Red Moscow

Sokof followed Anatoly to his shop and quickly solved the small problem with the notebook.

"Misha," Anatoly said hesitantly when he saw Sokov had fixed his notebook, "Did Aksara tell you that something happened at home and she needed to go back for a while?"

"Yes, that's what she said." Sokov heard Anatoly say this and realized that Aksara's sudden departure seemed to have some hidden reasons, so he quickly asked, "Anatole, is there anything else?"

"Yes." Anatoly nodded, and then said with a serious expression, "Aksara is pregnant!"

"Pregnant?" Sokov was stunned after hearing this, thinking that he and Aksara had never had any close contact, and even if she was pregnant, it had nothing to do with him. But he was very curious about whose child Aksala was pregnant with: "Who is the father of the child?"

"I don't know who it is specifically." Anatoly shook his head and said, "I only know that she has been very close to several Azerbaijani bosses who sell leather jackets in recent months. I think the father of the child should be one of them."

"What is Aksala going to do?"

"What else can I do? Of course, give birth to the child." Anatoly said, "When the child is one year old, give it to her mother to take care of, and then she will come to Moscow to work."

Sokof couldn't help but frown after hearing this. According to Anatoly, he would not see Aksala again for at least two years. It seems that when the peak season comes, he needs to recruit another employee to avoid being too busy.

"Anatole, I know that Ukraine, like Russia, has free medical care." Sokov asked casually, "Is it free for Aksala to give birth in the hospital?"

"Yes, it is indeed free." Anatoly nodded and said, "According to relevant regulations, when the child is born, the relevant department will directly pay Aksala a subsidy of one thousand US dollars. In addition, there is another subsidy of one thousand US dollars, which will be paid in installments within three years."

"That's good," Sokov said with a smile, "Giving birth in the hospital not only does not cost money, but on the contrary, you can receive subsidies from the relevant departments. By the way, children without fathers will not be troubled when they register for household registration in the future, right?"

"How is this possible?" Anatoly continued, "When the mother leaves the hospital with the child, the hospital will notify the relevant department. When the relevant department issues the subsidy, it will give a certificate for the child to be registered. With this certificate, registering for household registration is a very simple matter."

After Sokov and Anatoly chatted for a while, they returned to their store.

There were no customers in the store, and Lena and Ada sat at the door chatting.

Sokov took out his cell phone and checked the time. He found that it was only a little after one o'clock and it was still early before the end of get off work, so he said to the two people: "I have something to go out for, and I will be back before the end of get off work."

After driving out of the market, Sokov drove directly to Lubyanka.

He clearly remembered that after he was seriously injured on the battlefield, he was sent to an underground hospital opposite Lubyanka. He wanted to see if the hospital was still there.

When he came to the open space opposite the Lubyanka building, Sokov did see the container inserted diagonally into the ground.

But when he walked over, he found that the door was locked, and the lock was rusty. I don't know how long it has been closed.

"Sir, what are you doing here?"

Sov heard someone talking behind him, and turned around quickly, and saw two men in black suits standing beside him, and a black car parked not far away.

Seeing that Sokov did not answer, the person on the left asked again: "Sir, what are you doing here?"

Sovkov saw that the two men were not like ordinary people. Maybe they came out of the Lubyanka building. If he could not say anything today, he might be detained. After quickly organizing his words in his mind, he said: "You two, wasn't yesterday Victory Day? I heard from others that during the Great Patriotic War, the underground hospital opposite the Lubyanka had received many wounded senior generals. I happened to be free today, so I came here to take a look. Who knew that there was a rusty big lock hanging at the door."

Hearing Sokov say this. The two looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

The man on the left asked, "Sir, who told you this?"

"Yesterday on Victory Square, I heard someone mention this when he was introducing the Great Patriotic War to others."

"Sir, I think you must have been deceived." The man on the left said, "This underground hospital was specially used for occupational disease testing in 1987. At that time, the Great Patriotic War had ended for more than 40 years. How could it be possible to accommodate wounded senior generals?"

