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Chapter 20: Seeing fortune

The ship's dark hull leaned obliquely against the freighter, and the freighter shook it gently, as if the weight of the other party was not too large.

However, the ship did not move, and the two ships were stuck together like this. The captain was afraid of scratching the hull and ordered the engine to stop. Everyone surrounded the window on the right, wanting to see what kind of guy it was, who could drive the boat and bump into it like a headless fly.

"What is that? Did it come from prehistoric?" A crew member pointed to the hull outside in surprise and shouted: "Have we driven to Bermuda? Or did the ship float out of Bermuda? Have we traveled through time and space?"

"We are in the Mediterranean, where did Bermuda come from?" The second deputy cursed, but he sighed in surprise: "Did we enter the studio of a film crew? How could such a guy be there?"

"It's really hell, it's really hell!" The captain looked incredible. He held the cold glass and looked out hard at the black guy. He had never encountered such a thing in his life. The only thing he had some impression was that he heard stories told by the older generation when he was a child, and it basically belonged to the category of ghost stories.

It is not a surprise to the crew members, because it was not a modern ship beside the freighter. The black hull covered with seaweed and black seaweed was more like a sailboat from the 14th and 5th century, because it can be seen from the lights on the freighter that the ship was completely made of wood, and a straight and towering main mast in the center of the hull was hanging down to both sides of the arms of more than a dozen cables as thick as children's arms.

The round porthole is black and has a row of muzzles. The amossed howitzer muzzles are also full of seaweed. The originally black metal is covered with rust. Although more than a dozen cannons look powerful, they are just decorations.

Everyone was completely immersed in this sudden change. No one knew where the ship came from, nor did they know how the ship suddenly appeared in front of them. The sea breeze blew past the black dilapidated canvas on the sailboat, making a rustling sound, and also told these people that the ship was real.

"Drag the boat away quickly. This thing is too weird. Let's not stay here!" The older captain saw something was wrong with the ship, and the first mate and second mate also began to push the sailor by the window into the cockpit, but someone shouted: "What is that? What is it flashing?"

Because of this sentence, everyone looked out the window again and saw a little silver light flashing on the bow of the sailboat. After the storm just now, the light on the freighter reflected this light.

"That seems to be a plate, right?" Second pair had a better look, but he still rubbed his eyes and said, "It seems that there is a silver plate hanging on the mast at the bow of the ship?"

Everyone looked over carefully and it turned out to be what the second deputy said. There was a silver thing about the size of a plate on the mast at the bow of the ship. If you had a better look, you could tell that it was the shape of a plate.

"If it was really something from the past, it should be an antique, right?" Second deputy swallowed, then turned to the captain and said, "I remember that in the era of the Great Discovery, Spanish treasure ships transported treasures snatched from all over the country in the Mediterranean. Will the ship be stranded or disappeared for some reason? Now it is coming out again because of this storm?"

The second mate's words immediately made the crew excited because they knew what a treasure ship meant.

"Absurd!" The captain remained calm and vetoed: "A treasure ship? It took hundreds of years to appear? Am I confused or you went crazy? The Mediterranean is so big, where can I hide a ship along the coast? Are you crazy about money? Don't you know what danger means?"

"You can't say that, right?" The second deputy really needed some money because he wanted to immigrate, so he felt that this was a gift from heaven. Although it is impossible to explain why the ship suddenly appeared, the ship was placed in front of him. Is there really a ghost or god?

"First mate, you judge. We have been at sea for so many years and have never seen anything? Anything can happen at sea. A while ago, a ship originally thought it had hit a reef, but it was discovered a wreck. The crew of the ship salvaged the wreck and found a box of gold coins from the ancient Roman period. Those crew members have developed because of this? We all know some of the people inside. They don't have to go out to sea anymore and all immigrate to Europe. Is this a strange thing?"

The first mate nodded to admit that the second mate said was true, but he still looked at the captain with caution: "But this matter is a bit special. Don't you think it's a bit weird when you encounter it today?"

"Evil?" The second deputy complained: "No matter how evil the situation is, is there any evil in our country? Suddenly, he was sanctioned and attacked by NATO. What is the country like now and how our relatives have fallen to? Don't you know? All our domestic resources are now plundered, and now we can only rely on exporting a little agricultural and animal husbandry products to support our lives. Even if we work so hard, our family's life is not very good, right? God now has pity for us, maybe we have given us a chance to change. Is it because of timidity that you have to waste the opportunity you have obtained?"

