Volume II, Chapter 164
Today's weather is very clear, cloudless, sunshine, it is a good thing to encounter this kind of weather in winter, and it is not affected by the low-pressure climate in the south of Zhongzhou, this kind of weather is also the most suitable for going to sea.
After Chen Fan, Luo Qingyun and Yue Wuya had lunch, they packed their luggage in the room and went out to the port, after all, they had to leave here by boat before two o'clock, because they might be threatened by monsters, the ship to Dia City only had two flights a day, if they missed this boat, then they would have to wait until four o'clock.
Of course, four o'clock is not much different from two o'clock, but in order to avoid encountering the ghost boat in the mouth of the fishermen, it is better to take a two-o'clock boat, after all, the sun is in the sky, I believe that the ghost will not come out!
The three of them wore cloaks and walked on the street, because Tiancheng is a big trading city, it is a transit point for air routes, there are many travelers from other regions shuttling through the streets, so there are a lot of people wearing cloaks, although Luo Qingyun Although their outfits look strange, but the citizens in this city look normal in normal.
The three of them walked down the street, and although Kus's death was heard from the streets, the faces of the citizens were all smiling, and it seemed that the death of the city lord was good news for them.
Maybe it was a deliberate attempt to avoid the topic, and the people on the street didn't mention the matter about Kus, and they were happy, and everyone knew that if they did, they might cause death, and there were many "plainclothes" on the street who knew that they were officers and soldiers searching around, and Amagi was also a big city, so how easy it was to find someone in this medium-sized city? Maybe that person had already left last night.
Luo Qingyun whispered: "Why do those officers and soldiers not use this method to secretly investigate in the city instead of making big drums?
Chen Fan replied: "Just imagine, if the people who are protected by heavy soldiers are also easily killed, and let the prisoners escape in the encirclement of the soldiers. So for the government, if this kind of thing is spread out, how will the people react?"
"Indeed, if the people knew about it, it would cause an uproar in the hearts of the people, and the people must be very disturbed that the murderers should be hiding in the cities. And it may affect the economy, just ask a city where murderers are rampant, who will come to trade?"
Chen Fan added: "This is the style of the people in the upper class, of course this kind of ugly things in the upper class should be concealed, even if it is not for the sake of the people, face is also very important to the people in the upper class, if the people know that there is a murderer who killed Kus, and then he actually escaped, where should the 'face' of those upper class people be placed?"
"I see!" Luo Qingyun nodded and continued to ask, "But Chen Fan." Now that this is happening in the city, will the port give the ship to leave?"
After Luo Qingyun asked, Chen Fan and Yue Wuya couldn't help but be stunned.
Luo Qingyun is right, Kus is dead, in order to prevent the murderer from leaving by water, of course the port will be blocked, so won't you be able to leave today? But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem to be it. Because of the government's policy of covert investigation, if they can blatantly block the port. Then there is no need to send so many "plainclothes" to blend into the crowd.
Chen Fan smiled and replied, "No, let's go, we will definitely be able to go to sea today." ”
Seeing Chen Fan's confident smile, Luo Qingyun didn't say anything and continued to walk towards the port.
Coming to the port, Luo Qingyun finally saw what a large-scale trading port was. The entire port was built along the coast, stretching for hundreds of miles, and the warehouses and goods were piled up all around. There are countless boats, large and small, and all kinds of sailing ships are scattered all around. As if to fill the entire port, waves after waves of people crowded through the port, and the endless stream of goods was unloaded and then filled on the ship, so as to turn over the bustling atmosphere.
"I'm right!" Chen Fan said, "Even if someone dies, they won't close the port." ”
Yue Wuya interjected: "After all, this is a large trading port, if it is closed, the economy of the entire city will stagnate, so the Governor Mansion does not dare to close the port." ”
"But this port is really big!" Luo Qingyun looked around, his face full of surprise.
Because there were too many people, the three of them moved very slowly, and after twenty minutes of tossing, they finally found the boat on it, only to see that the ship was very large, more than 80 meters long, more than 20 meters wide, about 100 meters high, and there was a shark mark on the bow, which showed that the production place of this ship should be Dia City, because the emblem of the pirates was a shark.
Luo Qingyun and the others handed the ticket to the sailor who collected the ticket, and the three of them also got on the boat smoothly.
"Fortunately, I caught up!" Yue Wuya said: "I was really squeezed to death just now, and I thought I wouldn't be able to catch up!"
Luo Qingyun complained: "Didn't you keep hiding behind us all the time?"
Yue Wuya ignored Luo Qingyun's complaints, and asked, "Brother Chen, Miss Luo, why is Kusi dead, and the soldiers in the city are not subject to exit inspection, so it is not easy for the prisoners to escape?"
