On the way out, Wang Ling kept thinking about it, and he always felt that Zheng Jiuwu would not commit suicide like that. Because he didn't have the slightest warning beforehand, and if he wanted to say that going to that place was purely because of the whim of Lao Pi, if Zheng Jiuwu really wanted to take a path of no return, he could do it at any time and place, and he had no reason to do that in that place.

Also, why didn't Lao Xing give them too much good looks since he beat them, and put this charge on their heads, and what made Wang Ling feel the most strange was that Lao Xing knew that Da Zhuang had a good relationship with them, and it was precisely because of Da Zhuang's negligence that they were able to cross the line smoothly.

"Since crossing the line is a very serious matter, then Da Zhuang should be punished by Lao Xing, it is his sentry." Wang Ling said to Lao Pi: "Aren't you surprised that a person who made a mistake was not only not punished, but actually let him take care of a group of 'murder suspects' who had a good relationship with him?" ”

Lao Pi nodded and said: "That's right, logically speaking, this doesn't make sense, if it is replaced by the fierce and vicious blacksmith Hu in the past, but it can't be the turn of Brother Zhuangzi, fourth brother, do you think there will be any conspiracy here?" ”

Wang Ling shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I always feel that this matter is not so simple." If it is a conspiracy, it is a bit too coincidental, that place is not Lao Xing who drove us there, he did repeatedly declare that there is a forbidden area on this island. I was wondering if I might expose something if I went to a place I shouldn't go, and Lao Xing wanted to use the topic to play in order to achieve some kind of purpose of hiding people's eyes. ”

"Come on," Lao Pi said, "In that place, could it be that those bats are still raised by Lao Xing, afraid that we will poke this matter out?" I know of anyone who can tame eagles, but I haven't heard of anyone who can raise bats. But Lao Pi thought about it and said: "It's hard to say, if you want to stab Lou Zi, let's almost serve the pot to that nest of bats, if it is really Lao Xingyang's estimation, it can really kill." ”

"So the undead are right," said the poet, "to see men in life, and to see corpses in death, but if the plague god had died in that place, I am afraid that the fish would have been fed long ago, and I have heard that there are sharks in the area around the sea to the west." ”

"I don't always know if I don't go," Wang Ling had already decided that he had to go this time, the people on the island were short of electricity, and they would usually fall asleep after two hours after dark, and he thought that he could leave at about nine o'clock. "Jingjing, why don't you stay here? In case we go back we caught ......"

"No, I have to go with you." Li Xin said: "This island is pitch black, I'm a little afraid, besides, we are here together, we are blessed and enjoy hardships together!" Seeing this, Lao Pi was the first to put his palm on his hand and said, "That's right, we will share hardships and live and die!" ”

The four hands were finally intertwined, and the four young people burst out with an incomparably youthful shout: "Share weal and woe, live and die together!" ”

There is a strange phenomenon in the sea around Xuanwu Island, after nightfall, a layer of mist appears on the sea, and every time the moon is full, the fog will dissipate at the same time as agreed, and it will continue until dawn the next day. It is precisely for this reason that the island is extremely humid, and never goes out to sea at night, although the depth of the sea in this place can reach nearly a thousand meters, but there are many reefs hidden under the turbulent sea, and I don't know how many ships have been sunk through the ages.

It is precisely because of these complex geographical and meteorological conditions that the range of activities of Wang Ling and his educated youths at sea is very limited, and most of them operate in some familiar sea areas very close to the island. Lao Xing said that if you want to gallop on this sea, you need at least 20 years of experience, so it is very dangerous to sail back at night, and if you hit the reef or lose your course in this kind of place, it is undoubtedly equivalent to suicide.

As they expected, from the moment they boarded the boat, there was a white expanse ahead, and the iron-hulled fishing boat was actually iron-clad wood, with a searchlight above the cockpit. At that time, the lighting conditions of fishing boats were far from the current ones, that is, an incandescent lamp was carried with a bamboo pole, and then a lampshade made of tin foil was installed on the tail of the lamp to reflect the light.

