In front of Karenina's tombstone, Wei Ran gently put down a bouquet of blooming sunflowers, then stood up and followed Mr. Nicholas out of the cemetery.
"Tell me about your experience in Vienna"
After Nikolai waited for the car to start driving again, he flipped through the book "Anna Karenni" brought back by Weihan Na", he asked casually.
Hearing this, Wei Ran, who had not spoken much since getting off the plane, described in detail the experience of the previous two days.
Nicholas closed the masterpiece in his hand and put it on the seat aside, "In this case, when you return to Tyumen, you and I can go to the library together."
< p>"Mr. Nicholas," Wei Ran couldn't help but ask, "The other party said...I will be her boss from now on, this...""If you don't mind having one more person under you As for employees, so be it."
Nicholas looked at the sparkling Tula River outside the window and said, "The Katenka I knew is dead, and the Katenka now is no longer. I know Katianka. Besides, how many years can I live?"
"But..."
"But you are Chinese?" He smiled and said, "What a coincidence, none of us are from the Soviet Union, aren't we?"
"But it's useless for me to have such an employee."
Weiran finally told the truth , In contrast, Jima can still run errands for herself, but what about that beautiful girl named Katenka? Is it really possible to help him run Gubijing Pasta Restaurant? Or do you mean to help yourself collect European intelligence?
But even if it is collected, what is the use? I can't even hide from this kind of thing. My brain is being chewed by the Poles and Rabbit Riders from both sides at the same time, so I will take the initiative to get close to him.
“I didn’t expect that Katenka would actually train a successor for herself, let alone that she was already suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.”
Nicola sighed He took a breath and said bluntly, "I can trust Katenka buried in that cemetery, but I can't trust the little girl you described. It's obvious that I can't let you kill that child. And Since Katenka has left all the work to her, we can’t let her out of control.”
“So you just leave this trouble to me?”
“ Trouble?"
Nicholas snorted, "Katenka is the best intelligence collector. People who have been trained by her since childhood, no matter how bad they are, should be good enough for you in intelligence collection. Teacher. Why do you think that such a person is willing to work for you?”
“But I can’t use her,” Wei Ran said helplessly, “I can make her work?” What to do? Can you help me investigate the historical truth?”
“Why not?” Nicholas asked matter-of-factly, “You can try giving her some things that need to be investigated. Maybe she is not necessarily worse than you in being a historian."
"Since you suggest so.Chong, why not..."
"I said, I just don't trust the new Katenka, but that doesn't mean that she is untrustworthy or not capable enough. "
When Nicholas said this, he sighed again and asked, "Victor, do you know why she is called Katenka? ”
“Because of the city of Kamenka? "Wei Ran lowered her speed slightly and gave the answer.
" She chose a few letters from her own name, Karenina, and her parents' names, and replaced the letters in the middle of the city's name. Part, became Katenka. "
Nicholas murmured and explained, "That is a smart girl, a girl who likes reading and can write poetry. The children she raises will not be much worse than her. Victor, give her a job. If you are not willing to bear the salary of this employee, I can make the decision and make up for the corresponding expenses from the profits of Time Film Studio. "
"Why? "
Weiran simply parked the car on the bank of the Tula River, turned around and looked at Nicholas and asked all the doubts in his heart, "What on earth do you want to do? Resurrection of the Soviet Union? ”
“Resurrection of the Soviet Union? ”
Nicholas suddenly burst into laughter, “How dare you think of resurrecting the Soviet Union?” How could you have such a strange and idiotic idea? Not to mention that the Soviet Union is unlikely to appear on this planet. Even if someone really has this idea, I am afraid that even I will shoot him in the head to calm him down. "
"Then what are you going to do? "
"Just survive"
Nikolai's mood seemed to have improved a lot, and he patiently explained, "After the collapse of the Soviet Union, all of us have Their own choices.
Some people choose to work for their former enemies, and some choose to return to their hometowns or escape from the circle and start a new life. Of course, there are also people like Katenka who patiently lurk and wait for new orders. Or continue to work hard for young Russia.
But no matter what choice they made, everyone seemed to have turned into rats crossing the street overnight, and there were many wary and hostile looks around them. To put it more bluntly, everyone is not doing well. ”
“So? "Wei Ran mustered up the courage to continue asking.
"So everyone started to huddle together again to keep warm, trying to make their lives safer, and then live more comfortably. Now and in the future, it is to make everyone Everyone lives like a happy ordinary person. "
"What about me? Wei Ran looked at the other party seriously, "What exactly do you want me to do, or what do you want to do with me?" ”
“Didn’t you deliver it to your door yourself? ”
Nicholas asked, “I didn’t force you with a gun to find out where the gifts you prepared for your parents were hidden, and then forced you to study at the Hongqi Forest Farm. "
Ignoring Wei Ran who looked embarrassed, Nicholas continued, "WeWe really want to use you to do something, but we just want to use your foreign status and the connections we can mobilize to make some clean money.
Use this money to let more old guys like me who may die at any time, or like Culp and others who can only wait quietly to become poor people like me, in It’s just about living more comfortably in the days to come. ”
“Is that all? "Wei Ran looked at the other party suspiciously.
"What else? "Nicholas asked, "Is it like you said, to resurrect the Soviet Union? There are no such people, but basically none of them died in the last century. "
"I hope so" Weiran stepped on the accelerator again and drove the car in the direction of Tyumen.
As for Nikolai's explanation just now, he had no idea at all. He could tell the truth from the lie, but he knew that he could no longer ask anything else from the other party. Fortunately, at least the answer he gave him, which he did not know whether it was true or false, made him feel at ease. < /p>
“So what should I do with that girl? "Nicholas asked in hot pursuit.
"Can I still refuse? ”
Wei Ran rolled his eyes. Although he picked up a female subordinate who seemed capable and indeed beautiful, he himself could not be happy. He always had the illusion that he had been cheated.
Take Nikolai back to the city of Tyumen. With the help of the navigation system, Weiran found the library of Tyumen. Under the witness of Nikolai, he secretly brought in the "Anna Ka" Lenina" was stuffed into the bookshelf filled with various Russian classics.
After completing the last task, Wei Ran took a photo of the bookshelf with an extra book, and then said goodbye to the preparations. Mr. Nikolay, who stayed in Tyumen for a few more days, boarded the flight to Volgograd alone.
However, when he rushed back to the studio in a dusty state, he immediately wrinkled. Brow. Because there was an open glasses case on the long table at the entrance. Naturally, the contents of this glasses case were the gold that Hebert had introduced to him. A crucial clue item in the treasure's work.