The group of the research institute departed from the research institute at 8 o'clock in the morning and arrived at the port wharf.

The research and exploration ship in the institute has been waiting in the harbor for a long time. After getting on the ship, the researchers transferred from other places were also there, and here in the middle of summer, Chen Dingding and Li Dan were old acquaintances, Fei Hai was also there, and the rest were scientific researchers here, including photographers and recorders. Midsummer introduced Mingxue to everyone, and everyone was very happy. Because they are short of people who can dive.

"Once we got to the target area, we needed to dive down and find the right place to fix the probe. It is not easy to fix the detector, in groups of two to three. Xiao Xia is the only female colleague in our team, so let Mr. Fei Hai and Mr. Ming protect and assist you in completing your mission. Deputy Director Huang, who led the team, said with a smile.

Deputy Director Huang loves to laugh and is very Buddhist. Everybody loves him. Because of this, the team members are very casual, what to say, without facing the restraint of the leader, and they will form teams by themselves.

Ming Xue said, "Director Huang is too polite, just call me by my name." I am certified in both freediving and scuba diving and have been diving for more than 20 years. This time I am fortunate to be able to go to sea with everyone, what do you need from me, but by order! ”

Director Huang patted him on the shoulder, liking this young man very much. He looked very elegant, but he didn't expect to be such a bold person in speech and action. And 20 years of latent age, which is extremely rare.

Working at sea is actually boring.

At first, you may be excited, but after a long time facing the sea, no matter how beautiful the blue is, it will become boring.

The people on board have been working, and in their computers, the three-dimensional diagram has been changing, never stopping, exploring the sea area.

Midsummer has also been making various reports, and she has a lot of documents to deal with and a lot of tasks.

Sometimes, she, Fei Hai and Chen Dingding do instant tests on some of the newly collected water samples.

On the contrary, Ming Xue was the most free, he had a strong interest in their work in the middle of summer, so he talked about each researcher and basically understood the scope of their work. By the time the next day, he was as smart as he was and was able to help everyone with some paperwork.

Mingxue is processing the documents at hand, recording the traceability and changes of fish stocks in this sea area, and testing the overall environment of water quality and ecology. Suddenly, he heard a noise on the deck.

After a while, Chen Dingding came back with a bucket of fish, large and small, with different shapes. It is a fish caught in this area.

"What are you going to do?" Mingxue became curious.

Chen Dingding said twice, and said in his heart that this man as white as new snow is not like them rough men, just as he wanted to say hello to this handsome man, he saw Sheng Xia, who was wearing a work apron, walking over with a few knives.

She was not rude, she could even say it lightly, she jumped over like a cat, spread the waterproof blanket on the floor, put down two knives, held only one sharp blade, fished a fish from the bucket and put it on the floor, and as soon as the blade was pulled, the fish was disemboweled.

Her effort was only two minutes before and after, and she was quick and ruthless. The dissected fish didn't even splash much blood, and the blood only accumulated on the waterproof blanket.

Chen Dingding's heart was not good, he glanced at Ming Xue, and sure enough, his face was snow-white, and the blood on his lips was also light.

Mingxue's lips moved twice, but she didn't speak.

He should have expected that she would enter this industry and do the same work as a man. Yesterday, I also heard Chen Dingding say that during the summer vacation of the previous year, she went to sea with the old professor of the college and the boat of the Institute of Oceanography and stayed in the sea for 40 days. At that time, the boats were small, and there were not enough fresh water savings. The rest of the team will continue sailing for four months after she disembarks. So when she was on the boat, she didn't take a shower for many days, and she only drank a limited amount of water a day. Looking back now, it's no wonder that after she returned to school last year, he saw that she had lost more than ten pounds, which was caused by too tired work and too much pressure.

