The freighter was finally about to set sail.
Everyone felt a trace of excitement at that moment.
"We're finally leaving!"
"Exactly. Our first time at sea, and it had to be like this."
"Once the ship leaves port, we can go outside and get some air."
"..."
As they spoke, we continued waiting inside the container.
It took the freighter roughly half an hour to be towed out of the harbor before it began sailing east.
Because the freighter was so massive, we could not feel any rocking aboard it. It was even remarkably steady.
I looked outside through a gap in the container. There was no one around anymore, and Senior Brother and Senior Sister had already concealed themselves farther back.
Amid the ear-piercing roar, Zhang Yuchen struck the container door with his palm.
With a loud bang, the door flew open. Only a little light shone in, since more containers blocked the way ahead.
Below us was a narrow gap less than two meters wide.
Containers surrounded us on all sides...
A glance downward showed a drop of more than ten meters.
"Finally, some fresh air. I was suffocating in there!"
"Have a smoke, then close the door after resting for a while. We don't want any crew members who come to inspect the place to find us."
I spoke up.
Zhang Yuchen gave an "Mm" and rested by the container entrance for a while.
For the time that followed, we did not go anywhere. First, we caught up on sleep in the container, then we practiced breathing exercises.
It was not until the first night that Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Sister drifted out of the container to scout the area beyond it. They figured out the surrounding layout and even located every camera.
That way,