As a long whistle sounded, the "Dagu" cruise ship Li Qiang was on slowly sailed out of the berth. At first, the deck was crowded with passengers waving goodbye to their relatives and friends.
However, just after the ship left Wusongkou, the originally clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, the wind and waves became stronger and stronger, and even the ship's hull began to shake violently.
Under the violent shaking, almost everyone staggered back to the cabin as if they were drunk. Soon, only Li Qiang was left on the deck, leaning on the railing. No matter how the wind and waves bumped,
The whole person was always leaning there motionless like a statue.
At this moment, a young crew member came over with difficulty and persuaded: "Sir, it's too dangerous here, and it's going to rain soon. You'd better come back to the cabin with me!"
"But it's really stuffy in the cabin..."
After understanding this, the crew member suddenly felt speechless, but he continued to persuade him earnestly: "Sir, you are right, it is indeed stuffy and hot in the cabin, but it is better than losing your life in vain here."
, are you right?"
Unexpectedly, Li Qiang couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Brother, you really know how to joke. It's just a small storm. What can you do to me? Ugh..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang suddenly felt his stomach churn, and then he vomited it out with a "wow" sound.
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"Tell me, you are already seasick and you still have to act cool on the deck. Fortunately, the crew member has quick eyesight and quick hands, otherwise you would have fallen into the sea!" In the VIP cabin, Haitang took care of Li, who was pale because of seasickness.
The man on the wall said angrily, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Li Qiang replied weakly: "Look at me like this, do I feel better?"
"Deserve it!"
Just as he was talking, there was a knock on the door.
Out of professional instinct, Haitang did not open the door immediately, but walked to the door cautiously and asked, "Who is it?"
"Hello passengers, I am the steward of this cruise ship. I heard that Mr. Ming is not feeling well, so I asked the restaurant to cook a bowl of porridge for you."
Hearing this, Haitang glanced back subconsciously, and seeing Li Qiang nodding, he opened the cabin door, and sure enough, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a steward's badge standing at the door holding a tray.
The white porridge was even steaming.
However, although she was very satisfied with his service attitude, Haitang still frowned and politely declined: "White porridge? I'm afraid my husband can't eat anything in his current condition, so we accept his kindness. As for this bowl of porridge, you
It’s better to take it back!”
She didn't want to take the purser but she didn't leave. Instead, she said to Haitang solemnly: "Madam, you probably don't go to sea often, so you don't understand this. This seasick person will lose his appetite greatly, but
At this time, it is even more necessary to supplement nutrition. Even if you vomit it after eating, it is better than eating nothing. And you see, we also added plum and hawthorn slices to the porridge and noodles, which can greatly alleviate the symptoms of seasickness.
It can also suppress the feeling of vomiting.”
"Well...since the steward said so, okay!" He said and took the tray from the steward's hand.
The steward also followed the rules and did not enter the cabin without authorization. Instead, he stood at the door and continued: "Then I will disturb you too much. The wind and waves will be very strong tonight. Please pay attention to your safety. Farewell!"
"
After saying that, the steward turned around and left, carefully closing the door before leaving.
However, just when Haitang brought the bowl of white porridge to the bed and brought a spoonful of it to her mouth with a slight sigh, Li Qiang grabbed her arm firmly.
"Don't worry, I'll help you test whether it's hot or not."
But what Li Qiang said next made her stunned, "Don't touch it, there may be something wrong with this porridge!"
"How do you know there's something wrong with this porridge?" Even though Haitang said this, she slowly put down the spoon in her hand.
However, Li Qiang did not explain too much, but motioned for her to open the suitcase.
After opening it, I took another look at the most conspicuous package inside.
"Isn't this... a gift from that woman? Is there something wrong with this one too?"
"open to take a look."
Before she finished speaking, Haitang immediately opened the package and found a heavy, square iron box inside.
"What's in this? Candy? No, this size..." As he said that, he opened the top lid and was surprised to find that it contained a whole box of military rations!
"So you already knew what was inside? Did she tell you secretly?"
"How is that possible? No one else knows whether I have had private contact with her alone. Don't you know?"
"Then how do you know what's inside?" Haitang asked again.
"I do not know!"
"I don't know, then why were you so sure there was something wrong with the porridge just now?"
"Please, I didn't just say there must be something wrong with the porridge, I said it was possible. Don't you think the service on this ship is a bit too attentive?"
Hearing this, Haitang couldn't help but be startled. After recalling it for a moment, she nodded and said, "When you say that, it sounds like it's true! It's indeed too thoughtful. It's a bit strangely thoughtful, as if... as if...
…”
"As if they know our identities!"
"Yes, yes, that's how it feels!" After saying this, Haitang suddenly became nervous, "You mean, not only is the identity exposed, but also the purpose of going to Hong Kong this time...
"
Li Qiang nodded solemnly, "Actually, as early as when we boarded the ship, this feeling has been lingering in my mind, as if there is a pair of eyes hidden in the dark staring at us all the time.
Every move and move.”
"Is that why you have to stay on the deck despite such strong wind and waves?"
"Yes, I just wanted to create a condition for that person to take action, but judging from the results, this person is more calm than I thought. I even thought that I was overthinking it, until the flight attendant just said
The director took the initiative to bring hot porridge, which made me refirm my previous judgment."
"Just a bowl of porridge?"
"That's right, just for this night's rice porridge, you must know that the last time my eldest sister and I came back from Hong Kong, we took the 'Dagu'. We were also in the VIP cabin at that time, but after I got seasick, there was nothing at all.
The purser personally delivered the porridge, but instead kept complaining that I had vomited on their deck."
"So, the flight attendant has a problem?"
