The deep sea.
A search and rescue ship cut through the waves, heading towards a coordinate on the map.
"I see it! I see it!"
Suddenly, the captain pointed ahead.
Xie Fan's assistant's eyes lit up, and he quickly ordered the ship to approach.
Soon, the search and rescue ship arrived at the coordinates.
They found the yacht that originally belonged to Xie Wenfang.
But at this moment, the yacht drifted on the sea like a ghost ship.
Not a soul could be seen on the entire ship, nor a sound could be heard.
Instead, it was filled with an indescribable silence and eeriness.
"Assistant Jin, are we sure we need to board? Why don't we try calling via radio first?"
Even though the captain had been in the search and rescue industry for many years, he couldn't help but feel a chill seeing this scene and said.
Unexpectedly, Assistant Jin snorted, "Even if we contact by radio, wouldn't the final result still be boarding?"
"So there's no need for this extra step, just have people board the ship directly!"
"What are you afraid of? I'll be with you all. If I live, you all live. If I die, you all die with me! Anyway, there's only one goal today - no matter what happened on the ship, we will find the person alive or the body dead!"
Hearing Assistant Jin's words, the captain swallowed nervously.
Then he reluctantly issued the boarding order.
Who told the Xie family to pay so much?
And even if they didn't pay much, the captain wouldn't dare to openly defy the Xie family!
Otherwise, he would have no place to stay in Siam and would have to become a pirate with this search and rescue ship.
A moment later, both the captain and Assistant Jin boarded Xie Wenfang's yacht.
However, the first thing they saw after boarding made their legs go weak, and they collapsed onto the ground!
On the yacht's railing, a pair of eyeballs stared straight at them!
The eyeballs seemed alive, trembling slightly in the sea breeze.
Below the eyeballs were dried blood and white unknown substances emitting a foul odor.
At the same time, there were bone fragments of various sizes scattered all over the ground!
"Ugh!"
Even the captain, who had seen all sorts of scenes, couldn't help but vomit violently at this moment.
Assistant Jin turned pale with fright, slumped to the ground, unable to stand.
The other rescue team members were not much better, all retreating a few steps and huddling together.
After a full half hour, everyone's emotions had slightly subsided.
However, they looked at each other, and everyone had already guessed what had happened on the yacht, and no one was willing to go further inside.
Assistant Jin cursed inwardly. He was scared too, but due to Xie Fan's orders, he couldn't back down.
He could only gather his courage and take the lead.
At the same time, he issued a reward: "Whoever finds Miss Xie first, alive or dead, will be rewarded with ten thousand US dollars!"
Under a generous reward, there must be brave men. With the addition of ten thousand US dollars, the rescue team members finally began a normal search.
However, the entire process was cautious and slow.
"Ev... everyone is dead!"
Suddenly, a rescue team member shouted.
He had found the yacht crew members who had died in the captain's cabin!
The terrifying thing was that the crew members had all turned into mummified corpses.
They were curled up together, seeming to have died in extreme pain!
Seeing this scene, the taut nerves of everyone instantly shattered.
They shouted and ran out of the captain's cabin.
Assistant Jin's heart sank rapidly, and he already had a bad premonition.
But what exactly happened that caused everyone on the yacht to die?
Most importantly, who could have done such a thing to make these crew members die so tragically and inhumanly?
"Found her! Found her! I found Miss Xie!"
At this moment, a rescue team member responsible for another direction shouted.
Everyone rushed over upon hearing the sound.
And then they saw Xie Wenfang, who had already turned into a corpse, though her body showed signs of decay.
Especially after drifting at sea for several days in this humid environment, the decay had accelerated.
For a time, it was impossible to determine the cause of Xie Wenfang's death!
All they could see was that Xie Wenfang's face still showed intense fear and disbelief, as if she couldn't believe someone would harm her.
"It must have been someone close to Miss Xie!"
"Otherwise, Miss Xie wouldn't have had that expression!"
Assistant Jin immediately concluded.
But the entire ship was dead, so who could have done it?
Who had the ability to kill everyone?
Assistant Jin frowned, and his gaze slowly settled on a suspect.
Song Cai!
