Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

"Okay, Eisen's Hat Shop."

Kelsey didn't change his face, and encouraged Benjamin and his son to speak freely.His store was robbed by robbers beforehand, which may have been maliciously provoked by competitors. "Tell me specifically what the contradiction is."

Benjamin stole a glance at Lestrade.Before, it wasn't that he didn't cooperate with the police, but that he knew that Eisen's hat shop had support behind him, so he was afraid that he would cause more trouble if he expressed his doubts.

Lestrade took a deep breath and was sure he had been discriminated against.

It is really difficult to be a detective of Scotland Yard, and it is necessary to give the parties in the case a sense of security.

Benjamin explained that he took Bill and came to London to open a store during the social season last year.Originally, Eisen's hat shop was the most popular in this area, but the appearance of Benjamin's hat shop attracted many distinguished customers.

"The matter is not as serious as Bill said. Eisen said something that made me feel uncomfortable. The reason was that his original client chose my house instead of several top hat orders."

"However, I think that's just Eisen's angry words."

Benjamin expressed his intuitive feeling, "Eisen is irritable, but he doesn't seem to have anything to do with the robbers. I don't think he can get along with the robbers."

Kelsey did not make a pre-judgment, and more evidence is needed now.

"Besides that, what else? No matter how small it is, if you feel something is wrong, you can say it."

Benjamin wasn't sure if the man had anything to do with the robbery. "There is another person who has a bad relationship with the store. It is the employee I dismissed, Anthea. Anthea has been working in the store for half a year and has been in charge of spot sales, but something unpleasant happened."

The customers of boutique hat shops are basically middle and upper class wealthy people.

Anthea, who is beautiful and beautiful, secretly becomes the lover of a male client and is abandoned again.Later, the matter spread and became gossip in the ladies' circle.

"Although it is not uncommon to have a mistress, Anthea is not suitable to continue working in the store. I gave her an extra month's salary and hoped that she would change her environment, but she didn't appreciate it.

At that time, Anthea made a big fuss, she kept emphasizing that she was seduced and tempted, and asked me to give her one more chance. "

Benjamin was very helpless, "I don't want to speculate maliciously, but I have to consider a possibility. Anthea wants to stay in the hat shop because she wants to find another rich man.

You know, Mr. Bennet, the reputation of a hat shop is very important.My clients are both male and female, and the ladies cannot feel that there are shop assistants waiting to seduce their husbands.For this reason, it was torn face in the end. "

Lestrade asked, "Master Benjamin, why don't you talk about intuition anymore? Do you think Anthea is accomplices to the robbers?"

"I don't know." Benjamin scratched his head, "As for Eisen, I don't think his character is despicable, but Anthea's behavior makes me suspect that she will use whatever means. But that happened after Christmas last year, It's been five months."

Five months, short or short, long or long.

Benjamin said that after Anthea's incident, he did not hire any more shop assistants.

His wife died young, and now he and his son are the only two running the hat shop.The two didn't have any enmity with other people, not even a quarrel happened.

Kelsey notes two of Benjamin's intuitions in his shorthand notebook.Although intuition cannot be fully trusted, it can be used as a certain reference.At the same time, according to the description of Benjamin and his son, Anthea's portrait was also drawn for follow-up investigation.

"There is another point that needs to be confirmed again. Do the two robbers have a special smell? For example, did robber B wear perfume?"

Robber B acts like a boss.

Benjamin mentioned that B's clothes were slightly yellow and seemed to be made of high-grade fabrics.

Generally speaking, people who wear high-end fabrics will spray perfume, and some even directly scent their clothes when they are drying.

But Benjamin shook his head in denial, "I have no impression, I didn't notice the smell of perfume on B's body, but I can be sure that it smells like smoke."

"Okay, that's it for now. If you remember anything, please feel free to contact Inspector Lestrade."

Kelsey praised without hesitation, "Don't look at the seriousness of the detective, he is a very responsible sheriff. You don't have to worry about going to the police station for help, and you will be kicked out by him."

Both Benjamin and his son nodded, and they should give Scotland Yard more confidence.

Lestrade smiled stiffly, he will definitely stick to it and never be hit by sugar-coated bullets.

