Journey to another world in the subway

Chapter 99 Drinks
"Excellent," said Olmedo.

"Look forward to seeing us in the morning, so as not to waste time, we'll go straight from here. As for board and lodging, we'll discuss it with Arkady Seminovich, he won't hurt you, as if he... no, He won't at all."

He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out the same bloody note with layout and keys.

"Take it, I have my own backup. Who knows what the outcome will be, don't show it to anyone..."

Olmedo and Tregak left less than an hour later, having spoken to the station master beforehand.

The punctual Arkady Seminovich immediately took Su Mengfan to his tent, invited him to have dinner together at night, and let him rest first.

The location where the guests lived was a bit remote. Although the conditions here were very good, Su Mengfan felt very uncomfortable in it from the beginning.

Since I came to this world, I have lived and rested in various environments.

But I don't know why here, but here I have an indescribable feeling, I always feel sticky around me, a strange sticky feeling.

He glanced outside, reassured that the other habitations were clustered together, all as far away from the tunnel entrance as possible.

When I came here, I heard the residents of the subway station tell their children that if they don’t sleep well at night, a monster that looks like a mouse but looks like a tiger will appear in the tunnel and take the children away.

This statement can often frighten those timid children, and even some of them can be scared to cry by the vivid stories told by the residents.At night, I huddled tightly in the quilt and didn't dare to move.

Su Mengfan has already seen the horror of tunnels. Even if he has the "listening" ability that others don't have, he still won't feel safe if he walks in a tunnel alone. Sometimes he will even be frightened by the mysterious and long atmosphere. Not light.

Now that Olmedo had left and Su Mengfan was alone in this strange station, he felt the uneasy feeling he had before, which was the same as the fear at Kiev station, just fear, fear without any reason.

It is not only the discomfort with the unfamiliar environment, but also the loneliness that involuntarily radiates from the inside out.

A sense of loneliness that you have no one to rely on and can only face all the difficulties and dangers alone.

It was dark, and the noise of the children died away, and the adults left their tents only occasionally.

Even the number of patrolling personnel at the subway station has decreased, there are only scattered people, and no familiar faces appear.

Su Mengfan didn't want to wander around the platform at all. After he read Schaefer's letter three times, Su Mengfan couldn't bear it anymore.

Just left here half an hour earlier than the agreed time to have dinner with Arkady Seminovich.

The reception room of the office has now been turned into a kitchen, and a beautiful girl works there, she is slightly older than Su Mengfan.

A large saucepan was stewed with meat and some vegetable roots, and beside it were some white tubers that he had eaten at Anton's.

The stationmaster himself sat on a small stool nearby, flipping through a shabby little booklet whose cover showed a revolver and a woman's leg in black stockings.

While looking at it, the corners of his mouth are also slightly raised, as if reflecting his satisfaction with the content of the booklet.

Seeing Su Mengfan, Arkady Seminovich put the book aside in embarrassment.

"It's too noisy here, yes." He smiled at the young man knowingly,
"Come with me to the office, Katerina will set the table there, we'll have a drink." He blinked,

The room with the rug and the skulls looked exactly the same now, with oil lamps on the table and a green lampshade over it, made a little cozier.

The tension lingering on Su Mengfan on the platform disappeared without a trace under the light of this desk lamp.

Arkady Semenovich took out a small bottle from the cabinet. It was a brown liquid whose gas could make people dizzy.

He poured the liquid into a unique belly-shaped glass, pouring out only a small amount, as long as a finger.

Su Mengfan thought that this bottle must be more expensive than the entire box of homemade beer he drank at Gomes City Station.

"A little brandy," replied Arkady Seminovich to his strange look.

"Armenia, sure, it's 30 years old, cheers." The station master looked vaguely up at the ceiling.

"Don't be afraid, it's not poisonous, I tested it with a dosimeter."

This unfamiliar drink has a strong aroma and a more suitable taste.

Su Mengfan did not swallow it all at once, but tried to taste it, doing as his master did.

It was as if a fire slowly burst out from within his body, but it gradually cooled down and turned into a comfortable and acceptable heat.

The room became more pleasant, and Arkady Semenovich more lovable.

"It's a strange thing," Su Mengfan commented with satisfaction, squinting his eyes.

"It's good, isn't it? About a year and a half ago, Olmedo found a completely untouched grocery store in Krasnopolisnykaya."

The station master explained, "In one of the cellars, as they always did before, the sign had fallen off and no one noticed it.

But one of us remembered that before, before it was destroyed, sometimes he went in and looked in it, so he decided to check it out again.

It has been there for many years and has become very tasty.Because we know each other, he sold me two bottles for 100 coins, and Gomes city station sold 200 coins for a bottle. "

He took another sip and looked thoughtfully through the brandy at the light of the oil lamp.

"They call him Vasya, this Olmedo," the station master told him,

"He is a good guy, not the kind of kid who chases and plays, but a very serious young man. He brings back good things.

As soon as he came back from above, he came to me first.Then, he said, Seminovich, here's something new for you. ’ Arkady Seminovich smiled feebly.

"What happened to him?" Su Mengfan asked.

"He liked Krasnopolisnikaya very much, he kept repeating that there was a real E[-] Dorado," said Arkady Seminovich sadly,
"There's nothing like the Karasi Mansion... It's easy to see why it's there safe and sound... The zoo is just across the road. Who the hell is going to stick their heads in it, on Krasnoplesenkoya ?
That fear... he was desperate, Vasya Taka, he was always adventurous.In the end he got stuck.

They dragged him into the zoo, and his accomplices just managed to escape.So, let's drink to him. The station master took a deep breath and poured each of them another drink.

Su Mengfan thought of this unusual and expensive brandy and was about to refuse it.

But Arkady Seminovich decisively placed the bell-shaped glass in his hand, explaining that to refuse it would be to insult the memory of the reckless Olmedo who had obtained this sacred drink.

(End of this chapter)