Chapter 194
The Treasure at the Foot of the Mountain
Chapter 194 The Treasure at the Foot of the Mountain (3)
Entering the waters of the South Pacific, the salvage ship also drifted at sea for several days.It is a pity that the salvage team did not find any sunken ships.Even if Xu Haibao saw the sunken warship, there was nothing Xu Haibao wanted on it.
Many of these warships sunk in the South Pacific were sunk in the high seas during World War II.There is nothing valuable on such a battleship.Xu Haibao decided to rest for two days by using the salvage ship to replenish oil.
When Xu Haibao checked into the hotel on Palau Island, Li Jianye, who had stayed in the Solomon Islands earlier, also arrived here by flight.Seeing Xu Haibao and others resting in the hotel, Li Jianye also seemed very happy.
After finding a relatively quiet place, Xu Haibao told Zhao Ji to be in charge of guarding before he said: "Albatross, how is it? How are you guys? Do you think this kind of life is too boring?"
"It's okay! After all, we are traveling at public expense! Next step, should we go there?"
"That's right! Along the way, I searched carefully for several suspicious deserted islands, but found nothing. I found a few warships that sank in the early years, and most of them had nothing of value."
After listening to what Xu Haibao said, Li Jianye also said in a timely manner: "Swordfish, during the time in Solomon, the members of the intelligence team and I were not idle, and we also found the islands you mentioned last time in the name of sightseeing." over again.
Judging from the search, there should be no buried treasure on those islands.There is only one place, I have inquired with the local residents, that place was haunted by warships from time to time in the early years, but now it has become a place full of hidden reefs.
It is said that there are so many submerged reefs that, except for fishing boats who dare to occasionally pass by, large ships dare not navigate at all.The most important thing is that the hidden reef in that place is very hidden, the current below is also very fast, and there are even many underwater caves.
Because the terrain there is very dangerous, there are usually no ships passing by.The locals call it Devil's Bay, and many merchant ships sank there earlier.From the map, it also belongs to the open sea waters. "
"Devil's Bay! Alright, after I finish searching the other suspicious places, I'll take them to search there. Your task is the same as before, continue to collect intelligence and pay attention to the movement of the island's maritime police."
"Understood! If you really want to go to that place, you can only go there by speedboat. Because there are many underwater caves there, even many experienced divers dare not go diving there lightly. At that time, you should also be more careful."
After a brief contact and report to work, Li Jianye did not stay in Palau, and returned to the Solomon Islands by plane that day.As the intelligence collector of the salvage team, Li Jianye and his team members had to hide and act in secret.
On the other hand, Xu Haibao, who had finished meeting with him, quickly issued an order to end his rest and continue to go to sea.It didn't take long for members of the salvage team to check out of the hotels they lived in one after another, and the 'Hailong' sailed away again not long after.
According to Xu Haibao's request, the salvage ship still left Palau's economic waters first and entered the high seas.And the direction of navigation is still sailing towards the location of the Solomon Islands.
During the voyage, Xu Haibao and the salvage team went to sea to search from time to time.Not long after entering the Solomon Islands, Xu Haibao, who was in charge of the underwater search, soon discovered a merchant ship that sank not far from the island.
Seeing the sunken ship half buried on the seabed, Xu Haibao looked around, pointed at the position above the water and said, "Shuilongbo!"
Accompanied by Xu Haibao's low drink, a torrent gushed out from the direction of the finger.Like a high-pressure water gun, it continuously washed away the sea sand covering the sinking.The seabed near the sunken ship also became cloudy in an instant.
Fortunately, this turbid situation did not affect Xu Haibao's sight.After improving his cultivation, Xu Haibao can perceive the surrounding environment not far away through his mental power.Control the water flow at your fingertips to wash away the sunken ship.
Looking at the iron-clad merchant ship, Xu Haibao didn't find any obvious signs.But even so, Xu Haibao still notified the salvage ship, moored above the sunken ship, and began to put down the salvage equipment and instruments.
Knowing that Xu Haibao found another sunken ship on the seabed, even a commercial ship that should not have sunk for a long time, everyone felt a little bit looking forward to it.The members of the salvage team also began to dive deep into the water along the ropes lowered by the salvage ship.
During this process, Zhao Ji and others, who were in charge of security, also divided into several small teams and drove two speedboats to a place about ten nautical miles away from the salvage ship to serve as security posts.Once a ship passes by, notify the person on the salvage ship immediately.
Similar to this arrangement, Xu Haibao also had trial training many times earlier.Tang Xingyou, who was staying at the command platform of the boat warehouse, looked at the salvage team cleaning up the mud, and asked curiously, "Tiger Shark, do you think there will be any gains this time?"
