Chapter 53 B-level hidden mission: The choice before the storm
To this.
The first mate obviously had a flash of panic and pretended to be angry:
"What do you want to do, who are you?"
"As it says on my business card, Kevin Ed, a private investigator from North Carolina."
Su Wen continued calmly.
"Three minutes before the murder was exposed, Austin Fran walked around the blind spot of the surveillance camera and walked into the banquet hall.
According to analysis, he may have buried something under the third turquoise plant that cannot be discovered by the high seas police and order keepers.
Therefore, compared to the first discoverer at the scene.
Suppose the police investigate this matter.
Chief Austin, you will naturally become the biggest suspect.
Just.
What a pity.
Judging from the evidence I have obtained, your suspicion as a killer is still doubtful."
It’s extremely difficult to hear this.
It may even be an illegal act with a worse impact than a 'homicide'.
Captain Adrian directly dialed the number of his most trusted security personnel:
"Paul, help me move the third turquoise plant from the banquet hall to my room. I want it now.
Remember.
Keep your actions small and don't let the noisy invited reporters and other prestigious VIPs among the tourists know about this."
Ten minutes later.
The security personnel secretly brought a box into the house.
Under Adrian's arrangement.
The base of this ornament was dismantled.
A bag of bright blue crystals packaged in transparent flexible silicone also appeared.
The captain is no stranger to these things.
He said calmly:
"Border Dust.:Lost Sea-03-Dream'
Mr. First Officer, can you please explain which extraordinary organization with the 'deep sea' promotion pedigree you contacted?
I think.
It probably has nothing to do with our Forest Guard sect."
Nelson did not interrupt.
He knew that without Adrian's permission, he would not be able to write this incident into his travel diary.
"Captain, I'm just obsessed. Please listen to my explanation."
"So, you came to me just now and said that you left something in the banquet hall. Is it this 'thing'?"
Adrian said in a calm voice,
"Austin, I remember you have been following me for about thirteen or fourteen years.
Did you do anything else during this period?"
Hear this sentence.
Austin Fran bowed his head to the detective he just looked down upon:
"Mr. Kevin, I don't care how you knew about this.
But please make sure you find out clearly that Ms. Henry was not killed by me."
How did Su Wen find out?
Very simple.
Compared to normal detectives.
He has more powerful detection methods.
In order to find the murderer.
He chose to read the file at the first opportunity.
Then, while 'accidentally passing by the banquet hall,' Su Wen threw a miniature camera hanging on a mobile module into the room.
Under the surveillance of Les Angton's high-precision pinhole cameras.
All the situations in the banquet hall are naturally visible at a glance,
What a pity.
The game started so late that he could only see the secret smuggling behavior of Austin's first mate.
And the appearance of the victim's body was concealed by the supernatural ability.
The murderer could not be immediately identified.
It is speculated that the deceased's death timeline should move forward, and he needs more evidence.
Adrian looked at Su Wen.
This time.
He faced up to the abilities of this 'Mr. Detective'.
After all, the first mate's smuggling behavior can be discovered and evidence can be produced accordingly.
This ability is indeed worthy of recognition.
"If discovered by the night watchman
Not just him.
The reputation of the entire "Collin" is completely ruined.
But I have a question.
Detective Kevin, how did you discover this?"
Hear Adrian's question.
Su Wen smiled at this question, he already got the answer that must be correct.
Now, all it takes is finding enough evidence:
"As soon as Mr. Nelson and I pushed the door open, we heard the first mate saying that he had left something personal in the banquet hall.
Since then.
I was just thinking,
Suppose the first mate missed something, what kind of thing would be worth saying in such a veiled tone in the captain's cabin?
This is the first doubt.
Secondly, I have been to the banquet hall before, although I didn’t stay long.
But when Mr. Nelson told me about the Woodwarden Sect’s caring attitude toward plants.
The second doubt arises: since the plants on the ship are all Mr. Adrian's most precious possessions.
So, think in reverse.
The answer to which is the safest place is self-evident.
As this idea extends.
I saw First Officer Austin Foran's nameplate on the edge of the seat near the third row of plants.
Of course,
In order to support the completeness of the inference of "soil burial".
The target scope is further narrowed. First of all, it requires soil that is easy to dismantle and refill.
Among them: 'Turquoise' does not have that strong root extension.
What's more, the cuff of the first mate's left hand is also covered with extremely fine traces of mud, which is suspicious point three.
The final doubt is that when I was walking down the stairs to the deck, I accidentally caught a glimpse of Austin.
One more thing to add.
When I left the cabin, it happened to be ten minutes before the murder occurred.
As the security captain testified, the monitoring line at that time happened to undergo a regular maintenance period of twenty seconds.
And those who can accurately use this information must be the core members of the ship.
Now.
Mr. Adrian.
What do you think of this answer?"
The captain stood up, gave a salute of the forest guard sect, and then said seriously to the detective:
"If there is no emergency now, Detective Kevin, I will definitely recommend you to join the Forester Sect and the Fars Chamber of Commerce."
Later.
He held Su Wen's hand.
Then he said with great respect:
"Detective Kevin, if we can find the murderer, I can accept an increase of ten times the commission price based on the market price, please!"
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From now on.
His emphasis on Mr. Detective has reached a new level.
Nelson was also shocked by Detective Kevin's performance.
So.
Even in subsequent reports, the detective became the absolute protagonist in his answers.
From stranger to ‘tourist’, then to ‘investigator’.
Su Wen's status has been promoted step by step in a short period of time.
[Changes in phased tasks]
[In the process of assisting the investigation as a detective, looking for clues about the ‘Tide Sect’, you now have the absolute initiative]
This result was within his expectation.
Su Wen smiled calmly:
"Don't worry, I'm very satisfied with the price."
After obtaining authorization.
He and Nelson followed the captain's most trusted security personnel and left the captain's cabin calmly, without thinking about the first mate's final outcome.
For sailors crossing ocean currents.
Kindness.
Probably a word that doesn’t exist.
At the same time.
But Su Wen is also pushing back
The two most critical points were sorted out:
Someone like the first officer knows the adjustment period of the monitoring line.
Moreover, that person also knew about Austin Fran's smuggling behavior, and wanted to pin the murder charge on the 'idiot' first mate.
Interesting.
【Emergency Situation】
[Deduction based on timeline]
[The deceased who cleared the ‘Colin’ due to the Tide Sect conducted a ‘sacrifice rehearsal’]
[The ‘Law-Undercurrent’ from Storm Gryphon Fugaro is coming]
[When the time comes, the whole ship will face the disaster of sinking]
[Because of your excellent reasoning performance just now]
[You trigger the B-level hidden mission: ‘The choice before the storm’]
[The 'Decision Before the Storm' side mission is divided into two clearance options:
1. Find the person the ‘Tide Sect’ really wants to sacrifice and take him/her to escape in a lifeboat.
2. Catch the murderer and terminate the sacrifice rehearsal (hidden items have been unlocked)]