Chapter Twenty-Six: Starting a New Life

"What do you say? You're not the only one smuggling, so who else? Li Chaoyang hurriedly asked.

Li Chaoyang's appearance frightened Xie Yufang, and she told her discovery intermittently.

A year ago, Xie Yufang's husband died, and she started a custody lawsuit with her parents-in-law to fight for custody, no matter what she did or said, the family never agreed.

So she secretly took the child with her, ran to the dock overnight, and hid in the container.

She was woken up in the early morning and came out to find a man climbing up from the side of the boat.

"If he's a crew member, he can go up the spiral ladder, just climb up like this, it's not a smuggling or something, there seems to be someone up there to pick him up at the time, I really don't want to hide it from everyone, please don't tell it, okay?" Xie Yufang looked at everyone with a pleading face.

"What does that person look like and what are his characteristics?" Li Chaoyang asked again.

Xie Yufang shook his head: "It's too far away, I didn't see it clearly." ”

Sure that Xie Yufang knew very little, a few people left, and before leaving, they also asked Xie Yufang to release the child, so that there was no need to hide and hide in the future.

The aisles were full of people, many people were eating breakfast, and today's breakfast was almost all bread and fruit from the pastry room, which seemed to be quite harmonious on the surface, but the anxious expressions on everyone's faces said it all.

One fact that cannot be changed is that everyone is stuck and this trip is ruined.

This round of search yielded no results, and the suspect Li Chaoyang expected did not appear.

The number of people has not changed, it is indeed ninety-six, counting Xie Yufang's daughter, there are ninety-seven people in total, but she is smuggled up, not a tourist.

Li Chaoyang, who still didn't give up, came to the crew cabin.

Compared to the cabin, the crew cabin is much more simple, the cabin is messy, the floor is full of garbage and debris, the gang left in too haste, many things were not taken away, and some of the tables even had half-eaten food on the table.

In the manager's room, Li Chaoyang found a list of services.

This list clearly records the number and types of meals to be prepared each day, each of which is 100 servings.

From this, it can be seen that there are really a hundred people on this ship.

Of the 100 people were five children and ninety-five adults.

The number of children is completely consistent with Li Chaoyang's investigation.

In other words, a guest is really missing!

He may have run away with the crew, or he may have died somewhere.

After walking out of the crew cabin, Li Chaoyang and several people met Guo Mingming, who put the bodies of Aunt Wang and Hao Wei in the large bathtub of the bathroom in the crew dining room on the next floor, covered with a quilt, and waited for the ice.

He was holding a cigarette, his whole body was covered in blood, and his tired clothes were soaked with sweat.

Seeing Li Chaoyang, he snuffed out his cigarette and walked over.

"Is there room for the crew cabin?" Guo Guangming looked at Li Chaoyang with a puzzled expression.

"No, you have an idea?" Li Chaoyang asked.

Guo Mingming nodded and said his opinion, he thought that it was not safe for so many people to live together, and he was worried that what kind of thing would happen last night again, and he would be trapped again, so he suggested that people live on both sides, so that they can take care of each other, and they can contact each other through the phone on the cruise ship, and there is also a console in the manager's room, and the button on the console can be used to judge that there is something wrong in that area in time.

His advice made a lot of sense, and now the atmosphere on the ship has been ruined.

Huang Mao and Chen Yaodong have already pinched each other, and they will do it at any time, and the kidnapper who is lurking is also among everyone, and if everyone is scattered, the danger will be greatly reduced.

However, the current power supply is very limited, and this will only speed up the consumption of power, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to implement it for the time being.

Li Chaoyang thought of the killing of the crew, and tentatively asked Guo Mingming what was going on with the axe, he went up empty-handed, where did the axe come from.

"When I came out, he was frightened, he was standing in the door and looking out, and the axe was thrown on the side, and when he found that I came up and got the axe, he ran away, and I was afraid that he would do something again, so I chased him out, and when he came to the hall, he took a dagger and killed me, and we fought." Speaking of what happened at that time, Guo Mingming's hands began to tremble, and a look of fear was projected in his eyes.

His rhetoric is exactly the same as Li Chaoyang's inference.

"Do you have to kill him? Did he say anything at the time? Li Chaoyang stared at Guo Mingming's eyes.

Guo Mingming sighed and shook his head, and said, "I was also dizzy at the time. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Mingming's expression darkened.

