On the roadside in front of the store, Weiran opened the car door and was about to put the suitcase full of clothes he bought at a high price into the back seat. But then, he found that old man Gorman was sitting in the car.

It’s here!

"Why are you here?" Wei Ran, who almost took out his gun from his notebook, was really startled by the other party.

"I've been waiting for you here for a long time. It's too cold outside, so I had to come and sit in the car."

Gorman explained in a matter-of-fact tone, "As for what I'm here to do, let's get in the car first."

After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ran put the suitcase into the trunk that contained a lot of sundries, and reluctantly got into the cab.

It wasn't until the car started that Gorman said slowly, "Don't be nervous, I came to see you on a private matter."

"Private matter?" Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief, then asked nervously, "What private matter?"

Gorman hesitated for a moment and then asked, "How about you take a trip to Odessa for me if you have time?"

"Odessa? Ukraine? Why are you going there? Killing people?" A series of questions popped out of Wei Ran's wrinkled mouth, but his tone made it clear that he was unhappy.

"No, no, no, it's not Odessa in Ukraine, it's Odessa in the United States, in Texas." Gorman paused and continued, "You don't need to kill anyone, as long as you find someone for me,

Let’s see how she is living, and at most we can take a few photos from a distance.”

"she?"

Wei Ran immediately caught the key words in the other party's words, and deliberately looked at the old guy sitting in the rear car through the rearview mirror with a playful expression.

"My wife, my ex-wife." Gorman shook his head helplessly, "Leave here first."

"Where are you going?" Wei Ran simply stepped on the accelerator.

"Go forward and turn right at the second intersection. There is a cafe on the left. Go there."

"No problem" Wei Ran responded without asking any more questions. He followed the other party's instructions and drove the car to the destination.

It was obvious that Gorman was very familiar with this place. After leading him into the cafe, he found a corner farthest from the window and sat down.

When the waiter brought the coffee to the table, Gorman just slowly stirred the coffee in the cup, seemingly not knowing what to say.

Wei Ran sighed and lost his curiosity, "Tell me what I can do for you."

"No...no need to do too much, just see how her life is going."

Gorman showed a rare trace of panic, "And...and my son, see if he is married and has children. That's it. That's all."

Seeing the other party looking at him with hopeful eyes, Wei Ran hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "That's all?"

"that's it"

Gorman took out a folded A4 paper from his pocket, opened it and pushed it to Wei Ran, tapped the two pictures printed on it with his calloused fingers and said, "I found her on the street view map.

What her house looks like, the photo below is hers.”

Having said this, Gorman took out an old-looking pen and wrote down a string of addresses that seemed to be detailed down to the house number on the A4 paper in English that Wei Ran couldn't understand.

"Gorman...why don't you go by yourself?" Wei Ran finally couldn't help but asked his doubts.

"I'm already dead, otherwise I wouldn't be alive until now."

Gorman said something that Wei Ran could understand but not understand, then put away the pen and continued in a calm tone, "And for some reasons that I can't tell you, I'm worried that if I go, maybe

It will cause trouble for her."

After a moment of silence, Wei Ran asked again, "How long has it been since you last saw her?"

“The last time we met was two months before the collapse of the Soviet Union.”

Gorman showed a sad smile, took out a roll of US dollars from his pocket and handed it to Wei Ran, "Let's find a reasonable excuse to give her the money. It's less than ten thousand US dollars. I didn't even declare it when I entered the country."

None of them are needed.”

Looking at the old roll of banknotes handed over by the other party, Wei Ran thought for a while and said, "You know, my aunt runs a travel agency. In addition, my parents also run a travel agency, so I have a way to bring more money.

,if..."

"Then wait for me." Gorman stood up before he finished speaking, almost jogging and left the cafe.

Less than ten minutes later, this old guy, who usually frightened Wei Ran, walked in carrying a computer bag that was not too big, lowered his voice slightly and asked, "There are more than 50,000 US dollars in it, plus the addition just now

Those are just 60,000 yuan, can you bring them over?"

"It's not a big problem." Wei Ran took the computer bag and finally asked the last question, "Why should I go?"

"Or do you have someone better?"

Gorman asked back. When Wei Ran didn't speak, the old guy sighed, "At least you are trustworthy and your identity is relatively clean. Unlike us, you will attract attention wherever you go, and you have to worry about whether there will be old friends at all times."

Knock on the door.”

"What time?" Wei Ran asked simply.

"There's no rush." ​​Gorman paused and then added, "Of course, the sooner the better."

Doesn’t that mean you can’t wait?

