Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

"Indeed, it's Glage."

Sherlock carefully distinguished the smell left on the hemp rope, and he remembered the two bottles of special wine from other countries that Kelsey found when he searched Woolf's house.

"Wulf was given a bottle of gerlag, the warming drink of Swedish winter that shouldn't be so frequent in spring in London."

When something goes wrong, it has to be suspected that the person who sent Woolf Swedish specialty wine is related to the murderer of the cross-dressing man.

Kelsey also pointed out the second point of doubt, "This time the knot tied to the stone pillar is the same as Woolf's own knot, tied three times."

It is not uncommon to tie it three times in order to secure it, but repeated coincidences must attract attention.

"From the words left, Woolf left "GND" or "GNP", and today's victim left "ALG". "

Sherlock still doesn't know the meaning of the letters, but it is obvious that the letter G is included in both writings.

He pointed out, "One possibility must be considered, the 'AL' written by the victim in front of him without gaps represents one meaning, and the 'G' with a longer distance represents another meaning.

Last Friday, Woolf was in a state of extreme difficulty breathing. The two and a half letters he carved on the wall with his nails had no obvious arrangement, and it may be that one letter corresponds to one meaning. "

Then it cannot be simply and rudely regarded as the initials of a certain person, or the initials of an address in a certain street.

Lestrade was puzzled, "Wait a minute, Woolf didn't leave any notes or account books. His mind is not that complicated. If the words left before his death are not the initials of the person's name and address, then what is he trying to convey?" mean?"

"It is likely to indicate a certain characteristic of passing on the mysterious guide."

Sherlock also doesn't think Woolf can come up with a coded message, "Wulff must be writing about a rare situation, or a highly directional identity. As long as you understand the letters, you can immediately narrow down the search range of people."

The question is how to decipher?

"Inspector, please send the deceased to an autopsy first. Afterwards, the real identity of the deceased must be determined, and whether there is any overlap with Woolf's social circle."

Kelsey didn't think that the coincidence point would be found, but it was because of the cautiousness of the mysterious guide.He never appeared in front of Woolf's friends, assuming that the mysterious mentor is today's murderer, he may avoid people related to Woolf when choosing his victims.

"By the way, there is one place on the corpse that needs attention."

Sherlock pointed out that the deceased was wearing socks and a pair of knee-length drawers under the skirt.

"There are some small red spots on the deceased's calf, which seem to be the marks of insect bites not long ago. This can infer where he has been today."

No biting insects were found around the demolition house.

The deceased may have stayed in a certain place for a long time and was bitten by an insect there.

Lestrade said embarrassingly, "When the forensic examiner finds out what kind of insect the deceased was bitten by, where can I find small insects in the huge London?"

"We'll wait for the autopsy report to come out."

Kelsey didn't guarantee on the spot which entomologist she could call in to help, and she couldn't be sure that he hadn't left London for fieldwork.

Speaking of insects, there was a half-dead praying mantis at the crime scene.

When Kelsey inspected the deceased's clothing, she found a sickle-shaped foreleg of a praying mantis on the skirt.Its upper body was found on the rubble by the pool of blood, but its lower half was not found in the entire house.

"The praying mantis has been dead for a few days. When the victim passed through the grass, the hem of the skirt inadvertently rubbed against the dead mantis and brought it here."

Lestrade and Carter looked at the praying mantis, and then at each other. Why didn't they notice the existence of this thing before?

Sherlock observed that the corpse of the praying mantis was shriveled, "There are two possibilities, or there is only half of the corpse hanging on the skirt of the deceased, or the struggle of the deceased caused the other half to fall on the murderer.

In addition, the grassland where the praying mantis infested may be the same place as the place where the dead-biting insects infested.The species of this half-cut praying mantis can help us narrow down our search. "

Of course, investigating the dead requires a multi-pronged approach.

Lestrade didn't bother with entomology, which he couldn't handle, and instead planned to visit large and small theater troupes in London.

The number of drag queens dressed as women is very small. As long as the deceased is an actor, it is not difficult to determine who he is in front of him.

It's getting dark at night, so let's go back to various places today.

Before leaving, Sherlock watched the police officers take away the parcel of the body, and glanced back at the dilapidated murder scene.The murderer dragged the victim here, what exactly stimulated his emotional upheaval, his sudden anger?

"The murderer came cautiously and left angrily. But so far no relevant witnesses have been found, and the patrol team in this area has not found any suspicious persons."

Kelsey speculated that the murderer quickly controlled his emotions, "The murderer was not completely dazzled by anger, and the time of committing the crime was from [-] to [-] pm. It was still bright, and given the blood splattered at the scene, the murderer's clothes must have been stained." Blood. No one has noticed his abnormality, which shows how cunning this person is."

Sherlock nodded, "It's not just cunning, the murderer's skill is also very good. Even though the victim was unprepared to be attacked, he was still an adult male under the age of 30, and he just looked thinner.

There were struggles at the scene but no traces of fierce fighting and resistance, indicating that the murderer was able to subdue adult males with lightning.Its proficiency in attacking people is very high, with plenty of physical strength and great strength. "

So far, some rough profiles have been drawn.

The suspect is a male, aged between 25 and [-].

Judging from the strangle marks on the deceased's neck, the suspect was half a head taller than the deceased.

From the footprint pattern of bloody footprints, today he wore sneakers.And must wear overalls, will not give people a sense of incongruity.

"Above all, there are countless people in London who meet the criteria."

Sherlock turned his attention back to the criminal motive, "The victim's wallet, handbag and other personal items were not found at the scene. Maybe they were taken away by the murderer, or maybe the victim didn't go out with any money at all. But the murderer presented by the corpse In a state of anger, asking for money cannot be the main purpose."

