War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1904 The Bottom Line Was Touched
Amidst the roar of engines, a specially modified DT-30 tracked transport vehicle slowly drove out of the parking lot next to the Aurora Tavern.

This blue and white transport vehicle has three sections. Compared to the unremarkable last section, the middle section features huge photos of Sui Sui dressed as the Snow Maiden, carrying a basket full of Easter eggs, with a particularly heartwarming smile.

As for the front section of the train, apart from a few satellite antennas overhead, both sides of the carriages are painted with a huge logo exclusively for Sui Sui – a golden sheep wearing a crown and sticking out its tongue.

This is also a common feature of all the off-road vehicles available for rent here, and each one has a unique number.

The DT-30 in front of us, with its three-section body, has a number that clearly conforms to the Chinese people's aesthetic sense of numbers: "88888888".

"boarding!"

Still dressed as the Snow Maiden, Sui Sui waved her little hand and was the first to board the side door of the middle carriage.

This one is much simpler than the one the metal notebook gave to Wei Ran, but it's also much more practical in a certain sense.

There are no beds in this carriage, only a toilet, a simple kitchen, an L-shaped sofa against the wall, and a small table in the middle.

The remaining space consists of long tables fixed to the walls on three sides and office chairs fixed to the floor, totaling only eight workstations. However, the wall at the rear of the vehicle is covered with LCD screens, one after another.

"This will be everyone's office for the next few days."

Sui Sui clapped her hands, beaming as she promised, "Everyone only needs to work hard for five days at most before we can go back. Then I'll take you to Irkutsk for a few days of fun!"

"Ula!"

The seven Hella international students who came up with them cheered, then found seats, set up their laptops, and plugged them in.

Overall, Sui Sui is definitely a good boss. Before the Hela girls could even finish booting up their laptops, she personally pulled up the heavy curtain between the sofa area and the work area.

"Don't tell me this transport truck was specially prepared for this Easter event."

Wei Ran sat on the sofa, stroking the dog's head resting against his leg, and asked with a strange expression.

"I'm not that extravagant."

Sui Sui sat down next to Wei Ran, then invited the Kajenka sisters and Marta to sit down as well. Only then did she begin her explanation while Lola and Luxinda were distributing bottled hot drinks to everyone.

"Kamei, you explain." Sui Sui's explanation was concise enough.

"We ordered a total of five of these three-section tracked transport vehicles. Although they were all cheap second-hand goods, the quality was quite good."

Anfisa explained, “The back half of each vehicle is a mobile veterinary station, and the middle section is a medical cabin capable of supporting simple surgical procedures.”

The first half, besides being used to carry cargo, can also be used to generate electricity and support movie screenings.

Of course, the films shown were mainly produced by our own film studio.

The vehicle we're in, for example, will revert to the functions mentioned earlier after the Easter activities conclude.

"So the back half of this vehicle is actually a mobile veterinary station?" Wei Ran's expression grew increasingly strange.

"It's currently a warehouse, but it's filled with eggs, tropical fruits, and vodka."

Sui Sui said proudly, "After we go back, these mobile clinics will continue to roam around the surrounding communities."

"Are you grinding reputation?" Wei Ran asked, switching back to his native language. "Aren't you afraid..."

"What's so scary?"

Sui Sui said nonchalantly, "I don't care about the business here at all, and I have no intention of going into politics."

Boosting reputation is just a way to scare off envious competitors and incidentally give yourself a layer of armor.

Besides, these big vehicles belong to the Leontes, who run the emergency room on the second floor of the Aurora Tavern. They have legitimate clinic and veterinary licenses.

"so."

"So there's no rule that doctors can't use this somewhat extravagant mode of transportation when making house calls."

Sui Sui shrugged. "There's no rule that a kind doctor can't treat the local herders and miners to a movie when making house calls, right?"

"So for the next few days we'll be crammed into this metal box like a flock of quails?"

Wei Ran wisely changed the subject and switched to Russian.

