Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Smoke disappears and no one is seen at sunrise

I also have the same idea: it is very difficult to find a person who deliberately hides on such a large ship.In particular, I noticed that the bet between Boss Bai and Hasan did not specify that Hasan must hide in a fixed place. If I was the hiding party, I would never hide in a fixed place.When Bai Baida is looking for him in the captain's cabin, he can hide in the first officer's place, and when Boss Bai thinks that the captain's cabin has been found and there is no problem, he can go back to the captain's cabin again. Ten days, even eight hundred days, Boss Bai might not be able to find him.

I didn't say anything, but my expression clearly indicated that Boss Bai must fail, and Boss Bai himself understood this (otherwise, with his temper, how could he tell us the matter and ask for help obviously?), he He glanced at me, then looked at Liangchen Meijing, Liangchen Meijing also shook his head, and sighed nonsense: "It's always easy to hide, but difficult to find. There is an old saying: one person hides, ten people find it!" Boss Bai took a deep breath, and finally looked at Bai Su, naturally wanting to hear Bai Su's opinion. Before that, since Bai Su hadn't said anything, I had been paying attention to her expression. I saw that she seemed to disagree with the conclusion that Boss Bai must fail.

Sure enough, Boss Bai just glanced at her, and she said, "Dad, the method you used is wrong!" When Boss Bai heard this, he was very happy. He naturally knew that his daughter was resourceful and extraordinary, and she really hoped that she could win this bet, so he hurriedly said, "What should I do?" Bai Su tilted his head and smiled: "In the art of war, there is a 'using time', how did you forget?" Boss Bai smiled wryly: "How could I forget? Before I boarded the ship, I had already bribed the second-level steward, but he didn't provide any information—I believe he really didn't know!"

Bai Su shook his head: "The status of the second-level manager is too low. I believe that there are very few people who know about Hasan's travel to Tibet, but the captain must be one of them!" Boss Bai yelled: "Why is the captain willing to be bribed? Hasan is the owner of the shipping company. I think I have thought about the price to buy the captain, but the price is too high, so it's not worth it!" Boss Bai yelled very angrily, but Bai Su was very calm: "The wool comes from the sheep!" Boss Bai was startled, and I was also startled. Apparently, the young people didn't get over it for a while, but Boss Bai and I immediately understood Bai Su's meaning after being startled for a moment. Laughed out loud.Then, Wen Baoyu and the others also understood.

Bai Su's meaning couldn't be more clear—the wool comes from the sheep, if Boss Bai wins the bet, the big boat will be his and he can dispose of it as he pleases, so even if he gives half of it to others, it's still a good deal.Although the captain of this ship has a high salary, it is not easy to resist the temptation of 100 million pounds! I smiled and pointed at Bai Su, on the one hand, to say that her idea is brilliant, and on the other hand, to criticize her slightly.Because buying a person to make him commit a traitorous act, this kind of thing, no matter what, cannot be regarded as too noble.Bai Su naturally also understands this point, if not for, Boss Bai, she would definitely not have made such a foolish move.

Bai Su showed a mischievous look, and secretly pointed at Boss Bai.That was defending herself, saying that it was all for Boss Bai. I stopped laughing and sighed, because at this moment, I saw a tall middle-aged man in the captain's uniform, accompanied by two other senior officers, walking towards us.Naturally, the captain received the report and knew that Boss Bai was coming, so he came to welcome him. The captain looked mighty and steady, and he was a trustworthy person.But I know that under the temptation of 100 million pounds, he will make a painful choice, and the result is almost predictable. His original peaceful and contented life may change.

And all of this is just for betting. Thinking of this, I almost wanted to stop the matter from proceeding, but it was too late, Boss Bai had already smiled and greeted him, when the captain reached out to salute him, he held it very affectionately The captain's hand, sincerely said: "We are friends, don't come here, come here, introduce a few people to you!" Boss Bai introduced us for us, and naturally he was polite, and the captain invited us very sincerely I have a meal, but I always feel uncomfortable, so I don't care about the reaction of others, and I refuse, saying, "There are still very important things waiting to be done."

When I said this, Bai Su didn't even look at me, her attitude was so natural.Boss Bai glared at me, he naturally knew why I was upset. But Wen Baoyu and Liangchen Jingmei, when I refused, they had already shouted together: "Okay!" So, after staying on the boat for a while, Bai Su and I left first. After we landed, Bai Su broke the silence: "The captain is an honest man, and he knows what he should do!" I smiled wryly: "He may have been a very upright person, but Mr. Hassan has been very kind to him. Of course Hassan trusts him very much, but he will betray Mr. Hassan!"

Bai Su raised his eyebrows and said, "If he was so upright, he wouldn't have betrayed Hasan!" I was a little annoyed: "Everyone has a price, why use a high price to test others and ask this person to sell himself!" Bai Su and I rarely have differences of opinion. Bai Su didn't seem to be arguing with me. She just said indifferently: "It's a game, don't take things so seriously. The captain agreed, and he If he refuses to agree to the huge amount of money, he will definitely get a lot of self-satisfaction in this matter, so what's wrong with it?"

