15, vicissitudes of life

On the fifth day, the weather, which had been sunny since coming to Indonesia, began to become gloomy, which was exactly what Song Wenbin's mood was.

Their search for the reef was progressing from the open sea to the coast, and the location was now quite close to the city of Surabaya. Here, he had just finished exploring the last reef that Sutina had circled on the map.

However, for five whole days, after diving for more than ten hours a day, his hands were swollen in the sea, and as a result, he found nothing but garbage.

Huo Yu sat on the water platform next to him, her face was not good-looking, she looked at a few fishing boats not far away, and said, "Let's go in first, I always feel that it is not very safe here." ”

Song Wenbin also saw the nearby fishing boats, they had been floating in the outer harbor of Surabaya for almost a week, and they could not continue to stay here whether they were found or not. After all, this is also a fairly luxurious yacht, and staying in one place all the time is sure to attract unwanted attention.

The two took away their kayaks, took off their wetsuits, and went to the yacht's bathroom to take a bath. When taking a bath, Song Wenbin soaked in the bathtub alone, very worried.

Unable to find any valuable clues, he cannot determine the location of the treasure, and his abilities are of little use in the face of this project, he can never talk to the sea, and the sea cannot speak.

If you can't find a clue, how can you make a difference?

Such a large-scale transfer of funds and such a high degree of freedom is enough to show that the above really attaches great importance to this batch of cultural relics and believes in his ability. But for five days in a row, there was no gain, if you return to China like this, how to deal with it.

Fidgety, he let out a long sigh in the bathtub.

Bewildered.

After taking a bath, Song Wenbin sat on the deck of the stern of the ship, staring blankly at the gloomy sea. Su tina and Huo Yu sat on the sofa not far away, their expressions were also very solemn.

"I've found more than a dozen reefs."

Huo Yu said: "If what information you record is correct, Zheng He really hit the reef in this area of Surabaya, then there should be some traces." ”

"Six hundred years."

Song Wenbin sighed on the side: "In this world, there is a fortune in the world, let alone treasure hunting, there are people who dig ancestral graves." I don't know how many cargo ships the port handles every year, and if there are really things, they have already been salvaged. How can it be our turn, in my opinion, let's stop the loss in time, and return to China as soon as possible to break the thoughts of those experts and scholars, so as not to cause greater losses. ”

"Nope."

Sutina said.

She had dark circles under her eyes, long fingers in her hair, and her long white flowing hair was now a mess of what she caught.

"No way?" Song Wenbin asked: "We have searched for all the reefs we should be looking for, and if we don't find clues, we haven't found clues, so what can we do, we can't search the entire seabed, that is, we may not be able to find death!" ”

"Since there are treasure hunters in the West who can find fragments of cultural relics that are 600 years old, it means that someone must be very close to the place where Zheng He threw the treasure!" Sutina said, "Someone is so close to them and we're giving up here? How is this possible, I can't imagine that one day after I returned to China, there was a news that a certain Western treasure hunter had found the Nine-Striped Dragon Treasure Chest and made a fortune, I tell you, if I saw this kind of news, I would definitely commit suicide in shame!! ”

Song Wenbin scratched his hair vigorously, and said irritably: "Then what if you don't give up, what do you say, now that you have done everything you can do, you can't look for it again, it's a complete waste of time." ”

"No... Wrong... Somewhere must have been overlooked. ”

Sutina scratched her head and said in annoyance: "There must be no problem with what the clues record, but there must be something wrong that caused us to go in the wrong direction.... It must be like this....."

Of course, Song Wenbin didn't know what was wrong, he couldn't even understand classical Chinese, let alone study the vast amount of information. This kind of thing can probably only be done by Sutina.

Huo Yu saw that Su Tina's eyes were dark, and he knew that she couldn't find clues, and she had been under a lot of pressure recently, so Huo Yu patted Su Tina's shoulder and said softly: "Why don't you sleep for a while, and leave it to us first, after all, this is not something that can be found in a day or two, right?" ”

Su tina stood up a little dumbfounded, and was pulled by Huo Yu to walk towards the cabin in a daze, and muttered as she walked: "There must be something wrong, there must be something wrong......

It wasn't until Huo Yu took her to the guest room to rest that Song Wenbin also collapsed on the sofa, he was also physically and mentally exhausted after diving for so many days in a row, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

Even in his dreams, he seemed to be diving, and the unfathomable waters were squeezing him everywhere, making it impossible for him to see his direction at all. He dreamed that when he returned to China, he was surrounded by a group of people he never knew, and he kept accusing. He dreamed that he was blocked again, and this time, no one wanted to sign a contract with him, and he even dreamed that he had no choice but to return home, surrounded by his parents and uncles.

