Chapter 11: Conspiracy and Suspicion
The crew members from the Earth Clan fought bravely to be the first, resulting in a lot of losses in the previous night raids, and because the number of Earth Clans was originally less than that of the Terran crew, the voices of the Earth Clans were now much lower on the ship. щ.com
At the same time, the disappearance of the second mate has also become an unsolved case, although after Gu Xuan turned around and left the cabin, the three Earth warriors immediately threw the body of the second mate directly out of the window of the ship wall under the command of Adam and fell into the sea, but there were still many traces of fighting in the cabin.
Besides, the problem is that the Kraken Clan is not attacking the fleet to eat people, just these crew members who have been floating on the sea all year round, rarely take a bath a few times a year, and have clumps of dirt on their bodies, even if they Kraken Clan can't get off the mouth, so they will not take away the bodies of the dead.
Except for the second officer, basically every person on the ship who died in battle can find the corresponding corpse on the deck, even if it is mutilated, even if there is indeed an unlucky person who accidentally fell into the sea, there are clues, or witnesses.
Only the case of the disappearance of the second officer, no body was found, and no witnesses saw the process of the case, and on this vast sea, it naturally became an unsolved case that lingered in the hearts of many people.
In this sea, which is still an unknown place for both sides, many problems must be clarified once they arise, otherwise it will easily lead to the destruction of the entire fleet, which is completely different from the situation on land.
Under the suspicion of the crew members, their private reasoning, and the encouragement of some well-intentioned people, there are really many people who suspect Gu Xuan, of course, he is indeed the murderer.
As for the reason is also very simple, first, he was an outsider who was forced to join on the way to the boat, when he hid in the boat sneaky, all by stealing food to live, if it wasn't for the first mate Uncle Dong's protection, he would definitely be thrown directly into the sea to feed the fish, although he reluctantly agreed to let him join the fleet, as the lowest sailor, and this kid has always been conscientious, he didn't dare to slack off on anyone's orders, and he was very obedient, but no one would trust him so easily.
Second, no matter what the reason, in short, this kid and the first mate Uncle Dong are very close, and he has been deliberately suppressed by the second mate in the middle, if he has been holding a grudge, taking advantage of the night attack of the Kraken Clan, the fleet is in chaos, and no one has time to take care of the opportunity of others, and conspire to assassinate the second mate, which is also reasonable.
Third, at that time, Gu Xuan originally wanted to go back to the cabin and use some light and sharp things as hidden weapons to attack those Kraken clans with amazing defensive power and great strength, but the worst thing was that someone patted his chest conclusively to ensure that he did watch him enter the cabin at that time, and then the second mate immediately followed, and then because the battle situation on the deck was too intense, they were bewitched by the sound of the Kraken, and the rest of the matter was not very clear.
Fourth, it comes from a sailor's private muttering, that kid has one eye, and he looks fierce, can he be a good person?
All in all, Gu Xuan is now the most suspicious person on the entire ship, but because others have no conclusive evidence, and there is indeed a shortage of manpower on the ship now, so no one has touched him for the time being, after all, before there is no evidence, why kill a free laborer?
However, Gu Xuan had already keenly discovered that the people he slept with him had basically fallen asleep as soon as they came back in the past, but now they would basically lie on the bed and secretly observe him with their peripheral vision, and their expressions were also very unkind.
"Bao, why did you come back so early today?"
These sailors actually have a lot to do every day, especially cleaning the dirtiest bilge, and feeding the slaves, these tasks are even more exhausting, no one wants to go, usually even if the shift arrives, it can be delayed, it really can't be delayed, so they can just play around, and it is good to be able to get by, so in their opinion, maybe Gu Xuan is the same, so someone immediately asked: "Shouldn't you have been hiding here and being lazy." ”
Gu Xuan showed a sincere smile and replied, "I'm done, just came back and sat down." ”
At this time, a man whose skin was tanned by the sun and was almost like a virtuous man of the Rakshasa clan in the desert went directly to the bed, sighed, and said softly: "I'm tired to death, who can do it well, help me bring something to eat." ”
The ship will regularly gather in a dining room to eat every day, this is the rule set by the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce for the merchant ships below, except for the captain, no one can make an exception to open a small stove, and there are not many things for each meal, and it is outdated, and if you miss it, you can only lick the plate.
