Chapter 32: The Treasure Box (I)
I saw that the fish arrow missed, the water in the hall inside the wreck was turbulent, the fragments of the piano were circling everywhere in the turbulence, the giant shark had swam down with its head and tail, and quickly dived into the depths with the other three, at this time every second was almost a race against death, but with our speed, it was impossible to reach the hatch in front of us before the shark chased me, I noticed a small orchestra pit nearby, and planned to take a detour to use the terrain to lure the shark away, so that the rest of the people could escape first, and then I would find another way to escape, But before the thought could be reflected in the body's movements, the tilted shipwreck shook violently, it turned out that under the impact of the giant shark, the hull seemed to have lost its support, the metal and the current were trembling strangely, and the Mary Xiannu shipwreck slowly broke away from the central hall.
We dived into the wreck, did not carry the weight of the lead, only to grasp the fixed things in the ship, encountered no landing, then with a diving knife into the crack of the steel, with the strength of the gradual dive to the depth, at this time behind the giant shark chased, the hull suddenly cracked from a large crack, the body of the people with a shock, the feeling is not good, when looking back, there are several sharks from the hull that has just broken, swimming into this luxurious ** hall.
A tiger shark came menacingly, rubbed against the white giant shark, the white shark was shocked by the vibration of the hull, there was an indescribable evil fire, the huge body was flung off, and the water flow driven by the water curled several sharks behind him crookedly, I saw that this was a void, at the moment except the cargo hold of the Mary Xiannu, there was no other place to go, waved to the other three people again and again, the members of the diving team quickly passed through the central hall without looking back, went around in a small circle, and dived into a cabin like a galley at the back.
When he arrived at the hatch, Gu Chai still didn't give up, and Hai kept looking back at the shark behind him, probably wanting to go over and fight to break the net, so that the white blade could see blood. I held his head down and pushed him into the cabin, as the saying goes, "the earth helps the earth become the wall, and the man helps the man become the king", in such a dangerous situation, anyone must avoid its edge, how can you, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old "dragon household", deal with so many ferocious sharks, how can now be the time to be reckless?
I remember that the hatch had two exits, one of which connected to the lobby and one side to the bilge, providing a shortcut to the cargo hold. After the break, I entered it, but I saw that the kitchen was even more messy, pots and pans and all kinds of stoves were scattered everywhere, I wanted to lock the open hatch, although the giant shark was powerful, but it would not lightly break the closed hatch, but the cabin was slightly twisted, and the door could no longer be closed.
I had an idea, and the fat man and I slammed the biggest cabinet in the kitchen against the door. At this time, the shark outside the door had followed the door, and the sliding door in the kitchen was all scattered, and countless broken porcelain dishes inside rolled out, but the kitchen cabinet was supported by the angle formed between the cabin and the hatch, and it was not allowed to be broken in by the shark for a while.
The fat man rummaged through the kitchen, pulled open a cabinet of meat, pulled out half of the rotten pork, and pushed it in front of the door, probably hoping that the shark would not bite when he saw the pork when he came in. I thought to myself, you're the fucking Arabian Nights, and you've been able to figure out this way to fool yourself up to now. I guess these sharks are not good, and it is likely that they were attracted by something attached to Gu Chai 's back, otherwise they would not have chased and intercepted the divers so much.
I raised my hand and grabbed the fat man, telling him not to waste his efforts, seeing that this galley is not stable, and he has to continue to retreat to the depths of the wreck, the cargo hold should be the most structurally sturdy area at the rear of the hull, and find a way to retreat to there and then reason.
The four of them turned back and forth in the second half of the wreck, and finally found the bottom cargo hold in a "D" shaped passage under an iron ladder. The "Mary Fairn" cruise ship belongs to a Nanyang tycoon, this person is a smuggling and drug trafficker's family, and then gradually started an antique cultural relics business, this person is not like Uncle Ming who makes any money, not a priceless thing at all, the green head on the bottom of the sea, the Ming weapon in the tomb, everything that has passed through his hands, almost all of them are national treasures.
His ship is different from the general cruise ship, in addition to being used to enjoy the fun, it is also used to smuggle and sell antiquities as a means of transportation, so the cargo hold is not large, but it is the most tightly protected part of the whole ship, the cabin is airtight, waterproof, fireproof, pressure-resistant, as large as the copper tripod, as small as the night pearl, you can find the corresponding position in it, and it can be properly preserved.
According to the memories of the survivors on board, the cruise ship lost its course in the hurricane, and after encountering a shipwreck, the hull sank quickly, and there was no time to evacuate, and almost all the crew and passengers returned to the sea. The things in this cargo hold, ten of them are still in place and have not been passive, and now they are sunk in, and they are ownerless, and whoever fishes them out is whoever's.
In the passage in front of the cargo hold, most of the sediment has poured here, the sea water is dirty, the color is darker, the lighting range of the diving flashlight is almost negligible, only the "Poseidon dazzle" strong underwater searchlight using krypton bulbs can penetrate seven or eight meters of water waves, but this kind of searchlight consumes a lot of power, once it is used continuously, it will not take long to replace the battery underwater, so the diving team only carried a searchlight.
We had to rely entirely on the only bright searchlights, and the four of us kept as close a distance as possible from each other, saw the surrounding terrain, and felt the edge of the sealed cargo hold, the steel door still firmly closed, and there were six intact locks on the sides, like a large metal coffin.
The fat man is an expert in prying the coffin and breaking the door, touched the thickness and firmness of the lock bolt, gave us a thumbs up, signaling that it is not a problem to open the hatch, the cargo hold in the private cruise ship is like a safe, but this safe is just for precaution, the guards are the petty thieves who twist the door and pick the lock, the owner never dreamed that someone used a hydraulic demolition device to forcibly dismantle the door, under the cutting of the diamond chainsaw, a few bolts did not play a protective role at all.
I made a gesture to tell the fat man to hurry up and tear down the hatch, and set up a defensive line with Shinley Yang and Gu Chai guarding the passage at the bottom of the ship, and the fish arrows were loaded, once a shark came, in this narrow underwater space, the two fish arrows took turns to shoot and kill, and they could hold on for a moment or three.
Gu Chai changed his breath with an air snail, holding the dragon arc short knife and watching the underwater movement vigilantly, he didn't notice anything unusual behind him, but I saw that the black sea water stuck to his tattoo still existed, I don't know if it was too dark in the water at the bottom of the bilge, or if there was more and more black water, his entire back was like being dyed with ink, much stricter than before in the captain's room.