Chapter 510 The lingering ghost

Author: Xibeimao

Chapter 510 The lingering ghost

If you want to talk about Duanmu Huai's mood at this moment, then Lorena's speech can explain the problem.

"Hey? Something happened again??"

Listen, this "again" is very spiritual.

Moreover, this time there is no need to investigate whether it was the work of some cultists. The reason is very simple. The victim's body was found behind the cabin, and a strange circular circle was drawn with his body as the center - yes,

This is what cultists do!

Or maybe my reputation is not good enough...

Looking at the corpse in front of him, Duanmu Huai sighed silently. This cultist really had nothing to do for three days and two to find things for himself. He originally went to the Fog City for the Jack the Ripper case. But it didn't end there.

Well, we encountered two cases on the road.

If he was famous, wouldn't those guys just turn around and run away after seeing him? What else could he do... Well, it doesn't seem right?

After all, there are many similar cases in Detective Conan.

Forget it, there's no use thinking about it now.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai retracted his thoughts and looked at the corpse in front of him - the one who was killed was Williams Ford, a passenger on the "Full Moon and Stars". At this moment, there were two women standing next to him, one of whom was

One person in a white coat is the airship's doctor, Rose Barnett, and the other...

"Who are you?"

Duanmuhuai looked at another woman standing next to Williams' body with a notebook in hand. Her dress did not look like a noble lady, her figure was more like a soldier. And judging from her expression,

It's not like she knew Williams very well either.

"I'm Dot Fisher, the bodyguard hired by Williams."

The other party's answer was quite straightforward.

"You were a bodyguard? So what happened when he was killed?"

"I don't know that."

The bodyguard spread his hands helplessly.

"After I got up in the morning, I went to the dining room to get breakfast for Williams. When I returned to the cabin, Williams was gone. I was about to look for him when I heard screams coming from here, and then when I rushed

When I came here, I found that things had turned out like this.”

"oh……………"

Duanmuhuai nodded, then looked at the doctor.

"What did you find, doctor?"

Upon hearing Duanmuhuai's question, doctor Rose quickly gave her answer.

"The victim's throat was slit, which was the cause of death. It can be seen from the angle and direction of the wound that the victim was facing the murderer."

"Confronted? Are there any signs of violent confrontation on the body?"

"No."

"In other words, the victim faced the murderer and had his throat cut with a knife, but he didn't resist at all?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned.

"I also find it very strange, but that's it. Of course, what I have to say is that these bloods are very strange."

As he spoke, the doctor pointed to the blood stains on the deceased's body.

"His blood was almost black, and the degree of coagulation was higher than normal blood."

"So there is no way to confirm the time of death from this point?"

"If it were an ordinary corpse, it would be fine, but this corpse..."

Rose looked at the body and shrugged.

"Sorry, I may not be of much help. If you want to conduct a test, we don't have the necessary equipment here. You have to wait until the Fog City Police Station for further inspection."

At this moment, the captain also arrived at the crime scene, checked the situation, and then sighed.

"Everyone, please gather together next. After all, I also want to explain this matter clearly."

Everyone didn't care about this. After locking the door, they came to the observation deck. By this time, everyone, including the captain and passengers, had basically arrived.

As for the facts of the case, it is now very clear.

The victim was Williams Ford. He was killed in the smoking room, his throat was cut with a knife, and then the murderer used his blood to draw an evil circle around the deceased.

The question now is when did the deceased die.

Although logically speaking, a general autopsy can reduce the time of death within a certain range through information such as the degree of rigor mortis and blood coagulation, Dr. Rose also said that the degree of coagulation of the blood of the deceased is much higher than that of ordinary blood. In this way,

There is no way to use common sense to judge the time of death.

Then do the opposite, first determine when the deceased's body went to the smoking room.

According to everyone, the captain, navigator Bart and a passenger, Arthur, were smoking in the smoking room in the morning. They did not see the body at that time - as for whether there was a body hidden in it, it is even more impossible. After all, what is a smoking room?

