48 Hours a Day

“Don't you think it was some monster who broke into Vincent's house last night?” After coming out of Billy's place, Annie asked.

“I did think it was something from the ghost ship that came to him at first, but I preferred it after going to his place of residence. ”

Zhang Heng handed over the shell in his hand.

“Why?” Annie took a look for half a day and didn't see anything worth noting.

“This shell is a nearby sea area and is common on the beaches of Nassau. ”

“Well, I think I got a little bit of an impression that Harry picked up a bunch of this stuff, and I guess I don't understand his hobby.” Annie said.

“And scales.” Zhang Heng handed over the scales too, "this is the scales of the goldfish, also one of the fish that fishermen in this area often catch. ”

“How did you even know about this?” The red-haired girl was amazed.

“Well, I've studied some fish before, and that's not the point.” At the end of the first round of replicas, Bell taught Zhang Heng some common edible fish. When he returned, he also searched the Internet for some information. Now he can identify more than 200 species.

“But isn't it possible that the boat has been wandering and will appear nearby? ”

“You're right.” Zhang Hengdao, "so I went back to Vincent's yard and said he watered once a week, the last time Nettie watered him was five days ago, and I asked Nettie, it had not rained on the island in recent times, and the land in his yard proved that, except for one place. ”

“Huh?”

“I've been thinking about what he said since I met Vincent's house, and he said that when I saw the guy, it was like he just got out of the water, and his clothes kept dripping, but Vincent's house wasn't close to the shoreline, and if that thing really came from the depths of the ocean, even in the middle of the night, it would still be risky to walk all the way down the beach, and most importantly, there shouldn't be too much water left on it for such a long distance. ”

“This kind of thing can't be judged by common sense, is it possible that it was cursed and kept drowning forever, as if I'd heard some of these stories when I was a kid?” Annie shrugged.

“I took into account what you said about the possibility that if that were the case, the water would have dripped off his body almost all the time, but there was actually a corner of dirt in the garden that was very damp, unlike other places. ”

“Do you suspect someone walking up there and getting themselves deliberately wet, then putting shells and scales on their bodies, disguising themselves as monsters, climbing into Vincent's bedroom looking for those three notes? But why, why would he do that? ”

“What you're asking is why he's looking for notes, or why he's disguised as this, and I don't know the answer if it's the former, but the latter question is clearly because he's worried about his identity being exposed.” Zhang Hengdao, "I should have thought," I checked everything I brought back from that boat, nothing abnormal, but when I came back, we had a storm, and now I don't know what I left behind. ”

“What?”

“That case of silverware and ring necklace is not everything we brought back. ”

Annie picked out the eyebrows.

“Seven people, including myself, were on the boat at the time, and others were hiding something else, and it was Vincent's intention to steal the three notes.” Zhang Hengdao.

“Is that why you didn't tell this reasoning before at Billy's? ”

Zhang Heng nodded, “Last night the two of us were together, you can rule it out, the remaining five could all be, I don't doubt his loyalty, but that person may not realize how dangerous what he took, the last person on that Clark boat did not, probably related to that thing, good thing it has now narrowed down, next we just need one investigation. ”

“Maybe not so much trouble," Annie said, “I guess I guessed who that guy was. ”

“Hmm?”

“There were basically two people on the boat at the time, and it wasn't easy to hide something from another person. Seth and I checked the warehouse on the ground floor below you at the time, but then I heard you banging on the door, thinking there was something dangerous going on with you, and went up there, and Lisbeth was alone for a while, and if someone could hide something from someone else, it was just him.

“And then when I saw him on the deck, his spirit seemed a little tranced, but everyone was in no good shape, and I didn't really think about it. ”

“What was he doing on the way back when the storm hit him?” Zhang Heng asked.

“I didn't see him, then it was his turn to rest, he wasn't on the deck, but I remembered you saying that. When I saw him at dinner at night, I found him blue on his face. I asked him what was going on, and he told me that he accidentally fell. ”

Red Haired Girl said, "Private fighting is forbidden on board, but I do hear that some people don't follow the rules very well. After all, we are new boats, and people only recently recruited. Every time we land, we supplement a group of people. Some people know each other and sometimes resent each other before boarding the boat. Seth... Seth was the first to board the boat. He was just married. He redeemed people from the buffet yard. I hear they have a good relationship, but there will inevitably be some gossip from the others. ”

“Do you know where he lives? ”

“I don't know, but I know someone who does. ”

Annie found another pirate named Sean, who was a gunner on the Cold Crow. He and Seth had a good relationship. The two of them had worked together on the same boat before and often had fun together on the island. Sean did know Seth's place and walked past with the two of them, but when he got there, he discovered that all the furniture was piled up outside the door.

Seth protruded from behind a wardrobe and saw a slight surprise in the colour of the three men, especially when he saw Zhang Hengqu's eyes flashed with panic, but quickly covered them up, “Sorry, I'm moving. ”

Sean was stunned when he heard the words, and then he said, "That's good. I just got married and moved in again, but why didn't you call me for help? ”

“I don't have much to worry about anyway.” Seth Taw, then he looked at Zhang Heng and Annie again, "It may not be convenient for me today, Captain. Can you come back tomorrow? ”