Volume 3: Exploring the Blue Hole Chapter 21: Strange Blue Hole
The neon lights of the port city flashed at night, and the neatness and prosperity were in sharp contrast with the tropical jungle. Ling Hao and Cheng Zhuxin were both in a trance, as if the previous month or so had been a dream. The two sat on the waiti
G Cafe, the coffee in front of them was steaming, but no one spoke, they all just stared blankly at the night scene outside.
"After this trip, and then back to the feasting and feasting of modern times, it feels like a world away." Cheng Zhuxin suddenly sighed.
Ling Hao smiled: "You make it sound as if you have traveled through time before. We just went to the tropical rainforest and fought with militants. Isn't it a bit too much to feel like we were in another world?"
Cheng Zhuxin sighed softly and said: "Although I am a policeman, I have always been self-reliant on my skills and my marksmanship. But it was only on the battlefield that I realized that I was a rookie. I am no stranger to blood and death, but the large-caliber bullets and deafening explosions still filled the sky.
It scared me. This made all my previous pride disappear. Facing life and death, blood and fire, I am still immature."
Ling Hao shook his head: "You are a policeman, not a soldier. It is not your job to go to the battlefield. Just like soldiers don't know how to investigate cases, this is called specialization. Why do you need to work with people like us?
Compared to this."
Cheng Zhuxin smiled sweetly and said: "It's you, now that you are a businessman and you make a lot of money, you shouldn't be so prone to wielding swords and guns."
Ling Hao was speechless and said: "You have the nerve to say it? Who dragged you into wielding swords and guns this time? Not to mention making money, as far as the work we are doing this time, the leaders of your central bureau have to worry about their conscience.
Think about it, is that called making money?"
Cheng Zhuxin rolled her eyes at Ling Hao angrily and said, "Are you planning to argue with me?"
Ling Hao smiled softly and said: "For the sake of you staying by my bedside all day, I won't care." After saying that, he looked at Cheng Zhuxin's hand next to the coffee cup and thought about how to behave as naturally as possible.
He stretched out his claws to hold the white jade hand. After thinking for a long time, he was completely distracted and did not dare to make a move.
"What? Are you observing the calluses on my hands from practicing shooting again?" Cheng Zhuxin realized that he was wrong and spread his hands in front of Ling Hao.
Ling Hao was a little speechless. Although this girl was very smart, she was very slow when it came to matters between men and women. I really don’t know if she was so beautiful. Were all the men around her blind before? "No, I was here.
I think, 'Angel Shark' was immediately escorted back to the central bureau, didn't you have to interrogate him?"
Cheng Zhuxin smiled and said: "You must have watched too many police and gangster movies. In fact, in the police department, the same people will not be arrested and interrogated, especially for such serious criminals, there will be specialized interrogation experts to pry their mouths
, it is impossible to carry him to death. Now that the main culprit has been caught, before we get information about other important figures in the organization, we will have a few days of free time, which happens to be on vacation. Anyway, I have no other place to go, so I have to stay.
Gangcheng will accompany Beichuan for a few days."
Ling Hao almost spat out the coffee in his mouth. How could he accompany Beichuan? This island country girl had carried Yuan Bing into the hotel room since she came back. She has never come out until now. She even asked the hotel to bring her meals to the room.
Ling Hao was worried that by the time Yuan Bing came out, he would be squeezed dry.
"Why should I accompany her? Be a lightbulb? How about I show my kindness as a landlord and accompany you to go shopping and relax?" Ling Hao mustered up his courage and said with a slightly guilty conscience.
"Well, I won't disturb you, right?" Cheng Zhuxin's face was also flushed.
"No, I haven't recovered from my injury yet. I just want to take a vacation to accompany you." The last three words were obviously a bit ambiguous, which made Cheng Zhuxin's face turn even redder, while Ling Hao started to glance at the other person's hand again.
, he really wanted to slap himself twice, what a great opportunity, why didn’t he dare to hold someone’s hand? In the next few days, he must complete this great goal, it must be done!
