From the place where the sea and the sky meet in the distance, a ray of sunlight slowly emerges.

Soon, a warm light shone on Chen Ming's face.

Stretching in a daze, Chen Ming remembered the environment he was in.

I don't know when I fell asleep on the command platform in a daze last night, and Chen Ming was wearing a training cotton coat. He had gone down to the boat last night to get it.

A day later, Chen Ming was in the cabin. It doesn't seem to have the fear and shock of yesterday's first meeting.

yes, what's there to be afraid of. These are all heroic spirits guarding themselves.

Chen Ming took off his heavy coat and moved his body on the command platform with a bang. Then enter the cabin.

Even if the rescue ships of the Eastern Fleet set off as soon as they received the news yesterday, it would be tomorrow when they arrived here. I have a day to explore the truth about the death of the officers and men of the 361 boat.

Entering the cabin along the gangway, Chen Ming turned on the flashlight. He first went to the watch room to check the boat logbook.

After saluting the soldier who was "put down" by himself yesterday, Chen Ming pulled out the boat log he was writing from under his arm.

Chen Ming's hand trembled slightly. Without daring to look directly at the last content, he flipped to the day before.

August 1, Army Day.

The officers and men of Boat 361 successfully killed two submarines and one destroyer during the exercise a few days ago.

It also coincides with the festive season, and everyone is in high spirits.

Although there are no bells and whistles like the 401 boat. However, the captain still drove the 361 boat to the edge of the "combat zone" so that the crew could have a happy time for a while.

Looking at the words recorded in the log, although it seemed official, Chen Ming could understand their feelings.

Although the captain's approach is, to put it mildly, a bit "plaything", Chen Ming likes this humane captain. He then looked back.

The record in the logbook is followed by some things about the 361 boat holding a singing competition. Chen Ming skipped directly.

Here's the highlight.

An hour later, Boat 361 set sail again.

After another hour, the battery pack in the boat was running out of power and needed to be recharged. At the order of the captain, the 361 boat rose to a depth of 20 meters below the surface. Extend the periscope and breather valve.

Chen Ming watched and thought about the captain's command in his heart.

So far, there have been no mistakes. Chen Ming was on the 401 boat and listened to Captain Wang talk about some things about conventionally powered submarines. This includes the generation of electricity from conventionally powered submarines.

Conventionally powered submarines use diesel generators, which inhale and burn a large amount of oxygen in the boat when they start. Therefore, when the submarine is charging, it is necessary to float the submarine below the surface of the sea, and extend the periscope and the connected breather valve out of the sea surface to inhale oxygen.

That's when the change happened.

"We followed the operating procedures and extended the periscope and the air intake valve. The main engine class starts the diesel generator. It's just that we didn't notice that the intake valve we raised up didn't open properly at all. ”

"The oxygen in the boat burned very quickly, and by the time we found out, all the cabins were under negative pressure. We desperately tried to open the hatch. But it was clear that we had failed. ”

"It's been a minute since we found out the problem. We're out of luck, we're back in our places, and we're going to have to leave something behind. I don't know who you are seeing this now, but please."

Chen Ming watched as his eyes slowly moistened. The farther back the logbook becomes, the more handwriting becomes. The opening date is stuck on August 1. It was supposed to be a day for them to celebrate.

Chen Ming silently closed the boat logbook and began to collect the suicide notes left by the soldiers in the boat.

Some people have very few words on the suicide note. Only, "Mom and Dad, it's fine." Or, "Mom and Dad, I'm sorry." "Son, I'm sorry. Something like that.

Chen Ming guessed that maybe they were the group of fighters who tried to open the hatch, missed the time, and finally could only simply leave what they wanted to say.

Just picked up three or four suicide notes, Chen Ming suddenly thought of it. I don't know them, these soldiers don't have enough time, and their names are not written on the suicide note, if they take it rashly, in the end, these suicide notes will probably not reach their families, which is really a good thing.

Returning the same way, according to memory, they folded the suicide notes one by one neatly and put them in the pockets of their jackets.

Every time I read a person's suicide note, I fold it once and put it once.

All the way to the end, Chen Ming looked at the person sitting in the command cabin. All the officers and soldiers had peaceful faces and accepted their imminent death, but he was the only one with a painful face.

Looking at the rank of colonel on the man's shoulders, except for the captain is the commissar.

Chen Ming picked up a page of paper in front of him.

At the top of the paper is the words "Submarine Detachment of Huzhou Base of the Eastern Fleet of the Navy" in red.

Chen Ming then looked down.

"I'm Jiang Yun, the captain of Boat 361. I, the captain, bear full responsibility for this accident. For a full minute, I didn't notice that the intake valve wasn't open. Seeing my brothers struggle to push the hatch cover, my heart bleeds. Because I knew that in a minute, they would not be able to open the hatch. ”

"I ask the leadership to give me punishment and accountability. I applied that after that, all 69 officers and men of the 361 boats except myself would enter the martyrs' cemetery. They are all good, and it was I, the captain, who hurt them. ”

"I ask the leadership to take me and what happened to my boat. It is included in the teaching materials of the Naval Academy. And as a negative example, it sounded the alarm for the captains of all ships of the Navy. ”

Jiang Yun's suicide note was written a lot, but the handwriting was very sloppy, and Chen Ming knew that he was in a hurry.

The content behind Chen Ming was no longer recognizable. Chen Ming knew that when he wrote this, Captain Jiang was almost dying.

The dried blood-colored spots on the paper looked so shocking.

Chen Ming stared at the paper.

In just a few paragraphs, the captain in front of him recorded the last message in the world.

There is not a single word in the whole article for myself. smashed his reputation on the ground and spat on it.

In order to let his brothers enjoy the incense of the world after their deaths, and to warn other captains of the navy who have not yet had accidents.

Chen Ming, as usual, folded the note silently. Solemnly stuffed into Captain Jiang's pocket.

Even if the captain committed an unforgivable mistake. But Chen Ming feels that he is still respectable.

Silently stood up and saluted.

Chen Ming took heavy steps and climbed back to the command platform step by step.

He took out a can he had brought from the kitchen, opened it, and leaned over the railing of the podium. Facing the setting sun, I ate slowly one bite at a time.

Chen Ming felt that his heart suddenly became calm at this moment. Life may be like this, surprises and accidents, never knowing which will come first.

Seeing the occasional fish jumping on the sea, a smile appeared on the corner of Chen Ming's mouth.

Chen Ming will always remember this day. In his naval career, he met a teacher on his first voyage.

The teacher told him.

Captain, it is not your ideal to conquer the 8th Sea, it is not your burden to fulfill your father's wishes, it is not your means to achieve your own goals.

The teacher did not teach him any professional skills such as HNA technology, water diversion technology, etc.

Only taught Chen Ming two words.

Liability.

Thank you, Captain Jiang.

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PS: The 361 boat in history automatically closed because the snorkel encountered wind and waves.

I thought about it for a long time, but I made some adaptations.

Negligence objectively exists. We cannot turn a blind eye.

Maybe the result could be better.

Officers and soldiers enter the martyrs' cemetery. The first person responsible for the accident, Captain Jiang, took himself as a lesson and lived in people's hearts in another way. Live in the history of the navy, incarnate a sledgehammer, and sound the alarm bell in the heart of every navy person in the future.