Why are there all kinds of strange phenomena?

"On Dabao Island, more than one hundred miles away from us, there lived a victim. Mr. Smith, should we save him? " Pencroft asked the engineer for advice.

"Yes, we shouldn't go bankrupt." Smith said, "Let's start as soon as possible."

"How about leaving tomorrow?"

"Ok, tomorrow."

Engineers and carefully looked at the wet paper and said:

"It can be inferred from the words on this piece of paper that since this person living on the island can know the latitude and longitude of Dabao Island so accurately, it shows that he has rich navigation experience. In addition, judging from the English letters he wrote, this person is either American or British. "

"Very reasonable." He said, "If we can find the victim, we will know the origin of the box. This also shows that there must be a boat passing by. "

After bypassing the claw angle, at about 4 o'clock, the "Braving the Wind and Waves" stopped at the mouth of the Red River.

That night, everyone prepared for the new adventure. Only two people were sent to explore. Everyone thinks that Pencroft and Herbert are more suitable because they both have sailing experience. According to Smith's analysis, with the current wind, 150 nautical miles can make a round trip every three or four days, and they are expected to return to Lincoln Island at 10+07.

Originally, I only planned to send two people, but he insisted on going with him, because he was a reporter for The New York Herald, and he didn't want to miss such a good interview opportunity. His request was finally granted.

The next morning, ready to set sail, everyone said goodbye. The sails are raised and they are advancing from the southwest. The voyage of "braving the wind and waves" was quite smooth.

Pencroft and the three of them arrived in Dabao Island on the afternoon of June 10. They went ashore after breaking anchor and collecting sails. Ready to look for the murdered man.

The island is densely forested and uninhabited. And love three people climbed a nearby hill, standing on the top of the mountain, overlooking the whole island.

The island is very small, with mountains, rivers and trees, and there are no traces of the victims.

It's weird. If the bottle submerged in seawater was thrown by an islander, where is this person?

Now that we are here, the expedition members are determined to search the whole island anyway, and even if only some relics of the victims are found, their hearts will be at peace. Their behavior scared large groups of seals and seabirds to flee.

Someone must have been to this island. Because the road in the forest seems to have been walked by people, and there are some trees cut down by axes. This proves that people who have been to the island have lived on the island for some time.

"Who are these people? How many people are there? " The reporter asked questions.

"According to the note, only one person was killed." Herbert said.

"As long as this man is still on the island, we will definitely find him." Pencroft said.

Three people along the river, oblique across the island, continue to search.

Although they found a lot of evidence that someone had been to the island, they just couldn't find anyone.

"In this way, we can only guess that the victim has left." The reporter said.

"So this note was written a long time ago?" Herbert asked.

"It should be like this." The sailor replied.

"That is to say, the bottle we found has been floating at sea for a long time?" Herbert asked again.

"It is entirely possible." Said the sailor. "It's getting late now, so we'll come back tomorrow."

"A house!" They had just set off when Herbert suddenly found a house in the forest.

Three people came running. This is a house nailed up with wooden boards, and the roof is covered with a thick poncho. The sailor rushed to the front of the house and pushed open the half-opened door. There's no one inside!

They lit torches and carefully observed the situation in the room: the bed was messy, the quilt was damp and moldy, and the books on the table were covered with dust. ...

People are long gone. Three people will stay in the cabin for one night. The next day, they continued to search for a day and still found nothing.

"Let's go back tomorrow." Pencroft said.

"We collect some vegetables and plant them back." Herbert said.

Herbert went to collect seeds, while sperry and Pencroft went into the jungle and caught a wild boar. They were trying to tie up the wild boar when they heard Herbert screaming over there.

I saw Herbert fighting a tall ape, and the situation was very critical. Sailors and reporters flew in, subdued the ape together and tied it firmly.

Herbert stood up, as if shaking. He looked at his opponent curiously and didn't know which category he should belong to according to taxonomy.

"He is human!" Herbert gave a strange cry.

People? Yes, he is human. He is a savage. The savage has fierce eyes, unkempt hair, extremely long nails and red skin. He has a rag around his waist!

This is the man who was killed! The cruel living environment completely dehumanized him and made him almost like a wild animal.

10, 15 on the same day, "braving the wind and waves" anchored and returned. They took the savage on board, and Pencroft watched with great concern that the savage was eating a wild duck raw.

Although the northwest wind is strong, it is downwind, which is very beneficial to returning home.

