About the book: 2022 / District Major Rodion Fomin is trying to restore order in his native village. To help him, the management sends the intelligent opera Maria Skorokova. However, not all local crime bosses want to accept the new rules. Bandits are still trying by any means to take away their best lands from farmers. It comes down to a stabbing. Fomin knows the names of the instigators, but it is impossible to capture them - at the last moment, someone warns the attackers. To identify the secret informant, the major decides to use an old proven technique…