The ferryman did not do so. She only said: "If you stop the boat in this area, you will be discovered by them soon. I can't let you fall into their hands."
However, Xiang Mubai didn't appreciate it. He stood up suddenly and the boat swayed twice.
The black hole's gun was pointed at the ferryman, and Xiang Mubai repeated: "Stop the boat!"
When Hanako saw this, she wanted to stop her, but Liu Ping held her hand and signaled her not to speak.
The ferryman looked at Xiang Mubai silently, and then asked: "Xiang Mubai, what did Gaoqiao Yinsi allow you to make you so devoted to him?"
Xiang Mubai was stunned. He didn't expect that the ferryman would suddenly say such a word out of the blue.
The same goes for Liu Ping, who is now even more suspicious of the ferryman's identity and true intentions.
"Who are you?" Xiang Mubai opened the weapon safety lock.
The ferryman was unmoved. She looked at Liu Ping again and said, "Liu Ping, isn't it hard to be reduced to a lost dog?"
Liu Ping trembled when he heard this, and said in a cold voice: "It has nothing to do with you whether you feel good or bad, I just want to see your true face now!"
As he spoke, Liu Ping also stood up and looked like he was about to take action.
Hanako was really anxious at this time.
One second ago, the people on the boat were calm and peaceful, but in the blink of an eye, they were at war with each other.
Although Hanako was curious about the ferryman's true identity after hearing these two words from the ferryman... But now...
"Wait! Can you please stop arguing? We are all in the same boat now, can't you just calm down?"
"Calm down? Huh, girl, don't be deceived by this girl. How can there be any unreasonable kindness in this world! Right, Youye?" Xiang Mubai now completely doesn't believe the ferryman.
The ferryman ignored him, but looked at Hanako and said: "Hanako, no matter what happens, don't leave this ship. Only in this way can you survive."
Hanako was startled when he heard this and didn't understand what the ferryman meant.
Liu Ping was already losing his temper. He took a step forward and approached the ferryman and said, "Girl, I'm sorry for the offence." He then started to take off the gray cloth shirt that the ferryman put on his head.
The ferryman didn't move, and Xiang Mubai's gun kept pointing at her.
As for Hanako, she could only stare from the sidelines.
Seeing that Liu Ping's hand was about to touch the gray cloth shirt that the ferryman put on his head, the ferryman said softly: "If you die, wouldn't those hidden mimicry crystals be wasted?"
Liu Ping froze when he heard this. He looked at the ferryman in front of him in shock.
"Also...if Hanako knew that you caused the accident in Vault 03, do you think she would forgive you?" The ferryman's voice was very soft.
But every word pierced deeply into Liu Ping's heart.
He stopped, he hesitated, he was afraid.
Xiang Mubai saw that Liu Ping had not yet taken off the ferryman's mask, so he stepped forward and said: "Get out of here, you whimpering one!"
But before he could reach the ferryman, the ferryman said: "Don't be stupid, Xiang Mubai, the miracle that happened to Gao Qiao Yinsi will not happen again to your wife. It is unique.
, you don’t really think he will fulfill his promise before the sun rises, do you?”
Liu Ping was shocked when he heard this, and turned back to look at Xiang Mubai.
Xiang Mubai was also stunned.
Then he came over angrily and clamped the ferryman's neck: "Sir, you won't lie to me! Don't think that just because you know a lot, you can drive a wedge between me and you! Now, let me see your true face!
"
As Xiang Mubai was about to take off the ferryman's hood, Liu Ping suddenly came to stop him.
"Wait! Don't be so impulsive?"
Xiang Mubai was stunned, probably not expecting Liu Ping to suddenly switch sides, but he was only stunned for a second, and he easily pushed Liu Ping away.
"roll!"
Then he pulled with his big hand, and the ferryman's hood was torn off.
But……
When Xiang Mubai saw the ferryman's true appearance, his originally angry face was instantly filled with shock and uneasiness.
