Chapter 9 "One More" Ni Kuang

Part 1: The Strangest Man in the World I met someone. This man seemed to be about thirty years old, about 175 cm tall, male, when I saw him, he was wearing a cheap suit, with a sad face, and he kept rubbing his hands. His appearance is very ordinary. If you have seen him before, if you don't observe him carefully, it will not be easy to remember his appearance. There are as many people like this as you can meet on the street every day. However, I want to call him the strangest person in the world. This is really strange. To understand his strangeness, one must understand the whole incident. Strange, impossible.

If you must use the simplest sentence to express the strangeness of this person, then you can call him an extra person. What are the extra people?That is definitely not something that can be explained clearly in a few words, it is better to let me describe it in detail. The sea is ruthless, calm in the morning, and stormy in the afternoon, with rough waves.That's what happened to the cargo ship Auspicious at this time. The auspicious cargo ship is an old ship, and even the shipping company has to admit that it is barely sailing, but because of the busy cargo, it has been sailing in the sea.

The captain of the cargo ship Auspicious is a veteran with 30 years of sailing experience. He started sailing at the age of 16 and rose step by step from sailor to captain. In the case of Captain Gu Xiugen, in the modern sailing world , is rare. Under the leadership of Captain Gu Xiugen, there are a total of twenty-two crew members at all levels, including the captain, a total of twenty-three.Remember this number, there are twenty-three crew members. The Auspicious ship transported a batch of jute from India, and sailed in the ocean until the seventh day, when a storm came without warning. This old ship, bumping in the wind and waves, accepted the test.

Unfortunately, the wind and waves were too strong, and the ship was too old. Under several successive waves, the bow part of the ship was swept away, and the stern was raised. The captain saw that the ship was about to sink, and he also He had done his utmost duty, and he had to order the ship to be abandoned. Even if the crew on board were all people with considerable sailing experience, they still panicked under such circumstances. The lifeboat was untied in a hurry, and the boat looked as fragile as an egg shell in the wind and waves.The captain remembered that a total of five lifeboats were lowered, and he also saw the crew board the lifeboats one after another.

He himself ends up leaving.In such a chaotic situation, he couldn't tell whether everyone had left, because the lifeboat was swept away by the huge waves as soon as it was lowered into the sea, and his whereabouts were unknown. Captain Gu Xiugen was the last to leave the cargo ship, so he was the only one in his lifeboat.When the lifeboat was struggling up and down on the sea with the huge waves, there was no way but to resign itself to fate. Captain Gu drifted on the sea for two full days before he was rescued on a large cargo ship. Drifting on the sea, he had no idea what had become of his crew, and he was rescued aboard in a semi-conscious state.When he came to his senses, seven people flooded into the room. They were the chief mate and six crew members of the cargo ship Lucky.

Reunited after the catastrophe, they naturally loved each other and hugged each other. The captain asked: Do you have any news about the rest? Yes, the chief mate replied: We heard a radio report that a military ship rescued six people, a fishing boat rescued four people, and a Greek freighter rescued six people. While listening, Captain Gu was counting the number of people, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the last sentence, and said: "Finally they are all rescued!" However, after he said that sentence, he immediately frowned: No, there are twenty-three of us in total, how come there are twenty-four people rescued by four boats?

The chief mate said: Yes, we thought you had been rescued on another ship, because there were already twenty-three people, but unexpectedly you were rescued by this ship in the end. Captain Gu didn't care about it at the time, he just said casually: Maybe they made a mistake. At this time, the senior crew members of that cargo ship came together to congratulate Captain Gu, wishing him the rest of his life in anger. At the same time, he said that they would be sent to a nearby port, where all the rescued crew members would gather. Captain Gu rested for another day, and the ship docked. Eight of them were sent to a local sailors club, and the rest of the rescued seamen were also there.

However, as soon as Captain Gu met everyone, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. The second mate came up first, and the first mate came with the captain. He asked, "Has everyone been rescued?"Nothing missing? The second mate gave a wry smile: No less, but one more. Captain Gu was taken aback: What?one extra? Yes, there were twenty-three of us, but twenty-four were rescued.The second officer answered. Ridiculous, ridiculous!Captain Gu immediately said loudly.Absurdity is his mantra, sometimes he uses it inexplicably, but at this time, he uses it just right.Twenty-three people were killed, how could twenty-four people be rescued?That is ridiculous!

