Chapter 61
"What are you calling me out for?"
"Just want to know if you found something I didn't. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ info After checking the things on the floor, holding up the flashlight, Reimu looked indifferently at the ghost witch who appeared in front of him, "In the current situation, you will definitely be a good assistant. Even if it's just listening to me talk to myself, it's good to organize my thoughts. β
"I thought you were going to collect evidence bit by bit with this kind of pause. β
"Do you still want to take me for an idiot? It turns out that this state is just a manifestation of the speed of thought, not some physical reality. Dissatisfied, Reimu snapped her fingers, and the image in front of her was suddenly flattened by a large iron ball that appeared out of thin air, turning into a lump of meat sauce that stuck to the ground, "You failed to control the time. Your time machine is fake. β
"No, no, no, no, no, very wrong. Slowly twisting from Bojam back to human form, the Oni Witch shook her head, which was not yet fully recovered, "That should be 'our' thing...... Forget it, you don't understand. All in all, you'd like to call me out and give yourself some time to gather your thoughts, right?"
"And let me tell you something I may not have noticed. Don't make me repeat. β
"Okay," looking a little helpless, the witch found a place to sit down, "If you want to be Sherlock Holmes, then I can only be wronged to be Watson." So, where do we start?"
Starting with the bridge thing, of course. Thinking so, Reimu also found a place to sit - although this is a spiritual world, sitting somehow feels more relaxed than standing. Knowing that she didn't have to say anything to know what was going on in her mind, she began to recall what had happened on the bridge:
Bai Shenying's sudden statement surprised everyone, because according to the records, the inside of the captain's room must have undergone decompression operations, and there could be no living people inside, let alone any captain who wanted to kill everyone. After using hypnotherapy to stabilize Bai Shenying's mental state, Li Jiale made it clear that Bai Shenying's words should not be taken seriously, and the so-called "captain" who planned to get rid of everyone because there was a spy here was probably just her fantasy, but Wang Zhaoming, who was still trapped in the exoskeleton, changed his focus: "So, does a spy really exist?"
For the people on the bridge, this fact can already be said to be conclusive evidence: first, the influence left by the artificial intelligence warned that the spaceship had suffered from the intrusion and destruction of the internal system, and then the presence of a special staff member in the bodyguard team, coupled with Bai Shenying's words, and various events that happened before departure, people have to think that spies do exist in this group of people. Finally, under pressure, Ge Chengzhi had to admit this, but he did not reveal the identities of Helena and Yang Zu in this way: obviously, he was worried that everyone would do something impulsive to them under mental pressure. After the existence of the spy was confirmed, the controversy began to revolve around two points:
First, was Meng Haoran murdered or an accident? On this point, Yang Siquan has always adhered to his own point of view, Yang Zhengqing has also expressed a certain degree of support, and the attitude of others has shown obvious uncertainty. In this situation, "trusting others" has become an extremely difficult thing to do;
Second, is the murderer the "spy" who hides in the crowd, or the "captain" who insists that there are spies in the crowd and wants to kill everyone to prevent the leakage of Project 0001, or something else? Wang Zhaoming insisted that it was Mianyue Yiji who killed Daimon, and if Meng Haoran also died from him, it must have been done by Mianyue Yiji; Tan Suya, the old man who broke his leg, chose to support Bai Shenying's statement for some reason, but the reason was only a vague so-called "intuition", Helena and Yang Zu stood on their side, and made it clear that the "pressure relief record" can be completely faked, Li Jiale, Yin Ying and Lei Wenle also chose to agree with the "captain" after a little hesitation Correspondingly, the first person to stand up and support the statement that "the murderer is a spy" was unexpectedly Wang Yulin. She didn't explain her reasons, but under her influence, Gao Huo and Zhao Liu, who were originally a little shaken, stood on this side, and Mianyue Yiji said coldly "I believe in the person my sister chosen" to say that she also thought it was a spy and a ghost, and Zhang Yurou also trembled and expressed her approval: "The captain's ghost came out to kill someone or something, it's terrible......"