There was no decoration, just a clean, empty room with only a few ashtrays on the wall, and no place to hide the body.

So what we have to say is that for two hours between five and seven in the morning, someone took Williams (or his body) to the smoking room, slit his throat, and then used his blood

A magic circle is drawn.

Let's not talk about killing people. It takes at least half an hour to draw a magic circle.

At least based on current information, the following facts can be confirmed.

First, at around five o'clock, Captain Carter and navigator Bart were sleepy due to the night shift and wanted to have a cigarette to wake up, so they came to the smoking room. Then they met passenger Arthur who was also addicted to smoking. The three of them

After smoking for a while, the captain and the navigator went to work, and according to Arthur's own words, he also went back to his room to rest after finishing his cigarette.

Then at about six o'clock, Williams' bodyguard Dot went out to get breakfast for Williams - her statement was confirmed by Ethel who was setting the tableware in the restaurant at the time. It took Dot about twenty minutes to prepare

When I returned to the room after breakfast, Williams was no longer there.

Then another passenger, Fred Winston, went to the smoking room to smoke, found the body, and screamed loudly.

The time is probably around seven o'clock.

If the confession of bodyguard Dot is correct, then after she left the cabin, Williams left his room for some reason, went to the smoking room, and was killed.

Of course, the premise is that her confession is correct. After all, because the doctor cannot determine the correct time of death of the victim, there is another possibility, that is, the bodyguard Dot is the murderer and she killed her employer.

, and then deliberately went out to create his own alibi under the pretext of getting breakfast, and then when he came back, he dragged Williams' body to the smoking room next door...

Anyway, at least one thing is for sure.

Williams was still alive when he boarded the airship, and everyone saw it.

In other words... he was killed on the airship.

Then there is only one truth, the culprit is among us!

Well, yes, very simple reasoning.

After all, this is different from the previous trains. If you insist, people in the train can climb out of the carriage through some means. But the airship is different. At an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, the entire cabin is sealed.

, who can get out?

Moreover, the space of the airship is also fixed. At the front is a large rectangular observation deck and restaurant. There are sofas and coffee tables on both sides of the window, and there are several dining tables in the middle for dining.

There are two doors at the rear of the observation deck. The door in the center leads directly to the corridor. The corridor is a straight line with no branching roads. On the right side of the corridor are seven guest rooms, and on the right side are three guest rooms and the crew lounge.

Crew bedrooms and cargo hold.

As for the two doors at the end of the corridor, they lead to the infirmary and engine room. Of course, outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering and exiting here. Only when something goes wrong with the airship will the captain open the door for maintenance.

If you want to draw a schematic diagram, it is basically as follows.

Observation deck - Passenger Room 1 - Passenger Room 2 - Passenger Room 3 - Passenger Room 4 - Passenger Room 5 - Passenger Room 6 - Passenger Room 7 - Engine Room.

Observation deck - crew lounge - crew bedroom - warehouse - smoking room - guest room 8 - guest room 9 - guest room 10 - infirmary.

The seven guest rooms on side A belong to Duanmu Huai, Lorena, four students from the Royal Masters College, and the discoverer of the body, Fred Winston.

As for the three guest rooms on the other side, they belonged to the deceased Williams Ford, his bodyguards Dot Fisher, and Arthur Lensher.

When the incident occurred, almost all passengers were resting in their rooms. Only the flight attendants on the airship were busy. The captain was responsible for observing the course and the navigator was in the crew lounge. Only Ethel, the "maid", was on the observation deck to arrange the arrangements for everyone.

She went to the dining table and prepared breakfast. According to her, apart from her, only two people had been to the observation deck at that time. One was Arthur Lansheer. He appeared at the observation deck earlier than her and never left.

It was Dot, the bodyguard who came to get Williams breakfast.

But now, everyone is sitting in the viewing platform, forming a circle, watching others uneasily. There are no idiots present, and they have thought of everything Duanmu Huai can think of. Although they are not sure who the murderer is.

Who, but at least...it's better to stay away from strangers you don't know.

“Dong dong dong!!”
To be continued...