Chapter 375 A chance encounter on the flower-tailed pigeon

  Exactly how big is it? You can look at a set of data: 106.1 meters in length, 40 meters in wingspan, 800 kilometers per hour in speed, 7,500 kilometers in range, can carry 850 soldiers, and has a take-off weight of several hundred tons. (There are many opinions on this weight, and some even say it can carry 600 tons, which I personally feel is unrealistic.)

Moreover, its appearance is very special. It looks like both a boat and an airplane. It can be said to be a hybrid of an airplane and a ship.

The lower part of the fuselage is the hull. After all, it takes off and lands in the sea, and the upper part of it is like an airplane, with wings and a tall T-shaped vertical tail. However, the difference between it and both ships and airplanes is that it On the nose of the aircraft, there is a short horizontal wing with a row of engines on it.

What are these engines used for?

Of course it is used to blow air backwards. The jet engine in front of the nose will blow air backwards and form an air cushion, which is used to enhance the ground effect and give it a stronger take-off ability.

 So, when discovered by satellites in space, this thing became a weird-looking Caspian Sea monster.

During the Cold War, Lao Maozi developed many unique weapons, and the Caspian Sea Monster was one of them. Unfortunately, it was not put into practical use until the collapse of the Red Empire.

At first, Qin Tao once made a request to Nicholas to see the Caspian Sea Monster, but due to confidentiality issues, he still didn't take it. This time, since Qin Tao is already here, he will have the opportunity to see it.

 It's just where Qin Tao's rise came.

The night wind was blowing, and the car didn't have its headlights on. Xu Zhengyang took advantage of the darkness and skillfully drove forward. Anyway, the speed on this dirt road couldn't be increased.

The roar of a motorcycle came from the opposite side, and the dim headlights shone into the cab of the truck.

Xu Zhengyang's face immediately became serious, and he immediately felt something was wrong.

“Mr. Qin, if there is a situation, do you want to go down first and let me handle it?”

“Go down?” Qin Tao looked at the darkness on the roadside. What if I jump down and lose my arms and legs?

Before he could make a decision, the motorcycle had stopped in front of them, and the rider on the back seat got off, holding a fire stick with a disc-shaped drum in his hand.

 “Stop the car! Hand over your money!”

When he heard the other party shouting these words, Xu Zhengyang felt relieved a little. What he was afraid of was encountering an ambush set up by others. Now, looking at the two locals opposite, they should be robbed on the road.

It was late at night, there were no cars on the road, and there were no policemen nearby, so these two people went out to make money in business.

 What to do, kill them?

Even though the opponent was holding a fire stick in his hand, he had no fighting experience at all. In Xu Zhengyang's eyes, he was just a rookie. He could easily kill both of them.

Then he threw the body into the weeds aside to feed the wild wolves, which was considered as killing pests for the people. Moreover, there are people following behind to protect them secretly, who can clean up the scene.

 However, if this is done, after all, two people will be gone, which may leave some hidden dangers.

Just when Xu Zhengyang was hesitating about what to do, Qin Tao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, spoke.

“Child, put down the fire stick and come over here. I have a big box of sausages here.”

 Big sausage?

Xu Zhengyang was speechless. Mr. Qin, when you face those who block the road and rob you, aren't you being conniving? Besides, will the other party let us go just because of a box of large sausages?

 However, I didn’t expect that the other party actually listened.

The young man on the motorcycle was still riding the motorcycle and took the fire stick from his companion, who strode towards Qin Tao.

The other party really came over!

 A box of large sausages is so attractive to them?

Xu Zhengyang was still a little worried. He had already held a weapon in his hand and could kill these two people at any time.

Qin Tao was smiling, as if he was not afraid of danger at all.

The other party walked outside the cab, and Qin Tao handed out a box of large sausages hidden in the cab.

"This is the last box I have. I'll give it all to you. Go away quickly, kid. I can understand what you're doing. If you weren't starving, you wouldn't come out to do such a thing."

The other party took it, said thank you, and then left.

 That’s right, it’s that simple. After the other person got on the motorcycle, he waved to him.

"Mr. Qin, how can you solve it like this?" Xu Zhengyang found it unbelievable. When encountering such a thing, his first thought was to use force to solve it, but Qin Tao used a simpler method.

“Yes, that’s the solution, but we didn’t bring more with us. If there are still some who are blind, then use your method, alas, poor children.”

Qin Tao said this as if he really had sympathy.

 “Aren’t you afraid that someone hired them?”

