The Cold War: Jumping back and forth between the two camps

Then Valenko asked some detailed questions, and Dunn answered them one by one, but Valenko didn't find any problems.

"Comrade Sergei, please stay here for a moment! We may have some questions that need your verification later!"

Valenko looked at Shaskov's notes, which were being recorded on the side, and stood up and said to Dunn.

"Comrade Kuznev, can I ask when we can leave?"

A hint of hesitation appeared on Dunn's face.

"how?"

Valenko glanced at Dunn with interest, closed the notes in his hand and asked.

"What about this?"

Dunn's face showed embarrassment.

"I just told you that we missed our stop. We should have gotten off at the previous stop, but we both fell asleep on the train. I asked about the next train, and it will arrive in half an hour. This is the only train going back today..."

"Understood!"

Valenko nodded and smiled.

"Comrade Sergei, don't worry. I will figure things out as soon as possible and won't waste your time!"

"One more thing!"

Seeing that Valenko wanted to go out, Dunn called Valenko again.

"you say!"

Valenko stopped, still with a warm smile on his face.

"Well... because the train is arriving too soon, we just asked about the tickets, but the station staff told me that they can't sell tickets now! Can you help us talk to them? We're willing to pay!"

Dunn lowered his head slightly, looking a little embarrassed.

"These are just minor issues. I'll talk to the stationmaster later and ask him to arrange a berth for you two!"

Valenko patted Dunn on the shoulder and assured him.

"That's not necessary. It's just a post station. Why would we need sleeper berths? We can just stand there for a while!"

Dunn waved his hands and refused.

"We are already treated specially. If you go too far, it will be hard for the station manager to do his job! Don't cause too much trouble for others!"

"Comrade Sergei, I will arrange everything, don't worry! We are comrades-in-arms. Although we didn't meet in Stalingrad, we are brothers after all. You are in the same unit as my eldest brother, so I will definitely not delay your work!"

After saying this, Valenko took Shaskov out the door.

"Then thank you very much, Comrade Kuznev! No need to get sleeper tickets, just get one or two seat tickets for the two of us!"

Dunn shouted again behind Valenko, but he didn't go out.

After Valenko left the infirmary, he immediately went to a room next door, and two Russian officers came out with notes in their hands.

"How's the situation over there?"

When the two men saw Valenko, they walked up to him and asked.

Valenko talked with the two men and found that the transcripts from both sides were almost the same and he could not find any problems.

"Didn't he say anything else?"

After checking the statements of both sides, Valenko asked two Russian officers.

"She kept complaining about Sergei, saying that if he hadn't fallen asleep, he wouldn't have missed his stop and now he can't even buy a ticket!"

One of the older Russian officers answered.

"He wants us to get two tickets. They want to go back by train in half an hour. Do you think we should release them?"

Another slightly younger officer asked, and it was obvious that both of them were centered around Valenko.

"Go tell the stationmaster later and let them get on the train!"

Valenko sighed and said.

"We have no right to detain them, and this matter should have nothing to do with them!"

In fact, given Valenko's cautious character, he would definitely find a way to detain Dunn and Solek for at least a day.

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It was just that Dunn had mentioned some things about the Battle of Stalingrad when they were chatting before, which made him feel emotional and he didn't want to make things too difficult for the veterans of that time.

After all, that memory was the most painful memory in Valenko's life.

It was really not easy for those who survived that war.

So, moved by compassion, Valenko decided to help Dunn.

If Dunn knew what Valenko was thinking, he would definitely feel lucky.

If Dunn hadn't been so stubborn at the time and insisted on getting through Valenko to enrich his resume, Valenko would have always believed that he survived the Battle of Stalingrad.

It may not be that easy to pass this time.

Because Dunn had wanted to give up and avoid Valenko countless times before. If he had really made that choice at the time, Valenko would definitely not let the two of them leave this time.

"What do we do next?"

the young officer asked, frowning.

"We have now surrounded the entire town of Banxia, ​​but this situation cannot last long, because most of the people here are herders exchanging goods and some nearby communes. If we delay them for too long, the higher-ups will definitely put pressure on us!"

"Let's search the entire town first. If we can't find anything, we just need to carefully check the people entering and leaving!"

Valenko was also in a bad mood. The capture of two spies had already caused quite a stir, and now one of them had escaped. If the higher-ups knew about this, he would bear a lot of responsibility.

"Also, don't relax the search outside this town. Contact the surrounding garrisons to gather here. If you come across anyone with suspicious behavior, not just those with East Asian faces, arrest them first!"

The other two officers nodded and immediately made a phone call to inform them.

Valenko released both Dunn and Solek, and asked Shaskov to take the two to the stationmaster's office and prepare a seat ticket for each of them.

According to the information conveyed by Shaskov, sleeper berths were to be prepared for two people, but Dunn firmly refused and only asked for two seat tickets.

Because there were relatively few people in the sleeper car, any action would definitely be noticed, which was something Dunn and Solek did not want.

They didn't plan to sit until the next stop.

According to Weiss's walking speed, he should soon arrive at the small town called Banxia.

They had to jump off the train in the middle of its journey, which was not convenient if they were in a sleeper car.

The stationmaster also agreed to their request. To be honest, if he really wanted to get two sleeper tickets during this time period, he might not be able to do it.

During this period, the Red Empire's trains had few sleeper cars and tickets were in short supply.