Wei Ran muttered to himself, but did not break through the window paper after all, "I will make arrangements and leave immediately after returning to Volgograd."

"Okay...I'll wait for your news."

Gorman rubbed his face hard and said, "I remember your English is not very good. You can hire a local translator when the time comes. In addition, if possible, you'd better start from China, which will be safer for you and her."

"

"Don't worry about this kind of thing"

Wei Ran threw the roll of cash on the table into his computer bag, "Don't you need me to bring her a message or something?"

Gorman opened his mouth, but then simply shook his head, "Forget it, no need, there is no need for the dead to disturb the living."

Without waiting for Wei Ran to say anything else, the old guy simply stood up and left the cafe.

Watching the other party go away, Wei Ran was not in a hurry to leave. From the ordinary life of the old man's children and grandchildren in the tailor shop not far away, to the things that Gorman had just asked him to help with as he walked further and further away, to the things that Gorman had just asked him to help, and then to

The experience of Mr. Nicholas and even the lesson Gorman taught himself with Sui Sui in Intali a few months ago.

These things hit Wei Ran's heart like waves one after another, making him more and more wary of the things he learned at the Hongqi Forest Farm, and he became more aware of what he should and should not do in the future.

"Confucianism disrupts the law with literature, while chivalry violates the law with force..."

Wei Ran muttered to himself an ancient Chinese proverb that Gorman had given to him, and finally stood up, carrying a worn-out computer bag and leaving the cafe.

As he drove the car to the airport, he began to think about the preparations he needed to make for this trip to the lighthouse country.

Apart from anything else, the first and most important thing is a reliable translator. Otherwise, with my poor English, it may be unclear whether I can find the destination.

After thinking about it, apart from Suisui, whose English seemed to be barely adequate, the only reliable translator left was his employee Katianka.

But neither of the two seems to be a good match. Needless to say, Suisui doesn't want his family to know about his affair with Hongqi Forestry Farm.

As for Katenka, her background is equally unclean. It would be troublesome to be caught if she landed, and she might even have to be spared. And the most important thing is that since Gorman secretly chose this time to find her,

I made it clear that I didn't want others to know about this.

He couldn't really borrow a tour guide from home? After thinking about it all the way, he finally decided to go back to the studio first.

After taking the flight that day and successfully landing in Volgograd after a long and boring flight, Wei Ran drove an off-road vehicle back to the studio, only to find that the travel agency next door was particularly busy.

Curious, he opened the door and walked in. What made him dumbfounded was that except for a few people who were busy working in the spacious office, the rest had already set up a Great Wall on the mahjong table in the conference room.

As Wei Ran entered the door, those who were playing mahjong quickly stopped what they were doing. It wasn't until they saw the person coming that those who had been led astray by Professor Alexey relaxed.

"My aunt is on a business trip again?" Wei Ran asked as usual. It has long been an open secret to take advantage of the boss's absence to fish and play mahjong.

Don't talk about him, even my aunt actually knows it very well, but the nature of the work of a travel agency is actually like that. As long as the work that needs to be done is done, as long as you don't drink at work, play mahjong and games, or even have a small barbecue at the door.

These are all common things.

“Not on a business trip”

The girl at the front desk with a little tortoise painted on her face explained while playing cards, "She went to Finland to see a professor filming a movie. She went there half a month ago. She probably won't be able to come back until after Christmas, Victor,

Come here and help me fight for a while, I've lost six games in a row."

"What about you? Why don't you have a holiday?" Wei Ran helped the little girl play a card and continued to ask.

“Can’t take a holiday”

The little girl at the front desk simply gave up her seat to Wei Ran, and while wiping the amphibians with various postures on her face with a wet wipe, she explained, "There have been a lot of tourists recently, most of them are going to Inta, and there are two more tonight.

Those who came to Volgograd will be sent back to China tomorrow, and..."

"stop stop stop"

Wei Ran quickly stopped the other party from continuing, otherwise according to usual experience, he might be raped.

"Hooray!"

Mao Zizhuang, who was sitting next to Wei Ran, shouted loudly in Chinese characters, and then grabbed the cards Wei Ran had just thrown out.

"Victor, do you want to go to Finland?" Hu Pai's stupid tour guide asked in Chinese, "The boss said that the professor's acting was very good."

"I'll forget it, I have something else to do these two days."

Wei Ran, who had lost the card as soon as he sat down, had no intention of continuing to play, so he simply gave up his position to the girl at the front desk again, "You guys can continue playing, is anyone looking for me this month?"
To be continued...