Chapter 7 Chapter 5 Swirl

Cao Cang still hasn't figured out the identities of the five people around him, and now there is another group of Americans.Cao Cang really wanted to find out, but his attention could no longer be concentrated on this aspect. Since boarding the scientific research ship, Cao Cang found that the weather had changed.When I was on the warship, the weather was fine, there was no wind on the sea, and there was not a cloud in the sky.But now, the sky is no longer clear, and the sky has become dark and gloomy. This change happened in an instant.Others also noticed this, Cao Cang and his companions hurried to the deck, holding on to the railing.

The sea is no longer calm.The sailors on the ship got busy and started running to do their work on the deck. At the same time, Cao Cang found that, except for the American who was the same age as Lao Yang, the other five Americans were also watching the sea nervously, just like the six Chinese.Two of them, like Song and Zhou, started to vomit. The hull began to shake violently. Is this the prelude to the experiment?Cao Cang thought, it must be, otherwise why the calm ocean began to set off a few meters of huge waves. Everything happened so fast that the waves on the sea were less than one meter high before a minute.But now...

Cao Cang found that the farther the sea surface was, the higher the waves would be. "Experimenters return to the inner cabin! Experimenters return to the inner cabin!" The horn on the ship sounded, speaking in English.Among the Chinese, only Cao Cang and Lao Yang could understand. Sister Zhou, Lao Song and Lao Luo are already stupid, they can't adapt to this sudden change at all.Cao Cang thought: "Maybe they have never been at sea. What is the country's purpose in selecting such people to participate in sea experiments?" This doubt arose in Cao Cang's heart, but before he had time to think about it, a wave several meters high suddenly hit the ship's side.Cao Cang held onto the railing tightly.Hearing sister Zhou's exclamation suddenly, Cao Cang turned his head to look, and saw that sister Zhou had been washed down on the deck by the sea.

Cao Cang rushed towards Sister Zhou quickly, and grabbed Sister Zhou's hand.Another wave hit the boat, bigger than the previous one.Cao Cang and Sister Zhou were washed to the other side of the scientific research ship by the waves, and Sister Zhou's legs had already stretched out of the side of the ship. "Tighten me!" Cao Cang shouted, "Don't let go." Sister Zhou was so frightened that she hugged Cao Cang's arm tightly with both hands, her eyes were full of fear and pleading. "All personnel back to the cabin! Repeat! All personnel back to the cabin!" Still in English, but now even those who don't understand English can understand what the loudspeaker is warning.

Cao Cang looked around, trying to find something stronger so that he could pull Sister Zhou back with force.But Cao Cang suddenly felt that sister Zhou's hand had become weak. "Hold on to me!" Cao Cang shouted. Sister Zhou didn't respond, and Cao Cang saw Sister Zhou's head turned back, looking at the ocean behind her. Cao Cang looked up, and he understood why sister Zhou was so frightened.At this time, the sea surface was already a big slope.For a moment, Cao Cang thought he had an illusion.At this time, on this side of the ship's side, the sea water formed a huge slope, and the scientific research ship was at the top of the slope.

"Don't look back." Cao Cang shouted. Another huge wave hit the deck, Cao Cang pulled her back before the wave hit him and sister Zhou.The two were washed to the deck by the sea.There was no one on the deck, everyone should have hid in the cabin. The waves became more and more dense, and Cao Cang and Sister Zhou couldn't find a place to hold on to on the deck. Maybe when the next wave hits, they would be washed overboard. In an emergency, a hand firmly hooked Cao Cang's waist. "Grab the rope." It was Lao Yang. Before the waves came, Cao Cang hurriedly pushed himself and sister Zhou closer to Lao Yang.Lao Yang quickly tied himself, Cao Cang and sister Zhou to the two iron pillars around him with ropes.

Huge waves rushed over the side of the ship wave after wave, violently hitting everything on the deck that was not fixed.Every time the waves hit, Cao Cang almost believed that he was going to be washed away.This period of time is extremely long. I don't know how long it took, but the power of the waves weakened a little.But now you must not let go of the rope that binds you, because the scientific research ship has already swung by more than 30 degrees.The scientific research ship swayed on the sloping sea, and the side sloping down was a bottomless abyss. Cao Cang knew where the scientific research ship was now, and the scientific research ship was on the edge of an extremely huge whirlpool.

