Phantom

Lin Wenzhou watched the video carefully. The position of the probe was at the entrance of the performance hall. A slightly wretched figure of Chen Jiayu soon appeared on the screen. He was wearing a peaked cap and the brim of the hat was pulled down very low, as if he didn't want people to see him look.

Thomas on the side explained: "Our performances end at twelve o'clock every night, so Mr. Chen was a little late, and he was finishing the show at the time..."

Everyone nodded to express their understanding, and continued to watch the surveillance video.

What attracts everyone's attention in the picture is that he chatted with a female receptionist in uniform at the door, as if he asked a question, and the female receptionist answered him.

Thomas didn't wait for them to ask questions, and took the initiative to say: "We asked the female receptionist, and Mr. Chen did ask a question..."

Lin Wenzhou and Ouyang Jincheng looked at him anxiously. Thomas spoke clearly: "He asked the female receptionist if there was a circus performance here? Especially he asked if there was any clown performance..."

Ouyang Jincheng stared wide-eyed and said, "Is he going to watch a clown show in the middle of the night?"

Lin Wenzhou asked anxiously, "How will the female receptionist answer?"

Thomas shrugged and said, "She naturally answered truthfully...no, although we have various performances on board and some acrobatics, but there has never been a clown performance."

Shao Yudie, who had been carefully following behind Ouyang Jincheng, suddenly asked in fluent English: "I heard from Jincheng that you mentioned a strange place? Where is it?"

As expected of a lawyer in the future, he looks at problems carefully and sharply.

Thomas nodded and said: "The strange thing is that according to the surveillance video, Mr. Chen seemed a little disappointed at first and wanted to leave the theater, but then he found something, and finally decided to enter the theater regardless of the receptionist's persuasion... "

Shao Yudie said in a crisp voice: "It's not surprising, maybe the performance inside attracted him, anyway, our joint ticket to the theater is free..."

Ling Shuanghua couldn't help reminding: "Didn't I just say that, the performance was over at that time, and the last batch of audience was leaving..."

Shao Yudie froze for a moment, with a strange expression on his face.Obviously, he couldn't figure out what attracted Chen Jiayu.Thomas coughed and said, "The strange thing is not that Mr. Chen entered the theater in the opposite direction, but that after Mr. Chen entered the theater, he never came out again... I mean that there is only one entrance and exit in that theater, and all of them are in this theater. The camera coverage. In fact, half an hour ago. The performance venue has been closed. The staff have also left, and all the audience should have left before then. My colleague originally planned to click here to check when Mr. Chen left the venue And continue to track down. But no matter what, I can't find the footage of him leaving the field..."

Lin Wenzhou took a deep breath and said, "Then there is only one explanation, he is still in the commendation department!"

Thomas spread his hands, and explained again. He had contacted the person in charge of the performance, and the latter said that the venue was completely cleared, and it was impossible for anyone to stay inside...

Although Thomas keeps saying that the cruise ship "Future Star" is very large and there are frequent reports of missing tourists, but there are almost no cases of actual disappearances. The reason is very simple. Unless you jump into the sea, people will not disappear out of thin air, they can always be found. He also cited many examples. For example, the wife called the police to report that her husband was missing, and the result is often either drunk in a certain wine or in another place. The girl's bed...

And Thomas also patted his chest and said that he would be responsible to the end and help you find Chen Jiayu, but obviously these words could not convince Lin Wenzhou.

When Lin Wenzhou left the monitoring room, his expression was quite gloomy. He didn't tell Thomas the whole background in the monitoring room just now, but he, Ouyang Jincheng and Ling Shuanghua knew very well what Chen Jiayu was doing.

Ouyang Jincheng's face was also very ugly. He organized the event. If something happened to Chen Jiayu, he would have to take some responsibility. He couldn't help but cursed: "That Chen Tan doesn't know what he's busy with all day... Jiayu is really too , he still works as a detective with his deadly virtue, don’t do porcelain work without diamonds!”

On the contrary, Shao Yudie gently persuaded: "Jin Cheng, it's useless to complain now, what should we do next?"

She was the first to answer that she was indeed the eldest lady with a frosty face, and she said coldly: "Of course I went to the performance venue where Jiayu disappeared! You can't believe the words of the person in charge of the performance venue!"

Ouyang Jincheng nodded, and then looked at Shao Yudie with doubts, who smiled bitterly: "It's safer for me to go with the three of you, you want me to go back to the room alone to scare me to death Woolen cloth……"

Ouyang Jincheng hesitated for a while, and simply called Thomas, asking him to arrange someone to talk to them, and then the four of them went to the theater, and at the same time, let the staff member also watch in the monitoring room, who heard them He didn't object when he wanted to find someone in person, so he agreed without hesitation. It is estimated that he was indeed tied up by the murder case for most of his energy, and he really didn't have much energy to focus on finding Chen Jiayu...

