(komwe tsopano ndi St. Petersburg), pomwe panali chikwangwani chosema ndi mphuno yayitali papepala lamkuwa, lofanana ndi Gogolevsky, adayimanga. Koma Perestroika anasokoneza malingaliro onse; adayika ndalama zonse zomwe adasungira mu OJSC MMM ndipo, monga mamiliyoni aomwe adasiyidwa, adatsala ndi dzenje la donut. Atadzilimbitsa ndikukumana ndi vuto lalikulu la Myocardial, adayambanso kusunga ndalama kuti apite ku St. Petersburg ndipo ngakhale mobisa, adadzinyenga, adatola mabotolo opanda kanthu ndi zitini usiku m migodamo zinyalala ndi m’misewu yodutsa. Ndipo loto lomwe lakhala likuyembekezeredwa kwanthawi yayitali linakwaniritsidwa m’zaka khumi. Adafika ku likulu la dziko lapansi ngwazi ya St. Ndipo, atazindikira mu ofesi yofunsira kuti pomwe pali chipilala chofunidwa ndi chomwe chakhala chikuyembekezeredwa kwa nthawi yayitali, adathamangira ndi zinthu zoyendera anthu ambiri posamutsa atatu, bwanji osamutsitsa? Ndikungokhala kuti Moskvichka anali atakhala mu tebulo lazidziwitso, ndipo a Muscovites, mosiyana ndi Pitertsev, amakonda kutumiza njira ina, monga nthawi ino. Atafika patatha maola asanu kuchokera pamalo omwe ankamuyembekezerawo, adayang’anayang’ana, osapeza chilichonse, adaganiza zofunsa oyang’anira oyendayenda omwe adayang’anitsitsa antchito osamukawo omwe akachotsa agogo awo kwa iwo:
«Okondedwa,» adawayimbira, m’modzi wa iwo adayankha nati, «kodi mungandiuze komwe kuli chipilala cha» NOS «cha Gogol?
– Ndipo apa, – wogwira ntchito adapotoza mutu wake, – kwinakwake kuno. – ndipo adaloza kukhoma lopanda kanthu komanso laanaana: kuchokera pachiwonetseropo panali mabowo pakhoma ndi cholembedwa chokha, kukula kwa mbale yabedwa ndi mphuno ya munthu. Agogo anamwalira nthawi yomweyo chifukwa cha vuto la mtima. Izi zidatha. Zabwino zonse. Kuti
Ottila adamwa kapu ina ndikupita kukagona.
Mumdima pafupi ndi bedi adasunthira pansi ndikukwera kuti athetse mbali ya mkazi wake, yemwe anali kuwombera mosinthana. Sanasunthe nkomwe. Atakwera pamwamba pa mkazi wake ndipo anali pakati pa khoma ndi mkazi wake, adadabwa ndi kuwombera ndi mphepo yochokera pamilomo ya theka lokondweretsayo. Ottila adadzuka mpweya ndikuwukitsa chifuwa chake cham’mwamba, chokulirapo pang’ono kuposa mutu wake, adakhotetsa mutu wake kumbuyo kwa mutu wake kuti ayambe kugona. Anaika khutu lake kumunsi ndipo anatchingira khutu lakumaso. Kupsompsonaku kunasowa, ndipo anagwedezeka ngati mwana, mwachimwemwe ndi chitonthozo.
M’mawa adadzuka atapendekera pilo. Kunalibe mkazi. Adapita kuchapinda chosambira ndipo atasamba, atavala zovala zathunthu. Adapita kukhomo lolowera ku Strongpoint, natenga chogwirira, ndipo… Chitseko chidatsegulidwa kuchokera kwa iye ali munthawi iyi ndikugwedezeka, pakadali pano amasuntha chitseko, akumakoka Ottila m’malo a Strongpoint, ngati kuti alibe cholengedwa cholemera. Adawulukira ndikuthawira ku Mount Wife. Mimba yokhala ndi mabere omata ndikukankhira precinct kumbuyo.
– ndindani? Izoldushka!? – Adafunsa modabwa ntchentche ndipo zitatha izi adamva kuwawa kumbuyo kwa mutu wake, ndikugunda pansi.
– Pukuta mapazi ako, ndinatsuka kumeneko. adakhazikika ndikupitilirabe pansi, ndikugwada m’munsi kumbuyo, kumbuyo kwa iye. Wapolisi adazungulira bulu wake, ndikupukuta miyendo yake, atavala zovala ndi makutu a kalulu, ndikulowa mu ofesi. Choyambirira chomwe adachita, adakwera pampando, kenako adapita pafoni yomwe idali ndikumukoka. Adanyamula foni, ndikukhala m’mphepete mwa tebulo ndikuyika khutu. Adayimbira foni abwana ake, ndikugwedeza miyendo yake, ndikudikirira, kuwerengera beeps.
– Ullah! – idamveka mbali ina ya waya pambuyo pa mawu makumi asanu.
– Comrade Marshal? Izi zikuyitanitsa a Mr. General General Klop.
