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Chapter 438 - 316: Deduction of the Truth

Chapter 438: Chapter 316: Deduction of the Truth

"You mean... besides us, there’s someone else on this ship?" Hart couldn’t help but furrow his brow as he heard this.

Not just him, Xiao Yi’s words had clearly captured everyone’s attention.

The others all looked towards Xiao Yi.

"Indeed..." Hart nodded in agreement, "We still haven’t completely figured out the structure of this ship; who knows where there might be hidden spaces to hide someone. So... we can’t rule out this possibility. Furthermore, we were specially captured and brought onto this ship; it wouldn’t make sense for them to just let us wander around freely. They must have arranged for someone to watch our every move. Thus, I think the likelihood of there being another person is very high."

The others also nodded, showing agreement with this idea.

"Indeed, Xiao Yi, you had already raised this guess at the beginning, but none of us took it seriously. That’s why we found it hard to believe that Lin Huixue’s death could have been caused by human hands. But speaking of which..."

Wei’er continued, turning to ask Xiao Yi:

"If there is someone we have never seen before, some of the doubts about Lin Huixue’s death could indeed be explained. However, I am still a bit unclear, Xiao Yi, you said that most of the doubts can be explained, what exactly is going on? Can you explain in detail?"

"..." Xiao Yi fell silent for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, I’ll explain in detail."

Xiao Yi took a deep breath and then slowly revealed his conjecture.

"First, do you remember the scream we heard at the time? It wasn’t the voice of any one of us, and it was that scream that led us to the scene of Lin Huixue’s tragic death."

"Ah!" Everyone except Six, who had been elsewhere at the time, showed a look of surprise.

"Indeed, it was a voice we had never heard before. Why didn’t we notice it then?" Hart, stroking his chin, said, "And we haven’t been able to remember it since. How strange... Could it be because Lin Huixue’s death was so shocking that we didn’t notice?"

"I’ll continue." Xiao Yi said, "In any case, after rushing over, we did not see the person who made that scream. I suppose the reason is that we were first attracted by the blood on the ground, which drew us to the room at the end of the corridor, then all our attention was captured by the scene inside the room.

At that time, the person who made the scream could have easily escaped after hiding in a nearby room. I think this is why she chose to place the body in the room at the end of the corridor. Only by doing so could she pass by all of us undetected and leave smoothly."

"I see, so that’s how it is, but..." Wei’er, still puzzled, asked, "You should remember, right? The scream arose shortly after I finished checking those rooms, meaning, at that time the person was in one of the rooms at the end of the corridor just like me.

But! I had carefully checked all the rooms at the time, yet I didn’t find anyone at all. Why is that? This person should have been in one of the rooms at the end of the corridor, right?"

"It’s a simple principle." Xiao Yi asked, "You wouldn’t go back and check rooms you’ve already inspected, would you?"

"...Hmm." Wei’er nodded, "After all, I checked them so carefully, I didn’t think it was necessary to check them again."

"Then avoiding your sight would be easy." Xiao Yi explained, "That person just needed to quietly move from an unchecked room into a room you had already checked while you were inspecting another."

"Ah!" Wei’er immediately looked as if she had come to a realization.

"Then, moving forward..." Xiao Yi continued to explain, "The same method could perhaps explain the mystery of Lin Huixue’s mysterious transfer."

"Transfer mystery?" Hart immediately looked tense, "Does that mean that person used the same method to move Lin Huixue’s body right under our noses to that room at the end of the corridor?"

"...Exactly."

Xiao Yi nodded, then continued:

"Let’s break it down step by step. First, the last time we saw Lin Huixue, she was pushing a food cart, preparing to return to the kitchen. And so, we naturally assumed she went to the kitchen and went there to look for her."

"But in fact, Lin Huixue did not go to the kitchen. The food cart is the last piece of evidence. If she had gone to the kitchen, the food cart should have also returned to the kitchen. However, the food cart just remained in the corridor, until the storm arrived and the entire ship began to shake, causing the unattended food cart to speed past us due to the rocking of the ship."

"The fact that the food cart was still in the corridor indicates that Lin Huixue was attacked by someone while still walking along the corridor. That person must have hidden in one of the rooms along the corridor and dragged her into that room to kill her when she passed by,"

"As a result, the unattended food cart would have rushed to the end of the corridor after the storm arrived."

"I see!" listening to Xiao Yi’s words, Hart immediately banged the table and stood up excitedly, "The real culprit acted before the storm came, before the ship started rocking so much that even standing became difficult! That makes sense now... and, at that time, we were all together; everyone has an alibi. It’s really someone other than us who is the culprit."

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