Just when Herbert rushed to the door of the Time Studio again with the clue items he got from Amanda, Wei Ran had already boarded the flight to Vienna.
Not to mention the depressed and murderous Herbert at the door of the studio. After Wei Ran landed in Vienna the next day, he carefully disguised himself, then took out the badge in the food box, and once again I walked into Shudong Bookstore with a sign saying it was temporarily closed.
The moment she saw Wei Ran, Katenka, whose eyes were red and swollen, seemed to have found her backbone, and she threw herself into his arms and began to cry loudly.
After coming back to his senses, Wei Ran gently hugged the bewildered girl, patted her back gently, and allowed her to vent her suppressed emotions in his arms. By the way, I wet the shoulders of my only formal suit with tears.
After a long time, Katenka finally stopped crying, sniffling and gently pushing Wei Ran away.
She took out a decorative square scarf from her suit jacket pocket and handed it to the other party. Katenka took it and wiped the tears on her face, and then blew her nose without any image.
Putting the handkerchief on the bar, Katenko combed her hair and asked in a relaxed manner, "Do you want to go see her?"
"Where is she?" "Where?"
"In the hospital"
Katenko sat on the floor leaning against the bar, "She had a sudden heart attack yesterday afternoon. Although I performed some resuscitation on her, But it was over before the ambulance arrived."
"Did she say anything at the end?"
Wei Ran also sat down against the bar and pretended to put his hands in his hands. As a cover, he took out the silver wine flask from the metal book and handed it to the girl next to him.
Katenka took the flask and opened it, raised her head and took a sip of whiskey. After calming down a little, she said, "She said her name was Karenina. And... she also asked me who she was. "It's not like she was exposed."
Katenka took another sip of whiskey and burst into tears again, "She said she wanted to see the Tula River and the library in Tyumen. , Return the borrowed copy of "Anna Karenina""
Wei Ran looked at the still gorgeously dressed girl and asked, "Shall we go see her?"
"Okay..." Katenka returned the wine bottle to Wei Ran and stood up holding on to the bar behind him.
"Do you... need to change your clothes?" Wei Ran asked tentatively.
"Yes...I want to change my clothes." Katenka looked at what she was wearing, turned around and ran up the stairs.
Less than five minutes later, the girl walked down wearing a wrinkled black women's suit. But her fancy short hair, like the pair of Martin boots on her feet, were somewhat incompatible with the formal attire.
Without correcting these small details, Wei Ran silently followed Katenka out of the bookstore, took a Golf driven by the latter and rushed to the hospital, and finally saw that face in the morgue. serene imitationThe old man fell asleep.
Looking around and seeing that there were no cameras here, Wei Ran turned his attention to Katenka who was standing aside.
The latter seemed to know what he wanted to do, he just nodded slightly, then walked towards the door, with his back to Wei Ran and tried to stand up straight.
Carefully rolling up Lao Katenka's sleeves, Wei Ran found the wound according to Nicholas' original prompts, and then found a mole the size of a rice grain near the wound. .
After careful observation to confirm his identity, Wei Ran took out the badge provided by Nicholas from his pocket and gently pinned it on the lining of Old Katenka's coat.
After tidying up the other party's clothes, Wei Ran motioned to the girl guarding the door to come over and asked with a hard heart, "When will she be cremated? I'll send her back."
< p>"Just this afternoon..."The new Katenka held the old Katenka's frosty palm, "I think she can't wait to go back."
p>Wei Ran sighed, "Let's do it this afternoon."
The young Katenka bent down and hugged the peaceful old man for the last time. With Wei Ran's help, he handled various matters procedures, and then took her to the local crematorium.
Until the two of them watched each other's body being sent into the cremator, Katenka, who had been strong all the way, threw herself into Wei Ran's arms again, carefully releasing her suppressed cries and grief.
It only took one afternoon to complete the funeral without any ceremony. When the coffin containing the ashes of the old Katenka was buried in the cemetery, the young Katenka looked at the ashes. The tombstone marking the end of the work was silent for a long time, and then he took Wei Ran back to Shudong Bookstore in the night, and took him directly to the third floor, which was still dirty and unsightly.
Carrying the scattered clothes on the sofa to the chair aside, and then pulling aside the uneaten pizza and various other food and drink boxes and bags on the table, Kajian Ka placed the jar containing the ashes of the previous generation Katenka on the table, then took a few deep breaths. After Wei Ran sat down on the sofa opposite, he asked anxiously, "What should I do next?" ?”
“Let’s live somewhere else, anywhere,” Wei Ran answered according to Nikolai’s instructions.
"Anywhere?" Katenka raised her delicate eyebrows, her pretty little face full of surprise.
"Anywhere?" Wei Ran looked at the other party in confusion, "Is there a problem?"
