On the shore of the frozen lake, the satellite, which had been searching the night sky for a long time, finally turned slightly, reset the telescope's elevation angle to zero, kept it parallel to the frozen lake directly in front, and moved left and right to observe the surrounding environment.

Thanks to the wide field of view of this telescope, he discovered after some observation that the shape of this frozen lake seemed to be somewhat special - it seemed to be a natural heart shape, with the apex of this heart-shaped lake almost pointing directly.

In the north direction, he and the several abandoned wooden houses hidden in the coniferous forest behind him were located exactly at the "heart" of the south side of the lake.

When he realized this, he immediately pulled out the GPS and compared the coordinates at this moment with one of the sets of coordinates provided by the metal book.

After looking at the values ​​displayed on the screen, Wei Ran put away the telescope and led his dog into the coniferous forest on the shore of the lake under the guidance of the GPS.

Just as he had guessed in a flash of inspiration, the coordinates provided by the metal book were not the three abandoned wooden houses, but a forest clearing less than a hundred meters away from them.

Just looking at the uplift of the snow on the surface, you can tell that this forest glade is probably also scattered with many boulders left behind by geological changes.

When the coordinates displayed on the GPS were exactly the same as those provided by the metal book, Wei Ran also stopped in front of a stone that was soon buried in snow.

After looking around at his surroundings, Wei Ran took out his engineering shovel, scraped away the snow on the ground, and dug out a rock the size of a 24-inch suitcase.

On the side of this stone facing the three wooden houses not far away, two names and the corresponding times of life and death are carved on it.

Lyubov Zik 1895-1926

Igor Augustovich Petrov 1893-1942

This is...the grave of Regina and Yuri's parents?

Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, then reached out and touched the name carved on it.

It can be seen that the name Lyubov Zik and the time behind it were carved with great care. The carved handwriting is also beautiful in Russian cursive and curly numerals.

But in comparison, the name Igor Augustevich Petrov was carved in an extremely hasty manner. He could even barely tell from the slightly weathered handwriting that the name was entirely made of

Engraved on tools like axes.

So did Regina bury her father when she came back one time? Or did she bury him before she left?

Wei Ran didn't know about this, but finding this place finally relieved him of every trace of regret.

He took out cigarettes, lit three and placed them on the natural tombstone. Then he turned around and left the open space with his dog Beria, and returned to the tent set up by the lake.

Looking through the food and drinks he had purchased before entering the historical episode, Wei Ran watched the blazing cast iron stove and made a large pot of tomato and beef brisket soup, and poured a large piece of big ribba cut into mahjong pieces into it, and paired it with some from the

A large glass of vodka poured from the barrel filled my stomach.

He also soaked the remaining half of the pot of cool beef brisket soup with two large lobsters and served it to the dog Beria. Wei Yan also filled the cast iron stove in the tent with briquettes, and then lay down on the bed in a drunken state.

On the polar bear skin sleigh, he covered himself with a reindeer skin blanket and fell asleep with peace of mind, leaving the duty of guarding to Beria, the dog who concentrated on cooking.

In his sleep, Wei Ran felt like he was back in the cold polar night, braving the biting cold wind, looking for the hidden enemy with his rifle raised.

But just when he was about to shoot, Regina's sled dogs swarmed around him and surrounded him. You and I licked his face happily as if we were eating ice cream.

Finally, Wei Ran finally woke up from the "baptism" of the dog Beria licking his face from the left to the right with his big bright red tongue, and then from the right to the left.

Pushing away the dog who kindly asked him to get up, Wei Ran then wiped the smelly saliva on his face with his sleeve. After sitting up, Wei Ran noticed that the cast iron stove in the middle of the tent and the kerosene lamp hanging above his head were still there.

It was burning, but the tent door that was originally closed not far away was pushed open enough for Beria to enter and exit, and there was a snowshoe hare that had been bitten to death beside the stove.

He took out his phone and checked the time. He had slept for six or seven hours. No wonder the dog Beria came back with a rabbit in his mouth - the big guy was hungry again.

Reluctantly, he got up and added some briquettes to the stove. Wei Ran skinned and disemboweled the rabbit and threw it into the pot to cook.

While waiting for the rabbit meat to be cooked, he also took out his satellite phone and dialed Professor Alexei. Approximately, almost a day had passed. The other party must have seen Kandalaksha, but not

I don't know whether the old guy is busy looking for clues or just looking for good wine.

It was both expected and unexpected. Although the call went through, the other party neither answered nor hung up.

Putting away the satellite phone indifferently, Wei Ran got out of the tent and found a promising small tree to urinate in. Then he drove his snowmobile in the falling snow and returned to the three abandoned wooden houses.

Once again, he took out the airdrop box, placed it on the plastic bucket, and dragged it back to the edge of the tent.

