Chapter 75, The Horse of the Thorn Horse
I've finally got these sailors done, no matter whether what I'm saying is true or not, as long as it works, it's good to have a conscience, I'm sorry for them, and that's all I can do now.
I smiled and nodded to the big man, and Mai Lao hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, since there's nothing to do, you go back to eat something first, and then rest, and leave the rest to us." ”
The four sailors went back to the rest chamber first, and after they left, Mai Lao turned to me and said with a smile, "Well done, this person's heart is scattered, the team is not easy to lead, if it weren't for your words, I think they would definitely not stay." ”
I reluctantly smiled and said, "It's not that easy to go back, it's hard to find land in the vast sea." ”
Jenny looked at me with gratitude and said, "Thank you, Zhongyi." ”
I touched my nose and said a little embarrassed, "What is there to thank, I'm just telling the truth." ”
"Then I have to thank you, if it weren't for you, the rest of the work really wouldn't have been able to begin." Jenny smiled sweetly, the kind of smile that came from the bottom of her heart.
"Don't be so polite, I'm also thinking about the overall situation, by the way, Mai Lao, what should I do with this sailor's corpse?" I looked at Mai Lao and asked.
Mai Lao turned his head to look at the corpse on the side of the deck, there was no longer a human appearance, the corpse was exuding a strong smell of blood, he said helplessly, "Let's wrap the corpse first, and bury him at sea tomorrow, hey~ It's a young life again." ”
Yes, this is a very young life, just in his early twenties, he died like this, anyone who sees it, will feel pity, feel distressed, a few of us first carried out a simple disposal of the corpse, nothing more than to make him look decent, but his body is about to be torn apart, and he can only barely get it.
Then we wrapped the corpse, only the head was exposed, so that he looked like he was dying peacefully, and then put it on the side of the deck, and waited until tomorrow morning, to give him a sea burial, even if it was okay, in fact, it was useless to do anything, people are dead, what is the point of doing this, the purpose of doing this, in the words of Mai Lao, is to give the dead a respect.
After disposing of the corpse, we had a simple meal, and then Mai Lao beckoned a few of us to go to Jenny's rest warehouse to discuss things, and there were a lot of big and small things during this time, if I didn't seriously discuss the countermeasures, I felt that it would be difficult to continue.
I changed into clean clothes and got up to beckon Jiao Hachi and Junko to go with me.
"Brother Yi, you go first, I'll go later." Jiao Ba flipped through a book in his hand and said to me without raising his head.
"What do you see? All fascinated. I glanced at the book in his hand, to be precise, it seemed to be a notebook, tattered, I don't know what it was, it was still green on the outside, it seemed to be something before liberation, anyway, it was a little old.
"Check something, you go over first, I'll look for you later." Jiao Ba still said without raising his head, and waved a hand at us.
I glanced at Junko, let him go, the two of us came to Jenny's rest room, Mai Lao was already here, he looked at me and said, "Where is Jiaoba?" Asleep? ”
"No, he's looking at something, I'll be able to come over later, we don't have to wait for him." I sat down as I spoke, took out my cigarette and lit it, and took two puffs.
It was Mai Lao who was the first to speak, "Zhongyi, we have to find a way this time, there can be no more casualties, there are fewer and fewer sailors, and the work is becoming more and more difficult." ”
I squinted my eyes, puffed on my cigarette and said, "I know I have to find a way, but what can I do?" Mai Lao, you also know that this deep sea is not land, and many times we can't grasp it at all, just take today's incident, if it weren't for the deep sea, the young man wouldn't have died. ”
I'm telling the truth, people's activities under the deep sea are very restricted, and their movements are relatively many times slower than on land, and it is difficult to avoid emergencies in time, which is the most critical problem, no matter how meticulous the preparation is, it has to be stuck.
Mai Lao glanced at me, nodded and said, "Yes, you are right, even if we prepare everything, we may not be able to avoid danger, but I really don't want to see anyone killed or injured anymore." "This old guy was sad for a rare time today, and from his eyes, I saw a trace of pity and sympathy.
"I don't want to see death anymore, I can't stand it." Jenny said beside her, her face has also changed very badly, since she went to sea, four people have died, and it is not easy for her to hold on.
I smiled helplessly, took a puff of cigarette and said, "Safety matters, we can only do our best, and we can only do this, let's not talk about this, Mai Lao, what is that big black fish we met under the sea just now?" Is it fish? I changed my mind and hurried to get down to business.
"I really don't know about this, it's the first time I've seen this thing, I just checked the Ocean Encyclopedia, there is no such creature at all, what is it, I can't find it out now." Mai Lao's face was serious, and he could see that this old guy had tried his best.
"Is there really a sea monster?" Li Xin's voice sounded next to me, as if she was talking to herself, and I didn't pay attention to her.
"I don't think so, Mai Lao, could this be just a creature that humans don't have to record?" Jenny asked with an innocent expression.
I sneered and said, "It's not as simple as you think." ”
Junzi suddenly said at this time, "By the way, Brother Yi, I remember something, the big black fish you are talking about, could it be the black shadow you said before?" ”
Junko's words reminded me that I had been thinking about what it was just now, but I forgot that there was a black shadow encountered, I thought about it carefully, there is a lot in common between the two, they are both fast, the volume is large enough, and they are both black things, it should be about the same.
"Listening to you say this, it seems to be like that, this big black fish, maybe it's really the black shadow that killed the mines." Although I feel similar, I'm not entirely sure yet.
Mai Lao hurriedly added, "Then the roar you heard under the deep sea before, could it be that this thing also came from this thing?" ”
Mai Lao's words reminded me again, not only the huge roar under the deep sea, but also the beast-like wheezing sound in my ears, all encountered in that sea area, but whether these have anything to do with the big black fish, I really can't think of it, if it is a thing, then it is good to say, the danger is not there for the time being, but if it is not a thing, then it is terrible.
I shook my head lightly and said, "I don't know, it's not related at all, I just hear some voices, whether it's or not, I'm really not sure." ”
Mai Lao pondered for a moment and said, "Now the underwater situation, we generally understand, but in the end there is no dangerous thing, we don't know, if we can be sure that it is this big black fish, then it is easier to do, if we can't be sure, we will go to the sea tomorrow, the danger is still very great." ”
Junko said with a worried expression, "That's bad, what the hell is that thing?" ”
Just when a few of us couldn't discuss the result, Jiao Ba hurried over, and he shouted as soon as he entered the door, "I found it, I know what that big black fish is?" ”
His words lit up in our eyes, and as if we saw hope again, Mai Lao hurriedly asked, "What is that?" ”
The rest of us also asked questions, and Jiao Ba first took a sip of the tea on the table, and then said with a serious face, "This is a very evil thing, it's called a stinging foal." ”
What the? Sting the foal? After Jiao Ba's words were finished, we were all dumbfounded, looking at each other one by one, and we didn't know what to say, what the is this