Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Of course not!

Sherlock, apart from Holmes, is not a unique name.

There are tens of thousands of names on the European and American continents, but the two are connected together. Sherlock Holmes was once famous all over the world.

In her previous life, "The Collected Cases of Sherlock Holmes" was well-known.It's a pity that Kelsey has never had time to read it, and he is unwilling to scan it in a hurry.

This also became her little regret before she died—after the undercover mission was over, she planned to go to an English castle for a long vacation and quietly read a whole set of Sherlock Holmes.

It's been a lifetime since the pages of the book haven't been moved.

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's a good name."

Kelsey put away her surprise in an instant, hiding the interest in her eyes.There must be fun in the world of Sherlock Holmes - the fun of cases.

"Hey……"

Balk called softly, and watched Kelsey leave after praising him, without answering his question at all.How did these two people know each other?Is it necessary to keep silent?

When I arrived at the mass grave, I still couldn't find the answer.

But Balk had no time to ask, looking at the mass grave overgrown with weeds, the two men summoned him, how many corpses did they want to examine.

"Are you kidding me? There are at least a thousand coffins buried in such a large mass of graves, right? Check them all, not to mention how long it will take. Where is there a large enough mortuary?"

Kelsey gave the specific number, "840 six crosses, the number of burials in coffins determined so far."

"But not all of them." Sherlock added: "After the charity cemetery was closed, all the corpses brought in were hastily buried in the ground, and they were buried on the spot without even the coffins. Roughly estimated, the total number is at least [-] corpses."

Balk took a deep breath, "So what? The three of us can handle [-] corpses."

The corner of Sherlock's mouth curled slightly, "I haven't seen you for a while, Balk, you are more confident."

Don't think he can't hear the irony!

Balk wanted to roll his eyes regardless of appearance.At this time, footsteps came from far and near on the dirt road, and Oled was seen walking with a group of people from a distance.

"Very good. It seems that you have found helpers. They are a group of people who can't even distinguish the bones of the trunk from the bones of the limbs."

"Doctor Balck, as a doctor, don't you know how to be content?"

Kelsey said in a persuasive tone, "Be content. These people are good enough, and two thousand pounds can almost let you do whatever you want in a mass grave.

Don't get me wrong, I mean asking them to set up a temporary post-mortem settlement, which also includes a series of matters such as subsequent reburial.Isn't it worth rejoicing?Prove that we are all responsible, not investigate the case and leave in a mess. "

After all, Kelsey took off his hat to Balk and walked towards Oled.

Sherlock cannot be counted on, she must instruct this team of inexperienced people how to properly and efficiently dig the grave, open the coffin and carry the corpse.

Balk remained silent for a minute.

Looking forward, Sherlock had already entered the dead tree hole as if no one else was there.

Looking back, Kelsey asked a group of villagers to line up and organize on the spot, and began to assign specific tasks.

"You will lose me."

Balck thought angrily, and smiled again.When he leaves, there will be another unlucky doctor.He will wait patiently, counting how many people will be angry with the two devils.

Excavation and construction work proceeded in an orderly manner.

**

seven days later.

In the end, 2302 corpses were sorted out.

This number is nearly 2500 corpses less than the [-] estimated by Sherlock.

Balk looked solemn, and the remaining corpses were not complete.Excluding ante-mortem injuries, 150 bodies have been identified with post-mortem injuries.

They were not damaged by collisions during transportation, nor were they damaged by tomb robbers asking for money to open the coffin.

——It was deliberately dug out of the soil and then dismembered.

This is not a final figure.

After all, Balk doesn't have three heads and six arms. In a short period of time, he can only judge the corpses with obvious injuries first.

Kelsey listened to Balker's autopsy report, "Indeed, the mass graves are in a terrible condition. Not to mention the dead bodies that were buried in cloth after the cemetery was abandoned.

As far as the 1846 coffins in the cemetery are concerned, there are only 89 coffins that have not been pried after being buried. "

As Kelsey spoke, he vacated a large long table, and spread the drawn corpse map on it.

The green ink represents the coffins that have not been visited by grave robbers, and they are very rare among the red and purple.

A total of 1846 coffins were buried in the charity cemetery, and 1757 of them were damaged to varying degrees.

Among them, 59 corpses were missing, and 1697 of the remaining 1250 were used to break the coffin for money. The corpses were not obviously intentionally injured.There were also 447 coffins with damaged bodies.