I didn't want to fight anymore, so I smiled: "Don't make so many reasons, anyway, you just want to make the old man happy!" The corners of Bai Su's mouth turned up slightly: "Shouldn't it be?" I spread my hands and said I had nothing to say.After returning home, he didn't take this matter to heart again. That night, Wen Baoyu and the others came happily. Obviously they were on the boat and had a great time. As soon as Wen Baoyu entered the door, he yelled loudly: "Be good, Mr. Bai said he won the boat and gave it to us!" This time, even nonsense couldn't hide his excitement.Liangchen Meijing was giggling and talking non-stop, because they spoke very fast, so they had no idea what they were talking about.

I smiled wryly in my heart, these little fellows were already messing around enough, now that they are backed by a super tycoon like Boss Bai, is there anything else that won't turn the world upside down? I said coldly: "Don't you want to share half with the captain first?" When Wen Baoyu heard this, not only did he immediately keep silent, but he even winked at others, telling them not to speak.How could he hide his ghostly behavior from my eyes, I immediately stretched out my hand and pointed at him: "How did the old man buy the captain, tell me the truth!" Wen Baoyu hurriedly raised three fingers: "I really don't know, how could Mr. Bai carry out this kind of thing in public, and of course it was done in secret under the circumstances that only God knows!" I stared at him without saying anything. After Wen Baoyu made a few meaningless movements and still couldn't avoid my gaze, he sighed: "The old man and we drank the captain a lot. , always looking at the old man with a strange smile, obviously he has a secret in his heart, and he also knows that the old man wants to know the secret, so he has this look!" Liang Chenmei said: "The old man is really calm and pretends not to see, but I want to believe that once we leave, they will express their concerns. From now on, I'm afraid the transaction has been successful!" Hu said: "The old man promised us that no matter whether his actions are successful or not, he will notify us immediately." As soon as the nonsense words came out of my mouth, the phone rang. I picked up the phone, and I heard Boss Bai's triumphant "hehe" laughter, and I cried out in my heart: See you soon! I said "hmm": "The four little guys just came back." Bai Lao Dao: "Tell them, the captain has agreed!" Wen Baoyu and the others all cheered when they heard Bai Boss' voice, and Greenhouse Yu asked loudly, "Where is Hasan hiding? Even after you spent so many days, Can't find him either." Boss Bai said again: "Little devil, use your own brain, how can you take advantage of it?" Wen Baoyu and Liangchen Meimei yelled together: "That's not fair, old man, you can't figure it out yourself!" Boss Bai was still smiling, and it was known that he was in a happy mood at this moment: "It's too fair, I'm an old man, you are all young, and your brains should be better than the old man, you should think about it yourself!" Wen Baoyu scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, Liangchen Meijing also raised his mouth, and I said: "You know where Hasan is hiding, don't go find him immediately, because you have been with the captain for a long time, people will suspect that it is the captain." Betrayed him!" Boss Bai laughed endlessly: "I really don't intend to pull him out right away, the game can still be played, but it's not for fear of the captain being suspected, because if Hasan can be found, there will be no news from the captain, and there will be almost no news from the captain." Possibly! So it was the captain who informed, and Hassan must know: the captain himself knows this too." I called out, but the cheerful Bai Boss obviously didn't pay attention, and continued to say: "Prepare until the last minute, let Hassan think that he has already We won, and then we found him out of nowhere." Bai Su hurriedly said: "Dad, there's no need, are you good friends? Why do you have to be like that?" Mr. Bai laughed: "It doesn't matter, Hasan can afford it! Besides, we can't find out sooner. In a rage, Hasan will definitely fire the captain. If the voyage is not over, it would be unlucky to fire the captain!" At this point, he laughed loudly and ended the call.I put down the phone and smiled wryly: "Hashan must be very sad that he believed in the wrong person-this story teaches us not to trust people indiscriminately!" Wen Baoyu laughed wildly: "I believe that everyone here will not betray anyone for any benefit. The captain himself has problems. Things must first rot, and then insects will grow! It's none of our business." I forced a smile, and naturally I didn't want to