Chapter 378: Suicide
The fishermen who make a living at sea are actually the same as the farmers who dig in the fields, they rely on the weather for food.
It is for this reason and the fear of the unknown that people living by the sea have a lot of superstitious thoughts and taboos.
For example, you can't flip the body of a fish when eating it, because that would indicate a capsizing of the boat; When you go out to sea to fish, you can't bring your female dependents, it is said that you will touch your head and anger the sea goddess.
Another example is that when you break something while sailing, you can't say it's broken, but you have to say "laugh"; Seabirds cannot be killed; It is taboo to run and jump on the boat; When encountering whales, you can't point fingers, you can't call them by their first names, but you have to replace them with "old people" and so on.
Of course, I don't believe that the natural phenomenon of sea fog can be some kind of crazy "skull water", but the so-called local customs, and follow the words of the boatman, and pull up the T-shirt on his chest to block his nose.
As we get closer and closer to the sea that is full of sea fog, we are about to fall into it in the blink of an eye.
Including five Yanbian people and Zhou Tianming, who was not very gregarious, came to the cabin, but there was one person who refused to move, that is, the sad man who was sitting on the bow of the boat.
The enthusiastic eldest sister shouted at him to come in, and the sad man turned his head in a daze, smiled sadly, and said that if only this thing could really make people crazy, it would save the pain of suicide.
His voice was erratic, and the expression on his face was anything but joking. As soon as the words fell, the whole person was shrouded in a dense mist, as if it disappeared in an instant.
Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt that the sad man was a little abnormal, and for a while, the atmosphere was a little solidified.
From a distance, we didn't feel that when we really sailed into the sea fog, we found that the fog was too dense and thick, not to mention how many meters of visibility there were, and even the faces of the dozen or so people crowded in the cabin were a little blurred.
The sea fog came in a terrible and pervasive way all around us, even when the hatch was closed.
In front of me, beside me, left and right, there was a white expanse, I couldn't see anything, I couldn't see anything clearly.
Sailing in such an environment can be imagined. Not to mention whether there will be reefs and whirlpools in the sea, even the most basic direction will deviate.
The boatman's expression was serious, he held the rudder firmly with both hands, his whole body stiff and his muscles tense, as if he was fighting against an invisible force.
The wind and waves began to get stronger, and the hull of the ship was jolting, and some girls couldn't help but scream. The sound was like a wisp of smoke squeezed out of the throat, and it disappeared in an instant, and the ears stood on end.
No one spoke, and everyone's ears were filled with the sound of each other's heartbeats, plopping, plopping...... The body is like a fallen leaf in the wind, undulating back and forth with the hull under his feet, trembling......
I don't know how long later, the dense fog suddenly dissipated, the sea level in front of me was endless, and the blue sky and sun appeared overhead, and the clouds were like clumps of plump cotton, swaying lightly with the wind.
The middle-aged boatman breathed a long sigh of relief, took off the handkerchief on his face, and said It's okay, we have already crossed that sea area, and we have completed more than half of the trip, and we are not far from the desert island.
Hearing what the boatman said, everyone also pulled down the T-shirts that covered their noses and mouths, and their nervous expressions gradually relaxed.
Looking back, the sea fog behind the fishing boat was still thick, rolling hideously behind us, but it was now fading away.
After some nervousness, everyone had a kind of excitement for the rest of their lives, and they all said to the boatman for their hard work.
The boatman was a little unhappy, and he pointed to the sad man who was sitting in the bow of the boat, and said what was the matter with that man? We have rules for begging for the sea, how can we say the word "kill" on the ship? It's unlucky!
The sad man was still slumped on the old tires in the bow of the boat, his posture unchanged, as if he was asleep. The cigarette went out, and he held it to his mouth unconsciously, and it took him a long time to react, and he reached out to touch the lighter in his trouser pocket.
It seems that "skull water" can make people crazy, but it is just a legend.
However, with such a dense sea fog, he dared to sit on the bow of the ship, and the danger was too great, did he really want to seek death?
Everyone walked out of the cabin and sat back on the deck, and they couldn't help but sigh at the thrill just now.
The enthusiastic eldest sister walked to the bow of the boat and sat next to the sad man.
"Young man, how dangerous it was just now, don't be so pessimistic, how can a young man have the idea of committing suicide? Tell me about my eldest sister if you have something on your mind, how beautiful life is......"
The sad man smiled stiffly, turned his head and said Eldest sister, I have received your wishes, but I am different from you, you feel that life is full of sunshine and beauty, while I live in hell.
Da Xiong also began to persuade him, he was not a good talker, and he spoke in a humble voice: "Brother, look at how good the sea scenery is here, don't think about those unhappy things." ”
Naturally, this kind of occasion is indispensable for the talkative orange cat, he opened a bottle of drink and poured it into his mouth and said: "Oh buddy, how old is it, isn't it just that my girlfriend blew it?" Three-legged toads are hard to find, and women are not everywhere......"
Even Hua Wuji, who has always been annoying, stood at the bow of the boat, saying that it is, because women can't do it.
Maruko was not happy: "Hey...... Why are you men so rude, people are hurting and suffering! Besides, what do you just say is suspected of discriminating against women...... Three-legged toad?! ”
The brain circuit of the photomaniac is obviously different from that of ordinary people, and she uses the SLR in her hand to press the shutter at the sad maniac while listing a series of numbers.
"According to the survey, 50 percent of people who commit suicide due to emotional problems are far more likely than those with depression. In China, on average, one person will commit suicide every minute and thirty seconds, and one in two will be due to emotional entanglement......"
Her words were obviously out of place, causing everyone to look at them reproachfully. The photomaniac also seemed to realize that he had lost his speech, and quickly shut up, but the shutter clicked non-stop.
Except for the five Yanbian people and Zhou Tianming, as well as the flower messengers who surrounded the goddess, everyone was persuading the sad man to think about it.
The click of the shutter and the explanation of the crowd seemed to overwhelm the sad man, and he stood up and sighed.
"Alas...... You don't need to say any more, let me tell you the truth, I came to the desert island this time to seek death, and I don't plan to go back at all. I'll make it clear right now that I committed suicide of my own volition, and it has nothing to do with all of you! ”
Sad Male ...... No! It should be the words of the suicidal man that stunned everyone, and no one would have thought that the purpose of his expedition was to seek death.
His statement, even the boatman who had a big opinion before didn't care about the bad luck of the word "kill", and hurriedly said that he was only responsible for the pick-up, and he couldn't take care of anything else.