After breakfast, Mr. Mai asked us to go to Jenny's rest cabin to discuss the next step. Jiao Ba was still sleeping, so Shunzi and I had to go. We saw that Shunzi was recovering well, and the faces of Jenny and Mr. Mai also changed. Everyone wears a smile. No matter whether the smile is real or fake, or there is something hidden behind it, I have to greet them with a smile.
Li Xin has basically said everything that happened in the cabin last night. I just added the details today. After all, after searching six cabins in a row, there was still no progress. , except for those weird events, nothing was obtained.
I said deliberately, "I think we should forget it, it is just a broken granary ship with nothing."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, no matter how careful you are, After a survey, you will definitely find something useful." Jenny immediately refuted my words, I looked at her, this girl pretended to be dumbfounded on the surface, but I saw that she already knew it in her heart.
"It's easy to say. It's very dangerous to go into the sea. There's nothing in the broken ship. What's the point of surveying? What do you think, Mr. Mai?" I still hold on, I have to see the three of them. manner.
Mr. Mai was a little embarrassed and said, "Li Xin, what do you think of this matter?" This old guy was really good at it, and he pushed Li Xin directly.
"I'm free to listen to you. If you say you want to go, go. If you say no, we'll just go home." Li Xin was more straightforward, throwing the problem back to you again, and she made it clear that she Attitude, it doesn’t matter whether you go or not.
Jenny was a little anxious at this time, "No, I don't agree, we have to go down again, Zhongyi, even if I beg you, can you check it carefully again?"
I glanced at her and said nothing, "Jenny, Jenny, you really make me sad. I asked you why you went to sea several times, but you refused to tell me. Now you are begging me to go to sea. What are you hiding?" ? Or are you simply taking advantage of us? This beautiful woman is indeed untrustworthy.
After all, it was Mr. Mai’s decision in the end, “Okay, just do what Jenny said, everyone just do your best, let’s go to the sea again, if nothing is discovered this time If so, let’s go home.”.
After discussing everything, we decided to rest for two days before going to sea. After returning from the sea this time, we thought that the reaction of other sailors would be great, but what we didn’t expect was that after a night of tossing, we were not convinced by what we saw in the cabin this time. They couldn't remember the strange images clearly. They only knew that the lights flashed for a while.
Jenny didn’t dare to tell them that they were possessed by evil spirits. Of course, this was what Mr. Mai had explained. Originally, we were told to keep it secret and just said that we all collectively had hallucinations. But as soon as we saw In this situation, there is no need for us to talk nonsense.
Actually, Jiao Ba and I both knew that even if the sailors remembered it, they would not dare to say that they were possessed by evil spirits. If this was revealed, the sailors would probably be in trouble again, but according to what Jiao Ba said , this is just a toxin, a toxin that can stimulate the brain, but where does this toxin come from? It seems that this sunken ship really needs to be turned over.
Although the other sailors don't remember, why can Shunzi remember it? I couldn't figure this out. I asked Jiao Ba specifically. At that time, Jiao Ba hesitated and didn't say anything. He only said that Shunzi might have prepared in advance or had a better physique than them. , It’s okay to fool a child with such words, but who can believe it? All the sailors have forgotten it, but he only remembers it.
If he had really prepared in advance, Shunzi would not be as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit. If he had a good physique, those old sailors were all physically stronger than him, and what Jiao Ba said would be blocked in both directions. , I’m not sure. Is it true that Shunzi is the one who has been hiding behind this as he said? The once innocent boy turned into a sinister and cunning villain in the blink of an eye? It’s really a bit unacceptable.
There was nothing to do all morning, Shunzi was writing notes, Jiao Ba was looking at it with his little green leather notebook, and the other sailors were catching up on sleep in the rest cabin. Everyone was exhausted these days. It's a good thing that he is in good physical condition, otherwise he would have been exhausted a few more times.
I didn’t feel sleepy, so I had to lie on the bed, smoking a cigarette, and thinking about things randomly. The things that happened recently have become more and more weird, making me feel dizzy. , I had to recall everything carefully again, and then analyze every detail carefully, but the more I analyzed, the more confused I felt.
Since we went to sea, things have not been idle. First of all, I think of the sunken ship of the Qing Dynasty. According to the Peugeot on the navigation chart, we should have salvaged the sunken ship of the Ming Dynasty, but why did we encounter a shipwreck inexplicably? What about the Qing Dynasty shipwrecks? And it was a Qing Dynasty sunken ship containing a Ming Dynasty female corpse. At that time, I was busy finding the man in black and unraveling the female corpse’s life experience, so I never seriously considered this matter.
Now after careful analysis, there are indeed many doubts. First, if the navigation chart is correct, we should not encounter this sunken ship from the Qing Dynasty. We can just go directly to the sunken ship from the Ming Dynasty. , but we happened to run into it. Is this a coincidence? Or is this all for a purpose, and is someone deliberately pushing all of this?