argue. Bai Su thought it was to ease the atmosphere of resentment, she said: "What method Hasan used to hide, it is worth thinking about it, it is so hidden that if the captain didn't reveal the secret, it would be impossible to find it. There must be a very interesting secret!" Bai Su's words aroused echoes, and everyone started guessing, but Wen Baoyu still insisted on his theory of magic tricks.I listened for a while, then walked upstairs, halfway through, I suddenly remembered something, couldn't help but let out an "ah", turned my head and looked down, and saw Bai Su Tilting her head, thinking about something, frowning, I called her, and she raised her head. I said, "Su, something is wrong!" Bai Su nodded: "Yes, I just thought of it too!" The people who were speaking fell silent when they heard what we said, and I said, "Hasan is not a fool, he must have thought that the old man would finally go to buy the captain. , there may be fraud!" Bai Su also walked up the stairs, we stopped in the middle of the stairs and started discussing.I raised my hand, indicating that I had thought a lot in a flash, so let me express my opinion first: "There are two possibilities, one is that it is not the captain who is in contact with Hasan who is hiding, and the captain does not know where Hasan is at all! "Wen Baoyu first expressed his disapproval: "The captain told about Hasan's hiding situation, it must be extremely wonderful, that's why the old man believed it." I looked at Xiaobao. Xiaobao was downstairs, looking up at me. Although he had experienced a lot, his face was still a bit childish.I said: "Hasan may have two hiding plans. He used plan A, told the captain of plan B, and told the captain that when he was bribed, he would tell plan B. In this way, the old man Losing is certain, at the last minute, he thought he had a chance to win, but in the end he was completely defeated, and Hasan reappeared, I wonder if the old man can bear this excitement?" What I said made Bai Su very nervous, she hurriedly said: "Oops! Let him know!" I waved my hand: "Don't worry, it's best to discuss first. The captain may only know plan B to deceive people. Then, who should really know how Hasan hides?" The voice of nonsense, also contrary to the usual steady, seemed a little hesitant: "First officer? Suggest the old man to try the first officer?" Liang Chenmei said: "It won't be a senior crew member. If so, why don't you just find the captain, and it won't be a low-level crew member. The possibility of a mid-level crew member is the highest!" Wen Baoyu rolled his eyes: "If you say it, you don't say it. There are at least two hundred middle-level crew members. We can't test everyone." Bai Su sighed: "If this discussion continues, there will be no results. The old man has a very strong desire to compete. If he uses all kinds of methods and still loses, I'm afraid it will make his later life unhappy!" When Bai Su said this, her face was full of worry. I shook her hand and found that her hand was cold - this shocked me a lot, and I felt that the situation was very serious. If she was not really worried, she would not It will be like this. She and I said almost at the same time: "I have a plan!" I only made a gesture to ask her to speak first, Bai Su smiled: "I think our plan is the same, doesn't the boat leave until midnight? There is enough time for me to get on the boat. Use the remaining days on board to find Hasan!" I said "Aha": "That's right, Shanren has exactly this intention, we haven't acted together for a long time!" Bai Su looked sideways for a while: "After boarding the boat, we will work separately. Once we find something, we don't have to do it ourselves, and immediately notify the old man. Of course, after getting on the boat, we must first contact the old man, and then we can immediately expose what the captain said. True or false!" Liangchen Meijing and Wen Baoyu talked nonsense after hearing that Bai Su and I had made such a plan, they were all eager to try, but they would have to leave for about a month, so they had no such possibility, so they had to give up. Bai Su and I motioned for them to leave, and we started to prepare. All we had to prepare was to completely change our appearance—it was very easy to do this, but the difficulty was that both Bai Su and I had to become very ordinary. The kind of person who is not easy to leave an impression even if he looks at him dozens of times. Because the ship has been sailing at sea for quite some time, the crew and passengers have become familiar to a certain extent. Suddenly, if there are two more unsightly strangers, it is difficult not to reveal their identities. After we got on the boat, we tried to keep it as secret as possible, and only let