Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

What's going to happen to Paul Goodman?

Facing this kind of problem, Kelsey didn't feel guilty at all.

She was never the one who did something wrong, so of course she can be justified.

"I think there is some kind of misunderstanding, and my understanding of the word friend is different from Goodman's."

Kelsey completely denied the idea of ​​a friend, and found the most suitable identity for herself.

"After burying my parents, I took Goodman's ride to London for the first time. When Goodman said he wanted to make some investments, I lent him [-] pounds as the principal."

Kelsey sneered, "It should be the money that made Goodman unilaterally recognize me as a friend, the kind of friend who is a fool who doesn't have much money but gives it quickly. In fact, I just thank him for being with me when I'm in a bad mood. I came to London, and he said a lot of nice things along the way.

There was no later. The so-called investment ended with Goodman leaving without saying hello.My relationship with him is, strictly speaking, that of creditor and debtor.It's not that I don't want this debt, but that I can't find anyone who owes it. "

Kelsey has never been preoccupied with money, and anyone who knows her in any way knows that she can be called generous in this regard.

For example, it was only two months ago that a search and rescue team was sent to rescue the "Lucky" with a lot of money.

Edwards immediately completed the cause and effect, which is not worth being angry for Kelsey.

"Oh my god! Goodman is a villain! He started not doing good things a few years ago, and it's no wonder that he has become more and more inhumane. He used your kindness and righteousness in the past, but now he still has the face to ask you for help!"

"Don't be surprised, this is just a person who wants to grab a life-saving straw regardless of the consequences when he is at the end of his life. Otherwise, why didn't Goodman come to me in the early years."

Kelsey was not surprised that Goodman had seen her in the United States, maybe at a business reception, Goodman turned around and ran away immediately when he saw her.

The reason is easy to guess.

Suppose a person once pretended to be a bosom friend, to comfort you after you lost your parents, but to defraud you of your last deposit, leaving you alone and struggling to survive in the huge London with two empty bags.

That person ridiculed your innocence and deceit in his heart, and even looked down on your dullness, because he thought that you had no possibility or ability to settle accounts with him again.

Unfortunately, a few years later the situation has changed dramatically.

You become a household name, resourceful, and rich.

The crook who owes you money is so broke that he must join a local gang and engage in illegal crimes.In this case, what would he do if he ran into you by chance?

Just like Goodman must hide well to prevent the detectives from finding his traces, and he never mentions the past for fear of being liquidated.

Kelsey is also fortunate that the original owner could only suppress his crush on Goodman because of hiding his gender. The month from his hometown to London has always shown him a dull image.

The way the original owner could express his love implicitly was to give generously when Goodman said that he wanted to invest and was short of money.

The dull behavior of the original owner saved Kelsey a lot of trouble later.

From the outside, young people who are not deeply involved in the world must be depressed because of sadness when they lose their parents.When he was most frustrated in his life, he believed in the wrong "friend" and wanted to settle down in London quickly, but all the money he invested was in vain.

After being cheated, the young man transformed quickly and became the later great detective Bennett.

This is a logical chain with almost no flaws.

Because Goodman just met the original owner by chance, even in the original owner's hometown, but he didn't know what kind of person the original owner was.

The woman disguised herself as a man, so that the original owner kept a distance from others, and even the neighbors were not very close.

What kind of education she received, where she went to study, and whether there are other distant relatives in the family, etc., these things are only known to the parents of the original owner, but both of them have passed away.

Because of this, Kelsey wanted to arrest Goodman to collect debts for the original owner, and it was impossible to let this man be at ease.

On the carriage, Edwards spontaneously made up the ins and outs, and didn't find anything wrong with it.

Who hasn't been a fledgling, and who hasn't been cheated once or twice.When he first opened a detective agency, he suffered a lot of crimes along the way.

However, Sherlock smiled and said nothing, because he wanted to see Goodman before making a judgment.

Police Station Interrogation Room

In the cold room, Goodman huddled on the wooden chair with blank eyes.

