Chapter 4 Chapter 3 The Hidden Strange Things

He suddenly called Moya, and Moya immediately said: "What's the matter?" Mellon said: "Based on my experience, under such circumstances, if the sunken ship is completely buried in sand, there is no way to find it, or if you can see the whole sunken ship at once!" Moya said: "I hope it's the latter!" I added: "If there is a wreck." Moya gave me a blank look, and I just smiled back. I lay down on a canvas chair on the deck and opened the parasol. I was not under the direct sunlight, and I was very comfortable with the sea breeze.Since I was woken up by Moa early in the morning, I fell asleep after lying down for a long time.Anyway, Moya is in charge and contacting Myerlen, so I don't have to worry about it at all.

When I started to fall asleep, I could still hear the conversation between Moore and Myerlon, but after that, I couldn't hear anything! Under the slight sway of the ship and the cool sea breeze, people tend to fall asleep very deeply. When I woke up, I opened my eyes and was surprised first. When I fell asleep, it was around 9 am, but now, the sun is in the middle! I sat up quickly, Moya was not on the deck, I looked at my watch, it was past twelve o'clock, and I slept for more than three hours! I asked, "Moya, should Myeron come up?" However, no one answered me. At the same time, as I stood up, I saw the small walkie-talkie, falling over the side of the boat.

I walked over and picked up the intercom, and I immediately heard a slight "rustling" sound from the intercom, which was the sound of sea water flowing. I couldn't help being taken aback, and shuddered all over my body. I heard the sound of sea water flowing, which means that the other half of the walkie-talkie is still in the sea! The other half of the walkie-talkie is inside Maerun's hood, which means that Maerun is still at the bottom of the sea. This is impossible. He shouldn't be at the bottom of the sea for so long. We agreed on shifts of! I hurriedly shouted again: "Moya!"

However, still no one answered me, so I turned to the intercom again: "Maerlen, what happened?" I couldn't get an answer, but I heard a series of continuous knocking sounds from the intercom. Although the sun at noon was so fierce, I felt a chill hit my whole body. I let out my throat again and shouted, "Moya, what are you doing?" I yelled and rushed into the boat.When I got on the boat, I already introduced that the "Maori" has only one cabin, so as soon as I rushed in, I could see that Moya was not in the cabin! Moya is not in the cabin, and I got down from outside the cabin, the answer to this question is really simple: Moya is not on the boat!

I was stunned, it was a real daze of shock. At that time, I just stood there blankly, my scalp was numb, my legs felt weak, and I didn't know what to do. What's more terrible is that the radio walkie-talkie I'm holding tightly in my hand (my palms are already sweating) is still making that "pat" sound, which is clearly the sound of hammering a nail into the ground. The sound made when it was in the wood! I stood still for half a minute before I couldn't help but yelled again. I can't remember what my name was, or, I called Moya's name, or maybe it was Myerlen's name, in short, I yelled loudly.

Under such circumstances, a loud cry (or a scream) from exhaustion is a human instinctive reaction, or it may help to calm down.At least that's when I started to calm down after a yell. I'm still out of breath, but I can already think about what's going on. I don't know exactly what happened, all I know is that Myerlon dived first, and then, as if nothing could happen, I fell asleep. However, just when I thought the least accident would happen, an accident happened——When I woke up, Moya was gone! It is certain that Moya is no longer on the boat, but now that the boat is parked in the sea, if he is not on the boat, he must be in the sea.And he is not on the surface of the sea. If he is on the surface of the sea, then I can see him.

Moya is not on the surface of the sea, so he is naturally in the sea. This seems to be the simplest logical reasoning, but at this time, I can only think of this after I yelled and calmed down slowly. I immediately thought that if Moya was at the bottom of the sea, then he must use diving equipment. It was only then that I began to see where the diving equipment was piled up, and things became much clearer after I had a brief inspection of our diving equipment. I can be sure that Moya did dive into the bottom of the sea, because one piece of diving equipment is missing, including two cylinders of oxygen, a hood, and a submarine thruster.

