Chapter 15 Ringtone

Looking at the surging tide in the distance, Jia Wenjun frowned.

She couldn't understand how there could be a cell phone ringing without a signal.

The ringing stopped again, but Jia Wenjun was sure she had heard it clearly. She identified the wind direction and searched the reefs protruding from the sea below. The phone must be above the sea, and in the direction of the wind. Otherwise, if the phone was in the sea or against the wind, she wouldn't be able to hear the ringtone.

"Lili! Lili!" The others on the boat hadn't heard the ringtone and were all calling Lili's name.

The atmosphere on the boat was a bit heavy. The shadow of Zhao Di's disappearance still hung over everyone's heads. But Jia Wenjun had been with them just now. If Lili had also disappeared, who was responsible?

The thought of people on the boat either being injured or disappearing made everyone feel insecure.

The sky had already darkened, and it was impossible to see far from the bow of the boat. All they could see was the rising tide slowly approaching.

The rope ladder hanging by the side of the boat caught Bai Ma Shan's attention.

"Could Lili have gotten off the boat?" He frowned and pulled the rope ladder up.

"Why would she get off the boat by herself at this time?" Old Master Wang also found the ladder suspicious. He remembered that after Hu Si Xiang came up, he had put the ladder away. Now that the ladder was down again, it was very likely that Lili had done it.

Bai Ma Shan shook his head and looked down from where the ladder was.

The others heard what they said and gathered around.

"Damn, could Lili have gone to eat alone, taking the sea clams we worked so hard to dig up?" Hu Si Xiang said.

Old Master Wang shook his head, "She can't carry that bag of stuff by herself. Besides, the tide is rising now. If she goes down with that stuff, she's just asking for death. It's not worth getting off the boat just for a full meal."

"Then what reason does she have to go down?" Teacher Lin asked.

Everyone was silent, unable to answer.

"She didn't take the bag of shells." A weak voice came from room number six.

Seeing that it was Lu Maowang, who had been lying down for a day, speaking, Hu Si Xiang strode towards him, asking as he walked, "Who took it?"

"Sun Jiaojiao." After Lu Maowang finished speaking, he gasped a few more times.

"What! That bitch!" Hao Jiening cursed instantly in anger.

When Nao Nao heard that there was no seafood to eat, he immediately started crying, "I'm hungry, I want to eat scallops."

"This is outrageous." Old Master Wang was also very angry.

"That's too shameless, how can there be such a person!" Teacher Lin clutched her chest. They had worked all afternoon to dig those up, and if they wanted to dig more, they would have to wait until the tide went out tomorrow, and who knew if there would be any left.

"Sun Jiaojiao! You come out here, see if I don't skin you alive!" Hu Si Xiang walked to the door of Sun Jiaojiao and Gong Dalong's room and kicked the door hard.

But after all, he hadn't eaten much, and he had exerted a lot of effort digging for shells before, so he didn't have much strength left. Even if he was slamming the door, the force wasn't as strong as before.

"Save your strength. She's full now, and if she really opens the door, you might not be a match for her." Compared to the others' indignation, Anna was calm.

One reason was that she hadn't helped out in the afternoon, and the other was that she had hidden food herself. Even if everyone ran out of food in the end, she still had her own little granary.

At this time, Sun Jiaojiao was listening to the abuse outside, not caring at all. She was using the small knife that Gong Dalong had used to stab her earlier to open scallops. As a restaurant owner, she was skilled at this kind of work, and in a short while, she had produced quite a few.

She poured out some mineral water to wash the scallop meat. These things could be eaten raw, and tonight she could finally have a feast.

She was afraid that she wasn't getting enough nutrition in her stomach, so she hadn't been too frugal when she was eating before, and there was very little food left.

Just now, she had heard them shouting outside that they had dug up a lot of scallops, and then she heard them following Jia Wenjun into the hidden compartment. When she secretly opened the door, she happened to see Lili, for some reason, as if she was possessed, climbing down from the boat on her own.

She looked around and saw that no one was there, only the bag of scallops was placed on the deck. How could she let go of such a good opportunity? While Gong Dalong was sleeping on the bed, she quietly opened the door and dragged the scallops back.

Everyone for themselves, and the devil take the hindmost. Since she was already selfish, she would be selfish to the end.

Jia Wenjun searched for a long time before finally hearing the ringtone again.

This time, even Huang, the dog beside her, followed excitedly, barking.

Jia Wenjun no longer hesitated and shouted towards the crowd still gathered around room number seven, "I heard a phone sound, come quickly!"

It was almost completely dark. Jia Wenjun knew that she probably wouldn't find the phone by herself before the tide came in. Once the sea flooded the phone, she wouldn't be able to hear the sound anymore.

Now, she could only let everyone look together. There is strength in numbers. At this time, nothing was more important than being able to contact rescue.

The crowd heard Jia Wenjun's shout from the side of the boat, and they were stunned for a moment. Then, Bai Ma Shan rushed over immediately, "What did you say? You heard a cell phone ringing?"

The others followed, rushing over as well. Jia Wenjun told them all to be quiet and listen carefully near her.

Everyone perked up their ears.

"Did you hear it?" Jia Wenjun pointed to the distant reef, her eyes wide, "It's coming from that direction."

Bai Ma Shan carefully identified it, but didn't seem to hear anything.

"Are you kidding us?" Hu Si Xiang also came to the railing. All he could hear in his ears was the sound of the wind.

Bai Ma Shan put his hands to his ears, trying to distinguish the direction of the sound in the messy wind.

"Stop arguing!" Teacher Lin listened carefully.

"Teacher Lin, did you hear anything?"

"Shhh!" Teacher Lin hurriedly interrupted Hu Si Xiang, afraid of missing a trace of sound.

A gust of wind passed through the crowd.

"I heard it too, it's a phone sound!" Hao Jiening shouted excitedly.

"That's the sound of my phone. The phone my son bought for me, that's my phone ringtone. My son, it was my son who bought it. I guess the wind and waves last night and the rising and falling tide...no, it's God who heard my prayers, so he returned the phone to me." Teacher Lin, hearing the familiar ringtone, was extremely excited and couldn't even speak properly.

The ringtone was still ringing persistently, and now everyone heard it. The crowd instantly burst into excitement.

A subtle expression appeared on Anna's face.

"Quick, go pick up the phone." Teacher Lin couldn't wait any longer.

"Lili must have gotten off the boat to find that phone." Jia Wenjun made a judgment, "She probably heard the sound too."

This time no one refuted. Apart from this reason, no one could think of any other reason for Lili to get off the boat by herself.

"I think it might be the sound of the sea breeze blowing through the cracks in the rocks. How can a cell phone not malfunction in the water!" Old Master Wang was the only calm person in the excited crowd.

"The one my son bought for me is a tri-proof phone. It's not afraid of water." Teacher Lin said proudly, "My son also said that this phone is connected to a satellite, and can receive calls anywhere."

"It's a satellite phone? That's great, then we're all saved." Hu Si Xiang understood this a little. He smiled, "The fact that this phone is ringing now means it's definitely not broken. The police can track the phone signal location to find us, and we can go home!"