Chapter 77: Preconceived Ideas Are Unacceptable
For the crew of the Haneda, today is their day of doom.
【Haneda Yuki luck test 76/90 success】
As Uesugi Kenhito's only deputy, the mediocre police officer Masayoshi Takeda almost fell into despair.
【Haneda Snow Charm Test 18/52 Success】
Now that Sheriff Uesugi is completely out of reach, two girls who went to the United States to participate in training have become the last consolation for Takeda Masayoshi.
Even at top speed to the nearest port suitable for docking, the Haneda will not be able to dock until Christmas morning. Before that, the "Haneda" and its 1,500 passengers had to fight with that ...... Or the would-be killers for at least thirty-six hours.
A chubby man with a hat and a scar on his face was shouting something not far away, and the two burly sailors managed to stop him with all their might.
In the corridor at the entrance to the murder scene, everyone discussed in a low voice.
"Captain Quilinas has asked us to block the news," Masayoshi Takeda put down the intercom, his face pale, "to maintain the scene until the ship docks." We can't afford to cause panic among passengers. ”
Most of the ship's crew were Japanese, but the captain was a Mi countryman.
"Mr. Takeda, we should keep the passengers in the cabin," Sayoko said, "and it's safer." ”
[Haneda Sayoko persuaded the 97/10 big failure]
"No," Masayoshi Takeda decisively refused, although JK was cute, but the captain's anger was even more terrible to him, "The captain said, and all the responsibility is on his own. We must carry out his orders. ”
"You ......" Sayoko had nothing to do. Several injuries on her body, including her abdomen and calves, were in hot pain at the moment.
Before the mod started, what exactly was "Sayoko Haneda" doing?
Except for Masayoshi Takeda, the few police officers on the ship were afraid of the hideous corpse and did not dare to approach. The two doctors on the ship also fled far away, but a middle-aged female forensic doctor among the passengers was helping to perform the autopsy. Masayoshi Takeda said that she was a friend of the captain and completely trustworthy.
"Time of Death...... It was about seven o'clock in the evening," the female forensic doctor with curly brown hair squatted next to the corpse, apparently shocked by the horrible sight, "God, if it weren't for the room, I would have thought it was a crocodile or a great white shark bite......"
"How's that 'theft suspect'?" Chen Qiang asked.
According to Masayoshi Takeda, Sergeant Kenhito Uesugi has disappeared.
In other words, if the group did not come to Imai's room in advance, but waited until the agreed time to meet Uesugi Kenhito, they would have achieved nothing.
"That Huaguo sailor surnamed Xu......" Masayoshi Takeda turned pale, "he is missing." ”
"Missing too?"
"We sent a man to be locked up with him. When we got there," said Takeda bitterly, "our people had been knocked unconscious. The door was open, and the surname Xu was ...... The one surnamed Xu is gone. ”
Chen Qiang narrowed his eyes.
Prison escape is not like Uncle Xu's style. With Chen Qiang's understanding of Uncle Xu, he should not act without authorization......
"Can you rest assured of the safety of all passengers?" Xiaoxue said angrily, "Did you tell the captain about the prison break?" ”
"There is no ......," said Masayoshi Takeda timidly.
"Go now, then!"
I have to say that Xiaoxue's angry appearance is really terrifying.
【Haneda Snow Intimidation Test 7/15 Success】
"Yes, yes......" Takeda ran away.
"Don't run away!" Xiaoxue said angrily, "Use the walkie-talkie first, and contact whoever you can!" If he doesn't listen, I'll go myself! ”
"Okay...... Takeda Masayoshi nodded like pounding garlic, and consciously rolled aside to make a phone call.
"That person is ......" Sayoko asked in a low voice, stopping another police officer.
From the beginning, the gentleman in the hat at the end of the corridor was shouting something in strong Japanese dialect, and the only sentence Chen Qiang could understand was "you bastards".
"He's Mr. Hiroyuki Imai."
"What?" Chen Qiang, who was closing his eyes and contemplating thoughts, suddenly opened his eyes.
"He's the collector Mr. Hiroyuki Imai, the owner of this room."
Imai ...... Boyuki? ”
Chen Qiang, Qin Lingxue, Xiao Yezi and Gu Shiyin turned their heads together and looked at the fat man who was shouting loudly. His face, already ugly from the scar, was even more distorted by anger.
Even after Masayoshi Takeda and the others arrived, they clearly said, "We just met Mr. Hiroyuki Imai, so the person who died in his room must not be Hiroyuki Imai", everyone still failed to connect the noisy scar man who was at most thirty years old with Hiroyuki Imai.
"Ah...... Negligence. ”
Qin Lingxue tapped her head with her knuckles, her identity as a collector gave her a wrong impression of the name Hiroyuki Imai, and she preconceived that he would be a greasy middle-aged man, and the deceased must be Hiroyuki Imai.
He ...... It's like asking to check out - no, it's an upgrade? Sayoko struggled to make out Hiroyuki Imai's strange Japanese.
"He wants to move to the 'Carnival Suite,' which is the highest on the ship," the officer said, "You know, the room is empty." ”
"The result?"
"He can go to an empty room at the same level as his original suite, but if he goes to the 'Carnival Suite', he has to make up for the expenses."
Chen Qiang walked over to Hiroyuki Imai. As if noticing Chen Qiang's existence, Hiroyuki Imai gave up struggling.
Blocked by the two sailors, Hiroyuki Imai looked at Chen Qiang with a gloomy expression.
Chen Qiang stared into his black hole-like eyes.
"Cheer," he said in odd, transposed English, "Jon." The carnival you've longed for is about to come true. ”
Then he turned away without saying a word. Masayoshi Takeda, who hung up the intercom, motioned for the two sailors to hurry up and follow.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen," he said, "Mr. Imai is such a strange-tempered man. ”
Masayoshi Takeda turned to Xiaoxue again: "The captain has changed his mind. He will not announce a murder, but will ask everyone not to leave the cabin or act in a group under the pretext that a tourist is missing. ”
"That's ......," Chen Qiang said leisurely.
He winked at Sayoko, and then made a gesture of "take something out of your pocket".
Sayoko knows.
"Officer Takeda," she said softly, "and when Mr. Imai has calmed down, we should ask him why he left the room and didn't go to the show, and what he was doing during this time." ”
Masayoshi Takeda nodded.
Xiao Yazi took out the ring that Chen Qiang found before: "This is something I found from the scene before, maybe it can help us confirm the identity of the deceased." ”
"I think I've seen this thing." Masayoshi Takeda clearly seems distressed by his memory.
"There is a sentence engraved here, 'Dedicated to my favorite Yingzi'."
Masayoshi Takeda's eyes widened.
"Oh my God," he said, "I remember." Eiko, this is the name of Officer Kenhito Uesugi's wife. ”
Everyone's eyes turned to the headless corpse.
"This is indeed Officer Uesugi Kenhito's ring," Takeda staggered, almost sitting on the ground, "then, he is indeed ......"