The nightmare lasted for an unknown amount of time, until someone shook his shoulders violently, and he suddenly woke up from the dream.

It turned out to be Huo Yu, who was kneeling on the sofa at the moment, wearing a loose shirt and staring at him with big eyes.

Song Wenbin was startled by her pale face, he clutched his heart and gasped violently: "What are you doing!" Surprised? ”

"Are you having nightmares?" Huo Yu asked.

"You don't care about me, it's such a big night..."Song Wenbin slowly recovered from fright, and said, "Why don't you sleep and look for me?" ”

It was already dark at this moment, and it was dark all around, except for the slight sound of the waves crashing against the cabin, and everyone on board had gone to rest.

Sutina said she had found a problem. Huo Yu said.

Song Wenbin suddenly woke up from his nightmarish state, and he said, "Really, take me over quickly." ”

Huo Yu took Song Wenbin down the stairs and came to the cabin shared by Su Tina and Huo Yu, in the dark night, the cabin was still brightly lit, the table and the floor were full of a large amount of information and data, and even the walls were pasted with a lot of ocean maps.

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Sutina was sitting in the light at the moment, staring at a laptop and muttering, "I see... So that's it..."

Seeing Song Wenbin coming, she immediately beckoned to Song Wenbin and said, "Brother Song! I know... I know what's wrong! ”

"Don't shout, everyone on the boat is asleep, and it's not easy for everyone to have a hard day." Song Wenbin reminded.

Sutina then lowered her voice and said, "I found a problem. ”

"Where... What went wrong? ”

"I thought about it, 600 years have passed, Indonesia is another volcanic and earthquake-prone region, and the Solo River by Surabaya is one of the largest rivers in Indonesia."

"And then?"

Sutina directly put the notebook in his face, pointed to the two maps in the notebook and said: "This is the information I found on a website on the evolution of foreign terrain, this is the topography of Surabaya 600 years ago, and this is the topography of Surabaya now. ”

Song Wenbin looked at the map and rubbed his eyes, "It's different?" ”

On the map, the terrain of ancient Indonesia is clearly more fragmented and more rugged. The modern ones are more rounded and full.

"That's right! It's not the same! As a result of the impact of the Solo River over the years, a large part of the impact plains have been formed inland. So the place where Zheng He hit the reef today may be inland. Brother Song, we may have been carving boats for swords. Take today's map and compare it to an accident from 600 years ago. ”

Song Wenbin heard Sutina's words, but he didn't get the slightest excitement, but felt more tired and disappointed, he let out a long sigh, sat on Sutina's bed, and covered his head.

"Brother Song, aren't you happy?" Sutina wondered.

Song Wenbin sighed and said, "Sutina, first of all, don't say that this is your speculation. Secondly, even if the place where Zheng He once hit the reef has become inland. Then it is even more unlikely that we will find the treasure.

Don't you see the current situation in Surabaya? It's a modern city, what do you want me to do with a metal detector and probe down the road to see if there's a box sealed under the reinforced concrete?

Impossible, Sutina. Urban development is a huge project, if Zheng He's reef site is really inland, then the years of development in Surabaya have long been buried under the high-rise buildings, if that is really the case, we should give up as soon as possible. ”

At this time, Huo Yu couldn't help but say, "Yes, Sutina." You calm down. You don't think the Western treasure hunters found the artifacts inland. If they find a spot at sea, then we should also focus on the sea. ”

The excitement on Sutina's face vanished as the words of the two colleagues vanished, and she suddenly covered her face and sobbed softly.

"I'm sorry.... I'm so uselessβ€”" She shrugged her shoulders, and she was so sad.

Seeing her like this, Huo Yu hurriedly stepped forward and patted her shoulder, wiped the corners of her eyes and said softly: "No, this kind of thing, it is extremely difficult, I want to look at the whole world, and few people can complete it, if you can't find it, forget it, let's go back to China after playing in Indonesia, okay?" ”

Song Wenbin looked at the map in his notebook, thought for a moment, and said: "But what Sutina said is not completely unreasonable, six hundred years, the vicissitudes of life. No one can know what this place was like 600 years ago. However, if you want me to say, let's go around the city, ask the local old men, or go to the city's museum to see if there are any relevant records, maybe the city itself also has memories of Zheng He. ”

Huo Yu also hurriedly echoed: "That's the case, what if there is a record of Zheng He's landing location in this city, that will save us effort, won't it?" ”

When Sutina heard Song Wenbin's words, she stopped sobbing.

Song Wenbin said: "You have a good rest first, don't read the information, let's go to Surabaya City tomorrow." ”