The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 561 Investigation of the Missing Persons

"Is this right here?"

Standing on the dock, looking at the boundless sea in front of him, Qin Lang spoke softly.

The sea was as calm as a mirror at night, reflecting even the bright moon in the sky. It was hard to imagine that ships would mysteriously disappear one after another in such a calm ocean, and there has been no news of them to this day.

"Yes." Qiao Yu nodded.

On the way here, she had already composed herself. Although she was still sad and worried, there was a determined light in her eyes.

No matter what, she was determined to find her father and everyone in the security team!
“I have already inquired, and at 1:30 p.m., they rented a speedboat from a nearby boat company and headed towards the sea area where the huge city appeared.”

"This is the charter record from back then." Qiao Yu took out a sheet with Qiao Hong's name written on it in a flamboyant style.

"And then, they never came back," Qiao Yu said softly. "The last witness was a dock worker."

"No one knows what happened to them at sea."

"This is difficult." Qin Lang glanced at the list in Qiao Yu's hand, his brows furrowing. "Is there any way to find out the situation in that sea area at that time?"

“This…” Qiao Yu looked thoughtful.

Just then, Zhao Qian suddenly tugged at Qin Lang's sleeve.

"Qin Lang, look over there." She secretly pointed to a spot not far away. "It's so late, is that person going to jump into the sea?"

Jump into the sea?!
Upon hearing this word, everyone turned to look in that direction.

At the edge of the pier, a figure stood quietly. It was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman in the darkness, but if the other person had moved just a little further, they would have fallen into the sea.

There shouldn't be anyone at the dock at this time!
"Let's go take a look!" Without saying a word, Qiao Yu rushed towards the other party.

Qin Lang and the other two exchanged glances and followed suit.

"Do not impulse!"

In the darkness, Qiao Yu leaned closer and whispered, then her voice softened, "There must be many wonderful things in your life, so..."

"Don't jump!"

As she spoke, she took out a flashlight and shone it on the other person.

Under the light, a young man looked over in this direction, bewildered.

Seeing Qiao Yu and the three panting Qin Lang following behind, he paused for a moment, then spoke softly, "I didn't mean to jump into the sea."

"Then you..." Qiao Yu was speechless for a moment, "Why are you standing by the dock at this time? This position is very dangerous."

"I'm just... pondering a question." The young man turned his gaze back to the sea and slowly began, "What do you say..."

"Do paranormal events really exist in this world?"

"A paranormal event?" Qin Lang raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"My name is Yan Hui, and I'm an astronomy enthusiast. This afternoon, I was testing out my newly bought telescope." He pointed to a brand-new, expensive-looking telescope hanging around his neck.

"But I unexpectedly witnessed a paranormal event that occurred in this sea area."

"I saw a ship vanish into thin air!"

"You saw it?!" Qiao Yu rushed forward and excitedly grabbed his collar, then realized her lapse in composure and apologetically let go.

"I'm sorry..." "I am Qiao Yu from the Public Security Management Team. Many members of our Public Security Management Team were on the ship that you saw disappear into thin air at noon today."

"What?" The young man, who hadn't paid attention to Qiao Yu grabbing his collar, couldn't help but show a look of shock upon hearing her words. "It's actually true?"

He then stomped his foot in frustration, "If I had known, I should have reported this to the security team immediately!"

"I only saw the ship disappear for a moment, so I'm not entirely sure."

"But this matter has been bothering me all day, keeping me awake all night, so I came here to clear my head."

Qiao Yu, Qin Lang, and the other two exchanged glances.

What an unexpected coincidence!

In this way, they have a new eyewitness, and an eyewitness who saw the speedboat disappear the moment it disappeared!
"Could you describe in detail what you saw?" Qiao Yu asked earnestly.

“Of course.” Yan Hui nodded. “The weather was great at noon today, and the sea was calm, but I suddenly saw some unusual patches of color in a small area of ​​the sea.”

"Then I picked up my new binoculars." Yan Hui patted his new binoculars, his face showing some excitement. "These binoculars are a custom-made model, worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. I can see a mosquito clearly from a kilometer away."

“I pointed my binoculars at those unusual patches of color and discovered that it was a foggy area of ​​the sea, completely different from other areas.”

Foggy sea...

Qin Lang and the other two, along with Qiao Yu, exchanged slightly different glances.

Although they had previously speculated that the disappearance of Qiao Hong and others was also related to the Qili Bay monster, the appearance of this distinctive fog almost confirmed it.

“Because it was so strange, I watched it for a while longer,” Yan Hui continued. “Then, I saw a speedboat rushing towards the fog.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu's expression became somewhat complicated.

She had assumed that her father and the rest of the security team had disappeared by accident while investigating the giant, phantom city, but now it seemed that was not the case.

According to Yan Hui's description, they deliberately approached the fog.

And the reason for their proximity...

It's because of the missing ship!

Just as they associate fog with the Qili Bay Monster, Qiao Hong and his group must have had similar associations when they saw the unusual sea fog. Even so, they still entered the fog.

"How did that speedboat disappear?" Qin Lang pressed.

Although everyone has heard many rumors about the Qili Bay Monster, it seems that no one has ever witnessed what happened the instant the boat disappeared.

And now, it seems the mystery is about to be solved!

"It's strange," Yan Hui said, a look of recollection on his face, followed by a strange expression. "The speedboat gradually faded into the background and eventually disappeared."

"It's like a solid object that quickly becomes semi-transparent, and then completely transparent..." Yan Hui gestured roughly, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes." The four nodded.

"Then, as the speedboat disappeared, the fog vanished instantly."

"I only had time to see this scene before the sea returned to normal, as if nothing had happened." Yan Hui said with a hint of regret, "I was so shocked at the time that I completely forgot to take pictures."

"If you could film it, it would be of great help to your investigation."

(End of this chapter)