"How do I know this? Before the boat is opened, no one knows what's on it! After the mud is cleaned up, the jellyfish and the others get in to check, don't they know everything?"
Under the command of Xu Haibao, the salvage team found the entrance of the capsized merchant ship.Looking at You Guangwei who was about to go in, Xu Haibao quickly signaled: "I'll go in first, you can go in later. If there is something, I will notify you!"
Searching inside the sunken ship is also a relatively dangerous thing.Compared with the diving ability of You Guangwei and others, Xu Haibao is undoubtedly more convenient.After all, Xu Haibao was not wearing bulky deep diving equipment.
Accompanied by Xu Haibao who got into the opened gap first, Xu Haibao who had just entered a cabin was stunned by the scene in front of him.In this cabin, no valuables were found, but twisted white bones instead.
Using the underwater camera, Tang Xingyou and the others who were staying on the podium couldn't help but gasped and said, "Damn, there are so many skulls. Damn it, what kind of ship is this!"
In the eyes of Tang Xingyou and others, this shipwreck did not look like a warship but a merchant ship, and presumably there should be something on it.But they never imagined that there were so many bones on board.
Seeing this scene, Xu Haibao quickly said: "Jellyfish, you all stay outside and don't come in, the situation in this boat is a bit wrong!"
"Swordfish, what's wrong?"
"This ship is probably not a merchant ship. It should be a Japanese merchant ship escorting prisoners of war. There are bones everywhere. If you really come in, you probably won't be able to sleep at night. I will search it first and let you know if I find something."
"Okay, then you should be more careful!"
Xu Haibao, who had a similar experience in salvaging sunken ships in the seabed in his previous life, knew very well that during World War II, the Japanese army forcibly recruited countless laborers and prisoners of war from the invaded lands.Some of these ships carrying labor and prisoners of war also sank during the voyage.
After searching several cabins, Xu Haibao, who still found nothing, originally planned to end the search.When he came to the cockpit and crew lounge at the rear of the merchant ship, he finally found something of value.
In the captain's lounge room, Xu Haibao saw a lot of gold and silver scattered on the ground.Judging from the scattered gold and silver, it should have been packed in wooden boxes.It's just that over time, all the wooden boxes containing money rotted away.
Through the underwater camera, Tang Xingyou and others also happily said: "This time I finally got something! It seems that this time, the hard work was not wasted. With these gold and silver, the money for this trip should be able to earn back .”
After searching carefully, Xu Haibao found a tarpaulin package next to a skeleton.After putting it in his hand, Xu Haibao felt that there should be documents and diaries inside.
After confirming that he had searched the whole ship, Xu Haibao, who swam out of the sunken ship again, quickly said, "Jellyfish, send this cloth bag to the ship. Find another bag for me, and I will collect all the valuable things. You guys No need to come in!"
"it is good!"
After Xu Haibao put the gold, silver and a small amount of jewelry collected on the ship into waterproof bags, hung them on the suspended ropes, and gestured.Tang Xingyou also quickly retrieved the rope that had been put into the sea.
The divers who went into the water to carry out the salvage mission also pulled other lowered ropes and slowly surfaced.After boarding the ship, Xu Haibao still asked You Guangwei and others to go to the decompression chamber to rest.
As for himself, he looked at the contents of the bag and locked it into the safe in the salvage compartment after a simple registration was done.These salvaged things have to wait until they return to the country before selling them accordingly.
It is relatively easy to sell things like gold, silver and jewelry.But what really made Xu Haibao curious was what was in the oilcloth bag.After opening it, Xu Haibao found that it was really a notebook.
Seeing that the words recorded on it were all in Japanese, Xu Haibao, who knew some Japanese, took a quick look and said, "It seems that my guess was correct. This sunken Japanese merchant ship was transporting prisoners of war captured from Southeast Asia."
"Is there any use for such notes?"
"It should still be useful! On this notebook, there is a list of prisoners of war. Judging from the names, it should be a list of foreign prisoners of war. After returning to China, translate all the words on it and talk about it!"
In Xu Haibao's view, such a complete voyage and mission diary can also further prove the war crimes committed by the Japanese army in World War II in the early years.And this list, I believe Britain and the United States and other countries will also be more interested.
The most important thing is that those skeletons on the merchant ship mean nothing to Xu Haibao, but they should mean a lot to the Allied Forces in World War II.If these skeletons are salvaged, it will also be a kind of comfort to these fallen prisoners of war.
In short, although he didn't gain much this time, Xu Haibao felt that the trip to the sea was not in vain.Anyway, I came to the Solomon Islands this time, hoping to find trouble with the little devil. With this note and video, it should attract some attention.
At least for many Allied veterans who participated in World War II, seeing this underwater video and this notebook will also remind them of the numerous crimes committed by the Japanese army against Allied prisoners of war in the Pacific War!