After Benjamin and his son drove away first, they asked Kelsey, "Damn two odds, what the hell is going on with those words?"

"It's almost tea time."

Kelsey glanced at the sky. The weather in London today is rarely stable, and the sky has been clear until now. "It's better to find a shop and have a cup of tea."

Who would say no to afternoon tea.

Lestrade chose to eat before asking.

Pass through two or three alleys, turn three or four turns, and stop in front of a small building covered with moss.

Pushing open the door of the afternoon tea shop of "Afternoon Rest in the Back Garden", the mixed aroma of coffee and tea greets you.The melodious sound of the violin washed away the irritability of the guests outside.

Kelsey recommends drinking tea on the patio.

The store lives up to its name, with all kinds of flowers in the back garden.

Each table is separated by flowers, so that the guests can keep a good distance, and they can't hear the conversation next door.

"I've been in London for three years. I didn't know there was such a store near Kings Street."

Lestrade did not hide his surprise. The price of the quiet coffee shop is not low, but it is still within his spending power. It can only be attributed to the lack of curiosity to discover beauty.

"A pot of Keemun black tea, two scones."

Kelsey didn't ask for the classic three-tier dim sum stand, and Lestrade won't be resting here for long. "The cream is Devonshire clotted cream, and the jam is optional. What do you think of the inspector?"

"That would be nice."

Lestrade agreed without being picky, but wanted to know how to catch the two robbers.

After a while, the attendant brought afternoon tea, and no one came to bother him.

Lestrade asked again, "Mr. Bennet, now can you tell me how you guessed the two sentences "Black Jack, using the Fibonacci algorithm." "No, using the Martingale algorithm.""

"It's not a guess, it's an inference based on old habits."

Kelsey relaxed back in her chair, letting the afternoon sun shine down on her. "Habits die hard. So did the two men who robbed Benjamin's Hatter."

Robber A is an unremarkable man who leads the charge like a squire.

Robber B doesn't speak easily. From the sequence of entering the door and sitting directly in the carriage, it can be seen that he seldom serves others.

"And B's clothes are made of high-end fabrics, but they are a little yellowed, and he doesn't wear perfume anymore."

Kelsey pointed out that not using perfume is rare. "Perfume is one of the status symbols, and its price is directly proportional to the value of money. Have you ever seen a rich person who doesn't use it?"

Lestrade just wanted to say that he hadn't seen it, and he would use a little bit of it even if he didn't talk about rich people.Then it became apparent that Kelsey was not. "Mr. Bennet, you seem to have forgotten yourself."

"That's my nose to blame, it doesn't like the scents. If you force your nose, it will make a noise of rebellion, and I respect its choice."

Kelsey held up her teacup with regret, avoiding mentioning that she was used to not leaving a scent, so as not to let people notice the clues, except when deliberately confusing others.

She quickly turned the topic back to the case, "Back to B. He was probably a rich man, and he has a certain insight to quickly judge the position, making it difficult for him to be seen clearly in the shadows.

There is bound to be some conceit in the character, and suddenly becomes so tight that he does not hesitate to rob others.To sum up, how many reasons do you think could make him impoverished overnight?It also needs to include one point-crazy. "

"gamble."

This time Lestrade answered without hesitation.

There are many possibilities for becoming poor overnight. The most common one in London is business failure, but more often it is gambling addiction and losing nine out of ten bets.

Kelsey pointed out, "The sound of the clock that Benjamin heard was [-]% similar to the sound before the opening of the game. If you connect the details of the robbers' behavior before and after, it is easy to speculate what they said. And this speculation was confirmed. If it is confirmed, then it can be disproved again that they are indeed gamblers.”

Wait a minute!

This so-called not difficult, is still very difficult.

Lestrade said that it is possible to speculate only if you know the terminology in advance.

He has also been to the casino a few times, and he led a team to investigate the case. Not to mention how unpopular the casino is, he has never figured out such a detailed odds calculation.

Sure enough, the casinos in London are playgrounds for rich people. If you don't have enough money in your pocket, how can you care about specific gambling methods.

Kelsey stretched out two fingers again, "Check two aspects now. First, is there any other similar robbery? This time it was a lightning crime. If A and B have no previous convictions, their investigation work is too clear .