The second officer said: Captain, there is indeed one more person, that person was rescued with me. Ridiculous, where is he?said the captain. it's him!The second officer pointed to a corner of the room. The captain looked up and saw a man in his thirties sitting alone on a chair. Captain Gu had never seen this man before, so he rushed forward. Everyone knows that Captain Gu has a good temper. He is usually very good, but when he gets angry, it is quite unbearable. At this time, everyone knew that he was going to get angry. Sure enough, as soon as the captain came to the man, he grabbed the man's chest clothes and lifted him up.

The man hurriedly shouted: Captain! Absurd, the captain scolded loudly: Who are you?When did you hide on the boat?Good luck not drowning you! But the man said angrily: Captain, why are you like them, why don't you know me anymore? Captain Gu was even more furious: Ridiculous, when did I see you? The man was so anxious that he almost cried, his voice was no different from crying, he said: Captain, I am your third officer, why don't you remember?Captain Gu was stunned for a moment, and at that moment, he really suspected that he had made a mistake. However, he fixed his eyes on that person, and he was sure that he had never seen him before, so he said loudly: "Absurd, if you are the third officer, then who is he?"

When the captain was speaking, he pointed to a young man who was the third mate on board.At this time, when the captain pointed to the young man, the young man sneered: This guy keeps saying that he is the third officer on the ship, so I don’t even know who I am! The man hurriedly argued: He is also the third officer, and there are two third officers on board. Captain, why don't you remember me?I'm Bu Lianchang, why don't you know me anymore? The captain let go of his hand. He didn't know this person, but he was no stranger to the name Brienchang. The Bu Lianchang he knew was a drunkard and good-for-nothing who had served as the third mate. Captain Fan would get a headache whenever he heard his name. He was a very unpopular character, and he was definitely not what he is now! At this moment, all the captain thought was that the man who called himself Bu Lianchang was a stowaway. He did not know when he hid on board the ship. People rescued them. So the captain said: You don't need to talk nonsense anymore, smuggling is not a serious crime, the worst thing is to send you back to the place you came from! But Bu Lianchang screamed, and he rushed to the first officer: Chief officer, don't you know me? I have traveled to sea with you several times, you must remember me, it is me, Bu Lianchang! The first mate also remembered Bu Lianchang, but he finally shook his head: I'm sorry, I really don't know you, I've never seen you before! you are lying!Bu Lianchang shouted loudly, before coming to India this time, your wife gave birth to a girl, and I went to the hospital with you to see your wife! The first officer was stunned for a while, the captain was also stunned, and everyone who came with the captain was also stunned. The second officer said: "Captain, this incident is really strange. It seems that he has been with us for a long time. He knows the affairs of each of our families and our temper. Bu Lianchang finally cried: I have been with you for a long time, but you don't know me at all! The first officer hurriedly asked: Have you seen my daughter? Naturally, I have seen that there is a red mark on the right leg of the little girl. When she was born, she weighed seven pounds and four ounces. You told me all about it yourself. Have you forgotten? The first mate's eyes were wide open. He knew that everything Bu Lianchang said was correct, but how could that be possible?Because he really didn't know this person, and there was no relationship between this person and Bu Lianchang! The first officer smiled wryly and shook his head. Bu Lianchang rushed to another person, held that person's arm, and shook: Chief engineer, you should know me, right? The chief engineer seemed to think the matter was funny, he laughed and couldn't stop laughing. Bu Lianchang said loudly: You don't have to say that you don't know me. In India, I went to prostitutes with you. When you saw the fat woman, you turned around and left. Have you forgotten? The chief engineer stopped laughing suddenly: You, how do you know? Bu Lianchang said: I went with you! hell!The chief engineer shouted loudly, but the expression on his face was horrified, and he took a few steps back.I'm going with Bu Lianchang, but you're not Bu Lianchang at all!We all know Bu Lianchang, you don't! Bu Lianchang turned to another person: Lao Huang, you don't know me anymore?You and I went to gamble before boarding the boat, playing Pai Gow, you got a pair of Tianzi Jiu, won a lot of money, didn’t you? Lao Huang scratched his head: Yes, but to be honest, I don't know you. Bu Lianchang didn't say anything anymore, he backed away with a look of despair, and sat on the chair in that corner again. No one said anything, because everyone had a very strange feeling in their hearts, and they really didn't know what to say. In