That flash of thought disappeared too far, and Lu Chu failed to catch it.
Lu Chu turned to ask the doctor, "Who found out that the detective got food poisoning because of that spicy stir-fry?"
The other doctor who had been silent all this time replied hoarsely, "It's me."
Hearing this, Lu Chu's eyes moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at 7, and then said to the doctor, "Take us to see the corpse."
"Okay, come with me." The doctor nodded quickly, turned around and walked quickly towards the detective's residence.
Lu Chu and Qi followed behind him, while the criminal policeman and another doctor walked last.
Not long after, several people arrived in the corridor of the detective's room. From a distance, Lu Chu saw the detective lying on the ground, with a distance of one meter around his body, and a few passengers standing scattered around.
When the onlookers saw the captain approaching with a few people, they immediately moved out of the way and asked each other—
"Captain Sunk, another homicide has occurred. When can we return?"
"Yeah, yeah, every night when I go to bed, I can't wait to put my bed against the door..."
"You guys can still fall asleep, but I can't even fall asleep..."
7 waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and said: "The weather is bad and the navigation is out of order. It is not safe to return hastily. But if the navigation and other equipment still cannot be used after four days, we will directly set sail and return."
After everyone calmed down, the doctor went on to say: "Please stay away, we need to conduct a more detailed autopsy on the corpse, and the scene may be bloody."
Upon hearing this, the passengers hurriedly pushed and pulled each other, returned to their rooms, and closed the door tightly.
The place where the detective lives is a VIP area, the conditions are very good, and the room is spacious. However, he died suddenly before he could go to his room to enjoy a moment of relaxation.
Lu Chu and others squatted down to examine the corpse.
Lu Chu suddenly thought of something, and said, "Speaking of which, no cloth strips with words written on them were found on the people who died today."
The doctor guessed: "Maybe it's—nothing to say?"
While several people were speculating about the development of the case, Ellie, who also lived in the VIP area, heard the news for some reason, and walked over cheerfully in small high heels.
Seeing this, Lu Chu was puzzled: "Ai Li, what are you doing here?"
Ellie blinked and said in a playful tone, "I'm here to find Chu."
Lu Chu persuaded her: "We are reviewing the case, can Ellie go back to the room first?"
"No," Ellie squinted her beautiful blue eyes, and wanted to grab Lu Chu's arm, but was blocked by 7, so she stood there and smiled, "Listen to me, Chu, I can help you. busy."
The policeman sneered: "What can you do to help? I'm afraid you don't even know what happened."
Ellie squinted at him: "Of course I know what happened, I just came to look for Chu after hearing about it."
The criminal police heard the words: "Then tell me, what clues and opinions do you have?"
Ellie brushed her beautiful wavy blond hair, revealing the shallow pear dimples on the side of her face, and said with a smile: "The place where detectives live is the VIP area, and we paid a high fee to live here. All aspects of the service are top-notch, and the people on the cruise line will confirm the likes and dislikes and physical conditions of the passengers in advance, so as to provide the most meticulous service. Am I right—"
As she spoke, she paused and turned her gaze to 7: "Our dear Captain."
7 looked indifferent: "We sincerely offer the most sincere service to our passengers."
When Ellie heard this, there was a little weirdness in her smile.
The doctor guessed after hearing the words: "Could it be that the chef did it?"
Lu Chu was thoughtful: "This possibility is not ruled out. As the chef of the cruise ship, he must truly understand the dining preferences and taboos of each distinguished guest, so that they can feel at home on the five-day cruise. The detective died of eating food. No matter how you look at the dishes that are spicy and mask the taste of allergens, they have something to do with the chef."
7 ordered the crew: "Go and call the chef of the VIP restaurant."
After a while, a fat white chef was escorted by the crew. The chef was still wearing a pure white chef's uniform, and his short brown curly hair was stuffed into the chef's hat. Due to the haste and haste, a few strands of slightly curly hair were exposed from the chef's hat.
When the chef came in front of everyone, he first bowed to 7 and said hello: "Captain Shen."
7 nodded: "Did you cook all the lunch we had today?"
The chef replied: "Yes."
Lu Chu asked, "Didn't it go through someone else's hands?"
"Some processes are done by assistants."
Lu Chu asked again: "Do you know what the detective is allergic to?"
"I know," the chef nodded. "All passengers' taboo foods are recorded in the book. As chefs, we dare not be careless in this regard."
The doctor was surprised when he heard this: "Then why did the detective die from allergies? Didn't you check the food after cooking?"
The chef nodded: "Yes, but the allergens are covered by the spicy taste, so I didn't notice any abnormalities."
