Hidden Corner

 Chapter 309 Island 1

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While everyone was cleaning up the bodies on the deck and reporting the case, they were in a debris storage room in the inner cabin of the cruise ship.

 A low and depressing breath, accompanied by a touch of blood, filled the entire room.

In this small single room, which can only be turned around, a lot of dry goods for sailing are stored, and there is also a dehumidifier that is turned on continuously, making continuous noise.

This noise also covered up the sound of Yang Chengxi's breathing.

She was covered in blood, had been shot in the abdomen, and her right arm was scratched by one of the two monsters. Now the entire arm, together with the module alloy inside, is completely scrapped. Twisted into a piece of scrap iron.

 This is the only transformation module on her body.

She hunted geese all year round and was finally pecked by the geese. As a member of the blue-winged pirate fleet, she thought she would be given a fat sheep list this time.

After all, two wealthy men who look harmless to humans and animals, and whose entire family has died, are driving a cruise ship out to sea. What are they if they are not fat sheep?

As long as two people are captured and the property is obtained under threat and force, this list will be enough for the brothers to live for a year.

pity

Yang Chengxi recalled everything that had just happened, as if he was in a dream.

As soon as they met, the two people's expressions when they saw them boarding the boat were not panic, but a special kind of surprise.

 Then the massacre began.

The two monsters were so fast, like two gusts of wind, that she couldn't catch them even with the smart locking module. In the blink of an eye, she felt pain in her arms.

 This mechanical arm, which has been used for many years, is instantly twisted as if being held by a hydraulic press.

Although it is an old model that I picked up many years ago, it is also a robotic arm that can be modified for human use.

Yang Chengxi wiped the sweat from her forehead and felt very thirsty. If she continued like this, she would die here sooner or later.

　　‘Must. Escape! Escape this cruise ship! ’

 Her broken arm was still bleeding, the wound left when it was torn apart by a huge force.

Thinking of this, she stood up with difficulty, moved to the door, and carefully opened a gap in the door.

 ‘You must find food and water, and wait until the bleeding stops before escaping. The cruise ship will definitely find a place to dock, and then will be the best chance to escape. ’ Yang Chengxi had a clear idea in his mind.

Only by escaping into a crowded place can we get treatment, and only by making the two monsters avoid being exposed can we truly have the possibility of escaping.

Looking at the dark corridor outside the door, she gritted her teeth and rushed out in one breath.

Hurrying across the corridor in a few strides, she looked up and checked the cameras. Fortunately, there seemed to be no cameras installed on the ship to hide something.

 Many places still maintain very old decoration styles.

 This made her sigh in relief and quickly started looking for the kitchen.

 Just a few minutes after she left the utility room.

A vague figure suddenly and silently appeared in front of the door and sniffed inside.

 “fresh blood”

 The dim light shone on the side of the visitor's face, reflecting Likla's handsome face with a faint smile.

  Side effects of immortality surgery require fresh heart blood within an hour before death. After a portion of the heart blood is taken out, it can be quickly frozen to preserve the effect for half a year.

 This is one of the reasons why they operate every six months.

 As for the last female leader of the island with oil paint on her face, she thought she had not been discovered, but in fact she was the prey that Likla left for herself to play hunting games.

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"Ugh, I really didn't expect it to be like this." Henie leaned in front of the railing, tears streaming down her face.

 She looked extremely sad. So many people had died, and they were all her friends. Indeed, she had reason to be sad.

but.

Li Chengyi looked at her standing almost close to him, and always felt that this guy was looking for an opportunity to take advantage of him.

"It's okay, everything is over. Those pirates have also been dealt with." He comforted softly.

"But... I feel really bad." Heini's short hair was blown by the sea breeze.

Unconsciously, he leaned his fullest part on Li Chengyi's arm.

"In the past, when my father was still alive, every time he felt uncomfortable and scared, he would hold me gently, rest his chin on my head, comfort me and encourage me." Heini said softly, with light red eyes. Turning around slightly, he looked at Li Chengyi.

ˆ “.”

ˆ “.”

Li Chengyi said nothing, just smiled.

“Brother Yi, your body shape is very similar to that of my father. Can you comfort me like him? I’m so scared.” Hainie whispered, choking with sobs.

 This means you want me to be your father

Li Chengyi was speechless, but he didn't refuse. He stretched out his hand and gently held him in his arms.

The two of them just cuddled together, and neither of them said a word.

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 As the sky gets darker, it gets darker.

Directly in front of the cruise ship, a small dark green island gradually emerged.

The island is shaped like a ring, and a small port has been built facing the cruise ship.

 Several ships were already docked there, rocking with the waves.

Flocks of seagulls flew around, swooping down from time to time and landing on the ship's railing.

“Freddy has arrived, that’s Naxi Town.” Heini pointed to the approaching island in the distance and introduced softly.

"The scenery here is very good. Do you want to play with us? My brother and I have been here several times. We are already very familiar with this place and have made many friends on the island." Heini said softly.

"I'll find a place to stay first. Where will you live? How can I contact you? I'll come back and meet you." Li Chengyi was also very interested in the two of them.

There seems to be some unknown secret behind the mystery of their identities.

If he still had time after finding the Sunken Palace, he wouldn't mind relaxing and playing with the two brothers and sisters.

 As the cruise ship approaches quickly, slow down and enter the port.

Freddy’s guide also appeared at the port, boarding the ship to collect docking fees.

 Everything is safe and sound. There was no problem. The guide seemed to be very familiar with the cruise ship. He quickly completed the handover with the crew and finally docked.

 After exchanging contact information with brother and sister Heini, Li Chengyi and his sister got off the boat to the island together.

