Due to the sudden arrival of dead bodies, the passengers on board were in a panic. At this time, Zhang Ze stood on a table and shouted.

"Everyone, be quiet, I'm a police officer, and I'll find out the truth as soon as possible and find the murderer. Now, please go back to your room and refrain from moving. ”

The group was talking as they walked back to their room, when suddenly a man cried out loudly.

"Heavenly punishment has come..."

Then he ran away, and Zhang Ze immediately asked Zhuo Man to find a few people to control the man who was shouting. Fang Fan had been in the room where the crime occurred, and the bloodstains on the walls did not make him feel uncomfortable, but he felt more and more excited when he looked at these bloodstains, and the desire for blood was being awakened little by little in his heart. Zhang Ze suddenly slapped Fang Fan from behind, and Fang Fan suddenly came back to his senses.

"Lao Fang, what did you find?"

"Still watching. The direction of the blood spray was a strange one, and the entire room was almost completely splattered with blood, except for the door, and there was a clear mark here. ”

Zhang Ze looked at the place Fang Fan pointed to, and saw a large bloodstain on the ground, according to the shape of the bloodstain, it would definitely splash on the wall, but there was nothing on the wall, the bloodstain on the ground was like a cut cake, and the other half of the bloodstain that should have been complete was gone. At this time, Zhang Ze found that there were blood stains on the inside of the wardrobe door next to him, he carefully opened the cabinet door, and suddenly a fishy smell of blood came to his face, and he saw that the upper half of the dead body (shēn) was in the closet. The bloodstains on the inside of the cabinet door and the bloodstains on the ground just form a complete bloodstain.

"Old Fang, look."

Fang Fan came over to take a look and said.

"Could it be that the murderer opened the cabinet door and killed the deceased, then threw the body into the closet, and then took the opportunity to escape?"

"Maybe so, but the murderer's methods of killing are too cruel."

Fang Fan and Zhang Ze moved the body out of the closet, put the upper half (shēn) and the lower half (shēn) together, and saw that the deceased had to be at least 200 catties, and the fatal wound was cut off by someone, and the entire vertebrae were connected to the upper half (shēn). What is strange is that there are no neat cuts on the wound, more as if it has been torn off by life.

Fang Fan and Zhang Ze checked the information of the deceased, the deceased's name is Yue Mingyang, male, 43 years old this year, and he went out on vacation with his wife this time. Fang Fan called Yue Mingyang's wife over, she was now frightened to the point that she was unable to possess her body. Fang Fan asked her to sit down, and after saying it three times before she reacted, she carefully sat on the edge of the chair.

"What's your name?"

"Ding Hui."

"Your relationship with the deceased is husband and wife?"

Ding Hui nodded slightly.

"What kind of work does your husband do in Zhonghai City?"

"We are all laid-off workers who have opened a small supermarket in our community."

"Do you know what your husband's enemies are?"

"No, I don't. He is usually an honest person, and he does not steal (jiān) and play tricks. ”

"Does he have any bad habits?"

"No, it's just that I usually smoke and rarely drink alcohol."

"Has your husband been acting out of the ordinary lately?"

Ding Hui thought about it carefully and said.

"My husband was influenced by the older generation from an early age, believing that there were ghosts and gods in the world, and he believed in the words of the fortune tellers, and sometimes he did it even if he knew it was wrong. Recently, our daughter fell ill and went to many doctors but did not get better, but as soon as she came home, she hid in a corner as if she was scared by something, and had no choice but to let her stay in the hospital. ”

"Which hospital is your daughter staying in?"

"Zhonghai General Hospital, Ward 506."

“506？”

Fang Fan asked again, and Ding Hui nodded. At that time, Yang Yue lived in 505, wasn't it next door to Yang Yue? Fang Fan took a deep puff of cigarette and said.

"You go on."

