On the desolate Suhaya Tunguska River, three six-wheeled bicycles with dazzling headlights on were twenty or thirty meters apart from each other, slowly rolling over the flat snow, heading towards their destination with difficulty.

is moving forward.

In the warm car, Suisui had already taken off her boots, curled up on the flat passenger seat and dozed off. At her feet, the dog Beria, who was acting as a footrest, was also lying on her back.

He snored.

Since leaving the Yenisei River, they have been walking along this river for five or six hours. At this time, what they can see around them is the larch forest with no edge at all, and only the car lights sweeping through the forest.

, the occasional flash of green eyes, and the howl of wolves mixed in the cold wind.

Fortunately, at this time, the river outside the car window finally forked in the shape of a Mercedes-Benz logo. And on the branch of the river, there was another branch that was more than two hundred meters long and seventy or eighty meters wide.

An island in the middle of the river covered with larch trees.

Although the island in the middle of the river was covered with thick ice and snow like the frozen river, when the headlights of the three cars shone on it, both Wei Ran and the Katenka sisters noticed the construction on the island at a glance.

The sentry tower looks particularly solid.

The height of this sentry tower can be fifteen or six meters. Although the lower part cannot be seen clearly due to the cover of trees and snow, the top of the sentry tower seems to have the function of a lighthouse, with a full circle of windows.

I took out my binoculars and took a look. There seemed to be abandoned searchlights still inside those windows.

And those searchlights seemed to be aimed at the forest glade on the north bank of the river fork.

After moving the car slightly so that the headlights were pointed at this open space, one could barely see a snow-covered pier and a relatively gentle slope.

As for what else is behind this pier and deep in this forest glade, due to the height, you can only see clearly by driving up.

"Are you here?" Suisui, who was dozing off, asked vaguely while stretching and yawning.

"arrive"

As Wei Ran spoke, he put away his binoculars and drove his big bicycle down the slope to the open space on the shore.

The area of ​​​​the open space guarding the river bank is not too large, only a hundred meters square when fully calculated. However, at the end of the northwest corner of the open space, there are still two outlines that can still be seen, with a width of only six or seven meters, all the way to the northwest corner

The logging road extends for who knows how far.

The main reason that made him so certain that this was a logging road was the scattered remaining wooden fences on the roadside.

"Is there nothing around here?" Suisui, who had already put on her boots, pressed her face against the double-layered insulated car window and asked with difficulty concealing her disappointment while looking out.

"It's probably still inside."

As Wei Ran spoke, he gently stepped on the accelerator and drove slowly along one of the roads deep into the forest. Suisui, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also widened his eyes.

After driving along this road for two to three hundred meters, a larger forest glade suddenly appeared.

"There is a house!" Suisui was the first to shout, and at the same time, her hand pointed to the left front of the car.

Turning the front of the car slightly, as the headlights swept across, the four people in the three cars also saw everything in this forest glade. There were not only buildings here, but more than one building!

Although the view was not complete due to the cover of snow, it was still possible to tell that these wreckage were standard tundra cabins, about one meter above the ground, with walls made of overlapping thigh-thick logs.

, and a stone chimney.

It's a pity that too much time has passed, and both the thick log walls and the stone chimneys are all incomplete and have collapsed.

After a rough count, there are sixteen or seventeen wooden house remains that can be distinguished in this open space, arranged in three horizontal and vertical rows. At the edge of the open space, you can also see the remains of wooden houses that have grown together with the trees.

A circle of barbed wire.

To the west of this clearing, there are two other logging roads. Follow one of the logging roads a hundred meters deeper, and you will find a large forest that is two hundred meters wide, and you can't even see the end of it at a glance.

space.

After all, more than half a century has passed. Just like the two clearings I just passed by, although this clearing is not filled with waist-thick mature trees on both sides, there are still many shrubs and wild trees that cannot be covered by snow.

of secondary forest.

After turning the car back to the open space where the remains of the wooden house remained, and parking the three cars side by side, Anfisa opened the car window, poked the muzzle of the AK12 that Weiran had given her before, pointed it at the night sky and pulled the trigger.

"Da da!" After two consecutive gunshots, the wild animals peeping in the surrounding woods also dispersed, temporarily lending this homeland to Wei Ran and others.

After a while, the Katenka sisters got into the carriage of Wei Ran and Suisui, and sat down at the dining table without even being greeted, making it clear that they were waiting for the meal.

As for exploring this abandoned labor camp, there was no rush. They had been walking for nearly ten hours since setting off from Turukhansk. Apart from simply eating some canned instant noodles and the like, they also

But I haven’t even had a proper meal.

Seeing that Suisui, who had not yet fully woken up, was not going to help, Wei Ran shook his head helplessly, rummaged through the boxes and found an earthen jar as big as a volleyball, opened the seal, and placed it on the gas stove.

These earthen jars are considered "Soviet specialties" launched by the Aurora Tavern in the small town of Tula. However, after being improved by Su Lie, the Chinese team leader who helped Suisui lead the team, and his little girlfriend, in addition to being very Soviet, the earthen jars contained

In addition to the characteristic beef stew with potatoes and butter, we also introduce various flavors such as tomato stewed beef brisket, braised various meats, pork belly and chicken, which are more suitable for Chinese tastes.

Although these things are nominally launched by Aurora Tavern, they are also popular among polar drivers.

