16. shadow of flower
About 42 minutes before the incident started
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Arriving at cabin 065, they found out that the door was locked. Not having time, they broke down the door easily enough.
The room looks quite spacious because there is a bookcase that is quite large and also a set of computers and various ship navigation tools.
They began to search carefully for the key.
Chris trying to open computer access. So that he easily tracks the data stored on the computer.
Whereas Hans was quite thorough in looking for clues just by looking around him. Every book he looked at.
But when he picked up one of the books, he found that there were torn pages, he even found a fruity smell. and when he saw chris who was still busy with his computer, he realized that there was a fruity smell that exactly matched the book he picked up at that time.
"Captain!"
"Too bad, I only found the cruise ship structure. But I couldn't find anything related to this BOW attack." he complained.
As long as Hans followed Chris, he always wanted to call Chris as captain. Even though Chris told him to call his name and not have to speak formally to him.
"That may not be true Captain. I found this book. But what Captain should know, this book is not from this room. But from a room on the 2nd floor."
"What do you mean?"
Hans gave the book to Chris.
"Someone or whoever took and then put this book here.."
"As if telling us as planned." continued Chris
"Correct. This book has several blank pages and some are fruity. The paper you keep should also have the same color and smell, right?" said Hans.
"Fruit, you say?"
He suddenly remembered when Cassandra begged to hear his explanation.
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At that time..
"Whatever happens, don't let the enemy take this. Moreover, I left this paper with you in case the situation starts to get worse. I trust you, chris."
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(So this is what you mean. Cassandra.)
Because the paper had a fruity scent, Chris felt that the paper should be preheated.
"Hans. Give me a match!"
Suddenly, Hans gave him a lighter. And when Chris tried to burn the paper, a message appeared. It's just that Chris did not understand the meaning of the message.
However..
"You better to come with me. Cassandra told you to save the guests on the 2nd floor, right?"
"How did you know?"
"That writing is very clear from Casssandra. I know the writing very well."
Chris understood Hans' explanation.
"Wait, hans. There is one thing I want to ask you."
"What's that?"
"If you are really silent eyes, I believe in your talent in tracking down enemies and adapting like the dominic I know. But. What happened? Did Dominic's nephew survive?"
Hearing that, Hans sighed for a moment. And try to explain the real incident to chris.
"One of the students, Gina. She was shot with a poisoned arrow by someone I don't know. I tried to take him to a safe place. But because things got worse, I had to inject him with anesthetic. And took Arthur to a safe place. I knew that the one who shot the poisoned arrow was neither Philip nor Cassandra. When I tried to catch up, I lost track. But I was lucky that I found this. Even so, I was surprised because the anesthetic injection I used at that time just disappeared. Because having no choice, I took him to one of the cabins to keep him safe, for the time being."
Hans gave a piece of paper to chris.
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(I will be waiting for you on the ground floor. I have prepared a bomb and only I can control this. If you don't come, you will still be haunted by painful regrets forever.)
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