sincerity of lies

In the lounge on the 3.5th floor, Huo Ranyin's ears moved slightly.

He looked around, and there were only him, Boss Carrot, and Boss Short in the lounge.

The other four bosses are not here.

The difference between them and the other four bosses is whether they stayed in Boss Lin's room with Mr. Liu when the second death came.

Mr. Liu...is separating them consciously.There was a shout just now, and vague words such as "who" and "person" were faintly heard. Was this also arranged by Mr. Liu?Huo Ranyin thought about it, stood up, and took two steps towards the stairs.

The bodyguard immediately came forward: "What is the boss' order?"

Huo Ranyin: "Just walk around."

Bodyguard: "Please stay with everyone and stay safe."

Boss Short and Boss Carrot persuaded together: "Yes, safety is paramount, don't leave, bear with it."

In addition, there are only three of him...the number of people is too small, it is impossible to fish in troubled waters and go out to have a look, it will only add suspicion to himself in vain.

Huo Ranyin was silent for a moment, then sat back in his original position.

Faced with six answers to hide the truth, Mr. Liu came up with a solution.

"Ghost", the key is "ghost".

No one has seen this person for the time being, but he may actually be hiding on the ship.

Among the six answers, the possibility of the ghost cooperating with the people on board accounted for two, and one-third of the possibilities were the truth.Since there is no ghost to be found, why not make one?

As long as the "ghost" is discovered, the people who cooperate with the ghost on the ship must be nervous, and they must want to protect the ghost and cover the ghost. Otherwise, once the ghost is captured, he hiding on the ship will not be spared.

Mr. Liu thought quietly.

So, divide the people on board into sections.

It just so happened that after seeing him, all the bosses on board were taken to the lounge by Abang and separated from the crew and bodyguards.Next, just call the crew and bodyguards who were originally staying in the nave on the first floor into a closed space—they can’t be allowed to stay in the nave. When the hull was designed, the nave went up and down through the three floors, and the left and right semicircular stairs circled upwards , Normally, it is indeed beautiful and magnificent, but at this moment, the continuous design allows the situation of each floor to be seen by the rest of the people, which is not conducive to the implementation of his plan - and then the bodyguards are drawn out separately.

Test the bodyguard first.

A Tang is sent to become a "ghost", let the bodyguards hunt down the "ghost", and let Ah Bong watch from the side to see if anyone can't hold back and wants to contact and protect the ghost.

……

Good results.

Judging from the feedback from Ah Bang and Ah Tang, no one in the bodyguard group did any suspicious behavior, and they were all dutifully hunting down ghosts.

Then there's the crew.

Take the crew to the first floor, disperse them, let them search on the first floor, and create opportunities for the accomplices to contact and cover the "ghost".Will the accomplices be among the crew?Judging from Ah Bang's feedback, there is no suspicious person who is anxious to contact the "ghost" for the time being, but the chef Ben is very active and rushes to the forefront, almost making him catch up with Ah Tang's shadow.

Ah Tang was not careful enough.

He can make some noise to let the pursuers know that there is a "ghost", but it must not be really seen.When people see it, they will reveal their height, body shape, and various characteristics, so that their accomplices can understand that this "ghost" is not that "ghost".

……

Ah Tang did not come upstairs within the stipulated time.

Ah Tang disappeared.

There is a man underneath who has been playing hide-and-seek with the people on the boat since just now.

Playing hide-and-seek is not surprising, but the strange thing is that the identities of both sides of the hide-and-seek - the head of Mr. Liu's bodyguard, led Mr. Liu's crew and bodyguards to play hide-and-seek.

What is the purpose of doing this, and what kind of results do they want to achieve?

For Ji Xun, who was hiding in the ventilation duct at the moment, these two problems were of secondary importance.The most important thing at the moment is the head of the bodyguard who shrank into the ventilation duct just like him.

The head of the bodyguard acted alone, carrying a gun with him, the barrel of the gun was full of bullets, and he was hiding in a corner, with his back turned to him, and his attention was all on the movement outside the ventilation duct.

what is this?

