Salvage No. 08 started the deep-water grab, the steel cable made a huge friction sound, and the square-headed and square-headed grab went underwater like a monster, and slowly fell to the top of the designated position under the command of Zhong Shan. It opened its steel jaws and plunged into the dirt, stirring up the bottom of the sea with yellow smoke, and after a dozen diggings, it finally dragged a black object onto the deck.

After rinsing the water, we gathered together and found that it was a long blackened wooden plank, crawling with barnacles and shells, and it was so strange and craggy that the paint color was long gone. The four consecutive raised signals that Fang Zhen found were actually several rows of convex bars nailed vertically on the board. It is incomplete, but barely retains a curved profile, which Professor Lin believes is likely to be part of the ship's outboard protrusion, called wave protection. This kind of wave protection is detachable, and when the wind and waves are strong, it will be used to temporarily raise the ship's side to prevent the deck from flooding, and then dismantle it when the wind and waves are calm.

Although it is not known for sure whether the wave guard belongs to the Fugong, it at least proves that there should be a shipwreck nearby. It is likely that it detached from the side of the ship when it capsized and drifted some distance.

This discovery made everyone extremely happy. I glanced worriedly at the Japanese ship in the distance and asked Professor Hayashi what if the Japanese would surely see our movements, and if they came over as well?

Professor Lin smiled: "These days, we have stopped the ship dozens of times, and we have used grabs and divers more than a dozen times. The real is virtual, the virtual is real, they can't tell for the time being whether we are making a false shot this time or whether we really have found it, and they won't come over easily. ”

"So what do we do?"

Professor Lin drew a circle on the chart: "With this sinking point as the center, the wreck should be within this range." The focus of the next search will be on this circle - of course, don't change the route too much, so that they don't see the flaws. ”

Treasure hunting at sea is really a boring and brain-burning thing, and you have to keep thinking about each other and guessing each other's minds.

With the discovery of the wave guard, the confidence that had been silent for a while finally rebounded. Over the next few days, Salvage 08 quietly deviated from the established route and circled around the sinking site. The Japanese were unaware of it, still searching at their own pace from afar. Unfortunately, our good fortune was temporarily exhausted, and for three days we found nothing, and we used several grabs, but only a large pile of aquatic plants and shells were caught.

This is not uncommon, after all, this is a wooden wave guard, which can float out for tens or even hundreds of kilometers before sinking to the bottom of the sea.

On the third day, Yao Bu suddenly found me and called everyone for a meeting, and he said with a serious face, "I think we may have been fooled." ”

He said that suddenly, and we were stunned. Yao Fei took out a notebook, on which he drew a neat page of coordinates, and marked the long and short line segments with red and blue pencils, which looked cold and dazzling.

In his notebook, three squares were next to each other, and the left and right squares were marked with a solid line with a blue pen, 14 and 15 respectively, and the middle grid was dotted with a dotted line. The medicine does not explain that 14 and 15 refer to the day of the 14th and the day of the 15th from the beginning of the search, and the solid line represents the daytime track of the Japanese ship, and the dotted line represents the night track. Because it cannot be observed at night, it is only tracked by shipborne radar, so it is indicated by a dotted line.

This is not a standard grid recording method, it is a medicine that I did not figure out by myself. It's not prescriptive, but it's clear. Professor Lin flipped through it and praised it.

This record shows that the area where we found the wave guard, the Japanese ships passed through the adjacent areas on either side of it on the 14th and 15th, in other words, it is highly likely that they passed through the sinking area at night. But this area is only 15 square kilometers, and it will not take you a night to pass through. The only explanation is that the Japanese ship entered the grid on the night of the 14th, anchored here all night, and left only early in the morning of the 15th.

Yao didn't look at Zhong Shan: "I remember you said that the surrounding area of this wreckage is very flat, which is convenient for salvage?" Zhong Shan replied, "Yes, there are no big trenches or reefs in that area, and the elevation does not exceed five degrees. The wave guard stands out from the crowd and is particularly noticeable. ”

Yao didn't nod and looked at everyone again: "I don't understand technology, but with the search strength of the Japanese, how can it be possible to stay overnight and not find such an obvious bulge on the bottom of the sea?" But the next day they didn't make any moves, but swaggered away, let's pick up this bargain. This is really suspicious. ”

"Maybe they were afraid that we would find out, so they deliberately pretended not to find anything?" Shen Yunchen guessed.

"Then it should at least circle around the neighborhood and wait for an opportunity to approach - just like we did." "For the next few days, the Japanese ship was heading to the northeast, diagonally to here, and did not show any nostalgia at all. ”

Dai Haiyan suddenly interjected: "This wave guard board is bait?" ”

Medicine nodded approvingly. The two of them were thinking a little fast, and the others and I didn't keep up. Yao didn't look at me, and his tone was slightly pitying: "The Japanese should have rushed to that area on the night of the 14th, threw the wave guard into the seabed, and chose a place that was easiest for us to find - because it was night, so this series of water operations did not have to worry about being discovered - and then walked away." That is, the wave guards are the bait they cast to drag us in useless waters. ”

Fang Zhen asked rhetorically, "How could they be sure that we would definitely go there?" The medicine didn't raise the notebook in his hand: "It's all a network search, we can guess their track patterns, and they can also grasp ours." The Japanese chose to do this on the night of the 14th day, apparently because they had learned the pattern of our actions through the observation of the previous 13 days. ”

There was no one in the conference room for a moment. If the medicine is not correct and Dai Haiyan's guess is correct, it means that we have made a very big mistake. Professor Lin didn't take his position lightly and suggested that he take a look at the board again.

We hurried to the storeroom, and the board was lying on the ground. Professor Lin picked up a magnifying glass, observed it carefully for a while, sat on the ground dejectedly, and sighed: "You're right, I'm careless." ”

A large number of barnacles are attached to this wave guard, and the dense density is very terrifying. Professor Lin pointed to one of the pieces and said, "You see, this barnacle has gray-purple thin longitudinal stripes on the surface, the wings are very thin, lead-purple, and the apical edge is sloping. The East China Sea should be dominated by gooseneck barnacles or white-ridged barnacles. ”

He doesn't have to go on, everyone can understand it. The wreckage of a ship sunk in the East China Sea could not have attached to the barnacles of the South China Sea. This is supposed to be a fragment of the wreck of a shipwreck in Southeast Asia, which was dropped by the Japanese on the bottom of the sea to pretend to be the wreck of the Fukugong. Anyway, it's all wood soaked in seawater for hundreds of years, and it can't be distinguished without being sent to the laboratory.

If you think about it further, it is clear that the Japanese had prepared this plan before going to sea, which can really be described as far-sighted. I even suspect that this idea was given by the old court, that guy is a master of playing with people's hearts, and we were all tricked by him.

