Following this flashy girl through a locked wooden door at the end of the stairs, Wei Ran was surprised to find that the layout of the second floor was almost the same as the first floor, even the wooden counter and the furnishings on the counter. All exactly the same. The difference between upstairs and downstairs is that there are no customers reading here, and there is an extra wine rack behind the counter.
"Sit anywhere"
The pretty girl who looked younger than herself warmly greeted Wei Ran to sit down on the sofa facing the counter, and then walked toward the counter. Li Zou asked, "What do you want to drink?"
"No need for anything," Wei Ran replied unhurriedly. He had not forgotten Nikolai's reminder half a month ago.
The girl didn't say anything after hearing this. After walking into the counter, she turned on a small fluorescent light above her head.
Under Wei Ran's gaze, she searched for a wine bottle on the dusty wine shelf, took out a wine bottle, opened it, poured out a glass of clear liquid, and soaked the card in it.
In just a few seconds, when she took the card out again, there was a strange shield symbol on one side of the card.
Seeing this, the girl immediately turned around, took out a second bottle of wine from the wine rack, poured out a glass, and continued to soak the card in it. This time, groups of numbers the size of mung beans also appeared on the cards.
"An ancient and outdated communication method," the girl muttered in a moderate voice. The contempt and fear in her tone perfectly interpreted what it means to be timid and stubborn.
"If you want to leave here alive, you'd better not come here before I call you." After hearing this, Wei Ran, who had just stood up to watch the excitement, immediately sat back down and waited patiently for the other party. the call.
The girl at the counter saw Wei Ran sitting down again. She breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time did not dare to talk nonsense anymore. She honestly compared the groups of numbers on the card with the book. Confessions, the hidden message is translated and written on a piece of paper.
After a moment, the girl panicked and took out a zippo lighter from the pocket of her denim shorts and burned the white paper with writing on it to ashes.
Under Wei Ran's gaze, the girl hesitated at the counter for a long time, and finally walked over to sit opposite Wei Ran as if she had made up her mind.
"Are you looking for Katenka?" This flashy girl looked at Wei Ran seriously and asked in Russian.
Wei Ran nodded equally seriously, "Yes, I'm looking for Katianka."
"Unlucky..." the girl muttered and said reluctantly , "I am Katenka."
"Are you Katenka?" Wei Ran looked at the girl sitting opposite in surprise, "As far as I know, Katenka seems to be a man's name. "
"But I am indeed Katenka," the girl said reluctantly, "I don't want to be Katenka, but now and for a long time to come, I am indeed Katenka. Card."
Seeing that Wei Ran still had a suspicious look on his face, the girl stood up helplessly and said, "Come with me to the third floor and you will understand."
"What can I understand?" Wei Ranan muttered to himself, got up and followed the girl who called herself Katenka up the wooden stairs behind the counter again.
When the two of them passed through a thick wooden door at the end of the stairs one after another, what they saw finally turned into a living room full of life.
It’s just that the environment here is not really clean and tidy. There are piles of women’s clothes scattered on the sofa. Not only are there several pizza boxes stacked on the dining table not far away, but also on the chair next to it. There are also some accessories such as stockings or underwear. On the floor under your feet, there are scattered various women's shoes, socks, snack packaging bags and even various bags and hats as well as some cosmetic bottles.
While Wei Ran was amazed at the pig's nest-like environment, the girl looked like she was used to it and took it for granted. After kicking away a tin can with corn kernels remaining at her feet, she took Wei Ran away. Arriving at the door of a bedroom.
With a soft "squeak" sound, the wooden door of the bedroom was gently pushed open by the girl, and then Wei Ran saw an exceptionally neat and clean room. At the same time, I also saw an old woman lying on a rocking chair next to the bed.
"She is the Katenka you are looking for," the girl said, leaning on the door frame, "but you are late. Since two years ago, she has become unknown to me. "
"Amnesia?" Wei Ran asked, standing at the door.
"Alzheimer's disease"
The girl gently closed the door, took Wei Ran back to the second floor and whispered, "So I am Kajian." Ka, it’s Ka Jian Ka you’re looking for. Do you have any other questions?”
“No,” Wei Ran replied in a low voice.
The girl was slightly relieved after hearing this. She reached out and grabbed a necklace with a key from her white neck. Then she pointed to the stairs leading to the first floor and said, "Wait for me in the stairs without shouting." You are not allowed to come in."
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ran walked down the stairs, and then heard the sound of the door being locked behind him.
After locking the door, the girl named Katenka put on the necklace again, then walked to the counter and fished out a conch for landscaping from the fish tank with two small fish. , and took out a hard plastic key from the conch.
Taking the key and walking to a row of bookshelves, Katenka lifted up the dirty carpet, then lifted up a wooden floor, and used the plastic key to carefully open the door hidden on the floor. safe under.
