ebookland Chapter 1106
Chapter 1106
The cruiser was captained by Ma, who was very familiar with Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu. They had spent several months together on the frozen sea and found the most important resource that everyone was relying on for survival—a pod of whales.
So when Captain Chen suggested leaving one ship behind to continue the search for Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu, Captain Ma agreed without hesitation.
Mu Mu and her parents transferred to his ship.
The roar of engines gradually rose, and dozens of ships lined up and slowly sailed away from the waters around the mothership, heading towards the new island.
Mu Mu stood at the bow of the cruiser, watching the ship shadows gradually shrink, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
“Dr. Zhou,” Captain Ma walked to Mu Mu’s side, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a steady voice, “Don’t worry too much. Dr. Zhou and Captain Qi are both tough people. They won’t get into trouble so easily.”
Mu Mu turned her head and nodded to Captain Ma, her voice still a little hoarse: "Captain Ma, thank you for staying to help us."
"No need to thank me!" Captain Ma smiled, his eyes filled with nostalgia. "Back on the ice, Dr. Zhou and Captain Qi helped us a lot. Now that she's in trouble, how could I not care?"
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the captain's office on the mothership was unusually heavy.
Captain Chen stood by the window, watching the cruiser gradually disappear into the distance, his face terribly gloomy.
Suddenly, he turned around abruptly, swung his arm, and swept all the documents and water glasses on the table onto the floor.
With a loud crash, the documents scattered all over the floor, and the water glass shattered.
Lieutenant Yun and Li Chenfeng, who were standing to the side, were startled by this sudden action and quickly stepped forward: "Captain! What's wrong?"
Captain Chen didn't speak, but his chest heaved violently, clearly trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.
After a long while, he slowly let out a breath, his voice low and hoarse: "Lieutenant Yun, none of you know how important Dr. Zhou is to our fleet. Without her, all of us survivors may face death!"
Deputy Yun was stunned, his face full of surprise and uncertainty.
He knew that Zhou Shuwan's navigational skills were very important; every time the fleet encountered danger, it was she who gave early warnings, allowing them to escape unscathed.
In his view, even if Zhou Shuwan was missing, the fleet could still sail. Although it wouldn't be as precise as she commanded, it wouldn't be as exaggerated as Captain Chen said, that all the survivors would face death.
Li Chenfeng looked at Captain Chen with equal surprise, waiting for him to continue explaining.
Captain Chen didn't continue, but suppressed his anger and said, "Anyone who wants to harm Dr. Zhou is the common enemy of our entire fleet! I will not tolerate it!"
"Yes, Captain!" Lieutenant Yun immediately straightened his back and said firmly, "We absolutely cannot let those who harmed Dr. Zhou and Captain Qi get away with it! Once we reach the new island, I will immediately organize a team to investigate and we must find out the group hiding in the fleet!"
Captain Chen nodded, but didn't say anything more.
Only he himself knew that what he had just said was not an exaggeration.
The "importance" he referred to was not just Zhou Shuwan's navigation ability, but more importantly, the whale meat.
Two-thirds of the whale meat and other perishable supplies in the inventory have been lost.
This was supposed to be enough supplies to sustain them, the survivors, for ten years.
He did not make a fuss after the loss. At that time, he and Captain Shang had basically determined that the loss of the inventory was related to Zhou Shuwan.
Therefore, he always knew how important Zhou Shuwan was to the warship!
Captain Chen felt extremely distressed whenever he thought about the possibility that Dr. Zhou might have been murdered because of the malicious intentions of others.
But life must go on, no matter how much other people are grieving!
The fleet has been sailing on the correct course.
Although he lost Zhou Shuwan's guidance, Wang Qian was clearly very skilled in navigation. He referred to the nautical chart he had drawn and led the fleet gradually in the right direction.
They were very fast and were not affected by any other factors along the way.
Seven days later, they were almost at the new island.
The corridors of the mothership were filled with the salty, damp smell of the sea breeze, but it couldn't drown out the cheers coming from the dormitory area in the distance.
The survivors had just learned that the fleet was getting closer and closer to the new island, and their long-suppressed fear and anxiety instantly turned into laughter, which drifted into the corridor through the ventilation shafts, weaving a false sense of liveliness.
Wang Qian stood with his hands behind his back in the darkest corner of the corridor, the shadows engulfing half of his face.
Hearing the cheers, a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips, his laughter filled with disdain and mockery.
He slightly raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the few young soldiers surrounding him. They were all outstanding members of the navy, young and capable, and usually trusted by Captain Chen and the survivors!
But at this moment, their eyes gleamed, still tinged with excitement and ruthlessness.
"Is everything arranged?" Wang Qian asked in a low voice.
"Yes, Captain! Everything is arranged!" the young soldier at the front replied.
Wang Qian's sneer deepened: "These people thought they had found a place to survive and escape the threat of the boiling sea, but they didn't know it was just a tomb! Now, it's time for these people who have been enjoying the fruits of others' labor to be buried with our companions!"
One of the soldiers, with a fair complexion, leaned forward, a cruel glint in his eyes: "Captain, you were right! If you hadn't ordered us to take care of that troublesome woman, Zhou Shuwan, she might have already discovered the truth!"
Mentioning Zhou Shuwan, Wang Qian's eyes suddenly turned sinister: "That woman, relying on her talent for directional perception, has ruined so many of my plans along the way. Now that the sea boil is getting closer and closer, we are at a critical juncture of life and death. I absolutely cannot let her ruin my important plans again! If she doesn't die, who will?"
The soldier standing at the back hadn't spoken until now, when he suddenly stepped forward. His voice was deep but had a familiar hoarseness; it was Li Chenfeng, the communications officer beside Captain Chen.
Zhou Shuwan's initial hunch was correct.
"Don't worry, Captain, Qi Mingyu has been dealt with. Thanks to your thoughtfulness, knowing that Captain Chen would definitely have the patrol team search the mothership, we didn't dare to throw him into the sea. Instead, we knocked him unconscious and tied him to a compartment under the mothership's hull."
He raised his head, a cruel smile flashing in his eyes: "That place is submerged in seawater year-round and is very well hidden; no one would think to search there. He wasn't even wearing a diving suit; he would have drowned long ago. Even if the people on the mothership turned the ship upside down, they would never find his body!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qian finally nodded in satisfaction: "Well done! With these two troublesome people dead, the fate of the rest is up to us!"