In the darkroom, Wei Ran developed all the selected negatives into photos. The large square photo of 6X6 medium format can accommodate more horizons from the beginning of shooting, and in disguise, it can also record more history that happened at the same moment.
Looking at the group photos beside the ruins of the clinic and the people in the Ministry of Interior building, and then looking at the photos I took of Dr. Lodge and Father Hans rescuing the wounded when the tent outside the clinic was still there. .
Wei Ran sighed with some disappointment. He was not included in this. Although he had expected it at the beginning of the filming, he was worried that one day his companions who were struggling together in the war would be with him. The memory is getting blurry.
Putting aside the remaining photos and the sadness, Wei Ran felt a lot better after picking up the fourth photo.
In this photo of the Capitol Building from above, you can see an abandoned German 88mm gun and a lying King Tiger heavy tank in the bottom corner. Of course, there are also a large number of Soviet tanks. The corpses of soldiers from both sides of the German army, as well as the stretcher teams transporting the wounded.
The main subject of the photo is the destroyed outer wall of the Reichstag building, with only the main outline remaining, as well as the German soldiers hiding in the Reichstag building and shooting outwards. Outside the building, Soviet soldiers were throwing grenades, shooting, and even about to fall to the ground after being shot.
Looking slightly upward, on the top of the building, a Soviet Red Army soldier was holding a huge flag. It was particularly conspicuous under the light provided by the flares. Even behind the soldier, he could see There was some muzzle flash from the Bobosha submachine guns in the hands of two other Soviet Red Army soldiers, as well as the slightly blurred shadows of several German soldiers who were shot and recoiled further away.
He could even hear the heart-rending "Ula" and the roar of gunfire from this photo. You can smell the choking smoke and the lingering smell of blood!
"This photo can probably go into a museum..."
Wei Ran murmured to himself and carefully put it into a separate brown paper bag. , and then picked up the photo he took at the last moment.
If the photo just witnessed the glory in war, then this photo from the top of the Ministry of Interior building takes a bird's-eye view of King's Square and the ruins of surrounding buildings, as well as the white flags on the square, preparing to surrender. The photo of General Weidling, commander of the Berlin City Defense, witnessed only the bloody cruelty and eternal destruction behind the war.
Excluding whether the war itself is just, regardless of the red flag planted on the top of the Reichstag, or the white flag held by German soldiers in the Königsplatz in this photo. In order to make them float in the smoke, the price that needs to be paid is the wounded who have not had time to carry away the buried bodies and the wounded lying on stretchers. Of course, there are also the surviving soldiers, civilians, cities that were almost completely destroyed in the war, and countless originally happy families - whether Germans, Soviets, or Jews.
After looking at the photo for a long time, Wei Ran silently stuffed it into the same brown paper bag as the previous photo. He knew that he was not qualified to judge the rights and wrongs of war. The only thing he could do was to be a passer-by in time and space and use his camera to pick up some missed moments.
Putting these two photos away, Wei Ran continued to flip through other photos. Most of the remaining photos were from the previous owner of the Rollei double reflex camera, the one who had received the gold melee assault badge. Tough German soldiers.
If the previous two photos recorded the final result of this war, then these photos record all the details that can be called a battle. From the initial battle outside Berlin to the later street fighting, this tough guy whose name is unknown almost put his camera on the faces of Soviet and German soldiers and pressed the shutter.
What surprised him even more was that in these photos, he actually saw Marco’s aunt, the crazy woman who originally sent various supplies to the clinic!
However, in this photo, Marco’s aunt’s lower body is bloody and bloody, and there are even traces of being crushed by tank tracks.
In her hand, in addition to a long-handled grenade with the back cover unscrewed, there was also a photo that was brought to her mouth and kissed by her until she died. Although the person in the photo was a bit blurry due to the angle, the iconic youth league uniform made Wei Ran immediately identify him with some idiot with an injured butt.
Continuing to look through the remaining photos, Wei Ran put them all into another separate brown paper bag, trying hard not to recall everything that happened in that small clinic, and then Rubbing his face tiredly, he stood up and staggered to the bathroom.
Until his hands and feet were wrinkled after soaking in the water, Wei Ran got up from the bathtub in a daze, put on his pajamas and threw himself on the bed.
Now that the story behind the two youth league knives has been investigated clearly, Wei Ran does not intend to put this matter aside for the time being.
After all, in this real world, Professor Alexei has only been away for less than an hour. If he gives such detailed investigation results so quickly, even if the employer does not doubt it, he will feel that the more than 10 million Not worth the ruble.
On the other hand, I have to report back to the Hongqi Forest Farm in Kazan tomorrow, and I really don’t have the energy to do these things now. Just before falling asleep, Wei Ran had already decided to go to Kiev and visit the home of Ivan after his half-month course at Hongqi Forest Farm was over. Even if we can't find any valuable clues by then, we must at least make a show of it and be worthy of the high price offered by Mario's son.
