I stood up and said solemnly to Liu Hangyuan: "Now that there has been a murder on the cruise ship, the top priority is to dock the cruise ship at the nearest port and call the police to ensure that the people on board are no longer threatened by the murderer." ”

However, Liu Hangyuan's answer surprised me, he frowned and said: "It is impossible for the 'Yangtze River Shenlong' to dock at the nearest port, and there is only one destination for him, and that is Shanghai." As for calling the police, I don't think it's okay yet, I can't disrupt such an important corporate meeting. The murder that happened in the bathroom, I hope that the two gentlemen will keep it a secret for me, and when the meeting is successfully over and the cruise ship arrives at its destination, I will call the police to catch the murderer. ”

"Aren't you fooling around? It's all dead, what kind of meeting are you going to have, hurry up and call the police to catch the murderer! Tang Zhenguo stood up and said a little angrily.

I didn't speak, watching Liu Hangyuan's every move, his eyes inadvertently shook left and right twice, and then said: "You don't understand the importance of this meeting, the boat will definitely not stop, and the meeting must not be disturbed." ”

"Okay, okay, if you don't call the police, I'll report it." Tang Zhenguo began to get a little angry, he took out his mobile phone and dialed 110.

"Your call is not available, please call again later." Tang Zhenguo listened to the voice broadcast on his mobile phone, and was a little stunned.

"You turned on the signal*?" I asked Liu Hangyuan coldly.

Liu Hangyuan calmly turned around, sat on the huge office chair, and said, "Yes, after this emergency occurred, I ordered the network signal and communication signal to be blocked. My aim is to ensure that the meeting runs smoothly and that there must be no unforeseen circumstances that would affect the convening of the meeting. I said I would call the police after the meeting. This is my ship, and it must be done according to my instructions, so I ask for your understanding and cooperation. ”

I looked at Liu Hangyuan's deep eyes, it was really difficult to understand what he was doing, and I even suspected that he was the murderer or an accomplice of the murderer.

"Okay!" I extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray and said, "Then please strengthen the security on the cruise ship to prevent the murderer from committing another murder." ”

"You don't have to worry about that. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut and spend a few days of your holiday on board. Liu Hangyuan looked at me and Tang Zhenguo, and said to us in a tone that did not allow disobedience.

"Good! Zhenguo, let's go! Let's go on vacation! I looked at Liu Hangyuan and said coldly.

Tang Zhenguo took his mobile phone with a helpless look and followed me out of the captain's room.

I went back to my room with Tang Zhenguo, and as soon as I closed the door, Tang Zhenguo asked, "I suspect that this Liu Hangyuan is the murderer." ”

I said, "I can't say it's not possible. But is he motivated? One thing is for sure, the murderer must have been a member of the ship, otherwise such a large bucket of Lefort regia would not have been easily transported to a cruise ship, and it would have been difficult to place in a public bath. ”

Tang Zhenguo said: "I don't know the motive or anything, but I don't think that Liu Hangyuan is a good thing, there was a murder and he was still in custody and did not report the case, and he also blocked the signal on the ship, so that we could not report the case." I think he deliberately made the whole ship lose contact with the outside world, so as to harm the people on board. ”

I poured a glass of water, sat down on the sofa, leaned my head on the back of the sofa, looked at the ceiling full of bright lights and said, "Zhenguo, we have to be fully prepared, I feel that Lu Feiqi's disappearance is by no means so simple." Now that there are so many top rich people on the ship, if the murderer can attack Lu Feiqi, will he attack the rich people? It's hard to say. ”

Tang Zhenguo hurriedly said: "The murderer won't kidnap the rich people on the entire ship for extortion, right?" ”

I took a sip of water and said, "It shouldn't be as simple as kidnapping." ”

"What could it be?"

"I suspect that the murderer's purpose was to disrupt this meeting, maybe this meeting is threatening someone? It would be great to know what the meeting was about. ”

"Then go and ask Zhong Tianyue, that Feng Yao should also know a little."

"I think they all signed a confidentiality agreement before the meeting, and it is extremely difficult to get to know the content of the meeting from their mouths."

"It's all dead, what kind of secret do you want to report, let's save my life first! I see that Feng Yao has a very long mouth, scaring and scaring him, maybe he will say it. ”

"Zhenguo, maybe your method is effective."

I looked at the time, it was half past five in the afternoon, and it was already dinner time, so I went to the restaurant with Tang Zhenguo, ready to wait for Feng Yao to appear in the restaurant.

We were not disappointed, Feng Yao did appear in the restaurant, but he and his father Feng Changheng sat at the same table, and next to them were Chen Zhiya of Huanqiu Oil Group and his daughter, Chen Chunling.

