Chapter 490

Early the next morning, Zhang Heng got up with a record of the case of lame Rickett and his abominable wife. If Zhang Heng remembers correctly, this is the first case that Holmes cracked as a detective. It was mentioned in the original work, but there is no detailed content.

When Zhang Heng came to the restaurant, Holmes had already sat there early and began to enjoy his toast and coffee. They said hello, and then Zhang Heng sat down opposite him.

Holmes glanced at Zhang Heng's hand. "Oh, this case is very interesting. Although it's not difficult, it took me three days to finish the investigation because I was a detective at that time. Now, it's only one morning."

Zhang Heng smiles. He doesn't hate the self-confidence of Holmes. Or it's this self-confidence that makes Holmes a character with great personality. He is sought after and loved by thousands of readers. In fact, in daily life, Holmes is a very humble person, but once it comes to his professional field, he will be as arrogant as a lion Patrolling his territory.

When Zhang Heng finished drinking the milk, there was a knock on the door downstairs.

Mrs. Hudson opened the door and saw Gregson standing outside. The latter swept away his anxiety, and the whole person seemed to be smug. She came in like a puff of smoke and said, "did you read the morning paper?"

"Not yet." Holmes looked at him with interest.

Gregson handed over the echo in his hand. "You can have a look. It's fresh."

Zhang Heng took over the newspaper, turned to the front page of a report, read out word by word.

The reporter first introduced the unknown corpse found on the Thames river yesterday, and then talked about how Sergeant Gregson wisely found the factory where the corpse was located, and then confirmed the identity of the corpse. In the article, the police also mentioned that with the help of Mr. Holmes, there was only one sentence in the full text, but it was flattering Sergeant Gregson There are several paragraphs that are very alert.

When Gregson heard this, he blushed a little and said, "you have given me a lot of help, especially the clue of John textile factory, but what you said is not all right, and that is not the point ahead Please read on

Holmes laughs it off, but he is not angry. He seems to be used to it. In fact, this is why the Scotland Yard police like to come to him for help. He doesn't care much about fame and wealth, and he won't be angry because they are robbed by the police in the end. On the contrary, he is more interested in strange cases than anything else .

Zhang Heng continued to read on. It said that after getting the clue, Gregson immediately took people to the textile factory and soon confirmed the identity of the nameless corpse. Her name was Molly. She came to London from the countryside a year ago to take refuge with an aunt who helped her find the job in the textile factory.

Because she is not a skilled worker, Molly's salary is poor, but her daily workload is not a lot. She works hard, and the money she earns is just enough to make a living, because her aunt has four children to support, and her help is limited. Molly can only rely on herself in this city.

Until she met Paul, who was one year older than her, but came to London three years earlier than her. He worked in the chemical plant next door. When he was young, he was old-fashioned in the chemical plant and often made trouble. The reporter described Paul as a cunning and lazy villain who used sweet words to cajole Molly, who was not familiar with the world, and finally got married the night before yesterday I can't help showing the fox's tail.

As soon as Gregson made a brief investigation, he found that Molly went to Paul after work that night. Later, he led a raid on Paul's residence, where he found Molly's clothes, which were identified by the witness as what Molly was wearing that night. The evidence is so strong that Paul can no longer deny it.

In the following article, the reporter wrote with emotion that it took only half a day for police officer Gregson to solve such a strange case. It's a great honor for the people of London to have such an excellent sergeant. At the same time, he also called on the public to cooperate with the police investigation in the future, actively provide relevant information, and jointly maintain the public order of the city.

Gregson's face was very excited at this time. He said to Holmes, "I don't mean to be disrespectful to you, but with all due respect, no matter how smart people are, they make mistakes. You're already very powerful. You can see from the corpse that she works in John's textile factory. It's normal for her to make some mistakes about the murderer. In the end, it's up to her We need the police

Holmes asked noncommittally, "is that boy named Paul different from what I said?"

"There's a gap," Gregson said with a smile. "There's nothing wrong with acquaintances. It's certain that we have a wrong idea. When we went to his residence, we found more than the clothes under the bed. That little bastard had been thinking about that for a long time, but it's not unusual. Many of the cases I've done are because men can't control the lower body, It's just a pity that the child named Molly, who was very young... "

Holmes interrupted the sergeant's exclamation, "what else?""The height is not right, that little bastard is not six feet, at most five feet five, but he is quite wild. We two hold him down, he is still struggling, and he wants to bite one of our police officers' ears. I can't help it. I can only give him a hard time to be honest, but the strength is generally better than Molly, for sure, but it's no better than ordinary people I'll go. In addition, he has a lot of injuries left by the previous fight, but there is no scratch on his arm. "

"You've got the wrong man." Holmes said after listening.

Gregson chuckled and said, "look what you said. I know there is something wrong with your previous inference. You may not be able to keep your face. However, no one in our business has made any mistakes. No matter how serious he is, he will lose his bearings So we often say that the most important thing in handling a case is to talk about evidence. "

"It's right to talk about the evidence, but you've got the wrong person." Holmes shook his head and said, "that boy named Paul is not the murderer."

"How is that possible? Are you treating me as a rookie in the police station? "Gregson didn't agree." I've been a policeman for so many years, and I've handled so many cases. It's impossible to have any problems with such solid evidence, and that little bastard can't help admitting this morning that he really had an idea about Molly. "

"It's not against the law to have ideas," Holmes said. "What's more, they are all at this age. When they are curious about the body of the opposite sex, they can't identify him as the murderer."

"The clothes, how to explain the clothes, but there are still blood stains on them." The sheriff shows his hand.

This time, Holmes did not rush to answer, but looked at Zhang Heng, "are you free in the morning? In order not to let the innocent soul struggle in the prison, not to let the real villain go unpunished, it seems that we have to run again."

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