Chapter 17 Chapter 16 You can betray me

As long as you can be safe, it doesn't matter whether you exchange me or betray me! It was completely dark, and the wind on the sea was strong and cold, making people feel chills all over. Wu Julan was wearing a thin white shirt, standing by the railing, looking at the moon rising slowly in the east. But I was fully armed, a high-necked pullover cashmere sweater, a short thin cashmere coat, thick jeans, and a woolen hat. I rubbed my hands and said, "It's fine during the day, but it's really cold at night." Wu Julan turned her head and glanced at me, "After I go into the sea later, you wait for me in the cabin."

"No! I want to be with you all the time!" Last time, Wu Julan was afraid of scaring me, so he only showed me his body from a distance. Once he got close to me, he would hide his lower body in the water.This time, I don't want him to avoid me anymore, I want him to truly feel that I am not only not afraid of him, but also love him in any form. Wu Julan said: "The sea water is very cold. A normal person will go into shock after soaking in such sea water for an hour. It is impossible for your body to enter the water." It's the end of October now, and you need to wear a coat to keep out the cold on land. Of course, I understand that I can't go to sea with him.

I pointed to the stern and said, "There is a small life-saving hovercraft hanging behind the yacht. I can sit on the hovercraft and accompany you." That way, although I am on the boat and he is in the water, at least we can hold hands , can clearly see each other. Wu Julan thought for a while and said, "Okay!" At first, I thought it would take a lot of talking to persuade him, but I didn't expect him to accept my proposal so easily.I was so happy that I almost jumped up, hugged his arm, and said excitedly: "Wu Julan, you are so kind!" Wu Julan shook her head, stretched out her hand, and helped me put the hat on a little bit, "You are very good, very good!"

I was a little shy, holding his hand in embarrassment, and walked towards the stern, "Before you can move your legs, help me put the hovercraft into the sea." Wu Julan pulled out the railing, stepped on the side of the boat, and easily lowered the hovercraft fixed at the stern into the sea. I was anxious to go down immediately, but he said: "Wait!" Wu Julan walked into the cabin and took two cashmere blankets, a hot water bottle and a small bottle of vodka from the cabin. There was no one there at the moment, and he didn't hide anymore, he tapped his foot, flew over, and jumped into the hovercraft.

I said, "I'm dressed so thickly, I'm sure I won't be able to freeze! Don't just take care of me, but think about what else you need." Wu Julan lowered her head, said while arranging the hovercraft, "Everything I need can be found in the sea, except you!" When he spoke, his expression was natural and flat, as if he said "drink water when thirsty and sleep when sleepy", but my ears were hot, my eyes were sore, and my heart was shaken. Wu Julan raised her head and said to me, "You can come down now." I didn't move, just stared at him.

He was very strange, showing a puzzled look of "what happened". My old antique Wu Julan is really shrewd and stupid!I laughed out loud, and couldn't help saying crisply: "Wu Julan, I love you!" Wu Julan's expression became more and more calm and indifferent, but his eyes were a little erratic, avoiding my sight, drooping slightly, and said coldly: "Come down!" It's a pity that I have completely seen through his trick of covering up the ups and downs with the ups and downs, and the more he does this, the more it arouses my evil taste, and I really want to tease him.

I smiled and said: "Hey! I said I love you! Didn't you respond? At least you should look into my eyes affectionately and say 'I love you too' to me, or...just kiss affectionately ?” Wu Julan responded to all changes without changing, looked at the direction of the rising moon, and said calmly: "My legs will not be able to move soon." Uh - you are amazing!I didn't dare to dawdle any longer, and immediately grabbed the railing and rolled onto the railing.I muttered in my heart not to look at the water, not to look at the water, but my eyes always looked down at the hovercraft, and I inevitably saw the undulating sea water.Immediately, my body became instinctively afraid, and it was difficult for me to understand this psychological mechanism—sitting on the boat, I was fine, but as soon as I climbed over the railing, and my feet hadn’t even left the boat, I was so afraid that I wanted to tremble.

Wu Julan stretched out her hand, wanting to hug me, and I hurriedly said, "I'll do it myself!" If the person I love is an ordinary person, it doesn't matter if I'm afraid of water or not.However, Wu Julan regards the sea as his home, so even if I can't be a good swimmer, I must not be afraid of water. Wu Julan stood aside, looking at me quietly. While holding onto the railing tightly, I said silently in my heart: "With Wu Julan here! Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! You can do it..." Suddenly, the mobile phone rang "Ding Ding Dong Dong", and it was my mobile phone.

I should get down in the hovercraft as soon as possible so I can answer the phone, but my hands are gripping the railing so tightly that I can't let go. "叮叮咚咚" The non-stop ringing of the mobile phone is like a non-stop urging. The more anxious I am, the more scared I become. "Don't push yourself so hard!" Wu Julan suddenly picked me up and put me on the hovercraft. I am very frustrated, how can such a simple thing not be done? Wu Julan said, "Answer the phone first!" I cheered up and answered the phone, "Hello?" "Shen Luo?" The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was, so I said, "I'm Shen Luo, who are you?"

"I'm Shen Yanghui!" Before I could react, Shen Yanghui began to curse: "Shen Luo! You bastard! Bastard! Rotten eggs! Rotten duck eggs! Why don't you die? It's all because of you, you broom star, I will never let you go!" past you..." Shen Yanghui was crying while scolding. I listened to him scolding for three minutes, but I still didn't know what happened. I just felt that something bad happened.However, I haven't seen them for several months, and I haven't even got through the phone. How could I become a broom star and go to harm them? Shen Yanghui was still cursing me over and over again: "Shen Luo! It's all your fault! If it wasn't for you, mom would never have quarreled with dad! My mom is right, you are a bitch..."

