my old life

3151 Ghost Ship

I patted Xiaoyong on the shoulder. Before that, I asked him to consider being a double-faced undercover agent, which was also to find a way out for our relationship.

What I can do now is very simple, that is to take him to eat and drink, and hide for a few days before talking.

Before I knew it, it was already past three o'clock in the morning, and people who were blown by the sea couldn't open their eyes. The sea breeze seemed to be able to take away all the warmth from their bodies.

The water patrol boat hadn't started to leave, at this moment I saw several boats in the distance, and the lights on the boats were very bright.

"Brother Ming, it seems that a ship is coming."

"I saw."

At night, I can't see what the ship looks like, only the bright searchlights, and the distance is not too far.

The fishing boat was dragged forward slowly, shaking at a slow speed, and the police lights on the water patrol boat kept flashing.

The direction of the drag is towards those ships, and the distance between them is getting closer and closer. It is estimated that they will meet in less than 10 minutes.

"Xiaoyong, let's go up, hurry up." I greeted, maybe those boats came to look for us!

Entering the cab on the second floor, I lit a cigarette and looked at the getting closer and closer. I could clearly see several boats approaching here.

"Brother Ming, are those ships looking for us?"

"It should be, but I don't know which side it is from."

It has been almost a day since I disappeared, and I have been drifting from early morning to early morning. It is estimated that many people will come to me.

The police lights on the water patrol boat kept flashing, but the boats did not approach, and they were watching from a distance.

All the lights on the boats are shining on the fishing boats, and I'm sure they're coming for us!
"Xiaoyong, pull up the collar of your coat a little higher."

"understood."

Xiaoyong and I were wearing green military overcoats, so we couldn't see clearly at night. It was an excellent camouflage.

"Brother Ming, a boat is approaching!"

"It's okay, calm down, they can't see us clearly."

If I can't see the water patrol boat clearly from where I am, then other people can't see me clearly. This is a mutual matter.

The fishing boat was dragged away like this, as if rushing out of an encirclement circle, this moment was the darkest moment in the world.

It seems that someone is looking for our whereabouts. I thought to myself that luckily I ran into the inspection of the water patrol, otherwise there would really be no place to hide.

But having said that, if we were not discovered by water patrols, then we may not be discovered by others.

If the lights are not turned on on the sea at night, the fishing boat is like a ghost ship, and it is absolutely invisible from a distance of 50 meters.

Someone on the approaching boat was using a flashlight to illuminate the lights. The flashing lights looked very familiar, as if they were the ones I saw last time...

"Xiaoyong, help me find the flashlight."

"Here!" Xiaoyong handed over the flashlight. I took a deep breath and recalled the light language when I boarded the boat for the first time.

At that time, I watched the captain of the boat use a flashlight to illuminate the language. Although I didn't understand what it meant, it was definitely a way of communication to show his identity.

The light language of that night emerged in my mind, and I imitated the frequency to respond with the flashlight, trying to ensure that the imitation was the same.

"Brother Ming, can you still use lamp language?"

"No, I saw it last time, just imitate it."

After getting the response from my flashlight light, the approaching boat turned around and left immediately. I don't know if I can get away with it.

But one thing is certain, this lantern language was created by the boss of the ship, and it should represent a certain identity and communication method.

Soon the few boats gathered around scattered, and they couldn't even see what kind of boat they were from a long distance... They were like ghosts in the dark.

Soon everything returned to calm, and the fishing boat was dragged forward, probably to the south.

Time passed slowly, and after the darkness at the edge of the day was illuminated, I judged the direction of the fishing boat with the help of the sunrise, and it was always heading south.

The sunrise at sea is different from other places. You can always see the light on the horizon first, and then you can see the sunrise, as if you jumped out of the sea.

"Brother Ming, we were dragged back by the patrol on the water, and we are not allowed to check half of our identities?"

"Perhaps. Are you still waiting for them to invite us ashore?"

"Then what?"

"Sink the fishing boat before we get close to the pier and let them rescue us. What kind of identity and documents do you need? Right?"

I smiled and said, this fishing boat must be sunk to destroy the evidence.

