The fat man finds a key in the medical kit. It is marked with the number 24.

Luo Zhan lives in room 24 of the cabin on the 4th floor, and this key can open his room.

Ilana also contributed, and the two negotiated, and Ilana could watch the live broadcast of Hei Yuan's evidence collection in cabin 24 through the fat man's mobile phone.

Hei Hao had no objection, and Hei Yuan supported the good brother's decision with actions.

Room 24 opened, and the two first found a QR code behind the door.

......

"Don't be nervous, we have called you here for a meeting today, we plan to gather everyone in the screening hall, mainly to prevent the ghost murderer from committing crimes again, to facilitate supervision and management, and everyone has a care."

Standing in front of the screen in the screening hall to the south, all the tourists on the cruise ship are concentrated in the screening hall at the moment.

"Prevent, how to prevent? Captain Xiang, the ghost murderer has killed 3 people right under your nose! How can you prevent it? ”

"Trap us here?" The screening hall is not large, with exactly 60 seats, which is the same number of cabins as the ship, and there are still plenty of empty seats for all the remaining visitors.

Three murders in a row caused panic in the hearts of the people, and they escaped from Diblon and fell into another abyss of death, each with fear and despair in their eyes.

"I don't want to be here, I'm going back to my room and lie down and sleep."

"Woo woo woo, I want my mother." The three children were crying, and the parents couldn't suppress their screams.

"How to stay in the team here, the most important thing now is to find out the reason why the mobile phone signal is blocked and call for help as soon as possible."

"yes. I don't know how long the food and fresh water will last, and when will I be able to go home if I am trapped again? ”

Tourists talked a lot, and many people were flustered and unassertive, sitting on the chairs and sighing; There was some righteous indignation to stand up and go south to Gao Xiaoxi theory; A few people who are not afraid of the sky have left and returned to the cabin to sleep.

Zhou Fansheng, Luo Zhan and others were desperately trying to stop these people.

"The ghost murderer is hiding around us, ready to attack tourists, and we need to come together and unite to watch each other. Don't give the murderer a chance. Xiang Nan patiently explained to everyone.

Most nodded in agreement, and everyone meeting in the screening room did serve to keep each other in check.

But a few people have very big opinions, and Zhuang Xian is one of them.

He walked up to Xiang Nan and said, "How can you arrange us here?" Do you think this place is people? ”

"The seat is small and hard, and my waist is so sore that I sit for a while."

"Xiang team, let's go back to our respective rooms, won't it be over if we don't come out?"

Many elderly people with bad legs and feet agreed with Zhuang Xian's proposal, they didn't dare to say their wishes directly, so they hoped that someone would raise objections and they would follow the trend and return to their rooms.

"yes, yes, we don't just go out of the room, and we don't open the door to people we don't know."

"We are all ordinary people, we are old, we don't cause trouble and we don't offend others, who will kill us?" The old lady who spoke also reached out to her waist and beat him a few times to match his words.

"Old man, it's really not good, the cabin is too big, the target is scattered, if everyone goes back to their rooms, we don't have so many people to supervise, if something happens to anyone, we won't have time to rescue."

Gao Xiaoxi tried hard to dissuade everyone, but they were really weak, and less than half of them were willing to stay. It was only after the persuasion of Yuan Fan, Mu Fanqing, Zhou Fansheng and others that they turned back a few.

The power of the tour guides Xiuxiu and Wasabi is almost zero, and many tourists see them as if they are enemies, they pay money, trust the vast tour group, and follow them on a trip to the island, but they are going to perish, and these people transfer the fear and hatred in their hearts to them, and naturally they will not listen to them.

Zhuang Xian pulled Pang Gonglin out of the screening room, walked to the door, whispered a few words in the woman's ear, reached out and patted her plump buttocks, and returned to the screening hall again in the woman's exclamation.

"Xiang Team, can you take a step to speak?" Zhuang Xian returned to the appearance of a handsome and successful person, and exuded a charming atmosphere with every gesture.

When talking to Xiang Nan, he didn't forget to raise his forehead slightly, and glanced through the crowd to find the next target.

Xiang Nan walked out of the screening room without saying a word, and the two of them came to a secluded place under the stairs at the end of the hallway.

"Tell me, what are you looking for me?"

Zhuang Xian took out a pack of pure white sealed cigarettes from his arms, stuffed them directly into Xiang Nan's hand, and said with a smile: "A little meaning is not a respect, Xiang Team, I will ask you something." ”

Xiang Nan said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about things, forget about things." Without a trace, he pushed the cigarette back into Zhuang Xian's arms.

Zhuang Xian was no longer polite, and asked him in a low voice: "Xiang Team, what did you and Forensic Doctor Gao find after searching our rooms that day?" Why didn't I see what you were doing? ”

He was worried that his tone and expression would be seen by Xiang Nan, so he coughed dryly to cover up his gaffe, and said with a smile: "Oh, I'm not questioning your work. The main thing is that there is a murderer hiding in the team. ”

Zhuang Xian's tone became bitter, "You also know that I led the team out on a trip this time, and I encountered such serious casualties, so it was not easy to go back." ”

"If," he said, lowering his voice hoarsely, "if the ghost murderer is hiding among us, you say ......"

