Chapter 27

Jia Wenjun's parents weren't locals, so they certainly didn't know as much about the inside story as those who lived there. They continued to chat with Wu Peng to learn more about the situation.

Wu Peng had heard them say that their daughter worked for the property management company and wanted to find out from them about the situation before departure and on the ship. The old man hadn't contacted him while he was on the ship. He had only sent him a message before setting off, saying that he was going out for two days of sea fishing with the owners of the community, and that he would be back at six o'clock on Sunday afternoon to have dinner at home, where he would cook fish for him.

He had also sent a message to the old man on Sunday at noon, saying that he might have to work overtime that night and would be late, but the old man didn't reply. He didn't pay much attention to it, assuming that the old man was having too much fun fishing and hadn't had time to check his messages.

It wasn't until he returned to the community at seven or eight o'clock that he discovered the old man hadn't come back.

Jia Wenjun's parents had actually contacted their daughter the day before she set off. Knowing that she was busy working on the ship, they hadn't contacted her, thinking of having a good video chat with her when she returned home on Sunday night. Who knew that when they tried to video call, no one answered, and when they called, they were told that she was out of the service area? After much searching, they contacted the property management of the community and learned that the ship that had gone out to sea still hadn't returned.

The old couple immediately panicked, dropped everything, and took the earliest train over.

Wu Peng saw that Jia's mother was about to cry again and comforted her, "I asked the staff before, and the boat owner's friend who reported the case said that the ship was a luxury yacht imported from abroad, more than twenty meters long, so it should be relatively safe. The search team couldn't go out to find people yesterday due to the weather, but I came over early this morning, and they said they had already set off. Let's not think the worst; maybe something delayed the return trip."

"Little Wu is right. Such a big ship should be safe," Jia's father said, taking a deep breath. Although he knew this was self-deception, he still needed to give himself some confidence, or he was afraid his wife wouldn't be able to hold on.

"Is this foreign ship safe? The search team hasn't even seen this ship. Can they accurately find their ship? And we don't know how good the person driving the ship is. No matter how good the ship is, it's useless," Jia's mother said, still very worried, despite what her husband said.

Wu Peng pushed up his glasses: "According to the staff, the shipowner is called Anna. When she bought the ship, she registered with the maritime department, applied for a ship name, and then ordered it from the shipyard. The Maritime Safety Administration has all the information about this ship. The ship name is like a car license plate, unique. After the ship leaves the factory, the Maritime Safety Administration approves the ship purchase contract and other documents before issuing the ship ownership certificate. After the ship classification society inspects the ship holding the ownership certificate and finds it qualified, it issues an inspection certificate and a nationality certificate. Only after obtaining these certificates can the ship legally sail at sea. So the search team must recognize this ship. As for driving the ship, you have to take a driver's license test, just like driving a car, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Jia's mother was stunned for a moment before saying, "Buying a car is like buying the car first and then getting a license plate. Buying a ship is like having a ship name first before buying the ship?"

"That's right."

Jia's father looked at Wu Peng, who was young but knew a lot, and asked, "Little Wu, what do you do for work?"

"I'm a lawyer."

Knowing his profession, Jia Wenjun's parents looked at him with more enthusiasm. After all, it was always good to have someone who understood the law among these family members.

At this time, on the ship, the seawater in the dark compartment had receded, and the sound of the wind outside had also quieted down a lot. Jia Wenjun, who had been tired all night, had just dozed off on the carpet when she was awakened by the noise on the deck.

It was already dawn, and the ship was constantly shaking with the waves.

After these few days, Jia Wenjun was now used to this shaky feeling. She looked at the listless dog next to her. The carpet soaked by the water under her had made her pants damp. Her clothes and pants were made of waterproof material, but sitting on them all the time was still uncomfortable.

The cold and damp air made Jia Wenjun feel cold all over. Fortunately, there was a dog next to her; the soft fur on the animal's body relieved her cold a little.

She was tired, sleepy, and hungry. Her suitcase and tackle box were all on the deck, but she couldn't go up there now.

Her stomach growled, and she could only force herself to doze off again, reducing her physical exertion and accumulating energy for going up at night.

The people on the deck stopped arguing. She seemed to hear them say they were going fishing. Jia Wenjun swallowed her saliva. When she sneaked up at night, she would definitely catch some fish to eat. If she couldn't cook them, she would eat sashimi.

The more she thought about it, the harder it was to bear. No, she couldn't think about it anymore. Endure it, just endure it, and it will be fine at night.

She didn't know how long had passed. When she opened her eyes again, there was still light coming in through the cracks.

Because she hadn't had water for a long time, her lips were dry and peeling. She licked her lips and slowly stood up. Because she hadn't stood for so long, she almost fell.

She didn't know what the situation was on the deck at this time. Just as she was about to slowly climb up and move the suitcase pressing down on the hole, she heard footsteps on the deck coming towards her.

They had defaulted that she was a murderer,划了个区域, and no one would walk this way if nothing was wrong. Could it be... the murderer?

But it was daytime now. Was it too blatant to attack her at this time?

Jia Wenjun's scalp tingled. At this time, her body was weak, and if someone really came in, she wouldn't have the strength to deal with them again.

She touched the fruit knife that Anna had used to stab Lü Maowang. At that time, she had deliberately kept it by her side for self-defense, and now it was still coming in handy.

If the other party really came down, she could only die together with them.

The footsteps stopped at the hole. Jia Wenjun stared intently at the hole covered by the suitcase. The next second, the suitcase was moved away, and strong light shone down, blinding her instantly. She immediately retreated into the shadows, looking wary.

The hungry dog barked wildly at the hole, but stopped making a sound when it saw the face poking out. It even wagged its tail automatically.

"Little Jia?" A voice came from the hole.

It was Bai Ma Shan's voice.

Thinking that he had saved her before, Jia Wenjun hid the knife and slowly walked out.

Bai Ma Shan looked around and quickly threw down a bottle of mineral water. He lowered his voice and said to Jia Wenjun, "There are two small grilled fish and a little mineral water in here. Eat something to fill your stomach first. This is the bottle of water you drank before. I found it in your tackle box."

When they had taken stock of the supplies before, each person had been given a bottle of mineral water and used this bottle to get new water every day, one bottle per person. There were no extras, so Bai Ma Shan could only secretly find Jia Wenjun's bottle.

Jia Wenjun had indeed put her water bottle in the tackle box before. She had also marked it. This bottle was indeed hers.

Looking at the half-bottle of water and the dried fish soaking in the water, she was hesitant, wondering if the other party had added something to the food, but thinking that he had saved her before, if Bai Ma Shan really wanted to harm her, he wouldn't have helped her in the first place. There was no need to go to so much trouble.

Thinking like this, she didn't care whether the water that had soaked the fish was good or not and drank it all in one gulp. When she had the last two mouthfuls left, she hesitated for a few seconds, poured it into her hand, and gave it to the dog next to her, who was howling.

"Thank you, Brother Bai."

Adding flowers to brocade is common, but providing charcoal in the snow is rare. The only one willing to help her at this time was Bai Ma Shan. Thinking of how she had suspected him time and time again, she felt a little guilty.

"It's okay. I'll cover the suitcase for you in a moment. Don't let them find out."

Jia Wenjun suddenly became alert. It was broad daylight, and there weren't many places to stay on the ship. If he came over so openly, he would definitely be seen.

She became nervous again and asked, "Where are the others?"