Yu Zihan lay in the wooden box, quietly listening to the conversation. Her heart was beating rapidly, but she tried to remain calm. She knew she was on a boat crossing the Hong Kong River, and this boat was different from ordinary smuggling boats; it was a smuggling ship. The stones around her were raw jade.
She suspected the man on the same boat with her was Yu Haoting. Based on this information, her parents must be safe, and it's likely that measures have been taken to apprehend Haoting, which is why he took the risk of fleeing with her. Yu Haoting had long-standing ties with these people, and perhaps the boat was also his property.
Yu Zihan felt a wave of fear as she contemplated her predicament. She had no idea where Yu Haoting would take her, or what he would do to her. The thought of Yu Haoting selling her to such a place made her heart race. She would be an undocumented illegal immigrant, making it extremely difficult to do anything. If she were ever in danger, there would be no one to turn to.
She thought about running away, but the sound of water splashing around her made her give up the idea. It was too difficult to escape in this vast river. She could only follow Yu Haoting. It looked like he might have a solution here. She could get to land first. If all else failed, she could run to the police station to attract their attention and have them deported.
At this moment, she heard a voice from the space: "The rough stone on your right contains valuable jade."
"Say that again?" Yu Zihan asked happily. But she didn't hear the sound from the space for a long time, so she checked to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.
"Do you also have the ability to appraise treasures?" she asked from a different angle.
"Any skill can be learned in the space." The voice of the space was a little arrogant.
Yu Zihan was ecstatic: "Then you collect the valuable raw stones around into the space, and I will make up for it with my knowledge of treasure appraisal." Yu Zihan gave an order to the space.
"I need half of your points." Yu Zihan felt a pang of pain when she heard the space's words. However, thinking of the jade-containing stones, she said with determination, "Exchange it. At worst, I can study hard and earn it back. I still have a lot to learn along the way, so I shouldn't have any problem with points."
Soon, several rough stones appeared in Yu Zihan's space. She seemed to have forgotten her precarious situation and began to brush up on her treasure-appraising skills. In her spare time, she also tried to brush up on the situation in Hong Kong in 1986. Only by understanding the situation there could she seize the opportunity to escape when it arose.
Yu Zihan also studied language intensively in the space. It was very difficult for her to learn Cantonese. Before, she could understand it but could not speak it. Now she requires herself to be able to speak Cantonese. Although there was devilish training in the space, she was only able to master some simple daily expressions in a short period of time.
Yu Zihan, who was studying frantically, did not feel that the time he was trapped on the boat was long.
Yu Zihan felt the boat stop.
Then there were the sounds of them negotiating with someone. Half an hour later, she felt her box and the others being loaded onto a vehicle. Yu Zihan desperately wanted to make a noise, draw the inspectors' attention, and be safely repatriated.
But she noticed that the inspectors seemed very familiar with them. Yu Zihan knew that some dark practices were beyond the law. If these people were in cahoots, wouldn't she be exposed to danger? She should ensure her own safety before thinking about escaping Yu Haoting's clutches.
The car Yu Zihan was riding in drove for nearly an hour before it stopped.
"Move all these goods into the warehouse. We're counting on these stones to turn over a new leaf at tomorrow's gambling stone conference." A man said in a hoarse voice.
"Then, what should we do with this box?" said a younger man's voice.
"Put her aside and throw some bread and water in there later. Don't let her die, otherwise we won't be able to explain to Brother Shui." The rough voice instructed impatiently.
"I know what you're thinking, but you'd better not have any thoughts about her, otherwise I can't protect you." The burly man had obviously walked away, and he turned around and warned the young man.
"Haha, how dare I touch Brother Shui's people." The young man said embarrassedly.
"Bah, you are so timid. When will you achieve anything great?" The young man spat and muttered dissatisfiedly.
Yu Zihan had been following the conversation, her heartbeat accelerating, her mind racing, trying to find a way to escape. She noticed that after the burly man left, the young man's footsteps gradually approached the wooden box where she was trapped. From their conversation, Yu Zihan had already understood that this young man had a special hobby and was very likely harboring ulterior motives towards her. The situation was now extremely unfavorable for her.
As the footsteps drew closer, Yu Zihan's heartbeat quickened, almost leaping out of her throat. She felt her body begin to tremble, unable to suppress the fear within. She tried to calm herself and think of a way to cope.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. She had exchanged a yellow-green face mask in her space for something smelly. Yu Zihan smeared it all over her face and body. The smell nearly made her want to vomit, but she held it back. She didn't believe anyone could handle the smell.
The young man walked over to the wooden box and gently opened the lid. Yu Zihan looked up, forcing a smile. The man, already irritated by the stench, saw her face, stained with what looked like filth. Unable to contain himself, he turned and vomited violently. "Ugh..."
Yu Zihan, whose plan succeeded, breathed in the long-lost fresh air because the lid of the wooden box was opened.
After a long time, the man finally stopped vomiting. He stood up, covered his nose and said to his men, "Throw some bread and water into her box. Then cover the box and throw it in the corner." He left angrily after saying that.
His subordinate understood his boss's instructions and walked to the wooden box with bread and water. He was also staggered by the stench in the box and hurriedly threw the bread and water into the box. Then he hurriedly closed the lid of the box, locked it, and left cursing.
This is exactly the result Yu Zihan wanted.
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