"Captain Suzuki, what are you doing?" Seeing that Suzuki Qiao wrapped the pistol in a handkerchief and handed it directly to him, Li Qiang couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Mr. Ming, the killer's target is you, so this gun is safest only if it is in your hands."
After listening to Suzuki Qiao's explanation, Li Qiang nodded, took it, turned around and handed it to Haitang, correcting him: "You are wrong, it is probably safest to leave it in the hands of my wife.
"
As soon as these words came out, Haitang couldn't help but blush, while Suzuki Qiao quickly nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Ming, where do you think we should start investigating?"
"Captain Suzuki's words are wrong. As the saying goes, there are specialties in the profession. When investigating cases, I can only be regarded as a layman. How can a layman command an expert?"
"I agree with this with both hands. Although the truth is simple, not everyone can do it. To be honest, I really admire you more and more."
"No more polite words!" Li Qiang raised his wrist and reminded, "Although I don't want to pour cold water on you, the reality is that there is not much time left before the ship docks. If you don't plan to let Hong Kong
If someone takes over, it’s better to hurry up!”
Suzuki Qiao nodded in agreement after hearing this, and then immediately got into work mode. He led someone to get the crew list from the captain, and checked the personnel one by one according to it.
Unexpectedly, just in the middle of the investigation, the sound of a heavy object falling into the water suddenly came from the direction of the stern of the ship, and then someone shouted urgently: "Oh no, the first mate fell into the water!"
Now not only the Suzuki Joe, but also the captain was panicking. Not only did he hurriedly apply the emergency brake, but he also personally ordered the ship to turn around and drive back for a while. They went back and forth like this for two hours.
, but still found nothing, and had no choice but to give up the rescue and continue driving towards the destination.
It can be said that when someone fell into the water, the captain's handling of the incident was in sharp contrast, which naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the passengers on the ship.
Even Li Qiang learned from Suzuki Qiao that the guy who fell into the water was not only the first mate on the ship, but also the stationed representative of the steamship company. What's more, he was Japanese!
That's why the captain did not hesitate to make the opposite decision from last time. After all, in his opinion, it would be nothing if a Chinese crew member died, but if the Japanese who was the representative on board the ship died, the result would be different.
It's so easy to lose your job.
However, judging from the result, the miracle did not happen. From then on, the captain's room fell into a strange silence, making everyone breathless.
And just when the atmosphere in the cabin was about to become extremely depressing, Li Qiang followed Suzuki Qiao in.
"Where is your Captain Wu?" Li Qiang asked straight to the point as soon as he entered the door.
Everyone first glanced at Li Qiang who was speaking, and then at Suzuki Qiao who was behind him. Then they all lowered their heads as if they realized something.
Upon seeing this, Li Qiang raised his voice without saying a word and asked again: "Are you all deaf? Where is your captain?"
After waiting for a long time, someone finally couldn't stand the pressure and pointed to the lounge behind him.
However, just when Li Qiang put his hand on the door handle, Suzuki Qiao beside him couldn't help but said: "Mr. Ming, how about... should I do it?"
Li Qiang shook his head repeatedly and said: "Captain Suzuki, have you forgotten what I told you before? As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art, and I am not good at investigating cases, but I am still sure of controlling people's hearts. At this time,
If you go, it will irritate him, which will be counterproductive."
"This... okay..." In desperation, Suzuki Qiao could only nod in agreement.
So Li Qiang opened the door to the lounge without knocking and walked in with Haitang.
As soon as he entered the door, a strong smell of alcohol hit his face directly. The scattered items and several empty wine bottles in the room seemed to silently tell everything that had happened before.
At this time, the captain Wu Jiang was sitting slumped in the back with a dejected face. He looked like he was not the captain of a boat at all. He looked like a gangster who was drunk and causing trouble on the street.
Although he was already full of alcohol, Wu Jiang's consciousness was still very clear. As soon as he saw the two of them, he frowned and asked: "How did you... come... here? This is the captain of the ship...
lounge."
