After finishing the email communication with Katianka and having nothing to do, Wei Ran simply took out the things in the metal book one by one and performed some maintenance. These strange and eccentric things are all treasures that one needs to live in, and they naturally deserve to be taken good care of.
Of course, thanks to the protection of the metal book, these things are in pretty good condition.
But even so, he carefully polished the first bayonet he got and the anti-Japanese machete he got later, and then carefully polished items such as binoculars, food boxes, medical kits, and kerosene gas lamps. of wiping.
Even the platoon boat obtained in the Baiyangdian Anti-Japanese Battlefield was carefully maintained inside and out with the beeswax left over from the renovation of this studio a few years ago.
The pistol Alexander gave him, as well as the SVT40 semi-automatic rifle he obtained on the Finnish battlefield and the Solothurn anti-tank gun also obtained from Finland, were even more meticulously disassembled by him. Every part and bullet is carefully wiped clean and coated with gun oil.
While doing maintenance, Weiran also took stock of the contents of the metal book. It has been sent to the battlefield nine times. In addition to the stories and negatives harvested, this book has become more and more like a compromised treasure chest.
Today, the only cold weapons in this metal book are a Mauser bayonet and a well-made anti-Japanese machete. The hot weapons include a CZP09 pistol made of titanium alloy with a silencer, an SVT40 semi-automatic rifle with a scope, and a Solothurn S18-1000 anti-tank gun for which he has high hopes. .
These three thermal weapons basically solve the firepower required for close-range firefights, fire suppression, and long-distance sniping.
In addition to these, there are also many auxiliary things. The first is a life-saving medical kit and a frequently used double-layer food box.
Secondly, there are telescopes, kerosene gas lamps, three 20-liter titanium alloy oil barrels, and the largest platoon boat that has only been used once. Although these things are not used often, they can provide huge help in certain circumstances.
Of course, there is also the kerosene lighter that comes with the kerosene gas lamp and the Kiev 30 film camera that has never been used, as well as the Rollei twin reflex camera that is more suitable for B-mounted cameras and it seems that it can only be used A silver wine flask to show off.
The last one left is Gu Qin Yaoguang, who acts as a psychiatrist.
Speaking of which, this thing is still a New Year’s gift from the metal notebook that always wants to kill itself, but its effect is actually the greatest.
Nowadays, basically every time he comes back, he has to take out this guqin and play the only Guangling San he knows how to relieve himself from all the negative emotions he brought back from various battlefields. .
After cleaning everything and returning it to the metal book, Wei Ran deliberately filled the wine bottle that had been consumed long ago with Professor Alexei’s private collection of gin, and then put the guqin Yaoguang pendulumOn the table, he took a sip of wine and gently strummed the strings of the piano leisurely.
While he was enjoying the petty bourgeoisie atmosphere, Herbert, who was far away in Moscow, was also reporting the "latest investigation progress" to Mrs. Amanda on the phone, and by the way hinted that if the investigation encountered trouble, the price would need to be increased. .
A little further away in Vienna, Austria, Katenka, who had been lying in the hospital all day, was also discharged from the hospital and successfully received a fairly good sum from the insurance company. compensation.
Taking a taxi back to the Shudong Bookstore, which had been burned down to only a rough room, Katenka sighed secretly, and then without any nostalgia, she got into her car that had been parked on the opposite side of the road in advance. , left the city where I had lived since childhood without any hesitation.
In the corner of an unmonitored underground parking lot on the edge of the city, Kajianka, wearing rubber gloves and thick toe gloves, carefully stepped out of the box of a truck that had been parked for an unknown amount of time under the dim light. He took out the few luggage and photos of old Katenka and put them one by one into the trunk of his car.
Before leaving, she deliberately left a gap in the truck's cab door, took out a large euro and deliberately threw it on the ground near the cab, turned around and drove her car. Out of the dim underground parking lot.
It took a full day to get to Turin, Italy. Katenka parked the car in the parking lot opposite Gubijing Pasta Restaurant, and then did not get out of the car, but directly Put on the steam eye mask, flip down the seat and start catching up on some sleep.
Waiting until it was completely dark, Katenka took off her blindfold and looked around. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, she immediately took out the silent pistol that the old Katenka left for her from under the footpad. , gently opened the door and walked towards Gubijing Pasta Restaurant.
Using the key provided by Weiran, he opened the rolling shutter door and took a look at the restaurant that still had traces of the fire. The girl, who was still wearing flashy clothes, patted her forehead, turned on the pistol safety, and checked each room carefully.
Although the situation on the first floor is a bit miserable, fortunately the bar on the second floor is in pretty good condition. There is also a separate small living room and bedroom for living.
Katenko breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went downstairs to move the colorful suitcases in the trunk of the car up to the second floor one by one.
