Hospital 444
Chapter 244 - 35 Sea Burial

Chapter 244: Chapter 35 Sea Burial

"Haha!" the fisherman said, "As people who go out to sea, we dare not say we don’t believe in anything."

"There’s no such thing as sea monsters."

The fishermen of the Azure Island have always passed down a legend about a sea monster.

The sea monster would bewitch the fishermen, dragging them into the sea and taking them to a fearsome realm of death. When he was a child, his mother used this legend to lull him to sleep.

"You can’t be so sure about that," the fisherman seemed to have some free time now, squatting in front of Hai Han, and said, "When I used to go out to sea with your father, we occasionally had some eerie experiences. You may not know, but the seas around Azure Island often change unpredictably, and the weather can be quite different from the forecast. Sometimes, even compasses would fail, and losing your direction in the vast ocean is indeed terrifying."

"Even compasses can fail?" This was the first time Hai Han had heard of such a thing: "Then... then what would you do?"

"Well, about that..."

"Don’t tell me it’s the sea monster’s doing. I don’t believe in that."

"The deep sea hides many secrets, especially around a place like Azure Island."

Hearing the fisherman say this, Hai Han immediately understood what he was getting at.

In another four years, when he turned eighteen, his father and mother would tell him this secret.

"Alright, I’ve got to get busy."

The fisherman had just left when he suddenly saw several tourists’ children start horsing around at the edge of the dock.

"Ah!"

One of the children had actually fallen into the sea!

Hai Han was the person closest to that child.

"Aaaaah!"

The child had fallen into the sea and was desperately thrashing about, but the child couldn’t swim, and in just a moment, was completely submerged!

Most of the adults on the dock were busy and scarcely a few had noticed what was happening here!

The other child who had been with this child turned pale with fright and ended up stumbling and falling to the ground!

Hai Han quickly rushed over!

Although he hadn’t swum in a long time, he was familiar with the waters around here, much like his own swimming pool.

Without hesitation, Hai Han dove into the sea!

The moment he entered the sea, he felt a bone-chilling coldness strike at his heart.

Ever since he learned that secret, Hai Han had developed a profound aversion for the sea, or rather... fear.

But to save the life of that child, he entered the sea anyway.

When he had rescued the child from the sea, finally some adults came running over.

"Quick, come save the child!"

"Get the child out of the water!"

After everyone had pulled the child out, Hai Han busily performed first aid. Fortunately, the child hadn’t been in the water for too long and hadn’t inhaled much sea water, and soon enough, they were successfully revived.

"It’s okay..." Hai Han wiped the sea water off his face, and at that moment, as he looked at his body soaked with sea water, he suddenly shivered involuntarily.

He suddenly felt a strong sense of fear.

If that child had just died in the sea, it would have been like a burial at sea, wouldn’t it? Then, would he also...

"Thank you for saving my son! Thank you, thank you!"

The voice of the child’s parent interrupted Hai Han’s thoughts.

A young couple was looking at Hai Han gratefully, and the father, in particular, kept shaking his hand, saying he wanted to meet Hai Han’s parents to express his thanks in person.

Hai Han shook his head and said, "Everyone on our island can swim; if it hadn’t been me, someone else would have saved your child. It’s okay."

Saving a person’s life made Hai Han feel quite fulfilled inside.

Just then, someone suddenly shouted, "Look! The White Whale is back!"

"Yes, the White Whale! It’s Jian Shi’s boat!"

The White Whale, his father Hai Jian Shi’s fishing boat!

Dad’s back!

Just as Hai Han was getting excited, he suddenly realized that he was drenched from head to toe.

I can’t meet Dad looking like this, can I?

But then he thought, he was saving someone, which was very glorious!

So he wiped the seawater off his face and hurried towards his father’s fishing boat.

"Ah, child, wait a minute..." The father of the child who had fallen into the sea wanted to ask Hai Han’s name, but the latter was running too fast.

"Dad... cough, I’m sorry..." The child who fell into the sea, clinging to his father’s hand, terrified out of his wits, said, "I, I was so scared!"

"You little rascal..."

But it was at that moment, the child suddenly seemed to remember something and looked towards the sea with a face filled with fear.

At this time, on the fishing boat, the White Whale, crew members began to disembark.

Among them, a dark-skinned, physically fit man saw Hai Han running towards them as he got off the boat.

"Jian Shi, brother, it’s Hai Han!"

"Your son has come!"

"Eh? Just him? Why didn’t your sister-in-law come?"

Hai Han took two steps at a time and quickly ran up to his dad, yelling, "Dad! Dad!"

Hai Jian Shi immediately went up and picked up his son in an embrace.

"Ouch, seems like you’ve bulked up," Hai Jian Shi touched his son’s head and said, "You little rascal, have you been working out recently? Huh? Why are you all wet? Fell into the sea?"

"I just swam a bit." Hai Han was still worried about his father getting anxious, so he didn’t tell the truth.

Hai Jian Shi didn’t suspect anything and then said, "You rascal, even if you go swimming, don’t soak all your clothes. And in such cold weather, aren’t you afraid of catching a cold? Go take a hot shower quickly. Hey, where are mom and your sister?"

"Granny Li passed away last night. You couldn’t receive any signals at sea, so mom couldn’t contact you. Now, mom and Uncle are busy with Granny Li’s funeral."

"What... Granny Li passed away? So suddenly?"

Upon hearing his son’s words, Hai Jian Shi’s complexion changed dramatically.

"How could it be so sudden..."

"Yeah, otherwise they would have come to pick you up today."

"All right, let’s go now. I’ll tell you all about my experiences at sea this time. I tell you, I caught a lot of tuna this time!"

Hai Han looked at his father with eyes full of admiration. From childhood to adulthood, his father had always been his idol, and at the same time, he also was the idol of everyone on the island.

Afternoon.

At Granny Li’s house.

At the funeral, everyone wore a somber, solemn expression, though not many cried.

Without a coffin, Granny Li, now redressed and arrayed in her burial clothes, lay peacefully.

"My dear, may your journey be smooth! Next year, I will come to join you!"

Mr. Li looked at his spouse’s body and when it came time to say goodbye, he ultimately couldn’t hold back and started to sob.

In the end, Hai Jian Shi and his wife Ji Danshu approached Mr. Li to express their condolences.

"Please accept our condolences!"

"Condolences and may you find peace in this change!"

Then, Hai Jian Shi handed Mr. Li a white envelope, saying, "It’s a little something, please don’t refuse it!"

"This, how could I..."

"It is only right!"

After that...

Everyone transported the body to the seaside.

What followed was the sea burial ceremony.

Granny Li was placed on an inflatable boat, and as per tradition, the islanders shot arrows at the inflatable boat. The arrows punctured the boat, letting out all the air, and once it deflated... the body would naturally fall into the sea.

And then...

Hai Han knew, and the other islanders knew too...

And then one day, she would return to this island!

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