On the deck, Nancy spoke to Richard: "Whether the death of the sailor was an accident or not depends on how to judge. Originally, the death of the first sailor the day before yesterday was regarded as an accident. At that time, the other party's body was found in the early morning. He was found under the mast, with his neck twisted in an awkward manner. Many people speculated that he was drunk at night and climbed to the mast and accidentally fell off and died. So they simply packed up the body without thinking much."
"Is that so?" Richard nodded.
Next to him, Gro choked on his saliva and coughed so heart-breakingly: "Cough, cough, cough!"
"Do you have a question?" Nancy finally cast a rare look at Gro and asked doubtfully.
"No... no... cough cough cough!" Gro suppressed his blush and waved his hands.
"That's good." Nancy nodded and ignored Gro. She looked at Richard again and said, "The body of the second sailor who died yesterday was also found under the mast in the early morning. It looks like the same He fell from the mast and died, but unlike the first sailor, the other sailor broke his waist and broke his body in two, which was even more painful.
As for the third sailor who died today, he was found under the mast early in the morning, and his body was surrounded by people in front. I just watched it, and it was worse than the previous two. Maybe it was because I climbed too high on the mast, and when I fell down, all my bones were broken. "
"So, this is not an accident at all, right." Richard looked at Nancy and said.
"Anyway, I don't think it was an accident." Nancy said seriously. "Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, and three times is definitely premeditated. Anyway, I don't believe that all sailors will imagine themselves when they are drunk. A flying bird, then struggled to climb up the mast, climbed up, then spread its arms and jumped down. This is definitely a premeditated murder!"
"Since it's murder, who could be the murderer?" Richard asked.
"This..." Nancy hesitated for a moment, showing a puzzled expression, "This is exactly what I can't understand. There are only so many people on the ship. If the wizard wants to take action, there is no need to bother. If it is the wizard apprentice, If you want to attack a sailor, what's the reason
They basically have no contact with sailors. In the same way, students like us have very little contact with sailors. It is basically impossible to have any resentment against sailors. We can't kill people for no reason, right
From this point of view, it may be that the sailors themselves had conflicts, which prompted them to kill. But the question is... why use this method? If you really want to kill someone, wouldn't it be better to throw the person into the sea at night? This way, even the body will not be found and no one will become suspicious.
To kill people in this way, could it be that the murderer first made the person he wanted to kill drunk, climbed onto the mast with his back on his back, and then threw him down? Isn't this too much? "
After Nancy finished speaking, she looked towards Richard. Richard's eyes flashed, he echoed, nodded and said: "Indeed, what you said makes sense."
From Nancy's perspective, no matter how you analyze it, the current situation is indeed a bit bizarre. But Richard thinks more than Nancy, and knows how to look at the entire incident beyond the current limitations. But Richard kept all the things he thought of in his heart and did not say them out:
Someone died, apparently a homicide.
And in a murder case, why is it necessary to keep a close eye on the murderer and why is it necessary to identify the murderer first
If you want to figure out the cause and effect of the whole thing, it is indeed the easiest to find the murderer and question him. But on the premise that the murderer cannot be locked, it may be better to change the perspective, such as putting yourself into the identity of the murderer and look at the entire incident.
The murderer, well, a murderer with an uncertain figure, face and even gender, killed three sailors on the ship for three consecutive days. What was his intention
Could it be that he really killed someone out of anger? not necessarily.
It is possible that the murderer was just killing people to achieve a certain goal.
What's the purpose
The way of killing people is stupid, but it can also be said to be weird. After all, throwing people from the mast, each time they fall higher and higher, and each time they fall more miserably, it is easy to make people surprised, suspicious, and then worried. , fear and fear.
Who knows if it will be me who gets thrown down next time
This is probably intentionally creating an atmosphere of terror to pave the way for the next series of events.
Most likely, this is just the beginning, and what will follow...
Richard stopped thinking in time and did not think about it any more. Because there is a lack of sufficient information and the reasoning is too in-depth, it is very likely to fall into misunderstandings. It is better to keep an open hypothesis and see how things develop.
And if the current hypothesis is correct, then the murderer who did this will most likely continue to kill people and his methods will continue to escalate. Just how far will the other party go
Having said that, if the other party goes too far, it might alarm the four wizards. When the four wizards take action, then...
Wait a minute, could it be that...the other party's purpose is this
A guess suddenly came to Richard's mind, but his face did not show any change, because the guess was too unbelievable and lacked sufficient evidence. We need to see what happens in the future before we can make a judgment.
Turning his head, Richard looked aside and suddenly said to Nancy and Gro, "Someone is coming."
"Huh?" Nancy and Groo followed Richard and looked to the side, and saw that someone was coming.
What came was a thin wizard apprentice, the one who was ordered by the wizard Demps to maintain order on the giant wheel. His name was Potter.
The other party is Dempsey's direct student, a genuine third-level wizard apprentice, and he is still at the peak of the third-level wizard apprenticeship. He is much better than Sif's direct student Demi, and even the dead Wall has some There is a gap, not to mention Luther who has not yet started.
The opponent's strength is considered to be the strongest among all the wizard apprentices. After getting orders from Dempsey, he has a vague tendency to lead everyone. However, the other party's personality is not as strong as Dempsey's, or his methods of doing things are very sophisticated. Even if he gives orders to the other wizard apprentices, he will do so through consultation and will not cause obvious resentment or resistance. To ordinary students, they would not say bad words or punish them at every turn.
However, this does not mean that the other party is really a good person. The few times he gets angry can be regarded as extremely violent, and no one who offends him will get any good consequences.
Therefore, everyone respects and fears the other party, and the other party has great majesty among everyone.
In Richard's view, given time, the other party's achievements may be even higher than Dempsey's. Of course, the premise is that the other party can survive in the cruel wizarding world.
Thinking like this, Richard saw that Potter had come to the side of the crowd.