Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Capture of the Ship
I was in the water, holding my breath, and I just kept my eyes open, and watched the black man gradually disappear from my sight, and sank until I could no longer see, and then I stepped on the water hard, and my body tried to swim towards the water.
......As soon as my head came out of the water, I began to cough violently, I was originally very watery, I held it underwater for so long, purely relying on the hatred in my heart to support the fight with that black man, now I only feel a burning pain in my lungs.
As soon as my head came out of the water, my hearing became timid, and although the stowaway boat did not stop, it was much slower, and as soon as I came out of the water, someone from the crew on the armor saw me, and I heard a shout, and then I saw several crew members with their guns pointed at me.
I quickly took a deep breath and dived back underwater.
Whoosh whoosh ......
The bullets shot into the sea, passing me one by one, and I pushed my legs and waved my arms as hard as I could.
People can always burst out of potential that they don't usually have in desperate situations! I struggled to swim all the way through.
Then I swam from the boat to the other side and watched the big boat from a distance.
The boat was still full of noisy noises, faint gunshots, and the occasional sound of people falling overboard, and it seemed that the stowaways were almost finished.
I floated on the water, treading water under my feet, my head looking around, and my heart was anxious!
I'm in the middle of the ocean, I don't even have a lifebuoy or a life jacket on my body, and now I can only swim on my own, but I can't swim all the time after all, once I run out of strength, I'm going to die!
The crew of the big boat in front of me was still cleaning up the stowaways, and I couldn't get on the boat.
The boat that had been chasing in the distance behind me was getting closer and closer, and I could even clearly see the flag fluttering on the ship......
It was a maple leaf flag, numbered on the hull, which appeared to be a military ship, and the warning horn was still sounding at the moment.
I don't know if the ship is a coast guard or an army or something......
I hesitated, but I decided.
Rather than drown or be beaten to death by the crew, I might as well surrender to the police, at least a way to live.
It was a small gunboat-like boat, it was chasing the stowaway boat, and from time to time it fired cannons to deter the other party, but the artillery fire was very careful to fall far away on both sides of the boat, and it didn't seem to hurt people, it was purely a deterrent.
I had no sailing experience, but I felt that the gunboat should not be far away from me, but it was only after I swam for a while that I realized that looking at the sea this seemingly short distance was very long!
The waves are not big, but swimming in the water is very strenuous because you have to use a lot of physical strength to fight the waves, and the waves can carry you away from your direction.
After swimming for a while, I suddenly felt a twitch in the soles of my feet, and my heart immediately felt cold!
I know, I'm afraid I'm going to have cramps!!
Originally, my physical fitness was in a bad state, and with such cold seawater, people's physical strength would be exhausted, and my water nature was really average, and it was even more difficult to swim...... A wave came and immediately flooded my head, and when I got out of the wave, I coughed a few times, but I saw helplessly that I had been carried away by the waves, whether it was a stowaway or a gunboat, far away from my direction.
I let out a feeble cry, and the scorpion threw up its arms to make me visible to the people on the gunboat, but unfortunately, my actions did not attract anyone's attention.
I felt that my legs were getting heavier and heavier in the seawater, and my kicking movement was gradually slowing down, and it seemed that I was running out of strength...... I sighed inwardly and couldn't help but smile wryly.
Am I really going to die here?
After so long, so much, and so much suffering, I still can't get through this hurdle in the end?
Just when I was almost dying, I suddenly heard a sound in the wind in the distance on my left......
It seemed to be a few shouts and curses, but when they came with the wind, they were a little intermittent.
I immediately turned my head to look over, only to see a scene that gave me a glimmer of hope again!
About a few dozen meters away from me, three figures seemed to struggle in the midst of the waves...... Because the waves were undulating, blocking my view, I couldn't look very closely, but it was enough for me to judge who they were!
Amazingly, these were not stowaways who jumped into the sea to escape, but the crew of the boat!
The three men, each wearing life jackets and soaking in the water, seemed to be trying to swim in one direction, but seemed to be arguing loudly about something.
And what makes me even more strange is...... The three of them seemed to be holding a piece of black goey together...... A big piece of something, floating on the surface of the sea.
I felt their gaze sweeping towards me, and immediately alertly dived under the surface and swam out in the other direction.
By this time, the gunboat was already far away from us, and it seemed that it had been chasing the stowaway.
The three crew members seemed to cheer when they saw this, and then on the surface of the sea, they suddenly tidied up the black and slimy thing......
