Chapter 309 Power for Time
Because of Xiao Bin's lies, the cruise ship fell into unprecedented chaos.
Especially the anchors who are locked in the room.
Because the fire extinguishing system was accidentally activated, everyone's room turned into a water curtain, all the clothes and bedding were soaked, and everyone was like a drowned rat.
They all heard the shouts outside. For a moment, everyone fell into fear and anxiety. Many people were banging on the door for help, but all efforts were in vain.
But while everyone was waiting patiently, the access control system of the cabin door was suddenly lifted.
As a result, almost everyone escaped from the room immediately.
Huang Xiang, who was maintaining order below, also learned the news. He sent Huang Jie to organize people to appease the anchors and closed the door to the deck to prevent more accidents.
On the one hand, he personally led people to the bridge.
When he saw the completely destroyed bridge, he was shocked.
Almost all systems have been destroyed, the navigation is not working, the access control is out of order, and even the fresh water has been knocked down.
The most terrible thing is that the communication is also unavailable.
The communication system not only ensures daily contact between each player and the cruise ship staff, but also is responsible for the communication function between the cruise ship and the outside world, which is equivalent to the eyes of the cruise ship.
Without its eyes, the cruise ship becomes blind. Even if it has power, it cannot run very far. Once the fuel is exhausted and there is no support, it will be a moving coffin at sea.
Although Huang Xiang closed the water valve immediately, there was only one-tenth of the fresh water.
Huang Xiang froze when he saw the empty reservoir. He had served in the French Foreign Legion for many years and had rich experience in wilderness survival. He had excellent overall perspective and adaptability.
But facing the situation before him, he was dumbfounded.
Fresh water can be said to be the first and most critical element for survival in the wild, especially at sea.
If you don't have food, you can still think of something to do, such as fishing or something.
But I really can’t survive a few days without water.
Now that they are located in the tropics, their daily consumption of fresh water is staggering. Without water, big trouble will occur.
"Captain Huang, how is the situation?"
At this moment, Margaret's voice came from behind Huang Xiang.
Margaret's expression was serious, and her face was obviously panicked. This woman who was famous for her coldness was also scared now.
"The water is gone." Huang Xiang clenched his fists and his voice was trembling.
Margaret stepped forward and took a look at the water level and frowned.
"This water is only enough for everyone for three days. Even if unnecessary waste is reduced, I estimate that it can last for about a week at most. After a week without water, all of us will die of thirst. Isn't this terrible? It's terrible.
But once other people know the news, the situation may get out of control. People can do any unbelievable things in order to survive, including sneak attacks, murders, sabotage, and death together. Everything can happen. I said how could the fire protection system happen for no reason?
It turned out that someone was doing something secretly."
"I think so too. This person is very familiar with the structure of the cruise ship. He first destroyed the engine room, caused a fire and triggered the fire protection system. When we were in chaos, he easily touched the bridge and destroyed the core of the cruise ship. I just asked the guard on duty
There were several people, and all of them were deceived out of the bridge. I think this liar must be the saboteur."
"This person can enter the restricted area at will. It can be seen that he is an insider and one of our own. I basically know who I am. Could he be yours?"
Huang Xiang turned to look at Margaret. All security personnel and crew members were personally selected by Huang Xiang. He knew everyone's identity and personality.
But Margaret's team has been very mysterious since they boarded the ship. Huang Xiang doesn't know their identities or their origins. These people have lived in the VIP area since they boarded the ship, and their food and drink are all provided by Margaret's people.
Responsible, and they can also enter any area other than the engine room through the passage in the VIP area.
It can be said that this is a special group of people who enjoy privileges. Huang Xiang has long disliked these people.
"probably not."
Margaret said she was sure, but her tone clearly lacked confidence, and she had already thought of a suspect.
"Really? Then what are you going to do next?"
"The first is of course to block the news and never let others know the specific situation, especially those anchors. The second is to stabilize the situation and try to save ourselves. Although we can no longer contact the outside world, our partners know our specific location.
They will definitely come to rescue us after we lose contact, and they can arrive in less than a week, at most four days."
"Oh, that's it. Then I'll have to explain to them what happened. I'm tired after working for a long time, so I'm going to rest first.
After Huang Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Captain Huang..."
"Don't call me captain, you have relieved me of my duties."
Huang Xiang waved his hand and showed no intention of stopping.
He knew very well that Margaret's team would not be able to resolve the mess in front of her without his help.
"Captain Huang, please stay."
Margaret shouted and walked over quickly: "Captain Huang, please stay."
Huang Xiang stopped and tilted his head, showing a conceited attitude. Margaret dismissed him from his post in public before, which made him very embarrassed, so he had to regain his place and take back the initiative.
"Is something wrong, Miss Mary?"
Margaret knew very well what Huang Xiang was thinking. She hesitated and said: "Captain Huang, what I said just now was a bit extreme. I apologize to you. I hope you don't mind it. Your position has been restored. Now we are on the same boat."
People, you know better than me the consequences once the situation gets out of control."
"I know this, but as I said just now, the problem lies with you. If you don't solve it, something big will definitely happen. Today I just destroyed the bridge, but next time will the cruise ship be set on fire?
Already?"
Margaret hesitated and said, "Okay, I'll handle this matter right away. I'll leave you with the other matters. You can decide what you want to do in the future."
"Well, I hope you'll deal with your people as soon as possible. It's best to catch the suspect. I'll give you one day."
After Huang Xiang said that, he turned around and left.
One day is a warning and an ultimatum. The implication is that if Margaret cannot find the murderer within one day, he will take action.
And Margaret also knew Huang Xiang's thoughts well, so she completely released Huang Xiang, allowing him to enjoy the power of life and death without even having to report.
The reason for her doing this is very simple, that is, she needs time to adjust her deployment and form her own core team.
After all, all security personnel belong to Huang Xiang, and confronting Huang Xiang at this time will only lead to disastrous consequences.
She needs to trade power for time.
Chapter completed!