Even his mechanical heart, which had long lost human emotions, twitched violently.
The ferryman looked at Xiang Mubai calmly and said, "Are you satisfied?"
Hanako helped Liu Ping, who had fallen on the boat, and both of them were curious about the true appearance of the ferryman.
"Who is she?" Liu Ping asked uneasily.
But who would have thought that after hearing this, Xiang Mubai hurriedly released his left hand holding the ferryman as if he had seen a ghost, and at the same time put the gray cloth in his right hand over the ferryman's head.
"I didn't... didn't see clearly..."
"Huh?" Liu Ping and Hanako were stunned. How could this be possible? Can't see clearly at such a close distance?
But Xiang Mubai would rather not see the ferryman's true appearance.
He bent over like a frightened child and carefully retreated to Liu Ping and Hanako.
The ferryman who put on her headgear again was not angry because of Xiang Mubai and Liu Ping's previous rudeness. She said calmly: "The world has changed. 'The Sun Disappears' is just turning off the lights before the show starts. The curtain opens."
When the protagonist comes on stage, you are lucky enough to be witnesses of this great moment, cherish it..."
Hanako stared blankly at the ferryman. From this thin figure, she saw fatigue, confusion and uneasiness, and she also saw the transcendent perseverance that was like a candlelight that was swaying in the storm but never willing to be extinguished.
How could she know so many secrets about the three of them?
How many years has she wandered alone in this land of the past?
In the end she...
who is it?!
With such doubts, Hanako asked: "Excuse me...have we...ever met?"
Hearing such a question, Xiang Mubai shrank subconsciously. This behavior was very inconsistent with his burly figure, but Liu Ping was not in the mood to laugh at him, and he himself fell into confusion and confusion.
He raised his head uneasily.
The ferryman said softly: "No."
The moment she got the answer, Hanako was disappointed.
She sat down blankly and fell into a long silence.
The boat continued to move forward, and soon the water became turbulent, and the proud voice from the Creator became stronger in my ears.
When Hanako turned around, the surrounding wreckage became fewer and fewer, and the water became more and more open.
Darkness still exists all around, but it is no longer as cold as before. At this time, it is just a tone, not a rejection and rejection.
Continuing forward, the ferryman pointed to a giant exploration ship in the distance: "Look over there, that's my home. Do you want to have a drink before jumping off the waterfall?"
Neither Xiang Mubai nor Liu Ping responded. Huazi glanced at them and raised her hand: "I want to drink a glass of boiled water."
"Okay." The ferryman was delighted. She changed the course and let the small boat approach the giant exploration ship.
Ten minutes later, the three of them boarded the ship.
The exploration ship that has been parked here for an unknown number of years appears to be very old and rusty in many places. It feels like it will be destroyed by the current at any time.
But overall the boat is very clean.
As soon as Hanako got on the boat, she felt the breath of time coming to her face. The equipment was quite old, and many of the objects may only be seen in museums.
Hanako followed the ferryman to her room in the cockpit, where she saw cans all over the floor.
But there were only canned fish and canned peaches, which were spread neatly on the floor and stacked several layers.
Hanako asked the ferryman: "How long have you lived here?"
The ferryman found the kettle and started to boil water. She thought for a while and said: "I forgot...it must have been decades..."
"How many decades?!" Hanako was shocked, but the figure of the ferryman in front of him didn't look like an old man who had lived here for decades.
At this time, Liu Ping, who was behind Hanako, noticed a poster in the corner of the room.
After he walked over and looked at it for a few times, his eyes changed, and he quietly tore off a corner of the poster and hid it on his body.
Xiang Mubai refused to come in. He sat on the bedside and looked at the very clear blue trace in the distance.
That was the edge of the waterfall, and crossing it to the blue was a long fall. He couldn't imagine what kind of experience he would feel after jumping... This was not skydiving...