He believed that Sui Sui wouldn't do anything stupid, and besides, this really wasn't a stupid thing.

You're dreaming!

Sui Sui rolled her eyes at Wei Ran, pointed outside and said, "The girls live in groups of four in those bigfoot trucks that follow us. Each of the 28 girls only needs to work twice a day, three hours each time, and can take turns resting the rest of the time."

A few of us only came up to film the scene of getting on the vehicle; we'll be going to our monster truck in a bit.

Also, besides visiting several communities and giving interviews, we'll also be going to…”

"So I have to wear this silly old man's outfit for the next few days?" Wei Ran asked, lifting the white fake beard on his face.

"Sir, you don't want me to partner with other men, do you?" Sui Sui asked with a smile, she knew all too well how to manipulate Wei Ran.

"I love playing the role of the old man in the coldest weather," Wei Ran replied cooperatively.

"That's right!" Sui Sui patted Wei Ran's shoulder with satisfaction.

In just a short while, the three-section transport vehicle slowly began to move.

"So what are their jobs?" Wei Ran asked, pointing to the other end of the heavy curtain.

"Their main responsibility is to organize the videos sent back by the guides of each vehicle through the community's network, and to monitor each route for any emergencies."

After all, this place is different from Inta, and with so many tourists driving their own cars, even the slightest problem could cause a lot of trouble.

“It is indeed somewhat risky,” Wei Ran nodded in agreement.

"The probability of an accident is actually very low."

Anfiza said, "This event was organized in conjunction with local officials and gangs, and each guide vehicle had mine security personnel and gang members on board."

So the locals are actually more worried about unexpected events than we are, because it concerns whether they can have an extra source of income.

"If a serious incident occurs in any of the settlements, the routes will be rerouted to avoid those settlements in the future."

Marta, who has been working hard to learn Chinese recently, helped explain, "Sui Sui said that this is called the system of collective punishment."

"The Tailed Ape Palm is wise!" Wei Ran gave a thumbs-up, both amused and exasperated.

This trick, which has been used to death, was tried by Sui Sui in Inta back then, and it proved to be very effective.

"Who would turn down money?"

Sui Sui's expression grew even more smug. "For this event, we've also set up hidden storylines in each gathering area."

Anyway, let them have their fun. I guarantee both sides will remember this Easter holiday vividly.

"So where are we going next?" Wei Ran asked finally.

“You’ll know when the time comes.”

Sui Sui kept everyone in suspense again, then took out her phone and started taking selfies with Wei Ran.

Amidst the swaying and rocking, the transport vehicle briefly stopped after leaving the town of Tula behind in the night, allowing Wei Ran, Sui Sui, and the others to disembark through a small door on the other side of the middle section of the vehicle.

Once they had all formed groups and climbed into the monster trucks that had originally been driven by the pink-clad delinquents from Baba Yaga, the three-section transport vehicle started moving again.

Riding in the same car as Wei Ran and Sui Sui were naturally the Kajenka sisters. It was only at this moment that Sui Sui spoke up to explain, "Our final destination this time is the Blazing Wilderness Rescue Station. We will pass through four settlements along the way. We just need to distribute some fruit, eggs and vodka to each settlement we reach."

Affordable yet affordable

"That's right"

Sui Sui nodded. "These things are more useful than rubles in this godforsaken place."

"So Mr. Ivan is here too?" Wei Ran asked with almost certainty.

"He and his student Lyubov actually arrived a day earlier than us, after all, he is our security manager."

Sui Sui first pointed to the rifle fixed with Velcro above her head, then lifted the curtain to look outside, pointed to a car and said, "That white tracked tractor is driven by Mr. Ivan. According to the arrangement, Lyubov should be in the same car with Lola, Marta and Lucinda."

Wei Ran glanced at the ATS-59G tractor truck with its cargo bed covered by a tarpaulin outside, and the large sled carrying oil drums behind it, and couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.

"What are you thinking about?" Sui Sui asked, leaning against Wei Ran.