"If it was a chance, I wouldn't stop you from getting rich!" The captain was a little angry. His crew members had not dared not to execute their orders: "But are you brainless? From the storm just now, until we couldn't see anything before, until the ship came out of nowhere, do you think this can be explained by common sense?"

The second deputy snorted a little disdainfully: "Do you think this is a demon or monster?"

"Don't talk to me about these things. Although I am old, I don't believe in these things." The captain waved his hand: "But the current situation is different from what you said just now. That ship was a wrecked ship that was salvaged in broad daylight. What is our environment now?"

"We can also wait until tomorrow morning!" The second pair did not give up: "I saw that silver plate. It was absolutely nothing wrong. It was definitely silver. If it was an antique, it could be sold for at least 10,000 euros. This is enough for our whole boatmen and family to eat well for half a month, right?"

The second mate's words were very inspiring because the captain found that the crew members were a little moved, and they were inadvertently standing beside the second mate, opposite the captain. As for the first mate, they stood among the two groups, which was very appropriate to the current situation.

"I have said that the plate is not worth the risk of our whole ship taking such a big risk. You know that there are more than forty people on our ship. My mission is to bring you back safely and back to your family!" The captain said seriously: "It's just a plate, or just a mirror, maybe it's really worth ten thousand euros, but maybe once you step on it, the ship will sink immediately, just like it was before, disappearing without a trace. Think about it, your family, what will your family do if you die?"

The captain was also a very experienced person. He knew how to calm down the aroused crew members' mood, but the second mate was determined to get on the boat and take a look. He had never wanted to resist the captain, but this time it was an exception.

"I'm just for my family. Even if I die, they won't blame me!" The second deputy said firmly: "This is an opportunity to get rich. If it's really a treasure ship, our family won't have to suffer. I think this is a risk worth taking!"

"If anyone is not afraid of death, come with me!" The second deputy waved his hand at the crew behind him and was about to go out to the deck outside, but the captain grabbed him: "This is my ship, you must obey my orders!"

When the captain pulled the second mate, he found that there were already people outside the cabin. Obviously, the crew members under the cabin found the big guy docking next to him, so they all surrounded him to see what the captain meant. After all, the ship stopped, so the captain must have an idea.

"Sorry, I will never obey the order today!" The second deputy suddenly pulled out a pistol from behind and pointed at the captain's forehead. The captain didn't expect that this guy would come up with a weapon. He asked sternly: "How is it? Do you want to rebel? You should know the end of the rebellion!"

Although the rebellion on the ship will not be executed as before, a sailor who has betrayed the captain will carry bad deeds throughout his life, and no one will hire such a person on the ship, which is simply a time bomb.

But the second mate did violate the rules today. Perhaps he saw hope of changing his life, so he took the risk and took out the weapon that had been hidden for a long time. Perhaps he had prepared this gun for a long time, or perhaps he was waiting to use it at some point. And what has happened now, who knows what his original idea was?

"My family is in pain now. My sister has been raped by the soldiers. I can't let them live in this country anymore, so I have to take the risk!" The second deputy shouted loudly: "If you are willing to make a fortune with me, tie this old guy up! If you are timid and afraid, get away, and I will take over this ship for the time being!"

Second mate is always on the front line and has the best relationship with sailors, especially now that you see an old sailboat parked aside, maybe there is a treasure inside. If it is really like Second mate said, the situation that happened to the ship before will reappear, even a box of gold coins will be enough for everyone to improve their lives.

So almost all the people in the cab stood on the side of the second mate. They took out a hemp rope from the item rack. The two of them held the captain who was still struggling. The other two tied him up very quickly, and the people watching outside did not react, as if they had already agreed to the second mate's behavior.

"Big mate, what do you mean?" The second mate looked at the first mate with a squint, while the man smiled bitterly: "Do I have any other choice?"

"Let's go, those who are not afraid of death will follow me to get rich!" The second mate left behind the first mate and the captain turned around and walked out of the cabin, and the sailors shouted and followed. These people saw the opportunity to make money and change their destiny, so they wanted to search the "sinking ship" of unknown origin at night.
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