Katya called the ticket office and found out that there was a flight from Novosibirsk to Irkusco at 7 p.m., and I asked her to book three tickets in Vidali's name. Seeing that the time was about the same, I called Vidali and asked him to drive over and pick me up. Then I called Roman and told him that I was going to Irkusco on a business trip tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and I would give his parents acupuncture when I came back, and Roman asked me what was going on over there? I briefly talked about it, and he said that he had a friend over there and called him if he needed help. I called Tanya again and told her about the situation, and Tanya told me to be safe. Finally, I called Xiao Tao and told him what time we were about to arrive, and asked them to book a hotel there.

I went downstairs to the office, and Vidaly and Sergey happened to be there by car. I went back to the youth apartment, got my clothes and money, then went to the ticket office to pick up my ticket, and then went straight to the airport. On the way, Vidaly said: "Sergei's comrade-in-arms and I were our platoon commanders when we were in Afghanistan, we were born and died together on the battlefield in Afghanistan, and now we are department managers in Irkusko's largest security company. "At that time, the background of the Russian security companies were the local mafia, the mafia was to collect protection money in the legal image of the security company, and it was common to see security guards in black suits standing at the door of some commercial places, and these security guards were sent by the security company after collecting protection money, and it can be said that the security company is more effective than the police station in Russia. Vidaly continued: "The 5,000 dollars are mainly for our platoon commander, Sergei and I only get 1,000 dollars for errands, and the platoon commander needs to pay for the market owner and the police station. The platoon commander has investigated this matter clearly today, and the Russian wife who settled in Chinese has a relative who is a police officer, so she dares to be so arrogant, and they have already greeted the tax police of the immigration bureau. If this matter is not completely resolved, I am afraid that your friend's company will be harassed by the immigration and tax bureaus, and even people will be expelled from the country. Even if your friend gives them $10,000 this time, but no one comes out with a mask, it's hard to say in the future. "I didn't expect this matter to be so strict, it seems that Xiao Tao's worries are right. Vidali continued: "It is best for the market boss to personally coordinate this matter, and the settled Chinese still have to mix in the market, and dare not offend the market boss, besides, the market boss is very powerful in Irkuscu." Our platoon commander was afraid that he would not be able to hire the market boss alone, so he called me and Sergei, we both came back from the battlefield in Afghanistan, and with the current company background of the two of us, the market boss would not help with this. And if a few of us come forward together, the settled Chinese and his police relatives will not dare to touch your friends in the future. "I'm secretly glad I called Xiao Tao yesterday.

After depositing the car in the airport parking lot, I went to get my boarding pass. There was still time to see the time, and the three of us ordered three cakes and three cups of coffee at the airport café. When I was sitting in the airport hall drinking coffee, I suddenly found that the police who were checking on me when I sent Brother Chao were not far away, there were not many people in the airport, and the police also saw me, stared at me and turned around and walked away. I sued Vedali and Sergey, who were sitting across from me, to see the police that day. Sergei smiled and said: "That time left them with unforgettable memories, and they will hide away when they see you in the future." Vidaly and I laughed.

After passing the not-so-strict security check, I boarded the plane with some excitement. I didn't expect to fly for the first time in my life in Russia. In the more than a year since I graduated from university, although I have also traveled, they are all in the province, even if I go to a far place, a small employee like me who has just joined the work can only take the train, not the level of taking a plane. We're sitting in a somewhat worn Tu-154, and the cabin that can hold 150 or 60 people is only two-thirds full, and my seat is by the window. In the midst of the loud noise, the figure 154 rushed into the sky, and the sky outside was not completely dark, and I saw the city and river below the window of the machine becoming smaller and smaller, and finally became a blur, and my mood calmed down from the excitement. Turning his head, he saw Vidaly resting with his eyes closed, Sergei holding the magazine on the machine and reading quietly, seeing me looking at him, Sergei squeezed his eyes at me, stood up and took his bag from the luggage rack, took out the brandy he had just bought at the airport from the bag, and flicked it on his chin with his right index finger, meaning that we would take two sips together. Sergei stretched out his hand and pressed the call button above his head, and within a minute the stewardess came over, Sergei asked her for three glasses, and after pouring the wine into the glasses, Sergei woke up Vidaly, and the three of us raised our glasses, and Sergey said: "I wish us a good luck!" ”

After about two hours of flight, the plane arrived at Irkusco airport on time. Xiao Tao and Vidaly and their platoon commander was already waiting at the airport, the platoon commander was called Yura, slightly older than Vidaly and Sergey, the same big man. In Yura's car, Yura told him about the situation he investigated today, Xiao Tao gasped after hearing it, and whispered to me: "Dapeng, fortunately you made a timely call yesterday, I really didn't expect that the guy's wife's relatives were policemen, no wonder we went to the market boss and offered to give him money to help us solve this matter, but he didn't agree." Maybe the Russian who called yesterday was the policeman, and his tone was very arrogant and tough. It seems that it is really not good to do business in Russia without any relationship and background, and you can only admit bad luck if you are blackmailed. "After arranging the room at the hotel, Yulara went to the hotel bar for a few drinks. At the bar, Vidaly Sergeyula drank in his arms and reminisced about the days they had lived and died together in Afghanistan. Tao and I chatted with them over a drink, and Tao talked about his experience in Irkusco for more than a year, and we reminisced about our school days. After drinking until midnight, Yura decided to stay, seeing that it was already late, Xiaotao also decided to stay in the hotel to accompany me.

