As a world-renowned tourist city, Miami’s Golden Coast can truly be described as a magnificent sight.
The colossal Ocean Symphony docked at the pier is as striking as a skyscraper.
People on the beach are indulging in the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the sea water.
Everything seems to be in a state of harmony.
Lin Yi, wearing sunglasses and holding a chilled cola, lies comfortably on a lounge chair and surveys the surroundings.
Sizzle—
A static noise comes through Lin Yi’s Bluetooth earpiece.
“Mr. Lin Yi, in half an hour, boarding will commence. Is there anything else you need to arrange on your end?”
“No, proceed as planned. There can’t be any unexpected incidents. Safety first.”
“Understood!”
Looking at the distant Ocean Symphony, Lin Yi’s mouth curves into a smile.
“This time, I’m going to play a big game.”
Shortly after ending the call, Lin Yi sees journalists from the TV station arriving.
It seems they are preparing to film and interview the cruise journey.
Lin Yi finds it amusing yet overwhelming.
Quickly, half an hour has passed, and boarding begins.
The initial crowd isn’t large, but it’s clear that even the least among them is middle-class.
Each one, carrying luggage, is very excited.
One after another, the number of passengers boarding increases, eventually forming a queue.
Everything is proceeding according to Lin Yi’s plan.
Around three in the afternoon, Lin Yi’s earpiece relays the voice of Kenji Nakada.
“Mr. Lin Yi, boarding is complete. The number of people registered is 5313, but the actual number of people who boarded is around 5200, a few are missing.”
“No matter, having over 5000 people is enough.”
“Understood.”
After hanging up, Lin Yi stands up to stretch, changes into another set of clothes, quietly boards the ship, and heads to the top-deck room prepared for himself.
Even though everything is ready and the ship is about to set sail, Lin Yi is still on edge.
Knowing the ways of Americans, only when the ship reaches the high seas will it truly be in his control.
In any case, now is not the time to rejoice.
Lin Yi stays in his room until the cruise ship slowly pulls out of the harbor, then he finally breathes a little easier.
Ring, ring, ring—
Lin Yi’s phone rings; it’s a call from Kenji Nakada.
“Mr. Lin Yi, we’ve set sail. When do we start setting up our prepared items?”
“Wait a bit longer.”
Lin Yi checks the time, “After midnight, when we’re in international waters, then we’ll talk. Don’t do anything now, just enjoy the voyage for now, and go gamble a bit, it’s on my tab.”
“Mr. Lin Yi, you’re too kind, we are friends after all, no need for that.”
“Haha…”
Lin Yi laughs, “Then I won’t stand on ceremony with you. After the job is done, I certainly won’t let you down.”
“You’re too polite, it’s what I should do.”
After a brief conversation, Lin Yi hangs up the phone.
He pours himself a glass of wine and sips it while looking out at the sea through the window.
Although the entire world is focused on the developments of the standoff situation,
nobody notices that this ship, carrying over 5000 lives, will soon draw the attention of everyone.
Time ticked by, second by second.
In the latter part of the night, the cruise ship officially entered international waters.
Under the command of Lin Yi, Kenji Nakada and others began to take action.
For safety’s sake, these tasks were all carried out by Kenji Nakada and his team.
Liu Donghai and the others were arranged to stay in their own rooms, without being assigned any tasks.
For Lin Yi, it wasn’t yet time to utilize them.
The next morning, at just past six o’clock, Lin Yi woke up early and stood on the deck, leisurely enjoying the sea breeze.
Because this cruise journey was not clean-cut, most of the passengers were middle class, who had all found suitable female companions the previous night and then toiled diligently, which resulted in very few people on the deck early in the morning.