But in fact, these "socialist crock dishes" were actually Su Lie's (Chapter 752 Chinese) uncle who opened a restaurant. He asked his chefs to cook them together, and then took a transport plane to the town of Tula with tourists.

For sale. No need to guess, the profits from this earthenware dish must go to Suisui and Aurora Tavern.

While the main course solidified in the earthen pot was heating and melting, Wei Ran didn't forget to steam a few hard big ribs on another stove.

Finally, after making an extra pot of tea and pouring a cup for each of the three girls, Wei Ran sat down next to Suisui with a plate of cut watermelon, which was also prepared by Suisui.

"How are we going to find it later?" Suisui poked a piece of watermelon with a toothpick and asked while eating it.

"What the hell?" Wei Ran yawned, "After dinner, go to bed, set an alarm clock, and wait until daybreak."

Suisui then remembered that she and her dog Beria were the only ones sleeping along the way, "That's okay, I'll stand guard for you later."

"Don't take Beria's job."

Anfisa said jokingly, and Beria, whose name was called, subconsciously raised her head and opened her mouth, allowing Anfisa to throw a piece of watermelon into its mouth.

Although it was said that we would talk after dawn, Wei Ran still took out his tablet computer, called up the photo of the notes, compared it with the hand-drawn map of the labor camp, and together with the three girls, they identified the remains of the wooden house not far away from the car window.

It's the building in the hand-drawn map, and the house where Mesut, a German prisoner of war, lived.

When the pork belly and chicken in the crock pot were thoroughly boiled and bubbling, Wei Yan threw in the carrots, green peppers and a handful of enoki mushrooms that had been chopped in advance.

After a moment of waiting, steaming crock pot vegetables and steamed soft ribs were brought to the table one after another. Suisui also dug out a can of pickles and opened it, even Gouzi Bei squatting at the table.

Leah also gestured with her eyes, while drool flowed from the corner of her mouth involuntarily.

Each opened a can of cold beer, and the four of them filled their stomachs while chatting. Beria also got the remaining crock pot vegetables and leba as she wished.

After drinking and eating, the Katenka sisters got into their cars and prepared to rest. Weiran and Suisui also got into the rest cabin. After setting the alarm clock, they safely left the vigilance work to squatting in the driver's seat.

Beria on.

When Wei Ran and Suisui were woken up by the alarm clock, it was finally dawn outside the window. Even the raging cold wind was blocked by the surrounding forest and could not even blow the snowflakes on the ground.

"boom!"

The neatly dressed Wei Ran took out his Nagant revolver and stuck it out the window and fired a shot. After waiting for a while, he opened the car door and was the first to walk out with a survival shotgun.

Immediately afterwards, Suisui held Beria's hand, letting the Katenka sisters holding rifles protect her in the middle, and followed Wei Ran.

Stepping on the wide ruts that were deliberately made by tires last night, four people and one dog carefully observed the remains of each wooden house.

Although these wooden houses are generally not large in area, they are small and well-equipped inside. In some relatively complete houses, you can also see a fireplace that seems to have been transformed from an iron oil drum, as well as bunk beds and hanging wooden beds.

Oil lamps, pots and pans and other abandoned debris on the wooden walls.

"This place looks much smaller than the No. 52 Mine we have been to," Suisui couldn't help but say.

"Mine No. 52 is a correctional camp," Wei Ran paused and said, "It is also the so-called Gulag, so it is naturally much larger in scale."

"Where's this?" Suisui asked, pointing around.

"In terms of scale, this logging camp can only be regarded as a labor camp, the same as the collective farms in the Soviet era."

Wei Ran thought for a while and introduced in a way that the other party could understand, "There were Soviet lumberjacks working here originally, but because of the lack of manpower, they applied to transfer some prisoners of war to come over for labor reform and supplement the much-needed labor force.

.

Frankly speaking, those who have the opportunity to undergo labor reform, whether they are sent to such wilderness or to the farms of Belarus or Ukeran at that time, will have good fortune.

As long as they undergo labor reform, their remuneration is generally good, and they can still receive wages, get holidays, and most of them even have the opportunity to join the party.

Even the militiamen who guarded them and the Soviets who worked with them mostly did not regard them as criminals with heinous crimes. Especially in a place like this, which is too far away from the front line, the Soviets here really didn't care about the Germans or nuclear recruiters.

Regardless of how bad they feel, this is why some prisoners of war refuse to be repatriated and choose to stay.

Of course, except for war criminals, their conditions will be relatively harsh and they will be guarded more closely."

"So what are you looking for?"

"evidence"

"Evidence? What evidence?" Suisui couldn't help but ask.

"The evidence used here is the evidence of war criminals," Wei Ran stopped and said, "The Second Lieutenant Mesut I am looking for this time disappeared in November 1951. This time is very special."

"Special?" Suisui became more and more confused. Even the Katenka sisters curiously opened their ears and prepared to listen to the story.

"East Germany was established in October 1949"

Wei Ran explained patiently, "After the founding of East Germany, most of the German prisoners of war were repatriated to build their democratic republic. At the end of this year, there were only about 85,000 German prisoners of war left in the entire Soviet Union.

Six thousand people, the rest went back to their hometowns.

The reason why these more than 80,000 people were retained was because there was conclusive evidence and they were convicted of war crimes and sentenced to more than 25 years in prison and forced labor."

"Just like the male protagonist in that movie?" Suisui said subconsciously, "So the male protagonist in that movie is also a war criminal?"
To be continued...