicholas lowered his voice and said, "This medal should have been awarded toI once had a colleague who was sent to West Germany in the early 1970s and passed back a large amount of valuable intelligence from the other side of the Berlin Wall. But before the collapse of the Soviet Union, he suddenly disappeared, and I haven't seen him since. ”
“So...you want me to find this person?” Wei Ran's eyes widened, "Did you overestimate my ability?" ”
“Overestimating your ability? "
Nicholas glanced at Wei Ran and said, "You can find me from an anti-tank gun, and maybe you can find his current location from a Lenin medal. "
Wei Ran, who was speechless, opened his mouth and changed the subject dryly, "Not everyone has a good body like you. Maybe he has..."< /p>
Nicola’s old face showed unconcealable pain and hatred, “As long as we can find it, it doesn’t matter even if it’s a corpse. "
"Can I...ask the reason? "
Wei Ran asked hesitantly. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to help. Even if he thought about it with his buttocks, he knew that he had found a person who even the KGB in the Soviet era could not find. It would inevitably cause trouble for him, but the painful expression on the old Nicholas' face made him unable to say no.
"He killed my wife and children. of. "
Nicholas' eyes turned red and he said in a low voice, "For a long time, we thought it was Americans or West Germans who did it. But it was not until after the collapse of the Soviet Union that I learned the truth from a German intelligence officer who had also retired. "
Wei Ran hesitated, "If you can't find it..."
Nicholas sighed, "Young man, a person without a background in the Soviet Union. KGB is not much different from a stray wild dog. His only advantage may be that he can hide himself well. "
"I... give it a try"
Wei Ran picked up the medal vaguely, turned on the computer and entered the official website of the Ministry of National Defense according to the number on the back to check. However, no matter what No matter how he searched, he couldn't find the existence of this medal at all.
"Is there no record of him anymore? "Nicholas obviously did not expect this result.
"Do you have anything else that can help you find out his identity? "Wei Ran declined, "If not, I'm afraid..."
"Yes! "Nicholas stood up decisively, "There are many more, but they are all in Kazan. Victor, if you have nothing to do, how about you go back with me now? ”
“Mr. Nicholas, you should know that my hope of finding him is actually very slim. Even if this medal contains his detailed information, it is very difficult to find this person who is still alive after so many years. And most importantly, it was an accident that I found you last time. "
Nicholas' expression froze and he sat back in his chair. "After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, I have been looking for this person for almost the entire second half of my life. Originally, II gave up, but I didn’t expect you to find me.
Although I don’t know how you did it, I’m not that curious. Victor, no matter what method you use, for an old guy like me who may die at any time, you may be the only hope to find him. "
"I...let's give it a try..." Wei Ran looked at Nikolai who looked hopeful, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed. Whether he could find it, he had no idea at all. , but he could no longer say a word of rejection.
“Then let’s go back to Kazan now? ”
Nicholas suggested impatiently. He originally wanted to mention this matter to Wei Ran yesterday, but he didn’t want him to go back to Volgograd directly after going to the Red Flag Forest Farm in a hurry.
“Aren’t you going to continue shopping here? "
"I've already walked around today." Nicholas shook his head, "If I can really find clues about that person, maybe I will move back here to live in the future, and then I will have plenty of time to hang out. ”