Red Moscow

On the way back, Dayuan was still angry and muttered: "This old man has clearly agreed on the price, but when it's time to pay, he just sits down and raises the price. It's really unethical."

Sokov chuckled and said, "Dayuan, actually it's not a bad thing that you didn't buy that bracelet."

Hearing what Sokov said, Dayuan looked surprised: "Why do you say that?"

"When you looked at that bracelet just now, did you think it was a bit new?"

"Well, it is indeed relatively new, probably because it has been well preserved."

"When you were checking the bracelet, I took a closer look at it. I couldn't see any traces of time at all. It's too new."

"What do you mean you can't see the traces of time?"

"What I mean is, that is a newly made bracelet. Let alone fifty thousand rubles. I think giving him five thousand rubles is too much."

"Fake?" Dayuan asked in surprise: "You can't see it wrong, right?"

"Anyway, when I look at it, that thing is too new." Sokov said: "If something from one or two hundred years ago wants to be preserved in such good condition, it would have to be kept in a sealed cover with a constant temperature. Do you think it would be like this back then? Preserve technology?”

Dayuan stopped talking and began to think seriously about what Sokov said. Did he get punched in the eye again?

After sending Dayuan home, Sokov found a nearby supermarket and bought vegetables and meat, preparing to go home and cook.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the house, he saw Anna busy in the kitchen. He quickly walked in carrying things and asked with some worry: "Anna, you have an injury on your foot. Don't lie down in bed to rest properly." Why did you come to the kitchen?"

"I don't have a fracture, it's just a sprain. It doesn't matter if I stand for a while." Anna said, "You go about your business first. I'll prepare a meal and call you."

How could Sokov trust Anna to cook alone? He quickly put the things he bought in the refrigerator, then took over Anna's work and started making dinner.

"You came back a little late today." Anna said, "Is it because the store is busy?"

"Where is the business in this season?" Sokov said with a wry smile: "I accompanied a friend to Korolev today."

"What are you doing in Korolev?" Anna asked curiously.

“My friend wanted to go to the market in Korolev to buy some treasures, but his trip was in vain.”

Hearing what Sokov said, Anna nodded and continued: "I heard that during the disintegration period, in order to make ends meet, everyone sold all the valuable things at home. At that time, they went to flea markets or street stalls. You may be able to find valuable antiques and the like, but nowadays, everyone is smarter and will no longer sell their treasures for a ridiculous price. Therefore, I think it is basically impossible to find treasures. of."

"That's right." Sokov agreed: "When I first arrived in Moscow, I liked to go to the flea market whenever I had free time and buy something I liked. But as I went more often, I found that the products sold there were almost impossible to find. If I don’t find anything good, I gradually stop going. Now I only send it to those who are new to the flea market and are interested in it.”

After the meal was ready, the two of them talked about Hovlin Hospital and the missing Khabarov while eating.

"Misha, I'm very curious." Anna said puzzledly: "How complicated can the underground terrain be? After the rescue team went down, they couldn't even find the three missing people. Is that legend true? ?”

"What legend?" Sokov asked curiously.

"It is said that the establishment of Hovlin Hospital was just a pretense." Anna said to Sokov: "In fact, a multi-story biochemical laboratory was built underground. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the underground laboratory was moved to other places, and the Things were moved and the area was completely sealed off."

Anna's statement made Sokov very curious: "Anna, who did you hear about this?"

"I had heard this rumor when I was still in school." Anna said: "Others also said that the reason why Hoflin Hospital stopped construction half way through was because of insufficient funds and the lack of space. The soil quality is not suitable for building an 11-story hospital building. In fact, they are worried that after the hospital is built, too many people will go to see the doctor, and the underground biochemical laboratory will be exposed, so the relevant parties found reasons to stop the construction of the hospital. "

Sokov began to think about it. If what Anna said was true, and there really was a biochemical laboratory built by the Soviet Union under the Hovlin Hospital, then would the missing Khabarov and the other two people come from somewhere? What about accidentally entering the biochemical laboratory through a passage that no one noticed?