"Not necessarily, just a small purser. To put it bluntly, he is a senior waiter. Not to mention the captain, mate, chief engineer and other senior officials in the navigation and engineering departments, and even the orders of the safety officer and security officer on the ship.
, cannot be disobeyed at will. So this alone is not enough to determine that he has a problem, but it is a good idea to use him as a breakthrough."
As he spoke, Li Qiang lowered his voice and whispered to Haitang...
Just as the steward said, after nightfall, the waves on the sea became more turbulent, and the wind became stronger and stronger. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning suddenly pierced the sky, followed by a loud noise, deafening. What followed was like a burst of Tianhe.
Generally, heavy rain pours down.
The waves are pushing higher and higher, and the boat is constantly bumping. Everyone on the boat is holding on to everything they can grab, and if they are not careful, they will stumble.
At the same time, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the hull of the ship was constantly shaking from side to side. People on the ship felt dizzy. The waves kept hitting the hull of the ship, making huge noises that made people shudder. Some people were even secretly shaking.
I prayed silently in my heart, praying for peace.
However, compared with the restless and tense atmosphere in other cabins, the cabins of Li Qiang and Haitang were very quiet. There was no sound for the whole night, and it was even a bit scary.
After one night, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, and even the sea seemed to have put away its hot temper last night and returned to calm.
But just when the sky seemed to be bright but not bright, a strange sound suddenly came from the door of the cabin where Li Qiang was located, and then someone gently opened the door and walked in softly.
In the cabin at this time, I saw a man and a woman lying on the floor in extremely abnormal postures. The corners of the table above their heads were covered with blood. There was an overturned rice bowl on the ground, and porridge was scattered all over the floor.
"Humph! If I had known this, why would I have to put in so much effort? The Japanese are just hypocritical!" After carefully testing the breathing of the two of them, the man couldn't help but mutter to himself.
After saying that, he carefully picked up the porridge and porridge bowls on the floor, replaced them all with new ones, and then left with satisfaction.
However, as soon as he left, the two people in the room opened their eyes.
"Look, am I right? There is indeed something wrong with that bowl of porridge!" Li Qiang said with a proud look on his face.
"Hmph! If it hadn't been for that guy's tone of voice as if there was someone behind the scenes, I would have..." Haitang made a fist-pumping motion as she spoke, and said bitterly, obviously she was almost tricked into doing this.
She was very angry.
"Fortunately, you held back and didn't take action, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to catch big fish in the long run." Li Qiang said with a smile.
"Yes, it's a pity that I didn't see his appearance clearly just now."
"That's not necessarily true. Even if I didn't see his appearance clearly, I already know who he is."
"Who? That flight attendant yesterday?"
However, Li Qiang shook his head after hearing this, "No, it's the crew member who persuaded me to get off the deck yesterday."
"It's him!?"
"That's right, that's him! If I remember correctly, his name should be... what is it called Huanlailai?"
"Sima Huan!"
"Yes, yes, Sima Huan, who is a good person who would be called such an unlucky name? Are you right? Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder the old saying always says, 'A person is as his name says'! Now that I think about it, it really makes sense!"
"What's the point? It's just unreasonable in my opinion. Forget it, if you don't talk about this, it won't be long before the flight attendant will come over. What are you going to do?"
"What else can we do? Of course I will give him a big surprise!"
"But there's one thing I haven't figured out yet. If the mastermind behind this is really Japanese, then why did they want to kill us?"
"Who knows?" Li Qiang shrugged, "Maybe it's the Black Dragon Society, or Kenshiro Shibayama, or..." At this point, Li Qiang couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and did not continue.
.
Without thinking, Haitang suddenly said: "I don't think so. Although I don't want to admit it, when we were in Bingcheng, whether it was when she was with you or after we separated because her Japanese identity was exposed, she
They are trying their best to protect you, and even... I even suspect that when you were the special envoy of the Manchuria Railway, she said a lot of good things for you in front of Matsuoka Yoyo, so she didn't expose you. Besides, if it is really her
, then why did she bother to give us that iron box before leaving?"
To be honest, what Haitang said was beyond Li Qiang's expectation, "I didn't expect that you would actually speak for her."
Haitang rolled her eyes at him angrily, "Why can't you help? It's just a matter of fact. Although I hate her and even wish she would go back to Japan immediately, I won't say such groundless and baseless words!
"
Just as he was talking, a rapid knock on the door interrupted the conversation between the two.
"Mr. Ming, Mrs. Ming, are you up?" the steward shouted while slamming the door hard, "Mr. Ming, Mrs. Ming..."
Then there was another burst of fierce shooting, which immediately attracted many people to watch. Sima Huan saw the opportunity and came over, whispering to the steward: "Chief steward, the wind and waves were so big last night.
Could it be that something happened to Mr. Ming and his wife?"
"Stop talking nonsense! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll cut off your tongue!" Even though he said this, the steward was still worried in his heart.
But just when he was still hesitating whether to break in, the door suddenly opened from the inside, and then no one heard him before he saw him, and an angry voice came from inside, "You're so stupid
What the hell is going on with this broken ship? It doesn’t even have any safety measures. How could it hit me and my wife?”
As soon as these words came out, the steward first let out a long sigh of relief. However, when he saw that both Li Qiang and Haitang had broken their heads, he panicked.
"Hey! What did you say? Mr. Ming, Mrs. Ming, you...are you okay?"
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang yelled at him, "My head was hit like this. Do you think everything is okay?"
This time, the steward was speechless. He quickly turned around and said, "Ah Huan, why are you standing there so stupidly? Why don't you go and call the ship's doctor!"
Hearing this, Sima Huan, who had been dumbfounded, suddenly came to his senses, responded quickly, and turned around to call the doctor...
