At noon on the third day after arriving in Germany, Wei Ran, who was studying German with Dalia, was called to Culp's room.
"Willie Dickel has investigated clearly."
Culp placed a stack of files with traces of time on the table between the two of them, "According to me According to the investigation, Willie Dickel's mother is named Hannah Dickel, which matches the woman in the photo we found on his body."
"Is it Dickel again?" Wei Ran. He muttered, "So, this woman..."
Culp nodded, "According to our previous speculation, this woman is probably a Stasi agent."
< p> "Is there any way to prove it?" Wei Ran continued to ask, and at the same time he was hesitating in his heart whether to find an excuse to take out the negatives in the leather notebook."We will go to Berlin to visit a person in the afternoon. Maybe we can confirm something from him." Culp changed into a comfortable posture, lit a cigarette, and changed the subject in a puff of smoke, "In Before that, let’s talk about your problem.”
“My problem?” Wei Ran looked at Culp in confusion.
"After these few days of inspection, Teacher Dalia and I have a basic understanding of you."
Karp looked at Wei Ran with a smile, "You Are you interested in continuing to study in your professional field? "
"What do you mean?" The expression on Wei Ran's face became more and more confused.
"Every successful intelligence officer must have a suitable disguised identity. For example, Ampoule, his external identity is a doctor, such as Mr. Nicholas, his external identity is a deliveryman."< /p>
Wei Ran spread his hands and said, "I just want to learn some life-saving skills. I don't want to be an intelligence agent like a spy."
Culp smiled, "Even if In this way, having a disguise that sounds less threatening will make it much easier for you in the future, even if you are just a so-called war photographer."
"So?" Wei Ran looked at Karl. Pu, wait for his next words.
"The major you study and your studio in Volgograd are a good disguise."
Culp replied with a smile, "So, I suggest you continue to study in Volgograd." You are studying in your major. The postgraduate admission notice from Kazan Federal University is true. Of course, you don’t need to go there to take classes. You just need to complete the exams regularly. I will study the relevant information after you go back. I'll give you the information."
"Mr. Culp, I didn't come to Hongqi Forest Farm to study as a graduate student," Wei Ran had to remind him.
"Your courses at Hongqi Forest Farm will not be affected in any way."
As Culp said, he took out a folded A4 paper and handed it to Wei Ran, " When you go back this time, you can study according to this schedule."
Wei Ran took it and opened it curiously, only to see that it was densely filled with all the schedules from Monday to Sunday., from six o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock in the evening, the courses are as intensive as those in high school. In comparison, the hunting game he and Ji Ma played before became the most relaxing physical education class.
Swallowing hard, Wei Ran looked at Culp, "Where's the hunting game?"
"That's just to let Dalia and I have an intuitive understanding of you. Just acquaintance."
Culp pointed in the direction of the door, "Ji Ma will study with you throughout the process. Our minimum requirements for you are very simple. Except for your history major, everything must be If you surpass him, you will have to pay the same tuition fee for him."
"Or follow the rhythm of one week of study and one week of vacation?" Wei Ran asked with difficulty, he was already doubting himself. Can you persevere?
"Of course" Culp stood up, "As I said before, you can also study for half a month and rest for half a month. Okay, now go back to your room to prepare. In two hours Let's go to the airport."
When he returned to the room worriedly, Ji Ma was already packing his luggage. Obviously, this young hunter who has become a competitor of Weiyan does not know what kind of situation he will face next.
Two hours later, everyone left the room, followed Dalia and Culp to the airport, and took a flight to Berlin. After arriving, he took a taxi and arrived at the entrance of a toy store next to the Spree River.
Looking at the locked rolling shutter door, Dalia pulled out two hairpins from her hair, and without seeing how he operated it, she opened the rolling shutter door and pushed it up.
Culp opened the glass door as if he were home, strolled in and pressed the bell on the bar.
Shortly after the crisp bell rang, an old man with reading glasses and a shotgun in his hand walked down from the second floor tremblingly.
"The toy store is closed," the old man said slowly in German, but the shotgun in his hand was never pointed at Wei Ran and others.
"Is it like the Stasi has closed forever?" Dalia asked directly in Russian.
"Who are you?" The old man suddenly became nervous. While responding in Russian, he pointed the shotgun in his hand at everyone.
Culp patted the backpack on his chest and said calmly, "You can try shooting."
The old man's eyebrows twitched, and after a long silence, he became slumped. He opened the shotgun in his hand, took out the bullets and threw it into the trash can by the stairs. "My grandson is still upstairs. How about we go out and chat?"
"Of course, Mi Mr. Le." Dalia smiled at this, "Oh, maybe I should call you Cicada?"
"Anything is fine, let's go outside and talk."
The old man walked out of the toy store in a panic, but from the beginning to the end, his attention was focused on the backpack on Culp's chest.