When Lu Chu heard this, his eyes became sharp, and he said firmly, "You're lying."
The chef was startled, and immediately defended: "What I said is the truth, you are accusing me of lying without any basis, you are slandering me!"
"Of course there is evidence," Lu Chu looked directly at him, and said clearly, "First, we only said that the detective died of a food allergy, and didn't say that he died because of what food he used. You can say that he himself Allergies caused by eating something other than the meal you cooked, but you directly and clearly stated that it was a plate of spicy stir-fried dishes; second, it is necessary for a chef to have a good sense of taste , most chefs can distinguish 90% of the seasonings in the food, not to mention the chef employed on a cruise ship of this level."
The chef was sweating coldly at what he said, but he saw that Lu Chu immediately looked at the silent doctor: "And the first thing I said above applies to a doctor in the same way. Without relevant testing equipment, you can You who can tell exactly why the detective died."
"If I'm not wrong," Lu Chu glanced at the chef and the taciturn doctor with clear eyes, "You two are ghosts."
Another doctor and criminal police were shocked when they heard the words.
The silent doctor didn't say a word, and admitted obediently, allowing the crew to arrest him. But the chef resisted twice, and suddenly seemed to be intimidated by something, no longer struggled, and accepted his fate to be tied up.
In this way, they have captured three ghosts—the woman from Room 136, the doctor, and the chef.
The criminal policeman was already sweating: "Everyone on this cruise ship may be killed, and everyone may be a ghost. Can we persist until the return journey..."
Another doctor broke into a cold sweat thinking about what the detective had said to him "only because I am in this mountain".
Similarly, when asked about the "big cat", the doctor and the chef, who are "ghosts", kept tight-lipped, and had no choice but to temporarily lock them up together.
The detective sighed and squatted on the ground in frustration: "What should we do now?"
Lu Chudao: "The murderer always kills in the early morning, that is, when we are asleep, and completes the crime. This time, I want to stay up all night and not sleep. Wait for the 'big cat' to show up."
In the next two days, Lu Chu stayed up for two nights according to his plan.
However, to Lu Chu's surprise, he didn't sleep soundly for two consecutive days. He only took a nap occasionally and squatted down seriously. The murderer hiding in the dark seemed to know it, and he never made a move in the past two days. During the process of staying up all night, 7 stayed with him all the time. After two days, Lu Chu stayed up all night in a daze, but 7 looked calm and showed no signs of fatigue.
Seeing Lu Chu like this, Qi frowned slightly, feeling pity in his heart, so he hugged him horizontally, carried him all the way back to the lounge, put him lightly on the soft bed, covered him with a warm quilt and said: "Sleep!" Bar."
Really tired, Lu Chu closed his eyes wearily, and fell asleep in a moment.
Lu Chu woke up the next day and was told that there were four more dead people—the doctor, the chef, the woman in room 136, and Ellie.
The cause of death was suicide.
The deaths of the doctor, the chef, and the woman in Room 136 were predictable to Lu Chu, but Ai Li's sudden suicide left him in a state of confusion.
Could it be that Ellie is also... a ghost
As a result, there are more and more doubts: why someone died as soon as I fell asleep; why the dead crew did not even smell the breath of "ghosts"; who was Ms. He looking at...
In a daze, Lu Chu suddenly recalled that Qi had said that he would not allow a second ghost to appear next to the big cat.
Lu Chu remembered that when that "Ms. He" jumped into the sea to commit suicide, she first jumped from her room to the deck on the side of the ship, and then dragged her mutilated and injured body into the sea.
At that time, in order to save time, Lu Chu once wanted to jump directly from the window, but was stopped by 7. He just waved a few crew members down to stop her, but finally let her commit suicide by jumping into the sea. Whether it is him or 7, they can jump down without any scruples, and at most suffer some scratches, and they can successfully prevent Ms. He from committing suicide.
As a result, Lu Chu had to apply the known clues and events to 7 to think deeply.
Thinking about it this way, the reason why the deceased could not smell "big cat" seems to be explained - because 7 and himself are always stuck together, even if he is contaminated by other people's smell, he will be smelled by Lu Chu himself. covered by breath. And when they were at the scene of the crime, because 7 himself was next to the corpse, the breath left by 7 on the victim's body would be covered and confused by his own existence...
wrong.
Totally wrong.
Lu Chu knew clearly that 7 would not hide his true identity from him. In a previous round, as a "serial murderer", 7 still did not shy away from telling Lu Chu his identity directly.
This time, Lu Chu still firmly believed that 7 did not hide his identity.
7 once told him, from life to death, don't trust anyone, not even yourself, but you can trust him.
and many more.
Even... don't trust yourself