However, the wind was stronger, and the rough waves rushed to the bow, and Pankrov felt very uneasy. Until the morning of 18, he had not seen the shadow of the land, and he had no idea at all. I wonder if he can return to Lincoln Island on time.

The wind and waves pushed the ship, which was not very big, to the top for a while, and then to the bottom, and everyone on board was pushed to the extreme. Suddenly, a huge wave rushed to the side of the ship, only to see the savage jump up and tighten the sail.

"He is a good sailor!" And the love of praise in my heart.

18 It was very cold that night, and the wind didn't abate until after midnight. It is almost impossible to tell the direction in the dark sea.

Before dawn, I heard Pencroft suddenly shout, "Fire! Fire! "

Look in the direction of the water finger. I saw a faint light in the northeast. This light can't be a star, it must be a bonfire, which was lit by Smith and others to show them the way. And love to adjust course, walked to the fire.

"Braving the wind and waves" finally sailed into the entrance of the Red River at 7: 00 on October 27th, 65438/KLOC-0. As soon as they jumped off the boat, Smith and Naboo ran over and gave them a warm hug, rejoicing that they could come back safely.

The stranger has been curled up in the corner for several days, bowing his head and saying nothing. He seems to understand some of Smith's conversations and looks depressed.

Smith and others cut off the stranger's hair and beard while he was asleep and put him in clean clothes. The man who used to be like an ape finally regained his human form. A week later, everyone took him to the white sand beach to see the sea, only to see him running and jumping, radiant. Then he stopped and his eyes were wet.

These small changes can't escape Smith's eyes. He thinks that strangers will return to normal mental state one day.

On the day I saw the sea, I went back to the granite palace and saw a stranger talking to himself there: "No! I will never! "

"Let's leave him alone." Smith told everyone, "He must have some painful past."

A few days later, the stranger went to work in the vegetable garden alone. He worked at random for a while and then stayed for a while.

Smith approached him quietly and found him crying.

"Strange friend," Smith said softly, "I hope you look at me."

The stranger looked up at the engineer. His eyes seem to be attracted by the magnet. Smith seems to have a magical power to bring him to his knees. He tried to escape, but he changed his mind at once. His eyes are shining, and he can no longer control himself. Many words will come out of generate's mouth. He finally hands rested on her hips, ask Smith:

"Who the hell are you?"

"Like you, we are also victims." Smith said with emotion. "We brought you here and let you go back to your compatriots."

"Compatriots? I have no compatriots! "

"The people here are all your friends!"

"Friends? My friend? " The stranger covered his face with his hands. "no! ..... Never, leave me! You all leave me! "

He suddenly ran to the highland by the sea and stood there for a long time.

Mr Smith told his friend what had just happened.

"yes! This stranger must be hiding something in his heart. " He said: "Judging from his performance just now, he seems to have repented."

"Let's calm him down first and don't ask him sensitive questions." Smith said seriously. "Even if he made any mistakes before, he saved them. We should treat him as a friend."

Two hours passed, and the stranger just stayed on the coast. He must be recalling what he did in the past-these are undoubtedly painful. Everyone just stared at him from a distance, but no one bothered him. After two hours, the stranger seems to have made a decision. He turned and walked towards Smith. Two red eyes proved that he had just cried, but now he stopped crying. He looks very humble. Show anxious, ashamed expression, eyes always staring at the ground.

"Sir," he said to Smith, "are you English?"

"No," Smith replied, "We are Americans."

"Ah," the stranger seemed a little surprised at this answer, and then said cautiously, "Really?"

"What about you, friend?" Smith said.

"British." He replied.

These words seem to have come out of his mouth with great difficulty. Then he retreated to the beach and walked up and down between the mouth of the Red River and the waterfall.

When he passed Herbert, he suddenly stopped and asked softly:

"How many months?"

"1 1 month." Herbert told him.

"What year is this year?"

" 1876."

"22 years! 22 years! " He cried in a low voice.

He didn't ask again and suddenly left Herbert.

Herbert told everyone about the stranger's problem just now.

"I think so," said Pencroft. "The man trapped on the island was not killed, but exiled there."

"Friends," Smith said, "my intuition tells me that no matter what crimes he has committed before, this man has redeemed himself in the most painful way. He suffered a lot on the island. He felt depressed and wanted to get rid of this heavy mental burden. We can't force him to tell us his past. But I believe that one day he will tell us automatically. As for whether he can return to the motherland in the future, I am not sure whether he has hope and confidence in this. "

"Why is this?" He asked.

