Lin Fan and Ji Yutong came to the command room on the second floor of the ship tower, and they heard someone discussing loudly inside outside the door.

"Captain Jia, I hope that tomorrow morning you will take stock of your belongings, and my fleet will send your men and goods back to the nearest port." Dr. Side said to one of the Asian men, who was about 40 years old, with his hands behind his back.

"Mr. Sid, is this too urgent? It's going to take us one night to count the ship's cargo!"

"Captain Jia, I have just bought your entire ship, and now I am the owner of this ship, you should obey my arrangement."

"But you're too domineering! We said we were leaving, and we saved you! Another slightly younger man next to the captain stepped forward and said.

Sid just glanced at him, and Colonel Gosling, who was next to him, walked up to the Asian man and stared at him with a slightly threatening expression.

"Forget it, Adjutant Chen." The captain stopped the young lieutenant and said to Dr. Sid, "Mr. Sid, we will do as you instruct, but if the cargo is lost due to the rush of time, I hope you will give us some compensation." ”

"Don't worry, you won't lose a penny."

"I see." The captain said to the lieutenant beside him: "Inform me, be sure to count all the cargo on board before seven o'clock tomorrow, and let everyone pack their things and gather on the deck." ”

"Yes, sir."

"Thank you, Captain Jia, for your cooperation, then please go and prepare as soon as possible." Sid made a gesture to see off the guest, so Captain Jia and Adjutant Chen walked out of the command room, and as soon as they went out, the two met Lin Fan and Ji Yutong, Lin Fan saw Captain Jia looking at him with a look in his eyes quite surprised, and the disgruntled Adjutant Chen on the side formed a sharp contrast, but they didn't have time to think about the reason, so they quickly passed by.

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong entered the command room, only to see that there were all US military personnel inside, and the original crew of the ship was no longer there.

"Mr. Lin, Miss Ji~ You came just in time!" Sid saw the two of them come in, and said with a stern expression. "Mr. Lin, please tell us in detail what happened on that dragon today, I need every detail!"

It seemed that Sid was angry about today's loss, but Lin Fan had already prepared before he came, so he recounted to Sid in detail the red-clothed goddess and the strange man he saw on the dragon's head today, and how they recovered the magneto.

"That's all, right? Nothing else?! Sid asked.

"Without Dr. Sid, I've told you everything I've seen." Lin Fan replied, in fact, there was something he hadn't told Sid, that is, the speculation about the dragon that Ji Yutong talked to him about on the way here just now, and the origin of the goddess.

Sid said to the non-commissioned officer who was recording Lin Fan's dictation just now: "Immediately, according to what he said, find an expert in human history and archaeology to sort out a list of information about the Red Dragon, the Woman in Red, the Golden Mask, the Fishman, and the Red Snake Scepter!" ”

"Doctor Obedience!"

"Do you have anything to ask me?" Sid said to the two.

"Doctor, I have a question for you." Ji Yutong said.

Sid flashed a smirk, and it seemed that Ji Yutong's reaction was just as he expected, and replied, "May I ask Miss Ji." ”

"Doctor, is the energy crystal that was snatched by the red dragon today the legendary magneto?"

The expression on Sid's face changed slightly, and he replied, "You are very smart, that's right, that is the legendary energy crystal-magnet stone in the Great Western Continent." ”

"It turns out that Poseidon's laboratory is studying the lost civilization of the Great Western Continent?"

"I have no comment on this question, Miss Ji, if you want to know the truth, use your eyes and wisdom to find out."

"I see."

"Is there anything else going on? If not, you can go back. ”

Lin Fan glanced at Ji Yutong and saw that she nodded, so he said, "Uh, Dr. Sid, we do have something to discuss with you." ”

"Oh?"

"That's the kind of doctor, we haven't been in touch with home for a long time, our family may be very worried about our safety, can you let us call or send a message home......" Before Lin Fan finished speaking, Sid raised his hand and interrupted: "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, no one is allowed to contact the outside world now, this is an order, there is no room for negotiation." ”

"But we just want to tell our family that we're safe!" Lin Fan's tone was a little excited, Ji Yutong hurriedly pulled the corner of his clothes behind his back, and stepped forward and said, "Dr. Sid, we understand, we won't dwell on this issue anymore." ”

"Very good, Miss Ji, I appreciate you for this, smart and restrained."

"Doctor, let's go back first."

"No."

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong walked out of the command room, and Lin Fan said unwillingly: "Yutong, is there no other way to move him?" Will you always be isolated from the world in the future?! ”

Ji Yutong said in a calm tone: "Until Dr. Sid finds what he is looking for, he will not let us go back, nor will he let us contact the outside world." ”。

"You mean magnetite?"