"Suddenly, one day, a woman came to the ward, saying that she would meet each other to tell fortunes and get rid of diseases. My husband had already believed this, and this woman's sudden visit was regarded by him as a gift from heaven. The woman said that her daughter was haunted by the five ghosts (shēn), and that in order to exorcise the five ghosts, it was necessary to use the sacred spring water of Dongquan Island, which could not only cure diseases but also prolong life. As soon as my husband heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and then bought a ticket to go to Dongquan Island, who knew that this kind of thing would happen. ”

After Ding Hui finished speaking, she hid her face and cried. Although Ding Hui's cry was miserable, it seemed extremely contrived, and from time to time she would peek at Fang Fan and Zhang Ze's reactions. Fang Fan fortunately got off the donkey and cooperated with Ding Hui's script. At this time, Zhuo Man called Zhang Ze out, and Fang Fan asked Ding Hui to go back to rest first. Fang Fan felt that Ding Hui's confession was too much like a pre-made story, not to mention the fortune-telling woman who suddenly appeared, and even his daughter's illness (qíng) was not clearly explained. Such a clumsy script and Ding Hui's flawed acting skills are clearly for Fang Fan to see, if Ding Hui is the murderer, she would not be so stupid to take the initiative to attract the police to suspect herself, does she have any other purpose? At this time, Zhang Ze walked over and said.

"Old Fang, Yue Mingyang's body has been briefly disposed of, we are now on the high seas, Zhuo Man means that after sending us to Dongquan Island, they will return immediately."

"Well, but I want to solve this case before I reach Dongquan Island, and I vaguely feel that this case is for you and me."

Suddenly, Fang Fan realized something, he found Zhuo Man and asked.

"Dolman, where is the destination of this ship?"

Zhuo Man's eyes widened when he was asked, and he was speechless for a moment.

"You don't know, do you?"

Zhuo Man scratched his head and said.

"Let's go ask Captain Hunter."

The three of them were just about to go to the captain's room when suddenly a miserable scream came from the room next to the murder. Fang Fan immediately ran over, pushed open the door and saw that blood was spraying from his neck like a fountain to the surrounding walls, Ding Hui's head rolled down to Fang Fan's feet, and he was looking at Fang Fan with wide eyes at this time. Zhang Ze and Zhuo Man also ran over, and Fang Fan suddenly shouted.

"Zhuoman, don't come here."

But it was too late, Zhuo Man had already run to the door, but the next second he was so frightened that he hid in Zhang Ze's arms, and Zhang Ze protected Zhuo Man behind (shēn) and looked into the room. The first witness next to him sat on the ground, and the drink in the tray spilled a (shēn). Fang Fan helped her up and asked.

"You were the first to find the dead?"

The waiter obviously hadn't recovered from his fear, and his frightened eyes kept glancing into the room, and then said tremblingly.

"It's me."

"How could she be in this room?"

Zhuo Man said suddenly.

"I arranged it temporarily, and their couple's room was already like that, so I temporarily arranged her here."

Fang Fan went into the house to inspect the corpse, and saw that Ding Hui's wound was basically similar to Yue Mingyang's wound, and Ding Hui's head did not have neat cuts, as if it had been ripped off by life. Suddenly, Fang Fan noticed that Ding Hui was holding a note in his left hand, Fang Fan took it and looked at it, and there was a phone number on it. Fang Fan took the mobile phone in Ding Hui's right hand again, could it be that Ding Hui was about to make a call just now, but the screen of the mobile phone stayed on the SMS interface. Could it be that Ding Hui deleted the text message immediately after sending it? At this time, a new text message suddenly came to the mobile phone, which was a remittance message from the bank, and the message showed that a huge amount of money had just been credited to Ding Hui's account 5 minutes ago. Fang Fan hurriedly contacted Su Kang.

"Su Kang, you can help me check Yue Mingyang and Ding Hui, there is also a bank account, and then check if there is a girl named Yue Xin in Zhonghai General Hospital, who is about 17 or 8 years old."

"Understood."

Ding Hui's corpse and Yue Mingyang converged together, and in a sense, it can be regarded as a reunion. Then the three of them came to the captain's room as planned, in fact, Zhuo Man had been wondering just now, there were two murders in a row on the ship, why did Hunter never show up? They knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered. At this time, the deputy captain walked out of the office next to him and said.

"Zhuo is always good."

"Where's Captain Hunt?"

"The captain is in the office."

"Do you know what just happened on the ship?"

"I don't know."

Zhuo Man suddenly thought that the Medusa was about 500 meters long, with three floors, the captain's office was near the bow, and the place where the murder occurred was in the rest area at the back of the ship, so it was normal not to know.

"Do you have the key to the captain's quarters?"

"There's a spare."

"Open the door, I want to see the captain."

The deputy captain immediately took out the key and opened the door of the captain's office, and several people were dumbfounded. I saw the captain sitting in the swivel chair behind the desk, which had now turned into a statue covered in scales. The captain's death was too bizarre to be accepted no matter how he died, but the scales of this (shēn) were a little too weird. The deputy captain hurriedly walked over to check the captain's (qíng) condition, and suddenly the vice captain sat on the ground in horror, pointing to the captain's body and said in a panic.