With the knife in her hand, but in a few moments, she finished cutting through a bucket of fish. There is no need for a man who is not present at all. Chen Dingding couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly took out all parts of the fish's body for later use, while Fei Hai took a roll of waterproof blanket into the bathroom for processing, and said with a smile, "Okay, you can eat grilled fish tonight." ”

Chen Dingding whispered to her, "Xia Xia, let me come next time." ”

She glanced at him, "You're discriminating against working women?" I can't do what you do? ”

Chen Dingding touched his nose, "I'm afraid that you will scare your uncle." He was such a pure man. ”

She raised her head, Mingxue's lips were very pale and she stood there for a long time without speaking, obviously frightened. She realized that there was a little fish blood on his bare instep.

Her hands had been treated with hand sanitizer, and she took out a wipe from her trouser pocket to wipe it for him, but his hand was held down. Ming Xue said softly, "Xia Xia, I'll just come by myself." ”

She stood up and began to put on white gloves for work, but she still softened her tone and said with a little flattery: "Little uncle, don't be afraid. ”

He laughed when he heard this, touched her head, and said, "What am I afraid of as a big man," after a slight pause, he said, "I just feel sorry for you." ”

Fei Hai soon returned, doing research work with Chen Dingding, Sheng Xia, and other researchers.

In midsummer, the high-magnification precision microscope was adjusted one by one, and then the work began.

Mingxue stood beside her, waiting for her to stop before asking, "What are you looking at?" ”

Midsummer motioned for him to look.

Mingxue saw from the microscope the contents of the fish's various body parts, one by one.

Midsummer's poisonous tongue teased Fei Hai, "Ah Hai, I guess you won't want to eat grilled fish tonight." ”

He sighed, "I'm heavy, I can eat it." ”

Ming Xue didn't know why, but seeing that Sheng Xia and Fei Hai were very in tune with what I said, he didn't say anything more.

"Little uncle, what you see is the plastic fragments contained in various parts of the fish's body. These plastic fragments are invisible to the naked eye. But only when you see it, can you feel the horror of ocean plasticization. After all, the sins created by human beings will be retribution. ”

"Large pieces of plastic can be eaten by sea turtles and whales because they can be seen, causing them to die. Those large pieces of plastic are shocking and shocking. But the invisible, even more turbulent, they pass through the sun's ultraviolet rays, the waves, weathering, and time, and finally become tiny particles invisible to the naked eye, all over the ocean. They enter the bodies of schools of fish, and finally into human bodies. These are edible fishery fish. ”

Fei Hai nodded, his voice heavy, "The governance of this sea area has not been ideal, we have tracked it many times, and it has not been interrupted in the past five years. This time, the environmental problem has worsened. It is also one of the back-to-back passages connecting the seal sanctuary and the coast of Dalangyu Island. ”

***

It was the fifth day on the ship, and even if Mingxue stayed on the ship all day, it was a little darker.

Midsummer asked him if he was still used to it, and he smiled and said, you can, so can I.

There is no wind or waves today, and Deputy Director Huang arranged for everyone to dive in the afternoon.

The sonar had been put down before, and a lot of useful information was detected.

Now it's time to document the whale population in the area and the impact of passing ships on it.

When everyone put on their wetsuits, two people were left on the boat to take care of them, while the other twelve people were in groups of three or two.

Both Midsummer and Fei Hai are experienced oceanographic scientists, and soon find a suitable place to install a photographic detector, a depleted and dead coral wall.

Midsummer used some gestures under the sea to have a dialogue with Fei Hai.

She compared: Coral reefs are dying at a rate that is spreading. The situation is not optimistic. I've seen data before, and in the last year, coral mortality in this area has been accelerating.

Fei Haibi: Yes. The situation is dire, coral reefs are not protected, treated, and will bring other ecological deterioration. After all, corals drive an entire ecosystem, and many fish populations need coral reefs to survive.

Ming Xue pursed his lips, he couldn't understand their communication, but the golden sunlight was dissolved, and it was caged on the two of them, they were both young and beautiful, they were in their youth, and they looked so compatible.

Mingxue only felt numb and stuffy. It's hard to describe. He didn't feel like he was doing well. He was obsessed with the camera, and could only do his best to record it all for them.

Fei Hai has already selected the fixed point, took out the environmentally friendly fixed profile, and fixed the detector into the dead coral wall, and she helped Fei Hai.