After everything was arranged properly, the four of them took the elevator and went down from the monitoring room on the eighth floor to the second floor where the entrance to the concert was located.

At this moment, the time is close to [-]:[-] in the morning, and the second floor is not a place like a wine and dance hall. It is basically a relatively popular entertainment facility. At this moment, they have already closed down, and there are only some emergency lights left in the corridors. When it is on, the light is very dim, and there is no one there, so it is very quiet.

Shao Yudie was obviously a little timid, she carefully grabbed Ouyang Jincheng's clothes and followed him step by step.

Ling Shuanghua looked at her virtue, and said coldly: "Yudie, you are holding Ouyang like this, getting in the way, even if you encounter bad people, he can't use it and can't protect you. In this way, I will let 'Snowball' protect you. !"

Shao Yudie grumbled. First of all, she agreed with the eldest lady's remarks, and she really shouldn't be a disservice to Ouyang, but secondly, she glanced at the cute-faced 'Snowball' who was carrying a sword on her back. She was small and only reached her calf. , I really can't count on its protection.

Lin Wenzhou added with a smile: "Senior Shao, don't underestimate 'Snowball', this dog is not very ordinary..." Now that he also knew the origin of the three string dogs, he was very speechless towards Qin Mengyao's mischievous behavior .

That 'Snowball' was really obedient, the eldest lady gave a few simple instructions, and after pointing to Shao Yudie, it immediately understood the master's intentions, and ran to the latter's feet with a look of loyalty and protection.

Although he was very suspicious of its ability, Shao Yudie's affection for this dog was self-evident!

The corridors on the second floor are covered with thick red carpets, people step on them softly, and you can't hear footsteps at all. The entrance of the performance hall is a very spacious hall, but it is crowded with people during the day, and the ticket office is very lively. The shop and the popcorn drink shop are empty at the moment, and there is an indescribably bleak smell.

Ouyang Jincheng came to the entrance of the main entrance, pushed the huge door, but did not push it open, it should be locked, he took out his phone and communicated with Thomas, who agreed to arrange a security guard to open the door for them with a spare key , By the way, the security department has spare keys for all the rooms of the entire cruise ship.

So four people and one dog stood at the door for a while, and a few people discussed a few words by the way.

First, Ouyang Jincheng said with a puzzled look: "What is Chen Jiayu doing, what kind of clown is he looking for..."

Ling Shuanghua said coldly from the side: "Although Chen Jiayu has serious personality flaws and his IQ is not very high, it is still in the normal range, so he must have his reasons for looking for the clown, and according to his phone call with Wenzhou, this clown may be related to The killing a few hours ago was related to..."

Lin Wenzhou squinted his eyes and said, "I suddenly had a strange idea, maybe Jiayu met some kind of clown at the murder scene?"

Shao Yudie hid behind Ouyang Jincheng, and couldn't help but said: "But the problem is that Thomas said just now, there is no clown performance on board..."

The four people were silent, and suddenly the dog 'Snowball' barked violently. The four people followed the sound and saw a security guard in uniform gradually appearing from a distance, who seemed to be here to deliver a spare key.

'Snowball' discovered this guy earlier than the four humans, and quickly called the police, acting very alert. The eldest lady immediately squatted down and stroked its long fur, telling it that it was her own, and at the same time expressing her praise. Sure enough, this guy really likes the master's compliments, he pawed the eldest lady's calf with his front legs, looking very happy.

At this time, the young security guard had come to him. He was a Chinese man. He handed over the key to Ouyang Jincheng and said, "For safety's sake, Thomas asked me to go in with you..."

Ouyang Jincheng shrugged noncommittally, quickly opened the door with the spare key and walked in.

The entire theater occupies a large area. It runs from the first floor to the third floor. The entrance is on the second floor. After entering, everyone realizes that they are standing in the center of a huge sloping stand. There is a semi-circular small river between the stands and the fan-shaped stage. It feels like the stage is floating on the water.

There is nothing to study in the empty stands. Although it is very large and can accommodate thousands of people, the neat rows of seats obviously cannot hide people, so everyone gave up after a simple inspection.

The five people and one dog regrouped together, and finally they all focused their attention on the fan-shaped stage facing each other across the water. In fact, it is also unlikely to hide people on the empty stage. In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that the most important thing in the whole place is , it should be behind the fan-shaped stage, the backstage position covered by a thick curtain... (to be continued...)