"It's coming, it's coming."

Dolman shouted.

"Calm down, what's coming?"

"Snake demon, snake demon."

Zhang Ze was a little unhappy when he heard this, as if he was talking about him, but now he couldn't say anything. Although Zhuo Man was afraid, he showed mature leadership at the critical moment, and said.

"Don't panic, you go to the helm first, and I'll handle the matter here."

The deputy captain ran out in a panic, and Zhuo Manyi sat down on the sofa and sighed.

"First two passengers, and now the captain, how many people will die before they stop."

Fang Fan thought for a moment and said.

"The vice-captain just said the snake demon, did they have any special experience before? Dolman, is it your first time on this ship? ”

"yes."

"Where did your group buy this ship?"

Zhuo Man pondered for a long time and said with a slight embarrassment.

"Actually, this ship is a salvaged wreck, which has been remodeled and re-launched."

"Shipwrecks? You elaborate. ”

"A large expedition discovered a wreck called the Zansobi, which was then salvaged, and after more than a decade of renovation and transformation, it became the current Medusa, and then the Zhuo Group bought the Medusa at a high price, and this is the first time that the Medusa has sailed into the sea after many years."

Fang Fan said in surprise after hearing this.

"For the first time? Why did the questioner know about the first time the Medusa went to sea (qíng), and was he really omniscient? ”

Zhuo Man asked curiously.

"What questioner?"

Fang Fan deliberately diverted the topic and said.

"No wonder the co-captain would say it's coming."

"Old Fang, do you know something?"

"Don't you know the legend of the Zansobie?"

Both of them shook their heads, and Fang Fan explained.

"Let's start with a legend that once upon a time there was a pair of lovers, and they had a close friend in common, and this best friend was a very accomplished craftsman. After their deaths, the best friends cast a mask out of their blood, which is divided into two halves, male and female, respectively, the side faces of the lovers, which together are kissing, symbolizing that their (ài) (qíng) will never decay.

Later, when the dear friend died, he carried the mask into the coffin and was tended to his grave by a snake that he had kept alive, and over time, the snake miraculously survived for hundreds of years, although it never ate anything. Later, some of the robbers who learned of this legend coveted the mask, so they organized themselves to go to the tomb where the mask was buried, and they did see the snake there, and after several days of fighting, the snake finally died at the hands of the robbers. The robber left with the mask satisfied, but since then the evil spirit of the serpent has attached itself to that mask, forming a curse.

After much travel, the mask was acquired by a wealthy man who sent the mask back to his country on a ship, which was the Zansobi. However, the ship sank on the way back, and it is said that the passing ships saw the Zansobi ship (shēn) wrapped around a thick snake, which spat out letters and looked at the wailing people on board until the Zansobi sank to the bottom of the sea. Years later, when the Zansobi was salvaged, the strange mask was not found. ”

Zhang Ze and Zhuo Man listened differently, and Zhuo Man asked.

"Could it be that the Medusa is as cursed as the Zansobi back then?"

"It stands to reason that when the curse disappears from the carrier, the curse disappears with it. If it is really like what the deputy captain said, it means that this mask is still on this ship at this time. ”

Zhang Ze and Zhuo Man's faces were suddenly full of surprise, and then the deputy captain suddenly ran in and said.

"Oh no, the hull is out of control, and now the ship will go along a course until it hits there."

Fang Fan asked anxiously.

"Where will it be the last hit?"

"East Springs Island."

Zhang Ze scolded on the side.

"Sure enough, it's all the madman who asked the question, don't talk about the two of us, do you want to pull the whole boat to accompany the funeral this time?"

When Fang Fan came to the cockpit, he saw that all the equipment was working normally, but the hull just didn't obey the call, as if it was being dragged forward by something. At this time, Zhang Ze quietly activated the power of the green snake, he looked in the direction of the bow of the boat, and saw a black snake head attached to the bow of the boat spitting letters, Zhang Ze looked around again, and around him was a thick (shēn) body of the black snake. At this time, there was another scream in the cabin, and Zhang Ze put away the power of the green snake and ran over, only to see that the waiter just now had already (shēn) be in a different place. Fang Fan also rushed over when he heard the sound, and the phone in his pocket rang, it was the questioner.

"Fang Fan, I think I have already told you not to use supernatural powers, do you want all the passengers to die in your hands? Hahaha..."

