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At midnight, against the starry sea, on the bridge of the slow-sailing freighter Edward, Captain Thomas Lee picked up his telescope from time to time to search the dark sea. Sometimes it is difficult to change the habits that people have developed over the years.

For Thomas Lee, an old captain who experienced a shipwreck when he was young and waited for half a year on a desert island before being rescued, he was always used to patrolling the sea with a telescope.

"Captain! It seems you will be disappointed again today!"

The nagging first officer Rocks would always say this, of course, on the surface. In private, perhaps they would say, "Look! This old man is dreaming there again!", but they also knew that for the captain,

He said that perhaps the only thing he needed was to be able to rescue one person on this vast sea - a shipwrecked crew member.

Thomas responded with a smile to the first mate's nagging.

"Rocks, you should know that there was a big storm here a few months ago, and several ships were lost. Maybe some crew members escaped to a nearby island! Who knows?"

"Captain, that was a few months ago!"

Rocks shrugged helplessly. When he was young, his father once told him how stubborn Captain Thomas was. At first, he didn't take it seriously. But after working on the Edward for six years, his father was obviously right.

As he said in the past, "For Captain Thomas, the only relief is that he saves a few crew members!"

Fifty years ago, when Captain Thomas was still a trainee seaman, the ship he was on encountered a storm and sank in the ocean. In the end, more than a dozen crew members wandered to a desert island. As a result, he was the only one who survived.

He said that he might need to repay God by saving people. It was God who allowed him to live and let him be rescued by a passing merchant ship. Now, maybe he also believes that the reason why God kept him alive was to let him save people.

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"As a sailor, when we are sailing, we must rescue everyone who is in a shipwreck, right?!"

Thomas put down the telescope and said this. His voice just fell, and Rocks said softly.

"Only if you can find those people!"

That storm happened a few months ago. Although several small boats were missing according to newspaper reports, in such a storm, sailors who were shipwrecked had no chance of survival.

While Rocks was complaining, Thomas just shrugged his shoulders and continued to look toward the dark sea with his telescope. When he saw the desert island on the horizon, he even took a closer look.

"Huh?"

There seems to be a bright light on the desert island. Is that... a bonfire?

"Rocks, look there!"

A somewhat excited Thomas put down the telescope in his hand, pointed at the unknown island in the distance, and shouted to Rocks.

The captain's shout made Rocks pick up the telescope and take a closer look. There seemed to be... fire on the isolated island! Could it be that there were really people?

"Rocks, I said, maybe we will meet!"

Although Thomas had a thick beard, anyone could see the proud look on the captain's face at this time. Thomas almost triumphantly handed the binoculars to Lokos beside him.

"Captain, maybe it was just a fire caused by lightning!"

Looking at the faint light of the bonfire on the isolated island, Lokos said rather helplessly. It was impossible to tell whether it was a bonfire without getting close. Maybe this was really what the captain had been waiting for for fifty years.

Just a little bit, he was finally able to save a sailor in distress, and he was a sailor who was living on an island like him.

Although he was still complaining, Lokos repeated the captain's order. No crew member on the ship could question the captain's order. The captain's order, whether right or wrong, must be obeyed unconditionally. This is a centuries-old tradition at sea.

and unchanging laws.

"Well, maybe? Let the signalman give him a little signal and see if there is any response!"

A few minutes later, the bonfire on the isolated island in the distance flashed a flame that was not obvious, and it seemed to be a torch. From the telescope, you could see that someone seemed to be running back and forth on the beach holding the torch, shaking the torch.

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"Look! Locks, I said..."

The moving torch had clearly told Thomas the fact that there was really someone on that island, a man in trouble. It was an uninhabited island, and he couldn't even remember its name.

"Okay! Gentlemen, now listen to my order, heading 256, and move forward at full speed at the maximum speed..."

Thinking that his wish for decades had finally come true today, a somewhat triumphant Thomas decisively issued the order.

"He saw me, saw me..."

Looking at the merchant ship heading towards him, tears instantly flowed from Li Zicheng's eyes. It has been almost three months since the plane crash. He has been on this desert island for almost three months. Now

...I was finally saved.

