Chapter 335 Dark Red Tea Stains

"What do you think is fairness?" Mingyue tilted her head and looked at Mafia Karen, smiling and saying, "Since we came into this world, there has been no such thing as fairness. I think you should understand this sentence better than I do."

There was no trace of emotion on Mafia Karen's face, but emotions were surging in her heart, like the endless storm outside the window.

The cruise ship shook, and Mingyue quickly held onto the three-tiered dessert stand and caught the red teacup in front of her that was about to fall to the ground. She no longer had time to pay attention to the teacup that was shaking next to Mafia Karen and the teapot that was about to fall to the ground.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...

The rim of the cup collided with the table, making a crisp sound. The dark red tea broke through the confinement of the cup and flowed freely on the table, staining Mafia Karen's clothes.

Mafia Karen "looked" at the shattered teapot at her feet, and the warm, dark red liquid splashed all over her. In a trance, the scene before her eyes overlapped with her memory. She seemed to see her brothers and sisters who died at her feet, and their warm blood also wet her trouser legs.

For a moment, boundless loneliness and sadness filled her heart. She couldn't help but think of what Gray Rabbit had said before and fell into deep thought.

"Oh, that's terrible!" Mingyue cried out when she saw the back of Mafia Karen's hand was burned red.

The next second, the Elk Housekeeper who had been paying attention to Mafia Karen appeared in front of Mingyue. Mingyue saw the Elk Housekeeper take out a handkerchief and quickly wipe the red tea that had spilled on the eldest lady's hand.

"Miss, your hand! Come with me, let's take care of it." The anxious voice of the Elk Housekeeper sounded. She knew that the young lady couldn't see, but the originally fair skin on the back of her hand had now turned red, and the young lady seemed to be unaware of it. This was very unusual.

What did they say? The elk housekeeper's heart was beating wildly. She turned to look at the gray rabbit and said, "Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment."

Mingyue nodded, and also noticed the strangeness of this underworld princess. She glanced at the dark red tea stains on her clothes and the scalded back of her hand, "You guys should deal with it quickly. It's still early for this round to end. I..."

However, before Mingyue could finish her words, her wrist was firmly grasped by Mafia Karen.

"Our deal isn't done yet. If you don't mind, we can go somewhere else and continue our discussion in detail and in earnest." Mafia Karen's empty eyes were fixed on the gray rabbit beside him.

In the blinding white light of lightning, Mafia Karen's prosthetic eyes flashed a lavender light.

Mingyue twisted her wrist but couldn't break free.

Maffia Karen, on the other hand, had a tough attitude and would not give up until she achieved her goal. Moreover, her ship and her guards were just fifteen nautical miles away, so she had the confidence to do these things.

"Speaking of which, I haven't contacted anyone this round. How about contacting them first and then have a good chat?" Mingyue looked at the crystal ball in the distance.

"Miss, your injury..." The Elk Housekeeper was about to dissuade her but was interrupted by Mafia Karen.

"It doesn't matter. It's nothing to me." Mafia Karen said, holding the gray rabbit in one hand and the blind stick in the other, and prepared to walk towards the direction of the crystal ball.

The elk housekeeper felt the swaying of the cruise ship, frowned slightly, took a step, came to the left front of Mafia Karen, and tried to guide the direction with her voice: "You two, go this way, watch your step."

It was only a dozen steps away, but Mafia Karen felt mixed emotions. Once upon a time, she held her sister's hand, walked slowly among the crowd, and chatted about the past and the future. However, the bullet that was supposed to hit her accidentally shot into her sister's heart.

Looking at the bright red flowers blooming on her sister's heart, her heart seemed to have a big hole that could not be filled no matter what.

Mafia Karen still remembers that the red liquid that kept flowing out from between his fingers was so hot, just like black tea, which went from boiling hot to gradually cold.

Mingyue frowned slightly, feeling the pain in her wrist, and looked at Mafia Karen unhappily, only to see her listening to the Elk Housekeeper's voice expressionlessly and walking slowly forward.

The crystal ball in front of the host Quail Shou was covered with cracks, and it seemed that it would break with the slightest touch. However, after being touched by many people, it still remained a complete sphere.

At this time, outside the cruise ship, thunder and lightning penetrated the sky and earth, heavy rain formed a liquid cage, and the waves showed hideous faces in the lightning, like the arms of a giant, wrapped in white foam, hitting the side of the ship, making a dull sound.

Two upright figures appeared on the outdoor deck on the sixth floor of the cruise ship.

"What did she give you?" Bourbon looked at Ley who was lighting a cigarette with a match.

The howling wind blew away the gray smoke. Lei reached into his pocket, took out an empty bottle of antidote, and handed it to Bourbon. "Here."

"That's it?" Bourbon took it doubtfully, unplugged the cork and put it under his nose to sniff. "Just smelling it may not lead to a successful blend, and there will be interference from the fragrance."

