Chapter 500 The mystery of whereabouts

Author: The bear skimming the treetops

Chapter 500 The mystery of whereabouts

The passengers who were gathered on the deck watched the wolf-like action team members going to various warehouses, and some people began to talk.

Their luggage is still in the cabin, and many people still have some important personal items in their luggage.

Just when everyone was worried about their belongings, someone shouted: "Gentlemen and madams, we are just ordered to find people on the ship. You can rest assured that your personal safety and property safety will be protected. Of course,

This is on the premise of actively cooperating with us."

Everyone followed the call and saw that the person shouting was also dressed in black, just like the other operatives.

There was nothing special about his appearance, and he could not be found among the other operatives.

While Ji Chenglin was leading the team to conduct the search, there were already operational team members questioning passengers on the deck with photos of Yin Yongguo.

"Sir, have you seen the man in the photo? He is about fifty years old..."

"Take a closer look and see if you've seen him, he's on this ship!"

The attitude of the operation team members was quite friendly, and they even used polite words, which restored some calm to the already anxious passengers.

Naturally, most people didn't mind their own business, and shook their heads and said they didn't know him or had never seen him before.

However, some passengers still gave some information.

However, most of them are about Yin Yongguo's whereabouts before receiving the telegram. Obviously, these clues are not of great value.

Because before this, Yin Yongguo was an ordinary passenger and did not show any abnormality.

The operatives were anxious to know where he was after receiving the telegram.

After checking nine out of ten people on the deck, there was still no latest news about Yin Yongguo, and the action team members gradually became impatient.

At this time, three patrol boats transferred from the pier were already in place. In addition to the original one, four patrol boats surrounded the passenger ship from four directions.

On board the patrol boat were not only marine police with live ammunition, but also a large net.

Once Yin Yongguo is found jumping into the river, he can be fished out immediately.

Fang is now sitting in the cockpit, where the latest news is gathered from all corners of the passenger ship.

Seeing that the second search was coming to an end, there was still no trace of Yin Yongguo. Even Fang Jin, who had always been calm, could not sit still.

"Captain of the Armed Forces Squadron, if you were the suspect, where would you hide?"

Wu Wei has been paying attention to the entire search process, and Fang's current arrangements can be said to be watertight. If the suspect was still on the ship, he should have been discovered long ago.

He touched his chin and pondered for a moment before saying: "The cargo warehouse or engine room below, where things are the most messy and the structure is relatively complex, is relatively suitable for people to hide. Or it may be the pipe space above each cabin, which is also the case in some places.

It can hide people."

Although this ship is a passenger ship, it also has a cargo hold at the bottom of the cabin. It carries some goods from Shanghai to the city and sells them to earn the price difference, but the size is not comparable to the size of the cargo ship's warehouse.

"Team Leader Fang, Lao Ji should be very familiar with these situations. I believe he has searched everything he should. He shouldn't!"

Ji Chenglin has rich experience in action. Whatever he can think of, Lao Ji should also be able to think of.

But the fact is that there is still no news about Yin Yongguo.

"Could it be that you jumped ship a long time ago?"

Fang now said: "I have deployed manpower on both sides of the river, and there are other ships on the river to search. If Yin Yongguo jumps into the river, he will definitely be found, unless he drowns. Captain Wu, why don't you come with me to find out?"

Wu Wei nodded in agreement, but he was cursing in his heart that at this time, what else could he find out.

The two led the people to the cabin.

There are two hatches at the front and rear, leading to the front and rear decks respectively.

Fang now called over the passengers sitting next to Yin Yongguo and those near the cabin door, and asked them if they had seen this person go out at a certain time.

Everyone was talking, and Fang now quickly got the information he wanted.

Yin Yongguo went out through the rear cabin door. At that time, a woman holding a child was sitting near the rear cabin door. The child was noisy, which made her feel very irritable. She did not sleep like other passengers, so she saw Yin Yongguo go out.

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Then, Fang Jinjin asked the passengers who were standing on the deck outside the rear door to restore their positions. Based on the information they provided, Fang Jinjin made a preliminary restoration of Yin Yongguo's escape route.

After receiving the telegram, Yin Yongguo first returned to the cockpit. He once opened the suitcase, took out a small leather bag, and then slipped out of the rear cabin door onto the deck.

Then, he walked forward from the left side of the ship to the direction of the warehouse. Because the line of sight was blocked, no one has seen him since.

