Old Li seemed to fall into memories. "Yang Rui was a student of mine during middle school."
"At that time, his parents left him in his hometown while they went out to work."
"He lived with his uncle, but his uncle was a pervert and abused him."
"Later, when his parents returned, they suppressed the matter."
"Yang Rui was very understanding; he acted as if nothing had happened and transferred schools."
"I was his homeroom teacher. He was very smart, although his academic performance was poor, he was a good person. But..."
Old Li sighed. "But later, someone discovered that he had been abused by his uncle, and the classmates mocked and bullied him."
"At that time, I tried my best to protect him, but I still couldn't change his fate of being bullied."
"Before graduating from middle school, he went out to work and started his own business."
Xiao Zhang pressed on, "Is there anything else besides this?"
"Anything else?"
"Yes," Xiao Zhang said. "I feel that everyone on our Cruise Ship is someone he hates."
Old Li suddenly became agitated. "What... what did you say?"
"I said that the people on our Cruise Ship are all people Yang Rui hates."
"No... it's impossible."
Old Li's lips trembled. "It's impossible, absolutely impossible."
"Why is it impossible?"
"Because," Old Li seemed to have made up his mind, "because the incident of him being abused was revealed by my wife."
"What?"
Xiao Zhang and I exchanged glances. "It was your wife who revealed it?"
Old Li nodded. "Yes, when he transferred here, his parents repeatedly urged me not to let this matter out."
"At that time, my wife worked in a factory, and she mentioned this among her friends; soon everyone in the county knew about it."
"So you are one of the people Yang Rui hates the most?"
Old Li fell silent.
"And what about her?"
I pointed to the old lady in the distance. "Is she the person Yang Rui hates the most?"
"I... I don't know."
Just as Xiao Zhang and I were about to leave, Old Li suddenly collapsed on the ground.
Fortunately, the real estate agent arrived just in time and helped Old Li.
"Why are you all so indifferent?"
I shot him a glare. "Do you know Yang Rui?"
The three of us, six eyes, were tense as we faced each other, the atmosphere particularly strained.
"Do you know Yang Rui?"
I was the first to speak.
The real estate agent thought for a moment. "Yes, I sold him a house."
"And then?"
"What do you mean 'and then'?"
"Were there any connections between you two?"
"Connections?"
The real estate agent fell into deep thought. "It seems like there was, but also maybe not."
"Is it or isn't it?"
The real estate agent shook his head. "No."
A female editor walked over with a cup of coffee. I snatched the coffee from her hands. "Do you know Yang Rui?"
The female editor frowned. "Who are you?"
"I'm asking you if you know Yang Rui."
"I don't know him."
The female editor looked displeased. "Give me back my coffee."
I sat down on the ground in despair. "So it really is like this."
"What do you mean by 'so it really is like this?'"
The female editor frowned, "Give me back my coffee."
I couldn't be bothered to respond, "Yang Rui once thought about writing a novel and submitted it, but you rejected it, didn't you?"
The female editor looked surprised, "How do you know?"
I closed my eyes.
Xiao Zhang also realized something; she fell to the ground, repeating, "So it was true."
"What’s wrong with you?"
The real estate agent walked over, trying to help Old Li up. He reached out to check Old Li's breath and his expression changed drastically.
"He's not breathing."
Xiao Zhang and I were completely panicked.
Old Li was dead; who would be next?
Everyone on the cruise ship could potentially be a target of Yang Rui's revenge.
I stammered, "I... I..."
"What do you want to say?"
"What did you discover?"
"I..."
I swallowed hard, "I found out that the performers and the waitstaff on this cruise ship are all foreigners."
"What's so strange about that?"
"No, what I mean is, does Yang Rui know that all the people on this cruise ship are foreigners?"
Before I could finish my sentence, a sharp alarm rang out in the cruise ship's hall.
"There's a fire!"
"Help!"
"Mom, where are you?"
"Baby, don't be afraid; Daddy's coming!"
The crowd pushed and shoved, crying out and cursing...
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