The suffocation spread silently in the room.

After a long while, Lu Guichi still didn't look at the person in front of him. He lowered his head slightly and said indifferently, "No reason."

"I just really hate you, that's all."

He then looked up, his face calm.

"Since you're here to help Wuwu, I can't say anything. But other than that, I hope there won't be any other problems. After all, if things get ugly, Wuwu will be in trouble."

"So, can you leave now?"

Guan Chen's breathing stagnated slightly, and he asked hoarsely, "Do you really think so?"

"yes."

“…”

Guan Chen stared at Lu Guichi for a while, then suddenly stood up and left.

It was not until the sound of the door closing did Lu Guichi's tense heart finally settle down, and his tense shoulders drooped dejectedly.

"What else can I think of?" Lu Guichi said with a self-deprecating smile, "I only have a little time left, what can I think of..."

At the same time, in the ballast water tank on the negative third floor.

After the inspection, Gu Shiqing gave the accompanying crew some instructions on precautions, and took them to check several temporary cabins. After confirming that there were no problems, he prepared to go back.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Miyano walking down the stairs.

The other party seemed to be concerned about weather and sailing issues and came to check.

Gu Shiqing greeted him politely, then stepped aside to make way for the people passing by.

But he was suddenly pulled back by Miyano.

"Is there anything wrong, Master Gong San?" Gu Shiqing had to stop and glanced at Gong Ye's somewhat forceful hands. He spoke in a gentle tone, as if he didn't care about the other party's offense.

But he also broke away from Miyano, walked up the stairs with a normal expression and kept some distance between them.

Miyano looked up at him and said with a half-smile, "Second brother seems to have some misunderstanding about me?"

Gu Shiqing's brows twitched. His impression of the man in front of him still remained on that night at the Soto City Service Area when the other party threatened him with Lin Wu.

Afterwards he tried to avoid contact with this person.

Fortunately, Lin Wu now knows everything about No. 49, so he doesn't need to worry about whether the other party's actions will affect the relationship between him and his beloved sister.

but……

Gu Shiqing inappropriately recalled the record of Miyano in the No. 49 internal document. This man was a very difficult person and it would be best not to have a conflict with him.

Now they were going to the dungeon together and on the same ship, and it would not be good if they were not getting along well.

Wuwu will still be in trouble.

Thinking of this, Gu Shiqing suppressed his displeasure towards the other party, showed his usual smile, and said politely but distantly: "Master Gong San has misunderstood. I have something else to do, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you."

After saying that, Gu Shiqing wanted to leave.

Miyano stared at him and suddenly said, "I didn't lie to you before. I want to find someone at No. 49."

Gu Shiqing paused slightly.

Miyano continued slowly, "Originally I wanted to ask Xiao Si for help, but she's too busy, and I don't want to cause her trouble with this matter. So, is it convenient for Second Brother Gu to help me? If not, I'd better go find Xiao Si."

Only then did Gu Shiqing stop and turn around.

"Who does Gong San want to find?"

Miyano twitched the corners of his lips slightly, walked forward, and stood on the same step with Gu Shiqing.

He had an exceptionally beautiful, handsome face that was exquisite and stunning, but his aura was fierce and sinister, making even his innocent look frightening.

Now that we are closer, the narrow stairwell gives us a sense of oppression and invasion that is hard to ignore.

Gu Shiqing felt dangerous, frowned uncomfortably and stepped back, but there was no sign of abnormality on his face.

Then I heard Gong Ye say: "This person is called Xinyi."

Gu Shiqing's careless thoughts paused, and he suddenly looked up at the other person.

"……who?"

Miyano repeated it, looking at Gu Shiqing calmly, and said, "What a coincidence, he is the same age as you, Second Brother Gu, but he is more taciturn, obedient and gentle than you. I have known him for a long time, but I only found out after his death that he was actually an expatriate of No. 49, and he had other intentions when he was with me."

Gu Shiqing was stunned.

