Chapter 173

The smell in the cabin is a little bad. Zhang Heng's eyes are full of moss. He tore off a piece of clothes and wrapped his mouth and nose. After a few steps, the doors of several rooms were open, which were in a mess. The tables and chairs were overturned all over the floor, and some ragged clothes were left.

Considering the time when the ship was adrift in the sea, this was a normal phenomenon, but in addition, Zhang Heng noticed one thing, that is, there was no one in every room, not only no living people, no bones, and the windows were nailed to death by wooden boards.

This is also the reason why the cabin is so stuffy. Zhang Heng splits two windows with his saber to let in the sea breeze outside. The taste in the cabin is much better. When he walked around, he found three gold coins in the gap between the boards under his feet, but he didn't know why their owners left them here.

Zhang Heng did not stay in these rooms for a long time, and soon came to the captain's room at the end.

It was also the only room in the corridor with the door closed.

Zhang Heng reached out and pushed the door, but unexpectedly didn't open it. It should be something stuck in the back. So Zhang Heng stepped back a few steps and hit it with his shoulder. After three times in a row, he finally opened the door. At the same time, he saw something stuck in the back. It was a seat, but the back of the seat had just been broken by him.

Zhang Heng just took a look and moved his eyes away. He quickly scanned around. Probably because the door was closed, the condition of the captain's room was better than other rooms. At least it was not so wet. The books on the shelves were scattered all over the floor, and most of the papers were yellow and moldy, but the table was still in place.

However, as in the previous rooms, there was no one here, and the windows were sealed. Zhang Heng hung his oil lamp on the hook of the wall. After a simple search, he found a string of pearl necklaces, a ring and some silver coins in the drawer.

Together with the gold coins he had picked up in the seam of the room floor, it seems that the accident of the ship was not due to the pirates on the way.

However, Zhang Heng encountered some trouble when he was looking for the captain's diary. There was more than one notebook on the desk, but he didn't know the words on it. With his language reserve, he could only judge that it was neither English nor French. There were many languages in Europe, and he didn't know which language it belonged to. He could only pack the notes together in the most stupid way Take it with you.

Then Zhang Heng spent another quarter of an hour, carefully searched the room again, and confirmed that there was nothing worthy of attention. Then he turned to leave, but the next moment his steps suddenly stopped.

The state of the empty rooms before can be explained by the rush of the people inside. However, the situation of the captain's room is obviously different. The windows here are closed, and the only entrance and exit door is also blocked by chairs. But the problem is how the people who carry the chairs get out of here after that?

Even with Zhang Heng's composure, when he thought about this problem, he felt a chill in his heart. Of course, considering the time the ship spent drifting on the sea, there was a very small probability that the chair would be stuck in front of the door with the turbulence of the sea.

But it still can't explain the sealed windows. After all, the necklaces and rings in the drawer and the gold coins in the floor all show that the people on the ship left in a hurry. In this case, why do they have the time to seal all the windows? Are you avoiding something?

At this time, Zhang Heng heard the footsteps coming from behind. He turned around as fast as he could, and at the same time, he took out the British sword from his waist.

It turned out to be the face of a girl with red hair.

"Why are you here?"

"I just finished checking the warehouse below, and when I heard the sound of the door crashing, I came up to have a look. It's strange that there was no one on the ship, but all the goods below were still there, and there was no unpacking. Unfortunately, the woollen cloth in it was too damp to sell." The girl pauses, "well, you just looked a little nervous."

"There's something wrong with this boat. Since we haven't found anything valuable, let's get out of here, Billy. What about them?" Zhang Hengdao.

"He and Monte are checking the bottom floor. Do you want me to inform them?"

"Forget it, let's go together." Zhang Heng worried that Annie left the captain's room alone with the notes and oil lamp.

The girl with red hair was as careless as ever, leading the way in front of them. They found the down stairs, but it was strange that the handrails on them didn't know where they were. It looked like someone had cut them off.

"Is it true that Billy said the ship is more than 100 years old?" Asked Annie as she walked.

"From the decoration and architecture here, they really don't look like the things of this era." Zhang Heng replied.

"Where are all the people up there?"

"I also want to know the answer to this question. Judging from the elimination method, it should not be done by pirates. There is no trace of fighting in the captain's room, so there is little chance that sailors will riot. Well, if there is a plague, you should see bones In fact, if it wasn't for extreme circumstances, few crew members would be willing to give up such a intact ship. " Zhang Hengzheng heard Billy's voice not far away."You'd better come here. I found something."

Hearing the words, they quickened their pace and came to the bottom. Billy and another sailor were standing there with their heads up. They looked as usual all around them.

"What's the matter?"

The helmsman of the Jackdaw raised the oil lamp in his hand, so Zhang Heng and Annie saw the dense scratches on his head.

"This is Did the mice do it? " The red haired girl frowned.

"I've never seen a mouse on a boat do such a thing in my life." Billy said, "well, what do you find over there?"

Annie shook her head. "Everything looks normal in the hold."

"There is still a lot of bacon left in the kitchen. The people on board should not have encountered any food crisis. In addition, we found two boxes of silverware in the poop." The remaining group of pirates who were responsible for checking other areas also came back. This time, they finally brought back some good news. Although people still don't know how the crew disappeared, at least this expedition won't go back empty handed.

Then Billy and others started to move the two boxes of silverware to the boat. When the last one jumped on the boat, the seven rowed toward the Jackdaw.

When the boat was about to reach the jackdaw, Zhang Heng looked back at the mysterious Clark boat behind him. He didn't know if it was his illusion. He vaguely saw a row of dark shadows standing on the side of the boat, watching them leave quietly in the rain. But when he looked again, there was only the shadow of the mast.

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