Chapter 500

"Later, I sneaked into the bedroom and spent some time to find the relevant evidence. Moreover, I have heard rumors before that the congressman is good at everything, but he is very afraid. This is probably why he only dares to meet his illegitimate daughter secretly."

As he spoke, Holmes cut a potato with a knife and fork and stuffed it into his mouth with bacon.

It can be seen that he was really hungry. He didn't have breakfast in the morning. At noon, maybe his medicine didn't pass. Mrs. Hudson only took a few mouthfuls of lunch, and then put himself into work. It's hard for him to endure it until now.

If it wasn't for the previous one, Zhang Heng would have almost forgotten. In addition to his extraordinary observation and reasoning ability, the master in front of him also has very good make-up skills. It's hard for ordinary people to see through. Especially after the original Zhonghua Sheng wrote his story and published it, his fame is getting bigger and bigger. Many times, in order not to be recognized, he would choose to act after make-up.

He can not only act as a coachman, but also as an old man, a beggar, an officer, and even a woman can play as a guest once in a while If you have a chance later, it's good to learn his make-up skills.

Holmes finished the food in front of him, put his knife and fork down, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

"I have a friend from France coming tomorrow. Would you like to meet him with me?"

"Well, what does he do?"

"He's a detective like me. His name is Francois Le Villar. He's a rookie and he's not very famous. But last year, I worked with him when I was dealing with a case in France. He's a very interesting young man. Although he's a little rough, he has great potential. He didn't say anything in the telegram, but he's so far away It's obviously impossible to go to London just to take a holiday. Let's see what he has to do with me this time. "

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Early the next morning, Holmes and Zhang Heng arrived at the dock. They were waiting for the steamer named seagull to dock in the thick fog.

"It's interesting, isn't it," said Holmes, holding his cane. "Before Watt invented the steam engine, no one thought that ships could sail on the water without sails and oars. But this magical machine has changed a lot. No matter factories or ships or trains, they can't do without it now. This is the charm of science. The world is changing every day, No matter what kind of industry you are in, if you don't notice the changes, you will soon be eliminated by the world. For example, alkaloids, a highly toxic substance, were discovered decades ago. However, I have noticed that in recent cases, alkaloids are more and more frequent. This is because compared with the traditional way of murder, the use of alkaloids is more hidden and can't be ignored It's easy to detect. "

"Can't agree more." Zhang Hengdao, in the era of information explosion, all kinds of new crimes have been emerging in endlessly. Both criminal investigators and powerful criminals need to keep learning.

Sherlock Holmes can become the best detective in Britain and even in Europe. Of course, he will not be a self complacent person. His research and essays also play an important role in this.

Of course, the safety and morality of some of his experimental studies still need to be demonstrated.

A quarter of an hour later, Villar stepped down from the seagull. This is a young man with red hair. It can be seen that he is very young indeed, with a lot of freckles on his face. When he saw Holmes, he looked excited and shy.

It's like a little fan meets his idol.

"I'll see you again at last, Mr. Holmes." Viard said excitedly as he shook hands.

"Nice to meet you, too, Villar." Holmes also opened his mouth, and then made a brief introduction for them.

"I've come to London to follow a man and drop in on you." After shaking hands with Zhang Heng, viar continued.

"Who are you after?" Sherlock Holmes was really different from ordinary people. He ignored the polite words and went straight to the point of his interest.

"A big thief, he has done many cases since his debut, but few people know his existence."

"Oh, why?"

"Because he is different from other thieves, his target is not valuable things such as jewelry or cultural relics. He pays more attention to the value behind the target objects." Villar explained, "his goal is usually on celebrities. This guy is so bold that even the royal families of European countries will become his prey. Once he stares at him, he will start to dig out the hidden secrets behind you. Maybe it's an unseen extramarital love, maybe it's a homicide you committed in your early years In a word, it's just some bad things. Once he steals something that can be used as evidence, the owner will be miserable and will face a huge blackmail fee. What's worse is that he can only be dumb and eat Coptis, and he can't even find the police. "

"Is it better to be a reputation thief, or a blackmailer? What has your employer lost?" Holmes asked with interest.Viar hesitated and said, "if it's someone else, I can't say it according to the agreement, but I believe you and your friends are gentlemen of noble character..."

"OK, OK, just skip the part of wearing high hats for us, and just say the point." Holmes waved.

"Oh, well, my employer is a viscount. He likes Canaletto's oil paintings very much. About nine years ago, a famous collector stole and lost a lot of things, including one of Canaletto's oil paintings. Two years later, someone came to my employer and asked him if he wanted something good. My employer recognized the man at a glance What he was holding on the wall was the painting of Canaletto which was lost by the collector before. He knew that people like him should not steal it, but he really liked the painting too much. After thinking about it for a long time, he refused to buy it from the collector several times. It was rare for him to have a chance now, so he chose a more circuitous way.

"On the face of it, he refused the man's request for business, and righteously asked the other party not to step into his residence. But behind his back, he found an unrelated person to buy the painting. He didn't show the painting these years. He enjoyed it all by himself, but somehow he was found by that guy. I just wanted to deal with it It's a matter of coming to London. " Villea road.

But soon he added, "of course it's more important for me to visit you."

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