The scattered searchlight fell around the windbreak and did not move away. The people on the ship had already discovered Lu Li.
The whistle sounded like a greeting piercing the night sky.
Lu Li was in no hurry to approach the beach. The ship could not dock, and it would take some time for the people on board to lower the boat and dock.
sand--
An oil lamp was pushed to the entrance of the cave, and sand piled up around it.
Lu Li silently picked up the oil lamp, struck a match and lit it, dispelling the darkness around the sand wall.
Looking back at the sea, a faint light seemed to be floating on the sea water, and a faint outline appeared, floating towards the beach.
It won't be long before the small wooden boat arrives at Wanghai Cliff.
Friday at the windbreak point made up her mind not to board the ship with Lu Li and no longer asked her. Lu Li took the oil lamp and walked towards the coastline.
He stopped briefly on the beach where the tide could not extend, and drew an arrow on the gravel, pointing to the wind break.
If an unlucky guy like him drifts to Wanghai Cliff, he can have a relatively safe resting place and eat a not-so-delicious but satisfying meal.
Wow——
The sound of waves flooded into his ears, and the cold, dark sea water washed over Lu Li's feet.
Lu Li stopped and stared at the boat approaching the seaside more than ten meters away. A figure rowed the oars, and a figure stood on the boat, holding an oil lamp.
After waiting for a while, the small wooden boat stopped in the shallow water.
The waterproof boots fell into the calf-deep sea water. The old man holding an oil lamp had gray hair, but his body was as strong as that of a middle-aged man. His khaki jacket had four or five pockets.
"I'm glad to see you're fine, kid." The old man stretched out his hand to hold Lu Li's, with joy and relief in his eyes: "It must have been a tough couple of days."
The old man's identity is a member of the Alliance rescue team.
The long-winded Tristan and Lu Li told them that this is a group of organizations composed of members of the alliance and members of the two major organizations.
Exorcists often walk in mysterious and strange areas, and it is not surprising that they suddenly lose contact and even their lives and deaths are unknown. This is why the Alliance Rescue Team was born to look for missing survivors who may have survived.
If he is still alive.
The Alliance Rescue Team is composed of two parts, one is Alliance personnel, and the other is exorcists who have low sanity and are forced to retire. They do not want to leave the front line of fighting against monsters, so they actively choose to join the Alliance Rescue Team.
If Lu Li's poor sanity is exposed and he is forced to retire, he can consider joining this team and continue to contribute to the human world.
"fine."
Lu Li replied. If he didn't run into trouble, he could survive on Wanghai Cliff for a long time.
"You can see that." The old man could not see the trouble caused by fatigue and hunger on Lu Li's face, although his shirt looked a little dirty and his hair, which was the same color as the night, was messy on his forehead.
He stepped aside and said, "Let's get on the boat."
Lu Li's eyes fell on the boat behind the old man. He suddenly thought of the writing that appeared on the couch last night. His expression was slightly dazed, but he recovered in an instant.
"Um."
Lu Li nodded, walked into the water and came to the wooden boat and buried it in the boat.
The swaying wooden boat made people unsteady. Lu Li sat down, took the oil lamp from the old man, and watched as he pushed the boat away from the shore, and then nimbly jumped onto the boat.
If you ignore his graying hair and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, his physical condition is almost the same as that of a middle-aged man.
The dark sea reflected the three people in the boat, twisting and breaking as the waves undulated.
The searchlight did not fall around the boat; it swayed around, surveying the surroundings.
The boat rowed across a distance of tens of meters and reached the side of the ship. A hanging basket dropped from the overhead deck and lowered over the wooden ship.
"You go up first." The old man said with a smile.
Lu Li was not polite and stepped into the hanging basket to stand still. He still held the oil lamp and did not relax his vigilance because he was saved. He grabbed the rope with his other hand and was lifted out of the sea little by little.
Squeak—squeak—
The gondola swayed slightly. Although it was difficult to understand that a steamship had such an old way of getting on board, it was also expected.
Industry has just been born, and people's thinking has not yet changed.
Several sailors gathered around the edge, waiting for the gondola to come up and pull Lu Li onto the deck, then put it down and pull up the second person.
The captain on the side took off his hat and greeted Lu Li. Lu Li nodded in response. His eyes swept across the faces of the people walking through the courtyard door. They were all ordinary people who cooperated with the three major organizations.
Standing nearby, I watched the sailors pull the crew members and the elderly onto the deck one after another.
Before the old man came up, he had hung the two hanging ropes on the wooden boat and was pulled up simultaneously by the sailors.
Lu Li stood on the edge with the old man. He said with emotion: "This is 40 nautical miles away from the Disc Reef. I can't believe how you drifted here in the middle of the night."
They almost gave up the rescue operation. No one thought anyone could survive in the vast deep sea.
"The investigator saved me." Lu Li suddenly said.
Completely contrary to Friday's plan - Lu Li had no intention of fabricating the results, even though it would make Lu Li go through the probation incident test again.
And Lu Li had a deeper idea.
Under the firelight, the old man's face was gloomy and uncertain, and his expression became a little strange: "Investigator? Where did the person go?"
"We separated after the ship arrived. She said she would sneak on board. She may be somewhere on the ship now."
The gentle smile on the old man's face disappeared, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he swept across the deck without leaving a trace. His voice became low and difficult to hear clearly on the deck blown by the sea breeze: "There is news that may make you a little uneasy.
.Because this is a special incident, there are no investigators to follow and protect us secretly."
Lu Li fell into silence.
The old man added: "But maybe it's not what we thought. Maybe a passing investigator helped you. After all, you are standing on the boat safe and sound."
Lu Li remained silent. He turned his head and looked at the islands dozens of meters apart outside the ship. In the dark night, only a dark outline of the entire island remained, and it was impossible to distinguish the location of the windbreak.
Of course, he had always suspected Friday's identity, but as the old man said, she did not show any ill will toward Lu Li. Instead, she helped Lu Li escape from the Soul Return Ferry and return to the ship alive.
This help made Lu Li care about her identity, but he would not delve too deeply into it.
So was Friday secretly hiding in a corner of the ship as she said, or was he staying on the cliff overlooking the sea?
"You don't seem very surprised." The old man's voice sounded in my ears.
Lu Li looked away and said, "Because there were some speculations before."
For example, on Friday, accurately tell the time when rescue will arrive.
At this time, there was a noise not far away. Lu Li and the old man looked and saw that the wooden boat had been pulled up to the side of the ship, and was flipped down and lifted to the deck by the sailors.
The first mate stood on the side of the ship, and his command sounded empty on the deck.