After surveying every room on the fifth floor of the cruise ship, we and the captain Liu Hangyuan and I went to a cabin on the fourth floor of the cruise ship with heavily armed mercenaries. Because the underground secret door found in Lu Feiqi's A08 cabin just leads to this cabin. This cabin is a single room for tourists on the fourth floor, and the person who stays in this cabin is Mu Qiushui.

A mercenary gently leaned the spare key card against the door sensor, and after a mechanical rotation, there was a 'beep' sound.

The door opened, and the mercenary vigilantly probed inside with a serpentine probe, then said safe and entered the room with his gun raised.

After the four heavily armed mercenaries entered the room, they used various instruments to probe the room, and then reported to Liu Hangyuan, saying that everything was normal in the room, and no criminals or abnormalities were found. I understand this anomaly as a trap or something like *.

Then I followed the mercenary into the room. The room is small, smaller than the average hotel room, but the facilities are quite complete and exquisite, and the abstract paintings of Mondrian are hung on the wall, which looks a little stylish. Of course, that abstract painting of Mondrian is clearly a fake.

From the wardrobe in the room, I found the secret door to A08 on the fifth floor, and from the scratches around the secret door, it can be seen that this place has been in and out more than once.

But I have a huge question at this time, how did these secret doors come about? If it is said that these secret doors have been set up when the 'Yangtze River Shenlong' was built, it is obviously unreasonable.

Of course, I've taken a closer look at room A08 before. I noticed that in room A08, the closet with the secret door was very different from the wardrobe in the room. First, the materials used in the closet are different from the wardrobe; Second, the closet is newer than the wardrobe.

In this cabin on the fourth floor, I found that the wardrobe was not newly built, but a wall cabinet was added to the top of the wardrobe. Of course, the wall cabinet is perfectly connected to the ceiling, and inside the wall cabinet is the secret door that connects the fourth and fifth floors.

And the material of the closet in the fourth level of the cabin is the same as that in the fifth level of the cabin. Of course, they are also the same degree of newness and oldness.

This discovery makes me sure that in order to set up these secret doors, the 'Yangtze River Shenlong' has undergone extensive renovation and transformation.

Who has the right to carry out large-scale renovation and transformation of the 'Yangtze River Shenlong'? I think it must be the owner of the Yangtze River Shenlong.

I found the captain Liu Hangyuan and asked, "This ship has been renovated, do you know?" ”

Liu Hangyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Are you doubting me?" ”

I said, "Everyone who can control the Yangtze River Shenlong is among the objects of my suspicion, including you, of course. ”

Liu Hangyuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, as long as the real murderer can be caught, it doesn't matter if I am a suspect." ”

I looked into Liu Hangyuan's eyes and said, "Then please answer my question." ”

Liu Hangyuan said: "A month ago, I received a notice from the company that the 'Long Sword Shenlong' would be sent to Chongqing for large-scale maintenance. After the maintenance, I found that many rooms had extra closets, and the company's explanation was to increase the storage space for passengers to store clothes and carry-on items. I didn't really care about it at the time, because I thought it was just an improvement of the living environment on the ship. But I didn't expect that in these closets, there were secret doors. ”

I asked, "Which company does the Yangtze River Shenlong belong to?" ”

Liu Hangyuan said: "It belongs to 'Yulong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.'. ”

I asked, "When was the decision to hold this cooperation meeting of the four major companies?" ”

Liu Hangyuan thought for a while and said, "It was a month ago. By the way, it was almost only after being notified that an important meeting was to be held on board the ship that the 'Yangtze River Shenlong' was sent to Chongqing for maintenance. At that time, I thought that the company had carried out a major maintenance of the cruise ship for the safety of the conference. ”

I understand that this 'Yulong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.' is the real mastermind behind the scenes. A month ago, the company learned that the four major companies were going to hold a meeting on the Yangtze River Shenlong, so they specially modified the cabin and arranged a killer.

Could it be that the content of this meeting of the four major enterprises is aimed at 'Yulong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.'? I don't think it's very likely, and if it were, they wouldn't have chosen to hold a meeting on the opposite ship.

So I sorted out two detection directions.

First, look for the two siblings, Mu Qiushui and Mu Qiubai. Because Lu Feiqi had contact with Mu Qiushui before his death, and Chen Chunling had the closest relationship with Mu Qiubai during his lifetime, and Mu Qiushui's room found a secret door, so the two sisters and brothers were the most suspicious.

Second, investigate 'Yulong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.' to see if this company has a holiday with the four major enterprises, or is there any evil force behind the scenes of this shipping company?

However, it is imperative to call the police immediately and dock the cruise ship at a nearby port to move the crew members to a safe place.