the end, it was the captain who spoke, and he said: Absurd!You call yourself Bu Lianchang?Every one of us can't remember who you were?That's okay, even if we can't remember who you are here, what do you think now? Bu Lianchang raised his head: Of course he is going home. The first mate of your family asked curiously: Know you? I have a wife and two sons!Bu Lianchang replied angrily: Chief mate, stop pretending, you have eaten my wife's roast chicken!Of course they know me! The first mate smiled wryly: Well, we are going back anyway, so you can go back with us. Bu Lianchang asked again as if he was full of last hope: Each of you really don't know me at all? The sailors were all very kind. Seeing Bu Lianchang's pitiful appearance, although most people knew him, they really didn't know the person in front of them! So, everyone had to shake their heads. Bu Lianchang covered his face with his hands and cried again. The captain said repeatedly: Absurd, absurd, ridiculous! The chief mate suddenly thought of something, he said: Mr. Bu, you said that you know us all, and you call yourself Bu Lianchang, so where is your crew certificate?Are you there? Bu Lianchang looked up with a weeping face: They asked me a long time ago.My crew card and some clothes were all lost when the lifeboat capsized, how can I find them? Who are you in the boat with?The first officer asked again. Bu Lianchang pointed to a few people and called their names: it was them, but they said they had never seen me in the boat with them! The first mate could only smile wryly, and he comforted Bu Lianchang: Don't be sad, maybe we all forgot about you. When the first mate said that, he knew that it was absolutely impossible, because he had never seen this person in front of him, but in order to comfort him, he had to continue saying that even he didn't believe it. if.He continued: "Maybe it's because we were all frightened by the shipwreck, so we can't think of you for a while, and that's true." Bu Lianchang shook his head in despair: You, everyone? The captain said loudly: Absurd, really absurd enough! The matter is out of town, and there will be no results, but Bu Lianchang said so definitely that he could even name every employee of the steamship company, and where his home was, which made people unbelievable, so although the captain felt The matter was too absurd, so he brought Bu Lianchang back. On the plane, Bu Lianchang still had a sad face and didn't say a word. He didn't get excited until he could see the airport: "Okay, we're almost there. You don't know me, but my wife will definitely know me." Everyone comforted him, and Bu Lianchang seemed very happy. The plane finally landed, and twenty-four people walked out of the gate of the airport in a single file. Outside the gate, the relatives of the sailors who came to pick up the plane and the crew of the steamship company were already standing there. As soon as almost every sailor stepped out of the gate, he was immediately surrounded by a large group of people. The staff of the steamship company were yelling loudly, asking everyone to gather at the company early tomorrow morning.Only when Bu Lianchang walked out of the gate, no one surrounded him. A very anxious expression appeared on Bu Lianchang's face. He stood on tiptoe and looked around, but no one paid attention to him at all. He looked even more anxious and shouted: Manager Jiang! A middle-aged man turned around. He was the manager of the freight department of the steamship company.As soon as he turned around, Bu Lianchang came straight to him: Manager Jiang, where is my wife? Manager Jiang glanced at Bu Lianchang, hesitantly said: Are you Bu Lianchang's face became whiter than snow in an instant, his voice was full of despair, and he screamed: No, don't say you don't know me! Manager Jiang only felt that the situation in front of him was very ridiculous, because he really didn't know this person! Manager Jiang said: Sir, I don't know you! Bu Lianchang reached out his hand abruptly and grabbed Manager Jiang's sleeve. Manager Jiang startled the boss: What are you doing? The captain came over: Manager Jiang, this is Bu Lianchang, the third officer on the Jixiang. Manager Jiang hurriedly said: Captain Gu, are you crazy?How can you hire a crew without the company's consent? The captain was stunned: that's what he said. What Captain Gu said made Manager Jiang startled again: What did he say by himself? The captain smiled wryly. He had to spend a lot of time to make Manager Jiang understand what he said by himself. Manager Jiang hurriedly said: "Nonsense, I have never seen him before!" As he spoke, he pushed hard and pushed Bu Lianchang away. At this time, several employees of the company gathered around and asked what was the matter. Bu Lianchang called them by their names one by one. However, their reactions were all the same, they didn't know Bu Lianchang at all. Bu Lianchang was so anxious that he hugged his head and turned around. A company employee was still saying, "Hmph, there is such a thing. There are obviously twenty-three crew members on the auspicious ship, why suddenly there is a third