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Constant Direction Line Chapter 4

When two years of senior crew to promote the second mate

By Randy L DevinePublished 3 years ago 3 min read

When two years of senior crew to promote the second mate, second mate a year to promote the first mate, first mate two years to test the captain. Like the "Longboat" such as 10,000 tons of ocean-going vessels, but also must be a class A first-class captain. That is to say, ordinary people from the undergraduate work on board, the fastest ten years to do this position.

And he looks only in his early thirties.

With his back to the light, his well-defined cheeks could not see his expression. Xu Heng tried to figure out the attitude of the ship's top commander, but found that the other party had directly taken the phone and communicated with the company on shore.

"People have come aboard, but it's a female ......" the low voice sounded not far away, Xu Heng heard some heart regulator horse intention.

The solid second mate and the skinny first mate were still arguing and soon overshadowed the captain's voice on the phone.

"Miss Xu, don't mind, the sea is like this." As an outsider on the "Longboat", the pilot was sympathetic to her plight, "There are three hardships in the world, but the ship is grinding iron and tofu. Running the ship since ancient times are men, some superstitious views, will think that women on board the ship is inauspicious."

"'Women on board, the boat to capsize', right? I know." Xu Heng smiled breezily.

The pilot was also an old sailor before, coming and going in the wind and waves for decades, and after retirement, he had to find a part-time job related to boats, just because he was used to being adrift. Hearing the old familiar words coming out of the girl's mouth, he laughed: "Feudal superstition, not worth mentioning."

While the crew's argument continued, an old man and a young woman exchanged pleasantries. Xu Heng found that the pilot was experienced, having traveled to all five continents and four oceans in his youth, and mentioned several ports on this voyage that he seemed to have experienced.

"...... Good thing you don't go to Bangladesh, there are more thieves there."

"More than Malasia?"

The pilot nodded: "More than Malasia."

Xu Heng wanted to ask more questions, but his attention was drawn by the shadow in front of him.

The captain finished his phone call and returned to them with the first mate and second mate. As soon as their eyes first met, they were somewhat competing with each other.

Under the shade of the wide brim of the hat, is a pair of dark, deep eyes, seems to have a soul-crushing magic. The main reason for this is the fact that the company's products are not only in the market, but also in the market.

Xu Heng did not open his mouth, waiting for the other party to speak first.

His lips were as thin as a blade, and the voice that came out was calm and steady as ever: "The company has some communication problems, lawyer Xu, sorry ......"

"Can I stay on board?" She tilted her head, her gaze untamed.

"'The Longboat' welcomes you." The man extended his hand, his fingers long and clean, "I'm the captain of this ship, Wang Hang."

The solid second mate was called Song Wei, a flight school graduate who had been working on the "Longboat" for three years.

Before Zhao adherence is to contact him, only because did not specifically state that the lawyer with the ship is female, so it made such a big fuss.

Perhaps Mr. Zhao had known about the attitude on board, so he deliberately muddied the waters.

Xu Heng said she didn't mind, she knew something about sailing customs and understood that Song Wei wasn't really in charge, so there was no point in making things difficult for him.

The young man is as honest as he looks, carrying a suitcase full of luggage as fast as he can, while walking and introducing the various facilities and functions of the ship.

Young Adult

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Randy L Devine

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