The space in this safe is not very large, but there is a piece of TNT the size of a cigarette box placed in the center, and around this piece of TNT, there are things that are only larger than the palm of your hand. A square metal box that was no thicker than two fingers.
On the upward edges of these boxes, numbers and numbers are written in Russian letters mixed with numbers.And a small red light that keeps flashing. At the same time, there are two wires as thick as toothpicks connected to the edge of the safe from the corner of each box.
Following the number just translated to find the corresponding box, Kajianka carefully disconnected the wires and waited until the red light on the metal box went out before taking it out.
After finally confirming that the number on the edge of the box was correct and the number contained in the message she had just translated, she locked the safe, covered the floor and carpet, and then hid the key back in the fish tank. Inside the landscaped conch.
Wiping off the water stains on his hands, Katenka put his head towards Wei Ran, who was still waiting at the stairs, and whispered, "Come in!"
Hearing this, Wei Ran He immediately turned around and walked up to the second floor again, sitting on the sofa while Katenka locked the door again.
Katjanka placed the metal box he had just taken out on the table, pressed it with one hand and said, "The storage fee and information update fee total 10,000 euros. Of course, if you are willing to pay more, I won't refuse, this shabby bookstore hasn't made a profit for a long time, and there isn't much money left in the account." Hearing this, Wei Ran, who had been prepared for it, took his time. He took out two wads of cash and put them on the table. Katenka, who was sitting opposite him, also happily raised his hand and let go of the metal box, picked up the two thick wads of cash, and stuffed them happily into the wide abdominal pocket of his overalls.
"It seems that I have a generous new boss, so I don't mind giving you an extra reminder."
Kajianka, who had collected the cash, picked up the metal box first and pointed at Looking at the metal nine-grid button on one side, he said, "About ten years ago, Katianka performed a hardware update on it. The main improvement after the update was that the TNT capacity in the box increased to 30 grams. However, the password and usage method were not changed. After connecting to the standard power supply, you must complete the password input within 20 seconds. If you enter the wrong password twice, the self-destruct program will be started immediately. "
"Connect. Standard power supply, complete the password input within 20 seconds, and self-destruct after two errors." Wei Ran said succinctly.
Katenko nodded with satisfaction, then pushed the metal box to Wei Ran, stood up and walked to the counter and said, "As usual, I should give you a meeting gift, so please wait a moment. "For a moment."
Wei Ran, who was about to stand up, sat down again after hearing this, put the extra heavy metal box into his pocket, and waited patiently.
About five minutes later, Katenka came over with a wooden box the size of a microwave oven, placed it on the table in the middle of the sofa with a clang, then opened the lid and took out a box at will. The stainless steel metal box the size of a pencil case was pushed to Weiran without looking at it, "That's it! Finally, thank you for waking Katenka, although this is not what I want to see."
Wake Katenka?
Wei Ran secretly cursed the key word that the other party just came up with, while thinking about itWhile grinding on the hidden information, he took the long stainless steel metal box with a normal expression.
Seeing Wei Ran accept the gift, Katenka also breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly closed the lid of the wooden box and sent it back to the counter. Then he simply walked down the stairs without even saying hello. Went down to the second floor.
Wei Ran, who was still sitting on the sofa, opened the small stainless steel box in his hand. There were 12 metal tubes of the length and thickness of his index finger placed next to each other in the box. On the lid of the metal box, there are diagrams dividing the 12 metal tubes into two categories and explaining how to use them.
According to the German markings on the lid, the six bottles on the left contained ricin, while the six bottles on the right contained highly toxic substances such as metallic thallium and potassium cyanide.
I gently picked up a metal tube and looked at it. I saw a slightly raised button on one end of it, and only a small hole on the other end. I could vaguely see that there seemed to be a hidden in it. Slender needle. According to the calligraphy on the metal cover, such a small needle can only be used close to the body, but once it is pierced, the poison in the metal tube will be injected into the target's body instantly, and the needle will retract into the metal tube after the injection is completed. .
Carefully put the metal tube he had just picked up back into place. Wei Ran locked the metal box in fear. He did not expect that the beautiful girl named Katenka would regard this thing as... Make a gift to yourself. He has never seen this thing in Hongqi Forest Farm!
After putting away the metal box filled with poisonous needles, Wei Ran did not dare to delay any longer. He did not even take the briefcase that was used as a cover. He stood up and walked down the second floor, meeting the man who had put on the headphones again. The girl passed by and left this seemingly ordinary bookstore silently.
After pressing the two metal boxes in his windbreaker pocket, Wei Ran walked aimlessly along the street for a long time, then raised his hand to stop a taxi and hailed it casually. The address I just found on the mobile map walked away.