Fang and Wu Wei are now standing at the location where Yin Yongguo disappeared to conduct on-the-spot investigation. This is indeed a blind spot, and the view will be blocked from other directions.

There are two directions to continue evacuating from here, one is to go down into the cargo hold, and the other is to go up the ladder to the cockpit.

Obviously the warehouse would be a better choice. Not only is there a large amount of luggage and goods piled inside, but there is also a pool the size of three rooms, all of which are seafood sold from Shanghai.

Soaking in sea water can ensure to the greatest extent that these seafood are still alive and fresh after arriving in Lincheng.

"Captain of the military unit, you are responsible for the security on the deck. I will go down and take a look."

When Fang now entered the warehouse along the narrow gangway, Ji Chenglin was leading a search.

"Team leader, why are you here?" Ji Chenglin was sweating profusely.

The cargo hold was stuffy and hot, the air was dirty, and there was a pungent fishy smell.

Among the operational team members responsible for the search, several of them covered their noses with handkerchiefs while looking for people.

Fang now got straight to the point: "Have you discovered anything?"

"The goods have basically been searched, and nothing was found. Now all that's left is seafood in this pond." Ji Chenglin pointed at his feet and said.

Under the dim light, you could vaguely see several unnamed sea fish swimming around, and two big crabs trying to climb up the pool with their big claws waving.

It is not impossible to hide people in the water, but the problem of underwater breathing must first be solved.

According to the captain, there were only life-saving equipment on the ship, but no diving equipment. If Yin Yongguo wanted to hide underwater, he had to breathe through a tube left on the surface.

A dozen flashlights were shined on the water at the same time, and they began to search in an orderly manner.

The hard work paid off, and a plastic pipe was actually found exposed on the water surface on the southeast corner of the pool wall.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Following Ji Chenglin's reminder, the action team members pointed their guns at the water under the pipe.

"superior!"

Ji Chenglin gave an order, and the nearest action team member stretched out his hand and pulled out the plastic tube.

Time seemed to have frozen, and everyone's eyes were focused on the water, waiting for the churning bubbles to come up at the next moment.

However, what was disappointing was that the water was as calm as ever. Only one big crab came out of the water and looked at each other for a moment before sinking again.

Ji Chenglin looked at Fang Xiang, and everyone was very puzzled.

One of the action team members took a bamboo pole and pushed it under the water with all his strength. Everyone saw this and took bamboo poles one after another. More than a dozen bamboo poles stirred up the water in the pool, and the fish and shrimps fled in panic.

Five minutes passed. Except for some fish and shrimps emerging from the water, there was no trace of Yin Yongguo at all.

Not under the pool?

Fang frowned now, but he didn't expect to catch a turtle in an urn and find nothing.

This greatly exceeded his expectation.

There must be something I haven't noticed yet.

Ji Chenglin was not reconciled and suggested: "Team leader, do you want to drain the water?"

"No need, normal people can't hold their breath for such a long time."

Fang Jinjin and Ji Chenglin climbed onto the deck and exhaled.

Ji Chenglin was in the same bad mood. He thought he had searched all the places he should search, and there shouldn't be anything missing, but Yin Yongguo seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

The party immediately contacted the marine police and the search forces along the coast, continued to increase the search intensity, and reported any situation immediately.

At the same time, half of the troops of the second and third action teams were transferred over. After all, it was now confirmed that Yin Yongguo was on this passenger ship, and the significance of the control at the bus station and train station was no longer very great.

He then summoned the few passengers who last saw Yin Yongguo disappear: "Everyone, please recall carefully. Is there anything you missed?"

Five minutes later, the passengers shook their heads one by one, until the last male student, who was thirteen or fourteen years old, saw that he was frowning, as if he had something to say, so he immediately waved to let the others leave first, and said to the student

: "What did you think of?"

The student hesitated for a moment, and then said: "At that time, I seemed to hear the sound of going up the gangway. However, I was very dizzy at the time, so I am not too sure."

stairs?

When you get down to the cargo hold, you will hear a sound on the gangway, but the cargo hold has been turned upside down and nothing is found.

Although the student was in great pain at the time, he did not experience auditory hallucinations, so the sound coming up the stairs was really heard. However, the sound may not have come from Yin Yongguo. This is one of the reasons.

Secondly, the gangways on passenger ships are all made of iron, and it does make a lot of noise when people step on them. However, the sound is not only made when going down the stairs, but also when going up the stairs.

In an instant, Fang now thought of something and jumped to the gangway leading to the cockpit.
To be continued...