Chapter 12: The Spearhead

"What's going on...... Yin Mingxu said in surprise, "I remember that it was fine when I checked the room, why ...... it now?"

"Could this be the murderer's doing?" Yan Junli said.

"It looks like we've finally found the motive for the killer." Yang Wenbin looked at the mess and said, "It must have something to do with this mess in the house." ”

"The murderer is trying to find something from Zhu Bairong." Yan Junli stepped over some messy objects on the ground and entered the room, "Do you think he found it?" ”

"Nope." Yang Wenbin looked around the room and said affirmatively, "He definitely didn't find it, because this room was about to be turned upside down by him, and he didn't even let go of places like bed boards and floor cracks, so he must have returned disappointed." ”

Yin Mingxu sighed and shook his head, "I think Miss Zhu is really pitiful, what relics her father left her are not good, but it is such a cursed necklace." Maybe she was really cursed to death by that necklace. ”

"All the curses in the world are man-made." Yang Wenbin shook his head, took a few steps back, took out his mobile phone, and took a picture of the messy room, "It's not too early, we have also delayed them a lot of time, we can't keep the Queen from overhauling." ”

Yan Junli nodded, and said to Yin Mingxu with some apologies, "I'm really sorry to delay your time." ”

Yin Mingxu waved his hand, "Where, this is a murder, of course I have to help as much as I can." However, the captain was indeed a little dissatisfied, and he wanted to get rid of the ship as soon as possible, after all, no one wanted the news of a death on their ship. ”

Yin Mingxu sighed, "I've done my best." The ship will be finished today, and tomorrow morning it will leave the island, and in five days the next ship will pick you up. ”

As soon as Yan Junli and Yang Wenbin stepped off the ship, the cabin door was already closed. The road from the pier to the hotel is not very long, but it is very far because of the dreary atmosphere.

"Do you have an idea?" Yang Wenbin was the first to break the silence.

Yan Junli shook his head, "First of all, during the time when Zhu Bairong disappeared, almost everyone could commit a crime, and there was no way to eliminate the suspect in time. Secondly, we have just looked at Zhu Bairong's room. Although it was turned into a mess, nothing of value was touched, and I really couldn't think of what the murderer's motive was. ”

Yang Wenbin smiled and cleared his throat after hearing this, "I already have a rough idea of who the murderer is. ”

"What?" Yan Junli was taken aback, "You already know who the murderer is?" Who is it? ”

"I can't say it yet, because I don't have any evidence yet." Yang Wenbin turned his head to look at his partner, "Because I have the same doubts as you." I can't think of what this person's motive for killing Zhu Bairong was, no matter which direction I thought about, I couldn't think of what the murderer planned to do. Undoubtedly, his purpose was something on Zhu Bairong's body. But don't you think there's something strange? After he killed Zhu Bairong, he went to Zhu Bairong's room to rummage through the cabinets, and in the end he couldn't find what he was looking for. But if he didn't know where that thing was, why would he choose to kill Zhu Bairong first? If you don't know where the things are, it's not the ordinary way to keep her coercive and tempting to ask where it is, isn't it? ”

Yan Junli pondered, "That's true, that's right. ”

"Forget it, we still have time. You can take advantage of this time to knock on the side and ask everyone, maybe you can ask something. Yang Wenbin waved his hand generously and continued to walk forward.

"Hey, ask whom, what to ask." Yan Junli hurried a few steps to catch up, "You tell me who the murderer is." ”

"Aren't you smart? Guess what. Yang Wenbin blinked maliciously.

"Why are you so bad!"

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The atmosphere of the hotel was very dull, Zhu Haoran sat in the hall smoking a cigarette, Mao Yingqin was holding a magazine, but he didn't turn the pages for half a day. Zhu Zhixin hugged Zhu Bairong's Persian cat as if he had obsessive-compulsive disorder and brushed it over and over again. There were also a few other passengers on the Queen, who were also very silent, and no one spoke.

Luo Yan went upstairs to take a shower, and was startled by the gloomy atmosphere of a group of people.

"W-That...... I'll get a glass of water. Luo Yan said with some embarrassment, cleared her throat, and took out a disposable paper cup from under the water dispenser.

At this time, someone suddenly said coldly, "Murderer." ”

Luo Yan turned around all of a sudden, "Who!" ”

But the whole hall was silent, doing their own thing, no one spoke, and there was an eerie silence in the air.

Luo Yan pursed her lips and turned back again to continue to receive water. But almost immediately, there was another sound in the hall.

"Murderer, why don't you die."

"Who! Says who! Luo Yan immediately turned around and spilled the water in the cup.