(End of this chapter)
Entering the waters of the South Pacific, the salvage ship also drifted at sea for several days.It is a pity that the salvage team did not find any sunken ships.Even if Xu Haibao saw the sunken warship, there was nothing Xu Haibao wanted on it.
Many of these warships sunk in the South Pacific were sunk in the high seas during World War II.There is nothing valuable on such a battleship.Xu Haibao decided to rest for two days by using the salvage ship to replenish oil.
When Xu Haibao checked into the hotel on Palau Island, Li Jianye, who had stayed in the Solomon Islands earlier, also arrived here by flight.Seeing Xu Haibao and others resting in the hotel, Li Jianye also seemed very happy.
After finding a relatively quiet place, Xu Haibao told Zhao Ji to be in charge of guarding before he said: "Albatross, how is it? How are you guys? Do you think this kind of life is too boring?"
"It's okay! After all, we are traveling at public expense! Next step, should we go there?"
"That's right! Along the way, I searched carefully for several suspicious deserted islands, but found nothing. I found a few warships that sank in the early years, and most of them had nothing of value."
After listening to what Xu Haibao said, Li Jianye also said in a timely manner: "Swordfish, during the time in Solomon, the members of the intelligence team and I were not idle, and we also found the islands you mentioned last time in the name of sightseeing." over again.
Judging from the search, there should be no buried treasure on those islands.There is only one place, I have inquired with the local residents, that place was haunted by warships from time to time in the early years, but now it has become a place full of hidden reefs.
It is said that there are so many submerged reefs that, except for fishing boats who dare to occasionally pass by, large ships dare not navigate at all.The most important thing is that the hidden reef in that place is very hidden, the current below is also very fast, and there are even many underwater caves.
Because the terrain there is very dangerous, there are usually no ships passing by.The locals call it Devil's Bay, and many merchant ships sank there earlier.From the map, it also belongs to the open sea waters. "
"Devil's Bay! Alright, after I finish searching the other suspicious places, I'll take them to search there. Your task is the same as before, continue to collect intelligence and pay attention to the movement of the island's maritime police."
"Understood! If you really want to go to that place, you can only go there by speedboat. Because there are many underwater caves there, even many experienced divers dare not go diving there lightly. At that time, you should also be more careful."
After a brief contact and report to work, Li Jianye did not stay in Palau, and returned to the Solomon Islands by plane that day.As the intelligence collector of the salvage team, Li Jianye and his team members had to hide and act in secret.
On the other hand, Xu Haibao, who had finished meeting with him, quickly issued an order to end his rest and continue to go to sea.It didn't take long for members of the salvage team to check out of the hotels they lived in one after another, and the 'Hailong' sailed away again not long after.
According to Xu Haibao's request, the salvage ship still left Palau's economic waters first and entered the high seas.And the direction of navigation is still sailing towards the location of the Solomon Islands.
During the voyage, Xu Haibao and the salvage team went to sea to search from time to time.Not long after entering the Solomon Islands, Xu Haibao, who was in charge of the underwater search, soon discovered a merchant ship that sank not far from the island.
Seeing the sunken ship half buried on the seabed, Xu Haibao looked around, pointed at the position above the water and said, "Shuilongbo!"
Accompanied by Xu Haibao's low drink, a torrent gushed out from the direction of the finger.Like a high-pressure water gun, it continuously washed away the sea sand covering the sinking.The seabed near the sunken ship also became cloudy in an instant.
Fortunately, this turbid situation did not affect Xu Haibao's sight.After improving his cultivation, Xu Haibao can perceive the surrounding environment not far away through his mental power.Control the water flow at your fingertips to wash away the sunken ship.
Looking at the iron-clad merchant ship, Xu Haibao didn't find any obvious signs.But even so, Xu Haibao still notified the salvage ship, moored above the sunken ship, and began to put down the salvage equipment and instruments.
Knowing that Xu Haibao found another sunken ship on the seabed, even a commercial ship that should not have sunk for a long time, everyone felt a little bit looking forward to it.The members of the salvage team also began to dive deep into the water along the ropes lowered by the salvage ship.
During this process, Zhao Ji and others, who were in charge of security, also divided into several small teams and drove two speedboats to a place about ten nautical miles away from the salvage ship to serve as security posts.Once a ship passes by, notify the person on the salvage ship immediately.
Similar to this arrangement, Xu Haibao also had trial training many times earlier.Tang Xingyou, who was staying at the command platform of the boat warehouse, looked at the salvage team cleaning up the mud, and asked curiously, "Tiger Shark, do you think there will be any gains this time?"
"How do I know this? Before the boat is opened, no one knows what's on it! After the mud is cleaned up, the jellyfish and the others get in to check, don't they know everything?"