There are only three hotels on the island, and they stayed in the best one - the Red Dolphin Hotel.

 And just when the cruise ship docked. Somewhere in the island port, a small boat docked in advance.

Someone is looking this way through the glass window.

 “Is this the target ship?” a deep male voice asked from behind.

"No, it's the Cagadra. This ship is a regular customer here. It comes here for vacation every year." the onlooker replied.

　　"Okay, call me when the target arrives."

"good."

 The two men regained their composure.

As the outpost of the Utopia organization, they arrived here three hours early just to wait for the cruise ship that Li Chengyi and his two men were taking.

It’s just that the two of them never imagined that Li Chengyi and the two would actually change ships midway and board the Cagadra, which often visits the island.

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 Through the port.

After Li Chengyi and two people checked into the hotel and settled down, they immediately went down from the hotel on the mountain and went to Naxi Town in the center of the island to look for the target person.

According to the information found in the Korean library, a person named Tomila in Naxi Town has information about the Sunken Palace. The strange message was recorded on the note written by her.

Li Chengyi rode non-stop, walking through a small forest, and finally arrived at this pristine town like a paradise.

The entire town is painted white and glows brightly in the afternoon sun, making it look extremely neat.

 But if you look closer, you can see that many houses have peeled off their paint and are also empty. The wooden door handles and fences are full of mold and green buds.

 Some windows and doors were completely submerged by climbing green vines, and it was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.

The sea breeze is blocked by the ring-shaped island forest. There is even a creek here, connected to a freshwater lake, which is the only water source for the entire town.

Li Chengyi and Chen Jiahan's burly figures were very noticeable as they walked on the streets of the town, stepping on the cobblestone pavement.

 The people in the town are not tall, most of them are around 1.6 meters, and 1.7 meters is considered tall.

 They are all quite thin, very old, and seem to be in poor spirits.

Soon, the two of them wandered around and visited the entire town.

"How is it?" Li Chengyi found a small restaurant and sat down at the red cloth round table in the open air, basking in the sun and looking at Chen Jiahan who was also sitting down.

“This place is a bit weird. It’s understandable because it’s all old people. After all, young people yearn for modern life and it’s normal to go out to work, but it feels lifeless, which is something wrong.” Chen Jia wrote.

“The language spoken here is Vladian. Put on the translator and go around to see if there is any trouble or danger in this place.” Li Chengyi ordered.

“Yes.” Chen Jiahan nodded and stood up, “Can I kill people?”

"Try not to do it. If you have to do it, deal with it cleanly." Li Chengyi is not the kind of person who sticks to means. He just wants efficiency.

“Understood.” Chen Jiahan glanced at the old man who was walking out of the restaurant to bring them drinks, turned around and left quickly.

Li Chengyi drank something and ate some of the specialty oyster pizza here. Feeling it was hard to swallow, he simply grabbed the wrinkled boss and started chatting.

"Tomila? You mean that crazy old Tomila, right?" Unexpectedly, the boss immediately remembered the person Li Chengyi asked.

"She has been dead for many years. At that time, she liked to write small notes that looked like prophecies. But when people took them to verify, they found that the words on these notes were all made up, so no one paid attention to them. She did." the restaurant owner explained simply.

“Boss, do you know where her home is now?”

"Why are you looking for her family? She also has a daughter and a son. The son died the year before last year. He went crazy for some reason and jumped into the sea without even a shadow. His daughter Aisha is also crazy and lives in an old house. I haven’t come out for a long time.”

 The boss sighed.

“This mental illness is probably inherited in the family. It’s sad to think about it.”

“Can you give me some directions? Boss.” Li Chengyi calmly placed a one hundred yuan note on the table.

"What do you want to do with her? Take the money back. I don't want your money. Just don't harm the child." But the boss frowned and didn't even look at the money.

“It’s like this. I’m a freelance writer. I heard about the prophecy before, so I wanted to come over with my friends and interview the people involved to make a relevant record report.”

Li Chengyi now lies without blinking an eye, sincerely and naturally.

"Okay, anyway, their family has nothing to covet. Aisha's family walks along this street towards the center. Near the town square, there is a two-story wooden building, which is her home."

“Don’t think about doing bad things, everyone in this town knows each other.” He gave a final warning.

“Don’t worry, we just want to chat with Aisha.” Li Chengyi didn’t expect to get the relevant information so easily, so he immediately paid and stood up to leave.

 After sending a letter to the Chen family through the short-range encrypted communicator, he walked straight in the direction of Aisha's house.

 After a while, we crossed the street and came to the town square.

Under the watchful eyes of a few old people walking, he came to an old house with a wooden sign that said Aisha Su.

He looked at the small building carefully through the wooden fence.

The small building is made of two-story yellow wood materials. Half of the exterior wall of the building is covered with green plants. There is a small abandoned garden area downstairs, which is densely covered with random plants.

In the garden, there is only one cobblestone path in and out, connecting the gate and the fence gate entrance.

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Li Chengyi rang the bell on the fence gate.

 “Is anyone there?” he called, louder through the translator.

Soon, the door of the small house opened, and a young woman in a black and green dress came out.

Her face was pale, her eyes were dark green, her hair was disheveled and unkempt, her lips were peeled and cracked, and she showed obvious symptoms of vitamin deficiency.

 “Who are you looking for?” the woman slowly approached and asked.

Her voice was hoarse, as if she hadn't drank water for a long time.

“Excuse me, does Ms. Tomila live here?” Li Chengyi asked.

"Yes, that is my mother." The woman replied, "But she has been dead for many years."

 (End of this chapter)