"President, can Mr. Qin survive in this situation?"
Tang Jun shook his head and said: "In that kind of whirlpool, even a ship would be torn into pieces if it was swept into the bottom of the sea, let alone a person..."
Tang Jun didn't understand why Bai Zhentian, who had been decisive in killing all his life, was so stubborn on the issue of Qin Feng's death? So many people saw Qin Feng fall into the whirlpool with their own eyes, and there was no chance of survival at all.
"You want to see people when you are alive, you want to see corpses when you die!"
Bai Zhentian waved his hand and said: "As long as Brother Qin's body cannot be seen, it can only be defined as missing..."
Having said this, Bai Zhentian looked around at the other people in the room, and then said: "All Qin Feng's investments were made according to normal procedures. He is just missing now and not dead. Do you remember that?"
"Remember, President!"
After hearing Bai Zhentian's words, Tang Jun and others immediately understood. Bai Zhentian was afraid that after the news of Qin Feng's death spread, someone would want to swallow up his inheritance.
You know, Qin Feng's investment share in Ao Island is as high as one billion U.S. dollars, which is a lot of money. What's more, his stake in the casino is a cornucopia, and many people are eyeing it.
"Okay, you all go down. Don't give up search and rescue until the last moment!"
Bai Zhentian waved his hand a little tiredly. It had been almost more than twenty hours since Qin Feng's accident. He had been presiding over the search and rescue work and was already exhausted.
"Yes, President, we will not give up." Tang Jun and others agreed and then exited the room.
"Brother Qin, I'm sorry for you!"
After Tang Jun and his party went out, Bai Zhentian lowered his head and sighed. Although he had been unwilling to admit Qin Feng's death before, the fact was before his eyes. Boss Bai was just unwilling to accept this reality.
"Brother Qin, no matter what happens, I will help you protect your inheritance..."
Bai Zhentian made a decision in his heart. No matter whether Qin Feng lived or died, he would keep Qin Feng's shares in Ao Island and transfer these shares to Qin Feng's sister when he found her.
"Boss Tang, do you want to continue searching?" After coming out of Bai Zhentian's room, Bian Hong looked at Tang Jun.
"Look, the president is right, if you can't see someone, it can't be defined as death!"
Before Tang Jun could speak, Bettina rushed to say: "It's not like things that disappear and reappear due to natural phenomena have never happened. Maybe Qin Feng was just swept away by the undercurrent of the seabed..."
Although she has never liked Qin Feng very much, Bettina is still convinced of Qin Feng's skills. From the bottom of her heart, she does not want to see Qin Feng die.
But Bettina's words made Tang Jun and others roll their eyes. People need air to survive. If they were really involved in the undercurrent of the seabed, there would be no hope of survival.
"Do your best and listen to fate!"
Tang Jun was also in a low mood. Not only Qin Feng was killed this time. A member of their mercenary group was also killed, and the helicopter exploded when it touched the sea. It was definitely fatal.
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In the evening of the next day, professional salvage teams from the United States and the United Kingdom arrived in this area.
They first arrived in Singapore by special plane with their equipment, and then arrived in the Malacca Strait by boat. Just to transport the salvage equipment, Bai Zhentian rented several large transport planes.
These people were indeed much more professional than Bai Zhentian and the others. When they arrived, they immediately lined up the three salvage ships coming from Singapore in a triangular shape to form a triangular platform.
Bai Zhentian and others could not get involved in these matters, so they could only continue searching in the surrounding waters, not to mention the fishing boat. Even the wreckage of the helicopter disappeared without a trace.
A week passed quickly like this, but judging from the situation of the salvage team, the situation was not very good, because they also found nothing.
"Thomas, are you kidding?" Bai Zhentian sat with the captain of the salvage team in the conference room of the cruise ship.
"Mr. Bai, unfortunately, this is the fact."
Thomas from the United States shrugged his shoulders and said: "I sent submarines and professional divers to go to the bottom of the sea, but the situation is not the same as what you said..."
Thomas is in his early fifties and has a strong build. His skin is tanned due to long-term work at sea, giving him a very healthy image.
Thomas is the most famous salvage expert in the United States. He has participated in the salvage of many shipwrecks in the world, and the most famous Titanic was brought out of the water with his support.
"You mean, I'm lying?"
Bai Zhentian's face darkened and he said: "You have seen the previous videos. The fishing boat and the helicopter fell into the whirlpool and were pulled to the bottom of the sea. Are those videos all fake?"
