Chapter 497

Although Zhang Heng and Sherlock Holmes get along quite happily during this period of time, they have only known each other for a few weeks after all, and there is no deep friendship between them. Zhang Heng once advised him to say that he didn't agree with the latter, but he didn't say anything again. After all, we are all adults and are qualified enough to be responsible for our own behavior.

Before Zhang Heng left the house, Holmes sighed with satisfaction and suggested, "it's rare for you to come to London. If you have time, go out and have a look. You should not only look at the city with your eyes, but also carefully observe the city and record the details, which will help you solve the case in the future."

Zhang Heng said, "I'll ask Mrs. Hudson to bring you lunch."

"Thank you very much."

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In fact, even without Holmes' warning, visiting the city of London has always been in Zhang Heng's plan. Undoubtedly, Holmes knows the city very well. He can not only go to the dance and banquet of the upper class (although he scoffs at the red tape), but also drink black beer and laugh with the coachmen and workers.

If Zhang Heng wants to win in this competition and complete the main task, he needs to narrow the gap between the two sides as much as possible.

So in the afternoon, he also walked out of the house. Instead of calling for a carriage, Zhang Heng went directly to the street.

First, he went to the bustling Queen's fair, where he could see the Royal Clarence vase for only one shilling. It took 15 skilled workers three years to produce this glass, enamel and gold product made for George IV. in addition, there were gadgets from all over the world, Indian cotton padded clothes, Chinese tea After that, Zhang Heng took a boat tour of the Thames River. On both sides of the river bank were factories and houses. The dense chimneys kept emitting black smoke. On the bank, there were countless boats, more and more crowded, leaving only a narrow passage in the middle. The barefaced boatman was smoking in the stern of the boat. The fog that Dickens called "the crime of sliding" shrouded the whole city.

The carriage is speeding along the road. The flower girls are shuttling through the crowd with flower baskets. The shoe brush boy is squatting on the ground, waving the shoe brush diligently, expecting to earn more tips.

To the west of Charlene cross is London's main business and entertainment center. It is also the largest business center in England. The famous West End theatre group is also located here. On the contrary, the east end to the east of bishop's Gate Street and to the north of Thames River is another scene.

In the middle ages, it was still a rural area with sparse population, but with the rapid expansion of the city of London, the population became dense. The houses here were generally old and dilapidated, low and dense, and the roads in the middle were narrow and curved. At first, it was the residence of sailors, shipbuilders and a large number of Jews, but now it is the gathering place of all low-income groups.

The population here is very dense. There are 30000 people gathered in the half square mile street. Basically, there is a big family living in each house. The lighting conditions are poor, and there is no ventilation measures. The shared toilets are extremely dirty, and the air is filled with a stench. The result is frequent epidemics.

Typhus and typhus are the most common epidemics. In the early 19th century, the first outbreak of cholera killed about 6000 people, and then several outbreaks of cholera killed tens of thousands of people, most of whom were poor people in the eastern district.

At the same time, the east end is also the most dangerous place in London with the highest crime rate.

There are two million people living here, but there are no important public facilities, no municipal authorities, no theatres, no galleries, no soldiers ——Nothing, just like a forgotten corner, where there is no history and no future.

The upper class of the west end will not come here unless they have to contact the police of Scotland Yard and have several people to accompany them to ensure safety.

Zhang Heng also came here after changing his coarse cloth clothes. However, it wasn't long before he was targeted.

The main reason is that his Oriental face is more eye-catching. As a modern man in the 21st century, his skin is better than many aristocrats in this era even if he doesn't have much maintenance. Even if he changes his clothes, he still looks different from the poor people living in the eastern district.

Two kids, fighting with branches all the way, passed by him. One of them slipped and fell on him.

"I'm sorry, sir," the kid turned his eyes around, got up and was about to continue to chase his companion, but as soon as he took a step, he was grabbed by the collar and lifted up.

"What are you doing? Don't touch me! I can warn you, do you know who my brother is?! No one in this neighborhood dares to provoke him! " The kid yelled.

"Is it?" Zhang Heng Dao, but did not stop in his hand, directly knocked the kid down one by one. Zhang Heng grabbed one of the kid's legs and shook hard. As a result, three wallets fell out of the kid's body, as well as some bits and pieces of gadgets.

"You have a good harvest today." Zhang Heng threw the kid aside and picked up his wallet.

"You wait for me, don't want to leave here today!" The kid felt insulted, raised his face, didn't pick up the rest of the booty, and ran away.

Zhang Heng, of course, is not interested in dealing with any kid's appointment. He pats the dust on his wallet and goes on.In fact, Zhang Heng had heard about the bad reputation of the Eastern District for a long time, but he had been in the pirate's den. Before, he didn't think there was any place in the world more chaotic than there. Until he came to the white church district of the Eastern District in person, he had to admit that the situation here was worse than Nassau.

Although the pirates at the bottom of Nassau are also very poor, at least they still have freedom and hope for the future. People can be heard everywhere in the taverns on the island talking about the ancient and mysterious treasures, the oil rich merchant ships, the monsters in the sea and the beautiful mermaids. Even if they haven't found a boat, no pirate group is willing to accept them They, but everyone's face is still filled with a kind of self-confidence.

It seems that all of them are Blackbeard of the future, which is what Zhang Heng likes about Nassau. There is a vigorous vitality hidden under the chaos and disorder, which is exactly what the Eastern District lacks.

More terrible than poverty are numbness and despair.

This may be the reason why people like Pearson want to leave here regardless of everything. What Zhang Heng sees all the way are hungry children, miserable fathers and daughters, drunken villains. People think of this place only when there is a murder or an epidemic.

Zhang Heng walked a section of road again, and suddenly heard the quarrel coming from the front.

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