The Lost Mermaid [Zhongyingmei]

Doris clung to the railing tightly with her hands, and swayed from side to side in the violent shaking of the hull, not daring to move.She was held tightly in Karl's arms, with the warmth of his chest on her back, but in such an emergency, she couldn't have any charming thoughts at all.

Doris heard Carl's grunt from above her head, and at the same time, one of his wrists made a "click" sound on the railing. Doris hurriedly grabbed his wrist, and felt that there was a gap between the shirts. The lower wrist bones appear to be twisted and protruding.

This violent movement lasted for about half a minute, during which time the ship seemed to be forcibly slowing down, but it was still moving forward.The waves around the Titanic slammed against the ship violently, making a deafening sound.Then, its speed slowly slowed down until it stopped.

"Okay, it's okay, don't be afraid." Carl let go of Doris until he came to a complete stop, and while carefully checking whether Doris was injured, he said, "I'm going to ask what's going on! How could such a problem arise?"

His right hand tightly grasped the wrist of his left hand, twitching uncontrollably, and motioned to Ruth, who was sitting slumped and clinging to the railing not far away, to come and push Doris' wheelchair back to the lounge together.

Doris looked at his back worriedly. Carl's wrist was injured, but there was no time for diagnosis and treatment. I don't know if there is a doctor on board...

Still in shock, Ruth stood up, pulled her skirt, and walked towards Doris.Doris yelled, "Don't move! There are shards of china on the floor!"

But before Ruth's foot could retract, the sharp fragments collapsed onto her foot, opening a thin wound.

"What? Just testing the emergency stop of the ship? Then why didn't you inform the guests? Mr. Captain, the movement just now almost made our hearts jump!" A young guest roared, and the lady beside him tightly He leaned heavily against his side, obviously terrified.

The captain in white uniform appeased the guests, explaining: "There seems to be something wrong with the broadcasting system on board. I went to check just now and found that the wires were frayed. I'm really sorry."

"I'm sorry." The crew beside him hurriedly bowed and apologized, "I thought I had already notified—"

"Mr. Smith!" Carl stood up and asked sharply, "The Titanic is still a new ship, and it has even been tested for the first time. How could the lines be worn out? You have a wealth of sailing experience, and our board of directors just because of trust You will be entrusted with the important task of leading the maiden voyage of the Titanic to you, and I hope you will be responsible for our safety!"

"The safety of the guests is the most important thing to me." Captain Smith nodded solemnly. He once again apologized sincerely, with a humble attitude. Even though some distinguished guests had great tempers and harsh words, he did not show an angry expression. .

Doris found her brother in the crowd, and he didn't look worried.

The complaints and denunciations of the distinguished guests have never stopped, and the entire lounge is full of restlessness and uneasiness.The crew members stood aside awkwardly, lowering their heads to accept the guest's accusations.

"It's actually not a big problem." 1900's calm and calm voice was extraordinarily calm at this time, "The shock just now is not unexpected even during an official voyage. The storm in the waves is much more terrifying than this. Captain Smith has rich experience, Nothing happened to the Titanic, right?"

"Of course!" Captain Smith looked at 1900 gratefully. As the captain, he couldn't say bluntly that such a thing is not a serious accident. "I don't agree with Mr. Ismay's suggestion. He insisted that guests We also came to participate in the sea trial. Mr. Carruthers, as the surveyor, will test with me whether the hull’s response measures are perfect and safe under various dangerous situations—even if these situations happen with a small probability.”

The layman's advice is the most terrible accident!Mr. Ismay was ignorant of the dangers of sailing. He rashly believed that there would be no accidents in such a giant as the Titanic, and insisted that the first-class guests take part in the trial voyage.

He claimed that everyone would be overwhelmed by the Titanic, and he bet that within ten days from the trial voyage to the maiden voyage, businessmen from the United States would be rushing to take out dollars from their pockets to buy shares of White Star Company.

Although Captain Smith and his lieutenants disapproved, there was nothing the crew could do but give in when Mr. Ismay resigned as a shareholder.

"The Titanic did a good job. It is difficult for a passenger ship of such a large size to come to an emergency stop when it is advancing rapidly. Captain Smith has rich experience and managed to control the speed of the ship in a short period of time. Ladies and gentlemen, I As a surveyor, I will also be responsible for my judgment." Mr. Carruthers came in from the door.

"So you're saying the Titanic wasn't malfunctioning, it was safe?" Karl asked.

"Of course." Mr. Carruthers nodded, "However, Captain Smith, the communication equipment needs further inspection. There is a problem with the internal lines of the Titanic, and the impact is not small. If you communicate with the control tower and other ships during the voyage If there is a failure, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Hitting other ships or getting lost is not out of the question.

"But the guests were all frightened just now, and even—" Mr. Strauss pointed to Karl's wrist, "someone has already been injured."

Mrs. Bucket screamed nervously, almost fainting, as if she had just discovered Karl's injury.Ruth looked away, shamefully unwilling to see her mother's pompous behavior.Under her floor-length dress, one foot stepped on the other, and the tiny wound made by the porcelain seemed to be oozing blood.

