Some students may ask, is it possible that anyone can drown in such shallow water on the beach?

The answer is yes.

Drowning often does not depend on whether one can swim or how deep the water is. When drowning due to physical or psychological factors, most people enter an extremely panicked state. In this situation, it is impossible to look at the problem rationally.

Some people cannot step on the ground when the water is only up to their chest, some are good swimmers but still drown in swimming pools, and some even drown in bathtubs.

Therefore, at the seaside, although the water near the beach is not very deep, many people still drown due to the fear of the sea and the strong tidal effect.

Lu Ban stood up immediately. He looked in the direction of Amber and Hongye and found that the two girls were also looking at the sea in confusion.

Feeling a little relieved, he came over to the two of them.

On the beach ahead, a man and a woman were trying to walk towards the sea. Further away, between the rising and falling waves, there was a small figure floating in the waves.

“Help! Help!”

The woman on the beach screamed and turned around. The lifeguard who had been absent from duty on the beach's observation deck finally arrived, blowing a whistle and holding a swimming ring in his hand.

"Don't go, come back!"

The lifeguard was a sturdy young man with dark skin and dyed yellow hair. He shouted in English with a strong local accent, pulling the man and woman back.

"I told her not to swim too far, but she didn't take it seriously. I reminded her..."

The woman was a little hysterical. She knelt on the beach and somewhat collapsed.

Although the man next to him did not behave so exaggeratedly, his eyes were also red, and it was obvious that he was suppressing his emotions and trying hard to stay calm.

"You guys, go find the police on the island."

The lifeguard said to the man, then jumped into the sea with a swimming ring.

In the overturned waves, his yellow hair soon disappeared, and even the drowning man who seemed to have lost consciousness was drifting with the waves and rushing towards the distance.

Amber couldn't help but hug Lu Ban. She was trembling a little, as if she was scared.

Hongye on the side also looked pale. No one would have expected that such a thing would happen on this sunny beach.

Lu Kan himself couldn't swim very well, so naturally he couldn't lend a helping hand. He could only hold Amber's shoulders so that the girl, who had buried her head in his chest, would no longer be afraid.

Soon, sirens were heard behind him. Lu Ban turned around and saw Xia coming with the firefighters and police from the island. On the other side, a police officer wearing a Hawaiian shirt was driving a speedboat towards the direction of the drowning person.

The water here is very clear and you can almost see the bottom of the sea. Lu Ban looked at the blue water and watched the lifeguard gradually approach the girl and put the lifebuoy on her.

Rescuing a drowning person is an extremely dangerous thing, because the drowning person will move around and grab anything around him or her, which may cause the rescuer to be dragged along, especially in the sea with waves. Even the most skilled swimmer will be dragged into the tide by the panicked drowning person and find it difficult to escape.

Fortunately, the girl had lost consciousness and was floating in the water like a piece of wood, so the lifeguard was able to successfully put the swimming ring on her.

Lu Ban saw that the speedboat was approaching the two people, and everything seemed to be settled.

But in the blue sea, Lu Ban discovered that there seemed to be something lurking underwater.

Like a diver, the man was completely black, as if he was wearing a black latex suit, and seemed to be covered with a lot of seaweed, giving people a creepy feeling.

The man was just below the person who fell into the water. Lu Ban saw that his hands seemed to be dragging the girl.

"What is that?"

Lu Ban immediately pointed to that location and heard Hongye gasp beside him.

“There is someone!”

Hongye shouted, and other people on the beach also saw the black shadow. Everyone was surprised, terrified and panicked.

Because no one could have imagined that someone would drag someone else into the sea and cause them to drown.

This is murder!

I don’t know if the other party noticed that he was discovered or saw the rescue team arriving, but the black shadow quickly let go of the drowning girl’s ankles, quickly sank into the water, and disappeared in the waves.

The speedboat arrived next to the lifeguard and the girl, quickly rescued them both and returned to the nearby port.

The drowning man's companions followed him in the direction of the harbor, and the beach soon became quiet.

"What was that just now?"

"Is there anyone underwater?"

"Where did that person go?"

"Is that really a person?"

"What on earth is this?"

A tourist asked in disbelief. Everyone was extremely shocked by the scene just now. No one would not feel their mind was confused and their worldview collapsed after seeing this bizarre scene. The beach that was originally full of laughter and joy suddenly became a lot quieter. The remaining people didn't want to continue playing on the beach and started to pack up their things.

"Let's go check out the situation."

Lu Ban suggested that the thing was obviously not an ordinary diver. He was a little curious and wanted to check on the condition of the drowned person, and then he looked at Amber and Red Leaf.

"Why don't you guys go back to the villa first?"

"We want to come together too."

This time it was Amber who spoke persistently. She was still holding Lu Ban's hand, with no intention of letting go.

"That's fine."

Lu Ban asked the two girls to get their things and change their clothes. After waiting for a while, the four of them walked towards the pier.

The police speedboat had already docked, and the drowning person was carried into the port's infirmary. It seemed that after rescue, he was basically out of danger.

Lu Ban saw the man and woman outside the infirmary. They should be young people traveling from Europe. At the moment, they were hanging their heads in a state of collapse, unable to recover.

"How's your English?"

Lu Ban asked Xia who was standing beside him.

Since the translator in the Quiet Place was gone, Lu Ban realized the difficulty of communication and the necessity of mastering a foreign language.

Xia didn't answer, but walked up to him and started chatting with him fluently. After a few words, the two people who seemed to have lost all hope started talking incessantly.

"What are they talking about?"

Lu Ban could only understand some basics, so he asked Amber and Hongye beside him.

"It seems like they are talking about something they encountered here."

Amber said uncertainly.

After chatting for a while, Xia came back with a smile on her face.

"I have agreed with them that we can go and see our companion who just drowned."

“So soon?”

Lu Ban had the illusion that everyone except himself had excellent negotiation skills.

They waited for a while until the doctor left the infirmary, asked Amber and Hongye to wait outside, and then followed the man and woman into the room.

As soon as he walked in, Lu Ban saw a black handprint on the ankle of the drowning girl!