Chapter 11: Maslov's Backer
Grandet takes us to a new place to stay. It's obviously been uninhabited for a while, and there's not a musty smell in the house. But at the moment we can't take care of that much, and we're not here to travel.
Halfway through, I had planned to go to a private clinic that Grandet knew to take care of their wounds. In particular, my injuries, although not fatal or disabling, had to be dealt with. But the door to the doctor's clinic was closed, and Grandet could not reach the man, so he had to pry open the door of the clinic, take what we needed, and leave the place.
After entering the house, Paul arranged for Grandet to be on guard, firstly, to prevent another person from making trouble with us, and secondly, there were two prisoners in the trunk of the car. After that, I was held down and took a towel in my mouth, Valery and Sasha were in charge of holding me down, and Paul was the attending doctor in charge of doing it.
Because I couldn't find the anesthetic, I had to replace it with alcohol at zero hour, and before I started, Paul first let me take three sips of wine, and then after I was held down, he tore my trouser leg open, and then I felt a heart-piercing pain violently hit my brain, and immediately sweated profusely. Paul quickly pulled the bullet out of the wound, but that was only the beginning of the pain. After that, Paul took alcohol to clean all the wounds, this cleaning is not an ordinary shower, but to open the wound, wash the inside, after completing this work, it is a stitch. Paul motioned for Sasha and Valery to press me down, and as he spoke, I vaguely heard "Gypsy, you know, I've always been good at needlework, though I've never sewed clothes before." ”
I just wanted to open my mouth to scold him, but there was still a towel in my mouth, and the most important thing was that the pain during the stitches made you don't have the heart to scold anymore.
Just when I was exhausted, Paul finished his work and bandaged my wounds with gauze and duct tape. Valery took the towel from my mouth, and Paul touched the sweat on his head, "." It's more tiring than fighting people. Gypsy, how does it feel? ”
"Except that my ears can almost hear your nasty voice, how do you think I feel now?" I gasped.
"Give him a few more sips. It's better to get drunk, it's better to fall asleep that way. Paul said to Valery.
I shook my hand at Valery, who went to get the bottle, and said, "Don't take it." I don't have to drink it. Let's think about what to do. The people who came to the door tonight weren't like gangster thugs. ”
Paul nodded, "The appearance of these people this time is a bit unexpected. Drag those two bastards in. Just ask them. ”
Valery nodded and opened the door with Sasha, and after a few moments brought back only one person, the one who had come out and surrendered on his own initiative.
"The other one is out of gas." Valery to Paul.
Paul nodded, glanced at the person in front of him and said directly, "Who are you?" Who sent you? What do you want us to do? ”
The man glanced up at Paul and said dryly, "It doesn't matter to you who I am. I don't know what sent me, but I just know that we came to you to find something from you. ”
"Looking for something? What is it? Paul asked.
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be a list." ”
"List? What list? Paul asked, feigning puzzlement.
The man raised his head and looked at Paul, smiled in disbelief: "You don't have to pretend not to know like this, that list should be something like a ledger, on which human lives and corresponding money are recorded." ”
"Okay." Paul nodded, "That means you're not from the underworld gang here." Have you ever been a soldier? ”
The man nodded in acknowledgement, but did not speak. Paul nodded again, thought for a moment, and said, "How did you find us?" Are you sure you're specifically just looking for that list, not for money? I can tell you that tonight we are from
Maslov robbed a lot of money there. ”
The man shook his head and said, "I don't know about money. As I said, we're here for that list. As for how we found you, it was because we met a group of robbers in Maslov's house, and we captured the leader of the group, and it was the man who told us that besides them you had been here and left. ”
"Is that man's name Zibor or not?" Grandet asked.
"Sort of. One of his subordinates seemed to say so. The man replied.
"Why do you think the list is in our hands?" Paul asked.
The man smiled and said, "It's not hard to imagine, first of all, the man said that you were going to attack Maslov, but instead of killing him directly at the location of the attack, you took Maslov, so we know that you don't simply want his life." Then we got the news that you had ransacked Maslov's bank and taken a lot of money, but you were attacked on your way away, and you killed your pursuers and ran away with some of the money. Let's assume that you were the one who most likely wanted the list, and it was you who later went to Maslov's residence with the guy named Zibor . Although it seems that you were going to rob Maslov of the money rumored to be hiding in his residence at the invitation of that guy, we think that the probability of such a thing is extremely low. You went there for other purposes, definitely not for money. ”
This person's words make me think that we are in big trouble this time, because this person is very correct in his analysis, and the source of the intelligence is also very accurate, so it means that these people have an organization, and this organization has people who collect intelligence, express intelligence, analyze intelligence, and there are people who act like this person. It's certainly not going to be a gangster, or even a money laundering elite that the powerful people can do.
"Why can't we be in it for money? You know, we lost a lot of money before and only took a small part on the side of the road. We feel like we're losing. Paul said.
"That can't be. Your ransacking of Maslov's bank was clearly planned, with a clear goal and a quick and effective action. If you're just going on an impromptu adventure for the sake of a rumored event, do you think you're going to do it? The man asked rhetorically.
Paul was stunned for a moment when he was asked by this person, and then laughed helplessly, "You mean that what we do is not in line with our style?" ”
"Isn't it? Sir, you asked me if I had ever been a soldier, and I confessed, and I thought you could tell that I had been a soldier, and that was exactly what happened. And you? I can also see that you and your companions have been soldiers, and should have fought battles, and fought side by side, after all, your tacit understanding and mutual trust in combat are not cultivated by training. The man said, glancing around us and then added, "So please don't go around in circles on this issue." ”
"Slap" Grandet gave the man a hard slap, "Say whatever you ask, less nonsense!" ”
Paul waved his hand and said, "Nothing." It really shouldn't be a waste of time. ”
The man spat blood on the ground and said, "I have said everything I know." Please let me go, I advise you to get out of here as soon as possible. This is not the end of the matter, and although you are good, you are not facing people whom you can resist. ”
"Alright. My captive. I think I already have a rough idea of who you are, or who sent you to be exact. Paul glanced at Valery and Grandet, and the two immediately understood and dragged the man out. Needless to say, it is estimated that this person was sent on the road.
"It seems that this time we have been targeted by the intelligence department that has been making intelligence deals with Maslov, that is, Maslov's real backer." Paul spoke.
"Intelligence? Which country? Sasha asked, puzzled.
Paul shook his head, "Who knows who instigated this kind of thing." Most likely, it is the countries of NATO. ”
". It's a lot of fun. Sasha rubbed her face and complained.