"If one day he is sure to be rescued, he will wait for that day with peace of mind and will not throw a note into the sea."

"But there is one thing I don't understand." Said the sailor.

"What is it?"

"If this person has lived on Dabao Island for 22 years, that note should have been written by him many years ago, but we found it well preserved."

What the sailor said is very reasonable. When they found the note, it looked as if it had only been written for a short time. In addition, the latitude and longitude of Dabao Island written on the note is correct. From this point of view, the person who wrote this note must be a difficult sailor.

"It seems that there are still many problems here that cannot be explained." Smith said. "But we can't worry. We will listen to him only if he is willing to say more. "

But for the next few days, the stranger just worked hard and didn't rest. He always does it alone in a quiet place without saying a word. He never goes back to the Granite Palace for dinner. Despite repeated invitations, he still eats some raw vegetables by himself. Even at night, he always stays under the bushes and never goes back to the room assigned to him. When the weather is bad, he will curl up in the cracks in the rock.

165438+ 10/0 When it was getting dark, just as everyone was gathering on the platform, suddenly a stranger ran in front of the residents. There is something strange in his eyes. The stranger's teeth rattled, and under the control of an indescribable emotion, he said many amazing words intermittently.

"What right do you have to bring me here and force me to leave my island? ..... What do you think I can give you? ..... Do you know my past? Do you know who I am and what I have done? Who told you I was exiled there, not abandoned there? ..... Do you believe that I used to be a villain? I used to steal and kill people? Who believes that I am a damn guy, only worthy to live like a wild animal, only to stay away from human beings? Guess what! "

No one interrupted the poor man, everyone just listened to him quietly. These words seem to come out of the mouth of strangers involuntarily. Smith tried to comfort him, but after only two steps, he hurried back.

"no! No! " The stranger shouted. "I ask you a word. Do I have freedom after all? "

"Yes!" Smith answered him loudly.

"Well, goodbye!" He said that and ran away like crazy.

Pencroft, Naboo and Herbert chased the stranger to the edge of the forest, but they couldn't catch up with him at all.

After the stranger left, the residents still cultivated land to grow vegetables. Half a month passed, and the stranger still didn't come back. The third wheat harvest was 4000 bushels. Residents use an air mill to grind wheat into flour and then make bread.

When everyone is eating delicious bread, they still don't forget strangers in the forest. It is hard for everyone to calm down at the thought that they are still eating and drinking raw meat from their prey in the wild forest.

One day, Herbert went fishing in Lake Grant alone. He was fishing when he suddenly shouted in horror, "Help! Help! "

Others are too far away to hear. Only Naboo and Pencroft heard this and ran desperately to the lake.

It turned out that a jaguar came at Herbert.

At the critical moment, I didn't expect strangers to run to Pencroft and Naboo. I saw him jump, jump over the river between the highland and the forest, and jump to the other side.

Herbert saw the leopard coming and hid behind a tree.

Just as the leopard crouched down and pounced on Herbert, he saw a stranger rushing at the beast with a short knife in his hand. The leopard saw someone running towards him and turned to meet him.

The stranger is very strong. He dives under the jaguar's neck, grabs its throat with one hand and stabs the beast's heart with the other.

Almost instantly, the jaguar was killed by a stranger. When everyone arrived, the stranger was about to slip away. Herbert grabbed him and said:

"no! Don't go! "

Smith walked up to the stranger and saw his shirt torn, his shoulder scratched by a leopard's paw, and his blood was dripping. The stranger frowned when he saw the engineer.

"Friend," Smith said gratefully, "you risked your life to save our child. We owe you one. "

"My life?" The stranger giggled. "What is my life? There is no value at all! "

"You have a wound on your shoulder."

"It doesn't matter at all."

"Can you give me your hand?"

Just as Herbert was about to grab the hand of the stranger who saved him, he folded his hands again, his face sank and his chest fluctuated. It seems that he is going to escape again. After a silence, he suddenly asked loudly:

"Where are you from? Tell me! "

After they left Richmond, the engineer told the stranger the whole story. The stranger listened with rapt attention.

The engineer then introduced him, Herbert, Pencroft, Naboo and himself. The engineer also said that taking this new partner back from Dabao Island was their greatest comfort since they arrived in Lincoln Island.

The stranger blushed, bowed his head and looked ashamed.

"Now you should know about us!" Smith said, "Can you shake hands with us?"

"no!" The stranger screamed. "You are a good man! What about me? What about me? "