Liu Hangyuan did not refute the proposal to call the police and stop the ship this time, he contacted the first mate through the walkie-talkie and asked the technician to turn off the signal*.

A noisy voice came over the intercom: "Report to the captain, the signal* has been turned off." ”

When I heard this, I immediately took out my phone. But the unexpected happened, the phone still has no signal and Wi-Fi.

I thought it was because the signal would have a certain delay in recovering after a long interruption. After I adjusted my phone to airplane mode and then switched to normal mode, the signal still didn't come back.

"Zhenguo, can you use your phone?" I asked Tang Zhenguo with some anxiety.

Tang Zhenguo shook his head. In fact, he has been fiddling with his phone for a long time, but the result is the same as mine, there is no signal.

"Maybe it's because this section of the channel is in a signal blind zone, right?" Tang Zhenguo shook his phone and said.

I looked at Tang Zhenguo, and then at Liu Hangyuan, only to see that Liu Hangyuan's expression was very anxious, and he found that I was looking at him, so he said: "The whole line of the Yangtze River has signal coverage, and there is no blind spot." ”

I let out a heavy snort and said, "Looks like there's another signal*." I think this signal* must have been set by the murderer. Captain Liu, hurriedly ordered the ship to dock at the nearest port. ”

Just as I was saying this, there was a screeching sound on the radio on the cruise ship, which shook everyone's ears involuntarily.

Then, a gloomy voice came over the radio: "Distinguished gentlemen, ladies. Welcome aboard the world's top inland river cruise, the Yangtze River Shenlong. This will be your most enjoyable trip and your last. Don't panic, don't be afraid, I will take you to a carefree world, away from the sins brought by money, away from the pain of illness, hahahaha...... Captain Liu, don't try to dock the cruise ship to shore, or the devil's miasma will consume the life of the entire cruise ship. ”

I saw Liu Hangyuan gritting his teeth and turning on the walkie-talkie, and said, "Which bastard thing is in the broadcast studio?" Grab me. ”

"Ship...... Captain, there is no one in the broadcast studio. A terrified voice trembled over the intercom.

", get ready to enter the port." Liu Hangyuan gave orders to the walkie-talkie loudly in anger, but the walkie-talkie made a squeaky current sound and did not convey this command.

Liu Hangyuan threw the walkie-talkie to the ground and scolded viciously. I know that the murderer also blocked the frequency band of the walkie-talkie.

We followed Liu Hangyuan all the way to the cockpit. At this time, the people on board began to panic, and the whole cruise ship was turned upside down.

Thankfully, the port is very close to us.

Because the communication equipment on board was blocked, the 'Yangtze River Shenlong' was unable to get in touch with the port on shore. There was no way, at this time, the lives of a boatload of people were threatened, so they had to force their way into the port.

When Liu Hangyuan was directing the entry into the port, the radio sounded again: "Mr. Captain, I have warned you before, if you insist on going your own way and are stubborn, you will not blame me for being polite." ”

Liu Hangyuan was a short-tempered man, he clenched his fists, his face flushed, his forehead was bruised, and he roared angrily ahead: "Bastard, I don't believe you can overturn the whole boat." Obey my orders and enter the port and dock at once. His white spit splattered out of his mouth and onto the floor in front of him.

"Snort" bursts ......of white mist sprayed out from the air conditioner's air vents.

Everyone choked and couldn't open their eyes, no, it was tear gas.

Tang Zhenguo and I hurriedly ran to the splint. At this time, I saw a lot of people rushing out of the splint, and the sound of crying and wailing resounded in the sky.

The radio sounded again: "Mr. Captain, if you dare to disobey my orders again, next time it will not be as simple as tear gas." Do you know the power of sarin? Hahahaha......"

The terrible laughter echoed in the darkening sky, making people feel creepy and chilling. Combined with the cries of the people who were extremely intimidated, it was like hell on earth.

The terrible laughter was followed by screams of fear and dark and terrifying music on the radio, which gradually destroyed the minds of everyone on the cruise ship.

After the tear gas dissipated, Tang Zhenguo and I quietly groped into the broadcast studio. The staff in the broadcast studio had already fled because of the tear gas attack.

I came to the studio with one purpose, to destroy the announcer and stop the murderer from using the loudspeaker to intimidate the people on board.

But I'm not an all-knowing superman with intelligence and no way of knowing how the killer controlled the speaker from a distance? So I can't turn it off for a while.

"Ouyang, get out of the way!" Tang Zhenguo said as he picked up a heavy metal seat.

I stood aside, Tang Zhenguo snorted, and slammed the seat against the broadcasting equipment.

After a burst of sparks, there was a squeaky audio scramble over the radio, and then there was a complete silence.