"Of course not!" Chen Fan smiled and said, "Look around, the ship is actually covered with 'plain clothes'." ”
"No!" Luo Qingyun and Yue Wuya were also startled when they heard Chen Fan's words, and couldn't help but look around, and sure enough, they found that there were many big men with swords walking on the boat and looking around, they didn't have luggage, so they knew at a glance that they were not travelers, and it would be even more impossible to say that they were business travelers, because I believe that no merchant would grow so tall and strong. Therefore, it is not difficult to speculate that they should all be officers and soldiers, and the number is not ordinary, and there are many people standing on the deck, and these large passengers account for forty percent, which shows that the government is not unaware of the death of Kus.
Of course, the reason why the officials of the government want to catch the culprit is not entirely to solve the case, probably a large part of the reason is that they are afraid that the murderer will come again, and her next target will be herself, considering this, they are so active!
But no matter what, these are not things that Luo Qingyun and them are worried about, although in the face of so many 'plainclothes', they are not very panicked, because the more unusual they behave, the more unfavorable they will be. They have experienced many ups and downs, and they also understand.
Chen Fan said: "They should want to conduct a survey at sea!"
Luo Qingyun said: "Because once they get on the boat, the prisoners will think that they have escaped, and they will probably relax their guard, and at this time, they will show flaws, they should think so." ”
"Just kidding!" Chen Fan said as if he looked down on those officers and soldiers, as if he looked down on those officers and soldiers. If it's a professional killer, is it so easy to fall into this trap? If that's the case, then we're overestimating her. ”
At this moment, a woman's voice came from behind the three of them, and this person said lightly: "Do you think so? That's really a prize." ”
When the three of them heard this, they were immediately stunned.
"Who is it?" Chen Fan was the first to react and immediately turned around, but he just saw the crowd of people huddled on the deck around him, while Luo Qingyun and Yue Wuya looked around. But no particularly suspicious characters were found.
Because of the large number of passengers on board, most of them wore cloaks because of the fear of the sea breeze, and if there was any doubt, then nearly sixty percent of the people on deck were worthy of suspicion.
"Brother Chen, who made the voice just now?" Recalling the voice just now, Yue Wuya couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
"I don't know!" Chen Fan looked very nervous: "This person can actually approach me without a sound and disappear without a trace in an instant. Based on this alone, we know that this person is by no means an idle person. ”
Luo Qingyun also became nervous. "Listening to her, this person seems to be the murderer of Kus, and she seems to have her eyes on us, the only thing that is certain is that she is also on this ship," he said. ”
"Then what should we do?" Yue Wuya said in fear, "Who is she? Why is she targeting us? We haven't done anything bad, are we? We're not going to be killed, are we?"
"It's sailing!" a sailor's shout interrupted the conversation between Luo Qingyun and the three.
"The boat is sailing...... The ship is sailing...... The ship is sailing......" Immediately, as if replying, the shouts of the sailors were heard from all directions. Then, the sails on all sides came down from the top of the mast with a "poof", and then immediately puffed up towards the southeast, and it was evident that the northwest wind was blowing now, and the pirate town of Dia was also east of Zhongzhou. It was a tailwind, and then I heard the heavy rolling sound of the chains like thunder, and it was time to lift the anchor.
At this time, the big ship also slowly moved, and gradually left the harbor and headed east.
Chen Fan said: "Okay, now that the ship is open, it is impossible for us to avoid her on the sea, if she wants to kill us, then we had better take precautions." ”
"......" Luo Qingyun and Yue Wuya nodded.
Chen Fan continued: "There are many eyes and ears on the deck, so it's better for us not to stay here, let's go to our room first." After reaching a consensus, the three of them walked briskly to the cabin.
On the deck, there was a man in a cloak who had been watching the movements of Chen Fan and the others, and when he saw them walking down the cabin, he muttered to himself, "Is he the person I am looking for?"
The three of them came to the fifty-square-meter cabin, which was really lively, and the space filled with cigarettes was crowded with Taipan gamblers, who kept shouting:
"I buy big, open big, big ......"
"Dude, you're in good luck, I'm not going to be able to do it today......"
"Haha...... I won, I won......"
This is a casino, and there are all kinds of gambling projects here, it is not difficult to speculate that this is the place where this passenger ship makes money, and this group of people are having fun here, they may all be tourists, but Luo Qingyun They are not interested in gambling, and they are also worried about their lives, so they did not stay in this messy place for too long.
From the middle gate of the casino, there is the corridor of the bedroom, but the ship is not a luxury cruise ship after all, so the corridor is also very dark and dirty, with cigarette butts, fruit peels, bottles and other garbage scattered all over the ground, like a slum street in the city.
Luo Qingyun covered his nose and said, "How can this happen here, it's dirty, I feel very uncomfortable!"
"There's no way!" Yue Wuya said disapprehantly, "This is a pirate's ship after all, do you think pirates will love clean?"
Chen Fan also said: "If we get on a very clean and gorgeous pirate ship, this is called uncomfortable! The room is the twenty-fifth, let's go quickly." With that, the three of them looked at the door numbers on the left and right, and walked forward. I looked for it.
