Because of the limited manpower and the need for shift work, Tina did not arrange staff on both sides of each safe room. Instead, she chose to remove the partitions between the corridor and the closed passage - the partitions were originally added temporarily for privacy.
In this way, the three safe rooms shared two passages. She arranged two people in each passage to guard them in shifts 24 hours a day.
Let’s call the four bodyguards cdef.
Their locations are shown below.
... [Lobby]... .
... ..through... ... [Bathroom]... ... ... ... .
... .. passageway... ... ... ... .[waiting room]
... ... ... ..c... ... ... corridor..d... ...
... [Room 3]... [Room 2]... [Room 1]...
... ... ..e... Closed channel... ... .f... ...
... ... ... ..[Auction--Sale--Room]... ... ... ...
In the order in which they were called, cdef narrated the events of the incident.
C said: "I remember I was playing on my phone. It was late at night and not many people were around. It was okay to play some mobile games, right? Suddenly, I smelled a strange smell. I looked up and saw a lot of white smoke. I thought there was a fire. I was about to go over to the fire when I suddenly felt dizzy and then I didn't know anything."
D said: "It was already very late and I was very sleepy. I vaguely saw something moving around in the waiting room, so I was about to go check it out, and then I don't remember anything."
E said: "I heard F say there was a noise over there, so I went to check it out. As soon as I got to the safe, I smelled something and suddenly I felt dizzy. When I turned around, I was lying on the ground."
F said: "I heard some noise over there, bang, and told E to go over to the fire, but he was also knocked unconscious by the smoke."
Jian Jing asked: "Did you see anyone?"
E said: "It was vague. I seemed to see a shadow, but it was not clear and I couldn't remember it clearly."
Well, there are no clues.
Even though it was monitored carefully, the camera was operating diligently, but unfortunately someone had covered the lens with something, so it couldn't capture anything.
She was having a headache and other guests had already heard the news and arrived.
The dog was the first one to go. His rhinestone-studded slippers were dazzling under the light: "Oh God, which one is missing?"
Jian Jing stared at her face: "Number 2."
"Oh! No!" Xu Gou's face turned pale and he blurted out, "Who did it?"
"I don't know." Jian Jing asked back, "Didn't you buy number 3?"
"Well, yes, but no matter what, No. 2 was stolen today, and next time it might be something else." The dog said unnaturally, "My violin can't be stolen."
"What? The bronze head was stolen?" Shen Hou also came running over breathlessly.
The old man's face was pale yellow, as if he was seriously ill: "Who stole it? Go check it out right now and find that bastard for me!"
Jian Jing quickly asked him to sit down: "Be patient, both the people and the bronze heads are definitely on the boat."
Shen Hou finally calmed down a bit, breathing heavily and looking around.
Then, other people arrived one after another, and they all expressed surprise and anxiety about the theft of the bronze head.
Wei Yang's face was heavy: "It's not stealing, it's robbery. We must find the person."
Ugly Ox frowned: "Was it the guy who killed someone who did it?"
Yin Hu was concerned: "Are the things still on the boat?"
"It must be there, otherwise it would be thrown into the sea?" Wu Ma paused and laughed dryly, "It wouldn't really be thrown into the sea, right?"
Rooster analyzed slowly: "The bronze head has nothing to do with the murder case. Someone must have taken advantage of the situation to rob. If they were trying to make a profit, the stuff must still be on the boat."
Haizhu was annoyed: "Don't talk nonsense, just look for it. Let me be frank, you can't search our room without evidence - there is no need to search, we are all people of status and position, who can do anything?"
Jian Jing agreed, "Not everyone can get the drug. The other party came prepared."
"Ahem." The Snake sounded like he was about to die, even more so than the old Monkey. "Fortunately, only something was lost, and no one is, ahem, fine."
Chen Long looked stern—he had fair skin and three-dimensional features, and he did have the temperament of an iceberg man—and his sharp eyes scanned everyone, finally landing on Tina: "If the fake can't be found, what are you going to do?"
Tina was embarrassed and hesitated: "We have to wait for Mr. Gu to come..."
"What's the point of making things difficult for the secretary?" Jian Jing interrupted him, "She can't make the decision."
"Excuse me for being blunt, but as an investigator commissioned by the organizer, you must also bear some responsibility for what happened, Miss." Chen Long said coldly.
"You didn't know anything when we were investigating, and now you're saying I'm not doing my job well? I'm also confused. Who are you to accuse me of?" Jian Jing calmly asked, "Could it be the owner of the collection?"
"Nonsense." Chen Long denied.
She asked curiously, "Then why are you nervous?"
"The murderer can kill for the bronze head, and he can also kill for other collections." Chen Long said confidently, "Do you want to be the next one?"
Snake asked, "Do you think the murderer who killed Rat stole the bronze head? That doesn't make sense." Although he looked sick, his thinking was not slow. "After the auction, the bronze head will still stay here. The thief doesn't need to kill anyone."
"No, Mr. Chenlong is right." Yinhu said, "What if Mr. Fake Rat is the seller? Only when the seller dies can he take the things away without any worries."
Shen Hou was stunned: "The rat is the seller? Is the bastard crazy?"
"It's just a guess." Yin Hu looked at Chen Long steadily, "Or there is another possibility. The murderer killed Mr. Zi Shu and wanted to steal the bronze head for himself, but someone got there first, so the murderer got anxious."
Chen Long's face turned pale: "What do you mean?"
