Zhang Zian followed Galaxy's gaze and saw that the surfer did not seem to have any intention of leaving the water to go ashore, but there were no signs of danger either.
"Galaxy, you said that that person might be in danger?" he asked.
Galaxy stared at the figure that was cutting through the waves, nodded, and said, "Meow! He will be washed away by the water and sink forever. People will never be able to find him again …"
It turned its head to look at him again. "You will be detained and questioned by the police because you called the police. The police suspect that you killed that person, and you will lose the opportunity to go into the desert with the professor …"
Speaking of this, Galaxy looked at the RV in the distance again.
Zhang Zian's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Galaxy would not joke about such things. Since it said that the surfer's life would be in danger, it must be something that was about to happen.
According to Galaxy's description, the surfer would be swept away by the sea, and not even his body would be found.
Since there were no other witnesses here, he would be detained by the Egyptian police as a murder suspect because he called the police. He did not know how long he would be detained, but Wei Kang's expedition team obviously could not miss the opportunity to wait for an outsider like him, so they would enter the desert on their own.
This was very likely. The Egyptian police system was rotten to the root, and they could not be expected to be very responsible.
Not only that, but Galaxy seemed to want to say more. There were still some things that it did not say.
Since it did not say it, there must be a reason for it not to say it. He did not ask any more questions, and he knew that the things that Galaxy did not say must be worse and more terrible things — the expedition team had left him behind and entered the desert. Would they be able to come out safely?
Galaxy glanced at the RV. Who was it looking at?
In the past few days, Fina seemed to have begun to be interested in the expedition team's itinerary. The other elfins certainly would not, but would it follow the expedition team into the vast desert and then never return?
A series of unimaginable things had originated here and now.
Of course, Zhang Zian had a choice. He could choose to turn around and leave, pretending that he did not see the surfer. Anyway, the surfer was fine now and was not in danger for the time being.
As long as he didn't call the police, the series of events that followed wouldn't have happened.
By the time the surfer's family and friends realized that he or she was missing and called the police, and by the time the police found his or her car here, ten days to half a month would have passed. After all, Egypt did not have surveillance cameras all over the streets, and there were only a few traffic lights. By that time, Zhang Zian might have already left Egypt and returned to China.
It was more likely that after receiving the report from the surfer's family, the Egyptian police did not take the surfer's disappearance seriously at all. They found some excuses and said that the surfer had run away from home. After all, they had more important things to do, such as collecting protection fees and extorting tourists to fill their pockets. The surfer had disappeared forever, like a stone sinking into the sea, without even a drop of water splashing out.
In 2013, a pair of Chinese mother and daughter who were traveling to Egypt went missing in the Red Sea's diving mecca, Dahab. In order not to affect tourism, the local Egyptian government initially said that they had smuggled to Israel. It was not until four years later, in 2017, that the real culprits were found. Their bodies had already turned cold, and this case was solved under the supervision of the Chinese Embassy.
Who would care about a missing local teenager other than his family?
However, if Zhang Zian did not know that the surfer was about to encounter danger, then so be it. Since Xinghai had told him, and he had watched the surfer be swept away by the sea without taking any action, he was afraid that he would be condemned by his conscience in the future.
Xinghai had told him in advance what was going to happen, so he had a choice other than calling the police.
"Xinghai, wait for me. I'll call him back."
Before the voice died away, Zhang Zian had already run to the beach, stepping on the slippery rocks into the slightly deeper water. He let the sea water wet his pants, put his hands together around his mouth, and shouted to the surfer, "Hey! Come back! "
Under the roar of the storm and the tide, his voice was so weak and powerless.
Zhang Zian shouted several times, but the surfer did not hear him at all. He lay on the surfboard and paddled in the other direction.
Why was he paddling in that direction?
Zhang Zian did not understand what the surfer was thinking. He could only continue to wave and shout, hoping that the other party would turn his head and look this way.
The storm further reduced the visibility, and the surfer's figure became more blurred. It seemed that he was tired and was resting on the surfboard.
At this time, Zhang Zian noticed an unusual scene – the surfboard was carrying the surfer away from the coast at an unusual speed.
What was going on? Was the storm so strong?
As a child who grew up by the sea, Zhang Zian did not understand the desert, but he understood the sea. He knew that there were many unknown dangers hidden in the sea, so there was a saying: Bully the mountain, but don't bully the water. It meant that the danger in the water was much greater than the danger in the mountains.
He observed a little and finally realized!
It was the rip current!
The rip current was also commonly known as the offshore current. 80% to 90% of the cases of drowning at the beach were caused by this notorious undercurrent.
As the name suggested, the offshore current was an undercurrent that rushed in the direction of the sea. This kind of undercurrent was often hidden under the water, and it was almost impossible to see any clues from the surface.
However, offshore currents were not without characteristics. On the coast, if most areas were windy and surging, but there was an area that was abnormally calm, then it was very likely that there was a ferocious offshore current hidden under the water in that area.
However, people often instinctively felt safe when they saw calm waters. If they deliberately went to that area to swim, it might lead to a tragedy because they were not prepared.
The offshore current was formed by the terrain, and most of it was shaped like a funnel. When a large amount of seawater poured in, it would accelerate the flow back from the funnel mouth.
No matter how strong a swimmer was, once they were involved in the offshore current, it was like being pinched by a water ghost. If they did not use swimming props such as fins, it was tantamount to dreaming if they wanted to resist the offshore current with their own strength.
What was worse was that the offshore current could be affected by weather and other ocean currents. It carried a lot of sediment, and when the sediment was deposited, it would change its position and direction, making it difficult to predict.
If they were unlucky enough to be involved in the offshore current, the most important thing was to keep a calm head and not try to swim back to the shore because of panic. It was impossible, and they would only sink into the sea because of physical exhaustion. The only way to survive was to swim sideways and try to escape from the direction perpendicular to the offshore current. However, the chances were quite slim, because the offshore current could sometimes be hundreds of meters wide, and it was difficult to keep track of the direction.
Zhang Zian did not plan to swim in the water when he came to Mersa Matruh, so he certainly would not bring fins. If he impulsively jumped into the sea, he would probably end up the same way.
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