Less than two minutes after Flanders finished speaking, Captain Monta let out a weak groan and then woke up:
"Where am I?"
Flanders stepped forward, pulled out the thorn stuck in Captain Monta's body, and then said:
"I am the doctor who came to treat you, and now it seems that I have fulfilled my duty."
Captain Monta breathed for a while, then looked at the two of them, his cloudy old eyes gradually became clear, and then he said to Fang Linyan:
"It looks like I've been unconscious for a long time, right?"
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"Yes, according to Susie's description, you suddenly became ill while drinking, so you should have been unconscious for twelve days."
"Twelve days has been so long." Captain Monta sighed with some vicissitudes of life.
Fang Linyan directly called Xingyi and told her to bring Susie over.
Soon, there was a touching scene of father and daughter reunited, holding each other's arms and crying. Fang Linyan and the others were waiting quietly.
After the two of them calmed down slightly, Susie came over with tears in her eyes and said timidly:
"Thank you very much. Please leave me a bank account. I will insist on transferring money into it every month. I am still young and can endure hardship. I can work three jobs every day. You
I will definitely pay back the money as soon as possible."
At this time, Susie was probably still in a state of ecstasy, so she ignored the fact that her father came from the ward to the garden.
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"No need to go to so much trouble. I came to find Captain Monta. Actually, I have something to ask him for help."
"Ms. Susie, your father's illness is very, very serious, almost to the point where ordinary doctors are helpless, so I invited Mr. Farrand to see you."
"Of course, the cost of his move this time is very high. If you must measure it in terms of money, it will be at least eight figures - there is a high probability that you will not make that much money in your lifetime!"
Su Xi was stunned. She wanted to refute Fang Linyan's words, but the doctor's evaluation of her father's physical condition could not be false.
How much is a human life worth? This is actually a very philosophical question, but for Suzy, her father's life was priceless.
At this time, Captain Monta coughed slightly, then waved to his daughter and said:
"Can you go get me a pack of Marlboros? You know what flavor I like to smoke."
Susie said in shock:
"How can you still smoke now?"
Captain Monta sighed:
"My body knows that it won't last long. While I can still move, let's enjoy the last time. Why don't you go?"
Susie said with tears:
"I have no money anymore"
Xingyi immediately put his arm around her shoulders, then gave her a wad of money and asked her to run errands. At this time, Captain Monta looked at Fang Linyan and said:
"Now, can you tell me what you mean?"
Fang Linyan said:
"Susie must have made it clear what we are doing before, and we are here with good intentions, so I think you will be very cooperative with me. After all, we have paid a high price for you."
"More importantly, if you want to get this price back from a strong girl like Susie, it will not be a pleasant thing."
Captain Monta sighed slightly:
"You don't need to threaten me. How can I bring trouble to my daughter when I'm about to die? Tell me what you want to know."
Fang Linyan said:
"It may sound weird, but you must believe that what I say is true, because no one would joke about hundreds of thousands of dollars (referring to the resources consumed on Captain Monta)."
"In the past year, I have always had the same dream. Many details in the dream will be forgotten. The only thing that remains in my memory is that there is a mysterious voice asking me for help."
Fang Linyan noticed that after he said the last words, Captain Monta's breathing suddenly became much faster, which obviously reminded him of something nerve-wracking, but he still did not speak.
Then Fang Linyan continued:
"Just about ten days ago, I had the same dream again. This time, although I forgot some things in the dream as usual, I saw some pictures before the dream was about to end."
"A grocery store with a shabby appearance, but inside it was decorated like a ship's cabin, and there were two people drinking. Although I forgot their appearance, I remembered that one of them was called Captain Monta!"
"There is no doubt that these pictures made me remember two key points: the grocery store in the cabin, and Captain Monta. And I happened to still have some power and a little money, so I began to follow these two clues tirelessly.
We searched for you, and finally luckily found you after the doctor pronounced you to be dead."
Captain Monta nodded:
"Thank you for doing these things for me. I know why you came."
He sighed and said:
"It turns out you are also a victim of that mysterious curse."
Fang Linyan immediately said:
"Sorry, but could you be more clear?"
Captain Monta nodded, then pointed at the tip of his nose and said:
"Then please allow me to introduce myself first. David Monta, who is sixty-three years old this year, served as the captain of the Santa Maria crab fishing boat from 1997 until three years ago."
Then, he took a sip of water and continued:
"Of course, I also have an underground identity, that is, a bandanna (core) of the Williams faction of the Crip Gang. My first voyage every year is actually not to catch crabs, but to take the cargo that has sunk under the sea.
Bringing it back to the gang - stuff from as far away as Colombia."
"It turns out he is still an old smuggler." Fang Linyan simply put a label on Captain Monta and said silently in his heart.
Captain Monta continued:
“During last year’s harvest season, a group of us set off again to Alaska to catch those big guys (king crabs) that were active on the sea floor. They would crawl into the crab pots we left behind and gnaw on the rotten entrails.
, and then give us a lot of money in exchange."
Fang Linyan watched a documentary, which described the hard work and danger of fishing for crabs:
The low temperature of more than ten degrees below zero and the terrifying wind and waves in the Bering Strait are nothing to worry about. The biggest threat to the crew is the crab pots used to catch king crabs.
Each of these cages is two meters long and one meter high. They are welded with hard steel bars. Otherwise, it will be easy for the fierce and big men inside to escape. At the same time, they are also designed to resist the strong winds and waves here that exceed level 6 or 7 all year round.
, so each crab pot weighs dozens of kilograms.
In order to facilitate recycling, these cages are put into the sea in a series of more than a dozen.
During this process, if someone is caught by a crab pot, they will either have their hands and feet cut off, or they will be taken into the sea and die on the spot.
