Chapter 2691: Baharov Disappears

Sokov quickly forgot about the incident at Hoflin Hospital. After all, he can go on adventures with his friends, but he will never go to places where there are scary legends. If something happens, it will be his own fault.

When he went to work the next day, Xiao Ma, who was sitting opposite him, was probably bored and came over to chat with him again.

During the conversation, the other party asked him how to distinguish mink and otter skins.

Hearing his question, Sokov thought to himself, Lao Wu, his uncle, was unwilling to teach his nephew the basic knowledge of fur, so why should he, an outsider, be so troublesome? He could only say casually: "There are many varieties of fur. When you have been doing this business for a long time, you will naturally understand."

Sokov did not lie, there are many kinds of fur. The highest grade is naturally mink skin. Mink skin is divided into two types: domestic skin and imported skin. The imported skin is divided into Danish black, American black, etc.; the second-class ones include rex rabbit and raccoon dog; the third-class ones are rex skin, Fox, civet, rabbit and, to a lesser extent, dog skins are the warmest materials for clothing and are usually sold to the Arctic Circle.

In novels, when fur is mentioned, the most popular thing to mention is fox fur. It is said that white fox fur has no stray hairs and is a rare treasure. But nowadays, it can only be regarded as a medium-to-lower fur material. Also, there is the red fox. Listening to the name, people think that the fur color of this fox is fiery red, but in fact this is a misunderstanding. The colors of real red foxes are mainly auburn, brown-red, brown-gray, and even variations of black and silver.

If I really wanted to introduce the types of fur to Xiao Ma, I would probably be able to talk about it for a whole day. Although it was the off-season, Sokov didn't have anything to do all day long. He would be upset if he had to teach Pony about fur for a whole day.

After chatting for a while, a customer happened to come in. Sokov took advantage of the time to greet the customer and got rid of Pony.

After the customers left, Sokov secretly looked across and saw Xiao Ma sitting blankly at the door, looking at the pedestrians on the street expressionlessly.

"Misha," Lena came over and said to Sokov, "I heard from Anna that someone asked you to go to Hoflin Hospital yesterday. You didn't go, right?"

"I didn't go." Sokov shook his head and said: "There are many rumors about Hovlin Hospital on the Internet, especially the mention that more than 1,500 people have disappeared there in the more than 30 years since its construction. Although I don’t know whether this statement is true or not, but it may be groundless. I still don’t want to take the risk. If I really disappear, wouldn’t you lose your job?”

Sokov's last words were originally just a joke, but Lena nodded and said: "Misha, it's really dangerous there. You may not know it, but the housing prices there are the lowest in Moscow, even It is lower than several small cities in the suburbs. I heard a friend say that her family used to live nearby, and there were several bus stops next to the hospital. Although they were separated by barbed wire, every time she stood there, She felt a chill running down her spine, and if she heard any noise, she would rush to the other side of the road without hesitation."

"Before I became your employee, I worked for more than a dozen bosses in the market, but none of them can compare with you." Lena looked at Sokov and said sincerely: "As long as you don't Even if you fire me, I'm still willing to work with you. It's hard to find a good boss like you, and I don't want to lose this precious job because of something unexpected happening to you."

This was the first time that Sokov heard Lena confide in him. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lena, I won't risk my life."

Back in the back room, Sokov took out his cell phone and dialed Khabarov to ask him how his expedition went yesterday. Unexpectedly, although the call was connected, no one answered it until it automatically hung up. He made several more calls, but still didn't get through.

He looked at the time and saw that it was ten o'clock in the morning. If Baharov and the others had returned home too late after yesterday's adventure, they probably hadn't gotten up yet. So he put down his cell phone and planned to call him again when he had time in the afternoon. It's not too late to call.

At noon, Anna came to the store and brought a piece of barbecue each to Sokov and Lena.

When the three of them were sitting in the back room eating, Lina sat near the door and looked out of the store while eating to avoid seeing any customers entering the store.

"Misha." Anna suddenly asked Sokov: "Did you call Baharov and the others today to ask how yesterday's expedition was?"