Under the leadership of Ge Chengzhi, the third class as a whole chose to remain silent. These discussions seemed to be a bit beyond Marisa's level of intelligence, and she had a burned-out look on her face, while Sanae shook her head regretfully and said nothing. Faced with this statement, Reimu also chose to close his eyes and did not choose a side.
Because she felt that either side was wrong.
"Either way? Why? If it weren't for the spy or the captain hiding in the shadows, would anyone want to kill?"
Reimu thought that the words of the ghost witch were very like asking knowingly. Not wanting to answer at all, she snorted coldly and waved her hand impatiently.
"Well, you have the final say. Shrugging her shoulders, the witch moved closer, making the two people sitting on the ground look like sisters who were perhaps not too close," the next noteworthy ...... It's just the division of actions. At first, Ge Chengzhi still hoped that everyone would act collectively, but ......"
But it's better to act separately. This is the opinion put forward by Shen Donghui of the second class, and it was quickly agreed by most people: of course, this group of people is not stupid, and they will not stupidly give up the huddle action just for the stupid reason of "distrust". The reason that forced them to disperse into small groups was simple: they were not in a safe place, but in a crumbling ship.
"Just now our computer experts have given some assurance that any behavior that could threaten the overall safety of the spacecraft has been locked, and that the accident at reactor No. 3 will not happen again. However, the killer - whether it is the spy who interfered with the ship's takeoff or the captain locked in the captain's room - still has the possibility of killing a group of people in a certain area. Saying this, Shen Donghui held up his gun, "For example, using the vent to suddenly reduce pressure or something." β
According to this point of view, all were divided into several groups and could enter the food resource area for rest and sleep during the stipulated time period, but at least two people with guns on duty must be guaranteed. The bridge is also staffed by at least three people, including a computer specialist, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the bridge outside of duty hours. At the same time, group video meetings must be held every hour. They had a detailed plan for this, but Reimu wasn't interested: she knew Ge Chengzhi would keep an eye on her. After leaving the phrase "I am alone", she came here in a hurry.
The scene of Damon's death. Now, the killer certainly didn't destroy the clues, maybe he could find something.
"So, did you find anything?"
"Not yet. Looking at the human figure drawn with a red pen on the ground, Reimu shook her head. Damon's death was a little too clean, not as obviously suspicious as Meng Haoran's death. This may go some way to suggesting that the two murders were not committed by the same person. There were no footprints, no other mess, and Reimu didn't know about autopsies, and she couldn't know anything from corpses......
"There's not much else to notice other than a vent here. Looking up at the movable blinds, Reimu reconfirmed. This should be the place where Ge Chengzhi and the others climbed out, and the blinds were a little deformed when they took them off. Other than that, this vent is the same as all the others, no different.
"So we have to eliminate the suspect by another means: an alibi. Who doesn't have an alibi?"
"Mianyue Yiji, Juniper, Marisa, Ouyang Pingshui, Zhang Yurou, and the captain who may exist. β
"Shouldn't Juniper and Marisa's alibi be true? β
"No, it doesn't work. I asked both of them, and they both said that Marisa's eye drops had fallen somewhere, so Marisa went to pick them up alone. The time of separation is about fifteen minutes. During these fifteen minutes, because of the darkness of the environment, they could only confirm each other's presence by sound. Shaking her head, Reimu replied, "Fifteen minutes, with Marisa's abilities, is enough to do a lot of things." β
"Hmm...... The murder weapon was a sharp metal strip of unknown origin that could not be investigated, running from the left side of the brain to the right side of the face, with a length of about 40 centimeters and a diameter of 0.8 centimeters...... What's wrong? Why are you looking at the vents again?"
"I'm thinking about how Damon died...... If the possibility of removing the captain of the ship, if it is really a well-planned murderer, he should not lose his alibi. Staring at the vent, Reimu thought seriously, "Besides, if you want to pierce a person's brain in one go, you don't know how much strength it takes...... After all, it's just a metal bar, and it's not something like a dagger or a spear designed to pierce......"
"The surface of the metal bar may be slippery and difficult to hold. When you're allowed to go to the bridge, check it out again. β
"Well, you can take another look...... But...... I might have a clue. β
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Even if you have to act in small groups, even if you are in this environment, you should not spend time in fear without doing anything, but try to find a way to escape, this is the consensus of everyone on the bridge. Therefore, under the chairmanship of Ge Chengzhi, most of the personnel with certain professional skills in the review team were assigned tasks, while the third shift was mainly responsible for some physical activities.