Yura and the market owner had already made an appointment to meet the next day, and the next morning, Xiao Tao called his colleague and asked him to wait for us at the market. We went to the market after breakfast. The market is full of simple tin houses, and the flow of people is very lively, and I feel that the business of each merchant is good. The market owner was already waiting for us in the office, a tall and powerful middle-aged man, and Yura introduced him as Colonel Alexei. Colonel Alexey hugged and shook hands with Vidaly Sergei Yura very affectionately, without a hint of strangeness to each other, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years. I think this is a relationship that can only be felt between people who have experienced life and death on the battlefield together. Seeing Colonel Alexei so enthusiastic, I was also a lot more relieved, and I saw that Xiao Tao also had a relaxed expression on his face.

After talking with Colonel Alexei for a while, Colonel Alexei said to us: "Since you are a friend of our Afghan veterans, I will help you coordinate this matter, and I don't want unpleasantness in my market." Andre (Xiao Tao's colleague): I'll help you arrange a well-located stall in the old wholesale market in the city, and the blankets will be wholesaled in that market. You can continue to rent stalls in this market, but don't sell blankets anymore, there are a lot of Chinese goods, you are looking into selling some other goods, what do you think? Andrei and Xiao Tao looked at each other and nodded to each other, Xiao Tao also nodded to me, and Xiao Tao said: "Mr. Alexey, thank you so much, we will do what you want." In addition, Liao Sha asked us to compensate 10,000 US dollars, please help us solve it. Colonel Alexei thought for a while and said: "This is a bit difficult, and you know that after you came, his customers all ran to you to get the goods, he lost a lot of money without business, and his police relatives also came to me, and I always have to give them an explanation." Then I had an idea, and I said, "Mr. Alexey, can I go out with my friends and work on a solution?" Colonel Alexei nodded in agreement, and I called Xiao Tao out of the office with Xiao Tao's colleagues, and I asked Xiao Tao, "How about the old wholesale market he wants you to go to?" Xiao Tao replied: "Business there is very good, and we can't rent a stall if we want to." I said, "Well, I have an idea, do you think it's okay?" Since Colonel Alexei does not let you sell blankets in this market, and the blankets of the settled Chinese are not as good as yours, then you simply supply him, anyway, you have your own factory, so that you also have one more customer, he buys your blankets better than selling the original blankets, and there is no need to buy from China, and you give him a lower price on the first two batches of goods, and ask him to earn back some of the losses made some time ago, so that he will naturally not pursue the losses in the early stage. When Xiao Tao and his colleagues heard this, they said that this method was good. When we returned to the office, Xiao Tao told Colonel Alexei about my thoughts, and Colonel Alexey also thought it was a good idea. So he asked someone to call the settled Chinese over.

After a while, a middle-aged Chinese with a fat body entered the office, and the middle-aged fat man first shook hands with Colonel Alexei and said hello. When I turned around and saw Xiao Tao and Xiao Tao's colleague were also there, I was stunned for a moment, and then greeted us with a smile, and then asked Xiao Tao's colleague, when are the 10,000 US dollars going to be given to him? Xiao Tao's colleague did not say anything, and Colonel Alexei asked the fat man to sit down. After the fat man sat down, Colonel Alexei said: "Liao Sha, I know that your business has not been good recently, and I have arranged for them to sell blankets in another market, and you will be the only one selling blankets in this market in the future." And they say that they are willing to provide you with high-quality blanket supplies from their own factories, do you think this is okay? They are good friends of my brothers on the battlefield in Afghanistan, and I hope you don't embarrass them anymore, and I don't want anything unpleasant to happen in my market. The fat man nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, since you have arranged it this way, colonel, then I will listen to you, but what about my losses?" My clients have all been snatched away from them. Xiao Tao said at this time: "Brother Wang, do you think this will work?" If you are willing to cooperate with us, our company has its own factory to supply you for a long time, you also save the return to China to purchase, and we give you a preferential price for the first two batches of goods, if you want to earn back the loss, do you think it will work? After all, we are all Chinese, and we hope that we can become friends. Only then did the fat man show a real smile, "Then it's decided, people die for money, birds die for food, you block my way of wealth, I do this to you, don't blame my brother and me." To be honest, the quality of your blankets is really good, and I am willing to work with you as well. ”

A troublesome matter was solved smoothly in this way, and the final result was very happy, and we were all completely relieved. Xiao Tao said that they invited everyone to dinner in the best restaurant in Irkusco in the evening, and Colonel Alexei and the fat man gladly agreed. After coming out of the market, Xiao Tao asked us to go to their company, and after arriving at the company, Xiao Tao first called the CEO of the domestic company to report the situation. After putting down the phone, Xiao Tao handed over the 5,000 US dollars he had prepared to Vidali, gave me the money for our plane ticket, and then arranged for the Russian clerk to book our plane ticket back to Novosibirsk the next day.

While Vidali was drinking coffee, Xiao Tao called me to another room alone and gave me a thousand dollars. Xiao Tao said: "Dapeng, this time I really thank you for helping us solve the ** annoyance, and the ending is unexpectedly good." Our boss was very happy when he heard the news, this is our boss to give you a reward, he said that when you return to China, you will be thanked and thanked. ”