The deceased was stabbed several times in the abdomen, and the male characteristic organs were cut off and chopped several times.

This can be interpreted as revenge.Because of the hatred, the murderer lost control for a short while, and suddenly became very angry.

"Talking about individual cases alone, the theory of revenge can form its own logic."

Sherlock, however, considers that the murder of the cross-dressing man is related to Woolf's mysterious mentor.

"As for Woolf's death, I've been wondering if it was pure accidental misfortune. Taking pleasure in sexual suffocation, I should have chosen to bind all of them with live buttons, but Woolf tied five dead knots when he bound himself."

Kelsey has also thought about this issue, "The knot is more challenging and exciting for the kidnapped. However, Woolf is not so stupid that he doesn't care about his life at all. A month ago, he deliberately spent money to find a mistress Watch from the side to make sure his operation is safe."

Inference from this, how could Woolf tie five dead knots alone?

There are two possibilities: first, Woolf is inflated, and he thinks he can challenge high difficulty; second, he has been accurately demonstrated in advance, it may be that the mysterious guide gave Woolf confidence.

Sherlock believes that the second possibility is more likely because of the fingerprint that was deliberately used to frame Norton. "That mysterious mentor probably planned Woolf's death early on."

The mysterious teacher deliberately demonstrated the dead knot binding method→Wulf wanted to pursue greater stimulation and tried it

The mysterious mentor deliberately presented a special rope, and packed it with the briefcase that framed Norton → Woolf failed in his attempt and was hanged in the demolition house

"This modus operandi is sufficiently secretive. If this person wants to take revenge on someone, will he directly take him to a broken house and kill him?"

Sherlock thinks the odds are low, and the two criminal patterns are too different. "Today's murderer is either not a mysterious mentor, or his original purpose of intercepting the victim in the street is definitely not revenge. Jerry, what do you think?"

"I agree with your idea. If the two cases are considered together, the mysterious mentor and today's killer are the same person. He doesn't have to choose the demolished house as the murder location. This will only attract the police's attention."

Kelsey doesn't think the two have anything to do with each other.After all, from the similar binding techniques, the successive appearance of the rare Swedish specialty wine smell in London, and the similar place of death, these similarities link the two deaths together.

Kelsey is more inclined that the murderer's original criminal motive is not to kill people, as long as no one is dead, the police will not attract attention.

"Robbing people in the street is an act of planning and then acting, but the intention is not to kill people, because sudden anger triggers passion to kill people."

How could a young man dressed as an old woman attract the murderer to rob him, and how could he provoke the murderer to suddenly become murderous?

Is it language?

No.The rag blocked the victim's mouth, and the hemp rope strangled his neck, so he couldn't say anything at all.

Behavior?

It is also difficult.The victim was tied to a stone pillar, and there were no signs of violent fighting at the scene, so there was no talk of angering the murderer.

What else could it be?

The moon is as bright as water.

Stepping on the moonlight, the two detectives walked back to Baker Street thinking all the way.

Sherlock remembered the Ripper case six years ago, when Jason brutally removed the womb of a prostitute, because he hated prostitutes and wanted to destroy the most representative part of femininity.

"Compared to the case of the Ripper, today's murderer destroyed the masculine characteristics of the deceased, and slashed several times as if venting his anger. He robbed the victim because he hated the cross-dressing group. Or even impulsive killing?"

"Two deaths, Woolf and today's victim also have one thing in common. The former likes sexual asphyxiation, and the latter is a cross-dresser."

Kelsey also thought about the logic, "The identity of the victim today is still uncertain, and the reason for his women's clothing cannot be determined, and the secular concept believes that this is as abnormal as self-binding behavior. However, the mysterious teacher pointed out Woolf No matter how tied up, it doesn't make sense that he set up a murder because he doesn't like people with special hobbies."

Then there is another reason.

One of the reasons for Sherlock's substitution of the murderer's psychology to make a prudent planner suddenly angry is that the success that was thought to be within reach was destroyed once.

"Young and middle-aged men robbed women walking alone in remote locations and dragged them to dilapidated houses."

Sherlock simply put aside those bound physical evidence and looked at the case from the most ordinary perspective.

"If the victim is not dressed as an elderly woman in her 60s or 30s, but as a lady in her [-]s or [-]s, there is an obvious logical logic—the murderer wants to rape the victim."

The murderer planned well, stalking, stepping on the spot, and looting.

However, when he was about to kick the door, he realized that he had robbed the wrong person, and he actually robbed a man.

Then, in a rage, he chopped off the victim's masculine features.

Sherlock shook his head after finishing speaking, "It's a pity that the premise is wrong, so there is no subsequent conclusion. The victim was dressed as an old woman who has experienced many vicissitudes.

Objectively speaking, that kind of makeup does not have the calm demeanor that has gone through the years, but the appearance of being old and muddled, which is almost impossible to arouse the desire of young men. "

"desire……"

Kelsey whispered, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Yes! Desire! The letter G that appeared in the two death scenes before and after, it represents the special desire that only a very few people will have-Gerontophilia (Gerontophilia) old-fashioned). Tom, you also said that unattractive old women are almost impossible to arouse male desire, but it is not absolute, is it?"

Sherlock: Very well, assuming that, there is another perverted murderer.

However, once this presumption is accepted...

Sherlock frowned slightly, "I hope it's not like that, but according to this logic, I think the letter 'N' in Woolf's left word "GN" can be explained smoothly. "

What does 'N' mean?

Take a guess, it's the age-old Eden.