Boss Bai know that we got on the boat.Otherwise, even if Hasan is found, Hashan will probably shave his skin with his fingers, laughing at the fact that the boss relies on the help of others to succeed. So, at this point, it took us about an hour or so, and when it was done, we looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.Bai Su pretended to be a middle-aged woman, she was not inconspicuous, she could be placed anywhere without anyone noticing her.Naturally, I am as ordinary as I am—in the next seventeen or eight days, we will operate on the big cruise ship with this appearance, and find out Hasan who is hiding very tightly. Then, I brought some small tools that are necessary for action, really useful tools, I believe Boss Bai has already equipped them, anyway, we can meet him as soon as we arrive, and we can use them together naturally. We arrived at the pier before midnight and boarded the boat easily. First, in the spacious and luxurious lounge, we saw a lot of people around Mr. Bai, who were listening to him talking. Mr. Bai was smoking a pipe and drinking fine wine , in high spirits, it can be seen that he is very happy in his heart. Bai Su passed by first, and when he got behind him, Boss Bai's many years of adventure in the rivers and lakes made him very sensitive. Whenever someone approached, he immediately knew it, and raised his head to look at Bai Su. Right now, I really admire his sharp eyes, Bai Su's makeup skills are extremely high, but I still can see it just by showing him.He said afterwards: "I just saw that this person was wearing makeup, but I couldn't recognize who it was." As soon as he saw a man who had been meticulously made up approaching him, he was naturally very dissatisfied, with two silver eyebrows raised up, not angry but majestic, with first-class style. Bai Su hurriedly whispered a word, naturally explaining his identity, Boss Bai raised his eyebrows, and then slowly lowered his eyebrows.During these processes, he never stopped talking, and suddenly, he yelled, "That's all for today!" As he spoke, he stood up. Until then, he glanced at the place where I was standing, greeted people, and walked forward. Bai Su and I followed behind him, and He went into his room together. Boss Bai's room on the ship was the most luxuriously equipped suite on the ship. Boss Bai closed the door with a slightly displeased expression: "I've already won, what are you doing here?" Bai Su immediately told him the speculation we made after receiving his call, Boss Bai slapped hard on the leg: "That's right, it's really possible that the boat capsized in the gutter..." I hurriedly asked, "What did the captain say?" Bai Lao Dao: "The captain said that Hasan is hiding in the steam room, which is used for high-temperature disinfection on the ship. All things that need to be sterilized are processed in this high-temperature steam room. The steam room is full of water vapor formed by high temperature. It lasts for 24 hours. I went to see it before, but I couldn’t see the situation inside clearly, but considering that it is impossible for people to live in such a high temperature, I gave up and did not pursue it.” At this point, Boss Bai took a puff of cigarette, which made the pipe sizzle, and he slowly puffed out the smoke: "The captain said that he made a fuss in the steam room, and built a small room with anti-high heat materials. , and prepare the best air-conditioning system. Think about it, if the captain hadn’t said so, who would have thought that there would be people hiding in the steam room full of clouds!” I sighed: "Old man, what the captain said has obvious loopholes: the steam room is constantly operating 24 hours a day, that is to say, after Hassan enters that small space, he cannot come out!" Boss Bai said "ah": "Yes, he can't pass through the high-temperature steam, and he won't be willing to wrong himself to live in that small sealed space for 80 days. I've been fooled!" He said, showing a very angry expression, walked back and forth a few steps, and said loudly: "Go and find the captain!" At this time, it was already midnight, and when the ship was about to start, the whistle sounded continuously.Bai Su said: "It won't be too late, the ship is sailing, the captain can't leave his post." Boss Bai thought about it, so he sat down: "This guy is very good at acting, I proposed that I can give him half of this boat, he is surprised and happy, and he is 80% sober from the wine. I can’t describe it, who knows it’s all contrived! I didn’t think about it, if Hasan didn’t come out after hiding in that small space for 80 days, the smell of filth alone would stink him to death. How can you stand it?" I said: "Unless he has another way to deal with it, or use a