"If you are going to Battleship Island, also known as Hashima, you should know the past stories there, right?" the old man whispered, looking out the window from time to time, as if he was worried about someone eavesdropping.
Gu Huaiyi was at the side and translated the old man's words to Tang Shuxing, Ji Kefeng and A Ling who did not understand Japanese.
A Yue nodded: "We know and also know a series of strange stories about Haandao later, the story of the missing fishing boat and the photographer."
"Yes, these are folklore, no, what should I say?" Sergeant's father looked at Sergeant and asked.
"Urban legend." The sergeant added. He still didn't take off his old military uniform, and it was a little uncomfortable to sit there on his knees.
"Yes, urban legends." Sergeant's father shook his head and said, "A former atheist like me shouldn't believe this, but seeing is believing. There are indeed monsters and sea monsters in Hashima!"
"Ah -" Ah Yue was surprised, "Sea monster?" This was something she had never known. She had not received any information about the existence of sea monsters on Hashima from various channels.
"Yes, sea monster, I saw it with my own eyes." The sergeant's father said "Sorry" again, got up and walked to the window to look around. After seeing three Self-Defense Force officers patrolling near the hotel, he turned to
His son signaled to go down and watch.
The sergeant immediately stood up, grabbed the rifle that had been lying next to him, made a "reassuring" expression to everyone sitting in the room, and then turned around and went downstairs.
After the sergeant left, the old man continued to tell: "This happened in the past few months, that is, the period when earthquakes and disasters began to occur frequently. Because of the depletion of fisheries, people in the small town began to lose their jobs.
Then fish offshore and go to a slightly farther place, but you must know that it has been uneasy recently, so I don't dare to go too far. I always go to the surrounding areas of Takashima or Nakajima, but because of the legend, no one dares to go to Hashima.
Although Hashima and Nakajima are already very close..."
Although the military officer's family owns a hotel, because the food is unique and the hotel is very clean and comfortable, most tourists who have traveled in the past will choose his hotel. Some people even postpone their travel time if they cannot make a reservation in advance.
Later, due to the expansion of the Self-Defense Nagasaki Base and the stationing of some US troops, many tourists were reluctant to come to this town again, and the business also declined.
Therefore, Gunso's father decided to change his business strategy and make their unique-flavor bonito, which is actually dried fish.
However, to make bonito, the selected bonito must be in the deep sea area. It is not easy to catch offshore. It must be caught in the sea with a water temperature of about 15 degrees. So Gunso’s father started to return to his old business and sailed out to sea with other fishermen to catch fish.
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"At that time, we planned to go out for half a month, because the water, fuel, etc. we brought were only enough for half a month. If we didn't gain much for half a month, not only would we lose money, but we wouldn't even be able to pay the wages of the hired crew.
"Enter, so the captain and I are very anxious." The sergeant's father replied.
Recalling, "We moved along the planned route and decided to try our luck at Takashima first, because some people had returned there with a full load before, but we found nothing there, so we had to turn the ship around and head towards Nakashima. Just when we arrived at Nakashima
That night, something strange happened..."
When the fishing boat arrived near Zhongdao, everyone actually didn't hold out much hope because there were too many fishing boats around and it was actually offshore. How could there be so many fish? But just when the captain had a try mentality
, turned on all the fish luring lights on the fishing boat, and asked the crew to wait and prepare, a miracle happened - everyone saw a school of fish swimming less than one meter below the sea level, and the number was quite large.
Everyone on the boat was shocked when they saw the scene, and then they burst into cheers, and immediately started towing under the command of the captain. Because the fishing boat is double-towed, it is very troublesome to lower it, but it has a wide range and is long enough, so
The captain and the sergeant's father understood that maybe they could go home directly after this.
The drag was spread out, and then there was waiting. Who knew that something strange happened at this time - the ship started to move. The captain immediately rushed into the cockpit to take a look, but found that there was nothing wrong. At this time, the ship began to turn around, and the captain
Only then did I realize that something in the direction of the tow started to pull the fishing boat forward.
"Take it!" the captain shouted, and started the machine at the same time, but it had no effect at all. The winch also made a terrifying "click" sound. If it was forced to stop again, the equipment might be damaged.
The captain had to force himself to calm down. From the speed at which the boat was being towed, he judged that it could not be any other large fish. It seemed that a large number of fish were still moving in the direction of the current, but after years of fishing
Experience also told him that this was impossible, because the fish in the fishery would bump around, and it was impossible for them to swim together in one direction, let alone to pull the fishing boat.
The sergeant's father was also anxious at this time and asked: "What should I do?"
"Wait a minute! Don't be impatient. The fish will get tired soon. There are too many fish and there will be no room for movement." The captain affirmed, but actually he felt a little uncertain in his heart.
