It was almost dawn.
Search and rescue operations are still ongoing at the dock.
But there were still no results.
Gu Fanyan sat on the dock, staring blankly at the busy people not far away, her eyes growing increasingly vacant.
"It's been several hours. If he were still alive, he would have climbed up by himself."
"Yes, the water near the dock isn't deep."
"I'm afraid that when he fell off the boat, the water pressure was too great and he was knocked unconscious."
"It sank into the sea and was swept away by the undercurrents..."
Fishermen who came to check on the situation walked by, discussing the matter animatedly.
Gu Fanyan remained seated, expressionless, as if she hadn't heard the discussions.
The sunlight was becoming increasingly glaring.
A little time has passed.
At this point, some members of the rescue team came ashore and began to take off their life jackets.
Murong's mother was the first to panic, hurriedly asking the team members, "What's wrong? Aren't you going back into the water? We still haven't found the person..."
The captain looked at Murong's mother with sympathy, but there was nothing he could do. "We've been searching for over 10 hours now. According to theoretical analysis, there's no need to search this area anymore."
Murong's mother was stunned, her face turning pale instantly. "How could it not be necessary? My son is still in the sea! He's waiting for you to save him! I'll give you any amount of money you want, please save my son..."
“Young man,” Murong’s father said, his expression also filled with sorrow, but his tone was relatively calm, “we can increase the rescue costs, however much we can, the rescue cannot stop. We only have this one son…”
The captain was very understanding. "Uncle and aunt, you've misunderstood. We're just going ashore for a short rest before heading to the next area to carry out rescue operations."
Hearing this, the Murong couple were somewhat comforted and nodded, "Alright, alright, we'll leave it to you."
"Uncle and Aunt, please take a rest. You must not collapse during this time," the team leader comforted her.
Two assistants immediately stepped forward and helped the Murong couple to the side.
The rescue team members walked toward the nearby supply station, completely unaware that Gu Fanyan was silently following them.
"Captain, based on experience, this person is probably in grave danger," one of the team members said.
“Yeah, why are you still comforting his parents? They’ll have to face this sooner or later,” another team member added.
"We need to find them alive or dead," the captain sighed. "Let's all try to understand. They're paying for the rescue anyway, so let's put in a little more effort and at least find them."
After the team member spoke, no one said anything more. They busied themselves drinking water and replenishing their nutrition in preparation for going back into the sea.
The captain suddenly sensed something was wrong. He turned around and saw a beautiful woman standing not far behind him, looking at him, but her face was too pale.
"Is there something you need?" the captain asked.
"Which sea area do you plan to go to for the rescue later?" Gu Fanyan asked.
"Who are you……?"
“I am his wife,” Gu Fanyan replied.
The captain nodded. "Proceed 100 nautical miles forward."
"Thank you." Gu Fanyan turned and left.
The captain watched her retreating figure and shook his head with pity.
As Murong's mother sat in the chair, she suddenly saw Lin Zhibai. He had just taken off his rescue suit and was soaking wet.
When she first arrived, she did see a group of unfamiliar faces, but she didn't have time to ask them anything at the time.
At that moment, she noticed these unfamiliar faces, all with Lin Zhibai; some were wearing rescue suits, while others were not.
Before Lin Zhibai could say two words, his legs suddenly went weak and he fell backward.
The people around him quickly helped him up.
"Young Master Lin, are you alright?"
"You're dehydrated, quickly rehydrate."
"I've been down there for 6 or 7 hours, and my strength is almost gone."
Everyone was in a flurry of activity, feeding Lin Zhibai water and then liquid nutrients. After a while, he finally recovered somewhat.
"Young Master Lin, let's take you to the hospital," the assistant said worriedly.
"Have you found them?" Lin Zhibai asked, catching his breath.
"No, the rescue team plans to search in another area of the sea," the assistant replied.
Lin Zhibai was taken aback; he understood what those words meant.
If we go to another sea area, we won't be looking for any living people...
"I want to go into the sea again." Lin Zhibai turned over.
"Young Master Lin, please take a rest," the assistants quickly stopped him. "You're not a professional rescuer, and you're already exhausted. If something happens to you underwater, how will we explain it to the master and mistress?"
"Yes, Young Master Lin, things are already like this, let's not cause any more unnecessary harm!"
"Young Master Lin, calm down and let the professional rescue team search!"
Lin Zhibai realized that he was indeed out of strength. He could stay underwater for 6 or 7 hours, which was already more impressive than some rescue team members.
There are many rescue team members, and they take turns coming.
However, Lin Zhibai couldn't understand how a perfectly healthy person could fall off the boat.
Even if he fell in, how come he didn't know to swim back up?
The two were talking when he suddenly disappeared.
At this moment, an assistant leaned over and whispered, "Young Master Lin, I saw Miss Gu. She doesn't seem to be in a good mental state."
Lin Zhibai was slightly taken aback, then suddenly stood up, his first thought being to go and see.
But when he looked up, he saw the Murong couple not far away.
Their eyes met, and Murong's mother nodded to him with red eyes, clearly expressing her gratitude.
Lin Zhibai hesitated.
"Young Master Lin, aren't you going to go and take a look?" the assistant asked.
"I... I think I'll pass for now," Lin Zhibai replied.
Although he meant well, in this situation, no one would understand; instead, they would misunderstand.
"Brother Zhibai! Brother Zhibai!" At this moment, a female voice rang out from the crowd.
Lin Zhibai looked in the direction of the sound and saw Sheng Xin had arrived, searching for him in the crowd.
He looked at his assistant with a puzzled expression.
The assistants quickly shook their heads; Sheng Xin hadn't contacted them, and they hadn't told her that Lin Zhibai was here.
"Brother Zhibai, Brother Zhibai..." Her calls grew louder and louder, attracting the attention of many people.
Lin Zhibai gave his assistant a wink, and an assistant immediately stepped forward and brought Sheng Xin over.
"Brother Zhibai!" Upon seeing him, Sheng Xin immediately jumped into his arms like a rabbit.
Lin Zhibai thought to himself, it's good that she came, at least some people with ulterior motives won't gossip about his relationship with Gu Fanyan.
He put his arm around her waist and smiled, "What brings you here?"
"I couldn't get through to you on the phone, so I had to go to the company to find your secretary, and that's how I found out you were here," Sheng Xin replied.
Yes, he had instructed his secretary to transfer more people from the company to help out here.
But he forgot to tell his secretary not to reveal his whereabouts to Sheng Xin.
"Brother Zhibai, why are your clothes soaked? And why is your face so pale?" Sheng Xin immediately noticed something was wrong.
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