Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Professor, that bastard is not a good person. When he got off the boat just now, his eyes were quite evil."

"So what if it's not good." Professor Ruffalo said disapprovingly: "Anyway, we will resupply in Los Angeles and then go to sea. That bastard will never get back to our ship."

"What a pity. Mr. Chen and Miss Farley were originally so friendly. Not only did they provide us with fuel, but they also saved Stan. However, because of that bastard, our relationship directly deteriorated."

"Forget it, let's not talk about that bastard." Professor Ruffalo said in disgust.

"Professor, Benedick joined our research ship a year ago, but I feel that his interest is not in scientific research." Cornelis said.

"He may want to inquire about the ruins of Makassar."

"What are the ruins of Makassar?" This was the first time Cornelisse heard this name.

"Twenty years ago, I was not actually doing scientific research on marine animals. I was a scholar in the Department of Archeology and the deputy of the then famous Charles Lee. Charles Lee was the most authoritative expert and scholar on the Inca civilization at that time. We discovered that in Inca history, there existed a king named Macassar, and that year we went to sea to look for the remains of Macassar."

"Wait a minute... The Inca civilization should be branched out in South America, with a few territories in North America." Cornelis interrupted Professor Ruffalo. Although she was not an expert in archeology, there were some things she still knew. Know: "The Inca civilization should not have developed overseas."

"I used to think so too, but Charles Lee discovered something special at that time, and then we set off towards the depths of the sea. We arrived at an island. In view of the shortcomings of the communication equipment and navigation system at the time, We were not sure where we were in the sea at that time. We found a lot of gold on the island. However, at this time, civil strife broke out within our archaeological team. Some people thought that archaeology should continue, while others thought that we should continue. Suppress the news and haul away the gold."

"Then what?"

"Then the infighting started and we were shooting each other like we were possessed."

Professor Ruffalo said painfully: "Because it was my first time to go to sea, I got sailor's disease. I didn't participate in either side of them, so I kept resting on the boat. When I woke up, everything was over. Of the forty-three people in the entire archaeological team, only four were alive, and there were five of them including me. One of them told me the truth, and he also gave me part of the gold he got, but I didn’t ask for it.”

"Why?"

"My wife was one of the deceased." Professor Ruffalo said: "The five of us sailed the boat and left the island. All four of them left the archaeological team. They all became rich people, but after one Over the course of years, they died one by one."

"Golden curse?" Cornelis asked doubtfully.

"Yes, the golden curse."

The golden curse is very famous in Indian legends.

There are many versions of the legend about the golden curse.

The theme of the Golden Curse is that if you take something you shouldn't take, you will be cursed.

Of course, although the golden curse sounds scary, even a person like Cornelis, who is devoted to protecting marine animals and scientific research, will inevitably be tempted by the desire for gold.

"So Professor, do you know the route to the ruins of Makassar?"

Professor Ruffalo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I spent half of my time recuperating in the cabin. Even when I finally arrived at the island, I was still in the hospital bed and never got off the ship. At that time, it was my first time to go to sea. If you don’t know anything about navigation, how can you possibly know the route to the Makassar ruins?”

They were scientific research ships. After replenishing their supplies, they returned to the ship one after another and prepared to set sail.

Cornelisse was very interested in the Kamassa ruins that Professor Ruffalo mentioned. After setting sail, she still asked Professor Ruffalo about the Kamassa ruins.

"Okay, it's already very late today. If you want to know more about the Camassa ruins, I will give you Charles Lee's diary tomorrow, which contains more information about the Camassa ruins."

"All right."

The two returned to the cabin. As they were passing through the cabin corridor, a man suddenly came out of Professor Ruffalo's room.

"Benedick!? Why are you still on the boat?" Professor Ruffalo and Cornelis were both stunned for a moment.

Benedick suddenly raised his gun and pointed it at Professor Ruffalo and Cornelius.

"Where's the diary? Where's Charles Lee's diary? Where did you hide him?"

"Benedick, this is a scientific research ship. Are you impatient?" Professor Ruffalo is not a young man, and he will be frightened by Benedick so easily.

"Professor." Cornelis looked worried.

Benedick's face was full of ferocity, and his emotions were clearly out of control.

Suddenly, the scientific research ship shook violently, and the entire ship was about to flip upwards.

Benedick was also unsteady on his feet, and the pistol in his hand went off.

Bang——

Professor Ruffalo's expression froze and he looked at the hole in his chest.

"professor……"

Then, gunshots were heard outside.

Then a heavily armed bearded man came in and glanced at Professor Ruffalo on the ground: "Benedick, you actually struck first. Have you found the thing?"

"No."

"You killed people before you got the things?" The bearded man was furious.

"Wait... He's not dead, the professor is not dead yet, you can't treat him like this." Cornelis shouted.

"Oh? No one is dead."

Several more people came in outside and dragged the professor away.

There were more than twenty people on the entire scientific research ship, and only a few people were left at the moment.

Cornalice was also escorted out and gathered together with other surviving companions.

In their eyes, the scientific research ship was sunk into the sea.

"Who are you?" Cornelis looked at the gangsters in front of her with red eyes.

"Beautiful lady, as you can see, we are pirates." The bearded man grinned: "You can call me Big Golden Tooth, that's what my peers call me."

Cornelis indeed discovered that Beard's teeth were all inlaid with gold.

"Now, I hope you can cooperate with us honestly and answer whatever we ask. If you refuse, I will let you feed the sharks or give them to my brothers to enjoy. To be honest, I I’ve never played with scientists like you.”

I don't understand why I sleep for more than ten hours...