I am a Chinese-Mexican hybrid.
When my mother was still a teenager, she and her father, my grandfather, secretly climbed onto a train heading north in an attempt to sneak into the United States.
However, when entering the country, she accidentally got separated from a group of illegal immigrants.
The helpless girl rushed into the hotel where the Chinese businessman lived in a panic. And this Chinese businessman was my father.
My father gave the girl some US dollars and advised her to return to Mexico, because the United States is not a paradise, especially for those who entered the country illegally.
However, my mother revealed that almost all the houses and land in Mexico were occupied by gangs, and my parents and brothers had also sneaked here. If I go back, I can only use my body to earn money for the gangs in the alleys of Mexico.
The kind-hearted Chinese businessman could not ignore the girl, so he rented a basement for her in Houston, paid the rent for half a year, and left some living expenses.
Of course, the father's kindness was also rewarded with the girl's enthusiasm and warmth.
Half a year later, when my father came back to visit her, she was already six months pregnant, and the thin pregnant woman looked very pitiful.
My father took her back to Mexico, bought a house, and hired someone to take care of her until my mother gave birth to me.
A few years later, in order to let my mother and I return to China to live, my father married her.
I grew up studying in China from the age of seven to eighteen.
At the age of eighteen, I went to study in Russia.
Because of my youthful vigor, I accidentally killed a bully schoolmate in a fight.
Therefore, from the age of nineteen to twenty-three, I spent time in a Russian prison.
In order to get out of prison as soon as possible, at the age of twenty-three, I participated in the mercenary recruitment, and with my strong physique, I successfully joined the Wagner Mercenary Corps.
Later, I participated in the Syrian War for two years and the Donbass War for three years.
In addition, I have been active in dozens of countries such as the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, Venezuela, etc. for many years until I successfully reduced my sentence and retired.
However, when I left Wagner and prepared to return home, I was intercepted by American agents. They took me away from the train and took me to the land of the Indians by plane.
I was sent to a secret base and received six months of training. Because they threatened the safety of my family, I had to work for them for a year until the politician succeeded in coming to power.
After that, I was taken to the illegal medical ship by them.
Recalling the past, my heart could not calm down. I missed my father, mother, and two sisters.
We haven't seen each other for thirteen years.
Now, my sister should have graduated from college long ago, and my father and mother must be worried about me all the time.
The thing I regret most in my life is manslaughter in Russia.
This incident completely changed the trajectory of my life and the lives of my parents.
Originally, I should have married and had children like most people and lived a happy life.
Thinking of this, I, a man of iron bones, also shed tears of regret.
In the early morning, the cool sea breeze blew across the calm sea and gently brushed my face.
The morning light penetrated my eyelids, and a blood-red light appeared in front of my eyes.
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I subconsciously covered my eyes, and then slowly opened them.
The thirst made my mouth bitter and unbearable.
I sat up and found Zhu Ya sleeping next to me.
Catherine sat on the rear deck, holding the pillars of the awning, looking at the surrounding sea and sky with tired eyes.
"Eat something and start to rest, I'm going to go fishing." I patted Catherine's shoulder and said.
Seeing that I was awake, she smiled and nodded.
We still had a pack of energy bars, which only contained ten bars. Together with the dried fish hidden in the storage room, these energy bars were enough for us to eat for ten days.
The rainwater collected in the rescue box was also enough for us to sustain for ten days.
In fact, there was no need to worry too much about the rain problem in tropical waters. It was just that we were unlucky a few days ago and always missed the rainy area.
I divided an energy bar into three parts, like a large piece of chocolate. The portion each person got was about the size of two fingers put together.
Zhu Ya was still resting, so I didn't wake her up.
Sleeping is the lowest consumption method, and it would be more blissful to wait until she wakes up hungry before eating.
I plucked the feathers of the frigate bird, cut its skin and flesh, picked a piece as bait, and started fishing.
I stared at the fish bladder in a daze as usual, using this method to maintain my spirit and physical strength, and at the same time to pass the time.
