A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 690
Chapter 690: Chapter 511: Lost Trace_2 Chapter 690: Chapter 511: Lost Trace_2 In the center of this photo was the victim, Williams Ford, and among the crowd, Duanmu Huai saw another figure…
“Doctor Rose.”
Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at Rose, who was now pale.
“You didn't tell me that you knew Williams.”
Duanmu Huai said as he pointed at the photo while Doctor Rose's expression drastically changed. She then gritted her teeth.
“Yes, I did indeed encounter Williams a few times, but I did not kill him, and I had no idea he was on this airship!”
“So, where did you meet?”
Duanmu Huai stared at Doctor Rose and asked. He remembered clearly that Williams' diary mentioned that he had joined an elite club in high society called Silver Dusk Cottage when he was young. The photo before his eyes might be a group photo of the Silver Dusk Cottage members.
If that was the case, then Doctor Rose has to be a member of the Silver Dusk Cottage, meaning she would also be a Cultist!
There was another problem. This photo was found in Arthur's room, and Arthur smoked!
Furthermore, although Doctor Rose is a female doctor, she also smokes!
If she is a Cultist, then the testimony that the culprit is an adult male can be entirely overturned!
“Wait!”
At this moment, the bodyguard Dort seemed to have discovered something. He rushed over and closely examined the photo before pointing at it.
“Look here!”
“Huh?”
Duanmu Huai followed Dort's finger and looked at the edge of the photo, where his eyes widened instantly. On the edge of the photo, half a maid was captured. Although only half of her body and head were visible, it was clear that this should be Esther, the maid on the airship!
Well, things are getting more interesting.
Looking at the photo before him, Duanmu Huai unconsciously touched his chin. He initially thought this was just a simple case of a Cultist committing murder, but now it appears that at least three people on the airship had known the deceased Williams!
At least in this photo, Doctor Rose and the maid named Esther cannot escape the association! Plus, this photo was found in Arthur's room. Even if he's not in the photo, it shows the photo has something to do with him!
In other words, besides Fred, the arrogant Arthur, Doctor Rose, and the maid Esther are all suspects!
After all, it was clearly stated in Williams' diary that he fled because the Cultists of Silver Dusk Cottage wanted to use his blood for some evil ritual. Based on the current situation, the murderer is very likely someone Williams had met in the Silver Dusk Cottage!
If all the people in this group photo are members of the Silver Dusk Cottage, then neither Doctor Rose nor the maid Esther can escape association!
The only problem is that the photo was taken twenty years ago, but the maid Esther looks only a little over twenty years old… Of course, that's assuming she is a human, not some monster.
Everyone got panicked. Duanmu Huai stared at Doctor Rose, who clenched her teeth and eventually lowered her head.
“Alright, I'll speak. It's actually Arthur who threatened me…”
“Threatened you?”
“Yes, Arthur wanted me to give him some prohibited drugs, you understand, but of course, I didn't agree. Then Arthur threatened me, saying that he would expose my past if I didn't comply…..”
“Your past?”
“…I used to be a doctor, but one time, I treated a girl who disappeared after that. The blame got put on me, and I lost my qualifications as a doctor. I had to leave and went to other places. After twenty years, I thought that much time had elapsed and it should be alright, so I decided to take this airship to return and take a look… But I did not expect to run into Arthur…”
At this point, Doctor Rose looked at the photo with a complicated expression.
“As for this photo, yes, it was taken back when we were in the club. I do not know why Arthur has it…”
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned. Indeed, it was not news that noblemen were addicted to drugs, and her reasoning sounded plausible.
Of course, this is assuming that the club in question isn't the Silver Dusk Cottage; otherwise, he would have to suspect that this could potentially be a meticulously orchestrated murder case, and moreover, not committed by one person but by a group!
“…Let's go.”
After listening to Doctor Rose's defense, Duanmu Huai just gave her a casual glance before turning away. Dort was now standing next to Doctor Rose, clutching her arm. The female student from Masters College kept a distance from her, while Doctor Rose herself, looked quite haggard.
What was supposed to be just a cursory investigation had inconveniently unearthed more and more things. With the evidence accumulating, the truth of the case was becoming increasingly obscure. Hence, Duanmu Huai soon gathered his thoughts and left Arthur's room, heading to the last two rooms- namely, the crew's lounge and their bedroom. These two rooms were connected to the lookout deck and only the ship's crew were allowed access.
Of course, at this point, he couldn't care less about that.
Duanmu Huai first arrived at the crew's bedroom, where he found four simple and crude bunk beds, not at all luxurious like the passenger cabins —- well, that's normal.
“Meow!”
However, as Duanmu Huai walked into the crew's bedroom, the black cat seemed to have found something. It made a soft noise, jumped down from Duanmu Huai's shoulder onto the floor, circled a suitcase nearby, then raised its head, looking at Duanmu Huai.
“What a terrific cat.”
Seeing this, the female student from Masters College couldn't help but exclaim. They had followed Duanmu Huai all the way and found that this black cat was extremely clever, every piece of evidence was found by it. They wondered how such a small creature could locate everything, maybe it had a sense of smell like a dog's and could effortlessly find things?
To this, Duanmu Huai just chuckled. Joking aside, Ling'Nu had a better investigative ability than a real detective. He went to the suitcase and saw a lock on it. But for Duanmu Huai, this lock was not an issue at all.
He reached out his hand, his right grasping the top portion, left on the bottom of the lock, then twisted forcefully!
“Click!”
Accompanied by a light sound, the next moment everyone was staring in disbelief as Duanmu Huai snapped the lock's body right in half!
“Hiss———-!!”
Witnessing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp and look at Duanmu Huai in horror.
That was a steel lock, which apparently seemed like it was made of wood in Duanmu Huai's hand.
How strong was this man?
Regarding the spectators' shock, Duanmu Huai didn't care. He casually discarded the broken lock, opened the suitcase, which mostly contained personal items and nothing particularly strange or any weapon —- well, it would have been great if there was a weapon.
“Wait!”
Just as Duanmu Huai picked up a pocket watch, Dort suddenly spoke up again.
“This is Williams's pocket watch!”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course, open the cover and you'll see his initials there!”
Upon hearing Dort's confident words, Duanmu Huai opened the pocket watch, and sure enough, he found the initials W.F. on the inside of the cover.
“Did Williams mention that he lost his pocket watch?”
“No, when I left his room this morning, the pocket watch was still on the table.”
“Then that is interesting…”
Duanmu Huai took out the pocket watch, closed the cover, and fortunately didn't have to investigate further as the suitcase had a name on it.
The suitcase belonged to the navigator, Bart.
Alright, another name added to the suspect list.
Duanmu Huai stared at the name for a moment, then withdrew his gaze.
“Okay, let's go back to the lookout deck. Next up, it's time to find the murderer.”
Chapter end
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