Chapter 21: When people are speechless, they are truly speechless

Hot Water Room—

There was a row of four faucets, and one had to queue for hot water.

Jiang Ye was no exception; regardless of whether he was wearing a military uniform or not, he strictly followed and maintained order.

When he returned to his seat after getting the hot water, he saw several aunts wearing headscarves enthusiastically saying something to the little girl.

"Little girl, think about it. My nephew is twenty years old this year, a big guy, a communications clerk in the military, with a monthly allowance of over thirty yuan. He can definitely support a family~"

"Little girl, don't listen to her. Consider my son. My son works at the seafood processing plant on the Sea Island and is already a team leader. His monthly salary is over fifty yuan!"

"Little girl, don't listen to them. I know several unmarried military officers. The young men are all quite handsome. Why don't you take a look?"

The closer he got, the more clearly Jiang Ye heard what this group of aunts was doing.

*Damn it, they're digging into his territory! *

"Make way."

"The ship is about to set sail. You ladies should sit in your own seats. Be careful not to fall and break a bone somewhere; that wouldn't be good."

The first part was a piece of advice, but the second part was definitely a bit of venting.

However, perhaps because Jiang Ye looked reliable and had the temperament of a military officer, the aunts didn't catch the subtext. They thought it was the little girl's brother offering kind advice, and they all cooperated by sitting back in their original seats.

"..."

Jiang Ye's face was dark. When people are speechless, they are truly speechless.

Tangyuan, who had been dizzy, laughed until its stomach hurt. It shrank its head back into the bag, leaving only a pair of eyes watching the fun, spinning round and round.

It wasn't until its master fed it a preserved plum candy that it honestly withdrew its gaze.

The facilities in the passenger ship were old, and traces of renovation could be seen in many places.

Shen Man was still wearing Jiang Ye's military coat and couldn't feel the cold at all. Without the enthusiastic sales pitches from the aunts, she finally had the mood to admire the sea level outside the window.

In the distance, the silhouette of a white warship sailed from far to near. On the flagship of the magnificent and solemn behemoth hung a dazzling red, making one's heart tremble.

The national pride inherent in being Chinese welled up from the bottom of her heart.

For the next half hour or so, neither of them spoke, each immersed in their own thoughts. The aunts who had been chattering around them had also dozed off.

It was at this moment that Tangyuan sensed something and immediately became alert.

"Meow, meow, meow."

*Master, there are bad people! *

*Bad people? *

Shen Man's sleepiness instantly vanished. Then, under the guise of adjusting her sitting posture, she calmly observed her surroundings.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Ye asked softly, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's, as if he could discern every subtle change.

His body was slightly tense, maintaining a high level of alertness; only when sleeping in the military dormitory would this state relax slightly.

At this moment, seeing the strange expression on the little girl beside him, he immediately became vigilant.

Shen Man lowered her voice embarrassedly and whispered:

"I drank too much hot water just now, and I want to go to the restroom. Brother Jiang Ye, do you know where the restroom is here?"

In fact, with Tangyuan's reminder, she had already determined the source of the black qi—

It was on the family of three sitting not far away.

She saw that young couple tightly hugging the little boy sleeping in their arms, looking as if they were taking a nap.

However, for some reason, Shen Man always felt that the little boy's sleeping posture was very strange, which made her suspicious.

To verify her conjecture, Shen Man decided to check it out herself. And the most natural way to get close to that family was...

Hearing the little girl's request, Jiang Ye nodded after a moment of silence and stood up to lead the way.

When he stood up, he seemingly casually glanced at the place where the little girl's gaze had just lingered.

There sat a couple who couldn't be more ordinary, with the woman holding a quietly sleeping child in her arms.

This scene was very ordinary, and he couldn't see anything unusual.

Where was the problem?

The couple sitting in the seats by the corridor noticed the figure walking toward them from afar.

After the two looked at each other, they reacted quickly:

The man hurriedly moved his legs to the side and pulled the luggage bag at his feet closer to himself.

The woman, while softly soothing the sleeping child in her arms, signaled to her husband to protect the luggage bag. The things inside concerned their lives and could not be lost!

In the few seconds of eye contact, even though the man was wearing thin clothes, dense beads of sweat appeared on his forehead from time to time.

The woman hugged the child in her arms tightly, her whole body almost pressed against her knees, as if this could give the child enough protection and a sense of security.

She lowered her eyes, not daring to look straight ahead, only holding the child in her arms and caring for it meticulously.

The man also appeared somewhat nervous and uneasy. He held the slightly dilapidated handbag tightly with both hands, his eyes wandering around, and his fingers unconsciously gripped the bag strap.

Suddenly, only a "Yikes!" cry was heard, and the girl's body tilted forward violently, then she lunged at the woman.

"I'm sorry, my leg went numb. Did I bump into you and hurt you, Sister?"

Shen Man's voice was soft and pleasant, making it impossible for anyone to feel annoyed.

The woman, who had originally wanted to flare up, swallowed the swear words in her throat after hearing the little girl's apology, replacing them with a dry—

"It's fine. Just be careful when you walk in the future."

Shen Man, however, placed her fingers on the boy's wrist when the woman wasn't paying attention. After just a few seconds, she withdrew her hand, stood steady, and thanked her sweetly:

"Thank you, Sister."

Jiang Ye, who was on the side, reached out to guide the girl into the corridor, nodded slightly at the couple, and then the two of them, as if they hadn't discovered anything unusual, walked toward the restroom...

"They didn't notice, right?"

"Probably not."

"That's good. Let's change seats; let's not sit in this cabin."

"Okay."

The couple whispered and soon left their original seats.

The little boy in the woman's arms didn't wake up the whole time and had no reaction at all.

After the two left, Shen Man, who had originally gone to find the restroom, poked her head out from a corner, and a small head also poked out from the yarn bag at her waist.

"Meow, meow, meow."

*Master, the qi in the chests of that man and woman is all black. They are bad people. That little boy has been injected with a sufficient amount of drugs to lose consciousness. If he isn't treated in time within twelve hours, even if the little boy wakes up, he will be mentally disabled for life. *

*Don't worry, that little boy's life is not destined to end; he met me and Brother Jiang Ye. *

"Meow, meow."

*Master, I feel like you might first need to explain your abnormal performance to the big shot—how you discovered that couple was wrong... *

Shen Man turned her head and met Jiang Ye's deep eyes, which could see through all lies, and her prepared speech came to an abrupt end. ===== CHAPTER 22 =====