Surviving a catastrophe must have future blessings?

It's a bit embarrassing to say, but Ji Xun feels that the "difficulties" he has just experienced are really not enough to compare with the "blessings" he is about to receive...

As a chef, that guy's legs and feet are too good, right?

The yelling coming into his ears from outside the ventilation duct made Ah Tang slightly annoyed. The more annoyed he became, the more careful he became. He took out the fine ash he had prepared and evenly sprinkled it on the place where he rubbed against the entrance of the ventilation duct.

Although traces of confusion have been left at the bottom, maybe the chef will come up to take a look——

Through the air holes in the ventilation duct, Ah Tang stared at the situation below. Sure enough, after a while, the head chef entered the room, and he first saw the trace left by Ah Tang, which was a small piece of cloth caught by the window sill .

The head chef was the first one to come in, followed by a whole bunch of people.

After they came in, most of them went straight to the piece of cloth, hula la and left again, but the head chef ran out to have a look, and then returned to the room, looking straight at the ventilation duct.

He took the stool and was ready to climb!

His name is...Ben!This guy is really chasing after him. I only remembered him as a good cook before, but I didn't expect him to be so sincere to Mr. Liu and work so hard to catch people.

But no matter what, I can't really be seen, and I can't let Mr. Liu's plan be ruined.

Ah Tang curled up in the ventilation duct, holding his breath and concentrating.

He watched as Ben removed the vent, poked his head in, looked around, saw that the dust was intact, shook his head, and went down again.

"What's the situation?" There was a voice from below. It was an unfamiliar face talking with a cigarette in his mouth. His voice was a bit vague. What's his name Meng?

"The dust is intact, it's not on top," Ben replied.

"Go out and have a look."

"Ah."

They are gone.

Ah Tang still lay on the spot, until he calculated that the two of them should have left and could no longer hear the sound in this room, especially the ventilation duct in this room, and then crawled backwards a little bit.

The ankle was grabbed.

Ok?

He thought it was an illusion when he was crawling, and took another step on his knee.

He was dragged backwards by a strong force, his head hit the concrete pillar heavily, and he spun around for a while.

have what……

There are people, there are still ghosts!

Ah Tang couldn't control his brain, and he didn't know if he could control his voice, but he controlled his hand, he held the pistol firmly, pulled it out, and pressed the trigger——

The trigger did not click!

a pen.

Ji Xun stuffed a pen under the trigger, blocking the space for the trigger to be pulled.He went to grab the gun, but the gun owner's hand holding the gun was as tight as a weld.

Ji Xun suddenly raised his fist and hit the opponent's temple hard!

The fist missed the target, and was blocked by a thick arm when it was still in the middle. Atang barely crossed his arms to block the attacking fist, but he blocked it for a while and failed to block the second blow. Almost at the same time, he felt his jaw There was a dull pain, and the brain that had been on the roller coaster was shaken to bean curd in the magnitude [-] earthquake.

One blow worked. In the small space, Ji Xun's attack was as concise and powerful as possible. He immediately pressed the opponent's shoulder and twisted his arm backwards, and then raised his knee and kicked the opponent's arm with the gun.

As a result, after two consecutive hits, the opponent did not let go of the gun, but suffered severe pain in the chest and abdomen. In this gap, Ah Tang had already struggled out of the pain of the concussion. Ji Xun crashed into the concrete wall above!

When there was no time left, Ji Xun turned his body halfway, causing the two of them to slam into the wall together, and fell down again. In the small space, the two of them almost overlapped with each other, during which Ah Tang refused to let go of his grip. The hand with the gun, but without the help of the other hand, the pen is just like his hand, and it is also firmly stuck in the trigger position.

In a short time, Ji Xun seized the opportunity and turned Ah Tang face down on the ground. His knees were against the opponent's back, and one hand was still firmly holding the opponent's arm holding the gun.

Ah Tang raised his head, finally escaped from the concussion, controlled his lips and tongue, and opened his mouth to scream——

Too late!

