Chapter 6: The Second Night
"It's so pitiful, there's really no place to die."
"We Chinese pay attention to a leaf falling back to the roots, they foreigners don't have this kind of rule, but leaving the sea to feed the fish, not all corpses, it's really miserable!"
"I heard that this is the burial method of foreign devils at sea, not to mention a girl's family, even if it is a prince and nobleman, a prince and earl, dying of illness at sea, it is also a destination."
Several Chinese whispered, and Di Wei's face was pale and trembling all over.
Xing Zhili's face on the side was also not good-looking, Zhang Houde and Fang Zhongzhi, the two businessmen, were better, it was none of their business, they just said a few words of gossip, but they were obviously a little annoyed.
In any case, being in a foreign country and being Chinese, encountering such a calamity, it is inevitable that there will be a sense of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox.
"It's over."
Han Yu hung his head and muttered in a very depressed mood: "Even if there is an inside story in this case, we can't get close." Miss Rong is really blind. β
"Not necessarily." Zhou Erya's tone was not to comfort Han Yu, he glanced at the cloudy sky, and his eyes swept over Di Wei, who was silently crying, and the people who were whispering, and spit out two words calmly and indifferently.
As soon as these two words came out, everyone's faces changed greatly.
Devie's face was ugly, as if she was about to faint at any moment.
Zhou Erya seemed to be talking to herself, no longer looking at everyone, only looking at the distant gray sea: "The kraken is troubled, it won't end so soon, and something will definitely happen next." β
"Will there be?"
"Oh my God...... I really want to get off the ship! β
The faces of the people were darker than the sky, and they whispered helplessly and desperately.
Han Yu was also desperate because he didn't know how to stop the tragedy: "Then can we find a way to stop it?" β
He didn't believe in these demons and monsters, and he didn't want to see life pass away again.
Zhou Erya took a deep look at him, what he admired most was Han Yu's warm personality, much like an ancient chivalrous man.
In this world, there are too few people who are enthusiastic, and every one of them is precious.
"It's a pity that some things that have already happened are impossible to prevent."
After Zhou Erya finished speaking, he walked to the first-class cabin, he hated the smell of death, and in the crowd just now, the smell was rotten like death.
He needs to wash himself, change his clothes, and face this no longer dull sea journey with a fresh and refreshing face.
The Indian Ocean was overcast, but in the distance of the dark clouds, a clear sun shone down, and the distant sea was reflected like a fine emerald.
The sea encompasses everything, including unimaginably horrible evils.
"Miss Di! Miss Di! β
Zhou Erya hadn't taken two steps when there was a sudden commotion in the crowd.
He stopped, turned his head, and saw that Devie was already paralyzed on the ground, her face as pale as a dead man, and Xing Zhili and the other two merchants hurriedly helped her up, calling desperately to get her answer.
"Just now...... When the coffin entered the water just now, I seemed to hear the singing again. β
Devie's throat was dry, and she slurped, trembling with fear.
"OMG! The Kraken is staring at you! John Chen exclaimed, as if he had seen a monster, drew a cross on his chest, and was so frightened that he took two steps back and almost fell.
"Am I going to die? Am I going to die? β
Di Wei clung to the arms of the people around her, her spirit seemed to be greatly stimulated, she screamed and struggled wildly, Xing Zhili's arm was bleeding from her long nails, and she could only endure the pain.
"No, no, Miss Di, you are too nervous and sad to hallucinate, don't put pressure on yourself......" Han Yu also stepped forward to persuade her, but seeing that she was struggling to expose a small part of her thigh, thinking of the painting described by Zhou Erya, she suddenly blushed a little and moved her eyes, and was embarrassed to go to help, so she only persuaded from afar, "Let's go back to the room and rest first." β
Several men finally held down Diviy and sent her back to the cabin.
Originally, Di Wei's emotions were so excited, it was best to leave someone to accompany her, but the people present were all men, which was inconvenient.