My eyes lit up!
Immediately recognized what that thing was!!
That's an inflatable lifesaver! That is, the kind of sea escape device!
Obviously, this is a small lifesaver, this kind of inflatable lifesaver can only be used once, there is a valve on it, just throw it into the sea when you use it, and then someone twists the valve, it will immediately inflate and expand on its own, and finally it will become a small boat like rubber felling!!
And under my watchful eye, the three crew members saw the gunboat go away, and made sure that it would not be discovered, so they carefully opened the valve......
Laugh at......
With the sound of the air current, the raft, which was originally just a folded piece of rubber skin, immediately swelled, and in a moment it became the appearance of a small boat, and the three crew members cheered, and immediately one of them tried to turn over, and I saw that each of them was carrying a bag, and the bag was bulging, and I didn't know what it was, and then the second person also turned over, and put the bag on the felling ......
And then, something went wrong!
It was obviously a small lifesaver, which could have carried the weight of three people, but the problem was, when I looked at it from afar, it seemed that the bag they were carrying was too heavy! I don't know what it was in that bag...... After the third person threw the bag up, he also wanted to turn over, but as soon as his body was half up, the life-saving felling was seriously tilted by him!
With an exclamation, he quickly let go, tried to adjust, and tried to swim to the other side to turn over again to get up...... But he failed, and as soon as he climbed a little, the ship began to tilt again.
At this time, the two crew members of the ship began to talk loudly to him, and the guy who was still in the sea spoke loudly, his tone seemed angry and dissatisfied, and then pointed to the bags on the ship, and said a few words in a loud voice.
I don't understand what they say, but probably the crew in the sea thinks the bag is too heavy and should throw some things away for him to go up.
However, his request was immediately rejected by his two companions!
They began to quarrel, and at last the quarrel ended, and the two men on the boat exchanged glances, and one of them immediately pulled out a dagger from his waist, and then moved towards the fellow in the sea with a murderous face, and the guy in the sea also noticed the bad intentions of his companion, he stepped back a little, and when the other party pounced, he immediately twisted with him, and then with a force, he dragged the dagger into the sea.
The two scuffled in the seawater, and the third guy on the boat also drew his knife, looking at the two guys in the sea vigilantly, he leaned on the side of the boat from time to time, ready to sneak attack.
I patiently hid myself behind the waves, and at the same time tried hard to tread water, quietly following these guys, keeping a distance of dozens of meters, trying not to be thrown off by them.
At this time, I suddenly heard an exclamation from them, and then a person on the sea struggled a few times and did not move...... The sea was stained red...... One of them coldly pushed away the immobile guy, then pulled out a knife from him, bit it in his mouth, and continued to look coldly at the guy on the boat in the sea.
I could see that it was the man who had just jumped out of the boat and was killed by the people in the sea, and now the man in the water was looking at his companion on the boat...... Both of them were looking at each other, as if they were considering whether to continue to fight hard.
At this time, the man on the boat suddenly said a few words, and after the two talked, they quickly reached an agreement, and the person on the boat let go of the knife in his hand and stretched out his hand to pull the person in the sea onto the boat.
I understand...... It turned out that there were too many people, so one companion had to be abandoned, and the people on the ship were originally going to give up the people in the sea, but now one has died, and the two people are just right, so both of them compromise with each other and decide to stop fighting.
The two people who were hostile just now are now holding hands together!
The reality is so cruel!
Before I could sigh, I suddenly saw that the man in the sea had just gotten on the boat, and when the other guy turned around, he put his arms around his neck from behind, and then the knife quickly swiped on his neck......
Thump!
The body was thrown into the sea, and the guy on the boat leaned to the side panting.
This man is very powerful, he was originally on the inferior side, and when he saw two of his companions on the boat and was about to abandon him, he now killed two of his companions by himself and dominated the boat.
I think he must be glad at the moment......
But I've waited for the time I want to wait! At this moment, I immediately dived into the water and quietly swam towards him......
A few minutes later, while the man was still leaning on the raft to catch his breath, I had suddenly emerged from behind him, and before he could react, I had stabbed him in the neck from behind, and then before he could fight back, he dived back into the water, trying to swim to a safe distance before he came out.
This man is dead.
He struggled to sit up from the boat, his hands around his neck...... In fact, the dagger I just inserted was crooked, not into his neck, a little bit against the shoulder, but it was deadly enough, this man struggled for a while, staring at me in the water, that look was full of anger, surprise, and despair!