– Ahhhh… ndi iweyo? – Comrade Marshall sanasangalale, – zinthu zili bwanji m’malo atsopano? Simunayimbire kwa nthawi yayitali, munayamba kuyiwala kuti ndani… uh… um, akudyetsa.
– Ayi, ndinu ndani, Eximendius Janis oglu Snegiryov. Palibe chifukwa chosokonezera mutu wanu wachikulire pachabe.
– Baska, mukuti, wamtali?
– Uh… ayi, pepani, mutu.
,Chabwino, tiyerekeze pambuyo pake, zamakhalidwe abwino kwa omvera ndi eni ake. Kodi muli ndi chiyani, china chofunikira?
– Inde!!!
– Mukunenera chiyani, pygmy si Russian?
– Pepani, eya.
,Chabwino, talankhulanso za kuchuluka kwa kuchuluka kwa njira yolankhulirana ndi foni yomwe yakhazikitsidwa powerenga koyamba kwa nyumba yamalamulo ku Moscow ndi Russia. Ndipo bwerani mwachangu, ndachedwa msonkhano.
– Kodi mwawonera dzulo usiku nkhani yotsatira ya Center Center?
– Ayi, ndili ndi DiViDishka. Ndipo chiyani?
– Ku St. Petersburg, chipilala chinabedwa kwa Nose.
– Ndipo chiyani?
– Ndikufuna ndikafufuze nkhaniyi, ngati mungandilole, O Hon. Mr. Marshall.
– Zingakhale bwanji mphuno, palibe amene wandiuza, lankhulani momveka bwino. Ndi chipilala chiti chomwe mphuno zawo zidadulidwa?
,Chabwino, ndi Gogol..
– Mphuno ya Gogol idadulidwa?
– Ayi, Gogol ali ndi nkhani ya FNL.
– Ndipo chiyani?
– Kulemekeza nkhani iyi, chidikumbutso chidakhazikitsidwa ku St. Petersburg ndipo chidabedwa. Ndipo ndikudziwa amene adachita izi.
– Wosowa pokhala kapena chani? Palibe wina. Ndi mkuwa. Ndipo mukufuna chiyani kwa ine?
– Yesetsani bizinesi iyi, cartridge.
– Basi khalani otanganidwa, vuto ndi chiyani? Koma pokhapokha nthawi yanu yaulere.
– Koma ndidzafunika ndalama, ndalama zoyendera, chakudya, malo ogona, hotelo.
– M-inde. Zinali zoyenera kuyamba ndi izi. Ndikungofika ku St. Petersburg, mungathenso kutenga mtunda ndi sitima, nkhani ya Bomzhovskoe, ndiye kuti palibe chilichonse pa hoteloyi. Mutha kuzisintha kusiteshoni kapena, kapena, ku malo osowa pokhala. Mudzadya nawo. Ndipo mumzindawu komanso wapansi mumatha kuyenda ndikuwona zomwe zikuchitika ku St. Palibe ndalama mu bajeti mpaka nditamaliza kumanga nyumbayo. Kodi mukumvetsetsa?
– Ndipo kuchokera ku desiki yanga ya Strongpoint yanga? Ndasankha pano za chindapusa kuchokera kwa alimi tonse.
– Ndipo zochuluka?
– Inde, ndizokwanira nthawi yoyamba.
– Chabwino. Tengani kuchokera ku akaunti. Ngati mungathetse vutoli, ndidzabwezera ndalama zolandirira ndalama, koma ayi?! Sikuti ine ndisankhe, chifukwa ndalamazi ndi za anthu onse.
– Zabwino, Eximendius Janis oglu Snegiryov. Zachidziwikire, ndili ndi nthawi yochepa, koma ndibwera ndi china chake. – Ottila adayika foni ndikukhazikika patebulo, mikono itakulitsidwa.
– Nayi, bizinesi yatsopano! Tsopano apeza za ine ku Petrovka 38.
Khomo lidatsekeka, ndipo miyeso yayikulu ya Isolde Fifovna, theka lake lalikulu, idawonekera.
– Kodi mudya? – adafunsa modekha, – ndipo osakhazikika patebulo, ndidapukuta.
– Nditadya chakudya cham’mawa pano!
– Kodi zikutanthauza chiyani PAKATI? Kodi ndili ngati wopemphapempha kapena china chake? Pitani kukhitchini ndikudya ngati wina aliyense. Sindikunyamula.
– Ndikanakonda kutero, koma Marshall ayenera kundiimbira foni.
– Marshal? Ndinganene choncho. Ndiye dikirani. Mwanayo abweretsa zomwe zatsala. Ndipo tulukani patebulo, Sherlock Holmes… Hahaha … – adaseka ndipo adalowa theka lachiwiri la nyumbayo.
Khomo lakumaso lidatsekeka, ndipo Corporate Incephalopath adawonekera pakhomo.
– Kodi ndingapeze nawo katoni?
– Lowani mukakhale pansi… Tili ndi bizinesi… Mawa tikupita ku St. – Ottila adadzuka, natembenuka ndikukhala pampando.
– Chifukwa?
– Chipilala chomwe chabedwa mpaka pamphuno ya Gogol.
– Aaaaa … – encephalopath adalowa ndikukhala