Zhu Ya woke up at noon.
Seeing that I had caught a few fish, which had been cut open, cleaned and hung up to dry, she came up to help with other things.
Not long after, Catherine woke up.
Because the weather was too hot, we jumped into the sea as usual, tied the boat and our bodies with ropes, and soaked in the water to enjoy the coolness.
We spent five more days like this in torment.
We have been drifting in the sea for thirteen days.
These thirteen days can be said to be the longest time in our lives.
Our bodies have become much thinner, and the skin of the two women has turned bronze. Most of the original feminine delicacy and aura in them have disappeared.
The three of us looked like war refugees who had walked hundreds of kilometers.
My beard was half an inch long, and my hair was messy like a savage.
My whole body was tanned, and the tips of my fingers, which were originally rough due to long-term busy work, were now cracked like tree bark.
"What's going on over there?" Zhu Ya lay on the side of the boat, pointing to the north.
There were a lot of white splashes on the water, as if a lot of small stones were scattered from the air to the calm sea.
Soon, the white splashes moved horizontally towards us! Accompanied by a lot of splashing sounds!
Only then did I see clearly that it was a group of flying fish!
"Oh no, get on the boat quickly!" I shouted, climbed on the boat quickly, and immediately reached out to pull Zhu Ya and Catherine on board.
The flying fish came to us in the next moment, hitting the hull, raincoat and pillars like bullets.
The dense collision sound instantly rang in my ears.
The three of us lay in the cabin, using the edge of the boat that was more than 20 centimeters higher on both sides as a cover to avoid this wave of impact.
Just after this wave of impact, there was a dense sound of birds calling in the sky. I looked up and saw that it was a group of boobies and frigate birds!
These boobies flew over our heads and immediately swooped down to the water like arrows! They were catching schools of fish underwater! The frigate birds in the sky couldn't go into the water, so they attacked the flying fish that flew out of the water!
Some of the splashes we saw just now were caused by flying fish jumping out of the water, and some were caused by boobies rushing into the water!
The flying fish collectively flew out of the water, proving that there were also sea creatures chasing them underwater!
As expected, killer whales quickly passed through the visible sea surface, chasing the flying fish in front of them!
"Oh my God, is this a seagull?!" Zhu Ya and Catherine asked at the same time.
"It's a booby!" As soon as I finished speaking, a group of killer whales actually jumped out of the sea and plunged into the sea again.
"Those are killer whales. I recognize the white spots behind their eyes and on their abdomens!" Zhu Ya said excitedly.
Catherine also recognized killer whales. This killer whale of the dolphin family is very smart. Although it is not big, blue whales and sharks are not their opponents.
I was thrilled by the sightings of killer whales and birds.
The reason for my excitement is not because they brought us food such as flying fish, but because killer whales and boobies live near the coast and islands.
Their large-scale appearance proves that there must be islands nearby!
However, since it was morning, we could not follow the direction of the killer whales to find islands, which was very disadvantageous to us.
If it is evening, they will rush to the coast in a straight line. At this time, chasing them and heading in their direction will have a very high probability of finding the island.
During the day, although they flew out from the island, I don’t know how many directions they turned in the middle.
Therefore, we must not blindly go in the opposite direction to find land, which will waste our physical strength and opportunities.
I told Catherine and Zhu Ya the news. They were more excited than me, and their weak bodies burst into vitality again.
I immediately took out the sextant and began to measure the solar altitude angle.
"22 degrees south latitude." I was not surprised by this measurement result, because during this period, the results I have measured were between 18 and 22 degrees. The previous storm sent us two or three degrees south.
Unfortunately, without longitude, I can't determine the specific location.
Even if I only have a watch with accurate time, I can calculate the longitude and then determine the specific direction of the nearest land or island!
But I am not discouraged. No matter what, I have to take a gamble.
I took the emergency plastic paddle that was fixed to the bottom inside the boat and gave one to Catherine.
"Keep going!"