Chapter 38 2. The female ghost on Xinbao Island

Zhezhu stands on the Kallio Wharf in Lima Harbor and watches the steamboat sailing to the distant sea.The purpose of his coming here is to see off the members of "Star Pharmaceutical Company".On a foggy night, the members boarded the "Love Eagle" and returned to their home countries. It has been ten months since Zhezhu came here. During this period, he and the members of the expedition team have discussed countless times, but they still haven't confirmed the specific plan of entering the "River of Madness".Talking about it is all on paper, which makes Zhezhu feel exhausted.In order to change his mood, he came to the beach to relax, and happened to run into a man named Boan Tai Claude whom he met in Lima.The man wanted to go to Cocos Island, a new treasure island, and Zhezhu decided to go with him after hearing about it.

Just the night before departure, Zhezhu came to Kallio Wharf to see off someone.Suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder and said: "Yo, I didn't expect to meet you here." Zhezhu turned his head and found that the man was Hugh Frye, a detective from the New York City Crime Squad.Although Frye was wearing a wide-brimmed hat, his face could not be seen clearly, but his dark skin and bull-like physique made Zhezhu recognize him at a glance. "What an adventure." "I'm afraid Bull Frye is not here for vacation, is he?" "You are right." Frye didn't hide anything, and nodded generously.But for some reason, he looked very depressed.Fry, the criminal killer who is not very good at thinking, but has a lot of strength and a temper, seems listless at the moment.

"That bastard, thanks to my chasing for more than two thousand miles, I thought I could catch a turtle in Lima, her hometown, but who knew that she would run away." "Which man is so powerful? Can run away from your hands." "It's not a man, it's a woman." As soon as he mentioned that person, Frye became full of anger and couldn't help spitting on the ground, "About twenty-four or five years old, you can be considered a young girl. That chick She has a figure comparable to that of Carmen, and is very famous in the bars around the river crossing in the East District. But don't be fooled by her pretty face, she just ran away after killing her lover. I have been in the case since I took over the case Looking for her, I heard that she has returned to her hometown, and she has frequently appeared in a bar called 'Sea God' recently."

"You didn't realize she was going to run?" "Oh, it's my fault that I was delayed on the way. Because I never thought she would go back to her hometown. She is such a smart and scary chick. She can be so calm after killing someone." "Oh, I want to know her name." "Tonia Ciorudano. I'm surprised she didn't change her name when she returned home. What an unpredictable woman." Tonya Ciorudano!Zhezhu's expression changed after hearing this name.In order not to arouse Fry's suspicion, he hastily lowered his head.The Inca scholar Boan Tai Claude, who was going to explore Cocos Island with him, often mentioned Dongia's name.

Bo'an said that Tonya was by no means a bad woman, and she was very simple.He loves Tonya deeply because of her nobleness.As he talked, he almost praised Dongia to the sky.This is the idealistic love theory of nerds. Tonya is actually a murderer?Zhezhu watched the rising and falling tide, listened to the sound of drainage, and began to think about a problem in his heart.Tonya's performance was incredible, she didn't regard herself as a murderer at all.Generally, escaped prisoners are always far away from their hometown, but this woman returned to the most dangerous place without even thinking about it.I don't understand, is her thinking different from ordinary people?Or is there a compelling reason?Anyway, let's hear what Fry has to say.

"She sent money to her mother who lived alone. On the night of the murder, she received a telegram that her mother was seriously ill. It was only then that I figured out why she came home. Sigh... she killed someone, but she didn't even have her name No change. I really don't understand how brave this woman is. Just now, I lost her on the pier. Oh, what should I do. Mr. Zhezhu, what are you doing here? Oh, you want to Go to Cocos Island. Half adventure, half leisure, it's really pleasant. My little policeman is not so lucky." Zhezhu bid farewell to Frye, and set off for Cocos Island by boat the next morning.

Cocos Island is located about 400 miles off the west coast of Panama. It is an isolated island in the sea.If the "Mary Dyer" hadn't drifted here, the world might not know that there is an isolated island here.It is said that in the tenth century, there was a riot in Lima, and some people swept all the valuables in the city onto the "Mary Dyer".Later, the sailors on board rioted again. They drove the sailboat loaded with huge treasures to the high seas but encountered a storm.The whole ship finally drifted to Cocos Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean.The crew are all dead, and no one knows where the ship's treasure is buried.Those curious explorers called this island "New Treasure Island", and most of the people who come here to hunt for treasure are greedy and money-hungry.

