Chapter 33: The lightning rod

In the evening, there was a small episode. Mia saw the inflatable boat that the murderer was riding in float over. When Miya called for Xingyu to come and see, Xingyu still didn't believe his eyes, and blinked his eyes to make sure he was not mistaken, and said, "How is it possible!" The raft is heavy, the inflatable boat is light, and after drifting away along the current, how can it be possible to float back. When Mia heard this, she also felt strange. But Xingyu, who is familiar with the sea, can't figure it out, and it's impossible for her to figure it out. "I'm going to get the lifeboat back! It would be nice to have an extra lifeboat to spare. After Xingyu finished speaking, he jumped into the sea and pulled the inflatable boat back and tied it to the raft.

At night, after Mia fell asleep, Xingyu quietly wondered why the inflatable boat floated back. There is only one reason that comes to mind, the ocean current has changed direction. Xingyu is not familiar with ocean currents, at most he knows that ocean currents change with the monsoon. But Xingyu didn't feel that the wind direction had changed, why did the ocean current change. Xingyu, who couldn't figure it out, fell asleep unconsciously.

The next morning, the sky was overcast, and soon it rained heavily. Xingyu and Miya immediately took out the plastic sheeting to catch the rain, and the heavy rain quickly filled the two ice buckets. Then Heungwoo began to inspect the raft. This was the first heavy rain after the raft was completed, and Heungwoo was worried about the stability of the raft. Xingyu was most worried that the rope tied to the container could not support the pull of the waves, so he carefully checked every corner piece tied to the rope. Fortunately, the rope is still firmly tied to the corners on both sides, and there is no loosening between the containers. Xingyu was also worried about the friction of the rope, but fortunately, he had carefully tied the rope before, and the rope could reduce wear and tear if it was not loosened, and the rope was already wear-resistant.

After Xingyu checked the ropes in every place, he finally let go of the heart he was carrying. This drifting raft can withstand the wind and waves. Just when Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw a flash of bright light around him. Mia's screams and thunder rang out at the same time. Heung-woo heard the screams coming from behind him through the thunder, and Heung-woo immediately turned to see what was happening to Mia. The frightened Miya ran into Xingyu's arms, and Xingyu hugged Miya and asked nervously, "What happened?" "Heungwoo guessed that it was lightning, and the landing point was very close to them. Miya leaned close to Xingyu and replied with palpitations: "The lightning struck the kitchen just now. After Xingyu heard this, he seemed to think of something, and his face immediately changed. Heung-woo immediately picked up Mia and ran into the lifeboat. After entering the lifeboat, Xingyu scolded himself with self-blame: "Damn! How could I be so careless! I didn't expect that the iron container would lead mines. If it weren't for the small container to help us stop this catastrophe, I'm afraid we would all become roast pigs. ”

"You've just become a roast pig, and your whole family has become a roast pig." Mia heard Xingyu say that she was a pig, and Miya was reluctant. Xingyu saw that Mia's face was not so pale after this unintentional agitation. Xingyu immediately thought of how to divert Miya's attention: "Look at you, your whole body is soaked, take off your clothes and twist them dry." Don't catch a cold. Miya glanced at her disdainfully: "Isn't that cheaper for you." You really think I'm a fool! Xingyu pretended to be colored and Mimi continued to tease Mia: "Don't be ashamed! Come on, I'll help you take it off. Heungwoo then walked towards Mia. Kill you pervert! Mia immediately slapped Heungwoo with a red face. At this moment, Xiao Nizi completely forgot about the previous fright.

After the rain stopped, Xingyu began to think about how to make a lightning rod. The lightning rod had to be made of copper bars and wires, and they couldn't find them, but they had iron pipes. Xingyu was worried that the door of the small container would be accidentally locked and they would be locked inside, so he had long wanted to remove the door lock of the container. The door lock of the container is 4 iron pipes with lock hooks at the end and at the end. One iron pipe is 2.5 meters long, and three together are long enough. After knocking off the hook at the end of the lock hook, a relatively small diameter behind the lock hook is left, which can barely be inserted into the iron pipe where the entire lock hook is removed. When the three iron pipes are connected in this way, it is a 7.5-meter-long iron pipe. Then Xingyu tied three wooden strips in layers in front of the door of the outermost long container on the raft. Then the iron pipe is tied vertically in the middle of the wooden strip, and under the iron pipe, about a meter into the sea. After tying the iron pipe, the iron pipe is 4 meters higher than the raft and 1.5 meters higher than the kitchen. The iron pipes and rafts are insulated with wooden strips. When lightning strikes an iron pipe, the current travels along the pipe into the sea. The lightning rod of the raft was thus completed.

The Indian Ocean may have entered the rainy season. The next day there was another heavy rain. Heung-woo and Mia hid in the lifeboat and stared nervously at the lightning rod. See how effective the lightning rod is. Although the rain today was not as heavy as yesterday's, and there was little lightning, there was still a lightning bolt that struck the lightning rod. When the lightning rod is struck, the entire iron pipe immediately arcs, followed by steam. The high heat of the arc evaporates the rainwater on the iron pipes. The lightning rod is still erected and has not been damaged by lightning. Seeing that the lightning rod he made could work, Xingyu clenched his fist and waved it upward. Heungwoo wants to repeat his old plan and take the opportunity to kiss Mia. Xingyu turned around excitedly, only to see Miya with her hands crossed in front of her chest, her mouth open, squinting and staring at Xingyu viciously: "How many times do you want to use this trick?" ”

"Humph! Ready to last a lifetime. The treacherous scheme was discovered, and Xingyu made a gesture to pounce on Miya. Miya kicked Xingyu out of the lifeboat: "Since it's safe outside, you go outside to get wet and calm down!" At this time, the rain stopped in time, and Xingyu walked to the raft to check the lightning rod. When Xingyu carefully checked the lightning rod, Miya quietly followed from behind Xingyu and hugged Xingyu from behind. Xingyu smiled happily and turned to hug Mia. "You are only allowed to hug, not to move. Otherwise, kick you into the sea. Mia felt Heung-woo start to move again.