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Without letting Zhang Xiao wait too long, the second mate of Hames quickly gave him a positive answer.

"Father Harry has been found, please wait a moment, he will be here soon."

"Oh, okay, excuse me." Zhang Xiao nodded.

"This is what I should have done, I'm sorry for causing so much trouble to your trip, I'm so sorry!"

It seems that the second officer is still sorry for a thief on the cruise ship, and he doesn't know whether he is sorry because of Zhang Xiao's "identity" or because of his duties.

But in any case, Zhang Xiao didn't want to make a fuss at this time, and after glancing at the second deputy of Hames in front of him, Zhang Xiao probably understood his thoughts, and immediately had an idea.

"Don't be so polite, Second Officer Hames, you have helped me a lot, and I thank you very much for helping me...... Oh, by the way, it's so rude, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Zhang Xiao, of course, according to your habits, you can also call me Zhang, or Father Zhang, after becoming religious, the name has no special meaning for me, thank you again for helping me. ”

The second assistant is obviously not a young man who doesn't know anything, and when he heard Zhang Xiao's self-introduction, his eyes immediately lit up, and he said enthusiastically: "No, you are too polite, this is what I should do, I hope I will have the opportunity to worship with you in the future." ”

Zhang Xiao nodded slightly when he heard this, but he didn't speak anymore.

Although Zhang Xiao was not speaking, the second mate still looked very happy, which was also normal, because he had already received what he wanted—the personal friendship of a priest.

What Zhang Xiao said just now is actually a backword, which is not only to introduce his personal identity, but also a subtle hint, implying that the second mate has already accepted the second mate's love as a person.

For Second Officer James, it is obviously more meaningful to make a priest friend than to help a priest.

Zhang Xiao felt that the second mate was too enthusiastic before, although there was a thief on the ship, but when the owner himself was not in a hurry, it was too abnormal for him, the second officer, who was only in charge of security, to be so enthusiastic.

If he has a greater sense of responsibility, then the second officer should have gone to investigate and monitor after knowing that there was a thief, but in fact, the second officer never meant to check the close monitoring, but kept expressing that he wanted to report the matter to the captain and make the matter bigger.

This is not a good choice for him, the second officer in charge of security, and even a very bad choice for him, after all, if he catches the thief quietly, no one will know about the whole thing, and he will not be responsible, but once the matter is big, Mr. Second Officer will inevitably take responsibility, at least he can't escape from dereliction of duty, but he is stubborn, which is actually very strange.

But if you think about it from another angle, what if it is good for the second mate? What if things get bigger, and it can bring more benefits to the second mate?

For example, he already knew the details of this thief, and it is likely that he could easily catch the thief.

Then the whole thing is not a dereliction of duty, but only a small negligence, flaws are not hidden, and his ability is outstanding!

After all, isn't it normal to have thieves on a cruise ship? In such a place with more than 1,000 people, high mobility, and complicated backgrounds, it is normal for thieves to be hidden, and it is not surprising that there are one or two wanted criminals hidden.

This kind of thing, as the second officer in charge of security on the ship, it is impossible not to be unclear, and using this as an excuse, coupled with the quick remedy of mistakes, the image of Mr. Second Officer in the eyes of others can be completely reversed.

Even...... What if this thief's background is not simple? For example, if he is the first mate or the captain? Then this second mate is not afraid of power, integrity and fearlessness!

Just thinking about it, Zhang Xiao understood that the purpose of this second deputy was not to be responsible, but to show himself.

Then after ruling out that the second mate is an extremely responsible person, the reason why he behaves so enthusiastically is obvious.

His enthusiasm for his work was not due to the theft, but to Zhang Xiao, the person he hoped to get a different look at him.

If you want to blame, you can only blame Zhang Xiao for making up his own character too tall when he said nonsense before, which made this second officer, who was already religious and had a lot of thoughts, think a little carefully.

So in order not to let this complicated second mate make any more trouble, Zhang Xiao said those words, implying that the other party confessed his feelings, but at the same time, he expressed his gratitude in a private capacity, which also means that Zhang Xiao is unwilling to let more people know about this matter.

Of course, these words were not actually spoken, and even people with average experience and emotional intelligence could not understand them, but Zhang Xiao was not worried, because Mr. Second Officer was not a hairy young man, and he was able to achieve the third position of the second mate on the cruise, which also proved that Mr. Second Mate's IQ and EQ were not problematic, and he would definitely be able to "understand" the true meaning of this sentence...... Perhaps, he will still slander in his heart, what is the secret of this talented priest in front of him.

Sure enough, although the second officer looked happy, he didn't have the intention of reporting the theft at all, as he said before, and he didn't want to check the monitoring, as if he didn't remember the theft at all.

As for whether he slandered in his heart, it was not in Zhang Xiao's concern.

