A Weird Theater That Started In London

Soon, an article attracted Lu Li's attention with a long title - Scary Silhouette, Another Deformed Corpse Found! :

On the morning of October 4th, the residents of Holborn Strand were greeted by a scene of appalling horror.

In a certain alley near the workhouse, homeless men found a female corpse. It is reported that this lady had suffered great pain during her lifetime.

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Soon, the neighbors recognized her as Becky Feldman, a young and beautiful Jewish wanderer. The men had a very good impression of her, saying that she was tall and plump, very stylishly dressed, Some have a sweet smile like a lily, and because of her good looks, several men are willing to pay for her.

Lu Li frowned.

As expected of an unscrupulous tabloid, a vicious and insane murder can be described so eloquently.

However, there is still a certain degree of authenticity in the content. The laparotomy, skinning, and strange arrangement of organs all correspond to past cases.

Since the food hadn't been served yet, Lu Li pressed his thoughts and continued to read the rest of the newspaper:

Becky doesn't need to go to the street late at night to solicit customers like most wandering warblers, so we have reason to believe that this is an acquaintance who committed the crime.

The coroner declared that Becky's cause of death was mechanical suffocation, and the body was moved outside the house by a human to perform a strange and inhuman ritual.

Another point must be mentioned. Over the past period of time, nearly forty female corpses have shown this extremely strange state in the East District, but the panic only spread in the East District, especially the Whitechapel District.

Apparently, the authorities blocked the relevant information, such as The Times, Penny, these large newspapers turned a blind eye to this, so the gentlemen of Westminster Abbey still live in peace and tranquility.

Seeing this, Lu Li raised his eyes and glanced to his side. At this moment, Wensley was staring at the tabloid with an extremely complicated expression on his face.

In fact, Mr. Vincent has dispatched a large number of police forces to the East District to take charge of night duty and guard work, but these efforts are of no avail.

The criminal group is like a ghost, elusive, seemingly peaceful at night, but the latest cases are reported every morning.

In order to confirm his own statement, Police Officer Wensley added: On average, there is one police officer stationed on every two streets, plus hundreds of plainclothes police officers, still unable to prevent the murder from happening, we really have no other options .”

I think Scotland Yard can ask the clergy for help. These cases may be the work of the devil. Duke half-jokingly said.

Wensley, on the other hand, lowered his head and fell into deep thought, as if he was considering the feasibility of this proposal.

Paganism, so what is the god that this group of people believe in?

In an instant, the words of Justice Johnny came to the mind of the police officer. He often heard that there were terrible legends in the East District, but those were just rumors without actual evidence.

And now, with a series of unresolvable weird events happening, Wensley began to suspect:

Is there really a power beyond the understanding of the world, manipulating everything in secret?

While the police officer was thinking, Lu Li read the rest of the content in one go:

This newspaper had the honor to interview several witnesses. Although they did not directly witness the whole process of the murder, these citizens who did not want to be named all claimed that they had seen a strange silhouette around the crime scene. Able to move quickly in an abnormal way.

By coincidence?

How come it coincides with the same law, whether it is a fabrication or it is true.

Lu Li handed the newspaper to Police Officer Wensley, and asked in a deep voice, Can you check this newspaper?

Because of the backing of Chief Executive Vincent, Wensley said with confidence: Of course, I will send someone there immediately after the meal.

It's best for you to lead the team yourself, ask the names of those witnesses, and confirm whether this is a lie deliberately fabricated by the unscrupulous media to gain sales.

Um.

At the end of this article, there is a picture attached. The newspaper paid a lot of money to hire professional painters to outline the crime scene with skillful skills.

The slashes spread all over the body, making one can't help but think of Ling Chi, an ancient term.

At the same time, the painter did not forget to add a horrified expression to the bloody cheek.

etc.

In order not to scare the boy, Lu Li folded the newspaper and prepared to throw it into the bucket next to him.

But Duke suddenly stopped Lu Li. He took the newspaper and carefully examined the picture.

Heraldry.

Duke still didn't speak as time went on, until a waiter in a waistcoat came over to deliver the meal.

Can I buy this paper?

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and said briskly, You can just take it away. Our store buys newspapers from all over London every day and updates them in time.

It's getting late at night, and it's raining again outside, and there won't be any more customers coming in to enjoy the service, so it's okay to send out a newspaper that is about to expire.

Besides, compared with the price of the meal, the value of a few pennies is not worth mentioning at all.

What's new? Before Lu could speak, Officer Wensley couldn't help asking.

Not sure, I need to do some more research.

Duke shook his head, looked at Lu Li at the same time, and confirmed, Should we get the file about this case?

Well, number 41.

That's fine, let's eat first.

Duke seemed to have discovered something, but he didn't want to say much, and began to invite everyone to eat.

Of course, in order to keep Officer Wensley from thinking about it, he added: When it is confirmed, Scotland Yard will naturally be notified. Now there are only some eyebrows, and it may be an oolong.

What's more, Scotland Yard is a dominant employer, and it is impossible for us to deliberately hide anything.

Most private investigators take on official cases solely for the bounty.

But Wensley didn't think Lu Li and Duke were this kind of people. They were more like enthusiastic citizens and gentlemen who actively maintained order in London.

Charlotte Holmes.

The name flashed through the mind of the Inspector, who also lived in Baker Street and was an enthusiastic and unrequited detective.

Drop by after dinner?

Thinking of this, Wensli put on a modest smile again, and said, Then I will ask you two. After dinner, I would like to introduce a colleague to you.

Duke nodded, showing indifference.

On the side, Xiaomi Gao held up a knife and fork, waiting for the guests to eat first.

Under Lu Li's curious eyes, Wensley said in a very relaxed manner while cutting the lamb chops:

Mr. Holmes, he lives in Baker Street like the two of you, and is full of interest in strange cases.

An interesting detective.