Moreover, I can know that Moya's going into the sea was decided suddenly, and his action at that time must have been very hasty, because he did not take away the diving equipment, which was messed up by him. , must have made a loud noise. I was in a deep sleep at the time, and the noise he made didn't wake me up, so that's not surprising. The strange thing is, why didn't he wake me up? At that time, I had calmed down further and could think about more things.The fact that Moya didn't wake me up gave me a lot of comfort, and reminded me that Moya's actions, although hurried, must not be due to any danger.Because if something dangerous happened, there would be no reason for him not to wake me up!

Now, there are only two things I can do, one is to wait for them to come back on the boat, and the other is to dive into the water to find them.I decided to dive to find them, so I leaned over, lifted a tank of oxygen, took the hood, and walked out of the cabin. I just got out of the cabin, only to see not far from the boat, on the calm sea surface, there was a splash of water, and a person rose from the sea. Because he was wearing a hood, I couldn't be sure whether he was Moore or Myllen for a while. However, it was pleasant enough to see someone rise from the water, and I immediately yelled, "Hey, what's going on?"

The person who came up from the sea immediately took off his hood. It was Maerun.The first time I saw Merlin take off the hood, I felt: Myron's face was too pale. But I immediately thought that Merlon might have been in the sea for more than three hours. If that was the case, it would not be surprising that a man, no matter how strong his body, looked pale. I saw Merlon swimming towards the boat, and I called again, "Where's Moya?" Mellon didn't answer me, and swam to the side of the boat, grabbed the handrail of the ladder to get on the boat, and took a big breath.

