Chapter 371: Mourning

The remnant sun is like blood, the sea breeze is weak, and flocks of seagulls hover and scream in the clouds for a long time.

The simply repaired Polaris, with its heart-wrenching whistle, staggers across the Pacific Ocean like a sluggish old cow......

On deck A, Captain James and some of the crew stood silently beside two bodies wrapped in white blankets, while an elderly priest was reciting the eulogy in a mournful tone with a bottle and twigs in his hand. They were holding a sea burial ceremony for the two passengers who had tragically died. One is the son of Sun Zhengtang, the bearded grandson, that is, the big boy Sun Yi who is suffering from cancer. While rescuing a little girl who was injured by a cannonball, he was hit by an iron pipe that fell from the air, and finally died due to ineffective rescue.

At this time, Sun Zhengtang's expression was strange, his face was serene, and the little girl's tears were raining down and her bereaved relatives were in pain, standing motionless, staring directly at his son lying on the floating raft, just like the father usually checking the child after sleeping, it seemed so calm and natural.

Almost all the passengers on the ship also came out, no matter what age, no matter what color they were, no matter what their status and status, they all came out. From the first floor to the top floor, from the bow to the stern of the ship, wherever there was a gap, wherever there was a place where a person could stand, it was crowded with their sad figures. They stood quietly with solemn expressions and sad faces, dressed in black dresses or holding large handfuls of flowers, silently seeing off the two unfortunate young men.

The priest held the bottle in one hand and the branch in the other, chanting words in his mouth, his voice was sad and painful, and he kept sprinkling water on the two corpses. At the end, he walked to the bereaved relatives of the deceased on both sides one by one, and kept comforting them softly.

After the ceremony, Captain James waved at Captain Jack. So Captain Jack turned to the makeshift guard of honor standing in a ceremonial dress and holding a gun, and shouted, "Ready---Raise the gun---Release--"

Bang bang bang, the honor guard, under the command of Captain Jack, kept raising their guns to fire in the air, and their movements were crisp and neat. Under the crisp sound of gunfire, the two floating rafts, propelled by electric pulleys, moved and moved slowly and silently along the slope leading to the sea......

The little girl's parents finally couldn't bear the painful parting, and they couldn't help but hug each other and cry bitterly. Sun Zhengtang seemed to be calm and unusual, but as the floating raft gradually approached the surface of the sea, his legs were still weak, and he slowly sat on the ground like dough.

The raft continued to move under the watchful eyes of the full boat, gliding over the slope, touching the water, drifting to the sea, and slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea, eventually leaving behind two expanding dustpan-like whirlpools.

The gunfire stopped, and the flowers fell, fluttering, flying all over the sky, falling into the sea like swaying butterflies.

Captain James walked gently to Sun Zhengtang, lifted him up from the ground, and comforted him with a gesture in his hand. Seeing that the other party was unmoved and reacted for a long time, he sighed, turned around and walked to the grief-stricken parents, and left the deck with their grief and relatives, leaving Sun Zhengtang standing with his eyes on the sea.

Xu Wenlong looked at the passengers who dispersed silently, and then at Sun Zhengtang, who seemed to have lost his soul, frowned and hesitated for a moment, and then strode towards him with a complicated mood.

Seeing this, Liang Shiqi and Wen Li also followed without saying a word.

"Mr. Sun, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, please mourn and change!"

Xu Wenlong walked up to Sun Zhengtang and gently took his hand and comforted him.

Sun Zhengtang slowly turned his head, looked at Xu Wenlong with a blank gaze, and then looked at the sea where his son sank without moving.

Liang Jiqi's nose was sour, and he held back his tears and comforted: "Mr. Sun, Ling Lang is kind-hearted and warm-blooded, and still thinks about the safety of others when life and death are at stake, and does not hesitate to step forward to save him, this heroic and fearless behavior, this righteous and awe-inspiring spirit, don't you feel proud and proud?" Now though he is gone, he has left us forever. But I believe that he must have walked calmly, he must have walked calmly, without a trace of complaints, without a trace of regret. More importantly, he will never want to see you so depressed and pessimistic, he would like to see you positive and happy. What do you think? ”

Sun Zhengtang listened, his mouth twitched violently a few times, and then a smile quietly rose on his face, a very bitter and astringent smile. He nodded thoughtfully, stared fixedly at the passing sea, and said in a dreamy voice, "Thank you, thank you for your kindness. It's just that...... It's just that I still want to be here and take a good look at my son, even if I can't see anything. ”

"That's good," Xu Wenlong patted Sun Zhengtang's shoulder lightly and said in a sympathetic tone, "You can just be quiet here, take care of your body, and don't be too sad." We take our leave! ”

"Thanks, please." Sun Zhengtang muttered in reply, with a strange smile, and looked at the place where his son sank into the sea for a moment.

Xu Wenlong sighed, one in each hand, pulled up Liang Shiqi and Wen Li, and slowly left the deck with heavy steps.