"I called." Sokov, who was eating, said with some slurred speech: "But Baharov didn't answer. I guess he is still sleeping."

Anna raised her hand to look at the time, and then said to Sokov: "Call him now to see if he's awake."

Sokov took out his cell phone, placed it directly on the table, unlocked it, and pressed the dial button. But just like the situation in the morning, the phone rang for a long time and no one answered it until it automatically hung up.

"Look, no one answered." Sokov said: "I guess this kid is still sleeping at home."

Since there was no call to Baharov, everyone naturally thought that he was still sleeping, so they ignored him and chatted on their own.

"Misha," Lena asked suddenly: "Didn't you say you were going to Sochi? When should we leave?"

"No hurry, no hurry, wait a few more days." Sokov explained to Lena: "Wait until I pay next month's rent, then say hello to the company, and during the period of closing the door, let me The security guards should keep an eye on our store so that we don’t get gasoline poured on it again.”

"So it will be almost June before we can go to Sochi?"

"Yes." Sokov nodded and continued: "I think June is the best time to go to Sochi. The temperature is neither cold nor hot, and the fountains in the city have also reopened. Tired of staying at the beach, we You can also stay in the city for a while. By the way, Anna said last time that she wanted to buy wine from a winery there, so we happened to go and check it out.”

The three of them were chatting happily when Sokov's cell phone on the table rang.

Sokov picked up the phone and saw that it was Baharov. He quickly connected the phone and said with a smile: "Baharov, you finally woke up. I called you seven or eight times today. You didn’t answer, were you sleeping at the time?”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a strange voice came from the mobile phone: "I am a police officer, what is your relationship with the owner of this mobile phone?"

Hearing that the person who called him was a policeman, Sokov couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. What was going on? Why was Baharov's cell phone in the hands of a policeman? He took two deep breaths quickly, and after his mood stabilized a little, he said cautiously: "I am Baharov, Baharov is the owner of this phone, and I am his friend. Mr. Police Officer, can you Tell me, why is my friend’s cell phone in your hand?”

"Your friend is missing." The policeman on the other end of the phone said impatiently: "When I checked his mobile phone, I found that the last call he made was to you. And you also called him a lot today. phone, so I called you specifically to find out the situation.”

"Missing?" Hearing the word said by the police, Sokov couldn't help but panicked and asked: "How could he be missing?"

"The city is preparing to demolish Hoflin Hospital in the near future. We were ordered to clear the site." The police said briefly: "We found three cars near the building. They should have been parked here yesterday, but the building was inspected. After searching, no one was found. I only found this mobile phone. I will give you an hour and rush to Hoflin Hospital immediately. I have something to ask you in person. "

When Sokov answered the phone, he was on speakerphone, so both Anna and Lena heard.

When Sokov ended the call with the police, Anna said nervously: "Misha, it seems that my guess is correct, something really happened. Baharov and the others are missing. What is going on?" "

"Misha, the police asked you to rush to Hoflin Hospital within an hour. Will you go?" Lena asked tentatively.

"I will definitely go." Sokov replied without hesitation: "Even if I don't go, the police will probably find me here. Also, Baharov is my friend. He disappeared suddenly. I will definitely go." Go check out the situation."

"Misha, let me go with you." Anna took the initiative.

But Sokov thought about it and rejected her kindness: "Anna, you should stay. I don't trust you to go to a place full of terrifying legends."

"Are you going alone?"

"Of course not." Sokov shook his head: "I plan to find someone else to go with me."

"Who?" Anna asked, "Who are you going to ask to go with you?"

"Officer Victoria." Sokov replied: "I want Victoria to accompany me to Hoflin Hospital. With her by my side, I'm afraid I can avoid a lot of trouble."

After saying that, Sokov picked up the phone again, called up Victoria's phone number from the address book, and dialed: "Vika, this is Misha."

"Misha, what's the matter?"

"Are you free now?" Sokov asked tentatively, "I want to ask you a favor."

"What's the deal?" Victoria asked.

