“It won't do any good for us to just wait around like this. It's been a whole day. Is there any way we can send something out to let people know where we are? We can't contact our families with our phones. They'll definitely be worried when they see we're not responding. If it goes on long enough, they'll call the police, but I'm afraid the police won't be able to find us.” Sun Jiaojiao said.

Hu Sixiang agreed, “That's right, we can't call the police. Let's think of a way to let people see us. We can light a fire and make smoke. If a helicopter flies over the sea, they might be able to see it from far away.”

“It's about to rain. How long can you keep a fire going?” Anna asked him.

Jia Wenjun was gently stirring the seawater inside a stainless steel tray over the campfire. The seawater boiled and evaporated, the steam condensed on the inner wall of the upside-down stainless steel pan above, forming water droplets that slowly slid down into the water cup below.

She remained silent, observing the words and actions of everyone in the group.

“This won't work, that won't work, what do you want to do? My child is still young. He can't die here like that internet celebrity.” This was the first time Hao Jiening had spoken loudly in front of everyone since the accident.

Her words silenced everyone. Jia Wenjun raised her eyes and stared at Hao Jiening.

“Who said Zhao Di is dead? It's best not to make wild accusations without evidence.” Old Man Wang said.

“What evidence do you need? The boat is so small, you can't find her anywhere. She's been missing for so long. If she didn't fall into the sea and drown, could she have flown away?” Sun Jiaojiao also spoke up.

She was unhappy and wanted to vent her anger.

Anna didn't want to hear anyone mentioning that someone had died on her boat at this time, so she raised her voice, “Don't speak carelessly and create bad karma when things are not clear.”

“You're not creating bad karma, but you've made everyone suffer so much. You're creating evil karma.” Sun Jiaojiao touched her belly and retorted directly.

Anna also had a fiery temper, but at this time, she didn't want to argue. She just retorted softly, “The suffering you endure is the result of your own evil deeds. Don't blame others. If you don't want to stay on my boat, you can leave. No one is forcing you.”

Teacher Lin pulled Sun Jiaojiao, who still wanted to argue, and told everyone to calm down and think about how to accommodate so many people if a storm came tonight.

“Two rooms, the men in room seven, and the women in room six. Later, put the food and water in room six.” Sun Jiaojiao said.

Hu Sixiang was the first to disagree, “Why? Put half the food in each room. Who knows if you'll sneak food in the middle of the night.”

Old Man Wang shook his head, but Lü Maowang agreed with Hu Sixiang.

Anna had a headache from the吵吵闹闹 arguing, and finally decided to put half of the food and water on each side.

While everyone was arguing noisily, Jia Wenjun was unusually quiet. She watched Hao Jiening's every move, wondering if she was just saying things casually or if she really knew something.

Hao Jiening didn't know that she was already suspected. She gave the slice of ham she received to her son, who finished it in two or three bites. She couldn't care less about face anymore. Surviving was more important than anything else.

Hu Sixiang felt angry when he saw Hao Jiening acting as if nothing had happened and starting to talk again. He slapped the luncheon meat his son was about to put in his mouth, “Don't eat that dirty meat!”

Nao Nao couldn't bear to see the meat flying away from his mouth, and burst into tears.

Hao Jiening flared up, “What are you doing?”

Hu Sixiang treated her like she was invisible and ignored her completely. He gave the meat in his hand to his child directly, “Eat daddy's. Daddy's is clean.”

If it had been Hao Jiening's fiery temper in the past, she would have fought with Hu Sixiang after hearing these words, but because of what happened before, she had to endure it.

The more Hao Jiening thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She let out a cry and rushed into room 7, hitting and scratching Gong Dalong's face.

Gong Dalong, who was half-asleep, only felt a burning pain in his face in his dream. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Hao Jiening had already scratched his face until it bled.

While shouting for help, he tried to dodge. Bai Ma Shan, who was next to him, woke up from the commotion.

Jia Wenjun didn't want to care about the Hu Sixiang family's troubles anymore. She sat by the fire without moving, so she naturally didn't know that Bai Ma Shan had woken up.

Old Man Wang was persuading Hu Sixiang, and Teacher Lin went to pull Hao Jiening away. After persuading her for a long time, she finally got her away from room 7.

In the dark room, Gong Dalong was cursing on the bed. Bai Ma Shan was lying on the bed at the other end. It took him a while to figure out why he was lying there.

He wanted to move, but his arm hurt badly. He slowly raised it and found that his wet clothes had been changed, and his left forearm was wrapped in gauze.

His expression was complicated, and he asked Gong Dalong who had changed his clothes for him.

Gong Dalong touched his blood-covered face and said in a muffled voice, “I was half-asleep, who knows? It must have been Old Hu or Boss Lü.”

Bai Ma Shan didn't speak. Gong Dalong asked him, “Can you go out? If you can, let that little Jia come in and disinfect me. Damn it, so unlucky.”

Bai Ma Shan also wanted to go out and see what was going on, but he was a little weak now and needed to rest for a while.

The boat was swaying on the sea. Only the campfire on the deck provided light. The other dark places were eerily quiet. Hao Jiening, who had made a scene, finally followed Teacher Lin back to the campfire.

“Zhao Di came on board with us. Now she's missing. I think there are many suspicious points about this matter. If it's not resolved, everyone on our boat might be in danger.” Jia Wenjun finally spoke. Her expressionless face flickered in the firelight. A gust of sea wind mixed with rain blew over, passing through the crowd on the bow of the boat, bringing a hint of chill.

“Tell me about it.” Old Man Wang looked at Jia Wenjun.

Everyone heard that there was danger again and stared at Jia Wenjun.

Anna didn't want to mention it, but if she suppressed it at this time, it would seem like she was trying to hide something. She could only stare at Jia Wenjun unhappily and listen to her continue.

“Everyone, think about how much Zhao Di drank last night. Was she really drunk? When she said she wanted to go to the bathroom, she knew there was someone in the bathroom, and she knew to go to the stern. Based on this, I don't think she was too drunk.” Jia Wenjun paused. “When I fainted at the stern before, I actually heard someone shouting for help. The more I think about it, the more certain I am that it was Zhao Di who shouted it out.”

Everyone looked shocked, and fragments of Zhao Di drinking kept flashing in everyone's mind.

Thinking that Zhao Di might have been murdered, everyone had different thoughts. In this dark environment, everyone was immersed in a tense and strange atmosphere.

“It's so eerie, scary.” Teacher Lin leaned closer to Hao Jiening next to her.

“You drank too much at the time, otherwise you wouldn't have fallen asleep at the stern. It's already this time, so don't say such scary things.” Although Hu Sixiang was a man, he was also afraid, after all, he was one of the last people to see Zhao Di.