On the dusk of the fourth day of the artillery test event, with the sound of a gunshot, the last incendiary bomb hit the body of a snowman in the middle of the ice lake, exploding into a ball of particularly dazzling sparks. .
On the shore seven hundred meters away, Wei Ran rubbed his sore shoulders, then took out his binoculars and looked regretfully at the pine tree on the other side of the lake, which was still wearing a red scarf.
In the past four days, he had squandered all 80 rounds of ammunition of different types, but apart from making his shoulders sore and unable to sleep at night, the only gain was just a certainty. Under the current circumstances, the effective range of this amazingly powerful anti-tank gun can only be maintained at a distance of six to seven hundred meters.
At a distance of six to seven hundred meters, even if the power of this gun is definitely sufficient compared to the position given to it by Wei Ran, it is not accurate at all due to the sight and his skills. Therefore, the pine tree in the farthest place that had been a target for several days was lucky enough to not suffer any damage.
"Just stand there and don't run away. When my buddy comes next time, he will definitely shoot you dead."
Wei Ran finally said a harsh word before he stopped. He picked up the telescope, anti-tank gun, and shell casings all over the floor, and tidied up all the supplies in the tent. Then with the help of the reindeer, he used the folded tent to hang all the supplies on the pine tree. Anyway, he can still use these things when he comes to test fire next time, so there is really no need to bring them back.
Feed the uneaten big leba to the spare rations that had been tied up for several days. After the other party had eaten and drank enough, he immediately pulled the sleigh under Wei Ran's shouts. I ran along the river connecting the glacial lake. Wei Ran, who was on the sleigh, took out his satellite phone and called Alili.
In only half an hour at most, the roar of engines could be heard in the sky. Weiran immediately took out the signal gun in his arms, pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger, and then pulled off a smoke bomb. Lost on the river behind.
Soon, the An-2 aircraft piloted by Alili lowered its altitude and landed steadily along the spacious river channel not far from Weiran. What surprised Wei Ran was that the reindeer that had been accompanying him these past few days actually lay down on the snow before the plane landed, even burying its big head on the branch of a tree. In the belly.
Obviously, this 100-kilogram guy often flies on Alili’s plane. The other party was willing to give such an experienced reindeer to him as a spare ration, which naturally made Wei Ran, who was belatedly aware of it, particularly grateful.
When Alili's plane shut down the engine completely, the reindeer howled and ran towards the cabin door without even shouting.
"It seems like you've been doing well these days?" Alili opened the cabin door, untied the reindeer's reins, and let it jump onto the cabin on its own, while saying to Wei Ran.
Wei Ran helped lift the sleigh and said gratefully, "Thanks to the reindeer you provided. Without it, I would have had a very hard time these days."
"Also Thank you for not eating"My Sasha" Alili said with a simple smile.
"I knew it was called Sasha again" Wei Ran muttered to himself, and then changed the topic with a smile to the people they had received these days. On the guest.
While the two were chatting, the An-2 aircraft that briefly landed took off again along the river. After lightly crossing the Ural Mountains not far away, it smoothly delivered the satellite to Yin.
“We have four days to go to class, you want to go back? ”
Jima, who was waiting at the airport, asked directly the moment the cabin door opened. When the class ended last time, Teacher Dalia made it very clear that their next class would be held at the airport.
"I have to go back."
Wei Ran threw the few luggage directly to Ji Ma, "There are some things that need to be done at the studio. I'll go back and take care of it, but don't worry, I'll be back on time. "
"I'm not worried about you."
Ji Ma took Wei Ran's luggage and reminded with a sad face, "I'm worried that because you are late, I will also be unlucky. , I don’t want to run around in this damn place wearing only underwear and carrying a silicone dummy. This is Inta, and I don’t want to be embarrassed in my hometown. "
"Don't worry, I don't want to either. Wei Ran shivered subconsciously and quickly promised, "I will definitely be back on time." "
"I hope so"
Jima said worriedly. Although this guy is shameless and shameless, he was outside. Now he is a scene in Inta. However, neither he nor Wei Ran had any doubt that Teacher Dalia would definitely let them experience social death in Inta.