"No... no problem!" Katenka looked in disbelief. Wei Ran asked, "Who do I need to contact in the future?"
"I didn't tell you." Wei Ran spread his hands, "Just let me know where you moved."
"Do I just need to let you know?" Katenka asked.
Seeing Wei Ran nod hesitantly, Katenka breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that you will be my boss from now on."
"Wait, I'm your boss?" Wei Ran looked at the other party in confusion.
Katenka nodded seriously and then said, "If you have no doubts, now I need to see your true appearance."
"Now?" Wei Ran Subconsciously, he wanted to refuse. He really didn't want to get involved in these things, but when he thought about it, before setting off, Nicholas specifically told him to agree to whatever request the other party made, he suddenly fell into hesitation again.
"Of course"
Katenka stood up as she spoke, and took out a pile of cosmetics and various underwear that she didn't know whether she had worn or not. He handed the half-used bottle of makeup remover to Wei Ran, and then pointed to a door not far away, "That's the bathroom."
Taking the makeup remover from the other party, Wei Ran sighed secretly. After taking a breath, he stood up and went into the bathroom, which was also filled with all kinds of clothes waiting to be washed.
After cleaning off the disguise on his face and restoring it to its original state after dyeing it light gold, Katenka had also changed his suit into jeans and a T-shirt when he came out of the bathroom.
"Are you Asian?"
Katenko looked around Wei Ran, the look of surprise on her face getting thicker and thicker, but before Wei Ran could Opening his mouth, he continued, "I just sighed. You don't need to give me any answers. Now you can return to your original appearance. Do you need me to find some cosmetics for you?"
"I brought them myself."
Wei Ran pointed to the briefcase placed on the sofa. He was not in a hurry to resume his previous disguise, but sat down and asked, "Have you decided where to move?"
p>Katenka held the urn on the table in her arms, shook her head and replied, "I haven't decided yet, but as long as it's in Europe, of course, Russia or the former Soviet Union countries. "
"Why?" Wei Ran asked curiously.
Katenka looked down at the urn in her arms, but just shook her head and asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"
"Do you have any?" What's the request?" Wei Ran looked at the other person and asked.
"Don't be too remote. At least there is stable electricity and network. In addition, transportation should be convenient and the public security should be better." Katenka thought for a while and continued to add, "If possible, it would be best to have a warm place." A little place."
"How about Italy?"
Wei Ran thought of the useless Gubijing pasta restaurant he rented, "If you can speak Italian. , you can go to Turin, I rented a restaurant there, and it’s still vacant.”
“As long as I don’t need to pay rent in the future,” Katenca answered in proficient Italian. road.
"If you are saying something in Italian, it is best to say it again in German or Russian." Wei Ran spread his hands pretending to be confused, "I don't understand Italian."< /p>
“I said, as long as I don’t have to pay rent in the future, it’s fine.” Katianka’s mood improved inexplicably., changed to German and said it again.
"The funds have exploded. I hope Mr. Nicholas can reimburse him..." Wei Ran muttered secretly. After calculation, it would cost 150,000 euros a year. This is not a good idea. decimal.
Having made up his mind, Wei Ran wrote down the detailed address of Gubijing Pasta Restaurant, as well as the landlord’s weird request and contact information when he originally rented this place, and gave it to Katenka.
After the other party collected the note, Wei Ran continued to ask, "Do you need my help with the next moving work?"
"I can do this myself"
The young Katenka hesitated for a moment, and asked with a trace of well-hidden pleading in his tone, "But, can you stay and have a few drinks with me today?"
Wei Ran He opened his mouth and finally nodded in agreement. Seeing this, Katenka breathed a sigh of relief.
After he disguised his face again, Katenka took one last look at the urn on the table, got up and took Wei Ran downstairs to leave the bookstore, and went straight to a nearby store. Supermarkets that are open.
Following the girl, who seemed to be about the same age as Suisui, they purchased some snacks and alcoholic drinks in the supermarket, and the two returned to the second floor of Shudong Bookstore, which was not open to the public.
Katenka, who was silent along the way, kicked off his shoes, poured a glass of red wine to himself, nestled himself on the sofa, sipped the wine in the glass, and stared at it with tears. He stared at the stairs leading to the third floor in a daze.
As a bystander, Wei Ran secretly sighed. He did not know the story between this girl and the old Katenka, let alone the years they lived after the collapse of the Soviet Union. What kind of life they live, and they also don’t know what it means to them when they walk into this bookstore on behalf of Nicola.
But he knew that Katenka, who was curled up on the sofa opposite, helpless, was just like the woman also named Katenka at that time, just like the woman more than thirty years ago. On a winter night, at a moment that she might have foreseen but was unprepared for, she lost all her support in the blink of an eye.