"nothing"

Wei Ran smiled as he came to his senses. For Ivan, no, for Apoli, and for himself, this was a return to familiar territory.

During the casual conversation with Sui Sui, the massive convoy, led by that exaggerated three-section "medical vehicle" and ending with the tracked tractor driven by Apoli, interspersed with more than a dozen monster trucks, marched along the still-frozen riverbed, heading towards their next destination amidst the blinding headlights.

Once the convoy's speed stabilized, Sui Sui, who had gotten up early and started making a fuss, yawned.

"Go take a nap."

As Wei Ran spoke, he helped the other person remove the white wig from their head.

"Why don't you get some sleep too?"

Sui Sui yawned as she spoke, letting Wei Ran carry her to the bed behind her.

As the convoy made its grand entrance, local media followed with reports, and tourists who had traveled from afar to complete the mission were occasionally stopped for interviews.

On April 1st, the fastest vehicles arrived at the first settlement area and successfully delivered the gifts to the injured miners and their families.

Naturally, they were warmly received and bought many handmade souvenirs they liked.

Furthermore, the members of one of the monster trucks successfully triggered a pre-set hidden event, receiving a "server-wide announcement" on a specially opened radio channel.

Stimulated by these exciting activities, the tourists who came to enjoy ice and snow driving got really into it, but unsurprisingly, they ended up making all sorts of funny mistakes.

It was at dusk that Wei Ran and the others' convoy finally arrived at the first settlement.

This place is basically a mining town with a small population. The only high-end consumption venues are two shops and a pub.

But in this settlement lived two retired workers who had once received labor medals and several disabled miners.

Before dinner time, Sui Sui dressed up in her Snow Maiden outfit again, and together with Wei Ran, who was dressed as the Frost Old Man, and Belial, who was pretending to be a horse while pulling a small sled full of gifts, they delivered gift after gift to these special residents.

After this "image project" was completed, the transport trucks parked on the riverbank not only set up a large enough screen to start playing free movies, but also set up several large enough tents in front of them.

These tents, which served as movie theaters, not only had gas-fired heaters lit up, but also several large pots of eggs were boiled behind the audience.

Soon, residents, especially children, came over, took a hard-boiled egg and a simple set of watercolors and paintbrushes, and while watching the movie outside the tent, they gathered around the heaters to color the eggs in their hands.

This traditional yet unique event is definitely a major selling point, especially since many tourists who come here also join in.

On this not-so-warm, cold night, the transport truck ignited the festive atmosphere of the town like a spark, and also brought a smile to Apoli's face as he secretly watched everything from the cab of the tracked tractor.

After the movie ended and the audience dispersed, the group worked together to pack up the curtain and tents, but instead of continuing their journey, they set up camp on the leeward side of the transport truck, each warming up their pre-prepared dinners in their own monster trucks.

In the middle of the transport vehicle, Lola was yawning as she skillfully directed the Hela girls, who were about her age, coordinating the progress of each part of the event.

Meanwhile, on the roadside in this small town, a truck driver who happened to be parked there hid in his truck bed, secretly spying on the convoy on the riverbank not far away with binoculars.

That night, the exhausted people in the convoy slept exceptionally well. The next morning, they couldn't wait for the sun to rise, so they got up early and set off for the next gathering area.

Then, on Easter Sunday, April 4th, the slowly advancing convoy arrived on time at a small settlement.

The people living here are not miners, but rather a pure nomadic tribe. With the arrival of spring, in order to prevent their reindeer from getting sick, they will soon set off north to chase away the fleeing winter.

Easter was the last holiday before they set off.

That's why this specially selected town is now packed with a large number of tourist convoys.

These foodies who have traveled from afar are incredibly generous in their spending to satisfy their cravings.

This is why many reindeer were skinned, gutted, and put on the barbecue grill before they even set off on their northward journey.

In fact, a considerable number of these tourists are offal enthusiasts with decent culinary skills.

With the combined efforts and culinary skills of these gluttons, not only were the reindeer's deaths prepared in new and creative ways, but even the indigenous people who drank reindeer blood like Red Bull were amazed.