"Well, are you surprised that I'm still so young?" The ferryman put the photo frame on the table as he passed by the bed.
Hanako saw it, but she didn't speak.
"Well... I'm a little concerned."
The ferryman took out tea and coffee from the refrigerator, and when she returned to the kettle, she said: "This is why people love and hate this place..."
"Huh?" Hanako didn't understand.
"Here, you can stay young forever and never have to worry about getting old or ugly. Of course... besides that, you have lost almost everything... such as friends... dreams and so on..." the ferryman said
He said with a self-deprecating smile: "But I'm used to it."
Hanako understood now, and she asked again: "Then...haven't you ever thought about leaving here? Have you ever been to the world under the waterfall?"
"Of course I have thought about it, but I made a promise to someone and promised to wait here for him to come back, so... I can't leave." After saying that, the water boiled.
"Tea? Or coffee?"
"Uh... plain water, thank you."
"Well, what about you?"
"Coffee." Liu Ping, who was wandering around the room, was startled and quickly retracted his restless hand and responded.
"Um...Xiang Mubai, do you want something to drink?"
Xiang Mubai didn't say anything. He was sitting at the very front of the bow, his back looking a little forlorn.
"Forget it, let's make him a cup of tea." The ferryman didn't bother to ask. She took out several cups with different styles and started to prepare them.
Seeing those cups, Hanako suddenly realized something. She asked: "Excuse me...did you come here to explore with many people back then?"
"Well... adventure..." The ferryman shook his head and said, "Actually, I came here to find someone. I didn't even think about any adventure."
"Looking for someone? Who to look for?"
"My father." The ferryman poured boiling water for Hanako from a pink cat's paw cup.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
"Here, your coffee."
"Well...here he is." Liu Ping, who never reads books, actually picked up a book without a cover and read it with gusto. Hearing this, he hurriedly put down the book and came over.
The ferryman didn't care much about his actions. She sighed softly: "Actually, I lied just now..."
"Huh?" Hanako and Liu Ping were both stunned.
The ferryman then said: "Actually, we have met... and many times..."
Hanako and Liu Ping were stunned again, but this time it was because they were shocked and confused.
The ferryman said and walked to the bed. After hesitating for a moment, she picked up the photo on the bedside and walked over and said, "Do you recognize the person in the photo?"
Hanako put down the cup and took the photo. After taking it, she just took one look and was stunned.
Aren't the three people in the photo the same as them?
Liu Ping was also dumbfounded, but he seemed to suddenly understand something...
"Liu Ping, your story was told to me personally by you, and I remember it all, but there are some things I can't help you with... You have to save yourself." The ferryman said to Liu Ping earnestly.
Liu Ping's heart trembled greatly, and he looked at the ferryman in front of him in disbelief.
As for Hanako, she was more concerned about what the photo was about.
"This... this... you... this... what on earth is going on?" Hanako couldn't accept it, nor could she understand it.
The ferryman held her hand and said, "Do you still remember the passage in the diary? Don't be afraid. I believe that your uncle is waiting for you not far ahead. With him here, he will send you away safely."
When Hanako heard this, she was more than shocked.
The ferryman took the photos away, and she walked out of the cockpit with tea.
When Hanako and Liu Ping were left alone, Liu Ping, who had recovered his senses, hurriedly said: "Hanako, I know who she is!"
"who?"
"Wang Gangdan!"
"Who?!" Hanako frowned, feeling that the name was childish.
"Look at this!" Liu Ping took out a corner of the poster he had just secretly hidden and showed it to Hanako.
That's a signature and a date.
April 1, 2100 Zhang Xinan.
"Zhang Xian'an? Hiss...this name...so familiar..." Hanako vaguely felt that she should recognize this person.
"Of course, isn't he that famous person? He became famous together with Su Che. It is said that he was just the president of a listed company before." Liu Ping is still somewhat familiar with this Zhang Xian'an.
After hearing about Su Che, Hanako suddenly remembered it...but...
