Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 380 Is it haunted?

As the interrogation ended, Ju Ye's tense body gradually softened. Worried that Ou Yang would discover the undisguised hatred in her eyes, she kept her head down and dared not look up.

Ou Yang and the others ignored him and huddled together, whispering, "Do you think he's telling the truth or lying?"

Luo Han glanced at the crowd without changing his expression, deliberately raising his voice and feigning nonchalance: "This guy is just talking nonsense!"

In fact, he found everyone's behavior suspicious, and his vigilance was already at its highest level.

Lu Wei glanced at Ju Ye and lowered his voice, saying, "The possibility of having no accomplices is very small, but the possibility of them all being accomplices is not impossible. We absolutely cannot be careless!"

One of the most important reasons for stopping the interrogation was to keep the others calm and prevent Ju Ye's fellow entrepreneurs from taking desperate measures.

Once the conflict escalates, the uninformed masses may be incited by enemies with ulterior motives, putting our side in an extremely passive position.

This is the last thing anyone wants to see – a situation that brings pain to loved ones and joy to enemies.

Ouyang nodded: "Understood!"

The situation is indeed quite complicated. I originally thought it was just a simple matter of doing some work, but who would have thought it would turn from a mindless action movie into a suspenseful mystery drama? The leap is really quite large.

It was still early, but the three of them were on edge and not sleepy at all, so they decided not to sleep at all.

But sitting idly wasn't a solution, so he simply pulled out his personal radio and hung it on his head, pretending to call out to Saint-Va Island every now and then.

Due to limited battery power, the device was only turned on for the first call; afterwards, it was just for show and never actually turned on!
Before long, everyone else had fallen asleep in crooked positions, but the positions were so uncomfortable that one would fall asleep while another would wake up, and no one could sleep soundly.

The three of them observed carefully, but still couldn't find anything wrong with it, until the faint gray-white light dispelled the darkness outside the window.

Its daybreak!
The wind is still blowing, and the rain is still falling, but it's not as violent as it was last night.

One by one, everyone got up, opened the hatch, and left the lifeboat in the rain, each finding a place to relieve their pent-up hunger.

"Let's go!" Lu Wei stood up, stretching his stiff back. "Let's go out and get some exercise!"

“And what about him!” Ou Yang pointed at Ju Ye.

"Just leave him here, ignore him!"

Ou Yang didn't say anything more, and the three of them left the boat together.

It's still raining outside, so there's not much to do, but we have to clear out the inventory.

Stepping out of the lifeboat, the cool rain splashed on my face, instantly washing away the fatigue of a sleepless night.

Looking around, Ouyang finally saw the whole picture – the beach, only two or three hundred meters long, was covered with debris such as tree roots, dead leaves, and dead fish.

Looking into the distance, the coconut grove had been completely flattened by the gale, leaving not a single coconut tree behind.

Among the fallen trees, there were many pebbles and other debris. There was also a stream on the beach, with muddy water flowing from an unknown source, passing through the coconut grove, then across the beach, and finally into the sea.

So it was a flash flood in the middle of the night?

Ouyang had a bit of a toothache. Luckily, the stream didn't flow under the lifeboat, otherwise it would have been quite a scene if he had been sent back into the sea!
But this didn't happen when we got ashore last night, and we didn't hear any unusual sounds during the night. When exactly did the flash flood come down?
With so much on his mind, Lu Wei immediately turned on his personal radio after leaving the submarine: "Albatross calling Bird's Nest, please respond!"

Ouyang and Luohan looked over expectantly, but all they saw was Lu Wei frowning and calling out again.

"How is it?" Ouyang asked impatiently.

Lu Wei shook his head: "No movement."

Looking around, he pointed to the cliff to the east: "Let's go, let's find a higher spot to try!"

The three of them set off immediately.

Xu Zhou happened to return and, seeing this, hurriedly asked, "Hey, where are you all going?"

"Contact your family and ask for backup!"

Xu Zhou panicked: "Then what about... Ju Ye? What will happen to Ju Ye?"

"It's alright, don't worry about him!" Ou Yang said without turning his head. He lost contact with Saint Václav last night, and with so much time without news, his family must be frantic with worry.

Although the wind and rain haven't stopped yet, it's much better than last night, and we need to let the family know where they are as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the rescue team sent by the new city would only be able to search aimlessly, which would be both time-consuming and laborious.

Xu Zhou was stunned, staring blankly at the backs of the three people.

Just then, Song Rui returned and asked in surprise, "Why did they leave?"

"They said they went to contact rescue teams." Xu Zhou said worriedly, "All three of them left, and without Ju Ye. Aren't they incredibly careless?"

Song Rui thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps... it's a test for us!"

Xu Zhou was taken aback: "No way, how brainless would someone have to be to fall for such a simple trick?"

Ou Yang and the others were naturally unaware of Xu Zhou's comments. They took a detour and climbed up the mountain along the gentle slope on the side.

Having just reached the halfway point of the mountain, Lu Wei couldn't wait to try it out: "Albatross calling the nest, please respond!"

I hadn't held out much hope, but then a hissing noise suddenly came from the radio: "Xintian... Bird's Nest... here..."

"There's movement!" Lu Wei was both surprised and delighted, and he took a few quick steps. "Bird's Nest, Bird's Nest, can you hear me?"

"Albatross, nest received!" Despite the heavy background noise, the reply was already clear.

Lu Wei was so excited he almost jumped for joy. As he walked uphill, he said, "Bird's Nest, we're on Saint Nor Island now. There are a dozen or so compatriots we rescued from the cruise ship with us. One of them is suspected of being a spy. Please arrange a rescue as soon as possible... By the way, any news about the helicopter?"

"We have received news that the aircraft was struck by lightning during its return flight last night, damaging several pieces of equipment, including the radio. Fortunately, the damage was minor, and the aircraft managed to fly back."

"That's great!" Lu Wei clenched his fist excitedly. "Please arrange for a helicopter to make a trip as soon as possible!"

"I'm afraid that won't work," the other party said helplessly.

"What? The plane isn't fixed yet?" Lu Wei asked, puzzled.

The new city only has this one heavy helicopter, which was temporarily deployed. Many missions rely on it, and as long as the aircraft returns successfully, it will be repaired as quickly as possible.

Since it was able to fly back, it means the damage wasn't too serious. It should be fixed by now, given that it's been running since last night.

"It's not that it wasn't repaired, it's that there's no one there!" The answer from the other side was unexpected: "Shortly after losing contact last night, another ship was found on the sea, also heading to Saint-Va Island. The others set off by ship and successfully destroyed the propulsion system at the stern!"

"There's another one?" Lu Wei repeated subconsciously.

Ouyang and Luohan were both stunned when they heard this.

The other side sent two ships at once? Could there be a third one?

Lu Wei suddenly asked, "Who are you?"

He initially thought it was a signal problem causing the sound distortion, until he realized that the person on the other end wasn't from the emergency response team.

"I'm……"

"Who are you?" Lu Wei was furious.

Why did the problem have to occur at this crucial juncture?

Without hesitation, he ran towards the mountaintop: "Bird's Nest, Bird's Nest!"

He rushed to the highest point in one breath, and the signal was indeed much better: "This is Zhu Yiming!"

But Lu Wei was too preoccupied to answer, staring blankly at the distant sea.

Ouyang and Luohan caught up, and both of them were stunned—under the rain, a large ship was stranded on the outskirts of Saint-Noh Island.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the same cruise ship from last night!
Ou Yang was completely confused: How did this boat catch up? Is it haunted?
(End of this chapter)