Pay attention to Anthea, the clerk who was fired, and whether she is in collusion with the robbers.

About this, the inspector needs to go to Eisen's hat shop and ask.The robbers may not be limited to a hat shop, and the surrounding area may be involved.It cannot be ruled out that the robbers knew the contradiction between the two hat shops and deliberately diverted their attention. "

Lestrade plans to take portraits of Robber A and Anthea.Print multiple copies of your photos to broaden your search.

"Before going to Eisen's hat shop, it seems that I need to contact Mr. Darcy, which is one of his properties. Let's make it clear first to avoid any trouble, and with him present, maybe the violent Eisen will know everything. "

Kelsey nodded irrefutably, "Actually, the place where Mr. Darcy's help is most needed is probably not in the hat shop. The robbers will definitely go to the casino. We need to check in plain clothes to avoid alarming the enemy. Some tickets."

Since the casino is a playground for the rich, how could there be no barriers to entry.

Lestrade was surprised, "You still want to find Mr. Darcy? That gentleman doesn't look like he will go in and out of casinos. Mr. Bennet, don't you have a few shortcuts?"

"What? I know the relevant common sense, just like a frequent visitor to a casino?"

Kelsey forked a small piece of scone into his mouth and chewed slowly.

In her previous life, after her card-counting skills were exposed, she was on the blacklist of Las Vegas casinos, and no one welcomed customers who won nine out of ten bets.I haven't been to the casino for a long time, it's a truth.

Lestrade bowed his head to drink his tea, and he was eager to answer yes.

After knowing each other for more than a month, it is not difficult to see that Kelsey is at least three-quarters proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

"Well, I'll go to Mr. Darcy. He also said he would do his best to help."

Lestrade didn't bother with the source of the casino's admission tickets, "Is there anything else I should do? What's the second aspect to check?"

"The second is to narrow the scope of activities of the robbers. After drinking afternoon tea, please send someone to send the tobacco leaf evidence here."

Kelsey can only give it a try, "I hope to find some relevant clues by identifying the type of tobacco leaves, but I'm not sure if there is time."

Who to identify?

This is why Kelsey remains in the afternoon tea shop.

Perhaps, this matter can only be verified by EE, which is known as the encyclopedia of weirdness.I hope he can bring precise insights, and I don't know if it is feasible.

**

At seven o'clock in the evening, "afternoon nap in the back garden".

The fat boss greeted Kelsey warmly as soon as he entered the door, "My S, Cambridge without you is always less fun.

This makes me really want to live in London for a long time, eat new desserts from time to time, and drink two special cocktails from time to time. Is there a more perfect life than this? "

Afternoon tea shop in the back garden, the whole property of Fat Boss.

A week ago, the two met again here, and Kelsey also had some unexpected fate with the fat boss.

To pay tribute to friendship, she personally made several desserts, all of which are new products that have never appeared on the market today, and also added a few signature desserts to the afternoon tea shop.

The fat boss originally wanted to pay the creative fee, but he needed to know that a signature dim sum can sell a lot of money.But after being rejected by Kelsey as a gift of friendship, he no longer reluctantly.

Since it is based on friendship, he will also give special treatment, and Kelsey will be free of charge for all consumption here in the future.

"Unfortunately, I still have more than a year to study, and now we can only meet occasionally."

The fat boss sighed. He asked Kelsey if he had any plans to go to college.Although I got an affirmative reply, but the time may have to wait.

"You're welcome, let's get down to business first. We had tea the day before yesterday, and you haven't decided on today's dinner. We met suddenly, is there anything I can do to help?"

"I hope you don't dislike me for always coming to the door." Kelsey was not too polite, and directly took out the evidence box containing the shredded tobacco.

"Recently, I took a case to find someone. There is a pinch of shredded tobacco here, which is probably left by the other party. It is said that EE is an encyclopedia. I wonder if the fat boss can contact him to identify where the shredded tobacco came from."

"Tobacco? This is indeed the right question. When it comes to wine, you are good at it; when it comes to tobacco, EE is good."

The fat boss looked into the box, took a closer look, raised his head and blinked. "A good news, or a bad news, which one do you hear first?"