Niu Ying
Chapter 38 Internal Strife
The crowd was silenced. Old Man Wang felt that Jia Wenjun was right to be angry. It had come to a matter of life and death, yet this group of people were still fighting over petty matters. They were truly brainless.
Thinking that no one was coming to rescue them, that the ship might sink, and that someone was missing, Hu Sixiang, who had been clamoring to die together with Gong Dalong, also stopped shouting.
Lin, the teacher standing on the outermost edge, was the first to speak, her voice trembling: "Why can't we contact rescue? Who's missing?"
Teacher Lin had just followed the group to see the resurrected Gong Dalong. When she saw that his pants were covered in blood, she was already trembling in her legs. Now, hearing Jia Wenjun's words, she was even more frightened and could barely stand.
Anna, who had been observing everyone on the ship, finally spoke: "There's no signal here, so we can't make calls. We can't notify maritime rescue, and the ship's rescue equipment has also been damaged. Zhao Di hasn't appeared since last night."
As soon as Lü Maowang heard that he couldn't contact rescue, he immediately became anxious. He took out his phone and wanted to dial the maritime rescue number that he had saved before boarding, only to find that there was indeed no signal here.
"Damn! What's going on? We could use our phones before, and that Zhao Di was even live-streaming. How did the internet and even the phone signal disappear in the blink of an eye?"
When everyone heard this, they took out their phones to try, and found that none of them had a signal.
"The anchor was tampered with last night. The lowered anchor was raised, which is why the ship deviated from its course and drifted to this unknown sea area with no signal, eventually running aground. Most of the ship's functions have been damaged, and the bow is taking on water after hitting the reef. Now it can't move." After Anna finished speaking, she gave Jia Wenjun a cold look.
Everyone panicked when they heard what Anna said.
"Who did it? Who's tired of living? If you want to die, jump into the sea yourself. Don't drag everyone down with you!" Lü Maowang roared at the crowd, not knowing who to vent his anger on.
Bai Ma Shan's face darkened: "There's no point in venting emotions now. We should think about how to save ourselves first."
"How is it pointless? This must have been done by someone on this ship. If we don't find this mole, maybe the next second, the whole ship will be sent to the afterlife!"
Lü Maowang's words made everyone even more anxious and vigilant. The people who had been crowded together now kept a certain distance from each other, watching everyone warily.
"Everyone, calm down." Jia Wenjun looked at the crowd: "Zhao Di has been missing since last night, and we can't find her. Who saw her last night?"
Everyone shook their heads. Jia Wenjun looked at Hu Sixiang: "Old Hu, you were drinking on the deck last night and asked me to help Zhao Di go to the stern to use the toilet. Do you remember?"
Hu Sixiang, who had been trying to kill Gong Dalong like a madman, panicked a little when Jia Wenjun called his name at this critical moment when everyone was on edge: "I, I asked you to help her, but you two didn't come back for so long. I was drunk and fell asleep. I didn't see anything."
These words were equivalent to saying: You two went together, and now you're back alone. Why are you asking me?
Jia Wenjun became even more anxious and looked at Bai Ma Shan: "Big Brother Bai, what about you? You were listening to Old Hu talk all night. Did you see Zhao Di?"
Bai Ma Shan thought seriously for a long time, then shook his head: "You saw it this morning too. You guys carried me back to my room from the deck. I drank a little too much last night. I really don't remember."
Before Jia Wenjun could ask Lü Maowang, he spoke first: "You went to the stern with Zhao Di last night? How come I don't know?"
Hu Sixiang said unhappily, "You passed out early."
Teacher Lin pressed her chest, looking frightened: "Oh my god, she went to the stern to use the toilet while drunk. Could she have fallen into the sea?"
"That's possible. She was already drunk when she was eating barbecue. When Anna and I went back to our rooms, you guys were still drinking. It's possible that she fell down while going to the stern to use the toilet." The more Lili said, the more afraid she became. In the end, she simply hugged herself.
"Were the waves big last night?" Bai Ma Shan frowned and asked Hu Sixiang.
"How would I remember? I was drunk."
"Of course they were big. I was so dizzy in the car yesterday that I couldn't stand up and just lay there all night," Sun Jiaojiao said.
Anna waved her hands irritably, telling everyone to be quiet: "What about the others? Has anyone seen Zhao Di?"
Old Man Wang and Teacher Lin both said that they had returned to their rooms early and didn't see her at all.
Lili looked at Anna: "Sister Anna, you helped me back to my room."
Sun Jiaojiao said that she was throwing up in the toilet and didn't know what was going on outside.
Anna rubbed her throbbing temples: "Now that she's gone, everyone should split up and look for her. Maybe the girl is drunk and is still lying in some corner of the ship."
As soon as she said this, Old Man Wang's face darkened. He really didn't have a good impression of that Zhao Di. She was too pretentious.
"It's been a whole night. Everyone who should be awake is awake. If we still can't find her, I guess things are looking grim. I think we should call the coast guard." As Old Man Wang spoke, he took out the phone from the mobile phone case on his belt. As soon as he dialed, he remembered that there was no signal here.
He sighed, put his phone away, and thought to himself that character determines destiny. This saying is absolutely correct!
Sun Jiaojiao, who hadn't said much, spoke: "What's the use of just looking for people? The ship is about to sink. We have to find a way to block the hole in the ship, otherwise we'll all die together even if we find her."
She had finally gotten pregnant, and she didn't want to die here.
Lü Maowang was furious: "Do you have any common sense? Can a ship that has run aground be blocked?"
"If we can't block it, we have to find a way. We can't just wait to die, can we?" Teacher Lin was so anxious that she was spinning around. She had just retired, and her good days had just begun. She hadn't been able to see her son get married and have children yet. Nothing could happen to her here.
Jia Wenjun said: "In a moment, everyone will go to the deck and split up to look for Zhao Di. While looking, everyone should turn on their phones from time to time to check for a signal. Everyone should dial the rescue number to see who can get through."
Bai Ma Shan nodded and continued, "Are there any combustible things on the ship? Let's make a brazier and burn some smoke on it. If nearby ships see it, they can come and help."
"That's right. Aren't there life-saving whistles on the ship? Everyone can blow them, and the sound of knocking on iron objects can also attract the attention of passing ships," Jia Wenjun added.
Anna saw that everyone was getting excited and reminded, "Because the ship is taking on water, I'm afraid of electric leakage, so I've turned off the main power supply. Everyone should save power on their phones. Once the power is gone, you won't be able to charge them."
Everyone gasped when they heard this. If even their phones ran out of power, wouldn't that mean that even the last glimmer of hope for rescue would be gone?
Sun Jiaojiao instantly rushed to Anna in three steps and grabbed Anna's collar: "This ship is yours. You guaranteed us absolute safety before we came on board. Now that something has happened, you don't have any solutions. You only know how to say that this won't work and that won't work. What's wrong, don't you want anyone to come and rescue us? Do you want us all to die here?! You also said that it was sabotaged. You're the only one on this ship who knows how to operate it. You're the only one who knows how to sabotage it. I think you're the one who wants us to die!"
Sun Jiaojiao's words made everyone's eyes on Anna change.