Ivan pouted, glanced at the cup of coffee in front of Baldachev and said, "Then you take a break." I'll go see how your wife and children are doing. With that, he turned and walked out of the room, pulling out his phone and calling Ashraf.

By this moment, Ashraf had come to the dirt slope where Pete and Kirtman had been hiding. Upon Vitaly's inspection, they quickly determined that there had been someone hiding here before, and that from the footprints it was three people, including the woman.

Just then, Ivan's call came. He picked up the phone and connected it, only to hear Ivan immediately say, "How's it going?" Where is that woman? ”

"Chasing." "They played a trick with us, using some of them to attract our attention, taking advantage of the fact that it was now dark, so that they could quietly let the woman flee in another direction," Ashraf said. ”

"Where did you flee?" Ivan immediately asked.

"Now it's looking west." Ashraf said and looked at the man beside him: "Open the map." ”

Hearing Ashraf's words, someone immediately opened a map that he had brought with him, crouched down and put it on the ground, and immediately shone a flashlight on it.

Ashraf stared at the map, and after locking down his approximate location, he looked west on the map, "There is a road to the west, and if you follow the road, you will reach a village. Victory Village? ”

"I remember there." Vitaly's voice rang out, "It's a very small village. It seems to be just a dozen families. ”

"They're going to need cars." Ashraf looked around, "Otherwise, walking alone would be very painful for women and children." ”

"Then we'll chase after it. How far is it from here? Vitaly continued.

"Three kilometers. If you follow the road outside the forest. After saying that, Ashraf stood up and turned into the phone and said, "They are likely to go to a small village called Victory Village. I immediately chased after them, and I figured that as long as no one answered them, I should be able to catch up with them soon. ”

"Okay. As soon as possible. Now they are the ones who can make this guy work well together. I need them to be brought alive. Ivan said.

"Understood. I'll do it right away. "Ashraf should arrive.

"I will contact the Belarusians right away and ask them to cooperate with you. So be it. Ivan hung up the phone.

Ashraf put away the phone and turned his head to look at the place where gunshots were still heard from time to time, "There may be Belarusians coming in a moment." Let them take our place, and deal with the mercenaries of Hermet. We immediately moved out of the woods and caught up with the people who had been hiding here. ”

Hearing Ashraf say this, those present immediately packed up their things and continued westward led by Vitali. As they chased out, Pete and Curtman had left the woods with the woman and child and came to the side of the road.

Pete looked at the road and made sure there was nothing going on, then gestured to Curtman. Curtman walked quickly to Pete's side, looked at it and said, "Don't rush out first, I'll go to the side of the road to see if there are any street signs." I need to know where we should go right now. ”

Pete looked at the sides of the dark road and said, "Is there a street sign in a place like this?" It's better to follow the road, and you can always find a place where there are people. ”

Curtman sighed slightly and said, "I know that. But both the woman and the child were exhausted. How long can they hold out and have you thought about it? I want to know where the nearest place is, and if I just walk out, I'm afraid they won't make it there. ”

Pete looked back at the woman, he thought for a moment and said, "If you can't hold on, you have to leave as soon as possible." The Russians could see through our tricks at any time, and once they reacted, we were finished. So no matter where you go now, you have to hurry up and get as far away from here as possible. ”

"Okay." Curtman said, "Just do as you say." As he spoke, he glanced at the road, pointed to the northwest, and said, "Go there." It's always going in the direction where our people are. ”

Pete immediately nodded and turned to the woman, and after glancing at the child in her arms who had been silent for fear of her, he said to Curtman, "Tell her to hold on, and I'll hold her bag for her." ”

Curtman immediately translated, the woman had refused, but was probably tired. After hesitating for a moment, he handed the bag to Pete. Pete took the bag and looked behind him and said, "Let's go, take her along the road." ”

Curtman said a few words to the woman and ran out along the side of the road, but Pete slowed down after helping the woman up and letting him follow, and quickly chased after Curtman after listening carefully to the movement in the woods and making sure that nothing unusual happened.

After walking along the road for about three or four hundred meters, Curtman, who was walking in front, suddenly slowed down, and then the flashlight in his hand shone on a street sign on the side of the road.

Pete, who was walking behind, immediately caught up and only heard Curtman say, "Two kilometers ahead, there is a village." When I got there, I got a car with the people there. ”

"Okay." Pete breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news, "Then let's go." Two kilometers and soon arrived. Shall we get in touch with others? ”

"Find the car first. I'll talk to them when we get to the village. Curtman said, turning off the flashlight, and then helped the woman on.

After coming to the road, the road was much better, and after walking and running, after fifteen minutes Pete and the others saw the lights in this small village. After about two or three hundred meters of progress, they entered the small village on the west side of the road.

Pete quickly glanced at the situation in the village. The village is small and quiet, with almost all the lights on, and you can faintly hear people talking. Judging from these circumstances, it should be safe and there is nothing wrong with it.

Curtman also looked around and turned to Pete and said, "You wait here." I'm going to get a car from someone here. ”

"Okay." Pete said, glancing at Curtman and saying, "Bring a gun." ”

"I have." Curtman patted his coat pocket and said, "I need to get something to eat." I now have nothing but money on me and a pistol. ”

Pete nodded and said, "We'll wait for you here at the entrance of the village." ”

"Okay." Curtman said and walked over to a house with a light on.

