Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Although Goodman has explained everything he knows, there are still some unknowns about the "magic mirror" transaction.

Sherlock briefly stated what he knew so far, and asked Watson about Moran's situation.

"I heard from Edwards that you led the team to act alone during the siege last night. What exactly happened to you? How did the guy next door get so miserable."

The ward next door was guarded inside and outside by the police, and the murderer under their supervision, Moran, has not yet woken up after the operation to remove the bullet.

"Oh! This is a thrilling hunting experience."

Watson took a sip of coffee and described the situation last night in detail. "According to the sighting of the will-o'-the-wisps, Detective George surrounded a corner of the woods. Moran, that guy was the first to leave the scene. He and his assistant were carrying four large boxes and were about to leave quietly. Guess what's in the boxes?"

Kelsey guessed cooperatively, "It's money, not dollars, but gold bars."

"correct answer."

Watson said that the two sides met on a narrow road and found each other almost at the same time, five against two, but their own side did not have the advantage. "Moland fired first and hit one of the detectives in the arm."

At that time, the two sides were a little far away.

Moran couldn't see through the bushes either, but he was lucky enough to injure a policeman with one shot.

Not wary.

Moran took his assistant and fled from another direction.

After escaping and chasing, a person helped point out the direction of the pursuit.

The werewolf Yule appeared.

Wolves can't climb trees, but Yule, who has a thick layer of hair like a werewolf, can run quickly on trees like an ape, and he is very familiar with the woods.

With Yule's help, Watson caught up with Moran not long after.

A head-on firefight is imminent.

Although the police in Chicago are equipped with guns, they have not been formally trained in this era, and they are completely inferior to Moran's battle-hardened battlefield elites.

Soon, all the detectives were injured, but fortunately, Moran's assistant was also cautious and couldn't escape after several shots.

Next, is the duel between Watson and Moran.

"Unfortunately, it is not suitable to be written in a novel. I have already thought of the title of the chapter "The Fight Between Two Generations of Sharpshooters". Please don't say I am boasting. This kind of title is more eye-catching."

Watson said it lightly, but when faced with a hail of bullets last night, one wrong step was in danger of death.

It doesn't matter whether you are skilled or lucky.

Last night, Watson hit Moran on the right shoulder first, which directly made Moran lose the ability to continue shooting with his right hand.

Catch alive.

Watson always remembered this, but accidents inevitably happened.

"After Moran was shot, he took a step back inertially. There happened to be a rock on the ground that made him slip. He couldn't stand still, fell backwards and fell."

As if analyzing slow motion, Watson demonstrated Moran's movements at that time, "It's really hard to say how lucky people are. That fall made Moran unconscious."

Watson gave Moran a preliminary examination on the spot.

He found that when Moran fell backwards, not only the back of his head was injured, but also his spine was injured by sharp gravel on the ground.

"The hospital is not optimistic about this. The location of Moran's injury is too coincidental, and it is very likely to cause high paraplegia. The specific injury can only be judged after he wakes up, but whether he can wake up is also a question."

Watson did not sympathize with Moran. This man not only organized and planned crimes, but he was also merciless to his accomplices and his own people.During the shootout, his assistant was blocked by Moran and blocked a bullet.

Hearing this news, the two detectives were also speechless.

In fact, there is a high probability that Moran will not explain anything after he wakes up. This person is not a coward Goodman.

"Okay, then let's take a look at the belongings of Moran and his assistants."

As Sherlock spoke, Watson took out a notebook from under the pillow of the hospital bed.

"I handed over all the gold bullion money to the police. It was brought by Moran, as well as the supplies found from Moran and his assistants."

Watson took out a cloth bag from the bedside table, "pens, knives, train tickets, money orders, etc., they are all in there. I have counted them one by one and recorded the list."

When Moran and his assistant left the woods, they had no luggage other than four boxes of gold bars.

Judging from the habits of these two people, they would not leave evidence that can indicate their whereabouts in the hotel, and the essential items they carry with them are the most valuable for investigation.