Xiang Nan looked at Zhuang Xian, remembering the bloody dagger and confession book that were searched from under Pang Gonglin's bed, he caught a trace of strangeness in Zhuang Xian's words and deeds, judging from his years of police experience, if Pang Gonglin was the murderer of Bai Xiaozhou, she would definitely not bring the murder weapon back to the cruise ship, and it would be safer to destroy it and throw it away somewhere on the island.

Zhuang Xian's slightly urgent expression had betrayed him. Xiang Nan felt that it was worth playing, and he said with an expression that reassured the other party: "There is nothing to doubt." ”

When the man heard this, he was anxious, "Have you searched carefully, searched carefully?" ”

"I'm worried about ......"

Xiang Nan looked at him with a smile and asked, "What are you worried about?" ”

What Zhuang Xian wanted to say next was blocked in his throat.

The captain of the criminal police team continued to comfort him in a soft tone: "Don't think too much. Really don't stay in the screening room with everyone? ”

"No, it's more comfortable for us to stay in the room, you don't have to worry about safety, we'll be careful."

Xiang Nan didn't force him, after 3 murders, there were still people who didn't take the ghost murderer seriously, and they were lucky, thinking that as long as they stayed in their room and didn't go out, they could ensure safety, and it was normal for these people to have this kind of thought.

Especially men like Zhuang Xian, who are usually used to controlling the overall situation and arranging others to do things, are even more reluctant to cooperate.

And those elderly people think that they will not be so unlucky to be listed as a target of murder by the murderer, their lives are ordinary, simple, they have no grudges with anyone, they just need to stay in the room to sleep and read a book and wait for rescue, the murder has nothing to do with them.

On the one hand, not everyone has been to the scene to see the bloody corpses, and on the other hand, everyone is making their own wishful thinking.

Rather than being watched and staying in the screening room uncomfortably, it is better to hide in the room by yourself.

Xiang Nan saw human nature clearly, he was not good at forcing everyone, there were only two policemen here, him and Gao Xiaoxi, and their strength and deterrence were weak.

The cruise ship is like a miniature society, with all kinds of characters, isolated from civilized society on the high seas far from the mainland, as if generating some kind of unique small environment.

In this environment, the role of the police is gradually diminished as the number of days tourists are stranded extensively.

Zhuang Xian left, and Xiang Nan lay alone on the side of the boat to think.

Now all the tourists on the other side of the ship are a whole, they are in the light, the ghost murderer is in the shadows, and there are villains like Zhuang Xian in the corner, and when the time is right, they will jump out and bite innocent people, just to protect their own interests.

"Pang Gonglin is the chess piece thrown by Zhuang Xian!" Xiang Nan kept calculating and overturning in his mind, calculating and overthrowing. His heart is urgent, he doesn't have so much time to collect evidence, and he is even less manpowered.

He remembered Zhou Fan's proposal two days before his death, but he was still very hesitant.

"No, you can't push them to the front line, if you're not careful, they will most likely become the next target of the murderer." If Zhou Fansheng and others are involved in the search for evidence, if they find valuable clues, the murderer is likely to target them.

Xiang Nan didn't want anyone to be hurt anymore, but he could always detect that the murderer hiding in the shadows was watching him all the time.

Remembering the sound of footsteps behind him, the thin figure of the tour guide Xiuxiu appeared on the side of the corridor.

"Xiang Team, are you convenient now?"

The woman wants to speak and stops, looking at her expression, she is tormented by something in her heart.

Xiang Nan looked at the guide's shriveled figure, and teased her with a smile: "I heard that you reconciled with your ex-boyfriend?" ”

Xiuxiu's face was slightly red, and she nodded shyly.

"Yun Tianming and I are colleagues in the same company, and we are both tour guides of the vast travel company. We met a few years ago because of work, and then we naturally got together. ”

Xiuxiu muttered to herself, and slowly told Xiangnan the bits and pieces of the two getting along.

The police captain didn't show any impatience, and even nodded and asked questions when he heard some emotions bursting out, laughing and teasing, Xiuxiu gradually opened up and was no longer shy.

"Speaking of which, the story between you is quite tortuous."

Xiuxiu nodded and continued: "At the beginning, I rejected his pursuit several times because of the problems of my original family, but his sincerity touched me, and I also got rid of some of my problems after I started dating him. The mood is gradually brighter, and I am no longer anxious and depressed. ”

Speaking of this, Xiuxiu hesitated and became nervous, she bowed her head nervously, her hands kept tearing the corners of her clothes, and her face had a rich expression.

"Don't be nervous, you can say whatever you want, I studied psychology in college, and my mentor is Professor Wei Yi, who is well-known throughout the country."

Speaking of this mentor, Xiang Nan is very proud in his heart, Wei Yi's attainments in the field of psychology are completely comparable to Wundt and Freud.

Xiuxiu smiled: "I know, it was only after hearing about this that I decided to come and talk to you." ”

Xiang Nan was very surprised, I don't know where the other party heard that he was Wei Yi's proud protégé, but among the tourists, more than one person knew about it, he smiled, and didn't plan to get to the bottom of it.

"Say it, I'll listen to you."