Ling Hao's plan went bankrupt the next day. The grandson of "Angel Shark" was "given up" so quickly. The central bureau asked the task force to end their vacation and return immediately. There was a new capture mission. This time, there was no need to dive, so
Naturally, they will no longer spend money to hire Ling Hao and the others.
Just like that, the duck flew away before it was cooked, no, even before it was brought home. Ling Hao's heart was broken. He secretly cursed the "angel shark" as a weakling. Even the interrogation experts followed suit.
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However, looking at Yuan Bing's appearance of surviving the disaster, it was obvious that his life was saved by the Central Bureau. I have to say that the girls from the island country are fierce. Yuan Bing, a reputable and tough man, was stunned.
I had to languish on the sofa for several days. God knows what happened these days. The picture was probably so beautiful that no one dared to imagine it during the day.
Two weeks passed in a flash, and everyone went to work in the company as usual every day. It was just a different place to play games in a daze, and they were all used to it.
However, Li Liang had no intention of leaving them idle. He brought a blond foreign woman to Ling Hao's office early in the morning. The latter was unprepared and quickly sorted out the messy things on the table.
Ask the girl at the front desk to serve tea to the guests quickly.
"Blue hole? Which blue hole? Belize or Italy? It can't be the 'eye of the sea' in the South China Sea, right?" Ling Hao's eyes widened. This time's "job" seemed very challenging.
"Blue hole" is a special geological environment in the ocean. A circle of faint blue is dotted in the sea, as if it is the pupil of the sea staring at the sky. The deep gaze is mysterious and beautiful. It is also called the "Eye of the Ocean".
According to scientists' research, the cause of the "blue hole" is that when the sea level dropped during the glacial period, karst shafts were formed by surface water dissolution on the limestone islands above the water surface. When the sea level rose during the interglacial period, the shafts filled with water, forming underwater karst shafts.
cave.
There are many ocean blue holes in the world, and they vary in depth. The more famous ones include the "Belize Blue Hole", the "Saipan Blue Hole", the Italian "Capri Blue Hole", etc. The deepest among them is the "Belize Blue Hole".
The "Yongle Dragon Cave" in Sansha is 300.84 meters deep. Fishermen even say that this is the trace left after Sun Wukong pulled out the golden cudgel. Some people also connect it with the "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" in the "Book of Mountains and Seas".
The fishermen gave it a popular and down-to-earth name, "Sea Eye".
There have always been countless folklores surrounding the "Blue Hole" or the "Eye of the Sea". Some foreign countries say it is the lair of demons or sea monsters, the entrance to hell. And there are even more legends in domestic fishing villages.
, some say that it is the Dragon Palace of the Dragon King, some say that it is the bottomless abyss that the sea pours in over the years but cannot fill it up... In short, it is the most mysterious place on earth.
Human beings are curious creatures. How can we not have the desire to explore such mysterious places? Especially in the past hundred years, almost all blue holes have become paradises for diving explorers, and there is an endless stream of deep diving enthusiasts.
The major blue holes have become holy places for diving tourism. There are many people who have successfully explored the bottom, and there are also many people who have died in accidents. However, "blue holes" are still flocked to by deep diving enthusiasts all over the world.
As soon as Ling Hao heard the word "blue hole" mentioned by the foreign beauty, his little heart began to beat faster. Who in this industry is safe? The restless factors flowed in his blood, constantly stimulating
Adrenaline is secreted, tearing, and eating away at the sanity in young minds.
This girl is an Englishman and a descendant of an ancient aristocratic family, so she was able to find Li Liang through family connections. She is not as people usually imagine, a rich second generation who has nothing to do, has money but no place to spend it, and is full of food.
The kind where you have to commit suicide everywhere in search of excitement, but end up going too far and causing trouble.
He is a scholar, a master's degree from Cambridge University. Although he looks like a movie star, he is actually a pure marine scientist. His name is Adeline Huxley. She is one of the three oldest families in the UK. Among the Huxley family
A young lady in China is rich, powerful, famous, knowledgeable, and most importantly, good-looking. To say that she doesn’t have anything she doesn’t have is totally unreasonable. Is God really fair? Obviously, it’s not fair at all.
No! Ling Hao screamed and complained in his heart.