"Mr. Watson, you are really a great sharpshooter, and even a great detective assistant. Please believe that there is no one better than you. You are capable of medicine and martial arts, and you are almost an all-round assistant. With you, let the detective Much easier."

Kelsey inspected the items, and praised Watson, speaking from the bottom of his heart.Finally, she took the time to give Sherlock a smile.

Sherlock nodded slightly, accepting the smile.

It was Kelsey praising him for having produced such an excellent assistant during the three years he had worked with Watson.

Watson restrained the pleasure of being praised.

He is so calm, so that he will not forget the depression when he was hit by the devil just because he was praised for a while.

Although what Moran wrote in his notebook was an outline of the plan rather than a diary in detail, the general points have revealed many clues.

For example, he has several important contacts in the United States, such as the bank he often goes to exchange money, such as some orders for weapons, such as some train tickets indicating the cities he has visited and will depart from.

"At the end of the year, bid farewell to Moses."

Kelsey found this article. Is the Moses written by Moran the Professor Moses whom she knew and suspected?

"Today is November fourteenth."

Sherlock knew that Kelsey had always suspected that Moses wanted Jin Chan to escape and escaped from the United States by feigning death. "Will Moran's so-called farewell send Professor M away from the United States?"

"The Moses in New York is terminally ill, if that's a stand-in, and the healthy Professor M has escaped and hid in the dark."

Kelsey tapped on the notebook, "Professor M can't be allowed to destroy the clues first. We have to block the news of Moran's serious injury. At least we can't let the outside world know that Moran is likely to be in a coma for several days, or is very likely to be paralyzed."

The news must be blocked to buy time for the investigation of the records in Moran's notebook.

Even if it can only be concealed for a while, every second gained is an effort to gradually destroy the criminal group.

Sherlock then thought of a 'good' solution, "How about simply robbing the prison? You can't hide the fact that Moran was arrested, and you can't hide the fact that he was sent to the hospital, but robbing him and hiding him for treatment is very suitable for that." partner's style of conduct."

Watson nodded again and again, "Mr. Holmes, your trick is thorough enough, let the murderers guess for themselves! Do you need me to add some more plots of the internal forces of the criminal group fighting each other?"

"That's not necessary." Sherlock directly refused, there is no need to add superfluous scenes to increase the drama of love and hatred. "We just need to make sure that this prison robbery is the same as the real thing. As for the rest, those people will make up their own suspicions."

Sherlock looked at Kelsey, "Mr. Bennet, what do you think?"

Kelsey agreed, "This is indeed a trick that can delay a lot of time."

"It's good that you agree, you are a professional in this regard."

Sherlock said modestly, "If you have any good suggestions, just ask, and I will fully cooperate."

Kelsey: What aspect is this?How is she a professional?

Sherlock smiled back, and Holmes never said anything, and always talked about evidence.

The mass robbery at the Château d'If prison in France four years ago has not yet been solved, and the three fugitives are still on the wanted list. This is the best evidence.

Kelsey is helpless, what is an unjust case, this is an unjust case that cannot be argued by anyone.

Who can believe that she really didn't run into a prison murder case on purpose, nor did she send her home to be a robber on purpose.Both Father Faria and Dantès can testify to this.

Sherlock: Jerry didn't bring him with him last time. This time it's not bad for everyone to write, direct and act.

Watson asks the serious question, "When do we act?"

"tonight."

"tonight."

The two detectives, who made eye contact, immediately gave the same answer.The bigger the issue, the better. It must be reported in the news so that Professor M can see it and believe it is true.

Kelsey thought to herself, this kind of teasing, especially the crime group's people, feels really good to do.

***

Three months in the blink of an eye.

Both Christmas and New Year's are busy.

1880, mid-February.

Winter has come to an end, and the breath of early spring is coming quietly.

The winter just passed was not too cold.

The raid on the "Magic Mirror" trade has done well.

The circus and the VV gang were arrested on the spot, and the illegal child trafficking was severely cracked down, almost uprooting this line.

Thanks to help, the dentist Anna once rescued also appeared in Chicago.