Han Yu stood outside the door, looking at Di Wei's pale face, remembering the only person who carried the female dependent, so he asked, "Can Miss Han come to accompany her?" β
Xing Zhili's face was strange, and he shook his head helplessly and refused: "Her temper is a little weird, she doesn't want to see outsiders, and it is probably impossible for her to accompany Miss Di." And...... This room was the room of the deceased, and she had been afraid of these since she was a child, and I was afraid that she would not enter it at all. β
has been on the ship for so long, and the number of times Xing Zhili's fiancΓ©e Han Meifang has seen everyone is only a handful, and the time is extremely short.
Even if she had to show up, she would definitely wear a veil and gloves and never speak, just like an ancient boudoir woman, who would never show an inch of her skin in front of a man outside.
The only impression that everyone had of her was that she was tall and thin, with a very elegant figure, and nothing else was known.
Han Yu also knew that this was difficult for a strong man, so he didn't say more, just stood at the door and asked Di Wei thoughtfully: "Miss Di, do you want to change to my room?" β
Putting aside the terrible rumors of the Kraken, Han Yu felt that a big man would not dare to stay in the "murder room" all night, let alone the house of an emotionally sensitive girl.
As if she hadn't heard him, Devie stared blankly at the wall and didn't say a word.
The atmosphere of the dinner was a bit dreary, and Devie did not show up, and asked the waiter to bring the meal to the cabin.
A few Chinese men sat together, because they were dead, but they also felt a little like they were in the same boat, but they didn't talk speculatively, and they still couldn't talk.
After eating dinner in a hurry, Han Yu still went to the first-class reception room to see Zhou Erya.
Under the bright light, the handsome and slender man is still neat and bright, wearing a white shirt and a napkin, enjoying dessert.
Han Yu stood at the door and hesitated, looking at his old shoes, feeling that they would stain his carpet.
"You're here?" Zhou Erya concentrated on cutting a piece of cheesecake, and the first-class dessert master had a unique skill, and the cheese was drawn like a spider web, mellow and delicious.
"Hmm." Han Yu heard Zhou Erya speak, and walked in.
Although Zhou Erya behaves elegantly and makes people ashamed of themselves, he is not forceful, he seems to be out of reach, and he really gets along very peacefully, and it will not embarrass people.
"Would you like something to eat?" Zhou Erya didn't like to share her things with others, but she was very special to Han Yu, so she divided the cake into a small corner and put it in a white porcelain tray in front of him.
Adjutant Cai, who was standing on the side, saw this scene, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he looked at Han Yu deeply, not understanding why his young master liked him.
Although he looks okay, his thick eyebrows and big eyes are full of justice, but he is impatient and reckless, and he always makes trouble for the young master, so it's not worth sharing desserts for him to eat!
Han Yu didn't have the heart to eat, but he didn't refuse, after all, it looked delicious, and he had no appetite in the second-class restaurant just now, so he ate very little, so he gobbled up a small half piece of cheesecake into his stomach.
Adjutant Cai frowned even more when he saw that his eating appearance and Sven's elegant young master were two worlds.
After Han Yu finished eating the cake, he asked Zhou Erya, "Do you think there will be something wrong tonight?" β
"Well," Zhou Erya stared at the cake crumbs on the corner of Han Yu's mouth for a long time, resisted the urge to wipe it off with a handkerchief, sighed, and replied categorically, "It's not that I think something will happen." β
"Why?"
"Because if nothing else, the story would be too monotonous."
After Zhou Erya finished eating the cake, she wiped her hands meticulously with a silk handkerchief, giving a rather unreliable reason.
"This is really not a scientific attitude...... And, since you're sure something is going to happen, it's time to find a way to stop it! Han Yu slapped the table and almost yelled.
Adjutant Cai's brows are about to knot, look, this guy will only drag the young master into the water.
It's just that the young master likes this kind of weird and chaotic thing very much, and is full of interest in this case.
"I can't stop it." Zhou Erya said lightly.
"Why?" Han Yu felt that in front of Zhou Erya, he was asking why, as if the elegant and clean man in front of him was an encyclopedia.
