Until the next morning, the snowstorm outside the car still did not stop, and the people who were blowing the wind were upset.

Joel and Sergey's polyjuice decoction is about to bottom out, which is not good news.

"Why don't we get out of the car and walk out of the border?" Taking advantage of Ivan's efforts to get out of the car to defece, Sergei asked Joel sideways.

After sitting in the back seat of the jeep all night, Joel was sore, he tried to stretch, but after his body became an adult, he couldn't move at all, and his arm reached the roof of the car with a slight upward extension, and he collapsed in the back seat in frustration.

Hearing Sergei's words, Joel twisted his head, "No, do you remember the way you came?" The Pointing Charm also doesn't work in this weather. ”

Sergei looked out the window, the blizzard was whistling, and it was difficult to discern the direction in such bad weather, they couldn't even see the sun.

"Wait." There's nothing Joel can do about it, if only he could apparition.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this last night, but the teleportation spell cost 300 Galleons, which was a sky-high price, and he didn't have that much change in his hand after buying the gold.

The three of them spent a day in the jeep, and a large lieba was digested by the three of them, and near evening, the blizzard finally stopped, and the setting sun peeked out of the dense dark clouds, and the sun shone on the vast expanse of land, dazzling the white and tender snow without a trace of impurities.

Ivan excitedly changed into the spare tire, pulled down the handbrake, and took advantage of the last rays of the sunset to move towards the west.

At 7:30 p.m., they finally reached the Ukrainian-Soviet border outpost, where the sentinels were changing the guard.

"Just stop here, and we'll walk through it ourselves." Joel said, pointing his wand at Ivan and using the Confusion Charm again.

Sergei's translation fell into Ivan's ears word for word, and he did not have any doubts when he was under the confusion spell, and got out of the car on his own, and opened the car door for Joel and the others.

Joel stepped on the snow, and the snow was much thicker than when he came, and the snowflakes poured down all around him when he stepped down, and he couldn't even see his shoes.

Ivan turned around and returned the way he came, and Joel watched as the jeep disappeared from view in white smoke.

"How much money did you leave him?" Sergey asked.

"$10."

Nothing more, nothing less, Joel and Sergei walked towards the whistle with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

There were a lot of people gathered in front of the whistle, they were dressed in uniform and stood in a neat formation, and the loudspeaker at the whistle played a man's speech, the horn was a little shabby, the voice was intermittent, and the hoarse had a heavy sense of history.

"Dear compatriots and friends, as a result of the recent establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States, I announce my resignation from my post as President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...... Some mistakes could have been avoided and many things could have been done better, but I am sure that sooner or later our joint efforts will bear fruit and our country will become a prosperous and democratic society. ”

Sergei translated softly, and countless loudspeakers carried this speech to every country, every city, and every people in the Soviet Union.

At 19:38 on December 25, 1991, a strong alliance came to an end and withdrew from the stage of history.

The Soviet sentry, which should now be called the Russian sentry, took off the Soviet flag and replaced it with a white, blue, red and Slavic flag, the sentry changed the guard, changed their clothes, and the Ukrainian sentry not far away was emotional, silently watching this scene destined to go down in history.

On the road leading to Ukraine, four rows of footprints slowly emerged, step by step, and the surrounding snow quickly filled in the hollows, a detail that the emotional Ukrainian sentinels did not notice.

Joel and Sergei saw that they were about to clear the customs, when suddenly a strong bear-like figure covered in snow jumped over and ran towards the territory of Ukraine.

The Russian sentry didn't notice him, but the Ukrainian sentry who was facing him reacted quickly, he raised his gun and muttered Russian in his mouth, normally he could speak Ukrainian, but the person who came from the opposite country probably didn't understand.

Joel and Sergei were stumbled by the man, and the illusion spell was almost broken, and he didn't care if he hit something, he just rushed forward with his head in trouble.

The Ukrainian sentry pulled the bolt and opened fire, and the bullet hit the snow one step in front of his feet, and the splattered snow splashed on Joel's face.

"One step further and I'll shoot!" The sentry shouted.

The Russian sentry pounced the moment they heard the gunshots.

"Don't move!" The guards of both countries pointed their guns at the stout man at the same time.

The man seemed a little helpless, raised his hands high, and the snow on his body fell to the ground.

It was Ivanovich, Joel didn't know how he managed to escape the KGB pursuit, and a day later appeared on the Ukrainian-Soviet border, 30 miles away, and before Ivanovich could say anything, the Russian sentry came forward to subdue him, and he could only let out a cry of despair.

Joel and Sergei knew that Ivanovich would not end well if he was caught, and that smuggling gold was a felony in any country.

Taking advantage of the sudden chaos to return to the Ukrainian border, the two of them manifested themselves in a remote corner of a border town, where the compound decoction had long since lost its effect, and their coats and shoes were much larger, making them look a little funny to wear.

They had spent Christmas in the same town this year, and the populace had already learned that the alliance across the town had collapsed, and they had rushed to the streets to cheer, and on the second floor of the hotel Joel and Sergei could hear the wanton celebrations in the streets, and Ivanovich's desperate cries on the Ukrainian-Soviet border seemed like a dream.

"Shall we go back to England next?" Sergey took a sip of Coke, he had never drunk it before, and at dinner he bought a can of it with curiosity from Joel.

Unexpectedly, this sweet and slightly sour drink quickly captured Sergei's mouth, and before going upstairs, he specially bought a Coke, planning to drink it all the way back to England.

"That's right," Joel nodded, "this gold is enough for us." ”

"What the hell are your plans?" Sergei found himself unable to see through this roommate, he always seemed to be unhurried, doing everything in an orderly manner, so that people could not find fault with it, but often he jumped out and thought of ideas that made people scratch their heads.

Since the Christmas holidays, Sergei has felt like he has been kept in the dark and followed Joel like a marionette.

"Don't worry," Joel shrugged, "you'll understand then." ”

Sergei looked at Joel's expression, obviously not wanting to tell him.

When did he, who has always been proud, be led by the nose? But Sergei didn't have a seizure, he was a little frustrated, how could Joel be the same age as him, how could he have such a complex and difficult ideological logic? And where did you get the intelligence information?

I'm afraid I can only be better at the magic level, right?

The two of them returned to the UK much faster than they had arrived, and the crossing bus with the Phantom Charm felt quite familiar.

The date of return to the UK mainland was January 1, 1992, the first day of the new year.