Updated: 202-02-04

On Sunday, April 4, 20, the marina was very busy, and the "Good Luck", a converted pleasure boat, was getting ready to go. The "Good Luck" was modified to install salvage equipment such as a lifter on the aft deck. Although marine salvage generally requires large lifting equipment, as well as equipment such as diving, compressed air, underwater welding, and underwater cutting, these are wasteful when it comes to salvaging a 17th-century Spanish wooden sailing ship.

Xie Jindiao sat in the cab and dangled, looking up at the navigation clock hanging on the wall from time to time. The scheduled departure time was eight o'clock, and now it was almost nine o'clock, and he was a little anxious to sit on the side of Qian Shuiting.

"No hurry, wait a little longer." Old Qian patted him on the shoulder.

At this moment, a car "Didi" drove quickly onto the dock. The car stopped steadily on the side of the "Good Luck", and two women got out of the car, one was Mrs. Qian Aibeibei, and the other was Shen Chen, who crossed the financial group of the group.

Shen Chen came to Los Angeles by plane from Shanghai yesterday morning, and as soon as she got off the plane in Los Angeles, she immediately transferred to Miami and rushed here non-stop. After the advance team left for Mingxing Island, Shenchen's little wild cat, Daisha, who has never been far from her, was also sent to the military and political training class to receive education.

After Aibeibei and Shenchen got on the boat, Xie Jinpeng sounded the whistle and steered the "Good Luck" to slowly leave the dock and sail out of the port of Miami.

"What's the matter, you're in such a hurry?" Closing the door of the cabin, Qian Shuiting poured a glass of juice for Shen Chen.

"There is a new situation, Chairman Bai asked me to come and report to you, listen to your opinions, and deal with the treasure that is about to be salvaged by the way." Saying that, Shen Chen handed out a letter, "This is written to you by Chairman Bai." ”

Qian Shuiting didn't speak again, he opened the letter directly. After just a few lines, Qian Shuiting couldn't help but shout, "What, you plan to dispose of the salvaged treasure to Rothschild?" ”

Shen Chen leaned back on the sofa chair very comfortably and took a sip of juice, "Yes, the financial group analyzes that whether it is 54 years or the current time and space, it is difficult to deal with this ship of treasure as soon as possible." Enlisting the Rothschilds for help is a viable path. ”

Qian Shuiting shook his fat head and asked, "Do you have a connection with Rothschild?" ”

"I have been in contact with the Rothschild consortium in the past." The corners of Shen Chen's mouth turned up slightly. "I'm an investment banker. The Rothschild consortium went to Qingdao to engage in business and investment, and it happened that I participated in it. Shen Chen said

Qian Shuiting nodded and continued to bury his head in the letter. The letter was soon over, and Qian Shuiting breathed a sigh of relief, "Preparing to cooperate with the Jews, is everyone's opinion?!" ”

"Yes, everybody thinks we should find an ally in '54, and the Jews are the best option." Shen Chen said as he glanced at Qian Shuiting, "Chairman Bai suggested finding an appropriate time to give them a hint. ”

"The idea of finding the allies is correct, and it is indeed a bit difficult for us to conquer the world alone. The Jews of '54 were economically strong, but politically insignificant, and it would have been best if they could cooperate. Qian Shuiting leaned on the sofa, his right finger tapping rhythmically on the table, making a "tuk tuk" sound. "It's just that Jewish consortium and Zionism are two concepts, they are not all the way~~~~"

He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "I don't completely agree with your plan! These old Jewish men are old foxes, and we can't take them lightly. ”

The Good Luck left Miami, maintained a cruising speed of eight knots, and headed straight southeast. As it crossed the waterway between Cuba and the Bahamas, about to enter the Caribbean Sea through the Windward Channel, the Good Luck slowly slowed down. It was eight o'clock in the evening, and it was completely dark. Using the darkness of night as a cover, the Good Fortune travels through a time tunnel into the 54th year.

The next day, "Good Luck" sailed to the pre-calibrated coordinates of the wreck and came to rest. In summer, the Caribbean Sea is calm, with the inky blue waters swaying to meet the sky. The sea was so quiet that not a single seagull could be seen, and all that could be heard was the whispering of the engines in the inner compartment and the splashing of the waves gently crashing against the two walls of the ship. Abbey sat alone in the cabin, a glass of red wine in her hand, her eyes looking out of the porthole, and on the table was a picture of Qian Duoduo.

