"Still, Victor, I always find the name a little abrupt; Or rather, it's not as pertinent as most people think. A completely invisible power, but capable of killing people, I sometimes wonder, what kind of existence would it be?

'Dead City'......

Well, that's probably what I'll call it first.

But, Viktor, you must be cautious when you go; It's just a very unbelievable intuition, but I've always felt that there is something unusual lurking in that mysterious place called the Land of the Dead, a secret base that has been abandoned for nearly twenty years. ”

Looking up at the huge map hanging high, his eyes seemed to penetrate the thin paper, looking out of thin air at the desert of Central Asia on that distant continent, Malenkov once again remembered Yuri Andropov's advice on the sickbed, his eyes gradually calmed down, and the following short words revealed a trace of firmness and persistence in the face of hardships:

"Is the so-called 'dead city' a dead base?

In fact, like the Americans, we desperately hope to get a definitive answer to this question. ”

……

The snow was drifting away, the sky was covered with dark clouds covering the moonlight, and the time had unconsciously entered the middle of the night.

After finishing an important conversation in the underground office, shaking hands with the general secretary and saying goodbye, Long Yun, who had changed into the general's regular uniform, walked out of the Soviet office building, and looked up to see that the bustling Volga River was already dimly lit, and the street lamps on both sides of the road reflected a touch of fluttering, and it was the snowflakes drifting in the sky in early winter.

"Let's go, Lena."

"Okay, yes. It's late, too. ”

Calling each other by their names. Long Yun walked towards a black Moskva car waiting in the driveway in front of the building. He pulled the door open to let the slightly thinly dressed Valentina get into the car first, while he sat in the back of the car with a bulging leather bag.

This time when returning to Moscow, it is necessary to pay special attention to low-key behavior when going out, not only the whereabouts of Viktor Rezenov himself cannot be revealed, but even his personal bodyguard Valentina needs to be disguised - it is clear that having lived together in the Caucasus for a long time, there are not a few people who know the relationship between these two "lovers", and for Western spies who are acting frantically. To find Victor's tracks, tracking Valentina is also a useful shortcut.

Returning to his residence in the night, Long Yun was still thinking about the meeting just now.

Sitting in the car returning to the "birch forest", the silent Long Yun barely spoke to Valentina beside him, munching on the words of General Secretary Malenkov and the relationship between the leader of the Red Dynasty and Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko, as well as with Viktor Rezenov.

In any case, the facts that he stumbled upon tonight were completely unexpected.

"Malenkov" and "Lyudmila" have just learned about the relationship between father and daughter. At the request of the general secretary, Long Yun folded his arms in his seat and hugged him in front of his chest. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the weight on his shoulders was extraordinary.

The secret father-daughter relationship aside, listening to Malenkov's statement, it is clear that the former KGB head of the prime of life and broad vision is quite expecting his investigative action; Moreover, Long Yun can feel that this kind of expectation is not out of a kind of obsession of politicians competing for hegemony, nor is it a war fantasy that is obsessed with terrible murderous weapons, but a kind of yearning mixed with anxiety and longing - this kind of yearning, any person who has studied hard will probably not be unfamiliar, it is a kind of novelty of the unknown world, and it is often such a kind of mystery that peeks into the unknown, which makes people have the motivation and courage to move forward with difficulty.

This desire to explore the unknown, isn't it as strong as it is for him Long Yun......

Thinking all the way, it was already ten o'clock in the evening when he returned to the suburban villa, but Long Yun, who had been busy all day, did not rest early, he knew that there were still many people who were still fighting at work at this time, and there would only be more such guys in the KGB headquarters; So before going to bed, he first made a transfer phone call to Mikhail Rykov and asked how the work was going on at the "General Directorate of Rome".

"Ah, as for the preparation of 'batteries and walkie-talkies', the current procurement process is progressing quite well, I will confirm with the 'warehouse', if you can, please take the time to go and inspect it in the next few days."

"Oh, well, Comrade Detective."

Although there is no code agreement between the two, Long Yun guesses and knows what Rykov is talking about, of course, the person in charge of the specific situation must not know, in short, since the situation is "not bad", then it is best for him to go and see it with his own eyes as soon as possible, so as to decide the next action strategy.