pipe to get rid of the dirt through the outer wall of the steam room. But it's really thanks to him, how can I bear it if I'm bored like this for eighty days?" Bai Su sat, swinging his legs leisurely: "Perhaps he thinks that if he is bored for eighty days, he can listen to stories for eighty days, so he can bear it!" I typed two dry haha, Boss Bai has already found the location of the steam room in the computer data, the steam room is next to the kitchen, because many objects to be sterilized are kitchen supplies, so there is a conveyor belt, Direct access to the steam room.On one side of the steam room is another set of conveyor belts, which transport bed sheets, towels and other items that need to be sterilized by high temperature. All the sterilized items are automatically conveyed by the conveyor belt, and the operating workers do not need to enter the steam room at all. The lower level of the steam room is the boiler room—the power center of the huge ship. The huge heat generated is the source of energy for the steam room. There are many tubes to transport the heat into the steam room to maintain the high temperature of the steam room.Above the steam room is a public bathroom for male guests. I looked at it for a while, and expressed my opinion: "Build an insulated space in the steam room, and you can also open a passage, and leave when necessary. I guess he will also do some tricks, such as wearing a disguise. Activities, so you can't recognize him!" Bai Lao said angrily: "It's agreed that you can't make up!" I said in a deep voice, "It's a bit unruly to pay half of the bet as a bribe!" Boss Bai snorted and didn't say anything, Bai Su gave me a wink, indicating that I don't need to talk nonsense, I laughed, "The captain is not free, even if he gives an order to stop the operation of the steam room, and make the steam room If it is exhausted, people can go in. I am afraid it will take a few days. It is better to find out if there is a secret passage. I think it is most likely to use the pressure chamber of a submarine under the water of the public bath——ha If the mountain wants to come out and emerge from the bottom of the bath, it will really be invisible!" Boss Bai was angry and funny: "This guy, the hatching hall has hatched like this!" (Shanghai people call public baths "huntang", and bathing in public bathrooms is called "hatching hall".) Bai Su shook his head: "Didn't we assume that what the captain provided was false information? How can we just take it as it is?" I laughed: "Because the idea of ​​hiding in the steam room is very good! It has the taste of 'I don't know where the clouds are deep', and it has the charm of Tang poetry." The old man Bai said with a smile: "Go and see the situation on the ground first!" Bai Su was a little surprised: "You are so calm, haven't you visited yet?" Boss Bai rolled his eyes, thinking that Bai Su's words were not pleasant, I couldn't help sticking out my tongue, the old man's temper is not very good, you really have to be careful when you speak. Let's immediately Bai Boss' feudalism, and when Bai Boss comes out, we will follow him.Boss Bai couldn't be more familiar with everything on the ship. They came to the steam room together. The steam room has a huge glass wall, and you can see the steam filled inside. Many items that are being sterilized are moving on the conveyor belt. automation. Looking hard, it seems that there are protrusions in the left and right corners, which may be a small space built. If Hasan is really hiding in that small space, it will be really difficult for him! Then, we went to several places adjacent to the steam room and took a turn. When Boss Bai and I walked into the public bathroom, we took a look at the big bath. Boss Bai laughed loudly: "Hashan is in Shanghai. Growing up, I have always liked hatching, and thought it was a great enjoyment, so I also built such a big bathtub in the big cruise ship!" Public baths are indeed a specialty of China, and they are also one of the enjoyments of life. In some prosperous places, such as Yangzhou and Suzhou, local idle residents have "wrapped water in the morning" (drinking tea) and "wrapped in water in the afternoon" (bath for people). ) habits! At this time, the ship had already left the pier and was sailing slowly. At this time, the captain was naturally still the busiest time. We slipped onto the deck and watched the big ship gradually leave the city. Then, under the leadership of Boss Bai , to the senior crew lounge. Fortunately, these days, Boss Bai is surrounded by people, so when we are with him, it won't be an eyesore. In the senior crew lounge, the captain has a separate reception room. Boss Bai pushed the door and walked in, and said to a young crew