The key point is that crab fishing is still in a hurry, and it is common for workers to work overtime, fight fatigue, and even drink some wine to warm up. Therefore, it is no longer news that people die every year during the crab fishing season, but immortality is a rare thing.
"Very hard work." Fang Linyan nodded and commented with emotion.
But Captain Monta did not answer. It is probably because he has been in the industry for decades and has become accustomed to these things, right? His next words became serious, and he should have mentioned the meaty part:
"But at this time, a very strange thing happened. After we came to a place where crabs were infested, we set off the cage as usual, and then came back three hours later to collect the cage."
"As a result, part of the cage that was put away was damaged. You know the cage we use to catch crabs, right? It was welded by steel bars as thick as a finger, but it broke directly, and it was not the kind of break caused by metal fatigue."
"The fracture surface is flat and smooth, and even reveals fresh traces of unoxidized parts inside! Do you know that only a big man holding a vise can achieve such an effect, and the layering of the fracture surface will be very strong."
"There was a guy on the ship who was a veteran mechanic. After looking at the fracture, he bluntly said that only a professional metal cutting machine, or a monster like the Terminator, holding a special alloy steel ax could cut such a fracture.
.”
Fang Linyan thought for a while, then looked up the information on the crab pots, and found that Captain Monta's guy really wasn't lying:
The metal railings for building crab pots need to be specially customized because they have to take into account the corrosion resistance of seawater and the violent collisions when putting down and lifting the crab pots. They are incredibly hard.
Captain Monta then continued:
"Next, a terrible curse came. First, Harry, an old sea dog, fell directly into the sea when he was putting the cage in the cage. The old dog started working on the crab fishing boat at the age of nineteen, and was known as crab fishermen.
A guy who will be fine even if the ship sinks."
"Then there was Kensi the Alarm Clock. He fell into the sea during a night shift. This guy liked to stand on the side of the ship and pee into the sea. In the end, there were only eleven people on our ship when we set off, but we were able to successfully return to the port.
There are only seven.”
Fang Linyan pondered for a while and said:
"Maybe this is a coincidence? Please forgive me, but I really don't see any curse."
Captain Monta rolled up his hospital gown with some difficulty, and then he could see a strange birthmark suddenly appeared on the upper edge of his abdomen:
This thing shows a strange spiral pattern. The specific details are a bit vague, but it is bright red, similar to the color of red moles on the human body.
"This thing slowly appeared after our ship docked, and it is still changing."
Fang Linyan said:
"What changes? Wasn't it like this in the beginning?"
Captain Monta shook his head:
"Of course not. At first, the skin there was soft, but then it slowly began to harden, and then there was a pain like a pinprick! I went to a doctor for treatment, and they concluded that it was damn skin fibers.
Keratosis!!”
Fang Linyan suddenly felt that the diagnosis result was somewhat familiar, but he could not remember anything specific for a while, so he looked at Xingyi. She simply sent a private message to Fang Linyan, but there were only five words:
"Corns or plantar warts."
Seeing these familiar words, Fang Linyan almost laughed out loud and couldn't help but said to Captain Monta:
"Is the doctor you are looking for serious?"
Captain Monta said angrily:
"He sent me a four-digit bill, which included eight blood tests and five tests that I couldn't understand. Do you think I have any reason not to believe this conclusion?",
"Then I performed cryosurgery based on his advice. It seemed to have solved the problem, but two months later it grew again, and this time it was accompanied by severe pain! It was like a needle prick.
Severe pain, can you understand that feeling? Hundreds of small needles are poking you hard all the time, causing severe pain!"
Xingyi suddenly said:
"The intelligence we have obtained shows that you were originally a self-disciplined person who would drink no more than two beers even at a party. However, in the past two years, you have begun to drink alcohol and take drugs, and your health has deteriorated rapidly - so, this
Is the curse the reason for your rapid fall?"
Captain Monta showed a helpless smile on his face, and then said slowly:
"Yes, the ever-present pinprick pain is really maddening. In view of the doctor's incompetence, I can only continue to drink alcohol and take medicine to anesthetize myself and avoid this terrible pain.
"Although I know that doing this will not do any good to the body, in order to get rid of this pain, I can only do this."
Fang Linyan looked at Flanders next to him, and Flanders nodded and whispered to Fang Linyan:
"My spiritual sense shows that there is a mysterious power near his brand. This power is very special, but like the power of fire, it is incompatible with the human body."
Next, Fang Linyan chatted with Captain Monta for a few more words, and found that he could not find any useful information, so he said to him:
"Captain Monta, let's make a deal. Send me the coordinates of the crab pot accident, and then recall what else you have forgotten. In return, I will give you half a million dollars."
What else could Captain Monta say? He could only accept it silently.
***
At this time, Xie Del called and said that she was nearby and asked Fang Linyan when he would join her. It happened that things here had come to an end, so Fang Linyan rushed over with Flanders and Xingyi.
Obviously, Shedel and Flanders knew each other, and because of the uncontested character of the God of Plants, Hyacintos, the atmosphere between the two parties was quite harmonious.
To Fang Linyan's surprise, Xie Del was already followed by a mixed version of F4, three men and one woman. Xie Del did not shy away from them when speaking or doing anything, and it was obvious that she trusted them very much, and these four men looked at Xie Del.
The look in your eyes was very strange. It looked like you could die for her at any time!
This really surprised Fang Linyan. It turns out that there are really extreme dog-lickers like Gu Yunong and Shu Qi in Shuiyunjian in the world??
However, what shocked Fang Linyan the most was the identity of one of the F4 people next to Shedel. He was an out-and-out superhero! He had terrifying power beyond ordinary people. To be specific, this is called
Jold's guy is a poor man's version of Captain America.
