Chapter 494

Sherlock Holmes called a carriage, and the three of them got on and went to the chemical plant.

"Conspiracy?" Gregson was surprised. "Didn't you say it was a crime of passion? The criminal obviously didn't have a plan in advance. Because Molly resisted fiercely, she killed him in a rage. And as you said just now, there were only two people left in the textile factory."

"This is the last and most important part of my reasoning. I found the answer in the chemical plant next door. Paul shared a house with others. His roommate also worked in the chemical plant like him. They got off work half an hour later than the textile plant. At that time, Paul left the chemical plant first and went to Molly as usual, but he was in the factory The place where they often met did not wait for Molly. Paul was also a little uneasy at this time. He turned twice outside the textile factory to see that it was closed, so he went back to the chemical factory

"Well?"

"It happened that his roommate Pearson was still there, so he asked Pearson to go to Molly with him." Sherlock Holmes said, "well, the next interesting thing comes. Paul and Pearson go to search for Molly's whereabouts in two different ways, but Paul finds nothing. However, his roommate Pearson accidentally bumps into John, who is dragging Molly's body to the river and intends to dispose of it. Under normal circumstances, most people will choose to call the police when facing this situation, and those with good skills can also try We're trying to get John first, but our Mr. Pearson chose another way

"What way?" Gregson couldn't help asking.

"Like Paul, Pearson came to London when he was very young. This is his fourth job. He used to polish shoes on the street, wash dishes in restaurants, look after horses, and sleep in stables at night People like him must have realized the hardships of life very early, and knew that a helpless person like him would seize every opportunity in front of him if he wanted to climb up. So when he saw John by the river that night, he realized that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally come. "

"Pearson convinced John, who was extremely alarmed at that time, that he could help deal with this matter. Naturally, the latter would not believe such a nobody's words. However, the situation at that time was not friendly to John. In fact, he did not have much choice but to trust Pearson. Later, Pearson proved that he did not live up to this trust, ”Sherlock Holmes looked at Gregson again. "Remember when you came to me and said that Molly's clothes were found under Paul's bed? I thought it was very strange at that time. Since he had thrown the body into the river, why did he take off the clothes and put them under the bed?"

Gregson was embarrassed. "This It's a problem. I didn't notice it before. "

"But if Pearson does this thing, it can be explained. He persuades John to take off the clothes from Molly's body, take them home and put them under Paul's bed, so that the police can lock Paul instead of Mr. John, and the carpet in the office. John also gives them to Pearson to deal with. This guy has indeed caught him In a sense, his choice was successful. I thought it was not so easy for him to show his feet, but he made such a low-level mistake in the end.

"He didn't burn that carpet in the first place, but wanted to pawn it." Holmes shook his head. "In this way, the report published in the echo was not all bad. At least it paralyzed his nerves. Considering his previous living environment, it was not incomprehensible to be so careful. It saved us a lot of trouble. We got the blanket in John's office, and then as long as we caught Pearson, the witness and material evidence would be all right If it's all over, the case is over. "

The three then got out of the car in front of the chemical plant.

This time, Holmes doesn't need to pay any more. Gregson shows his identity as a policeman and soon finds Pearson who is still working. However, when he is arrested, he is in trouble.

Maybe when the chemical plant was on strike, the police arrested people, which made the workers hostile to the police.

Pearson recognized Gregson and realized that something was wrong, so he encouraged the workers around him to surround Gregson and Holmes.

After seeing Pearson disappear in the crowd, Gregson was in a big hurry. He pulled out his revolver and was about to shoot at the sky. However, he was stopped by Sherlock Holmes. Gregson stamped his foot angrily, "what do you stop me for? People are going to run away."

"Don't worry, he can't run." Holmes leisurely way, but it is not anxious.

When Pearson ran out of the chemical plant, he felt a burst of anger. Paul was his friend. When they had no money, they helped each other. But because of this, Pearson didn't want to live such a life again. However, no matter how hard he tried, life always showed him the cruel side and knocked him down again and again.

Until the night before, when he met John, Pearson finally made up his mind not to live like this any more, and wanted to make a name in this metropolis. For this reason, he didn't hesitate to betray Paul and catch up with John, thinking that he could be a director of a textile factory in the future, instead of being a short-lived ghost in a chemical factory.And with this handle in his hand, he may get more things. However, Pearson's dream was broken after only two days. Although he escaped from the factory, his mind is very confused and he doesn't know where to go next.

Just then he saw an Oriental not far ahead.

The latter, standing under a tree, looked at him quietly and said, "Pearson?"

"Go away!" Pearson is in a bad mood and doesn't want to talk to anyone at the moment.

"It's the right one." The Oriental nodded, "in that case, just sit down and have a rest."

"I'm upset now. Don't blame me if you don't get out of the way." Pearson crunched his fist.

"Yes, it makes things easier." The Oriental laughed at this.

Five minutes later, Holmes and Gregson finally squeezed out of the chemical plant. Gregson's clothes were wrinkled and his hat was squeezed out. They were swearing all the way. They soon saw Zhang Heng under the tree and Pearson with his belly covered like shrimp at his feet.

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