"If you want him to not starve or die of thirst in some unknown place, then stay here, stay by Frank's side, accompany him and make him happy."
Susu said with a heavy heart, "Aren't you afraid of being disturbed? Letting me stay here will only disrupt your peace. Release me and Tianyi, let us go. I can guarantee for Tianyi that no one will know about your place, nor will the police keep searching for you..."
"Our peace, Frank's heart has already been disturbed by you," Allen said impatiently. "Stop talking nonsense. If I tell you to stay here, you must stay here. From now on, this music room will be your room."
"Where is Tianyi? Tell me quickly!" Susu was only worried that Tianyi would suffer and wanted to know his whereabouts.
Allen glanced at her and said, "If you want to know where he is, it depends on how much Frank remembers and whether he can remember me."
Susu, unwilling to give up, wanted to ask him more, but he had already pushed Yang Sijie and walked out, saying, "I'll give you a few hours to adapt here as soon as possible. Don't make me hate you again, or I'll do anything for Frank."
When the house was left with her alone, she could no longer hold on and knelt down, praying incessantly, "Tianyi, you must not be harmed! I will find a way to find you..."
...
Qin Tianyi was pushed off a cliff by Allen without any warning. The moment he fell into the sea, he was almost knocked unconscious by the impact of the seawater.
As he was swallowed by the big waves in the sea and sank, he seemed to see Susu's figure and instinctively swam towards it with all his might.
As he swam, he no longer felt dizzy. He sobered up in the sea and realized it was just a momentary hallucination. The figure of Susu was just a few flowers scattered on the sea surface.
He knew it must have been Allen's underhanded move, as there were only him and Allen on the cliff at that time.
He also knew how long he had struggled in the sea. He finally surfaced and saw reefs not far away, so he swam towards them with all his strength.
As he lay on the reefs, he still couldn't understand why Allen would try to kill him. Did he still not believe he would let Yang Sijie go?
Was the missing Susu also related to Allen?
At this moment, he realized that he and Susu were not safe on this island. From the beginning, Allen had no intention of letting them leave here safely.
Allen not only wanted to get rid of him but also likely Susu. Only the dead would never reveal that Yang Sijie was on this island.
He became increasingly worried about Susu, fearing that she had already been murdered.
No matter what, he had to find Susu and leave here with her.
He regained some strength on the reefs and remembered the cave where the locals had taken him to see two boats.
Only by going there to hide temporarily and making Allen believe that he had fallen into the sea and died could he have a chance to secretly search for Susu on the island.
He plunged into the sea again and swam towards the cave under the cliff.
In the cave, he casually got onto one of the boats, just wanting to find clean clothes to change into. After soaking in the seawater for so long, he felt uncomfortable all over, wet and miserable.
When the English-speaking local had taken him to see the boats earlier, he had only stood on the deck and glanced at the cockpit, not carefully inspecting the two boats.
Now, in order to find clean clothes and fresh water, he searched the boat from top to bottom. Finally, in a place resembling a lounge below, he found a comfortable set of fine-combed cotton clothes for men.
He could tell at a glance that they were branded goods, not what the locals would wear. Moreover, he found a bathroom with a shower in the lounge, complete with men's toiletries.
The person who had stayed here was very particular about everything from clothing to toiletries. He guessed that this must have been prepared by Allen for himself.
It seemed that Allen often took this boat to leave the island. Did he personally go out to buy daily necessities for himself and Yang Sijie?
Qin Tianyi couldn't care about that much now. He took a shower and changed his clothes, feeling much more comfortable. Then he began to look around the boat again.
He had a vague feeling that besides hiding Yang Sijie, Allen seemed to be hiding some unspeakable secret.
He searched the boat thoroughly but couldn't find Susu. However, he discovered a small laboratory inside, with many dried flowers and several bottles of red liquid, which should have been extracted from these flowers.
He opened a small bottle and smelled it. It didn't have any floral scent or any special smell. He didn't know what it was used for.
Unwilling to give up, he went to the other boat to see if Susu was hidden there by Allen.
However, he didn't find Susu on the other boat either. But he discovered that the deck below was filled with barrels and barrels of this red liquid.
Tianyi guessed it was raw material for making something, and it was about to be transported to some other place outside the island.
What could be done with this red liquid extracted from flowers?
Skincare products, soap, or raw materials for food processing... It seemed that Allen was not idle on this ecological island, but was also using the natural resources here to make money.
He thought about it. Allen could build such a house on the island, and where did his and Yang Sijie's food and clothing come from? If he didn't find a way to make money, he would probably have to live a primitive life like the people on the island.
Even if Allen could endure such a simple primitive life, could Yang Sijie?
He was already a cripple, unable to move his legs or lift his hands. Without generous conditions and meticulous care, he would probably not live long.
Tianyi tried to dip some of the red liquid with his finger and taste it. He quickly spat it out. It was sour and extremely bitter. It definitely couldn't be used as raw material for food processing.
In the place where the raw materials were stored, he found a delivery receipt. The recipient was a pharmaceutical company, and the address was entirely in English.
He read it once, but the place name on it was very unfamiliar. He could only force himself to memorize it.
He suddenly remembered the medicine that Yang Sijie had injected into Susu earlier, which was developed by Allen.
Developing medicine was Allen's specialty. It seemed that he extracted this raw material for making medicine.
Since he couldn't find Susu on either boat, he thought that Susu was most likely at Allen's residence. He had to risk sneaking into Allen's residence to take a look.
...
Susu had calmed down and was concentrating on looking at a form given to her by Allen.
It was Yang Sijie's detailed schedule. She read it many times, wanting to memorize it and find any gaps in time to see if she could escape from here.
Allen brought her food and placed it in front of her, saying, "The ingredients here are limited. See if what I've made suits your taste."
She glanced at Allen, feeling as if he had returned to his appearance at the dessert shop. She said somewhat dazed, "You made what Yang Sijie likes to eat, so the taste must not be bad."