Everything came so fast that there was no preparation at all. The scientific research ship was moving across the sea in an imperceptible arc.Cao Cang now understands that the boat has been firmly attracted by this huge vortex, and at this time it is circling around the top of the vortex along the current of the vortex.It's just that the circle is too big. In a short time, the boat is still moving in a straight line.But Cao Cang understands that this situation will change immediately, because the ship will move along the eddy current, gradually going downwards, and the further it goes down, the more obvious the arc of this movement will be.

Ten minutes later the boat listed even more, but there were no more waves. "Let's go back to the cabin!" Sister Zhou cried, "There are no waves now." "No!" Lao Yang said resolutely, "We can't make it by ourselves." Sure enough, Cao Cang saw someone slowly handing out a ladder from the other side of the cabin. This kind of ladder is very common on fire trucks on land, but Cao Cang has never heard of it. Ships at sea will also be equipped with this kind of life-saving tool. . The people in the cabin were also working hard to rescue them, so Cao Cang felt relieved.

The boat was not big, and the ladder quickly stretched out to Cao Cang. Cao Cang and Lao Yang worked together to tie Zhou sister to the ladder, and then Cao Cang and Lao Yang held on to the ladder tightly, with their feet on the sloping deck, and they could kick With great effort, the ladder slowly retracted. It was two Americans who rescued the three of Cao Cang. Judging from their proficiency in using the ladder, they must have been trained for this kind of operation for a long time. The three finally returned to the cabin.There were some people standing in the cabin, all wearing life jackets, and each tied themselves tightly to something that could be fixed.Cao Cang, Lao Yang, Sister Zhou and the two Americans also did the same thing, fixing themselves in the cabin.

