under the vortex

Chapter 55 Rainy Night
At this time, in front of Jia Wenjun's eyes were piles of goods piled up in bags. The inside was too dark, and she couldn't figure out what it was for the time being, but it felt soft to the touch, like a sweater or a very soft carpet.

This space seems to be specially used to store these goods, not too big or too small. Jia Wenjun estimated that it probably occupied the hollow part of the hull's bow.

Because it is at the bow of the ship, no water has entered this space, and the cargo has not been soaked by sea water.

Although she still can't think of a way to go out, at least she doesn't have to endure the wind and rain outside now. She walked in a little bit and lay down on those soft bags, so she can barely sleep through the night tonight. up.

Rhubarb snuggled up to Jia Wenjun. The dog’s night vision ability is better than that of a human. It has no abnormal reaction now, which shows that it is still safe inside.

Just as Jia Wenjun was planning how to go up tomorrow, apart from the sound of wind and rain, there was also a strange sound of footsteps on the plywood above his head. Jia Wenjun's hair stood on his head, and he subconsciously covered Rhubarb's mouth.

The people in the cabin wouldn't let her get close, so the person who came to look for her now couldn't be a good guy, maybe it was the black hand behind the scenes.

The person who came at this time was Baima Mountain. The lightning bolt just now made him realize that Jia Wenjun on the bow had disappeared.

He clearly heard a dog barking just now, but when he looked at the splint, it was empty.

Both Jia Wenjun and the dog disappeared out of thin air, which made him irritable.

Could it be that she was swept down by the waves?But now the tide is low, and the reef is slowly exposed to the sea surface. It stands to reason that there should be no such big waves.

Could it be that she absconded in fear of crime?Surrounded by a vast ocean, where can she escape with a dog?

Even if she can go down to the reef now, after the high tide, the bottom will be back to a vast ocean. As long as there are no rescuers, she will be dead below.

Full of surprise and doubt, Baimashan came to the bow of the boat to check in the rain.

One person and one dog on the bow have disappeared, leaving only Jia Wenjun's suitcase, fishing box, and a wooden plank with shoelaces.

Baima Shan squatted down and took a closer look at the wooden slats. The intersection of the two wooden slats was tied tightly with shoelaces.

This should be on Jia Wenjun's shoe, which means that the shoe on one of her feet has no laces, and she should not be walking properly.

Baimashan got up and walked to the fence, and saw the white oyster shells on the black rocks on the reef with the help of lightning. The edges of these shellfish were as sharp as knives. Man cannot stand on a rock.

After ruling out the possibility of Jia Wenjun's escape, Baimashan turned his head, followed by lightning, and focused his gaze on the blackened hole under the bonfire.

He frowned, and just when he was about to squat down to take a closer look, a voice came from behind: "Who's there! Is that you, Big Brother Bai?"

Baima Shan withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the figure walking from the cabin.

Baima Mountain didn't want people to know that there was a cave here, so they walked forward a few steps, and finally saw that the person who came was Lu Maowang.

"I'm here to pick up your shift, Brother Bai, go back and sleep for a while!" Lu Maowang used the flashlight on the back of his phone to take a picture of Baima Mountain.

Under the strong light, Baimashan could only turn his eyes away and cover the light with his hands: "Don't shine, just turn off the light, aren't you afraid of wasting electricity?"

"Where's Xiao Jia?" Lu Maowang only saw Baima Mountain from the bow of the boat, and he suddenly became nervous: "Where is she?"

Lu Maowang came down so early to pick up Baimashan's class, mainly because he was worried about Jia Wenjun, but now that the bow of the boat is empty, with only Baimashan alone, Lu Maowang is naturally anxious.

"I don't know, there was no one there when I came here just now." Baima Shan didn't mention the hole in the boat.

Lu Maowang took photos everywhere, but still didn't see anyone, so he was anxious: "She didn't run away, did she? It's so dark. It's windy and rainy again. Isn't getting off the boat the same as committing suicide? The matter hasn't come to light yet, why is it like this Can't think about it."

"Everyone has their own destiny, let's get out of here quickly, the rain is getting heavier and heavier." Baimashan pulled Lu Maowang back.

Lu Maowang followed Baimashan back to the cabin, but when the light of his mobile phone swept across the deck, he still glanced at the burnt deck from the corner of his eye. There... seemed to be cracked?
Baimashan entered the boat corridor and said to Lu Maowang: "I'm not sleepy now, why don't I stay here for a while, you go up to sleep for a while, and I'll call you when I can't stand it anymore."

"It's impossible. It's all agreed. There's no reason for you to suffer alone. I'm younger than you, so I'll suffer through it. You go to bed first."

Baimashan couldn't refuse, and guessed in his heart that Lu Maowang probably saw the hole just now.

If he guessed correctly, Jia Wenjun should be hiding under that hole.Lu Maowang dismissed him because he wanted to find Jia Wenjun?
Baimashan didn't know why Lu Maowang wanted to find Jia Wenjun. If he really cared about her so much, then when he proposed to keep Jia Wenjun just now, Lu Maowang should have fully supported him, but at that time he did not show a firm stand.

If not to help her, then what to do?
Even with doubts in his heart, Baimashan decided to go upstairs as Lu Maowang said.

After all, with Lu Maowang's current state, if he didn't go up, he would have to carry him up.

Baimashan went up to the second floor, but he didn't enter the captain's cabin. Instead, he squatted at the corner of the stairs, watching Lu Maowang's next move.

Seeing that Baima Mountain was gone, Lu Maowang looked around again to make sure that there was no one around, so he took out an apple from his trouser pocket.

Baimashan didn't know where he got the apples. When the party was held on the boat, there were indeed a lot of fruits prepared by Anna, but everyone didn't care.After the ship hit the rocks and tilted, it probably rolled to the stern, but he couldn't find it anyway.

The vitamins of the fruit are crucial to survival on the boat. Lu Maowang did not take out the fruit when distributing the food today, which shows that he deliberately hid it for himself.

Baimashan didn't know whether Lu Maowang had only one apple or had other stocks in stock. At this time, Lu Maowang took the apple and rubbed it with the help of rainwater. Just when Baimashan thought he was going to eat alone, he saw him put the apple back in his coat pocket middle.

Lu Maowang waited patiently for 5 minutes, which was already the limit of his patience.At this time, he didn't care about the thunderstorm or the strong wind and waves. He was so excited that he didn't even check whether Baima Mountain had really gone to sleep, and was about to walk towards the bow of the boat.

Jia Wenjun heard the voices of Baimashan and Lu Maowang on the deck just now, and was wondering why these two people appeared together, and when they both might be the murderer, they left together again.

What happened just now and the sound of wind and rain outside at this time made Jia Wenjun, who was already exhausted, unable to take a nap at ease.

Just when she was thinking about what to use to block the hole, the creaking footsteps mixed with the sound of wind and rain appeared again.

The inner panic caused Jia Wenjun's pupils to dilate, and when he heard footsteps stagnating at the entrance of the cave, Jia Wenjun knew that this time, the other party was coming for her.

She didn't know who was outside at this time, there were no self-defense tools around, and the suitcase was left on the deck. If the other party came down, she would have no way to escape.

She held her breath, and her fear reached its peak. At this moment, she gave birth to the determination to fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)