This plan is too vicious and sophisticated, and it is almost planned to be stuck in salvaging the supplies of No. 08. If it weren't for the medicine, we would have wasted a lot of time and fuel in the vicinity, and we would have had to return early.

No, not I'm afraid, the problem is actually quite serious. Professor Lin went to talk to the captain, and when he came back, his face was a little grim: "According to the current fuel stock, we can't cover the entire sea area, and we have to return to the sea after completing 75% at most." And just now the weather department issued a warning that in the next week, the sea area in this area may encounter storms, and our endurance will be further reduced. ”

The conference room was filled with oppressive depression, and everyone's face was not very good. The Japanese broke one of our legs with just one broken plank.

Professor Lin blamed himself and said that he was to blame for it, and he made arbitrary conclusions without carefully studying the board, which was an academic taboo. Shen Yunchen comforted Professor Lin a few words and said to everyone: "Don't be too depressed, it is extremely difficult to search for a shipwreck, and the Japanese may not be able to do so this time." Big deal, let's come again. ”

This is true, but it is inevitably a little negative, and it is completely resigned to fate, fighting luck and fate.

I took the notebook that wasn't medicine, looked down and tried to see some clues in the middle. But the composition of the line segments in there is too messy, and I will be dazzled after looking at it for a while. Everyone discussed it for a while, but there was still nothing they could do. Professor Lin said that it was too late today, so don't delay sleeping. Leave those on duty, and the others rest early.

I couldn't sleep in my cramped cabin, and the frustration of being on the verge of defeat filled my chest. Is this operation ending in such a hurry? I'm not reconciled, but it's not in an antique shop, it's at sea, and there's so little I can do.

I thought about it for too long, and my chest was really suffocating. I got up from my bunk and wanted to stand on the deck to get some air. At this time, at more than two o'clock in the morning, the sonar was being charged, so the salvage No. 08 anchored and stopped, and the whole ship swayed slightly on the push of the waves, like a cradle.

At this time, it was extremely dark and quiet, except for the low roar of the waves. The sea at night is the most terrifying sight, it is like a flowing endless abyss, ready to evoke the pinnacle of human fear that darkness can reach. The fishy smell of the wind blew, like the snort of a monster approaching. Fortunately, the weather is fine tonight, and the sky is bright with stars, so that people are not completely controlled by the darkness.

Through the headlights on the mast, I suddenly saw a figure standing on the bow of the boat, and when I looked closely, it was actually Dai Haiyan.

She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and with her left hand she held up an ebony star-holding board, her arm stretched out, and her right hand pulled a silk thread that had slipped down from the upper edge of the board, aiming her whole body at a certain point in the starry sky. I have seen this posture many times, and Zheng He probably used this method to determine the direction back then: the star-pulling plate is the right-angled edge, the left arm is the bottom edge, and the silk thread is the hypotenuse, forming a standard right-angled triangle. The angle between the left arm and the silk thread is the angle between the target star and the sea level.

She just observed the starry sky so carefully, and her thin body did not shake at all. That posture resembles an ancient priestess praying to the gods, communicating with the heavens with mysterious gestures.

I stood quietly behind her and waited for her to finish her observations before asking what she was doing. Dai Haiyan replied while recording it in the notebook: "I want to verify this coordinate again to see if it is accurate enough." After all, it was a simulation before, and the star-pulling board given by Grandma Shen is in good condition, so you can test it on the spot. ”

"It's useless." I shook my head, "Positioning that can't be done with modern instruments, let alone these ancient crude instruments." ”

"I agree with you, the progress of science and technology is not comparable to that of ancient times." Dai Haiyan helped her glasses, "But that doesn't mean that there is no use for the star-pulling board at the moment." ”

I was overjoyed and hurriedly asked. Dai Haiyan said: "After the meeting just now, I went back and thought about it. The fact that the medicine does not record the search track in the form of a line was an inspiration to me. I found that we had fallen into a misunderstanding. The directions we have calculated so far are all inferred from those four sentences. If the understanding of those four sentences is inaccurate and fundamentally wrong, then the next calculation will be completely different no matter how precise it is. ”

"You're saying we're reading it wrong?"

Dai Haiyan put away the star-pulling board, leaned sideways towards the side of the ship, and asked, "I'm thinking about a question." Your family's ancestor Xu Xin sank the Fugong here and sealed the coordinates into five blue and white jars. Why did he do it? ”

"I hope that future generations will have the opportunity to return here and get the sunken treasure!"

"So why divide it into five parts? Is it bad to write together? ”

I was speechless when confronted with this question.

Xu Xin divided it into five parts, and there must be a reason for him. Maybe these four coordinates and that lost coordinate constitute not a point, but a line! ”

Dai Haiyan simply spread out a map and picked up the pen: "For example, there are five points of ABCDE, and we can find the midpoint between these five points according to the distance relationship - but at the same time, we can also connect these five points, so that it becomes a polyline segment." ”

Dai Haiyan's words opened a new door for me. Dai Haiyan said that she would continue to observe for a few days, collect all the data, and should have a harvest. Anyway, according to the current search method, the success rate is already too low to be true, so it is better to challenge the new theory.

"How did you come up with that?" I was amazed.

"It's medicine, not to me."

"He still understands this?"

"He doesn't understand, but he said that everything in the world is encyclopedic, and there is no escape from the word logic, and the truth is always the same." Dai Haiyan raised her head and looked at the starry sky, "This person is very interesting, I like him very much." ”

This sudden confession made me a little embarrassed. I laughed dryly and said that you were quite direct. Dai Haiyan looked at me strangely: "Since you like someone, why don't you say it?" ”

"Uh...... I think that guy is a little unenlightened, and he may not be able to respond to your heart. ”

"We're already together."

I was so scared that I almost fell off the boat, when did this happen?

A day earlier, he had been sitting in the watchtower, looking at the Japanese ship with a telescope and a notebook spread out on his lap. I went to bring him food, and I was very curious to see that the strokes were very regular. So he explained to me the recording method he had invented, and we studied it together and discovered the strange whereabouts of the Japanese ships. He's a smart guy and perfectly follows my train of thought. ”

"That's why you two sang and ...... at the meeting," I scratched my head. It turns out that there are couples who come together because of "wisdom".

"Not exactly." Dai Haiyan leaned back to the cabin, and her well-defined face rarely showed a hint of appreciation, "Before we get on the boat, don't we have a meeting?" When he heard that I was a Ph.D., his first reaction was approval. ”

"Huh?"