"It's here!" Luo Qingyun pointed to the number plate on the door and said, "This is the twenty-five." ”
"Hurry up and get in, I really can't stand it here, and it's safer in the room. Yue Wuya said, pushing the door in.
The room was also disheveled, with several wooden chairs topping over and a round table facing up. It was also full of garbage, as if the No. 10 typhoon signal had been blown.
"Huh?" Luo Qingyun shouted in disgust: Are we really going to settle here? This place is dirtier than the corridor!"
"If you are willing to be killed by a mysterious person in the corridor, stay in the corridor!" Chen Fan said, and Heyue Wuya walked into the room.
"Ahh
The three of them were in the room, although they were being targeted, but they couldn't stop Luo Qingyun from looking at the sea.
Luo Qingyun lay by the window, like a child who saw the sea for the first time, pointed out of the boat and said, "Brother Chen, Miss Luo, take a look." What a big sea!"
"That's it, endless!" Luo Qingyun was also surprised: "Chen Fan, look there, is there any other continent?"
Chen Fan looked at the small land on the horizon and said, "It seems so, I can't see clearly, maybe it's just a small island." ”
Seeing that Chen Fan was very impatient, Luo Qingyun didn't continue the topic. So he asked, "Then how long do we have to get to Dia City?"
"About four hours!" replied Yue Wuya, "We will be out at two o'clock in the afternoon, based on the distance between the ship and Diya City. Six o'clock in the afternoon should not be much. ”
"No!" Luo Qingyun showed a look of reluctance to stay here, and complained, "Then we still have to stay in this kind of place for four hours...... I'd better continue to look at the sea, at least the black sea is much more comfortable than this room. ”
Everyone fell silent again.
"Whoa!" The waves crashed against the body of the big ship, splashing one after another, and although the color of the ocean was as black as death, these waves still looked alive. It's more like a dirty kid playing with mud all over the place.
The big ship sailed for another hour, and there was a tailwind all the way, and there were no special things such as encountering mysterious people or ghost ships, which also made Chen Fan and them feel a lot more relieved, but peace of mind does not mean that they should be taken lightly. Although it is fortunate that an hour passed safely, the tension is still not a little bit, after all, there are still three hours, who knows what will happen in three hours?
"Qingyun, your face doesn't seem to be very good?" At this moment, Chen Fan's voice broke the silence in the room.
Hearing Chen Fan's voice, Yue Wuya also turned his head back, and said to Luo Qingyun: "Miss Luo, your face is indeed not very good, is it seasick?"
"No!" Luo Qingyun shook his head.
Chen Fan asked, "Then what's wrong with you?"
"I want to ......"
Yue Wuya innocently interjected, "Are you hungry and want to eat?"
Luo Qingyun shook his head and said, "No! Actually, I want to ......"
"Are you faint and want to sleep?" Yue Wuya innocently interrupted Luo Qingyun's speech.
Luo Qingyun shook his head and continued: "No! I want to ......"
Yue Wuya said: "I know, actually you want to ......"
Luo Qingyun yelled at Yue Wuya: "Don't interrupt others casually!"
Yue Wuya grimaced at Luo Qingyun and said, "Hmph!
Chen Fan finally came out to mediate: "Okay, don't make trouble, Luo Qingyun, what do you want to do?"
"Actually, I want to go and make it easier!" Luo Qingyun said as he walked out of the room.
Walking through the casino, Luo Qingyun returned to the deck again, and the fresh sea breeze blew in his face, which made Luo Qingyun's spirit lifted, and he didn't know how refreshing the boat ride was just now.
However, Luo Qingyun knew that he couldn't take it lightly now, because the enemy was probably watching his every move nearby, waiting for the opportunity to strike, although he didn't know if there was really an enemy, and he didn't know what the enemy's purpose was, but at this moment when he was not careful, he would die, relaxation was like poison used to commit suicide.
"It's better to hurry up and go back to the room immediately after solving the physiological needs!" Luo Qingyun, who understood the importance of the matter, immediately retracted his mood and continued to look for the trace of the toilet on the deck.
There were a lot of people walking around on the deck, and you could guess that they were all 'plainclothes' by looking for something, but in fact, not only the deck, but also the casinos in the cabins, it seemed that the ship had been targeted by the Amagi government.
Although I don't know if they have a purpose to target this ship, or just cast a net at random, but the people in the government can guess correctly, the murderer is on this ship, but Luo Qingyun doesn't care about it, the so-called matter is not about himself, why do you care about these idle things?
After a few minutes of searching, Luo Qingyun came to the bow of the ship and found that the toilet was in the cabin of the bow part of the ship.
"Damn, the toilet is so hidden, I've been looking for it for so long!" Luo Qingyun said as he walked in.
The toilet is not big, only about four or five square meters, and there are several small wooden thatched huts that divide the space into several parts, and each thatched hut has a toilet standing in it, but this toilet is really eerie, and walking in can't help but remind people of scary stories.
At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind me: "Are you the person I am looking for?" (to be continued......)