After the rabbit meat in the pot was cooked, Wei Ran collected the tent, sled, cast iron stove and other items, and then threw the cooled boiled rabbit onto the plastic bucket for Beria to chew slowly.

He himself drove the snowmobile in front, dragging the food dog and the harvest of the trip, and took a long circuit back to Saveli's home.

This back and forth was delayed for more than ten hours, but Saveli's father Nikita was not at home. Fortunately, the gate of the yard was not locked, and the fireplace in the wooden house was still in place.

Burning charcoal fire.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not knowing how to be polite at all, Wei Ran fumbled and lit the stove in the sauna room, boiled the bath water, took a comfortable bath and steamed the sauna, and then changed

He put on clean clothes and slumped down on the chair by the fireplace.

Almost immediately, Professor Alexei called for the fourth time after missing the call three times.

He pressed answer and then pressed speakerphone. Before Wei Ran could open his mouth, he heard the old guy on the other side shouting proudly, "Victor! My good nephew and son-in-law, how do you know that I have gained something here?"

?”

"What have you gained?" Wei Ran asked confused.

"I found a list of amnesty for members of Kornilov's 1st Commando Detachment after the February Revolution of 1917." Professor Alexei on the other end of the phone said excitedly, "I found it in the archives in Moscow.

Yes, the name of Igor Augustevich Petrov was on the pardon list."

"Wait, you went to Moscow?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows.

"Of course not, I'm still in Kandalaksha." Professor Alexey said matter-of-factly, "I also have some friends in Moscow."

"So that's what you found?"

"Of course more than that!"

Professor Alexei's voice rose with excitement, "In this year, after the October Revolution, this name appeared on the wanted list again, for being against the October Revolution."

"No more?" Wei Ran asked while pulling the head of the dog next to him.

"What's your tone?"

Professor Alexei said angrily, "It only took me such a short time to find out so much, which is already a huge gain."

"Then what's the next step?" Wei Ran asked, "How do you plan to investigate next?"

“Of course I’m going to Moscow.”

Professor Alexei replied matter-of-factly, "But I have no money. My good son-in-law, I need you to buy me one..."

"I'm afraid not"

"Victor! My baby girl..."

"I'm afraid you have to come back right away." Wei Ran spoke faster to block the other party's stupid words, "I also made some discoveries here."

"You also discovered something? What did you discover?" Professor Alexei on the other side of the phone asked casually.

“I discovered the grave of Igor Augustovich Petrov”

"Pfft! Ahem! Ahem!"

As soon as Wei Ran finished speaking, there was a violent coughing sound on the other end of the phone, and the obvious sound of a wine glass bouncing on the table.

It gave the old guy some time to breathe, and the other party immediately heard a suspicious question on the phone, "How is this possible! Where did you find it?!"

"After you left yesterday, I went to town for a drink."

Wei Rankong made up the lie with white teeth, "Then he found some hunters and invited them to have a drink. Later, a hunter who drank too much told me that he seemed to have seen this name somewhere."

"And you found it?"

“It’s not that easy”

Wei Ran breathed heavily on purpose and then explained, "I bought that hunter two large bottles of the most expensive vodka before he remembered and told me the approximate location. I spent a long time after I got there.

It took me a long time to find his tombstone from the knee-deep snow."

"That hunter..."

"I also found three abandoned wooden houses, and found the second airdrop box from inside." Weiran didn't give the other party a chance to ask questions at all. "There was a Schneider 25X105x telescope and a Zeiss telescope inside.

meter rangefinder as well as a diary and..."

"I'll go back now!" Professor Alexei said anxiously, "You guard those things, I'll go back immediately!"

After looking at the hung up cell phone, Wei Ran threw it aside, then walked out of Mukoleng's house, opened the airdrop box he brought back, took out the oversized telescope and set it up on the place where Yuri's body was stored.

Next to the ice cellar, the direction of the North Star was once again pointed.

"This is the starry sky your sister Regina saw."

Wei Ran touched the ice cellar made of ice blocks, muttering to himself, and moved his eyes to the edge of the eyepiece.

After all, it has been abandoned in an abandoned wooden house for so many years. Even if this telescope is still in good condition, it is far inferior to the one given to me by the metal book. Some stains accumulated in the mirror will inevitably make the field of view appear slightly dim and blurry.

.

Without touching the telescope again, Weiyan took out the one-meter rangefinder, installed the eyepiece, raised it and pointed at the night sky.

This heavy thing can also be mounted on the tripod, but from today's perspective, if you just turn on the ranging function of Baidu Maps, you can easily throw this big iron rod a few blocks away.

Fortunately, Weiran didn't need it to measure distance at all. He just wanted to see the optical performance of this rangefinder.

What's a pity is that compared to that telescope, which is in pretty good condition, the lens of this rangefinder is almost filled with moldy fog.

Putting it away again, Wei Ran washed his hands carefully and was about to grab something to eat when Suisui called.
To be continued...