"I didn't! Really!" Xiao Liu waved his hands frantically, but his nervous expression and trembling legs betrayed his words.
At this moment, Xiahou and the others had also surrounded him. Xiao Liu turned to flee, but was grabbed by Xiao Yuande, "What are you running for! Tell us who killed the captain!"
"I really didn't see it. If I were covering up for the murderer, why would I have mentioned Ren Mingzhe and Fan Qianwei together?"
"You just want to confuse our sight!" Liu Yuning quickly retorted.
I nodded beside everyone, "Now that there seem to be more suspects, we're getting confused about who it is, right? Even if there's no gunshot residue, and the killer threw away the gun, we can still find it!"
As soon as I finished speaking, Xiao Yuande and the others began to search Ren Mingzhe and Fan Qianwei, the reporting crew member, and these two crew members. Then they went to their rooms, and finally checked the trash cans and the like.
During this search, I also noticed the condition of these people's fingers, none of which were wrinkled.
It's estimated that the murderer is not a habitual offender, and it's highly possible that killing the captain was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Then we can only deduce from the motive.
I sent a message to Yuan Hezhe, and he quickly found out the captain's company for me. Unexpectedly, he was the chairman, and Ren Mingzhe was his subordinate. I asked Yuan Hezhe to investigate the relationship between the two in the company, and then approached Ren Mingzhe and Fan Qianwei, "Are you both employees of Ha Ming Cruise?"
"Yes, we really didn't do anything at the time, we just kissed, and it didn't last long. Besides, Fan Qianwei was by my side, she knows everything we did!"
"That's right, Ren Mingzhe and I were standing together. The father's window was open at the time, and I even saw his back, but we didn't dare to disturb him because I knew he was busy writing a document."
"So you just quietly watched from behind?" Xiahou asked.
"Yes, we didn't even say a word, otherwise my father would have heard it, right?"
While we were questioning them, I noticed that the eyes of several people present were not right. They seemed to have some reaction to the fish scales on the deceased. These people should be from the organization, but I didn't pay attention to them at the time. We need to investigate the captain's death as the top priority.
The ship was already heading back to the pier. With such a murder case, the tour would have to be terminated.
Moreover, the captain himself had died. If it were someone else, there might still be room for a turnaround.
When Yuan Hezhe finished his investigation and sent a message, I understood something and approached Ren Mingzhe again, "I heard that you had a good relationship with the deceased when you were at the company?"
"Yes, you know, I'm about to marry his daughter. I have to get along well with him!"
"Then I understand. Miss Fan, could you see your boyfriend's face clearly at that time?"
"What do you mean? The lighting around was very dim, and it is said that my father did not like very bright corridor lights, so he dimmed them."
"You said you were constantly watching Ren Mingzhe, did you notice him raise his hand?"
"No, he was so engrossed in kissing me at the time that he didn't have time to do anything else."
I nodded, and suddenly noticed the purple bow on Fan Qianwei's forehead, "This accessory suits you well, Miss Fan, did your boyfriend give it to you?"
My sudden question surprised Fan Qianwei, and Ren Mingzhe seemed to get angry, "What's wrong? I gave it to her during the day, and these earrings too."
"Is that so? These earrings are made of diamonds, and they look very good. Miss Fan Qianwei, did you see Mr. Ren's watch at the time?"
"Yes, it was just now!"
"The lighting here is so dim, it's almost pitch black, how could you still see?"
"Because his watch has luminous hands! I saw it from the right side."
"No!" I suddenly twisted Fan Qianwei's neck with my hand. She was startled, and Ren Mingzhe tried to pull me away, but I said, pretending we are kissing now, Ren Mingzhe's watch is on his left hand now. If you look from the right, if his watch is on it, you won't see it, but you said you saw it, but look at which hand Ren Mingzhe's watch is on now!"
If I hadn't pointed it out, Fan Qianwei wouldn't have noticed. She exclaimed, "Right hand!"
"Ren Mingzhe, why did you do this?" Fan Qianwei asked in confusion.
"My hand on this side is a bit tired, so I just switched hands. Detective, what are you trying to say? Haha!" Ren Mingzhe seemed not to be afraid at all, but instead mocked me.
"Don't rush, let me ask you again, Ren Mingzhe, did you see Miss Fan Qianwei's earlobe at that time?"
"No, it was so dark that I couldn't even see her face."