As for the bodies buried without coffins, 516 were cleared, which is nearly a hundred less than the estimated 650.

And this was not a mistake in the estimate. The remaining burial traces at the scene proved that Sherlock's estimate was roughly correct, and those corpses were stolen.

So far, it is known that the number of missing corpses is nearly 150, and more than [-] corpses have been found that have been dismembered.

Sherlock looked at the paved burial map, his eyes sparkled, and he liked the well-organized identification drawings.

Then leaned over to hold the pen and added marks on the picture.Briefly memorize the observations in shorthand, so it can be inferred that this mass grave has encountered several waves of tomb robbers.

Different tomb robbers have different degrees of damage to corpses and coffins.

What they are looking for is the dismemberer who appeared within ten years of the strange sound frequency.

Initially, the coffin was dug from the inside to the outside.

The tomb robbers excavated the central area first, and gradually extended outwards, which is also related to avoiding the night team of Mindola Village.

"Tomb robbers who seek money mainly appear in two time periods. At present, before 1858 and after 1869."

While Sherlock took a pen to mark, he classified the sundries left behind by the tomb robbers.

Seeing Kelsey pick up a broken axe, head to the left at the same time as Sherlock, and put it into the shelf with the triangle symbol.

Immediately, she picked up a broken leather shoe, and if she turned to the right side at the same time as Sherlock, she would put it on the shelf marked with a circle symbol.

When both of them nodded down at the same time, the object was placed on the middle shelf.The two disagreed, and the item was placed on another large table to be determined.

Kelsey quickly picked up the items and put them down again, "The 11-year blank period in between. Dr. Balker, most of the 152 corpses obtained in your autopsy were re-discovered during these ten years, right?"

Although this is an interrogative sentence, it uses an affirmative tone.

Balk didn't answer right away.

Please forgive his momentary distraction, the two people in front of him are almost seamlessly cooperating at high speed, so his eyes seem to see afterimages.

In the past, Sherlock did research alone in the laboratory, and he was a cold and expressionless machine.

It never occurred to me that when two cold machines work together, the scene is like a four-handed piano concert.

"Doctor Balck?"

Kelsey raised his voice, not understanding why he was distracted. Could it be that he was really squeezed to the limit?

Balk quickly shook his head violently, throwing out the strange hallucinations in his mind. "Yes, three-quarters of the 152 corpses appeared between 1858 and 1869, and it can be determined that they were committed by the same person."

It was 16 years ago, the year when the strange sound of mass graves appeared, and the year before Angel disappeared.

Until five years ago, the strange sound of mass graves disappeared.During these 11 years, there was a person who opened the coffin and divided the corpse.

Will the Divisor be related to Angel's disappearance?

Although Balk didn't ask how Kelsey and Sherlock met in detail, the two have already described the antecedents of their relationship very clearly, because of a necklace with the word A engraved on the back.

No, to be precise, they are two round gold pendant necklaces of the same style.

Wilson has also been tracking down the whereabouts of his daughter Angel.

Similar to his wife, Ms. Robinson, whom he never saw again, at the age of 62, his health is deteriorating and he is approaching the end of his life.

When word got in, a cemetery sale near Stoke-on-Trent.

Among them was the old A necklace from 15 years ago. Wilson immediately went through various channels and bought that necklace back.

This necklace is an affordable and popular model, and there are similar styles in London and small villages.

Gold pendant the size of a penny featuring a simple rose engraved on the front, back engraving available.

That year, the husband and wife had just started a business, and they didn't have much working capital.I chose an inexpensive gift to celebrate my daughter's 14th birthday.

Angel kept wearing it until she disappeared at the age of 16, and the necklace disappeared together.

It must be mentioned that although the two necklaces bought by Mr. Wilson and Ms. Robinson have the same style, the details are different.

The letter A on the back is all cursive, but it is obvious that the first pen and the last pen were not written by the same person.The roses on the front are roughly similar, but there is a difference in the number of petals.

In other words, after more than ten years, some memories are no longer accurate.

The husband and wife each believed that they had found the necklace they bought for Angel that year.

In fact, they were unable to fully recover some details.Even if I regret it day and night, I really want to see my daughter again, but the past has gradually become blurred.

A necklace that is common in London and the countryside, it was difficult to determine Angel's whereabouts with it.Now, coupled with the inability to determine the details of the necklace, it has become a needle in a haystack.

Thinking of the piles of unidentified corpses, Balk sighed. This case is not just about finding clues that are hard to find in the pile of corpses.