Li Qiang calmly took out his ID and waved it in front of his eyes.
It's a good thing that Wu Jiang didn't look at it. When he saw Li Qiang's ID, his pupils shrank suddenly, and then he said with some despair: "In a few hours, the ship will dock. You guys won't be able to connect."
You can’t wait even this little time, right?”
As soon as these words were said, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and then Li Qiang smiled and explained: "Captain Wu, you misunderstood. We are not here to hold you accountable."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Jiang's eyes gradually regained some sparkle, "Then what are you..."
"We are here to explain the situation to you. Judging from the existing evidence, the first mate Mr. Furukawa Ichiro is most likely the killer who ambush at the door of the VIP cabin and sneak attack on us. Because he was shot by me during the exchange of fire, he was
Knowing that he could not escape, he jumped into the sea and committed suicide out of fear of guilt."
"Suicide out of fear of crime?" Upon hearing this, Wu Jiang's eyes instantly became clear.
"Yes, although it is still unclear whether he is the mastermind behind the scenes, he must be one of them, so as long as the Hong Kong side carefully checks each passenger for gunshot wounds after the ship docks, the truth will naturally come out
It will surface. Anyway, as long as you insist that there is something wrong with that Furukawa Ichiro, I will ensure that you are safe."
"Really? That's great! Mr. Ming, I really don't know how to thank you. Please...please accept my bow!" As he said this, he knelt down to Li Qiang.
Li Qiang saw this and hurried forward to stop him, "Director Wu, what are you doing? I just don't want to implicate innocent people. After all, all this happened because of me, and I really don't want to involve you.
."
"Don't say anything, Mr. Ming. To you, this may be just a piece of cake, but to me, it's simply a favor! I won't thank you enough, as long as I can be used in the future.
Just open your mouth, Wu will surely repay you if he goes through fire and water!"
"Captain Wu is serious." Li Qiang lowered his voice and whispered a few words to him.
Wu Jiang nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Okay, Mr. Ming, I know what to do."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
…
Suzuki Qiao's investigation not only did not stop because the first mate fell into the sea, but under the witness of Li Qiang and his wife, all the crew members on the ship were re-examined twice more carefully and rigorously, and then the crew members were temporarily ruled out.
suspicion.
"It seems that the rest can only be pinned on the Minato District Police Station." After struggling for half a night but still getting nothing, Suzuki Qiao seemed to be very shocked. He couldn't help but lean on the railing with his back a little dejectedly.
He kept smoking cigarettes.
"At least we all see your efforts, right?" Li Qiang said as he took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it over.
Unexpectedly, Suzuki Qiao shook his head and said: "No, the current situation is all caused by me. If...if I wasn't eager to make a contribution, I didn't send someone in the cabin even though I knew someone was trying to harm you.
If you stay at the door, maybe this won't happen."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly realized and said: "So you want to use me as bait to catch those guys! No wonder you came so fast!"
"But in the end, he let him run away, and it almost caused a disaster. I...I was really..." As he said that, Suzuki Qiao slapped himself hard.
"Captain Suzuki, what are you doing? Although I cannot praise your methods, I can still understand your mood."
Just as he was talking, two long whistles sounded.
"Hey, are we going to dock so soon? It's just today..."
"Go to hell!" Before Li Qiang could finish his words, Suzuki Qiao suddenly got angry, roared and rushed towards Li Qiang.
Unexpectedly, Li Qiang was already prepared, so he turned around deftly and let him fly away. He hit the railing so hard that he couldn't help but groan in pain. However, just as he was about to get up and attack Li Qiang again,
At that moment, a gun was put to his head.
"Listen, if you dare to move again, I will blow your head off, do you hear me?" Although Haitang's tone was very calm, it was impossible for anyone to have any doubts.
However, Suzuki Qiao did not resist. Instead, he showed a look of determination and calmly shouted, "Do it!"
