Chapter 245: Surprises

"You're saying there's really a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea?" Laura asked, incredulously.

"Yes, and it looks like it should have been a yacht from more than a century ago, with a small hull but very elaborate decorations. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything exciting in the cabin yet.

I'm going to change the oxygen cylinder and continue to explore, but the previous one I looked at it was not close enough, and I need to rummage through the cabinets to find it. Shi Lei replied affirmatively.

"Ah, this is amazing, no matter if you can find anything valuable inside, this shipwreck itself is very meaningful to us, I didn't expect the killer whales to actually take you to find a shipwreck, it's really unexpected." Laura said in disbelief while looking at the images recorded by the underwater camera brought back by Shi Lei.

Shi Lei replaced the oxygen cylinder and replaced the huge underwater camera, and at the same time supplied the searchlight and the power consumption of the camera, and the battery was about to run out soon.

Shi Lei replaced it with a more convenient and longer-lasting head-mounted waterproof camera, and a special underwater searchlight with better effect. After waving goodbye to Laura, Shi Lei dived again.

The previous underwater camera and searchlight were tied together, so the volume was relatively large, and I couldn't get into the few small cabins on the wreck, maybe the harvest of this expedition will fall in these cabins. It's much more convenient with this equipment.

When Shi Lei entered the cabin of the sunken ship this time, he was not as cautious and frightened as before. Although there are still some sea creatures staying inside, because places like living rooms can really raise fish, but there are no creatures that can really threaten Shi Lei's safety.

Sea snakes and the like have already run away, and Shi Lei has also paid special attention to the lack of hidden killers such as stone fish, so this time you can rest assured and boldly go to each cabin to see if there is any surprise harvest that can bring you.

The focus of Shi Lei's inspection is that there are several small cabins that have not been inspected in detail before, and most of them should look like storage space. Start where you enter. Shi Lei checked step by step.

Not to mention that Shi Lei really gained something quickly. In the kitchen, Shi Lei found a lot of tableware from a closed hatch, probably because the yacht had taken into account the problem of shock absorption at that time, and most of these tableware were well preserved, but a small part of them had become fragments.

A complete set of porcelain and several crystal wine utensils have been preserved. Although there are water stains formed by being soaked in water for a long time, the overall condition is still very good. There is also a set of tableware that looks like sterling silver, with beautiful European-style carvings, which makes Shi Lei feel a sense of happiness spontaneously, this is all small money.

In another place, which was supposed to be a wine cabinet, as soon as the kitchen door was opened, a mass of blood-stained liquid quickly spread open. Shi Lei was startled, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to the diving knife on his waist.

However, after a closer look, I found that there were just a lot of red wines that had been broken. It's just that the kitchen door, which had been sealed well, was closed inside, and it was released.

After picking all the wine bottles, Shi Lei finally picked out a few bottles that were still intact. There are relatively few red wines, as their bottles are much more fragile. What remains is more of a variety of spirits, as their bottles are generally thicker.

Many of these century-old wines that are still world famous brands are basically there, Hennessy, Johnnie Walker. There is no shortage of Chivas Regal, Rémy Martin and so on, and there are many brands that are still familiar today. Most of them are high-end brands made in France.

From these wines alone, it can be seen that the original owner of this shipwreck was definitely a wealthy man, and the price of these wines at that time alone was not affordable by ordinary rich people.

But it's the labels on these bottles. They were all completely unrecognizable by the spoiled red wine and the soaked seawater, and Shi Lei was able to identify them, thanks to their classic appearance that had been passed down for countless years. There are also relatively well-protected logos. Otherwise, just by looking at the year and other information on these labels, you can get a better idea of what was going on at the time.

Shi Lei looked at the broken red wine with some regret, it is conceivable that these red wines must have been worth a lot of money at that time, and if they can get it now, they will definitely be able to sell it at a good price. Although they should no longer be able to drink, after all, the brewing process of red wine is different from that of white wine, and it does not mean that the longer the storage age, the better.

If these liquors in Shi Lei's hands are all domestic famous brands of liquor, even if they are not very famous brands originally, with so many years of historical accumulation, every bottle can be auctioned at a sky-high price.

As for the current market of these foreign wines at hand, Shi Lei is a little unclear, and can only say that he hopes they can be sold at a good price, after all, there is still historical value in it.

The cleaned up and usable wine were sealed in the waterproof bag that Shi Lei had prepared a long time ago and put it at the exit, and they would be brought back together later. After that, Shi Lei continued to look inside.

The next place is the place that Shi Lei values the most, that is, the cubicle in the master bedroom, which is the easiest place to hide good treasures in Shi Lei's heart.

