C13 When Humans Become Numbers

Fifteen thousand, sixty-seven.

This was the total number of passengers who had died and disappeared during the past six months on a sightseeing cruise called "Gold."

In the past six months, more than ten thousand people had gone missing, and it wasn't just a cruise ship.

Instead, they were all the cruises owned by the company owned by the "Gold Child" with the word "Gold." In total, the number of missing tourists added up.

This meant that every time a ship set sail, more than ten passengers would die or disappear on a "normal" basis.

This was for a cruise ship that could carry more than a thousand passengers.

Only a dozen or even a few dozen people went missing and died at the same time. It didn't seem to be a problem at all for the total number of passengers to exceed a few thousand.

Unfortunately, this was just an illusion, and this illusion would unknowingly be implanted in people's minds. Unless there were more than a hundred people who had died, the other passengers on the cruise ship would only feel a sense of crisis.

It was like a frog being cooked in warm water, slowly weakening people's sensitivity to the number of deaths.

No matter what, every time a cruise ship set sail, someone would either die or go missing. It was definitely a very unusual thing.

So far, there had been no reports on this matter. Yao Huhu had already figured out the reason for it, and that was gold.

The passengers who obtained the gold did not care who went missing or died.

They only knew that as long as they took these "golden-series" cruise ships, they would be able to obtain a lot of wealth. They would keep their mouths shut in order to continue to obtain wealth.

This reduced the matter of the deaths and the missing passengers on the cruise ship to a minor one.

What's more, the people who died were the lowest level free passengers, along with Jack Lee, who was a low-class employee.

With that, Yao Huhu was almost certain of it.

Jack Lee did not really fight with his superior, and then the two of them fell into the sea and died.

Whether it was Jack Li who fell into the sea alive, or the superior who had yet to find the body.

It was very likely that they had become the "Gold Child" on the "Gold Ship.

Their disappearance brought about a wealth that made others salivate.

For the company colleagues and the higher-ups, who were experiencing a crisis in the economy, this could be considered a pie that had come and gone. In order to avoid any trouble, it was very likely that they would agree on the same thing.

The death of human beings was a sad thing and a thing to be afraid of.

However, if it became a "good thing," and you could get a fair amount of gold every time you died, that was.

Even if he was the one who might become the "Golden Child," those who carried greed would still bet on that small chance of getting on the boat.

Therefore, among the 1567 people, there must be someone who was actually murdered by someone else, right?

As long as the person was pushed off the deck, there would be almost no traces left.

If they found a way to delete and cut off the surveillance, it would become a perfect crime.

After all, on the sea far from land, the way to dispose of the body was to just throw it directly into the ocean. That was obviously a rather convenient way.

A group crime could also avoid other witnesses to a greater extent. Speaking of which, even if someone saw this scene, they would probably be lost in the drifting gold.

Yao Huhu naturally felt worried and angry about the possible murders on the ships.

However, what made her shiver the most at this moment was the ships. The ships with the name of gold.

Every dead passenger on these Gold Ship would be exchanged for a considerable amount of gold.

These "Gold Child" couldn't have appeared by chance. Where did the gold come from?

Why was it possible that these "Gold Ship" knew that the passengers were killing each other but were indifferent?

Was the "Golden Child" really created by the passengers? How did the first "Golden Child" appear?

Obviously, if there was no "Golden Child" and gold...

The total number of fifteen thousand six hundred and sixty-seven people might be able to be reduced by a lot, or it might be noticed by people earlier and stopped.

Yes, the real problem wasn't that the passengers on the "gold series" were killing each other. Yao Huhu thought that the real problem was those ships.

These "Gold Ship" seemed to eat people.

The ones who obtained the greatest benefits were not the tourists, but the "Golden" series cruise ships that controlled the so-called "Golden Sea Route," which continuously caused the deaths of others.

These "Golden" series cruise ships made people numb to the concept of death, and even made the other passengers begin to chase after the death of others.

These "Gold Ship" didn't want to stop them at all.

There were even plausible reasons to make the deaths and disappearances on his ship more acceptable, less noticeable, legitimate deaths, and to continue his "sacrifices" and "delusions."

Thinking back to the people who had been killed by Jack Li, those human bodies were placed into symbols similar to some kind of religion.

Using her teeth, she bit down hard on the straw in the can of music, and for no reason, she felt a sense of malice.

A huge sense of malice that could easily wipe out the existence of humans and devour their lives with a ferocious smile.

This huge malicious intent was residing on the "Gold Ship," completely distorting people's thoughts, tearing apart their rationality, and constantly creating new deaths.

It had to be stopped. What needed to be stopped was not the murder that might happen on the ship.

He had to stop these "Gold Ship" from leaving the port and cutting off the final source.

He turned the volume of his phone to zero and returned it to normal.

Yao Huhu impolitely raised the volume and interrupted her teacher who was still excitedly talking on the phone.

"Second Baldy! Which cruise ship is headed by gold?"

"Ah? Mmm... Including the Golden Child, the Golden Plate, the Golden Key, the Golden Window, the Golden Hound, the Golden Bell, the Golden Sheep, and so on. There are a total of eleven cruise ships with different specifications. "

"A total of eleven?"

Other than the "Gold Child," the rest of the cruises headed by the "Golden Child" were purchased by the "Golden Child" later on and changed their names to Golden Child.

Although they didn't make any profit, the Golden Child could still afford to buy the other nine cruises.