Only Song Cai had such ability.
But after searching for a while, it was basically certain: the eyeballs on the railing and the scattered bone fragments were Song Cai's!
In other words, Song Cai was also dead!
Then Song Cai's suspicion was greatly reduced or even cleared.
The mystery once again shrouded Assistant Jin.
Assistant Jin rubbed his temples, feeling extremely annoyed.
Why was he so unlucky to be assigned such a task? Although Xie Fan said "find the person alive or the body dead" and that he would be able to report back as long as he brought Xie Wenfang's body back.
In reality, Xie Fan would definitely inquire about the cause of death and what happened.
If Assistant Jin couldn't answer, then Assistant Jin might as well wait to die.
He would definitely be beaten like a dog by the enraged Xie Fan!
If he was lucky, he would only be left with some disability; if he was unlucky, he would die directly in the Xie family!
"We must find out the reason, we must find out the reason..."
Assistant Jin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth.
But they weren't Sherlock Holmes, how could they deduce the case from the crime scene so quickly?
Just as everyone was staring at each other, a series of knocking sounds suddenly came from the bottom of the ship's cabin.
The sound was very faint, and it was even harder to hear under the howling of the sea wind.
However, the captain of the search and rescue ship heard it immediately and understood the meaning of the knocking sound.
"SOS! There's still someone alive! He's asking for help!"
Everyone heard this and rushed towards the direction of the sound.
Assistant Jin was even more overjoyed.
Someone was alive, which meant someone knew the truth.
He could then complete his mission satisfactorily!
Soon, everyone arrived at the bottom of the cabin.
After exerting great effort, they managed to open a partition at the bottom of the cabin.
And then they saw a person.
A person who was swollen, weak, and on the verge of death!
Xie Wenfang's bodyguard – Wang Liang!
"Quick, quick, get him out!"
Assistant Jin shouted.
However, Wang Liang tightly held a box in his arms and refused to let anyone touch him.
Helpless, Assistant Jin had to have medicine, fresh water, and food brought to him to treat Wang Liang on the spot.
An hour later, Wang Liang finally regained some strength and consciousness.
He recognized Assistant Jin: "Assistant Jin, it's you!"
"You... you're finally here!"
"If you had come a day later, I would have become a floating corpse at sea like the young lady and the others!"
Assistant Jin soothed Wang Liang's emotions while asking, "What happened? Who killed the young lady?"
Wang Liang looked up at the sky, as if recalling something terrifying, and his body trembled continuously.
"It was... it was... Song Cai!"
"The young lady and I were returning from the ghost market with Luosongzi and another treasure we obtained by chance. We thought we could save the madam's life and get the master's commendation."
"Who knew... who knew that halfway, Song Cai suddenly walked into the young lady's lounge, pretending to discuss official business, but in fact attacked the young lady! Intending to snatch the treasure!"
"I tried my best to protect the young lady, but Song Cai's cultivation was too high, and I was no match for him. I was hit and flew away, falling unconscious."
"When I woke up, I found... the young lady... she was dead!"
"Everyone else on the ship was also dead!"
"Even Song Cai was nowhere to be seen. There was only a giant phantom of a demon god standing on the deck, as if it were gnawing on something!"
"I was terrified. I didn't dare to step out of the lounge for half a step. I could only pry open the lounge partition and hide in the bottom of the cabin."
"From beginning to end, I didn't dare to make a sound, let alone go out to investigate. Until today, when I vaguely heard someone talking, I finally gathered the courage to knock on the cabin and finally waited for you!"
"Wuwuwuwu... Assistant Jin, the young lady died too tragically, you must avenge her!"
"Song Cai, that ungrateful wretch, must not be allowed to get away with it!"
"By the way, although Song Cai killed the young lady, he never found the thing he wanted! Luosongzi and that treasure are actually still with me!"
Wang Liang said, and excitedly took out the thing he was holding and handed it to Assistant Jin.
However, just as it was about to be handed to Assistant Jin, Wang Liang suddenly retracted it.
He looked at Assistant Jin vigilantly, his eyes seeming to say: "Assistant Jin, are you also in league with Song Cai?"