Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao didn't ask the last question, but chose to leave it with the old man to ask later, then happily said goodbye to the old man and walked out of the Black Crow Tavern gracefully.

"Master, what do these Russians want to do?" the bald man asked curiously.

The old man didn't answer right away, but continued to pick up slices of meat casually, and said to the big bald man after a while: "Constanza seems to be going to be lively in the future, you go and inform Sally and Polimi, and let them pay more attention to it recently." careful!"

The bald-headed monk was a bit puzzled, and had no idea why the old man had issued such a warning. He said with some contempt:

"Those three Russians wanted to make trouble just now? Just rely on them? Master, you think too highly of these Russians, don't you, let alone me, even Sally can make them go away!"

The old man kept looking at the big bald head with the eyes of an idiot, until the big man felt uneasy, and then muttered: "Am I telling the truth! The British, French, and Turkish bastards all want to trouble the Russians. Plus those Romanian lunatics, what can the Russos do?"

The old man still ignored the big bald head, and just ate the meat on his own. After a long time, when all the raw meat on the plate went into his stomach, the old man sighed: "I am getting older, and my appetite is getting worse every day. I used to be able to eat it." Five pounds of meat, now I feel like I'm choked up after eating two pounds, Bucky, bring me my medicine!"

When the big bald man heard the old man say to get the medicine, he immediately became nervous, and rushed out of the kitchen like a tornado. After a while, with the sound of furniture falling down in the tavern outside, the big bald head went out again. Like the wind, he ran back holding the small medicine bottle.

"Master, I'll pour water for you!"

But the old man stopped him: "No, what water do you need to take a medicine!" He unscrewed the medicine bottle and poured out a few pills, chewed them up and swallowed them.

The big bald head persuaded with distress: "Master, you should listen to the doctor. The doctor will not let you eat so much meat, especially raw meat. I can't even swallow that stuff, and I still have stomach problems..."

But the old man waved his hand domineeringly: "Listen to the doctor? Twenty years ago, the doctor said that I would not live for three days. I would have died if I listened to him. Meat is a good thing. I think we were besieged in the mountains by turkey offal. Where can we find meat? Eat meat, beat a pheasant, one hundred and ten men can only share a mouthful of soup. At that time, I hoped that one day I could eat meat every day, how happy that would be!"

As he said that, the corners of the old man's eyes became moist. It was obvious that he was also someone with a story. It's just that the big bald head is not a qualified listener, he is a little at a loss for the old man's story, and he doesn't know how to comfort the old man.

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Don't just stand around here, too," the old man patted his bald head, and ordered again: "Go and tell Sally and Borimi to be more careful! "

The big bald head nodded honestly, and suddenly asked: "Master, do you want Borimi to send people to follow those Russians to see what they want to do?"

The old man just shook his head and refused: "Don't worry too much. I probably know what they want to do. If it is done, it will be good for us. Don't interfere, let them do it themselves!"

So what exactly does Li Xiao want to do? Vishniak was also very curious, because Li Xiao didn't seem to get any real gain except for spending three gold bars on his trip.

"Isn't this information too expensive?" Vishniak looked at the information that Li Xiao had sorted out and complained, "It's just a few names and addresses that cost so much money? It's too dark!"

Li Xiao didn't pay attention to him, he just seemed to be thinking about something on his own. Vishniak added: "The most important thing is, you don't have to ask three companies the same question?"

Li Xiao stretched his waist: "Otherwise, how would we know if they are telling the truth?"

Yes, Li Xiao went to three underground black markets that had intelligence contacts with Russia, spent a huge sum of three hundred pounds, and asked a bunch of almost the same questions.

Vishniak thought for a while and replied: "This is also a way. It seems that these guys will give information as long as they give money!"

Li Xiao shook his head and corrected: "No, they are not as honest as you imagined. These information may not be reliable."

Vishniak's eyes widened: "What!!"

Li Xiao clicked on a few pieces of intelligence and said: "For example, regarding the British and French, they deliberately didn't tell the whole story. The British and French are more than the two trading companies in Constanta as a cover. And Lipton's and Duliphin's. You see, they didn't even mention it!"

Vishniak said: "Maybe these two are more hidden?"

"It's not that simple!" Li Xiao shook his head and said, "Alexey's people told me that the Lipton Trading Company in Constanta and the Dalifene Shipping Trading Company have been in business longer and have more active activities. They have no reason not to know!"

Vishniak said again: "Then what do they mean? Could it be that they have colluded with Britain and France at both ends?"

Li Xiao replied: "This possibility is not ruled out, maybe they have been bought by Britain and France...Of course, there is another possibility."

"What possibility?"

"They did it on purpose to take a look at our capabilities and what we really want to do."

Vishniak wondered, "What's in it for them?"

Li Xiao sighed and said, "I just can't figure it out. These local snakes are really elusive, so we must be on guard against them. By the way, have you got the guns and ammunition back?"

Vishniak nodded: "Sent to the ship, but they are all crap, we should have brought our own weapons!"

Li Xiao smiled, because only after the second battalion was first replaced with Andre-Leonid rifles, neither the officers nor the soldiers were willing to deal with the old-fashioned muskets anymore. Before entering Constanta this time, Vishniak strongly asked to bring his own weapon, but Li Xiao sternly refused.

"I think you're making a big deal out of a molehill," Vishniak spat. "As you said, those Turkish port officials are easy to get rid of. As long as they pay enough money, they will pretend that they can't see anything. Our own His weapons are much stronger than these scumbags..."

"That's why it can't be used!" Li Xiao explained, "The Andre Leonid rifle is not a secret. The British and the French must have known the existence of this rifle. If we bring it to Constantine Police is tantamount to revealing your identity!"

Vishniak said in surprise: "Aren't the Turks easy to dismiss, they don't talk big..."

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "I won't pin my hopes on the Turks' tight-lipped mouths. And those who can be bought by money will certainly be bought by more money. Don't expect too much from them, be careful!"

Vishniak laughed, "So that's why you deliberately stayed in another hotel and then sneaked up on me?"