The three of them had already looked at the faces of the existing corpses, and except for those that were ossified and highly decomposed, they did not find anything similar to Angel's.As for the corpses of the ossified or decomposed people, they did not match Angel in terms of age or gender.

"Here, heal your sigh."

Kelsey sorted the last piece of evidence, took off her gloves and washed her hands.He took out a handful of homemade hard candies from his pocket and put them in Balk's hand.

"A man who actually carries candy with him!"

Balk's eyes were complicated enough, and he wanted to say that it would be better to give him a cigarette, but he peeled one open curiously.Light green translucent hard candy balls with a hint of sweet smell. "Oh, as a doctor, I should say sweets are bad."

This sentence caused Sherlock to nod in agreement.

After making the last mark, he divided Balck's attention, but secretly took note of Kelsey's candy.It's a bit strange, I didn't see the person who made the sugar eat it by himself.

"Ow!"

Just heard Balk whisper.

He put the candy in his mouth and took a bite. Who would have thought that the sweetness would dissipate quickly, and the strong mint flavor strongly stimulated the taste buds.

A clear taste that made people's hair stand on end filled the mouth menacingly.

"Not bad, isn't it?" Kelsey smiled softly. "Mints go well with people who work with corpses. Not only does it cover up the rancid smell, but it's refreshing. I get it. You need it."

"me……"

Balk was too cold to say anything, and a cup of tea appeared in his hand.It was Sherlock who took the initiative to hand over the teacup, which made him a little flattered.

"Thank you." Balk quickly took it, drank it in a hurry, and then gasped even more.

How could he forget that drinking water immediately after crushing and swallowing the mint candy will multiply the cooling and stimulating effect.

Gentleman Sherlock shook his head, "You're welcome, just refresh yourself."

Balk could no longer maintain his demeanor, and shouted with wide eyes:

"Both of you don't look at the time, it's already 10:30 in the evening! You're all done, do I need to wake up now!"

Sherlock said as a matter of course: "You drive back to the hotel, you don't need to be awake?"

Balk's shoulders collapsed, his arms were so tired that he could barely hold the scalpel, so he continued to hold the reins tightly.He couldn't continue to undertake this arduous task, so he had to find someone to replace him.

"Oh, Mr. Bennet, please don't look like you're willing to do it for me."

Balk was the first to deny looking for Kelsey, "I understand your kindness, but forgive me, there are always things that people are not good at. You give up practicing driving a carriage, and if you continue to practice, you will be able to send people directly to heaven sooner or later."

Kelsey was not offended, but accepted it humbly.

She completely refused to admit that she was the one who could stop the collision of carriages in the street, and that was done by Andy the bearded man in the vest.

Balk looked at Sherlock, "Dear Sherlock, it's time for you to lend a helping hand. Don't hesitate to show your driving skills, it is as outstanding as your reasoning ability.

Looking at my sincere eyes, I am sincerely asking you to take us back to the hotel.I also generously ignored the cup of tea just now. "

Some people are not satisfied with serving tea, I am really dissatisfied.

Sherlock glanced at Balk, picked up the information box, and walked out of the tent without saying a word.

What does it mean?

Balk was at a loss, and even after spending a year with Sherlock in the laboratory, he still couldn't keep up with Sherlock's thinking in many cases.

"Let's go." Kelsey rolled up the burial picture and put it in the painting tube, beckoning Balke not to be in a daze. "The hall-level carriage service you requested is ready."

Balk was a little skeptical, because he insisted on driving back and forth during the seven days, and Sherlock once said that walking is better for exercise.

Therefore, it was he who drove the car all the time.Now you don't have to fight hard, can you actually change a driver?

Leave the tent.

Oled led the night watchmen and patrolled very faithfully.

Not far away, a person was already sitting on the side of the carriage.

When Balck saw Sherlock who was about to drive, he was moved and praised with an aria, "Oh, my Tom! You are so sweet. I misunderstood, you are not a bad-tempered and bad friend."

Who told you to call Tom?Also said he has a bad temper?

Sherlock was expressionless: "I just don't want to waste time on frivolous things."

Balck was confused again, what is a boring thing.

"Get in the car first."

Kelsey waved at Balk, "Come up and think about it, is it boring to argue about who drives the car, or is it irrelevant to drive for you, just do it casually."

'laugh! '

Balk seemed to hear the sound of a knife being stabbed in his abdomen, why Kelsey wanted to explain.This is not an explanation, it is clearly a supplementary knife, and it hurts him so much.