"Maybe it's more than that."

Lin Fan thought of the scene that happened on the giant dragon's head today, and thought of the eyes of the red-clothed goddess who finally saw him leave, and the injustice in his heart was quickly replaced by another emotion, and he was a little hesitant and said, "Why is this happening? ”

"Are the two friends outside Chinese?" Suddenly, someone behind him said in standard Mandarin.

Lin Fan turned around, he and Ji Yutong were walking down the tower stairs together, and there were two figures above the dim stairway behind them, it seemed that it was these two unknown people who stopped them.

Lin Fan was busy guarding in front of Ji Yutong, and said vigilantly: "Who are you?"

"Don't be nervous, I am Jia Shen, the captain of this ship, and this is my adjutant Chen Ming." One of them replied, and the two came out of the shadows, and Lin Fan found that it was the Asian captain and lieutenant who had just argued with Sid in the command room.

"You are Chinese!?" Lin Fan said in surprise.

The captain replied, "Yes, I am originally from Fujian, and Xiao Chen is from Guangdong, but we have all immigrated to Singapore now. ”

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong glanced at each other, and they were quite surprised by each other.

"This is not the place to talk, please come with me." Captain Jia led the way in front.

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong followed them out of the staircase, then turned around and entered a lighted cabin on the first floor of the tower, which contained a table, sofa, and bed, which looked like the captain's lounge.

"Two of you, please come in~ This is our Captain Jia's room, please rest assured." The younger Adjutant Chen smiled at Lin Fan and Ji Yutong, who were hesitating at the door.

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong had no choice but to enter the cabin, Captain Jia sat in front of the desk first, and then motioned for Lin Fan and them to sit down as well, while Adjutant Chen brought a cup and poured tea on the side.

Captain Jia said enthusiastically: "What a blessing! I didn't expect to meet compatriots here, can you ask the two noble surnames and where they come from? ”

"Captain Jia, hello Adjutant Chen! My name is Lin Fan, this is my classmate Ji Yutong, and we are third-year students at Ocean University of China. Lin Fan introduced, Adjutant Chen, who was pouring tea for his cup on the side, suddenly poured out the water, and Adjutant Chen hurriedly apologized: "Ah, I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry~"

"The little brother's name is Shuangmu Lin, an ordinary fan?" Captain Jia smiled and continued to ask.

"Hmm." Lin Fan nodded.

"This girl's name is He Ziji, Yanwuyu, Dan Yantong?"

"Yes, Captain Jia, it seems that you have a good understanding of words." Ji Yutong said.

Captain Jia smiled, "Haha, isn't this just a simple dismantling word." He took a sip of his tea and asked, "By the way, are you with those Americans?" ”

"It's not! We weren't together, we were just brought here by them. Lin Fan hurriedly explained.

"Brought here by them? Are you forced? ”

"That's not it, it's just that this matter is a long story...... Lin Fan didn't know where to start, and Ji Yutong on the side continued: "Captain Jia, we were originally organized by the school to go to sea for an investigation, but we encountered an accident while doing research at sea and unfortunately fell into the sea, and then we were fortunate to be rescued by the US Navy in time, so we will be with them." ”

"Ah, ......I see," Captain Jia asked again, "when did you have an accident?" ”

"It was more than three months ago."

"And you've been with the Americans for the past three months?"

"Yes." Ji Yutong nodded.

"Didn't you contact home?"

"They won't let us contact our family?"

"Why is that? What a violation of international law they are doing! Captain Jia asked again.

Lin Fan didn't know how to explain, and looked at Ji Yutong, but she replied directly: "Because they are on a confidential mission, we are not allowed to leave." ”

"What! Secret mission? Americans, what are they going to do? The captain asked.

"We don't know that very well, because they won't let us know what they're doing." Ji Yutong replied.

"So they just take you with them and don't let you know what they're doing?"

"Yes."

"Captain, this is illegal detention! We have to help them! Adjutant Chen said indignantly.

Captain Jia waved his hand to signal Adjutant Chen to calm down, and continued to ask Lin Fan and them, "Haven't any of you ever been in contact with China?" ”

Lin Fan replied: "They don't allow us to contact the outside world, and we haven't written with our family for several months!" ”

Ji Yutong said: "Captain, can you help us report a message to our family?" ”

"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that now our ship has been bought by the Americans, and now it's their people who control the communication equipment, and we can't call or send messages to China."

