I'm in Wuha, and the whole internet is shipping me and Song Yuqi as a couple.

Song Yuqi stood on the steps, looking at Jiang Che's outstretched arms.

The dim lighting in the lower deck illuminated his hard, cold features, creating an aura of security that made it impossible to look away.

She gritted her teeth and pulled the hem of her wine-red cheongsam up to her thighs.

With a forceful pull, she managed to free her foot from the high heel that was stuck in the wire mesh.

Two white feet stepped on the edge of the wire mesh, the rough rust making her gasp.

"Here you are!"

Song Yuqi closed her eyes and lunged forward.

Jiang Che's arms were outstretched very steadily, his palms supporting her lower back and the back of her knees.

The force of his fall caused him to take a half step back, but he caught the person steadily in his arms.

Song Yuqi's face collided directly with Jiang Che's suit collar, and her nose was painfully rubbed by the stiff fabric.

She didn't dare let her bare feet touch the ground; her legs instinctively crossed, hovering in the air as she stepped directly onto Jiang Che's shiny black leather shoes.

The two were now extremely close.

Jiang Che lowered his head, his gaze falling directly on the top of Song Yuqi's head.

The faint scent of citrus emanating from her, mixed with the smell of engine oil in the hold, wafted straight into my nose.

"Teacher Song, with your weight, you must have been eating a lot, right?" Jiang Che said, supporting her with his arm, making a silly joke.

Song Yuqi's face flushed, and she angrily pinched his shoulder: "Shut up! Put me down!"

She stretched her foot to the side, and her bare foot landed directly on the weld point on the edge of the wire mesh, causing her face to contort in pain.

hiss--

She could only quickly pull her foot back and obediently step back onto Jiang Che's leather shoes.

Jiang Che looked at her grimacing face and sighed helplessly.

He turned around, his back to her, and bent down: "Get on."

Song Yuqi was stunned: "What?"

"The hold is full of rust and old engine oil. You think you can just walk on it barefoot and go to the hospital for a tetanus shot?"

Jiang Che turned his head away, his tone impatient, "Hurry up, stop dawdling."

Song Yuqi looked at his broad back and pursed her lips.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned over him.

Jiang Che firmly supported her knees with both hands and straightened her body.

Song Yuqi pressed herself against his back, and through the fabric of his suit, she could clearly feel the warmth and strength of his back muscles.

She buried her face in Jiang Che's shoulder, her ears turning red involuntarily.

The chat room was completely in an uproar.

[I'm so annoyed! Jiang Che, stop spoiling me so much!]

[Please don't use the Pure Love Knife to kill me when you jumped down and stepped on my shoe!]

Jiang Che carried her on his back and walked steadily down the slope.

The iron steps were already steep, so he didn't walk fast, but each step was steady.

The two arrived at the lowest level of the passage, where a heavy red iron door blocked their way.

A large, old-fashioned brass padlock, bigger than a palm, hung on the door. The keyhole was complex, and several gears were attached to the side.

Jiang Che put Song Yuqi down and let her sit on a relatively clean wooden box next to him.

Song Yuqi rested her chin on her hand, examining the lock.

"Damn it, given Old Wu's nature, he's probably hiding the key in some tricky corner on the second floor. We have to go back."

Jiang Che didn't reply.

He strode to the iron gate and reached out to touch the brass lock.

In his mind, the newly acquired "Basic Mechanical Lock Picking Mastery" was rapidly processing.

This lock looks intimidating, but its internal structure is actually just a simple pin tumbler lock, except that there are three more rows of pins.

He turned to Song Yuqi: "Teacher Song, can I borrow something?"

"What?"

"A black paper clip, can I borrow one?"

Song Yuqi was completely confused, but she still pulled a hair clip from the side of her hair and handed it over.

"What are you going to do?"

Jiang Che took the hairpin, used two fingers to bend it, and straightened the wire, leaving only a small hook at the top.

He walked to the door, inserted the wire into the keyhole, tilted his head slightly, and pressed his ear against the cold surface of the brass lock.

"You can even pick locks and break into homes?" Song Yuqi stared wide-eyed at his actions in disbelief.

Jiang Che pinched the wire between his fingers and flicked it slightly: "In the world of martial arts, it's always good to have more skills."

Song Yuqi sat on the box, looking at Jiang Che's profile.

The dim light from the lower deck shone on his high, straight nose.

When this man is focused, his nonchalant demeanor disappears completely, revealing a deadly attraction.

Just how many skills does this person have that he's hiding?

"Click".

In less than ten seconds, the brass padlock made a crisp click as the mechanism snapped open.

Jiang Che pulled off the heavy lock and casually tossed it onto the tin bucket next to him with a dull thud.

Song Yuqi parted her red lips slightly, completely forgetting what she was about to say.

The live stream chat exploded again.

【Wait, Lyricist, aren't you going to explain your side hustle?】

[Ten seconds to unlock? Wu Zheng must have been cursing in front of the monitor!]

Jiang Che pushed open the heavy iron door.

The power room was very large, with a huge steam engine model placed in the center.

On the control panel, there was a transparent bulletproof glass cover lined with black velvet, inside which lay a dazzling sapphire necklace.

There was a sign hanging next to it: Heart of Wuhan.

Song Yuqi hopped over barefoot, looking at the glass dome: "Just take it?"

"What else? To keep them to breed?"

Jiang Che casually lifted the glass cover and took out the necklace.

However, the necklace had barely left his hand!

"Waaah—"

An alarm suddenly sounded over the loudspeakers of the entire Zhiyin cruise ship.

Wu Zheng's irritating voice instantly echoed throughout the entire ship.

"The Red Team has secured the Heart of Wuhan!"

"All patrol NPCs, and agents from other teams, immediately proceed to the lower deck for an encirclement and annihilation operation!"

"The Red Team must successfully escape to the top deck with the gem to achieve final victory!"

Song Yuqi was about to laugh when she heard the second half of the sentence and her face immediately fell.

"Old Wu can't take a joke?"

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, a series of rapid and disorderly footsteps came from above the stairs in the lower deck.

There was also Chen He's excited shout that cracked his voice.

"They're right down there! I saw them heading this way just now! Quick, quick, grab Jiang Che!"