Under the command of Xu Haibao, the salvage team found the entrance of the capsized merchant ship.Looking at You Guangwei who was about to go in, Xu Haibao quickly signaled: "I'll go in first, you can go in later. If there is something, I will notify you!"
Searching inside the sunken ship is also a relatively dangerous thing.Compared with the diving ability of You Guangwei and others, Xu Haibao is undoubtedly more convenient.After all, Xu Haibao was not wearing bulky deep diving equipment.
Accompanied by Xu Haibao who got into the opened gap first, Xu Haibao who had just entered a cabin was stunned by the scene in front of him.In this cabin, no valuables were found, but twisted white bones instead.
Using the underwater camera, Tang Xingyou and the others who were staying on the podium couldn't help but gasped and said, "Damn, there are so many skulls. Damn it, what kind of ship is this!"
In the eyes of Tang Xingyou and others, this shipwreck did not look like a warship but a merchant ship, and presumably there should be something on it.But they never imagined that there were so many bones on board.
Seeing this scene, Xu Haibao quickly said: "Jellyfish, you all stay outside and don't come in, the situation in this boat is a bit wrong!"
"Swordfish, what's wrong?"
"This ship is probably not a merchant ship. It should be a Japanese merchant ship escorting prisoners of war. There are bones everywhere. If you really come in, you probably won't be able to sleep at night. I will search it first and let you know if I find something."
"Okay, then you should be more careful!"
Xu Haibao, who had a similar experience in salvaging sunken ships in the seabed in his previous life, knew very well that during World War II, the Japanese army forcibly recruited countless laborers and prisoners of war from the invaded lands.Some of these ships carrying labor and prisoners of war also sank during the voyage.
After searching several cabins, Xu Haibao, who still found nothing, originally planned to end the search.When he came to the cockpit and crew lounge at the rear of the merchant ship, he finally found something of value.
In the captain's lounge room, Xu Haibao saw a lot of gold and silver scattered on the ground.Judging from the scattered gold and silver, it should have been packed in wooden boxes.It's just that over time, all the wooden boxes containing money rotted away.
Through the underwater camera, Tang Xingyou and others also happily said: "This time I finally got something! It seems that this time, the hard work was not wasted. With these gold and silver, the money for this trip should be able to earn back .”
After searching carefully, Xu Haibao found a tarpaulin package next to a skeleton.After putting it in his hand, Xu Haibao felt that there should be documents and diaries inside.
After confirming that he had searched the whole ship, Xu Haibao, who swam out of the sunken ship again, quickly said, "Jellyfish, send this cloth bag to the ship. Find another bag for me, and I will collect all the valuable things. You guys No need to come in!"
"it is good!"
After Xu Haibao put the gold, silver and a small amount of jewelry collected on the ship into waterproof bags, hung them on the suspended ropes, and gestured.Tang Xingyou also quickly retrieved the rope that had been put into the sea.
The divers who went into the water to carry out the salvage mission also pulled other lowered ropes and slowly surfaced.After boarding the ship, Xu Haibao still asked You Guangwei and others to go to the decompression chamber to rest.
As for himself, he looked at the contents of the bag and locked it into the safe in the salvage compartment after a simple registration was done.These salvaged things have to wait until they return to the country before selling them accordingly.
It is relatively easy to sell things like gold, silver and jewelry.But what really made Xu Haibao curious was what was in the oilcloth bag.After opening it, Xu Haibao found that it was really a notebook.
Seeing that the words recorded on it were all in Japanese, Xu Haibao, who knew some Japanese, took a quick look and said, "It seems that my guess was correct. This sunken Japanese merchant ship was transporting prisoners of war captured from Southeast Asia."
"Is there any use for such notes?"
"It should still be useful! On this notebook, there is a list of prisoners of war. Judging from the names, it should be a list of foreign prisoners of war. After returning to China, translate all the words on it and talk about it!"
In Xu Haibao's view, such a complete voyage and mission diary can also further prove the war crimes committed by the Japanese army in World War II in the early years.And this list, I believe Britain and the United States and other countries will also be more interested.
The most important thing is that those skeletons on the merchant ship mean nothing to Xu Haibao, but they should mean a lot to the Allied Forces in World War II.If these skeletons are salvaged, it will also be a kind of comfort to these fallen prisoners of war.
In short, although he didn't gain much this time, Xu Haibao felt that the trip to the sea was not in vain.Anyway, I came to the Solomon Islands this time, hoping to find trouble with the little devil. With this note and video, it should attract some attention.
At least for many Allied veterans who participated in World War II, seeing this underwater video and this notebook will also remind them of the numerous crimes committed by the Japanese army against Allied prisoners of war in the Pacific War!
(End of this chapter)