Pete took a deep breath and turned his head to look in the direction he had come. At the moment, the wind feels stronger, and the temperature seems to be lower. Pete shrunk his neck and tightened his clothes, then looked at the woman, and then at the obviously cold child, and said a little unbearably: "Let's avoid the wind first." ”

The woman seemed to understand what Pete was saying, but she turned her head to look around and hesitated. Pete immediately pointed to a nearby house and said, "Go there." We should be leaving soon, just wait for the car. ”

The woman didn't make a sound, but she came to the side of the house as Pete had said, avoiding the outlet. Pete saw him go and followed. After a while, Curtman walked out of the room he had entered, and after finding Pete and them, he walked up to him and said, "It's settled, he'll drive us away at once." After saying that, he took out a bag from his pocket and handed it to Pete and said, "It's food, and it's still hot." ”

"What is this?" Pete took it and looked at it.

"Chicken patties. Eat it. The man will come out in a moment. We'll be right away. Curtman said.

Pete took the turn and handed it to the child in the woman's arms, but the child didn't dare to reach out because he was afraid that he would be a stranger to Pete, and the woman reached out to take it.

Curtman looked at Pete and handed him another one. Pete took it and took two bites in a row. To be honest, this chicken patty doesn't taste very good, but when people are hungry, they can still take care of this, let alone hot, and this thing is even more rare on such a cold night.

Curtman himself took one and nibbled on it, and just then, the door opened again, and through it came an elderly man, who walked out while putting on his thick coat, shone a flashlight at Curtman, said a word, and then walked over to a pickup truck parked next to the house.

Curtman responded, then said to Pete, "Put the gun away." Don't scare that guy. ”

"Put it away?" Pete looked down at the AK-74 he was carrying, and after a moment's pause, he could only wrap the rifle in his coat.

Then the guy shouted again, as if urging. Curtman said, "Come on, let's go over, don't talk on the road, I'll deal with everything." ”

"Understood." Pete said yes and walked after the woman.

The pickup truck started up, and it was burning diesel fuel when it sounded. Curtman quickened his pace, came to the side of the car, opened the door, and let the woman hold the child and sit in first, while Pete also sat in the back seat, and Curtman himself sat in the passenger seat.

Sitting in the car, Pete smelled a smell of wine. Apparently this old guy who was going to drive had not drunk much before. Pete glanced at Curtman, and saw that the guy didn't say anything, so he didn't make a sound. At this time, the most important thing is to be able to get out of here first, and as for the problem of drinking and driving, it can no longer be regarded as a problem.

I saw that the old guy didn't look at Pete and them at all, and it was estimated that the reading light in the car was broken, and he couldn't see it clearly when he wanted to see it in the dark, so he simply didn't care, and turned the car around and prepared to drive outside the village entrance. But at this moment, several figures suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village.

Curtman, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, immediately became nervous, and reached directly into his pocket with one hand to hold the pistol, while the old guy in the driver's seat naturally did not realize the danger, only to see him directly turn on the high beams and shine over, only to see four people standing at the entrance of the village, all with guns in their hands.

Kirtman immediately said in Russian: "Turn around, turn around." As he spoke, the people at the entrance of the village shouted at them, "Stop, pull over and stop the car." ”

The old guy was startled by this sudden situation, and for a moment he was a little overwhelmed, so he had to stop the car with one foot.

Pete quickly pulled the gun out of his coat and said to Curtman, "Let him drive, they're coming." With that, he rolled down the rear window and prepared to shoot. At the same time, Curtman saw that the old guy was not reacting, so he suddenly crawled sideways to the driver's cab, opened the car door, and then turned around and kicked the old guy out of the car door.

The old guy had already drunk a lot of alcohol, and he was slow to react. He only reacted when the kicked body lost his balance and fell out of the car, but before he could resist, Curtman kicked him out directly with two consecutive kicks, and then came to the cab and immediately hung up the reverse gear and quickly stepped back.

The people at the entrance of the village saw that someone in the car suddenly fell out, and at first they didn't react to what was happening, but when they saw the car quickly retreating, they chased after it with guns and shouted to stop.

Parking is naturally impossible, I saw Pete pull the trigger towards a moving figure, grab it, and dodge it one after another, Pete's shot failed to hit, and more importantly, this time these people were not as restrained as they were in the woods before, and someone shot while dodging.

At the same time as the gunshots rang out, there was a clanging sound from the body, accompanied by vibrations. However, the car did not stop, and under Curtman's control, it quickly made a U-turn, and then rushed out of the village.

"Get down, hide in the car, don't get up." Pete yelled at the woman and shot her a few times, and after the car drove out in the opposite direction, he looked at Curtman and said, "Do you know how to get around?" ”

"Pretty much know. Asked the old guy before. Curtman said as he drove the car down a road heading north.

Pete looked back, and the men on the other side didn't shoot sustainably, and quickly disappeared into the night. However, the whole village seemed to be lively, and many people who had no lights before turned on their lights, and many people even opened their doors and walked out.

"I mean, where to go next? Which city or what village is it? Pete said.

"You'll have to keep south out of here." "We've got to go to a small town in Gluck," Curtman said. ”

"Gluck... It sounds like the name of a gun. As he spoke, he walked from the back seat to the co-pilot's seat, and after sitting down, he said, "How far is it from us?" ”

"It's about fifteen kilometers in a straight line, but now we have to go around in a circle, and I guess we have to walk a lot of unjust roads." Curtman Road.

"Is there anyone waiting for us there?" Pete asked.

"There should be. I don't know the specifics. Curtman said as he looked ahead, "I can only do what I'm told right now. As soon as he finished speaking, the car suddenly shook violently, and Curtman looked at the meter and continued to press the accelerator, but it seemed that the speed of the car was significantly lower than before.