After waiting for several days in Yakutsk, the target's flight finally landed at the airport as scheduled.
In the parking lot outside the departure hall, Wei Ran was sitting in the van, holding a telescope and staring at the entrance and exit, patiently waiting for the target person.
A full hour after the plane landed, a middle-aged Asian man in a black suit and a particularly delicate-looking woman walked out, surrounded by several thick-haired men.
Seeing this, Wei Ran picked up the photo of the target person spread on the steering wheel and compared it. After confirming that he had found the wrong person, he immediately started the van under his butt.
Under his gaze, the group of people got into two exceptionally clean off-road vehicles and slowly drove out of the parking lot.
"You deserve to die here after washing the car so clean." Wei Ran muttered to himself, released the clutch, and followed him from a distance in the tattered van.
Contrary to his expectations, the two off-road vehicles first headed south after leaving the airport. After driving to the center of the city, they turned east and drove towards the Lena River.
"This grandson must never cross the river."
Wei Ran watched the two cars drive all the way to the pier by the river, and couldn't help but look nervous. , it is already mid-June, and even in Yakutsk, also known as the "Ice City", the daytime temperature is almost 16 degrees Celsius. As for the Lena River, although the temperature is slightly lower, it has already thawed. , it is impossible for Weiran to drive that van over.
Therefore, once the other party crosses the river by boat, he will have no choice but to give up this assessment task. But as the saying goes, what you worry about will come.
After the two off-road vehicles stopped at the pier, the Japanese man and woman boarded a cargo ship parked at the pier. Then the ship immediately left the pier and walked along the The Lena River opened due south!
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Wei Ran stepped on the brakes and held a telescope on the shore to watch the cargo ship running further and further away, and finally disappeared completely from sight. among.
Catch up along the river bank?
Wei Ran just came up with this idea and immediately gave up. Even though the roads in Yakutsk were pretty good, after leaving the city, there was only one road that was a short distance from the Lena River. Except for the few kilometers of main road which is barely passable, the rest of the roads are no different from the mud pools. Just relying on this Watts minivan, even if you leave the city, you can't get very far, let alone I can catch up with the boat.
Unwilling to give up, Wei Ran called up the map on his mobile phone and checked, only to discover that there was a small city called Nizhnybestyakh on the other side of the upper reaches of the Lena River.
"Did it go here?" Weiran hesitated for a moment and immediately started to inquire about the transportation method from Yakutsk to Nizhnybestakh.
There is indeed a ferry between the two places, but the closest oneAlso tomorrow morning. Obviously, even if you rush over and find the pair of Japs before the next school starts, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack.
But after returning without success, Wei Ran didn't give up at all. If he didn't come, he wouldn't come. Now that he was here, he couldn't go back empty-handed. Otherwise, when he returns to Hongqi Forest Farm, he will be teased by Culp and Dalia in different ways for at least half a month.
"I don't believe you won't come back."
Wei Ran threw his phone aside, and finally raised his binoculars to look at the two off-road vehicles still parked at the dock, and The cigarette butts flickered in the car window, and I made up my mind to wait here for the other party to come back.
However, not far away from the riverside that he did not notice, an old man holding a fishing rod looked at the watch on his wrist, and then used the action of throwing the rod to look at the fish that was parked not far away. In the van, he finally took out a satellite phone from his pocket and made a call with a mocking look on his face.
"Did it happen so quickly?" Culp asked in surprise on the other end of the phone, "He wouldn't do it at the airport, would he?"
"If he did it at the airport , maybe I can give him a slightly higher evaluation."
The old fishing man said sarcastically, "Culp, have you forgotten how to be a qualified teacher after not teaching for so long? "?"
It was just a taunt, and Culp immediately guessed, "He didn't make it across the river?"
"To be more precise, I guess he didn't at all." I didn't expect the target person to go to the east bank of the Lena River. Now your student is still dazed on the bank like a fool."
The poisonous old man said gloatingly, "If he can wait until July. At the end of the month, maybe he can complete the task you gave him."
"Inform him to come back," Culp said and hung up the phone.
The old fishing man once again looked at the van that was still on the shore and dialed the old-fashioned button phone in Wei Ran's hand.
On the other end of the phone, Wei Ran just pressed the answer button when he heard the person on the other side say, "The mission failed. The other party returned to Yakutsk again at the end of July. Let's go back to the airport now. Just wait in the parking lot, someone will take you back to Chita tonight."
Still not waiting for Wei Ran to say anything, a busy tone came from the receiver.