"But I don't care anymore." Gong Ye stared into Gu Shiqing's eyes and said, "I always felt that he might not be dead. As long as he comes back to me alive, I can forget about all the things he lied to me about. I won't do those businesses anymore, so he doesn't have to worry that he and I will go our separate ways."

Gu Shiqing's mind went blank for several seconds, and he naturally turned his gaze to the side, his voice as calm and gentle as ever.

"I'm sorry, I don't remember hearing about such a person in No. 49, so I can't answer you. But don't worry, Master Gong San, I will have someone check the No. 49 file."

Miyano approached suddenly.

Gu Shiqing stepped back subconsciously, but there was a railing behind him and he had nowhere to retreat.

This made Gu Shiqing frown visibly.

Miyano didn't come any closer, but just tilted his head and smiled, but his eyes were deep.

"I hope that Second Brother Gu won't tell me that this person really died in the line of duty."

Gu Shiqing said calmly: "This is not something I can decide. Is there anything else that Gong San needs to do?"

“No more.”

Miyano shrugged, took one last look at him, and simply turned and left.

Gu Shiqing stood there quietly for a long while, frowning, but he did not return to the room. Instead, he went to the deck, feeling the sea breeze and lost in thought.

I don’t know how long it was, but suddenly someone patted his shoulder.

“Second brother!”

When Gu Shiqing heard the familiar voice, he suppressed his conditioned reflex and looked at him gently with his head tilted.

Gu Siyin leaned against the railing and asked curiously, "Second brother, what are you thinking about? I called you many times, but you didn't hear me."

"Nothing, I was distracted for a moment." Gu Shiqing explained simply, "Why are you here? It's cold outside, and your body hasn't recovered yet, don't catch a cold again."

"Well, second brother, you know me. I'm not that weak. I came to talk to you about Wuwu. She has drawn the map in her tattoo and asked everyone to go and see it to discuss the future route. Everyone else has arrived, but you haven't gone yet, so I went out to find you." Gu Siyin said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shiqing immediately went back with Gu Siyin.

As they walked, Gu Shiqing asked inexplicably, "Si Yin, do you still remember Xin Yi?"

Gu Siyin paused, her expression showing some nervousness, and asked, "Second brother, why are you asking him all of a sudden?"

Gu Shiqing calmly observed Gu Siyin's reaction, "A few years ago, I received an undercover mission to the Golden Triangle, and he was my teammate. However, something went wrong and the operation was exposed. He was killed while trying to cover my retreat. I almost died that time, and when I woke up from a coma, I forgot what happened in the Golden Triangle, nor did I remember the details of the mission."

"I wanted to go back and look for him, but the higher-ups told me that the mission had been completed and there was no need to investigate further. They would handle the aftermath. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble and leaking our identities, I did not go back."

He paused, "Now that I think about it, I still feel bad for Xinyi. I think I should find out what happened during the mission, so as to live up to his kindness in protecting me."

"No need!" Gu Siyin blurted out.

Gu Shiqing asked back: "Why?"

"Uh... a mission is a mission. Don't think about it anymore." Gu Siyin couldn't help but said, "Second brother, you don't know that you were in a lot of pain when you were unconscious. It shows that your mission process was not very good. It's a good thing that you can't remember it."

Gu Shiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and under Gu Siyin's nervous and worried gaze, he finally nodded and said, "You are right. There is no need to think about the past. We should look forward."

Gu Siyin breathed a sigh of relief.

The two quickly arrived at Lin Wu's room.

Everyone else was there, but the atmosphere in the room seemed a little frozen.

As soon as Gu Shiqing entered, he met Gong Ye's undisguised gaze.

He looked away and asked Lin Wu, who was sitting on the sofa, in a gentle voice: "Wuwu, where is the underground city?"

There is a drawn map on the table.

There is a tablet next to it, with the corresponding satellite map on the screen.

Lin Wu looked at them and said slowly: "The tattooed map shows the route from nearly a hundred years ago. It has changed a lot now. Fortunately, Lu Guichi knows the approximate direction of the landmarks, and I compared it with this."

"The final result—" She raised her head and said in a deep voice: "Have you heard of the continent of Lemuria?"