Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

At the critical moment of escaping, it doesn't matter what you call him, can you really be lucky if you call him a lucky boy?

Dantès doesn't think so.

Luck, he has been playing with this kind of thing for 14 years, and he has no naive expectations for the advent of luck.

Running all the way, the three went straight to the prison gate.

Kelsey wanted to help Father Faria. She saw that Dantès was going to be exhausted, but they refused.

Kelsey understood in seconds that the two were acting cautiously, to guard against her threat to hold Father Faria hostage.

There is nothing wrong with this. Dantès and Father Faria have been locked in prison for many years, and they must be vigilant at all times to save their lives.

Just as other prisoners in the prison were poisoned to death today, but the two survived, they must be very vigilant and did not touch the poisoned food.

It is too late to ask about the whole story of the poisoning, so it is especially important to rob the ship.

Château d'If Prison has no permanent spare ships, and the delivery ship that has just arrived is undoubtedly the only means of transportation out of the island at present.

Swoboda, along with the three captains of the prison guards, must have targeted the ship as well.

They should have a whole plan to hijack the ship and leave the island.As for the destination after the prison escape, and why the prison should be bloody and cause massacres?

When Kelsey met the future Count of Monte Cristo, she made a bold guess—Swoboda was imprisoned for the secret of the Monte Cristo treasure held by Father Faria.

According to his psychology of manipulating human life, when he leaves the prison, he must do something big to bring darkness to the world, such as killing everyone on the island.

Specific speculation will be tabled later.

There is bad news in front of you.

"They were one step faster."

Father Faria frowned, the iron gate of the prison gate was ajar, and there were two pairs of bloody footprints going out on the ground.

"Didn't you say that besides Bolton, Svoboda has two other accomplices?"

Kelsey was surprised that just now Bolton led her to the rest area to the left, while Green and Aiden carried supplies to the back kitchen to the right.Just as she was shot and attacked by Bolton, the two boatmen would probably be silenced by Swoboda and his two accomplices who were in ambush.

The prison has only one door leading to the outside world.

Why are there only two pairs of footprints instead of three pairs of footprints running out of the gate from the right side?

Could there be infighting?

Or is someone coming later?

Without thinking too much, the three of Kelsey rushed out of the gate.

With a distance of more than 30 meters, I saw Swoboda and the prison guard Stephen who were about to board the boat from a distance.

On the open shore, the sea breeze blows.

Stephen's angry shout was particularly loud, "Swoboda, you lunatic killed a prisoner, why did you send a telegram to inform that the small island on the shore was robbed! Alvin advised you, you actually killed him too!"

The more Stephen said, the more hysterical his voice became.

"I know that Alvin has been vacillating and showing signs of rebellion, but why did you send a telegram? You send a telegram, and the police on the shore will land on the island within four or 10 minutes at most. Although they will find the problem sooner or later, they can If you procrastinate, you procrastinate, that's what you should do!"

"What should I do? There is nothing that others can ask of me, I just do what I want to do. It's more exciting to chase and escape, isn't it?"

Svoboda moved the large package of supplies onto the boat, and said with great ease: "Stephen, anyway, you have no turning back, why don't you go quickly? Bolton will not wait for him if he is slow, and if one more person boards the boat, just Share the treasure with one more person."

Dantès: What's the matter?

Svoboda actually sent a telegram saying that the Chateau d'If prison had been robbed?Wanna play 'I call the police and catch myself? ! '

Regardless of the content of Svoboda's telegram, the police who will arrive on the island and see the horrors of the prison will definitely arrest all the survivors left on the island.

Dantès did not think that those who remained on the island would be lucky enough to receive a fair trial.

Or they will be labeled as an accomplice to the prison tragedy, or they will be said to be fishing in troubled waters.Do they still expect to be found to have nothing to do with the massacre at Chateau d'If, and continue to be imprisoned in another place?

No, that must not be allowed to happen.