After a while, Cao Cang discovered that there were only twelve people in the cabin—six Chinese, six Americans, and no sailors or staff on board. "Where have all the people on board gone?" At this time, Lao Yang asked in English, and it turned out that he had also found out. "They are all on the top deck." The elder among the Americans answered Lao Yang, "They are not experimenters." The surroundings suddenly became quiet.There are no more waves.Now Cao Cang can be sure that among the Chinese, Lao Yang must be the leader sent by the state.Correspondingly, the leader of the United States is the elder. "Who are you?" Lao Yang continued to ask. "I am the captain," replied the elder American, "my name is Johnson." Johnson, this name is too common in the United States. At this time, Cao Cang heard a roar, which he was very familiar with. It was the noise from the helicopter propeller. "We are the only ones participating in the experiment." Johnson shouted, "The Coast Guard will take all the sailors on board back." Cao Cang suddenly understood why the Americans only allowed the Chinese side to send six people, because the maximum number of people they designed to participate in this experiment was twelve. The roar of the helicopter rang for a long time, and finally faded away.The sailors on board should all be picked up. Cao Cang looked out of the boat, and saw that the slope of the sea became even steeper.This proves that the scientific research ship is much closer to the center of the vortex.The speed of the ship's movement is also accelerating, much faster than at the beginning. "Is this experiment going to throw us into this vortex?" Lao Yang asked, "Isn't it going to make us die?" "I'm sorry, sir," Johnson said, "I have been ordered to let this ship enter this vortex." Lao Yang translated Johnson's words to everyone, including that the sailors were taken back and that the mission of this ship was to enter the vortex. "Then how do we get out?" Lao Song yelled in Chinese in panic, "We are doomed!" "Not necessarily." Lao Luo said, "Since the content of this experiment is to send us into the vortex, it proves that they are sure to keep us alive." "Are you so sure!" Lao Song pointed at the Americans, "Look at them." When Cao Cang saw the appearance of the Americans, he paused in his heart, knowing that what Lao Song said was not unreasonable.Because except for Captain Johnson, the other five Americans, like the Chinese, all showed the same look—fear! They are also very scared.They, too, knew nothing about this vortex, and were equally afraid of this sea tomb.Lao Song was right, even the Americans who presided over the experiment were not sure whether the experimenters could go back alive. The ship tilted even more seriously, and through the windows of the cabin, everyone could already faintly see the opposite side of the ocean, which had the same slope.This shows that the scientific research ship has fallen into the depths of the vortex. "What the hell kind of experiment is this? I don't want to die in such a vague way!" Old Song began to shout crazily. Cao Cang thought disdainfully, why did the country choose this kind of person to participate in the experiment? Didn't anyone tell him about the danger of this experiment? Lao Song continued to shout: "Such a big vortex, even gods, can't escape!" "Not necessarily," one said. Cao Cang followed the sound and saw that it was Lao Luo who said this. "Someone has escaped from the great whirlpool of the ocean." "What did you say, what did you say?" Lao Song asked Lao Luo as if he had caught a life-saving straw. "In fact, in the ocean, huge eddies are very common." Lao Luo said, "Whirlpools with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers are not uncommon at all, and vortexes with a diameter of more than 1,000 kilometers are not uncommon." "What's the use of talking about it?" Lao Song shouted anxiously, "What we need to do now is how to escape!" Lao Luo ignored Lao Song, and continued according to his own words: "But this kind of large vortex does not pose much threat to human ships. It is because the vortex is too big, and ships have enough time to escape from the edge of the vortex. .” "Then tell the Americans quickly." Lao Song shouted to Lao Yang, "Tell them to sail away from here." "Have you forgotten your promise before departure?" Lao Yang said calmly, "Complete the mission assigned by the organization at the cost of life." "But I don't want to die in such a daze. We haven't done anything until now, and we don't even know what this inexplicable experiment is about." "Is he saying that he wants to withdraw from this experiment?" Johnson asked Lao Yang in English. Lao Yang didn't know how to answer for a while. After a while, Lao Yang said helplessly: "He wants to ask you, can you drive the boat out of this vortex now?" "If we follow the tangent of the current and turn the ship's engine to the maximum, we still have a chance to get out." Johnson answered honestly. "What is he talking about?" Lao Song hurriedly asked, "Is there still hope that we can drive back?" Lao Song is a smart man. He knew the general meaning of Johnson's words through his tone. "Yes, those who can participate in this experiment will definitely not have a low IQ." Cao Cang thought. Lao Yang continued to say to Johnson: "He hopes you can drive the boat back." "No way." Johnson resolutely rejected the offer. "What did this Yankee say?" Lao Song asked. "He said that he is also carrying out the order, and it is impossible to withdraw temporarily." Lao Yang said to Lao Song, "You better shut up and stop being ashamed." Lao Song looked frustrated, and suddenly asked Lao Luo: "Didn't you just say that someone can escape from the whirlpool, and there are other ways besides sailing?" Lao Luo said: "I said that a