Between life and death [unlimited]

Flocks of gray-winged seabirds passed high above the ship's side deck, and below them, the blue sea water, which was as blue as the sky, together with the white foamy waves rolling up, kept knocking on all by Strong hull made of steel.

This small steel monster sailing on the Baltic Sea, after all the hot steam rushed into the multiple connected cylinders and pushed it for piston movement, two long sirens sounded from the mast position on the ship. This is almost the highest point on the entire ship - so, the nearby brightly lit port also knew at about the same time that a ship was about to enter the port.

Those who were also awakened by the sound of the long siren were the daytime just completed the transition from the night, and the ship guests who were originally asleep.

After packing their luggage yesterday, this group of players from different worlds and NPCs from the current mission world boarded the small ferry that took them back to Felton Manor in the evening - its size is between large and small. Between the yacht and the sightseeing ship, there is just enough room for dozens of people from the Felton family and their friends.

After a night of sailing last night, it was just after four o'clock in the morning, and this small ferry was about to arrive at everyone's destination.Perhaps the main reason is that the holiday island chosen by the Felton family this time is not far from their home.

Jiang Xun didn't know if it was because of the experience of seeing the little boy who looked like Si Yufeng yesterday afternoon, or because it was his first time on a boat (even if he had performed cross-border missions in the real world before, he always took a plane within the organization), plus The mission this time was a bit special, as the system said, all players, whether they were his former friends or current enemies, all appeared in this mission.

In short, it may be that all of the above reasons are mixed together, which finally caused his sleep state last night to be not very good.

So Jiang Li didn't go back to sleep after waking up in the early morning. He simply came to the deck, and then stood in a remote corner that didn't attract much attention, just looking at the seemingly endless blue ocean in front of him.

The two sirens just now didn't startle Jiang Xun who was in deep thought, but they did wake up a person Jiang Xun didn't really want to see.

And after this person washed up briefly and found that his roommate was missing, he still rubbed his sleepy eyes and came to the deck very "sticky".

"...Morning, Claude."

After the young man of Chinese descent named Vicki walked around the deck for a few times, he finally found Jiang Shui who was in a daze in a corner, but he still couldn't help yawning, "But why did you get up so early? ?” Feeling the icy body temperature from Jiang Shang, he asked again: “Or did you not sleep at all last night?”

Jiang Lai, who was interrupted from his contemplation for no reason, reluctantly (but his expression did not change) glanced at Vicki—God knows how this thin young man of Chinese descent made those thunderous noises last night. There was a loud grunt—but he quickly withdrew his eyes from Vicki.

The one-sided conversation ended abruptly, and the two of them didn't talk for a long time. Just when Jiang Shou thought Wei Qi had gone away, he suddenly heard him talk again.

"Hey, Claude, have you seen these birds before?"

Wei Qi took out a pair of exaggerated binoculars from nowhere, and leaned over to Jiang Li, who was leaning on the fence of the ship at the moment, pointed to the seabirds flying in the sky and said: "Their feathers are light gray— ——It may be replaced by pure white in winter——There are black and white thin longitudinal stripes from the pillow to the nape of the neck, and the body length is less than two feet. I guess this kind of seabird should be a red-throated loon that is not very common .”

I don't know if he was an ornithologist, but he took the initiative to pass the binoculars in his hand to Jiang Shuang. It seemed that he also wanted Jiang Shuang to look up and observe the seabirds.However, after Jiang Lai noticed that Wei Qi was approaching him, he deliberately moved a few steps to the position next to him, and he did not accept the things that this enthusiastic "partner" handed over.

Then Jiang Xun turned his head directly to the side, so that only Wei Qi could see the back of his full and round head—obviously, in front of strangers, he was still the same Jiang Xun he used to be, a person who didn't like talking to people very much, with a personality Also very withdrawn and difficult guy.

However, Vicki may be a character who "will not give up until he reaches his goal", or it may be purely because he is too boring on the ship. The young man who has enthusiasm but nowhere to release it still continues to chatter beside Jiang Lai.

"Claude, I don't know if you've heard of the taboos that were circulated among the fishermen by the sea." Vicki was still holding that ridiculous binoculars in his hand, and kept looking up at the few birds hovering above their heads. Ruby-throated loon.He added: "Like these ruby-throated loons, if you look carefully through a telescope, you will find that their eyes are red, transparent and shiny, like the kind of ruby ​​​​that women love-of course , this kind of red eyes may look beautiful to us, but for those fishermen who grow up by the sea, it is definitely an ominous sign."

