Vorkuta was established as a settlement in 1931. In 1932, it was a labor camp, holding a large number of political and economic prisoners in the Red Empire.
During World War II, a large number of coal mines were discovered there. The war required resources, so the Red Empire built a railway there to transport coal resources.
With the development of the coal mining industry, the city grew rapidly. It was established in 1943, and now the city mainly relied on coal, machinery, wood processing, and building materials.
As usual, this was a small city. Judging from the population, there were less than two hundred thousand people.
It was Li Du's first time in Vorkuta, and the local mobile network signal was poor. They tried to contact Steve, who sent them an address and arranged for a car to pick them up.
They waited for a long time, but no one came to pick them up. Li Du saw the airport police on duty, so he went over to ask for directions.
The airport police did not speak English, only Russian, and he was a bit of a chauvinist. As soon as he heard English, he asked, "American?"
Li Du said, "American, China."
The policeman's face suddenly turned cold, and he began to mumble in Russian.
Big Ivan walked up and spoke to him in Russian. At the same time, he explained to Li Du in English, "This guy says we are spies from America and wants to check our documents."
Li Du said, "Let him check. Our documents are legal."
The police wanted to see their documents, but Big Ivan shook his head and took out a few rubles and handed them to him.
After receiving the money, the police stuffed the rubles into his bag and waved them out.
Li Du asked, "Where are we going?"
Big Ivan said, "He said he will find us a car to take us to the city."
Just as they left the airport, a minibus with a smiley face logo drove up. The police greeted the driver and opened the door for them to get in.
Li Du shrugged and got in. He felt that there was something wrong with the minibus. There were guardrails on the seats. It looked like a car used to hold pigs or prisoners.
However, he did not have a chance to ask. When they got in the car, the police closed the door from the outside. The car started up and sped away with them.
Li Du went to the driver and asked, "Buddy, where are we going?"
The driver turned around and said a few words in Russian. Li Du did not understand what he said, but he smelled alcohol. This guy was drunk driving!
Li Du was scared out of his wits. The car was driving so fast, and the driver was drunk. Was he playing with his life?
Big Ivan was very relaxed and said, "Boss, don't worry. The drivers in this kind of place will take a few sips before driving. The weather is too cold, and they have the habit of driving after drinking."
Li Du said, "Are they tired of living?"
Big Ivan looked indifferent and said, "It's okay. Everyone has been doing this for so many years. Nothing much has happened."
The city was big and had a small population. The advantage of the vast land and sparse population was that people could drive as they pleased. Even if they drove shakily, they would not get into an accident.
Li Du wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He had seen the toughness of the fighting people. Every single one of them, whether it was a pilot or a driver, was a good fighter.
Occasionally, the driver would take out a small metal bottle and take a sip. Li Du believed that it must be vodka.
Fortunately, the car did go all the way to the city center. After a while, they could see the outline of the city.
Of course, there was no extravagant hope to see high-rise buildings in such a place. There were only a few low-rise buildings in the city. The only tall buildings belonged to the Vorkuta Coal Company and the Northern Steel Group.
Driving into the city, the car did not stop. Li Du did not see any taxis on the road, so he did not bother to negotiate with the driver and let him stop the car.
Finally, the car drove to the door of a big house with black bricks and red tiles. The driver stuck his head out and honked. The door opened, and the car slowly drove in.
Li Du was anxious and asked, "What's going on? Where are we going? "
Among them, only Big Ivan was familiar with Russian. However, Big Ivan had fallen asleep on the road. After hearing Li Du's words, he rubbed his eyes and woke up. He said, "Don't worry, boss, everything will go smoothly."
As he said that, he yawned.
The car stopped, and a few men and women in white coats appeared, laughing. They opened the door and said something in Russian.
Big Ivan waved his hand and said, "Get out."
Li Du got out of the car as if he was confused. After seeing him, a few of the men in white coats frowned. When they saw the pets behind him, they were also confused.
A woman who was about the same height as Brother Wolf and the same girth as Godzilla went to talk to the driver. Li Du could not understand what they were saying and could only look at Big Ivan.
Big Ivan was also confused. He listened to the conversation between the two and suddenly shouted, "D * mn, this is a mental hospital!"
If he could, Li Du really wanted to slap himself. This is not a dream, is it? What have they been through?
With a loud shout, Big Ivan hurried to talk to the female Godzilla.
A man in a white coat frowned and came up to drive Ah Ow, Ah Meow, and the others away. Li Du quickly stopped him and asked, "Hello, do you speak English?"
"Yes." The man in the white coat looked at him in surprise.
Li Du quickly said, "You are in a mental hospital? There must be a misunderstanding between us. We are not mental patients, we are tourists in this city! "
The man in the white coat smiled and said, "I know, you are not mental patients, you are all normal people, and so am I. This is the first stop of your tour. Oh, your English is not bad. Are you a tour guide? "
I am a tour guide, you are next door. Li Du was furious. The smile on the man's face was used to deal with idiots. If he could not even see that, then he was really an idiot!
So he said, "No, I am serious, doctor. We don't know how we got here. D * mn, we are Americans and Chinese. We just came here from the airport …"
"Yes, I know, you just came from the airport." A strong woman next to him smiled and said, "Come, tourists, follow me, I will take you to see. But pets are not allowed in the scenic spot. Whose pet is this? "
Li Du rubbed his face hard. He knew he was in trouble. They were being treated as mental patients!
He did not know why, but he did not know why he thought of a joke survey that he had seen on the Internet before. If you were sent to a mental hospital, how could you prove that you were not mentally ill?
At that time, when he saw the survey, he felt that it was too ridiculous and immediately closed the webpage. Now he was very regretful. If he had known, he would have looked at the expert's introduction.
In any case, he did not want to be treated as a mental patient and locked up here, so he quickly explained, "We are really not mental patients. I am a rich man from America. These are my bodyguards."
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