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The ship drifting in the endless ocean is the only light in the ink-stained night, and the cruise ship with amazing throughput is just a moving island on the sea.

The guests on the deck are having a carnival, with lights, balls, champagne, beauties, everything, and the slightly drunken air is filled with the atmosphere of luxury.Walking along the crowd, there are not only cautious waiters, but also guests wearing formal suits and headband masks who refuse to show their true faces.

The inner arena is much quieter than the outside. Hundreds of people are wearing uniforms and holding number plates. Only the passionate host on the stage is selling "rare" products to the rostrum illuminated by bright lights.

Going all the way down the cabin, the atmosphere at the bottom of the cabin is even more lively than on the deck. The well-dressed gentlemen and ladies shuttled between the various gaming tables with chips in their hands. Reserved cheers.

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"The best case scenario is that the kidnappers only want to threaten my family and plan to release me in two days. Then they may not set up such a tight surveillance line. After all, we are locked in a room with nothing. There is only one high window, and it is unlikely to ask for help. Of course, if I were them, I would choose to imprison us in a certain room at the stern, which is usually far away from the elevator. As long as they occupy the surrounding rooms, generally The tenants will not come here at all." Atobe analyzed calmly.

After inspecting Yukimura, he found that the cat's eye on the door was sealed from the outside, so it was impossible for them to see the situation in the corridor. He agreed with Atobe's judgment and pointed out: "I can feel that the corridor outside is very quiet, and it is likely to be empty. One person, but I'm not sure if they don't plan to keep us under strict supervision, or they went back to the room to rest late at night."

"It may be the latter. In this case, let's rest first and think about how to get out tomorrow. No matter what, the Atobe family will definitely send someone to rescue us." Atobe suddenly said something that was contrary to his personality. When he was puzzled, he bent down and took out a button-shaped thing under the secret bed, then he kept the button with a tissue and locked it in the small bathroom.

After solving the bug, the Ministry no longer deliberately lowered the voice: "There is also a terrible guess. They cut off the power in the room and placed a bug, which shows that they are very careful and worried about any unexpected actions by us. Under such circumstances, it is obviously impossible to take it lightly and not send people to monitor it."

Yukimura looked at him in surprise, not knowing how he noticed the abnormality, Atobe pointed to his ear, Yukimura guessed that not all the equipment on him had been searched.

Atobe continued to explain: "Unless they decide that it is useless for us to ask for help on this ship."

Yukimura opened his lips slightly and looked at Atobe in surprise.

"What kind of ship do you think we're on?"

Yukimura's pupils narrowed slightly, and he quickly judged the current situation based on the limited information: "Could it be... this ship was originally an illegal place, and even drifted at sea for a long time, so they are so confident. If this is the case, the passengers here must not be What kind of benevolence, even if you notice the abnormality here, you won't give us a helping hand."

Atobe nodded to indicate that Yukimura was right, then clenched his fists and lowered his head in self-reproach: "I know that a cruise ship named Freedom Boat docked in Yokohama yesterday, I should have taken precautions, Freedom Boat Zhou has a bad reputation."

Seeing that Atobe was in a depressed mood and could not extricate himself, Yukimura sat beside him and patted him on the shoulder as if to comfort him: "There is no unparalleled road, we can't ask for help from within, can't we ask for help from outside? This ship The ship is still sailing. I don't think we will be unconscious for more than five hours. If this ship is the ship of freedom, it means that we are not too far away from Japan. It is the peak season for cruise travel recently , we have a high probability of encountering other cruise ships."

"The top priority is, we should think about how to use the existing tools to ask for help." After Yukimura finished speaking, Atobe nodded in agreement.He unpacked his coat, and there was a mini flashlight in the hidden interlayer: "You can use the flashlight to send out a distress signal. I have learned Morse code, leave it to me."

Yukimura nodded in praise: "You are indeed well prepared."

There is only one transom in the entire room that can be used as a channel for external communication. Yukimura stood on the table to observe the outside scene through the transom. Just as Atobe estimated, they should be at the stern of the ship, and it should still be in the middle of the night at this time, because the ship The sea surface around him was reflected against the lights on the ship, emitting sparkling waves, which looked extraordinarily bright.

In this case, if you rely on flashes to send Morse code to nearby cruise ships as a distress message, you may be submerged in the dazzling lights and cannot be found.

Atobe and Yukimura decided to lie down and wait for the opportunity in the second half of the night, which should be the time when the guards were most lax. Even the robbers who were always listening to the bugs would probably think that they were asleep and relax their vigilance.

The room fell silent for a moment.

This is destined to be a sleepless night, Atobe patted the bed to signal: "Jingshi, please rest for a while, let's take turns to watch the night tonight, each takes a turn for two hours, and always pay attention to whether other ships pass by."

Yukimura did not refuse, he just asked back: "Without a watch, can you still judge the time?"

"The time to listen to a concert is almost two hours." Atobe smiled, and lightly patted Yukimura on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry.

Yukimura obediently lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and recharged his energy.

However, the night was so long that Yukimura couldn't sleep peacefully in the dangerous environment.Although he lay upright on his back and covered the quilt neatly without making any movement, he could still notice that he was not asleep at all, and his breathing rate was much faster than usual.

So Atobe jumped down from the table, sat on the edge of the bed and lightly held Yukimura's hand. Yukimura, who looked normal and calm, lost his helmet and armor in Atobe's little temptation.The icy cold body temperature from inside to outside intersected with Atobu's warm palm, instantly revealing his inner worry and tension.