But one second passed, two seconds passed...More than ten seconds passed in the blink of an eye, but still nothing happened.
It was only then that a trace of panic finally appeared in Suzuki Qiao's eyes.
Before he could figure out the situation, Wu Jiang's deep voice rang out, "Stop shouting, everyone in your security team has been tied up under my order!"
As soon as he saw Wu Jiang's burly figure, Suzuki Qiao knew that his last glimmer of hope was completely shattered. He instantly collapsed against the railing like a deflated rubber ball and asked feebly: "
What...when?"
"What time?" Li Qiang asked.
"When did you start doubting me?"
"Let me tell you this, I have been suspicious of you from the beginning to the end. Not only you, but everyone on this ship except my wife is also under my suspicion. As for when did I focus on you?
…You shouldn’t think that I, the deputy chairman of the Qingxiang Committee, can’t even distinguish between human blood and dog blood, right?”
"Fuck?" As soon as these words came out, not only the captain Wu Jiang, but also Haitang beside him could not help but be shocked.
"Yes, it's dog blood! Generally speaking, animal blood is a little more viscous than human blood, and the color is darker than human blood, so when it is handed to the ground, its dryness and color will change over time.
It is very different from human blood, not to mention that just yesterday afternoon, Captain Wu's pet dog Beibei was poisoned to death by ginseng porridge. There is no technical difficulty in getting some dog blood to confuse the audience. So.
I have enough reason to suspect that you attacked me, and then you deliberately spilled blood to make us think that the murderer was injured, and then pushed the first mate into the sea to create the illusion of absconding in fear of crime, just to make me relax my vigilance, okay?
Let you succeed with one blow, right?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Suzuki Qiao simply put on a stubborn attitude and snorted, turning his head to one side.
Li Qiang didn't take it seriously and continued to ask: "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"
Seeing that Suzuki Qiao still refused to speak, Li Qiang was not angry, but continued to mind his own business and said: "Ah, by the way, I suddenly thought of a strange thing, whether it was Sima Huan before or later.
There are so many ways to silence the first mate Furukawa Ichiro, so why did they let both of them fall into the sea? Could it be that they had some ulterior secrets, and even their bodies couldn't be left behind after they were silenced?
"
"You!" As soon as these words came out, Suzuki Qiao finally panicked, and then he didn't know where he got the strength to break free from Haitang's control.
Although Haitang immediately chose to shoot, Suzuki Qiao, even though he was shot, still climbed over the railing regardless and fell into the bottomless sea water with a "pop" sound...
And from the moment when Suzuki Qiao desperately threw himself into the sea, Li Qiang's guess was confirmed invisibly.
"Stop the boat! Stop the boat!" Perhaps out of self-blame, Haitang shouted excitedly right after Suzuki Qiao jumped into the sea.
However, before the captain Wu Jiang could react, he was stopped by Li Qiang, "No need, Captain Wu, go ahead! Just keep an eye on the remaining members of the security team."
Wu Jiang nodded quickly after hearing this, then turned and left.
And just after he left, Haitang finally stopped holding on, almost crying and beating her chest and regretting: "It's all my fault. If I had just been more careful, I would have..."
"Okay, I don't blame you. To be honest, I have been thinking about how to deal with the aftermath of this matter since I discovered that something was wrong with that guy, because all the signs indicate that all of this is the work of the Black Dragon Society.
, but even so, they are still Japanese, and now the result is very good. The real murderer has been caught, and it has become an unsolved case. No one will be blamed, so you don’t need to blame yourself so much."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true!"
"Aren't you trying to coax me?"
"You look at me, how sincere I am!"
Hearing this, Haitang finally felt relieved, and a smile appeared on her face again. Then she pointed eastward with her hand, "Look, the sun is out!"
Li Qiang looked in the direction of Haitang's finger, and sure enough he saw a red sun rising slowly from the sea level in the distance. In an instant, the sky was filled with morning glow, the clouds started to clear, and the fog dispersed. It was dawn!