"A long time ago, people thought that seabirds with red eyes were 'demons' sent up by Satan - I mean, if you look at them, their eyeballs are actually the color of arterial blood - so, There are legends that these birds were created by God into this bloody appearance because they cannibalize human flesh."

It may be because after talking a lot, he didn't feel any interaction he imagined, Wei Qi suddenly stretched out his elbow and bumped into Jiang Shui beside him with some unhappiness: "Hey, Claude, you just now Are you actually listening to me?"

"No." Jiang Lai responded very happily this time.

He didn't know what effect Vicky told himself just now. At least, Jiang Shi didn't hear any truth worth learning from these ignorant legends-now no one would think that the eyes of these birds The blood red is because of "eating" people, right?

Although Jiang Li can feel that this era is not very advanced - the means of transportation or technological conditions are roughly equivalent to the level of the last century - but at least it has entered the modern society, how could anyone take these baseless legends seriously? Woolen cloth.

Just when Jiang Lai was unable to complain, a burst of hearty and hearty laughter suddenly came from behind Wei Qi.

"Haha, I knew Vicki was not in the room, so you must be 'teaching' your knowledge to others!"

After Wei Qi heard the voice, he turned his head immediately, and Jiang Lai looked at the opposite side—soon, a man walked towards them from not far behind Wei Qi, even in a casual shirt. And cotton trousers can also make people feel a middle-aged man with strict dress.

Moreover, the skin and hair color of this man are exactly the same as that of the Chinese youth Vicky, and he said loudly to the two of them: "A brilliant student who just graduated from Johns Hopkins, my nephew, just now Scott and I After saying that you were not in the house, I knew that you must have come to the deck to 'teach' knowledge with your friends." Then he took the initiative to say to Jiang Shi: "I remember your name is Claude, right? You're a good friend of my Nephew Vicki."

"Yes." Jiang Lai recovered from his stupefaction, he quickly recalled the man's name from the memory of the character, and greeted him: "I'm Claude, good morning, Mr. Felton. "

——This is also the reason why Jiang Lai has been tolerating this Vicki who is chirping in his ear like a sparrow.

Because Vicky is the nephew of the hostess (that is, Mrs. Felton) invited by the players this time.

Wei Qi, who was always cheerful and enthusiastic, rarely felt a little shy and replied: "Uncle (literal translation of the system, it may also be uncle), why did you come to me?"

Wei Qi suddenly thought of Scott who looked nothing like the middle-aged man in front of him (he looked more like his aunt), and asked, "Uncle, is Scott looking for me?"

Mr. Felton nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Yes, because the ship will be docked soon, so Scott wants to see you again - he will separate from us at the pier later, the school side Classes have already started."

"Okay, then I'll go find Scott now." Vicki actually likes staying with his clever cousin, but he was so busy looking for Jiang Lu just now that he forgot that Scott was going to school So he said to Jiang Lai: "Claude, I'm leaving first, let's meet in the manor later!"

Jiang Li still paused for a moment before nodding subconsciously and replied: "Okay."

I'm afraid he hasn't realized it yet, but in fact, he didn't have to answer the question of Vicki who left in a hurry just now - ever since this man walked towards the two of them, Jiang Lai couldn't take his eyes off him , Vicky, Scott, he didn't hear it at all - it wasn't because of how attractive this man was, or how superior his looks were.

It was Jiang Xun who suddenly felt that he had known him on this ordinary but elegant Asian face...

When Vicky saw his "friend" Claude again, it was indeed at the Felton family's manor, and it was already night.

After Jiang Lai finished his dinner, on his way back to the guest room that Mr. Felton had arranged for him, he ran into Vicky who just came back from outside.

"Claude, you should have just finished dinner, right?" Vicki had a bright smile on his face as soon as he saw Jiang Xun - he saw the same thing with others, so Jiang Xun began to doubt this passionate Chinese youth Do you just smile when you see others?

But at this moment, Wei Wei was completely out of the mood to continue chatting with Jiang Xun in the morning. He seemed to be very tired, so he simply waved to Jiang Xun and said, "I didn't come back for dinner today because I was with Scott just now." Te - well, that's his Christian name, actually I prefer to call him Yves - Jacques they go out to dinner, God knows how tired I am right now... Yves and Jacques are definitely two extremely difficult kid!"

In fact, Jiang Xun was not very interested in his private itinerary, but because Vicky was Mr. Felton's nephew, Jiang Xun still quietly played the role of "listener".

However, Vicky, who likes to "popular science" horror stories with others, deliberately lowered his voice and told Jiang Lai such a gossip before leaving: "By the way, Claude, I advise you not to come from Come out of the room..."

