UPWR1BY **Chapter 542: "Truth is Everywhere"**
**Chapter 542: "Truth is Everywhere"**
In the middle of the night.
The starry sky stretched endlessly.
The guests on the cruise ship had all returned to their rooms to sleep under the reassurance of the staff. Overhead, four helicopters hovered, one by one landing on the deck. The kidnappers, lined up with their heads down and silver handcuffs on, boarded the helicopters. Each one had an extremely unpleasant expression on their face.
They were probably the most incompetent kidnappers in recent years. Before they even had a chance to rob anyone, their guns were swapped, and the police were lying in wait for them. Even more absurd was the fact that they happily performed three acts for the passengers! Just thinking about it was humiliating.
Those performances were supposed to be part of their act to surprise the passengers. Imagine the thrill: the actors who had just performed for you were actually kidnappers! How exciting would that have been! But in reality, they performed the shows and got arrested before they could even enjoy the shocked looks of the audience. Not only did they not steal anything, but they also gave the audience a free show. It was utterly embarrassing.
At this moment, a man walking at the end spat disdainfully, "Pah! And here I thought you were impressive. Turns out you're just lousy kidnappers. Trash! Even I, a thief, am better than you!"
The kidnappers: "..."
Indeed, the man at the end was the same thief who had been screaming as the sharks chased him earlier. He was the one mocked by the kidnappers when he was locked up in the suite. Now, he was getting his revenge.
"Pah! Such garbage! In all my life, I've never seen such lousy kidnappers! What a disgrace! So damn embarrassing!"
The thief started mocking the kidnappers like crazy from behind. In front of these useless kidnappers, he regained his confidence, walking with his head held high and chest out, feeling incredibly proud.
At that moment, the kidnappers in front turned in unison, pointing at the thief, and said eerily, "We confess! Actually, he's one of us."
Thief: (๑ŐдŐ)b????
His smile instantly froze.
The thief was dumbfounded, "W-what are you talking about! I don't know you guys at all!"
Kidnapper 1: "Stop pretending. We're all caught; what's the point?"
The thief widened his eyes, "Pretending what! I have no idea what you're talking about!"
Kidnapper 2: "Enough pretending. We've been exposed. Just admit it."
"Admit my ass! I don't know you guys at all!"
The thief turned to Li Qilin, speaking earnestly, "Officer, I really don't know these people! Really!!"
Li Qilin glanced at him and smiled, "You can explain everything at the police station."
Thief: (ʘ̅ д ʘ̅)!!!
"No! Let's clear this up now! I really don't know them!!"
The thief started to panic.
...
After the criminals were escorted onto the helicopters, Li Qilin also boarded, waving to Ye Xiu, "I'll head back to deal with this matter first. I'll come back once it's done. Bye."
"Okay, bye."
Watching the helicopter fly away, Ye Xiu reflected on Li Qilin's last words.
Come back once it's done? Is she coming back here?
Shaking his head, he decided not to dwell on it. He turned and walked back inside the ship. Today had been quite exhausting. He returned to his room and fell asleep immediately.
The next day.
Warm sunlight streamed in as Ye Xiu woke up and stretched comfortably. Suddenly, he paused, remembering something.
Oh no! Is Wu Hengjian still tied up in his room?
No, the staff should have helped untie him by now. After all, many people were tied up and returned to their rooms last night, and the staff must have taken care of it.
Sure enough, as Ye Xiu expected, after washing up, he stepped out of his room and saw Wu Hengjian in the corridor, head down, looking dejected, as if he had lost in both love and business, walking towards the dining hall.
Thinking about how he had a chance to help last night but let Wu Hengjian stay tied up all night, Ye Xiu felt a bit guilty. He walked up and patted Wu Hengjian on the shoulder, "Hey, Lao Wu, did you sleep well last night?"
Wu Hengjian: "!!!" (Sleep? You call that sleeping!!)
Whoosh!
Wu Hengjian turned, glaring at Ye Xiu. His eyes shifted from anger to gritted teeth, then to a fragile, pitiful look.
Finally, with teary eyes, he shouted, "Ye Xiu!! You're not human!!"
Ye Xiu: ???
"You really are a..." Wu Hengjian was about to curse him as a bastard for not saving him last night when he clearly had the chance.
Before he could finish, Ye Xiu said, "When we get off the ship later, I'll cover all your expenses."
Wu Hengjian's tearful face immediately brightened, a smile appearing. He patted Ye Xiu on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "You really are my good buddy!"