* Set sail *
Shanghai.
He had been waiting for a long time, but he had not been able to wait for a reply.
She couldn't help but wonder if this meant that Lu Jia no longer had the chance to touch the phone.
That kind of ominous premonition intensified, but she and Lu Jia were at the opposite ends of the earth, helpless.
Zhang Xiaoxi really felt guilty at this moment. If something really happened to Lu Jia, then she was the murderer!
Why didn't she go with him? Why didn't she pull Lu Jia away and tell her not to go…All kinds of thoughts swirled in her mind. She was extremely anxious and even wanted to cry.
After much thought, she decided to call the police at the nearest police station.
However, Zhang Xiaoxi was just Lu Jia's friend. She wasn't sure if her testimony alone would be useful. At this moment, she couldn't care less about Zhou Xiuli's calm attitude on the phone and called her again.
This time, Zhang Xiaoxi didn't hide anything. She explained everything clearly, including why she suddenly decided not to go to the United States and, of course, the matter of Little Liuren's fortune telling.
In fact, after Zhou Xiuli received Zhang Xiaoxi's call, although she subconsciously felt that she might have reacted too much, she still had some foresight and sent Lu Jia a few messages, but in the end, she didn't reply.
She had not slept well all night.
When Zhang Xiaoxi called again, he more or less believed her.
She could not help but feel that she was not a good girl, and that she was a good girl.
The two of them were standing at the door of the police station, and they were going to report it first.
……
After listening to the two people's incoherent alarm messages, Officer Wang paid great attention to them. He looked at the policewoman beside him and asked," Miss, are you sure?"
Zhang Xiaoxi nodded shakily." I'm sure something happened to her!"
According to the information, Lu Jia's family conditions are very good, and her grades are excellent. It can basically be confirmed that she has a postgraduate degree. She didn't carry much cash on this trip, so she can basically rule out other reasons.
The experienced policeman looked serious. Thinking that the little girl was traveling alone, he suddenly had a bad guess in his heart, but in order to appease the family's emotions as much as possible, his face did not show any trace.
"Don't worry too much, because she's currently abroad and can't confirm the specific situation. However, we can contact the Chinese Embassy in the United States for you first. If she contacts you later, that's best. If not, we'll take measures as soon as possible."
Half a world away, Lu Jia had been lost for more than 24 hours. Would she really be fine?
Thinking of this, Zhou Xiuli, who was still hoping for luck, heard the police say this, and her face turned pale.
She lowered her head and leaned weakly against the back of the chair, muttering,"... It's all my fault. I harmed Jiajia. It's all my fault..."
Zhang Xiaoxi was also very worried. Hearing Zhou Xiuli say this, although she felt puzzled, she still quickly comforted her." Auntie, please don't say that. Maybe Jiajia is fine and will reply to us in a while?"
Zhou Xiuli let out a long sigh. Her already haggard face looked especially desolate and desperate." I hope so."
*
The weather became hot and unbearable again. Lu Jia's stomach soon started to stir again. The cactus in the morning was not enough to fill her stomach. In addition, she had just been frightened, so Lu Jia felt that her blood sugar was a little low.
In addition to the canned food, Lu Jia actually had one packet of cookies left in her backpack, but to be honest, she didn't really want to share them with that damn man.
However, the ship had only been sailing for more than two hours and was still far from the planned Hoover Dam.
Lu Jia felt that if she didn't take out the cookies, she would ascend to heaven.
Phoenix turned around at this moment and saw Lu Jia clutching her stomach and muttering that she was hungry.
He didn't really want to stop the boat, but considering that they hadn't eaten for a long time, he considered docking the boat to a shallow place not far from the bottom of the canyon to eat something.
However, just as he was about to dock, Lu Jia, who had a bitter face, had already fumbled for the cookies in her bag. The crispy and salty cookies instantly became the most delicious in the world. She ate a few slices in a row.
As soon as he looked up, he saw Phoenix standing at the bow of the boat, quietly looking back at him.
Lu Jia, who was eating alone, felt a little embarrassed for a moment. She quickly swallowed another piece, then stood up in the slightly swaying hull and handed the biscuit to Phoenix." Do you want to eat?"
Lu Jia originally wanted to wait for Phoenix to free up her hand to take it, but she remembered that she wanted to get information from him, so she handed the biscuit in her hand to Phoenix's mouth.
Phoenix was slightly stunned, but she still lowered her head and bit into the biscuit Lu Jia handed her. The moment her dry lips pursed, she happened to touch Lu Jia's fingers.
The unfamiliar touch made the two of them freeze in place for a moment.
……
He quickly looked ahead and continued to steer the cruise ship without looking sideways.
Lu Jia also took the opportunity to change the topic. She held the finger Phoenix accidentally touched in her palm and lowered her eyes in frustration." Hmm... so you can drive a boat. How amazing!"
Phoenix hummed softly." I learned it in Hawaii."
Lu Jia was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, she thought of an old joke from a long-lived anime. She felt extremely embarrassed and suddenly couldn't help but laugh.
Phoenix turned around, confused.