"Misha, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Sokov was lost in thought again, Anna asked tentatively: "Are you thinking about Khabarov again?"

"Yes, I was thinking about it." Sokov did not hide anything and answered truthfully: "I was thinking that if there really is a biochemical laboratory under the Hovlin Hospital, then the missing Khabarov Could it be possible that the two of them entered the biochemical laboratory through a secret passage that no one knows about?"

"Misha, what I said was told to me by others. I really don't know whether it is true or false. Do you believe it?"

"Anna, it's hard to say this. After all, none of us have ever really entered the underground, and we don't know what the situation is there." Sokov looked at Anna and said: "If there is really a biochemical laboratory down there, then you Think of the movie "Resident Evil". The Umbrella Company's biochemical laboratory is located deep underground, and you even have to take a train to reach it. If Khabarov accidentally breaks into this area, just a few rescue team members. , I’m afraid it won’t be easy to find them.”

"Misha, listening to you say this, I think of the movie "Metro" I watched before," Anna said: "Due to water seepage in the Moscow subway tunnel, a moving subway train was in danger. Passengers in the train were in danger due to various reasons. Almost all of them died. When the water used to seal the tunnel poured into the subway tunnel, the few surviving passengers and two rescue team members escaped the disaster by hiding in a passage built during the Great Patriotic War. Say, could Khabarov and the others happen to be in a certain passage?"

Sokov began to try to recall the movie he had seen that year. When the searchers felt that there would be no more survivors in the subway tunnel, they closed the entrance to the subway tunnel. When they were about to leave, a rescue team member trapped underground He kept banging on the manhole cover with the fire ax he carried. Fortunately, a subway staff member who had not gone far heard the sound and rescued the survivors trapped inside.

Thinking of this, Sokov suddenly had a new idea. He thought that after the police rescue was over, he could check the underground of Hoflin Hospital to see if there was another cave underneath, and maybe he could find the missing Haba. Rolf them.

"Misha, Khabarov and the others have been trapped underground for several days. Could something have happened?"

"If there is a cave under the Hovlin Hospital, then there should be enough oxygen." Sokov said: "And Khabarov and the others will definitely not go empty-handed on their expedition. They will carry some food and water. Even if Trapped underground and unable to get out, they can still survive for several days with the food and water they carry.”

Having said this, Sokov picked up the phone on the table and dialed Victoria's number: "Vika, this is Misha. Is there any new development at Hoflin Hospital?"

"Misha, I was just about to call you." Victoria said: "The lieutenant told me something. Can you come to my place? I will tell you after we meet."

"Okay, I'll go down right now."

After Sukov hung up the phone, he said to Anna: "There is news from Vika. I'll go down first."

"Well, you go ahead."

Sokov came to Victoria's house and saw Lida sitting on the sofa and dozing off.

He was worried about waking up Lida, so he walked over quietly and whispered to Victoria: "Let's talk somewhere else."

Who would have thought that just such a gentle word would wake up Lida from her nap: "Misha, are you here?"

"Yes, yes, Leda, I'm here again."

Seeing that Lida was awake, Sokov sat down next to her, intending to chat with her and then talk to Victoria about Hoflin Hospital.

Lida grabbed Sokov's hand and said emotionally: "Misha, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that you and Vika went back to the Great Patriotic War and participated in many battles. I was standing next to you, shouting at the top of my lungs at you two, but you seemed to be unable to see me or hear my voice..."

"Misha." Hearing what Lida said, Victoria explained apologetically: "My great-grandmother may have been delirious. She has been talking about this since I came back from get off work, saying that she saw me and You went back to the Great Patriotic War. Think about it, how is this possible? It’s just her imagination.”