member: "Please tell the captain, come here as soon as you can leave the post, I am here Wait for him, there is something important!" The young crew member obviously knew the identity of Boss Bai, and ran away with small steps. Boss Bai was also very familiar with this small reception room. He opened the wine cabinet and said with a smile: "There is a lot of good wine on board, so don't save it for him!" He and I each had a glass in hand, and we only waited for about twenty minutes. Left and right, the door opened and the captain walked in. This is not the first time I have seen this captain. He is tall and majestic. When he came in, he was startled when he saw two strangers besides Boss Bai. Very strange expression.I thought in my heart that if a person has done something wrong, he will have this kind of look, and it is very difficult to fake this kind of look. Boss Bai pointed at me and Bai Su: "Don't bother with them, I'll ask you, is everything you told me true?" The captain hurriedly raised three fingers, looking anxious: "Of course it's true!" Boss Bai's eyes were sharp: "Didn't you collude with old man Hasan to deceive me?" The captain was reluctant: "Mr. Bai, if there is a collusion, it is your collusion with me. If you don't believe me, how can we cooperate? Is your promise just a child's play?" He spoke hurriedly, breathing heavily, blushing, poured a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp. Boss Bai said in a deep voice: "Of course my promise is valid, as long as Hasan is really there!" The captain took a deep breath: "I can order that the operation of the steam room be stopped, and the operation of the exhaust fan be strengthened. After an hour, people can go in. Mr. Hassan is in the small space built in the right corner. It’s something that can be done immediately.” Boss Bai nodded: "Okay, you can go and order now." Without hesitation at all, the captain used the communicator he carried with him to give an order. Bai Su and I looked at each other, feeling very puzzled, Boss Bai just gave us a glare, as if he thought we were troublesome. At this time, I was also puzzled: "Could it be that what the captain said is true, that Hassan is really hiding in that place? Look at the captain's actions. If he is lying, how can he be so calm at this time? At most two or three hours , we must see the real chapter!" Bai Su frowned and kept silent. I bowed slightly and couldn't help asking: "Captain, how does Mr. Hassan move around in that small additional space? How to solve his eating problem? Excretion problem." How to solve it? Is there any secret way to leave that small space?" I asked a lot of questions in one breath. As soon as I opened my mouth, the captain looked at me with a very vigilant expression. After I finished asking, he didn't answer, but just looked at Boss Bai. Boss Bai waved impatiently: "This is me. A friend of mine who is curious by nature and doesn't believe in facts!" Boss Bai made me very embarrassed when he said this, because he clearly stated that he already knew where Hasan was, and he had planned it well, but he "lifted out" Hasan at the last minute. Maybe he had already imagined a lot Overwhelming the momentary happiness, decide what kind of laughter to stride into the steam room. However, my suspicion made his plan impossible to implement, and he had to find out Hasan in advance, which undoubtedly reduced his many fun of winning bets. He said this to the captain, implying that I, as a person, can ignore it at all, and naturally don't have to answer my question. A long time later, when I talked about this matter again, I asked Boss Bai: "At that time, you were not curious about how Hasan survived in that small space for eighty days?" Boss Bai glared, "Hashan always has arrangements, so why care about this? Besides, you were just curious at the time, and didn't think that the key to the whole thing was on this." I nodded: "Yes, I'm just curious, but I think that the truth of many mysterious events can finally be revealed, and it was the curiosity that came from a single thought that started." Boss Bai didn't say anything, probably thinking about the situation at that time.At that time, the captain got a hint from Boss Bai that he didn't need to answer my question, but it was probably because he was very curious himself, so he looked at me again with a very puzzled expression: "I don't know, I don't know either." , Mr. Hassan is behaving strangely—” When he said this, he stopped abruptly, looking as if he had slipped his mouth, with a terrified expression and his eyes rolling wildly. I sneered: "You have revealed the biggest secret of Mr. It's not a big deal!" The captain smiled reluctantly: "Mr. Bai's conditions are very good, I think he will