"Nothing." From the hatch of the captain's quarters, you can see the sea of the three wings, but at this time the night is dark, and only the reflection of the interior is visible.

"It's completely gone." Tang Chen fiddled with the instrument tray a few times and gave up, "It stands to reason that it shouldn't have left the Tyrrhenian Sea yet." ”

"From the time the case occurred to the present, the staff has not been able to contact the headquarters." The captain who spoke was an old man in his late teens, tall and strong, with short silver hair neatly combed to one side, "And the Lipari Islands have disappeared from the radar." ”

"At the speed of our sailing, it should have passed through the Strait of Messina tonight, but the Lipari Islands have not appeared for a long time." The first mate also added on the side.

"Is there a problem with the route?" Tang Chen asked.

"Tang Chen, I didn't ask you to solve the problem." The security officer reminded him, "I'm just telling you the current situation. I need you to calm the passengers, try not to spread the news, go now. ”

"Also, find Zhang Xiao as much as possible."

"I see." Tang Chen's face was calm and walked out of the door.

Candle suddenly called out to him.

"You do something for me." Candle put the back of his hand to his mouth and said in a low voice.

"What are you going to do?"

"Let the captain change course."

"Why?"

"I said before that I probably understand a little bit, and I still need to verify it."

"No way. The route was previously set by the system, and in the current situation where it is impossible to discern the direction and position, it is theoretically possible to dock if you follow the original route. ”

"According to the original route, through the Strait of Messina, there is still almost half a day to sail before we reach Venice. By that time it was all over. ”

"What do you understand?"

"Sorry, we can't confirm it yet." Candle's eyes flashed with stubborn stubbornness and seriousness.

"Am I not the only one who believes in you?" Tang Chen smiled bitterly, shook his head, and asked, "How to go on the route?" ”

"To Naples."

"But we don't know where we are."

"It doesn't matter, just in that general direction."

He walked up to the captain and whispered something in the captain's ear. When the captain heard this, he spread his hands in surprise, his face full of doubt. But Tang Chen was very determined.

"Don, this is ridiculous."

"Sir, I think our family's stake in the company allows me to make such a decision."

"Yes, that's right, Don. But I'm a captain. ”

"I'll be responsible for the safety of my passengers."

"And what about your safety? In the past thirty or forty years in the family, although I have always been divided externally, I have to understand more or less internal affairs. Since you are going to take over, it must be something that we ordinary people will be difficult to resist. The old man's words revealed helplessness.

He took the key out of his jacket pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and turned. The protective layer of plexiglass is lifted by the flap, and the red button and operating lever inside are intricately coiled.

"I hope you'll be well, Don."

"You too, Colonel William."

"I announce that Mr. Tang Chen is the new captain." The old man's voice was not very high, but it was old and heavy and majestic.

"What? What are you going to do? "The security director didn't know who Tang Chen was, but he knew, why did this young man climb on his head?

"What's your name... Forget it, I don't remember. You are fired and the liquidated damages will be paid to you later. The new security director is the girl. He pointed to the candle.

"What? What are you? The security director was puzzled and sneered with contempt on his face.

Bang! It seems to be gunshots.

The security director was stunned, the floor between his legs was flat with an extra crater, and it still smelled of burning.

The muzzle of the large-caliber revolver in the captain's hand was already aimed at his head.

"Get out of here."

The security director fled like a chicken.

"You really like to lie." Candleface said expressionlessly.

"If you don't leave a back hand, you'll die." Tang Chen didn't want to explain too much, "What next?" ”

"Wait."

"How long?"

"How long does it take for a ship to reach Naples?"

"Three hours." Tang Chen glanced at his watch, "Until two o'clock in the morning." ”

"Then wait until two o'clock in the morning, and you can do your own thing."

Corridor on the 11th floor.

The police officers who were guarding the door have been transferred. The reason is very simple, the people on the 11th floor have already registered and interrogated, if Zhang Xiao returns to the house, Chen Jiali will naturally take the initiative to contact the police, so there is no point in staying in the corridor.

At this time, two hours had passed since the incident.

Suddenly, a crack opened in the door of 1106, and a small head came out. Lele first looked around, and after confirming that there was no one, he gently put the skateboard in his hand on the ground and tiptoed to close the door.

There was a carpet on the floor, and at his weight, as long as it didn't slip too fast, there was basically no noise.

Lele was very careful at first, handling it gently, but gradually stopped masking the sound.

He heard from his father that something was going on outside, but he didn't elaborate on it, just wouldn't let him go out at night. Why not go out? If everyone doesn't go out, they won't hit anyone when they skateboard in the hallway, so you can play as long as you want, and you're so happy.

