Chapter 1 Looking for Supplies

Watching the water slowly seeping onto the floor of the boat, Jia Wenjun asked, "Sister An, how much food is left in the storage room? Our immediate priority is to get the food out, or it'll be ruined by the seawater. We don't know how many days we'll have to hold out on this boat."

Her words finally brought the crowd back to their senses.

Hearing they had to go to the storage room, Anna immediately said, "The storage room is at the stern of the boat. There's fruit and some canned biscuits and canned meat, which should last a few days. But the stern should already be flooded, so we need someone who's good at swimming and strong enough to go in and carry things out."

Bai Ma Shan immediately pulled Lü Maowang and Hu Sixiang to go and move things. They were the strongest laborers on the boat, and if they wanted to survive, everyone had to contribute.

When faced with life and death, people automatically prioritize. Hu Sixiang didn't think about those trivial matters anymore. Survival was the most important thing. Gong Dalong had already been stabbed by him earlier, and everyone had seen it, which was enough.

He was a coward to begin with. Looking back now, if he had really killed Gong Dalong, he would never be able to go back ashore. He would have to pay with his life, which wasn't worth it.

Thinking of this, he was glad he had reined himself in. As for that adulterous couple, let them do whatever they wanted. Anyway, he would get a divorce as soon as he got ashore!

The sound of the waves lapping against the boat gradually weakened. Jia Wenjun, listening to the sound of the waves, suddenly realized something. Amidst the confused gazes of the crowd, she came to the side of the boat and leaned over to look down.

The sound of the waves had become smaller because the tide had reached its peak, and the position of the seawater on the hull also represented the height limit of today's tide.

Afterwards, Jia Wenjun went into the cabin and looked at the extent of the flooding in the rooms. Fortunately, the two rooms near the bow of the boat had not been flooded.

Before setting off, Jia Wenjun had checked the weather. The weather was supposed to be good for the weekend, but it would be windy and rainy on Monday. They were originally scheduled to return to port on Sunday afternoon, so they didn't pay attention to the change in weather on Monday.

But the weather at sea was ever-changing, and the storm was about to arrive early.

Now that there was no phone signal, she couldn't find out how strong the coming storm would be, but judging from the wind force and the speed of the weather change, it would be a tough battle.

"We need to prepare warm things. A storm is coming!" Jia Wenjun said.

Old Man Wang looked at the sky with a solemn expression. "She's right. The weather is about to change."

Jia Wenjun's words undoubtedly dealt another blow to the morale of everyone on the boat, crushing everyone who was still struggling.

"Didn't your property company guarantee that the weather would be good these two days when we set off? How could it change so quickly! If anything happens to us due to the weather, your property company will be fully responsible," Teacher Lin said, feeling anxious and speaking without thinking.

"If I could control the weather, would we be in this situation? We're all in the same boat now, so let's stop complaining. Everyone, get moving! Prepare food, warm clothing, and lighting. Those who can swim, go into the storage room and find anything useful. Move all the warm clothing and sleeping bags from the flooded rooms to the deck first. There are two rooms that can accommodate people. The elderly, children, and injured can use them, and the rest of us will spend the night on the deck!" Jia Wenjun's mind was clear and her speech was fast. She knew that time was of the essence, and as long as these people didn't blindly accuse each other and fall into chaos, they could save enough time and resources to hold on until the last second.

Besides the people who went to the storage room to salvage things and those who went to each room to get quilts and sleeping bags, Jia Wenjun also arranged for the elderly and children to search for Zhao Di everywhere on the boat, and at the same time, to take out the fishing rods. If there wasn't enough food, they could catch fish from the sea and cook them.

Seeing Teacher Lin still dialing on her phone, Jia Wenjun reminded her, "Don't waste your phone battery anymore. There's no charging equipment here. The sea is dark at night, so save some light."

Zhao Di was missing. If it was related to someone on the boat, then tonight, in the absence of any light, the situation would become even more dangerous.

Old Man Wang took the lead and went out first, and the people in the room also left one after another.

Seeing Hu Sixiang leave, Gong Dalong, who had been lying on the other side of the bed pretending to be dead, groaned, "Save me~ I'm dying~"

Sun Jiaojiao and Lili, who were the last ones in the room, heard it. Only then did they remember that there was still an injured Gong Dalong in the room.

"I'll go find the first aid kit and someone who knows how to bandage," Lili said, quickly walking a few steps and disappearing at the door.

She originally had some admiration for Gong Dalong at work and wanted him to take care of her more, so she was usually clingy with Gong Dalong. But now that the boat was about to sink, and it wasn't certain if they could go back alive, it was important for her to save herself. Who had time to take care of this old man?

Sun Jiaojiao also wanted to slip away, but thinking that he was the father of her child after all, she sighed secretly and finally turned back.

Lili walked onto the deck and saw Teacher Lin sneaking to the bow of the boat, secretly taking out her mobile phone and dialing.

Lili felt strange and secretly followed her.

"He killed someone. He not only killed someone, but also wants to kill everyone on the boat. I have to call the police, quickly call the police, or we'll die here," Teacher Lin muttered to herself, trembling.

Lili didn't know whether the "he" Teacher Lin was talking about was a man or a woman, but after what had just happened, she naturally thought that Teacher Lin was talking about Jia Wenjun.

Teacher Lin took out her mobile phone from her pocket, dialed a number, and kept turning it in four directions. "Old man, show your spirit and quickly give my mobile phone a signal, or I'll have to come and find you."

Just as she turned to the bow of the boat, a wave made the boat shake. Teacher Lin's hands were already shaking, and now she lost her footing. The mobile phone slipped from her palm, fell onto the deck, and instantly fell into the waves.

"Oh my God," Teacher Lin said, watching her mobile phone disappear into the waves. She collapsed on the deck, clutching the railing and beating her chest.

The force of the north wind gradually increased, and the waves began to become turbulent. The sound of the seawater hitting the hull and the reefs became more and more frightening. Teacher Lin's hope also disappeared into the sea along with her mobile phone. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět

As the tide rose, the tilt of the hull became a little gentler.

The islands and reefs that could be seen before had disappeared without a trace. The boat, which was stuck and unable to move, did not get relief because of the rising seawater, but instead accelerated the rate of water ingress. Only the area from the middle of the boat upwards could give these people in distress a glimmer of hope.