Zhezhu and Boan arrived at Cocos Island the next day.The island is full of lush coconut trees.The two looked at the blue sea, the soft northeast trade wind brushed their cheeks, and the sea reflected the dazzling light under the bright sun. "Who is the funder of this excavation? Is it the big landowner Rodericks from last time?" Zhezhu spit out a smoke ring, he was asking the question knowingly.Boan stared at Zhezhu with surprised eyes: "You're right. But Mr. Rodericks was just playing around and didn't expect too much. This island often has high tides, so are those treasures buried on the island?" Whether it was swept up or swept to the bottom of the sea by the tide, no one knows."

"Oh, that man is really leisurely." "You can't say that. What Mr. Rodericks wants is something ordinary people can't understand. I think this excavation activity is just an advertisement. Whether you can find it or not is another matter. The effect of the publicity will make you money back .” Brian lobbied the powerful at his clubs in Lima to fund the excavation.When Rodericks heard this, he generously agreed to pay.This man has a very high status in Peru's political and financial circles.He owns a large number of fields in Kejia, Cooper and other places.Because of his humble birth, he is smarter and harder than ordinary people.

In fact, Rodericks also funded Oretake's expedition to the "River of Madness".He intends to take the opportunity to promote his food business.Since the person who paid the money didn't intend to find the treasure, Zhezhu and Bo'an didn't have any pressure. Bo An is a man with a scholarly temperament, but he has never been in a relationship when he is over 30 years old.He was handsome, with a light beard under his nose, and he looked very elegant.He is the only local scholar of Inca culture, so he is very famous in the academic circle.Although Boan is a Latin American, he is not as suave and suave as his fellow countrymen. He treats people rigorously and politely, and has an excellent reputation in Lima's social circle.At this moment, Zhe Zhu stared at his side face fascinated.

"Bo'an, the night before yesterday, when you said goodbye to Miss Tonya, did you kiss?" "This..." Bo'an looked sad. "Actually, I didn't see her at all. She didn't come back until the next morning when I set off." "Really, I advise you to give up this woman." "Your words are too sudden, you must give me a reason." "She's not right for you. You think of her so perfectly, that's not love at all." "Is it because you have a prejudice against her?" Bo'an laughed. "It seems to me that you are blind to her faults. That woman's history is very difficult, but you always say to yourself that Tonya is not such a woman at all." "Am I like this?" Zhezhu stared at the sand under his feet and was silent for a moment, then continued, "Well, let me tell you what kind of woman Dongia is. She killed someone in New York, and the deceased was her lover." "Oh. What else?" "Actually, I met the police who were chasing Tonya before I set off. You said that you didn't see her the day before you set off because she was captured by the police. Well, you just treat it as a nightmare, so forget about her. " Bo An remained silent, still hesitating about whether he should believe Zhe Zhu's words.After all, the person who told himself these things was not someone else, but his friend Zhezhu.Tonya was no longer there, and turned into a vague shadow in his mind.The sad Bo'an stood up unsteadily. The rays of the setting sun pierced through the thick branches of coconut trees like golden arrows.Boan turned and walked towards the center of the island with empty steps.Zhezhu's eyes followed his footsteps, but he suddenly focused on the ground under Bo'an's feet. There was a piece of moss-free ground, and there seemed to be a sculpture of a flying bird embedded in it.Zhezhu hurriedly went forward to clean up the soil near the ground, and finally dug out a complete statue of a bird's head from the soil layer, and there was a rusty crown attached to the bird's head. "What is this!" Zhezhu shouted wildly. Bo An hurriedly turned his head. For a moment, time seemed to stand still, and Boan, who had just lost all hope, rushed towards Zhezhu. What does an ancient crown represent?Could this be... Boan tried to stay calm, carefully picked up the statue, and brought it back to the tent. That night, a strange thing happened on the island. After dinner, Zhezhu was walking on the sandbar, but a strange thing suddenly appeared in front of him...a ghost? !The thing was indeed wearing a white dress, and the hem of the white dress fluttered under the dim light of the fireflies.Zhezhu felt a chill down his spine, he suppressed the fear in his heart and wanted to see what happened. "How can there be other people on this isolated island? Could it be my illusion? It looks like it should be a woman in a sailor suit." But there are no other boats on the coast except Zhezhu's boat.There was also light on the dark sea, and the figure of the woman suddenly disappeared.The woman in sailor suit, the woman in white who suddenly appeared on the remote island in the remote sea... Zhezhu became more and more strange as he thought about it, and even began to wonder if he was dreaming.Unknowingly, he actually walked into the rising tide of the sea, and the cold sea water gave his body a feeling.Oh, what is this?He felt as if he had stepped on something soft. "It's a woman!" One wave of ups and downs, one wave after another, what happened just now still left him with lingering fears. He didn't expect to run into a "ghost" again so soon? !But how can ghosts have a form?Zhe Zhu reacted immediately, untied the rope from the woman's hand, and picked her up from the sea water. He glanced at the woman's face, and it turned out to be... "Donia!" How could this woman named Tonya Ciorudano be on this island?