"Make a wish, do you remember the first time we met, what was your reaction?" Dai Haiyan looked at me, and I was a little embarrassed that I couldn't remember. Dai Haiyan said, "It's surprise. You subconsciously think that women can't study for a PhD, let alone a biology major. The reaction of the others was similar. Only medicine is not, and the most natural reaction is approval, because he knows that a doctorate requires wisdom and effort, and it has nothing to do with gender. ”

I was pondering how to answer, when Dai Haiyan suddenly straightened her arms and shouted softly: "Dragon boat crossing!" ”

I hurried out of the boat to look, and a strange sight appeared before us. At the edge of the sea more than ten kilometers away, a long band of light rose at some point, and the light blue light was not dazzling, but it was absolutely eye-catching on the dark sea. These points of light look like the eerie phosphorus fire near the mound, but when they converge into a band of light and travel on the surface of the sea, they become magnificent, like countless huge treasure ships hanging lanterns high, calmly moving forward in columns. There seems to be a starry sky, reflected on the sea, and a faint mist floats in the meantime, adding a little mysterious atmosphere to the light belt.

The originally lonely and hideous night sea suddenly became a guard of honor for the gods to travel.

"What is this?" I was completely blown away by the sight in front of me.

Dai Haiyan said: "There are a lot of luminous plankton in the ocean, hiding in the depths of the ocean during the day and floating to the surface at night to feed. To facilitate food hunting and courtship, they evolved the fluorescence of living beings. When the climate and environment are suitable, a large number of plankton gather together, and the scene will appear. ”

"I heard what you just said, what dragon boat crossed?"

"Oh, this is a folklore in Fujian. Legend has it that Zheng He went to the West seven times in search of Emperor Jianwen. But this task was never completed, so Zheng He left a fleet and continued to search for Emperor Jianwen. For hundreds of years, people have turned into souls and ships have turned into ashes, but they still faithfully carry out Zheng He's orders and cruise around the East China Sea and the South China Sea. The fishermen revered Zheng He as the Dragon King and called this fleet the Dragon King Transit. Anyone who can see the dragon boat crossing the border will definitely have a good harvest. Therefore, fishermen regard him as the protector of the sea. ”

"That's a good sign."

"It's not superstitious, it's based on science. These plankton can only move with ocean currents, and when the two currents meet, they are sure to catch large schools of fish that are chasing their food. Therefore, many famous fishing grounds are located at the intersection of ocean currents. ”

I ignored her scientific explanations and looked a little fascinated at the dragon boat in the distance. In my mind, I imagined those points of light gathering as a huge treasure ship, with a mighty golden-eyed beast on the bow, a towering mast on it, a resolute and loyal sailor and a sharp guard on both sides of the ship, and a Ming Dynasty general could be vaguely seen standing in the wind, with a big hunt fluttering behind him. Slowly, I seemed to be able to see the face of the Ming general, although it was unfamiliar but extremely kind, similar to Xu Xin's good life......

I suddenly heard a small exclamation, turned my face, and found that Dai Haiyan's face was full of surprise. I hurriedly looked towards the dragon boat and found that there was no particularly unusual change, what did she see?

Unfortunately, Dai Haiyan didn't answer me, she ran down the deck quickly, got into her cabin, and slammed the door shut. I smiled wryly and shook my head, and had to go back to rest.

By the next day, the search was suspended, and the salvage 08 stayed where it was, so that it could maximize fuel savings until a new plan was in place. I didn't say anything about the dragon boat crossing. To be honest, this is quite naïve, and I'm worried that everyone will laugh at it if I say it, so let's keep it a little secret hidden in my heart.

But as soon as I saw that the medicine was not, I couldn't help but take a few more looks. This guy has such an awkward personality, but he is quite feminine. There is joy in the front, and there is Dai Haiyan in the back. Happiness is not suitable for him, Dai Haiyan and him are a match made in heaven. Yao didn't see me staring at him strangely, inexplicable, and it was not good to put down his body to ask me, so he had to walk away.

Salvage 08 soon started again, this time no longer circling around the sinking point, but sailing in one direction at the most economical speed. This was at Dai Haiyan's request.

Every night, Dai Haiyan stood at the bow of the ship and kept observing the starry sky. Fortunately, for three days in a row, the weather was exceptionally good, allowing her to observe to her heart's content. It's a pity that there is no computer on board, and a lot of data can only be calculated by hand.

This time, even other people saw the clues, and Shen Yunchen happily told me that this time the medicine family finally had a future. Hey, where is this, the old lady is too anxious.

On the fourth day, the night sky was finally obscured by clouds and the wind was strong. The captain issued a warning that a storm would soon occur. Dai Haiyan summoned everyone to the conference room and hung a large chart on the wall.

She didn't have any opening remarks, and came up and said: "We thought that those five sentences were five coordinates of the same point. But in the actual measurement, I found that there is no way to find a point, and if you can match these five coordinates at the same time, there will always be errors of one kind or another. I thought it was because the ancient people's measuring tools were not accurate enough, but later I learned that we had fallen into a misunderstanding. These five sentences are actually five points. The angle between the stars points in the direction to the next point – in other words, we are not looking for a point, but a line! ”

Dai Haiyan knows that just talking about theories can be confusing. She picked up her pen, dotted four points on the chart, and then marked the direction according to the measured angles of the stars, and connected them with line segments. When the four dots were connected, everyone let out an exclamation.

In front of us, instead of a broken line, we can see an irregular vortex, but we can see the direction of the rotation from the outermost part to the inner circle, but because the fifth coordinate is missing, the middle of the vortex is blank.

"What does this mean? Isn't it the site of a shipwreck? Shen Yunchen asked with a frown.

The whirlpool on the picture, if it is on land, can be understood as a special passage. But the sea is flat, the sea is flowing, is there any point in deliberately marking a path?

Dai Haiyan was confident: "Originally, I couldn't figure it out, but two days ago, I saw the dragon boat crossing the border, and I finally figured it out." There is also a specific path at sea, and that is ocean currents! ”

When I heard this, a hint of surprise burst into my eyes. It turned out that what she thought of was this.

The sea is not static, and depending on the direction of the wind, the difference in the density of the seawater, the geostrophic deflection force, or the frictional blocking effect of the terrain, the sea water will flow along a certain path on a large scale and will not change easily. For example, in the Pacific Ocean, there are famous currents such as the North Pacific Warm Current, the North Equatorial Warm Current, the Kuril Cold Current, and the Westerly Drift, which can almost be regarded as a maritime highway. The crossing of dragon boats can be said to be one of the effects of ocean currents.