I said: "I am a bitch, you and I have half the same blood, you are half a bitch! Not even a bitch!" "Smelly shit!" "Half of your stinky shit! The remaining half has gone into your brain! Others have water in their brains, and shit in your brains!" "..." Shen Yanghui and I scolded each other back and forth. Their words can be said to have gathered the dross of Chinese language and culture. I glanced at Wu Julan worriedly, and found him standing aside, listening quietly, cursing me as a bitch. Look very calm.I felt relieved and continued to scold fiercely. Shen Yanghui was dumbfounded by my scolding, and finally calmed down. He stopped barking like a mad dog and could talk normally. I said, "What the hell happened? Tell me clearly! Otherwise, I'll hang up right away!" "You are so cold-blooded!" "Are you very passionate about me? Shen Yanghui, when your mother scolded me, she didn't avoid you at all, which proves that she didn't intend to let you and me be siblings at all. What do you think of me?" Shen Yanghui fell silent, and sobs came from the phone.Then, he began to talk incoherently about what happened, and I gradually sorted out the ins and outs of what happened. The cause was the bronze mirror that was snatched away by the stepmother.Someone approached the stepmother and wanted to buy the bronze mirror. At first, the stepmother refused to sell it, considering that Shen Yanghui's surname was Shen, and that it could be regarded as a souvenir passed down by the Shen family for several generations.But the other party raised the bid and promised one million, the stepmother was tempted and decided to sell the mirror. However, no one expected that the always cowardly father was very determined this time. No matter whether the stepmother was pretending to be pitiful and begging, or crying and scolding madly, he would not agree with the stepmother selling the mirror.The stepmother was used to doing whatever she wanted at home, so naturally she couldn't let it go, and the two of them kept arguing about the bronze mirror. This morning, my father drove Shen Yanghui to school, and by the way, he planned to put his stepmother at the entrance of the subway station so that she could go to work conveniently.Along the way, the family of three enjoyed themselves happily, but the stepmother received another call from someone who bought mirrors.Dad only found out that because the other party promised to pay 1.2 million, the stepmother had already agreed to sell the mirror, and secretly brought the mirror out, planning to give the mirror to the other party later. The two began to quarrel over whether to sell the mirror again. No matter what the stepmother said, the father would not agree.After the quarrel, the stepmother lost control of her emotions and beat her father even though her father was driving, which caused a car accident. Dad sat in the driver's seat, stepmother sat in the co-pilot seat, and Shen Yanghui sat behind the stepmother. At the moment of the car accident, in order to protect his wife and children, his father turned the steering wheel to the right desperately, so that the side he was sitting on faced the collision. car. In the end, Shen Yanghui was only slightly scratched.The stepmother suffered a fracture. Although the injury was serious, it was not life-threatening.But my father had a massive hemorrhage in his spleen. He is currently undergoing emergency surgery, and his life and death are unpredictable. Shen Yanghui was confused, flustered and frightened, so he blamed me.If it weren't for me, my father would not be so persistent in not selling mirrors; if my father agreed to sell mirrors, stepmother and father would never quarrel, there would be no car accident, stepmother would not be seriously injured, and father would not be in doubt. Shen Yanghui called, not to ask me for comfort and help, but purely to vent, he started to scold me again while talking. While listening to his cursing and crying, I vaguely remembered the promise my father made to me when he left the island, "Little Luo, I know what you are worried about. It's not just your surname Shen. Don't worry, I will let Yang Hui take care of that mirror." Keep it, never sell it!" From childhood to adulthood, my father has always been kind and weak without principles, like sticky dough, without any edges and corners, anyone can knead it, so he always contradicts his promises habitually, and has no manly responsibility.My mother is not only capable, but also beautiful. She had an extramarital affair with her colleagues and got divorced. Although outsiders like to criticize her, I was disappointed and cold-hearted towards her, but I never hated her for divorce, because a man like Dad is really Make women desperate. Only this time, I never expected that my father could keep his promise so persistently, nor did I expect that he would be able to resolutely give up the chance of life to