Ji Xun crossed his arms and tightened Ah Tang's neck.

The yelling turned into a ho-ho breath, and after a few more breaths, Ah Tang's complexion gradually became red with blood, and he couldn't even make a breath sound.

Ji Xun still did not relax, his eyes were fixed on the opponent's hand holding the gun until the arm finally lost its strength and fell to the ground.

The rabbit rises and falls, simply and neatly.

The battle is over.

Guns are good things, but you have to know how to use them.Seizing the gun is a process, and the ultimate goal is to disintegrate the opponent's threat, but once the cause and effect are confused, the killing weapon will also become a bondage, just like now.

Ji Xun let go of the hand that strangled his neck, and probed for his breath with his fingers.

Still breathing, just comatose.

Ji Xun stood up, took the gun from the man on the ground, twisted it around his fingertips twice, and whistled.

Consummation.

Chapter [-] The interesting thing about animals like humans is that they make their reality ugly, and their falsehood beautiful.Always deceiving yourself and others, enjoying yourself.

"despair."

"despair."

"despair."

The sound of knocking sounded in the room, and Huo Ranyin, who was sitting in the hall, tapped his fingertips on the table. During this time of doing nothing, the monotonous and repetitive sound, no matter how slight it was, was like the chirping of cicadas in a summer afternoon. , It made people feel impetuous for no reason.

Just when the three of them were getting impatient, a bodyguard suddenly ran in and whispered to the two bodyguards staying in the lounge. The expressions of the two bodyguards changed slightly. He said hello and followed the bodyguard who came in.

The three bosses looked at each other.

"What's the matter?" Boss Carrot asked.

"What else can I do," said the short boss, "something must have happened outside!"

"An accident happened again?" Boss Carrot was frightened, his teeth were throbbing.

Huo Ranyin got up long before the two bosses spoke. He went down to the middle hall on the third floor. This location is very convenient. He leaned over and had a panoramic view of the movement on the upper and lower floors.

Should be on the first floor.

Huo Ran made a quick assessment and wanted to rush down the stairs - but two forces caught his clothes from left and right in time.

"..."

Huo Ranyin turned his head and saw that the short boss, Boss Luobo, stood on the left and right, each with a hand, grabbing the corner of his clothes.

"Don't be impulsive." The short boss spoke earnestly.

"Let's go together, let's go together." Boss Carrot didn't want to lag behind.

Huo Ranyin could only take the two bosses and move to the first floor step by step.

When we reached the first floor, we found that all the bodyguards and crew members, including Mr. Liu, were here.

Mr. Liu arranges to find someone—to find the ghost, and a bodyguard who was taken away by the ghost, Ah Tang who is next to Mr. Liu.

The sound of hurried footsteps, accompanied by the intermittent female elevator voice, reached Ji Xun's ears all the way.

Ji Xun stayed in the dark and narrow space, listening to the vague voice outside:

"The room on the first floor has been checked."

"The room on the second floor has been checked."

"The room on the third floor has been checked."

"Go up the ventilation duct."

"A Tang finally appeared in the ventilation duct of the gambling area on the first floor. There are signs of fighting not far from the ventilation duct. Be careful, the ghost has a gun in his hand."

The ventilation duct was opened, and people climbed in one after another. It was a dark, narrow space filled with cement...

"Oh." Someone said, "I still haven't found it."

"The ghost disappeared. This time it also disappeared with a big living person. You can't find it anyway. You think... Brother Tang has already entered the sea? If you throw people into the sea, it is impossible for you to die again in this life." Fish it up."

"Even if you can't find Brother Tang, you can find the ghost."

They talked, acted, and stood under Ji Xun's hiding place time and time again, broadcasting the current situation for Ji Xun in real time again and again, and no one ever looked up.

"Ding—" the elevator rang again, "Hello, the first floor is here."

Those who came in hurriedly left again.

In the dark, long and narrow elevator shaft, Ji Xun who was hiding in the car with the unconscious Ah Tang silently raised the corners of his lips.