For this salvage, Bai Zhentian spent nearly 30 million US dollars, but he came to such a conclusion, which made him angry.
"Mr. Bai, please don't worry..."
Seeing Bai Zhentian's angry look, Thomas turned on the projector in the conference room, pointed at the image on the wall, and said: "Mr. Bai, you see, this seabed is very flat, and it is all made up of fine sand.
…
There is only one possibility, and that is that the whirlpool swept the sunken ship into the fine sand and buried it deeply under the sea..."
As Thomas explained, a video appeared in front of Bai Zhentian and others. It was taken by a submarine in the sea water 70 meters below.
It can be clearly seen through the strong light on the submarine that the seabed in this area is very flat. There are no reefs, no undersea plants, and even very few fish. At first glance, it seems...
Like a desert.
Thomas did not question the authenticity of the video. He has been doing salvage work for most of his life. He can accept everything that happens in the ocean, because the ocean is inherently weird and unpredictable.
Moreover, the existence of seabed sand beds and the lack of animals and plants also show that this sea area is indeed unique.
You must know that the sea water in the Strait of Malacca is warm and suitable, and it has always been a place where fish breed vigorously. The absence of fish shows that something happened in this place not long ago.
So Thomas wondered whether the vortex stirred up the sand bed on the seabed and buried the sunken ships and helicopter wreckage that were swept to the seabed under the sand bed.
Thomas has encountered this situation before, more than once.
Just like when he salvaged the Titanic a few years ago, a large part of the giant ship had been covered by seabed silt and sand due to hundreds of years of seawater erosion.
The salvage team spent a lot of effort to clean up the silt and successfully lifted the Titanic out of the sea. According to subsequent analysis, if a few more decades pass, the entire giant ship may be buried by the silt and attacks on the seabed.
Lose.
"You mean, the fishing boat was buried under the sea?"
Bai Zhentian could accept Thomas's explanation, because under that huge whirlpool, the seabed should be in the shape of a funnel.
When the whirlpool ends, the funnel will swallow up the things at the bottom. This is why no wreckage of fishing boats or helicopters can be found on the sea.
“The possibility is very high!”
Thomas nodded and said: "But there is another possibility. After the whirlpool ends, an undercurrent will be formed on the sea floor. This undercurrent will also bring things on the sea surface to some unknown sea areas..."
Thomas switched to a screen, and a sea map suddenly appeared on the screen wall.
Pointing to the sea area map, Thomas said: "Everyone knows that this is the Strait of Malacca, and in this place, there is a large trench with a depth of more than 9,000 meters. It is already a restricted area for humans. If
The fishing boats were brought to this place by the undercurrent, and there is nothing we can do..."
In this world, the sky has been conquered by humans. As early as decades ago, American and Soviet astronauts have successfully landed on the moon. However, there are still many places on the earth that have never been visited by humans.
The deep sea is one of these areas. Under the pressure of tens of thousands of meters of sea water, humans currently have no way to get there. Even the most advanced submarines cannot dive to that depth.
"Thomas, then...according to your experience, is it possible for the people on the fishing boat to survive?" Although he knew he shouldn't ask this question, Bai Zhentian couldn't help but ask.
"Absolutely impossible!"
Thomas looked at Bai Zhentian as if he were an idiot and said, "Bai, I don't know what important people are on that ship, but even if the President of the United States is on it, he is dead. No one can survive in this situation."
Survive!"
"Okay, I understand, Thomas, you can write a search and rescue report."
Bai Zhentian's face turned gloomy, he stood up and said, "Thank you very much for coming, I will transfer the balance to your account..."
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, hearing from experts that Qin Feng had no chance of surviving made Bai Zhentian feel extremely bad.
"Tang Jun, end the search and rescue work!"
After leaving the conference room, Bai Zhentian said to Tang Jun: "You take the mercenary group back to the United States. I will stay in Asia for a while longer..."
"Aren't you going back?" Tang Jun hesitated for a moment and then asked: "President, what about the issues with the various churches?"
Although Bai Zhentian recorded the scene when the vortex occurred again, the big bosses in several Eastern European countries did not buy it very much. They suggested holding a Hongmen Congress in Russia to let Bai Zhentian explain the disappearance of the arms.
"Just go and solve this matter."
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Bai Zhentian's eyes, and he said: "It's time for a change of leadership in those countries. The old people always need to move their places for the young people..." (To be continued...)
