Chapter 019: Racial Discrimination
Knowing that James and the others were safe and sound, Wen Ming's heart relaxed a lot, but then resentment rose.
"Why didn't they come to my rescue?"
He and James and the others have only known each other for a few days, and it is impossible to establish any deep friendship in such a short time. Ke Wenming's current identity has known James and others for a long time, otherwise, James and others would not have been able to take him out to sea in order to enlighten him.
Subconsciously took the razor, Wen Ming's hands were a little weak and foamed on his face, not because of resentment, but because he hadn't eaten for a long time.
Donus and the others didn't give him food, only gave him some water and milk, etc., because his current physical condition was not suitable for eating and drinking.
"We're cooking vegetable soup for you, and of course, I reminded them to put some meat."
Donus watched Wen Ming shave off his face, and had already confirmed that Wen Ming was the 'unluckiest person in 2009' in that strange news.
After handing the wet towel to Wen Ming, Donus said, "This towel is clean, you can go to the bathroom next to it and wash it well." ”
"I've put your clothes here, let's go out first, I know you Orientals are shy."
Wen Ming was very excited when he heard the word bathroom, because it meant that he could finally wash himself well, and he didn't need to worry about the lack of reference water anymore. On the desert island, what he lacks most is fresh water resources, seawater cannot be used for bathing, and if he wants to bathe, he can only wait for the rain to come. But in reality, even if the rain is fresh, it can't make him wash himself.
On such fishing boats, there is generally a water purification device, which can filter impurities in the seawater.
In this somewhat fishy cabin, Wen Ming could clearly smell the stench on his body, especially his hair.
"I want to shave my hair first." Wen Ming looked at the person who had taken the razor and asked, "I'm worried that I won't be able to wash it clean, can you help me find a pair of scissors or something?" ”
Donus and the others laughed, and someone asked, "Do you want to shave your head?" ”
Wen Ming nodded, not feeling embarrassed at all, when he was rescued on the boat, he had a life jacket all over his body, as well as a pair of underwear with several holes. Not to mention that there are men in this room, even if there are women, they have long been looked down on, what else is there to be shy and embarrassed?
Someone went out and came over with a razor after a while.
"Actually, I'm a barber by profession."
Wen Ming was a little surprised, he still hadn't figured out what this group of people were doing, he heard that they had come to Bermuda to explore, but he used a fishing boat, and there was a hairdresser?
Donus laughed: "He's not just an ordinary barber, but a famous Hollywood hairstylist, and many celebrities like to ask him out." Of course, his fees are also expensive. ”
The barber smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll be free this time." ”
The fishy hair, under the barber's movements, quickly left Wen Ming's head.
Shaving his head for the first time in his life is not new to Wen Ming at all, because he has gone through too many hardships now.
Looking at the end of the video played on Donnas's notebook, Wen Ming noticed that there was another video next to him. The title is: X1.
Donus noticed Wen Ming's expression and said, "It's okay, you can click on it and take a look, this video is also related to you, and I usually like to collect interesting videos." ”
After Wen Ming said thank you, he clicked on the video called X1, and the beginning of the video was James's black face.
"Today is the fourth day of Wen Ming's disappearance, and we are preparing to go to sea to find him."
After James said a word to the camera, he turned the camera in other directions, and Wen Ming could see through the camera that this was the deck of a ship, and they were on the dock. On the deck, in addition to James with a camera, there were Cage, Dave, and some young people he didn't know.
"We don't believe that Wen Ming is dead, because he has just experienced the worst disaster of his life. We feel that it is impossible for God to put one person through two catastrophes in such a short period of time that no one else can bear. ”
"However, we don't believe it's useless, because the maritime search and rescue team decided that Wen Ming was dead after seeing the video we provided. At our insistence and with the help of Wen Ming's uncle, lawyer Sith, the search and rescue team carried out a two-day search and rescue work. ”
"After two days, they stopped carrying out any search and rescue operations related to Wenming."
The camera of the video panned to a nearby yacht, and on the deck of the yacht, several young people waved their hands in this direction.
James's narration sounded again: "They are my classmates, and they are also Wen Ming's classmates, and after learning the sad news, they came from home or school to search for Wen Ming with us. ”
"I don't know why the search and rescue team was able to determine a person's death in two days, and still without finding any substantial evidence. At the end of last year, a shipwreck was shipwrecked, and two crew members survived on an isolated island for nearly two weeks before being successfully rescued. ”
"Wen Ming is a Chinese, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, and after completing high school in the United States, he received the admission letter of Harvard University with the best grades."
"I wonder if it was because of discrimination against Chinese people, or even yellow people, that the search and rescue team made such a hasty judgment on Wen Ming's death. I am a black man, and in the history of the United States, we blacks have suffered the most from discrimination, in addition to our contributions. ”
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Donus whispered next to him, "Smell ...... Toll? The video posted by your classmate has more than 11 million views on YouTube, and it has sparked a national controversy over racial discrimination. ”
"But......" Donus sighed and said, "In the end, the search and rescue team was not able to continue the search and rescue, because if they did, it would mean that they stopped operating because of racial discrimination, do you understand what I mean?" ”
Wen Ming nodded, and Donus continued: "Later, your classmates, James released a few more videos, they have been searching in the vicinity where you have been shipwrecked, and they have also found information about the movement trajectory of that tornado, as well as information about nearby ocean currents, etc. ”
"But, who would have thought that you would be tornadoed to Bermuda."
Donnas was still amazed when he said this, because this was a leap of thousands of kilometers.
Wen Ming knew what Donnas wanted to ask, and he also knew what the curious eyes of the other people in the cabin meant, and said with a wry smile: "I don't know why, when I was sober, I appeared on the beach of a desert island. ”
Donus said with some excitement: "This matter can definitely be included in the unsolved mysteries of Bermuda." Is it a space-time tunnel? Is it a wormhole? Is it a nautical mile passage? ”
Wen Ming looked at Donus and the others who were suddenly discussing excitedly, and was a little helpless, but in his heart, the knot in his heart had completely dissipated.
It turned out that it was not that he did not save himself, but that he did not have the ability to save himself at all.
Wen Ming looked at the other videos in his notebook, and knew that James and the others had been looking for him at sea for about ten days, and had searched all the islands in that area, and even more distant islands, and found no trace of him.
The barber had already shaved his head shiny and struggled to get up, and Wen Ming was taken to the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later, he changed into the clothes that Donus and the others had prepared for him, and Wen Ming, who was refreshed, was finally able to eat, which was a nutritious meal specially made for him. If it was usual, this kind of smell would not be acceptable, but now, he thinks that this is the supreme deliciousness.
Donnas, with a mobile phone in his hand, appeared at the dining table.
"We got in touch with Harvard, and we got in touch with your classmates, and you ......"
The reason for this is that Wen Ming doesn't know the mobile phone number or other contact information of any person related to his identity.
After thanking him, Wen Ming picked up the phone and heard a roar over there.
"Fack, I knew you weren't dead......"