Wei Qi's eyes, which were originally not too big, suddenly widened like a pair of black copper bells: "Because in my uncle's castle, a little boy disappeared for no reason... it was foster care. The child at my uncle's house, he suddenly disappeared in the castle one night, and no one could find him."

I have personally experienced all kinds of strange powers and chaos, and I don’t feel scared at all. Known as a humanoid master Jiang Xun: "..."

— Well, just pretend that Will was really kind enough to remind him, telling him such a "horrifying" little ghost story.

"But if you want to get up at night, I advise you to find someone to accompany you, otherwise no one will know why you disappeared."

Jiang Lai didn't know why, but it always sounded like Weier was going to provide this night-up service next time.

But fortunately, Weier just smiled at him in the end, didn't continue to say anything, and then left Jiang Lai with a back, and left in a cool manner.

After bidding farewell to Wei Qi, a "high-achieving student" who seemed to think differently from others, Jiang Shang followed the winding old stone stairs to the floor where he lived.

He was given a room on the third floor of Felton Castle, on the same floor as the only child of the Felton family, Scott, according to the servants.But Jiang Lai did not "accidentally" meet Scott Felton in the corridor on the same floor as he did when he met Weir.

Speaking of which, he seemed to have never really seen the kid named Scott—during this period of time, the poor little boy was either on the ship finishing his vacation or on his way to school.

After entering the room, Jiang Lai, who was rarely alone, felt a little relaxed. In addition, he didn't sleep all night last night, and now he sat on the soft mattress and felt a strong drowsiness.

So he thought endlessly in his mind: Fortunately, he didn't meet those friends and enemies who are also players today, otherwise, he really didn't know what kind of mentality or expression he should use to be under Jiang Ke's surveillance Confront these people.

Jiang Xun was afraid that the current self would inadvertently reveal his true feelings in front of Jiang Ke—he would not be able to trust Jiang Ke unreservedly like before. Jiang Ke made him feel very strange.

Maybe other players are also a little seasick, or there may be other reasons. Anyway, after Jiang Shui and the others came to Felton Castle, these members from different high-level organizations were not in a hurry to find the one mentioned in the mission. That "lucky coin".At least it looked like this on the surface. After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms obediently like a docile little sheep returning to the pen.

Oh, that's right... Jiang Lai suddenly thought that his teammate who hadn't arrived yet—perhaps it should be more appropriate to call him the predecessor—Si Yufeng hadn't appeared in this mission until now.

But at the dinner table tonight, Jiang Lai clearly saw members of Sombre, such as Zhang Jian, Serena, and Shen Yingying all present.

Why didn't Si Yufeng come out with them?Is it a deliberate omission by the system, or is there something else hidden?

Jiang Lai thought hard but couldn't figure it out.

Just when he was struggling to find the answer, his upper and lower eyelids began to fight uncontrollably and was about to fall asleep, his oversensitive ears suddenly picked up a slight movement from outside the door.

—sounded like someone opening a door in the corridor.

Jiang Xun also woke up suddenly.

But when he looked up to a window with no curtains drawn, he was surprised to find that night fell at some point and the sky outside was completely dark.

I'm afraid he really fell asleep just now.Jiang Lai looked at the position of the moon floating in the mid-air outside, and speculated in his heart that it should be midnight now.

"Ta, tat..."

The slight sound of footsteps coming from the corridor outside attracted Jiang Lai's attention again - it should not be the sound of servants walking, because the man's footsteps were very light, as if deliberately lowering the sound - but the man was not after all Jiang Xun was a professional killer, so it was inevitable that Jiang Xun would hear some movement.

The sound of footsteps from far to near also reminded Jiang Xun of the rumor that Wei Qi said in the evening.

So, Jiang Lai also walked out lightly.

There were no devices to assist night blindness patients in the corridor outside, and the "guest" who walked carefully on the road did not light up the wall lamps on both sides of the wall as if he was afraid of waking up others.However, Jiang Li still saw the "guest" and the things behind him by virtue of the cold moonlight from the window on the other side.

The "guest" who was not tall and seemed to be a child was standing in front of a huge bronze mirror with ancient carvings, but after seeing his back clearly, his body started to move towards the "guest" uncontrollably. The little "guest" who resembled Si Yufeng moved quickly in the direction.

And this little "guest" also seemed to feel something in the dark - he suddenly stiffened his body and staggered back a few steps as if in fear, and finally, he faced the direction of Jiang Lai Turn your body around.

Therefore, Jiang Lai also saw the strange man who appeared out of thin air in the mirror behind him.

——However, it was not the same as last time.

Because the man stood in front of Jiang Xun alive this time.

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-10-2123:11:34~2020-10-2300:10:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: Serenading, Tingjian 1;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!