his wife and children in a critical moment.Of course, I didn't even think that Dad would stick to his promise with such difficulty, and this would result in such a result. I asked with a heavy heart, "How long will the surgery take?" "This is a big operation. The doctor said that the time is not certain, and it will take at least two or three hours." "Who's taking care of you now?" "I don't need anyone to take care of me!" For the rebellious boy, I put it another way, "Which relative is in the hospital now?" "My aunt, she keeps cursing, saying it's all my dad's fault, and asking me how much money I inherited from my grandpa. I don't bother to talk to her!" The Yang family really has a strong family style, but fortunately, Shen Yanghui has also inherited this, so he won't be at a disadvantage.I asked, "Do you have enough money?" Although they inherited grandpa's savings, they probably already spent seven or eighty-eight dollars on mortgage repayments and car purchases. Shen Yanghui sneered: "So what if it's not enough? Are you still planning to give me and my mother money?" I ignored his harshness and said calmly: "I have a sum of money on hand now, I can call you. How much do you need?" Shen Yanghui fell silent for a while. I said impatiently: "Hello? You talk!" Shen Yanghui sniffed, and said: "Who cares about your broken money! The person who wanted to buy a mirror called his mother again, but my mother was still in a coma, so I answered the phone and sold the mirror! Shen Luo, let me tell you, I hate that broken mirror, I just hate it! What about the grandparents of the Shen family, it's none of my business!" "Shen Yanghui, you..." I want to say, you think it was me that caused your father and your mother to quarrel, but you don't want to think about it. If it wasn't for this mirror buyer who keeps tempting your mother, would your mother quarrel with your father?You thought you were doing this to retaliate against me, but you didn't expect it to be an advantage to the enemy?However, thinking of his mother unconscious and his father's life or death uncertain, I swallowed all the words that came to my mouth. I said: "Since it has been sold, you should take care of the money. Your aunt must like money more than your nephew. After your mother wakes up, you avoid your aunt and whisper this matter to your mother." .” Shen Yanghui said disdainfully: "You think I'm stupid? Of course I know the truth that people's hearts are hidden and money is hidden!" I said: "After Dad's operation is successful, can you call me again?" Shen Yanghui sniffed, and asked in a nasal voice: "Do you think the operation will be successful?" I comforted him and myself, "The universe has a law of attraction. If we think this way, things will develop in the direction we think." Shen Yanghui said: "The operation is successful, I will call you." "Okay, I'll wait for your call." Shen Yanghui said viciously: "In case... I tell you, I won't let you go!" After he finished speaking, he immediately hung up the phone. I held the phone in a daze, feeling complicated in my heart. When arguing with my father, it's not that I didn't have a cruel heart, and I pretended that I didn't have a father, but when something happened, it was connected by blood, and I was panicked and afraid.However, there is nothing I can do now except wait.Across the vast Pacific Ocean, even if you rush back immediately, it will take more than ten hours, and the operation has already been completed. A cold hand held mine, and like a frightened child who suddenly saw an adult, I immediately grabbed his hand tightly.It's really strange, obviously the temperature of his hand is much lower than mine, but every time I hold his hand, I feel the warmest. Wu Julan said: "I have already sent a message to Violet, she will contact her colleagues in Shanghai and try her best to rescue your father." I don't know how much it can help, but I feel a little better. I belatedly noticed that while I was sitting on the hovercraft, Wu Julan's legs were stiff and he couldn't bend his knees. He could only bend down in a strange posture and hold my hand. I hurriedly stood up and asked embarrassedly, "Is your leg...is it going to disappear?" Wu Julan said reassuringly, "It doesn't matter, I can hold on for a while longer." I said, "Go to the sea quickly!" Wu Julan said: "You are in a bad mood now, you should go back to the boat to rest, and wait for Shen Yanghui's call by the way, don't worry about me..." I shook my head, "I want to be with you just because I feel bad. I know you can take care of yourself and don't need me, but I need you!" Whether in body or spirit, Wu Julan is much stronger than me. All along, I need him more than he needs me. Wu Julan stopped trying to persuade me, stared at me and said, "I need you too!" I smiled and was about to speak when Wu Julan suddenly made a silent gesture to me, signaling me to keep quiet. He