"If you're going to Gunkanjima, or Hashima, you should know the story of the past, right?" The old man whispered, looking out the window from time to time, as if he was worried that someone was eavesdropping.

Gu Huaiyi was next to him and translated the old man's words to Tang Shuxing, Ji Kefeng, and A Ling, who didn't understand Japanese.

Ah Yue nodded: "We know, and we know a series of weird stories about Hashima later, the disappearance of the fishing boat and the story of that photographer." ”

"Yes, it's all folklore, no, what should I say?" Jun Cao's father looked at Jun Cao and asked.

"Urban legends." Jun Cao added that he still hadn't taken off his old military uniform, and it was uncomfortable to sit there on his knees.

"Yes, urban legends." Juncao's father shook his head and said, "Originally, a former atheist like me shouldn't believe this, but seeing is believing, there are indeed monsters and sea monsters on Hashima!" ”

"Ahh This was something she never knew, and she didn't get any information from any source that there were sea monsters on Hashima.

"Yes, sea monsters, I saw it with my own eyes." Juncao's father said "sorry" again, got up and walked to the window to look around, and after seeing three Self-Defense Force officers patrolling near the hotel, he turned to his son and motioned to go down to the sentry.

Jun Cao immediately got up, grabbed the rifle that had been placed next to him, made a "relieved" expression to the people sitting in the room, and then turned around and went downstairs.

After Jun Cao left, the old man continued: "This is what has happened in the last few months, that is, the period when earthquakes and disasters began to occur frequently. Because of the depletion of fisheries, the people of the town began to stop fishing in the offshore waters and went to places a little farther away, but you must know that it has not been very peaceful recently, and they dare not run too far, and they all go to the surrounding areas of Takashima or Nakajima, but because of the legend, no one dares to go to Hashima, although Hashima and Nakajima are already very close......"

Although Juncao's family runs a hotel, the hotel is very clean and comfortable because of the unique flavor of the cuisine. Most of the tourists who came to visit in the early days chose his home. Some people even simply postpone their trips without making a reservation in advance, and later due to the expansion of the Self-Defense Nagasaki base and the stationing of some US troops, many tourists are reluctant to come to this town again. Business has also been depressed as a result.

Therefore. Juncao's father decided to change his business strategy. The bonito with their unique flavor is actually dried fish.

However, to make zuòbonito, the bonito chosen must be in the deep sea area. It is not easy to catch in the offshore waters, so it must be caught in the sea with a water temperature of about 15 degrees, so Juncao's father began to return to his old business and sail out to sea with other fishermen.

"At that time, we went out, and the planned time was half a month, because the water, fuel, etc. we brought were only enough for half a month, and if we didn't gain much in half a month, not only would we lose money, but we would not even be able to pay the salaries of the hired crew, so the captain and I were very anxious." "We followed the predetermined course and decided to try our luck on Takashima first, because someone had been there with a full load, but we didn't find anything there, so we had to turn the bow of the ship and head towards Nakajima, and on the night we arrived at Nakajima, something strange happened......"

When the fishing boats arrived near Nakajima, there was not much hope because there were too many fishing boats around, and in fact, it was considered inshore, so how could there be so many fish? But just when the captain turned on all the fishing lights on the fishing boat and made the crew wait for the net to be released, a miracle happened - everyone saw that there were schools of fish swimming less than a meter below the sea level, and the number was quite large.

Everyone on board was stunned when they saw this, and then burst into cheers, and immediately began to lower the trawl under the captain's command. Because the fishing boat is a double trawl, it is very troublesome to go down, but the range is wide and the length of the net is enough, so the captain and Jun Cao's father understand that maybe if this net goes down, maybe they can go home directly.

The trawl was scattered, and then waiting, who knew that at this time something strange had happened - the boat began to move, and the captain immediately rushed into the cockpit to see what was going on, but found that there was nothing wrong, and at this time the hull began to turn, and the captain realized that something was in the direction of the trawl and began to drag the fishing boat forward.

"Collect the net!" The captain shouted, starting the machine at the same time, but it had no effect at all, and the winch machine then made a terrifying "click" sound, if the net was forced to close again, I am afraid that the equipment would be damaged.

The captain had to force himself to calm down, judging from the speed at which the hull was being towed, it could not be some other large fish, like a large number of fish in the trawl net still moving in the direction of the current, but many years of fishing experience told him that this was impossible, because the fish in the net would collide in all directions, and it was impossible to swim in one direction collectively, let alone something that could drag the fishing boat.

Jun Cao's father was also anxious at this time, and asked, "What should I do?" ”

"Wait! In a hurry, the fish will soon get tired, there are too many fish in the net, and there is no room for movement. The captain affirmed, but there was also a hint of uncertainty in his heart.