"Miss your daughter again?" Old Qian opened the door and walked in.

"I'm thinking, like my daughter, we're in a different time and space. If only we could establish a communication and listen to her voice. Abebe sighed and drank the wine from her glass.

Zhou Weisen carefully helped Chen Gong put on a wetsuit on the back deck, and a camera was fixed on his shoulder. Chen Gong put on his helmet himself, and on top of the helmet was a searchlight, and on the front was a piece of plexiglass cover that happened to cover his entire face.

"I'm going down!" He smiled and said to the people on deck, "Don't worry, we're going to get something." As he spoke, he entered a special hanging basket.

A black plastic pipe with a diameter of about one centimeter is tied to Chen Gong's waist, and the other end of the plastic pipe is attached to the hanging basket, which is put into the water by the lifter. At the moment when the gondola entered the water, Chen Gong also waved his hand to the people standing on the side of the boat.

The cockpit of the ship has been turned into an undersea exploration command module, and a large LCD screen hangs on the side wall of the cabin, and the images captured by the camera fixed on Chen Gong's body are projected on the large screen through cables; There is also a camera on top of the gondola, and the picture of this machine is displayed on the computer next to it.

The big screen shows the hanging basket and the flow of seawater. It is a splendid underwater world, where the sun's rays pass through the water column strongly, refracting sparkling waves, and the hanging basket enters the sea, alarming countless colorful fish.

The gondola slowly descended towards the bottom of the sea, although Chen Gong was wearing a heavy diving suit, but due to the rapid current, his body seemed to sway a little in the gondola, and the flickering refracted light reflected his figure very strangely.

After five or six minutes of sinking, the light dimmed slightly, and the field of vision on the screen was much dimmer than on land. At this moment, the hanging basket suddenly stopped falling, and the picture on the big TV screen was a thousand strange coral reefs, dotted around. The gondola has reached the bottom of the sea, and the computer shows that the water depth is 17 meters.

Shen Chen was a little surprised, "The light on the bottom of the sea is so good?" ”

Xie Jindiao said with a smile: "Sister Shen, the sun's rays can generally penetrate the sea water at a depth of 20 meters, and in some clear sea areas, the sun's rays can also reach a depth of several hundred meters, and the seawater permeability of the Caribbean Sea in 54 years is absolutely OK." ”

In the shape of a pig on Xie Jindiao's face, Shen Chen smiled faintly, "Isn't the searchlight on the diver's head a superfluous thing." ”

"Well, it seems!"

At this time, Qian Shuiting, who was sitting on the side, helped Xie Jindiao relieve the siege, "It can't be said to be redundant, the underwater world is very complicated, and it's always good to prepare more things." ”

On the screen, Chen Gong grabbed the hanging basket and looked around underwater. This seabed is full of sand, corals, seaweed, and carapaces. He could now clearly distinguish objects in the near distance, a hundred meters away, fading and turning into a light blue in the distance, submerging into a blur of darkness.

Chen Gong settled down, he held a small shovel in his right hand, held the hanging basket with his left hand, raised his feet and gently walked out of the hanging basket, standing on a seaweed field. These seaweeds are seafood plants that have not been washed away by the sea, and they are soft under your feet.

"Don't worry, everyone, I'll go around the bottom of the sea first." Out of the gondola, Chen Gong said the first thing to the camera, and the sound was transmitted from the cable in his helmet to the gondola and then to the cab.

"You just look around the hanging basket with a diameter of 000 meters." Qian Shuiting said, "Be patient and careful!" ”

Chen Gong made an OK gesture to the camera and marched in one direction. On the big screen, there was a picture of walking with Chen Gong's body.

This is a tropical underwater world, the sea is crystal clear, and the hanging basket may be lowered, and many large fish are scared away, only two or three small colorful fish, which flash from time to time. The bottom of the sea is covered with lush seaweed, and there are silvery white underwater beaches. Refracted by the sun's rays underwater, the surrounding coral reefs appear colorful.