Now, it's Ge Chengzhi, Wang Ping, and Qian Zhengqing's turn to re-examine the condition of the fault zone area.
"What a mess. Through the only porthole, Ge Chengzhi looked at the situation inside the fault zone, and couldn't help sighing, "Even if there is an exoskeleton, I don't dare to go over...... There's also a bug corpse there. How did this happen? I can't even receive a signal. β
"The gravity environment seems to be very complicated, Comrade Ge Chengzhi. Everything in the fault zone failed, so the combined effect of the complex gravitational fields still in force on both sides and the gravitational fields of the planets and stars in the inner solar system created the vortex of debris. This is indeed a rare scenario. Playing with the pistol he got from Zhang Yurou (she didn't seem to be able to bear the pressure of this weapon), Qian Zhengqing accosted and found that Ge Chengzhi's eyes fell on the gun, he smiled, "I've been working on electromagnetic cannon things, and it's the first time I've seen a gadget like this in my hand." β
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"I'm sure I'm not going to do common sense questions. Shrugging his shoulders, Qian Zhengqing continued to smile. Looking at him again, Ge Chengzhi frowned: "You don't seem to be too worried about our current situation." β
"What is there to worry about?...... I said, Comrade Ge Chengzhi, do you know how much a human life costs?"
"How can human life be valuable......
"Yes, of course. When I went to do technical support for Tanzania in Africa, they had another accident with our artillery and killed a dozen people. I was young and panicked, thinking it was something big, but the Tanzanian Minister of Defence waved his hand right next to me: 'Five hundred dollars per person.' I was stunned for a long time before I realized that he was talking about pensions. β
"Five hundred?"
"I don't know, that's what he said anyway. In the end, nothing happened, and the families seemed to be very happy with the price. At that time, I felt that human life was only worth 500 yuan......"
"You take extreme situations too seriously. β
"Probably. Anyway, I saw it. However, there is one thing that reassures me. Speaking of this, Qian Zhengqing's casual attitude seemed to have become a little serious, "Can I ask you something, Comrade Ge Chengzhi?"
"What's the matter?"
"I want you to take care of my brother. It's that Qian Siquan, that's my brother - don't get me wrong, it's a cousin. β
"You don't look like you're on good ...... terms"
"I know. When we were young, we had a good relationship, but then there were disagreements. I don't know why we both chose this mission, it felt like we were going to Tanzania together...... In short, I still hope that you will take care of him a lot. β
It seems that a lot has changed in Tanzania. Whether it's his outlook on life, or his relationship with his cousin. Peeking at Qian Zhengqing's expression, Ge Chengzhi shook his head: "Why do you entrust it to me? If you want to die, everyone will die together. β
"Is it that miserable? You're going to survive. You're an agent, the kind of flyer. Immediately made another joke, Qian Zhengqing said, "There will be nothing wrong with entrusting it to you." β
"I'll find a way to keep everyone alive. Scratching his head, Ge Chengzhi once again began the task at hand -- to make a specific and detailed observation of the situation in the fault zone, and write a general report, "There is a garbage dumping room near here, right? Will the things that were poured out now fly into the universe or are they in the fault zone?"
"It should have fallen in the fault zone. Sensing that Ge Chengzhi forcibly changed the topic, Qian Zhengqing didn't intend to be overly entangled, "That garbage room can be used as an over-cabin." That's a good situation. β
"You're pretty easy with good requirements. In order to ease the atmosphere between the two people, Ge Chengzhi also shrugged his shoulders and said, "There is really everything in the fragment...... In addition to bugs, there are human corpses. Situation on the other side...... I don't know if there will be anyone on the other side, we are completely disconnected from that side......"
"Comrade Ge Chengzhi!" At this time, Wang Ping, who was on standby in the signal circle dozens of meters away, hurriedly ran over, "Something happened, Comrade Tan Suya seemed to be feeling unwell, Comrade Yin Ying thought it was an infection, and suggested a shot of antibiotics." What now?"