I wanted to ask again, but another splash of water rose up, and another person floated up. Naturally, that person must be Moya! As soon as I saw both of them floated up, I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking of the panic a few minutes ago, as if the end of the world was coming, I just thought it was funny. I approached the ladder, first stretched out my hand and pulled Myron up, and then it was Moa's turn. Moya took off his hood when he got on the boat, his face looked horribly pale as well. I looked at Moya and said, "Hey, why did you go down without making a sound while I was asleep?" Moya just gave me a wry smile and didn't say anything. His expression was very strange, and I immediately looked at Maerun again. His expression was the same as Moya's. Moreover, what makes me even more suspicious is that the two of them looked at each other. This expression clearly shows that there is some kind of tacit understanding between the two of them. They want to keep some kind of secret, and the object of keeping the secret is naturally Me, because there is no one else but me. This made me feel extremely unhappy in addition to my doubts.It is natural for me to feel unhappy, because Mo Yat came to me, and naturally I thought he wanted to cooperate sincerely with me, but now he is winking with Mellon and wants to keep a secret from me! I thought, when I expressed extreme displeasure in my heart, I must not be able to hide my own feelings, and my complexion must be very ugly.Moreover, I can be sure that Moya and Myerlen also discovered this immediately. Because Moya immediately asked me: "You were in a deep sleep just now, so I didn't wake you up." I immediately said: "Didn't we agree to take turns going into the water? Why are you going down again when Myerlon is still in the water?" I looked directly at Moya and asked the question, and when I asked, my tone was not polite.Moya turned her head away, not daring to look at me, and said vaguely: "I want to see the situation in the sea──" After he said this, he immediately changed the subject: "By the way, I think we should report our location to the nearest port, just in case there is any accident—" As he said that, he walked towards the boat, but he only took half a step. As soon as I stretched out my hand, I grabbed his shoulder: "Wait a minute, I still have something to ask you." Moya turned her head to look at me, frowned, and I said, "You were in such a hurry when you got into the water, what happened?" Moya was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "What happened? Nothing happened." He raised his head and said loudly to Mellon, "It's nothing, is it?" After Ma Erlun came up, he had been sitting on the canvas chair. In his condition, it was better to say he was paralyzed on the chair than sitting. Until then, when Moore asked him loudly, he seemed to be trapped. As if being stabbed by a needle, he sat up straight abruptly and said, "Yes, nothing, of course nothing!" At this time, I was not only dissatisfied, but also angry! Because the two of them were clearly prepared for this kind of situation, and their "acting skills" are really too rough. That kind of approach is obviously blatantly treating me as a fool! I suppressed my anger and sneered, "When I woke up, I found a radio walkie-talkie that had landed on the deck, and from the walkie-talkie came a sound like nails being knocked. What was that sound?" Myron's expression was uncertain. He seemed to have to think about it before answering my question. He said, "Oh, that may be the sound made by the walkie-talkie after it hit the pusher." He didn't mention the propeller, so I couldn't remember it for a while, but when he mentioned it, I was startled again: "I checked just now, we are missing two subsea propellers, where are they going?" After I uttered this question, both Moya and Ma Erlun were silent for a while, and then Moya said, "Wei, what are you doubting?" Since he asked this question, I don't seem to need to take my dissatisfaction to heart. I said loudly, "I'm not doubting, but affirming. I'm sure you guys encountered something in the sea and kept it hidden from me!" Moya felt that I accused him so unceremoniously, but he seemed calm, which was beyond my expectation. Moya turned her head, looked at the calm water, and said calmly: "You are too suspicious!" Although, I intuitively feel that a person who hears such a direct accusation and still maintains such a calmness must be because he has no guilt in his heart, but since he said that, I became I'm too embarrassed to pursue it! After Moya said those words, he walked into the cabin, and I looked towards Mellon, and saw him lying down on the canvas chair again, with his eyes closed. It's just that although Mellon closed his eyes, his eyelids were constantly beating, which proved that he was not resting, but that there was something extremely important in his heart! In an instant, my mood completely changed! It was so obvious that both Moore and Mellen were hiding something from me, and it made me extremely angry--the same reaction that anyone would have if he found out that his collaborator was cheating on him.But at this time, I didn't think it was strange, I just thought it was funny. Because this matter, from the beginning to the end, had nothing to do with me. It was only when Moya kept begging me that I agreed to travel far away. Not to mention that I never believed in the theory of "ghost ships" from the beginning to the present. What good is it to me if I find the sunken ship?I'm just working on behalf of others, but they still keep it from me. Why should I continue to do it? When I thought of this, I couldn't help laughing out loud "haha". Myron immediately opened his eyes and looked at me with a surprised expression. I ignored him and walked into the cabin. Moya actually sat behind the communication platform, and I lay down on the bed: "After you get in touch with the nearest port, it's best to ask them to send a seaplane!" Moya turned her head and looked at me. I folded my hands behind my head and said indifferently, "I don't want to find any more sunken ships!" Moya kept blinking: "The port I contacted just now warned that there will be a storm in this area soon. I think we have to go back at full speed." Moore said this, which somewhat surprised me, because sudden changes in the weather, although common, should not be ignorant of them in advance.I immediately thought that it must be Moya's excuse, but why did he go back after only entering the water once? Originally, I had to pursue it, but I had already decided that