Chapter VII: Statements by the Informant (2)
No one could imagine what had happened to the Lisha in the Dragon Triangle. What Deputy Director Guan meant was that the whole thing was Xia Yuanshen's own words, without any evidence, not even a photo, just imagine, if they really encountered the ghost ship in the Dragon Triangle, wouldn't they take pictures? Even if they didn't bring a professional camera, they always had a mobile phone, right?
According to Xia Yuanshen's account, several crew members in the wheelhouse of the Lisha were stunned, how could they dare to take pictures? Moreover, the incident happened suddenly, in just two hours, and no one expected that such a thing would happen, and this kind of argument was a bit reluctant.
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After Dongfang Yue and the doctor boarded the ghost ship, they didn't come back for a long time, so Lu Jiawei took the helmsman Yao Tanli to take another dinghy to support (a freighter is usually equipped with two dinghies), this time they witnessed Lu Jiawei and the two of them boarding the wheelhouse, but looking at their movements, it seemed that the first people to board the ship were not found at all, and the crew of the Lisha was even more puzzled.
About half an hour later, something even stranger happened, just over this calm sea, the black and oppressive clouds whistled, and in an instant the sky became gloomy, and the wind increased from the original two or three to seven or eight in a short period of time, and a sudden storm was brewing.
The current top manager of the Lisha is only the second mate Xia Yuanshen, he is actually a guy with low eyes, he is extremely arrogant on weekdays, but he is as timid as a mouse when he encounters trouble; of course, it is not a problem to simply drive a boat, but this level of control is also very limited, and he is usually a person who does not like to learn and is not very motivated. Now, it is extremely dangerous to encounter an instant storm at sea, and if the storm were a typhoon, then the Risha could be shipwrecked.
Xia Yuanshen hurriedly kept sending signals to the cargo ship, and the two groups of people did not respond, as if they had disappeared without a trace, he manipulated the Lisha to try to approach the ghost ship, but as the wind increased, the ship drifted farther and farther, not only did not get closer, but gradually became smaller and smaller in the field of vision, until it disappeared completely, and the strangest thing was that the cargo ship on the radar screen also disappeared at the same time!
The Lisha suddenly fell into a panic, coupled with the sharp deterioration of the weather, everyone was more concerned about the life and death of the captain and the first mate and others, but the safety of their own lives. Everyone was in an uproar, everyone didn't have much friendship, where could they care about the lives of others when the disaster came, the remaining 7 crew members gathered around Xia Yuanshen, the second mate who was not very welcome, and asked him to immediately manipulate the cargo ship to leave this hellish sea, Xia Yuanshen, now he is not a person inside and outside, his face is pale, and he can't make a decision for a long time.
The wind gradually increased to level nine, and a large number of white waves began to appear on the sea, it seems that the wave height is not four or five meters, and the swell is also unusually large, nearly 10,000 tons of Lisha began to appear about 20 degrees of rolling, and people who live at sea all year round understand that danger is imminent.
Almost everyone yelled at Xia Yuanshen, and some crew members even began to scold, Xia Yuanshen usually had his nostrils facing the sky and no one in his eyes, and when he encountered such a situation, he immediately coaxed-
"Left full rudder, two into two! Everyone returns to their posts, return at full speed......" He shouted in the wheelhouse with all his strength, everyone actually cheered, Xia Yuanshen seemed to have become their savior.
The Lisha struggled to squeeze a snow-white trail from the stern of the ship in the wind and waves, and began to staggered forward, the full rudder steering and the lack of power in the wind and waves made the cargo ship roll more than 30 degrees in an instant, and all the items on the table fell to the ground with a clatter, but no one paid attention to it.
All they wanted to know now was if they were so lucky that they could safely get out of this devilish sea where countless ships were killed on the spot.
Everyone's eyes were filled with fear, eagerness, and apprehension!
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"So, you actually escaped from death, and you escaped from the Dragon Triangle by luck......" Chen Tianyu didn't question Xia Yuanshen's statement too much, just talked about the facts.
Xia Yuanshen's face was not very good-looking, but he hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes...... We almost didn't come back, so I think the captain must be a lot of bad luck. ”
Liu Zichen was puzzled: "Since it was a shipwreck, why did you report the case to the Public Security Bureau? This should be handled directly by the maritime department, right......?" Although she had not worked in a relevant department, when she was in SZ, there was also a port, and it was still an important port, and she had some contact with the situation of the maritime department.
She could see that Xia Yuanshen's emotions had not completely calmed down, maybe he had stated it many times, but every time he made a statement, he seemed to have palpitations, so she couldn't be too harsh on him for not wanting to cooperate.
"Yes, our company did notify the maritime department first, and the maritime department also accepted the accident, but they insisted that I tell the captain how they were killed, I really can't tell...... How do I know what's going on?" Xia Yuanshen said helplessly.
Deputy Director Guan also bowed his head at this time and said that this was indeed the case: "In fact, we also assisted the maritime department in conducting the necessary investigation, but we have never been able to characterize and close the case, and there are many ships that have been shipwrecked in the Dragon Triangle...... There have been many shipwrecks in recent years......" His face showed some abnormal looks, but he did not hide from Chen Tianyu's eyes.
"If I'm guessing correctly, the Lisha is probably the only ship that survived the Dragon Triangle, right?" Chen Tianyu got to the heart of the matter, and he had to figure out the ins and outs of the whole thing.
He said unceremoniously again: "You invited us Beiting to come to help solve the case, I'm afraid you have other intentions, right?" This time he spoke to Deputy Director Guan Shaoxing.
Deputy Director Guan's eyes flickered a little, looking a little embarrassed and unnatural.
"Not really, but we all think maybe...... Perhaps only the North Pavilion can give us an answer,...... However, it was I myself who proposed to the higher authorities to invite Beiting to assist, and you are not wrong about this......" He said still a little insincerely.
"Do you think that Beiting is specifically responsible for investigating some supernatural incidents?" Chen Tianyu couldn't help but be a little angry, "Or are you still short of errands, using us as a shield?" His words were sharp, as if he had become another person, even Guan Shaoxing, who was wearing a police uniform, felt a chill.
The people present didn't dare to say anything for the time being, Liu Zichen gently tugged on Chen Tianyu's sleeve, signaling that the occasion was wrong and he needed to control his emotions, but he didn't expect Chen Tianyu to suddenly laugh.
Several police officers and the informant Xia Yuanshen all looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
"It seems that my expectations are good, whether it is the maritime department, the city bureau or the crew of the Lisha freighter, they probably think that this incident is not done by manpower, but a mysterious shipwreck brewed in the Dragon Triangle?......" Chen Tianyu finally broke through the mystery.
Guan Shaoxing coughed dryly twice, but did not answer, obviously being poked in his heart.
Xia Yuanshen said strangely: "Does this leader think it's not? Or do you not believe what I said at all...... He didn't know what to say, but he still mustered up the courage to say this.
"What you say may be true, but it doesn't have to be the truth. Chen Tianyu said slowly.
Guan Shaoxing smiled dryly when he heard this: "How can you see it?"
"Because I found out that you didn't actually go all out to carry out an in-depth investigation, but preconceived that this was another mysterious incident in the Dragon Triangle, then some judgments would be biased......" Chen Tianyu turned his head to stare at Guan Shaoxing, "Isn't that so?"
Guan Shaoxing swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and nodded for a long time.