It was only at this moment that Wei Ran finally understood why Sui Sui had made him bring so many seasonings before he set off.

It was obvious that he realized it too late—at this moment, although he had taken off that ridiculous old man of winter outfit, he had put on a thick apron.

It was only at this moment that he discovered that Apoli, who had arrived earlier, had already made a large-scale product using oil drums based on the small hanging stove at home—a commercial hanging stove that was almost as good as the one his father and son used for their street stall back home.

Left with no other choice, Master Wei, who had just finished stewing the meat, could only obediently start kneading dough with several girls from the Middle East, and busily make flatbreads to sell his skills.

"Is this the valuable historian?"

At a lively dinner party, a middle-aged man who worked as a mechanic in the logistics department asked his companion in a low voice while lighting a cigarette.

"The snow-white girl beside him is more valuable."

The man acting as his assistant said in a low voice, "Are you sure you can handle it?"

"Of course I'm confident."

The mechanic said confidently in a low voice, "Except for that tracked tractor, I've inspected all the other vehicles they use, and I learned about it from my old buddy."

Their final destination was the aid station he was in charge of; a long stretch of the route was uninhabited, so even if you fired your guns, it wouldn't cause any trouble.

What happened to that tractor unit?

“That car has always been parked in the Aurora Tavern’s private garage, which is always under surveillance.”

The mechanic said, "But don't worry, I heard that the old man driving that car was the former head of the rescue station that my old friend was in charge of. It seems that he was found and taken away by his lost family a few years ago."

"That would be best," his assistant said in a low voice, slightly relieved. "Give me the remote control."

"Pay me the remaining balance first."

The mechanic bluntly reminded him, "I don't want to be your scapegoat."

"No problem, but you also need to understand that if your remote control doesn't work properly, then we'll have no choice but to throw your whole family into the cellar and freeze them into ice blocks."

"Don't worry, I've tried countless times. Just give me the money." The mechanic flicked away a few puffs of his cigarette and urged in a low voice. "$15 in cash, plus your plane ticket to Irkutsk tonight, are all in the driver's seat of your monster truck."

The mechanic's assistant whispered, "Where's the remote control?"

"Come with me"

After speaking, the mechanic lit another cigarette from China and walked towards the monster truck with a huge wrench symbol on it not far away.

After carefully checking the cash and plane tickets in the car, he handed a modified walkie-talkie to his assistant. "Don't switch channels. After turning it on, press the call button for two seconds. After releasing it, all the cars will shut down and the power will be cut off."

"Really?"

"of course it's true"

The mechanic said confidently, "This is a little trick I learned when I served in the military."

"It'd better be true."

"I might have only just arrived in Irkutsk when you attacked them."

The mechanic said, "So if you don't trust me, you might as well cancel the deal."

"I'll trust you this once, get out of here quickly," the mechanic's assistant urged after putting away the walkie-talkie.

Good luck to you all!

After the mechanic finished speaking, he closed the car door, started the car parked on the outermost edge of the settlement, and drove anxiously towards the nearest airport.

With a gentle pat on the walkie-talkie in his pocket, the mechanic turned and climbed into his monster truck, patiently waiting for his chance to get to work.

On Easter Sunday, Master Wei, standing in front of the oven, and Sui Sui, who was eating a baked flatbread with stewed venison and intestines with her mouth full of oil, gave their last interviews. The town also began its Easter celebrations.

That very evening, the mechanic who had quietly escaped arrived at another small town with a makeshift airport, where he met up with his wife and children. They then boarded a small An-24 plane and flew overnight to Irkutsk.

As the late-rising sun illuminated the nomadic town once more, the herders, carrying the previous night's harvest, drove their herds of reindeer northward.

Similarly, after distributing all the gifts, the tourists took photos with the three-section transport vehicle in the background, said goodbye to their friends with whom they couldn't communicate, and began their return journey with a full load of gifts.