"You may not know, Aunt Wang and Aunt Lu are classmates, their relationship is very good, Aunt Lu's son is the director of the tourism office, as long as she says a word, she can cancel my qualification, her son-in-law is mixed in society, I can't afford to mess with them, Aunt Wang is dead, they will never let me go......"

Guo Mingming couldn't go on, his eyes were red.

"You said it's Lu Qingyun, the woman in purple?" Tong Fei asked.

Guo Mingming nodded and said: "Yes, the aunts who came this time are not ordinary people, they are all managers of nursing homes, and they are very arrogant in ordinary matters, it was my mistake, I am sorry for my cousin." ”

Tong Fei understood, no wonder Guo Mingming couldn't fight back and scolded back, it turned out that he was afraid of retaliation.

He is the pillar of the family, and if something happens, the family will suffer, so he can only endure being beaten and scolded.

At this time, Chen Yaodong and the others came, and Li Chaoyang had no choice but to follow them to the storage compartment.

At this time, a lot of people came to the door of the storage compartment, and Huang Mao stood by the door with his arms in his arms, and they had to see the supplies with their own eyes to rest assured.

In order to avoid robbery, Huang Mao took the initiative to send someone to block the door, except for a few of them, everyone else was blocked in the aisle.

The key to the material cabin is very special, it is said to be a key, but it is actually a special wrench.

Zhou Shucheng put the key in the recessed keyhole and broke it hard.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound and the hatch opened.

Several people got in one after another and checked it out.

Huang Mao found a crowbar and pried open several large wooden boxes, all of which were full of all kinds of food, rows and rows of compressed biscuits, dried scallops and scallops and squid with a strong seafood flavor, and countless canned food.

Chen Yaodong opened the cold storage hatch, the cold air dissipated, and there were refrigerated fresh goods inside, just like a supermarket, and countless fruits and meats were either placed on the shelves or sealed in the refrigerator.

Countless drinks are neatly arranged in the crushed ice, exuding bursts of cold air.

There are so many types that people are dazzled by what they see.

There was still half-cut tuna on the counter, and he couldn't help but cut a piece and stuffed it into his mouth to eat.

There was a pile of things covered with a thick canvas behind the material cabin, and Zhou Shucheng and Tong Fei grabbed a corner and lifted the canvas.

Dense wooden barrels were stacked under the canvas, and when the iron hoops on the barrels were opened, the contents were revealed.

It was buckets of rice and grains.

There is a computer on the management desk at the door of the material cabin, which records the daily food consumption and surplus in detail.

When Li Chaoyang saw the remaining amount of supplies, his heart was cold.

Now there is only a week's worth of supplies left on the ship.

All the goods piled up together may seem like a lot, but nowhere near as many as everyone thinks.

Li Chaoyang glanced at the others and quickly revised the data, tripling the remaining amount of all goods.

"How many more?" Yellow hair walked over.

Li Chaoyang didn't speak, just pointed to the computer.

Huang Mao glanced at it and nodded without saying a word, Chen Yaodong had said hello when he went to inform him before, don't talk nonsense no matter what happens for a while, if this gang of people is in civil strife, then the consequences will be unimaginable, and if you want to live, you must unite.

Chen Yaodong also came over, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Yes, there were still twenty days of supplies, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

Twenty days was enough time for him to figure out a way to escape.

"Okay, great, there are so many, it's no problem to save two months." Chen Yaodong deliberately raised his voice, and patted Huang Mao's shoulder to give him a look.

"yes, that's great." Yellow hair also followed.

Zhou Shucheng came over to look at it and smiled.

The onlookers outside were also relieved, this time they all looked very carefully, there were really a lot of supplies, and there was no need to worry about running out of food.

As for drinking water, Zhou Shucheng also said that there is still a month's supply in the current water storage tank.

Everyone's hanging hearts finally let go, hugging each other to celebrate, smiling.

Next, everyone came to the deck, and Tong Fei brought a notebook and entered everyone's numbers.

Now there are seventy-six people on the whole ship, and there are ninety-seven people including Xie Yufang's children.

There are six children and ninety-one adults.

Considering that Zhou Shucheng was in charge of the keys and was responsible for the distribution of supplies every day, he was excluded from the group.

But Li Chaoyang's approach was opposed by Zhou Shucheng.

