Chapter 35 It's in the Shipwreck
"Malina, what's wrong with you... are you sick? Peter told me that you were not in good spirits this morning, why don't you take a break?"
Outside the lab, Professor Cook, wearing a thick coat, slapped the dust on the brim of the hat.
"No, no problem. I just didn't sleep well last night. Isn't it because of the shipwreck? I'm thinking what to do if I really saw the ghost."
The scenes of yesterday evening kept wandering in my mind. Marina didn't know what was wrong with her at that time. When she talked to her, she closed her eyes...
In the end, I didn't wait to say what I wanted, and it also made the other party very embarrassed.
"Professor, are you ready? Don't forget to bring an umbrella. It's not raining now, and you won't be sure after a while."
Donald came over from the other side with his bag on his back, Finger was inside, holding a black umbrella in his hand.
His eyes were on Marina for a while. He wanted to say that he didn't care at all about what happened yesterday. Marina was very beautiful, and he had to admit that.
And she seemed to have put on some light makeup today, and her mature and intellectual temperament was even more prominent.
The place where the wreck landed was in the west port of Xialin District. Donald read the newspaper and was said to have been towed back from the sea by two large ships.
The report mentioned that this ship was a merchant ship owned by the Greber Chamber of Commerce. It carried a lot of cargo when it went to sea, and salvaging the goods was only part of the reason. After all, the goods belonged to the goods and the ship belonged to the ship, and the other part of the reason was to find out the problem of the wreck.
5 ships!
This number is the number of merchant ships that the Greber Chamber of Commerce has recently sunk on the sea.
This is not a small number. Now it is no longer the era of wooden sailing. The lethality of the storm to whale oil-powered steel ships is extremely limited, and the corresponding ship cost is no longer comparable to that before.
Five ships sank inexplicably, once or twice, an accident, three or four times, then there must be a reason. This is also a great damage to the reputation of the Greber Chamber of Commerce. No Chamber of Commerce wants to leave the impression of a professional shipwrecking customer on its partners.
In order to re-emerge its name, the Greber Chamber of Commerce completely released the news this time and made a big splash, which would inevitably reveal in front of the public what was wrong.
When he arrived near the port, Donald saw the ships that were empty on the wide square outside the shipyard on the side of the port. The sky was a little gloomy, but it did not affect his sight.
The size of this merchant ship can only be said to be a medium steel ship, which is larger than the one that Donald had traveled to sea before, but it is also limited.
Perhaps because I had been soaking in the sea for a long time, there was still some undry sea water dripping down around the ship, and some sea goods such as kelp were hanging everywhere.
At this time, many reporters were present, and there were also many people. The crowd was wandering around the ship, and most of them were concentrated in the middle of the ship, where a small explanation table was set up.
"Sir, ladies, it is an honor for us Gleber Chamber of Commerce to come to this press conference today. In the press conference later, we will select a few lucky friends to give special gifts prepared by our Gleber Chamber of Commerce..."
Someone walked up to the explanation stand and began to guide the rhythm of the scene. He seemed to be the host of this press conference.
"Fercent, the current deputy director of the Gleber Chamber of Commerce, was actually hosted by him today. It seems that they attach great importance to this incident."
Marina is concerned about current affairs and is very familiar with some tasks that often appear in newspaper pages.
"It's a pity that I can't check the situation in the near future. I don't know how their process is arranged."
Professor Cook didn't care who was explaining the stage. His eyes were always focused on the broken hole in the middle of the ship, which was the main direct reason for the sinking of the entire ship. This could be seen by anyone with no vision.
A hole with a diameter of nearly two meters and a concave broken iron sheet means that the damage must be caused by external impact, otherwise the iron sheet will not be in this state.
However, judging from the waterline on the side of the ship, the hole should not be in the sea during the voyage.
This ruled out that there were pirate shelling, and that there was a iron plate of ships that broke through the sea!
"Recently, many people spread rumors that our Greber Chamber of Commerce deliberately created shipwreck accidents to earn insurance costs, but there was no shipwreck at all... I think the scene in front of me should be enough to break all lies, right? We invited a team of special maritime experts to find out the cause of the ship's accident on our site. I want everyone to understand that we Greber will never do those despicable things. The sinking of the ship will definitely have nothing to do with us Greber!"
The deputy director on the lecture stage was excited when he talked about deliberately creating a shipwreck accident to cheat insurance costs, and even raised his tone several degrees.