The trick of being dark under the lamp has been useful throughout the ages.

"Things... are not quite right..."

The bosses all went to the middle hall on the first floor, not only the seven ordinary bosses, but even Boss Jiang and Boss Wu, who lived in a special room and seemed to be shareholders of the ship, also appeared here and gathered beside the short boss.

Huo Ranyin looked at the ventilation duct, took advantage of his strength to jump, supported it with both hands, and easily climbed onto the duct, then went to the scene of the incident, took a flashlight to take a picture for a while, finally looked around, returned the same way, and jumped back to gambling district.

As soon as I jumped down, I saw the stunned looks of all the bosses.

Boss Carrot: "Young people's movements... are faster than our words!"

Short Boss: "What did you see when you went up?"

"I didn't see anything. The ghost swept its tail very cleanly." Huo Ranyin said, "The bodyguard should have been dragged behind first, and then hit his head hard on the load-bearing column. This caused him to fail to call for help immediately, and also In the subsequent battles, he retreated steadily and was even knocked out and taken away; as for Ghost, he should be of good height and skill, he is very confident in himself, and he is a careful and cautious person... Well, it’s almost like that.”

"Is this called not seeing anything?" Mawei boss subconsciously said, "Obviously saw a lot!"

"How do you know that the bodyguard knocked him down like that?" asked the short boss.

"There are traces of being dragged on the ground, and there are bloodstains on the load-bearing columns. If he didn't lose his voice at the beginning, it is impossible to explain why Ah Tang didn't yell loudly at the first moment of being attacked. At that time, the crew searched on the first floor. Cry out and be heard."

"The ghost's height and skill?"

"According to the analysis of the current situation, the ghost is very likely to have killed the two bosses. No matter the first case or the second case, there were wounds left by sharp weapons. The ghost chose to fight hand-to-hand with the armed bodyguards when he was clearly hiding in the dark and holding a sharp weapon. What is self-confidence in one's own skills? Fighting cannot be separated from objective physical conditions. Ah Tang is 1 meters tall and has a strong body. If the ghost wants to control Ah Tang, he must have a basic height and weight that can catch up." Huo Explanation of the cause.

As for the careful and cautious character, he didn't see more clues to profile ghosts at the scene, isn't he careful and cautious enough?Huo Ranyin thought to himself.This ship is really crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

"How do you say that?" The short boss looked at Huo Ranyin with admiration, "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead."

"Hooligans also need to learn knowledge." Huo Ranyin hummed, accepting the short boss' guess about him before.

The short boss was happy, pulled Huo Ranyin into the small circle, and first said to everyone: "Everyone, I think at this time, those of us who have the same identity must unite. Now every strength cannot be underestimated." , for example, this little brother, if it wasn't for this incident, we wouldn't even know we had this pearl hidden among us, would we?"

Then he turned to Huo Ranyin.

"We've already discussed it. This matter is very weird. We have to go to Mr. Liu for a showdown. How about you?"

On the issue of position, there are only "us" and "other than us". Huo Ranyin chose "us" without hesitation. His analysis just now was also to occupy a favorable position in this group.

The bosses found Mr. Liu.

This time, it was not on Mr. Liu's private floor, but in the center of the lobby on the first floor.

The short boss attacked Mr. Liu with almost no scruples: "Mr. Liu, there is one thing that I have always found very strange. The crew members who searched the first floor said that the second and third floors have been controlled, but in fact , There is no one on the second and third floors, the bodyguards stay together, and our boss is also divided separately."

This is not only to Mr. Liu, he chose Zhongtang for a reason, as long as the voice is slightly raised, the crew and bodyguards who are scattered on the third floor to search for Ah Tang's traces can hear and see their confrontation.

He continued:

"At this time, why did Ah Tang not stay with the bodyguards, nor did you stay with Mr. Liu, but appeared alone in the ventilation duct and met the ghost?"

"Yeah...!" Someone said, "Why did no one look at the second and third floors and tell us that they did?"