Soon after, gentle snoring sounded, and Wei Ran once again returned to bomb-fired Berlin in his dream, back to the clinic that might collapse at any time, under the dazzling light of kerosene lamps, Busy cutting bloody wounds and sewing broken blood vessels.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Smashing the door quicklyThe sound woke up Wei Ran, who was wandering in his nightmare. Before anyone could wake up, there was already a loaded pistol in his hand, pointing in the direction of the bedroom door.
Until his mind was completely clear, Wei Ran quickly put away his pistol, put on his clothes and left the bedroom, then opened the rolling shutter door that was still banging.
"I thought you weren't here." Ji Ma walked in with a big grin. Before he could say anything, he turned around and closed the rolling shutter door.
“Didn’t you go to Mr. Nicholas’s house?” Wei Ran asked, yawning and sitting at the long table.
"He kicked me out"
Jima rummaged through the cabinets like a Japanese soldier, took out a bottle of gin from the refrigerator, opened it and smelled it. Then he replaced it with a bottle of vodka that had been there for who knows how long, and took out two more apples. Then he closed the refrigerator door with satisfaction and walked to the opposite side of Wei Ran and sat down.
"What are you doing?" Wei Ran asked, taking the half-filled glass from the other party.
"Of course it's to thank you." Before Jima finished speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then buried his big nose in his sleeves.
"Wake me up, go through my refrigerator, and drink my wine, just to thank me?" Wei Ran looked at Ji Ma across the table with a crazy look.
The former happily poured another glass of wine, and then said excitedly, "Ms. Zhou and Mr. Nicholas just gave me a formal reply after talking with each other. In mid-December, the two of us brought The first batch of guests are going to Inta."
"Wait a minute." Wei Ran put down the wine glass he had just brought to his mouth. "Are we two?"
< p>"Of course it's the two of us." Ji Ma gestured in the direction of the next door with his thumb as a matter of course, "Ms. Zhou said that you are also the tour guide of the travel agency, so of course you will take me there.""I..."
Wei Ran opened his mouth, but finally nodded in agreement. Ji Ma was indeed right. He was indeed still working in his aunt's travel agency, and besides, in recent years, all new businesses have opened In order to facilitate communication, I carry all the routes with me, and this time is no exception.
"That's why I want to thank you!"
Jima couldn't help but clink the cup with Wei Ran, and said "Ula!" that would scare the piss out of most Western Europeans! After that, he drank all the wine in the glass again.
After absentmindedly drinking the wine in the glass, Wei Ran picked up the apple on the table and took a bite. He absentmindedly listened to Jima thinking about his and his friends' careers in Inta.
It wasn’t until the other party’s mind began to think about raising several Ukrainian girls again that Wei Ran had to interrupt the other party’s daydream, “Put aside Yinta’s matter for now. , How about you and I go to Kiev during our next vacation?"
"Where? Kiev?" Jima immediately became energetic, "I will give it to Mr. Culp now. How about calling to ask for leave and let’s go now?”
“Not so good”
Wei Ran snatched the other party’s phone and threw it aside, “I’m not taking you to harm Ukrainian girls.”
“Anyway "It's all the same." Jima patted his forehead, "I haven't asked you yet, what are you doing in Kiev?"
"To investigate something, but I heard it's not safe there, so I need a helper." ”
Wei Ran said truthfully. He had never been to Ukraine. He took Ji Ma with him just because he hoped that this unknown person could be of some help, so as not to be trapped like he was in Inta last time. People blocked the mine with guns, and there was no one to report the news.
"Then you are definitely right to take me with you!" Jima assured her, proudly patting her chest, "I know many Ukrainian girls and know how to deal with Ukrainians!"
"Did all your interactions take place in bed?" Wei Ran muttered to himself, then changed the subject and asked, "When will you return to Kazan?"
"Tomorrow morning" Ji Ma said while nibbling on the apple, "I have already bought the air tickets, including yours."
"So generous?"
Wei Ran looked at Ji Ma in surprise, Although a plane ticket is not expensive, he knows Jima's financial situation. This guy has no concept of saving money at all. As long as he has money, he will spend it either on a Ukrainian girl or a Polish girl. But he would never think of taking the initiative to bear the transportation expenses, especially when he didn't have to pay for the air tickets in the first place.
"Just think of it as thank you," Ji Ma said with a grin, "Of course, if you are willing to give me the money, I will not refuse."
" I'll give you a big ear scraper." Wei Ran gave the other party a middle finger, "Let's go, stop drinking, and go find a place to eat."
"I'll treat you!" Jima agreed with great pride. , before he finished speaking, he got up and ran out of the studio.