" Yes, there's an anime…The main character is a high school detective. His father taught him how to fly, sail, and shoot in Hawaii. He can do almost anything…"
Phoenix looked at her strangely." So?"
Well, the Americans couldn't get that.
Lu Jia couldn't explain clearly for a moment, or perhaps she wasn't able to express herself well enough, so she changed the topic abruptly." By the way, have you contacted your other relatives when you encountered such a thing?"
This kind of question shouldn't be asked by someone who wasn't familiar with her, not to mention Phoenix had told Lu Jia before that his mother died because of him.
However, Lu Jia wanted to get as much information as possible because she wanted to live as long as possible. It was the best choice to get close to his heart from his family.
However, when Phoenix heard Lu Jia's words, the relaxed expression on her face disappeared. Her grayish-blue eyes narrowed slightly, becoming narrow and unclear. She asked her instead," What about you? You said you wanted to contact your family, but why didn't you say anything to your mother?"
Lu Jia's heart skipped a beat. After a long time, she realized that he was referring to Zhou Xiuli. At that time, when she was in the motel, she stayed on the chat interface for a long time and missed five precious minutes for nothing.
He didn't expect Phoenix to notice this.
Thinking of this, Lu Jia just twitched the corners of her mouth and was speechless.
She and Madam Zhou Xiuli were originally very close, but their relationship had only deteriorated since her father Lu Lu disappeared. However, of course, she could not tell Phoenix about this.
"It seems that you are not very willing to talk about your family with others."
If you don't want me to mention this, then I won't ask…Sorry."
Phoenix had always been very aggressive towards those who offended him in the past. As the son of heaven with excellent family background and ability, he naturally had the capital to do so. It was only after he embarked on his escape journey that he restrained himself a lot.
Especially Lu Jia's innuendo. For an experienced and outstanding former detective, she was too immature.
However, he wanted to continue speaking, but Phoenix suddenly noticed the panic and fear on Lu Jia's face. Considering that she was an ordinary girl, Phoenix swallowed back what he was about to say.
"Feed me a few more cookies."
“……”
Lu Jia took a deep breath and put her hand into the biscuit bag, taking out a small biscuit and stretching it to his chin.
Just as Phoenix was about to lower her head, Lu Jia suddenly retracted her hand and threw the biscuit into her mouth. She looked at him proudly.
What a joke. The scumbag man was still scolding her one second, and the next second, he was angrily ordering her to feed her…What kind of joke was this?
Who had caused her to fall into this state?
The angrier Lu Jia thought about it, the more she stuffed a few cookies into her mouth in front of him. She didn't stop until she stuffed them until she was bulging like a hamster.
Phoenix raised his eyebrows and stared at her with a helpless smile.
The warm wind blew through the cabin. He was silent for a while in distress, then suddenly pointed to the control panel in front of Lu Jia." Although I can't teach you in Hawaii, but... do you want to learn how to sail?"
Lu Jia stopped chewing. She looked at Phoenix warily and seriously suspected that he wanted to take the opportunity to rest.
However, she was born to be an easy person to coax. Other than her father's matter, anger came and went quickly. That was why she put Zhang Xiaoxi's stand up and Phoenix's deception behind her.
So her curiosity about sailing soon outweighed her irritation with Phoenix, and she looked at him expectantly, her dark eyes flashing, her cheeks flushed with heat, and wrote three words.
"I want to learn!"
Lu Jia placed the biscuit in her hand on the chair and walked to the bow of the cruise ship. Looking at the interface that was not much different from a car, she was immediately eager to try it.
"Since you know how to drive, it's not difficult to sail."
Phoenix gave up his seat to her, pulling her soft and petite hands from behind.
At first, Lu Jia felt that it was nothing, but soon, the heat behind her that was tall enough to wrap her up made her tremble uncontrollably.
If he was teaching her how to sail, then he was teaching her. Why did he have to stand behind her like this?
It's hot.
Under Phoenix's tugging, Lu Jia held the steering wheel tightly with one hand and kept pushing forward with the other hand.
At this moment, his left hand happened to cover Lu Jia's hand, and his breath gently directed at the hair on her head, blowing it away together with the river wind.
Lu Jia's body stiffened nervously. She suddenly felt that things were not good.
It was too close, and this posture…
However, just as she was putting all her attention on Phoenix behind her warily, he suddenly moved.
The hand covering Lu Jia's hand left, and the heat behind her disappeared.
The sound of plastic packaging came from behind Lu Jia. She turned around in a daze and saw Phoenix sitting leisurely on the chair behind her. He was eating Lu Jia's cookies elegantly while leisurely enjoying the scenery on both sides of the river.
"Lu."
“……？”
"Don't drive straight to Hoover Dam. We'll have to get off before we enter Lake Mead."
The author says:
Lake Mead is the reservoir in front of Hoover Dam.
If I can't figure out the escape route of men and women, I will put the mentioned route and topographic map on Weibo to make it clearer.
And this ship is really a ship, not that ship! Don't get me wrong!
But it's going to be something big in two chapters, if I can write it in two chapters. When you get there (hehe)
Mwah ~
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