Since he set foot on American soil, his luck has been ups and downs.

Go to the casino and make a huge sum of money, only to lose it a few months later.He was almost silenced when he encountered a gang fight, and because of his eloquent tongue, he was able to get into the position. Unexpectedly, he was directly arrested and sent to the police station this time.

No, can't give up.

Goodman cheered up, and according to the ups and downs of luck, he will definitely survive this calamity.

'As long as Bennett is willing to help me hire the best lawyer. '

Goodman was worried. In fact, he was not sure about the driftwood he grabbed when he was cornered.

If it was the dull boy he met in northern England five or six years ago, he believed that he would be able to convince him.

For example, back then he easily defrauded him of a sum of money, and he never thought that a young man could single-handedly carve out a way to become a master.

Later, Goodman heard countless rumors about Mr. Bennet in the United States, but none of them connected the two people together.

Until he joined the VV gang, he managed to catch up with a certain businessman and got a place for a banquet, and discovered a fact that sent a chill down his spine-the boring boy who was cheated by him has become a big shot.

If you want to escape, you must escape far away.

Goodman was afraid of being retaliated and stayed away from New York. He was working in a mafia gang, and he didn't dare to let people know that he had a grudge against a famous detective.

Who would have thought that he would be caught by the police in illegal transactions today.Being locked up at the police station, he can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor, hoping that Bennet is a gentleman regardless of past suspicions.

Isn't the idea ridiculous?

But Goodman can only gamble. In the past, he won or lost, but this time...

'click--'

The iron door was opened, and three people walked in.

Kelsey complied with the interrogation process of the police station and did not have any private meetings. Sherlock and Edwards were invited to attend.

As a person with a clear conscience, of course she can be frank and can be heard in everything.

Goodman opened his eyes expectantly, and the person who came was the life-saving straw he had hoped for.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Kelsey sat down with a smile and greeted Goodman politely. "The weather is nice today, how are you doing?"

Goodman: Do you even need to ask?

Before Goodman could speak, Kelsey said apologetically, "I'm sorry, this is not suitable for daily greetings, so let's avoid greetings."

Goodman was about to say something, but couldn't get his chance.

Kelsey continued, "I heard that you came to me and claimed to be my friend. If you borrow money and don't pay it back, what kind of friend are you? So, you came to me because you want to pay back the money with interest?"

"Forehead……"

Goodman didn't expect to be reminded of the money. No, it should be said that he was just struggling to survive before sinking to the bottom of the lake, and he couldn't imagine the attitude of the driftwood he caught.

"It seems that you can't afford it. Yes, you never can."

Kelsey's tone was light, and what she was asking for was a half-life debt. She never thought of asking Goodman to pay back the money.

So, Kelsey sneered and asked Goodman, "I didn't want to pay off the debt, why did you come to me? Is it to play me? Paul Goodman, people who dare to play me, you know their ending What's up!"

Goodman couldn't say a word, and at this moment his body was trembling involuntarily.He was stared at by Kelsey's extremely cold eyes, as if he was being strangled by the claws of death.

It was a horrible feeling.Although he has never been on a battlefield, he has also seen some ruthless characters during his years in the VV gang, and he can feel the bloody murderous aura that can only be understood.

At the moment, Goodman was so frightened that he couldn't utter half a word. He was sure that the murderer in front of him would not blink.Is this still the dreary boy from the North of England?

No, it's the devil!

Goodman regretted it, why did he grab this life-saving straw.

And what frightened him most was a vague thought.He was the one who defrauded the boy of a large sum of money back then, and he made the boy struggle to survive in London, that is, he personally released the devil from the cage.

People will change.

Goodman understood all too well.

At the critical crossroads of life, those who give charcoal in a timely manner may not necessarily be remembered, but those who take advantage of others' dangers will definitely be remembered.