Dai continued, "We are located on the edge of the continental shelf in the East China Sea, very close to the Okinawa Trough. The Okinawa Trough is an arc-shaped basin formed by the expansion of the Ryukyu Trench, with an average depth of 1,000 meters and a maximum depth of 2,716 meters. The hydrological environment in the trough is extremely complex, and it is affected by the warm current of Japan, forming a very complex system of small ocean currents. Therefore, the route marked by Xu Xin should be one of the ocean currents. As soon as the ship enters this current, this can be carried down the river to the actual wreck site. ”

"Isn't it like riding a bus? Only by going to a specific stop can you get on the right bus and get to your destination? I asked.

That's what it means. The ancients had insufficient ship power and imprecise navigation technology, and relying on ocean currents to move forward was the most labor-saving and accurate choice. Dai Haiyan looked at the medicine or not, and the latter nodded slightly, indicating that she said it well.

This analysis, like a cloud, is like a fog, and the route ahead is clear at once. The captain and first mate also attended the meeting, and they supported Dai Haiyan's judgment. At present, the fuel for salvage 08 is close to the return route, and it is no longer realistic to explore on a large scale, in fact, the whirlpool map drawn by Dai Haiyan is our only choice at present.

However, the captain also warned that the storm was too close and that it was necessary to hurry.

Without further ado, Salvage 08 was soon reactivated, the sonar was recovered and maintained, and the engine made a loud roar and headed at high speed in the direction of the planned ocean current. I don't know if it's a psychological effect or if the boat is fast and windy, I don't think it's as hot as before. Looking at the splash of water outside the porthole, I felt like I was getting closer to the truth.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the cabin, I thought it was medicine or Zhong Shan, but when I looked up, I found that it was Fang Zhen who pushed the door inside. This is really unexpected, there is nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace, how did this guy think of talking to someone?

Fang Zhen still had the same calm expression, and carefully closed the hatch. I asked him what was the matter, and Fang Zhen suddenly asked me, "Have you ever shot?" ”

"Huh? No. "I'm a little baffled. Fang Zhen handed me a black pistol, I can't tell what model, it was well maintained, and it smelled of gun oil. I was taken aback and asked him what he was for.

Fang Zhen said lightly: "Today I saw a boat on the radar. ”

"Japanese?"

"No, it's on the periphery, and the signal flashes and then disappears. The crew thought they were passing by, but they didn't pay attention. But my gut tells me it's not that simple. Will the old courtier's method be just throwing a plank? ”

When he mentioned the words "Old Chaofeng", a trace of uncontrollable killing intent flowed out from the cracks in Mu Ran's shell. It dawned on me that he wasn't joking that day when he said that he was going to sneak into the Japanese ship at night to settle everyone.

Liu Yiming's death had a great impact on him.

Fang Zhen found out that I was observing him, and quickly gathered his emotions and handed me the gun: "I haven't said it to anyone for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary panic." But I'll have to keep you a gun, just in case, I hope I don't get a chance to use it. I took it tremblingly, and Fang Zhen briefly explained the operation knowledge.

"How did you and Old Man Liu meet?" I suddenly asked a question that didn't end or end. Fang Zhen glanced at me and said, "In the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, he saved the life of one of our companies. ”

Hey? How could an antique giant living in Beijing save a company of the People's Liberation Army in Vietnam? I guess this should be a thrilling story, but unfortunately Fang Zhen doesn't plan to tell it in detail. He taught me how to use a gun, got up and left, and before leaving the door, he looked at me deeply and said in a deep voice, "If we have the opportunity to go back, I will tell you." ”

What is the ...... It sounds a bit unlucky, especially from Fang Zhen's mouth. This ** lake is so unconfident about the future? I hid my gun under my pillow, feeling uneasy, more bumpy than the boat.

It took a lot of effort to salvage No. 08 to find the current, and after several twists and turns, Dai Haiyan finally locked on the correct location of the current. Salvage 08 turned off the engine and let the ocean current push the hull forward slowly, but the speed was not too slow.

We were forbidden to go up the deck, so we gathered in the conference room and looked out through the portholes. The sea was no longer as calm as it had been, and the waves roared one after another, and from time to time they swooped over the side of the ship and washed the deck vigorously. Salvage 08 staggered, but still moved in one direction for the most part.

"The currents here are very strong, and there must be a strong topographic drop in the bottom of the sea. If Miss Haiyan's diagram of the whirlpool is correct, I suspect that in the center there will be a very disc-shaped trench or cliff with a great drop where the warm and cold currents meet and rise and fall to form a whirlpool. "Even if we find the location of the wreck, it will be very difficult to dive and salvage." ”

Shen Yunchen raised a possibility with some uneasiness: "Xu Xin sank the Fugong back then, but he didn't go to the bottom of the sea to explore. The coordinates he gave were only the location of the shipwreck, and I don't know what the ship would sink like. In case the Fugong sinks, it will fall directly into the trench, and we will be all busy in vain. ”

I shrugged: "That's not bad, at least it won't be won by the old court." This Zhong Shan interjected: "In my experience, as long as the wreckage does not fall under the cliff, there is still a chance." ”

The medicine was not leaning in the corner with a pale face, and the seasickness medicine could only barely offset the bumps. Dai Haiyan wanted to take care of him by the side, but this was the critical moment when she had to keep an eye on the chart. So only Shen Yunchen helped take care of it.

At this time, the captain made a call: "The Japanese ship was found in the starboard direction, and it is also coming in this direction." ”

We were all amazed. Why did the Japanese come along? After they succeeded in deceiving us, didn't they rush to explore the Diagonal Sea? Could it be that our whereabouts have been flawed and they have seen through them?

"Sure?" Fang Zhen asked.

"Confirmed, it must have come with us, and even the timing of the shutdown is about the same. It's about two nautical miles away from us now. ”

It is not known whether the Japanese are following us, or if they themselves figured out the true meaning of the coordinates. The good mood of the original solo expedition was ruined. These guys are really appendage, and they can't get rid of it.

Now, there is no other way but to resign yourself to fate. Thankfully, we went first and had a slight advantage.

At this time, the sky began to slowly become gloomy, and large clouds blocked out the sunlight, leaving only a gold edge, and soon even the gold edge could not be seen. The blue water gradually turned gray-blue and turbid, and the waves in the distance pushed forward layer by layer. Far away in the sky, an unsettling black color is spreading in this direction like ink droplets that have spilled into rice paper.

Even on a sunny day, such a sight is enough to shake people's hearts. The spectacular ocean changes made the two thousand-ton ships seem extremely insignificant. In order to catch the current, both boats turned off their engines and drifted completely with the waves. Like two desperate mountaineers, one after the other, high and low, as if they are climbing a flowing mountain.

On the radar screen, the track, although disorganized, has formed an inward curve, and it seems that it has entered the correct channel of the current. Dai Haiyan holds a timer in her hand and stares at the chart at any time. Each time she passed a coordinate, she would order the captain to start the engine in a specific direction, forcing a breakthrough through the current and entering the next cycle.