In addition, someone immediately raised his hand and instructed Gu Xuandao: "Hey, Bao, go ahead, get all the food, my brothers just moved things, and they really can't walk." ”
Gu Xuan didn't have the idea of refusing at all, in fact, the role he was playing on the ship now was not qualified to refuse, so as soon as he heard the other party's words, he immediately got up from the bed, and quickly agreed: "Okay, brothers, I'll go now." ”
With that, he walked over and opened the door, and walked out, not forgetting to turn around and give everyone a smile, looking very kind.
When the man who had been standing behind the door, listening to the steps in the hallway, confirmed that he was gone, the group gathered together and began to talk in a low voice.
"Hey, hey, hey, you say, you say, is this kid really stupid, or is he fake stupid?"
"It doesn't matter if he's really stupid or stupid, anyway, I don't think this kid is simple. ”
"Then tell me, is there any connection between him and the second mate's disappearance?"
"Whatever you think, I think there's a connection anyway. ”
"Why? Why are you so sure? ”
"Hey, I was at the time, I just watched him and the second mate go down on their feet, besides, the battle was so fierce at that time, the brains were flying, what was he doing running underneath?"
"Oh, to put it bluntly, it's actually your kid who reported it, right?"
"Hey, what do you mean by this, I'm just telling the truth, not to mention that no one wants to have someone on the ship who doesn't know the details, do you say, could it be that I did something wrong?"
"That's the reason. ”
"But。。。。。。 ”
Someone was next to him, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, which provoked the person next to him to immediately turn his head to look at him, pat him on the head, and said angrily: "Damn, let go of a fart, don't your mother-in-law, like a girl." ”
The short head, after glancing left and right again, then whispered a little stiffly: "If he is really some river and ocean thief who sneaked into our ship or something, will we offend him by doing this?"
As soon as these words came out, many people were suddenly a little stunned, yes, we just wanted to join forces to force this kid to show his feet, but we didn't think about it, if this kid's identity is really not simple, if he offends others, what should he do if he is retaliated against.
"What kind of bullshit Jiangyang thief, you kid listens to a lot of books in the teahouse, don't say no, even if there is, what is he on this sea?
As soon as these words came out, many people nodded secretly, expressing their agreement, indeed, the sea is no better than other places, here, no matter what you are, unless you are a fish, otherwise there is no boat, here it is difficult to move an inch.
"Don't talk about these useless things, I think, if you want to know the details of this kid, we have to go down and have a look first. ”
"Where are you going?"
"Of course it's the bilge, whether this kid is really stupid or fake, let's go down and see if we can find out. ”
"What do you mean?"
"You think, if he didn't clean up the bottom, then he stayed down there every day for so long, day by day, what the hell was he doing, just the smell below, the brothers also understood, can the average person stay to smoke all the beasts to death, but if he really cleans it, then it will be even more problematic, can the average person stand the smell and wipe the bilge clean? The dirt can accumulate three inches thick, can you clean it? What about you, can you?"
The two people who were fingered by him immediately waved their hands and shook their heads, indicating that they didn't have that ability.
Someone next to him was puzzled, and couldn't help but retort: "Then according to what you say, isn't there a problem with him both horizontally and vertically? ”
The man who spoke just now immediately hit him with his ribs with his elbow, causing the latter to groan and duck to the side, before scolding: "Nonsense, there must be something wrong with him, we just need to find evidence to prove that there is something wrong with him now!"
"What you said makes sense, while this kid hasn't come back yet, then let's leave quickly!"
Leaving two cowards who were reluctant to go here to watch the wind and stabilize Gu Xuan, the other five people slipped out of the door in a row, and ran non-stop towards the two-story bottom warehouse where the slaves were placed, at the same time, Gu Xuan was still dutifully waiting in the dining room to bring them back the food.
Although the ship was large, it was not difficult to get down to the bottom compartment, and it could not be delayed too long, and they were all experienced old sailors, and they knew how to walk with their eyes closed, and soon they had already sneaked down to the bottom.
In fact, as soon as they reached the door, they already felt that something was wrong.
The smell, which made people stay away, was described by them as the smell of even the beasts being stinked to death, and it was gone, and the group of five people looked at each other, and after a long time, they finally tentatively pushed the door open, and through the oil lamp that was obviously added to the lamp oil underneath, it was no more dim than usual, and they saw a brand new, completely different from their past memories.