agree to anything!" Boss Bai snorted, raised his hand, and made a gesture to me, signaling that I should stop embarrassing the captain.Bai Su and I came on the boat, and we even put on elaborate disguises. Originally, we all believed that Boss Bai was fooled—if Boss Bai was fooled, then ask the captain to ask, and the captain will definitely laugh "haha" , saying that he didn't know where Hassan was at all, or that he wouldn't tell if he knew, and so on. Now that the captain has ordered to stop the operation of the steam room, it can be seen that Hassan is really hiding there. We don't need to search everywhere on the ship, and the makeup is naturally superfluous.And in the captain's hesitant words, Hassan seemed to be acting very strangely, which aroused my curiosity, so I naturally took the opportunity to ask what happened. I wondered: "Captain, please tell us everything, anyway, it will take a while to enter the steam room." The captain looked a little hesitant, and Boss Bai also became curious at this moment, he said: "You can tell me what happened." The captain thought about it for a while, and then said: "Mr. Hassan once told me that I must never tell anyone what I saw, and I had better not even think about it myself!" I was even more amazed when I heard this kind of words. I was about to blurt out a few ironic words about him, but I still endured it. At this time, the captain had already said it himself: "You must be thinking, I can't even say it." He’s said everything about where he’s hiding, so what else can’t be said?” We were silent, waiting for him to answer this question by himself, he smiled wryly: "Of course, Mr. Hassan also told me never to reveal his hiding place, but it was not...so serious, so I felt that , if you talk about those experiences, it will be even more contrary to his intentions!" The captain was still saying such things in a serious manner. This time, even Boss Bai couldn't help it anymore, and said coldly: "Then, do you want me to give you the other half of the boat before you say it?" The captain stood up all of a sudden, blushing, looking very angry, pointing at Boss Bai, his voice a little hoarse: "You... used such huge benefits to lure me, and now you are mocking me again?" Boss Bai sullenly , just looking at him coldly, the captain pointed at Boss Bai's hand, slowly lowered it, waved it meaninglessly a few times, and his face gradually turned pale. I sighed secretly in my heart, thinking that although the captain accepted Boss Bai's conditions, he must be very guilty in his heart, which is why he is so sensitive. I am afraid that he will not be happy after receiving half of the boat, because he has failed. The trust of others has done something that is sorry for others! It was probably due to this anxiety that although the captain was angry, he couldn't hold on to it. He paced back and forth for a while, and drank a few gulps of wine. He drank too quickly, and the corners of his mouth were full of wine. He wiped the wine with the back of his hand. Go, and coughed a few more times: "After the ship docked, Mr. Hasan entertained the senior crew as usual. After the banquet, he met with me alone and talked about the bet." Boss Bai didn't look at him , Bai Su and I listened intently, and the captain took another sip of wine.Then, there was a long silence. I was impatient, and Boss Bai was not in a good temper, but we didn't rush him, because the captain's expression at this time was very strange. He looked very dazed, as if he was thinking about a very unimaginable problem, his eyebrows were knotted, his eyes were scattered, not only could he not say a word, but he kept drinking wine one sip at a time.Maybe his alcohol capacity is very good, but if he keeps drinking like this, he will still be as drunk as mud. It seemed that he didn't know how huge his mind was, which pressed him to show this passion, so that people couldn't bear to urge him. Instead, Bai Su spoke first, and she asked in a very gentle voice: "Captain, what's the problem?" The captain was shocked suddenly, and finally his eyes were more concentrated. He sighed: "If you can not say it, let's not say it! I have already let him down, and he was so tired that he lost the bet!" Boss Bai was very surprised: "Hey, this old man, is there anything else you can't see?" The captain also sighed: "Anyway, we can see Mr. Hassan. If there is something to talk about, it is better to ask Mr. Hassan himself than to tell it from my mouth!" The captain's attitude suddenly changed into this, which was really unexpected. He said that the matter was very strange, and he had already said something at the beginning, but he stopped. "Appetite" is the extreme! Boss Bai opened his eyes wide and stared at him. The captain turned his head away to avoid his gaze. It seemed that even if Boss Bai offered to own the other half of the boat, he would not say anything. After a stalemate for a while, the captain said: "Mr. Bai has the right to pass through the whole ship, but if you enter the steam room, although Mr. Hassan will know sooner or later that I have leaked the secret, it is better later than earlier, and... I also I really have no face to see him!" 