"I……"

Goodman held back his fear and tried to explain forcibly, "Actually, I didn't, yes, I didn't run away with money, but went overseas to buy goods. I went overseas to buy goods. As long as I make money, I can give you a high return. But Unfortunately, the ship sank, and I was rescued by Hunhen and brought to the United States."

Once it starts, the rest of the lie will go smoothly.

Goodman portrays himself as a lost youth who was tricked into joining the VV gang. "I was forced to. I accidentally witnessed the gang fight. If I didn't join one side, I would be silenced. I had no choice but to join the VV gang.

What happened later, I truthfully explained everything to the police, which is also a performance of meritorious service.Although I am in a gang, I have always longed to return to a normal life. "

The more he talked, the smoother he said, Goodman looked like he had changed his face.

'Bang! '

Edwards slapped the table angrily when he heard this. He participated in the arrest last night and witnessed the purgatory on earth in the woods. "Paul Goodman, do you still have the face to say that you want to return to normal life? What about the children who were trafficked and killed by you!"

The "Magic Mirror" event is actually an illegal trade in which deformed children are sold on a large scale.

Last night, more than a dozen tents in the woods held strangely shaped children.Some of them are cute, some are delicate, but their bodies are all the same.

Some necks were pulled up into long-necked monsters, some bodies were twisted into incredible arcs, and some even had their tails cut off and connected to a sea fish.

And so on, can't bear to go into details.

But there are really people who flock to it, like buying a kind of ornamental, and buy deformed children at a high price.

Over the years, the three circuses headed by Moon Bay have been looking for deformed children under the pretext of looking for actors.However, the probability of encountering a child born with a disability is not high, and it is far worse than making humanoid goods that meet customer requirements.

It was impossible for a few people in the circus to accomplish the crime, and later they combined the VV gang scattered in several states to commit crimes.

Although the scale of the VV gang is small, it is easier to find children suitable for transformation as local snakes, bring them to the circus to find someone to transform, and then transport and ship them, and clean up the traces of the transaction.

The two evil forces colluded together, and it was Moran who went through the needle.

Moran brought the most important technology to transform deformed people, and designed the transaction process to facilitate the smooth progress of this transaction.

The appalling deal lasted for three full years from the very beginning.

Earlier, Edwards interrogated Goodman to hear details of the transactions he knew.

The transaction of manufacturing deformed children and selling them cannot go smoothly from the beginning, especially in the amazing amount of damage to the 'goods'.

That is to say, tens of thousands of vagrants died in the reformation of this group of people, just to satisfy the criminals' greed for money.

Even if Goodman just joined the "Magic Mirror" trade this year, he is not qualified to talk about meritorious service, let alone leniency, because he made money by stepping on innocent corpses.

Goodman was scolded by Edwards, he could only show guilt, but he still looked at Kelsey pleadingly.

"Yes, yes, I admit my mistake, and I will definitely make amends. Mr. Bennet, for the sake of escorting you to London, please help me again. Help me find a good lawyer and give me a A chance to reform yourself!"

Sherlock observed so far and confirmed that Goodman is really not an ordinary person, how can ordinary people be so shameless.

Even so, he still didn't believe that his Jerry would be deceived by this.She wouldn't have given Goodman even a penny, let alone a hundred pounds.

Even in the moment of losing her parents, Kelsey never loses her mind.

Sherlock is from himself to others. He was also very sad when he lost his father, but he will not recognize the villain in hypocrisy as a friend because of his sadness.

Are there exceptions to everything?

The only exception, perhaps, is when you are carried away by your emotions.

Sherlock looked back at Kelsey, who was pretty sure dear Jerry never lost his mind.

Reason and suspicion seem to be engraved in Kelsey's soul, and she has no chance of liking Goodman.

As now, Kelsey meets Goodman again.

One is calm and sarcastic, the other is fearful and forceful, there is no emotional entanglement between the two.

The problem is coming.

Why did the young Bennet 'lend' Goodman a hundred pounds?