As I said before, following the currents is like taking a bus. Every ocean current is a bus, and Xu Xin's coordinates are actually equivalent to marking the transfer station. Passengers must change to another current at a specific point in order to go in the right direction.

As a result, Salvage 08 continued to jump between the currents, and the Japanese research ships followed. The current situation is quite similar to the Fu Gong of Xu Xin's pursuit of Yu Chaofeng. I guess when the two ships entered this current cycle, it was also a foolish collision, but in those days, there were no high-power engines, and it was not so easy for sailboats to switch between the two currents.

This crazy ocean drift lasted for more than two hours, and the hull continued to jerk violently, while the power of the ocean continued unabated. We all couldn't bear it anymore, and the medicine was almost like death, slumped in the corner. At this time, Dai Haiyan suddenly threw the pen and said that we had crossed the fourth coordinate, and the rest could only be guessed!

On the chart in front of her, the blue track mark was already in perfect harmony with the red line, reaching out to the very center of the whirlpool, where it was blank.

If we have all five coordinates, we can jump in without hesitation and go straight to the wreck site. It's a pity that the ancestors promised to believe that they could only help us get to this point. The rest is left to you on your own.

The sea roared, biting, and dragged Salvage 08 forward with a giant hand. The engine of Salvage 08 let out a loud roar, and the hull began to tremble slightly. It struggled to fight against the currents. The powerful power of the engine drove the hull to make a 90-degree turn, and then completely broke away from the current. After the hull of the ship crossed a huge wave, the bow of the ship suddenly sank, and the whole ship almost toppled overboard. Everything in the cabin flew up, and the crew stumbled against the wall.

With a bang, Salvage No. 08 fell into the water, making a huge splash. It swayed a few times, and the buoyancy came into play, keeping the entire hull at a smooth rest.

My head hit the wall, and it hurt. But I didn't bother to rub it, and struggled to get up from the floor and looked out. Strange to say, as soon as the current is removed, the whole sea suddenly becomes calm, but it is not as bumpy as outside. The spiral currents on the periphery form a circle of towering walls that revolve around this Pure Land Garden.

Everyone stood up one after another, trying to get their limp legs and dizzy heads back to normal. Professor Lin looked out the porthole and muttered that this was a pseudo-whirlpool......

Pseudo-whirlpools are a peculiar phenomenon in the ocean. The currents around it spiral, behaving like a real whirlpool, but the spirals are parallel rather than gradual, so they don't create a strong suction force in the center, but rather create several layers of barriers around the periphery, calming the center — like the eye of the storm.

"That sounds good."

"This pseudo-vortex is not as terrifying as the real vortex, but it should not be taken lightly. The outer part of the ocean current barrier meant that it was difficult for the boat to leave, like a canary in a cage, completely locked inside. ”

I had a picture in my head. Xu Xin forcibly pursued Yu Chaofeng's Fugong at sea, and the two boats accidentally got caught in the spiral current and miraculously entered the center of the pseudo-whirlpool. In this calm sea, it became a gladiatorial arena closed on all sides, and Xu Xin and Yu Chaofeng started a fight to the death. In the end, Xu Xin sank the Fugong, and I don't know how to break through the barrier and return to Daming.

I don't know how many of these imaginations can fit the facts, but now I am afraid that I will have to face the same situation as my ancestors. Now you can see without radar, the Japanese ship has also broken through and stopped in the waters a mile away from us. The Japanese flag fluttering on the ship, the high bow of the ship, the oval-shaped radome, and even the lifeboat on the side of the ship can be seen clearly.

This is the closest we have come since the confrontation between our two ships. The advantage created by the Japanese with the scam was erased by Dai Haiyan's discovery. Our advantage of being one step ahead was offset by the strong pursuit of the Japanese. Now we're back on the same starting line.

"Without further ado, let's start scanning as soon as possible, it's still some time before the weather turns bad." Professor Lin gave the order, and then admonished, "Do your own thing, don't worry about anything else." ”

At this time, there is no room to play tricks with the other party, and it is very good to be able to do your own things well. The same thought was felt for the boat opposite, I saw people running around on the deck, presumably preparing scanning and diving equipment.

In the center of this pseudo-whirlpool, the sea area is not large, and it is estimated that it is only about 3,000 square meters. The two boats each riveted their own scans, and they could be roughly scanned in a few hours. Coupled with the pressure of the coming storm, every second counts.

Salvage 08 and the Japanese research ship each occupied a corner and began to spin around with their heads down.

Zhong Shan began to adjust the diving equipment on the deck, and even put on the diving suit. I was a little surprised when I saw it and asked him why he was in such a hurry. Zhong Shan's two silkworm eyebrows furrowed together, saying that he had intuition and would be able to use it soon. After saying that, he handed me the signal rope for a security check. I had to keep my head shut and help him prepare meticulously.

After an hour of scanning Salvage 08, Professor Lin was a little worried. According to the data that can be seen so far, the depth of the seabed is about 60 meters, and the hydrological environment is quite complex, which can be said to be ups and downs. Even if the wind is calm, the difficulty of underwater exploration is not low.

Yao didn't come over with a pale face at this time, and the bump just now tossed him a lot. Fang Zhen held his arm. Didn't Yao say to Professor Lin and Dai Haiyan: "Is someone doing the observation of the Japanese tracks?" ”

Shen Yunchen raised his hand: "Me." "The composure that this old lady showed in the chaos just now is probably the kind of trait that is not seasick by nature. The whole boat was dizzy, and she was the only one who insisted on taking notes. There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, it is honest.

Shen Yunchen's record was spread out on the table, and the medicine didn't find that the Japanese were originally walking in a straight line, but suddenly they deflected 45 degrees in the middle and moved forward diagonally, as if there was something in front of them that forced them to bypass.

"They can't have a record of the bottom of the sea in this area, so what does this operation mean?" Medicine is not asked. Dai Haiyan pondered for a moment: "It means that there is a huge trench over there?" ”

"That's right, so the Japanese simply gave up their exploration of that area and turned to the shallow sea." Instead of drawing a long line in a notebook, "Our strategy has to change or we'll be preempted." ”

Zhong Shan interjected at this time: "I suggest going here, and then diving." ”

The position of his point is directly left of the center of the chart, at the midpoint between us and the Japanese ships. Professor Lin asked him why, and Zhong Shan replied: "The terrain detected by the sonar is on an upward trend, indicating that there is a small peak here, and then the slope is steeply reduced, and in front of it is the trench discovered by the Japanese side. In this transition zone, you can take into account both directions, and the efficiency will be higher. ”

Standing on a slope, you can naturally see farther than flat land, whether on land or under the sea, the same is true. Visibility is a big issue, but with bright underwater light, divers can see movement within a few meters of the surrounding area at a glance. The sonar efficiency has reached its limit, and the observation range can only be increased by the naked eye of the diver.

