Chapter 228: The wooden beauty of Young Master Sheng
Chapter 228: Lies
What is the purpose of all this?
Is it revenge, or is it a game orchestrated by Mrs. Sheng? Involving Sheng Mingsi in this?
Jiang Chenchen carefully organized her thoughts after returning to her room. She concluded that Mrs. Sheng couldn't possibly be involving those socialite ladies in risky adventures. Perhaps they were safely tucked away somewhere.
Was all this just to create a terrifying atmosphere for her, like reserving a room where someone died last month, sealing it but deliberately booking it for her to stay in? Was the goal to make her retreat in fear?
But why hadn't Sheng Mingsi answered the phone? Even if he didn't pick up calls from unknown numbers, he couldn't ignore so many calls unless he couldn't answer the phone.
Who could restrain him other than Mrs. Sheng?
Then there was the man with the axe. His attack was real, and his accomplices fired real guns. It couldn't be a game.
Everything was happening for real.
So, if those people were arranged by Mrs. Sheng, the conclusion was that this game was directed at her alone.
Was it intended to make her disappear completely in the vast ocean?
Regardless of whether her speculations were correct, she stayed in her room, anticipating further actions if the game was indeed targeting her.
Night fell, marking the second night on the ship.
After having dinner, Jiang Chenchen felt a bit drowsy. Despite the subconscious desire to stay alert, the waves of fatigue overcame her.
She quickly fell asleep.
She didn't know how long she had slept when the clock in the room woke her up. It was an ancient-sounding clock, showing midnight.
Jiang Chenchen suddenly became alert and felt something strange. When had this clock been placed in the room? It seemed to have appeared out of thin air, like a dream, confusing and disorienting.
But this was definitely not a dream; it was the real world. And someone had placed the clock here. Even if she was in a deep sleep, she wouldn't miss any disturbances in her surroundings. It indicated that someone had tampered with her food and made her faint.
Jiang Chenchen got out of bed, put on a coat, and went to open the door. She questioned the two guards stationed nearby.
"Has anyone come in?"
"What?"
The expressions of the two guards showed confusion. Apparently, they didn't understand the meaning of her sudden question.
Perceiving their confusion, Jiang Chenchen found it even more strange. "You've been standing here, and no one has approached?"
"Yes, what's going on?"
"Suddenly, there's a clock in my room."
"What? That's impossible!"
The two guards entered the room with her. When they saw the clock, their expressions turned horrified. "How... how did this appear here?"
"No way!"
Jiang Chenchen quickly asked, "Have you seen this before?"
"This is... it was in the room of the woman who committed suicide on the tenth floor. It was removed already; how could it..."
"Wait a minute, something must be wrong. This clock has been here all along, and you just didn't notice it, right?"
They questioned Jiang Chenchen, trying to find a rational explanation for the guards' sudden fright.
However, Jiang Chenchen was surprised to find that this incident was once again connected to the woman who committed suicide on the tenth floor. She hadn't anticipated this, but things seemed eerie.
"No, it appeared during the four hours I was sleeping. I'm certain."
One of the guards, with a changed expression, vehemently refuted, "Impossible! We've been standing outside the door the whole time, and no one has come by. Besides, this clock is not small; it's not easy to move. How could it appear out of thin air?"
The other guard, muttering to himself, said, "Could it be that woman... coming to claim lives?! I heard that she committed suicide at three in the morning..."
Again, it was three in the morning. Three disappeared last night, and would three more disappear tonight?
Chapter 228: Lies
Again, it was three in the morning. Three disappeared last night, and would three more disappear tonight?
If Jiang Chenchen hadn't analyzed that Mrs. Sheng orchestrated this to make her collapse in fear, surrender Sheng Mingsi, she would have fallen for it.
Someone must have been here.
It was impossible for a deceased person to come here seeking lives and delivering a clock.
Either these two were lying, or they had also fallen into a state of unconsciousness, being deceived in the process.
Jiang Chenchen wanted to ask them more, but the two guards had already run out, reporting the situation using their walkie-talkies in the corridor.
Soon, the head of the security team arrived with more personnel.
After examining the room, the captain looked sternly at Jiang Chenchen and said, "We still don't know how this clock ended up here, but it's undoubtedly intentional. Don't overthink it. If you're afraid, you can sleep in the security room."
"No need, I'll sleep here."
Jiang Chenchen declined. Now that she knew it was intentional, there was no need to be afraid. Besides, something might happen here, and the time had not yet arrived.
The captain reminded her, "However, although you're not afraid, it's evident that you've been targeted. All these events are related to you. Don't you realize that?"
Jiang Chenchen remained calm. "I know. I've been in a game since I came here. I just didn't know it would involve life and death."
The captain felt she was exceptional, possessing abilities and a mentality beyond her age, even calmer than many older individuals.
"But what do you mean by 'game'?"
"It's just a game. Don't you know?"
The captain's expression darkened at her words. "What are you talking about? You treat life and death as a game?!"
Jiang Chenchen fixed her gaze on him, observing every change in his expression. "Have you found any clues about the missing people? Have you searched every inch of this place?"
The captain didn't like the intense scrutiny; it felt oppressive, especially from such a young girl.
"No clues for now, but we've intensified the search. We'll find them."
Jiang Chenchen shifted her gaze away and pointed at the clock's time with her fingertip. "Then, before this clock strikes three, please guard important locations like the elevator and corridors because more people will disappear after tonight."
"How do you know?"
"I've said it; someone is designing a game. This is only the second night, and it's not over yet."
The captain's expression became even graver, immediately dispatching personnel to take action.
However, two people were left here to guard.
"Miss Jiang, please be careful."
"I know."
As the door closed, Jiang Chenchen looked at the clock in the room and suddenly felt that everyone on this cruise ship was shrouded in lies.
Could Mrs. Sheng make everyone on this large cruise ship, everyone, become pieces in her arranged game, targeting her?
She lay on the sofa, feeling for the first time a profound and conscious understanding that human hearts were like abysses.
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