Chapter 243

With a pedal under their feet, the three people also got a short chance to breathe. Zhang Zhou hugged Wuzhen trembling and comforted her softly.

"Don't be afraid. Your adoptive father will save you, okay?"

Wuzhen's face was white, but she nodded seriously. Up to now, he has completely achieved the calm that a mature adult may not achieve. However, the sharp fluctuation of his chest and the way he breathed made Zhang Zhou feel painful and guilty.

Qinglin, who lost his life jacket, looked at the rising water level and said calmly, "Lord Hou, I'm afraid I can't get out! You can find a way to take Wuzhen!"

"Don't be so depressed. There will always be a way out. It's a big deal to dig a few more holes!"

Qinglin knew that Zhang Zhou was comforting himself. If he really wanted to operate, how could it be as simple as he said.

"You don't have to comfort me. Up to now, I'm open to it. Life is doomed and I can't escape. I hope you will..."

"If you have anything to say, I can't hear it now!"

Zhang Zhou encouraged Qinglin's morale, but he himself knew that he was basically dead now!

If he has a knife in his hand when he is in a strong state, he is confident that he can break the thickest ship wall with a knife and lead them out!

But now the knife doesn't weigh his hand, and he doesn't work hard. Just now, when he was in the water, he just broke a layer of wallboard, which made him feel very physical.

Looking at the surrounding environment and continuing upward, the result is to enter a dead end where there is no room for maneuver, and the strongest bow part of the hull; If you dive out of the hatch, you may still have a chance, but with the water nature of three people, it is doomed that simple things will be difficult to do!

However, this is also the most promising way, we must try!

"Taoist priest, only if the three of us work together can we have a better chance of getting away! No one can get away without it!"

"My life jacket is broken! It's impossible to help. Together, I'm afraid it will only make trouble!"

In a few words, the water level is over the waist and the situation is pressing.

"Taoist priest, if you are really destined to die here, there is no way! But we must try! Don't you want to see with your own eyes how promising your son will be in the future?"

Qinglin was stunned. The mention of children really aroused his desire to live. He listened to Zhang Zhou continue: "Taoist priest, to tell you the truth, I'm also a dry duck, but the most difficult thing now is not whether we can get water, but whether we can calm down! Fear and panic will only make us die faster! Anyway, it's all death, let's calm down! I've always been lucky. Believe me, we're definitely not going to die!"

After that, he handed Qinglin the rope left in his waist. Qinglin took it and nodded.

"Wuzhen, are you afraid?"

"Adoptive father, Wuzhen is very brave!"

"OK! Remember, if you can't hold it, drink water, okay? Remember..."

"Don't breathe with your nose!" Wuzhen replied seriously.

The inside of the tilted official ship is similar to a building without stairs. The only hatch is under the water on the two floors. The water level has reached the chest. Zhang Zhou briefly said his ideas and plans. Finally, he calmly said, "after three counts, start action! Three, two, one!"

Zhang Zhou kicked open the side door and the three men dived into the water together.

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Uncle Shui was far away when he heard someone shouting Zhang Zhou's name. He was surprised. He accelerated his rowing with his companions. A cargo ship crossed with them. At the moment, he was in a hurry and had no time to take care of it. However, he couldn't help looking at the ship with a few Lang Lang's laughter, and the red faced man standing on the deck with laughter also wanted to see it Inadvertently returned a glance, and then there was no entanglement and went its own way!

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It's a pleasure to complete the task without sacrificing one's life and justice, and bring back such important news at the first time! This release comes from the heart and can't be covered up!

"The Royal pill room was damaged. If Zhang Zhou had another accident! The loss of the crown prince's department is definitely not small! The prince made great achievements in the southwest this time, and the situation is completely changing!" the man surnamed Zhu smiled.

"Ha ha, brother Zhu, we're not going to die. There must be a blessing!" the red faced man also looked excited.

"Of course! We must celebrate when we go back! I'm the host!"

"I can choose that place!"

"No problem!"