"Oh, so that's the case." After listening to the other party, Sokov apologized and said, "I made a mistake. I'm leaving now."

When driving away from Lubyanka, Sokov muttered to himself: What's going on? When he was injured in the 1940s, he was indeed sent to this underground hospital. When Asia pushed herself out for a walk, she clearly saw the Lubyanka building opposite many times. How did this hospital, which was still in operation in the 1940s, become a small hospital built in 1987 and specially used for occupational disease testing?

When Sokov drove past Lenin Street, he went to his first residence.

He parked his car on the side of the road and walked to the door of the unit.

The big iron door was closed, and to get in, he had to press the correct password.

Sokov thought for a while, and the password seemed to be "1234", so he stretched out four fingers and pressed four rusty buttons at the same time.

Unexpectedly, the big iron gate actually opened.

He stepped into the unit. The duty room on the ground floor was actually empty, but the bright lights in the corridor illuminated it as if it were daytime.

Since no one was questioning him, Sokov boldly came to the room where he once lived, raised his hand and knocked twice on the door. But there was no movement inside. He knocked twice again, but there was still no response, which proved that his judgment when he passed here in the morning was correct. No one lived here.

Since there was no one there, even breaking in would not make much sense, so Sokov turned and left.

Standing outside the building, Sokov looked at the familiar buildings around him in a daze, thinking about where he should go next.

He quickly remembered that after he moved from here, he would move to a compound not far away. He could drive there to see if the compound was still there.

Sokov drove and soon arrived near the compound.

Although he didn’t know who lived in this compound now, from the barbed wire fence stretched on the wall, the sentry standing guard at the door, and the police patrolling with police dogs, Sokov knew that there must be important people living inside. characters, otherwise they would not be so heavily guarded.

Just as Sokov was about to drive away, a black kitten ran out of the green belt on the roadside and stood motionless in front of Sokov's car.

Sokov felt that the kitten looked familiar, a bit like Luna, the little black cat he and Asiya had raised back then, so he opened the car door, got out of the car, walked a few steps toward the black cat, and called out tentatively. : "Luna!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stopped shouting, the little black cat actually ran over. When he came to Sokov, he first circled around him twice, and then kept pushing his head against his pants.

Seeing the kitten being so close to him, the muscles on Sokov's face couldn't help but twitch violently: "What the hell, what is going on? Why is this little black cat so close to me? Is it really... The cat that Asia and I had?”

When Sokov turned around and sat back in the car, the little black cat also got into the car and sat skillfully in the passenger seat. He looked up at Sokov and meowed a few times. , seemingly urging Sokov to drive faster.

Sokov smiled and shook his head, started the vehicle and headed towards the market. Although he still had many places to go, he gave up because he knew very well that even if he went to those places, he might not be able to find any information about himself. After all, he checked the history yesterday and could not find any information at all. People named Sokov cannot explain what they have experienced, but it is just a long dream.

Back at the market, when Sokov appeared in front of Lena and Ada with Luna in his arms, the two had a startled look on their faces: "Misha, did you just go to the cat and dog market to buy a cat?"

"No." Sokov shook his head slightly and said, "I picked it up on the road."

"It's still a cat sister." After checking the kitten, Lena asked curiously: "What are you going to name it?"

"Luna, what does this name mean?"

"Not bad, not bad, a very good name."

"Misha, can you give me this cat?" Ada took the initiative to ask Sokov: "As you know, I will go back to the suburban villa to farm in a few days. There are many small animals in the forest. , if there is a cat, many small animals will not dare to enter the house. "

Sokov knew very well that Ada's villa was just a wooden house in the woods on the outskirts. No one was home all year round, and snakes, insects, rats and ants could not stand it. Giving her Luna would also help her look after her home and nursing home. Even if Ada comes back to work and there is no one in the villa, Luna can still survive in the woods.

"Okay, Ada, then I'll give Luna to you."

