Chapter 17: Escaping the Ghost Ship (IV) (1/2)
Chapter 17: Escaping the Ghost shi+p (IV)
Luo Jian didn’t knohether his analysis was correct, as he had no definitive evidence to prove that the re survivor, the murderer, was a woman Of course, that didn’t mean he had to verify it; he wasn’t a law enforcement officer, and he could only do so hts process as well as further deducing the killer’s behavior and mentality would suffice for hi?” Feng Yu Lan ru himself in the other’s shoes, but in the end, it was pointless The difference between aYu Lan felt that his brain wasn’t brilliant enough to divine the thoughts of a woman
“There’s no need to think so hard on where the woman hid Didn’t this note explicitly point it out?” Luo Jian flipped over the sheet of paper he found on the observation deck and presented the back of the note to Feng Yu Lan for hiator was the last to die Stationed at the highest platfor at the murderer’s back】
“This…I seriously don’t understand it, ah” Feng Yu Lan pulled at his disheveled hair in frustration, “There was nothing to see from the observation deck except for the sea and the deck of the entire shi+p And on the deck there was only a dead body What ht”
“No! The murderer is located at the deck!” Luo Jian resolutely and unhesitatingly contested, “She’s beneath the deck!”
“Underneath the deck?”
“You ht not be aware of this, but on some shi+ps, there are secret hatchways built on the deck Pull open the plank and there will be a narrow space set between the top and bottom layers that one can enter Most people don’t know of this, but randfather worked as a seafarer so he knew about this” Luo Jian explained
“It’s similar to those ancient imperial tombs, the ones built specifically for royalty, where the burial artisans furtively constructed a secret passageway to escape The age of navigation was considered to be the one of the cruelest eras The pirates forced shi+pbuilders to hang on thetheir shi+ps Many of these craftseways and doors, built these unknown spaces to hide themselves in order to escape froood for storing food and other stashes”
“Does this shi+p also have a secret door?”
“I don’t know We just have to go back to the deck and check it out” Luo Jian glanced at the entrance of the great cabin
“But outside, there’s that…” Feng Yu Lan recalled that unfali Yu Lan could clearly re in the dark like rubies, those dark cri river of blood Obviously, these weren’t the eyes of a hu
A simple recollection of the Stalker made Luo Jian’s heart thump rapidly; his heartbeat rapidly increased He couldn’t understand why he was so unlucky; he had already encountered this Stalker twice Hold on…the Stalker?
Unable to restrain himself, Luo Jian suddenly reached out to feel the circular tattoo on his neck The serpent bit its own tail; it devoured its own self As everyone already knew, the shape that resulted fro its own tail was a circle In many ancient historical documents, this ouroboros represented infinity, rebirth There was no beginning, there was no end; it was an endless cycle, a never-ending reincarnation
It seenificance of these mysterious chambers And he feared that this was also the Stalker’s purpose To hunt and kill forever, a purpose such as this? Luo Jian touched his tattoo, cold sweat dripped down his spine If his surmise was correct, then this tattoo was left by the Stalker He deliberately left him alive and allowed him to escape the first chamber, then he immediately followed hinorant, feeble prey
Luo Jian staggered backwards at the thought; his co Yu Lan was flustered, his heart was filled with panic He stretched his ar him, “Hey, Ah Jian? What’s the ain?”
Luo Jian didn’t respond He raised his head, his brows scrunched with overwhel Yu Lan Since Luo Jian was being targeted by the Stalker, would Ah Lan, as inexplicably dragged into the chamber with him, be implicated? Would he possibly…die?
Die?
Just like the corpse in that box, decoer would his beautiful ier would anyone be able to lay eyes on his lovely visage, cootten by everyone, vanished from the world, ripped away from Luo Jian’s life
Luo Jian extended his hand and tenderly stroked Ah Lan’s cheek Feng Yu Lan’s cheek was smooth to the touch; he still had a fair amount of baby fat He was apparently taken by surprise by Luo Jian’s sudden actions His face flushed pink, and he aardly stuttered, “Aiyo~ If you’re confessing, then I won’t refuse!”
Luo Jian’s face turned black, and he iood knock on his head
“Wuwu…painful, painful…” Feng Yu Lan, once again, covered his head with his tiny hands and discontentedly gruain!”
“Ah Lan!” Luo Jian’s expression suddenly turned grave, forcing Feng Yu Lan to listen to hi, shi+ning eyes, like a sweet child
“In this chauarantee your safety” Luo Jian wrapped his hands around Feng Yu Lan’s and gripped theht; he sternly enunciated, “So…you must learn to use every means possible to ensure your survival! Even if you have to abandon me!”
Presumably, Luo Jian never used such a sole Yu Lan before, which hy Feng Yu Lan was stupefied for a moment He could only stare at Luo Jian, completely durily roared, “Are you kidding ive up on you?! Luo Jian! Is your head filled ater1 or lard?! Have you fed your IQ to dogs?!”
Feng Yu Lan’s roar was quite i, it intimidated Luo Jian He faltered, bowed his head, and confessed, “I just don’t want you to die…”