The dentist brought the truth about Anna's murder, and even the evidence that Anna painstakingly collected.

Anna, one of the former Knife Throwing actors in Moon Bay, is getting into trouble because of her determination to expose the crimes of the leader Andre.

Things are not complicated.

At the beginning, Alisa took four servants to watch the circus secretly, but because of curiosity, she broke into the woods where deformed children were being traded.Also strayed into it was the clown David who was looking for mushrooms to eat.

The two were caught by Andre, so of course they couldn't let them leave easily.

For David, Andre wanted to turn the circus performer into a member of the criminal group.

It was a bit more difficult for Alisa, a woman who, despite her love of curiosity, was adamant against the illegal trade of children.

Alisa's four servants were dealt with on the spot.

Alisa was temporarily imprisoned in the Moon Bay Circus, because she was the daughter of a wealthy businessman and married into a wealthy family, and Andre couldn't just kill people.

After all the calculations, poisoning people to fools is a good choice.

Andre took this as a surrender test question and asked David to deal with Alisa, and sent Merton to monitor David to ensure that there were no mistakes.

David panicked and gave Alisa some poisonous mushrooms, and tried his best to delay the time, but the toxins always vary from person to person, and he couldn't grasp the exact dosage.

Alisa danced wildly until she was exhausted after eating only one meal.When she opened her eyes again, she was already insane.

Feeling guilty, David decided to help Alisa escape, maybe let her go home as soon as possible and find a doctor to heal her.

Moon Bay Circus is a cold place with only a few kind people.David approached the only reliable Anna, and confessed everything.

The two planned to send Alyssa away, but the plan was only half successful.

Alyssa was sent to the crowded Chicago train station. She regained her freedom, but David's move was betrayed by the leader Andre.

Andre killed David without hesitation.

David did not say that Anna was also involved in the release plan until his death.

When Anna learned of David's tragic death, she chose the latter between staying out of trouble and revealing the truth. She decided to collect evidence to eradicate the criminal chain of Andre and others.

Don't underestimate any kidnapped who performed the knife throwing show.

On the stage, the kidnapped is far less glorious than the knife-thrower, but the psychological quality of those who can withstand the risk of death is extremely firm.

Anna chooses to lurk in the Moon Bay Circus, instigates the werewolf Yule to become a reliable helper in the circus, and finds a New York dentist to help outside the circus.

New York dentists have a knack for imitating handwriting.

For a whole year, they changed positions.

Anna replaced almost all the real account books hidden by Andre, and at the same time put the dentist's forged account books back into the circus, successfully hiding it from Andre.

As long as the last few account books are settled, the net can be closed perfectly.

Anna has also found a direction to report the case. She knows that the police have complicated internal forces, so it is better to hand over the evidence in duplicate.

She happened to be performing in Chicago and reported the case to the famous detective Edwards, and let the New York dentist do the second-hand preparation to report the case to another famous detective, Bennett.

Double insurance always works.

Plans can't keep up with changes.

The last time Anna stole the ledger was broken by Steve.

Regardless of the fact that the two were partners in the knife throwing show, Steve decisively injured Anna severely.

During the fight, Anna could only try her best to do one thing within her power, and burned all of Andre's account books.

Since it was unfortunate that the account book was stolen, in order to prevent Andre from suspecting that there was something wrong with the previous account book, the evidence should be destroyed first.

Andre was furious, and ordered Steve to cut off Anna's head with a knife, and drag her body out to chop up and feed the beasts.

In the chaos, the werewolf Yule, who was a step behind, only saw a dead head when he arrived.She snatches Anna's head and disappears into the night.

Soon there was a supernatural event of the werewolf in the mirror.

Yule took this opportunity to spread the word and misled Steve, who was chasing her, to go in the wrong direction.

She is wearing Anna's head, but she has no relevant evidence, so she can only wait for the most suitable time to lure the detectives to encircle and suppress the "Magic Mirror" transaction head-on.