In fact, he also intuitively felt that something would happen tonight, but it was by no means a strange reason why Zhou Erya said that "the story is too monotonous".
"Because of the darkness of the human heart, others cannot stop it." Zhou Er said mysteriously.
Moreover, something has already happened, and it is not a question of whether to stop it or not.
Han Yu thought that he hadn't stopped the sea burial, and he was very depressed and disappointed, feeling that he shouldn't have too high hopes for Zhou Erya.
It is true that he is a knowledgeable mentor and friend, but he is also just a friend, and there is no need to be as enthusiastic as he is, and there is no need to worry about the accidents of second class.
The fragrance of the sweet spot is mixed with the fragrance of the dessert, which fills the air, much like the man in front of him, mixed with the elegance of the high and the deliciously intimate atmosphere.
Han Yu looked at him for a long time and smiled bitterly: "Since you don't want to help, then forget it, I'll go back." β
Zhou Erya didn't keep him, and after watching him leave, he slowly got up and walked back to the bedroom, staring at a handkerchief spread out on the table, as if there was some mysterious clue on it.
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To Han Yu's surprise, it was night, calm and calm, no singing, no screaming, and no hustle and bustle.
At breakfast, although the fat man Zhang Houde had two dark circles under his eyes, he made a joke in a good mood: "Fortunately, there was no accident last night, otherwise, I would really think that there was a kraken to ask for his life." β
His companion Fang Zhongzhi nudged him: "Don't talk about this, it's scary." β
Zhang Houde said nonchalantly: "We are used to walking the rivers and lakes, if we are afraid of this kind of thing, we dare to go out?" It's just a matter of scaring and scaring the little girl. β
Speaking of which, Zhang Houde thought of Di Wei, she was a girl in the same room with the deceased, she should be very scared to be alone at night, right?
John Chen poured a full stomach of wine early in the morning, sneered and said drunken words: "Don't believe it, I have been at sea all my life, and I have seen many strange things than you imagined!" Even if there was no accident last night, it doesn't mean that the world is peaceful, you wait and see! β
Xing Zhili rarely brought his fiancΓ©e to breakfast today, maybe because the traditional eldest lady was also curious about the murder that happened in the past two days, or it could be that she stayed in the room alone and was afraid, so she followed suit.
However, Han Meifang still had breakfast with a thick veil and silk gloves as before, only eating a few pieces of chopped jam bread and drinking a small half cup of coffee.
When Han Yu arrived at the restaurant, everyone except Di Wei had already arrived.
"Miss Di hasn't come yet?" He asked the waiter in the restaurant softly, "Did she ask for breakfast to be delivered to the cabin?" β
The waiter shook his head: "Miss Di hasn't contacted us this morning, maybe she hasn't gotten up yet." β
Han Yu suddenly had an ominous premonition, he frowned and beckoned to a few companions: "The situation is a little wrong, I remember that Miss Di has always gotten up early, should we go and have a look together?" β
Xing Zhili Huo Ran stood up: "I'll go!" β
He probably has a crush on Diviy as well, but it's a bit too much to behave like that in front of his fiancΓ©e.
Sure enough, Han Meifang put down the knife and fork, didn't make a sound, and only tugged at his sleeve to show her dissatisfaction.
Xing Zhili looked embarrassed, hesitated for a long time, and finally sat down.
Fortunately, Zhang Houde, Fang Zhongzhi, and the drunken John Chen were all bachelors, and no one stopped them, so the four of them followed the waiter to Di Wei's cabin together, and knocked on the door for a long time without anyone responding.
In the end, the waiter went to get the key to open the door, and Han Yu pushed the door in, only to find that the cabin was messy.
The bulkhead and the painting left by Rong Jiafan were full of blood-colored handprints, the mattress was torn, the duck down was stained with blood, scattered everywhere, and the luggage was all opened, and it was piled up in a mess.
The room was empty.
Diviy was nowhere to be found.