Chapter 39: Return Home

Chapter 39: Return Home

Zhang Haixia and other corpses were properly arranged in the cargo hold and embalmed (the specific details wont be stated here). All in all, everything went on as usual.

Zhang Haiyan stayed in Stevens room afterwards. Arrangements were made so that He Jianxi would be in the same room as him.

It was as if the plague god had lost his soul. He didnt eat or drink and just sat by the window, watching the sea.

Whether he ate or not, He Jianxi still took care of him for the rest of the journey. He Jianxi could no longer feel the plague gods former happiness. He didnt know what had happened, but pain was something that was simple and universal.

For some reason, Miss Dong let them go and even treated them courteously. But nothing mattered to Zhang Haiyan anymore, so he had no idea what happened during that period of time.

The lifeboat that Bai Zhu was in was missing. There was a chance some killers were still on the ship, but there shouldnt have been many of them left.

The storm gradually died down after Miss Dong launched several investigations. The details of what happened between Warner and Miss Dong afterwards is also unknown.

Zhang Haiyan started eating again when the ship was near Xiamen, but he was already too thin by that point. He dreamed of Flower Reef and Zhang Haixia every night. When he lit a cigarette again, he realized that things werent over yet.

Many of the weapons used to kill people on board were used by the military. Moreover, some warlords excavated the plague ship on Flower Reef several years ago. The plague was running rampant in Malacca now, and there were people hunting the Southern Archives secret agents on the Nanan. There had to be a mastermind behind this.

Since the truth behind the plague was still unclear, the Flower Reef case wasnt closed.

And he couldnt let Zhang Haixia die in vain.

Zhang Haiyans throat was dry after not eating for a long time, but he forced himself to eat all kinds of foods in order to restore his strength.

He had planned on going to San Francisco, but it felt so good to be stepping on real land again.

After walking for a while, Zhang Haiyan soon came to an old street. It was still the same as his memories, and nothing had changed. He could vaguely recognize a few people around the neighborhood.

He came to Zhang Haiqis residence and found that it had become a lozenges shop. The owner of the shop was a newcomer whom Zhang Haiyan didnt recognize.

Zhang Haiyan went up to ask where the previous residents had gone. The owners face turned blue and he was a little scared when he saw Zhang Haiyan carrying a corpse on his back. He said that the place had been sold several times. No one knew where the previous residents had gone after such a long time had passed.

Zhang Haiyan knew his godmothers temper, so it wasnt surprising that she had moved away without notifying anyone. But he couldnt find a hotel to stay in since he was carrying a corpse on his back. In the end, he went to the South Sea Archives where they had undergone training several years ago.

The South Sea Archives was on public lease on the east side of the South Sea Maritime Affairs office. When he went there, he discovered that it had become a bank called Haili. He figured the owner must have been a foreigner.

Zhang Haiyan carried the corpse and entered the South Sea Maritime Affairs Office. He put the corpse aside on the waiting bench, tidied his military uniform, and then asked the clerk at the door, Excuse me, where has the South Sea Archives moved to?

There were more than a dozen clerks filling in forms by the windows who all looked up and stared at him. Pardon?

The South Sea Archives. I can see that its already moved. Where has it moved to? Im a field agent. I havent returned for a long time.

The South Sea Archives? Two of the clerks looked at each other, and then shook their heads. I haven't heard of it. What archives? This is the South Sea Maritime Affairs Office.

Heres the thing. The South Sea Archives is an institution under the South Sea Maritime Affairs Office. You and I are colleagues. Im a field agent who has returned to the country. It seems that the institution has already been moved, so thats why Im here asking about it. Can you check it for me?

His military uniform was very particular, so the clerk didnt dare offend the officer. He stood up and walked upstairs. After a while, the clerk came down with a stack of documents and said to Zhang Haiyan, Sir, I asked more than twenty supervisors who have worked here for a long time. They said that since the establishment of the South Sea Maritime Affairs Office, there has never been an institution called the South Sea Archives. Did you make a mistake?