The second point is that a sunken ship from the Qing Dynasty actually contains a female corpse from the Ming Dynasty. This is weird enough. In addition, the apparent purpose of our trip to sea is to find the sunken ship from the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that this is also a coincidence? This is obviously illogical.
The third and most important point is that the man in black went to the shipwreck that night. If Jiao Ba and I hadn't stopped him, then the half of the jade pendant in my hand would have definitely fallen into his hands, and The things that Jiao Ba took from Big Beard, even the small piece of gold in the mouth of the female corpse, also proved that the matter was not that simple. Until now, the life experience of the female corpse has not been completely solved. These are the key to the problem. .
Looking back on the matter now, there are indeed many doubts. First of all, someone should know the secret of this sunken ship in the Qing Dynasty. He went after the female corpse of the Ming Dynasty. Now after analyzing it in detail, it turns out that It suddenly dawned on me that there must be someone among us who knows all this.
Furthermore, the man in black knows that there is something designated on the female corpse, and this thing should be of great importance. I think it can solve the ultimate purpose of this trip to sea, but who was the man in black at that time? I filtered everything through my mind, hoping to find some clue.
When I put out the cigarette butt, I suddenly thought that this man in black should be the one who knew that there was a female body in the sunken ship. Yes, it was definitely this person. If he didn’t know that there was a female body in the sunken ship, If it was a female corpse, then how could he sneak over there in the middle of the night?
When I thought of this, I quickly called Jiao Ba, "Lao Ba, Lao Ba, let's go, come with me to go out for some fun."
Jiao Ba still looked at his little notebook and said without raising his head, "You didn't notice that I was busy. You can go on your own, brother Yi."
Shunzi put down the pen in his hand at this moment, He looked at me and said with a smile, "I'll go with you, brother."
In order not to To make Shunzi arouse suspicion, I smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, you go out with me to bask in the sun." But before leaving, I still shouted, "Old man, you can come too, don't be bored." "I'm sick."
Jiao Ba looked up at me now. Giving him a look calmly, Jiao Ba pretended to be very reluctant and said, "Oh, I know, you go first, I will be there in a while."
Shunzi and I came to the deck Go up, the weather is good today, cloudless, and the sea breeze is blowing on you It was also very comfortable. I looked at the sea in front of me and said with emotion, "I used to think that the sea was beautiful, charming, and what I yearned for in life. But now it seems that this sea is not only not charming, but terrifying. It will kill people.”
Shunzi smiled beside him and said, "Brother Yi, when did you become so poetic and sensible?"
I looked at the sea in front of me and said, "Humans, you have to adjust all the time." You cannot always face life with the same attitude, and you must be principled and treat your friends kindly and sincerely. "I said this to Shunzi on purpose. I want to see it. See how he reacts.
"Well, Brother Yi is right. You should be kind and sincere when treating your friends." Shunzi spoke in a firm tone, and his eyes were clear, without the turbid look.
Looking at the big boy in front of me, he still gives me that kind of honest feeling. He is still the same Shunzi who is willing to follow me in everything, the sunny and handsome young man from the countryside, but his heart and appearance Is it the same? I'm not sure about this, "Shunzi, after going through so many things, do you regret going to sea with me?"
"Brother, to be honest, I was scared at first, but with this strength After that, it's not bad. If I didn't know you, I wouldn't have experienced so much. In fact, I'm quite happy." Shunzi also looked at the sea in front of him.
"Hey, what are you two talking about here?" Jiao Ba wandered over, took out a cigarette and threw one to Shunzi and me.
I took the cigarette, lit it and said, "Nothing, just chatting, don't you want to study your little book?"
"Study for nothing, I'm just bored, these two Just take it as a day off," Jiao Ba said while taking a puff of smoke.
The three of us were just chatting. None of the words were serious. We were all talking about the past and our plans after returning. After chatting for about half an hour, Shunzi said that he was sleepy and wanted to go back to sleep. As soon as he fell asleep, he turned around and left the deck and returned to the cabin.
As soon as Shunzi walked away, Jiao Ba asked me, "Brother Yi, have you discovered anything?"
I looked around like a thief to make sure there was no one around, and then whispered, "Well, I just analyzed what happened before." Then, I told him all the questions I had just thought of. Again.
After listening to this, Jiao Ba pondered for a moment and said, "Well, that makes sense. Your analysis makes sense. We really didn't notice these details at the time."
"But in the end Who could have known that there was a female corpse in the sunken ship? This person is probably the man in black." I squinted my eyes and was still thinking.
Jiao Ba suddenly said anxiously, "By the way, brother Yi, who was the first to discover the sunken ship in the Qing Dynasty?"
Yes, how could I put such an important I forgot about the plot. Whoever discovered the sunken ship first might be the manipulator behind the scenes. I thought about the situation at that time, but when I finished thinking about it, my head hurt again, and I couldn’t say a word for a long time. .
When Jiao Ba saw that I was silent, he touched me and said, "What's wrong? Speak up, Brother Yi, who discovered it first." I looked at him and said with an ugly face, "It's Shunzi and Mai Lao.