Therefore, Svoboda must not be allowed to drive away!

Dantès asked the unwell Father Faria to sit down first, and he rushed to the coast 30 meters away.

The two people on the side of the boat did not stand stupidly. Of course, they also found that it was not the expected Bolton who was running from the direction of the prison.No more quarrels, let's sail off the island first and then talk about other things.

"Captain Stephen, don't go with him! Swoboda killed so many people, and he will kill you as well."

Dantès yelled while running, no matter what 21 [-] first provoked the internal strife between Swoboda and the prison guards, and bought time for his side to grab the ship.

How could Stephen not be vigilant against Swoboda, but only this lunatic knows the secret of the treasure, even if he wants to turn against him, he has to wait until the treasure is found.

At this moment, Kelsey had a flash of inspiration and suddenly understood why Joan made a point of mentioning where her quote came from.

"The Dead Are Watching You", page P42, and after turning over the book, I can find that sentence is on line 9-10.

Kelsey also shouted to the shore, "Captain Stephen, take us there! We can give you free labor, and we don't want half a copper coin, just let us live."

Svoboda had already stepped onto the boat and hauled the anchor onto the deck.

He smiled and looked at prison guard Stephen, "Why, are you moved? It's a pity, knowing the location of the treasure can guide you..."

Before Swoboda finished speaking, Kelsey reported a coordinate: "North latitude 42 degrees, East longitude 9.5 degrees."

coordinate!

These are the island coordinates of the treasure of Monte Cristo!

Svoboda's complexion changed, and he quickly drew his gun from his back.

He really wanted to shoot the person who called out the coordinates, but he had to kill Stephen who was a few meters away from him on the same boat first.Using himself to judge others, Stephen knows the coordinates, who will be the first one who can't be tolerated?

'boom! ''boom! '

The next moment, two gunshots rang out on the ship.

ten seconds ago.

When Stephen heard the coordinates, he still hadn't reacted, but he caught a glimpse of Svoboda's movements from the corner of his eye and knew the location of the treasure was real.

For a split second, instinct overtook everything.

Stephen fired his gun at Svoboda, he had had enough of the madman!

I didn't see how crazy Svoboda was at first.

Stephen thought that in cooperation with Swoboda, he only needs to release a prisoner with two colleagues, and the four of them dig treasures together to make a fortune, and then change their names and surnames to go to the United States to live a good life.

Who would have thought that he would be trapped step by step.

Today, I finally had to poison everyone in the prison, in order to kill everyone who knew of their existence.

Only the dead will not reveal half a word, and the police who are investigating the escape will not ask any clues, so that they can guard the huge treasure.

Get shot in the head!

Stephen fell down with his eyes wide open.

The two shot almost at the same time, but Stephen's movement was finally a beat slower.

His arm was not lifted, but the trigger between his fingers was pulled, and the bullet missed, only hitting Swoboda's leg.

Swoboda was shot in the leg, and also staggered backwards, falling on the deck and the ship's pillar with the force of his left back.

"Hahaha--"

Svoboda fell, but laughed loudly at the death of Stephen's corpse.Just as he was about to raise his right hand to kill the bad guys on the shore, he felt a pain in his heart.

hindsight.

Svoboda lowered his head slowly.He saw a small piece of anchor protruding from his chest, bloody, piercing his heart.

So unlucky!

When he fell backwards and landed on his left shoulder just now, the sharp corner of the anchor leaning on the ship's post and deck just pierced through his heart.

Before Svoboda died, he was thinking of only one thing. 'This is the anchor I put down with my own hands.I kill myself? ! '

The sea breeze started to blow again.

The wind, carrying the bloody smell from the corpses of Swoboda and Stephen, told of the shocking changes just half a minute ago.

A person's life or death is really in an instant.

Dantès and Kelsey ran to the side of the boat.

Facing the two corpses on board, the scene was quiet for a while.

