Tom thought about this for a moment,and then he ___,"Then,why does it rain on the road?"

问题描述:

Tom thought about this for a moment,and then he ___,"Then,why does it rain on the road?"
A .answered B.asked C.said D.request
选B还是选C

C为什么?一般的理解是问句用ask,但是这个句子中之前有thought,所以我的理解是Tom下一句说的话是陈述语气的,并不是疑问语气,所以用said。