Seeing that Mu Zihan's expression was surprisingly serious, I also caught up a few steps, came to his side, and turned on the flashlight that came with the mobile phone to help him illuminate. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it is daytime, however, the cargo hold is designed to be completely sealed, even if there are several lights hanging from the ceiling above the cargo hold for lighting. However, due to the lack of light and the blocking light of the containers lined up, the corners of the cargo hold are still very dark. It can only barely be seen clearly, but it can't be seen at all.

Under the light source provided by Mu Zihan's mobile phones and me, I finally saw the box that caught Mu Zihan's attention.

It was a one-meter-square wooden box, and judging from the notes on the box marked with black lacquer, the contents of this box should be more precious, because I could clearly see the marks such as non-collision. Other than that, though, I don't see anything suspicious.

"There's something wrong with this box?" I asked.

"Yes, and it's big." Mu Zihan replied: "Look at the other cargo boxes, they are all neatly arranged together, neatly arranged, only it is placed alone in the most inconspicuous corner of this cargo hold. Moreover, it is not that there is no space to put it with other containers, so this box must have to be distinguished from other containers for special reasons, so as not to be confused, so that it will be arranged in this way. ”

"Conversely, it also proves that if this box is put together with other cargo boxes, even the person who brought it on board will be confused. That means that the particularity is not the goods in the box. Otherwise, you only need to open the box, check and confirm the goods, and you can tell the difference, so why bother. ”

Mu Zihan paused when he said this, and then spoke again: "Of course, there is also a possibility that the things inside cannot be opened and confirmed in front of everyone, so they can only be distinguished by this method." ”

"Is there always drugs in it?" After listening to Mu Zihan's words, I immediately thought of this. And rightfully so, because we're on the Mekong River right now, and we're going to the Golden Triangle, and "drugs" is the epitome of both.

"Impossible." However, Mu Zihan denied my speculation in one bite: "If this ship entered from Myanmar, then this box of things may indeed be drugs, but now it is the opposite, it is now heading to the Golden Triangle." Therefore, unless it is a person with a hole in his brain, he will smuggle drugs from the country to the Golden Triangle to sell. Because this is tantamount to pouring salt into the sea, and this is an extra move. ”

Come to think of it, the Golden Triangle is rich in opium poppies, and if drugs are smuggled from elsewhere to be sold there, it is really something that only people with brains can do. But if that's the case, what's in the box?

Suddenly, two words that are as sensitive as drugs came to my mind, and I couldn't help but glance at Mu Zihan, and said tentatively: "Army... Fire...? ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Mu Zihan nodded slightly: "Moreover, it must be the kind that is relatively lethal and very sought-after in the Golden Triangle." That's why this box is treated so specially, because the value of this box of goods is far more than the cargo of the whole ship, and even more valuable than this cargo ship. ”

"If that's the case, then I can understand why the middle-aged crew member saw the ship's boss smoking on the deck with concern, presumably he also found the box, and even, he should know who brought it on board. So, last night he smoked on deck in the middle of the night to wait and question the crew who brought the box on board. Who knows, in the end, he was poisoned by the other party because of this. I said contemplatively, "But, in that case, it means that the nephew of the captain of the ship is lying." But why did he lie? Could it be that he actually brought the box on board? ”

My speculation is not unreasonable, after all, from the fact that the captain of the ship has asked to confirm the exit certificates of the two of us, it can be seen that although he has been running the ship in this chaotic "ghost gate" for decades, he has never done those illegal things. Therefore, after knowing that such a box of things was actually smuggled on the ship, it will definitely attract his attention. Of course, as the boss of the ship, he can naturally recognize at a glance who brought this box on the boat, so it is reasonable to question the other party.

"You have a point." Mu Zihan nodded in agreement with my speculation, but then there was a change of words: "But there is another possibility." ”

"What is possible?" I asked, "Do you mean that the middle-aged crew deliberately released false news to mislead us and make us suspect the little boss?" I think that's very unlikely. ”

Mu Zihan straightened up and replied, "It's not very low, it's impossible." Because, he didn't know that we would meet this little boss next, and he knew from the little boss that he didn't see the news of the ship boss when he took over the shift yesterday. ”

Seeing me nodding, Mu Zihan continued: "Another possibility of what I said is that in fact, neither of them is lying. ”

"How can this be? Two people passed the deck almost at the same time, one said he saw the boss of the ship, the other said he didn't, then there was only one possibility, that one of the two was talking. I said in disbelief.

"No, they weren't at the same time." Mu Zihan explained: "Although they all said about 12 o'clock, after all, this is only a private cargo ship, not in the army, and there is an error of more than ten or twenty minutes before, but it is also normal." Otherwise, why did the two of them pass the deck together, one said he saw the boss of the ship, the other said he didn't see it, but neither said he saw each other? Therefore, there must be a small time difference between the two of them when they go to take over the shift. ”

"According to what you say, is the time when the ship boss had an accident, after the middle-aged crew members took over the shift, and before the little boss went to hand over the shift?" I understood what Mu Zihan meant, but I still felt a little impossible: "How much is the time difference in between, whether it is enough for the murderer to commit the crime, let's not talk about it for the time being." Just by attacking the captain of the ship standing on such a conspicuous deck during the shift change, wouldn't the murderer be afraid of being seen by the other crew members who were taking over the shift? ”

"I think the boat boss must have thought the same way, which is why he let his guard down and asked the murderer to meet on deck. It is precisely because of this that he was hit by the murderer. Mu Zihan replied: "Okay, these are still our speculations for the time being, let's go and meet the other four crew members, maybe there will be different views at that time." ”

As he spoke, he put away his phone and prepared to leave the sullen cargo hold.

(To be continued)