“Our operation is secret. I don’t believe that those people can accurately grasp our whereabouts and then set a trap here. If this is really the case, I will admit it if I fall into it.”

 No one, not even Xu Zhengyang, knew that their car was taking this route. This was Qin Tao's last-minute idea. No matter how good the intelligence agencies were, how could they predict Qin Tao's trajectory?

Especially, it was a motorcycle coming from the opposite side. Qin Tao knew in his heart that it was local people who came out to rob. Looking at the appearance of the people in the base, you can know the living standard here. Soldiers don't have anything good to eat. Not to mention ordinary people.

 So, Qin Tao generously gave them a box of large sausages.

Xu Zhengyang continued to drive with emotion in his heart.

 Fortunately, I didn’t encounter a similar situation before. It was probably late at night, and the road was so remote that no vehicles would pass by.

 When the sky was just getting light, the car finally drove to Derbin Beach.

 From a distance, I saw a huge monster on the beach.

The surface of this monster is dim, the appearance of aluminum alloys that have been corroded for a long time. There are eight weird big eyes in the front, like magazine clips, and straight wings in the back, just like the aircraft during World War II, without any backsweep. It has a tall T-shaped vertical fin, and three rows of twin anti-ship missile launchers on the back of the aircraft.

This thing looks like a monster.

“No wonder it’s called the Caspian Sea Monster.” Xu Zhengyang said with emotion: “But, isn’t there anyone watching over it? Let’s just drive past like this?”

In the era of the Red Empire, this kind of big guy was still classified as highly confidential. Now, it is actually like this?

"Since no one is watching, let's go up and have a look." Qin Tao said, "Actually, this is not a Caspian Sea monster, but a smaller flower-tailed pigeon."

The real Caspian Sea monster is bigger than the guy in front of me. Moreover, although there is a T-shaped vertical tail at the back, the tail is tilted upward, just like the wings of a flying bird. The T-shaped vertical tail in front of you is flat, and , the size is not right either. Although this thing is big, its length is only fifty or sixty meters, which is still a long way from the Caspian Sea Monster that is more than one hundred meters long.

 “Flower-tailed pigeon?”

“Yes, it is a smaller one, but it should also be the one that has flown the most times so far. Come on, let’s go up and take a look.”

 “How to get up?”

"Park the car on the wing in the middle. There is a hatch there." Qin Tao said.

 Xu Zhengyang pressed the accelerator to the bottom, and the engine roared forward. The wheels of the truck occasionally slipped, but they finally drove under the wing. The two climbed up to the top of the cab before climbing onto the wing.

 Sure enough, there was a hatch on the side, and it was locked.

This didn't bother Xu Zhengyang. He picked up a piece of steel wire, poked it in, and fiddled with it a few times.

It is better to use a mechanical lock. If it is an electronic lock, it is really difficult to open it quickly without high-tech equipment.

Xu Zhengyang thought secretly in his heart.

There is a smell of decay in it.

Xu Zhengyang struck a match, as if he was afraid that there would be carbon dioxide in it.

Qin Tao smiled, this is not a dry well, what are you afraid of?

 His foot stepped on it.

 The inside is all white. Compared with the tattered exterior, the inside seems to be better preserved. Qin Tao tentatively opened a door and saw the stainless steel interior and a toilet inside.

The one you push open is the bathroom!

 Qin Tao was speechless.

Then, continuing to move forward, Qin Tao continued to push open the door of the next door. This time, it was a bunk bed.

 There are bunk beds on one side and a small table on the other side. Under the table, there are several boxes.

“If you classify this thing, it should be a boat.” Xu Zhengyang made a judgment.

Only ships have such luxurious bathrooms. This kind of cabin has bunk beds. On an airplane, it would be nice to have a crowded seat.

"Ship? If we keep going forward, you won't think so."

 Under the leadership of Qin Tao, the two continued to move forward.

“This should be the anti-ship missile control room.” Qin Tao looked in through the glass on a hatch and saw various complex control devices, but he was not interested in them.

After all, after purchasing the modern class, our own side will also have the Sunzhi anti-ship missile, and the Huaweige is carrying the Sunzhi anti-ship missile on its back.

 He wanted to go to the front and have a look.

Finally, the front door was pushed open, revealing a sky blue interior. There were two seats in front, various instruments and equipment, and the operating panels used by large aircraft could also be seen.

“Mr. Qin, you are right. When I see this, I think it should be a plane.”

