The floating object on the sea was seen rising and falling with the waves, moving closer to the Rising Sun.
It's becoming clearer and clearer.
Feng Ye got goosebumps all over his body.
He regretted standing there.
Wouldn't it be better to stay in the cabin and rest?
Why are you out looking at this stuff if you have nothing to do?
Now things are really messed up; we can't ignore it anymore.
"Brother Ye, what are you looking at?"
After washing his hands, Ah Can saw Feng Ye staring blankly at the distant sea and asked in surprise.
At the same time, their eyes followed the gaze in that direction.
"Holy crap, floating corpses..."
He felt a chill run down his spine and screamed in alarm.
"What's wrong? What floating corpse?"
Feng Xuan asked loudly from the driver's seat.
"Brother, there's a male corpse floating on the sea, and it's heading this way."
After the initial shock, Feng Ye gradually calmed down and was no longer so afraid.
The reason it is believed to be a male corpse is because the floating corpse was lying face down on the water surface.
Generally speaking, when a person drowns, the male is face down and the female is face up.
This is due to the differences in the physical structures of men and women.
Men generally have smaller pelvises and less developed gluteal muscles, but a broader ribcage and more developed pectoral muscles, which causes their center of gravity to be shifted towards the front of their body.
Therefore, male corpses are often found in a prone position in water.
Women generally have larger pelvises and more developed hips, and their center of gravity is more towards the back of their body.
Therefore, female corpses are often found in a supine position in water.
Feng Xuan was also taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly poked his head out of the driver's seat to look at the distant sea.
Sure enough, he also saw the body floating on the sea.
"How did we end up running into this?"
Feng Xuan frowned, his expression not looking good.
Encountering a corpse at sea is an unlucky thing, but not necessarily a bad thing.
There's a superstitious belief about the seaside.
If you encounter a corpse at sea, it means "he" deliberately came to you, wanting your help to take "him" home or to bury him properly.
If you back down out of fear, pretend you didn't see it, and sail away, then "he" will keep bothering you.
This will cause you to have a series of bad luck and things to go wrong. In severe cases, you may even be taken away by "him".
If we can retrieve "him" and bring "him" back to shore, help him find his relatives, or find a place to bury "him", we can help him.
He will protect you, bringing you good luck and ensuring everything goes smoothly.
The probability of encountering a floating corpse at sea is actually very, very small. The vast majority of corpses will become food for carnivorous marine creatures and be gnawed down to the bones.
But nothing is absolute, and it's not like you'll never encounter it.
Some bodies are lucky enough to escape being eaten by marine life, floating on the surface of the sea and being discovered, or drifting to the shore and being found.
All three of them thought of this superstitious saying, exchanged glances, and remained silent.
The distant corpses drew ever closer as the waves crashed against them, as if the sea had already decided to take them as its own.
"It seems this body has its sights set on us. Let's pull it out."
Feng Ye frowned, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his racing heart.
He wasn't afraid of normal corpses, but when he thought of the terrifying sights of floating corpses he'd heard about in his previous life, he felt a chill run down his spine.
What do we do after we pull them out of the water?
Feng Xuan swallowed hard to moisten his dry throat.
Ah Can's gaze also turned to Feng Ye, waiting for an answer.
Without a second thought, Feng Ye said, "Two options: either bury it anywhere, or call the police and let them handle it."
In later generations, it would definitely be handed over to the police; it wouldn't be buried without authorization.
But in this day and age, it's perfectly acceptable to bury them directly.
Even if people find out, they will only praise his loyalty and no one will question it.
Ah-Can thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a deserted island to bury it. If we call the police, we'll have to go to town. It's a journey of several hours. Not only is the body on the boat unsettling, but we're also wondering how we'll get ashore. We offended those guys at the dock yesterday."
"Let's get them out first."
Feng Ye glanced at A-Can, remaining noncommittal.
"Should we bring the trawl net up first, and then go over to retrieve the bodies?" Feng Xuan suggested.
Feng Ye nodded: "Of course we should collect them first."
This net was only dragged for a little over an hour, and when it was pulled up, there wasn't much cargo at all.
There were very few fish weighing over a pound; most were small miscellaneous fish, as well as small shrimp and crabs.
Feng Ye and A Can quickly sorted the limited amount of cargo and then carried it into the cabin.
"I've brought the boat alongside."
Feng Xuan gave a reminder, adjusted the course of the Rising Sun, and sailed towards the floating corpses.
As the Rising Sun slowly approached the corpse, all three were startled.
The clothes on the corpse were actually an olive-colored police uniform.
This man was a police officer in his lifetime!
It is unknown what caused it to die; it was found floating in the sea.
It had obviously been dead for several days; the body had become gigantic, swollen to a large size, looking like a very obese person. Fortunately, no maggots had grown on it yet.
As the Rising Sun approached, Feng Ye used a net to move the body to the aft deck.
Together with Ah-chan, they pulled the body up from the back slide.
They didn't notice it while at sea, but as soon as they were pulled onto the boat, they were hit by an indescribable stench that made them both frown.
"It stinks!"
Ah-Can muttered to himself while covering his nose.
Feng Ye also looked disgusted: "Of course it smells, it's all soaked and bloated."
Then, turning to Feng Xuan in the driver's seat, he said, "Brother, let's drive towards town. This is a policeman; handing him over to the police should help us find out his identity and locate his family."
"knew."
Feng Xuan responded, adjusted the course, and the Rising Sun headed straight for the town.
According to an age-old rule, corpses should not be exposed to the sun.
Therefore, Feng Ye and A Can had to suppress their disgust and carry the body into the cabin, then cover it with several snakeskin bags.
The cabin was a closed space with only one door, which prevented the odor from dissipating, making it even stronger.
In just a short while, the two of them were overwhelmed by the fumes and hurriedly ran to the foredeck to breathe in the fresh air.
Once they felt no longer nauseous, the two went to the aft deck, scooped up seawater with buckets, and thoroughly rinsed the aft deck.
Then, the two of them stayed on the foredeck, where they could not smell the slightest stench.
Even on the aft deck and in the driver's cab, there were occasional whiffs of foul odor.
It must have been tough for Feng Xuan in the driver's seat, as he had to be exposed to the fumes every now and then.
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