Chapter 501

After a morning together, Zhang Heng can be sure that Mr. Villar is indeed a big fan of Sherlock Holmes.

From his words, as well as looking at Sherlock Holmes, all confirm this fact.

On the other hand, although Holmes doesn't talk about it, it can be seen that he still enjoys this kind of worship in his heart. No matter how lonely and lofty an artist is, he hopes his works can be accepted by the world. Although Holmes is not an artist in the traditional sense, his attainments in criminal investigation can really be called a Victorian artist.

Of course, Holmes put more energy on the case that Villar said.

It can be seen that he is also interested in the reputation thief.

In the carriage, he asked the young man with red hair, "how much information do you have about him now?"

On hearing this, Villar felt a look of shame. "I tried to make an investigation, but I didn't get much information. The main thing is that it's not easy to find the victim. Most people don't want to mention what happened in those years, that guy How to say, in a sense, he is quite a gentleman. As long as you pay the ransom, he will keep his promise and return the things to you, and then he won't harass you again, so the vast majority of people pay the money obediently. "

"Yes, a big thief can manage his own reputation." Holmes praised, "it seems that our friend regards this business as his lifelong career. How can we not go to the meeting for such an interesting person?"

Vyar was so excited that he rubbed his hands and said, "so you're going to do it. It's good. As long as you're willing to do it, I'm afraid the thief will fall here this time. He must not know you're in London, otherwise he won't come here."

"My friend, you flatter me too much." Holmes said with a smile, "let's talk about the case first."

"Don't worry, I know it's inconvenient for you to go to France. I've investigated the scene almost. I've collected all the information that seems useful and useless for your reference."

As he spoke, viar took out a small notebook from the trunk.

Zhang Heng looked at it. Almost every page on it was full of notes, and even elaborately drawn pictures. Even after Holmes got it, he was full of praise. "Just on this level of care, viar, you have surpassed most of your peers."

"Hehe, it's nothing. I just believe that diligence can make up for clumsiness." Viar scratched his head and was praised by his idol. His face was full of joy.

Holmes quickly turned over the note, then spent half an hour to read it carefully from beginning to end, and handed it to Zhang Heng, "you can have a look, it's very interesting."

Zhang Heng took the notebook and looked at the contents above.

Mr. Viscount's painting of Canaletto was lost half a month ago. Because of the particularity of this painting, he did not put this painting together with other collections in the collection room. Instead, he specially found a small room to store it. At the same time, he also stored a large porcelain vase from China. Compared with this one, the big porcelain vase is more valuable, but it is very valuable to us Fang didn't move at all. He just took the oil painting with him. Obviously, he had done a lot of homework in advance.

"What do you think?" Holmes asked Zhang Heng.

The latter thought for a moment and said, "there are several problems. First, if the painting is lost, no one can prove that it once fell into the hands of the viscount."

"Oh, well, Mr. Viscount has a little quirk. He likes to sign on the back of his collection of oil paintings. Although he knows the origin of the painting is a little unclean, he still can't help signing his name on it," said Viard reluctantly. "Otherwise, I won't go all the way from Paris to London."

"Second, who were the people who knew that he had secretly traded this painting?"

"You've got the point," Holmes nodded. "The most interesting part of the case is here. You have said before that the Viscount secretly completed the transaction through an intermediary. How did the reputation thief know about it after so many years? Similarly, there are other victims. Since he is focusing on a person's heart The most unbearable secret is that he doesn't want to be known. First of all, he needs to dig out the secret himself. "

"This is also the most puzzling place for me," said Villar. "I have no idea about it. Even if he knows a person's secret by chance, he has no reason to know other people's secret. Otherwise, this person is a bit too divine. Does he have any dark magic that can directly see what he thinks through a person's eyes It's a little bit too scary for me. "

"I don't believe in the theory of witch doctor and black magic," Holmes sniffed. "In terms of so many cases I have dealt with, all the seemingly mysterious and irrational things, as long as you are willing to study them, you can finally get a reasonable explanation, eliminate the impossible answers, and the rest is the truth."

"You're right. I've been taught." Villar is modest and upright. He looks like a pupil who listens carefully in class. On the contrary, he makes Holmes a little sad. He can only say to Zhang Heng, "go on, my Oriental friend.""Third, it's about the crime techniques," Zhang Heng said. "The night before, the Viscount went to see the painting. Then the maid who cleaned the house early the next morning found that the painting was missing. That is to say, the crime time was between here. But the Viscount's house was well guarded and kept several hounds. The hounds didn't make a sound that night. The notes said that this time There were no other visitors in the room, and behind the room was a small garden. In the morning, there was a light rain, the soil was loose, and there was no footprints on it. In the evening, the housekeeper's room facing the front door did not hear any abnormal sound. So how did the little thief enter the Viscount's house and take the painting out before daybreak? "

The maid cleaned up in the morning and found that the picture frame was still there, but the oil painting in it disappeared. The guy left a letter signed by Mr. m on the ground and commented triumphantly on the decoration of the Viscount's house. She just regarded it as her own backyard, which really made me feel happy People are angry

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