Suddenly, he screamed and threw himself at me with his hands outstretched......
Unfortunately, halfway through, his life was far away from his body, his body stiffened in mid-air, and then fell into the sea.
I swam slowly over and struggled to get onto the raft, and my body was out of the water, and I finally let out a long breath and gasped for breath.
I'm so tired!!
From watching the three crew members kill each other, and then I went from a follower to a hunter and took the lifeboat, I felt like I had exhausted all my strength, and I could barely move my little finger while lying on the raft.
But after a little breathing, I still managed to get up, looked at the three bags on the boat, and struggled to move over.
I'm going to check what's on board now!
I've never believed in any god in my life, but I now pray to God......
God willing, there can be some food in this bag...... even if there is no food, but at least there must be some fresh water!!
"......" I stared at the contents of the bag in front of me dumbfounded, and then quickly opened the other two bags......
"Hahahahaha" I burst into laughter, laughing so much that I almost burst into tears! I laughed, coughed, and gasped!
It's ridiculous!
The three bags in front of me, three canvas bags, after opening, one pack after another, are all dollars!
Thick stacks of dollar bills!!
Three packs of dollars, I'm afraid there are millions!!
But it ...... Not even a drop of water! Not a single drop!!!
For the first time in my life, I had such a huge amount of wealth...... Unfortunately, I was on the verge of dying of thirst or starvation!
A millionaire who died of thirst or starvation!
Is there anything more ridiculous than that?
I laughed for a while, felt my body getting weaker and weaker, and collapsed weakly on the boat, looking up at the sky, snorting and gasping.
Wrong! Wrong! Impossible!
There will be food, there will be water!
When those three crew members escaped, it was impossible to escape without food and water! This is the most basic common sense!
As if I had found a glimmer of life for myself, I tried to get out of the boat, but I searched for lifeguards and found nothing......
I tried to recall it for a while, and then I vaguely remembered that the three crew members seemed to have some skin-like stuff hanging from their bodies...... Could it be that a hydration bladder??
They carry food and fresh water with them!!
"it!!" I let out a cry of grief and immediately searched the surface of the sea for the bodies of the three crew members...... It's a pity it's too late.
The raft had been floating for a while, and now the waves were a little bigger, and the three bodies had long since lost their whereabouts, and I was surrounded by the vast sea...... I didn't have the courage to abandon the boat and jump into the sea to find their bodies...... If you find food and water...... Without a ship, I'm just as dead!
"Leave it to fate." I sighed.
Just as I had decided to give up, I heard a shout in the wind over the sea......
"Help, help......"
I was refreshed, turned over and sat up, and saw a person on the sea in the distance, wearing a lifebuoy, rising and falling in the waves, she seemed to be swallowed by the waves at any time, but she was trying, desperately struggling, desperately paddling.
It was Sun Li, I didn't hesitate, I immediately picked up the oars on the lifesaver and rowed towards Sun Li......
After reaching out to pull her onto the boat, Sun Li's face turned pale, even a little gray and blue, and after trying to whez and cough, she looked at me in surprise and said intermittently: "Yes...... Is that you, Cher? How could you...... In, here? This ship is ......"
I leaned against the boat, too lazy to move: "Don't ask, I grabbed the boat." ”
Sun Li was also exhausted and lay there as if she couldn't move, but she still struggled and smiled at me reluctantly: "Xue'er, thank you...... You, saved my life. ”
I said lightly: "Don't thank you so early, I didn't save you, both of us are dead." ”
Sun Li gasped for a while and struggled, "What's wrong?" ”
I already sat up, pointed to the three bags, and glanced at Sun Li: "Have you seen it?" ”
"So much money?" The expression on Sun Li's face changed slightly, and then she turned her face to look at me: "This ......"
"It's a lot of money." I smiled wryly: "A lot of money...... If the money is used to buy food, the food and water can crush me to death a hundred times! But the question is...... Sister Li, this is the sea, there is no supermarket nearby! I took a breath, looked at Sun Li, and told her in a deep tone: "There is no food or water on the boat, so the two of us are dead, both dead!" So don't thank me for saving you, I'm just helping you have one more choice for death. ”
I laughed more and more ugly: "If I don't save you, you'll just drown, now...... You can at least have some options, you can choose to drown, or stay on the ship and die of thirst or starvation. ”
The two of us looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly we both laughed.
