NOVPUBChapter 594: Chapter 513: Might Not Be a Deduction Book, But Definitely an Abyss Script_2 Chapter 594: Chapter 513: Might Not Be a Deduction Book, But Definitely an Abyss Script_2 Luo Kai: “…”
Luo Kai silently tossed his cigarette into the sea.
The young girl looked toward Xu Shuo next to her, sizing him up and down, and ultimately found nothing to mock.
The sea breeze gently brushed them, as the beautiful golden sunset bathed the three of them in its glow.
The ship was very stable, basically experiencing no drift.
After a silent stare-off, the girl finally shifted her gaze and turned to look at the sparkling sea surface, her face breaking into a longing and joyful smile.
“The sea really is a beautiful place, do you like it too?”
Luo Kai agreed, “Of course I do.”
The girl, buoyed by the response, immediately burst out enthusiastically, “Right?
I’ve loved the sea since I was little, it’s especially vast, and there are no houses blocking the view, you can see very far into the distance!”
Luo Kai: “Yes…”
Girl: “I’ve been going to sea with my grandfather since I was young, but this is my first time acting as a pilot.
...
I didn’t expect to accidentally take the wrong path and enter unfamiliar waters.
The storm we just experienced was really terrifying, weren’t you scared?”
Luo Kai: “I…”
Girl: “What’s there to be afraid of?
Actually, storms just seem a bit scary.
Our Daping Hao is very stable!
Look, it’s just that the sails are a bit damaged and some water got onto the deck, but we can still sail without any issues!”
Luo Kai: “…”
Girl: “Although we can still go on, my grandfather decided that we will return tomorrow morning, just to be safe.
We’ll re-plan our route tonight and then set sail back!”
Luo Kai: “I see…”
Girl: “You don’t need to worry about getting lost.
I’m just not very familiar with observing the route during the day, but it’s much easier at night!
I definitely won’t take us to the wrong place this time, and besides, my grandfather is here too!”
Luo Kai: “…”
Luo Kai sat with a wooden expression, his eyes lifelessly gazing at the slowly setting sun in the distance.
He felt as though there was a little chicken beside him, constantly chattering nonstop, the girl’s clear and lively voice now sounding like a demonic chant in his ears!
He even felt as if he was being tormented by the Abyss.
Xu Shuo, however, seemed oblivious, even his posture leaning against the ship’s rail seemed exceedingly relaxed.
That’s because as soon as the girl started to chatter, Xu Shuo had already taken out his phone from his pocket and started playing Tetris.
Although the script had no internet connection.
Single-player games don’t need internet either.
Praise be to single-player games!
Luo Kai also wanted to play, but he couldn’t, because he still had to analyze the plot and progress the story.
…
With a wide view of the sea and calm waves, one could even see how the sun slowly set.
As the sky darkened, a murky blue fog crept from the east, as if covering the sky with a muddy curtain, while the bright stars were already clearly visible.
“It’ll be better after it gets a bit darker, observational conditions will improve after 11: 00!”
The girl continued nonstop, “And the sea at night is especially beautiful, truly breathtaking!
It’s a completely different feeling from watching on land.
Don’t miss it later!
— Eh?
What’s that?”
Toward the end, the girl, turning her head, suddenly caught sight of something in Xu Shuo’s hand and approached with curiosity to ask.
Xu Shuo calmly put away his phone and looked up at the night sky: “The stars are really beautiful.”
Luo Kai beside him: “…”
This abrupt change of topic.
The girl’s curiosity was not quashed, as she stepped forward and grasped Xu Shuo’s hand to examine, seemingly curious about where he had put the object just now.
At that moment, an old man looking spry emerged from the cabin at the front of the ship.
“Xu, come in for a meal!”
The old man called out with a strong voice, echoing over the sea like thunder, far more energetic than any of the younger sailors.
The girl named Xu quickly responded, “Coming!”
Then, she cheerfully called the two men, “Come on, let’s go in for something to eat; after eating, we should get a good sleep because we have to keep watch tonight!”
Xu had already taken the lead towards the cabin.
Only then did Luo Kai finally heave a sigh of relief, hurriedly lighting a cigarette while he mused, “It’s not easy to come across such a chatty and extroverted girl in this age!”
