Chapter 47“I think we better look around and see what we can find.” Aziz seemed impatient to get on with our search of the vessel for some reason. Investigating criminal activities was not his cup of tea, I decided.
We went down towards the stern of the boat and opened the hatch. The smell emanating from below was so strong that it gave us a jolt. I put my hand to my mouth gasping. There is nothing like the smell of rotten fish to cut your appetite once and for all. Nevertheless, we had to get down there. I couldn’t climb down but Aziz did. To my surprise, he was as agile as a monkey, and the odor didn’t seem to affect him that much. Mark was the next one to climb down. I sat on the edge of the hatch and waited for the result of their exploration. Fortunately, Mark had had the forethought