A little later, the three-section transport vehicle also started up and headed back in the direction it had come from.

Along the way, the cargo in the vehicle has been completely emptied. Next, he will return to the polar town of Tula to resume his role as a mobile veterinary station and human clinic, continuing his journey across the wilderness.

"Let's go too!"

Sui Sui, who had been knocked out by a glass of gin last night, yawned and said, "We'll just follow that tracked tractor."

"Go back to sleep for a while longer."

Wei Ran comforted her, explaining that Sui Sui had had a tough time these past few days, participating in everything from interviews to moving the movies around every day.

"I really need to get a good night's sleep."

Before Sui Sui could finish speaking, she had already climbed onto the train carriage and taken out a bottle of cider. She poured herself a large glass and then gulped it down with great gusto.

Before she could put down her cup, Apoli, who was homesick in a way, had already driven the tracked tractor and was the first to rush out.

"You guys go and rest in the back too."

Wei Ran said to the Kajenka sisters, "I'll drive."

"Thank you"

The Kachenka sisters thanked them in unison, and without any hesitation, went to the back of the carriage and climbed into their two upper berths.

After telling the dog, Beria, to lie down in the passenger seat, Wei Ran started the car and joined the lead tractor unit in the surrounding convoy of trucks.

Amidst the roar of engines, the remaining 12 monster trucks lined up again on the still-frozen river.

Without the relatively slow three-section transport vehicle to restrain them, these light six-wheeled monster trucks were much faster.

That's why they didn't even wait until dark before following Apoli to take a shortcut away from the river.

How far are we?

Wei Ran picked up the walkie-talkie and asked, "This is not the road we took last time."

"It will be soon, but it may not arrive until after dark."

"Old Ivan," Apolly replied, "as long as we get through this taiga and back into the river ahead, and then just keep driving along that river, we can save at least 20 minutes."

Oh well, I'll just consider it accompanying an old friend on a family visit.
As Wei Ran pondered this, he also slightly pressed the accelerator.

Before it got dark again, the convoy finally left the coniferous forest and returned to the frozen riverbed.

Upon arriving here, Wei Ran had a general idea of ​​the surrounding area. Based on their previous visit, they only needed to run north along this river for two or three hours to reach the Liehuo Wilderness Rescue Station.

However, just as they were crossing a fork in the river, all 12 monster trucks suddenly stalled and lost all power.

In contrast, the tractor unit driven by Apoli at the front had no problems.

broken
Wei Ran reacted quickly and grabbed the walkie-talkie, but before he could speak, a lot of static came through the communication channel.

Holy crap? Signal interference?
Wei Ran immediately released the radio, reached up and pulled a Makarov pistol from above his head, pushed open the car door and repeatedly pulled the trigger towards his head.

Alerted by the sharp, piercing gunshot, Apoli almost instinctively slid into the narrow space between the seat and the towing vehicle's control lever.

"boom!"

Almost simultaneously, accompanied by a muffled gunshot, a bullet hole appeared in the driver's side window of the tractor he was driving.

In a flash, the bullet pierced through the seat back, then spun through the rear compartment of the carriage, finally being stopped by the toolbox inside.

Almost as soon as he realized he was being sniped, Apoli, who had miraculously survived, pushed the lever to the left, driving the tractor away from the river and once again into the coniferous forest.

Immediately afterwards, he skillfully pulled out a Makarov with a silencer screwed on from behind the dashboard and picked up the handheld radio that had been jammed.

After attaching the two items to his waist, Apoli reached behind the driver's seat and skillfully pulled out an AK74M rifle and a Type 56 breastplate, made in China but equipped with magazines and Russian-style grenades.

He pressed a switch on the dashboard of the tractor unit, turning on the blinding headlights around the roof. Apoli pulled a stun grenade from his chest pouch, ripped off the pull ring, and threw it out through the sunroof.

"boom!"

Amidst the deafening roar and the intense flashes of light from behind, Apoli, who was over fifty years old, moved with the agility of a young man, grabbing his gun and chest sling and leaping out of the driver's seat. He quickly took cover behind a tree, letting the snow that had been blown down by the explosion cover his head.