Farewell to Jima and Alili who were watching the fun on the side. Wei Ran boarded the flight to Volgograd.
When he rushed back to the studio the next morning, the blond girl at the Katyusha Shooting Range had been waiting for a long time. < /p>
“40 rounds of armor-piercing bombs, 40 rounds of incendiary bombs, 40 rounds of high-explosive bombs, and 40 rounds of tracer bombs. "The blonde haired girl whispered while Wei Ran opened the rolling door, then consciously pushed the trolley into the studio and placed the wooden box full of ammunition in the same position as last time.
“How much? Weiran asked after a rough inspection. He had to admit that the quality of the ammunition provided by the other party was very good. At least there was not a stink bomb in the 80 rounds last time.
"Plus the shipping fee of 330,000 Rubles, tip five thousand. "The hairy girl happily stretched out her hand.
After paying the corresponding amount and sending the little hairy girl away, Wei Ran locked the rolling shutter door again and pressed the empty bullet shells and bullets in the food box into He took out all the empty cartridge cases one by one and replaced them with the ammunition he just bought.
Put the extra ammunition into the safe, then remove the sight of the anti-tank gun and carry it. Pick up a plastic bag full of empty bullet casings and drive straight to the bridge across the Volga River.
The safest way is to destroy these shell casings.The solution was to find a crusher and smash it into metal fragments or melt it directly, but he didn't do anything bad with the gun, so he naturally chose the simplest method and just threw it into the Volga River.
After finishing the last chores, he continued along the cross-river bridge and headed straight to Volgaski on the east bank, and drove the car into the auto repair shop where Mr. Alexander’s gun modification studio was located. inside.
In just a few months, this only auto repair shop in the city center has undergone earth-shaking changes. The most eye-catching one is the large "Alexander Private Museum" at the entrance. brand.
In addition, the spacious and spacious yard is not only paved with clean floor tiles, but also planted with many oak trees. And beside each tree are parked various war equipment common in World War II.
What is quite special is that there is a stainless steel plate next to these war equipment, with the story and service experience of this piece of equipment briefly written on it. There is no doubt that this achievement undoubtedly comes from Professor Alexei, who has become a happy worker.
After slowly strolling around the large courtyard, Wei Ran lost interest. There were all kinds of common things here, except for those that were either detailed or simple and I didn’t know whether they were true or false, but they Apart from each more touching story, there is not much to see at all.
Stepping into the four-story building facing the door, Wei Ran could not help but smile as soon as he entered. On the wall on the first floor facing the door of the building, there was an impressive figure. Zhang obtained a photo of the flag at the Capitol that he obtained. Right below the photo, he also wrote in conspicuous fonts the origin of the photo.
Having seen enough new things, Wei Ran walked through the four-story building and found the gun modification studio that still maintained its original appearance.
Before he walked into the small house, which was not that big, Manager Federer opened the sliding door from inside and said enthusiastically, "Mr. Victor, Mr. Alexander is already waiting for you inside." ”
“Thank you”
Wei Ran greeted him politely and followed the other person through the room filled with various processing machines, in that familiar studio. I met Mr. Alexander who I had been waiting for a long time.
"Victor, is there any good reason why you suddenly came to see me?" Alexander asked with interest, "Did you discover any precious historical footage?"
"How can I have such good luck?" Wei Ran said with a smile, "Mr. Alexander, I am here to ask for your help this time."
"Tell me about it" Alexander gave an ambiguous answer respond.
It was only then that Wei Ran took out the sight removed from the anti-tank gun from his bag and handed it to the other party.
After just one glance, Alexander asked with certainty, "If I guessed correctly, this should be the S18-1000 anti-tank gun produced by the Solothurn factory in Switzerland in the early days of World War II. "Mr. Alexander has a good eye?"
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Wei Ran complimented the other party's vision, "This is something from a client of mine. He wants to add a high-magnification scope to his anti-tank gun. "
"Used as a sniper rifle? "Alexander immediately guessed the purpose.
