Since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, there have been countless ghost ship incidents, both true and false, and I didn't expect Mr. Liu to be interested in this kind of thing. [Full text reading. 】

Mr. Liu didn't directly tell me what he had heard, but first told me a real thing that happened in history, and this incident was also about the ghost ship.

According to Mr. Liu, one of the world's most famous ghost ships is the Mary Celeste, which was built in 1861 and was originally called the Amazon.

From the day it left the ship, the ship was plagued by bad luck, first with the unexpected death of the first captain shortly after its maiden voyage, and then with frequent collisions with other ships in the English Channel, resulting in a large number of casualties among the crew.

Over time, the ship gained notoriety and changed hands several times before being sold to the Americans, who made major modifications to the Amazon and renamed it the Mary Cyrest.

The bizarre story began on November 5, 1872, when Captain Benjamin and his wife and daughter and seven crew members transported 1,700 barrels of industrial alcohol from New York to Genoa, Italy.

Just seven days after the Mary's departure, another cargo ship sailed out of New York Harbor, and its captain, David, and Captain Benjamin happened to know each other.

About a month later, Captain David spotted a suspicious cargo ship while sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar, and after two hours of pursuit, they determined that the ship was floating at high speed.

Captain David ordered to approach the cargo ship, only to find out that the ship was the Mary, and to David's surprise, it was empty.

The ship was in good condition, and the cargo on board was just as good, and it was not like it had been robbed by pirates, except for the disappearance of the captain and crew, there was nothing unusual about the ship.

According to David's observations, there were leftover food scraps on the tables in the cabin, but to his great surprise, the consumption of food stored in the ship's storage was very low.

There were ten people on board, and the consumption of a day was not low, but according to David's calculations, less than ten days of food were consumed on the Mary.

That is, the people on board disappeared en masse not long after the voyage, and not only could not find a logbook on board, but there was not even a blank piece of paper.

Despite all this strange happening, the Mary did not stop there, David sailed the ship back that year, and continued to use it for 12 years.

It wasn't until 1885 that the ship's last owner secretly overloaded it with the intention of sinking it to defraud the huge claims, but the Mary continued to do what it was, not only making it to Haiti without any problems, but also taking the hapless owner to court.

I listened carefully to Mr. Liu's story and asked, "Mr. Liu, what does this matter have to do with Lao Zhu, this was more than a hundred years ago." ”

Mr. Liu smiled: "Changtian, don't worry, don't remember the story of the Chinese family told by the fire crow." ”

I nodded and said, "Remember, the fire crow said that Lao Zhu came by boat with a Chinese family. ”

Mr. Liu replied: "That's right, it's a coincidence, that ship is the Mary, and they didn't come by boat, but were found by the ship's owner while drifting at sea." ”

I looked at Mr. Liu with some surprise and said, "No, Mr. Liu, the Mary is still in use?" ”

Mr. Liu said in a deep voice: "Yes, the Mary was remodeled again during World War II, and it belonged to a man named Francis, and it was he who rescued the Chinese family from the sea. ”

Francis, how is it so familiar, I seem to have heard this name somewhere.

I tried to think about it for a moment, and finally I realized that there was a small line carved on the altar of the cave, and it was the name Francis.

However, judging from Mr. Liu's reaction, it seems that he has not yet found out about it.

I asked, "Mr. Liu, you heard about this from Francis, did he say what happened to Lao Zhu and the Chinese family, and why they drifted on the sea?" ”

Mr. Liu looked at the time and explained the matter in general.

Last night, the fire crow gave an order to find someone in the Sun City area, and offered a high reward, as long as anyone can provide clues related to Lao Zhu, a reward of 5,000 US dollars will be awarded.

Haiti is a very poor country, 5,000 US dollars is not low in our country, and it is already a sky-high price in Haiti, so Francis came to him that night, and he was already 70 years old at this time.

This incident was indeed said by Francis, who took the initiative to find Mr. Liu and tell him about the incident when he heard someone inquire about the Chinese family in 1972.

Francis was carrying cargo on the Mary when he spotted someone adrift at sea and rescued them.

He asked what was going on, and the man of the Chinese family was a little delirious at that time, saying that he had encountered a ghost warship at sea.

But when they returned to shore, they denied it, saying that they had encountered a storm while boarding a small cargo ship.

Since the Chinese family paid a lot of money, Francis did not continue to inquire about the matter.

Hearing this, I said, "Mr. Liu, when you tell me this, do you suspect that Lao Zhu is related to the ghost warship?" ”

Mr. Liu nodded and said, "I do have this idea, as long as Lao Zhu is still in Haiti, he will be found by us sooner or later, so I estimate that he has a high chance of returning to the ghost warship." ”

I said: "Mr. Liu, Lao Zhu seems to be an ordinary person in addition to not being old and immortal, if he wants to go to sea under your noses, I am afraid that it is not so easy, I think he should still be hiding in the city." ”

Mr. Liu shook his head and said, "Changtian, Ferencis also told me one thing, the Mary he owned was secretly driven away in 1973, and his whereabouts are still unknown, do you understand what I mean?" ”

In 1973, Lao Zhu avenged the Chinese family, and then his whereabouts are unknown, and the secret treasure hidden by the Chinese family is likely to be taken away by Lao Zhu, and the Mary also disappeared in the same year.

I looked at Mr. Liu with some surprise, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Liu, do you want to say that Lao Zhu may have hidden the secret treasure on the ghost warship." ”

Mr. Liu said sharply: "That's right, that's what I thought, these things are useless to Lao Zhu, and he doesn't want to give these things to others, it is very likely that he will hide on the ghost warship, find Lao Zhu or find the ghost warship, this is what we have to do." ”

At this time, it was close to four o'clock, and I began to feel a little sleepy, and Mr. Liu asked me to go to bed early, saying that he would continue to ask people to find Lao Zhu's whereabouts early tomorrow morning.

I slowly closed my eyes, my mind was full of old Zhu's affairs, he gave me a good feeling, he was very righteous, just because they were all Chinese, so he helped me in the hospital without hesitation.

A person like him who is immortal, not to mention showing his strength in the country, even if he should not be a problem to live a low-key life, but why would he continue to stay in Haiti.

In a daze, I don't know when I fell asleep.

When I woke up, I found Xiaoxiao sitting next to me with a smile on her face.

I said, "Little Love, why are you here?" ”

Xiao Ai pouted, looked at me very dissatisfied, and said, "Changtian, it's 11 o'clock now, did you talk to my dad secretly about something last night, tell me honestly." ”

Thinking of what Mr. Liu said last night, I also felt a little embarrassed, I said: "Xiao Ai, don't think about it, Mr. Liu and I talked about the ghost ship last night, by the way, it's all at this point, Professor Lu and they are gone." ”

Xiao Ai nodded and said, "They have already left, and Captain Wu has come to look for us, looking angry, but they are blocked by the fire crow." ”

I feel sorry for Captain Wu, and when this incident passes, before leaving, I must apologize to Captain Wu.

Xiao Ai glanced at me and asked, "Changtian, what should we do now, should we sit and wait for news, or go out to find Lao Zhu by myself." ”

After listening to Mr. Liu's words last night, I always felt that he was not detailed enough, and he may have concealed part of it, so I planned to ask Francis myself to find out.

I always feel that this matter is not so simple, Francis is a voodoo sect, participated in the ritual of sacrifice back then, and also carved words on the altar, indicating that he should worship Lao Zhu.

Could it really be because he lacked money to spend in his later years, so he came over to tell Mr. Liu about these things.