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Chapter 994
At a large dock, a giant cruise ship was slowly pulling up.
After her four month voyage around the globe, starting from the H City the ship finally made it back to the port
The tourists had a blast, all of them laughing and joking as they disembarked
When all the passengers were off, the first mate approached the captain, “What do we do with the guy downstairs?” “What else can we do but hand him over to the police the captain scratched his head.
The story goes back over a month ago
They were on their way back when a floating wodden plank was spotted by the crew members who were fishing
Ocean currents would bring all kinds of stuff to the area, but no one ever expected to find a man lying on driftwood.
They were far away from land, so seeing someone drifting was quite a shocker.
Fortuitously, the sea was fairly tranquil that night. One of the crew members, who happened to be a skilled swimmer, wasted no time to plunge into the water, swiftly Swimming towards the man in distress.
“He’s alive!”
The crew was over the moon.
The first mate and captain were notified, and they hauled him aboard
Once on board, they realized the man was severely injured. Some of his wounds looked rotten from being soaked in seawater for too long.
Thankfully, the ship had a medical team and the necessary equipment for his treatment.
The medical team quickly treated his wounds
Originally, they planned to hand him over to the police at the nearest port.
But then
He started to talk during a fever.
Everyone thought he was a foreigner.
But he said in their native language, ‘Home…home.”
“He’s from the H Country! exclaimed the crew member who saved him.
Seeing the state he was in, the captain remarked, “He’s probably a victim of some violent attack. If we let him go and he falls into danger again, then what?”
Having spent years at sea, the captain knew all about piracy and the corrupt local police
“No way!” the crew members cried
Being away from home for so long, they knew how precious home was.
They assumed he was a sailor too, given his build and the fact that he was found in international waters.
“Let’s bring him back to our country, the first mate suggested, “It’s the safest place for him”
The captain paused, “Don’t get your hopes up. He’s badly injured and might not make it. Also, we are on a ship full of snobby rich people. We can’t let them find out about him, or we’ll all be in trouble!”
The captain then left
As he ascended to the deck, the first mate added, “He’s a lucky guy! Look over there.”
Following the first mate’s gaze, the captain saw a great white shark now swimming near the plank.
Had they found the man any later, he would’ve been shark bait.
During the month he spent on the ship, the man encountered numerous perilous situations that brought him close to death. Miraculously, he managed to survive each of
these encounters
The kind hearted crew members would buy medicine in cines using their own money wherever the ship docked.
Now, the man’s injuries had healed.
He had an amazing recovery rate.
But he was still unconscious
After cleaning the cabins, the crew took the still unconscious man to the local police station
The police were surprised and immediately sent him to the hospital.