船长说到最后一句话的时候，声音甚至有点硬咽，我伸手在他的肩头上拍了拍，安慰道：“他们打赌，不是什么大事，你不必太认真，一艘船，哈山先生不在乎，对你来说，代表了许多许多，不要太责怪自己了。” 船长望了我好一会，神情十分感动，不过他显然没有认出我是谁来。 他连声道：“谢谢我，对了，那个……哈山先生存身的地方，根本没有什么暗道，你刚才问的那些问题，我没有法子回答你，因为我也不知道！” 我心中本来已经够疑惑的了，这时他又提了一提，更是令我心痒难熬，可是看他的神情，我问了他也不会说，只好忍了下来。 白老大用力一挥手，已大踏步走了出去，我和白素忙跟在后面。我低声道：“两个老人在这种情形下相见，不知会怎么样？” 白素略皱了皱眉，没有回答，过了一会，才道：“恐怕事情不会那么简单。” 我扬了扬眉，白素补充：“船长要讲未讲的事，似乎很在关系！” 白素的思路十分缤密，她这时这样说，虽然只是一种感觉，没有什么依据，可是我也感到船长的态度十分可疑。我们低声交谈，走在前面的白老大也听到了，他“哼”地一声：“船长是故作神秘！没有什么大不了，问哈山，他一定什么都肯说！” 白老大信心十足、我们自然不便再说什么。没多久，又来到蒸汽房外，这时，早已停止了蒸汽的输送，残留在房中的蒸汽，在强力抽气扇的作用之下，也正在迅速减弱，和刚才云雾蒙蒙的情形，大不相同，几个船员正在门口恭候，温度计显示，房中的温度还是十分高，不适宜在这时候就进去。 就算暂时不能进去，蒸气房的情形，隔着玻璃，也可以看得十分清楚，在右边那个角落处，有着加建出来的部分，看起来，只有两公尺见方，高度和蒸汽房一样，也不过三公尺。 那么小的一个空间，哈山多少年来养尊处优惯了的人，可以在里面躲藏几十天，只是为了要赢这场打赌？难道我八十天讲故事给他听那么重要？看来当然不是，只是为了要争一气！ （“争一口气”这种行为，在地球生物之中，肯定只有人会有。许许多多大大小小的纷争，都由莫名其妙的争一口气引发，人类行为之幼稚，有时，真的超乎想像之外！） （而人自称“万物之灵”！） 白老大显然也有同感；他叫了起来：“要死了，老头子然把自己关在一只大冰箱里面。” 他把那个空间形容为“大冰箱”，倒真是十分恰当，那部分由于在角落处，可以看到的两面，看来是不锈钢，有一面，有一扇门，那门也像是小型冷藏库的那种门，所以说那一具大冰箱，也十分近似。 我望着那角落，心中越来越是疑惑，从外表来看，空间是如此之小，而且，必然要有隔热装置，空气调节装置，等等，又要占据不少空间，哈山在里面，可能躺下来，已经算很不错了——除非那只是一个进口处，一进去，可以通到别地方去，不然，真是没有法子可以在里而躲那么久的。 我也看出，白老大和白素心中，有着同样的疑惑，船员不知我们想做什么，我在白老大身边低声说了几句，白老大问：“哪一位负责蒸汽房？” 一个半秃的中年人大声答应：“我，三级管事。” 白老大向我作了一个手势，示意我发问。我问：“你在船上服务多久了？” 管事的神态很恭敬：“船一下水，我就在船上，一直负责蒸汽房的工作。” 我指着那一个角落：“这一部份是加建出来的？” 管家的神情也十分疑惑：“不能说加建，是……一只恰好可以放进角落的大箱子，运来之后，放在那地方的。” 我作了一个手势：“你不知道这样做有什么作用？” 管事摇头：“我不知道，船长亲自指挥的，并且吩咐我不要多问。” 我们互望了一眼，显然是哈山在外面先造好了，再运进来的，那样做，当然比在船上进行加建工作简单得多了。我又问：“你可曾打开来看过？” 管事苦笑了一下：“事情很奇怪，我也难免有好奇心，可是……当蒸汽还没有输送进来之前，我曾拉了一下门，可是不开，船长曾严格吩咐过，所以我不能有进一步的行动。” 我又再问。“船一启航，蒸汽就输人，二十四小时不断，一直到这次航行结束？” 管事连连点头，我向白素和白老大说：“没有人可以通过高温的蒸汽，如果哈山在里面，他现在还在。” 白素忽然表示了她的忧虑：“要是那门在里面上锁，外面就打不开。” 白老大道：“我拍打箱子，表示已找到了他，哈山也不好意思再赖皮在里面不出来！” 我则道：“要是'箱子'有防热设备，只怕也能隔声。” 白老大纵笑：“那就用烧焊器，把门烧开来！” 我们用上海话交谈，在一旁的船员，自然都不知我们在说些什么。 等到蒸汽房中的温暖，降低到人可以进去的时候，已经又过去了一小时，管事打开了门，还是有一股暖气，扑脸而来，白老大一马当先走在前面，我和白素都在进门后就不再向前，几个船员则留在门口。 这样的情形，白老大一打开门，看起来，就是他独力发现哈山藏身之所的了。 白老大来到那大箱子之前，先双手按在箱子上，用力撼了几下，他的气力再大，自然也撼不动丝毫，他试着去拉门，一连几下，也没有把门打开，他就用力拍打着，叫：“找到了，快自己出来！” 他手掌十分有力，可是拍上去，所发出的声音，相当哑，这证明我的设想是对的，这大箱子每一面都一定有十分厚的隔热装置，白老大拍打的声音，可能根本传不进去，他的叫嚷声，躲在箱子中的人，自然也听不见。 白老大像是也想到了这一点，转过身来叫：“给我一根铁棒什么的！” 那个管事看到白老大的行动，已经惊骇莫名，手足无措等白老大这样一叫，他语带哭音地叫：“白先生，你想干什么？” 白老大的回答是：“我可以有权在船上做任何事，这是船长的命令！” 管事看来四十岁左右，可以肯定，他一生平平稳稳，几时曾见过白老大这样无法无天的人过？我在他身边推了一下：“快去找一根金属棒来！” 管事连声答应，奔了开去，我也走近那大箱子，从那门上的门柄看来，就算门从里面锁上，锁也不会太复杂，多半只是扣上就算。 不一会，管事就提着一根铁棒，奔了过来，那是一技专撬东西的铁棒，倒大是合用。白老大一把抢一过来。先连敲了二三十下。 铁棒敲在大箱子上发出的“当当”声，相当响亮，应该可以令里面的人听到。 但是，在白老大停手之后，门却一点也没有打开的迹象，白老大问哼一声：“闷死在里面了？” 他说的是气话，可是他说的话，却十分可怕，哈山年纪不轻，这箱子内的“生活环境”，必然差至极矣，就不定早已有意外发生了！ 一想到这一点，我自白老大的手中，接过铁棒来，把尖锐的一端，捅开门缝，门缝很紧，捅不进去，白老大回头喝：“别站着，把一切能打开门的工具全拿来，还有，通知船长来！”白老大还真有威严，他一呼喝，答应的人，至少三五个人之多，虽然说不上一呼百诺，但也算是很有气派的了。在“所有可以打开门”的工具还没有拿来之前，船长先气急败坏地赶了来，在白老大面前，又打手势又顿脚，急速地说着话，一面还抹着汗。 白老大声色俱厉，指着那大箱子的门，盯着船长，船长连连点头。白老大问：“你看他进去的？” 船长呆了一呆：“这……倒没有。” 白老大扬起手来，神情极怒，满头白发，像是有风扇在吹一样，我一看这情形，老人家真是动了气，别看船长身形高大，白老大要是在盛怒之下，出手重了些，一掌过去，船长可能要在医院中躺几个月！ 所以我立时一个箭步窜向前去，拦在白老大和船长之间。 这一来，总算今白老大那一掌没有发出来，可是白老大却一伸手，把我拨了开去，仍然面对关船长，我和白素这时同时道：“有话慢慢说！” 也难怪白老大生气——船长告诉他，哈山躲在这个大箱子之中，可是这时又说，他并没有亲眼看哈山进箱子去，从那箱子的大小来看，哈山根本没有可能躲在里面好几十天。白老大不是被愚弄了吗？ 船长更是着急：“这怎么是好！白先生，你这样闹法，哈山先生一定知道是我泄露了机密，唉，这……怎么好，不是讲好不要我在场的吗？” 白老大“哼”地一声：“闭上你的鸟嘴，你这蠢猪！” 船长可能不明白为什么要是“鸟嘴”，可是“蠢猪”他总是懂的，他涨红了脸站直了身子，十分郑重地抗议：“白老大，虽然你给我巨大利益的许诺，可是那并不表示你可以任意侮辱我！” 白老大摇了摇头，叹了一口气，刹那之间，他变得十分疲倦，他道：“我没有侮辱你，船长先生！”、船长可能一时之间不明白他那么说是什么意思，所以只是眨着眼。 这时候，几个船员已经搬着、抬着许多工具前来，各种各样都有，等候白老大的进一步的指示，白老大一挥手：“你们设法把大箱子的门打开来，用什么方法都可以，打开门之后再通知我！” 他说完了那几句话之后，转身就走，船长忙跟在后面，我和白素也一起跟了上去，白素和我手拖着手，白素的眼神在问我：“怎么办？” 白老大不再在蒸汽房中逗留，自然是他也知道，哈山不会在那大箱子之中，他的打赌输定了！所以十分生气，情绪也低落，这一点，可以从他忽然之间现出极疲倦的神态上可以看得出来。 要改变这情形，唯一的方法，就是把哈山找出来，但是那又岂是说办就办得到的事？ 我想了一想，指了指急急跟在白老大身后，正向他在解释什么的船长指了一指：“先从他哪里着手？” 白素苦笑：“有用吗？船长是哈山的一只棋子，不是爸受了他的愚弄，而是他受了哈山的愚弄。” 我吸了一口气：“听听哈山愚弄他的过程，或者可以有新的线索发现。” 白素知道这是没有办法中的办法，所以十分勉强地点了点头。 不一会，进了白老大的房间之中，白老大倏然转身，立时吼叫起来：“说！” 船长哭丧着脸：“说什么啊？” 我作了一个手势：“说说哈山先生把秘密告诉你的经过，情形！” 船长可能受不了一连串变故所带来的刺激，拿起一瓶酒来，打开瓶盖，咕嘟咕嘟就喝了两大口酒，然后抹了抹唇：“哈山先生告诉我的，打赌，他要躲起来，他说，他有一个十分特别的……容器，人在里面可以躲很久，要搬到船上来，问我放在什么地方好，我提了几处地方，他都不满意，后来，他自己选择了蒸气室。” 白老大问哼一声：“他还告诉你，要是我来问你，你就告诉我，他躲在那个大箱子礼貌！” 船长又涨红了脸：“没有！他相信我，根本没有预料我会泄露他的秘密，是我经不起引诱，才把他的秘密告诉了你的！” 白老大翻着眼，显然在盛怒之下，并不相信船长的那番剖白。 我倒是比较相信，所以又问：“那……容器？” 船长点头：“哈山先生那样称呼那个……看来像是巨型冻肉柜一样的东西。” 船长曾经不肯说他和哈山之间商量怎么躲起来的经过，那曾使我们十分疑惑，由于当时以为一下子就可以把哈山“拎出来”，所以也没有追究下去。 如今情形有了那样的变化，哈山不可能在那“容器”之中，连船长也感到自己受了愚弄，情况当然已经不同了，可是船长看来，还是十分不愿意说经过的情形，他在说了那一句话之后，紧抿着嘴，下意识地表示不愿意再说。 我想开口逼问，白素向我作了一下手势，不让我出声，她柔声问：“那容器很小，你难道没怀疑过人不能在里面八十天不出来？”