There is no need to repeat what happened later, the detective investigated step by step and sneaked into the Moon Bay Circus disguised as a Tsarist Russian flying knifeman.

It even engaged in a vigorous hospital robbery incident to confuse the enemy and won nearly three months of investigation time.

This winter, Detective George was in Chicago to deal with the evidence left by Anna, in order to uproot Andre and other circuses.

Edwards followed these transaction records and traveled all over the rest of the states, trying to clear up the remaining trading points of the VV gang as much as possible.

Watson and Leo continue to pretend to be two detectives, and leave the United States under the pretext of urgent matters in the UK.

This move is to cover the real whereabouts of Kelsey and Sherlock, so that they can secretly and smoothly investigate Moran's criminal network.

Over the course of three months, Sherlock and Kelsey visited all the people and places mentioned in Moran's notes.The two disguised themselves as various characters in the process, and even pretended to be Moran and his assistant who had escaped from prison.

The results are remarkable, and it can be said that almost all the American forces of the M criminal group have been destroyed.

At the same time, the judicial trial related to the "Magic Mirror" transaction also came to a result.

That is also good news. All the main criminals, including Andre and Goodman, were sentenced to death and executed immediately, and those accomplices were also sentenced to life imprisonment.

As for Moran and his assistants?

Those two were "robbed from prison" and then detained in the secret guard point of the police. Because of their serious injuries, they died one after another in the end.

There was also news of the death of another person, Professor Moses, who had been sick since he came to the United States, died of illness in New York at the beginning of this year.

Only a few people attended the funeral of Professor M, including several university teachers who had worked with him, and there were no unknown persons.

Is the dead Moses the real Professor M?

There is no solution to this problem, and the investigation triggered by the "magic mirror" has come to an end.

Although the results are good, the road to fighting crime has always been full of thorns. Some successes have been bought with blood and sacrifices, such as Anna, who didn't even leave her body.

Death and accidents do not know when to come.

Even so, there are still people with justice in mind, who are not afraid of hardships to prevent the spread of darkness and evil.

**

February 2th, the day after Valentine's Day.

After three months of non-stop work, the two detectives finally returned to New York.

After washing and tidying up, I was finally able to comfortably enjoy a delicious dinner at Father Faria's restaurant.

After meal.

Dantès seems to have timed it right, blocking the way of Kelsey and Sherlock.

Dantès asked first, "You two, how did you eat tonight?"

Kelsey was suspicious, "Speak up when you have something to say. It's not your style to ask how the dishes are."

"OK! I won't make any preparations either."

Dantès handed out a letter, "The first time I handed out the letter was for Jules' disappearance; the second time I handed out the letter was for Miss Bingley's marriage. This is the third time, Unfortunately, you won't like what's in it."

What content?

Several newspapers were enclosed in a thick envelope.

Open it and see that this is the news from the local Chicago newspaper yesterday morning.

"Shocking!Chicago Homicide Sheriff George was stopped and killed in the street! 』

"Shocking!Pinkerton Detective Agency headquarters in Chicago suffered a bomb attack! 』

"Shocking!Fourteen felons died in civil unrest in a Chicago prison, one of whom died tragically! 』

The first two news items did not include photos of relevant personnel, and the last one attached a clear photo without coding.

Goodman was tied behind his back and knelt on the ground, and eight blood holes were stabbed in his face.

News reports have pointed out that the killer broke the copper spoon in the prison in two and killed Goodman with a sharp cut.

The purpose of the murderer's self-confession is to eradicate the traitor, and those who betrayed the gang will definitely be executed, and the death of the traitor cannot be judged by the law.

This letter was poured like a bucket of ice water.

There is no doubt that the VV gang still has remnants.

The gang members launched a crazy revenge the night before, choosing after the court trial but before the execution began.

That means that the fight against crime has not been completely won, and this act of retaliation has a very strong meaning of being provocative.

Kelsey took a deep breath, safety first and foremost. "Edwards and George..."

"While the news reports were sensational and the fighting was intense, the good news is that none of them were injured."

