Chapter eight hundred and nineteen, we should talk about it
After a while, Xue Chen stopped the Ord, called Andrew and Amanda to the cockpit, and told them that the Black Wolf had been found. He hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
"found it?!"
Everyone in the cockpit was shocked, showing expressions of surprise and disbelief.
Andrew immediately took action and summoned all the crew members and diving operators, planning to go into the water immediately to investigate the specific situation before dark.
The two divers quickly put on their equipment, stood on the elevator on the side of the Ord's deck and dived into the sea for a while. Everyone walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck looking at the sea, waiting nervously.
About half an hour later, a signal was sent from the water, the elevator began to rise, and the two divers broke out of the water and appeared in front of everyone.
"Report to the captain, Mr. Andrew, there is indeed a sunken ship underwater, but most of the ship's hull has been sunk into the mud on the seabed, and only a few traces are leaking out. I took pictures."
Andrew bought a special underwater camera and watched the footage with everyone. The camera worth 30,000 US dollars was worth the money. The footage was very clear. It can be seen that it is indeed a sunken ship. Most of the
It sank into the bottom of the sea, with only a very small part exposed.
"No wonder the Black Wolf has never been surveyed. Look, the exposed part looks like a small piece of coral reef. If you use radar, you will definitely miss it!"
At this moment, all the eyes on the deck were focused on Xue Chen's face. They were in admiration to the extreme, and no one had any doubts anymore.
Andrew watched the video carefully again and pointed excitedly at a point on the screen: "Look, what is this? It's a corner collision!"
The ram is a protrusion installed on the bow of a ship. It has only one function, and that is for collision. When two ships engage in a boarding battle, the two ships will collide. When the ram of one ship comes first,
If it hits the side of an enemy ship, it will have a huge advantage, and it may even tear a ship apart!
Amanda pointed out very sharply that the raised part of the corner looks a bit like a wolf head!
At this moment, everyone was finally sure that this ship must be the Black Wolf, because the wolf's head as the collision angle was the biggest evidence!
Next, Andrew used a satellite phone to talk to Carter Quinn on the island and informed him of the news.
Carter Quinn, who was enjoying a bonfire barbecue with four crew members on the beach, almost jumped up and shouted with a black face: "What did you say? Found it, are you sure you're not dreaming, Andrew!"
"Uncle Carter, we're going to pick you up right now, you better see for yourself." Andrew knew that it was difficult for the other party to accept this fact, so he simply didn't explain it. Anyway, the matter was already obvious.
After hanging up the phone, Carter Quinn's face looked uncertain under the firelight, his cheeks twitched slightly, and he murmured: "Really found it? How is it possible..."
After recording the determined coordinates, the Ord turned around to pick up Carter Quinn. As the current person in charge of the Ord, the other party had to direct the specific salvage work.
With joy in her beautiful eyes, Amanda came to Xue Chen's room and said: "Xue Chen, you really did it and found the Black Wolf. Well, is it really like what the crew said privately, you
You have deep sea blood in your body, can you communicate with the fish in the sea and let the fish help you find it?"
Xue Chen glanced at Amanda, sighed slightly, and there was not much joy on his face. He was very calm and said: "It's too early to be happy now."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Amanda asked confused.
The Ord picked up Curt Quinn on the small island when it got dark, and everyone waited quietly for dawn.
Early the next morning, all the crew members stood on the deck in high spirits. Everyone looked good, with hope and joy on their faces. Only one person's face was not so good, with dark circles under his eyes and a faint look on his face.
With pale blue hair and a look that looked like he hadn't slept all night, he was none other than Carter Quinn.
Curt Quinn immediately watched the footage taken by the divers after boarding the ship yesterday. When Andrew pointed out that the wolf's head hit the corner, his heart plummeted. There was a bang in his head, and he felt as if the sky was about to collapse.
He asked in detail again. Was it Xue Chen who discovered it? Not the radar observer of the Ord? After receiving a positive answer, Curt Quinn became completely silent.
"Uncle Carter, it's getting late, shouldn't we arrange salvage matters?" Andrew reminded in a low voice when he saw Carter Quinn was a little distracted. Naturally, he knew why his Uncle Carter was like this.
Carter Quinn glanced around slightly, and was a little surprised to see that Xue Chen was not on the deck. This made him slightly relieved. Now he really doesn't know how to face it. He also thought that the other party would definitely
He would appear in front of him immediately and ridicule him, but now he looks a little different from what he thought.
After calming down, Carter Quinn began to make arrangements. The crew on the deck started to move, and the underwater salvage operators were also ready. The salvage work was officially launched.
