Chapter 49 Bandits

A few hours later.

The sun gradually disappeared below the sea level, and the sky began to darken.

In the cab of the cargo ship, Chen She slowly opened his eyes.

He woke up from hunger.

Thanks to the good habits he developed when he was at school, Chen She usually skipped breakfast, and of course it was the same today.

From morning to now, he had taken a few sips of medicinal food. His stomach was so empty that he was so hungry that he couldn't sleep well and kept dreaming about eating.

Chen She wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, sat upright with his hands on his back, and looked around sleepily.

Through the porthole, I saw the endless sea, and then I remembered that I was on a ship.

However, the ship seems to have stopped.

Chen She stretched, opened the thermos cup, and poured the last bit of medicinal food into his mouth, not only relieving his hunger, but also regaining his energy.

After a while, the medicine takes effect, the drowsiness after a long sleep subsides, and the spirit becomes uplifted.

Afterwards, Chen She began to check the situation of the cargo ship.

The ship had indeed stopped, ran out of fuel, automatically stalled, and was drifting slowly with the wind and waves.

Looking at the navigation display, it seems that the sea area we are in now is very close to Hong Kong Island. The small dot representing the cargo ship is almost close to the edge of the coastline.

Being so close, you should be able to see it with the naked eye, right?

Chen She walked out of the cab and looked far into the distance, searching for the location of Hong Kong Island.

It didn't take long before Chen She discovered the outline of a small island on the left. Dots of lights on the island were already lit up, making it easy to identify.

It didn't look very far, so Chen She planned to swim directly there.

However, thinking of the dog paddle he had learned in a puddle when he was in elementary school, and feeling that it was not very safe, Chen She decided to call the unlucky ones in the cabin so that he could have someone to look after him along the way.

The lights in the cabin went out at some point, and it was pitch black in the passage.

Chen She casually touched a mobile phone from the body, turned on the flashlight, and walked deeper into the cabin by the light.

However, when he reached the end of the cabin, he found that the bed was empty and all six unlucky guys were gone.

It seemed that they woke up earlier than Chen She and had already left.

It's right to think about it. If they take the medicine at the same time, they go to bed earlier and naturally wake up earlier.

However, this group of people was too unloyal. They were all companions who got on the boat together, and they didn't even know to say hello when they left.

Forget it, forgive them.

Thinking of these brothers waking up in a dark cabin, walking out in the dark, encountering the corpses of Huang Mao and others, and maybe even being tripped.

After rolling and crawling, I finally got out of the cabin, only to find more bodies on the deck.

At that scene, I was probably scared to death. I must have been running as fast as I could, and how could I care about missing a companion?

Chen She was a soft-hearted man. He thought that they were already miserable enough, so he didn't bear any grudge against them.

After realizing the idea, Chen She was also ready to leave.

Before leaving, he used the light of his mobile phone to briefly explore the bodies of Bao Ge and Baldhead.

He harvested some RMB, Hong Kong paper, US dollars, and Thai baht. The amount was not large, and Chen She didn't bother to count it, so he just stuffed it into his backpack.

There are also four AKs and two pistols.

Of these two pistols, one belonged to Brother Bao and the other was taken out of Baldhead's body.

Long guns are inconvenient to carry, but pistols can be stored.

Chen She's Glock only had the last magazine left, which was still pinned to his waist, while the two newly acquired pistols were put into his backpack.

After delaying for a while, the last trace of sunset disappeared, and the sky turned completely dark, leaving only the faint light of the mobile phone shining on the pale skin of the corpse.

The sea breeze blew the waves against the walls of the ship, making a crashing sound, which was very clear in the quiet night.

"Damn, why is the wind getting stronger and stronger?" The scene on the boat was a little scary. Chen She didn't want to stay any longer. He cursed in his mouth, but he speeded up, put on his life jacket and life buoy, and then jumped in along the rope ladder.

nautical miles.

Find the right direction and start flopping hard towards the island.

The so-called "running a dead horse in Wangshan Mountain" is the same when it comes to the sea.

The island seemed very close, but Chen She spent more than two hours swimming across it, and his legs almost cramped.

Chen She lay on the beach on the shore for a long time, finally regaining some strength, and he was really hungry, so he struggled to get up and walked along the road to the lights.

After walking for about twenty or thirty minutes, Chen She arrived at the light.

It was not the Hong Kong Island with high-rise buildings in his imagination, but a small town with two or three-story residential buildings. The architectural style of the 1980s and 1990s looked a bit old.

Maybe it was not planned well at the beginning and residential buildings were built haphazardly, which resulted in the roads in the town being winding and narrow.