"Do you know what it means to deliberately create a shipwreck accident and sink your own ship?"
Donald looked at the resentful deputy director on the stage and widened his eyes, as if he was talking about someone who dared to mention this matter in front of him, he would go on a life and death with others, which made him curious about what the deputy director said.
Because of the crowds, the three of them were very close to each other. Donald turned his head and was actually not far from Marina. When the latter saw his face leaning over, he could only tilt his head back and forcibly prevent himself from recalling what happened yesterday.
"These chambers of commerce actually do not have many ships. Their cargo transportation is often carried out by hiring some ships under the name of a fleet. In order to ensure the safety of the goods, the fleet and the chamber of commerce will sign a cargo insurance contract before going to sea. If the goods on the ship are damaged or lost, the fleet responsible for transportation will have to pay the corresponding value of money."
Keeping myself calm, and after scrutinizing my thoughts, Marina continued,
"About half a year ago, a large ship of cargo was lost due to the sinking of ships on the sea. For this reason, the fleet fully compensated the price of the goods. According to the treaty on the insurance contract, this was a reasonable compensation. However, later the fleet heard some rumors from somewhere that the cargo that the Gleber Chamber of Commerce asked them to transport was actually some goods that were already unsold and prepared to make a big discount to clear the stock. After the ship went to sea, another team was secretly hired to intercept them at sea. After seizing the ship, they directly killed all of your people on the ship, and then sank the sea with the ship... This incident was very big at the time, but in the end, the person in charge of the fleet could not provide critical evidence, and was finally sentenced to full compensation."
While Marina was explaining the compensation incident, the maritime expert team's problem detection was still underway, but these people were arguing around the gap, and some people were constantly searching for books.
This situation made the outside reporters smell the hot news and began to constantly ask what the final cause of the shipwreck was.
The deputy director of the Greber Chamber of Commerce on the stage was also a little strange at this time. The team of maritime analysis experts he invited cost a lot of money and was hoping that they could rehabilitate the Greber Chamber of Commerce. As a result, after waiting for nearly an hour, the most critical conclusion was still not reached.
"The gifts distributed by the Chamber of Commerce to everyone are delivered, and the next step I promised you to give gifts..."
The gift I originally planned to take out at the end of the press conference was in advance, and the deputy director stepped down and found his assistant as soon as possible and asked.
"What's going on? Didn't they say that they could definitely find out the reason within half an hour? It's been an hour, and they haven't figured out what they want to do!"
Some of these reporters were invited by money, and the deputy directors were not worried that they would leave. The key lies in the people. They largely represent Demingham's wait-and-see attitude towards the Greber Chamber of Commerce, and perhaps there are many working chambers of commerce and investigators in the consortium. If they cannot come up with a conclusion that will satisfy them later.
The consequences are something that the vice-director dares not imagine!
"Vice-Chairman, they said..."
"Don't hesitate, say whatever you have, it's all this. What the hell are you hesitating and don't want to do it?"
The deputy director was also anxious, pressing the assistant's shoulder and scolding in a deep voice.
"They said the holes on the ship were caused by the anchor..."
It’s not that he doesn’t want to say it, but this conclusion is too incredible. The anchor smashed the deck of the ship?
"Go and tell them, I will give them 10 minutes. If I can't give a reasonable explanation and treat me as an idiot. OK, if I am punished by the board of directors, they will not be able to think about it. I will let them go! The anchor broke the deck of the ship? Why don't they just tell me directly that a sea monster smashed the ship armor like a walnut, at least it's a bit credible!"
The vice chairman covered his forehead. He didn't expect that he would invite a group of people who were not very clear-headed. It is not a question of whether he believes it or not. The explanation that reporters and the public believe it is the real key!
With his back to the crowd, the muscles on his face twitched due to anger.
However, it was useless to get angry about this kind of thing. The experts discussed it urgently for ten minutes, and the final result was caused by the anchor. They even found the anchor trapped in the cabin, but no one could explain why the anchor appeared in that place.
"Sirs and ladies, according to our final investigation, the cause of the sinking of the ship was the impact of the anchor..."
Even if the vice chairman was reluctant to say this conclusion, he had to bite the bullet and explain it in the end. He felt that nothing was more ashamed than saying such a ridiculous and unruly thing in public.
"Well~"
Amid the booings that represent the people's contempt, the sky gradually became cloudy and raindrops fell.
Chapter completed!