listened intently for a moment, then said to me: "There is a ship approaching us." I didn't hear any sound, but Wu Julan said there must be.I frowned and said complainingly: "Such a big sea should pass by the place where we are moored." Wu Julan said calmly, "Maybe he wasn't passing by." I was stunned, I didn't pass by, did I come here on purpose?I hurriedly said: "Because of my business, it has been delayed for a long time, you hurry up and go to sea, no matter who comes, I will deal with it." Wu Julan ignored my suggestion and said, "You get on the boat first, go to the bilge and stay with Wu Jingjing." I held his hand tightly to show that if he didn't go to sea, he would never want me to go aboard. Wu Julan took a deep look at me and said nothing. I saw the mobile phone hanging on my chest, and after a second thought, I stuffed the mobile phone into the turtleneck sweater, hiding it tightly. Wu Julan and I stood on the hovercraft hand in hand, looking quietly into the depths of the night. Gradually, I heard the roar of the engine, and two assault boats flew towards us at a very fast speed.It seemed that I was afraid that we would escape, and even used a left and right outflanking formation, obviously not coming with good intentions, and a little luck in my heart was also lost. I looked at the rising moon and said anxiously to Wu Julan: "You jump into the sea first! No matter what the purpose of these people is, I will talk to them well. Anyway, you are not good at communicating with people, and you often put If people are enraged, there is no point in staying!" Wu Julan didn't say anything, and didn't move. I understand his feelings, he doesn't want me to face the danger alone, but I really can't let him stay, I can only use his weakness to force him.I begged softly: "If I let them see you, I will become really dangerous! Human greed will drive them crazy..." Wu Julan lowered his head suddenly and kissed me on the lips. I was blindsided and stared at him blankly. He stared me in the eyes and said, "For me, the most important thing is your life. No matter what they ask, you will cooperate. As long as you live well, nothing else matters, including my secret and me." What is he saying?Does that mean I can betray him?I glared at him, "You asked me to betray you?" Wu Julan said: "It's not a sale, it's an exchange! If necessary, you can exchange your safety with me, and I can guarantee my own safety." What is he saying?I said depressedly: "Exchanging you for my safety? Isn't that betraying you?" Wu Julan got impatient and entangled with me on words, and said firmly: "As long as you can be safe, it doesn't matter whether you exchange me or betray me!" At this moment, a blinding light hit us. I had to give up the question of "betray him" first, and squinted at the two assault boats. A group of big men with live ammunition stood on the assault boat, and two rows of black guns pointed at Wu Julan and me.Even with Wu Julan's inhuman physique, if he was shot by two rows of guns, he might not be able to survive. Except for shooting targets in military training in college, I have never seen a real gun in my life, and I always feel a sense of absurd unreality.However, the United States is a country where private ownership of firearms is legal. An ordinary housewife can carry a legal gun in her handbag. What's more, the group of people here are obviously not ordinary people? "Shen Luo, how do you feel when your legs and feet go limp from fright?" After hearing the sound and looking around, I realized that Zhou Buyan and Zhou Buwen were standing in the middle of the assault boat, and I breathed a sigh of relief.Even in the face of two rows of guns that could smash me into a sieve in an instant, because I knew that they were not aimed at Wu Julan, but at me, I felt relaxed and happy, which was not what Zhou Buyan imagined. The feeling of being frightened and weak in the legs. However, a man who knows current affairs is a hero, so I don't want to provoke her at this time.I looked at Zhou Buyan pitifully, "What do you... want to do? Killing people is against the law!" Zhou Buyan grinned, "I heard that you like to watch TV dramas, you must have watched American dramas like "Csi"! You should know the famous saying: No body, no case. No body, no case. Such a vast sea, It's so easy to keep your bones clean, and when the sun rises, no one will know what happened." I couldn't figure out whether Zhou Buyan was trying to scare me, or if he really didn't care about killing people.I tentatively asked, "What exactly do you want?" Zhou Buyan said with a fake smile: "If you want to know what we want, please come to our boat." I glanced at Wu Julan, hesitated and did not move.If I moved and he still stood still, it would definitely attract suspicion, but now Wu Julan can't move an inch at all. With a "bang", a bullet hit Wu Julan in front of him, and the hovercraft had a hole