Rewind to the moment the convoy stalled and Wei Ran opened fire. The Kachenka sisters, awakened by the loss of power due to the vehicle's loss of power, were the first to react at the sound of the gunshot.

The two sisters reached over their heads in unison and each pulled an AK rifle down. They then climbed down from the top bunk one after the other, pulled the bewildered Sui Sui off the bed, and stuffed her under the relatively safe bed. They then pulled off the bulletproof vest stuck to the bottom of the bed and urged her to put it on.

At the same time, apart from those pretty pink-clad delinquents who had no fighting ability, the other two teams of a total of 28 Hela girls reacted very quickly and armed themselves. They also used the last bit of momentum to drive the monster truck around Wei Ran and his group's vehicle.

However, compared to the AK rifles in the hands of the Kachenka sisters, the weapons of these Hela girls were somewhat... well... a bit too much.

The black AK74M rifles were merely a basic configuration to fill any gaps; those monster trucks even contained at least two PKM light machine guns and two SVD sniper rifles.

In addition, several Hela girls excitedly loaded ammunition into the GM94 grenade launcher, which they originally thought would never be used, and even the outdated but still usable RPG7 rocket launcher.

"Bulletproof vest!"

Inside several monster trucks, the squad leader of the Hela girls issued orders almost simultaneously.

Under this order, the girls pulled out bulletproof vests from under the bed and put them on as quickly as possible, followed by helmets and identification cards from Baba Yaga Security Company.

At the same time, Wei Ran had already left the driver's seat and reached the back of the vehicle, where he put on the bulletproof vest and helmet that Anfisa had handed him.

"What's going on? What happened outside?" Sui Sui, who was almost locked under the bed, asked in a panic.

"It was just a drill."

While Anfia was comforting the other person, she and the girls from several other cars around her pulled out an antenna from under the bed and extended it out the window, then connected it to a satellite phone.

"Protect her well"

After speaking in German, Wei Ran reached out and opened the car door without waiting for a response.

"boom!"

With just this one movement, the car door glass was hit by a bullet and shattered.

At the same time, the loud bang of a stun grenades was heard from the coniferous forest along the river.

"Communication has been restored." Just then, Anfia handed Wei Ran a Bluetooth headset.

It was at this moment that tracked tractors and monster trucks emerged one after another from the coniferous forests on both sides of the river, their headlights blazing brightly.

Before long, blinding beams of light enveloped the giant monster trucks clustered together in the river.

On the edge of the river, a figure stood next to a tractor-trailer with a machine gun mounted on its cargo bed, its rear facing the river. Holding up a loudspeaker, the figure arrogantly declared, "Miss Aurora, I want to make a fair deal with you."

"Fuck your mother's money!"

After muttering something, Wei Ran gripped the Bluetooth headset and commanded in Russian, "Leave the one with the megaphone alive, don't let the machine gunner next to him breathe, fire!"

"Da da da da da-"

Before he could finish speaking, Hela, who had already set up her machine gun, immediately began firing.

This sudden and powerful barrage of firepower was far beyond the expectations of those who had assumed victory on both sides of the river.

It was precisely under this fierce counterattack that the people who appeared out of nowhere on both sides of the river suffered heavy casualties in a short period of time.

Even more deadly was that after the two machine guns established a suppressive advantage, as the doors of the vehicles opened, the Hela girls rushed out with the ferocity of Black Widows, using grenade launchers, assault rifles, or even rocket launchers to launch an even more intense suppression.

At the same time, two Hela snipers hiding in the car easily fired from two directions simultaneously, hitting the shinbone of the loudspeaker-wielding man who was less than 100 meters away.

"Boom! Boom!"

After two consecutive explosions by RPG rockets, the pursuers on both sides of the river regained their senses.

However, after regaining his senses, he did not fight back. Instead, he simply dropped his AK rifle and his companions who had been hit by machine gun fire, and began to flee for his life, either on his own two legs or on the snowmobiles hidden behind him.