What's more, shipwrecks obey gravity, and where there is a slope, almost without exception will roll down the slope. There is a high probability of finding a shipwreck at this location.

"But the storm is coming soon, and the water here is already more than sixty meters deep."

Zhong Shan said: "One of my companions has also encountered this pseudo-vortex before. Before the storm arrived, a high wall of water formed around the center of the pseudo-vortex, causing the water level in the center to drop. So I wanted to take advantage of the short window of time for the water level to drop before the storm and carry out a dive and observation. ”

Depth is a very crucial factor in exploring shipwrecks, and reducing the depth a little bit will bring more advantages. Professor Kelin was a little excited: "This window is too narrow, and if there is a slight delay underwater, it will catch up with the storm, and then it will be completely finished." ”

"Underwater diving is inherently dangerous. If we don't seize this window, won't we miss the opportunity? ”

Only then did Professor Lin notice that Zhong Shan had already put on the anti-pressure suit: "You have already had this plan, right?" Zhong Shan grinned, smiling for the first time.

Originally, Professor Lin firmly disagreed, but what Zhong Shan said was also the truth. Our search efficiency lagged behind the Japanese, and we had little advantage if we didn't dive while the water level was falling before the storm. In the end, Professor Lin still approved, but repeatedly told him that if there was any sign of sudden change in the weather, he should float as soon as possible, and the decompression chamber would be on standby at any time.

Salvage 08 turned again and broke the waves towards the central position. As Zhong Shan had predicted, as the storm approached, the water flow around him began to accelerate, and the water level in the center had a subtle drop.

In the howling sea breeze, we arrived at the designated location. As Zhong Shan's disciple and deputy, I supported Fang Zhen on the deck with him. Dai Haiyan always keeps an eye on the weather conditions and notifies you immediately if something goes wrong. Professor Lin and Shen Yunchen stayed in front of the sonar screen and continued to monitor. If the medicine is not, he will run to the observation post to monitor the movements of the Japanese ships. The entire Salvage 08 opened all its eyes, as if it were facing a great enemy.

Zhong Shan skillfully prepared his work, beckoned, plunged into the water with a "plop", and quickly disappeared into the dark green water. I clung to the signal rope and kept in touch with him.

Time suddenly slowed down, ten minutes was ten centuries long. I waited anxiously until the signal rope pulled, indicating that the diver had reached the probing depth. At this time, the water depth dropped to 50 meters, which was more favorable, but the time was becoming more and more urgent.

At this time, Yao not shouted weakly from the watchtower: "The Japanese ships are approaching!" ”

I looked up and saw that at five o'clock, the big Japanese ship was approaching at full speed, and the bow of the ship cut high into the waves. It seems that they also realized that this was a strategic point, and gave up the slow scan and hurried over.

We don't have any countermeasures, and we don't have any countermeasures. Now the people are already underwater, and the ship cannot move when the sky falls.

The Japanese boat stopped at a distance of only 800 meters from us, parallel to Salvage 08. As a ship on the sea, this distance can be described as close at hand. I saw the Japanese team members hurrying on the deck to prepare their things, and then plopped twice, and two divers entered the water one after the other.

They sent divers into the water before they could even put the anchor full, which was a violation of safety regulations. It seems that they are really in a hurry and can't wait to catch up with us.

I glanced down at the signal rope, and there was no movement. The tow rope continued to be lowered downward, indicating that Zhongshan was moving slowly. There's no way to inform him of the water situation right now, so I'll have to wait. Now there are three divers underwater, and it's up to who's lucky.

Suddenly there was a faint sound of thunder in the sky, and I looked up to see that the black clouds were continuing to gather, thickening and thickening, and had formed a large mass, in which a silver light flashed from time to time. The strong fishy wind blew my forehead hair, and I could barely open my eyes. The surface of the sea resembles a hotpot that has just been heated, with small but dense bubbles rising and falling, a sign that a huge amount of energy is lurking underneath it.

A crew member came running over with a seaman's hat and shouted that the storm was approaching, and the captain decided to drop anchor early, asking me where I was as a diver, and that if the anchor hit, it would be troublesome. I glanced at the leash in my hand, and the scale showed that it had been released for 300 meters, and it was not recovered, so it should be within a safe range. Without saying a word, the crew was about to run back, so I grabbed him by the arm and asked how long it would take for the storm to arrive, and the crew said that it would be an hour at most.

Zhong Shanbei's compressed air bottle can last 50 minutes, but this is a theoretical value. If you move a little more in special circumstances, the consumption will skyrocket. I pulled the signal rope according to the pre-agreed password and informed Zhong Shan underwater, and Zhong Shan quickly replied that he knew. I'm a little more grounded, at least he's in a normal condition for now.

I looked across the side, and the Japanese support team members were gathered on the deck, with all kinds of equipment that I couldn't understand, and they were also nervous. Another twenty minutes had passed, and Zhongshan had already walked out five hundred meters. I felt like it was almost there, and pulled the signal rope to remind him to return as soon as possible. You know, the process of diving back to the surface can't be too fast and it will take a while.

It is important to know that the pressure under water is greater than that on the water, and divers will inhale air with the same pressure in order to keep the pressure equal. Nitrogen dissolves in the diver's blood and tissues. If the diver comes out of the water quickly, the pressure suddenly decreases, and the excess nitrogen in the body is released, forming bubbles and causing embolism, which is decompression sickness, which will cause great damage to the body.

However, this time Zhong Shan did not answer in time, it may be that he walked a little far at the bottom of the sea, and the signal rope was too long for the pulling effect to be obvious. I didn't dare to move the leash, in case he was in a delicate situation, I rushed back and let him get stuck in some crevice, it would be troublesome.

Ten minutes later, raindrops began to blow along with the wind, and the two boats rocked, and an unsettling moisture filled the air. Dai Haiyan ran to say that the storm was approaching at an accelerated pace, telling Zhong Shan to return immediately.

Now the central water level has been further lowered to 45 meters. This is not a good thing, and the sea will shrink suddenly before the tsunami. I hurriedly pulled the signal rope, a group of four movements, this is the signal for emergency evacuation, but there was silence on the side of Zhongshan.

Suddenly I heard an exclamation in my ears, coming from the deck of the Japanese. Their divers didn't know what they had encountered underwater, which made them panic. Someone stood on the edge of the deck and shouted, someone shouted something at their companions, and the scene was chaotic. A commander-like man who appears to be ordering the tow rope to be retrieved.