officer?" ? Another humane: Inform the police and detain him! Amidst the crowd's chatter, Bu Lianchang pushed away the crowd, rushed forward, and sat down on a chair. His eyes looked frightened and empty, making people feel that he was in despair.It was in that situation that I met him. I went to the airport to see a friend off. After he left, I stepped out of the airport and passed in front of Bu Lianchang. Because the expression on Bu Lianchang's face was so strange, after I accidentally glanced at him, I stopped, stared at him, and wondered in my heart, what kind of sad thing is in this person's heart, that would cause him to feel sad. Has that look of despair? Bu Lianchang also saw me looking at him, he raised his head, suddenly, his face was full of hope, and he jumped up: Sir, you, do you know me? I was taken aback by his sudden movement, and quickly shook my head and said: No, I don't know you. He sat down again. At that time, Captain Gu came over. I have known Captain Gu for a long time. The two of us shook hands hurriedly. When we met under such circumstances, that’s what we said. Captain Gu said a few words to me, patted Bu Lianchang on the shoulder and said: Don't be sad, you'd better go home first, and come to the company tomorrow to gather, and the matter will be resolved. Bu Lianchang's voice was like crying, still trembling: If, if my wife, like you, doesn't know me anymore, what should I do? When I heard Bu Lianchang's words, I almost wanted to laugh out loud. I didn't know the details at the time, and this person's nerves must be abnormal. Captain Gu sighed: According to you, you know us so well, so, does your wife recognize me? Bu Lianchang said: She just came out of the country not long ago, and none of you have seen her and my child. Captain Gu said: Don't worry, she won't miss you! I was on the sidelines, the more I listened to it, the more strange it became, because Captain Gu is not a crazy person anyway! I hurriedly asked: What's the matter? Captain Gu said: "Absurd, I have been sailing for more than ten years, and I have seen enough absurd things, but nothing is more absurd than this. We have one more person out, and it is him!" I still don't understand, but Bu Lianchang shouted: I am not extra, I am with you at all. Captain Gu said: Absurd, then why doesn't Manager Jiang know you?You'd better tell the truth quickly. Bu Lianchang covered his face with his hands and began to cry. The curiosity in my heart was even worse, and I hurriedly asked.Only then did Captain Gu tell me what happened. And after listening to Captain Gu's words, I was also stunned. What I thought in my mind at the time was exactly the same as when Captain Gu first met Bu Lianchang. I thought he was hiding on the ship and wanted to sneak in, but unexpectedly something happened to the ship, so I patted him. shoulder, said: brother! Bu Lianchang raised his head and looked at me, as if I could solve his problems for him.I said: Brother, if you came here illegally Unexpectedly, before I finished my words, Bu Lianchang's face became very pale.Only a person who is extremely angry in his heart can show that pale face. He snapped: I am not a stowaway, I have always been a seaman! His eyes were wide open, looking at him, he seemed to want to devour me. His appearance really made me angry and funny, and at the same time, I somewhat felt pity for what happened to him. So, I shook my hands: Well, I made a mistake! Bu Lianchang's expression gradually softened, he stood up, lowered his head, stayed for a while, and then said: I'm sorry. I still patted him on the shoulder: it doesn't matter. Bu Lianchang said: Captain Gu, I think I'd better go home first, I don't have any money with me, can you lend me some money for the car? Captain Gu said: Of course there is no problem. After Captain Gu said that sentence, his lips moved, hesitant to speak, as if he still had a lot to say, but it was difficult to say it.However, he was not unwilling to lend money to Bu Lianchang, because he had already taken out several ten-yuan notes. Bu Lianchang didn't seem like someone who deliberately cheated money, because he only took one of them. He said: "I just need enough money for the car to go home. My wife has some savings, so I have money to use when I get home." ! Captain Gu ordered him to go to the shipping company early tomorrow morning.Bu Lianchang agreed with a wry smile.Captain Gu walked away, and a look of extreme bewilderment appeared on Bu Lianchang's face. At that moment, I suddenly felt very sympathetic, and I said: Mr. Bu, my car is just outside, do you want me to take you home? Bu Lianchang said: That's not good! I hurriedly said: It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do anyway, and you came back from the sea adventure, along the way, it's also good for you to tell me some experiences of drifting at sea. Bu Lianchang thought about it for a while, then agreed, and said, "Okay, then I will trouble you!" I walked out of the airport building with him to my car.At this time, other sailors were also leaving one after another. I noticed that when they looked at Bu Lianchang, everyone looked very strange.