What does this have to do with the ferryman’s true identity?
Before Hanako asked, Liu Ping continued: "I have read the biography of Zhang Xian'an. Although it is said to be true, many people say that it is the documentary of the exploration of the origin of the earth's core that he and Su Che participated in. In it,
, in that failed rescue operation, only a dozen people were rescued in the end, and most of the other participants were missing...and these included several important protagonists. The one that impressed me most was a girl named Wang Gangdan!"
"Uh..." Hanako still felt it was a bit far-fetched.
But then Liu Ping added another sentence, which completely dispelled Hanako's doubts.
"I later checked that the girl named Wang Gangdan was indeed a real person, and she followed the rescue team down here just to find her father! And you heard what she said just now, didn't you?
Do you think this could be a coincidence?" The more Liu Ping talked, the clearer his ideas became.
Hanako felt like she was getting goosebumps, but after all, she had not read Zhang Xian'an's book, and she was not very clear about the failed rescue operation that Su Che participated in back then.
But she did accidentally hear from Yan Haoming that the great writer had participated in many scientific expeditions in mysterious fields before becoming famous. Many people said that he was able to become an influential contemporary writer with "The Golden Age".
The main reason for the famous writer is his personal experience.
Thinking about it this way, combined with Liu Ping's words, Hanako feels that the credibility is extremely high.
And the most important thing is that if this speculation is true, it means that this mysterious area is not a dead end! They still have hope or can get out.
Thinking of this, Hanako couldn't help but feel happy.
Liu Ping also realized the same problem. He smiled and said: "Girl, there is no end to the road. We have hope now!"
"Um!"
The two were talking and didn't notice that the ferryman had been standing outside the door for a minute.
After the two of them finished chatting, the ferryman walked in calmly.
Hanako and Liu Ping heard the footsteps and hurriedly silenced them.
The ferryman didn't say much. After entering the cockpit, she walked to the bed, pulled out a black box from under the bed and said: "The road down there will be very hard, these equipment may be able to help you."
As he spoke, the ferryman opened the box.
Hanako and Liu Ping came closer and saw that they were two civilian-grade exoskeleton suits integrated with customized fitting kits.
"These...couldn't they be the ones we used before?" Liu Ping suddenly asked a question that really shouldn't be asked.
Hanako's eyes changed, and her originally happy eyes dimmed a lot.
The ferryman looked up at Liu Ping and said, "I think...if you had these equipment to help you, maybe you wouldn't ask me such a stupid question now."
Liu Ping looked confused and was obviously stunned.
But Hanako understood, and her eyes regained some brightness.
"Thank you."
The ferryman glanced at Hanako and said, "You're welcome."
Half an hour later.
After the equipment was completed, Huazi, Liu Ping and Xiang Mubai boarded the boat again.
The ferryman was still at the stern of the boat, and she looked forward. When the boat and the exploration ship separated, she said: "Don't be afraid! This place is not actually hell, but we mortals are too fragile! If you want to survive, you must have a heart.
A strong enough heart!”
As soon as the words fell, the originally calm water suddenly turned into a raging torrent.
The three people who had just sat down all fell into the boat.
The boat speed is very fast, and the waterfall is very close...
…
"Hiss...Wang Gangdan...Wanxia, you should be familiar with this person, right?" After hearing this, Chu Xiaoming looked at Su Wanxia.
Xian Qianhua and Yan Sichen didn't know the inside story, but looking at Su Wanxia's gloomy face, they knew there must be a story to tell.
really……
Su Wanxia, who had been silent for a long time, raised her head and smiled: "Yes, my messenger of justice, who is like a savior, my father married my mother back then because my mother was 70% similar to Wang Gangdan, so... even though I have been around since I was born.
I have never seen Wang Gangdan until now, but she cursed me and my mother like a nightmare. Now I heard stories about her in Sister Yinuo’s story... It’s really..."