vortex with a diameter of hundreds or thousands of kilometers is easy to escape from. And the kind of vortex I mentioned, the most dangerous vortex, as far as I know, only one person has successfully escaped. " "Are you talking about the novel written by Edgar Allan Poe, the Maelstrom of Moskae in western Norway?" Lao Yang asked. "Yes." Lao Luo said, "But that's not a novel, it's a real thing." "That vortex is notoriously sinister." Lao Yang murmured. "The diameter of the Moskva vortex is several kilometers. The diameter of the core of the vortex we are in is also about ten kilometers in diameter." Lao Luo said calmly, "I have observed it carefully, and we have no way to escape from this vortex." "Then what should we do?" Cao Cang asked. "What should we do?" Lao Luo laughed. "We can at least see what the bottom of this vortex looks like. Maybe this is the content of this experiment. Even if we die, it's not a pity." Cao Cang knew that Lao Luo's last sentence was definitely not in line with the purpose of this experiment.But is there a better explanation for the current situation? The hull began to shake violently again, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Logically speaking, it would take a long time to reach the bottom of the vortex, and it was not yet time for the ship to crash. Everyone looked at each other for a while, and then looked out again.Everyone can understand that even if the water flow in the vortex is at the same level, the flow speed is different. The fast-flowing water stirs up water waves, chasing the water flow ahead, and white waves appear.And after that, there are more and faster water flows from top to bottom, rushing down obliquely, cutting the water flow of the vortex itself. It is these water currents that do not follow hydrodynamics that disturb the water surface under the ship, making the scientific research ship that was already drifting rapidly even more turbulent. Everyone in the boat could see the water wall on the opposite side clearly. The boat had fallen into a deep vortex, and it was tilted to an incredible angle. It was almost perpendicular to the water surface, and it was drifting rapidly in the vortex.You don't have to turn your head, you can directly see the circular sky above your head, gradually shrinking. Surprising things happened one after another.Now in this huge vortex, there is lightning and thunder.Branch-like lightning flashed near the hull every few seconds.The strong smell of ozone filled everyone's nostrils. "This vortex," Lao Song shouted suddenly, "is man-made! It was created by the Americans!" Lao Yang questioned Johnson about Lao Song's words in English. Johnson said nothing, acquiesced. "Then will we be able to survive? This is just the beginning of the experiment?" Lao Yang asked. "This experiment, in terms of personnel safety, is as probabilistic as the experiment itself," Johnson said. Lao Yang did not translate this sentence, but all Chinese could see from the expressions of the Americans that their lives were still beyond their control.This is an unknown experiment, no matter what the circumstances are. Everyone was silent, and the American made a gesture of the cross on his chest.The Chinese are all livid, waiting for their own fate. The ship sank deeper into the vortex.Now the scientific research ship has reached the bottom of the vortex, more than one kilometer from the sea surface.But looking down, it is still a huge bottomless hole, as if it will extend to the end of the universe. Because the air was disturbed by the sea water, it made a huge rumbling sound, which sounded like a huge monster swallowing food greedily, with a rumbling sound from its throat. Suddenly, an American pointed to the outside of the ship and shouted: "Look-look-look..." Everyone looked in the direction he pointed.Old Song was stunned, and murmured, "What is that?" Cao Cang could see clearly that the diameter of the vortex was only two to three hundred meters. On the opposite water wall, a huge black object, like the scientific research ship he was on, was also driven by the current of the vortex at a high speed. swimming. "Is it a whale?" Lao Luo said, "It looks like a whale to me." "It's not a whale." Lao Yang replied, "There are no such big whales." Lao Luo didn't ask any more questions. The scientific research ship continued to sink into the vortex, and the diameter of the vortex was only more than 100 meters.The huge object on the opposite water wall can now be seen very clearly. Not a whale!It was a huge submarine. "Shit!" Johnson uttered a swear word. "You even sent a submarine to participate in the experiment!" Lao Yang said, "Why didn't you arrange us in the submarine? Who is in the submarine?" "Mr. Yang," Johnson quickly argued, "in this situation, whether we are on this ship or in a submarine, we face the same danger. Didn't you see that the submarine also lost its ability to get out of the current?" Like us, they are also very dangerous. I believe that the people in the submarine are now silently waiting for God's arrangement." "This submarine does not belong to the Americans." Cao Cang said to Lao Yang, "This is a Soviet submarine." "Russia, Russia." Lao Yang said to the Americans. Johnson looked at Cao Cang in surprise and asked in English, "How do you know?" Although Cao Cang could understand, he waited for Lao Yang to translate before answering: "Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine." "The largest submarine in the world!" Lao Yang asked in amazement, "Where did you know that?" Cao Cang didn't answer.When Cao Cang was training at the base, he had seen the design drawings and appearance pictures of this huge submarine.Of course it was shown to him by a weapons expert.China obtained the blueprint of this submarine from the Soviet Union through