Muva nje, oshade naye uPaul uzobeka u-Urty u-Urty wavuma ukuthi wayenobunzima obunzima, futhi kwesinye isikhathi babehlale ku-buckwheat eyodwa. Umhlazizi wokuzivocavoca uyazi ukuthi yimalini etholwayo, ngakho-ke ayithambekele ekusetshenzisweni kwemali enkulu, cishe ayihambi ezindaweni zokudlela futhi ithengwe emakethe. Ngokusho kwakhe, impilo ebonakalayo, kuzokwanela ama-ruble ayizinkulungwane ezingama-50 ngenyanga.
Lesi sitatimende sibuze i-iosif prigogin. Umkhiqizi washo ukuthi ane-valeria izindleko zanyanga zonke okungenani ama-ruble ayisigidi nesigamu. Siphawula, muva nje, phakathi kobhubhane, ama-Prigaine awela ku-epicenter of the Scandal ngenxa yesitatimende sokwahlukanisa abaculi. Futhi nansi ingxabano entsha. Uma, okokugcina umphikisi omkhulu kaJoseph kwakunguSergey Shnurov, manje uSergey Negro weza kule ndima.
Umsolwa womculo uyadideka, njengoba ezikhathini ezinzima ungawalahla lolu veli lapho abaningi ezweni bephila ngisho nalokho ama-ruble ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu, kodwa ngisho nezinkulungwane eziyi-10-15. Omakhelwane basebenzise ibinzana elikhuluma ngabantu abakhulu kunabo bonke, abanesizotha nje ngokuqhathaniswa ne-prigine. Isitatimende sokugcina asikuthandi ngokukhethekile umkhiqizi, ngakho-ke manje akasikhiphi ithuba lokumangalela owonile. Ukholelwa ukuthi umgxeki akanalo ilungelo lokuyihlola ne-valeria. UJosefa wakhuluma lokho lapho ebona umakhelwane wakhe wayegula, ngoba laba bagxeki njengoba bekufanele asolwe ngokubukelwa phansi kwabaculi abaningi.