Along the way, Balk maintained a sad expression.

Throughout the whole process, he seemed to speak indifferently, as if paying homage to his lost innocence and friendship.

As soon as he entered the hotel, he suddenly regained his energy, "My kind Professor S, please give me a cocktail to soothe my wounded heart."

Due to the major project of comprehensive survey of the land of the random graves, Mindola Village has not received other outsiders for the time being, and the only hotel in the village has been booked by three people.

Although it was nearly midnight, there was still something to be said about the case.

At this time, reward Balck and make him a glass of wine, just to take a break for a while.

Kelsey agreed and turned to Sherlock.

Sherlock shook his head lightly, then took out his pipe and tobacco box, and refused to have a drink together.

Kelsey was happy to have one less drink, and after a short while, delivered the light blue cocktail to Balck.

"The 'good dream tonight' you've been looking forward to. "

Kelsey put down her wine glass, turned around and warmed herself a cup of hot goat's milk.She sat on the soft chair with the cup and relaxed her body a little.

The living room was silent for a moment.

Just listen to the crackling of matches in the fireplace.

Sherlock struck a match, and the flame circled back and forth across the surface of the tobacco.With the ignition, inhale slowly until the tobacco is fully lit.

He flicked out the match and threw it into a side ashtray.Hold the cigarette holder lightly and enjoy the taste of tobacco leisurely.

The smoke is hazy.

Sherlock glanced at Kelsey seemingly inadvertently.A master bartender does not choose to drink alcohol when he relaxes, but goes to a hot cup of goat's milk.

If he is not physically ill, he has engraved caution into his bones, or is sufficiently inconsistent.He couldn't figure out which reason it was.

Kelsey raised her eyes and toasted Sherlock with a small smile.

Sometimes, there is no clear boundary between disguise and reality, and the mask becomes part of the body after being worn for a long time.

The two looked at each other in silence for three seconds, and then looked away at the same time.

The atmosphere seems to be harmonious, and it seems to be extraordinarily quiet.

Until Balck drank the wine in his glass and sighed contentedly, breaking the atmosphere.

"Hey! I'm back from a dream. Two people, please don't give me mints with tea in the future, and give me a glass of wine is the correct way to refresh yourself.

Alright, let's talk about the next arrangement, do you want me to stay and inspect all the corpses in detail?A conservative estimate is about a month and a half. "

Balck believes that there is no need to do this, "To be honest, there are not many clues left on the corpses. The 152 corpses that have been examined in detail have a high degree of decay. The dismemberers roughly cut off a certain part of those corpses, and resuscitated them. From foot to foot, each corpse is different.

It is impossible to predict his preferences now, and his range of choices includes men, women and children.

There are also two hundred corpses that were stolen, [-]% of the identity information can be matched, and there is no age or gender bias. "

By screening the messy and unclear traces of the mass graves, 59 empty coffins, at least seven different groups of people stole the corpses to commit crimes.

Sherlock ruled out the pry marks and remnants of the coffins. Six batches were done by grave robbers, while the other 34 coffins were damaged in ways that originated from the dismemberer—men, women, children, and he didn’t spare any of them. Pass.

"He didn't just attack people. The scars on the cat's skeleton in the dead tree show that the method of attack is exactly the same."

The long table on one side of the living room has been decorated at some point.

The original vase was gone, replaced by a large piece of white cloth.Affixed to it were the skeletal remains of ten small cats, none of which were complete.

Either the skull is missing, the leg bones are missing, or the trunk bones, such as the small tailbone are even more incomplete.

They were the bones that Sherlock had taken from the hollow of the dead tree.

After restoring the splicing, it can be seen from the scars on the bones that the cats were brutally hacked directly.

"These cats also died in the 11 years when the strange noise appeared."

Sherlock's eyes gradually brightened, "The strange sound that the big stupid team leader said, it seems like a cat screaming or a baby crying, it's not a trick of human voice imitation."

really interesting.

Mass graves are the best protection. Tomb robbers have long visited this place, and messy graves have become the norm.

The body dismemberer then intervened. He had a good layout, first spreading panic and rumors, and then successfully stole the body.

In order to confirm the horror rumors, killing cats is one of the links.Unfortunately, there are only bones left, and the scene of the victimization cannot be restored in detail.

Kelsey did not jump to conclusions, "It is still impossible to determine the motive of the dismemberment man to kill the cat. It was just to create curse rumors, or he also wanted to abuse the cat subjectively.