Regarding Victoria's statement, Sokov didn't know how to answer. After all, he had traveled back in time during the Great Patriotic War and participated in that war. It was not until the end of the Second World War that he was in a strange situation. Next, I returned to my own era. But Lida said that seeing herself and Victoria go back to the Great Patriotic War was too weird, and maybe it was really a hallucination that occurred when Lida was unconscious.

But even though he knew that Lida was confused, Sokov still had to coax her and keep her emotionally stable: "Lida, apart from seeing Vika and I going back to the past, what else did you see? "

Lida said calmly: "I saw that after the Battle of Moscow, you two got married and gave birth to twins."

"Misha, my great-grandmother is talking nonsense." Victoria blushed and said to Sokov: "You can never mind."

Sokov raised his head and glanced at Victoria, muttering to himself: Victoria is also a very good-looking beauty. It would be great if he could marry her.

When Victoria saw Sokov staring at her with a smile, she immediately realized that the other person might be thinking wildly. She straightened her face and said seriously: "Misha, this is all nonsense from my great-grandmother. In your mind Don’t let your thoughts wander, do you understand?”

Sokov said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't think nonsense."

After finally waiting for Lida to fall asleep, Sokov carried her to the bedroom, put her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt before returning to the living room and said to Victoria with some urgency: "Vika, tell her quickly. , what did the lieutenant say?"

"He said that the people who were rescued said that there were 12 of them and they entered the underground from the elevator room without an elevator." Victoria said: "Unexpectedly, not long after they walked forward, a landslide occurred behind them, and they came in The road was blocked by falling construction debris and dirt. In desperation, they could only continue walking forward to see if they could find another exit. After walking for a while, they found that there was a fork in the road and they split into two. Divide people and go their own way, preparing to find a place to meet at the back.

After wandering underground for an unknown amount of time, the two groups of people who separated to explore the road met in the area where they were rescued. After taking a short rest, Khabarov took two people out to explore the road, while the rest stayed where they were and waited. Unexpectedly, Khabarov and the others never came back. The people who were sent out to look for them found that they were surrounded by walls or roads blocked by construction debris and dirt, so they had no choice but to return to their resting place.

At this moment, they realized that they were trapped underground and wanted to call the police, but there was no signal on their mobile phones at all. They could only knock on the wall and shout loudly, hoping to attract the attention of people outside, so that they would have a chance to be rescued. "

After Victoria finished speaking, Sokov asked: "What happened to the four dead people?"

"They were trapped underground for an unknown amount of time. All the dry food and water they carried were eaten up. In addition, the oxygen content in the trapped area was low, which made everyone drowsy. Those four people, after forensic examination According to the examination, he died due to severe lack of oxygen and lack of water and food.”

"Vika, I just heard a rumor about Hoflin Hospital."

"What rumors?"

"It is said that there is a multi-story biochemistry laboratory under the Hovlin Hospital. The original purpose of establishing the Hovlin Hospital was just to deceive others." Sokov said: "Later, due to various reasons, the biochemistry laboratory was moved elsewhere. The things were also evacuated. The missing Khabarov and his companions may have entered the area where the biochemical laboratory was located through an unknown path, so the rescue team found no trace of them."

Victoria frowned and thought for a long time, and finally raised her own question: "Even if they enter the area where the biochemical laboratory is located, and there is enough oxygen, but no food and water, how many days do you think they can last?"

"Vika, Baharov is a friend of mine. I have followed him on many expeditions." Sokov explained to Victoria: "He would carry a week's worth of food and water with him each time to ensure that he was in trouble. When the rescue team arrives, they can rely on the food and water they carry.”

"If Khabarov is really alive, what are your plans?"

"Vika, I want to take a look underground at Hovlin Hospital to see if Khabarov and the others are really trapped in the biochemical laboratory."

Victoria laughed: "Misha, you are so whimsical. The rescue team searched underground several times and found no trace of Khabarov and the others. Do you think you can find them by yourself?"