Chapter 7: Discovery
It would be a lie to say that he was not interested in this person in his heart, but he could tell the priorities of the matter, and for him, the most important thing now was not to find out who this person was, but that he was being targeted by a miserable white hand and could die at any time, which was the problem he urgently needed to solve.
Zhou Kesheng seemed to see through what he was thinking, picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and said, "Don't hesitate, in fact, these two things are essentially one thing." ”
"Oh?" Xiao Ling glanced at him.
"The person who looks like you, all the truth he told you may be related to the Big White Hand, as long as we figure out the essence of this Big White Hand, and understand its weaknesses, we can come up with a way to deal with it."
"And this big hand, which existed at least in the time of Emperor Shun, may also be an opportunity for us to explore the truth behind this world, and the purpose of you and me should be the same."
Xiao Ling pursed his lips and didn't speak, just silently thinking about his thoughts.
After a while, he sighed, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Old Zhou, you are indeed an excellent lobbyist, and I have been persuaded by you again." ”
Although he knew that what Zhou Kesheng said could not be believed, he was still unconsciously moved, and he had to be convinced of Zhou Kesheng's eloquence.
Zhou Kesheng showed a smile and said, "Go to Guiru, find this person, and figure out all the truth, including the miserable white hand, maybe...... You can solve your current crisis, in fact, you have no choice. ”
Xiao Ling spread his hands and said, "Yes, in fact, I have no choice. ”
He is now being targeted by the mysterious white hand, and there are only two options in front of him, one is to do nothing, wait here for all kinds of accidents to happen, and finally fail to dodge and die in some seemingly unexpected accident.
Or listen to Zhou Kesheng's suggestion, participate in this scientific expedition team, go to Guiru, find the person who looks exactly like himself, see what the truth of everything he said, and fight for that glimmer of life.
Zhou Kesheng is right, he has no other choice.
"Don't worry too much, it shouldn't be too dangerous to find the ruins this time. The authorities attached great importance to this scientific expedition and gave full support. Zhou Kesheng saw that Xiao Ling's face was worried, and comforted.
Xiao Ling looked helpless: "It seems that I have to be absent from school for a while again." ”
Early the next morning, Xiao Ling found the school counselor, only saying that he was feeling a little unwell in the past few days and had to take a leave of absence for a period of time and return to the hospital for follow-up observation.
The counselor knew something about his car accident and approved his leave with a look of sympathy.
Knowing that Xiao Ling was going to take leave to go home again, Zhang Xiu, Wang Pengcheng and Ma Wei in a dormitory were a little reluctant, they got along for more than a year, and the relationship between the four of them was good.
"Alas, Xiao Ling is really pitiful, it is estimated that he saw the bloody scene of the sudden car accident scene yesterday, and he can't stand the stimulation, it's really pitiful."
Zhang Xiu and the three of them thought secretly, and could only silently wish Xiao Ling a complete recovery as soon as possible.
Xiao Ling ignored what the three of them thought, packed some change of clothes by himself, dragged his suitcase and left.
After meeting with Zhou Kesheng, the two took the high-speed train and went straight to Ningshan City.
Ningshan City's Ningshan Port channel is deep and wide, the water is abundant, the wind and waves are calm all the year round, and it is suitable for the giant ship to moorth.
It is not far from the provincial capital to Ningshan City, and the direct high-speed rail only takes three hours.
In the afternoon, the two were already in Ningshan City, and Zhou Kesheng took Xiao Ling to stay in a high-end hotel, where he lived in the top luxury suite.
This hotel is very close to Ningshan Port, standing in front of the window of the hotel, you can already overlook the busy Ningshan Port, and see the huge ships on the sea in the distance.
The next day, people came to meet them.
This time, with the support of the forces behind Zhou Kesheng, the scientific expedition team was reorganized, and Li Zhibao, Hu Shengzhe, Wang Lei, Yu Tingting, Pang Yan and other previous companions were indispensable, in addition to the five of them, there were two more strangers.
One is named Wang Haiyang, about 50 years old, wearing a suit, looking polite, after Zhou Kesheng's introduction, Xiao Ling knows that he is a famous oceanographer in China, and he is also the deputy secretary general of the international organization "Blue Ocean Organization".
The other is Guo Zhenwei, about 40 years old, white and chubby, and is a marine biologist, mainly studying marine life.
Xiao Ling understood that the addition of these two was obviously related to this trip to the ruins of the depths of the ocean.
What surprised Xiao Ling was that he didn't see Sun Tao, who had been inseparable from Professor Li Zhibao.
In the evening, a group of nine people left the hotel and headed for Ningshan Port.
Under the cover of night, a three-story sea ship is quietly leaning in the harbor, this sea ship is not small, at least can accommodate hundreds of people.
Xiao Ling followed Zhou Kesheng and saw that there was someone guarding the ship. Zhou Kesheng stepped forward, talked to someone in a low voice, and took out something similar to a document and handed it to the other party, after that, a group of nine of them were released.
This is Xiao Ling's first time on a sea ship, and he is inevitably a little excited and curious, looking around, of course, he is more concerned about whether the miserable white hand has appeared again.
The nine of them got on the ship, and on the deck, a tall man greeted them.
Behind this big man, there were two strangers he didn't know.
Xiao Ling looked at this big man, it was Sun Tao.
"It turns out that he has already stepped on the ship first." Xiao Ling thought to himself, and saw Sun Tao and Zhou Kesheng and Professor Li Zhibao say hello.
Zhou Kesheng said: "Are you ready?" ”
Sun Tao nodded and said: "Elder Zhou rest assured, in accordance with the requirements of the above, all the personnel are in place, this is Captain Cao Zhiren, and this is Jiang Hongtao's first mate." ”
After that, he introduced the two strange men around him to Zhou Kesheng.
These two strange men, the eldest of whom is about 40 years old, is named Cao Zhiren, who is the captain of the three-story sea vessel "Exploration", and the other is Jiang Hongtao, who is the first mate of the "Exploration".
Zhou Kesheng shook hands with them one by one, and said with a smile on his face: "This time I want to ask you." ”
This Captain Cao Zhiren was very respectful to Zhou Kesheng, holding Zhou Kesheng with both hands, bowing slightly, and even praising what he should have, so that Zhou Kesheng could tell him if he had something.
Xiao Ling thought to himself that this Cao Zhiren was also the captain of the "Exploration", how could he be so respectful to Zhou Kesheng? It seems that Zhou Kesheng's identity is bigger than he imagined, thinking that he can lead such a group of top domestic experts, the means are not small, and the forces behind him can transfer such a round of sea ships to completely use them, and it is not simple.
On the boat, Xiao Ling followed Zhou Kesheng, and a group of people quickly entered a spacious captain's room.