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Chapter 003 Interesting People

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At midnight, on the sea with starry light, Captain Thomas Lee picked up a telescope and searched the dark sea from time to time on the sea. Sometimes the habits that people have developed for many years are difficult to change. For Thomas Lee, the old captain who experienced shipwrecks when he was young and waited hard on a deserted island for half a year before he was rescued, he always used to patrolling the sea with his telescope.

"Captain! It seems that you are going to be disappointed again today!"

The nagging first mate Locks always said this, of course, on the surface, they might say "Look! This old man is dreaming there again!", but they also knew that for the captain, perhaps the only thing he needed was to save a man in this vast sea - a crew member who was shipwrecked.

Thomas smiled at the first mate's nagging.

"Locks, you should know that a few months ago, there was a big storm here, and several ships were missing, and maybe a crew member fled to a nearby island! Who knows?"

"Captain, that happened a few months ago!"

Locks shrugged helplessly. When he was young, his father told him how stubborn Captain Thomas was. He didn't care at first, but after working on the Edward for six years, his father was obviously right.

Just as he said in the past, "For Captain Thomas, the only relief is that he saves several crew members!"

Fifty years ago, when Captain Thomas was an intern sailor, the ship he was in was storm and sank on the ocean. In the end, more than a dozen crew members were wandering to the deserted island. As a result, he only survived. For him, he might need to save people to repay God. It was God who allowed him to survive and rescue him by passing merchant ships. Now, maybe he also believes that the reason why God allowed him to live was to save people.

"As a sailor, we must rescue all the people who have been shipwrecked when we sail, right?"

Thomas, who put down the telescope, said this and his voice fell, and Locks said softly.

"The premise is that you can find those people!"

The storm happened a few months ago. Although several small boats were missing according to newspaper reports, in such a storm, the sailors who suffered shipwrecks had no chance of survival.

While Locks was complaining, Thomas just shrugged his shoulders and then took the telescope and continued to look towards the dark sea. When he saw the desert island on the horizontal line, he even took a closer look.

“Huh?”

There seems to be a light on the deserted island, which is... a bonfire?

"Lox, look there!"

Thomas, who was a little excited, put down the telescope in his hand, pointed to the nameless island in the distance, and shouted at Locks.

The captain's shout made Rocks pick up the telescope and take a closer look. It seemed that there was really... fire on the isolated island! Could it be that there was really someone?

"Rox, I said, maybe we will encounter it!"

Although Thomas had a thick beard, the smug look on the captain's face that anyone could see at this time, Thomas handed the telescope to Rocco beside him almost proudly.

"Captain, maybe it's just a fire caused by lightning!"

Looking at the vague bonfire light on the isolated island, Roques said helplessly, "It is impossible to tell whether it is a bonfire until it is close." Perhaps this is just a little bit when the captain waited fifty years later. He can finally save a sailor in trouble, and he is a sailor who is wandering on the isolated island like him."

Although he still complained, Roques still repeated the captain's orders. No crew member on the ship could question the captain's orders. The captain's orders must be followed unconditionally, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. This is a tradition and unchanging law at sea for hundreds of years.

"Well, maybe? Let the signalman give him a little signal and see if there is any response!"

A few minutes later, a little flame flashed on the bonfire on the isolated island in the distance, which seemed to be a torch. From the telescope, you can see that someone seemed to be running back and forth on the beach with the torch, shaking the torch.

"Look! Locks, I said..."

The moving torch had already told Thomas clearly that there was really someone on that isolated island, a person in trouble, that was an island without a man, and he could not even remember its name.

"Okay! Gentlemen, now listen to my orders, head to 256, and go at full speed at maximum speed..."

Thinking of the decades of wish, today, Thomas, who was somewhat proud, decisively issued an order.

"He saw me, saw me..."

Looking at the merchant ship heading towards him, tears instantly flowed out of Li Zicheng's eyes. It's been almost three months. Since the air crash, I have been on this deserted island for almost three months. Now... I am finally saved.

The reality of returning to the civilized world made Li Zicheng kneel in the sea water, allowing the sea water to slap his body. After the initial excitement, Li Zicheng suddenly realized a problem, treasure!

Your own treasure!

Never let them know all this...

"Du,Du..."

Just when this thought came to his mind, the sound of a whistle coming from afar interrupted Li Zicheng's thoughts. Thinking of hiding himself regularly, Li Zicheng hurriedly ran towards the beach, directly wrapped in gold and those bonds in the blanket, and even tied the blanket tightly with a rope.

At this moment, a small boat was put down from a cargo ship in the distance.

"Sir, we're here!"