Although in fact, there have been a lot of gains before, but it is still not as visually striking as the most intuitive things such as gold and silver treasures. After all, without these things, it always makes people feel that they don't want to treasure it, although the actual value is not low.

Shi Lei walked to the cabin that was supposed to be the master bedroom, pointed the headlight in his hand at the small cabin next to the bed, and gently released the light. His left hand grabbed the door to the cabin, while his right hand reached for the diving knife at his waist. This cabin is quite special, and Shi Lei feels that it is necessary to be vigilant.

This cabin was not as small as it seemed, because after Shi Lei bypassed a few cabins, he felt that this compartment that was separated should have some area divided from other cabins. The actual space is a bit larger than it seems, and the space in the next few cabins has been reduced a bit, so there must be something special here.

And in such a cabin, there may be something waiting for you. It's just that the hatch here is a little small, and it seems that you need to turn sideways to get in, so Shi Lei temporarily let this place go before.

It is also because of this special design that Shi Lei feels that this is the most likely place to make a gain, and the tableware and famous wine harvested before are an unexpected gain.

After slamming open the hatch. Under Shi Lei's nervous gaze, nothing rushed out of it, or triggered any mechanism or the like, only some clothes that had been soaked floated out of it. Shi Lei carefully pulled the crumbs of these clothes aside, and finally saw the situation inside.

In what originally seemed to be a cloakroom, there was an iron cabinet that had been completely rusted, which should have been specially prepared by the original owner. However, Shi Lei was not busy opening it, it seems that this is the ultimate goal of Shi Lei's trip, and the original owner's good things should stay here if nothing else.

Of course, if the original owner withdrew on his own initiative, then it is difficult to say whether there will be anything left inside. So Shi Lei plans to put it to the end. Shi Lei always likes to put the biggest surprises to the end to test.

What Shi Lei paid more attention to at this time was a gate that should have been hidden behind the hanger. It seems that there should be an independent space behind this, and this should also be the key to solving many doubts.

There is also a waterproof isolation hatch specially used here, so Shi Lei hesitated for a long time, in case there is something that is afraid of water such as pictures, then he may lose a lot when he opens the hatch. But it's very helpless that there is no good way to determine what is inside except to open the hatch, and it is impossible to wait for the yacht to be dragged to the surface before making sure.

But I don't think anyone would put a famous painting or something in such a cabin. It's a hassle to get in, and this waterproof door is a little lower than a normal door.

After making up his mind, Shi Lei turned the fixing bolt on the hatch open, and then slammed the hatch open. At a glance, I found that there was really no such thing as a famous painting in it, and I was relieved and at the same time had a faint sense of loss.

Just now, Shi Lei was ready to close the waterproof door immediately to reduce the loss. But now Shi Lei still struggled to pull the hatch shut.

At this time, the function of this room that should have been very secret Shi Lei has already understood, this is actually a dedicated safe room, or it can be used as a collection room. Inside, there is now a thickened steel plate cuirass carved with intricate patterns. There is also a steel helmet with a similar pattern.

In addition to this, there are two Winchester lever rifles, as well as two antique shotguns packed in beautiful gun cases.

It's clear that these two antique shotguns must be worth a lot of money. This is only known by the beautiful pattern that runs through the body of the gun and the family crest on the grip. In addition, the gun has the name of the gold-painted zuò maker, and the wood is also made of precious walnut.

Although Shi Lei didn't know who the gunsmith was, it was obvious that this kind of gun was also a luxury item at that time, and it should be more expensive now.

Because as far as Shi Lei knows, the current custom shotgun can reach 1.8 million US dollars, which is enough to buy a big house in a good community. Just looking at these two shotguns, Shi Lei felt that it would definitely not be a problem to change to a modern luxury yacht.

And those two lever rifles, Shi Lei decided to collect them unceremoniously. Other people's are retro, but this is a real antique. Although Shi Lei didn't have a hobby of collecting, who let Shi Lei pick this thing up for nothing.

Fortunately, Shi Lei has sufficient preparations, although there is no large enough waterproof bag to put these things in, but this is difficult for Shi Lei.

He directly used a knife to cut the largest waterproof bags, and then glued them a few more times with waterproof tape, so that a spliced larger waterproof bag was ready.

After putting all the armor and four guns inside, and sealing the mouth with duct tape again, these things are also sealed.

Shi Lei decided to go back to the yacht again, it was time to change the oxygen cylinder, and at the same time send back all the current gains, as for the safe, it was better to leave it for the last trip.

Shi Lei is going to prepare the biggest surprise for Laura on his next trip, and he happens to put the biggest surprise that he may leave for himself at the end. (To be continued......) R1071