The crew also stood around the side of the boat and watched. The captain turned off the fish luring light and only used his own strong flashlight to shine. He found that the sea around the fishing boat was full of dense fish swimming at high speed, and many of them even jumped out of the water.
When the captain saw this, he was so frightened that he almost dropped his bright flashlight into the sea. He had no idea what was going on.
The fishing boat was being towed faster and faster. Everyone faced the sea breeze and asked the captain loudly. Some even suggested that they simply break the tow. But the captain refused, because the tow was not an ordinary fishing thing.
It's expensive, and judging from the current situation, the two drags must be entangled together. It would be very troublesome to break them, and even cutting them with a saw would take a while.
The speed of the fishing boat was getting faster and faster, and time passed faster and faster. Soon after, the sergeant's father, as the first mate, finally vaguely saw something in the distance with his binoculars, and immediately motioned to the captain to take a look.
The captain just took a look and shouted: "Oh no!" He immediately turned around and rushed back to the cockpit. After turning on the GPS positioning, he lost his voice and said, "Ahead is Hashima!"
After this shouting, everyone on the boat was stunned. They all looked at the huge black figure on the sea in front of them. Everyone knew those weird legends.
"Stop dragging! Quick, quick, quick!" The captain couldn't care about anything at this time, because it seemed that the fish was heading towards Hashima. If it hit the island shore at this speed, it would greatly damage the ship.
It will also cause the ship to tilt directly into silence. At this time, the AIS collision avoidance device and other things on the ship have no effect. The crew has to find a way to break the towing while starting the ship to start to retreat and slow down the forward speed.
The people on the boat began to use electric saws, axes, and other useful tools to chop at the tow cable, sweating profusely.
The captain looked at the data on the instrument panel and found that even though the ship was using full power to retreat, it had no effect. The entire ship had already crashed directly towards Hashima.
"It's over -" the captain was already a little desperate, and at the same time, the crew outside shouted, "First break!"
After the first break, the whole ship shook violently, but the hull still hit Hashima diagonally. It was only two hundred meters away from there. Even if the second break was now broken, the stamina plus the waves would
The impact will also push the fishing boat directly over, and the side of the hull will also suffer heavy damage.
The captain ran to the stern tug and began desperately trying to break the second tug. He did not dare to raise his head to see how far he still had to go before hitting Hashima. He had already decided to resign himself to fate.
"There are still dozens of meters! We are about to collide! Everyone, hold on to the things around you!" the sergeant's father shouted, and then signaled that except for the crew with the chainsaw, everyone else should firmly hold on to the things around them and prepare for the collision.
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It's getting closer, it's getting closer, the crew member holding the electric saw didn't care that much, and with the help of the two people around him, he cut off the steel cables one by one. Just when there was still the last steel cable left, the front
Suddenly something bulged on the sea surface, and then a black shadow rushed out from the seabed in front towards the sky, taking the fish with it.
"Boom -" After the loud noise, the thing fell into the sea again, and the drag was bitten off. The crew also sawed off the last steel cable. Also because of the huge waves caused by the thing coming out of the water and joining the water, the original
The fishing boat that was about to collide with Hashima was immediately lifted off.
A big wave came and swallowed the entire fishing boat directly. Everyone on the boat was soaked to the skin, but they knew that they were saved and they were cheering for each other. But before the cheers had passed, they heard the captain pointing to the sea and shouting:
"What is that?"
Everyone followed the captain's finger and saw that where the thing fell into the water before, there was something that was half floating on the sea and half under the sea. It rushed towards the fishing boat at an extremely fast speed and was more than 20 meters away from the fishing boat.
He suddenly stopped driving and dived towards the bottom of the sea.
The thing hit and drilled like this, directly generating a series of continuous waves, which hit the side of the fishing boat one after another. The largest wave almost overturned the fishing boat directly into the sea, and everyone on board
Everyone turned pale with fright, and one newbie peed his pants.
The sea calmed down again, and it calmed down instantly. There were not even a few waves anymore, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.
The people on the boat looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. Then everyone looked at Hashima in unison, realizing that something bad would happen if they got close to this area.
"Get out of here now!" The captain said to himself, rushed into the cabin, started the engine, and rushed towards home with full power.
Just as the fishing boat quickly left the waters near Hashima, something strange happened again. At the place where they left, the black figure jumped out from under the sea again, jumped into the air, and then retracted and curled up in the air.
It turned into a round ball and hit the sea like a cannonball, making a loud noise that shook the ship.
"What is that?" Sergeant's father stood at the stern of the boat and looked at it. "Is it a sea monster?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a miracle happened - a large number of fish jumped around the hull and landed directly on the deck one by one, as if they were avoiding something.
"Is this a miracle?" The captain standing in the cockpit looked at the various sea fish falling into the boat like rain. Like everyone else, he was completely dumbfounded. (To be continued.)