The moment she was thrown into the sea, she felt pain all over her body. Her mouth and ears were instantly filled with salty seawater. The moment the cold seawater enveloped her, panic and helplessness accompanied her, forcing her to struggle to float to the surface. When she finally surfaced, she felt like she had come back to life.
There was no time to think about anything else; the waves were too strong. She finally managed to swim out, but a wave crashed over her and pushed her back in.
She had exhausted all her strength in less than ten minutes in the sea.
But she knew she couldn't give up now. Didn't Zhou Yue and his brother also swim across under similar circumstances?
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Jiu swam desperately, finally reaching the boat before exhausting herself. She dived into the sea to find a place to secure the rope, and after securing one end, she pulled the other end into the space. Because of her sudden appearance, the space was filled with a loud splash, bringing an immeasurable amount of seawater.
Fortunately, the method worked. She pulled herself in using the rope, and with the help of the rope, she moved forward. She would deal with everything else when she got there.
Now she couldn't care less about Zhou Yue up there. Since he had a way to get up there, he should have a way to hide herself.
If they don't even have this much ability, then they've wasted all their courage.
Feeling cold and hungry, Xiao Jiu quickly cooked herself a pot of hot noodle soup, took off her wet clothes, and snuggled into her warm bed.
Worried that I might catch a cold again, I also prepared a packet of Banlangen granules for me. Whether it works or not, I'll drink it first to warm up my body.
They had just finished eating when they heard the roar of a huge engine, and then the rope was pulled forward by a force of gravity.
The ship started moving, and Xiao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, but while thinking about Zhou Yue, she also felt drowsy.
She didn't know how much time had passed when the engine noise stopped and the rope drooped limply. She stood up in surprise and could only hear the sound of the waves. Had they arrived?
Xiao Jiu dived back into the sea and found that the ship had indeed docked at the shore. It was daytime, and the sun was blazing.
She didn't know what was happening outside, but she tried to touch the large ship and silently said "shrink". In the next instant, the entire ship appeared on the open ground outside the space, and even shrank considerably on its own. She tried to walk onto the ship, and there was no resistance at all.
So she quickly boarded the ship to search it, only to find that the ship was completely empty, inside and out.
There was still a lot of fresh seafood in the wheelhouse, deck, cabins, and the bottom fish hold used for collecting fish.
The cabins above, used for living quarters, contained workers' bedding and clothes, as well as warehouses for storing fresh water, vegetables, and grains. The supplies inside were not plentiful, presumably for replenishing supplies when the ship returned.
There is also an armory, which contains firearms and ammunition, but they are all light weapons.
Next to the weapons room was an interrogation room, which contained all sorts of torture instruments and fresh bloodstains.
But no clues were found about Zhou Yue.
The entire ship mysteriously disappeared on the sea and was quickly discovered. They mobilized a large number of people and resources to search the coast, but found no clues.
Xiao Jiu didn't climb ashore from the sea until after dark.
The reason for taking the boat away was to prevent them from leaving the island, to keep the people here, and to prevent them from contacting the outside world.
Based on the timeline, the island should still be within the Bohai Sea area. I wonder how those two brothers are doing.
During the day, the Japanese soldiers searched along the coast several times but couldn't find any ships. There were soldiers guarding the coastline, but they were clearly exhausted and drowsy.
Xiao Jiu easily bypassed them and got onto the island; fortunately, there were no touch-sensitive landmines or bombs on the island.
The island is not large, and a group of reefs in the distance partially surrounds it, with a forest below the enclosure.
The island has coconut trees and a small freshwater lake. Presumably, they chose this island because of the freshwater available.
Looking down from the reef, one can see many wooden houses of various sizes built at the foot of the rocky mountain. There were also many Japanese soldiers stationed there. After descending from the reef, it was discovered that there was a hidden world beneath the rocky mountain, pitch black and impossible to see clearly.
She hadn't expected that shortly after she squatted down, a group of Japanese soldiers in white coats would carry the body out in pairs.
Out of curiosity, she followed him. It wouldn't have mattered if she hadn't followed, but once she did, her legs started trembling with fear.
Despite being so close to the sea, they still dug a pit for corpses, which shows that they didn't intend for the fish to eat these bodies. If the fish didn't eat them properly, they might drift to places they shouldn't, so they preferred to burn the bodies to destroy the evidence.
Judging from the remaining bones in the deep pit, it's impossible to know how many people have died here.
She didn't think the people inside were Japanese, because similar units like Unit 731 had persecuted and harmed countless Chinese people during the war.
Now, on this unfamiliar island, Japanese people have appeared, and this ship is coming from the direction of the fishing village. It's obvious who the people who died here are.
In an instant, hatred filled his mind, and anger overshadowed his fear. Taking advantage of the moment when they bent down to throw away the corpse, he took out a large cleaver from the cave's armory under the cover of night, gritted his teeth, and with all his might, chopped down the body. A head rolled off.
Before she could even think it through, the other one reacted, yelling "Baka!" and trying to fire a warning shot, but she slashed his throat with her knife again. Her movements were swift and precise, giving her no chance to think at all.
Then, their bodies fell one after another onto that one corpse.
She glanced at their conspicuous clothes, then quickly stripped them naked, even tearing off their pockets, before kicking them off the ground.
Just as she was about to check on the body they had moved over, a pair of bloody hands suddenly grabbed her ankles, startling her so much that she instinctively took a step back, but the body remained motionless.
Xiao Jiu nervously crawled over, wanting to carefully examine the other person's face. But as soon as she looked, she realized that the face looked somewhat familiar.
Startled, she quickly reached out and brushed the blood off his face. When his profile was revealed, she couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
"My God, Xing-ge? How could it be you?"
Xiao Jiu trembled with nervousness, looked around to make sure no one was around, and then put the stretcher and the clothes of the two Japanese soldiers into her spatial storage.
Next to her were piles of gasoline drums, which they used for cremating corpses. She didn't waste any; she poured the gasoline onto the two bodies she had just pushed down, then lit a match. With a bang, flames shot up, and the smell of burning filled the air. She frowned and took a few steps back.
The remaining ten or so barrels of gasoline were all stored in the space.
Then they went into the warehouse to check on Zhou Xing's condition.
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