At this time, Tang Ning regretted it very much, and said in his heart, how could such a big matter be hidden from the captain? I was still too impulsive just now, so I shouldn't come alone, I should find a few more people to come over, so that at least I can be safe, not like now, what if the captain kills himself? But then again, I'm not a vegetarian either!

Just as Tang Ning was about to summon Rhubarb and Xiao Huang out to escort him, the captain continued: "But Mr. Detective, you don't have to worry about the safety of the whole ship, because I changed the course as soon as I learned of Mr. Nick's death, so there will never be another tragedy of hitting the iceberg." ”

Seeing Tang Ning's surprised expression, the captain explained: "Actually, when Nick was making the route, I felt that something was wrong, I had taken this route too many times, how could I not know that there were icebergs on this route?" But Nick, the despicable fellow, threatened me with my wife and children and told me to do what he commanded, but when I knew he was dead, I didn't have to have that scruple anymore, so I immediately changed course. ”

Listening to the captain's words, Tang Ning pondered for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "Mr. Captain, on behalf of all the passengers, I would like to thank you, it was you who saved the lives of more than 2,000 passengers on board, I believe that even if Nick arranges the California, it will not be possible to guarantee that no one will have an accident at that time." Because in that panicked environment, anything can happen! With that, Downing stood up and bowed respectfully to the captain.

But then his words changed: "But unfortunately, I have to list you as the number one suspect, because your motives are so strong, and the deceased used your wife and children to coerce you into doing things that violate your professional ethics, so you have every reason to put him to death!" ”

The captain nodded and replied, "You're right, I did have a good motive to kill Nick, and I did have a plan to do so, but I didn't, or I didn't. And I have a full alibi, I was in the steering room when Nick crashed overboard, and there are a lot of people to testify to. ”

Tang Ning shook his head and said: "This alibi has no effect, I firmly believe that the murderer must have used some kind of delay device, but I haven't figured it out yet." ”

"Then you are welcome to look for evidence against me, but I have a clear conscience myself, I have not done it or I have not done it. If you don't have anything to ask me right now, I'm going to observe the course and inspect the hull, and as you know, the Olympic's side has been badly damaged, so I have to do everything in my power to make sure it makes it to New York safely and on schedule! ”

Although the captain issued an expulsion order, Tang Ning was not angry, because he felt that this was a good captain who was responsible and willing to be responsible for the whole ship, and even if he did it, Tang Ning did not hate him, so Tang Ning gave a shallow bow again and was about to leave.

At this time, the captain stopped him: "By the way, Mr. Detective, don't tell anyone else about the fact that the Titanic was replaced by the Olympics and had planned a shipwreck, so as not to create panic." ”

"Don't worry, I'm still clear about that." Downing assured.

After coming out of the captain's room, Downing returned to the scene of the crime, because he always felt that the deflated lifebuoy should have something to do with the murder, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally found the truth.

So Tang Ning summoned everyone to the scene of the crime again and said: "I finally found a way for the murderer to make a time-delay device, and the most important prop is the deflated lifebuoy we found before, and now I will show you it." Second Officer, please help me. ”

Tang Ning found a sandbag for boxing practice, and said as he arranged it: "The weight of this sandbag is about the same as the weight of the deceased, so I will use him as the deceased for the time being." ”

Then he took another lifebuoy: "This lifebuoy is exactly the same as the one in the deceased's room." You see, this lifebuoy is just the size to get stuck in the window, so we can imagine that the murderer hung the unconscious deceased out of the window at that time, and then used the lifebuoy to jam him to prevent him from falling. ”

Then Tang Ning took out a needle and pricked a small eye on the lifebuoy: "I calculated, it will take about fifteen to twenty minutes for the gas in the lifebuoy to be released, so the murderer can Shi Shiran leave the scene of the crime, find a place with more people to make an alibi, and quietly wait for the gas in the lifebuoy to be released, and the body loses the restraint of the lifebuoy and falls into the sea from the window." ”

After nearly twenty minutes, everyone saw that after the gas in the lifebuoy was discharged, the sandbag that replaced the corpse fell into the sea with a thud, and the strangulation marks found on the body of the deceased did indeed appear on the sandbag.

In the surprised eyes of everyone, Tang Ning forcibly concealed his pride and said calmly: "Now everyone has seen it, because of the existence of this delay method, everyone's absence time must be re-investigated." ”

After speaking, Tang Ning walked up to Ruth and said with a serious expression: "Miss Ruth, can you now provide an alibi twenty minutes before the deceased is dead?" According to what you said last time, you and Mr. Karl had just arrived on deck and the deceased fell into the sea less than five minutes later, what were you doing before that? Did someone give you proof? I asked the waiter that you had left the dining room before the deceased had left. ”

Before Ruth could answer, Jack grabbed her and replied for her, "Whether Ruth has an alibi or not, it can't be that she did this!" Mr. Detective, you can think about how much strength it takes to make such a delay method, do you think a woman like Ruth can have such strength? ”

Tang Ning said in his heart that other women don't have this strength, but your Ruth must be fine, that is a female man who can cut iron pipes with an axe, what is it to move a dead man? But naturally he couldn't say that, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "But she can ask a man for help, such as Mr. Karl!" ”

PS: The World Cup is about to start, I wonder how many friends will stay up late to watch the game together? Anyway, my two cases of beer are ready, and the only thing that makes me depressed is why I have to double open at this time, hey, who should I choose for writing books and watching football......