I can see Feng Yao's expression is very helpless and depressed, I guess these two big consortia are not ready to get married, so Feng Yao is very depressed. I think a woman like Chen Chunling, except for Mu Qiubai, no one can bear it.

I kept my eyes on Feng Yao, he ate quickly, and when he finished eating, he said goodbye to everyone present and hurriedly walked outside the restaurant. It felt like running away from a pile of poop.

Tang Zhenguo and I hurriedly followed.

"Brother, how about a drink?" I walked up to Feng Yao and said.

Feng Yao turned his head to look at me in surprise, and immediately said with a smile, "It's exactly what I want." ”

The bar at dinner time is very deserted, so instead of choosing the bar, I chose the innermost table in the bar.

Feng Yao ordered a lot of wine in one go, Tang Zhenguo was very happy about this, but my attention at this time was not on these good wines, my purpose was to find a way to open Feng Yao's mouth, understand the content of the meeting, and at the same time analyze the content of this meeting, whether it would pose a threat to the participants.

I opened a bottle of beer, handed it to Feng Yao and said, "What's the matter, Chen Chunling has taken a fancy to you?" ”

Feng Yao took the beer, looked at me in surprise and said, "You overheard us in the restaurant just now?" ”

I smiled, pointed to my lips and said, "If I say I know lip language, do you believe it or not?" ”

"Believe it, brother, I've heard about you, Lu Feiqi said that you are a detective." Feng Yao took a sip of wine and said.

I smiled, opened the beer and took a sip and said, "If I say that Lu Feiqi is dead, do you believe it or not?" ”

There was a violent cough, and it seemed that Feng Yao was startled by my words.

He wiped his mouth, looked at me and Tang Zhenguo in horror and said, "You...... Are you kidding? Tang Zhenguo and I had serious expressions, and we didn't mean to joke at all.

I whispered: "Not only Lu Feiqi, I suspect that the murderer will threaten the rich merchants on the ship, but I can't determine the murderer's purpose now, so I can only understand it one by one." Of course, on this ship, the most important thing is this meeting in which your four major companies participated, can you tell me about the content of this meeting? ”

Feng Yao's frightened expression slowly stretched at this time, then he took a sip of wine casually, leaned back on the sofa and said, "Detective Ouyang, I know that you are engaged in detective work, not only to help people solve cases, but also to help people find out secrets. Are you acting as a commercial spy and trying to learn trade secrets from me? ”

Feng Yao was very cautious, his mouth was not as long and loose as we thought. Because what I asked him about was the secret of his family business. It seems that if you want to defeat him, it's not that simple.

"In the face of trade secrets and life and death, which one will you choose?" I said coldly.

Feng Yao showed a ruffian face, and said in a strange voice: "Nonsense, I'm not a revolutionary, I won't sacrifice my life for righteousness." ”

"That's good." After I finished speaking, I slowly put my right hand into the inner pocket of the windbreaker on my chest, and stared at Feng Yao with a pair of stern eyes.

Feng Yao's body suddenly tensed, leaned against the back of the chair, and said in a trembling voice with a frightened face: "You, you, you...... What do you want to do? ”

I took out a cigarette and a lighter from my pocket and playfully said, "I don't want to do anything, I just light a cigarette." ”

Feng Yao's expression returned to relaxation, and he muttered a dirty word in his mouth, then slammed the wine bottle on the table, stood up and said, "Lao Tzu is not in the mood to drink, I am out of company." ”

"If you want to drink in the future, listen to me." I said solemnly.

He looked at me and asked rhetorically, "Is Lu Feiqi really dead?" ”

I stood up and said, "You come with me." I didn't answer him directly, because I wasn't sure who that highly corroded corpse was.

Feng Yao hesitated for a moment and nodded.

When they went to the place where the Lefort regia was stored, they didn't find the white plastic bucket anymore, and there were no sailors guarding it. Obviously, this plastic bucket has been moved by Liu Hangyuan's order, and it seems that he wants to hide this matter to the end.

"What are you asking me to see?" Feng Yao asked.

I didn't speak, lost in thought.

Tang Zhenguo said angrily: "There was originally a plastic bucket here, and the bucket contained a corpse that had been corroded by aqua regia, and we suspect that the corpse is the missing Lu Feiqi." Ouyang now suspects that the killer will pose a threat to the people on board, so he asks to call the police. However, the captain blocked the signal and did not agree to the docking, saying that the meeting could not be disrupted. Damn, this captain must be in league with the murderer. ”

Feng Yao looked at Tang Zhenguo and said, "Captain did the right thing, the meeting must not be affected in any way. With that, he turned and left.

"Ouyang, what should I do?" Tang Zhenguo frowned and asked me.