Dantès took a deep breath, and then looked at the pockmarked face beside him, his gaze changed into a complicated one.

"Well, Sam, you're right. Lucky boy, you've lived up to your name. You must be in God's favour, and a word of God's punishment for a mad murderer."

Kelsey: I'm not!I don't!Don't guess!

"I just want to buy time and make them fight the best. Who would have thought..."

Kelsey looked at the two people who were dying, she really didn't expect the ending to be so ironic.

It may be fulfilled that many unrighteous deeds will lead to self-death, or it may be fulfilled that excessive arrogance will bring disaster.

Swoboda is not really a magical Lucifer. No matter how much he claims to be a demon, he is still flesh and blood.One mistake would have cost him his life.

No time to sigh, the chasing ship is likely to have left the port.

Dantès and Kelsey threw the two corpses overboard, seized the time to take Father Faria to the boat, and sailed away from the island.

After a lapse of 14 years, Dantès entered the cabin cab again.

Fortunately, this ship did not use the completely unfamiliar driving equipment. Although it has been updated, it can still be operated.

"The fuel is not enough, and it can be driven for about four or five hours."

Dantès made a rough judgment, "We must avoid the pursuit of the French police within four to five hours."

Kelsey did not say to return to the port of Marseilles. If she was alone, she could make up a big show to try the investigative skills of the French police.

But with two prisoners, she can't guarantee the patience of the police, whether to listen to the explanation first or arrest them first.

"It's better to go to the port of Toulon first. Although it is close to Marseille, it belongs to two provinces, and the news does not spread so quickly."

Kelsey just took a boat from Italy to the port of Toulon the day before yesterday, and then entered France and came to Marseille by land. The distance between the two places is [-] to [-] kilometers, and the boat will be faster. "Monsieur Dantès, do you know how to drive?"

If you don't know it, get ready to start drifting at sea.

How could the first mate of the Pharaoh sail somehow from Marseille to Toulon 14 years ago.

14 years later, Dantès is sure that he has not forgotten the valuable wealth of experience left by the sea.

"In an hour, we'll be in Toulon."

Dantès said with certainty, and turned the steering wheel.He looked at the endless blue sea, and at this moment, he was sure that he had really left that gray and cold prison.

Although the way to leave the Château d'If is very different from what you imagined, freedom is at hand.

The ship sets sail.

Kelsey finally took the time to ask how the prison murder happened. "How did Svoboda poison today? Where did he get the poison?"

"I don't know what kind of poison it is, but it should have been dropped in red wine, and everyone who drank it was poisoned. As for how he managed to poison it, that's a long story."

Dantès started talking about it half a year ago. Swoboda was imprisoned in June. He gradually became familiar with the prison guards and other prisoners, and gradually became a special existence.

For example, prisons do not provide prisoners with medical insurance.Svoboda has excellent medical skills, so he tried his best to treat the prisoner's headache and brain fever during his daily rest.

With no medical treatment, he told the prison guards that his property abroad had not been confiscated and frozen.It is hoped that prison guards can exchange this money to improve the living standards of prisoners in prisons.

Due to the turmoil in France, the new chief and deputy directors of the Chateau d'If Prison this year all muddled through.Swoboda first got in touch with Stephen and Bolton, and then got in touch with the warden step by step, and actually opened up the prison guard system from bottom to top.

So within half a year, the Château d'If prison had a special existence.Swoboda seems to be a saint, spared no expense of his property, bribed prison guards and gave prisoners food and medicine.

Many people in the prison may have ridiculed Swoboda, ridiculed that he found the wrong place to preach, and no matter how good he did, he could not alleviate the crime.

"But it is undeniable that both prisoners and prison guards would like to have a benevolent doctor in the prison, rather than encounter a terrible prison bully."

Looking back on the past six months, Dantès also found it incredible. "Swoboda is like a holy angel sent by God to the prison. He was incompatible with the cold prison, but he changed the place by himself."