"But how did the fishing boat sink?"

"Isn't it enough to pour some water? It's really impossible to make a few holes. It's not easy to sink the ship."

"What about the boss of the boat?"

"He has to accompany this boat. If he wants to live, we won't be able to live. This kind of snakehead is also a disaster, you know what I mean."

I made it very clear, if the boss of the ship is alive, then he can destroy all my plans with a single phone call!
"Brother Ming, I'll go to the bottom of the boat to have a look."

"Didn't they just say that they have a bottom position? Let's go down and have a look."

I thought to myself that the fishing boat must have a place to store the caught fish, and by the way, study how to sink the boat...

Entering the bottom bin is empty, there is a residual fishy smell, but it looks clean.

It is estimated that this fishing boat is not mainly fishing, but more like the kind of boat used by smugglers to smuggle people. When encountering inspections, people will be hidden in the water.

In fact, smuggling is a very dangerous thing, most of them are poor people, and it has not stopped since ancient times.

In fact, the snake head will not tell people one thing, that is the survival rate of smuggling, every time someone smuggling will die...

After researching in the bottom warehouse for a long time, I found a passage, which should be the drainage channel reserved by the fishing boat, which can directly lead to the outside of the fishing boat.

Below the waterline of the fishing boat are all steel plates. It is not easy to open a gap here, but there is a lot of water at the bottom of the boat.

It is obvious that the fishing boat seeps, and the exact rate of water seepage is unclear. There are two water pumps here, which should be used to pump out the stagnant water.

"Brother Ming, it's not easy!"

"Get out of the way, I'll try to shoot twice."

The sound of shooting at the bottom of the boat will be greatly reduced, and I am not worried about being heard by the water patrol.

"Bang bang bang!" Three shots hit the iron sheet on one side of the bottom of the ship, and it was obvious that sea water had seeped in.

"Xiaoyong, go find a steel pipe or a crowbar and make the gap bigger."

"Do it now? What if the ship sinks early?"

"It's not as fragile as you think, hurry up!"

"Okay!" Xiaoyong turned to look for the crowbar, and I took out a cigarette and lit it.

Soon Xiaoyong came back with an iron rod, and the two worked together to insert the iron rod into the gap, and then stood on the iron rod and stomped hard.

Using the weight of a person's body to cause damage, it took a lot of effort to open the gap, and the speed of water seepage was significantly increased.

The seepage of water is like turning on a faucet. Although it is not to the point of sinking the ship immediately, it is not a problem to pour some water!

After packing everything, I was already sweating profusely. The bottom warehouse was stuffy but relatively warm. Three hours had passed before I knew it.

"Brother Ming, why do I feel a little flustered, the water is almost up to my ankles."

"This speed is too slow, take a break and make another gap, trying to scuttle the fishing boat."

As the saying goes, hard work pays off, it is not easy to save the cabin from flooding, but it is easy to make the cabin flooded!
Soon Xiaoyong and I made another gap, and this time the water seeped much faster, like turning on a faucet with high water pressure.

"Let's go, go up quickly." I called Xiaoyong to leave the bottom warehouse, because the water flooded people's heart inexplicably flustered.

We are on this fishing boat right now and we must leave before it sinks!

It was already past twelve noon when we left the cabin, and the fishing boat continued to be towed after the whole morning, but at a much faster speed.

I think it should be faster during the day than at night. After all, the visibility during the day is better, and I am not afraid of tentacles or collisions with ships.

I went all the way south from yesterday morning, and was dragged for another night last night. I don't know when I can stop the boat and dock.

Xiaoyong and I ate some biscuits to fill our stomachs. We felt that the speed of the water patrol boat towing the fishing boat was much slower, but it was still faster than ordinary fishing boats.

"Xiaoyong, do you think the fishing boat can't be dragged by water?"

"Brother Ming, I took a look just now, and the water is almost up to my waist."

"It's okay. It won't sink for a while. We seem to have a good wind." I can judge the direction of the wind with a cigarette in my hand, and I think it can last for a few hours.

This fishing boat was destined to sink in the sea, but in name it was dragged down by water patrols...

(End of this chapter)