Chapter 1819 Let’s have a fight when we have nothing to do
What was old Terekhin doing? The 'underground emperor' of Norilsk.
When the Soviet Union collapsed years ago, many people from the sports world joined the mafia, leading to the term "sportsmen" in Russian gangs. Old Terekhin followed Ivan here. He was a Sambo expert in the Soviet Internal Security Service and had connections in the political arena, so he was well-connected there. Despite his age, the Terekhin family was doing well there. He had two younger brothers and two younger sisters, all of whom now held high positions in the Norilsk City Government or the Krasnoyarsk Regional Government. The lowest-ranking official was a senior executive at Norilsk Nickel.
Only Terekin himself inherited his father's sambo skills and is now considered his father's successor.
After dinner, the three of them enjoyed a proper Russian sauna: the kind where you jump into a snow pit after a soak. While life at the Shamrock base was comfortable, there were only showers. There was a sauna on Dixon Island, but Xiao Peng had never used it. He was staying at the military guesthouse, where he could only shower. But here, Xiao Peng could enjoy a proper sauna.
It can be seen that there are a lot of people here: 150,000 people live together, and the population density is similar to that of cities in China. There is a lake behind the sauna they went to. Now the ice has been broken, and the thermal power plant directly provides steam heating for people in the sauna room. After washing, they jump into the ice lake. Don’t mention how painful it is - the outdoor temperature is at least minus 35 degrees Celsius.
This feeling of alternating extreme heat and cold is really exciting!
After showering, Xiao Peng simply stayed in the sauna's lounge. After a few glasses of vodka, Xiao Peng slept soundly. The next morning, however, he was woken early by Terekhin. Not yet fully rested, Xiao Peng followed Terekhin to the outskirts. There, he found the young men who had left the day before still standing there. Two groups of people stood there, one dressed in black, the other in light-colored jackets, each eager to fight. They were constantly challenging each other.
"Alexander, get down on the ground and surrender early today."
"I surrender? Have you forgotten how I pinned you to the ground and rubbed you repeatedly last year?"
"Suo Xishiya, are you coming too?"
"Hey, Suo Xishiya, I'm responsible for protecting you today!"
"You want to protect Suo Xishiya? Protect yourself first."
"Terekin is here!"
Xiao Peng got out of the car and asked in confusion, "Terekin, what are you doing? Why does it look like a gang fight?"
Terekhin got out of the car and said with a smile, "You're right, there's really going to be a fight next!"
"Ah?" Xiao Peng suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Terekin said, "This is an additional program for Shrovetide. Let's have a fistfight."
Xiao Peng was a bit confused after hearing this. What the hell does this mean? Aren't Chinese New Year and festivals supposed to be a harmonious reunion dinner? Why is it a fight here?
It is said that the most famous battle of the fighting nation at that time should be the 2016 European Cup.
Back then, in Belgium, Russian and British fans had a hearty brawl. British fans! They're a notoriously violent group of "football hooligans"! And there were over 2,000 British fans in Belgium at the time. And how many Russian fans were there? A little over 200.
No matter how you look at it, it seems the Russian fans are no match for the British. And what happened? The British fans were practically beaten by the Russians, with over 200 Russian fans chasing over 2,000 British fans. When questioned by reporters, the great expressed his bewilderment: "Fans fighting is shameful, sure, but what really intrigues me is: How did 200 or so Russian fans manage to beat down thousands of British people?"
And now Xiao Peng seemed to understand why: every year on the last day of winter or the first day of spring, the Russian people had legally mandated fighting days! No wonder those young people left yesterday; they were going back to their communities to prepare for the fight!
This kind of fighting is open to all, regardless of gender. Anyone over the age of nine can participate! A group of people representing their community or village will fight against people from other communities (villages)!
Terekhin, apparently the referee, was there, using a loud speaker to explain the rules of the game to everyone: "Listen up, everyone! Only bare hands, no weapons! No sneak attacks from behind! Don't attack where you shouldn't! Check your gloves, everyone. If anyone hides something in there and I catch them, I'll rip out their intestines and practice skipping rope!"
Xiao Peng looked at Terekin and said, "Damn, he really dares to say that!"
Terekhin was still shouting, "Don't attack the crouching opponent. Don't hold grudges after a fight. Don't kill anyone... Rilchav! Why are there five more people on your side? Get rid of them!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng suddenly realized that the rules of this gang fight were fairness and non-lethality.
As Terekhin watched Rilchav chase the others out of the room, he said to Xiao Peng, "Actually, the rule here is to fight to your heart's content first. If someone gets knocked to the ground and still wants to continue, they can get up and continue. But there are also cases of people getting angry. You see, these older people are responsible for acting as referees to prevent things from getting out of hand. Can you help us be the referee?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "I'm the referee? Aren't you afraid that I'll get beaten?"
After hearing this, Terekhin said with a look of disgust, "Is it fun for you to pretend like this? I don't know how skilled you are, but your stamina has already shocked me! Your stamina really shocked us when we were crossing the snow forest yesterday. We were so tired that we were walking around, but you looked like nothing happened."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I do manual labor, so it's no surprise that I have good physical strength."
"You're a manual laborer?" Terekin expressed doubt. "You don't talk like one."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I'm a sailor. Life at sea is pretty boring, so basically all I have left is reading. Look, I carry my e-book with me wherever I go."
Terekin suddenly understood.
At this time, someone came over. He was an older man and also a member of the "referee team".
"Telekin, is everyone ready to start?" the man asked.
Terekin walked between the two groups and held out his hand, saying, "Are you all ready?"
The two groups, about fifty meters apart, responded in unison, "Ready!"
After hearing this, Terekin raised his hand and said, "Ready! Go!"
As Terekin waved his hand downwards, the two groups of people on the opposite side seemed to have heard the starting gun and slowly accelerated towards each other. Someone shouted, and the two groups ran faster and faster. Then they saw the two groups rushing together and wrestling with each other.
"Fuck!" Xiao Peng couldn't help but swear.
The fighting nation is worthy of being a fighting nation. At first, he thought that the two sides were just playing a friendly match, but he didn't expect that both sides were determined to fight to the death.
And you're not allowed to hold grudges overnight after a fight? One fight is enough to hold a grudge for a year, right?
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