Dantès took out another telegram, "Mr. Edwards sent both the telegram and the letter. It is estimated that the news from Chicago will be published in New York tomorrow. He sent the newspaper first to make you mentally prepared."

The newspaper did not mention the casualties, and the police blocked relevant information.

In the telegram, Edwards made it clear.

There were no casualties on our own side, but the building of the detective agency was inevitably destroyed.The murderer who executed Goodman and others in the prison has committed suicide. The reason behind this is not as simple as the remnants of the VV gang.

At the end of the telegram: "According to my investigation, the VV gang is actually the periphery of a certain gang. Selling deformed children is one of the means of making money for the gang behind the scenes. We will discuss the specific situation after we meet."

After reading the telegram, Sherlock already wanted to book a train ticket and return to Chicago as soon as possible.

Dantès said in time, "Three hours ago, Mr. Edwards called me and told the two to wait for him in New York. He left Chicago yesterday and is currently dealing with private matters near New York. He will definitely come to see him in three days at the latest. you."

In this way, the two detectives can only wait patiently in New York.

Because of this sudden bad news, the journey home from the restaurant was not as easy as it used to be.

The atmosphere was a little dull.

The two of them didn't speak much, and got out of the carriage half an hour later.

Kelsey took out the key to open the door, and was about to tell Sherlock that he would see you tomorrow, but he didn't mean to go back to the next door immediately.

"I have something to tell you."

Sherlock pointed to Kelsey's door, "Excuse you for a few minutes now, can I?"

"Please don't bother me, Tom, you know you never bothered me."

Kelsey invited people into the room and sat down on the sofa together. She asked Sherlock, "Please tell me, what's the matter?"

Sherlock didn't speak immediately, but looked at Kelsey for three seconds, and finally said in a firm and serious tone, "Jerry, this time, I won't let you go!"

This sentence seems to have no beginning and no end.

There is no premise, and so far, no one has mentioned where they are going.

In the living room, the atmosphere was suddenly quiet.

Kelsey clearly understood Sherlock's seemingly inexplicable words.

But she pretended not to know, "You don't allow me to go? Where? Why don't I know what decision I made?"

"Jerry, there's no use playing dumb."

Sherlock doesn't let Kyle Simon get away with it because it's different.

"Just now, there are people behind the VV gang, and these gang members took revenge on the main investigator of the "Magic Mirror" transaction.If we hadn't remained anonymous in the dark this time, we would have suffered retaliation.These things make you angry, and you want to sneak into that backstage gang and destroy it completely. "

Kelsey said nothing.

Sherlock continued, "Please don't use silence to express negative. I understand you, you must have this idea of ​​lurking as an undercover agent. To be honest, I also have the same idea. But I'm sorry, this time I can only be one People go, you can't. I don't agree with you to go."

Now that the true thoughts have been brought out, there is no need to deny them.

"Yes, I want to uproot the gang behind the scenes. It is difficult for this kind of gang organization to break through from the outside, and undercover is the best way."

Kelsey changed the subject, "However, even if your guess is correct, what right do you have to not allow me to go?"

It would be hurtful to ask like this.

Kelsey softened her tone, "Sorry, I used too much words. As my friend, you are indeed qualified to advise me on some of my improper decisions. But you must have a valid reason."

"Right, when, reason, reason?"

Sherlock sneered, "You said that I was only qualified to advise as your friend, and you asked me for a valid reason."

Sherlock stood up abruptly, stepped sideways and stood in front of Kelsey, leaning over to the person sitting on the sofa. "Jerry, if you wish, I will give you a valid reason!"

"The reason is simple, and you can't fail to understand. The gang organization is different from the places we have been to before. It is not the Dark Castle, it is not the O Club, and it is not the circus. It is a place without politeness and almost All men."

Sherlock stared at Kelsey: "Joining a ruthless gang, which member will not be carefully checked from top to bottom. It is even more impossible to be assigned to a certain room to rest alone, and at the beginning of membership, he must be under surveillance at any time. state."

What does that mean?The answer couldn't be more obvious.