Qian Shuiting and others sat in the cab, staring at the big screen, only to see Chen Gong walking a few steps on the bottom of the sea, then bending down to dig seaweed and knocking on the reef with a shovel in his hand, the sea water in front of the camera was turbid from time to time, and after twenty or thirty seconds, the picture returned to normal. From time to time, Chen Gong's wheezing sound came from the loudspeaker.

It had been 0 minutes since the time passed, and the screen showed that directly in front of Chen Palace, there was a light black half-moon-shaped hillock among the corals.

Chen Gong walked to the hillock and suddenly stopped, the picture shook for a while, and a shark scurried out of the coral bush. Abebe, who was sitting in the cab, was startled, and she quickly covered her chest with her hands.

"It's fine!" Qian Shuiting put his hand on her shoulder, "Chen Gong can deal with it." ”

The sudden appearance of the shark only made Chen Gong stunned for a moment. He reacted immediately, and as soon as he pressed the shark on his cuff, a stream of yellow liquid squirted out and quickly spread. The shark felt uncomfortable, and the person in front of him didn't seem to be easy to mess with, so he just flicked his tail and ran away.

When the picture calmed down, the people in the cab went to Chen Gong and sat on the hillock, and at this moment, an exclamation from Chen Gong came from the loudspeaker, "Ah, I sat on a piece of wood!" ”

Zhou Weisen jumped up from the chair all of a sudden, but the intercom was in Qian Shuiting's hand, and Qian Shuiting's face was as usual.

"Is it a piece of wood, or a pile of wood, or a boat?" Qian Shuiting was very calm, "I mean, are you sitting on a separate piece of wood, or a pile of wood?" ”

Chen Gong didn't speak, he slowly used a shovel to clean up the sediment on the bottom of the sea, and the sound of rapid breathing and friction still came from the speaker. As the Chen Palace was cleared, all the sand and soil floated, and the picture was muddy. As the murky waters cleared up, the bow of an old Spanish sailing ship came into view.

"I've found a shipwreck, probably the Lady Atoka shipwreck!" Chen Gong gasped and said.

Qian Shuiting hurriedly grabbed the microphone, "Okay, it's been forty-five minutes, Chen Gong, you come up, let's change people." ”

After Chen Gong came up, the Good Luck immediately moved to the shipwreck. Soon the gondola slowly descended to the bottom of the sea again, and now the gondola was riding Zhou Weisen and Xie Jindiao wearing diving suits, one of them was holding a shovel and the other was holding an iron pickaxe.

After going down to the bottom of the sea, Zhou Weisen and Xie Jindiao slowly cleaned up the silt on the sunken ship. Due to its age, the wreck has been covered in a small part of the coral, and most of the rest has been covered with thick shells and other unknown creatures.

After two people cleaned up, the middle compartment of the wreck was slowly revealed. Xie Jindiao smashed the wooden plank on the side of the ship with the pickaxe in his hand, and the pickaxe fell, and there was a burst of turbidity, and the rotten plank was smashed to pieces by the pickaxe. After the sea water cleared, a large deep black hole appeared on the screen,

Zhou Weisen and Xie Jindiao turned on the searchlight on their helmets at the same time, and the light shone through the large hole that had been broken, and they could reach the cabin full of boxes of goods. Although it has been soaked in seawater for more than 100 years, the wooden box has not completely decayed, so the goods basically remain in their original appearance.

Xie Jindiao put his hand into the cabin and gently scratched one of the boxes with the iron pickaxe in his hand, and the box immediately broke, and a pile of golden blooms fell down gently.

Chen Gong suddenly jumped up from the sofa chair, he waved his hands, and shouted: "It's successful, this is the wreck of the Lady Atoka, absolutely!! ”

There was jubilation in the cab, and everyone was in high spirits.

"Babe, pour a glass of red wine for each of us!" Qian Shuiting stood up from the sofa with a round belly, "After drinking, let's officially start salvaging the treasure." ”

Ten days later, the boat sank quietly off Baltimore, and a Caribbean fishing boat loaded with nearly 40 tons of treasure from the wreck of the Lady Atoka, including tons of gold and 500 kilograms of precious stones, quietly came from the waterway to the grove outside the town under the cover of night.