Doris glanced at Carl, and saw that he looked painful, and asked loudly, "Where is the doctor? Why hasn't he come yet?"

Her sudden speech attracted the attention of many people, and it seemed that someone was discussing her identity and her strange hoarse voice.

Doris's face turned red in an instant, and she stammered and added: "Ruth's foot was injured just now, she seems to have stepped on broken porcelain..."

Ruth suddenly turned her head to look at her, her eyes were extraordinarily bright, and seemed to be filled with tears.

There was another burst of chaos, but fortunately soon, the doctor on board ran in from the door carrying a large box.Under the eyes of everyone, he skillfully took out tools from the medicine box and checked them for Carl.His deputy - a young female doctor also brought Ruth to the small room.

Doris looked at Carl worriedly, only to see that he happened to look at her too.A reassuring smile tugged at his lips, even though his brow was sweating and his lips were pale.

There seemed to be only her reflection in his dark eyes.

Doris wanted to go over to hear what the doctor said, but the gentlemen and ladies with caring faces gathered around unconsciously and asked the doctor Karl carefully. The human wall blocked it.

"He's fine." 1900 said in Doris's ear, "The most serious thing is dislocation. Otherwise, a young master like him wouldn't be able to hold on for so long without making a sound."

"But……"

"Look, is there anyone still asking about the Titanic?" 1900 snorted coldly, "The businessman's trick! Someone was injured, but this person should be responsible for this matter, who would be sincere?" Blame it?"

Doris was a little angry: "He was hurt because he was protecting me! Brother, how can you think of him like this? Not all businessmen only have interests in their eyes, and he didn't—"

"Doris, do you trust him completely now?" 1900's face became serious.

"...No." Doris said dumbly, "I just want to tell the truth."

However, her elder brother's sarcastic words described Carl as a villain with only interests in his eyes, which made Doris unable to defend him.

She still remembered that just now, when the cruise ship was under the huge traction, he held her tightly in his arms, and she could feel his hot body temperature through the clothes, and the sense of security went straight to the bottom of her heart.

1900 was silent. He understood Doris's feelings, but he had no confidence in the mermaid's almost dizzy affection.Although Doris has tried her best to restrain herself, driven by her nature, she still needs others to help her feverish mind to cool down from time to time.

The Titanic started to start again, the windows of the lounge were opened, and the cool sea breeze rushed in, dispelling the heat in the room.

Karl's injury was not serious. The doctor used ingenuity to break his dislocated wrist back, and tied it with a thick bandage. Negligence again affects recovery.

There was no problem with the Titanic. As the surveyor said, the emergency stop of the ship was part of the test. There would have been no major problems, but it happened that the communication equipment on the ship was worn out, and the guests were unprepared. Under the circumstances, because of the inertia of the forced deceleration and the impact of the waves, I was frightened.

After the turmoil, Mr. Andrews, the chief designer of the Titanic, summoned the designers and crew to investigate other situations.

"If there is a problem, it will be a lucky thing to be checked out before the official maiden voyage." Mr. Strauss said to other guests at the dinner table, "I believe in the safety of the Titanic. not trustworthy, there is no ship more trustworthy."

"Yes, such things are inevitable at sea." Mrs. Strauss nodded, "but the Titanic 'never sinks'".

"Yes, we are not people who have seen the world. The ship I was on when I came to England, even the masts were creaking when there was a storm. My wife and I were taken aback, but that The captain doesn't seem to be worried at all." Sir Gordon raised his glass and agreed.

"Sir Gordon, you are so bold! If I am afraid, I will not dare to take a boat for several years! The accident just now makes my heart still beating wildly!" Mrs. Bucket said lightly. Rubbing his chest, he let out a long breath, still undecided in shock.

"Thinking of the countless dangers and storms they have seen at sea, the situation just now is really nothing."

"There are not only storms on the sea, haha! Maybe there are fairies like sirens!"

"Hahaha! Even if there are sea monsters, our sailors are 'experienced', I am afraid they will not be confused by them and taken captive to the bottom of the sea, right?"

……

The conversation quickly shifted from the accident to the alluring, beautiful and seductive siren in the mythology.

Doris felt indescribable disgust in her heart when she listened to their pretentiously advanced conversations and meaningful "jokes".

Human beings always think that they can conquer the ocean, conquer the world, and even write fantasies into hymns, as if they really did it.

Doris couldn't listen anymore, she quietly reported to 1900, and planned to go to the deck outside.For her, even if she fell into the sea, it would be easier than smelling cigar smoke and listening to bragging here.

The attendants at the door respectfully opened the heavy solid wood door for her.

She skillfully steered the wheelchair through the gate. Suddenly, she turned her head sharply, her eyes fixed on the carvings of the gate, and she remained motionless.

Where did she seem to have seen this carving?

作者有话要说：巨型邮轮在真的遇到危险时，全速前进的情况下想要紧急停船，几乎是不可能的事情。前人对泰坦尼克号的遇难已经分析出了很多原因。在那样的情况下，想要紧急停船或者转方向都是非常非常困难的事情，这关系到水速、风速、潮汐、船舶的惯性……感谢在2020-05-0807:24:00~2020-05-0918:20:43期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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