Chapter 56: The Twelve Arhats (29)
The fight between Ivan and Semolov is somewhat similar to the conflict between Brand and Reed. One leads the team, while the other is planning and directing operations. As a result, during the operation, there were heavy casualties... As the person who leads the team, there will definitely be a lot of dissatisfaction, and the two guys, Semolov and Ivan, have repeated conflicts in terms of authority for the time being, and the old thing Younis doesn't know whether it is negligent or deliberate, and he does not distinguish between their authority and their subordinate relationship, so the appearance of this scene in front of him is not strange at all.
Coleman clearly hadn't figured out much about the conflict between the two men, and he looked at Ivan and didn't know whether to leave or wait for them to argue a little more before acting.
I looked at Coleman and said, "Ready to go." Help the handles and carry the wounded into the car first. Coleman nodded, glanced at Semolov, who was still talking, and walked to the bedside.
"Alright. Semolov, now this place is not the right place to discuss these. Besides, the timing is not right. I said and sighed, "If there is anything, you can fight after everyone returns to Ukraine alive." May I? ”
Semolov glanced at me, closed his mouth, and then glanced at Ivan dissatisfied. And Ivan, who didn't even look at Semolov. I followed Coleman to the bedside, and we picked up Lukovich, put him in the car, and then put Rudick in the car. Then after packing up everything, Coleman drove one car, Kurch drove another, and the two cars left the inn with all the people.
After nearly twenty minutes of driving, Coleman led us into a dark area. The reason why it is a dark area is that there are no street lights or lights from other residents.
Coleman presumably had to rely on the headlights to see the road when he entered the area, and the car drove very slowly, and after five minutes of wandering, Coleman stopped the car. Then he opened the door and got out of the car.
Kurch stopped the car and I opened the door and got out of the car to look around. By the light of the headlights, we could see that there were some three- and four-story buildings on either side of us, and they were all black holes, and we could only see a rough outline.
"This is it?" Ivan, who got out of the car, asked.
"Yes." "There aren't many places like this anymore, and maybe there won't be any more places like this in this city after here," Coleman said. ”
"What is it doing here? It doesn't look like a resident. I looked around.
"Yes. It used to be a factory. On both sides of this side are factory buildings. Coleman said and pointed to the house next to the guide, "Let's hide in here." Then park your car on the first floor and don't park outside so as not to be discovered by someone who has nothing to do with it. It's just a big place to hide a car. “
"How did you find here?" I asked.
"I heard that. Then I came to see it. I didn't expect it to be used. “
Semolov on the side sneered and said, "Are you planning to use this place for a rally before?" “
"Alright." I waved my hand, "Let's go in first." “
So we reversed the car into the house on the first floor of the south side, there is no gate on the first floor of this house, it is directly an open space, and it is very convenient for the car to retreat in, just like a general parking lot, it is estimated that it used to be used to park and load things.
Coleman took out a flashlight and took a picture of the surroundings, which could be seen to have been abandoned for a while, and relatively clear cracks could be seen on the wall, as well as some messy graffiti. There is a staircase against the wall on the west side, and there are no handrails on the stairs, which is a flight of stairs leading directly to the upper floor. There are obvious defects in many places of the stairs, and some places are quite serious, belonging to the kind that you don't want to walk up at a glance.
"Will this staircase collapse?" I couldn't help but ask.
Coleman took a look and said, "Probably not. If it was going to collapse, it would have collapsed a long time ago. “
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"Okay. Then you go ahead, I don't want to die in a stupid accident without being beaten to death by those NATO bastards. Semolov said.
Coleman didn't say anything when he heard Semolov say this, but walked straight up the stairs, then walked up the stairs, and after a moment stood upstairs and said, "Come up." “
So we lifted Lukovich and Rudick up and then Ivan, and to be honest, the staircase was on the verge of collapsing, because some part of it was falling down when we went up, and it didn't feel so stable in some places.
On the second floor, Coleman's flashlight looked around, it was also an empty hall, there were no rooms or cubicles, and there was some garbage in the open space, which was probably occupied by wanderers not long ago, because this garbage was not only abandoned by the factory, but also some household garbage. There is a row of windows on the south wall, but most of the glass is incomplete, and some of the window frames are deformed.
"It's nice here. It's a little cold, but it's a lot stronger than I expected. Ivan said.
Semolov pointed to the top of his head and said, "There won't be water leaks on it, right?" Will water seep down when it rains? ”
"It doesn't rain much here this season. And have you ever seen the ground and walls here? Have you found any signs of water seepage? And you're planning to stay here permanently, don't you want to leave immediately? Coleman finally couldn't stand it anymore and started to fight back.
"How do I know what's going on here? I'm not a construction worker... ”
"Stop. Stop... I immediately said, "Let's take a break and rest." May I? It's actually pretty good here. It's not a good way to block the wind, but it's definitely okay to shelter from the rain. Maybe you're going to get out of here tomorrow, aren't you? ”
Semolov looked at me and then at Coleman, "Okay. I shut up, I shut up. ”
After everyone had arranged, Coleman went to the corner and continued to plan his operation. I, on the other hand, didn't sleep either, because I was once again struggling with whether or not I should continue this mission. I want to finish it, and the reasons don't need to be explained. But now the team is split, and Semolov, the leader, and Ivan have started a head-on clash with him, which is undoubtedly not suitable for this task, and we have wounded men that must also be taken into account.
But what if Coleman's plan is really good? So what to do? Will our team be split in two? Leave and continue at the same time? If Semolov insisted on going back, let him go back with the wounded, and if he wanted to continue to work, he would stay and continue to work? But will Semolov and Ivan agree? In this matter, one of the two of them had to agree to stay and continue, but at this point, they were both inclined to terminate the mission and leave the place. Especially Semolov, I don't think he will waver at all and is bent on leaving.
I thought about it and looked at Coleman, who was still planning in the corner, still relying on the flashlight. I think it's all for nothing, and the only thing that works is Coleman's plan.