Chapter 11 Nikolai’s Friend

“Brother, if it weren’t for me, could we get on the train?” Nie Shiyu looked at Qin Tao and said to him carefully.

Qin Tao shook his head: "It doesn't matter. Even if you go up, you still have to reverse, which is a lot of trouble. Let's change the way now, which is also good."

This is a convertible. Sitting in it, Qin Tao and Nie Shiyu can have an unobstructed view of the surrounding scenery. The breeze is blowing in front of them, which is very comfortable. However, a huffing and puffing sound behind them makes the scenery a bit disturbing.

 This is a donkey riding backwards.

 At the back is the second half of a 28-wheel bicycle, and in front is a two-wheeled bicycle, which is upside down like an ordinary three-wheeled bicycle, so it is called riding a donkey backwards. In Fenhe, cars like this can be seen everywhere.

The two of them did not squeeze into the train. Everyone was carrying large bags filled with goods. Moreover, according to the standards of the railway administration, each package weighed almost 35 kilograms.

In order to take care of Nie Shiyu, Qin Tao did not take Nie Shiyu on until the train departed. Therefore, the ticket bought from the ticket seller at a high price was invalid, which made Nie Shiyu a little embarrassed.

"A big boss like you doesn't need to squeeze into the train. You are doing big business." The cyclist behind said: "After passing the customs, when you get to the opposite side, you can get a Lada car. It's so grand and doesn't cost much. Rubles. If you want to exchange them for rubles, I have them here..."

 “Thank you, no need.” Qin Tao rejected the other party’s kindness. The exchange ratio is okay, but if you exchange it for a counterfeit currency and spend it on the opposite side, it will cause a big problem, and you may not be able to get it back.

There are too many doorways here, and there will be pitfalls if you are not careful.

However, after passing customs, Qin Tao still had to take a taxi so that his identity could be shown.

Qin Tao was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his hair was specially mousse, he was holding a mobile phone in his left hand and a briefcase in his right hand. Although there is no signal here, the eldest brother is also a status symbol, and Nie Shiyu is dressed like an urban beauty. The two of them look like they are involved in big business, and they are completely different from the bad guys who squeeze the train to deliver goods.

 Getting into the Lada car, Qin Tao spoke fluent Russian.

 “Go to Vladivostok.”

Qin Tao's words immediately stunned the driver: "What?"

This guy is working at the border. He usually takes people to Gedcheng, or at most to Ussuris. As for Vladivostok, there are really none.

“Vladivostok, Pacific Fleet Headquarters.” Qin Tao said: “We have important things, hurry up!”

“Two hundred rubles,” the driver said, “pay first.”

After the disintegration of Lao Maozi and shock therapy, the ruble turned into waste paper. In this era, the ruble is still very valuable, basically at a one-to-one exchange rate with the US dollar.

 Two hundred rubles is absolutely a sky-high price.

"It's a total of 183 kilometers from here to Vladivostok. According to the price stipulated in Moscow, it is 0.1 rubles per kilometer, which is less than twenty rubles. Now, I will give you fifty rubles, even if it is I’ve booked a return trip, plus this.”

With that said, Qin Tao handed over fifty rubles, along with a shirt. If this guy is still greedy, then Qin Tao will have to pull out the KGB and scare this guy for a while.

 Fortunately, there was no accident, the driver took it over and got on the road without a hitch.

“What are you doing there? Are you coming back from a special mission?”

  Along the way, the driver kept talking.

Qin Tao pretended to be serious: "This matter is confidential, so I have no comment."

Nie Shiyu looked at the scenes on both sides, very excited, and kept pointing along the way.

“Brother, why are the roofs here so pointed?”

“The land here is so desolate, why is there no one farming it?”

This trip out was really enjoyable.

Qin Tao answered the question patiently, as if he was taking her on a trip.

 At three o'clock in the afternoon, we finally arrived at Vladivostok, the Pacific Fleet Headquarters.

“Hello, comrade, I am a friend of Chief of Staff Nicholas. I have an important matter that I want to discuss with him...” Qin Tao said as he took out ten rubles and stuffed it into the sentry’s hand.

So the sentry quickly turned around and called.

"What? The chief of staff is not here? Yes, I understand."

The sentry put down the phone: "The chief of staff is not here, please come back tomorrow."

tomorrow? Qin Tao was a little anxious. He only had a short-term passport of four days. If he couldn't see the person in time, he would be in vain!

However, this is a strategic military location. If he dares to break in directly, the gun in the sentry's hand will not be a fire stick.

Qin Tao glanced around, his eyes rolling, and then he saw the billboard erected on the side of the steeple house at the end of the street.

Seagull Bar! Qin Tao remembered clearly that in his previous life, he and Nikolai became good friends. This guy mentioned many times that when he was the chief of staff in Vladivostok, he often went to the Seagull Bar to drink.

At this time, Nikolai must have skipped work, right?

Qin Tao took Nie Shiyu back to the Lada car and went straight to the bar.

The tall Nicholas sat in front of the bar, holding a bottle of vodka in his hand, pouring it into his mouth, and blew half of the bottle in one breath.

 When he put down the bottle of wine, he found two more Chinese people next to him. The young and handsome Qin Tao sat next to him, and Nie Shiyu stood behind Qin Tao generously.

“Hey, Nikolai, my friend, we meet again, are you okay?” Qin Tao said to Nikolai in fluent Russian while congratulating himself on his good luck.

"Do we know each other?" Nicholas was very curious. At this time, there was no one in the bar. It was when he was addicted to alcohol. Although he drank a lot, his eyes were still good.

"Don't we know each other now?" Qin Tao said, grabbed a bottle of vodka, touched it with Nicholas who was opposite him, then raised his neck and drank the whole bottle of wine into his stomach. Go inside.

Nie Shiyu in the back opened her eyes wide. Drinking wine is like drinking water. Is there any problem?

Nicholas's eyes lit up. Seeing Qin Tao's boldness, he gave a thumbs up, then raised his head and drank the remaining half of the bottle in one gulp.

“Hey, my friend, I have 10,000 shirts, 10,000 pairs of jeans, and 10,000 scarves.” Qin Tao said, “How about it, are you interested?”

"Shirts, jeans, scarves? They are all good things, but... I'm afraid I don't have that much money on hand, so I can only owe you money first, and then I will give you the money after I sell it. Do you want rubles?"

Qin Tao shook his head: "I don't want anything else. I want the Mori Ranmaru you seized."

 (End of this chapter)