The crew also stood around the side of the boat and watched, and the captain turned off the fishing trap lamp and only used his own strong flashlight to shine it, and found that under the sea around the fishing boat, there were all dense fish swimming at high speed, and many of them even jumped out of the water.

Seeing this, the captain was so frightened that he dropped his flashlight into the sea, completely unaware of what was going on.

The speed at which the fishing boats were being dragged faster and faster, everyone was facing the sea breeze, and everyone asked the captain loudly, and some even suggested that the trawl should be broken. But the captain refused, because the trawl was not an ordinary fishing net, it was expensive, and according to the current situation, the double trawl must be entangled, and it was very troublesome to break it, and it would take a while to cut it with a saw.

The speed of the fishing boat became faster and faster, and time passed faster and faster, and soon after, Juncao's father, who was the first mate, finally saw something in the distance with a telescope, and immediately motioned for the captain to look.

The captain just took one look and exclaimed, "Oh no! He immediately turned around and rushed back into the cockpit, and after turning on the GPS positioning, he lost his voice and said, "Hashima in front!" ”

After this shout, the people on the boat were all stunned, and they all looked at the huge black shadow on the sea in front of them, and no one did not know those strange legends.

"Break the trawl! Hurry up, hurry up! "The captain can't take care of anything at this time, because it seems that the fish are heading towards Hashima, and this speed will hit the shore of the island, which will greatly damage the ship, and maybe it will lead zhì to tilt and be silent directly, at this time, what AIS collision avoidance or something like that on the ship has no effect, so I have to let the crew find a way to break the trawl on the one hand, and start the boat to start retreating and slow down the speed of progress.

The people on the boat began to use chainsaws, axes, and all kinds of useful things against the trawl cables, and began to cut with saws, and they were sweating profusely.

The captain looked at the number on the dashboard and saw that even though the ship was retreating at full speed, it was not doing anything, and the whole ship had already crashed directly towards Hashima.

"It's over—" the captain was already a little desperate, while the crew outside shouted, "The first net is broken!" ”

After the first net broke, the whole ship shook violently, but the hull still slammed diagonally towards Hashima, and it was only 200 meters away from that side.

The captain ran to the stern trawl and began to desperately break the second trawl, not daring to look up to see how far away it was to hit Hashima, he had already decided to resign himself to fate.

"There are still a few tens of meters! It's almost bumped! Hold on to your surroundings! Juncao's father shouted, and then signaled that everyone except for the crew of the chainsaw was firmly grasping the surrounding things, ready to collide.

Closer, closer, the crew with the chainsaw didn't care so much, under the fixation of the two people around them, sawed off the steel cables, just when there was still the last steel cable left, something suddenly bulged on the sea surface in front of them, and then a black shadow rushed out of the bottom of the sea in front of him towards the sky, and the fish in the trawl net.

"Boom-" After the loud bang, the thing fell into the sea again, the trawl was bitten off, and the crew sawed off the last steel cable at the same time, and because of the huge wave caused by the water added by the thing, the fishing boat that was about to crash into Hashima was directly lifted.

The big wave hit and swallowed the whole fishing boat directly, and everyone on the boat was soaked, but they knew that they were saved, and they were cheering each other, but before the cheers passed, they heard the captain pointing to the sea and shouting: "What is that?" ”

Everyone looked at the captain's finger and saw that where the thing had fallen into the water, there was something half floating on the surface of the sea and half under the sea, rushing towards the fishing boat at a very fast speed, stopping more than 20 meters away from the fishing boat, and burrowing into the bottom of the sea.

The thing rushed and drilled like this, directly producing a series of continuous waves, wave after wave towards the side of the fishing boat, the largest wave almost overturned the fishing boat directly into the sea, everyone on the boat was so frightened that their faces turned pale, and a novice peed his pants directly.

The sea calmed down again, and it was calm in an instant, not even a few waves were gone, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.

The people on the boat looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, and then everyone looked at Hashima, realizing that something bad would happen if they approached this area.

"Get out of here now!" The captain said to himself, rushed into the cabin, started the engine, and rushed towards home with full speed.

Just as the fishing boat was quickly moving away from the waters near Hashima, something strange happened again, and at the place where they left, the black shadow came out of the sea again, jumped in the air, and then retracted in the air, turning into a round ball, smashing into the sea like a cannonball, making a loud noise that shook the ship.

"What's that?" Juncao's father stood at the stern of the boat and watched, "Sea monsters?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a miracle occurred - a large number of fish jumped around the hull, and one by one they landed directly on the deck, as if they were hiding from something.

"Is this a miracle?" The captain, who was standing in the cockpit, looked at the various sea fish that had fallen into the boat like rain, and was completely dumbfounded like everyone else. (To be continued......)