"Mr. Ouyang, you are very smart, but your cleverness has harmed the people on the entire cruise ship." The sound came from a walkie-talkie that had fallen to the ground.

The killer was able to know at the first time that I had destroyed the broadcasting equipment, and it seemed that he was able to see me on the surveillance camera.

I picked up the walkie-talkie on the ground, looked up at the surveillance camera and said, "You're a typical bandit theory." ”

There was a disgusting laugh over the intercom: "Hahahaha, I'm not a robber who relies on brute force, I'm a wise man who relies on excellent brains, a messenger who purifies the evil in the world." ”

I said dismissively: "A wise man with a brain will not kill recklessly." ”

"The people I kill are all people who are guilty of heinous crimes. Chen Chunling relied on her wealth and power, in order to get her beloved man, forced the man's original wife to death, and let the man strangle his own son, shouldn't such a person die? ”

I was silent, I didn't expect that under Chen Chunling's pig-like appearance, there was actually a heart like a poisonous snake.

I said coldly: "This is all your side of the story, what about Lu Feiqi?" What is his sin? Is everyone on this cruise ship guilty? Don't prevaricate your real purpose by killing someone, I know your real purpose is to disrupt the meeting of the Big Four. ”

"He is worthy of being Detective Ouyang, and he is really smart. Teacher Qu Mo said that only by fighting with you can you realize the excitement of crime and your own shortcomings. I only now fully understood the teacher's words, because of your existence, my plan was revealed step by step, ahh......hhh You forced me to take this step, Ouyang Jie! "The voice on the walkie-talkie began to be hysterical, and the electricity distorted the sound, which sounded even more strange and terrifying.

I know what he means, because I discovered the secret of the secret door, which caused all his subsequent assassination plans to fail. Because just after the secret door was discovered, the entire fifth layer was protected, and it was completely impossible to carry out another assassination. When the murderer said this, it was even more certain that his real target was the chairman of the big four companies.

As for why the murderer killed Chen Chunling first, I think it was because the murderer wanted to challenge me. But apparently, this challenge of his failed. However, the murderer is prepared, and even if his assassination attempt fails, he will use the most brutal methods to destroy his target.

I was worried, because the killer mentioned Professor Qu Mo, the king of sin who had been living in the shadows, and who had all sorts of assassination and sabotage methods at his disposal. If he wants to blow up the entire 'Yangtze River Shenlong', I wouldn't be surprised.

I didn't bother with the murderer again, but took the walkie-talkie and Tang Zhenguo to the splint again.

I said to Tang Zhenguo: "I don't know what the murderer will do to this cruise ship, if it is really as he said that sarin gas will be used, the only way is to jump ship." Hopefully you're okay with your wateriness. ”

Tang Zhenguo smiled: "I can swim to the sea from here." ”

The fact that he can joke at this time shows that he is mentally prepared.

I knew that Tang Zhenguo and I were traveling this time, and we didn't carry flying knives, so I said, "Let's go to the restaurant to find a few knives." ”

Tang Zhenguo smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this, after Lu Feiqi is killed, I will be ready." It seems that with you in the future, no matter where I go, my knife will not be able to leave my body. ”

I nodded and said, "The corpse soaked in the royal water is not necessarily Lu Feiqi. ”

Tang Zhenguo said: "Why do you think so? ”

I frowned and looked at the people who were running aimlessly on the deck and said, "Because Lu Feiqi's room A08 is the location of the secret door connecting to the fourth floor, and there have been two or three unknown characters in Lu Feiqi's room. Therefore, Lu Feiqi's disappearance may not be that he is dead, but that he deliberately wants to hide his identity. In this way, it makes sense that Lu Feiqi's corpse was soaked in aqua regia and corroded beyond recognition. As I said this, I quietly turned on the intercom.

Tang Zhenguo suddenly realized and said, "Are you saying that Lu Feiqi may be one of the killers?" ”

I nodded.

Tang Zhenguo was very incomprehensible: "It doesn't make sense, I don't understand." ”

I smiled and said, "Originally, I was just such a conjecture, but after talking to the murderer just now, I was able to expand this conjecture even more. ”

"Tell me about it." Tang Zhenguo seems to have forgotten that we are in danger and can't wait to know my speculation.

"In fact, Lu Feiqi's kidnapping is a bureau. If I'm not mistaken, the real Lu Feiqi would have died a long time ago, and the only one we rescued was the 'Demon Slayer' after being disguised through a human skin mask. The murderer said 'fight me' on the walkie-talkie, and it was clear that the murderer wanted to fight me and planned to fight me. If you want to fight me, you have to set up a battlefield, and this 'Yangtze River Shenlong' is his battlefield. He used Lu Tianfu to give us the ticket of the 'Yangtze River Shenlong', just to lead us onto the ship. ”

I picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Lu Feiqi, am I right?" ”

There was a strange laugh on the intercom: "Hahahaha, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, just because of my words, you can deduce that I am the real mastermind." Mr. Ouyang, no wonder Teacher Qu Mo always says I'm stupid, really, in front of you, I'm ashamed of myself. What else do you know? Even if you speak freely, maybe I will be conquered by your ingenuity, and I will be like Teacher Qu Mo and let you live. Hahahaha......"