I was not in the mood to gloat, because what happened to the Japanese divers, it is likely that Kaneyama also suffered. I suddenly felt the signal rope and the tow rope in my hand loosen at the same time, and I was shocked, and immediately pulled back desperately. The storm was imminent, and Professor Lin and several crew members also ran out to help me. From time to time, waves crashed onto the deck and poured us into soup. Eventually, the leash was pulled back, and there was no one at the other end of the rope, only a flat severed end. This meant that Zhongshan encountered a very dangerous environment underwater and had to cut off the traction in order to move more flexibly.

The signal rope was also cut and dragged up, and everyone's faces changed drastically. It is equivalent to saying that Zhong Shan is now completely out of the support of the ship, and if he wants to come back, he can only rely on himself to identify the direction, which is extremely difficult under the dark water. Professor Lam, who is more experienced, said that divers who have lost contact with the boat will choose to float to the surface in a straight line and then try to get in touch. So we immediately arranged for people to prepare lifeboats and lifebuoys to look out at the surrounding seas.

I looked over to the Japanese boat and saw that one of the divers had been dragged up, but the other was nowhere to be seen. My heart sank, could I say...... They clashed with Zhong Shan underwater? As soon as I was distracted, a big wave slapped on my face, my mouth was full of the smell of salty seawater, my eyes were killed by salt water, and the whole person shook a little, and I almost fell under the boat, but fortunately I was caught by Professor Lin.

The storm had arrived in the area by this time, crushing it in an irresistible posture of King's Landing. The rain was pouring down, the wind was howling, and the originally orderly ocean current, stimulated by thunder and lightning, suddenly turned into a furious sea serpent, stirring and rolling underwater. The nearby waves rushed in like hills, tossing the boats high and low.

"There!" The medicine of the observation post did not suddenly shout.

About a hundred meters away from Salvage 08, a small black shadow emerged, struggling in the waves. I ran to the other side of the boat and tried to throw the lifebuoy down. But in this extremely bad weather, the lifebuoy can't be thrown far at all. Just then, a huge wave swelled up, bringing the little black shadow to the summit and then pouring in this direction. I took this opportunity to throw the lifebuoy out with all my might, shouting loudly.

Fortunately, the little black shadow miraculously grabbed the lifebuoy. I worked with a few crew members to take advantage of the trough after a big wave and dragged him onto deck.

No, it's not him, it's them.

In addition to Zhong Shan, there was another diver. The latter was unconscious and was fastened to his back by Zhong Shan with a diving hook. I didn't bother to ask for details, and quickly carried the two of them into the decompression chamber. After arranging this, I was so tired that I sat on the ground, panting for a long time, and my whole body was soaking wet. Shen Yunchen was more careful, prepared a set of dry clothes and a towel early, and handed me a cup of hot tea. On a ship where fresh water is scarce, this cup of hot tea is quite a luxury.

"How's Zhongshan?" She asked.

"The condition is not very good, and it is completely voluntarily propped up on the boat. Now the ship's doctor has gone to check it up, hopefully it's okay. ”

"I heard that another Japanese was rescued?"

"Well, I don't know what's going on underwater." I said hatefully, clenching my fists. Shen Yunchen sighed, looked out of the porthole worriedly, and muttered, "It's better not to come if I knew earlier, it's really not worth taking such a big risk." ”

Soon, the ship's doctor had a report. He said that Zhongshan already had symptoms of diving sickness, but fortunately, he was sent to the decompression chamber in time and would not be fatal. He was injured in the head and back, and was still conscious, but it was impossible to dive again this time. The Japanese man was more seriously injured and had fallen into a severe coma, with suffocation being the main cause. In order to salvage the current equipment of No. 08, there is no way to do any rescue.

Zhong Shan took off his diving suit in the decompression chamber, leaned weakly against the inner wall, and told us about the underwater events on the phone.

The start went well, he bottomed out and swam down the slope towards the trench as planned. The terrain along the way is a bit complicated, but there is no danger. He climbed over several shallow beams to reach the top of the predetermined slope, which at this time was only 30 meters deep. After a moment's observation, he began to descend on the other side of the slope, and the further down he went, he noticed that the slope was getting more and more inclined. For tow ropes and signal ropes, the higher the incline, the more disadvantageous it is, as it will cause chamfering. But Zhong Shan shook the strong light and found that there seemed to be some dark shadow under the slope. He was experienced and felt that this dark shadow was worth exploring, so he swam over to take a look.

It turned out that at the edge of the deep trench there was a semi-circular pit, like a bird's nest on a cliff. In the midst of this nest, the wreckage of a shipwreck lies quietly on its side.

The light on the bottom of the sea was too dim for Zhongshan to observe the whole picture of the wreck, but from the characteristics of the wreckage, the tip and the end were raised, it was immediately judged that this was a Ming Dynasty sea ship. He also found a thick mast pressed into a crack in the reef above the slope, which indicates that after the sinking of the ship, there was a movement that slid from the top of the slope to its current position, and the mast got stuck into the reef and broke off in the middle of the slide.

Zhong Shan was overjoyed, the purpose of this exploration had been achieved, and he was ready to retreat. When the storm is over, let the salvage No. 08 drive to the top of the wreckage, and then come down to investigate slowly.

At this time, he saw two rays of light coming from the opposite side, and then noticed that two Japanese divers were also coming. They were equally excited to find the wreckage of the ship. However, they actually planned to go down to investigate now, which surprised Zhong Shan a lot.

Because the storm is coming soon, if you don't retreat in time, it's easy to get trapped underwater. Zhong Shan wanted to remind them, but the other party was very vigilant.

Zhong Shan noticed that the flow of the sea was accelerating, and knew that the storm was coming, so he decided to ignore them and withdraw one after another. At that moment, a strong current suddenly gushed out of the trench and slammed into the wreckage like a whip, and the surrounding sea was in turmoil. The two divers were immediately thrown out of the way and flew in different directions.

One of them drifted in the direction of Zhong Shan, struggling desperately on all fours, but the signal rope became tighter and tighter around his body. To add insult to injury, the compressed air cylinder behind him was caught in the wreckage mast, ripping and leaking, sending huge bubbles to the surface of the water. Seeing this, Zhong Shan did not hesitate to cut off the tow rope and signal rope, kicked his legs, and swam towards the man.

Zhong Shan first hugged him tightly, and then cut the rope that was wrapped around him, when another current rushed over and threw Zhong Shan on top of the wreck, and his head and back were hit strongly. Zhong Shan knew that if he continued to stay, both of them would die, so he didn't care about the hidden danger of decompression, so he floated up to the surface with the diver in his arms.

The water flow along the way was all due to Zhong Shan's rich experience, so he was not swept back to the bottom of the sea. Rao is like this, he was already exhausted when he surfaced on the surface, if the medicine hadn't been observed in time, if I hadn't thrown out the lifebuoy, if there wasn't such a big wave, it would have been really lucky.