Putting down his mobile phone in vibrating mode, Wei Ran looked around cautiously, then irritably hammered the steering wheel, started the car and drove towards the airport. Just as he pulled into the parking lot, Culp called.
Swallowing, Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, and finally resigned and pressed the answer button. Then he heard Culp joking with a smile, "About a week ago, someone told me that he I don’t want to become a murderer, so I thought it was a joke, but I didn’t expect it to be true.”
The other person’s words only made Wei Ran blush with shame, even though he was thousands of kilometers away. For a moment I didn't know what to say.
But obviously, Culp, who seemed to be in a good mood, was not prepared to let him go so easily, but asked as always, "Tell me about your mistakes."
" I didn't expect that the other party would cross the river by boat," Wei Ran replied weakly.
“You should have thought of it”
Karp’s tone finally became more serious, “You arrived in Yakutsk about four or five days ahead of schedule, so you have plenty of time. Ask the locals about the main origin of mammoth ivory. Even if you are worried about alerting others and don't want to ask, you can still get some useful clues through online searches.
For example, in 2015, Nizhnybestyakh was dug. A complete skeleton of a steppe mammoth has been found, and even at the beginning of this month, on Children’s Day, a local farmer dug out ivory while growing potatoes and cabbage in his backyard. These public news, even though I was It can be easily found in Kazan.
With this public information, combined with the knowledge you learned in the psychology course, it is easy to guess that he is at least likely to transfer to Bestyakh. Isn’t it? Then Victor, have you checked?”
“I haven’t,” Wei Ran replied frankly, “This week, the focus of my investigation is on the urban area of Yakutsk.”
"What did you investigate?" Culp asked with a smile.
"Road conditions, escape route"
Wei Ran replied awkwardly. At first, he didn't pay attention to killing the target person at all, but put all his thoughts into it. All the focus was on how to avoid being given evidence of his murder.
Obviously, Culp had already guessed Wei Ran’s concerns, but he had no intention of speaking out. Instead, he changed his direction and praised, “Not bad, knowing how to preserve oneself is a qualification. ..Basic requirements for students.”
If Culp had sarcastically spoken, Wei Ran might have felt better, but the compliment he gave against his will made him feel like he had just eaten something from the bathroom. The flies that fly out are just as uncomfortable.
"Victor, now you have two choices." Culp said abruptly.
"What two options?" Wei Ran asked dejectedly.
"The first option is that this assessment failed. After the second academic year starts in September, in addition to helping Jima pay one year's tuition, you also have to hold Sasha around. I ran around the Hongqi Forest Farm all afternoon."
"I choose the second one"
Wei Ran made the choice without even thinking about it. With his current net worth, he helped Ji Ma pay. A year's tuition is nothing at all, but running around with Sasha in his arms is definitely a nightmare. As for who Sasha is, it's naturally the dummy made of silicone and studded with rubber bullets. Even if he thought about it with his fingernails, he knew that at least Ji Ma would definitely use his mobile phone to take pictures of the whole process.
"The second option is to postpone the assessment to August."
Karp said slowly, "In August, the other party will leave Yakutsk and return. Japan, when the time comes IWill give you his details. But I don’t need to tell you that you know the dangers arising from this, and when the time comes, you won’t have a nanny by your side. So Victor, are you sure you want to choose the second way to end this assessment? "
Going to Japan to kill people?
Wei Ran swallowed, and after being silent for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sure, the second one. "
Culp said with some surprise, "Let me remind you again, I can't send a nanny to help you, let alone provide you with tools. If you are caught, there is no way. People can help you. "
"It doesn't matter, I know all this. "Wei Ran took a deep breath and made a decision again.
"The third option is that you can give up this assessment. "Culp suddenly popped up another option.
"Just the second one," Wei Ran said pretending to be relaxed.
He could have given up on this assessment, knowing better. That is the more rational choice. But based on his understanding of Culp, Dalia and even Mr. Nicholas, his weight in the other party's heart will become irrelevant. To put it more bluntly, it’s nothing more than a fight for one’s breath and one’s breath.
“Let’s talk about it in August,” Culp hung up the phone before he finished speaking.
Putting down his cell phone, Wei Ran lowered the backrest of his seat, thinking about the weapon he would use to kill the target person due to his mistake. The ones in the metal book were enough for him to choose at will, whether it was a pistol. , rifles or anti-tank guns are enough to meet the needs. At worst, the poisonous needles obtained not long ago are barely considered useful.
But as Culp worried, if it is really in Japan. The most troublesome thing is how to escape suspicion and escape smoothly.