Suddenly, a sea snake jumped out of a hole in the dead coral wall, startling Midsummer, she was about to retreat, but Fei Hai reached out and blocked her with his own body. It turned out that the sea snake burrowed out of the hole and fell a large piece of coral during the tremor, and the dead coral was black and dull, sharp as a knife, and had cut through Fei Hai's thick diving suit.

Long wisps of blood spilled out.

Even Ming Xue could see that Fei Hai was not lightly injured.

What's even more thrilling is that Fei Hai's oxygen tube was also cut off.

Mingxue and Shengxia hurriedly carried Fei Hai upstream, and used the oxygen of the two of them to supply oxygen to Fei Hai several times on the way.

When she surfaced and saw that Fei Hai was still in good spirits, Ming Xue relieved herself.

As soon as they reached the deck, the two researchers who stayed behind immediately took out the medical kits.

In the middle of summer, he couldn't take off his diving suit, so he picked up the scissors and cut Fei Hai's diving suit.

Fei Hai's face flushed, and he avoided it a little uncomfortably, "I'll do it myself." ”

Midsummer started faster, stripped him naked in a few strokes, and said with a straight face, "You are a patient now." In the eyes of doctors, there is no gender distinction between patients. What's more, you still have underwear, and it's not naked, what are you hiding! ”

She spoke quickly, "I've got stitches." Anti-inflammatory antibiotics are also given. ”

The flesh on Fei Hai's shoulder turned outward, and the bones were deep and visible, and it was also long, and the blood flowed endlessly.

Ming Xue helped clean and disinfect, covering the bleeding with a large ball of cotton, while the other two researchers helped hand over the surgical instruments.

The debridement process is extremely painful, and anesthesia is not very effective. But Fei Hai gritted his teeth and didn't snort, and Midsummer's eyes were fast, and the speed of stitches was terrifying.

Fei Hai received twenty-two stitches.

By the time his injuries were finally dealt with, he had turned pale with a white face.

Everyone was about to carry him in, but Fei Hai stopped and stood up from the deck.

Sheng Xia respected him as a tough guy, and when he saw him stumbling again, he instinctively supported him.

Mingxue's movements were a step slower, and she had already helped him back to the cabin.

Behind him were the admiration of the two researchers, one of whom said, "The two of them are really right, and they are still in tune." The other said, "Yes, the beauty of a handsome man and a woman is really eye-catching." The companion replied: "It seems that our research institute is going to produce a pair of golden boys and girls who guard the ocean." "The treasure of the town, haha!"

Mingxue lowered her head and silently walked into the cabin.

There wasn't much he could do, just go and pour Fei Hai a glass of warm water.

But Fei Hai was already asleep.

Midsummer was giving him an infusion, afraid that he would be uncomfortable, so he slowed down for him.

During this process, she kept watch over him, and also paid close attention to his fever, because once Fei Hai had a high fever and did not subside, the ship would have to go back.

It's been more than three hours, and Fei Hai's lips are dry and peeling. Midsummer dipped a cotton swab in water again, smeared it on his lips little by little, and fed him to drink.

Fei Hai dropped from 40 degrees to 38 degrees 5, stabilized after two hours, and remained around 38 degrees 56. He was unconscious, suddenly dreaming, and his tone was urgent: "Xia Xia, be careful!" ”

Midsummer was stunned, put his hand on the back of his hand, and said softly, "Ah Hai, I'm here." I am fine. ”

Fei Hai seemed to hear it, and he was no longer restless and anxious in his sleep, and fell into a deep sleep.

Mingxue walked up to her and whispered, "Xia Xia, I'll help you make a report." You take care of him with peace of mind. I'll make dinner. With that, he grabbed his laptop and walked out, leaving room for them.

When he returned to his room, he felt stunned, and he didn't know what had happened to him.

ps:

Fei Hai: I swear I'm really not a light bulb, I'm an assist!

The little uncle has begun to slowly realize that his feelings for Xia Xia are no longer feelings for his sister or daughter, but a man's love and desire for women!