Chapter 188: The Giant Wheel Murder Incident
On the deck, Nancy spoke to Richard: "The death of the sailor, whether it was an accident or not, how to look at this." Originally, the death of the first sailor the day before yesterday was caused by an accident. At that time, the body of the other party was found under the mast in the early morning, and the neck was twisted and unsightly. Many people speculate that the other party was drunk at night, climbed onto the mast and accidentally fell to his death. So I simply cleaned up the body and didn't think much about it. ”
"That's it. Richard nodded.
Gro choked on saliva next to him, coughing, and coughing heartbreakingly: "Ahem, cough, cough!"
"Do you have a question?" Nancy finally asked with a rare glance at Gro, confused.
"I didn't ...... No...... Ahem, ahem!" Groh blushed and waved his hand.
"That's good. Nancy nodded and ignored Gro, looked back at Richard and said, "The body of the second sailor who died yesterday was also found under the mast in the early morning. It seems that he also fell from the mast and died, but unlike the first sailor, the other party 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 in the early morning, and the body was surrounded in front of him. I saw it just now, and it was worse than the previous two, maybe the mast was too high, and after falling, the bones all over my body were broken. ”
"So, it's not an accident at all, is it? Richard looked at Nancy and said in a loud voice.
"Anyway, I don't think it's an accident. Nancy said seriously, "One is an accident, two is a coincidence, and three times is definitely premeditated." Anyway, I don't believe that all sailors, when drunk, imagine themselves as flying birds, and then climb up the mast with great difficulty, and then jump down with their arms outstretched. It was definitely a premeditated murder!"
"If it was murder, who would be the murderer?" asked Richard.
"This ......," Nancy hesitated for a moment, revealing a puzzled expression, "and that's exactly what I don't understand. There were only so many people on the ship, and if the wizard wanted to do it, there was no need to bother so much. If it's a wizard apprentice who wants to do it to the sailor, then what's the reason?
They had little contact with the sailors. In the same way, students like us have very little contact with sailors, so it is basically impossible to have any grudges against sailors, and they can't kill people for no reason, right?
In this way, it seems that the sailors themselves may have had a conflict, which prompted them to kill. But here's the problem...... Why do you want to do it in this way? If you really want to kill someone, wouldn't it be good to throw them into the sea at night? So that you can't even find the body, and you won't arouse anyone's suspicion.
Is it because the murderer gets the person he wants to kill drunk, climbs onto the mast on his back, and then throws it down?
Nancy finished speaking, looking at Richard. Richard's eyes flashed, and he echoed, nodded and said, "That's true, what you say makes sense." ”
From Nancy's point of view, no matter how you analyze it, the current situation is indeed a bit unbelievable. But Richard thinks more than Nancy and knows how to look beyond the current limitations to see the whole thing. But what came to mind, Richard hid in his heart and did not say it:
Someone died, apparently a homicide.
And in a homicide incident, why do you have to keep an eye on the murderer, why do you have to determine the identity of the murderer first?
If you want to figure out the cause and effect of the whole thing, it is indeed the easiest to find out the murderer and ask him. But on the premise that the murderer can't be locked, it may be better to look at the whole incident from a different angle, such as bringing yourself into the identity of the murderer.
What is the purpose of the murderer, well, a murderer whose stature, face and even gender are uncertain, who killed three sailors on board for three days in a row?
Is it really because of anger and murder? Not necessarily.
Most likely, the murderer was only trying to achieve some kind of purpose by killing people.
So what is the purpose?
The way to kill people is stupid, but it can also be said to be weird, after all, it is easy to surprise and suspect people by throwing people off the mast, getting higher and higher each time, and making people fall worse and worse every time.
Who knows, if it's yourself who gets thrown next time?
This is likely a deliberate attempt to create an atmosphere of terror to set the stage for the next few things.
Chances are, this is just the beginning, and the next will ......
Richard stopped thinking in time and didn't think any further. Because of the lack of sufficient information, the reasoning is too deep, and it is very likely to fall into a misunderstanding, so it is better to keep an open assumption and see how things are really going to develop.
And if the current assumptions are correct, then the murderer who did this is very likely to continue to kill, and the means will continue to escalate. It's just that the other party will do that step?
Then again, if the other party really goes too far, he may alarm the four wizards. At that time, the four wizards will make a move, so ......
Wait, isn't it...... What will be the purpose of the other party?
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. You need to look at the future situation to make a judgment.
Turning his head, Richard looked to the side and suddenly said to Nancy and Gro, "Someone's coming." ”
"Huh?" Nancy and Gro followed Richard to the side, and saw that someone had arrived.
Here came a skinny wizard apprentice, the man the wizard Demps had ordered to maintain order on the Great Ship, and his name was Potter.
The other party is Demps's personal student, a real third-level wizard apprentice, and he is at the peak of the third-level wizard apprentice, much stronger than Seaver's personal student Demi, even the dead Wall is a little behind, not to mention Luther, who has not yet started.
The strength of the other party is the strongest among all wizard apprentices, and after receiving Demps's orders, there is a vague tendency to lead everyone. However, the other party's personality is not as strong as Demps, or he is very old-fashioned, even if he orders the rest of the wizard apprentices, they are all in a negotiated way, and will not cause obvious disgust and resistance. For ordinary students, they will not speak ill words or punish them at every turn.
But this doesn't mean that the other party is really a good person, and the few times he gets angry can be called a great movement, and those who offend him have no good fruit to eat.
Therefore, everyone respects and fears each other, and the other party has a great deal of majesty among everyone.
In Richard's opinion, in time, the other party's achievements may be even higher than Temples's. Of course, the premise is that the other party can survive in the cruel wizarding world.
With that in mind, Richard saw that Potter had come to the side of the crowd.