Fang Fan hung up the phone angrily and shouted.

"Zhang Ze, did you use the power of the green snake just now?"

Zhang Ze nodded cautiously like a child who had done something wrong. Fang Fan didn't blame him, patted Zhang Ze's shoulder lightly, and said.

"It's all the ghost of the questioner, but we'll get there."

"What do you mean?"

"I just got a call from the questioner, and he knows that you're using supernatural powers, which is why this corpse is here."

At this time, Su Kang suddenly called.

"Fang Fan, I've found out everything you asked me to investigate."

"How did it turn out?"

"First of all, that bank number is fake. Secondly, Yue Xin did stay in the hospital, but it was not a general hospital. ”

"What kind of hospital is that?"

"Zhonghai City Psychiatric Hospital."

"What?"

And the other two people, Yue Mingyang and Ding Hui, are also patients in Zhonghai City Psychiatric Hospital. Yue Mingyang and Ding Hui are husband and wife, and Yue Xin is their only daughter. ”

"The psychiatric hospital was blown up last time."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that their hospitalization time was 09 years, and this Yue Xin was 17 years old at the time."

"And what about these three now?"

"Yue Mingyang and Ding Hui are both dead, and Yue Xin is missing."

"Okay, I got it."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Fan felt like he had been struck by lightning, his hand holding the mobile phone kept shaking, and Zhang Ze stepped forward to ask when he saw this.

"Old Fang, what did Su Kang say?"

"We were tricked by the questioner again, Ding Hui and Yue Mingyang were already two corpses when they got on the boat."

"Could it be that Qiman is playing the trick of corpse control again?"

"Well, that's how it should be in the current situation."

"Why are they doing that?"

Fang Fan looked at the captain who was wrapped in scales and said.

"Procrastination. The purpose of the questioner and Qiman was to kill a whole boatload of people (xìng) in the first place, and we happened to be witnesses to the massacre. ”

"I still don't get it."

"The destination of the Medusa is not Dongquan Island, and the captain has said before that many ships will avoid Dongquan Island. So the first element of wanting this ship to go straight to Dongquan Island is to get rid of the captain who gets in the way and control the whole ship, and the deaths of Yue Mingyang and Ding Hui just provided enough time for the murderer to commit the crime, and I also noticed one point. ”

"What?"

"If you want to control the corpse, the corpse controller must be near the corpse."

Zhang Ze suddenly realized.

"In other words, Qiman is on this ship."

"That's right. I have finally figured out now that the bodies of Yue Mingyang and Ding Hui were not torn off by something, let alone cut off by any knife, but through the self-explosion of the corpses. ”

"Self-destructing?"

"When the body begins to decompose, there is a large amount of cloudy gas in the abdominal cavity. I think the cāo is the cāo that indulges these turbid gases and maximizes their energy, resulting in a self-detonation. ”

"I see. So why did Qiman want the life of this boatload of people? ”

"What did she lack most after we destroyed the mental hospital?"

Zhang Ze thought for a while and said.

"The most lacking... Subject. ”

"That's right, if her plan succeeds, then this boatload of people will become her tools for creating monsters."

This is Zhang Ze noticed that Zhuo Man has not come over, he hurriedly ran back to the captain's office, now (qíng) is in critical condition, he doesn't want Zhuo Man to make any mistakes at this time. When Zhang Ze pushed open the door of the captain's office, he suddenly saw a figure running out of the small door next to him, and Zhuo Man had already fainted to the ground. Zhang Ze didn't care about chasing the figure, and quickly hugged Zhuo Man.

"Zoman, Dolman."

Zhang Ze shook Zhuo Man vigorously, this is a figure holding a sharp knife suddenly appeared behind Zhang Ze, Zhuo Man, who woke up slowly, saw that the figure suddenly threw Zhang Ze to the ground, exposing his back to the sharp knife, at the moment when the sharp knife stabbed, the figure holding the sharp knife fell straight (tǐng) (tǐng), Fang Fan shook the wooden stick in his hand and looked at the two people who were holding tightly.

"Old Fang, it's good that you're here, otherwise Zhuo Man would be in danger."

"It's a good thing that I'm here to see a good show."

Suddenly, Zhang Ze and Zhuo Man realized that their movements at this time were a little out of shape, and Zhuo Man hurriedly pushed Zhang Ze aside and said.

"I... Let's see who this man is. ”

The three of them were shocked when they took off the hood on the figure's head, it turned out to be him.