The captain’s deep voice seemed to be right in front of them, but the trees that had just looked so green to Anxi and the others now became intricate, and they couldn’t find the path they had taken earlier!
“Wait! Wait for us!”
Anxi and Shen Yi shouted, not knowing if the captain could hear them.
After wandering around for who knows how long, they finally emerged from the forest, but the boat they had arrived on was nowhere to be seen… A chill rose from their hearts. Were they going to have to wait until tomorrow to leave?
What a joke… Survival on a deserted island?!!!
The captain looked at the boat full of people and set off.
Although he felt a bit uneasy, he waited until 5:20 to start the boat.
Back at the shore, he stood by the door and counted everyone as they disembarked.
In the end, about 42 people got off the boat. Checking the tickets in hand… it seemed the ticket count was off by exactly four people…
The captain wiped the sweat from his forehead… It was already past their work hours, and the boat was locked in the boathouse… The person with the key was a quick-moving, solitary individual. Now… he was afraid he couldn’t get the key!
With a glimmer of hope, the captain still dialed his phone, only to hear, “Everyone in the work group, please don’t disturb my personal life! See you tomorrow!” before the call was hung up.
The captain then called the police station. The police asked seriously, “Can you confirm that four people were left on the island?”
Faced with the police, the captain became hesitant… Maybe he just miscounted in the crowd. So he decided to let it go for now, thinking he’d check again at the 7 o’clock boat tomorrow morning.
The sunset cast a shimmering light on the water, with a faint reddish hue.
Despite the beautiful scenery, Anxi and Shen Yi, stranded on the island, had no mood to appreciate it… They just stared, hoping another boat would come to take them back.
Just as they were despairing, a sudden exclamation came from behind – “The boat left?” Chen Yi and another male student looked bewildered at the boat’s original mooring spot…
