Chapter 374
Everyone knew that their lives were saved, but there was no joy in their hearts.
This time they were tricked into going out to sea with promises of high returns. Although their lives are saved now, they all understand that they may spend the rest of their lives in pain.
As expected, most of the divers who went into the sea during these two times suffered from decompression sickness.
For poor families like them who do not have enough money to buy medicine and treat illnesses, they can only survive the rest of their lives with the help of crutches.
Following the captain's order, the ship began to turn slowly.
The captain looked at the remaining sailors on the deck, a gleam in his eyes.
I didn't expect that this group of bad guys could create such huge profit value if they used it well.
The remaining group of people are all real experts.
I have to find a way to make them work for me forever.
After all, no matter how worthless a bad boy is, his life still costs two thousand dollars.
The captain stroked his chin, winked at the tall man, and the two of them entered the cabin together.
"Uncle Dasheng, how are you?" Come, let me massage you, does it still hurt?
"It's okay. Judging from their appearance, our lives are saved. We will never come here again."
"Uncle Dasheng, you have to hold on, Xiaoyu is still waiting for us at home!"
Xiaoyu is Xu Dasheng's only daughter. He risked his life to go out to sea this time for the sake of his frail and sick daughter.
After all, he was forty years old, and his body was not as strong as that of a young man. He was sitting on the deck with a hunched back, his face was pale and worn, and there was a sense of decay and old age on his face.
As he listened to Sigui talking about his beloved daughter, the grayness on his face slowly dissipated.
"Yes, Xiaoyu is still waiting for me at home, I can't be in trouble."
"Come, give me some more compression on my spine and tailbone. This time it went too deep, and too much nitrogen entered my body. I can't use any of my bones. It feels like needles."
"Forget it, forget it. I'll give you a massage first. You're young, so don't ruin your body. You still have a long way to go. I'm old, and half of my body is already buried in the ground anyway."
"It's okay, Uncle Dasheng, I don't feel any pain. I'll give you a massage first."
"Come on, be obedient and turn around while I still have the strength to do it."
Inside the cabin, the captain took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack at the door, then pointed to the small sofa in front of him and the tall man behind him.
The tall man nodded and sat down face to face with the captain across the coffee table.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
The captain took out a cigarette, and the tall man quickly picked up the matchbox on the table and lit it for him.
After puffing away for a while, the captain stared at the tall man and said, "This trip went very smoothly. It shows that these scoundrels are all experts."
"This is much more efficient than our previous methods of casting or pulling nets."
"We can return with a full load in less than two months. We'll stay back for ten days or half a month before going out again. At this rate, we can make five trips a year. Each trip can bring back hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fish. After deducting the fuel, money paid to the scoundrels, and food and losses, we can still make 200,000 to 300,000 yuan."
The tall man was very excited. "Brother, if we make five trips a year, we can make millions in profit!!!"
The captain tapped the pipe in his hand on the table and said, "The main reason why we are so successful is because of those bad guys."
"After we return this time, the news will definitely be out of the question. By then, everyone will know the risks and mortality rates of going out to sea. Even if we increase the price, it will probably be difficult to recruit good divers."
The excitement on the tall man's face slowly faded. "Well, then we'll find another place to recruit people. There are plenty of poor people on the island. Two thousand yuan for a life is not something that no one would sell. Besides, they won't necessarily die if they follow us out. Don't we still have 27 people left?"
The captain shook his head. "Yes, there are still 27 people left. All of them are excellent divers. They have all been to the depth of 100 meters."
"But once they go back this time, they probably won't come back again!"
The tall man's eyes rolled, and he began to understand what the captain meant. "Brother, do you mean that you want them to be completely used by us?"
The captain stood up and walked to the window with his arms behind his back. The pipe behind him trembled and the sparks on it flickered, like the eyes of a lone wolf emitting light in the dark night, ready to attack humans.
Xu Dasheng and Sigui took turns rubbing each other's bodies, trying to relieve each other's pain.
A henchman came out and announced good news to everyone.
To celebrate the great harvest at sea, a carnival is held on the ship tonight.
Not only can you eat as much steamed buns as you want, but you can also have wine and meat!
The people present listened with surprise in their eyes, and the crew members in charge of the ship's operations even screamed and shouted excitedly.
Night slowly fell, and the aroma of food wafted out from the cabin. Everyone smelled the aroma of food in the air and couldn't help but get excited.
After the bowls of food were brought up, the hungry crowd stared at the captain on the stage.
The captain looked at everyone, his smile grew even happier, he gave a brief speech, and with a wave of his hand he announced the start of the banquet.
A disc was put on the expensive large-speaker gramophone, and beautiful music filled the entire cabin.
Everyone seemed to have forgotten their worries for a short while, raising their glasses to each other and eating delicious food with big mouthfuls.
Xu Dasheng and Sigui took the food and squatted aside to eat stiffly, watching the laughter in the hall with vigilant eyes.
The crew members who usually looked down on them with arrogance seemed to have let go of their airs and were getting along well with everyone.
"Uncle Dasheng, look." Sigui signaled to Xu Dasheng with his eyes.
Xu Dasheng followed his gaze and saw the sailors being escorted towards the inner room. He became alert instantly.
The number of sailors in the cabin hall decreased one by one, and then he found that one of the sailors who was taken away first came out with a decadent and desperate look on his face.
He even muttered softly, "It's over... It's all over..."
The sailor was so happy just now, forgetting all his worries and celebrating for a short time, why does he have this expression now?
Xu Dasheng couldn't resist his curiosity, so he stood up and wanted to follow to find out what was going on.
Sigui seemed to know Xu Dasheng's plan and hurriedly pulled his arm.
Xu Dasheng turned around and said, "You stay here, or you can go back to your room. I'll go see what tricks they are playing. I won't feel safe until I find out."
Sigui shook his head, "Uncle Dasheng, I'll go with you."
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