After all, when you think of the "dead city", not to mention anything else, the thick "black wall" inside the huge building is an insurmountable obstacle.

Recalling the last time he went deep into a no-man's land and explored in the "Dead City", Long Yun's most unforgettable experience should still be the strong consciousness he felt outside the gate of the "Black Wall": that feeling, as if encountering some kind of invisible but distinctly felt magnetic field, he almost immediately concluded that there should be something unusual in the thick metal wall, or it was probably related to the "energy medium" he had seen.

On his last "Dead City" expedition, he walked through the walls into the building, and his quest ended there.

Faced with the inexplicable sensation coming through the dark walls, if he really wanted to get a glimpse of the secrets behind the high walls, he had to carry some useful equipment - in short, whether it was a hydraulic jack, a mechanical unlocker, or even a welding gun, or even explosives, he had to face the tricky situation alone, and if he was not fully prepared, he would not only be risking in vain, but it would not help him to complete the task at all.

Of course, if you want to get the equipment, he can't do this kind of thing alone, and he must rely on the power of the "General Directorate of Rome".

After the last adventure to the "Dead City" and the confrontation and chase with the mysterious American pilot, Long Yun also discussed with the personnel of the "General Administration of Rome" after returning to Moscow, and he thought of making some preparations at that time, and he might go to the mysterious base that had been abandoned for more than ten years again when the time was right, to find out what existed behind the mysterious black wall.

Of course, unlike the last hasty action, this time, since he was prepared and not too anxious in time, it was best for him to be fully prepared before setting off.

This kind of technical preparation has been carried out by the "General Directorate of Rome" since Long Yun left Moscow and went to the Caucasus to participate in the war.

Just after the last "Dead City" adventure, according to what Long Yun saw and heard in the base, as well as some of his own construction, the huge base to which the "General Administration of Rome" belonged was partially restored, and the staff analyzed the current situation of the "Dead City" from many aspects according to the brief instructions left by Victor, and began to prepare the tools and equipment needed for another expedition.

Regarding the modification of these tools and equipment, Long Yun had previously discussed with the staff in the base, and he had long known that this was not an easy job to complete.

If you want to go to a place like "dead city", what kind of equipment does a person need?

In the situation that Long Yun is facing, it is best to ask the question in a different way: in order to support Victor's operation, the KGB will naturally provide any technical equipment that can be obtained, but there is still a problem, that is, most of the tools and equipment that are suitable under ordinary conditions cannot be used normally in places like "dead cities".

Judging from the personal experience of the last solo adventure, Long Yun could conclude that after more than ten years of complete abandonment, the mysterious radiation situation of the "Dead City" was as always, and there was no sign of abating. Under the action of strong strange forces, any electrical and electronic equipment will be disturbed and cannot be used, and it will be strongly affected and destroyed at close range - in this case, then the equipment to be used in the "dead city" must not have electronic and electrical modules, or more simply, no structural parts of electricity can appear.

"There can be no electricity" is easy to say, but it is quite difficult to implement.

Looking at the whole parallel world, at the end of the twentieth century, when the electrification revolution had already been completed and electronic technology was developing rapidly, various production sectors of society had already carried out countless technological evolutions of electrification, electronicization and even informatization.

Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, not to mention those wrenches and screwdrivers that have no structure, but also the means of transportation needed to enter the dead city: cars, and the engines used are a big problem.

Speaking of the various cars produced in the Soviet Union, although the technical level is not high, the appearance is stupid and black, and it seems that there are no decent electronic devices, but in any case, the gasoline engine always relies on spark plugs and ignition circuits, and there is no way to avoid this. As for the diesel engine, there is no spark plug, and the Soviet diesel engine does not have any delicate things such as electric injection control and high-pressure common rail, but the starter with the internal combustion engine always needs electricity.

If you think about it this way, if it is used to enter the "dead city", the starter that will inevitably be damaged will of course become a kind of decoration; For high-power off-road trucks, how to start the engine has become a very tricky problem, and it is completely impossible to shake it up by manpower, even if Long Yun has excellent physical fitness, there is no way.

"So, how to solve the problem of transportation, at least modify the starter of the diesel car, right?" (To be continued......)