Chapter 246: The Brave's Game
Sa Zhiyuan snapped his fingers: "The heroes have similar views."
If there were three ordinary tourists on the ship at this moment, I would probably be scared to death. Unfortunately, Fu Ping'an and Sa Zhiyuan were both soldiers. The latter were students of the Naval Academy. They were not panic when encountering problems and could still analyze them calmly. Any artificial mystery can always be solved through various clues and logic. If the previous clues were not obvious enough, the crew's bizarre disappearance could be completely determined. This is a prank, a large game.
"Maybe there are cameras on the boat that are being filmed, a large reality show, a deserted island, no, it is a sea of survival, Ou Ye!" There were two boys here, and Mu Lan's courage was also strong, "Look for it, is there really a camera?"
The three of them checked everywhere but couldn't find any cameras, but found a scroll in the bottom cabin. When they opened it, it turned out to be a genuine treasure map. The picture was marked with three words, Latin, Traditional and Arabic, antique and insect-eaten holes, which looked at least several hundred years old.
Fu Ping'an said: "We guessed right. This picture looks old and is quite real. However, this technology is very common in China. There are a lot of fake antiques made on Taobao."
Sa Zhiyuan said: "Yes, this is part of the game. The treasure map was given to us and the boat was given to us. The next step is to crack this map, and then drive the fishing boat through difficulties and obstacles to get the treasure."
Mu Lan's eyes were filled with little stars: "I have a foreshadowing that we are going to get rich. Our group is the strongest. I am so lucky. Oh, there is no need to worry about Pan Xiaoyang. She must be hunting for treasures too. The radio station on the boat has been deactivated just like us."
"It's logically the case, but there are still some risks in this game," said Sa Zhiyuan. "The organizers of this game like pranks very much. We don't intend to participate at all, which is equivalent to forcing us to join."
Fu Ping'an said: "Since you come, you can rest assured. Let's decipher this picture together."
The treasure map is extremely difficult for those who are not familiar with navigation, as high as hell, but for Sa Zhiyuan it is a novice village level. There are charts on the ship, navigation parallel rulers, and sextant. Navy officers and students operate with measurement tools in handheld a measurement tool as fierce as a tiger. The answers obtained coincide with the latitude and longitude of Pan Xiaoyang’s notes, and are even more accurate.
The expedition team officially set off. The work on the ship was heavy and arduous. Now three of them were doing the work of five crew members. Mu Lan was still a girl and could not do heavy work. She could only take the helm. She put on the captain's hat and sunglasses and stood in front of the rudder wheel. Seeing the two boys running around, Fu Ping'an and Sa Zhiyuan took off their T-shirts and worked naked. Both of them were thin and tough. Seeing Mu Lan drooled: "This trip was really worth it."
Two hours later, two shirtless men who had been beaten by the scorching sun obediently put on their clothes. They had entered the Xingmatai waters, and the island group was right in front of them. Mulan picked up a telescope and observed the green island in the distance, but saw a ship with a small tonnage and a gray paint, unlike a yacht.
"There is a boat!" Mu Lan shouted, and Sa Zhiyuan ran over to take the telescope, his face slightly changed: "It's a torpedo boat, a master of World War II, we're in trouble."
Fu Ping'an also rushed over to hear the news: "It was probably Xingma Taiwan Navy patrol boat coming to drive us out."
Sa Zhiyuan said: "Watch it and they will send signals."
But the torpedo boat did not hang a flag, but instead cast a black skull flag.
"Oh my God, pirate, is it really or is it fake?" Mu Lan was so scared that her voice was trembling. The game was played so realistically that even the pirates came out.
"It should be part of the game. Pirates will not use retired torpedo boats. This cost is too high." Sa Zhiyuan was worried. This situation is a bit beyond the scope for a junior student in the Naval Academy.
Fu Ping'an said: "Yes, it's part of the game. If you want to rob you, you will rob you. You won't be as particular as medieval pirates. You will also hang a flag to remind you, but since people are hanging skeleton flags, we have to react."
"What's the reaction?" Mu Lan asked silly.
"Run!" Fu Ping'an said.
The fishing boat turned around and ran away at full speed. The torpedo boat chased after it. After all, it was an old guy from World War II. His speed was only a little faster than the fishing boat. This was a game of old cats chasing mice. One escaped and the other chased. It was not as thrilling as the car chase scene in the movie. It was a variety of ways, but the sense of oppression and despair were stronger.
The diesel engine was running at full speed, the machine was roaring, and everyone's heart was in their throats, because the torpedo boat was getting closer and closer, and it seemed that the speed was also accelerating. After a circle, the torpedo launch tube rushed over from the flank of the fishing boat was very cunning. Mu Lan said nervously: "They won't really bring torpedoes."
Sa Zhiyuan said: "No, the price of a torpedo..."
Before he finished speaking, the torpedo boat was launched, and a torpedo rushed out of the launch tube and landed in the sea and rushed towards him at high speed.
"Oh my god, it's really fun!" Mu Lan was so scared that she was scattered.
Sa Zhiyuan concentrated and held his breath, turned the steering wheel frantically, shouting loudly: "Get the anchor!"
Fu Ping'an was on standby at the bow of the boat, and he heard the sound and the fishing boat drifted in the sea. The stern of the boat was swaying and the torpedo passed by.
The torpedo boat failed to hit and retreated.