There really is a kind of person in the world, who seems to be an angel descended into the world.

They can easily understand the needs of strangers, win the favor of strangers effortlessly, and even make most people living in harsh environments let go of their guard.

"At the end of October, on Halloween, Svoboda bought a case of red wine at his own expense. He not only gave it to the prison guards, but also persuaded the prison guards to let the prisoners have a drink. He said that to celebrate Halloween, let the prisoners have a glass of wine once. special case."

Dantès followed Father Faria's instruction and did not touch the glass of red wine.He pretended to drink it, but actually vomited it into his sleeve.

Swoboda can buy alcohol for Halloween, and he can also buy alcohol for Christmas.The red wine was delivered to the island last week, and the news had already spread secretly.

One has stayed in the prison of Château d'If for a long time, how precious a glass of red wine is, it is a priceless treasure that free people outside will not understand.

At noon today, the prison guards, including the warden, drank red wine first.

During the working hours in the afternoon, except for the three team leaders, the prisoners did not see other prison guards.They all speculated that maybe the prison guards had drunk too much.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, the prisoner's work period ended an hour earlier than usual.

Svoboda's toast began.The prisoners in several working places were allotted a wooden bowl of red wine.

"At the time, Swoboda also said that he drank the bowl first, and there was still some beer when the supplies came ashore. Everyone can share some more tonight."

Dantès and Father Faria didn't drink the wine they didn't drink last time, and they didn't drink it this afternoon either.The level of pretense of the two of them has become higher, and they don't need to pretend to drink the wine first, and they can directly pour the wine into their inner clothes without showing any traces from the outside.

Father Faria's reason for not drinking is simple.

A prison is a prison, and it is impossible to become a warm family.

No matter how much Swoboda behaved like an angel, don't forget that he was imprisoned for murder.Even if we can't find out his motives for doing these things for the time being, and we can't find any evidence that he has ulterior motives for the time being, we must be on guard against others.

It is worth not to participate in the toast of the prison celebration like an absurd drama.But do a good job of disguising, don't just be a maverick when you don't have the strength.

Speaking of this, I have to mention Orwell, the former prison bully of the Chateau d'If prison.

The burly man was imprisoned for ten years for murder. He openly expressed his dislike for Svoboda, thinking it was a hypocritical self-satisfaction.

Swoboda never disputed it.

Five months after saying this, Orwell drowned in the bathroom on the eve of Halloween—face down, his face fell into his own washbasin, the kind of drowning in the washbasin water.

The method of death is extremely absurd, but there are no physical witnesses.

Orwell would occupy the bathroom while taking a shower, and never let anyone share the same room with him.He was later ruled to have died accidentally.

"The person who was on duty outside the bathroom at that time was Bolton. Looking back now, it must be the killer under Svoboda."

Why did Svoboda kill Orwell?

There may be an element of vindictiveness, but the most important thing is to root out the destabilizing elements that are against him.

Since Orwell's death, Dantès had realized the danger of Svoboda, but he didn't expect him to be so crazy.

The work was over early today, and the prisoners drank a bowl of red wine and lined up to return to their cells.

Because the prison guards only had three team leaders left, they only locked the gate on the outermost side of the cell, leaving everyone's room door unlocked.

Originally lined up for dinner at six o'clock in the evening.

Prison guards also know that there will be door-to-door fights during the rest period, but they are not afraid that they will not be able to subdue the prisoners with guns in their hands, and as long as the prisoners do not kill each other, it is not a big deal.

No one expected that a murder would happen in the prison half an hour later.

The prisoners who drank red wine felt abnormal in their bodies, some fainted and died, and some tried their best to rush out of the cell to ask for help.

Nearly a hundred people headed towards the gate of the prison.

Most of them fell halfway, and those who remained were scrambling to pray for a chance, but when they approached the main gate, they saw Svoboda on the other side of the gate.

Someone screamed, asking Svoboda to open the door and help him heal.