Sherlock was sure there was something odd about it, and that everyone else would be fooled, but he knew Kelsey.People will change, but perseverance and superior ability do not mean that there is no change.

Even if Goodman's acting skills were superb back then, it was impossible to deceive Kelsey.

This is Sherlock's intuition as a man, and the truth is not as simple as it appears.No one is lying, but there must be something to hide, and it is clear at a glance who is hiding.

What is concealed is the key to revealing the truth.

Kelsey stood still and let Sherlock look at her, and she didn't bother to talk to Goodman any more.

There was no friendship between the two parties, so she stopped by once to make sure of one thing.She was satisfied when she was sure that Goodman was not doing well.

"Mr. Goodman, don't worry, I'm a gentleman. Gentlemen don't pay every penny. If you think about it, you can pay back the past arrears, and I won't pursue them again."

Kelsey changed the subject, "But finding a lawyer for you is a bit embarrassing for me. I can't do that with virtue."

When Goodman heard that there was no hope of finding a lawyer, his spirits collapsed.He should have known earlier that life-saving straws cannot be grasped.

"Don't be disappointed. When you came to me, didn't you think that I would make trouble?"

Seeing that Goodman's face turned pale, Kelsey made a solemn promise to him: "Didn't I tell you to rest assured? Rest assured, I will not use my private power to retaliate, and I will definitely let you accept a fair court trial. In this way It can be regarded as an acquaintance, and I treat you well."

Do not use private rights, but a fair trial?

Goodman heard this promise, and looked at Kelsey's standard gentleman's attitude, he deceived countless people into believing this promise.Because he admits the fact that the person in front of him more or less retains the kindness and integrity of the boring boy in the north of England.

This time he lost the bet, and the result was destined to be imprisoned, but he was not retaliated against, perhaps it was a blessing in misfortune.

Goodman's mood has experienced ups and downs, and he has no more to ask for, and began to figure out how to persuade the jurors, and how to get ahead in prison.

The three detectives walk out of the interrogation room.

Edwards will continue to stay in the police station. Those people in the circus have not finished interrogating, and the other two will go to the hospital to visit Watson first.

Don't get me wrong, Watson just twisted his foot, and Moran, who was arrested, was seriously injured and unconscious during the rescue.If Watson was injured, the three of them must have rushed to the hospital first, so it was impossible to come to Goodman first.

It's past eight in the morning.

Watson, who was exhausted last night, should still be sleeping. It was time to let him rest for a while, so he didn't go to the hospital to disturb him first.

"Mr. Watson insisted on guarding Moran himself. At four o'clock in the morning, Inspector George sent two more detectives to help Mr. Watson, and he finally borrowed a bed in the empty ward next door to take a nap."

Edwards glanced at his pocket watch, "It takes half an hour in a carriage from the police station to Hospital Y. At nine o'clock, Mr. Watson will probably wake up, maybe the two of you can bring him some breakfast as a reward."

Kelsey nodded, "Of course, we will never treat the great hero badly."

"There are two good coffee shops near Y Hospital."

Sherlock already knew the situation in Chicago very well. "Watson's favorite breakfast is there. Not only today's breakfast, but before his foot injury heals, we will be responsible for finding someone to deliver three meals to him."

This thoughtfulness shows that detective Sherlock Holmes cares about his assistant, Mr. Watson.

There were not many words, and the three of them were about to part at the gate of the police station.

While the two were waiting for the carriage, Edwards couldn't help asking, "Mr. Bennet, are you really not going to collect debts from Goodman? Do you want to give him a fair trial?"

"Isn't that good? Of course I want to give him a fair trial."

Kelsey said slowly, "Look, Goodman looks deceptive. He is clever and thick-skinned. Even if he doesn't have a good lawyer, he will try his best to defend himself in court. He is likely to deceive jurors and win Sympathy, I must put an end to this possibility."

How to prevent it?

Naturally, Goodman's gambling and lies were exposed.

