Chapter 179: Concealing the Truth

Just as Yu Shixue's gaze swept over, Ling Wu entered his state in a second; he turned his body to the side, wrapped his arms around the back of the chair, and coughed violently several times.

The two people who had been fighting fiercely in the room stopped their movements upon hearing this; Jin Shaoyu's palm curled into a fist, raised high, and finally landed heavily on the floor beside his ear, his expression complex...

Then Jin Shaoyu stood up and walked toward Ling Wu's side.

"Brother, are you not feeling well? I'll take you away right now."

Jing Du wiped away the blood and stood up from the floor; Jin Shaoyu carried Ling Wu out of the doorway, slamming his shoulder hard against Yu Shixue. After knocking the person staggering with a very stable core, he retaliated with a provocative look as well.

The two of them exited room 6029.

Jin Shaoyu lived right next door to Ling Wu; he didn't have Ling Wu's room card, so he scanned his own room door open and placed him on the bed.

Unlike when he was in Jing Du's room, Ling Wu was quiet and calm the entire time; the moment he touched the bed, it was as if he had fallen asleep, and no matter how Jin Shaoyu called him, he could not be woken.

Ling Wu kept his eyes closed, playing the part to the end.

Deceiving everyone.

Seeing that he was asleep, Jin Shaoyu first sighed, then unscrewed the hot water to dampen a towel, wiped Ling Wu's face, and buttoned up his collar; his gaze fell downward, and his voice was very soft: "Brother, don't worry, I will protect you well."

Afterward, he turned off the light, exited the bedroom, and slept on the sofa for the night.

The cruise ship docked at the shore the following day.

At nine o'clock, the cruise ship staff checked the rooms and unexpectedly discovered three corpses inside; the scene was bloody, and the victims had all been posed in kneeling positions of atonement, with the word "repentance" written in blood.

After verification, the identities of the victims were Jing Huai, Xie Nanjing, and Liu Jianglin, all of whom came from well-known noble families.

The news was suppressed, and the cruise ship was quickly blockaded by people from the Jing Family, surrounded so tightly that not even water could pass through; the guests were confused, but out of respect for the Jing Family's face, they did not dare to act out.

Jin Shaoyu was about to take Ling Wu off the cruise ship when he was stopped by people from the Jing Family.

When he learned the news, his expression was cold: "People dying has nothing to do with me; you're blocking me because you think I killed them? If you don't move aside, believe it or not, I'll make you die?"

Jin Shaoyu was already in a bad mood, so he immediately drew his gun and pressed it against the man's head.

These people all knew Jin Shaoyu and naturally knew that the dignified heir of the Jin Family wouldn't bother to commit murder, so they didn't really dare to stop him; however, Jing Du had given a strict lockdown order to catch the killer until he was found, so they dared not disobey. Thus, caught in a dilemma, they kept nodding and bowing to apologize...

Ling Wu stood on the deck, his figure blown even thinner by the wind, like a sheet of white paper.

He keenly caught a glimpse of Jing Du walking down the stairs nearby; his voice was clean and carried a bit of the hoarseness of drunkenness, sounding very fragile: "Shao Yu, with such a major incident occurring, the Jing Family must blockade the cruise ship to prevent the killer from escaping in the chaos; it is understandable."

"Cough, cough... cough..."

"Let's wait until the culprit is caught before we leave."

Jin Shaoyu felt heartache for his body and didn't want to wait at all: "Brother! We didn't kill them! Why should we stay? Your complexion is this bad, what are you still waiting for?!"

"I'll make Jing Du let us go."

At this moment, Jing Du walked from another direction to Ling Wu's side; seeing the youth who had been flushed red last night now completely devoid of color in his face, his heart skipped a beat, and he found it jarring.

This person should not be this pale.

He asked Ling Wu: "Do you remember what happened last night?"

Ling Wu was blocked behind him by Jin Shaoyu's arm in a defensive posture, revealing only his fluffy head; he shook his head: "I don't remember, Young Master Jing, did something happen?"

Jing Du said with an ambiguous meaning: "My apologies."

His tone was very sincere, yet he did not know exactly what he was apologizing for.

Jin Shaoyu snorted coldly, too lazy to pay him any mind.

Afterward, Jing Du raised two fingers to his temple, signaling for them to be let through; his habitually cold and arrogant face now held a touch of tenderness: "Ling Wu, you two go ahead."

Ling Wu politely declined for a moment.

Jin Shaoyu sneered: "You're sensible enough."

"Brother, let's go; I really can't stay on this broken ship for even a second longer."

Yin Huaiyu stood on the second-floor observation balcony at this moment, rubbing his fingertips, watching the half-hem of Ling Wu's clothing being lifted; at that time, the youth below raised his eyes, and the two people's gazes met. Ling Wu looked at him, his black-and-white eyes revealing a triumphant smile; within that thin body lay hidden sharp edges and power that one could not ignore... but at this moment, Yin Huaiyu was completely unaware that he had fallen into Ling Wu's trap, had his emotional weakness manipulated, and chose to conceal the truth.