Wei Ran nodded calmly and continued to flatter him, "This client is very important to me, and Mr. Alexander is the only person I know who has enough accuracy. The metal processing technology, so I am shamelessly asking you to see if I can process a suitable base. "
"It's not too difficult to process this"
Alexander glanced at Wei Ran with a strange look, hesitated for a moment, stood up, picked up a screwdriver and said, "Follow me. Let me show you something. Maybe you can give your customer a better choice. ”
Taking the scope handed back by the other party, Wei Ran quickly stood up and followed Alexander out of the studio, heading straight to the exhibition hall he had just passed through, leaving only Manager Federer who was about to deliver the coffee. He looked at them from behind with confusion.
"Professor Alexei's office is on the top floor of this exhibition hall"
Alexander led Wei Ran towards the second floor. He introduced, "He always complained to me that I should have listened to you and not come to work for me. He also said that he had never been so tired in college. "
"The professor often shows off his status as museum director to us at home," Wei Ran responded with a smile.
"This old guy who talks nonsense"
< p> Alexander shook his head noncommittally, took Wei Ran to a light weapons exhibition hall on the second floor, pointed at the various anti-tank guns in the glass cabinet and said, "These are all from my collection, from the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Yes, basically I have them all here. ”Wei Ran looked at them one by one, and it was just as Alexander said. This not-so-large exhibition hall almost covered most of the mainstream anti-tank weapons that he knew that appeared during World War II. .
Alexander, who was walking in front, stopped in front of a glass display case, pointed at the exhibits inside and asked proudly, "Is this the one your customer has?" ”
Wei Ran nodded subconsciously. In this separate display case, there was not only an anti-tank gun of the same model as his, but also a variant of that gun, one that could be fired continuously and numbered 1100 anti-aircraft weapon.
The difference between the two types of weapons, apart from the fact that one can only shoot semi-automatically and the other can shoot fully automatically, at first glance, it is just that the latter has more people sitting on it. It was just a base for shooting in the air.
Under Wei Ran's gaze, Alexander took out a magnetic card from his pocket and swiped it on the lower edge of the display cabinet. After a soft "dip" sound, He took out another key and opened the glass display case.
Within five minutes, he removed a strange-looking scope with a screwdriver. p>"Take it! "Alexander removed the sightHe threw it to Wei Ran and then skillfully locked the glass display case.
"This is..."
Wei Ran hurriedly took the scope. Compared with his own scope, half of it was slightly thicker. What a big difference, but the other half is connected side by side at the end. Overall, this heavy and scary sight may use the Paul prism structure commonly used in binoculars.
“This is an anti-aircraft sight. It’s a fancy thing designed by the Swiss. But when it comes to actual use, it’s far less useful than a ring iron sight, so it’s relatively rare.”
As Alexander walked back, he introduced, "Its maximum magnification can be clearly enough to aim at a mineral water bottle one kilometer away. The only drawback is that it is too big and heavy."
"No, no, no, I mean..." Wei Ran paused, "Did you... give it to me?"
"That's understandable"
Alexander said nonchalantly, "In exchange, I will have an interview with a TV station at the end of this month about that photo. Victor, how about you join in the fun as a guest?"
So we were waiting here! Wei Ran immediately understood the other party's plan, and realized that he had hit the muzzle of the gun!
After hesitating for less than ten seconds, Wei Ran readily agreed to the invitation. He could see clearly that even if he didn't come and take the initiative to send it to his door, the other party would probably find a way to invite him over through the professor.
Besides, he can easily take out the scope he needs, which is a sign of his ability and background. Even if he refuses this time, can he still refuse next time?
So instead of having a quarrel with the professor's boss, it is better to agree happily. This will not only solve the problem of the scope, but also leave a good impression on the other party.
As expected, when Alexander saw Wei Ran agreeing so happily, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he forced him to have lunch with Professor Alexei who was hiding in the office secretly drinking. , and then let him go.
The drunk Wei Ran allowed Federer to drive him back to the studio. Then he immediately put away his disguised drunkenness, locked the rolling shutter door, summoned an anti-tank gun, and installed the scope he had just obtained. .
Putting the heavy muzzle of the gun on the window sill and taking aim at the statue of Motherland on the hill in the distance, Wei Ran was satisfied with the clear image and put it back into the metal book. At the same time, in his heart, Thousands of ways to die have been arranged for the little devils in Aiyangdian.