The source of his funds was even more remarkable. The master of the "Gold Child" behind him was definitely beyond the "greater existence" he had expected.

"How many passengers have died or disappeared on these cruise ships? I mean is it normal for there to be passengers who seem to have died or disappeared on these cruise ships? "

Although the possibility was low, it still needed to be confirmed. Perhaps not all the "Gold Ship" were deliberately encouraging the creation of the "Gold Child."

The deep meaning of the question of the girl with black long hair naturally could not be hidden from her master.

On the other side of the phone, the professor "Freaky Lunatic" was using all his strength to type on the keyboard while clamping the phone on his shoulder with his cheek.

"Take a look. Every time the Gold Ship leaves the port and returns to the port, the number of people who die and go missing is between thirty to fifty. Occasionally, there will be nearly a hundred people."

It was like a test. The method of testing would not attract attention, and after getting familiar with it, they would gradually begin to kill.

"There's another interesting thing, and that is that most of the captains and crew members of the Gold Ship that were later purchased... No, all of them were passengers who had boarded the Golden Child no less than ten times. "

"Oh? This is indeed an interesting place. "

"Most of them are higher-ups in the company. They all closed the company immediately after boarding the Golden Child and became regulars on the ship. I heard that they even joined an association called Deep Space Star Ocean's Golden Church."

This was the collection of partners, the goldgrubber.

These people didn't care about other people's lives, they only cared about how much gold they could get.

This was the rhythm of gambling in a tourist trap. You were the only prey on the whole ship, and most of the people knew that you were the "player."

As for the Deep Space Golden Church's association, they were probably the mastermind behind these ships.

"Alright, I got it. How many passengers are on these Gold Ship?"

One could roughly distinguish between the "player" in the number of passengers and the "prey" in the number of passengers.

"Well, it's always full. Is there a problem?"

So that was the reason. The so-called "welfare system" was a way to fill all the seats.

In other words, the passengers were all "props."

"Indeed. There's no problem with a rough look. But you can check if most of the missing passengers are free passengers."

Therefore, it was definitely not the mercantile compassion or anything like that. Letting the poor people who didn't have any money go on the luxury cruise ship was just to increase the number of "prey."

..."Ah! My god! Dear Yao! You are absolutely right! Death is indeed the student that this professor is most proud of! "

It was nothing. It was a very simple logic.

She turned on the hands-free phone and placed it on the table. She tapped the can in front of her with her finger.

She propped her chin on her hand and looked out of the cabin window at the calm sea surface. Her originally charming and charming face was now even colder.

The lives of people were the same, but the value of each person's existence was different.

This kind of talk was very regrettable and repulsive, but it couldn't be denied.

When there was some kind of crisis, humans would always be labeled with all kinds of value tags.

If they could sacrifice other people's lives, and in a lower position than themselves, they would look down upon the people they looked down upon.

Most people would pretend that they didn't see it, and then carry the gold and look forward to the next ride on the "Gold Ship."

"The existence of the poor who enjoy the welfare system is to divide the Gold Ship into a more obvious class, and they are items that can be discarded at any time."

This could also be proved by Jack Lee's diary.

Jack saw with his own eyes a man who was suffering from unknown pain.

That man was a free passenger, and it was because of this that no one cared about the man's life and disappearance.

Not only those higher-ups, even the ordinary employees of the company were not willing to give up luxurious star-class banquets for strangers who were poor.

Even talking to those free passengers would be regarded as lowering their own social status.

The word sacrifice was most in line with the situation of the free passengers on the "Gold Ship."

"Alright, teacher, you have to do something now. Immediately send the missing death report to the police and tell them to control and detain all the Gold Ships. They must not be allowed to leave the harbor again."

Originally, Yao Huhu noticed these "gold series" ships mostly because Jack Lee had ridden them before.

But now, it seemed like Jack had experienced something that ordinary people could not imagine.

Now what she had gained was completely unexpected. The "Gold Ship" that she thought was only an unknown source of income had now become an inconspicuous "man-eating ship."

Although forcefully detaining the ship was a bit difficult for ordinary people... No, it was a bit difficult for ordinary people with power to do so.

However, if it was done by a professor who was obsessed with all kinds of strange things, he was still very confident.

Disregarding his personality and hobbies, Professor Madness was a national researcher of the Allied Alliance and had the authority to drive the various departments of the Alliance.

"I'm sorry, dear Yao, that there is nothing I can do for you this time."

It was a pity that Yao Huhu's expectations for her teacher had failed.

"Why?!"

This was the first time that Yao Huhu had heard this "crazy lunatic" say that she couldn't do it.

The unexpected reply almost made the girl with the long black hair, who was originally confident in her victory, shout out in shock.

"Because all the'Gold Ships, including the Golden Childs, belong to the same ship, and all the ships with the word'Gold' in the lead have left the harbor today."

"Today? All ships leaving the port within a day?"

"Yes. Originally, we left the port alternately with a rotation system, but the customs record here does show that all the Gold Ship left the port one after another with a full load within a day. Currently, these Gold Ship have entered the sightseeing route of the Pohnpei Independent District."

The shadow that she had felt before had grown a huge mouth, and Yao Huhu felt as if she was being swallowed up by some kind of foul mouth that was filled with fangs.

The indescribable disgust and fear even made the girl with long black hair want to vomit.

All the Gold Ship left the port for the first time in a day, and all of them were full of cargo.

Was it time to harvest chives?