The reality that he was about to return to the civilized world made Li Zicheng kneel in the seawater, letting the seawater lap his body. After the initial excitement, Li Zicheng suddenly realized a problem, treasure!

Your own treasure!

They must not be allowed to know all this...

"Beep, beep..."

Just when this idea came to his mind, Li Zicheng's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a whistle in the distance. Thinking of hiding his own time, Li Zicheng hurriedly ran towards the beach and directly took the gold and those few cards.

Among the blankets wrapped in bonds, the blankets were even specially tied with ropes.

At this moment, a small boat was lowered from the cargo ship in the distance.

"Sir, we are here!"

Sitting on the small boat swaying with the waves, listening to the somewhat stilted English spoken by the sailors, Li Zicheng saw a rusty old cargo ship appearing in his sight through the light. The cargo ship even...

Burning coal.

"Sir, do you need any help?"

A sailor standing on the deck saw a yellow man boarding the ship. Was he a savage? Look at his clothes again. His shirt seemed to be very exquisitely made, and he was also wearing a pair of worn-out shoes on his feet... Hmm!

Leather shoes, after observing them carefully again, Rocks asked.

"Are you Japanese?"

The sailor's words made Li Zicheng stunned for a moment, and then he shouted loudly.

"I am Chinese, thank you for saving me!"

Chinese? When both Chief Officer Rocks and Captain Thomas Lee heard this answer, a trace of doubt appeared on their faces. Thomas looked at the Chinese named "Li" in front of him.

Looking at him with his shabby, dark skin and strong lines, Thomas seemed to see himself fifty years ago after being rescued.

What happened to them? Are Chinese people strange?

"Is it just you?"

"Yes sir, I am the only one who survived!"

When answering their questions, Li Zicheng had a slightly sad look on his face. He was the only one who survived on that plane. Perhaps the overwhelming reports would call him the luckiest person.

, it was difficult to survive the plane crash. Perhaps, I still need a perfect story to prevent them from finding the plane. If they find the plane...

Just when Li Zicheng was thinking about what story he should make up, Thomas, the bearded captain in front of him, gave him a hug.

"Li, you are safe now. Don't worry, I will send you safely to land. You must know that I had the same experience decades ago! ...Mr. Rocks!"

After a hug, Thomas Li enthusiastically held Li Zicheng's hand.

"Lee, I think you must be a brave sailor to be able to survive alone on an isolated island for such a long time. Well, I think there is nothing more appropriate than a relaxing glass of rum... Mr. Rocks,

Okay, now let's sail according to the determined route, I want to treat Mr. Li to a nice drink."

Rum? Before Li Zicheng could figure out the situation, he was forced into the captain's cabin by Thomas. At this time, the calendar on the wall accidentally broke into Li Zicheng's sight.

"1911!"

Looking at the calendar, Li Zicheng finally remembered the weird attire of the sailors. At first, he thought it was... could it be... Looking at the calendar, Li Zicheng almost felt his heart trembling. God knows, this...

…This isn’t April Fool’s Day!

1911?

How is it possible, impossible! This must be a joke. Maybe they just celebrated April Fool's Day. Maybe the Captain Thomas in front of them or the sailors on the ship are playing some kind of prank. Maybe... But their clothes, thinking about those who only exist

Regarding the clothes in the historical photos, Li Zicheng didn't know whether he should believe it or...

"Please... Captain Thomas, please... what day is it now?"

When Li Zicheng asked this question, he felt as if his heart was in his throat, but was it fear or expectation? Or maybe it was

"Look at me!"

Li Zicheng's words suddenly made Thomas realize. He seemed to have said something to himself. How could he, who had had the same experience, not know that after leaving the desert island, the most accurate time is probably what anyone wants to know most.

"It's October 4th, 1911!"

What!

October 4, 1911!

Hearing this, Li Zicheng felt a chill go down his spine and almost broke into a cold sweat.

Now, everything can be explained, why there is this dilapidated cargo ship, why there are so many crew members on board, why...but why, I am in 1911, I am clearly in...

A bitter smile full of helplessness appeared on Li Zicheng's face, and Captain Thomas Lee seemed to be considerate and caring.

"Li, don't worry, no matter how long you leave your family, as long as you come back to them..."

But...but can I live until then? I won't be able to see them until a hundred years later...
To be continued...