I would no longer join them. If they didn't leave, I would leave too. Since the matter has nothing to do with me, why should I ask more questions? I just lazily said: "That's fine, let's go while the weather hasn't changed!" Moya nodded and pressed a button. I heard the sound of the iron chain twisting, and he had already pulled up the anchor. , ready to set sail! Perhaps Moya didn't know it, but he showed another great flaw, because he didn't know the sudden change of weather and went back until he contacted at the port.Then, at least he had to tell Mellon the news.But he didn't say anything to Merlon at all, and he lowered the anchor and set sail.From this, it can be seen that he and Mellon had already made an agreement. I sneered from the bottom of my heart, lay down, and said nothing, only thinking that the two of them were very despicable. During the next two days of voyage, I couldn't speak ten words to them. The atmosphere on board was very different from when we came here, and it was terribly dull. I even avoided seeing them both because I hated the way they looked at each other without saying anything, keeping secrets from me. As soon as the ship arrived at the port in Puerto Rico, I immediately abandoned the ship and landed, took a small commercial plane, and arrived in the United States. Myerlen and Moya even escorted me to the plane, but I just carried the luggage by myself and didn't even say "goodbye" to them. When I flew back home from the US, on the plane, I was glad I got rid of these two disgusting, hypocritical guys. At the same time, I also regret wasting so many days. This period of time can be said to be the most meaningless in my life. Will you go back? But I just thought about it and gave up, because the matter has nothing to do with me, I just pretended not to know Moya! Thinking about the good impression I had when I first met Moya, I couldn't help but find it funny that the first impression was so unreliable! I went home and checked the weather. There was no news of any storm in the Atlantic area. Moore was just talking nonsense, which made my impression of him even worse. This incident came to an end in this way, and after twenty days, I even forgot about it, and then I came across the news about Mellon, which was published in a sports magazine. First-class diving expert, reports that Myerlon committed suicide by swallowing a gun in his apartment. As soon as I saw this report, I was stunned. For a moment, I thought it was another person who committed suicide. However, the work of the reporter is perfect. In this report, there are many pictures, many of which are photos of Mellon. There is no doubt that this is the Mellon I know, and, after the suicide, there is also the dead body. In the photo on the floor, in that photo, he was holding a rifle in his hand. According to records, Merlon tied a rope to the trigger of the rifle, pointed the muzzle at his chin, pulled the rope, and the bullet shot directly into his brain from his chin, and he died immediately! He used this method to commit suicide, which shows how firm his determination to commit suicide is. I looked at the date of his suicide again, and I couldn't help being stunned again. The date of Myllen's suicide was, by reckoning, the sixth day after I had parted from him in Puerto Rico.If he had returned home on the Maori, he would have committed suicide almost the same day he returned home. I read that very detailed report again, which clearly stated that Mellon committed suicide just after returning from a long journey.His neighbors all knew that he had been away from home for about half a month, but no one knew where he had gone. Several neighbors pointed out that when he left home, Mellon was in a very good mood, and had been with them Happy to talk and laugh. The reporter also found out that Myerlen had bought a plane ticket to Puerto Rico, but after he arrived in Puerto Rico, no one knew his whereabouts.At the end of the article, it reads: "What caused Myrlon to commit suicide? Could it be that this mysterious outing caused him to encounter some unbelievable things? Myerun's suicide will probably remain a mystery forever!" After reading the entire report, I couldn't help but stay for a while. What the reporter didn't know was that when Mellon arrived in Puerto Rico, Mellon and I met and boarded the "Maori" and sailed north together. However, this voyage, for those who know the inside story, has no mystery at all. We sailed to the vicinity of Bermuda, where we only stayed for four or five hours and left! Judging from the days when Myeron returned home, Moya and Myerun did not go there again after I left, but sent Myerun back to the United States directly! If there is any "mystery" that made Merlen commit suicide, then there is really no mystery in this voyage! However, I immediately recalled the hesitant and strange expressions of Merlon and Moya when they came up from the bottom of the sea. They might have seen something on the bottom of the sea, but they were hiding it from me! But what exactly did they see at the bottom of the ocean?Could it be that Myerlon's suicide had something to do with what happened at the bottom of the sea? I was very confused, and after thinking about it for a long time, I finally decided that no matter what, I should contact Moya. I didn’t see the news of Mellon’s death in a magazine until more than 20 days after it happened. Of course, it may have been published in the newspaper. Perhaps because the status of the publication is not very important, I didn’t pay attention Perhaps it was the editor of the local newspaper who didn't think that Mellon was an important person, so he didn't publish the news. If Moya returns to New Zealand, he may not even read this magazine until now, so I need to tell him the news, although Moya is so despicable! I still remember what Moya told me about the name of the steamship company he worked for, and I also knew that his father was the chairman of that steamship company, so it would probably be no problem to find him. I first contacted the telephone company, and half an hour later, I got a reply, and I could talk to the New Zealand side. After another twenty minutes, the phone rang, and I picked up the phone receiver, and heard a rather heavy voice The voice of someone with an Irish accent said, "I'm Moa, Peter? Moa." I guessed that he might be Moore's father, so I immediately said: "I'm sorry, what I'm looking for is George? Captain Moore, the one who just came back from America." On the other side of the phone, after waiting for a while, he said, "Who are you?"