and began to leak air. I was so frightened that my face turned pale, and I held Wu Julan's hand tightly. Zhou Buyan said with a coquettish smile, "You guys had better cooperate, otherwise it might hit Wu Julan next time." I hurriedly said: "I'll be right here! Just in time, I also want to know why you have been chasing me. To be honest, even I can't figure out what I have to deserve such a fuss." He signaled Wu Julan with his eyes to leave at ease, Zhou Buyan and the others asked for me, and my life will not be in danger for the time being. Wu Julan held my hand tightly and stared at me.The deep eyes are no longer like the calm sea under the starry sky on a summer night, but like the sea before the storm, the color is getting darker and darker.I know his current anger and helplessness. As a strong man, when I need his protection the most, he is unable to act, and it is difficult for him to even protect himself. I hugged his neck violently and kissed his lips, not a light kiss like a superficial kiss, but a deep French kiss.He was unprepared, his lips were easily pried open by my tongue, and I licked his cold lips and teeth. It felt like a sharp knife was being drawn, and the tongue was immediately broken, and the smell of blood filled the mouth. This big fool, even his internal organs have become inhuman, yet he is still struggling for me. I didn't have the slightest fear, but wanted to deepen this bloody kiss, Wu Julan pushed me away forcefully. I looked at him with a smile, and silently said to him with my mouth: "I'll wait for you to continue this kiss!" While talking, I used his force to push me away, and pushed him back hard. He didn't expect that I would suddenly change from a strong hug to a hard push. He didn't want me to fall into the sea, so he could only withdraw his strength immediately. However, his legs were already stiff and weak, and his center of gravity was unstable, so he rolled over straight. nautical mile. As he rolled into the sea, gunshots rang out.The sound of bang bang tore the peaceful night into countless swaying pieces. I couldn't tell whether Wu Julan was shot or not. I only saw his white shirt being blown up by the wind like a white butterfly, darting away. Spending the night, falling into the dark sea. The gunshots still kept ringing, Zhou Buyan's expression turned ugly, and he yelled, "Enough!" With tears in my eyes, I stared at Zhou Buyan angrily. At this moment, I can't do anything, I can only pray in my heart: I didn't hit it, I didn't hit it... Zhou Buyan said angrily to the people around him: "What are you still doing in a daze? Bring him here quickly!" Two strong men carried me to the Zodiac like a chicken. Zhou Buyan slapped me on the face with a "slap", "You stare at me again! It was you who tried to escape first, and we shot! Idiots, if a person falls into such a cold sea, even if we don't shoot, he will They will also be frozen to death!" Zhou Buyan ordered the assault boat to drive around the yacht, the bright searchlights illuminated the sea surface clearly, and no one came out of the sea. Zhou Buyan's face became more and more ugly. Zhou Buwen led two people to search our yacht. A big man stood on the yacht and said to Zhou Buyan: "Miss, there are two people in the cabin, but they are both drunk and fast asleep." Next to Zhou Buyan, a skinny man with a dark complexion who looked like a Southeast Asian said something viciously. Zhou Buyan seemed to be taken aback, and he didn't say anything for a while. I vaguely guessed what they meant, and looked at Zhou Buwen on the yacht beggingly. Zhou Buwen ignored me, jumped from the yacht to the assault boat, and casually said to Zhou Buyan: "The people in the cabin are Jiang Yisheng and Wu Jingjing. Jiang Yisheng is insignificant, but Wu Jingjing is Violet's granddaughter. To a competent subordinate As far as I am concerned, the death of the boss may be a good thing, but the death of the granddaughter, no one will let it go." Zhou Buyan nodded, and said a few words fiercely to the man beside him, but the man didn't dare to say anything more. I let go of my hanging heart. Zhou Buyan gave the order: "Leave the boat!" Amidst the roar of the motor, the assault boat took me to the depths of the dark sea. More than half an hour later, the assault boat approached a large ship. Zhou Buyan led the people onto the boat first, and while walking forward, he said: "No smell, you take Shen Luo to see grandpa! I'll go back to the room to change clothes and take a shower, and I'll go to accompany grandpa later." Zhou Buwen said: "Good!" I was escorted to the boat, and the skinny Southeast Asian man who spoke at first came and searched me.One after another, I found tissues, lip balm, hand cream and a few pieces of candy from my pockets, but he didn't even look at them and threw them into the sea.I tried my best to tighten my belly, not wanting him to find my cell phone hidden