After Ada took Luna and thanked Sokov, she held Luna in her arms and started teasing her. Luna's eyes were always looking at Sokov, and she made a series of screams from time to time, as if to protest against Sokov giving it away casually.

When it was time to get off work, Ada put Luna into a small cardboard box and was about to leave when she met Anna who happened to come in.

Anna saw the cardboard box Ada was holding and asked curiously: "Ada, what good things did you buy?"

"It's not something I bought." Ada said, "It's a kitten given to me by Misha." As she said that, she opened the lid and let Anna see the kitten inside.

"Oh, this kitten is so cute." After Anna saw Luna, she felt very fond of it. She turned to Sokov and said, "Misha, have you forgotten that I also want a kitten? Why don't you Give it to me?"

Sokov complained endlessly in his heart, saying to his heart, sister, I just came back from decades ago, and many things are still a mess, and I don’t have a clue. How can I remember that you like kittens? However, this was in a public place, so Sokov still had to protect his image, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Oh, Anna, I'm so sorry, there have been so many things going on recently, I forgot about it. Do you think this is okay?" Okay, if you really like cats, I’ll take you to a cat-selling place another day to see if there’s anything you like and buy one for you.”

Ada, who was originally complacent because she picked up a cat for nothing, suddenly felt that Luna in the carton didn't smell good when she heard Sokov said that he was going to buy a good cat for Anna.

After Anna waited for Ada to leave the store, she took Sokov's arm and asked in a clip voice: "Misha, where are we going to have dinner today?"

"Or, let's buy some food and cook it at home."

"No, no, I want to eat out."

Sokov asked helplessly: "Then tell me, where do you want to eat?"

"Go to Kievskaya Metro Station." Lena, who was standing next to her, suggested: "There is a Mumu buffet restaurant there, right at the dock."

"Okay, okay." Sokov had been to that restaurant many times before, so he naturally knew the consumption level there. It was definitely better than buying food and cooking at home, so he nodded and agreed: "Then let's go to the Mumu restaurant at Kievskaya Metro Station."

On the way to Kievskaya Metro Station, Sokov heard Anna say to Lena: "Lena, I have already agreed with Misha to go to Sochi to play in a while. Then you can come with us."

Lena glanced at Sokov who was driving, and said hesitantly: " This is not good. You two should go, I won't go to join in the fun. "

"Lena, since Anna has invited you, as her best friend, do you want to watch her disappointed?"

"Well, since you have invited me so kindly, it would be too rude to refuse you." Lena said: "When are you leaving, remember to call me."

The two girls sitting in the back row talked about going to Sochi for a while, and somehow changed the topic: "Anna, someone will have a party in a villa in the suburbs in a few days, will you go?"

Anna quickly glanced at Sokov and said guiltily: "Forget it, those who attend the party are basically strangers, and I can't find any common language with them, so I won't go."

"If you don't go, then I won't go either." Lena said: "Tomorrow when I go to work, I will find that person and tell him clearly that neither of us will go to his party."

After arriving at the place, Sokov found that the parking lot was full of cars. While he was trying to find a parking space, Lenna opened the door and got out of the car, saying to Sokov: "Misha, take your time to find a parking space, I'll go in first and take a seat."

After Lenna left, Sokov asked Anna curiously: "Anna, since Lenna asked you to go to the villa in the suburbs to attend the party, why don't you go?"

"I don't want to go, it's too chaotic." Anna shook her head and said: "The party was relatively normal at the beginning, but when everyone got drunk, the situation changed. A large group of men and women ran to the swimming pool outside the house to swim, and some people took photos and videos with digital cameras next to them."

"Is there anything wrong with swimming?" Sokov asked puzzledly: "Are you worried that you will drown easily if you go into the water after getting drunk?"

"No, Misha, do you have to make me say those unspeakable things?" Anna stamped her feet anxiously after hearing what Sokov said: "It's like the shooting scene of a love action movie there, do you think I can go there casually?"