In the old days, women would hardly step out of the house, and those who did went about veiled.
Xu Shuo didn’t express any opinion.
After taking in the calm expanse of the sea, he headed towards the cabin.
Luo Kai followed right behind and extinguished his cigarette before entering.
This ship had four cabin spaces, two small ones, one medium, and a particularly large one that occupied half the space of the main cabin area.
“Three guest cabins, so this one must be the cargo hold,” Luo Kai said, surveying the ship.
“The sailors all lived together,” Xu Shuo glanced.
The cabins had portholes through which one could see inside; the last three were clearly meant for resting.
The sailors probably stayed in the cabins at the end, the girl and the old man in the middle, while at the moment a group of people were gathered in the large cabin at the bow.
Sounds of merriment were already coming from inside.
Luo Kai was the first to poke his head in for a look.
There were a lot of people in the cabin, barely any cargo, and from the structure of the cabin, it didn’t seem like a place for storing goods.
Xu Shuo smiled and said, “Oh, ho, you’re wrong.
They’re probably not out fishing, just having a simple sea adventure.”
Luo Kai curled his lip.
In fact, from the few words the girl had blurted out earlier, one could already guess the earlier part of the story—
The grandfather, to satisfy his granddaughter’s joy of going to sea, had this time even made the half-baked granddaughter the pilot.
Ultimately, the entire ship ran into a storm, having just escaped death before staggering out.
But since it was a script that could be extracted,
this play would surely breed other troubles afterward, leading to a variety of unexpected events, consequently creating murderers and victims.
So, tonight was bound to be eventful!
…
The two who entered the cabin did not raise any suspicion among the other sailors; some even invited them for a few drinks.
Having just gone through a storm, it was time for the sailors to let loose, so the old man, as the captain, didn’t stop them, only reminding them not to drink too much since some had to stand watch at night.
Xu’s spirits were also unusually high; she mingled among the group of rough men, spiritedly downing two drinks!
Luo Kai couldn’t help but mutter to himself: This girl is probably going to have trouble getting married.
Since this story actually happened, the real Xu back then must have acted in the same way; just what their ultimate fate was, he did not know.
At sea, it was still calm at the moment.
The temperature was indeed lower than during the day.
The night was deep.
Some sailors went straight to sleep after dinner, while others stood on the deck watching the sea, or repaired the masts and sides of the ship.
The old man was the captain, as well as the helmsman; he had to stay in the pilothouse of the superstructure to steer, to keep the ship from drifting to other areas with the waves.
The girl had some free time for the moment.
But she wasn’t idle herself, running all over the ship to observe, seemingly in high spirits.
Even though the starry night sky hadn’t fully appeared, she had already started determining directions impatiently.
But Luo Kai really couldn’t compliment such illogical direction judging.
Fortunately, no one on the ship took it seriously, and the old man at the helm just laughed off the directions pointed out by the girl.
The tolerance and indulgence toward Xu by everyone on the ship seemed exceptionally high.
Everyone probably treated her as if she were their own daughter.
Xu Shuo leaned against the stern, gazing at the pitch-black sea, and suddenly said, “This script doesn’t seem like a detective one.”
Luo Kai continued, “It doesn’t even seem like a Mutant Script!”
What a peaceful and warm scene.
Who would have guessed this thing produced Abyss Substance!
Luo Kai wasn’t in any hurry, “Some scripts have long story cycles, some for a whole month; we just need to be patient.”
Xu Shuo nodded, “Charge by the time, that works too.”
Luo Kai: “…”
Without talking about money, we are still good partners.
He rolled his eyes, retreated to a corner, turned his back on Xu, and lit a cigarette to avoid being endlessly talked at by that girl in another mental attack.
And until 11:00 came.
The ship was very calm, nothing had happened, not even arguments.
There were always sailors on deck on lookout, taking turns on duty, with some temporarily taking over the helm from the captain.
And at this time, Xu, who had had enough fun, had already gone back to her cabin to rest.
But just then, a sailor hesitantly shouted out:
“Look quickly, what is that?”
Luo Kai, who had stayed up, immediately turned to look.
Right in front of Daping Hao, a broken, rotting, charred ship had appeared out of nowhere.
It floated on the sea like a ghost…
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