in my clothes. After checking the outside, he frowned dissatisfiedly and ordered me to unbutton my coat. While I had to untie my coat, I thought nervously: What should I do?what to do?about to be discovered... Zhou Buwen, who had already walked into the cabin, got impatient and turned around and asked, "Are you ready?" The man said, "No cell phone." I said sarcastically: "On the yacht! You guys caught me all of a sudden, do I still have time to bring my mobile phone? Didn't I even leave my wallet on the yacht?" The man glanced at the impatient Zhou Buwen and accepted my statement.He opened my overcoat, checked for hidden pockets, and then glanced at my pullover cashmere sweater, which must never have pockets, and stepped aside to show his permission. Zhou Buwen led me and walked forward in silence. When he walked outside a room, he stopped and said softly, "My grandpa wants to see you. For your own good, please speak with a better attitude." He knocked on the door and someone said, "Come in!" We entered a large, luxuriously furnished room.In front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, a white-haired old man was sitting on the sofa, tasting black tea.He was wearing a three-piece suit, his hair was combed perfectly, and he looked like he was going to a feast soon, but his sunken cheeks, cloudy eyes, and pale lips made me feel the breath of death. "Grandpa, we are here." After Zhou Buwen finished speaking, he stood aside respectfully. "Why don't you say anything?" "She said to go back to the room to take a shower and change clothes." Old man Zhou sneered, "The female university is outgoing, she wants you to take the credit alone." Zhou Buwen lowered his head and said, "I understand." The old man Zhou stared at Zhou Buwen, squinted his eyes at me, and said kindly: "You are Shen Luo, right? Buwen often mentions you. I have long wanted to invite you to come and meet me, but Buwen always insisted on using A gentle method, I don't want to disturb you, I didn't expect that we would still meet in my way in the end." I saw that there was a separate bathroom in the room, so I suddenly thought about it, pretended to urinate urgently, and asked, "Can I use the bathroom?" Old man Zhou asked amusedly, "They don't even let you use the bathroom?" I said displeasedly: "Before on the motorboat, there were men with guns all around. It was good if I didn't get killed. How dare I ask to go to the bathroom? Later, as soon as I got on the boat, I was escorted here. " Old man Zhou pointed to the bathroom with a smile, and the gentleman said, "Please do yourself." I immediately went to the bathroom, locked the door after entering, looked up and looked around, this is old man Zhou's own bathroom, it should be impossible to install a monitor. While I was actually using the toilet, I hurriedly took out my mobile phone to check the sound, and it really wasn't muted. Fortunately, no one contacted me along the way. I quickly turned my phone to silent, and then sent a text message to Wu Julan. I didn't have time to type, so I just sent one: "5?" I sat on the toilet, clasped my hands together, clamped the phone between my palms, and silently begged: Come back to me!reply me!reply me…… The phone trembled slightly, and the reply arrived.Although I haven't seen what he wrote, but knowing that he is still alive, my heart that has been picked on the tip of the knife has finally returned to its original place.I was so excited that I almost cried, and with tears in my eyes, I kissed the blue diamond ring on my middle finger. I was afraid that people outside would be suspicious, so I didn't dare to stay longer, so I stood up, flushed the toilet, and read the text message at the same time. Wu Julan's text message was also very brief: The ship is safe. I suddenly felt at ease, he was in the sea outside the boat, even though this was a dragon's pond and a tiger's lair, as long as I knew that I was not alone, I would not be afraid of anything.I sent a text message: Someone reconnected in Ping An. I turned on the faucet, let the water flow, and quickly deleted the three text messages, just in case they found the phone and exposed Wu Julan. I still hide my phone in my sweater, close to my belly.After looking in the mirror and confirming that it couldn't be seen from the outside, I quickly washed my hands and opened the bathroom door. I walked up to old man Zhou and said, "Can I have a glass of water?" Old man Zhou did not immediately agree to my request this time, but smiled and said, "Aren't you curious about what we want?" "Curious!" After confirming that Wu Julan was safe and sound, I became very calm. Now that I have seen the big boss behind the scenes, I might as well find out the ins and outs. Old man Zhou said, "What do you think we want? If you're right, I'll allow you to sit down and have a cup of tea with me." "At first, I thought you were looking for money and wanted