The three of them were so scared that they were sweating all over, and they almost collapsed on the ground. The game was too terrifying, and it was not the heartbeat, but the fate.
However, the performance of the torpedo boat also proves that this is indeed a game, otherwise they would definitely not be able to avoid the second torpedo.
The diesel engine of the fishing boat was running at full speed for a long time. The fishing boat lost its power and floated alone on the sea. With the ocean currents, the two men were busy repairing the diesel engine. Mu Lan held a telescope to watch out. With the experience of the last time, she did not dare to relax for a moment.
There seemed to be a curling blue smoke in the telescope. Mu Lan issued an alarm. Sa Zhiyuan judged that it might be a distress signal sent by the survivor of the shipwreck, so he stepped up the repair. After the diesel engine recovered part of its power, it headed towards the smoke column.
There are hundreds of islands in the Treasure Sea. If you check one by one, you don’t have enough time and manpower. There must be people in the place where there is smoke. It is very likely that Pan Xiaoyang is wandering on the island.
When the Bataan approached the island, the smoke column had dissipated. The island was about one square kilometer, with a beautiful white sand beach, with a coconut forest and a beautiful breeze. The sea water was clear and almost transparent. It was an excellent place for diving. Because there was no port, fishing boats could not dock, so they could only sound the whistle to remind the people on the island.
A few minutes later, the three of them rushed to the beach, danced and screamed wildly. Mu Lan picked up the telescope to watch. Isn’t it Pan Xiaoyang who was wearing a grass skirt?
"Finished!" Mu Lan was extremely excited. She looked at the two people beside Pan Xiaoyang again. One handsome and handsome tall face was very good, and the other was a dark Southeast Asian guy. The face was so familiar.
"It's Matteo Ci." Mu Lan remembered and handed the telescope to Fu Ping'an, "Look, it's Matteo Ci."
Fu Ping'an glanced at it and laughed a little strangely.
"What are you laughing at?" Mu Lanqi said.
"Nothing." Fu Ping'an said.
The Badan tried to anchor and moor as close as possible to the shore. The three people on the island couldn't help but swam over on their own. Matteo crawled up first, reached out to pull Pan Xiaoyang up, and then pulled the handsome guy up. Everyone introduced him to each other. The handsome guy was called Owenhao, HK, and Pan Xiaoyang's former colleague. As for what the relationship is now, everyone knows it.
Pan Xiaoyang hugged Mu Lan and cried loudly, saying that I almost became Robinson, a savage on a deserted island.
Mu Lan pushed Pan Xiaoyang away and looked up and down: "I haven't seen you get thinner, the food on the island is good."
Pan Xiaoyang burped: "Thanks to Matteo Ci, he picked coconuts for us, fished, catching shrimps and stealing birds and eggs, there was spring water on the island, and a cellar rum that was hidden in the island before. We have lived on rum these days."
There are bonfire marks on the beach and hammocks in the coconut forest. It seems that their life is really good.
Fu Ping'an and Matteo also exchanged a few greetings, and then asked what happened.
"Irving, come to Hong Kong." Pan Xiaoyang said in a half-hearted Cantonese style.
Owenhao briefly stated that he is a member of an adventure club. He took an expedition mission recently on vacation. The activities require teaming up. He is a member of the yacht club in HK and an expert in sailing and surfing, so he did not invite Emily to explore. He rented a boat in Basha, who arrived first, and Matteo Ci was the sailor on the boat.
"It's a coincidence that the book is made. Since we are old friends, we chose Matteo C's ship, but..." Pan Xiaoyang covered his face and cried, "We met pirates, and we fled on lifeboats. We were wandering on this small island for the eighth day."
Sa Zhiyuan looked at them quietly telling the story, and asked, "Have you found the treasure?"
"I almost lost my life, what else can I find for treasure?" Owenhao's Mandarin was filled with a Hong Kong flavor, "How did you find this place?"
"That story will be long." Mu Lan was about to speak, but Fu Ping'an quietly patted her behind her back and said to her: "Pan Xiaoyang lost contact, we found it according to her itinerary order..."
He made the narrative plain and unremarkable. Mu Lan didn't know why Fu Ping'an was like this, but the tacit understanding made her choose to shut up.
Now the two groups are in one group, and the men gathered together to discuss whether to continue to hunt for treasure or go home. Mu Lan pulled Pan Xiaoyang aside and whispered, asking her what happened on the island.
"It's a lonely man and a widow, no, it's two men and one woman who live together in the same island. I remember Matteo likes you, and Irvinghao must have something to do with you. How did you live in harmony these days?"
Pan Xiaoyang beat Mu Lan: "When is it? Can you still consider that kind of thing? But Matteo is quite reassuring. Owenhao will give me a sense of security in big cities, but on deserted islands, Matteo is still reliable. He can drill wood to make fire, and he can use mud and banana leaves to make houses. If you are late for a few days, I'm afraid he will even build a raft across the sea."
Mu Lan smiled and said, "Then aren't you..."
Pan Xiaoyang gave her a blank look: "I'm not that kind of person. I'll go crazy if I really make me live here for the rest of my life. I like the beach coconut forest, but I must be equipped with a five-star hotel, a waiter in white clothes and a cold champagne. My soul will always belong to the metropolis of steel, concrete, glass curtain walls, cbd."
Mu Lan said: "That guy is so sad, it's a pity."
Pan Xiaoyang shrugged: "Irving is here, I can't have anything to happen to Matteo Ci."
Chapter completed!