Chapter 6
The sound of ticking came through the door, and the sound of my heartbeat seemed to stand still for a moment.
Is that the murderer coming?
Knock knock! --
The knock on the door seemed like a sign of things to come. My heart clenched suddenly.
"It's over ......," Karen paralyzed, tears flowing helplessly.
I pushed down the fear in my heart and rummaged through my bag to find the telescopic electric baton, a tool I had prepared earlier to protect myself from molesters.
"Karen, be brave, that thing is at the door now, we'll just have to fight it!"
I held the electric baton tightly and took a step toward the door.
The calves couldn't stop shaking from fear.
I took a deep breath and looked out through the cat's eye.
"It's the Captain?"
......
"Travelers of 226, this is Captain Mike, the murderer has been apprehended by the ship's police, this broadcast is all his little trick, you are safe."
"There are some circumstances that need to be signed off on to you now, and I hope you'll cooperate."
The voice at the door was a little crappy, it was with a few hints of a London accent.
Captain indeed.
Karen breathed a sigh of relief, her face beaming with post-apocalyptic joy.
But I always felt something was wrong and frowned, "Captain, we don't know anything, it's so late in the evening it's better to talk about what's going on tomorrow!"
The voice at the door was silent for a long time, so long that we thought he had left.
That's when that disappearing pop-up reappeared.
[I've just been running, and I can't believe I fell and passed out. Did any of you hear a noise? I saw a woman with a machete being picked up by the boat police, should be okay now?]
Karen was a little excited to see this message.
I sank down and carefully analyzed, "First of all, how is the captain so sure we know there's a murderer, in case we didn't see it live if we fell asleep?"
"Secondly, now that the murderer has been caught, he, as captain of the ship, must surely now report the matter to the police, instead of pestering us here about such a trivial matter as signing."
"Third, the broadcast continues."
"You said before about the mother and baby revenge and the reports of real events, this cruise ship is spooky in every way, I think we really have met a ghost. Maybe the one outside ...... the door at this moment is not the real captain."