those two stones, but then I found out that you don't care about millions of RMB. To be precise, you don't care about millions of dollars." The battle tonight was not People from ordinary backgrounds can do it, old man Zhou must be richer and more powerful than I imagined. The old man Zhou smiled, and said conceitedly: "The Zhou family dare not say that they are rich, but they are definitely not short of money." I said: "My brother said that you spent 1.2 million to buy the Shen family's bronze mirror, but I don't think that bronze mirror is your ultimate goal. If you just want the bronze mirror, Yi Zhou Buwen and I Since I found out that the bronze mirror was in the hands of my stepmother a long time ago, it is impossible to wait until now to find my stepmother to buy it." Old man Zhou nodded with a smile, and said to Zhou Buwen: "She is a smart girl, not to mention she can't be compared to her." Zhou Buwen said: "What I like is the simplicity and directness without saying anything." I ignored their nonsense and continued: "My guess is that you don't know exactly what you are looking for. The only thing you can be sure of is that it has something to do with the old house of the Shen family. You are because there has been no one in the old house of the Shen family. Only after I found out did I place my hope on the bronze mirror that was taken away by my stepmother, after all, it was also an old thing from the old house." Old man Zhou clapped his hands twice, indicating that all my guesses were correct, "Please sit down." I unceremoniously sat across from old man Zhou, and old man Zhou picked up the exquisite teapot on the table and poured me a cup of tea. I drank more than half a cup in one breath, quenched my thirst and said, "Darjeeling tea, are you a descendant of Chinese who went to Nanyang?" Old man Zhou picked up the white porcelain teacup inlaid with a gold rim, took a sip and said, "Why doesn't the little girl guess that I am a first-generation visitor?" "It's easy to change your accent, but it's hard to let go of old habits. If you are the first generation of Chinese to go to Nanyang, even if you drink black tea, you must drink Gongfu tea from a purple sand pot. You will not use English tea sets, let alone this authentic Indian tea. black tea." "The local accent is easy to change, but the old habits are hard to let go!" Old man Zhou sighed with emotion, "My grandfather has indeed drank Gongfu tea all his life, and even my father is deeply influenced by him. You must use a purple sand teapot for tea sets." It turned out that he was a visitor to Nanyang, so it's no wonder he acted boldly and cruelly.Grandpa once said that people who passed through the country in the past always found a way out from a dead end, but those who can make a fortune overseas are not ordinary people. I asked: "That bronze mirror must have disappointed you again?" If there was what they were looking for in the bronze mirror, I wouldn't have been brought here. Old man Zhou said, "You guessed wrong this time!" guessed wrong?I froze unexpectedly. Old man Zhou handed me the two photos that were in his hand, "The things in the photos were found in the old bronze mirror." On the photo is a thin white thing that looks like silk but not silk, leather and not leather, with a map drawn on it, I looked at it for a while, but I couldn't see why, and looked at old man Zhou suspiciously, "What is this? Treasure Map?" Old man Zhou laughed out loud, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when Zhou Buwen said, "Grandpa, I'll go out and have a look and say nothing." Old man Zhou stared sharply at Zhou Buwen for a moment, and said, "You stay here! I believe you are also curious about what I asked you and Buyan to find in the Shen family! But remember, you heard the following words Remember it in your ears, remember it in your heart, and never say it out of your mouth again!" Zhou Buwen said: "Yes!" Old man Zhou collected himself and asked me, "Do you believe that there is a medicine for bringing the dead back to life?" I suspected that I was hallucinating, "What did you say?" Old man Zhou asked again, "Do you believe that there is a medicine for bringing the dead back to life?" He turned out to be serious!I looked at old man Zhou with the eyes of a madman, and said simply: "I don't believe it!" Although I have seen the mermaid in fairy tales with my own eyes, and even believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life, but the medicine for bringing the dead back to life... I don't believe it at all! How can an individual's life last forever?I believe that in the vast universe, including our earth, there are long-lived creatures with a lifespan of thousands or even tens of thousands of years. However, the end of all life is death, which is nothing more than a difference in the length of time. For example, mayflies that live at night and insects that die in