Chapter 36 36 Conspiracy

In front of the interrogator of the court stood a small, emaciated farmer.He was wearing a denim shirt and patched trousers. His thick, pockmarked face, and his eyeballs, which were covered by bushy eyebrows so hard to see, showed a gloomy and indifferent expression.His long uncombed thick hair, which looked like a hat, made his features even more spidery and sullen.He is barefoot. Dennis.Grigoriev!The interrogator started saying, come closer and answer my questions.On the seventh day of this month, that is, July 7th, the railway watchman Ivan.Semyonov.When Akinfufu was inspecting along the line, at the 141st kilometer, he saw you screwing the nuts on the rails to fix the sleepers.Look, this is the screw cap. He took you and this screw cap off.is that so?

What? Is it as Akinforf said? That's right, it is. good.Then why are you screwing the screw cap? What? Don't say anything, answer my question: why do you want to twist the screw cap? If I don't need it, I don't screw it.Dennis squinted at the ceiling and said hoarsely. So what do you want this screw cap for? screw cap?we use it as a pendant Who are we? We, the common people, are the peasants of Klimovsk. Listen, folks, don't pretend to be confused with me, and be serious!There is no need to lie, what kind of tricks are there! I've never lied in my life, and now I'm talking nonsense Dennis blinked and muttered, and besides, sir, is it okay without a pendant?If you put bait or earthworms on the hook without adding a sinker, will it sink to the bottom of the water?He also said that I was talking nonsense. Dennis sneered and said: If the bait floats on the water, it will be useless!Bass, pike, and burbot always drill into deep water.If the bait floats on the water, only the red-tailed fish will bite the hook. Besides, that kind of thing is rare. There is no red-tailed fish in our river. This kind of fish likes big rivers and big water.

Why are you talking about red-tailed fish to me? What?This is what you asked yourself!In our place, even the landowners fish like this.The most ignorant doll does not go fishing without a pendant.Of course, there is also a kind of people who don't understand anything, hey, they can go fishing without a sinker.Idiots don't care about rules or rules So you're saying you unscrewed this screw cap to use it as a pendant? If it’s not for this reason, it can’t be used as a sheep kidnapper. 】Play! However, you can use lead weights, bullet casings or nails to make pendants. Pieces of lead are not to be found on the roads, and must be bought for money.When it comes to nails, that doesn't work.The screw cap is the best thing but heavy and has a small hole.

Why are you pretending to be confused!It looks like it was born yesterday, or fell from the sky.Don't you see, stupid head, what happens when you unscrew the screw cap?If the watchman hadn't noticed it in time, the train would have derailed and many people would have died!You become a murderer! God bless, don't let that happen, sir!Why do you want to hurt people?Are we not religious, or some bad people?Thank goodness, good lord, not to mention that I have never killed a single person in my life, and I have not even thought about it, begging the Holy Mother to bless and forgive me. See what you say, lord!

So in your opinion, how did the train accident happen?Let me tell you: if you unscrew two or three screw caps, the train will turn over! Dennis sneered, narrowing his eyes and looking suspiciously at the interrogator. Come on!Over the years, people in our village have unscrewed a lot of nuts, God bless, but we have never seen a car overturned. What is wrong now, if I move the rails to harm people, or, for example, carry A big log across the railroad, oh, the train might derail then, but bah!Isn't it just missing a screw cap! You need to understand: Those screw caps are used to hold the rails and sleepers in place.

We also understand this. We don’t unscrew all the screw caps and keep a lot of them. We don’t do things without using our brains. We also understand Dennis yawned and made the sign of the cross on his mouth [Note: A superstition says that drawing the sign of the sign of the cross after yawning can prevent the devil from entering the mouth. 】. A train derailed in this area last year and the interrogator said they now know why What are you talking about? I mean, now I know, I figured out why a train derailed last year! You have studied, so you understand the truth, our benefactor God knows, who should understand the truth You just judged a lot, what happened, why, but the guard is also a peasant, he doesn't understand anything, just If you know, grab me by the back of the neck; if you drag me away, you can tell me a reason first, and it's never too late to drag me!As the saying goes, a farmer has his own reasons. You can add another note, sir, he even slapped me twice and punched me in the chest.

When I searched your home, I found another screw cap. Where and when did you unscrew that screw cap? You mean the one under the little red box? I don't know where it was put, I only know that another one was found.When did you unscrew it? I didn't screw it up, it was given to me by Ignashka, the son of Ivan the One-Eyed Dragon.I'm talking about the one under the little box, and the one on the sled in the yard that I wrung together with Mitrofan. Which Mitrofan? It's Mitrofan.Haven't you heard of Petrov?He weaves large fishing nets in our village and sells them to the old men.He needs a lot of these screw caps.To compile a net, it is estimated that a dozen or so

Listen to Article 1081 of the Criminal Law: Whoever intentionally sabotages a railway, causing danger to vehicles running on the road, and the perpetrator knows that the consequences of the act will cause misfortune, do you understand?Knowingly!And it is impossible for you not to know the consequences of unscrewing the screw cap. The perpetrator should be sentenced to exile and hard labor. Of course, you know a lot and we are ignorant people, how can we understand this? You know everything!You will talk nonsense and pretend to be confused! Why are you talking nonsense?If you don't believe me, go ask the people in the village if you don't add a sinker, you can only fish for scorpions.The red-tailed fish is the worst fish, without a sinker, even it won't take the bait.

Tell me more about the red-tailed fish!the interrogator smiled. I don't have redhead fish there. I sometimes use moths as bait, without a sinker, and let the line float on the water surface. ok, shut up Silence followed.Dennis was at a loss, switched feet and stood still, looking at the table covered with green velvet, blinking vigorously, as if what he saw was not the green velvet in front of him, but the red sun.The interrogator quickly wrote something. Can I go?Dennis asked after a long silence. no.I have to arrest you and send you to the detention center. Dennis stopped blinking, raised his bushy eyebrows, and looked suspiciously at the interrogator.

How to go to the detention center?master!I don't have time for this, I have to go to the market.Igor owes me three rubles for pickled lard, and I have to get it back Shut up and get out of the way. If you really do something bad in the detention center, you can go there, but what crime do you commit if you live well?I haven't stolen anything, and I don't seem to have fought with anyone. If you suspect that I owe taxes, sir, then don't believe the village chief. You must ask the standing committee member. He, the village chief, has no conscience shut up! I didn't say anything, Dennis muttered, the village head made up all the accounts, I swear to God my three brothers: the boss Kuzma.Grigoryev, the second child Igor.Grigoriev, and then me, Denis.Grigoryev

You are in my way, Semyon!cried the interrogator, take him down! My three brothers, Dennis continued to mutter, at this time two strong soldiers escorted him out of the interrogation room, and the brother did not take responsibility for the brother Kuzma did not pay taxes, then you, Dennis, have to be responsible for what kind of judge!My boss is a general, unfortunately he died, I hope he ascends to heaven, otherwise he will give you judges a lot in good conscience