"Mr. Ling Hao, this time I found Uncle Li through family connections because I was at the end of my rope and had no choice but to do it. I have a very important matter that I need to rely on you and your team's underwater skills.
Professional ability." Adeline spoke fluently in Mandarin, and judging by her vocabulary, I am afraid that many pure Chinese people may not be able to compete with others. It is said that the Huxley family is a place where scholars and writers gather together.
, this statement is indeed true.
"I would like to hear the details." Ling Hao also started to read the article, and tried his best to appear elegant, profound and knowledgeable. He can't lose his reputation to us Chinese people, can he?
Adeline smiled politely and continued: "Last year, a marine scientific research team from our University of Cambridge conducted scientific research activities near Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. They found an atoll 7 nautical miles southeast of it.
A huge blue hole with a diameter of more than 600 meters was discovered in the lagoon. Due to the limited equipment at the time and the fact that the blue hole was not completely vertical, sonar could not detect the bottom, but even so, the depth that had been explored was already
More than 300 meters. There is no doubt that this newly discovered blue hole will become the new highest in the world."
Adeline was a little excited when she spoke, and her face turned red. She took a sip of tea to calm down and then continued: "This is a major scientific discovery that can shock the world. My mentor, Professor Levins, applied
With a certain amount of funding, we took twelve of our students and a large amount of advanced equipment to Guadalcanal. At the same time, we took a deep-diving mini-submarine to try to explore the bottom, and at the same time, we used the latest "multi-frequency vibration wave directional sonar" to start a comprehensive
Explore the terrain inside the Blue Cave. Unexpectedly, the underwater internal space of the Blue Cave is much larger than the entrance. Not only is it extremely deep downward, but there is also a large space to the side. There are as many as 5 entrances to the underwater cave, and the environment is complex.
Professor Levins and two classmates lost contact with the surface while deep diving in a small submarine to explore one of the caves, so I am extremely anxious to find a way to find you. Although there are no less than 10 teams in the world capable of deep diving rescue
, but they are all controlled by the government or big companies. It is not impossible to ask them for help, but the communication time is too long. My tutor and classmates are in danger. They cannot afford to wait. I am afraid that Mr. Ling is the only one in the world.
Your team specializes in this kind of thing as its main business, and can get things done right away with money. I am willing to pay 2 million euros to hire you, what do you think?"
Ling Hao suddenly took a breath. Two million euros was a huge sum of money. Although this job sounded a bit difficult, fortunately, it was not asking them to explore the bottom 300 meters below. It should be a good deal.
Seeing Ling Hao's silence, Adeline thought he thought it was dangerous, and quickly said: "Mr. Ling, there are risks in this matter. We can easily discuss the price. Otherwise, I will pay 3 million euros, and you will also pay for the transportation of your equipment."
I’ll also take care of it, and I’ll also be responsible for all the logistical expenses, what do you think?”
Ling Hao felt like he was being slapped by bundles of banknotes, and was stunned. He swallowed and said, "Miss Adeline, after all, this matter is risky, so I have to
Let my team members be on the same page, please wait for me for a moment." After that, he hurriedly left the office.
In another room, everyone in the team was "beaten" by the power of money until they were dizzy. Shi Si took out a tissue and wiped his sweaty hands and said, "If I could take more jobs like this,
This time, we can almost retire early."
Yuan Bing rolled his eyes at her and said: "Looking at your potential, I will continue to work. I feel more and more that our industry has a bright future!"
Jiang Mingyu said: "Anything can happen when diving in a cave. The danger is unpredictable. Although I agree to go, I hope we put safety first and make all emergency preparations. We must not risk our lives."
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"I agree with this, so the agreement should be clear. If it is found that nothing can be done and rescue cannot be carried out, or the other party has been killed, then how should this be calculated? It is best to use the standard text in our company, money is earned
It’s a small thing if you don’t make any money, and you won’t make the mistake if you don’t have to lose a lot of money later.” Yang Xueting said lightly, and everyone nodded in agreement.
So Ling Hao returned to his office 15 minutes later, smiled at Adeline and said: "We have taken this job, and the agreement is ready. Is there any way you can get a large transport aircraft? At least the C17.
At this level, we have large equipment to transport."