After finally calming everyone down, Ling Liang looked at Wen Xi and the others and asked, "By the way, how did you run into him?"

"I stumbled upon it when I went to look for Xue Ziqi. Oh, and where's Zhuang Yiren? How's Xue Ziqi doing now?"

"What?" Ling Liang was stunned when he heard Xi asking about Zhuang Yi.

"Why didn't they come back last night?" Seeing his expression, Wen Xi knew something was wrong and asked hurriedly.

"I thought he was with you."

"We went out together, but we found Xue Ziqi halfway. She was stabbed and dying. Zhuang Yi stayed to provide first aid and asked us to chase the murderer."

Ling Liang's face darkened. "Is that so? But they didn't come back last night."

Nothing will happen again...

Being appointed as the captain meant he had experienced many storms. Ling Liang quickly calmed down, divided everyone into groups and prepared to continue looking for people.

Keep the change, please.

Just when everyone was about to set off, Zhuang Yi came back covered in dust.

The people who were originally worried quickly gathered around with happy faces.

"You're back, Dr. Zhuang! You scared us to death!"

"Great! I thought something happened to you too!"

"Xiao Zhuang, where is Xue Ziqi?" Ling Liang asked hurriedly when he saw that there was no one behind him.

"I've tried my best."

After hearing what he said, the originally noisy camp suddenly became quiet.

"The person... is gone?"

"Yes." Zhuang Yi lowered his eyes and said, "I have already carried the people back to the ship overnight and settled them down."

Two deaths in one night, Ling Liang felt a tightness in his heart.

The situation of this trip was far more serious than he had imagined.

Although Lao Ya had died unexpectedly in the melee last night, and Xue Ziqi was most likely killed by him, he still felt uneasy for some reason.

In order to avoid further complications, Ling Liang decided to return as soon as possible.

After having the old crow moved back to the boat, they sorted out some lightweight antiques and calligraphy and paintings from the cave. There were still some places on the boat where some could be transported back first to prevent these treasures that had not seen the sun for years from being damaged after being exposed to the sun.

Everyone was busy for two days and finally packed up everything and brought it back to the ship.

"Everyone should go to bed early tonight. We will return home early tomorrow morning." After everything was ready, Ling Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone dragged their tired bodies back to their rooms.

These past two days, we've been carrying things back and forth between the cave and the research vessel like on a forced march, and we're all exhausted.

the next day.

It was still dark and everyone on the boat was still half asleep when they were suddenly awakened by a shout.

"Don't run, stop!"

"What happened again?"

"Quick, go check it out!"

Everyone put on their clothes and ran outside.

"What's wrong, Lian Yan?" Ling Liang, who had rested in the captain's room for a night, was the first to come to the deck. Seeing his deputy captain looking anxious, he asked hurriedly.

"The map was stolen!"

"What?"

Lian Yan was the most skilled member of the expedition team, so Ling Liang felt relieved to hand the map over to him for safekeeping. However, he did not expect such a problem to occur just as they were about to set off.

"Don't worry, Captain Ling. This ship is equipped with the most advanced equipment and the sailing route has been recorded long ago. Even without a map, we can still return by the same route." The captain who came with him said hurriedly.

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Ling Liang glanced at everyone standing on the deck with a sullen look in his eyes and said to Lian Yan, "Search."

If the thieves had been prepared in advance or had accomplices to help them, the wealth that was finally recovered would probably have been looted before their transport ship arrived.

This island is in a remote area and communication is a problem, so it is difficult for the thieves to report the news. However, if they get the map, it will be easy to find them again.