Ye Yuan had suddenly received news of a classmate's death.
Without any hesitation, he agreed.
After all, they had been classmates for four years.
Even if there had not been much friendship between them,
they had still shared the same classroom.
The dead were gone.
As a classmate, it was only right to pay his respects.
"Alright, then. I'll pick you up in a while. We'll head to Blue Island tonight."
"Okay! Come on over!"
The two chatted for a few more moments before hanging up.
After ending the call, Ye Yuan
stared blankly at the fiery red sunset in the distance.
He had a feeling
that Xu Kai's accident would very likely drag him into it as well.
It was only a hunch.
But whenever he had such a hunch,
it was usually proven right soon afterward.
He just did not know
how serious this matter really was.
If Zhang Wujin had not exaggerated the news,
then this was a major incident.
Everyone aboard a research vessel had died at sea.
Even now, the circumstances had not been clarified.
Once something like this was reported,
it would cause quite a stir.
Ye Yuan's first thought was that the research vessel had encountered pirates.
But the more he considered it, the less likely it seemed.
After all, pirates rarely hijacked research vessels.
And even if pirates had done it,
why would they kill people?
Those who frequently traveled far offshore received training.
For example, they were taught how to respond if pirates boarded the vessel.
So it was rare for an entire crew to be wiped out by pirates.
One side wanted to stay alive,
while the other only wanted money.
There was no inherent conflict between the two.
So unless they encountered those utterly vicious lunatics,
ordinary ships generally