"Let's start a new life here"
Katenko looked at the strange city shrouded in night outside the window, murmured to himself, and stretched. After that, he slowly took out his laptop from the box and placed it on the bar on the second floor. He quickly typed on the keyboard, looking for various information about Herbert.
At noon the next day, just as Weiyan sent Mr. Nikolai home from the airport, he received another email from Katenka.
Download the file attached to the email to the computer. After opening it, Wei Ran looked at it for a few times before showing a look of surprise.
I have to admit that Katianka found a lot of information. In this packaged file, not onlyThere is basic information such as Herbert’s address, license plate number, and passport number. There is also his dark history of using false identities to illegally raise funds for fraud on the Internet, as well as transaction evidence that he teamed up with some art thieves to steal oil paintings from the home of a rich British man and sell them illegally.
Even in another email screenshot provided by Katenka, he also saw Herbert arranging for people to monitor and try to kidnap "that Chinese" at Fort Augustus, and asked "Xia Xia" Communication record of the location where the "Lot Treasure" is buried.
Could it be that those people sent by Charlotte were not monitoring him? But to protect yourself? Wei Ran later figured out the key. Since no one kidnapped him at that time, could it be that Charlotte discovered something was wrong?
No, no, no, Mr. Charlotte, Britain doesn’t have that much ability, so who else can it be? That old man in camouflage uniforms who brought back a wooden box from Libya? Maybe it could only be him. No wonder he offered to take him to the airport "on the way".
With the help of this belated intelligence, Wei Ran figured out the key, and by the way, Wei Ran saw Herbert's true nature clearly, and at the same time, he also somewhat believed in Katenka's intelligence investigation ability.
But compared to these, what really surprised him was the information about Mrs. Amanda.
According to the documents provided by Katenka, Mrs. Amanda is the owner of a venture capital company. She does have a brother, and he did disappear in the winter of 1988.
But her brother was not named Leo, nor was he a gold prospector, nor was he a second-rate explorer keen on treasure hunting. Instead, he was a doctor of meteorology from a French university at that time. As for the German who came to Amanda's door, he was actually her brother's meteorology tutor.
According to this information, which is marked as coming from a university archives, Amanda’s brother’s real name is Eric, and his mentor’s name is Jonas. The murder of the teacher and student during the expedition has been recorded in the French university, and even the principal at the time of the incident was implicated.
In addition, according to the information found by Katenka, the mother of the Amanda brothers and sisters is Norwegian, and they probably spent more than ten years in St. Louis, France, before they went to college. Spent in Strasbourg.
This is not important information in itself, but on the map marked by Katenka, this French border city is only separated from Germany by the Rhine River.
At the same time, the introduction to this city also mentioned that the local language uses a German dialect called Alsatian. In other words, that Mrs. Amanda probably understands German, and certainly some Norwegian!
Hiding his brother’s identity, he first met at the airport a few days ago, and most likely hiding his ability to understand German. So who is this Mrs. Amanda guarding against? Herbert? Or all the people who helped her find the treasure?
Finally, I glanced at Mrs. Amanda’s detailed address, contact number, email address andOffice address and her license plate number. Wei Ran couldn't help but start to doubt the credibility of the information provided by Katenka.
If all this is what she found, how did she find so many things in two days? Are there any mistakes or fabricated fake news?
Also, what is Mrs. Amanda looking for? What she was looking for was so attractive that the boss of a venture capital company condescended to come to Volgograd to wait for her for several days.
After closing the few documents he had just opened, Wei Ran couldn't help but cast his eyes on the safe at his feet. He was hesitating whether to use that watch and go back to 1988 to see what happened.
This idea is both necessary and unnecessary.
The reason why it is necessary is that at least it can satisfy curiosity and at the same time see how different the truth is from the information about the brother and sister that Katenka investigated. By the way, you can also truly understand Amanda's intentions so that you don't really get into trouble.
It’s not necessary, just because in the final analysis of the matter, as long as you find a way to reveal the dirty information about Herbert, you can completely cut off contact with Amanda.
But the consequence is that I have no way to distinguish Katenka's ability, let alone whether the future Amanda will find me with a new story and client for the same "treasure".
But what really made him come up with this idea were some details. For example, this incident happened in the relatively safe year of 1988. For example, the only people participating in this expedition seemed to be a doctor of meteorology and him. mentor.
For another example, after taking stock of the materials and equipment in the metal book a few days ago, Wei Ran simply wanted to accumulate more practical things.
As for whether to tell Mrs. Amanda the final investigation results, the answer is undoubtedly no. After all, Wei Ran is now a public figure who has appeared on TV, served as an honorary consultant to an official museum, and is also a shareholder of a large film studio.
Historians like this who focus on academic research naturally have to draw a clear line between themselves and social people like Herbert who are full of bad intentions and Amanda who are full of evil thoughts.