No one answered her words, but everyone looked at her with extremely indifferent eyes, as if they had long been sure that Luo Yan was the murderer. Even without speaking, the expressions on their faces speak for themselves.

Luo Yan's eyes turned red, but she stubbornly tried her best to endure her tears.

"I'm not a murderer! I'm not! How many times do I have to say it before anyone can believe it! ”

As soon as Yan Junli and Yang Wenbin returned to the hotel, they saw such a scene. After Luo Yan finished yelling, she wanted to run upstairs, and almost bumped into Yang Wenbin, who had just come in, but fortunately, Yang Wenbin grabbed Luo Yan.

"Luo Yan? What's going on? Yang Wenbin was inexplicable.

Luo Yan wiped her tears and sobbed and said, "They say I'm a murderer!" ”

"What's going on?" Yan Junli's tone was filled with fire, "What's the matter with a group of you adults bullying a girl?" ”

"Officer, look at what you're saying." Zhu Haoran spewed out a breath from his nose, and his tone was very sarcastic, "Don't look at her young age, but she dares to do anything." ”

"Not really." Mao Yingqin also said in a weird manner, "At a young age, I did this kind of murderous thing." ”

"How do you talk!" Yan Junli said sharply, "Framing a child to kill someone in front of so many people? ”

"But she stole Bai Rong's necklace!" Zhu Zhixin also retorted.

Before Yan Junli could say more, Yang Wenbin stretched out his hand to stop him. He looked at the Zhu family members coldly, and said calmly, "The necklace was indeed stolen by her." I will not shield any criminal, but I will never wronged any good person. Luo Yan can't be the murderer. First of all, Zhu Bairong's height is more than 1.7 meters, while Luo Yan is only 1.6 meters, it is not an easy thing to stun or even kill Zhu Bairong with her strength and height. What's more, after killing Zhu Bairong, the murderer had to drag the body and throw it out of the boat, which was something that a seventeen-year-old girl could hardly do. Secondly, Zhu Bairong was killed by an acquaintance. The blow to the back of her head was so deep that her skull was probably deformed, suggesting that the killer had a hand very close to her. And how could Zhu Bairong let Luo Yan, who had just stolen her precious necklace not long ago, stand so close to herself and attack her? ”

A group of people, you look at me, I look at you, and they all look at each other.

"You, you just said that the murderer is Zhu Bairong's acquaintance?" I don't know who asked.

"Isn't that ......," someone said halfway through and swallowed it hard. But even if he doesn't finish speaking, everyone knows what he means.

On the entire cruise ship, Zhu Bairong's acquaintances were only the three Zhu family members who accompanied him together.

"What? Do you mean we killed Bai Rong? When Zhu Haoran heard this, he immediately stood up excitedly, pointed at Yang Wenbin's nose and said loudly, "How is it possible!" Bai Rong is our family, it's too late to spoil her, let's kill her! The surname is Yang, you are too bloody! ”

"Excuse me, what were you doing in the first two to three hours of the ship?" Yang Wenbin was not angered by Zhu Haoran's unreasonableness, but just asked calmly.

"You doubt me? You suspect that I killed someone?! Zhu Haoran shouted.

"Please answer my question!" Yang Wenbin frowned, and asked again in an aggravated tone, "Where were you and what were you doing in the two to three hours before the ship stopped?" ”

Zhu Haoran seemed to understand that if he didn't answer the question raised by this little man well, he wouldn't let him go. He had no choice but to "snort", sat back on the sofa, and said in an unkind tone, "When the boat was about to leave, of course I packed my luggage in the room. ”

"Are you alone? Is there anyone else with you? ”

"I'm here." Mao Yingqin immediately said, "I packed my luggage together in the room." ”

"You lie!" Luo Yan immediately pointed out, "When the boat was about to stop, I obviously saw the two of you outside the guest room on the second floor, sneaky!" ”

"Second floor?" Yang Wenbin asked.

"That's right! It is near Zhu Bairong's room. Luo Yan nodded affirmatively, "The fat man also helped the thin woman to keep watch outside, and the thin woman kept sneaking outside Zhu Bairong's door, and finally pried open the door with a wire and slipped in." ”

"Y-What nonsense are you talking about!" Mao Yingqin's face turned red.

"You're sneaking into your niece's room and trying to steal something!" Luo Yan's mouth is unforgiving.

"Don't listen to her nonsense! How could we do such a thing! Zhu Haoran immediately clarified to Yang Wenbin, "Besides, she will do anything to lie in order to frame us!" She's the thief! ”

Yang Wenbin interrupted the quarrel of several people with a headache, and turned his head to Zhu Zhixin on the side, "Okay, I know." Then may I ask Mr. Zhu Zhixin, what was he doing at the time of the crime? ”