Captain Jia thought for a moment and said, "Or so, do you want to leave?" Tomorrow all of us in our company will evacuate this ship, and we can try to sneak you away. ”

"Can you take us away!?" Lin Fan couldn't hold back his excitement and said.

"Yes, we have a lot of cargo on board, you can hide it in the container and take you away together." The captain said.

"Yutong! This is too ......" Lin Fan just wanted to say yes, but Ji Yutong said: "Captain, where are you taking us?" ”

"Just go ashore, and then find the nearest embassy and report the Americans for illegally detaining our Chinese citizens."

"It's a big decision, can we go back and think about it?" Ji Yutong said.

Lin Fan looked at her a little incredulously, she turned her head to look at him, and her eyes seemed to say, "Trust me." ”

"Yutong has always been meticulous, she has her own reasons for doing this, and listen to her." Lin Fan thought to himself, so he didn't say more, and she made up her mind.

"It's a risky choice, it's up to you." Captain Jia replied.

"Then we'll go back and discuss where we can find you, Captain?"

"I'll rest in this room, and if you're thinking about it, come here and find me."

"Okay."

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong returned to the container where everyone settled on the deck, Lin Fan woke everyone up and explained what happened, Xue Panru, Wu Lingling, and Chen Bo were so excited that they danced with the cargo of the cargo ship, and the first mate Li Gang was a little worried: "Sister Yutong, did you think there was something wrong when you didn't agree at the time?" ”

Ji Yutong replied: "I don't know, I just think it's a little weird." ”

"What's wrong? Isn't this the Chinese compatriots rescuing the Chinese compatriots? Xue Panru said.

"Alas! Fatty, can you listen to Yutong! Wu Lingling said.

"Yutong, what do you think is strange?" Chen Bo asked.

Ji Yutong looked at Lin Fan, "What's wrong?" Why are you looking at me? Lin Fan didn't know why.

"Nothing, maybe it's just that I'm thinking too much." Ji Yutong said.

"Alas, my schoolboy! What the hell are you worried about!? No matter how bad it is, it's better than being restricted by the Americans now. Xue Panru was impatient.

"Lin Fan, do you think they can believe it?" Chen Bo asked.

"I think it's all Chinese okay......" Lin Fan looked at the Nishimura Antelope, who was still asleep in a coma next to him, and said, "It's just that the Antelope is still injured, and if we leave, it may affect her injuries." ”

"Oh, you're worried about this, there must be a doctor among the people who are going to evacuate this ship, right? Why don't you let him help me then! Xue Panru said, "Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for us to slip out from under the noses of Dr. Pervert, so we must go!" It's a must! ~”

"First mate, you are our elder, or you should decide~!" Wu Lingling and Chen Bo suggested.

"It's hard for me to judge this, or Brother Lin, Sister Yutong, I'll talk to them with you again, so I can find out their material."

"Hmm"

Lin Fan, Ji Yutong, and First Officer Li Gang came to the captain's rest cabin on the first floor of the tower again, and Captain Jia asked as soon as he saw the three of them, "How is it?" Have you decided? ”

"Captain, this is our eldest brother Li Gang, he turned out to be the first mate of our research ship, and he wants to ask you a few questions about the evacuation." Lin Fan introduced Li Gang to Captain Jia and Adjutant Chen, and Li Gang shook hands with the two of them, and then asked, "Captain Jia, which shipping company are you from in Singapore?" Can I take a look at your shipping documents? ”

"We belong to Sino-Singapore Ocean International Shipping Group, and this is my captain's certificate." Captain Jia took out a small square book and handed it to Li Gang, and said to Adjutant Chen beside him, "Chen Ming, show your documents to Brother Li as well." ”

"Okay, Brother Li, this is my seafarer's certificate."

Li Gang carefully looked through their documents, and finally handed them back to them, "Captain Jia, Adjutant Chen, how are you going to transport us away?" ”

Captain Jia said, "First Officer Li, we will secretly hide all of you in a cargo locker, and then we will leave with you when we evacuate tomorrow morning." ”

"Won't the Americans find out?" Li Gang said.

"Don't worry, that cargo locker is specially made, and the Americans won't find out that you are hiding inside."

"Hmm......" Li Gang thought about it for a while, and whispered to Lin Fan and Ji Yutong: "I think you can give it a try, what do you see?" ”

Lin Fan and Ji Yutong also nodded.

"Captain Jia, I'm all up to you!" Li Gang hugged Captain Jia with his fist.

"Good! Then you go back and prepare now, we will see you here later, and Chen Ming will take you to the hiding place at that time. ”