Thunder flashed again outside the window, illuminating the huge cruise ship cabin.
A black mass of hairy monsters roared and wailed madly, struggling to escape in severe pain, but were finally trapped in the strong net woven by their own hair. They could only stretch their arms to crawl out from the holes and turned into a pile of ashes.
The corridor became completely quiet, and the wind and sea outside returned to calm. Only then did everyone in the cabin cheer loudly.
"It's done! We're saved!"
"That's great, wow, I thought I was going to die here today."
…
Everyone cried for a long time before they wanted to leave, but they were afraid of damaging the ink line on the ground and did not dare to move.
Now they respect Ye Lan like a god, and her words are like imperial decrees.
The three people in the aisle outside were also very tired.
Although the plan was thorough and these hairy monsters were eventually eliminated as expected, they were, after all, extremely powerful mutated water monsters. It was easy to say, but the actual action consumed an extraordinary amount of internal energy.
Especially since Xiao Yunting had used heavenly thunder twice, plus once in the cabin, he was almost exhausted.
Ye Lan took a deep breath, walked up to him and extended her hand to him.
Xiao Yunting took a look, held her slender hand through the white gloves and stood up. Although the tendons and veins in his body were experiencing severe pain at this moment, apart from the slightly disordered breathing, he could not see any other clues.
"Senior Sister, I found this in these ashes." Wu Heng walked over and handed over a small black object in his hand, and in the meantime separated the two of them.
Ye Lan loosened his hand, pinched a bit of unburned black ash with his fingertips, rubbed it with his skin to feel it, and suddenly frowned.
"It's human skin."
"Hmm." As a disciple of the Medical Immortal, Wu Heng was naturally no stranger to human skin. He had just brought it over to show Ye Lan when this happened by accident. Now, looking at the ashes on the ground, his expression was complicated. "You said, could these be all human?"
If so, then those they killed were their own kind.
Although Wu Heng had killed people before, this large-scale massacre still left him with lingering fears.
Ye Lan sniffed the skin and shook his head, saying, "These are the people who should have died in the shipwreck. The sea monster is just wearing their skins and moving around."
The skin has a strong rotten and earthy smell, not like it has just died.
Wu Heng's expression eased upon hearing this, and then he went into the cabin to inform everyone that the crisis was over.
Everyone stepped out of the ink line and breathed a sigh of relief. They were no longer in the mood to have fun and just wanted to leave this damn place as soon as possible.
So Liu Zhixiong asked the old captain to return immediately.
But after trying, the sailors still couldn't start the cruise ship.
"Although these hairy monsters are gone, there must still be a lot of hair stuck in the propeller, entangled in the machine."
Liu Zhixiong became anxious when he heard this.
"Then send someone down to clean it up."
He didn't want to stay here for even a second.
"But..." The old captain shrank his neck, no longer showing his previous calmness as an experienced captain. He even hid behind Ye Lan and said weakly, "We are scared too."
After all, we just saw so many hairy monsters coming out of the water, and it's night now, so who would dare to go into the water to clean the propeller?
"Why don't we wait until tomorrow, Boss Liu?" the old captain suggested.
Liu Zhixiong disagreed, and other wealthy businessmen also opposed it.
"We'll pay you more, no matter how much it costs. You need to get out of the water right now and fix the boat so we can go back."
Seeing that they were rich and powerful and were using money to attack others, Ye Lan had a cold expression and said nothing.
Instead, Qu Yueqing came out and stood on the captain's side with her beautiful eyebrows furrowed.
"If there's something underwater and something happens to them, how many families will be broken apart? Can you afford to compensate them with money?"
Of course I can afford it.
Ten or twenty million is enough for an ordinary family to have a comfortable life of food and clothing.
It’s not like wealthy businessmen haven’t dealt with labor disputes before, so they don’t take this seriously. Many relatives even express gratitude to them after receiving compensation.
"Ms. Qu, I don't see that Mr. Xiao has any objection. Why don't you go and rest over there?" Liu Zhixiong said with a forced smile, but his words were obviously pointing at her. In such situations, men didn't speak, so as a vase, she'd better keep her mouth shut.
"You..." Qu Yueqing was furious. Just as she was about to emphasize that she was not a vase, she heard someone from the group of sailors next to her squeak.
"Five million, and I'll go down. If I don't come up, it will be increased to ten million." A short and fat sailor came out.
Liu Zhixiong nodded and agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I will write the check now and the captain will keep it as a witness."
As he said that, he took out a check and began to quickly write a string of zeros.
Qu Yueqing was stunned. She turned and stared at the sailor, puzzled, "Are you really going to risk your life for a sum of money that's not even a fraction of theirs?"
She doesn't understand.
The sailor looked at her meticulously crafted hairstyle and the luxurious accessories on her body, but he sneered, showing no appreciation at all.
"You come from a wealthy family, and even a bottle of water is imported and costs thousands of yuan. Of course you don't understand that the so-called small change you mention can help me support my family. My parents are blind, and my wife is at home with four children. My salary can't support them at all. If possible, let alone just going into my water, I would even drink my blood."
These words made Qu Yueqing's face turn red.
She looked at Xiao Yunting and Ye Lan helplessly, and found that their expressions were exactly the same indifference, as if they had already anticipated this result.
She was the only one who became a clown.
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. After receiving the check, the old captain just sighed and went to get the diving tools for the sailors.
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