Chapter 1717 There is a gun in the car

"Boss..." Kasim kept calling Xiao Peng.

Xiao Peng said, "When you drive next time, I'll have enough fun first... First, explain to me what this traffic light is!"

Xiao Peng was driving the GAZ 3937 at full speed on a highway!

Why are there quotation marks around "highway"? Because in China, this road is just a provincial highway, barely wide enough for two trucks to drive side by side, and with no roadside barriers, it's essentially just an ordinary road. But here, it's called a highway, and a crucial one at that—it runs from Noyabrsk to Khanty-Mansiysk, the capital of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, southwest of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, and the hometown of Maria Sharapova, the former tennis star.

Don’t be fooled by the appearance of this road. It’s actually quite amazing that it was built like this.

A significant portion of this road traverses permafrost, with some sections experiencing seasonal frost and others permafrost. When the permafrost thaws in summer, the road becomes a quagmire. Frozen road construction has long been a global challenge, and few countries have successfully built railways and highways on permafrost.

In fact, even if the road is not wide, it is no big deal - there are no cars here at all, and it feels like you can drive while sleeping without causing any big trouble.

Xiao Peng and his companion drove around for a long time, but they only saw an open container truck that they couldn't name.

That truck is carrying daily supplies to Noaibrsk.

Then why put quotation marks around 'rush'?

This GAZ 3737 can't run fast at all. Its maximum speed is only 80 kilometers per hour. Why put that in quotation marks?

But then again, even if he could go fast, Xiao Peng wouldn't dare: the roads here are covered in snow. Although there's a snowplow clearing the roads and the tires are special snow tires, going too fast would still be very dangerous. Fifty or sixty miles is fine for these conditions.

As for why he asked Kasim to explain the traffic lights to him?

It's really fucking weird!

There was a red light right there on the side of a straight road! This wasn't an intersection, just a straight road, surrounded by wilderness and no buildings! Who could imagine what it felt like to have a red light in the middle of nowhere?

What’s even more amazing is that this street light is still working!

Damn, there are many places without electricity in the Nenets settlement here, but the traffic light on the side of the road where there is no village or shop nearby actually has electricity?

Arriving in Russia really challenged my understanding of the world in many ways.

"Kaxin? Kaxin?" Xiao Peng called out to Kaxin in the car, "Come over and see what's going on with the traffic light. Should I stop?"

Kaxin said helplessly: "Boss, why do you care about such a stupid street lamp?"

After hearing this, Xiao Peng coughed twice and said, "I thought this was some special law in Russia."

Kasim explained, "Boss, those who build roads have to find a reason to make some money and pocket it, right?"

Xiao Peng held the steering wheel with one hand and gave a thumbs-up with the other: "Russians really understand Russia. I can't imagine there's such a magical reason for this traffic light."

Ka Xin said, "Boss, stop lamenting about that. Come and take a look at this."

"What?" Xiao Peng turned his head to take a look, then stepped on the brakes to stop the car: "Where did you get this thing?"

Kasim pointed to the box in the carriage and said, "It's here."

Xiao Peng covered his face.

Kashin was holding a VSS sniper rifle designed and produced during the Soviet era.

Anyone who's played PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will undoubtedly recognize this gun. It's one of those guns that practically no one wants to pick up. Because of its low power, short range, and high dropout, it's nicknamed the "Water Gun" by players.

But games are games after all. VSS in reality is definitely not as "watery" as in the game. It is not an exaggeration to even call him the "King of Close Combat Snipers".

This gun has never been a standard sniper rifle. It is positioned as a "special sniper rifle". Because the bullet flies slowly, there is almost no sound when shooting - this is very scary. You must know that even if an ordinary gun is equipped with a silencer, the sound is still much louder than firecrackers. It is not like the silent sound in movies and TV shows.

The gun also uses a specially designed 9x39mm subsonic round, which fires slowly enough to ensure silence. Despite its relatively short range, reaching a maximum of only 400 meters, it can achieve a rate of fire of 800 rounds per minute, essentially matching that of a submachine gun. This exceptionally high rate of fire, combined with ultra-low noise and accuracy far exceeding that of a submachine gun, makes the VSS incredibly practical. Besides being used by elite troops and special forces, it is also the standard weapon of the FSB.

This is a weapon that performed brilliantly in both Chechen wars and is also a gun that is worth writing about in the world of firearms.

After all, games aren't reality, and for the sake of game balance, it's difficult to truly showcase VSS's performance. But games are still games, and if someone seeks realism in them, they're definitely mentally ill.

Xiao Peng took the VSS and looked at it before saying, "So you're saying this car must belong to the Russian elite troops, not the ones with disheveled clothes and guns?"

Kasim laughed.

There's a saying in Russia: If you see a group of soldiers wearing neat uniforms and carrying standard weapons, they're rookies. If you see a group of soldiers wearing a variety of uniforms and carrying standard weapons, they're veterans. But if you see a group of soldiers wearing random clothes and carrying random weapons, they're definitely the elite of the elite!

After hearing this, Kashin said, "Boss, I don't know if they are that elite, but I know that the VSS rifle is not issued to all units. When I was in Russia, I was not qualified to use this gun. No, I should say this: none of the units I served in were qualified to be issued with this gun!"

After hearing this, Xiao Peng said, "So you mean Zhenya is trying to trick us?"

Kasin shook his head and said, "I can't be sure whether they are trying to trick us, but I know we have quite a few weapons on board, and there are even more in the carriages. If someone were to find us for the weapons in the car, it would probably cause us quite a bit of trouble."

After hearing this, Xiao Peng turned the car around and drove back to Noyabrsk.

Kasin asked in confusion: "Boss, you want to go back?"

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "We have to go back. I want to ask Zhenya what's going on with these weapons! If we get caught for this, that would be a disaster!"