 To operate a ship, you use a rudder, and the cockpit in front of you is almost the same as the cockpit of a large aircraft.

“It’s a combination of a ship and an airplane.” Qin Tao said, sitting on the somewhat crowded driving seat in front and reaching out to touch the steering column.

 Suddenly, he frowned.

"That's not right! If this big thing had been abandoned, then everything in it would have been stolen long ago. Now, this place is clean. I dare say that within a week, someone will definitely have wiped it! "

 The tatters on the outside were in sharp contrast to the cleanliness on the inside. At first, Qin Tao thought it was sealed well, but now, he had noticed something was wrong.

Also, the handwriting on the box on one side of the berth room he just opened seemed to be very familiar. He just compared it now, and it should be a large sausage!

At this moment, Xu Zhengyang also became alert. His ears seemed to hear some additional noise. Besides him and Qin Tao, was there a third person on this monster?

 Sure enough, a woman's voice sounded.

“You **** thieves, put your hands up!”

This is a middle-aged woman. Like most hairy women, in middle age, her body begins to gain weight and looks a bit bloated. She is holding a fire stick in her hand, which actually does not look threatening. Xu Zhengyang has more than a dozen There are different ways to knock her down at once and get the gun back.

"I'm very sorry, we broke in without permission." At this time, Qin Tao raised his hands obediently and acted very submissive: "We were just passing by here and were very curious when we saw this thing. So come and see, we’re not here to steal anything.”

"Are you spies? You are more hateful than thieves!" The woman's expression was still very nervous.

"Spy?" Qin Tao smiled: "Can you really imagine that if we were spies, would we be subdued by your fire stick? We would have killed you long ago. Please relax, We really just pass by occasionally.”

 At this moment, Xu Zhengyang suddenly took action.

Even if the other party cannot fire, it is still dangerous. What if the other party gets nervous and fires? Xu Zhengyang must absolutely guarantee Qin Tao's safety.

The woman screamed, and the fire stick in her hand fell into Xu Zhengyang's hand like a magic trick. Then there was a click, and the magazine inside fell down and separated from the gun body.

In the blink of an eye, the situation changed a lot. The woman's advantage was suddenly gone, and she couldn't help but take a step back.

"If we are really spies, then the best way now is to get rid of you. You have also seen that we did not do this. We do not have any malicious intentions. Now, can you relax? Let's talk. "

"Okay, this place is relatively narrow. There is a restaurant in the back. We can go there to talk." The woman nodded.

 Talk?

Of course we have to talk, Qin Tao has already sensed that this woman is definitely not simple, and maybe she can be used by him.

 The woman didn't give the two of them much time to think, because she had already turned around and walked back.

 Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang followed.

"This thing is really big." Qin Tao was sighing, using these words he had already said to express his admiration, so that the other party could relax their vigilance.

“Yes, it’s hard to believe that such a big thing can fly. Its lift-to-drag ratio must be great.”

　　When hearing this sentence, the woman's body paused for a moment, and then continued to move forward.

 Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang also continued to walk forward. For some reason, Qin Tao felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

Even if there is a dining room and kitchen here, they shouldn’t be at the very back, right? Although he didn't know the layout inside, he just subconsciously felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the location.

"Be careful." Qin Tao couldn't help but remind Xu Zhengyang.

At this moment, the woman walking in front suddenly reached out her hand and quickly pulled a lever on the wall.

Qin Tao's expression suddenly changed. He had already heard the sound of gears ringing under his feet. What was going on?

Xu Zhengyang lifted up his clothes and pressed the mechanism on his belt. A steel cable flew out from the center of the belt and shot towards the ceiling in front. There were sharp nails in front of the steel cable that could be nailed into the ceiling. As long as there was this steel cable, With the existence of the rope, even if the feet of the two people are suddenly suspended in the air, they can still remain stable.

Xu Zhengyang's arm has already gone to hug Qin Tao, hoping to help the two of them get out of the crisis.

At this moment, the woman grabbed the wrench on the side and smashed it hard, swinging away the rising steel cable. At this moment, her face was full of pride.

 Hmph, this is my world, and none of you can take advantage of it!

 The floor under their feet flipped downwards, and the bodies of Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang fell downwards involuntarily, unable to hold on to other supports around them.

At this moment, Qin Tao had a special feeling in his heart. This scene was very familiar. It looked like Zhang Wuji was plotted by Zhao Min in Jin Yong's novel and fell into the cellar of some manor.