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"Brother Zhu, when I came, I hid several jars of good wine on the ship. Would you like to take it out to satisfy my craving first?"

The man surnamed Zhu thought and nodded! I'm really sorry for not having a few drinks at the moment.

"OK, let the brothers have a drink. Don't affect the sailing!"

"OK! Brothers, brother Zhu will give you a drink!"

There was a cheering response! These people who escaped from death really need a little release at the moment.

The man surnamed Zhu didn't want to drink more, but under the excitement and relaxation, he quickly put down his due vigilance. The wine is a top-grade Hezhou lie. Maybe he is in a different mood today. He felt drunk very quickly. Soon, he fell drunk under the continuous toast of the red faced man, and was carried to the cabin to rest.

The red faced man smiled at the rest: "brother Zhu is present. You guys just can't let go. Now you can drink as much as you like. Just have a good time today. Don't worry about anything else. I'm responsible for everything!"

This remark attracted a lot of cheers, and everyone's enthusiasm for drinking became more enthusiastic

The red faced man who walked slightly staggered came to the stern and handed a bottle of wine to the helmsman in charge of the ship!

"My Lord, I dare not drink. I can still ride the boat!"

"Look at your promise. We'll escape from death this time. We'll have good luck. Drink a little. It's okay!"

"But..."

"But what? Don't worry, I'll just watch it for you here! When I ate by water, you didn't come out of my womb!"

"Then, thank you! Speaking from the bottom of my heart, my mouth is watering when I smell the wine! I'll only have a drink with my brothers and I'll be back soon!"

"Don't worry, drink boldly and have a good time! Don't bother the big guy!"

"Hee hee, it's hard!"

The red faced man smiled and waved his hand. He looked at the people sitting around on the deck and drinking. His eyes gradually lost their original sincerity.

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Although it has been confirmed in advance that this transaction is a near death, Huan Bin's performance still makes them frightened!

They knew in advance that there were experts in charge, but they didn't expect it to be so high, which has broken the existing cognition: they lightly stepped on and sank a ship; Smash the boulders like flies; Flying up the cliff like a bird

Are beyond the reach of human beings!

The ship has been sunk, their task has been completed, and the rest is how to escape in order to save their lives! The person in charge of the ambush by the river, there are five people left at this time. According to the determined route, they try their best to escape! As long as you cross the mountain and get out of the woods, there are horses to meet you, you should have a chance to leave safely!

The mountains in southern Xinjiang are much more steep than here, so this rugged mountain road is nothing in their eyes!

Several people did not run for long in the forest, then a man in a cloak appeared and stopped their way. The leader was stunned. Then he commanded the brothers behind him to stop and put on a vigilant posture. After the other party took off his hat, he could see the real face of the person coming. The leader's vigilance increased greatly.

"What do you mean you're in here?"

The man had a fine eyebrow, fine eyes and a moustache, but his eyes were clean.

"Nature is to save you. If you choose the original route, you will not escape Huan Bin's pursuit!"

The man finished and pointed in the other direction.

"Go down from here and make a detour to the shore. There is a ship to meet you and evacuate!"

The leader did not move, but stared at each other coldly.

"Why should we believe you?"

"Hehe, believe it or not, it's your own business! My task has been completed. I'll leave first!"

After that, he dodged and jumped into the woods. The leader hesitated and finally chose to listen to the other party's suggestions!

The old man with fine eyebrows and eyes appeared again and walked out of the forest gently, with a sneer on his mouth. He took out a wooden card from his arms, looked at it again and again, and threw it on the other party's way!

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Zhao Qirui kept a low profile when he entered Beijing. He returned to take only an inconspicuous private passenger ship. Although he did not see the scale, it did not hinder his happiness.

When he entered Beijing with a low profile, he was praised by his father, and he was encouraged and expected by his father when he left. These actions made him happier physically and mentally than real gold and silver!

The father emperor is now in good health and has enough time to rise again. Who can laugh and say that in the end, it's really not necessarily!

Several steward like people stood respectfully beside him, quietly waiting for Zhao Qirui's orders.

