At ten o'clock in the evening, with the whistle blowing, the Uranus cruise ship slowly left Nagasaki and headed to the next stop.
Just as the cruise ship was leaving, in the VIP area on the top floor of the cruise ship, a senior staff member of the cruise ship came to defend:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..." He said to Zhao Yu, who was full of hope, "You should have seen the structural diagram, right? Light steel is also steel!
"The Uranus uses polymeric light steel plates. If you cut this kind of steel plate, it will be a huge amount of work!" The staff member pointed to the floor under his feet and explained, "If someone really cuts the steel plate, it will definitely be cut. Someone discovered it!”
"It doesn't have to be the floor, or the ceiling, or the wall panels!" Zhao Yu said, "If you think about it carefully, which part of the entire VIP area is the thinnest?"
"It's all the same. Whether it's the ceiling, floor or wall panels, in order to cope with the wind and waves at sea, the hull is an integral structure and is very strong!" the staff member said, "So, the kind of thing you said is impossible to happen. !”
"What if it's not a cutting machine?" Zhao Yu said, "Isn't there that kind of laser in the movie? Laser can cut very thick steel plates?"
"You..." The staff was speechless for a few seconds before explaining, "Even if there is a laser cutter, it can't be as big as a watch!
"If you want to cut through such a thick steel plate, you have to bring large instruments on board. How could he get on the ship?"
"Hmph! Are you saying this too absolutely?" Zhao Yu narrowed his eyes and gave this person a look, and said in a sinister tone, "Don't you think that there is no need to bring instruments that can cut steel plates on board?"
"You... what do you mean?" The staff member was already sweating.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yu said seriously, "Cruise ships are also ships, and every ship comes with its own tools, right? Do you really think I'm illiterate?"
"You... are you... oh..." The staff member pondered for several seconds before catching up with Zhao Yu's rhythm. "Are you saying that someone is using the tools of our cruise ship?"
"Nonsense!" Zhao Yu said, "Can't you see? The murderer must know your cruise ship very well, and it's clearly someone from your inside who did it!
"Your cruise ship must have a lot of tools for maintenance or to prevent water leakage, right?" Zhao Yu said, "I suspect that the murderer used the identity of the crew as a cover, and then used the cruise ship's tools to hide somewhere in the VIP area. There was a small hole in the place, and he entered the VIP area through that hole!
"Only in this way can we explain why the murderer did not leave any images at the entrance and exit!"
"This... shouldn't be possible, right?" The staff member was obviously at a loss and quickly said, "Do you really mean to inspect every steel plate in the VIP area
"Then... In that case, I have to report to the captain!"
"You're so stupid!" Zhao Yu yelled, "Do you need to check every steel plate? You only need to check those areas adjacent to the outside
“You can see the ceiling at a glance, so look carefully for the floor and the areas bordering other areas!
"If the murderer really used cutting technology, then it would be impossible for him to weld the steel plates tightly and then weld them together. There would definitely be welding marks!"
"The floor below the VIP area is the business class. There are outside the cabin on the left and right sides. There is no other area behind it, but there is an observation room on the front..." The staff's eyes lit up. "That observation room has not been used for a long time. Is it difficult... could it be..."
"Look, look!" Zhao Yu was gearing up and urged, "Why are you still standing there in a daze? Take me to have a look quickly!"
"Zhao Yu, what's wrong? What's wrong?" At this time, Miao Ying, who had just finished handling other matters, rushed to the scene. I wonder what Zhao Yu is going to do
"Don't ask anymore," Zhao Yu made a gesture, "Hurry up and come with me to have a look!"
"The observation room is next to Room 16 in the VIP area," the staff member introduced while leading Zhao Yu and the two of them to find it quickly. "Because Room 16 does not have a window, there is usually no one in that room." Live, there used to be workers who occasionally lived in it!”
The VIP area is not big, and several people quickly arrived at the door of Room 16.
However, when they saw the room, Zhao Yu and Miao Ying suddenly showed strange expressions, because they had already searched this uninhabited room before and found nothing unusual at that time.
The staff had a spare key and immediately opened the door and turned on the lights.
Although this room does not have a window, it is fully equipped with other facilities, the bedding is neatly arranged, and the room is tidy, almost at a glance.
"Here..." the staff came to the bedside and pointed to the wall panel above the bed and said, "Behind this is the observation room I mentioned!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu rushed forward without saying a word, pushed the bed away, and then tore off the soft bag at the head of the bed regardless of the staff's obstruction.
Stab...
The wall was suddenly in a mess, which frightened the staff.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yu squatted on the wall and searched carefully, trying to find traces of being cut...
"Hmm... um..." Miao Ying smacked her lips silently and whispered, "Zhao Yu, are you confused by the fever? If you want to check this wall, why don't we go next door and check it out?"
"Um... Ahem..." Zhao Yu stopped immediately, his face turned red, and then he covered his mouth and explained blindly, "As a detective, you can't let go of any clues. You have to see both sides clearly!"
"..." Miss Miao's forehead was covered with black lines. Considering that Zhao Yu was suffering from a cold and fever, she didn't care about it.
Ten minutes later, under the leadership of the staff member, several people walked out of the VIP area and entered the observation room.
However, because no one has entered the observation room for a long time, there is a layer of dust on the ground. It can be concluded at a glance that no one has entered this room before.
After that, Zhao Yu carefully checked the wall panel again, but also found no suspicious traces.
However, Zhao Yu finally caught on to such an idea and immediately ordered the staff to investigate all the steel plates in the VIP area.
The staff did not dare to refute, so they immediately launched an investigation and began to check the steel plates from room to room...
…
Two hours later, it was already dark, and the cruise ship sailed towards the vast sea again.
"Alas!" Zhao Yu sighed while drinking isatis root, "How could it not be possible? Could it be that... my thinking is wrong again?"
"The crew member is right," Ms. Miao said exhaustedly. "That steel plate cannot be cut by ordinary cutting machines! Laser cutting machines are hot and noisy, and water jet cutting machines are bulky. In my opinion, , the possibility of murder by cutting through the ship’s planks is very small!”
"Hmm... um..." Zhao Yu raised his neck and drank the isatis root, wiped his nose with a tissue, and Ge You lay down on the sofa, looking extremely tired.
"Zhao Yu," Miss Miao felt distressed, "That's it for today! You have to have a good rest no matter what, there are more important tasks waiting for us tomorrow!"
"Well..." Zhao Yu did go a bit too far, and immediately nodded as if he was being persuaded.
Later, under the care of Miss Miao, Zhao Yu took a hot bath, took a few pills, and got into bed to sleep...
Due to a cold and fever, he didn't sleep well at night, and he always felt like there was something flickering around him.
In a daze, and he didn't know how long it took, he found that the bright light stopped flashing and actually stopped in front of his face.
So, he slowly opened his eyes, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he was suddenly startled and almost called out "Grandma Bear."
But when he saw Miss Miao holding a mobile phone in her hand and looking at him with a strange expression, the light from the mobile phone shone on Miss Miao's face, revealing a strange and terrifying color. Zhao Yu thought he had seen a ghost!
"Oh..." Zhao Yu sat up suddenly and asked with fear, "What are you doing? This is in the middle of the night?"
"Shh... Zhao Yu..." However, Miao Ying frowned and said, "I may... see something..."
(End of chapter)