A Weird Theater That Started In London

Although Whitechapel is only a district of East London, at least half a million people live here.

Therefore, the search continued until two hours later, and the night shift workers went home in the torrential rain, but it was still not over.

Probably another two hours.

Police Officer Wensley was so busy that he took the time to buy a cup of coffee, came to this place with a roof to keep out the rain, and chatted with Lu Li, Duke, and Holmes for a while.

Then, go back to work.

In fact, during this period of time, the three of them did not discuss the case. After all, they had not touched the corpse at the scene, so any amount of discussion would be just talk on paper, and it would not be of much use.

Let's go shopping and wait for the police to notify us.

After standing in the rain for so long, Holmes felt a little cold. He wanted to find a place to rest, or to exercise to warm himself up.

Regarding this, Lu Li and Duke felt nothing, since there was nothing they could do now anyway, so they immediately agreed.

To be honest, I feel that I still don't know enough about the East End. Holmes led the way like a guide.

No, it's too modest to say that.

Lu Li walked side by side with Duke, leaning on a crutch disguised as a cane, and said at the same time, I know that the Eastern District is the epitome of poverty, but this is the first time I've heard that twenty people can squeeze into one room.

Yeah, I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. They were naked, lying on the floor like maggots in cheese.

Words seem to disrespect personality, but Holmes doesn't mean much, he just wants to make words more realistic.

Collecting the rent by the day is too advanced. Duke let out a sigh of relief.

Since Holmes likes to visit the slums when he is bored, he has been talking about what he has seen and heard in the East End during these years.

Rental housing is something that only the working class is entitled to enjoy, and it can be subdivided into several categories:

A room with a queen-size bed, let to married couples at sixpence a day;

A room with a slightly smaller bed was rented to single people. It was here that Holmes saw a shocking scene. There were more than 20 tenants living in it. Most of them were half-grown children who slept on the floor in winter.

The most outrageous thing is that in Holborn, there are a large number of houses that can accommodate a hundred beds, and the beds are rented out by the day. It only costs three pennies to find a place to settle in an international metropolis like London.

From what Holmes said at the time, it can be seen that he did not follow what others said, but did field research.

After paying the rent, you can get a rush candle in broken pottery from the landlord to light the room.

Only the first forty tenants can enjoy the light, and other latecomers can only rely on the afterglow from the reflection.

Also, that damn place is equipped with a communal kitchen, with a fireplace, a large kettle, a grill, and even two or three small tables, and behind the house there is a sink and a sewage ditch, which is covered with scum, and the grease reflects all kinds of colors.

Large pieces of rotting water plants, bulging rat corpses, they almost exploded under the action of the rotting gas...the air smells like a cemetery...

After hearing these words, Lu Li couldn't help wondering if Holmes had lived in that kind of place for a while, otherwise, how could he understand it so clearly.

Most importantly, hundreds of thousands of people live like maggots——

The children are not fully clothed, so they can only use sacks as clothes. The husband and wife must have a reasonably healthy person to engage in high-intensity labor and try to save half of the food.

Know honor and disgrace if you have enough food and clothing.

When they are desperate, these poor people may turn into devils at any time and try their best to take revenge on those who have caused injustice.

The East End is like a powder keg piled next to the flames, ready to explode at any moment.

Holmes heaved a long sigh.

Criminals' Paradise, Lu Li couldn't find a better adjective, everyone had a Jack the Ripper in their hearts, some had released him, and some were still enduring it.

If you don't erupt in silence, you will die in silence. Maybe you have experienced a catastrophe before you can wake up those in power.

Duke temporarily forgot the facts of the case and couldn't help expressing his truest thoughts.

Hearing this, Holmes fell silent.

He sympathizes with the poor and the homeless. If there is a choice, who is willing to give up the dignity of being a human being.

However, Holmes has an instinctive aversion to chaos, disorder, and especially criminal activities.

Is there a more gentle way to resolve class conflicts?

While thinking, he came to a tavern.

It's not fancy here, after all, it's located in the Whitechapel area, but it's still clean and tidy.

Sir, what would you like?

The waiter quickly noticed Lu Li and Duke following Holmes.

Her attitude became more intimate. If she received regular customers, she would only ask a simple question:

Sixpence or fourpence.

They are set meals, the former refers to rye wine with rump meat, and the latter refers to beer with celiac meat.

Brandy, do you have it? Don't mix it with anything, and mix it with some hot food.

It's five shillings, and if you get it up as fast as you can, the rest is tip.

Holmes should have come to this kind of place often, and he acted very familiar, and quickly found an empty table and sat down.

Lu Li was attracted by a figure.

You know that Liu Ying? Duke looked along the line of sight, puzzled.

This tavern is a two-story building, and a group of girls who have obviously dressed up stand on the stairs, smiling at every guest who looks over.

Even if it is the first time, you can see the meaning: as long as the money is in place, you can take the girl to the small room upstairs to stay for a while.

I saw it once.

Lu Li sighed with complicated emotions.

On the first night he entered this world, he stood by the stall and looked at the various situations in the Eastern District.

Up to now, the only person I can remember is the young and kind Liu Ying:

I'm ashamed to solicit customers, but in order to make a living, she had to leave with an old man before dawn. Before that, she even invited two homeless men to eat something to warm their bodies.

It can be seen that this girl's life is not satisfactory. Holmes noticed this scene and sighed: I hope she can find a good home in the end.

From standing on the street soliciting customers to having a permanent job, in a way, it can be regarded as a career progress?

Thinking of this, Lu Li felt that this idea was too absurd.

Although the makeup was used to cover it up, you can still see the injuries on her face. Duke took the plate from the waiter.

Holmes took down his pipe, and added:

Probably there was a fight with the foreign warbler forces. Don't be surprised. Women fight and grab territory. This is a common occurrence in the Eastern District.