On the way back, Dayuan was still angry and muttered: "This old man has clearly agreed on the price, but when it comes time to pay, he just sits down and raises the price. It's really unethical."
Sokov laughed 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 was too new."
"What does it mean that 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 be 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, bought vegetables and meat, and prepared 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, "Go and do 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 the store busy?"
"Where is the business in this season?" Sokov said with a wry smile: "I went to Korolev with a friend today."
"What are you going to do 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 might be able to find valuable antiques and the like. But nowadays, everyone has learned to be smart 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 and buy some things I liked whenever I had free time. But as I went more often, I found that the products sold there were almost impossible to find.
When I didn’t find anything good, I gradually stopped going. Now I only occasionally 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: "You said how complicated the underground terrain can 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.
Things were moved away 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 actually built, too many people will go to see the doctor, which will expose the underground biochemical laboratory, 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 if he accidentally entered 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, if there really is a biochemical laboratory under the Hovlin Hospital, then the missing Khabarov
Could it be possible that the two of you entered the biochemical laboratory through some secret passage that no one knows about?"
"Misha, the things I said were all told to me by others. I really don't know whether they are 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 like there." Sokov looked at Anna and said: "If there is really a biochemical laboratory down there, then you
You can 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 get there. If Khabarov and the others accidentally broke 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 flood 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. You said
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 was 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 and the others.
"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 so.
Trapped underground and unable to get out, they can survive for several days relying on 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 progress at the 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 with some emotion: "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 have returned to the time of the Great Patriotic War. Think about it, how is this possible? It is nothing more than her imagination."
Sokov didn't know how to answer Victoria's statement. After all, he had traveled back in time during the Great Patriotic War and participated in that war. It wasn't until the end of the Second World War that he found himself in a strange situation.
Next, she returned to her own era. But Lida said that she saw herself and Victoria return to the period of the Great Patriotic War. This thing was too incredible. 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 ended, you two got married and gave birth to a pair of 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 as his wife.
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
You are not allowed to think wildly, do you understand?"
Sokov said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't think wildly."
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 fallen construction debris and soil. In desperation, they could only continue walking forward to see if they could find another exit. After walking a certain distance, they found that there was a fork in the road, and they were divided into two.
Divide people, each go his own way, and prepare 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 path met in the area where they were rescued. After a short rest, Khabarov took the two of them out to explore the path, while the rest of the people stayed where they were and waited.
Thinking of it, 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. They wanted to call the police, but there was no signal on their mobile phones. 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.
Rescued."
After Victoria finished speaking, Sokov asked: "What happened to the four people who died?"
"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
The test revealed that 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 cover up people's eyes." Sokov said: "Later, due to various reasons, the biochemistry laboratory was moved elsewhere.
Things were also evacuated. The missing Khabarov and his companions may have entered the area where the biochemical laboratory was located through some 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 my friend. 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 would be in trouble.
At that time, they can rely on the food and water they carry to sustain them until the rescue team arrives.”
"If Khabarov is really alive, what are your plans?"
"Vika, I want to go to the underground of 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?"