No matter how subtle a person's disguise as a man is, in the face of the investigation rules of joining the gang, it is impossible to conceal whether he is a man or a woman.

Sherlock also objected to Kelsey's adventure.

That being said, the reasons are justified enough.

Kelsey will not go her own way, she already agrees with Sherlock's rhetoric in her heart, but she doesn't show the slightest bit on the surface.She pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Yes, the gang organization is as you said, but so what?"

"How about it?"

Sherlock laughed angrily at the foolishness of the man in front of him.

He leaned forward again abruptly, with one hand on the back of the sofa and the other on Kelsey's collar button.It was while rubbing Kelsey's collar button and slowly said:

"Kelsey, you should know that other people don't respect you as a gentleman like I do. There are no gentlemen in gang organizations. Go undercover there, how will they check the recruits? Let you strip, and verifying your identity is just the first One step. Do you dare?"

Kelsey looked at Chi Chi Sherlock, and then humbly accepted his opinion.

"Well, I don't like that kind of medical examination, and I agree to give up the idea of ​​being an undercover agent."

Hearing this, Sherlock breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment Kelsey poked at the hand still on her collar button.

"Although I accept your opinion, I don't quite agree with your words. Tom, your so-called gentleman would have this kind of action?"

The topic moved away from the business, and the atmosphere became ambiguous.

Kelsey smiled playfully, "Still, Sherlock, have you repented? Repented of being a gentleman. I remember the night at the circus, and you were still very firm."

On the first night at the circus, it was Kelsey who touched people's bow ties.

The cunning Sherlock succeeded in misinterpreting this behavior, and the ungentleman Mr. Bennet was eager to unbutton his coat.

This round, Kelsey is getting it back now.

Now, do you regret being a gentleman?

On some fronts, Sherlock admits he can't keep his mouth shut.

"Yes, I've changed my mind."

Sherlock readily admitted, "Sometimes, I wish I wasn't a gentleman. For example..."

Like now.

Night light, sofa, two people.

One is sitting, the other is standing and bending very close to each other.

At this time, as long as Sherlock is not a gentleman, he can follow the trend and expose the fact that Kelsey is disguised as a man.

Kelsey knew this well, but instead of retreating, she picked Sherlock's chin with her index finger.

"Dear Mr. Holmes, I can't bear to watch you go back on things so easily. You can't go back on your word. There must be a reason. Please let me give you a reason."

Just to hear Kelsey say, "It's similar to betting on bows a few years ago, and now we're betting again. If you win, you can confirm one thing to me without being a gentleman, and I will be willing to cooperate You. How? Do you bet?"

"What if I lose?" Sherlock certainly wanted to win very much, but he still tried to maintain rational thinking and consider the consequences of losing.

But I have to say that when he faced Kelsey, his rationality had been eroded by emotion, and he could only maintain the passing line.

"You lost?" Kelsey didn't want to dig a hole at first, she just couldn't help but want to have an exciting gamble with Sherlock.

"Assuming you lose, just promise me one thing. I haven't figured it out yet. I'll talk about it later. Anyway, it won't violate your principles."

"Deal." Sherlock signaled Kelsey to start, "How do you bet this time?"

Kelsey scanned the room casually, thinking of a bet.

It was early autumn when I left New York, but it was late winter when I came back.The winter clothes for this trip were all temporarily purchased outside.

Yes, winter clothes.

This time I will bet on something related to winter clothes.

"Last time it was tied with a bow, this time we have an upgraded version."

Kelsey smiled and asked, "Tom, can you knit? If you knit a woolen scarf with a good pattern within three days, you win. Three days, just enough to wait for Edwards to come to New York. Isn't that a good bet?" "

Dare to say good?

This is obviously a way to toss people in a fancy way, how many men can do it?

The next moment, Sherlock raised the corners of his mouth and said in a calm tone as much as possible:

"Dear Jerry, please keep in mind that good luck will not always favor one person. You won last time, and it is time to rotate this time. Please don't mind, I will use this to make up for yesterday's February [-]th. Presents. Tell me, what color scarf would you like?"