under the vortex

Chapter 153 Clues
The clue provided by Mr. Lin is a brand new direction, which broadens the police's thinking on the case of Zhao Di's disappearance and makes things even more confusing.

Adhering to the purpose of never letting a bad guy go, and never wronging a good guy, Zhang Lin came to the shipyard warehouse again.

The Shell has been stored here for a while, and the ship was pulled back by the tugboat. Except for the initial inspection and search of the whole ship, no one has touched it, so a layer of dust has already settled on the ship.

After Mr. Lin told Wu Peng about the situation, Zhang Lin also specifically asked Mr. Lin.

At this time, he was aiming at Mr. Lin's confession, and carefully observed every scratch on the ship. Most of these scratches were caused when the ship ran aground on the reef. It is produced on reefs, so it is mostly continuous vertical lines or "L" shaped lines.

This kind of scratches almost spread all over the hull, which undoubtedly brought a lot of trouble to Zhang Lin's work, and it took a good eye to identify them.

"Captain, how do you check this? There are scratches everywhere." The team members were already dazzled.

"Don't worry, let's eliminate some unnecessary interference first."

Zhang Lin imagined the scene as much as possible in his mind.

"According to the situation at the time, if someone was driving a boat close to the Shell, why not approach the hull from the stern? Isn't it easier to get on the boat there? At that time, Mr. Lin was the only person on the ship who heard the crash, because Mr. Lin Did you drink less, or is there some other reason?"

Numerous questions prompted Zhang Lin to check the location of the room where Mr. Lin was at that time. Mr. Lin lived in room 5 when he was on the ship. This room can be said to be on the side near the bow. It is a bit high, but compared to the stern of the ship, it is the place for dinner. In order to prevent those who are not too drunk, boarding from this side will definitely reduce the possibility of being discovered to a certain extent.

Zhang Lin observed carefully and found that only one side of Mr. Lin's No. 5 room was adjacent to other lounges, and due to the shape of the ship's hull, Mr. Lin's room was relatively small compared to other rooms.The position outside the window is also closer to the alternating positions of the large and small keels of the hull, which creates a certain tympanic effect.This may be the reason why Mr. Lin could hear the loud impact, but others did not.

After checking the location of Mr. Lin's room, Zhang Lin extended his eyes down the window of the room to eliminate the scratches under the waterline, and then stroked the depression of the hull with his hands. He really made a new discovery.

In a not-so-obvious depression on the hull, that is, on the impact contact point, there was an obvious scratch.

This scratch is different from other scratches. It is in a state of scratching up and down. The paint surface of the Shell's hull has peeled off, and the primer and part of the fiberglass fiber are slightly exposed.

This kind of scratch made Zhang Lin imagine a boat docked on the water, bobbing up and down with the waves, and the sides of the boat kept scratching the shell of the Shell.

Looking at the traces of the waterline left on the shell of the shell, it can be judged that the collision position of the hull driven by the other party is about 90cm above the water.And from the friction scratch, Zhang Lin, who lay down and observed carefully, also found some wooden fibers.

This proves that the hull of the ship near the Shell was of wooden construction.

Zhang Lin said to the new policewoman he brought along, "Xiao Xia, ask the person in charge of the shipyard to come down."

In Zhang Lin's view, the formation of this scratch is very abnormal, because this scratch is not formed as if two ships approached slowly after being parallel, but more like another ship coming directly to the bow from a certain angle. It was formed on the hull of the Shell.

This tough behavior also shows from the side that the owner of the wooden boat is extremely familiar with the situation on the Shell.

After the technical director of the shipyard came over, he gave the same conclusion as Zhang Lin speculated: this kind of scratch was caused by the impact first, and then scratched the Shell up and down with the fluctuation of the waves.

Then the person in charge also mentioned a problem, that is, the person driving the boat is likely to be a novice, because even the sailors know that when two boats approach, they should be in a parallel relationship with the relative hulls. It will be easier to do other things.And this wooden boat obviously ran into it regardless.

A novice who can sail a boat, but is familiar with the Shell.Did the opponent follow the Shell when it went out to sea, or did it come towards it when the Shell anchored at sea?
Zhang Lin made a preliminary portrait of the image of the captain in his heart, but these alone were still too vague.So he asked the person in charge again about the wood debris he found in the crevice.

"Do you think that boat is a fishing boat?" Zhang Lin asked because this is a seaport city, and fishing boats are everywhere, and most of them are wooden.

The other party thought for a while and said: "The bow of the ship is so close to the waterline, and there is no damage when it hits. The other party's boat should be small. It is not a serious fishing boat."

"Then is this kind of boat sold at the shipyard?"

The person in charge smiled: "This kind of small boat has long been eliminated. Most of them are used by farmers to watch sea cloth nets, or some are used for illegal fishing. Anyway, formal shipyards generally do not sell this kind of boat."

What the other party said made Zhang Lin feel that the matter was tricky. He thought that compared to the cars on the road, the boat would be much easier to find. As long as he found a common source of goods, one that was registered, and one with the owner's information, he would definitely not be able to escape.

Unexpectedly, this boat was not sold through regular channels.

"Where do you usually buy this kind of boat?"

"It may be difficult to buy. Many farmers used to find carpenters to do it by themselves. I guess the length of this boat is generally only a dozen meters, and the width is about two meters. All boats are like that."

Zhang Lin's heart sank. There are countless small wooden fishing boats along the coast. There are huge port cities, especially illegal boats. For the sake of profit, some boat owners will deliberately hide the information of these boats, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of searching.

However, the person in charge finally gave Zhang Lin a more useful clue: the paint surface on the Shell is not made in China, but imported paint that has always been relatively expensive. A boat with this kind of paint must be the suspect's boat.

After leaving here, Zhang Lin and the others drove non-stop to the fishery administration at the harbor.

The result given by the fishery administration is of course only the information of the registered boats. This kind of regular boats will be supervised. If the other party does not want to be discovered, it must be a small wooden fishing boat of a relatively small model.

Confirming the ship type of the opponent is not a waste of time.In the afternoon, Zhang Lin drove to the coast near Ludao Community. There is a large breeding area here. He got off the car and checked nearby.

Anna's boat was parked in the nearby yacht area before, and the other party was so familiar with the Shell, maybe that wooden boat was docked among these fishing boats?

(End of this chapter)