"No."
Lu Ban said immediately.
"This kind of invitation to go to an isolated island is 100% problematic."
"really."
Shia agreed.
"A snowstorm villa, a trapped train, an isolated island offshore, these are all good places for crimes to happen."
"What are you talking about?"
Drizzt didn't understand.
"Isn't it common in mystery novels? A group of people go to an isolated island as guests, or a whole family attends an old man's funeral in a villa in the mountains. Then a disaster occurs, causing communication and transportation to be interrupted. In the end, a serial murder case occurs. The murderer and everyone else cannot leave, and the police can't get there either. All they can do is start reasoning."
Shia explained as a matter of course.
"Well, this can only exist in novels."
Trist seemed somewhat dazed.
"This situation is simply impossible in reality. Even if a typhoon comes, communications on such islands will not be interrupted. If there is an extremely dangerous situation and help is needed, there will definitely be someone to rescue. We will definitely not let the people be put in danger."
After hearing his explanation, Lu Ban felt relieved.
It seems that at least this is a logical world.
"The couple is in poor health, so they are recuperating on the island. They will provide air tickets and reception services. I took a look and found that the island is a famous tourist attraction. It is not the typhoon season there during this period, so there should be no problem."
Drizzt said.
"I'll go write a report and organize the information in the next two days. We'll fly there directly then."
"Then we can travel at the same time? Can I come with us?"
Xia's eyes lit up.
"Uh, you'll have to ask your dad."
Trist rubbed Xia's head and looked at Lu Ban again.
"It's almost time. Go back and pack up. I'll take you to meet the couple then."
"no problem."
Lu Ban nodded and left Trist's office.
Although he felt that going to the island was a bit dangerous, it now seemed that if he wanted to investigate the affairs of this world clearly, he could only rely on this subtle connection.
Moreover, he had a feeling that the key to solving the problem lay in this matter.
After all, this is the only source of pollution in this ordinary and ordinary world.
When he arrived at the reception room, Lu Ban saw Hongye and Amber chatting about something on their phones. He called out and then said.
"I may have to go abroad in a couple of days, so you guys should take care of yourselves at home."
"Going abroad?"
Amber's eyes widened, feeling a little bit unbelievable.
"Yes, I'm going to an island to investigate a case."
Lu Ban spoke the truth.
"Then I want to go too."
Amber said it without thinking, and pulled Lu Ban's clothes, as if Lu Ban would never come back if she didn't do so.
"What the hell, where are you going to travel? No, I promised my uncle and auntie to take good care of Amber, and I want to go too."
Hongye didn't know the truth and started shouting too.
"Well……"
Lu Ban originally wanted to say that there might be danger, but after thinking about it, he realized that even if he said there might be danger, Amber would definitely not let Lu Ban go alone, and might even find a way to follow him in the end.
That would be even more dangerous.
It would be better to just borrow someone else’s ticket and treat it as a summer vacation trip.
"Then I'll go ask Lao Cui if I can bring two more people."
Lu Ban turned back again.
"You guys really think this is a summer vacation, why are you adding people?"
Drizzt refused subconsciously.
"Or do we pay for it ourselves?"
Lu Ban said.
"...I'll ask them. After all, they're the ones paying for it."
Still Trist didn't insist.
He could also see that at least one of the two girls might have a strong tendency to be dependent on Lu Ban. He had only seen this situation in some drug addicts before, and the withdrawal reaction was severe.
If Lu Ban really leaves her side, it will probably have an impact on the girl's mood.
What's more, Lu Ban had just been released from a mental hospital.
Even if Trist had never lived with a mentally ill patient, he knew that the torture that patients with this disease inflict on the people around them is unimaginable. Even the family members of many serious mentally ill patients are prone to depression, mania, etc.
Although the theory of mental contagion has no scientific basis, mental illness can indeed easily affect the people around you.
A moment later, Drizzt returned.
"…They said it's no problem, as many people as possible can come."
"Thank you so much, Lao Cui."
Lu Ban couldn't help but hold Trist's hand.
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Two days later, Lu Ban and Amber packed their things and went to the airport in Jiangcheng with Hongye.
Just like Lu Ban’s previous trip to Pohnpei Island, they need to first take a plane to go abroad, then transfer to a nearby large airport, and then take a yacht or helicopter to the resort island.
Sitting on the plane, Lu Ban looked at the blue sea, wondering what would happen next.
If you think about it carefully, he could have chosen to live an ordinary life in this world and perhaps even have a relatively happy family.
But he still chose to pursue it, even if it would involve pollution.
Next to him, near the aisle, Amber had fallen asleep. The long voyage made her drowsy, and her head drooped on Lu Ban's shoulder.
Lu Ban gently straightened Amber's head.
After a while, Amber's head leaned over again.
Lu Ban continued to straighten it out.
After all, if you have an incorrect sleeping posture, it can easily lead to cervical spine diseases.
But the little head still slowly drooped towards Lu Ban's shoulder.
Lu Ban had no choice but to find a neck cushion from the seat and carefully place it behind her neck.
Amber was finally able to sleep soundly while leaning back in her chair without leaning towards Lu Ban.
He was very satisfied.
“Tsk.”
Hongye's dissatisfied voice came from behind, and Lu Ban thought that it might be because the space was a little too narrow.
Although this is business class, it is only slightly more spacious than ordinary seats.
Lu Ban was flipping through the magazine on the plane and looking at the scenery of the island.
When traveling to this kind of island in the ocean, there is nothing more to see than sunshine, beaches, and the blue sea. Because it is near the equator, it is not usually troubled by typhoons. The four seasons are like spring, which is suitable for health preservation.
Lu Ban was curious about whether there were any ancient relics or strange religious buildings here.
It’s a pity that these things don’t exist here. This is just an ordinary island.
After the plane landed, Lu Ban and his group quickly arrived at the dock.
To go from a big island to a holiday island, one must either take a boat or a private plane. Although Lu Ban does not have any curse that the means of transportation he takes will definitely crash, he still feels that private planes are not very reliable.
Riding on the merchant's yacht, Lu Ban and others soon arrived at the small Pacific island with a difficult-to-pronounce name.
As soon as he got off the boat, Lu Ban saw a man and a woman standing at the dock.