"I think it's like this, it's divided into nine groups, each group has 10 people, and I participate in each group, so the number of people is balanced." Zhou Shucheng said.

"That's not good, old man, you're ...... age."

"Don't say it, just do it." Chen Yaodong wanted to oppose it, but Zhou Shucheng stopped him.

"Then I have one more thing!"

Chen Yaodong raised his hand and pointed at Liu Qingsong, and said: "This person is a murderer, Hao Wei killed him just by scolding him a few words, what if he retaliates against us?" Do you dare to eat what he cooks? He kept a vigil for you, and will you be able to sleep? ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Qingsong.

That's right, he's a murderer, how can this man let him walk around freely?

Liu Qingsong's face was dark, and he fantasized about killing Chen Yaodong, but he didn't expect this guy to strike first.

"I think he's right, this man has to be locked up, and I'm against living with him." Several of Chen Yaodong's brothers chimed in.

Many people agree with this view.

"Old man, this person must be dealt with, this is for the sake of all of us, whoever shields is an accomplice!" Chen Yaodong gave this matter a sentence to the sex.

Even if they have yellow hair, they don't dare to say anything if they have ideas.

Seeing this, Zhou Shucheng had no choice but to agree with this approach, there was no way, the minority obeyed the majority.

"I just went to the crew cabin, I think that place is suitable for locking people, and if something like this happens in the future, he will be locked inside, and the door of his room must be locked for safety."

Chen Yaodong waved his hand, and several of his brothers quickly surrounded Liu Qingsong and put him up in the crew cabin, stuffed into the room, and took out the chain lock that had been equipped in advance and locked it firmly.

All this they had prepared for a long time,

Without Liu Qingsong, there are just 90 people, and a group of 10 people is no more and no less.

Li Chaoyang announced the lottery method, only one round a day, the day before the next day, and so on, if there is an emergency, such an arrangement is also convenient to adjust the maneuver.

The team members will be responsible for food hygiene and security for the day, and someone must be on duty in the captain's room at night.

Huang Mao wanted to curse, his plan fell through again, and he thought that as long as the group came out, he could start to entrap the members of the group behind.

Now, I'll draw a group a day, and there's only one day left for him to cage, which is still a chicken feather.

The draw really started.

Under everyone's gaze, the list of members of the first group appeared on Tong Fei's computer screen.

Li Chaoyang was selected, along with Han Xue and Lu Qingyuan.

The crowd dispersed, and Zhou Shucheng called Li Chaoyang aside.

"You changed the data, right? At most, those supplies will be in a week's supply. Zhou Shucheng went straight to the point and exposed Li Chaoyang's lies.

Li Chaoyang nodded and acknowledged.

"Yes, it's enough for a week, you can see it accurately, do you think we can be rescued in a week?"

"It should be possible, there are hundreds of people on the cruise ship, so many people are missing, the travel company will definitely do its best to investigate, with the current scientific level to find us is not difficult."

"Don't comfort me, this is the Pacific Ocean, all the land is not so big, what is the difference between finding a ship in such a huge space and looking for a needle in a haystack?"

Li Chaoyang couldn't be happy at all, the current supplies are enough for a week, what if he can't find it in a week?

"Don't worry, I've sent a distress signal, I believe it won't be long before someone receives it, maybe we will be able to go ashore in less than a week, but we still have to save some food and drink, after all, the Pacific Ocean is really big, even if it can find us, it will take time."

Zhou Shucheng took out a cigarette and lit one, leaned on the railing, raised his head and stared at the blue sky, as if thoughtful.

"Where are we now?" Li Chaoyang asked.

"It should be in the sea south of Indonesia and east of Australia, and there should be some distance from the coastline."

Zhou Shucheng said that this area is amazing, and he is not sure at all, and he uses ambiguous words such as "should".

It was much worse than he expected.

"You issued a notice to tell them that in order to save water, it will only be supplied for one hour a day, there is nothing to worry about, it is only a matter of time before you are rescued, today your group is taking the lead, you must set an example, what do you think about the distribution of materials?"

Li Chaoyang said his opinion, he has read the list, which is mainly recorded food and consumables, but does not include fruits and wine, I plan to stop serving desserts and fruits from today except for three meals a day, and the staple food should also be reduced as much as possible, as long as I can eat enough.

Zhou Shucheng always kept a smile, unhurried as if nothing had happened.

What if you haven't been rescued in seven days?