The smell in the cabin was a bit unpleasant. There were moss everywhere as far as Zhang Heng could see. He tore off a piece of clothing and wrapped it around his mouth and nose. He walked a few steps. The doors of several rooms he passed along the way were all open. It was a mess, with tables and chairs overturned on the floor and a few tattered pieces of clothing.
Considering how long the ship had been drifting in the sea, this was a normal phenomenon. However, in addition, Zhang Heng noticed one thing, that is, there was no one in every room. Not only was there no living person, There were no bones, and for some reason the windows were boarded shut.
This was also the reason why the cabin was so stuffy. Zhang Heng used the saber in his hand to open two windows, allowing the sea breeze from outside to flow in. The smell in the cabin was also much better. While walking around, he also found three gold coins in the cracks of the wooden boards under his feet, but he didn't know why their owner left them here.
Zhang Heng did not stay in these rooms for too long, and soon came to the captain's room at the end.
This is also the only room in the entire corridor with a closed door.
Zhang Heng reached out and pushed the door, but unexpectedly it did not open. There must be something stuck behind it, so Zhang Heng took a few steps back and bumped into it with his shoulder. After three consecutive times, he finally pushed open the door. At the same time, He also saw something behind Carmen. It was a seat, but the back of the chair had been broken by him just now.
Zhang Heng just glanced at it and looked away. He quickly glanced around. Probably because the door was closed, the situation in the captain's room was much better than that in other rooms. At least it was not so humid. It was originally placed on a shelf. The books were scattered all over the floor, and most of the papers were yellowed and moldy, but the table was still in place.
However, like the previous rooms, there was no one here, and the windows were sealed tightly. Zhang Heng hung the oil lamp in his hand on the hook on the wall, did a brief search, and found a string of pearl necklaces in the drawer. A ring and some silver coins.
Coupled with the gold coins he had picked up from the cracks in the floor of the room, it seemed to prove that the accident that occurred on the ship was not due to encountering pirates during the voyage.
But then Zhang Heng ran into some trouble when he was looking for the captain's log. There was more than one notebook on the table, but he didn't recognize the text on it. Based on his language reserve, he could only judge that it was neither English nor English. French, there are many language families in Europe, and he didn't know which language it belonged to, so he could only use the stupidest way to pack up those notebooks and take them away.
Zhang Heng then spent another quarter of an hour carefully searching the house again, confirming that there was nothing of note, and then turned around to leave, but the next moment his steps suddenly stopped.
The state of the previous empty rooms can be explained by the hasty departure of the people inside, but the situation in this captain's room is obviously completely different. The windows here are also closed, and the only entrance and exit door is also used. The chair is stuck, but the question is how did the person who moved the chair Carmen get out of here?
Even with Zhang Heng's calmness, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he thought about this problem. Of course, considering how long the ship had been drifting at sea, there was a small chance that the chair would be bumped by the waves. It happened to be stuck in front of the door.
But this still can't explain the sealed windows. After all, the necklaces and rings in the drawer, and the gold coins on the floor all show that the people on the ship left in a hurry. In this case, why did they have the time to seal all the windows? stand up? Are you avoiding something?
At this moment, Zhang Heng heard the footsteps coming from behind him. He turned around as quickly as possible and at the same time pulled out the British saber from his waist.
What he saw instead was the face of a red-haired girl.
"How will you be here?"
"I just finished checking the warehouse below. I heard the sound of banging on the door and came up to take a look. It's really strange. There is no one on this boat, but the goods below are still there and have not been opened. It's a pity that the woolen clothes inside are still there. It's too damp and can no longer be sold." The girl paused, "By the way, you seemed a little nervous just now."
"There's something wrong with this ship. Since we haven't found anything valuable, let's leave here. Where are Billy and the others?" Zhang Heng said.
"He and Monte are checking the bottom floor. Do you want me to inform them?"
"Forget it, let's go together." Zhang Heng was worried about Annie being alone, so he left the captain's cabin with the few notebooks and the oil lamp.
The red-haired girl was as careless as ever, leading the way. The two found the stairs going down, but the strange handrails on the top were missing. It looked like someone had chopped them off.
"Billy said this boat has a history of more than a hundred years, is it true?" Annie asked as she walked.
"Judging from the decoration and architecture here, they really don't look like things from this era." Zhang Heng replied.
"Where have all the people above gone?"
"I also want to know the answer to this question. Judging from the elimination method, it should not be the work of pirates. There are no traces of fighting in the captain's cabin, so the chance of sailors rioting is not high. Well, if a plague occurs, you should be able to see the bones. ...In fact, few crew members would be willing to abandon such an intact ship unless some extreme situation occurs." Zhang Hengzheng said when he heard Billy's voice not far away.
"You'd better come here, I found something."
After hearing this, the two of them quickened their pace and arrived at the bottom. Billy and another sailor were standing there with their heads raised, and everything around them looked normal.
"What's wrong?"
Hearing this, the helmsman of the Jackdaw raised the oil lamp in his hand, and Zhang Heng and Annie saw the dense scratches above their heads.
"Is this... done by a mouse?" the red-haired girl frowned.
"I've never seen a rat on a ship do something like this in my life." Billy said, "How about it, did you find anything over there?"
Annie shook her head, "Everything looks normal in the cargo hold."
"There is still a lot of bacon left in the kitchen. The people on the ship should not have encountered any food crisis. In addition, we also found two boxes of silverware on the stern." The remaining group of pirates responsible for checking other areas also rushed Back, this time I finally brought some good news. Although everyone still didn't know how the crew members on the ship disappeared, at least this expedition would not return empty-handed.
Then Billy and others moved the two boxes of silverware to the boat. After the last person jumped on the boat, the seven of them rowed towards the Jackdaw.
When the boat was about to arrive in front of the Jackdaw, Zhang Heng looked back at the mysterious Clark ship behind him. Not sure if it was his imagination, he vaguely saw a row of black figures standing on the side of the ship, quietly in the rain. Jing watched them leave, but when he looked again, there was only the shadow of the mast.