Sitting on a small boat swaying with the waves, listening to the somewhat stiff English spoken by the sailors, Li Zicheng saw a rusty old cargo ship appearing in his sight, and the cargo ship even... was burning coal.

"Sir, do you need any help?"

A sailor standing on the deck saw that the person who was on board was a yellow man. Is he a savage? Looking at his clothes again, his shirt seemed to be very exquisitely made, and he was wearing a pair of shabby feet... Well! Leather shoes, after a closer look, Locks asked.

"Are you Japanese?"

The sailor's words made Li Zicheng stunned at first, and then shouted loudly.

"I am Chinese, thank you for saving me!"

Chinese? Whether it was the first mate Locks or Captain Thomas Li, who heard this extra answer, had a hint of doubt on his face. Thomas looked at the Chinese named "Li" in front of him. His clothes were worn, dark skin, and tough lines. Looking at him, Thomas seemed to see himself fifty years ago, after being rescued.

How are they? Are Chinese people strange?

"Is it only you?"

"Yes, sir, I am the only one who survived!"

When answering their questions, Li Zicheng had a hint of sadness on his face. He only lived on the plane. Perhaps the overwhelming reports would call him the luckiest person, but it was difficult for him to survive the air crash. Perhaps, he still needed a perfect story and he could never let them find the plane. If they found the plane...

Just as Li Zicheng was thinking about what story he should make up, the bearded captain Thomas in front of him gave him a hug.

"Li, now you are safe. Don't worry, I will send you safely to the land. You must know that I had the same experience decades ago!...Mr. Locks!"

After a hug, Thomas Li enthusiastically held Li Zicheng's hand.

"Li, I think you must be a brave sailor who can survive on the island alone for so long. Well, I think there is nothing more suitable now than a glass of rum that makes people relax... Mr. Locks, OK, now let's sail on the scheduled route. I want to invite Mr. Li to have two drinks."

Rum? Before Li Zicheng could figure out the situation, Thomas forced him to pull into the captain's room. At this time, the calendar on the wall accidentally broke into Li Zicheng's sight.

“1911!”

Looking at the calendar, Li Zicheng remembered the strange outfits of the sailors. At first, he thought this was... Could it be... Looking at the calendar, Li Zicheng almost felt trembling inside, God knows, this... this is not April Fool's Day!

1911?

How is it possible, impossible! This must be a joke. Maybe they just celebrate April Fool's Day, maybe the Captain Thomas or the sailor on the boat are doing some pranks, maybe... But their clothes, thinking about the costumes that only exist in historical photos, for a moment, Li Zicheng didn't know whether he should believe it or...

"That... Captain Thomas, please... what month is it now?"

When asked this question, Li Zicheng felt that his heart seemed to be in his throat, but was it fear or expectation? Or is it?

"Look at me!"

Li Zicheng's words made Thomas suddenly realize and seemed to say to himself. How could he not know that after leaving the deserted island, what anyone wants to know most is probably the most accurate time.

“It’s October 4, 1911 now!”

What!

October 4, 1911!

Listening to this, Li Zicheng felt a chill on his back and almost broke out in cold sweat.

Now, everything can be explained, explaining why this shabby cargo ship was there, why there were so many crew members on the ship, why... But why, I was in 1911, I was clearly in...

A helpless wry smile appeared on Li Zicheng's face, and Captain Thomas Li seemed considerate and caring.

"Li, don't worry, no matter how long you leave your family, as long as you return to their side..."

But... can I live until then? I won't see them until a hundred years later...

Surprised and calm, and then later, he drank a sip of wine as if he was helpless. The brief expression change immediately made him feel the difference between the oriental in front of him and the others, that is, he was not ecstatic or lost. In the face of disaster and rescue, Thomas, who had experienced the same personal experience, felt that the oriental in front of him might not be a simple crew member, at least his future would not be a simple crew member.

Now this Chinese has aroused his interest. Is he a crew member? After a careful look, he looked at the clothes on his body, although they looked a little damaged, but they were very clean and exquisitely made. The leather shoes on his feet seemed to be clean, except for some sea sand. He could still pay attention to these details by wandering on a deserted island. He was definitely not an ordinary crew member.

Thomas, who had personal experience, knew that even a captain would feel desperate when facing this situation. It only takes a few months to turn from a civilized person to a "barbarian", and the person in front of him was obviously different from most people.

Li Zicheng, holding a wine glass, lowered his head and pondered, didn't know what the captain was thinking, what clothes or leather shoes. He filled the suitcase on the plane with all kinds of clothes. The only thing he needed was to find something that fitted.

1911!

After drinking the wine in the glass in one gulp, he sighed, and Li Zicheng's face showed a hint of joy.

"Come on, then be at peace!"

"Do you want another drink?"
Chapter completed!
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