I lit a cigarette and said, "This cruise ship is very abnormal, and I am afraid that the whole cruise ship has been controlled by the murderer before we get on board." Perhaps there was a way to force the captain to dock or show the fox's tail. ”

Tang Zhenguo asked excitedly, "What way?" ”

There were still many people eating in the restaurant, and Tang Zhenguo and I calmly walked to the center of the restaurant. Suddenly, Tang Zhenguo shouted loudly: "Murder, someone on the ship has been killed, everyone hurry up and find a way to get out of this ship, the killer is still on the ship, it's too terrifying!" ”

I also shouted, "Yes! I saw with my own eyes that someone was killed, covered in blood, and soaked in concentrated sulfuric acid, it's terrifying, everyone hurry up, there is a perverted killer on the boat! ”

We shouted at the killings, causing panic throughout the restaurant, but more people were on the sidelines, apparently taking us for drunkards. Some well-dressed rich people threw away the food in their mouths and began to leave the restaurant one after another, and I don't know if they were frightened by our words, or disgusted that Tang Zhenguo and I were yelling here.

"Brother Ouyang, what are you yelling about?" Zhong Tianyue walked up to me and said.

"You have to be careful, there are killers on board, and they may be a threat to your four major enterprises." As soon as I finished speaking, I saw the captain burst into the dining room with four heavily armed mercenaries.

A lot of people started whispering in horror, "Ah, they have guns. ”

Yes, these people actually have guns, and they are all equipped with very professional tactical equipment, which is not the equipment that the security personnel on a ship can have.

The guns were pointed at me and Tang Zhenguo.

Tang Zhenguo and I had to stand still.

Captain Liu Hangyuan looked at me and Tang Zhenguo with an angry face, and said fiercely: "Take it away." ”

At gunpoint, Tang Zhenguo and I had no choice but to comply. I heard the waiter behind me start explaining to the people in the restaurant: these two are drunken maniacs, don't take their word for it, no one has been killed on board, you are safe, please continue to eat.

It seems that my plan with Tang Zhenguo has fallen through, because we want to cause panic and let the tourists on the ship force Liu Hangyuan to come to the shore and call the police. I didn't expect him to be so tough, so tough that he actually had heavily armed mercenaries.

"Mr. Ouyang, it is very unwise and naïve for you to do this. As I said, no matter what the circumstances, you can't jeopardize the smooth running of the meeting. You could have enjoyed a seven-day vacation, but now that you've broken the rules on board, I'm going to limit your freedom. Lock them up in the cabin on the ground floor. Liu Hangyuan said fiercely.

I didn't speak, for I wondered what was going on in the captain's mind. Was he really trying to keep the meeting running smoothly, or was there another purpose?

I'm not sure, so I don't plan to provoke him again, if he is a fierce killer, Tang Zhenguo and I will be in danger of life at this time.

We were taken to the bottom floor of the cruise ship by two mercenaries and held in a cramped cabin. The cabin was supposed to be a general cargo room, with a lot of discarded boxes and empty wine bottles.

"I'm going, that's how we were illegally imprisoned? They're too reckless! This place doesn't even have a bed and no toilet, so is this why we are here? Ouyang, they don't want to starve us to death, do they? Aren't you good at picking locks? Hurry up and find a way to open this broken door! Tang Zhenguo has been complaining.

Ignoring him, I found a box and tore it open, then laid the paper in the corner of the cabin and sat down quietly.

Tang Zhenguo glanced at me helplessly, he understood my move, and knew that I was helpless now.

Time flies slowly, the lights in the cabin are dim, and the humming of the machine can be heard, so I guess it's not very far from the cruise ship's diesel engine room.

Tang Zhenguo sat next to me and said, "Ouyang, are we just sitting still?" ”

I said, "We have to wait now, because the murderer will definitely shoot again, and I believe that the murderer's purpose is to sabotage this meeting, and the next victim is likely to be the chairman of the big four." ”

Tang Zhenguo slapped the floor and said angrily: "If anyone dies again, then this captain will definitely be an accomplice." ”

I am not in favor of, nor against. What kind of person Liu Hangyuan is now, I can't draw conclusions for him. Because of his actions, it can be seen not only as helping the murderer, but also as maintaining stability on the cruise ship and ensuring the smooth progress of the meeting.

When you're in captivity, it always feels like a long time.

In my daze, I heard the sound of the hatch. The door opened, and it was Liu Hangyuan with a depressed face, and there were not heavily armed mercenaries behind him, but several young and strong young men.

From Liu Hangyuan's expression, I could tell that something must have happened.

I slowly stood up and said, "What's going on?" ”

Liu Hangyuan shook his head and said, "Chen Chunling is dead." ”

This surprised me, I thought that the person who died would be one of the four chairmen, but I didn't expect it to be this fat woman.

