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So, Tsurumi Nagaru thought for a moment and told Miyano Shiho about the people he had met in the room and his changes to the flight path.

After he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, not daring to look her in the eye, and said in a soft voice, "I don't want to go to the island anymore."

Shiho Miyano hadn't expected Tsurumi Kawakami to be so audacious, secretly carrying out such a major act. In fact, after calming down, she realized that her previous story would be easily exposed if Karasuma Renya and Rum had a conversation and he questioned her.

Therefore, it's better to be proactive than passive.

However, thinking of the "kind" person who reminded him mentioned by Tsurumi Kawakami, Shiho Miyano quickly guessed who it was, and she was already familiar with that person.

That person must be Vermouth, and Shiho Miyano wasn't too surprised that she would do such a thing, since she was probably the one who most wanted to destroy the immortality experiment.

A hint of pity flashed in Shiho Miyano's eyes, but it quickly disappeared as if it were an illusion; their immediate problem was more urgent and important.

She looked up at Tsurumi Nagare, who was standing somewhat anxiously to the side, and asked calmly, "Has Bourbon said when they'll take action?"

Now that things have come to this, the cruise ship has already left the dock and is preparing to leave Tokyo Bay. Once it leaves Japanese waters, Bourbon and Ray can no longer be relied upon, and they will have to find their own way.

Tsurumi Kawakami was still a little dazed when he frantically pulled his satellite phone out of his pocket. He glanced at the text messages and shook his head, saying, "Bourbon didn't message me."

In fact, he and Amuro Tooru had not contacted each other since that initial phone call. And after receiving information from Curaçao about Gin's actions, Tsurumi Kawakami didn't dare message Amuro Tooru.

Shiho Miyano's gaze suddenly hardened, and a resolute expression, unusual for her previous demeanor, appeared on her pale face. "We can't keep the truth about the shipping route a secret for long. We need to find another way to leave. Cruise ships are equipped with lifeboats and the like, and a cruise ship of this size must have lifeboats too. We need to find one now."

Tsurumi Kawakami nodded seriously and took on the task: "Leave this to me. I'll ask the captain later."

Upon hearing his words, Shiho Miyano paused for two seconds without refusing.

After agreeing on their plan, the two split up and began to act separately.

Before leaving, Tsurumi Kawakami suddenly remembered that he hadn't had any bodyguards with him when he came down from the second floor. He hesitated for a second before telling Miyano Shiho about it. After seeing her nod to indicate that she understood, he felt a little relieved and strode confidently and openly back to the control room.

Pushing open the door, the captain and first mate, who had completed half of their self-rescue and were preparing to rescue their crew members, met Tsurumi Kawakami's gaze as he entered the control room.

An awkward atmosphere quickly spread throughout the small control room.

Tsurumi Kawakami paused for a moment, blinked, and walked in. Before he could even close the door behind him and take a step forward, the captain and first mate reacted and stared at him in terror. Their expressions and gazes were as if they were facing some kind of demon, which wasn't entirely wrong, since the captain and first mate had experienced it once before.

Tsurumi Kawaru's gaze swept over the dagger in the captain's hand, which looked like an ornament. He had seen this flashy little dagger in the captain's pocket when he tied them up before, but he hadn't paid it any attention then. Now it seemed that this ornamental dagger was quite useful.

The captain swallowed hard, instinctively hiding the dagger behind his back. He looked at Tsurumi Kawakami's trembling figure and said, "This, this guest, is there something you need?"

Reminded by his words, Tsurumi Kawakami remembered the purpose of his visit. After receiving unanimous answers from the captain and first mate, he smiled at them with satisfaction and then turned to leave.

The captain and first mate behind them breathed a sigh of relief, but halfway through their relief, they saw Tsurumi Kawa turn around, stare at them, blink, and say: "Untying them is fine, but you can't go out and you can't tell anyone else that I've been here and done something."

The captain and first mate, who had just taken a deep breath, immediately nodded like chickens pecking at rice, as if being even a second slower would result in inhuman torture.

Seeing this, Tsurumi Kawakami left satisfied.

He found two lifeboats in the place the captain had indicated, and there were also some supplies in the lockers next to them. He checked them and found that they were more than enough, so he took some and hid them in the lifeboats.

Go back and find Shiho Miyano. Tsurumi Kawaru tells her about the lifeboats and supplies.

Meanwhile, Shiho Miyano brought some bad news. After the cruise ship left the dock to depart for the island, Renya Karasuma seemed to think they were no longer a threat, so the bodyguards stopped following them.

They were temporarily freed. But this situation also suggests that Karasuma Renya must have made ample preparations for this trip to the island, rather than it being a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"Would someone like him rent a cruise ship from a travel agency?" Shiho Miyano asked a pointed question.

Tsurumi Kawakami: "You mean the captain and first mate are Karasuma Renya's men?"

Shiho Miyano couldn't say for sure either, but it was definitely a problem. "We have to act quickly."

Tsurumi Kawakami nodded, suddenly feeling a sense of urgency. Just then, the satellite phone in his pocket vibrated a few times, alerting him to a text message.

When Tsurumi Nagare took out his phone and saw who the sender was, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He quickly said to Miyano Shiho, "It's a message from Amuro Tooru."

A hint of surprise flashed across Shiho Miyano's face as she leaned closer to her phone to read the message he had sent.

