"And this is our platoon commander. He was headless before, but it's only now that it's become obvious," Vladimir explained, looking up from examining the playing cards in his hand.
But I wasn't looking at the dead man, but at the rain-soaked map lying in front of the dead officer. I really needed that map! This army map probably showed various military installations. Which meant it could show army units, underground shelters, and warehouses. I took a step toward the dead officer.
"Stop! Not one step further!" the senior sergeant immediately jumped to his feet, followed by his Asian-looking colleague in a corporal's uniform.
Both soldiers pointed their machine guns at me. I slowly took a couple of steps back. The soldiers dropped their weapons.
“Can I see the map?” I asked.
"I told yo