"That's it." Sokov said: "Yesterday, a few of my friends went to Hovlin Hospital for an adventure. A police officer just called me and said that my friend was missing and asked me to rush over immediately to assist in the investigation. You I also know that the police are sometimes not very friendly to us Chinese people, so I would like to ask you to accompany me to Hoflin Hospital. Do you have time? "

Regarding Sokov's request, Victoria thought for a while, and then said: "Okay, you drive to the police station to pick me up, and I will accompany you to Hoflin Hospital."

Sokov walked out of the store and saw Xiao Ma still sitting at the door opposite, staring at the passers-by in a daze, but Lao Wu hadn't shown up yet, and he didn't know what he was doing at home.

Just as he was about to walk away, he saw a fat old lady walking into the shop opposite. Xiao Ma stood up in a hurry and said to Sokov: "Brother, please help me and ask the old lady what she wants."

Since Xiao Ma has asked him for help, it is obviously inappropriate for Sokov to leave at this time. He can only turn around and enter Xiao Ma's shop and ask the old lady who is looking at the clothes: "Excuse me What kind of clothes do you want to see?”

The old lady glanced at Sokov, gestured and said: "I want to buy a long mink coat that can cover the instep, has a hood and a belt."

"What color do you want?"

"champagne."

"Do you want champagne color?" Sokov's eyes quickly scanned the store, but he did not find the champagne color that the old lady wanted. Although he and Lao Wu were door-to-door, he rarely came to visit. He didn't know much about what clothes were in the store, so he could only call Xiao Ma over and ask, "Do you have any champagne-colored clothes?"

"Champagne color?" Pony asked confused: "What is champagne color?"

"Have you seen champagne?" Sokov said, "Champagne color, as the name suggests, is the color of champagne, slightly lighter than orange."

"Oh, then we don't have it."

Hearing Xiao Ma say no, Sokov turned to the old lady and said, "Sorry, old lady, we don't have the champagne color you need here."

As soon as the old lady came out of the store, Sokov couldn't wait to rush to the parking lot, wanting to get to the police station to meet Victoria as soon as possible.

When Sokov drove to the police station, Victoria was already waiting at the door, talking to a uniformed policeman carrying a submachine gun.

Sokov parked the car near the two of them, rolled down the window on the passenger side, and leaned out to greet Victoria: "Vika, get in the car."

Seeing Victoria open the door on the passenger side and get in the car, the uniformed policeman showed a look of astonishment on his face. He was probably seeing someone pick up Victoria for the first time, and it was a Chinese.

On the way to Khovlin Hospital, Victoria asked, "Misha, what's going on? Who are your friends? Why did they go to Khovlin Hospital?"

"They are basically locals in Moscow. They have nothing to do every day, so they like to go exploring everywhere." Sokov said helplessly, "A place full of legends like Khovlin Hospital is naturally their first choice."

"Oh, that's true. This hospital, which has never been completed, has been circulated with countless legends since it was built." Victoria said, "I heard that in two months, this place will be completely demolished and a new residential area will be built on the original site. If your adventurous friends don't act quickly, they will have no chance to explore in the future."

"I think they may have heard that Khovlin Hospital was going to be demolished, so they rushed to explore, but they didn't expect to disappear unexpectedly."

Victoria turned to look at Sokov and asked: "Misha, do you know how many people there are?"

Sokov thought for a moment and replied: "I remember Bakharov told me that there were 12 of them."

Hearing Sokov say this, Victoria's facial muscles twitched twice, and then she said: "Fortunately you didn't go. If you had gone, there would have been exactly 13 people, and yesterday was Friday. Although you are not Russian, you should know what Friday and the number 13 mean together?"

"Yes, I know." Sokov nodded and said: "'13' is considered an unlucky number. It is said that the origin of it is that the traitor Judas appeared among the 13 people at the Last Supper of Jesus. 'Friday' is the main evil because the day of Jesus's crucifixion is Friday. If Friday happens to be the 13th, then this day is a very unlucky day when 'everything is unlucky'."