Chapter 173 The Disappeared Crew

The smell in the cabin was a bit unpleasant. Moss was everywhere in Zhang Heng's eyes. He tore off a piece of clothes to cover his mouth and nose. After walking a few steps, the doors of several rooms he passed along the way were all open. It was a mess, the tables and chairs were overturned, and there were a few tattered clothes.

Considering the time the ship has been drifting in the sea, this is a normal phenomenon, but apart from that, Zhang Heng noticed one thing, that is, there is no one in every room, not only no living people, There were no bones, and the windows were boarded up for unknown reasons.

This was also the reason why the cabin was so stuffy. Zhang Heng split two windows with the saber in his hand, allowing the sea breeze from outside to pour in, and the cabin smelled much better. When he was walking, he also found three gold coins in the gaps of the wooden boards under his feet, but he didn't know why their owners left them here.

Zhang Heng didn't 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 stretched out his hand to push the door, but accidentally did not push it open. It must be something stuck behind him, so Zhang Heng took a few steps back and bumped it with his shoulder. After three times in a row, he finally opened the door. I also saw something behind Carmen, which was a seat, but the back of the seat had been broken by him just now.

Zhang Heng just glanced away and looked away. He quickly scanned the surroundings. Probably because the door was closed, the condition of the captain’s room was much better than other rooms. At least it was not so humid. It was originally placed on the shelf. The books were scattered all over the floor, and most of the paper was yellowed and moldy, but the table was still in place.

However, like the previous few rooms, there was no one here, and the windows were tightly sealed. Zhang Heng hung the oil lamp in his hand on the hook on the wall, searched briefly, and found a string of pearl necklaces in the drawer. A ring and some silver coins.

Coupled with the gold coins he picked up in the cracks in the floor of the room before, it seems to prove that the accident on this ship was not caused by encountering pirates during the voyage.

But then Zhang Heng ran into some trouble when he was looking for the captain's logbook. There were more than one notebook on the table, but he didn't understand the text on it. With his language reserve, he could only judge that it was neither English nor English. French, there are many languages ​​in Europe, and he didn't know which language it belonged to, so he could only use the most stupid way to pack those notebooks and take them away.

Afterwards, Zhang Heng spent another quarter of an hour searching the house carefully again. After confirming that there was nothing worth noting, he turned around and prepared to leave, but his footsteps stopped suddenly the next moment.

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 cabin is obviously completely different. The windows here are also closed tightly, 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 composure, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he thought of this question. Of course, considering the time the ship has been drifting at sea, there is a very small probability that the chair will be bumped by the waves. Right in front of the door.

But this still can't explain the sealed windows. After all, the necklaces and rings in the drawers, as well as the gold coins on the floor, all show that the people on board 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 footsteps behind him. He turned around as fast as he could, and at the same time drew 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, and I went up to take a look when I heard the sound of a door banging. It's really strange. There is no one on this boat, but the goods below are still there and have not been unpacked. It's a pity that the woolen stuff inside It’s too damp to sell.” The girl paused, “By the way, you seemed a little nervous just now.”

"There's something wrong with this boat. Since we haven't found anything of value, let's leave here. What about Billy and the others?" Zhang Heng said.

"He and Monte are checking the bottom floor, do you want me to notify them?"

"Forget it, let's go together." Zhang Heng was worried that Annie would be alone, so he left the captain's room with the notebooks and the oil lamp.

The red-haired girl was as carefree as ever, leading the way, and the two found the stairs going down, but the strange handrails on the top were gone, it looked as if someone had chopped them off specially.

"Billy said that 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 would also like to know the answer to this question. Judging from the method of elimination, the pirates should not have done it. There are no traces of battle in the captain's cabin, so the chances of the sailors rioting are not high. Well, if there is a plague, you should be able to see the bones ...In fact, if there were no extreme circumstances, the crew would rarely be willing to give up such an intact ship." Zhang Hengzheng heard Billy's voice not far away.

"You guys better come here, I found something."

Hearing this, the two quickened their pace and came to the bottom floor. Billy and another sailor were standing there with their heads up. Their surroundings seemed to be normal.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing the words, the helmsman of the Jackdaw raised the oil lamp in his hand, so Zhang Heng and Annie saw the dense scratches on the top of their heads.

"Is this... a mouse?" The red-haired girl frowned.

"I've never seen a boat rat do anything like this in my life," said Billy. "Well, 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 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 in charge of inspecting other areas also rushed away. When they came back, they finally brought back some good news this time. Although everyone still didn't know how the crew on this ship disappeared, at least this expedition would not return empty-handed.

Then Billy and the others moved the two boxes of silverware to the boat together, and when the last person jumped on board, the seven rowed towards the Jackdaw.

When the boat was about to reach the Jackdaw, Zhang Heng looked back at the mysterious Clark ship behind him. He didn't know if it was his illusion. He watched them leave quietly, but when he looked again, there was only the shadow of the mast.

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