spring and autumn, compared with them, our human life of decades seems to be immortal; but tortoises can live for hundreds of years, and tortoise shells can live for thousands of years. In the eyes of humans, they That's what counts as longevity. However, whether it is a low-level species or a high-level species; whether it is long-lived or short-lived, as long as there is life, there must be death.This is an unchanging law of the universe, because even the stars that gave birth to life, and even the entire universe, will be annihilated. Old man Zhou said: "Anyone in this world can not believe in resurrection, but you should believe it!" "I?" Old man Zhou smiled mysteriously, changed the subject, and asked me: "Do you know the story about Qin Shihuang's search for the elixir of life?" The topic was getting weirder and weirder, so I said, "I know!" 周老头说：“秦始皇派徐福带队出海去寻找长生不老药，后人多认为秦始皇是被徐福骗了，可骗子骗人通常是为了获得利益，以当时的航海技术，徐福离开富饶的内陆，去危险的海上无异于寻死，世间有这样自寻死路的骗子吗？我倒更倾向于认定徐福坚信海上有长生不老药，他不惜冒着生命危险去追寻自己的信念。你有没有想过为什么秦始皇和徐福都认定长生不老药在海上？海里到底有什么东西让古人对于海上有长生不老药确认不疑？” 我刚开始还听得漫不经心，可他越往下说，我越心惊，如果徐福见过吴居蓝的族人，把对方的寿命漫长、容颜永驻理解为长生不老，不就是会幻想对方有长生不老的办法吗？ 周老头问：“你相信鲛人的存在吗？” 我霎时间心里惊涛骇浪，却一点异样也不敢流露，尽力装出不感兴趣、百无聊赖的样子，“起死回生药，长生不老药，鲛人，你不会接下来要和我谈五维空间和外星人吧？” 周老头没理会我的讥嘲，自顾自地说：“中国有鲛人的传说，'南海之外，有鲛人，水居如鱼，不废织绩，其眼泣，则能出珠'。西方有人鱼的传说，欧洲一直流传着人类女子Agnete和人鱼相恋的故事，安徒生还根据这个民间传说写了一部诗剧《Agnete and the merman》，这个你大概不知道，但肯定知道他的另一个故事《The little mermaid》……” 我装作不耐烦，打了个哈欠，“你抓了我来就是想说服我海里有人鱼存在吗？” 周老头露出如邻家爷爷一般的慈祥微笑，我却不自禁地打了个寒战。 周老头说：“我爷爷告诉我，曾有个打鱼人亲口告诉他见到了鱼神，说鱼神上半身是人身，下半身是鱼尾，这不就是传说中的人鱼，或者说鲛人吗？” 周老头盯着我说：“那个亲眼见过鱼神的打鱼人就是你爷爷的爷爷，我记得他的外号叫沈鱼仔，爷爷说因为他水性好得就像一条鱼，人又瘦小，他们就都叫他鱼仔，本名反倒没有人叫了。” 我再也装不出不在乎的样子，目瞪口呆地看着周老头。因为高祖爷爷的水性实在神乎其技，虽然事隔百年，渔民里仍有关于他的零星传说，所以我一直都知道高祖爷爷外号鱼仔，有不少老渔民都说他是鱼神的儿子。 周老头露出缅怀的神情，“当年我们家在沙捞越，我是爷爷最小的孙子，父亲为了尽孝，让我去陪伴腿脚不便的爷爷。爷爷快去世前，总给我讲这个沈鱼仔的故事，我以为是他瞎编的故事，从来没有当过真，等后来发现有可能是真的时，爷爷早已死了几十年，很多事都无从求证。” 事关我的祖先，我忍不住问：“你爷爷到底讲了些什么？” 周老头说：“如果不是事关你我，其实就是一个最寻常的民间传说，所以我一直没有当真。在一个美丽的海岛上，有一个叫沈鱼仔的贫苦少年，他经常受人欺负，却勤劳又善良，水性在一群年轻人中最好，所以被叫作鱼仔。一天，他冒着暴风雨出海打鱼时，捞到了受伤的鱼神，他不惜代价救了鱼神，鱼神为了报答他，传授了他秘术。从此沈鱼仔变得更加善于泅水，能采到别人采不到的珍珠，捉到别人捉不到的鱼。后来，他买了渔船，盖了大屋，娶了媳妇，幸福地生活着。” 的确如周老头所说，这事如果不是事关自己，怎么听都是一个宣扬善有善报，鼓励人们多多行善的民间传说。 周老头说：“爷爷说沈鱼仔有一次喝醉后，告诉他鱼神送给他的秘术是起死回生术，能让他死而复生，所以他不再怕水了。” 我回过神来，嗤笑地摇摇头，“我高祖爷爷死了，曾祖爷爷死了，爷爷也死了，如果有起死回生术，或者长生不老术，他们怎么会死的？” 周老头皱着眉头，烦躁地说：“我不知道！但我查到的越多，就越相信爷爷的话。你们家一定有人鱼传授的秘术，我也一定要找到！” 我把他递给我的两张照片还给他，讥讽地说：“你找到了，一定要告诉我一声。” 周老头说：“我爷爷说他因为失手打死了人，决定只身下南洋。临走前，和他关系最要好的沈鱼仔拿了一幅海图给他看，说是海里的鱼神送给他的。爷爷照样绘制了一份，之后许多年，爷爷靠着那幅鱼神传授的海图几次死里逃生，最终在南洋站稳了脚跟。” 我不禁腹诽，常年在海上漂荡，靠着海图才能站稳脚跟，如果不是做船运，就是做海盗。看周老头这副模样，十之八九是做海盗了。 周老头似乎看透了我所想，带着点自傲，坦然地说：“爷爷做过很多年海盗，后来金盆洗手，带着一帮兄弟开起了船运公司。那幅被爷爷视作命根子的海图，我们这些儿孙都见过，但是，没有一个人相信爷爷的话，都认为是老爷子为了树立威信、故弄玄虚。” 周老头举起那两张照片，热切地盯着我，“可我现在亲眼看到了爷爷说的那幅海图，沈鱼仔的海图！研究人员已经发来了研究数据，绘制这幅海图的材料非常特殊，不是现知的任何一种材料，我怀疑就是典籍中记载的鲛绡。等地图送到美国，进行完更细致的分析，就可以证明我所说的一切了！只要沈鱼仔的海图是真的，那么他所说的起死回生术也肯定是真的了！” 一个垂垂老矣的将死之人，却因为贪婪，双眼迸发出烈火燃烧般的欲望。我看得心惊肉跳，唯一的念头就是绝对不能让他知道吴居蓝的真实身份，否则，他会化身为魔鬼，做出难以想象的恐怖举动。 不知道是不是因为周老头太过激动，引发了病势，他突然开始剧烈地咳嗽，咳得好像要把五脏六腑都咳出来。 周不闻立即拿起电话叫人，一个医生和两个护士跑了进来。 周不闻想上前帮忙，周老头暴躁地推开了他，示意他离开。 周不闻恭敬地说：“爷爷，那我先带沈螺下去了，等爷爷身体好一点了，你们再聊。” 周老头不耐烦地挥挥手。 周不闻带着我离开了。 走廊上铺着厚厚的地毯，把我和周不闻的脚步声完全地吸去，白惨惨的灯光照着狭窄的通道，让人有一种沉闷的压抑感。 我脑子急速地转动着，必须要想办法尽快离开，否则万一他们发现了一直尾随的吴居蓝，或者吴居蓝因为担心我，做出什么举动，引起他们的注意，都会变成不可想象的劫难。 我主动开口，打破了沉默，“江易盛的事谢谢你！” 周不闻的脚步慢了一点，“我以为你会因为吴居蓝恨死我。” “吴居蓝的事和你无关。” 周不闻扫了眼四周，说：“我搜查你们的游艇时，悄悄扔了两个救生圈下去。也许等我们走后，吴居蓝会自己爬回游艇上。” 虽然我知道吴居蓝根本不需要，但难得他还有这份心……我沉默着没有说话。 到了走廊尽头，周不闻一个拐弯，带着我走到了甲板上。 冰冷的海风猛地吹了过来，我一个激灵，脑子变得格外清醒。 周不闻走到我身旁，“你爸爸的事，我很抱歉！我让他们用金钱和平地解决这事，没想到会发生车祸。” “我继母那个脾气，怪不得别人，沈杨晖说她竟然在车上打架，结果她没事，我爸爸却生死难料。” 我们这种家庭复杂的人，除了我们自己，别人都不知道该如何评论。周不闻安慰我说：“听说是上海最好的医生，叔叔会平安的。” 我停下脚步，说：“我爸爸现在生命垂危，如果我们沈家有起死回生药，我早就给我爸爸用了！我真的完全不知道，甚至听都没听说过什么起死回生药！” 周不闻说：“我相信你！” 我说：“那个疯老头明显就是病入膏肓，因为贪生怕死，偏执地追逐一个虚妄的幻想，难道你要一直跟着他一起发疯吗？” 我刻意地用了贬义称呼去叫周老头，观察着周不闻的反应，周不闻却依旧是那副温文尔雅的样子，没有任何不悦，显然对周老头没有什么感情。 周不闻说：“我是不相信，但是，爷爷说的话也不是全无道理。你怎么解释你高祖爷爷非同寻常的水性，还有藏在铜镜里的海图？” “我高祖爷爷的水性谁都没有真正见过，也许只是因为他运气好，又的确水性好，采到了别人没有采到的珍珠就被人夸大其词了。至于藏在铜镜里的海图，也许是机缘巧合，高祖爷爷从哪个达官显贵那里得来的，不敢说真话，假托鱼神赏赐……” 我正在努力地说服周不闻，一个声音突然打断了我的话。 “你们在聊什么？”周不言脸色不悦，带着一个拿枪的大汉从船舱里走了过来。 周不闻微微一笑，坦然地说：“在聊刚才爷爷说的一些事。” 周不言脸色稍霁，“听说爷爷又不舒服了，我们去陪陪他吧！” 周不闻说：“好！”他指了指我，对那个带着枪的大汉下令：“把她带去关起来。” 周不言笑眯眯地挽住周不闻的胳膊，转身就走。 我提高了声音，大声说：“周小姐！周不闻对我的感情只是小伙伴的感情，因为我们俩特殊的家庭，我们也算是患难之交，所以他对我多了几分关心和照顾。你不但不应该生气，还应该高兴他这么做。” 周不言停住了脚步，回过头，“你什么意思？” 我第一次如此感谢周不言的高傲做派，她不屑走回来和我对话，正好方便了我继续大声地说话：“证明你选对了男朋友！女人想要什么样的男人？不就是对自己有情有义的男人嘛！如果他能那么轻易就对我和江易盛下狠手，只能说明他不念旧恩、薄情寡义，今日他对我们这些小伙伴都这么长情，明日只会对你更长情，毕竟你才是那个一直陪伴在他身边的人。” 周不言明显被我的话打动，却刻意地板着脸，对我冷冰冰地说：“我们的事，不用你管！”说完，她拉着周不闻扬长而去。 周不闻回过头，狐疑地看了我一眼，却什么都没有说。 如他之前所说，对于能干的下属而言，老板死了，不见得是坏事。尤其是一个贪恋权势、独断专行的老板，应该没有下属会希望他起死回生、长生不老！ 押送我的大汉推了我一下，示意我往前走，我一边走，一边向着栏杆靠过去。 “你干什么？”他拿着枪，冲我指了指，警告我老实点。 我笑了笑说：“这是大海，又不是小河，难道我还指望跳下去游到岸边吗？而且你的老板可是知道我有恐水症，绝不可能自己跳下水！” 我摘下了手上的蓝色钻戒，举在他眼前，“这枚钻戒，可以让你一辈子什么都不用干了。” 迷离的灯光下，硕大的蓝色钻戒光芒闪耀，对追寻金钱的人散发着致命的诱惑。 他盯着看了一瞬，好不容易收回了目光，恶狠狠地对我说：“少废话！赶快走！” “送你了！”我把钻戒扔给他，他下意识地伸手接住。 我趁机翻上了栏杆，他急急忙忙地举起枪。 我说：“你的老板见过这枚钻戒，知道这枚钻戒我绝对不可能送人。如果钻戒在你手里，你却说我送给你后跳海自杀了，绝不会有人相信！最合理的推测是什么？当然是你见财起意，为了抢钻戒把我推下了海！我劝你，最好还是带着这枚钻戒赶紧跑，算是我的封口费！” 说完，我闭上了眼睛，一个倒仰，身体笔直地坠入了大海。