They were local criminal gangs, but that's precisely why they were good at winning when things were going well.

But when the machine guns started roaring, they already knew they had kicked a hornet's nest—a hornet's nest with explosive reactive armor!
Although these shrewd individuals escaped, some were a step too late.

Apart from the injured or dead, the rest of them exchanged glances and immediately jumped onto one of the tracked tractors hiding at the back, which was responsible for jamming radio signals, and headed into the coniferous forest.

They absolutely cannot be caught! Not even their bodies can be left here!

However, before the car could pick up speed, three bullets, seemingly from nowhere, pierced through the windshield and embedded themselves in the driver's face.

"Da da da!"

With the second shot, the passenger in the front seat was also shot in the chest and neck and fell silent.

"Boom!"

The tractor-trailer crashed heavily into the trunk of a large tree, causing the tree to impatiently shed the snow that had accumulated on its branches throughout the long winter.

Meanwhile, the two teams of Hela girls, under the cover of machine guns, split into two groups and walked towards both sides of the river with their guns held in an absolutely professional manner. Every now and then, they would fire a follow-up shot that would not kill them, but would definitely maim them.

As these Hela girls gradually gained an absolute advantage, the headlights of the bigfoot carts that had originally covered the river channel went out one after another.

Amidst the pile of stalled monster trucks, Wei Ran, already wearing a bulletproof vest, moved in the dark to the edge of the single bed and took Sui Sui's cold little hand, which was hiding under the bed.

What's quite remarkable is that, at this critical moment, this girl, who had clearly drunk a large glass of cider before bed, not only didn't cry, but was unusually clear-headed—only her voice was trembling uncontrollably.

"The voice from that loudspeaker just now specifically asked to do business with me; it seems they're a business competitor."

Taking a deep breath, Sui Sui realized she couldn't climb out because of the Kajenka sisters and Wei Ran's blockade. So she lay down on the floor, covered her head with a bulletproof vest, and continued, "It can't be our domestic counterparts. They don't have that much power."

We have an excellent reputation locally and are certainly not extremists. The trouble stemmed from our transport planes—yes, air transport!

Can we identify the suspect?

Wei Ran asked in the darkness, "At this point, I no longer need to go out and charge into battle. Otherwise, wouldn't all those Hela girls have been raised for nothing?"

"can"

Sui Sui took another deep breath. "But it's uncertain, and there's no evidence."

“The evidence will be available soon,” Wei Ran said calmly.

"Have many people died outside?" Sui Sui asked, suppressing her panic.

“Some people were injured, and we fired warning shots,” Anfisa told the lie on Wei Ran’s behalf.

"That's good"

Sui Sui sighed with worry. She was no fool, but that's precisely why she knew all too well. She had to believe that no one outside was dead; at most, they had been injured.

“Some people think we’re easy targets,” Wei Ran said with a smile, switching to Mandarin.

"A soft persimmon can easily turn into a frozen persimmon that kills people in this freezing weather," Sui Sui muttered to herself, clenching her fists amidst the still-ringing gunfire.

Just as Wei Ran's bottom line is that no one can even try to hurt Sui Sui, Sui Sui's recent experience has also crossed her bottom line.

"Anfia"

Sui Sui forced herself to remain calm and said, "Contact Mr. Greva and ask him to send some helpers who don't plan to stay in Russia permanently."

"By the way, let's contact Mr. Culp and report what happened to us," Wei Ran added with a smile.

“We’ll contact them immediately,” the Kachenka sisters responded in unison.

"boom!"

With another gunshot, a man who was trying to get out of the signal jamming vehicle screamed and then pulled his gunshot hand back into his hand.

"When did the security situation here become so bad?"

Hidden in the coniferous forest, Apoli muttered to himself, rather annoyed.

He didn't know who was behind the attack, but he was extremely worried at that moment, worried about how the madman in the river who had been trying so hard to act like a human would react.