"Everyone acted together, why did Tang Ge act alone?"

"Everyone, these two questions are easy to answer!" The short boss's voice was very loud and resonant, and he blatantly revealed the answer to this question in front of everyone, "You have to ask our Mr. Liu, why did you ask Mr. Ah Tang is pretending to be a ghost!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

"You—" Abang's gun was loaded.

"Why, you dare to hit me?" The short boss's chest also stood up, and he directly pressed the muzzle of Abang's gun.He looked down at Mr. Liu, "Mr. Liu doesn't care about your subordinates, your dog dares to bark at the guests! Or Mr. Liu, you finally decided not to pretend? You tricked us onto the boat just to kill us of?"

Mr. Liu's eyes slid across everyone's faces.

In just a short time, the bosses stood together, the crew stood together, and the bodyguards also stood together.

People naturally choose positions.

"Put the gun away." Mr. Liu said to Abang.

"...Yes." Abang lowered his hands.

"That's right, I did send Ah Tang to pretend to be a ghost." Mr. Liu nodded and admitted, "I also deliberately separated you and tried each of them to find out who might cooperate with the ghost."

"It's a pity that the ghost is stronger than you think. Mr. Liu lost his wife and lost his army." The short boss sneered.

"Not only that, Mr. Liu also gave the ghost an epic enhancement, a gun full of bullets! With only a knife in his hand, the ghost can easily kill two bosses and kill Mr. Liu's personal bodyguard. Now With a gun, who else in the whole ship can't he kill?" Boss Carrot has always been steady, but at this moment he couldn't help explaining the facts, "We used to have thirty people, but now there are only 27 left. You guys The gun that is equipped with Glock is Glock, and the magazine can hold a dozen bullets. The ghost is very skilled and courageous, and holding a gun is enough to face us head-on, not to mention that he is still hiding in everyone. Where you can’t even find it, as long as someone places an order, one snipe, and another person places an order, another sneer!”

"Don't talk about being alone." The boss of Mawei couldn't help but add, "I don't think it's safe to walk in groups. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Ghosts kill everyone, the crew kills, and those outside Kill the boss, kill the boss here too! No one is safe!"

"You're all right." Mr. Liu calmly said, "I'm missing a game."

"Since this plan has failed, what else can Mr. Liu do?"

"What is the short boss's opinion?" Mr. Liu asked back.

"I don't have any good opinions for the time being." The short boss said angrily, "but I think, if you doubt this or that without any grounds like Mr. Liu, it will only kill us and make the ghost laugh. I suggest that everyone at this time At this moment, we must trust each other and stick together to defend against our only enemy: ghosts!"

"Afang, come back." Boss Jiang spoke suddenly and called his bodyguard.

One of the bodyguards hesitated slightly, then left the crowd and came to Boss Jiang.

"Xiao Han, come back." Boss Wu said the same thing, and the bodyguard came to Boss Wu without any hesitation.

"The matter has developed to this point," the short boss said again, "do you want to make a statement, Mr. Liu?"

"What do you want me to say?" Mr. Liu asked.

Standing on the steps, he glanced around again, seeing the familiar expressions on the unfamiliar faces.

so similar.He sighed in his heart.It's so similar, it's so similar to that moment in the past.

Technology is updated again and again, and people are changed one after another, but the world has not changed at all.

This is just a world where everyone fights for power and profit for themselves, and they are obviously flesh and blood beasts, but they still like to put on the sheepskin of "civilization" and pretend that they are following the times.

It's like this ship, a glamorous and fake ship filled with ugly and real people.

The interesting thing about human beings is that they make their reality ugly, and their falsehood beautiful.

Always deceiving yourself and others, enjoying yourself.

"Stay with us, and no matter what decision you make in the future, you must announce it and get everyone's consent." The short boss said the decision.

referendum.really interesting.

Unfortunately, the so-called referendum is just an excuse to gain rights.Mr. Liu pondered.

"Okay." Mr. Liu smiled, "Responsible for everyone's life, that's all."