"It's different from any other day in the past six months. Svoboda is no longer a doctor who actively saves lives and heals the wounded. He is laughing!"

Dantès also pretended to be a poisoned member, fell to the ground, and looked at Svoboda outside the gate.

Swoboda's smile is a joy from the heart, but it makes people feel creepy.That is laughing at the stupidity of the world, and laughing at the world being played by him between applause.

He can control the life of others, and he can control the death of others.It gives people hope, but completely destroys the trust between people, and makes people leave this world with despair.

"The entire Chateau d'If prison is just a toy in Svoboda's hands."

Dantès was silent for a while after speaking, the scene in the prison was really sensational. "The begging for mercy stopped quickly, everyone else around me died, and the madman left too."

Afterwards, Dantès went to find Father Faria, and the two pried open the gate to escape, and found Bolton acting suspiciously along the way.Following Bolton, he met the lucky boy.

Kelsey basically knew what happened later.

Including hearing the dispute between Stephen and Swoboda, mentioning that the crazy Swoboda sent a telegram to the outside world, notifying the police that the prison was robbed.

However, Swoboda probably has never heard of a saying in the East - the way of heaven is good for reincarnation.

He treated everyone as a doll, but in the end he died by his hands.Look at the irony of fate.

"Yes, the irony of fate."

Father Faria said in a daze, "No one can absolutely control fate, let alone calculate everything."

This is not only about Swoboda's death, but also about the search for the treasure of Monte Cristo.

From effect to cause, it is not difficult to see that Svoboda has mastered the hidden location of the treasure. How could he know?Those who know are not limited to Svoboda.

Father Faria looked at Kelsey, "It's Joan, tell me the coordinates of your island? Does she know Svoboda?"

"It's also a complicated story."

Kelsey simplifies the triangular exchange murder case, Joan is one of the murderers, and Svoboda can be counted as her mentor.

"However, I don't think Joan knows the exact location. She only wrote to Professor Qiao because she guessed and couldn't verify it. And the letter was forwarded to me, and I reported the coordinates by luck."

Kelsey also pointed out, "I haven't landed on the island yet, so I haven't verified whether the latitude and longitude are accurate. Svoboda should have several guesses, so he will go to prison and ask the priest to verify what."

Verify what?

Father Faria shook his head, "I don't think I've ever revealed anything, but I did talk to Svoboda. Perhaps, he determined the position through the method of exclusion."

Now Joan was dead, and so was Svoboda.

What treasure-related documents Joan's Spada left behind, and what she told Svoboda, have become secrets, and no precise research can be made.

Those who are dead are dead, and those who are alive still have to face many problems.

The ship sails into the port of Toulon.

Dantès and Father Faria had changed into the crew's spare clothes in the cabin and burned their prison clothes to ashes.And he used the charcoal pencils and firewood ash on the boat to cover up his face a little.

Disembark, enter the city, and buy supplies.

After eating at the hotel, they went back to the room to tidy up their appearance and change their clothes again. The three checked out and left the city.

Kelsey organized everything methodically.

Eight o'clock on Christmas Eve.

Most of the families gathered in one room, and a carriage headed north, heading straight for Paris.

The driver was Kelsey, and he drove overnight with reference to the map of France he had just bought.

If Lestrade was present, he would be very surprised. What about Kelsey's poor driving skills?Why is this technology as smooth as walking on the ground?

Right now, it was Dantès who asked the question.

After learning that Kelsey came to the prison to find suspicious evidence of Swoboda, he was not surprised that the man had just disguised himself and reported a false name.

"Then you should be called Mr. Bennet?"

Dantès confirmed it again, implying that after washing away the pockmarked face, is Kelsey not in disguise now?

"correct."

Kelsey nodded without hesitation, having changed back into her usual attire.As for whether there are other disguises?Even Sherlock didn't tell, how could he be honest with others.