In this situation, Lao Pi saw that the boat could not be opened, so he thought of a way and said to the poet: "I said Comrade Li Mubai, I am afraid that I have to make you aggrieved tonight, I am bothering you to hold the light bulb pole and squat on the head of the bed to illuminate it, in case you encounter any reef, it is good to shout and avoid it, it is said that this position is called a lookout, which is very important!" ”

"Why do you say, why aren't you an undead, I'm still short-sighted!" Apparently the poet was a little unhappy with this dirty work.

"Fourth brother has to rest well, you can't expect him to take care of you when you get over there in a while?"

"It's okay," Wang Ling said with a smile: "The poet's glasses are foggy and he can't see anything clearly, so it's better for me to go, just find me a blanket to cover." ”

"Then I'll accompany you," Li Xin said, "The two pairs of eyes will always see more clearly," and she walked out first, and Lao Pi looked at her back and counted the poet all the way, saying that he was not even as good as a girl at a critical time. Wang Ling didn't bother to talk to the pair of living treasures who had been fighting from morning to night, so he took the bamboo pole and walked to the bow of the boat, Li Xin had already laid a place on the ground with a canvas, and got into the blanket himself first and patted himself beside him, signaling him to come over too.

This Wang Ling was embarrassed when he saw it, and he touched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate." ”

"Revolutionary work does not discriminate between men and women, we are all class brothers and sisters." Li Xin said generously: "I didn't expect you to be shy, this sea is foggy, and if you don't wrap in this moisture, you can seep into the cracks of your bones and fall into the root of the disease, or you will get arthritis in a few years." ”

Now that the women have opened their mouths, Wang Ling seems a little stingy to push back and hold back, and the two of them are wrapped in blankets and sit together in the bow of the boat surrounded by thick fog, not to mention that it really has a taste. Now the poet also regretted it a little, with the help of the lamp, he could probably see two figures, and said a little sourly: "I knew that I would be on it, but the stinky boy of the undead is cheap." ”

The speed of the voyage at night is not as good as that of the day, and even if the fishing boat is full of horsepower, it will last six to seven knots, and at night it will drop by half, which is not much better than the speed of ordinary people's fast walking, and even if it is, it is still dangerous.

I don't know how to do it tonight, this sea area has always been clean away from the mainland, but tonight there are a lot of debris floating on the sea, most of them are some rotten wood, thick as the diameter of a bucket, don't underestimate these things, they can also cause fatal damage to fishing boats. As a last resort, Wang Ling could only let Li Xin hold the lamp and use a wooden stick to pluck the wood, and the hull of the ship made some ugly friction sounds from time to time, which made people feel a little bottomless.

In such a strange atmosphere, Wang Ling's nerves were highly tense, in fact, all he could see was three or four meters in front of him, and before he knew it, his hair began to drip water. Suddenly, a scream pierced the silence of the night sky and the sea, and before he could get out of the wheelhouse, he saw that the bamboo pole with the incandescent light had fallen to the deck.

When the two rushed out of the cab, Li Xin had been firmly hugged by Wang Ling, and with the help of the flashlight, Lao Pi saw that the faces of the two were pale, and Li Xin's trembling body obviously told him that she saw something very terrible.

"Okay, it's okay, it's okay," Wang Ling said to the poet while comforting, "You send her to the cab first." ”

"What's wrong?" "Don't talk nonsense!" Wang Ling's tone suddenly became heavier, "Hurry up, get her some hot water to drink!" ”

When Li Xin walked away, Lao Pi squatted down and asked in a low voice, "Fourth brother, what happened?" ”

Wang Ling groped for the bamboo pole and said to Lao Pi: "There is a person in the sea, all soaked white, just now I stabbed him with a stick and turned him over just now, that face is really good at us, frightened." When he said this, he tried his best to keep himself calm, but at that time, Wang Ling had not yet become the undead in the future, he was still too young, and the sweat behind his back and his constantly trembling body were telling Lao Pi that he was also greatly frightened.

Encountering corpses at sea is nothing new, especially in some of the busier shipping lanes, where people sink first after falling overboard, and after a few days of being lucky enough not to be eaten by fish, the corpses will float up and float down the current. For some crew members who have been on the sea all year round, they will always meet once or twice in their lives, but for them who have only been on the island for a few months, it is undoubtedly a strong stimulus.

Seeing that Wang Ling wanted to go to search, Lao Pi held his hand and said: "There are hanging ghosts in the trees, there are drowned ghosts in the water, and the road is half of the sky. ”