The doorway to 1101 is still cordoned off, and the door is closed.

Curious and a little intimidating, Lele instinctively tried to stay away from 1101, which was located at the end of the hallway.

He always felt that there was a strange sound. Just every time I pass in front of the 1101 door. The sound was repeated, constant in frequency, and indescribable.

It's like... It's like the sound of throwing a dart at a target. Once, moment, moment......

Wrong! The voice doesn't seem to be coming from 1101...

It is a miscellaneous goods room.

"The video from the monitoring room has come out, do you want to watch it?" Tang Chen knocked on the door of the captain's room.

Lu Chang and the three of them have not returned to the 11th floor since they entered the captain's room. Not only is it spacious, you can prepare wine and snacks right away, and the special kitchen is right next door. The captain is also an interesting old man, and when he drinks he can't help but tell the story of his adventures, he lived in China in the early years, and later went to Japan, and the language of both countries is very authentic.

"Don't look." Candle is playing chess with Bai Xiao, which seems to be a good way to calm down.

"You're too laid-back, aren't you?" Tang Chen walked to the old projector and transferred the video files stored on his mobile phone. The screen was 11 floors, and Tang Chen kept pulling the progress bar closer.

He stopped at 8 o'clock. Triple the playback speed.

Little by little, time passed.

At 8:32, the back of a woman passed under the camera, it was Zhou Yi.

Tang Chen stared at the screen tightly, for fear of missing any details.

The door opened. Zhou Yi walked in.

The door closed again.

There has been no movement on the camera since then.

Until Qi Duo appeared, collided with Lele, and fell...... Everything is no different from what he described.

After that, there are Lu Chang, Candle and Bai Xiao.

And then there's yourself.

Tang Chen pressed the pause, he needed to sort out his thoughts, even though his mind was in turmoil right now.

If the purpose of the Sword and Axe Group was really Bai Xiao as Candle said, then why didn't they do it for a long time? Isn't it just to trap them on this surface and not be able to get to shore to create a great island? What was the purpose of killing that man?

If the purpose is not Bai Xiao, then, what is it? Are they really from the Moon Society? It's such a coincidence, that is, the sworn enemy of the Sword and Axe Group is on this ship?

Time... It's almost two o'clock in the morning.

It was still dark outside the window, not as bright as the lights of the Italian coast.

Apparently we're trapped in the barrier, and Candle must be trying to prove it. But if you can't find the pivot core of the enchantment, how can you get out?

He carefully recalled in his mind what he had learned about the enchantment so far. Since the Qin Dynasty, alchemists have learned to use talismans. After the talisman is attached to different positions according to the trajectory of the stars, different spaces can be created. The largest barrier recorded in history can cover an entire city.

But where is the barrier that can cover the entire sea?

Tang Chen had never heard of it and had never seen it. In the years since he inherited his seat in the Legislative Council as a representative of his family, he has dealt with countless cases and encountered countless enchantments, but he has never been so helpless as he is today.

The clock struck two o'clock.

Tang Chen was about to ask a question, but the walkie-talkie he was resting on the table made a sound one step ahead of him.

"Mr. Tang, we have found Zhang Xiao! In the general store on the 11th floor, come and see! ”

Tang Chen looked at the candle, he had no opinion.

"Hmm." Got a positive reply.

"Mr. Tang, this is the gentleman who reported the crime." The staff at the scene pointed to the owner of 1106, a tall middle-aged man with a beard and a heavy smell of smoke.

"It's my son, who sneaks out to skateboard at night, and hears strange noises in the grocery room. He was scared, so he ran back into the house and woke me up. "I went to the door of the grocery store and did hear some kind of regular crash, so I called the crime." ”

"Didn't you find the key to the grocery store before? How to open the door? ”

"Mr. Tang, we kicked the door open. Because it is a wooden door, the deadbolt is not very strong. ”

The paint that appeared in Hu Hai's mouth before once made Tang Chen suspect that the murderer had entered the grocery room, but he couldn't find the key anyway, so he had to give up this plan.

At this time, Zhang Xiao was lying on the floor of the grocery room, 54 cards of poker were deeply pierced into his torso and limbs, and the joker card was inserted in the center of his eyebrows, almost penetrating his skull. The outside window is ajar, and the night breeze carries a slight smell of the sea into the house.

"We opened the door and saw this. There was still a faint pulse at the time. A staff member next to him added.

"You said you heard strange noises, did you hear people talking?" Tang Chen asked.

"No, just that strange crashing sound."

"The key issue is not Hu Hai and Zhang Xiao." Candle, who had been standing in the back and had not spoken, spoke.

"What do you know?" Tang Chen was already roaring, he hated this feeling of being kept in the dark.

"It's a boat."