"You go out and chat, Jima and I will help Mr. Miller look after the store to prevent thieves from coming in. "While Dalia was speaking, she bent down to pick up the shotgun leaning against the corner, and then picked out two No. 12 shotguns from the trash can, while Jima had already picked up a large box of packaging from the shelf. The exquisite puzzle was stuffed into his backpack with a sly look.
"In this case, let's put the luggage here. ”
Culp took off the backpack hanging on his chest and placed it on the stairs leading to the second floor. He also handed a TV remote control to Dalia.
No Ignoring the old man standing at the door, Culp crossed the road and walked to the river. He randomly found a bench and sat down. After waiting for the old man to sit next to him, he handed over the group photo he found in the air raid bunker, " I want to know her status in the Stasi. "
The old man took the photo and looked at it carefully, then returned the photo to Culp, took off his reading glasses, lowered his head and wiped the lenses with the hem of his clothes, and said flatly, "Too much time has passed. I'm almost seventy years old, how could it be possible..."
Before he could finish speaking, Culp raised his finger and pointed to the toy store across the road, "Mr. Miller, what is your favorite I really want to think carefully before answering. I have many questions, but I only have ten minutes. If I don’t get all the answers after ten minutes, I will help you call the ambulance and fire truck. And, since I can find it here, I can also find your son's home in Potsdam, as well as your daughter and your other grandchild. "
"Hannah, Stasi agent, codenamed Dwarf. "This time, the old man no longer hesitated and gave the answer that Culp wanted to know.
"Her mission" Culp asked the second question in a calm tone.< /p>
"Monitoring Soviet agent ampoules" the old man sitting next to Culp replied very quickly, his old eyes never leaving the shop across the road.
"Bonnsha. Is the Lin Factory incident related to her? "
Culp's affirmative tone made the old man no longer hide anything, "She was indeed the one who discovered that matter. After it was confirmed that the sarin factory had been bombed, the East German government at the time still defended her. Awarded medals. ”
“So in 1979, the family of Nikolai, a postal employee in East Berlin, was also killed by the Stasi? "
The old man hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded with difficulty, "At that time, the intelligence agents sent by the Soviet Union to East Germany were basically semi-public, and their families were also protected and killed by the Stasi. They are simple. "
"Who killed it? "
Culp continued to ask. Seeing the other party's slight hesitation, he slowly raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "You still have six minutes to answer the remaining questions. In addition, , we are only here to verify the authenticity of your confession, so you'd better think clearly before you speak. "
"The dwarf killed him," the old man sighed, "and the person in charge of the operations department who was responsible for protecting Mr. Nikolai's family at that time, but that person wasHe died shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. "
"Where is the dwarf buried? "Culp didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking before asking the next question.
The old man shook his head, "We didn't find her body at all, and there is no need to find her body. "
"Does she have any other family members? "
"No more"
The old man continued to shake his head, "Her parents died in the Battle of Berlin shortly after she was born. It was the Stasi who raised her. It was out of loyalty that the dwarf was selected to perform the task of monitoring the ampoule. "
"Last question" Culp looked at the other party indifferently, "Where did you know the identity of the ampoule? "
The old man hesitated for a moment and finally said, "We followed and monitored Nicholas for a long time before we finally determined the identity of Ampoule. "
"Mr. Miller, I wish you a happy life in your later years. "Culp stretched out his hand to the other party, who shook his hesitantly, and then saw Dalia walking out of the toy store empty-handed.
Watching the four of them take a taxi and leave, The old man hurriedly ran into the toy store, and then saw the backpack, TV remote control and his shotgun placed on the bar.
He carefully picked up the remote control and opened the back shell, which made him dumbfounded. Yes, there was no battery inside at all. When he opened the backpack, except for a glass lunch box that Culp bought at the airport duty-free shop, there was no explosive at all.
All the things were thrown into the trash can. The old man sat on the floor with difficulty holding on to the bar, holding his shotgun and sighing softly.
In the taxi heading to the airport, Culp saw Wei. Ran looked puzzled and took the initiative to explain, "That person was the Stasi's intelligence liaison at the time, and a lot of intelligence from West Germany was compiled and analyzed by him at the time. "
"Why didn't you look for him then? "Wei Ran asked confused.
"We had never suspected East Germany before, and we never thought that there would be Stasi spies hiding around Ampoule." Culp sighed after hearing this. “And if it hadn’t been for that photo, do you think he would have told the truth? "
Seeing the silence in the taxi, Dalia, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled and said, "Okay, anyway, I can finally give Mr. Nicholas a clear answer, young man. Hey guys, when we return to Kazan, you will start a new course. Before that, how about we take advantage of this time and continue to learn German? "
Wei Ran and Ji Ma, who was next to him, looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces had become extremely bitter.