Things have changed. Gin and Vodka are missing, but Akemi Miyano has been rescued. Ray and I are heading to the docks.

Upon seeing the text message, both Tsurumi Nagare and Miyano Shiho breathed a sigh of relief, though their focus might have been on different things.

Tsurumi looked at his phone several times before putting it away. With a sigh of relief, he said to Shiho Miyano, "If Amuro Tooru and Rai can catch up, our chances of winning will be much better."

Shiho Miyano's attention was drawn to the words "Akami Miyano has been rescued." It took her two seconds to realize what he meant, and she nodded in agreement, saying, "But Gin and Vodka are a potential threat. He will definitely contact Renya Karasuma to tell him about dealing with Bourbon and Rai."

Tsurumi Kawakami paused for a moment: "That's true."

"Quickly tell Bourbon what we've learned, and also tell him that Vermouth is on the cruise ship."

Tsurumi Kawakami nodded and took out his phone to send a text message to Amuro Tooru.

By this time, the cruise ship had left the outer harbor of Tokyo Bay and headed towards the vast sea. Under the azure sky, the sea surface shimmered, and the sea breeze carried a rich scent of sea salt.

There weren't many ships sailing at this time, and white passenger cruise ships were even rarer.

Bobon, who had just arrived at the dock, didn't even have time to meet up with the Public Security Bureau before receiving news from Tsurumi Kawakami that the cruise ship had already left Tokyo Bay. When he saw the last sentence of the message saying that Vermouth was also on the cruise ship, the blond, dark-skinned young man frowned.

Just then, a modified motorcycle sped up and stopped not far from them. A somewhat familiar figure dismounted, took off his black helmet, shook his slightly disheveled hair, and looked over.

It was a familiar person who had already "died"—Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Ray recognized the person who had come.

Morofushi Kagemitsu nodded to him, then looked at Amuro Tooru: "Zero, what's going on?"

Amuro Tooru frowned as he told him about Tsurumi Kawakami's situation on the cruise ship. After a pause, he mentioned Gin and Vodka, who had disappeared without a trace: "I guess Gin will also choose to go to sea."

After all, since the two sides had just exchanged fire in the parking lot, it was no longer feasible for Gin to pin the blame on Rum. Gin must have become suspicious of his identity, and judging from his actions in capturing Miyano Akemi, it was very likely that Gin was also going to the island.

Morofushi Kagemitsu frowned upon hearing this. “We’ve already contacted a ship and set sail. Having a location will make things faster for us.”

Amuro then told him about the satellite phone that he had asked Shiho Miyano to pass on to Tsurumi Ryu, saying that they could use the satellite phone to locate Tsurumi Ryu and his group.

Zhu Fujingguang nodded, took out his phone to contact the police, and made preparations for going to sea.

They didn't have to wait long; ten minutes later, they boarded a boat and followed the location.

Meanwhile, on the cruise ship, Tsurumi Kawakami, who was standing on the first-floor deck, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose and muttered something under his breath, while keeping an eye on the two bodyguards at the top of the stairs leading from the first floor to the second floor.

Just as he was racking his brains about how to deal with these bodyguards, he saw Shiho Miyano running over in a panic.

"There's a bomb!" Shiho Miyano grabbed Tsurumi Ryu's arm, her face pale, and whispered in his ear.

Tsurumi Kawakami suddenly opened his eyes wide, his bright golden eyes filled with disbelief. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the bodyguards on the second floor seemed to have noticed them.

So he lowered his voice as well, "Where did you see the bomb?"

Shiho Miyano felt that it couldn't be explained in a few words, and that a bomb on a cruise ship was far too dangerous; one wrong move could sink the entire ship. She didn't bother explaining, and grabbed Tsurumi Nagare, heading towards the room where the lifeboats were located.

Tsurumi Kawaru followed behind her, and the two hurriedly jogged forward. When they turned the corner in the corridor, they bumped into someone without noticing.

They were fine, but the person who bumped into them stumbled back several steps and slammed their back against the wall with a thud.

"captain"

Upon seeing who it was, Tsurumi Kawaru exclaimed in surprise.

But the captain did something out of character: he shushed the two of them, then turned around and looked behind him as if someone was chasing him.

Shiho Miyano exposed his identity: "You're not the captain, you're Vermouth! You planted the bombs on the ship!"

Once his identity was revealed, the captain's entire demeanor changed. Vermouth's eyes revealed a hint of appreciation, and she said with a smile, "Not bad, you actually guessed it, but there's no reward."

Hearing the captain speak in a woman's voice, Tsurumi Kawakami showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. Then, realizing what was happening, he asked, somewhat confused, "How did you bring the bomb aboard?"

Vermouth paused for a moment without answering his question, but instead kindly reminded him: "The bomb is going to explode in five minutes. You'd better get out of here quickly if you don't want to die."

After saying that, Vermouth ignored the two of them and hurried off in the direction they had left.

Tsurumi Kawakami blinked, turned to look at Miyano Shiho, and asked, "Why did she really plant the bomb?"

Upon hearing that the bomb would explode in five minutes, Shiho Miyano quickened her pace. Hearing Tsurumi Kawaru still asking why, she replied irritably, "Why else? Revenge! Do you know that famous actress from abroad? She's one of Vermouth's disguises. She's maintained that identity for over ten years, yet her appearance hasn't aged or changed much. Do you know why?"

"Immortality is something that some people dream of, but for others it is a curse."

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