"But you killed him at that time when she wasn't paying attention!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't kill anyone, and in such a dark place, who could find the target!"
"Haha, you overlooked one point. The moment the office window opened, the light inside appeared, didn't it? In that instant, you shot and killed Old Fan from behind. You were still acting as if nothing happened, kissing Miss Fan at the same time. You have quite strong psychological fortitude!"
"You're talking nonsense. There was light at the time, but that window had been open for a long time! We didn't open it! Old Mr. has a habit of liking to open the windows wide."
"But you should know him very well, and even the lighting in the corridor, you knew it beforehand, and then you deliberately asked Fan Qianwei to come here, didn't you? Miss Fan, he asked you to come here, right! As for the motive, I can only remind you of what happened five years ago, the incident with your father. Ren Mingzhe, it was because of the captain's appearance that your father lost his qualification to be a captain. Later, your father was depressed because of this and eventually died. So you have been resentful and only found an opportunity for revenge today! We will find the murder weapon!"
Hearing what I said, Fan Qianwei almost broke down. I knew that her reaction meant that I had hit the nail on the head, and Ren Mingzhe had asked her to come here.
"I was curious why you asked me to come here. So that's how it is! Woohoo! Ren Mingzhe, you devil, why did you do this? We were clearly about to be a couple!"
At this moment, Ren Mingzhe no longer concealed it. He cursed resentfully, "If it weren't for this old man back then, my father wouldn't have... Detective, what you said is right, that's the past resentment, but I'm very happy today. Qianwei, my feelings for you are real!"
"Impossible, you did this just to get close to us! You have been lying to us all along, even with today's proposal!"
"I didn't!"
They cursed each other, but we pulled them apart. At the same time, I said to Ren Mingzhe, "Where is the murder weapon?"
As if realizing something, Ren Mingzhe suddenly became tough again, "No, you can't slander me. If I really killed someone, you have to find the murder weapon too!"
"Heh heh, you just admitted it, and now you're going back on your word?" Liu Yuning mocked.
"I didn't admit it, I killed someone, I just said I hate that old man, that's all!"
Fine, he's someone who won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin. I asked everyone to continue searching, but I could see that Ren Mingzhe looked smug. It's likely that the murder weapon has been disposed of. What if it was thrown into the sea...
However, I have two great helpers here. He Xiaoyu brought up a lighter, wet. It looked like a lighter on the surface, but it appeared to have been modified.
When Ren Mingzhe saw that thing, he was so scared that his face turned ashen. I showed it to him, "Amazing, this must have been modified, right? There's a hole here that can shoot out bullets. Although there are no fingerprints, Miss Fan Qianwei, you must have seen your boyfriend use this lighter, right?"
"Yes, so that's what it is... Woohoo, Ren Mingzhe, you bastard!"
We were all about to subdue him, but he suddenly took a few steps back and held up another lighter, "Don't come over! All of you, don't come over!"
"What are you going to do?" Liu Yuning shouted.
"There are bombs on this ship!!"
"What?" Everyone screamed. Thousands of passengers retreated several steps, and some even wanted to jump into the sea. I quickly took out my police ID and said, "Ren Mingzhe, I am a police officer, don't be impulsive. If this cruise ship explodes, you won't survive either!"
"Survive? My ultimate plan has been foiled by you. In fact, I know there is a mysterious organization here, and I originally wanted to use them to complete this plan, but now it's good, it seems I have to continue to use them. Everyone, kill these police officers for me!"
The mercenaries, who had been disguised as tourists, took off their suits and suddenly swung their fists, pushing away the people nearby and charging towards us.
Now, there's no need to identify them. Anyway, anyone who makes a move now is definitely a member of the organization.
When He Xiaoyu and He Jinghui saw people moving, they also started to fight back. Xiao Yuande, Xiahou, Zhang Keying, and others all moved. I and the mercenaries from the organization began to fight in a chaotic battle. Countless tourists squatted down, hiding under seats or tables.
Seeing that we had quite a few people, the mercenaries took out tachi from their waists and began to slash at us!
"Japanese mercenaries??" Liu Yuning exclaimed. These tachi-wielding men seemed to be professional ninja. They moved extremely fast, dodging and weaving around us. Even He Xiaoyu and He Jinghui were temporarily at a disadvantage. These people's combat power seemed to be very good. If this continued, I was worried about our future situation.