This is a very helpless laugh, and people seem to put aside all their previous grievances in a desperate situation......
Grievances?
The grudge between me and Sun Li, she hates me, I don't think I can look down on her...... At such times, heavy or? In the vast sea, only the two of us are left in such a small boat, and maybe a big wave will send us to Hades in the next hour......
After laughing for a while, I saw that Sun Li's face was getting whiter and paler, and her laughter gradually weakened, and then she began to cough again.
"Have you been sick?" I sighed.
Sun Li smiled reluctantly: "I've been sick for a few days, I don't seem to be used to the climate at sea, and I'm starting to have some wheezing, which has become more and more serious in recent days." ”
I was silent for a moment.
Originally, there was some food in the bag I had on me, and I even put an anti-inflammatory tablet or two in the bag, but ...... When I jumped into the sea with that black man in my arms, I was ready to die together, and my own bag had already fallen into the sea!
Her condition is very bad, even a little serious, and in this case, what she needs most is a doctor! If you don't have a doctor, at least have a cup of hot water, and then a dry place with a warm bed that allows her to lie down for a while.
But none of that, I could only look at her and sigh.
Sun Li saw the expression on my face, and she smiled reluctantly: "Okay, Xue'er, I know my situation, anyway, it's like this now, it doesn't matter how you die." ”
As soon as she said this, I thought about it too, so I just lay down: "By the way, I haven't asked you, how did you get to that boat?" ”
"What else, run!" Sun Li's tone was a little resentful.
"Aren't you curious, how did I come to the south to do a pyramid scheme?" Sun Li's tone was mocking: "After Sister Hong drove me away, you left the nightclub, and the guy from the back cannon took over the management, but he said something outside, but he didn't dare to let me go in to do business, so the old lady had to go south to make money......"
Later, things were simple, Sun Li met a sister who also made money in the field after going south, and now she is doing a pyramid scheme, and Sun Li was dragged into the water.
But this woman is really powerful! With her skills that she has worked hard for many years in the field, she actually got in touch with the boss of that pyramid scheme den! Then, along the way, with his connections, he got involved with several leaders of the MLM group......
"Don't look at me like that." Sun Li said coldly: "I know what you're thinking...... You're right, I slept with those men all the way! Otherwise, where would I have the ability to climb to that position? Hum! Her tone was disdainful, but with a little resentment: "I haven't seen any man!" When those guys saw me, I knew what was going on in their lower bodies! Isn't it just opening your legs, and the old lady hasn't opened it! I was lucky, one of them fell in love with me, I used all my skills to make him swoon, and that guy even handed over the account to me, and I officially entered their inner circle...... When you saw me, I was basically the leader of the party, and if it hadn't been for the fact that the police took down the den, I would ......."
She suddenly sighed and said with a wry smile: "I ran out that day to find out that the police were making trouble in our den, and it was our gang that sold us!" Damn it...... But they are unkind to me and unjust! I just took their money and walked away! I went all the way south from Guangzhou, went to sea to Vietnam, and then stayed in Vietnam for more than ten days before I managed to get on a boat and prepare to smuggle myself to Canada, which is not known as one of the most suitable countries in the world to survive. The old lady is ready to bring money to enjoy the rest of her life. ”
It turned out that this woman ran away for this reason.
"I'm not only wanted by the police now, but also tracked down by the people in the gang, I rolled up a lot of money with them, and if they find me, I'll be dead, so I can't stay over there, so it's better to go as far as possible." There was a hint of pride in Sun Li's tone.
I don't have any interest in these things about her, and I don't want to continue to listen to them, anyway, they are all hurtful things, and I feel very unhappy when I hear them.
Gradually, Sun Li said that she was tired, and she really couldn't support it, so she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
I also fell asleep in a daze......
I dreamed...... It's funny that I didn't dream of Tianqi or Qingqing or anyone this time...... I don't even dream of Sister Hong anymore......
I only dreamed that I was running desperately in the streets and alleys, and I had a lot of money in my pocket, but I went to any store and told me that there was no water to sell.
No mineral water, no soft drinks, no juices...... Nothing!
I saw a KFC from afar, but when I went in, I found no burgers, no wings, no coke! Nothing!
Finally I woke up in despair, feeling bitter and dry in my mouth.
Casually glancing at the dollars in my bag, I suddenly thought, if someone says to me now, a bottle of Coke is a million, I'm afraid I'm willing to buy it!