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The noise in the hall was too chaotic, making it difficult for Chen Yu to settle his mind and think.

When he was in Suzhou City, he had dealt with a similar case.

At that time, there were very obvious clues, and the real culprit was quickly found, but this case before him was elusive.

Besides the mass of crystal fragments at the scene, there were only some ethereal legends, making it impossible to seek the truth from an objective perspective.

Chen Yu swirled his wine glass, one hand propping up his chin, his face full of melancholy.

Just then, a shrill scream suddenly exploded, drawing everyone's attention.

In the middle of the hall, a middle-aged man lay at some unknown point, surrounded by a large number of crystal fragments as well.

The man's figure was slightly frail, and his manner of death was almost identical to Luckne's, very peaceful.

"My God, what happened? This man was standing here just fine a moment ago, how could he have suddenly died?"

"I think I saw a shadow flash by, and then this man fell to the ground, next to him a large chunk of the Crystal Ball shattered."

"Heavens, the curse of the Crystal Ball has come true, everybody run!"

...

The scene immediately descended into chaos, and half the people in the hall ran out, some even rushing straight to the deck, demanding the crew to lower the lifeboats to escape.

But now they were in the vast sea, far from port, and letting people off at this time was no different than murder.

The crew had no choice but to try to persuade them earnestly, but to no avail, as more and more people demanded to disembark, and conflicts even arose.

Chen Yu, on the contrary, remained calm, swaying his wine glass as he walked over to the deceased.

He didn't believe in any curse; if those so-called curses really came true, not a single tomb raider from ancient times to the present day could have died a good death.

Yet many archaeologists are still alive and well.

He reached out and touched the dead man's cheek, feeling the residual warmth of his body.

He was almost certain the man had died within the last ten minutes, only to be deliberately moved here to create the false appearance of a sudden death.

That is to say, the murderer was mingling in the crowd just now, causing chaos deliberately, then shedding suspicion.

Chen Yu immediately used his system to cover the entire hall.

The people gathered here hadn't run far, so it should have been easy to find the culprit.

But unexpectedly, after the system scanned the brain information of everyone present, it failed to find any trace of a clue.

The power of the system was beyond doubt; it was impossible for there to be an oversight, unless the killer wasn't here.

The head of security had rushed over in a hurry and squatted beside Chen Yu.

"Mr. Chen, how is it? Have you found any clues?"

Chen Yu shook his head, now also somewhat puzzled, not knowing where to start his investigation.

Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly noticed what seemed like a white cloth in the pocket of the dead man's clothing.

He immediately asked the security chief for a pair of white gloves and took out the white cloth.

The cloth was quite ordinary, with nothing on it, except it seemed a bit damp.

Chen Yu suddenly thought of something and immediately asked the system to scan the chemical composition on the white cloth.
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[Ether glycolate]

Seeing this compound, Chen Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes.

This substance is a very powerful sedative; just one drop can knock out a dozen elephants.

Chen Yu immediately placed his palm on the abdomen of the deceased.

"I understand, it was double the adrenaline!"

The security captain was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood.

The amount of hormones that the human body can withstand is limited; one dose of adrenaline can enable a dying person to regain physiological function, but double the adrenaline can cause hormonal imbalance or even collapse.

Moreover, hormonal substances like adrenaline are rapidly metabolized once they enter the human body.

Additionally, the victim had been dead for nearly ten minutes; those substances would have already transformed into microscopic molecules, undetectable by tests.

"Mr. Chen, should we search the whole ship to see who has a large quantity of adrenaline?"

The security captain immediately made a decision to conduct a widespread search, but was stopped by Chen Yu.

"Searching now will only startle the snake, and there's no need to hide adrenaline; it can be extracted from the bodies of marine fish!"

The security captain sighed helplessly; there was already widespread chaos on the ship. If they couldn't catch the murderer soon, the passengers might riot, and the consequences of that were unthinkable.

"Mr. Chen, what should we do now?"

Chen Yu didn't respond immediately, instead staring at the fragments of the Crystal Ball on the ground.

The cause of the victim's death had been found, but how did the murderer inject the victim with adrenaline?

Both Luckne from earlier and the current victim had no apparent needle marks on their bodies.

There was only one explanation: someone had forced the victim to drink a large amount of adrenaline.

However, this substance usually has a pungent odor; even if the murderer and victim knew each other, the victim wouldn't willingly drink something so foul-smelling.

As the two were examining the scene, another crisp sound of shattering came from not far away. A sleazy-looking middle-aged man was standing on the deck.

His eyes were dull, and large amounts of Crystal Ball fragments scattered around him, his body also gradually stiffening.

Chen Yu's pupils dilated abruptly, and he rushed over.

Before he could reach him, the man had already collapsed to the ground, breathless.

Sharp screams followed; several passengers nearby, chilled to the bone, scattered in terror.

They hadn't seen what happened at all; they only heard the sound of a Crystal Ball shattering, then the man fell down.

Such a bizarre scene could be explained only one way: a curse!

Chen Yu's forehead was practically knotted with worry; how could there be one death after another like this?

According to normal criminal psychology, in a confined space, a murderer would not commit multiple crimes in quick succession; doing so would only increase the risk of exposure.

Unless, the person was intent on dying.

By the time Chen Yu got to the deck, the man had utterly lost all signs of life, having died in the same manner as the previous two individuals.

Just as he was at a loss, he suddenly noticed a faint purplish-red mark on the neck of the corpse.

This mark rapidly faded in front of his eyes and eventually disappeared completely.

Chen Yu's breathing suddenly became rapid; he had figured it out all at once.

The real murder weapon was the Crystal Ball!

There must have been a dose of adrenaline hidden inside the Crystal Ball, and before coming into contact with the Crystal Ball, the victim's body must have already contained a dose!