Then, Qin Tao saw Xu Zhengyang kicking his feet on the side wall, and his figure actually jumped out again!

Well, even if this scene is similar, I am not Zhang Wuji, Xu Zhengyang is almost the same, but the middle-aged woman above is much uglier than Zhao Min.

 Ouch!

　　The woman let out an exclamation.

Xu Zhengyang still couldn't jump out directly, but he was able to reach out his arm and grab one of the middle-aged woman's legs. At this time, the woman was standing on the edge of the cover. , wanted to see how ugly the two people were, but as a result, the ankle bone was grabbed, and then the whole body was pulled down together.

This miniature version of the Caspian Sea monster has a vertical height of seven or eight meters in the cabin. The three people fell from the upper deck to the lower hull. There is a V-shaped structure below. Several people rolled down the side wall and kept rolling. Got to the bottom.

 “Alas, it turns out that only women and villains are difficult to raise!” Qin Tao sighed with emotion.

The upper cover is not closed, but is still open. It seems that this thing needs to operate the upper handle to close it. However, the side wall below is bare, and it is not easy to climb up.

  The opened cover revealed light, and the status of the three people could be seen.

 Lying there twisted and twisted, this woman was the worst. Xu Zhengyang pulled her ankles down, and she lost her balance in the air. When she fell, she was like a fairy who landed face first on the ground.

 The woman's nose was broken and blood was flowing from it. She looked very pitiful.

So, Qin Tao could only hand over the tissue in his pocket: "Hey, wipe it."

 The woman took it and wiped her nose, but her eyes were still full of dissatisfaction and anger.

"I have said that we are not thieves or spies, we are just curious, so we came here to take a look." Qin Tao said: "There is no need for you to treat us like this. We have an old saying in the East, which is called harming others." Don't be too anxious, look, you wanted to harm us, but in the end, you brought yourself down too."

 “Are you from the East?”

 “Yes, what do you think?”

"I thought...that's not right. His skills are so good, he must have been trained."

"Yes, I am a businessman. When I come to your place, I must bring a bodyguard with me. He is retired from the army." Qin Tao said it simply and clearly.

 The woman nodded.

"Now, we can have a good chat. When we first came up, we were a little worried. We didn't know if there was anyone guarding here. If there was someone guarding us, we would definitely not come up rashly. We would have to seek permission from the guards first. "

"It's like this." The woman said: "Originally, there were always people guarding here. After the collapse of the Red Empire, it was the troops at first, and then the troops left. It was two former technicians. However, at the end of last year, one died of old age. , last month, another one was also forced to leave due to life constraints. Although I have been writing reports to the top management in Moscow, asking them to send people to guard the project here, it takes a long time to go through the procedures. Time, I can only live here alone.”

 “Why is it you?” Qin Tao was a little curious.

“Because, I will never let anyone tarnish my father’s research results!”

Your father? Qin Tao looked seriously at this man with a ball of paper stuck in his nose, like a pig with an onion stuck in his nose.

 “Your father, is Alexeyev?”

"Yes, my name is Tatyana Alexeyeva." The other party said her name: "At first, when my father was building KM, I had just graduated from Moscow and came to help my father. Later, , I participated in one project after another. Later, my father was demoted, but I was not affected and I became the person in charge of the project."

Here in Lao Maozi, it is normal for a son to inherit his father's career. However, it is rare for a daughter to inherit her father's career.

 Qin Tao looked at the woman in front of him in surprise.

"Your father is a great man. He single-handedly pushed this ground-effect aircraft to such a height. Although the hand of God did not support him to the end, his achievements are enough to be recorded in science. history."

“Thank you.” Alexeyeva was very excited when someone praised her father, and her eyes were red.

"Is your father worse off than Yakovlev?" At this time, even Xu Zhengyang got involved.

The woman was not kind to them. She pointed a fire stick at them first. After being subdued, she actually wanted to use the trap here to trap them. Xu Zhengyang was originally annoyed with this woman. If it were a man, he would have clicked and twisted the other woman. neck.

 But now, Xu Zhengyang was a little moved when he heard that the woman was the designer of the Caspian monster and was still protecting this place alone.

"Yes, my father was taken seriously at first, and within a few years, KM was created. But then, as the new leader came to power, his plan was not taken seriously and he was relegated to the sidelines. He was also involved in the conflict with his superiors. He kept asking for funds, annoyed his superiors, and was repeatedly demoted. By 1975, he was demoted to an ordinary employee. It was also at that time that I took over the entire project."

 (End of this chapter)