However, when noon arrived, the atmosphere on the deck began to change. The joy on everyone's faces gradually dissipated and was replaced by solemnity.
Carter Quinn looked at some scattered things salvaged on the deck. They were all daily necessities. Although they had a long history, they were all corroded to a bad extent and had little value at all. He couldn't help but frown and asked a salvage worker.
The personnel asked: "What kind of garbage is all this? What's the use of salvaging it? What we want is the financial report of the Black Wolf's robbery!"
The man in the diving suit didn't look very good, and he said hesitantly: "Mr. Carter, we have roughly cleared out the Black Wolf, but... we didn't find what you were looking for at all."
"How is that possible?!" Carter Quinn's brows knitted into a knot.
The salvage lasted all day, but in the end only one thing of certain value was salvaged, which was the wolf-head-shaped collision horn.
In the past, collision horns of ancient ships were also salvaged, and their value varied, mainly depending on the completeness and the popularity of the ship to which the collision horn belonged.
Andrew sent the photos back and inquired with experts within the group, and got a rough estimate. The value of the Black Wolf's collision angle is relatively high, because the Black Wolf shipwreck is very famous, plus the collision angle
The craftsmanship is also very high, with an estimated value of 20 million US dollars!
When the sun on the beach fell halfway below the sea level, the salvage work that had lasted for a day stopped. Everyone stood on the deck and looked at the meager salvage harvest in silence.
At this time, Xue Chen finally appeared on the deck and glanced at the pitiful harvest on the deck, his eyes calm and unremarkable.
Carter Quinn turned to look at Xue Chen, his eyes changed, and he asked in a deep voice: "Where is the treasure on the Black Wolf?"
Looking at Carter Quinn with a dark face, Xue Chen asked in an unceremonious cold voice: "You ask me? I would like to ask you, isn't the estimated value of the Black Wolf 250 million US dollars? Isn't it fully loaded?
Carrying a boatload of gold, silver and jewelry? But where is it now? Don’t forget, I am only responsible for finding the Black Wolf!"
Xue Chen choked back, and Carter Quinn looked even more embarrassed, but was speechless.
Xue Chen was also very unhappy. When he discovered the Black Wolf, he noticed something was wrong. There was only a sunken ship, but there was no gold, silver or jewelry scattered around. He searched several times and found not a single piece of gold. It took him so long.
, spent a lot of energy, and finally found an empty ship?
But he didn't say it directly. Finding the sunken ship was already beyond common sense in the eyes of many people. If he said that there was nothing in the Black Wolf and it had no value, it would be too shocking, so he chose
Be silent and let them discover this on their own.
Andrew interjected at the right time: "We can't be sure of everything yet. If we search carefully tomorrow, we may find something new."
As the sky fell into darkness, the Ord also became quiet and floated quietly on the sea.
"Xue Chen, you should have known about the situation of the Black Wolf for a long time, otherwise you wouldn't have been on the deck to pay attention to the salvage, right?" Amanda asked in a low voice during dinner.
Xue Chen didn't say anything, but Amanda understood and didn't continue to ask.
"If there really is nothing, then where did the gold and silver treasures plundered by the Black Wolf go?" Amanda muttered in confusion.
This is everyone's question, and divers have carefully observed that there are no signs that the Black Wolf has been salvaged. It is definitely not possible that someone got there first.
On the second day after the discovery of the Black Wolf, it was another day of salvage. All the divers went into the water and searched around non-stop, trying to find something, but there was nothing. There was still nothing.
Xue Chen has also been working hard, but he has not gained anything, not even a gold coin.
As time went by, the atmosphere in Oude Haocheng became silent, and everyone seemed to be in a bad mood. The ups and downs made everyone feel uncomfortable, from the surprise when they were discovered to the disappointment now.
The salvage lasted for three days, and after three days we had to admit that the salvage was over.
Looking at the ram of the Black Wolf, the only one of certain value on the deck, Carter Quinn sighed. Although the ram worth 20 million was enough to cover all the expenses, he did not make any money, which made him a little bit
Not reconciled.
Andrew and Amanda, as well as some crew members on the deck, also had this idea.
At this time, Xue Chen's voice came from behind: "Mr. Carter, I think we should have a talk."
Quatquin's body trembled, his expression changed quickly, and then he turned around and saw Xue Chen watching him walking over.
"Talk about... what to talk about?" Carter Quinn asked with a serious face.
"It seems that you are very forgetful. Of course it is the agreement we made." Xue Chen sneered at the corner of his mouth. Is it too late to pretend to be stupid now? (To be continued)