"Afterwards, I will hand over the collated evidence to the prosecution. From Goodman's fraudulent death, he left the Red Shirts because he went to gamble on the high seas, and how he lost money in every casino he went to after he came to the United States. Go and submit more principal information one by one."

Kelsey said in an impartial tone, "A fair trial is to ensure that Goodman can be sentenced to death immediately. Once we got to know each other, I treated him well. I didn't let him be quartered by five horses or thrown into the river. Is it not enough? I think enough is enough, after all, I am a law-abiding civilized person, and I will not take personal revenge.”

Edwards: Theoretically, legally, and logically, this is really not revenge.

However, this kind of acquaintance treated him well, and he, who is also a detective, admired him so much that he had nothing to say.

With Edwards' speechless smile, the carriage arrived, and Kelsey and Sherlock boarded the carriage and headed to the hospital.

The curtains are lowered.

The wheels of the carriage creaked and crushed the road, and there were only two people sitting opposite each other in the carriage.

The atmosphere is somewhat quiet.

Sherlock hadn't said much this morning.

At this time, he suddenly stretched out his hand to scratch Kelsey's nose, and then gently pinched the tip of her nose while he was unprepared.

"Tom!"

Kelsey was caught off guard by the surprise attack, or hadn't been prepared for Sherlock, so she took his hand half a beat later, "You..."

"You want to ask me what I'm doing?"

The corner of Sherlock's mouth raised, and he said it as a matter of course: "I'm checking whether the tip of your nose has suddenly become longer. Have you heard of the new Italian fairy tale, Pinocchio's story? I'm worried about you."

In "Pinocchio", Pinocchio is a carved puppet who wants to be a real human and likes to lie.

In the story, once Pinocchio tells a lie, his wooden nose will grow longer.

Of course Kelsey knew Pinocchio was a liar, so how could she not hear that Sherlock was implying that she was hiding something about Goodman.

At the moment, she was not weak, "What's there to worry about? In this matter, I have not lied from beginning to end. Goodman is just a little person worth mentioning."

"Yes, you didn't lie to me."

Sherlock didn't say the second half of the sentence, and Kelsey concealed some things to avoid the truth.In this regard, he is not depressed at all, but a little excited, which means that he is getting closer and closer to the truth.

Thinking about it, Sherlock looked at Kelsey with scorching eyes, "It's okay if Goodman doesn't mention anything. To me, you are the most important thing.

Dear Jerry, it doesn't matter if you really become Pinocchio.You know, the lies I told during the investigation are enough to accompany you to become Pinocchio. "

Kelsey couldn't help laughing, and without speaking, she reached out and touched Sherlock's nose.It's not a one-touch, but a few more squeezes, and it feels good.

Under Sherlock's smiling eyes, Kelsey nodded seriously.

"Very well, I verified it with my own hands, and your promise is true. But it's fine to change into Pinocchio together. I'm not interested in having a long and short nose. This kind of play is unqualified. I have to ask Watson to revise the script. It would rather be the elopement plot of Tsarist Russian flying swordsmen."

As for some concealment, Kelsey never stopped Sherlock from discovering the truth.

If Mr. Holmes could guess correctly, she was not afraid to admit it frankly.Or, it was not out of the question that someday dear Sherlock would put her in a very good mood, and she would tell it herself.

'Ah Choo—'

Watson woke up with an itchy nose. Could someone be talking about him?Not long after, he saw detective friends coming with breakfast.

"It's great! It's my favorite flavor."

Watson had an empty stomach and no manners. He ate and chatted.

Watson found that Kelsey and Sherlock were a little different today, and the two did not hide the joy between their brows.He casually asked for confirmation, "I think you look relaxed, is it because the interrogation at the police station went smoothly?"

"Yes, there is one person who has confessed."

"Yes, the VV Gang's involvement in the case has been basically clarified."

The two answered in unison.

Kelsey and Sherlock looked at each other's noses again.

The fact that the nose didn't get longer is enough to prove that they are all real people who don't lie, right?