Kelsey said bluntly, "Now I have changed back to my real name, but I'm afraid you two will have to use a fake name, or a few more fake names are better, and the effect of disguise is the best when paired with your appearance."

Father Faria suddenly asked, "You are a detective, and we are prisoners. Aren't you wondering why we are put in prison, and are you not afraid that we are actually committing a heinous crime?"

Kelsey asked, "I'm a detective, and you two are prisoners. Are you not afraid that you two will be sent to the police station in the carriage I drove?"

Some trust comes suddenly, just because it bursts out in danger.

After confronting Svoboda, escaping from the prison of Château d'If, and sharing the secret of Monte Cristo's treasure, the position of detective and prisoner is not absolute.

"Of course, if the two of you are willing to talk about the past and add some popularity to the boring journey, that's also good."

It's not that Kelsey doesn't intend to understand the past of the two, but there are priorities. Now that she is an accomplice in the escape, it is imperative to rush to Paris and stay away from Marseilles.

"We were all wronged."

After Dantès said this, he clenched his fists tightly when thinking of the past, and fell into a momentary silence of memories.

Father Faria has lost all that anger, "I'm afraid it's not easy to talk about the past tonight. It's not enough to talk about the past, only to get revenge. Why don't you talk about the future? Regarding the treasure, Mr. Bennet What do you think?"

The distribution of huge treasures should be a serious topic.

Kelsey said casually, "Honestly, I'm not even interested in treasure."

Quiet.

The carriage compartment was a little quieter.

Father Faria couldn't believe it. Kelsey's face was calm and he didn't care about Jubao at all, but why did this sound a little disturbing?

"It's better for you to be a little interested."

Father Faria smiled, "It makes me feel more at ease."

"I understand. What you mean is to pay me for the hush money, as much as you want is enough."

Kelsey knew that gold would not fall from the sky, and if he wanted to divide the treasures, he had to go in and dig them all. Those scattered tasks were troublesome.

Putting these aside, there is one thing that must be told to the two of them.

Kelsey said, "As for the treasure, it's up to you, Father, but there is one thing I want to say first. What happened to Svoboda in the Chateau d'If prison, including that he was imprisoned for the treasure, he slaughtered From the beginning to the end, apart from the three of us, it is impossible to hide it from another person."

Father Faria's face became serious, "Mr. Bennet, you should know that if one more person knows the inside story, we will be more dangerous."

"Even if I don't take the initiative to say it, he can figure it out. At that time, I solved the poison exchange case together with him; I also copied a copy of Joan's letter and stuffed it under the door of his house."

Kelsey did that just in case, if she got trapped during the investigation, she had to reserve clues before she could wait for rescue.

As long as Sherlock reads the letter, reads the newspaper about the prison incident, and gives him some time to investigate and visit, he will definitely guess the whole story of the Svoboda case.

"For such a vicious case, you can't hide it from him. It's not a trivial matter, and it can be exposed with a joke or two."

Kelsey will not deliberately conceal anything from Sherlock in cases related to human life. It should be known that there may be a mysterious person behind Swoboda.

She said to Father Faria seriously, "I can understand your concerns. All I can say is that you have some trust in me. Please give the same trust to my companion, Mr. Holmes.

Because most of the time, I know him as he knows me, and we can trust each other as much as we trust ourselves. "

Father Faria thought for a long time, nodded slowly, and said with a smile, "In most cases, there are exceptions."

Kelsey nodded as a matter of course, "There is no absolute in everything, even I can't give a 100% guarantee."

Father Faria was silent.Yeah, who can?

**

12 month 27 day.

The third day after the massacre in the Château d'If prison.

At 03:30 in the afternoon, a hotel in Paris.

Sherlock entered the courtyard of the hotel and saw Kelsey enjoying afternoon tea leisurely and alone.

"Good afternoon, Jerry. I'm so relieved to see you. Looks like you really had a peaceful and warm Christmas Eve, didn't you?"