"I left the auction room at 21:20, when Mr. Rat was still alive," Tiger said. "I heard from Miss Rabbit that the next one was Mr. Snake, but he was weak, while Mr. Rat was very strong and didn't want number 2. In comparison, you, who were not moved by Mr. Rat's death but are now anxious about the theft of the bronze head, are of course more suspicious."
His analysis made some sense, and for a moment, everyone looked at him with suspicion.
"I..." Chen Long paused and refused to admit it. "I am not the only one who cares about the whereabouts of the bronze head. You are also very concerned. Are you intentionally trying to draw suspicion onto me?"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
However, at this moment, the staff rushed over and reported the results of the self-inspection: "We have already asked, at the time of the incident, all staff were in the cabin or at their posts, no one left. The staff can prove it to each other."
Tina breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "The dormitories are all double or quadruple rooms. I live with a female employee and there is no suspicion."
"So, the thief is among us?" Haizhu yelled, "What should we do? Even your safe has been broken into, so our own room is even less safe."
Tina quickly explained: "No, the safe room is only equipped with a safe - we didn't expect the other party to be so bold - the yacht itself has a safe, surrounded by cement steel plates, equipped with a complete security system."
Wei Yang agreed: "I put some things there before, it is indeed safer than here."
Snake asked: "Can we move No. 1 and No. 3 first? It's really unsafe to keep them here."
Others agreed: "Yes, yes, these few people can't be stolen again."
Of course Tina agreed immediately.
Jian Jing thought for a moment and said, "I'd also like to go and see it."
The safe is located on the second floor, next to the captain's office. The first level of access is a fingerprint + password lock, which was originally only accessible to the mouse. After his death, Mr. Gu used his authority to add Tina's fingerprint, and currently only she can open it on the ship.
After entering, there are six built-in treasure cabinets. Different safes have different passwords, and guests can set them by themselves.
Out of shame and wanting to make amends, Tina actively explained, "This is a safe that was installed when the yacht was built. It's very reliable. It's completely different from the safe room. After all, that safe was custom-made temporarily. In order not to move the collection, it can only be covered from top to bottom. There is a seam at the bottom. I just saw that the thief moved there."
Jian Jing asked: "Is this Mr. Rat's idea?"
"Yes, the boss is worried that it will be hard to explain the transaction after the collection has been moved." Tina said, "If you look closely, you will find some special patterns inside the safe. They are specially added by the boss. Even if someone customizes an identical safe, there is no way to switch it."
"How were the collections transferred?" she asked.
Tina: "Well, I don't know. It should have been transported from the safe."
Jian Jing responded and remained silent.
All of the arrangements made by the Rat revolve around "protecting the privacy of the seller and the buyer". This gives rise to two opposite possibilities: first, he is not the seller, and the seller is on the ship, otherwise as the middleman, the two parties would not know each other; second, he is the seller, and everything is a hoax.
She tends to favor the former.
Because, if he is the seller and just wants to conceal his identity and sell at a high price, he can choose a more covert and simple method. As the middleman of the anonymous auction, he will definitely receive the most attention.
If the seller is on board, who is it
"How many of the six safes in the house have been used?" she asked.
Tina said: "After Mr. Wu Ma's room was robbed, Miss Xu Gou, Miss Wei Yang, Mr. Chou Niu, and Mr. Chen Long successively deposited their belongings there."
"What did they put in there?"
"We just don't know."
Jian Jing nodded, and was about to take a closer look at the safe when the doorbell rang. Tina pressed the communication button, and the person outside the door asked, "Is Miss Rabbit here?"
Miss rabbit? ? Jian Jing's eyes twitched.
"Yes." Tina opened the door and motioned for Jian Jing to go out with her. She could see that the other party wanted to talk to Jian Jing, but didn't want so many people to stay in the safe together.
Jian Jing followed her out and saw Xu Gou waiting anxiously: "Miss Tu Xiao, I have something very important to tell you." Then he said to Tina, "I need to get something, please open the door."
"Okay." Tina quickly verified her fingerprint and entered the password.
The door opened.
Xu Gou went in alone, came out five minutes later, and signaled Tina to leave.
Then, she took Jian Jing to a secluded corner and said carefully: "Ms. Tu Xi, I hope you can help me find the missing bronze statue."
Jian Jing raised an eyebrow: "For you?"
"Yes, maybe you have discovered that I am the seller of Collection No. 2." Xu Gou said solemnly, "I don't know if Mr. Mouse died because of this, but I can't trust anyone anymore - I will only tell you one thing, please help me find it."
Jian Jing asked: "You said you were the seller, do you have any evidence?"
"Of course." Xu Gou took out a wooden box from his arms, opened the lid, and what caught his eye was an exquisite diamond necklace, probably worth two or three hundred thousand.
But she turned the mechanism and opened the hidden second layer, took out a piece of paper and whispered, "This is the power of attorney."
Jian Jing took it and examined it carefully.
When she first touched the paper, she knew it was a special kind of paper that was very difficult to imitate. There were strange patterns and gaps on the corners. In addition to the rat's commission, there was also a seal and signature in the lower right corner.
It should be true.
Jian Jing pondered for a moment and asked Xu Gou: "Do you have any guesses about the murderer?"
"I know nothing about it." The musician pressed his forehead with a troubled look on his face. "This thing is not actually mine. It's... well, I just wanted to sell it for some money to prepare for my concert tour. Who knew that a murder would happen - God, it's too terrible."
She warned seriously: "You must keep it a secret for me. I don't want any bad luck to befall me."
"Of course." Jian Jing said, "I will also try my best to track down the whereabouts of the bronze head."