I smiled and said, "I'll figure it out myself." Lu Feiqi, I'll still call you that. You, Mu Qiubai and Mu Qiushui are all killer members, right? ”

Lu Feiqi said on the intercom: "This is obvious. ”

"Zhong Tianyue is also one of the killers, and he is even more terrifying than you. Because from his camouflage skills, it is clear that he is by no means an ordinary person. ”

As soon as I said this, Tang Zhenguo stared at me with big eyes and looked at me in confusion. A deep voice came over the intercom: "Go on." ”

By this time the sky had completely darkened, the sound of the waves was coming and going, and the wind was blowing on the river, which was so cool that it made people shiver. The cruise ship did not enter the port, but continued to move forward in the brightly lit port. The neon and spotlights in the port city lit the sky red, and the people of the city could not understand the fear and despair in the hearts of the people on the cruise ship.

I said into the walkie-talkie: "When I first met Zhong Tianyue, he had a lame action. Actually, he acted perfectly, but he couldn't act just drinking, he drank a lot with us that day. Perhaps because of his age, his brain and limbs could not be well controlled under the influence of alcohol, so he showed flaws when he played lame. I think if he hadn't drunk so much, with his acting skills, I would never have been able to see through it. I was a curious person, and afterwards I asked Zhong Tianyue's daughter, Zhong Meiling, about his foot injury. It turned out that Zhong Tianyue sprained his ankle while going out for a run two weeks ago and was hospitalized. It is difficult for a sixty-year-old man to recover within two weeks after an ankle injury, so this so-called Zhong Tianyue has to pretend to be lame, and the real Zhong Tianyue, I think he was already killed when he was hospitalized with an ankle injury. After that, in Zhong Tianyue's room A03, I found a secret door leading to the fourth floor, and under the secret door, it was Mu Qiubai's room. In addition, Zhong Tianyue told me that Lu Feiqi had gone out late at night, and his purpose at that time was to induce me to find the body soaked in Wang Shui, so that I could misjudge Lu Feiqi's death. It's just that I'm too suspicious and haven't been fooled. I have to say that this old Mr. Zhong Tianyue's acting skills are outstanding, especially when he was in the theater, he acted seamlessly, whether it was Zhong Tianyue's former woman or his daughter, he couldn't see the slightest flaw. If it weren't for you to challenge me, if it weren't for him being greedy. I think this old Mr. Zhong Tianyue will never be exposed easily. ”

"Brother Ouyang, I'm not greedy for a cup, I appreciate you, the so-called wine is a thousand cups of confidants, and I finally caught the opportunity to drink with you, how could I miss it? It's just that I'm really old, and the amount of alcohol is not as good as before, so you see through it, hehehehe. An old man's voice came from the walkie-talkie, who could Tianyue be if this wasn't the fake bell?

I smiled and said, "Mr. Zhong, it turns out that you have been listening all along. ”

A voice came from the walkie-talkie: "You don't need to call me Mr. Zhong anymore, you can call me Professor Qu Mo." ”

I was stunned, and the walkie-talkie in my hand almost fell to the ground. On the other end of the walkie-talkie, it was actually the leader of the 'Demon Slayer', Qu Mo. This big devil actually came to the scene of the crime in person, which shows that he is determined to succeed in this crime.

Feelings of fear and excitement intertwined in my heart. I had learned too many of Qu Mo's modus operandi, and in those cases, I confessed, I lost a lot, so I was afraid. I'm excited because I have a great interest in crime in my blood, especially those planned by genius criminals. Now that I am in contact with Qu Mo, a rare genius crime king, I am even more surprised.

My voice trembled a little and said, "Hello, Professor Qu Mo. I honor you because you are an elder, but I cannot respect you because you are the embodiment of sin, and I will one day catch you with my own hands. ”

A hoarse voice came over the intercom: "I look forward to this day, because then you can experience true despair." ”

My brow furrowed even tighter, I didn't fully understand the meaning of this sentence, I thought he was just trying to gain the upper hand in words, so I stubbornly said: "I can only rejoice and not despair when I catch you." ”

"Really? Hehehehehehe......"

Hideous laughter and the cacophony of electricity came from the walkie-talkie, floating in the night sky, unable to dissipate for a long time.