NOVPUBThe camera was crushed under the foot of a small leader, and suddenly, the live stream went dark, leaving only the sound audible.
The netizens in the live stream were all somewhat baffled.
"What’s going on, is this some kind of special program?"
"It can’t be staged, right? Cameras are expensive, aren’t they? That kick must have cost tens of thousands, right?"
"If it is staged, it’s too realistic, didn’t you see those people hitting others just now? They were really hitting, and some women even had their heads cracked open!"
"Did Wu Bin actually faint or was it staged, could it be that they encountered terrorists?"
At that moment, there was all kinds of speculation in the live stream, and some even pulled out their phones to call the police.
However, since the luxury cruise ship was South Korean, the domestic police naturally had no jurisdiction and could only report the incident upwards.
After dealing with the camera, the small leader and his subordinate began to talk.
"How’s the situation in the captain’s cabin, is it under control?"
The subordinate chuckled.
"Don’t worry boss, everything is going according to plan."
"But why would they do this, aren’t there a lot of South Koreans on this ship?"
The small leader disdainfully said, "Who knows what those South Koreans are thinking, we just take the money and do our job, and don’t worry about anything else."
No sooner had the small leader finished speaking than suddenly the ship seemed to hit something, making a loud bang.
This sound was terrifying, like stones and metal grinding against each other, producing sharp, piercing noises that involuntarily gave everyone goosebumps.
The netizens didn’t know what had happened, but the sound alone felt terrifying.
Wu Bin was lying on the deck and could clearly feel the cruise ship seemed to hit something, then the whole ship began to tilt to the left.
Had they hit a reef?
Wu Bin’s heart suddenly hung in suspense.
Could this really be a coincidence?
Just as Wu Bin was thinking this, the small leader spoke again:
"All right, our task is completed, let’s pull out."
Wu Bin opened his eyes and saw about a dozen helicopters hovering in the air.
The small leader and a group of men climbed up the helicopters using rope ladders and then left.
After confirming that the small leader had left, Wu Bin then got up from the deck.
He checked on He Bingbing and the others.
Fortunately, they had fainted thoroughly before, so they weren’t physically anesthetized by the leader’s men.
Wu Bin moved the three women to a safe corner and then splashed them awake with water.
The three women were still a bit dazed.
"Wu Bin? What’s going on...what happened?"
He Bingbing noticed the crushed camera on the floor and immediately snapped to her senses.
"How did the camera break! This camera cost the station several hundred thousand, I can’t afford to compensate for it!"
Wu Bin felt a headache coming on, now was not the time to worry about the camera.
"Bingbing, now’s not the time to worry about the camera, I think our ship is about to capsize, do you have a way to contact the maritime rescue team?"
"What?"
Upon hearing Wu Bin’s words, He Bingbing then realized the entire deck was tilting.
Though the angle of tilt wasn’t steep, it certainly wasn’t normal for a ship.
He Bingbing took out her phone and said, "I can, let me contact them."
Before coming out, He Bingbing had specifically looked up the number for the Dragon Country maritime rescue team, and now was the perfect time to call them and explain the situation.
Soon, the Dragon Country rescue team located He Bingbing based on her phone’s coordinates.
Just as the Dragon Country rescue team was about to ask for more details, the communication suddenly cut off.
He Bingbing, holding her phone, shook it and frowned, "Why did the signal suddenly disappear?"
Wu Bin’s heart sank immediately.
Indeed, all of this was man-made—it was no coincidence!
"Bingbing, we may have been caught in a conspiracy."
"So, from now on, listen to my commands, we must figure out a way to save ourselves."
By this time, all three women were fully alert.
They weren’t fools, they saw that besides themselves, other people had also fainted and immediately realized something was definitely amiss.
"Let’s go back first, wake our people up, then look for life jackets and lifeboats, just in case."
Under Wu Bin’s directions, the three women first woke up the accompanying staff with water.
Once they were a bit more alert, they then proceeded to the medical room and woke everyone including Yang Kang and Xiao Hu.
After waking the few people up, Wu Bin curiously asked, "You shouldn’t have drunk anything in the medical room, how did you pass out?"
Yang Kang scratched his head and said, "We don’t know; it seemed like we smelled something and then passed out."
Wu Bin nodded, indicating he understood.
It appeared to be some sort of scent.
Xiao Hu rubbed his eyes, still somewhat groggy.
"What’s happening now, am I not awake yet? Why is the ship tilted?"
"We hit a reef, the ship will sink soon."
No sooner had Wu Bin spoken, the ship made a cracking sound again, causing everyone to lose their balance and fall on the deck.
The entire ship was tilting to the left side, but fortunately, the tilting stopped after a while.
By now, the ship was already tilted at a forty-five-degree angle!
"We can’t wait any longer, all women quickly look for life jackets."
"All men quickly look for lifeboats."
Under Wu Bin’s command, a group of people immediately sprang into action.
Keep in mind this is at sea, not in a swimming pool.
Even if you can swim, without life jackets and lifeboats, you simply won’t last until the rescue team arrives.
As people were searching, some on the ship had already gradually woken up.
Most of them were in a dazed state.
They didn’t know why they had suddenly fainted or why the ship had suddenly tilted.
At that moment, the ship’s announcement system came on.
"Dear passengers, I am Jiang Zhengzhi, the captain of this cruise."
"Unfortunately, our ship has hit a reef, but our cruise has a large tonnage and is very safe."
"I have already contacted the marine rescue team, and they will be able to reach us very soon."
"Now, please, all passengers, return to your rooms and wait for rescue; do not wander around!"
"I repeat, please, all passengers return to your rooms and wait for rescue; do not wander around!"
Hearing the voice on the intercom, Xiao Hu, limping, said, "Wu Bin, the captain is telling us to go back to our rooms and wait for rescue."
"Nonsense, ignore him."
Wu Bin immediately knew there was something wrong with this captain.
Their phones had no signal, which was clearly being blocked by someone.
So how did this Jiang Zhengzhi manage to contact the marine rescue team?
What made Wu Bin even more uneasy was that he, along with Xiao Hu and several other athletes, had searched around the ship and hadn’t found a single life jacket, let alone lifeboats.