The traditional Chinese characters on the signboards on both sides of the street made Chen She sure that this was Hong Kong Island, but he didn't know where exactly it was.

Chen She looked around while also looking for the location of the hotel.

What surprised him was that there were obviously many shops and several restaurants on the street, but they were all closed early at this time.

Moreover, there are very few pedestrians on the road. Every once in a while, if you encounter one, they always seem to be in a hurry.

"It's strange, do people in Hong Kong have such a regular schedule? They go home and sleep as soon as it gets dark?" Chen She wondered, but he didn't stop walking. He walked along the winding streets for a while, and finally found a restaurant that was still open.

door.

Hutchison Hotel, four big characters are embroidered on the signboard.

It is said to be a restaurant, but it is actually a small shed set up in front of the house, with a stove next to it and a few tables and chairs.

Most of the hotels in the town are like this, built privately and encroaching on the roads. Otherwise, the roads in the town would not be so difficult to describe.

Of course, it is difficult to say which came first, the roads or the shops.

The owner of the restaurant is an old woman in her fifties or sixties, washing dishes in front of the stove.

The tables and chairs in the stall have been packed away, and the chairs are placed upside down on the long table. It seems that they are also planning to close the stall.

"Boss, is there anything else to eat?" Chen She took a chair and sat down, breathing a long sigh of relief, finally able to take a break.

"If we don't do it anymore, what else can we do during the typhoon?" the landlady said, waving her hands.

"Typhoon?" Chen She was stunned, and then thought that it was a heavy rain the last time he smuggled in, so it makes sense to choose a typhoon day this time.

"Typhoon Abu, the weather station has been broadcasting all afternoon." The landlady heard Chen She's mainland accent, wiped her hands with her apron, turned on the radio next to the stove, and said: "You mainlanders, come here

Don’t you always check the weather forecast when traveling?”

"Zizi. The Observatory stated that a tropical depression formed in the northern part of the South China Sea and is gradually moving northward at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. It may affect Hong Kong Island later. Considering that there may be typhoons passing through, outlying island areas and the main island

All ferries between the two are now suspended. Citizens who need to commute are asked to arrange their itinerary reasonably."

"Is the Outlying Island District where we are now?" This thought flashed through Chen She's mind, and was immediately replaced by hunger. He had no choice but to stop thinking about it and looked at the landlady and said, "Is there no food left? Whatever.

Whatever, as long as it can fill your stomach."

"It's gone. The stove has also turned off." The proprietress showed the dishes at hand and said: "There were four brothers and sisters who came to the store before. They are about the same age as you. They also have mainland accents. They look skinny but have a big appetite.

It’s so big that eating is like a war. I even eat and pack it, and I bought all the cooked food.”

"Can't we make it now? I can add money." Chen She took out a few U.S. dollars, held them between his fingers, shook them, and said.

"How much more?"

"A warning message is broadcast. A speedboat capsized near Liang Chuan Bay. All people on board were missing. Marine police found a large number of US dollars on the boat. They initially suspected it was related to a robbery at an exchange shop in Tsim Sha Tsui last week. Three people are now wanted.

A mainland man." Suddenly a news item came on the radio.

"I don't need to add any extra money. There's a typhoon." Seeing Chen She's wet body, speaking with a mainland accent, and holding US dollars in his hand, the landlady felt panicked, but she tried to remain calm on her face and pointed.

The direction said: "Well, follow this street all the way to the end. There is a Zhiming Restaurant. It is open 24 hours a day and does not close even during typhoons. You can go and have a look."

"Zhiming Restaurant, I remember it, thank you boss lady." Chen She left a note on the table and walked in the direction she pointed.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, and almost reaching the edge of the town, Chen She saw a paper sign at the intersection of the street, with the words "Zhiming Restaurant" crookedly written on it, and there was also a "forward" sign written on it.

A right-turning arrow indicates the direction.

Chen She was about to go over when he saw a middle-aged man wearing a chicken coop and wearing flip-flops running over from the street with a panicked expression.

When passing by Chen She, the man shouted: "Don't go there."

Then, he quickly ran down the street and disappeared.

"Crazy." Chen She ignored it and walked straight towards the street.

However, as soon as he exited the street and was about to turn right, he felt a black shadow flying towards him in the wind.

Chen She was shocked and was about to kick the black shadow away.

As he raised his leg, he glanced around and saw that it seemed to be a woman. He hurriedly stopped kicking his right leg out, stretched out his hand, and took the woman into his arms.
To be continued...