“Wow! I didn’t expect this guy to have such sharp eyes at night…”
“How amazing! This is martial arts! Other people can be saved!”
“His reactions are too fast! Just moments ago, he was at the back of the room, and now he’s jumped out to save another teammate and disarmed the enemy. Incredible!”
“Is this guy really an actor? Probably a martial arts actor, right?”
“Others really start in hell and end in heaven. Having a skilled teammate is just too powerful; their luck is off the charts, instantly finding food that others overlooked—so amazing!”
“Now our whole family can finally relax and sleep well. With food, we can just endure, and with a powerhouse to fight, we should be able to survive until national rescue arrives.”
“But even if he is great, he is just one person. Two fists can hardly fight off four hands.”
“The country has already issued a rescue announcement and is taking action; they should reach them soon for a rescue.”
“That’s great!”
Lin Ya picked up the knife that the man had dropped and glanced at the barrage comments thoughtfully. It seemed they would be rescued very soon; he just hoped the people behind wouldn’t act out of desperation. There wasn’t enough time to erase all the evidence aboard this ship.
“123, how things going on your end?”
123 couldn’t directly help him, but recording with a camera was still possible. As long as they documented the wrongdoing of the people behind the scenes, they could expose it online later—there was no way those guys could escape justice.
“Host, we’ve already captured some key evidence, but the livestream hasn’t exposed it externally yet, so they probably don’t know about it. We still need to wait a bit longer.” 123 was currently following a high-ranking official that the director had met, listening to the indistinct noises from inside the room. If it had a face, it was probably pale right now.
“Thanks for your hard work. Once we gather enough points, I’ll buy you an outfit you like from the store.”
123 suddenly beamed with joy and didn’t find the noises from the room irritating anymore.
“Really?! Thank you, Host!”
He tossed the knife into the empty backpack and headed inside, ignoring the faint footsteps in the distance.
“Let’s go, just like before—hold my hand and follow me.”
…
“…Why haven’t they come back yet?” He Yu anxiously leaned at the door to look outside, but saw nothing.
“They’ve only been gone for a little over an hour. It takes at least ten minutes to reach the restaurant, even during the day. Not to mention the visibility is nearly zero; it won’t be that quick.” Wen Wenxu lay on the side, curling up in a blanket, while everyone else kept their distance.
His body began to feel warm, and he felt dizzy. After speaking out, fearing it would infect others, he could only distance himself.
He wanted to raise his hand earlier but felt unwell.
The worst case was that he seemed to have caught a cold and had a fever.
And on this boat… there probably weren’t any medicines.
Although he could endure, he feared that without relief, his condition would worsen.
He was already starting to feel hopeless.
“…I regret it. I was really scared just now…” He Yu hung his head low. Although his family was poor, he had never worked much since he was young—not even killing a chicken. Suddenly encountering such an event and witnessing someone being killed felt like a bomb exploding.
“Fear of death is normal. It’s also normal to worry about your friends. In this situation, others probably feel just as terrible,” Wen Wenxu sighed, seeming to understand the others’ feelings, his words sharp, “But feeling unwell doesn’t mean others should bear the responsibilities along with us.”
“So even if they come back empty-handed or find food and don’t share with us, we can’t blame them. After all, they aren’t obligated to carry our burden.”
Just as his words fell, there was some commotion outside the door.
The few who had gone out returned.
He Yu quickly opened the door to let them in, finally relaxing upon seeing several familiar figures.
“Come in! As long as you’re alright.”
Speaking of which, Bai Yuxi and the others dropped their backpacks, taken a deep breath of relief.
Others sat up as well, clearly not having slept, and they had naturally heard Wen Wenxu’s earlier words; some of the more sensitive ones looked somewhat awkward, glancing at them as if to awkwardly say it was good they returned.
“This trip was quite successful; we found some hidden baguette loaves, and hey, even some compressed biscuits?” With the light from the flashlight, the backpacks were opened, inspecting the supplies inside. Bai Yuxi was delighted to see that the wrapped biscuits were actually compressed ones.
A single piece of compressed biscuit is enough for one person for a day. With these breads, they would have enough to last all 21 of them for five or six days.
If they ration well, they could stretch it for another two days easily.
“These food supplies… Brother Shen, you can manage this,” Luo Chu suggested, “After all, it was you who found them, and Luo Yuan and I have no objections.”
“I have no objections either,” Shi Hua nodded.
“Me neither.” Bai Yuxi pushed everything toward him.
The others wouldn’t object either, considering they hadn’t contributed.
Lin Ya didn’t decline either; he had bought these things. He directly said, “Then let’s split it evenly. Regardless of whether anyone helped or not, we’re all from Huaguo, so there’s no need to mention that. Now that we’re in this together, we must return together.”
“Thank you! Thank you so much! When we get home later, we’ll definitely repay you!”
“We will too!”
“…Many thanks!”
After filling their stomachs, everyone fell asleep deeply. Lin Ya got up to feed the groggy Wen Wenxu some medicine, glanced at the securely locked door, confirmed it was correct, and then went back to lie down.
Less than five hours later, familiar screams echoed, accompanied by the crashing waves.
Lin Ya opened his eyes, got up from the chair, stretched his limbs, and suddenly remembered something while looking at the barrage.
“The foreign networks exploded; they’re now discussing the livestream topic… even the BBC has reported on it.”
“I thought their reactions were too slow. This matter didn’t start exploding until the next day.”
Chapters 54 and 55 are missing.