some secret means, "but it is useless. With our military industry capabilities, it cannot be imitated and manufactured." The weapon expert told Cao Cang regretfully at the time. "Why did the Soviet Union participate in this operation?" Lao Yang said, "You also reached an agreement with the Soviet Union?" "No," Johnson said. "They came uninvited. This submarine can evade our detection. This is a new technology developed by the Soviet military, ahead of us." Since World War II, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States has continued.Both sides are scrambling to develop the most high-end weapons.The Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine is a product of this era.It can carry twenty-six submarine-launched ballistic missiles, which can attack any place within a radius of 9,000 kilometers centered on itself, and is twice the size of the American Ohio-class submarine.The deadliest point is now obvious that it can evade all US reconnaissance instruments and sneak into the US offshore without anyone noticing. Cao Cang saw every American, including Johnson, with deep despair on his face. We all know the pattern of the world.It just so happens that the homelands of everyone in the vortex are the protagonists of the international situation.The United States joined China to participate in this hugely influential experiment, of course, because of the normalization of relations between the two countries.But in this experiment, the Soviet Union also stepped in, and it is indisputable. The diameter of the vortex is only tens of meters.The roar of the air in the ear has been replaced by a scream, which is the sound produced by the high-speed flow of air.The speed of the ship in the vortex is already very fast, so fast that human eyes can't see anything clearly. The huge centrifugal force generated by the high-speed movement pressed everyone tightly against the bulkhead of the cabin.Cao Cang felt that his chest was so heavy that he couldn't breathe. The huge pressure made people's lungs unable to work normally.Cao Cang began to suffocate.And this pressure is still increasing rapidly.Everything Cao Cang saw became more and more blurred, and he could barely see the distorted faces of other people. The hull began to vibrate again, but this time it was different, the vibration came from the inside of the ship.The scientific research ship cannot withstand the pressure and will fall apart. Cao Cang's ears are already deaf, and what he can see now is lightning bolts one after another, and his consciousness is gradually fading away. Cao Cang is not afraid of death, he has died once.However, as Lao Song said in a hurry, it is really not worth dying like this for no apparent reason. What kind of experiment is this?Cao Cang exhausted all his energy to think about this problem. The document that the vest passed to me, I saw a momentary pause here.I didn't continue to look down, but spent a night searching for three terms on the Internet, namely "Moscoe Maelstrom", "Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine" and "Bermuda Triangle". There are many stories about the maelstrom in Moscow, Norway, most of which are about how thrilling the seafarers experience this vortex, especially the novels of Edgar Allan Poe are fascinating.I remember reading this novel when I was a child, and I was really shocked at that time.Rewatching it now, it still feels the same as it was twenty years ago, but I didn't find any more useful information. Searching the content of subs makes me happy.Because I was based on the description of the submarine in the document, and then contacted the submarine-related content I searched, and immediately thought of an American blockbuster I had watched before-"Hunting Red October", Sean Connor starring Leigh.Coincidentally, the submarine in the movie defected to the United States under the leadership of the captain starring Sean Connery, and successfully misled the Soviet Union, making the Soviet Union think that the most advanced submarine at the time was already in the sea. sink.The background time of the story in the movie is very close to the time when the vest father participated in the experiment. Now I know that there are two unofficial theories about the story of this nuclear submarine: one is that the movie said that the captain defected because of personal grievances.The other is that, as the document says, the nuclear submarine did not defect at all, but disappeared after participating in a mysterious experiment in the United States at the behest of the Soviet Union. From the perspective of human and technical logic, the latter statement is more reasonable.From the description of the environment and plot, the movie is more down-to-earth. As for the mysterious incident in Bermuda, it is something I have been familiar with since I was a child.But I still accidentally searched for a movie, which was filmed by BBC TV.The movie begins with the mysterious disappearance of a ship in the Bermuda ocean, and then focuses on describing the troubles in the lives of several characters. The core content of these strange troubles is about the distortion of time and space. The movie is full of loopholes and logic is confusing.But I still found an important clue through it.The main line of the plot of this movie is a military operation carried out by the United States in Bermuda.And the object of this operation is the disaster about the distortion of time and space.This point is consistent with the document that the vest passed to me.Could it be that the original experiment was completely real?People in the United States should also have heard of this experiment, and it has been widely spread.Otherwise, the BBC would not make a movie with this content. I think this story must have a very wide audience.