"Are you afraid, Seiichi?" Atobe knew that a character like Yukimura would never respond weakly at such a time, but he just wanted to ask.

Yukimura opened his eyes and held Atobe's hand instead, his iris-blue eyes were extraordinarily clear under the moonlight: "Are you afraid?"

Atobe pursed his lips, turned his face away and said sullenly: "I'm not afraid. I've rehearsed hundreds of times for this kind of occasion. Except for involving your innocence, I'm not afraid at all."

Yukimura didn't expose his lie, and they both wanted to save each other's face.Yukimura withdrew his hand, folded his hands in front of his chest, and looked up at the ceiling.

"But I'm scared." Yukimura whispered, Atobe slowly turned his head to look at him, Yukimura didn't care and continued, "But no matter how scared I am, I won't be as scared as I was the night before the operation at the age of 14."

This is the first time Atobe has heard from Yukimura about that experience. Many times, even if he mentions here by chance, he will only rack his brains to avoid any possibility of puncturing Yukimura's scar.

Yukimura really didn't like this topic.But for some reason, on this night when they depended on each other, Yukimura suddenly remembered the night when he was 14 years old. Whether it was family members or friends, they always thought that he had an iron will that surpassed ordinary people.Although they once watched him break down and vent his emotions in embarrassment, since the beginning of his recovery and his return to the game, they have never seen him relax his will.

"The night before the operation at the age of 14, I didn't fall asleep the whole night." Yukimura stopped with a smile, and slowly got up and sat up straight. "At first, what I was most afraid of was that I would not be able to recover and could not return to the game. Then I started I worry about whether I am too reckless, because the operation will fail, and I may die. However, what I am most afraid of is that the operation is successful but cannot be recovered, and I can only lie on the bed and rely on others forever. I don’t like that kind of powerlessness I can only rely on the possibility of others."

Atobe gently put his hand on his shoulder: "If I were you, I wouldn't be able to do better than you."

Yukimura held his hand and said firmly, "Since I survived that time, I believe we will be able to escape this time!"

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However, luck doesn't always seem to favor kind people. The weather outside was calm that night, the bumps of the ship became smaller and smaller, and there seemed to be no chance to call for help.

"Gamble." Yukimura boldly suggested, "If you are just a threat, the Atobe family will know that you are missing tonight. I believe their rescue speed will not exceed 24 hours. The survival rate of all kidnapping cases The highest point is the first 24 hours, we can’t sit still, no matter if the Atobe family chooses to compromise or attack if we stay, we can only rely on others in their hands. Even if the call for help is unsuccessful, we can have other plans tomorrow during the day.”

Flashlights have limited power, but waiting around may be futile as the clock ticks toward dawn.Atobe agreed with Yukimura's idea and started sending a distress signal to the window.

There was dead silence outside the window, and there was no sign of any ship passing by, and the time passed by every minute... Just when the two were restless, there was finally a turning point.

A white glider flew across the sky in the distance, as if noticing the movement here, the glider circled in the air and finally stopped in front of their window.

"Phantom Thief Kidd!" Unexpectedly, the life-saving straw that appeared in front of the door turned out to be Mr. Phantom Thief who had formed an indissoluble bond before.

However, the situation is critical, and the two seem to have no choice. They can only choose to believe that the strange thief has justice in his heart, as the rumors say.Kidd, who was outside the window, saw the situation inside the house at a glance. He smashed the window and asked the two of them, "Are you kidnapped?"

Kidd seemed to have no malice towards these two young men who had successfully played tricks on him. He considered the situation and told them: "This ship is already on the high seas. I can help you call the police for help, but it will take seven to It took an hour for the police to arrive, sorry, I can't take you two alone, the distance from the land here is too far, my hang glider can't support the weight of three people."

Yukimura believed that Kidd really wanted to help them, but they couldn't guarantee that there would be no change in seven hours. If there were undercover tipsters hidden in the police, they could only let them be fished by mermaids.

"Can you help us get out of here?" Yukimura asked sincerely.

Kidd nodded hesitantly, struggled for a while and said: "Although I don't want to attract attention and ruin my plan, I also can't watch innocent people get hurt. I can find the robbers and stun them with drugs, and then put them to death." tied up."

Atobe looked at Kidd suspiciously, and after thinking for a moment he shook his head: "You just need to help us open the door. We don't know anything about the situation, so we have no way of judging which room the kidnapper is lurking. No matter how many people, once someone slips through the net, the outcome will be the same."

Kidd readily agreed: "I'll let you out right away." As he spoke, he disappeared in front of the two of them. A moment later, with a soft "click", the door opened, and Kidd appeared in front of them. "Let's go, I temporarily blocked the monitor signal here for 10 minutes, but if they are still watching the monitor at four o'clock in the morning, they may come back at any time."

Atobe gently pushed Yukimura out the door, while he smiled and shook his head: "Take him away!"

"what?"

Atobe explained: "They didn't show up in front of me the whole time, obviously they didn't intend to tear up the ticket, so as long as I am here in Jingshi, I am safe. What's more, the monitor is only temporarily out of order, and they may not even notice the abnormality. I'm still there, so... I'll stay."

Yukimura disagreed, he turned his head to look at Atobe and said seriously: "I have already encountered the worst situation in my life, Xiaojing. I don't need anyone to carry my life, even you... There is nothing wrong with admitting that there is nothing wrong with being afraid , you are still Keigo Atobe, the indomitable king in my heart."

"So if we want to leave, let's go together!" Yukimura looked at Atobe firmly, and held his hand tightly before Atobe resisted and walked out the door together.