"I don't think she wants us to make another antidote." Lei looked at the waves crashing on the deck, then whispered the word Mingyue told him, "cork."

Bourbon lowered his eyes and looked at the cork in his hand. He didn't think it was any different from an ordinary bottle cork. After thinking for a few seconds, he put the bottle into his pocket, pinched the cork with his fingertips, and gently broke it. The cork was split into two halves, and the secret hidden in it was exposed in front of the two of them.

As expected! Lei Yi's eyes flashed, thinking to himself.

A small sensor was exposed in front of the two people. Both of them held their breath. The only sounds around them were the wind, rain and waves.

Bourbon carefully dug the detector out of the cork and saw a miniature microphone and a tiny probe embedded in the soybean-sized instrument. His eyes sank slightly, and he was basically sure that this detector could monitor the liquid in the bottle and eavesdrop on the conversations of people nearby.

What a brilliant design. After all, who would be willing to give the antidote, a key item, to someone else? Unknowingly, the Kiriyama family heard everything that everyone was saying.

Suddenly, the two bottles of whiskey looked at each other, and both noticed the problem from each other's eyes. If Mingyue had known that there was a problem with the cork, then wouldn't purchasing the antidote mean that all the eavesdropping devices were concentrated on her? Why did she do this? What benefits would this bring?

Lei frowned, reached out and took out the bottle of antidote distributed during the rehearsal match, poured the orange liquid in the bottle into the sea, broke open the cork, and as expected, there was also a sensor inside.

This would explain why there were only three people in the bathroom, but the host could judge the number of zombies with great confidence. The small probe on the device might be able to detect certain ingredients or capacity in the antidote to determine whether the antidote has been used or swapped.

Because during the rehearsal, they had tested whether, after turning into zombies and drinking the antidote they prepared, they could let the host judge that they had turned back into humans, but unfortunately they failed.

Bourbon pinched the tiny sensor with his fingertips, his eyes focused and deep, analyzing the circuit on it, trying to deduce the range of monitoring. However, judging from the capacity of the nano battery, perhaps tomorrow morning, this thing will stop working due to insufficient power, and then the game will be over.

What a good plan! Bourbon thought about it and was about to throw the sensor into the empty bottle, but Lei handed him another sensor.

"It seems a little different." Lei's voice was mixed in with the sound of waves and didn't sound so clear.

Bourbon took a look and doubted Lei's intention. He lowered his eyes and thought for a few seconds. He threw the sensor in his hand into the empty bottle and blocked it with a half-stopper. He said calmly: "The battery capacity is different. The one in the rehearsal game has probably stopped working."

"Can it be reversed?" Lei knew that he had made an unrealistic request. His eyes fell on Bourbon's right hand. The originally white gauze was stained with a layer of dark red.

"No." Bourbon refused coldly, but was thinking of a solution in his heart.

Lei used a little force with his fingertips to crush the sensor in the bottle stopper of the antidote for the rehearsal match, and the cold wind swept the fragments away. Lei looked at the flashes of lightning in the rolling dark clouds in the distance, his eyes slightly fixed. He thought that the Kirima family might have other intentions in organizing this game and installing the eavesdropping device in the key props.

But what is the purpose?

The two bottles of whiskey each had their own thoughts in their minds.

The sea breeze whistled between the two of them like a sharp blade, and the cold rain mixed with the wet and salty sound of the waves fell on the deck.

The sudden lightning stretched their shadows very long, and amid the loud thunder, the two bottles of whiskey disappeared on the deck.

Bourbon crossed his arms and walked slowly forward. Suddenly, he noticed a familiar black shadow flashing outside the window. He turned around, but the black shadow had disappeared without a trace, and only huge waves were hitting the porthole.

"What's wrong?" Lei keenly noticed Bourbon's abnormality.

"Nothing." Bourbon withdrew his gaze, wondering if he had seen it wrong. He glanced at Lei behind him and continued walking towards Room 3.

The lead-gray sky hung low, and the salty mist was hardened into sharp ice crystals in the strong wind. The deck tilted sharply underfoot, and beautiful crystal ornaments fell from the display stand and shattered into pieces.

Dense raindrops and tiny ice crystals hit the porthole, making crackling sounds, like dense bullets.

Mafia Karen pulled Gray Rabbit into the room. The Elk housekeeper was about to help the young lady change her clothes, but was turned away by Mafia Karen.

"Guard the door. I have something to talk to her about." Mafia Karen emphasized the words "talk". She turned her head and aimed her empty artificial eye at the gray rabbit. The lightning outside the window coated the lion mask with a layer of dark white.

With a click, the door was locked, seemingly cutting off all of Gray Rabbit's escape routes.

The elk housekeeper who was blocked outside the door opened her mouth, looked at the closed door, and felt a little uneasy.

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