All of us were fascinated by the shipwreck in Zhongshan's narrative. Although he only said that it was a suspected ancient ship of the Ming Dynasty out of caution, in this sea area, there is no doubt that this must be the Fugong we are looking for.

Everyone cheered, it was worth the hard work for so long and at such a risk. In the small cabin, everyone's eyes became shiny and excited. Even Fang Zhen and Yao were not two people who played deeply, and they all reluctantly showed a hint of relief. We've given so much for this moment and now it's finally coming to an end.

Only Professor Hayashi is still awake, reminding that now not only do we know, but the Japanese also know the location of the wreck. And Zhong Shan has been wounded, and we already have no divers. The current situation is even more embarrassing than before.

"I'll go!" I didn't hesitate to raise my hand. When Zhong Shan said that he saw the Fu Gong number, an irrepressible impulse surged in my heart. That boat, as if calling to me from the depths of the sea, was an irresistible attraction to the depths of my soul.

Professor Lin categorically vetoed: "It is simply suicide for beginners to dive to such a deep seabed!" ”

"Zhong Shan taught me a lot of skills, and I practiced them." I insisted.

Professor Lin said, "How many hours have you been diving?" Zhongshan won't allow you to do that! ”

No matter how much I insisted, whether it was threatening, pleading, or telling my grandfather's story, Professor Lin just wouldn't allow it. Shen Yunchen and Dai Haiyan also persuaded me to dispel this idea. I still didn't give up, Shen Yunchen suddenly slapped me with a "snap", and said angrily: "The Xu family is alone now, who are you going to show if you die like this?" ”

This is the first time I have seen the old lady angry, and I was a little blindsided. Only then did everyone remember that Shen Yunchen was also one of the heads of the five veins, and he couldn't control the scene without a little majesty. She didn't talk much after going to sea, and everyone ignored that.

Shen Yunchen's face was full of clouds, and he waved his hand and said that they should go back to the cabin and stay, and no one should think nonsense. It's a big deal, wait until the storm passes.

So everyone went back to the cabin one after another, and Shen Yunchen stared at me and went back to the cabin, and then walked away. She walked on the front foot, and I quietly opened the door and went out on the back foot, running to the wheelhouse at the bow of the ship.

At this time, the storm outside was the most raging, and although the salvage No. 08 was anchored, it was still extremely bumpy. The captain and first mate were at the helm all the time, and the radar and radio were there, so I was able to get the first thing I could do about the weather. The attraction of the Fu Gong is so great that I can't bear to wait even a minute.

I stood at the front, my whole body pressed against the glass, staring at the undulating waves in front of me. My eyes widened, trying to see through the water to the wreck hidden at the bottom of the ocean. The distance between me and it, no, the distance from that period of history, is obviously less than a kilometer.

"You're running around again?" A voice came from behind him. When I looked, it was Shen Yunchen, how did she find it in the cab? I was so frightened that I shrunk my neck, like a naughty boy caught by an adult. Shen Yunchen glared at me fiercely, but did not continue to investigate. The captain handed her a microphone, and she spoke in Japanese.

I didn't expect her Japanese to be so good, but unfortunately I couldn't understand what to say at all. The first mate secretly told me that the captain had contacted the Japanese research ship on the other side through the public channel, but unfortunately the language of the two sides was not comprehensible, and the English was quite lame, and many details could not be understood. I asked around just now and found that Shen Yunchen was actually good at Japanese, so I invited her to be a translator.

With her in the center of the translation, the two boats can finally talk smoothly. The captain of the salvage 08 reported that a Japanese diver had been rescued, but the injuries were severe and the salvage 08 lacked the necessary first aid equipment. The other party's boat was called Blue Bird Maru, and they originally thought that the diver was dead, but they were overjoyed to learn the news, and hurriedly said that there was a doctor on board the Blue Bird Maru. It's a pity that it's in the middle of a storm right now, and nothing can be done. The two captains agreed to use lifeboats to evacuate the wounded as soon as the storm stopped.

I noticed that there was a tacit understanding on both sides that they did not mention the shipwreck.

Although I don't expect the Japanese to give up the Fugong because of this incident, but letting Aotorimaru owe a big favor to salvage No. 08 will give him an extra bargaining chip in future negotiations.

Storms come and go fast. After three hours, the sea was finally calm and sunny again, as if nothing had happened. Because the two ships anchored in time, the captains were also more experienced, and they were unscathed in the storm.

Salvage 08 slowly approached the Blue Bird Maru, both to get the wounded over as quickly as possible, and to move quietly towards the waters above the wreck. Zhong Shan has already marked the approximate coordinates on the chart, and now he is hugging the grass and beating the rabbit, and the two will not be delayed. Blue Bird Pill can also see it, but after all, it is the one who saved them, and we can only suffer a dumb loss.

The two boats stopped parallel to each other, head and tail opposite, about 300 meters apart. This is the limit distance, and if you get closer, there will be a suction force between the two boats and they will collide together.

We carefully carried the injured Japanese diver to the lifeboat, accompanied by the second officer who salvaged No. 08, Fang Zhen and Shen Yunchen. The yellow lifeboat was slowly lowered to the surface of the sea, Shen Yunchen was responsible for keeping the wounded balanced, and the other two people rowed towards the Blue Bird Maru with their oars. When we got to the side of the boat, there was a crane that hoisted the lifeboat up.

I saw that the lifeboat had passed smoothly, so I secretly left the deck, went to the diving preparation room, and put Zhong Shan's anti-compression suit on my body. Now that Shen Yunchen is not there, Professor Lin is watching from the deck again, if you want to go into the water, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I don't do difficult actions, I just dive into the shipwreck and get those few pieces of firewood porcelain in my hands, how difficult can this be?

I was tossing when Dai Haiyan, who was passing by, noticed my little movements. She poked her head into the preparation room and stared at me without saying a word, but she didn't report it. I glanced at her and continued to prepare slowly.

"You insist on going into the water?"

"Yes."

"It's fine. There are no divers on this ship, and you don't have time to transfer from the rear, so you have the only option. ”

Dai Haiyan and Yao are not very close to each other, both of them can withdraw from the emotional whirlpool and look at the problem from a purely rational perspective. I took the opportunity to ask her to drag Professor Lin for a while, and as long as it was a short while, I would ask the medicine not to master the signal rope and sneak into the water while the two boats were handing over.

Once in the water, Professor Lin had no choice but to accept this established fact.

Just as I approached the side of the ship with a compressed air cylinder, a shrill whistle sounded from a distance. I watched with astonishment the third boat, menacingly rushing into the heart of this pseudo-maelstrom.