This world is terrible

Chapter 374
Gao Yi entered the interior of the ship through the canine-tooth-like fracture on the edge of the structure.

In front of him, there was a deep darkness, and the cold air slowly flowed outwards. Within the visible range of the [spiritual searchlight], Gao Yi unexpectedly found those "fogs" again.

Gao Yi lowered his posture and brought the light closer to the deck, only to find that the ground was like a lake, with mist flowing from the clouds.

And as if feeling the threat brought by the light, the fog on the ground melted like ice and snow, but as long as Gao Yi moved the light away, they reappeared as if they had never disappeared.

"What's the situation?"

Ah Shen, who had just entered the cabin, was also shocked: "Why are there these things in there?"

"Shh."

Gao Yi suddenly put his index finger in front of him, made a silent gesture, and pointed upwards.

Ah Shen raised his face.

Benedict.

Its eyelids moved.

The voice was very soft, but it couldn't escape the keen hearing of the two of them.

It was as if someone was walking staggeringly. Just listening to the sound, Ah Shen had imagined a mummy old captain who looked like a thousand-year-old mummy, and was wandering around like a patrol on his prosthetic leg made of wood.

tuk...

Gao Yi pointed to the front, motioning for it to follow.

The two of them each held a lantern and advanced silently. Countless fog retreated wherever they passed.

This place is located at the bottom of the cabin. Generally speaking, it is used as a warehouse for storage. It advances in an orderly manner along the side of the hull. Along the way, Gao Yi found many fallen wooden barrels.

Most of the inside is empty, only a small part has the stain of dried liquid. It is not difficult to imagine the wine rippling inside, and the sailors drinking around these wooden barrels.

"empty."

Gao Yi whispered: "It's all empty."

"Fresh water, food, beans, sweet potatoes, tools, ropes, luxury goods, trade items... There is nothing left, not even rotten things beyond recognition. Where did they go?"

"Could it be taken away by other companions?" Ah Shen whispered from behind.

"It's possible."

Gao Yi nodded and said: "It's just that I see the mess on the ground here, it's more like a looting than taking it away."

After wandering around for a long time, there was nothing new to discover. Gao Yi came to a vertical one-way staircase, looked at the stairs extending upwards, and first listened for a while.

"No."

What he said was that unknown beeping sound.

When the two of them checked the ground floor earlier, the voice seemed to be looking for something, and they met them across the deck from time to time, which made Gao Yi hesitate for a while, guessing the meaning behind the other party's behavior.

"Ash."

Gao Yi tested the stability of the ladder, and after confirming that there was no problem, he turned off the lights and looked at Ah Shen: "You stay where you are first, and then listen to my signal, and you will come up when I let you go up."

"Mr. Gao."

Under the mask, Ah Shen asked worriedly, "Isn't this a bit too risky?"

"This fog is weird. I'm not sure if it's right to turn off the lights in order to hide myself, so I need to stay and use your fishing fire to light my retreat."

"Besides."

Gao Yi pointed to his eyes: "The hunter has also adapted to the darkness."

"Don't turn off the lights."

He gave the instructions again and climbed up the ladder.

……

whoosh-

A few black shadows were ejected from the air, firmly stuck into the side of the ship.

Below, on the subdued assault boat, several commissioners confirmed the firmness of the chain claws, nodded to the horse team behind them, and climbed up one by one.

"The whole group, with each team as a unit, spread out horizontally to the surrounding area."

In the channel, Ma Tian issued the first instruction: "Eliminate all dangers in the outdoor area, and then go deeper from the outside to the inside."

After the sound fell, he also grabbed the rope and began to climb upwards.

The team boarded the deck from several directions, followed the previous instructions, and began to spread to the surrounding area. Soon, the news that the empty outdoor was checked was sent back to the Sky Eye through the channel, and everyone was surprised.

"What about in the captain's cabin?"

Someone asked: "No accident, the captain's room should come to the stern, because it is relatively close to the rudder, so it is convenient for the captain to control the ship. Go there and have a look."

"It has arrived."

Ma Tian looked at the small room that was only a few square meters in front of him, and pushed it away from the side. There was nothing unexpected inside, including a rudder, a sail boom, a map, a compass, a simple cot, and a... Corpses that fell forward.

"This is it!"

Inside the Sky Eye, someone couldn't help clenching his fists: "I found it, I finally found the key thing! How is the corpse?!"

"The features of the body are still distinct, just like the ship."

The team leader Ma looked at the special clothes on the corpse and the style of the hat that fell aside, and added: "From the outside, he seems to be the captain here, but he died, and he was still killed by someone from behind. stabbed to death."

His gaze came to the back of the corpse, and he saw a dagger piercing straight into it, completely cutting off the captain's vitality.

"anything else?"

The recorder in the bridge quickly recorded the information in text.

"...The one who killed him may have been an acquaintance."

"Why do you say that?"

The recorder raised his head in doubt, and the rest of the persons in charge also expressed their confusion, only Ma Tian said slowly there:
"His body is facing away from the gate, and his right hand is facing forward. What is facing there is the direction of the navigation map."

Ma Tian looked at the yellowed parchment map, walked to the back of the corpse, and pulled out a combat dagger from his waist: "I suspect that perhaps an acquaintance attacked him from behind in the name of confirming the route."

"That's all it takes."

Whoosh.

There was a slight sound of breaking wind, and his fighting dagger pierced into the air in front of him lightly.

"acquaintance?"

At the same time, someone who also has some criminal investigation experience speculated: "Then this person must obviously have a certain status, because in that era when the class was so clearly divided, not everyone was able to confirm the qualifications of the route to the captain..."

"Whether this person is an acquaintance or not is actually unnecessary, because a person with a corresponding status can only be an important member of the captain's faction, either the first mate or the second mate."

The first officer nodded.

["We have written these down, is there anything else besides the incomprehensible map?"]
On the side, a commissioner has already used the camera to collect evidence at the scene. Ma Tian looked at the captain who had turned over and his appearance, which was almost the same as that of today's Westerners, and shook his head.

"There's nothing else but his clothes."

["You guys be careful."]
Someone emphasized: "This ship has lasted so long and is immortal, and the body seems to have died only yesterday. There must be something strange in it. Beware of corpse change."

This concern is not groundless.

Because when dealing with things in unknown fields such as gods and ghosts, the mutiny of the corpse really has to be guarded against.

After all, there are a lot of dirty things, and they are always keen on other people's skins.

(End of this chapter)