"Captain, I..." Ghost Hand's face was filled with sha. He initially intended to conduct a thorough interrogation, but inadvertently, Song Yan bit his tongue and committed suicide, severing all clues. Where could they find Luo Zheng now? Ghost Hand dared not et Lan Xue's gaze and, filled with frustration, punched the armrest of the sofa next to him.
"It's not your fault. I didn't expect Song Yan to be so resolute," Lan Xue consoled, patting Ghost Hand's shoulder. Her heart felt ice cold, as if the sky itself was collapsing. With Song Yan dead and no informants left, all leads were cut off. Where could they find Luo Zheng now? At that thought, Lan Xue felt the world spinning, her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground, fainting.
"Captain?" Ghost Hand and Snow Leopard rushed over, calling out anxiously.
"Don't move." Shadow shouted and rushed over. After checking carefully, he looked at Ghost Hand sternly and scolded, "Overwheld by frustration! Snow Leopard, save her. It was not intentional, but a grave mistake nonetheless. Such errors should not occur with you. What now, when all clues are lost?"
"?" Ghost Hand, filled with guilt, looked at Shadow with eyes full of self-bla. Seeing Lan Xue unconscious, he suddenly pulled out a gun and aid it at his temple.
"Bang!" The bullet missed, hitting the ceiling. Shadow acted swiftly, using a neat grappling technique to snatch the gun from Ghost Hand's hand and coldly shouted, "Coward, do you think suicide solves anything? If you die, she will surely bla when she wakes. And if Ghost finds out it was because I reprimanded you that you killed yourself, he will bla too. Running from responsibility and getting blad, is that your choice?"
"Brother, don't do anything foolish." Snow Leopard, who was administering first aid to Lan Xue, finally realized what was happening. He glanced gratefully at Shadow. The incident had unfolded too fast; even Snow Leopard had not reacted in ti. Ghost Hand's urgency to redeem himself through death was evident. Had it not been for Shadow, Ghost Hand might already have beco a cold corpse.
"?" Ghost Hand, his face full of guilt, looked at Shadow and then at Snow Leopard. He gave himself a hard slap and sat down heavily on the ground, appearing soulless as he stared blankly at the unconscious Lan Xue, his eyes full of self-reproach and regret. Gradually, his expression fird, and he earnestly said, "Captain, I swear, if Ghost is alive, I'll find him at the ends of the earth for you. If Ghost is dead, I'll make the entire Song family pay."
"That's the spirit, good brother." Shadow embraced Ghost Hand, looking firmly at Lan Xue as she slowly regained consciousness. "I know you all are brothers in life and death. Everyone makes mistakes; the key is how you face those mistakes. If the leads are gone, we start over. I refuse to believe we can't find him. Let's wake your captain."
"Thank you," Ghost Hand said gratefully, managing a forced smile that, with facial muscles and the corners of his eyes squeezed together, looked uglier than crying.
Lan Xue slowly got up and sat down on the couch, her face mournful as she looked at the already dead from excessive blood loss Song Yan. She remained silent, her whole being exuding an air of icy despair that touched everyone's hearts deeply. Ghost Hand said softly, apologetically, "Captain, I?"
"Don't speak. I want so peace," Lan Xue said feebly. Her expression unchanged, she stared blankly ahead into the void, lost in thought.
Ghost Hand looked helplessly at Shadow. Shadow, lacking experience in this matter, also didn't know what to say. Without hope, there is no motivation; life seems pointless. Thinking about how to console Lan Xue, he realized only giving her hope would work; otherwise, all words were futile.
However, this hope could only be news from Luo Zheng, but nobody had it, how could they share it? Seeing Lan Xue's complexion turning ashen, Shadow feared she might have a psychological breakdown. A person who had lost all hope was beyond saving. Anxiously, he thought for a mont, quickly took out his phone, turned it on, and dialed a number.
The call connected quickly. Before Shadow could speak, an anxious female voice asked, "How are things?" It was Ye Laixiang, who was in charge of intelligence gathering and analysis.
"Song Yan committed suicide, and the clues have been cut off. Lan Xue is acting foolish, probably having a ntal breakdown. What should we do?" Shadow quickly inquired.
"ntal illnesses need psychological redies. Tell her I have a new clue, and you guys should co quickly," Ye Laixiang said urgently, her voice full of deep concern.
"You have a lead on Ghost?" Shadow gasped in surprise and joy, and he couldn't help but ask loudly.
"You have a lead on him?" Lan Xue stared steadily at Shadow, her expression softening and her unfocused eyes slowly sharpening. Suddenly thinking of sothing, she rushed over like the wind, snatched the phone from Shadow's hand, and shouted eagerly, "I am Lan Xue, who are you? Do you have a lead on Ghost? Where is he?" She clutched the phone tightly, afraid she might not hear clearly, her entire body tensing up.
"Don't rush, relax, it's ," Ye Laixiang said, hearing sothing off in Lan Xue's voice and comforting her with understanding, "I got information. In the East Sea of Sam Country, a smoky carrier was spotted emitting dense smoke, which was an international distress signal. I investigated, and that carrier has been decommissioned for nearly forty years, so it couldn't possibly be used."
"What does that imply?" Lan Xue asked directly without the mood to ponder, her voice laced with a faint hope.
"I checked, and instead of deploying the coast guard for a rescue, the Sam Country Governnt dispatched an active service carrier there. Don't you think that's overkill?" Ye Laixiang explained quickly.
"Hmm, and what does that have to do with him?" Lan Xue continued to press.
"My silly sister, you are usually so shrewd. Why don't you think about it for a mont? Never mind, I'll just tell you. After pursuing this lead, I contacted dostic authorities, directed satellites there, and confird the carrier is indeed decommissioned. Soone was burning sothing on it, making an international distress signal. The people on deck wore uniform clothing, and after investigating, I found those were prison uniforms. In other words, this abandoned carrier was converted into a prison, prisoners rioted, escaped, and finding no way out, emitted the international distress signal. Think about it, if they were just ordinary prisoners, would they do that?" Ye Laixiang said, analyzing irritably.
"Uh, pure prisoners would kidnap prison guards and negotiate with Sam Country; they definitely wouldn't publicize the situation, because then there'd be nothing to negotiate, right?" Lan Xue suddenly caught on, realizing sothing, and imdiately said in great excitent, "It must be his doing. The purpose of the signal was to let us know his location. Where is it? Tell quickly, I need to go find him."
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