Hospital No. 444.

Chapter 242 The Island's Secret

"I will make Grandma Li's shroud myself," said Ji Danyang, Ji Danshu's elder brother. "I will also prepare other things like paper money and wreaths. Let's let Grandma Li have a decent funeral. Oh, by the way, the portrait has been It’s ready, it’s right there. I chose a photo of a time when Grandma Li was more energetic a few years ago.”

at this time……

Many people gathered around the Li family's house, and many people were talking about it.

Hai Han, He Yin, and several other children gathered around there.

Because of his family, Haihan came into contact with the concept of death, which is too cruel for children, earlier than ordinary people.

Or maybe because he got in touch too early, he is not as taboo about death as ordinary people.

"Grandma Li has always been in good health, so why did you leave?" Hai Yin was obviously still a little uncomfortable, "Oh, I'm getting old, so I'll leave as soon as I say I'm going. I'll have to persuade Grandpa so that he remembers Regular checkups."

"Well, so is grandma."

Haihan clearly remembers... the year when his grandfather passed away.

Although mother and uncle cried, but... He felt that they seemed to be more sad than himself.

Grandpa died of liver cirrhosis.Grandpa is an alcoholic, drinking baijiu is like drinking water.

Under such circumstances, the liver can't bear it, and problems will occur sooner or later.Mom and uncle forcibly hid grandpa's wine and poured it out, but it was useless.After the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis, it was regarded as a forced abstinence from alcohol, but the disease was never cured in the end, and my grandfather just passed away like this.

then……

Haihan looked towards the direction of the sea.

It is not far from the coast, and the sound of the tide can still be heard.

"Grandma Li's body will also be buried at sea."

"Well, sure."

All the islanders on Bilan Island will not be cremated once they die, but will all be buried at sea.Instead of scattering the ashes into the sea, the remains are put directly into the sea and sink to the bottom of the sea.

This is the inevitable fate of all the islanders of Bilan Island after death, without exception.Therefore, funerals on the island never require coffins.

Haihan never thought of this as a problem before, as burial would take up too much land, and cremation seemed too inhumane to burn a corpse into a pile of ashes.In contrast, sea burials are much better.

only……

"However, sinking into the deep seabed alone..." Heine couldn't help muttering to herself, "And then turning into a rotting corpse inside, isn't it lonely?"

Haihan shook his head and said, "No, the dead will not be lonely."

"Ugh?"

"Sister, they won't be lonely."

Hearing this sentence, Hein was stunned.

What exactly does this sentence mean?

"Haihan, you, what did you say just now?"

"Means nothing."

Haihan shook his head.

This island has always kept a secret that is kept secret from the outside world.Any islander swears never to reveal this secret, and anyone who dares to reveal this secret will be permanently exiled from the island.In the past, some people did violate this point, but without exception, they were all expelled from the island.

This secret will be told to the children on the island in the future.

However, there are also a small number of children who can know this secret before then.

Haihan, who just turned 14 this year, is one of the few children.

The next day, in the morning.

These few days are still on New Year's Day holiday, so Hai Han and He Yin don't need to go to school yet.

Haihan gets up very early.

Because today is the day when his father Hai Jianshi returns from sea.

After getting up early, he dressed neatly, went out, and rushed to the pier of the island.

My sister went with her mother to help with the funeral, otherwise they would have gone with her.

The pier of Bilan Island is always so lively all year round. In addition to the ships that come to trade seafood, there are also many tourists who come to this scenic spot.Tourism and fishery are the two pillar industries of Bilan Island.

Haihan came to the pier early, looking at the boats, he was looking for his father's fishing boat.

Every year, my father would take a fishing boat to catch all kinds of fish and shrimp in this area.He is the most famous catcher on Bilan Island. On the island, the name Hai Jianshi can be said to be known to everyone.

Haihan found that there were also many tour boats carrying tourists, and some tour guides with groups, holding loudspeaker microphones, introduced the scenic spot of Bilan Island to tourists.

It seems that father's boat has not come yet.

From time to time, there are tourists from other places on the tour boat, but Haihan lacks interest, so he finds a place to sit near the pier, and he plans to wait until his father's boat returns.

When Dad comes back, it is estimated that with his personality, he will immediately help with Grandma Li's funeral.The funeral will take place this afternoon before the body will be buried at sea.

At this time, he noticed a man and woman walking towards him nearby.

"Well, little brother," the pretty girl asked, wearing a red beret, "do you know how to get to Hantie Town on Bilan Island?"

Bilan Island is not too big but not too small. There are several small villages scattered on the whole island, and Hantie Town is where Haihan currently lives.

"I live in Hantie Town." Haihan looked at the young men and women in front of him and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Well..." the man asked, "Can you take us there?"

"I'm waiting for someone here, you can find someone else."

"Then there is no other way, let's ask someone else." The woman said to the man.

"It has to be like this. I hope that people from the hospital will not chase here."

Then, the two left.

The people in the hospital...won't they come here?

Haihan looked at the two inexplicably, thinking: What do you mean?These two people escaped from the hospital?

However, this has nothing to do with Haihan.

Looking at the sparkling sea surface, Haihan would feel disgusted from time to time.

In recent years, the sea level around Bilan Island has risen significantly.And, the change is noticeable.Fortunately, Bilan Island itself is not flat, and the small towns are also located on relatively high ground.But if the sea level continues to rise, maybe one day this place will become uninhabitable, right?
"Haihan?" A nearby fisherman obviously recognized Haihan, but there was no way, his father was too famous on the island.

The fisherman walked up to Haihan and asked, "Are you waiting for your father to return to the voyage today?"

"um, yes."

The fisherman smiled and said, "It's a new year, a new weather. If your father makes a move, the harvest will not be too bad. Do you know? When your father was young, he was not afraid of even the fat-headed monster!"

"That's called a sperm whale, right?"

In fact, Haihan doesn't know the fisherman in front of him at all. They may have met in the past, but Haihan can't remember.

"I heard that when Dad was young, someone on the island asked him to take the remains of his relatives out for sea burial, right?"

"There is such a thing."

"When I was young, my mother used to scare me, saying that if I was disobedient, a sea monster would come and take me away. Really...is there any sea monster?"

　Today is the anniversary of the September [-]th Incident, we should not forget the national humiliation!Keep in mind that the martyrs threw their heads and blood in exchange for our happiness and well-being today!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)