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"If Gray and the others had come in, I'm afraid they would have gone down. The first mate said in a deep voice, "There is no other exit, how about it, do you want to go down and have a look?"

"I'm here to see what's down there. "Now I'm a little worried not about what's down there, it's about what happened last night." Now it seems that Gray and they should be down the well, so the question is, when he goes down, is he dead or alive?"

Dead or alive? To put it another way, is he going down on his own, or was he taken down by something. If it was the former, why did he leave the team and come here, if it was the latter, then it means that the bottom of the well is not so safe.

"Just check it out. The first mate beckoned and untied the rope from one of the crew members, "I'll go in and have a look, and if there's no problem, you guys will come down." ”

The first mate paused, then said, "If there is a problem, you can leave." ”

"It's already here, who's going to go?" Vincent said with a blank face, "don't talk that nonsense, I'll definitely go down, even if you're dead." ”

The first mate smiled, as if he had guessed that Vincent would say this, and he didn't care, tied the rope around his waist, and gave the other end to the second mate: "Brother, don't let go." ”

"Unless I'm dead. ”

The first mate took out the musket from his arms, took a deep breath, and then took the musket and slowly went down against the wall of the well. After a few minutes, his desolate figure disappeared from sight illuminated by the firelight, and for a moment, everyone fell silent, staring at the rope with burning eyes.

A long time passed, but there was no movement, and the rope continued to be sent into the well. Soon it was not long enough, so the second mate had another bundle of rope removed, and this one was attached, and the next bundle was sent.

Seeing this, Tim took a deep breath and muttered in Ian's ear, "How deep is this well, that bundle of rope is about tens of meters." ”

Ian shook his head, and just as he was about to say something, the rope suddenly shook violently, and in an instant it straightened. The unprepared second mate was stumbled by this sudden force, but fortunately, Vincent pulled the rope in time to prevent the second mate from being pulled directly into the well.

The next moment, a muffled sound came into everyone's ears with a delay. Ian could hear the sound of a musket firing.

The second mate tied the rope around his waist and shouted the name of the first mate to the well, which kept recalling his beast-like roar. But no one responded, and the rope slowly regained its composure after shaking for a while.

The atmosphere returned to the silence of a few minutes ago, as if nothing had happened, but in the blink of an eye, everything had happened. Vincent silently drew out his dark golden long knife, the blade of which was particularly dazzling in the reflection of the firelight, and the piercing "clanging" sound made by the friction between the blade and the scabbard was like thunder.

"Stay here. ”

Vincent only said a word, then pulled the rope and jumped straight into the well with his knife. The crowd hurriedly gathered around, just in time to see Vincent falling rapidly, holding the rope in one hand and a long knife in the other, the blade of which slashed at the wall of the well, and sparked dazzling sparks because of the violent friction.

In the blink of an eye, Vincent disappeared from everyone's sight.

Tim stared at the scene in front of him dumbfounded, and then took a deep breath: "This is the hero." ”

Ian thinks so. Vincent just now reminded him of a lot of people, and those people can be called heroes. At this time, he couldn't help but think of what Nicole had said to him a few months ago.

"Do you know why I'm following you? Because you're a hero. ”

The second mate yelled for another strong man to take the rope, and then he prepared to go down himself. Perhaps he was stimulated, the black-faced man in front of him was like an angry black bear, and no one dared to stop him, so he could only obediently make way for him.

But some people did not open their eyes, and stood by the mouth of the well.

The man's name was Newman Stolland.

"I think you should calm down, second mate. Newman looked at the second mate calmly, "In the absence of the captain and first mate, you should play the role of leading the whole team, instead of rushing down." ”

The second mate glared at Newman: "Get out of here!"

Newman was unmoved: "Have you forgotten what the captain just said?"

"What?"

"Stay here. Newman looked directly at the second mate without fear, and then said word by word, "Not for me, not for him, not for you, but for everyone, all of them stay here, no exceptions." ”

"You better know what you're talking about. ”

"I'm old, but I'm not demented yet. "Newman still didn't back down," he said, keeping you here. ”

The atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant. Everyone held their breath for fear of angering the two beasts, nay, a beast and an old man. The second mate was twice as strong as the emaciated Newman, a head taller, and stood in front of Newman like a standing bear. But for some reason, Ian felt that the momentum of the second mate was completely suppressed by Newman.

The second mate's body was full of murderous energy, while Newman's body could not find a trace of irritability, and some were only full of calm. But just like that, he didn't let the second mate take a step forward, and in the end the second mate was defeated in Newman's eyes, and walked to the rock wall alone and sat down, his face full of decadence.

Newman slowly walked up to the second mate and patted him lightly on the shoulder, like an owner domesticating his own pet.

"Your captain is no ordinary man. Newman said leisurely, "He is more courageous and decisive than all of us, more than all of us, so trust him, it will be fine." ”

The second officer raised his head in confusion, glanced at Newman, and then nodded silently.

"It's amazing. A playful voice rang in Ian's ears, "That old man has some tricks. ”

Ian turned his head, and the thief Green was standing next to him, watching the scene in front of him with a mocking smile on his lips.

"You're not pretending?"

"What do I need to pretend?" Green looked at Ian, with a smile like a fox on his lips and a wolf in his eyes, "Your description is wrong, you should have said, I'm here." ”

"I don't understand. ”

"It's simple. Green pointed to the well and said, "The next thing is not for that little fat man to deal with, and if I don't come out, he'll die." ”

Ian was about to say something, but was interrupted by an exclamation.

Because the rope that had been silent for a long time, finally came a signal. Three long and one short, safe below, can move forward.

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