"Take me to see it." I said calmly to Liu Hangyuan.

Liu Hangyuan nodded.

Tang Zhenguo complained: "If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer in front of you." ”

Chen Chunling's room is on the fifth floor of the cruise ship A10, it is said that because of Chen Chunling's death, Chen Zhiya is extremely sad, so today's meeting is temporarily canceled.

At this point, it cannot be said that the real purpose of the murderer may be against this secret meeting of the four major enterprises.

Entering room A10, I smelled a strong smell of perfume in the room, which was a jasmine perfume. Next to the bed, I found a perfume bottle that had been knocked over on the floor, it was a bottle of Dior Jasmine Lady Perfume, and the cap of the perfume bottle was open. From the location where the perfume bottle fell, it is inferred that the perfume was thrown out after someone opened the cap, and then after touching something, it bounced back and fell to the side of the bed.

Looking at Chen Chunling's corpse again, he was dressed very neatly, and he was wearing a dress, without removing his makeup, and obviously returned to the house after attending the party.

She died lying on the edge of the bed, very simply, and was shot in the right side of the forehead. Her Chanel tote bag was open, and the contents were scattered all over the floor.

From the position where the deceased was shot, it can be determined that the murderer was facing the deceased, and the murderer's marksmanship was good, and he was able to shoot the deceased in the head with one shot.

However, before the murderer killed Chen Chunling, Chen Chunling threw the opened perfume bottle at the murderer, and threw it at the murderer. I think this is a clue that Chen Chunling provided us before he died, that is, the murderer's body was dipped in this special jasmine perfume smell.

However, this is more likely to be Chen Chunling's unintentional move, because I found that there was an anti-wolf spray bottle next to her Chanel handbag, and she probably wanted to take out this anti-wolf spray bottle, but in a panic, she took the wrong perfume bottle.

I closed the door of the A10 and yelled a few times inside, then opened the door and asked the people outside the door, and they told me I didn't hear anything.

Obviously, the sound insulation effect of this high-end cabin is extremely good, so even if Chen Chunling has called for help, no one will hear it.

From the gunshot wound to Chen Chunling's head, it can be inferred that this is a small-caliber pistol, and this pistol must have been placed on it*, so the power of the pistol has weakened, and at such a close distance, it has not been able to penetrate the deceased's head.

After checking the surveillance video again, there was still nothing, because no one else was seen entering Chen Chunling's room in the surveillance video.

How did the murderer enter Chen Chunling's room? I suspect that this method is the same as the method of entering Lu Feiqi's room. And the two rooms are right next to each other, so will there be any secret doors connecting the two rooms?

I came to A10 again to look at the wall adjacent to A08.

There was a closet on this wall, and when I opened the closet door, there were several bathrobes hanging inside, and I took them off one by one to inspect the inner walls of the closet.

Sure enough, the inner wall of the closet was movable.

I pushed open the heavy inner wall of the closet, and through this hidden passage, I actually came to A08. At the same time, I found that A08 has two such closets. I have the impression that my room A05 also has two such closets.

I checked the other closet of A08, and it actually led to Tang Zhenguo's room A06. It seems that this adjacent room is all figured out, and they all have such secret doors.

This would explain why no one else is seen entering the house in the surveillance video, but there are traces of other people and the murderer inside the house.

It's just that one more thing bothers me is that even though these rooms are connected, the killer must enter one of the rooms before he can wander through them. So how did the murderer enter the room?

If I want to get past the surveillance, I have to enter through the blind spot of the surveillance.

Where in the room are the surveillance corners? Ceilings, floors and windows.

Although all three places seem impossible, in the absence of other possibilities, this kind of impossibility that we think is impossible becomes possible.

The ceiling is not possible, because the complex and cumbersome ceiling in the interior makes it have no room for a dark entrance.

It is not possible to go outside the window, because the windows of this kind of cabin room are fully enclosed, and I checked the entire wall where the windows are placed, and I found no entrance to the secret passage.

In the end, only the floor remained.

The floor is covered with heavy and expensive carpets, and it is difficult to enter the room without destroying the carpet. Of course, if you look around the corner, you may find this kind of secret entrance. But the question is, which room will this secret passage entrance to the fifth floor be in?

The first thing that came to my mind was Lu Feiqi's room, and the A08 where Lu Feiqi was located was the only room on the fifth floor of the entire cruise ship that did not have any more people, so it was most likely that the murderer would enter this room first. Moreover, there were other people other than Lu Feiqi mysteriously in this room, so the possibility of the secret door being set up in this room is far greater than that of other rooms.

Sure enough, I found a new secret door in room A08, and this secret door was just under the closet adjacent to A08 and A10. It seems that the murderer entered the fifth floor through the fourth floor of the cruise ship.