……

"Father Zhang, Father Harry is almost here."

Just when Zhang Xiao was thinking about the weirdness of this weird cruise ship, the second mate said.

Zhang Xiao came back to his senses, looked at the second assistant and asked, "Where is he?" ”

"Oh, he's almost there, you see."

The second assistant pointed to a monitor, Zhang Xiao looked at it, and sure enough, he saw a priest in the same robe as him on the monitor screen.

Looking at the screen screen, Zhang Xiao recognized that it was the last corner in front of the monitoring room, which made Zhang Xiao feel more and more strange in his heart, could it be that Mr. Priest would really come?

Isn't this place a separate space?

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didn't give Zhang Xiao much time to guess, and soon, there was a knock on the door of the monitoring room.

"Father Harry should have arrived, please wait."

The second officer of Hames nodded to the other crew member on the side, motioned for him to open the door, and then turned his head to Zhang Xiao and said.

Zhang Xiao didn't think about it anymore, and turned his head to look at the door.

Nothing out of the ordinary, the door opened, and a man in a priest's robe stood outside.

It wasn't clear to see through the monitor before, but at this time, what appeared in front of Zhang Xiao's eyes was a rather old man, with a little rickety on his back, wrinkled on his face, and he looked at least seventy years old.

You must know that such an old person, even if he is in good health, is not suitable for traveling far, let alone serving on a ship, and needs to go to sea all year round.

Even if this cruise ship is fully equipped and has first aid measures, but in case of any accidents, there is no chance of return.

The second assistant of Hames was very eye-catching, saw Zhang Xiao's doubts, and immediately explained:

"Father Zhang, Father Harry is indeed very old, and we have not persuaded him, but he has been friends with the chairman of the group for many years, and he also has a close relationship with the church, and the most important thing is that he himself is very persistent, and even signed a waiver, even if there is any accident, he doesn't care about the cruise, so ......"

Zhang Xiao nodded, knowing that Second Officer Hames was not only explaining why Father Harry was still serving on the ship at such an old age, but also maintaining the image of the cruise shipping team, and of course, his own image, so as not to make Zhang Xiao feel that he was a person without sympathy.

But now Zhang Xiao doesn't care about this, not to mention that he originally made it up, even if he wasn't, he wouldn't take the careful thinking of the second deputy James seriously.

He was now quietly observing the very old priest, and as Father Harry got closer, the strange feeling became more and more apparent.

This feeling is the same as what he felt before on an unmanned cruise ship, a strange and incomprehensible feeling.

"Let me introduce you both." At this time, the second mate of Hames walked out, "This is Father Harry, the special invited Father of the Quantum Cruise, and this is Father Zhang Xiao, who is a guest of our Quantum Cruise." ”

Zhang Xiao suppressed the strangeness in his heart, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Father Harry, and said politely: "Hello Father Harry, I didn't expect to see the accompanying priest on the boat, this really surprised me, and I am ashamed of your piety." ”

Zhang Xiao is not talking back, not even perfunctory, you must know that although the position of the ship priest can be traced back to the Middle Ages, in fact, by the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, there were not many such priests.

After all, being out on a ship is not only dangerous, but also boring, and there is no oil and water, and of course there are not many church people who are willing to do it.

The old man in front of him didn't look like an old man with any strange thoughts, but Zhang Xiao was willing to believe that this old man was just for faith.

"Hello boy, I just did what I had to do, but it was a nice experience to see my church brothers on the boat."

Father Harry's voice was old but clear, and he could tell that he was in a good mood, and his tone was uplifted.

"I'm also glad to be able to meet an elder like you, can I have the pleasure of hearing your story on the ship? I think it must be extraordinary. ”

"Oh, of course that's fine, although the only thing I have to mention on the boat is how to eat twenty-nine kinds of fish without using my hands, but I'd love to share it with you." Father Harry said with a smile, but before Zhang Xiao could echo him, he blinked again and said, "But let's get down to business first, kid, if you need any help, please tell me, I want to help the tradition of the brothers in the church, whether on land or on the ship." ”

It can be seen that this priest is not old and confused, and even old and fine, and immediately "saw" Zhang Xiao's purpose.

"Oh, I want to borrow something from you." Zhang Xiao opened his mouth and said, and at the same time roughly repeated the story he had told the second mate of Hames before.

Father Harry didn't interject, but nodded and said, "No problem, kid, let's go." ”

At that moment, Father Harry and Second Officer Hames nodded, and they took the lead, turned and walked out.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiao hesitated for a moment, then turned his head to the second mate of Hames and said, "Mr. Second Vice, then we will talk later." ”

After saying that, he immediately followed.

However, just as Zhang Xiao stepped out of the door with one leg, Father Harry in front of him suddenly asked, "Son, now you can tell me the truth......

“…… Because you're the thief who stole my stuff, aren't you? ”

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