After reading the letter in his hand, Zhao Qirui said with a happy face, "it's not easy to get several official positions in Yingzhou this time. We must arrange some safe talents! Steward Liu, do you have a favorite candidate?"

The steward surnamed Liu quickly replied, "if you go back to the Lord, there are several concise and credible talents to arrange!"

"Well, I'm going to make some achievements this time. Don't beat Wang's face at that time!"

"Please don't worry, Lord. I don't dare to be selfish!"

"I'm still at ease when you do business!"

The steward surnamed Liu has followed him for more than ten years and works steadily. Some recent suggestions have worked very well! Including this low-key arrangement for leaving Beijing, I heard that it was really recognized by Emperor Zhao Qianyuan, and he naturally made Zhao Qirui pay more and more attention!

"Do well, I won't let you wronged!"

The steward surnamed Liu quickly knelt down to thank him and said a lot of respectful words of thanks!

"Get up! Let people prepare some food and two pots of wine! I'm a little hungry!"

The steward surnamed Liu and several people left the room and went on the deck. One by one, they also restored the due temperament of the steward of the palace.

One of them, looking at the sky, asked a boatman coldly.

"Where is this?"

"If you go back to the steward, you will see the beauty land ahead. After passing the beauty land, you will arrive at the boundary of Suzhou!"

The steward gave a "um" and sent the boatman away. He touched his stomach. Obviously, he was aroused by the king's wine and vegetables!

Seeing this scene, the steward surnamed Liu smiled and said, "brother Chen, I have nothing to do now. I'll be on duty here for you!"

Steward Chen, who was going to have a drink to relieve his boredom, didn't expect that the steward surnamed Liu, who was just red, was so discerning that he saw his mind.

"How interesting is that? Ha ha, it's hard for you to be a good brother!"

He didn't give the steward surnamed Liu a chance to be polite and pretentious. He turned around and left with the other stewards!

The steward surnamed Liu watched several people leave with a calm expression. He walked to the bow alone and was in a daze.

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According to Zhang Zhou's expectation, you can go out of the hatch as long as you dive down not too far. Although the three people are not good at water, there is still great hope as long as they keep calm enough and fast enough!

But the reality is very cruel, because the hull overturned, resulting in the displacement of a lot of goods in the cabin, in all directions, floating and jumping in the water, blocking the road to the hatch tightly. With the ability of the three of them, they can't achieve their goal at all.

After Zhang Zhou confirmed that he could not pass, he had to hold Wuzhen and Qinglin, seize the time to float up, and with the help of the buoyancy of his life jacket and the control of fixtures, the three finally surfaced.

Qinglin put his hand on the wall, gasped and said nothing. Zhang Zhou and Wuzhen gasped more than he did. The water level is still rising, forcing the three people to climb up. Now, it is really to the point that there is no way in heaven and no door to the earth!

"Hou ye, what should we do now?" Qinglin asked aloud after a short recovery.

Because it was too dark, Zhang Zhou could only vaguely see the situation in the upper space. After a general judgment, he replied: "I won't give up until the moment of death. At present, I can only find a way to dig another hole to escape. This is the only feasible way!"

Naturally, it is impossible to dig an outlet from the top of the head. It is estimated that now the hull has completely sunk underwater. Opening a hole in the head will directly lead in the outside water, which will only accelerate their death. According to the structure of the hull, only the deck direction is relatively weak, which is suitable for digging the outlet.

Now they are less than a foot away from the top. According to the rising speed of the water level, there is at most half a column of incense time to fill all the space. Although the hope is slim, it is the last hope after all. It's not too late!

Zhang Zhou let Qing Lin hold five Jane, and he used the place where he could walk his feet, climbed up, reached the top, decided to deck the side of the deck, and began to craze in the waist position. Although the body was suspended and the movement was not so awesome, the situation was much better than that of the underwater operation. But Zhang Zhou also confirmed that what he chiseled was not the deck, but a partition between the cabin and the deck.

For the design of the official ship, in order to have better sound insulation effect, an extra layer is added between the deck and the cabin.