Did he evolve from killing cats to dismembering corpses, or did he dismember corpses while killing cats?Different crime escalation reasons reflect different criminal psychology. "

Sherlock raised his eyebrows slightly and put down his pipe, and took out a paper bag from the information box.

"Now, instead of tracing the criminal psychology, it is better to find actual evidence of the so-called curse. Letting the night watchman become seriously ill after touching the fallen cross is actually another step of the dismemberment arrangement."

A branched plant trunk was placed on the coffee table.

"The dismemberment man used some wisdom to create diarrhea and other diseases. It is much better than the same inheritance fans." Sherlock said so, but his eyes were mocking, no matter how clever a criminal would be, he would show his feet.

The dismemberment man did not choose the highly toxic arsenic/cream, but used another drug.

But success is also this piece of resin, and failure is also this piece of resin.It got stuck in the crack of the broken coffin, and fortunately escaped the erosion of wind and rain without decay.

Sherlock picked up the pipe again, "Look, it points out a direction. After leaving Mindola, the next step is where should I go to find the dismemberer."

This is Garcinia.

Balck recognized this plant as the resin of Garcinia cambogia, a plant of the genus Garcinia cambogia.

Garcinia cambogia is used as a medicine, which has the effects of reducing swelling and attacking poison, dispelling rot and suppressing sores, stopping bleeding and killing insects.

However, caution should be exercised when using medication, because excessive dosage can cause side effects such as dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and even death.

There is no need to wonder how the night watchman in Mindola Village was poisoned 16 years ago.

Counting 16 years ago, people's common sense of hygiene was still very lacking.Just like cholera ravaged the UK from time to time, it was not until the mid-19s that London spent a lot of money to rebuild its drainage system.

Townships have been slower to respond than London.

The night watchmen at the mass grave touched the fallen cross, and most of them did not do cleaning work seriously after returning home.

Judging from the economic conditions in Mindola Village, there were not many people who could afford soap at that time, and those who did not clean their hands, mouth and nose well were caught.

However, Balk still didn't understand, "How did Garcinia indicate the whereabouts of the dismemberer? Besides, Sherlock, are you sure you used the right subject? What do you mean by 'where should I find the dismemberer'? Are you going to throw Get us down?"

Sherlock didn't answer, just looked directly at Kelsey with raised eyebrows.

Now that he has discovered a key point, what else does Kelsey want to say?

The default is cooperation, not competition?This is an instant friendship.

Kelsey shook her head helplessly, and left the comfortable soft chair with some reluctance.

He opened the suitcase and took out a wooden box from inside, only to see a few pieces of broken porcelain lying inside. "It points out that our destination is the same."

Balk took a closer look, and saw that these were five pieces of white porcelain with dark patterns.

He looked at the two in a daze, why did the tiles show that the two had the same destination?

Sherlock's eyes were burning, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly. "Interesting, it not only aligns our goals, but also narrows the scope."

"Cough! Cough!"

Balk forcibly interrupted the demonic communication between the two, "Can you two spare some time to talk? I haven't learned the devil's language, and I don't understand the special language of your race. If you don't want to lose the good helper of the autopsy, please give Can I have a hint?"

Sherlock cast a sideways glance at Balk, "Doctor Balk, I have advised you that as a doctor who aims at forensic authority, you should know more."

Balk calmed down, he had already compromised with himself, and he would not be as crazy as Sherlock.For example, in order to verify the toxicity of a certain plant, taste it yourself.

"Didn't you find out? I'm waiting for your instruction. Oh, there is a walking encyclopedia by my side, which makes me feel relieved to be lazy."

Don't think that compliments are useful.

Sherlock snorted softly, "Hint, I gave you a long time ago."

Balk is going crazy, he can't remember hearing the reminder at all, has his brain been tampered with by something?

He could only look at Kelsey who continued to relax, "Why don't you give me a hint?"

Kelsey didn't make things difficult for Balk, freed up one hand, and wrote a letter 'E' out of thin air with his index finger.

E?

Balk rolled his eyes and clapped his hands, "It's the East!"

"and then?"

Sherlock was noncommittal about Balck's excitement, quite sure he was just delusional.

Balk was dumbfounded, why did he ask, to expose his confused facts face to face.

"Fortunately, I never expected too much."

Sherlock picked up the gamboge and pointed to the branches beside the resin, "This one comes from the East. Judging by the texture of its branches and bark, it is a Southeast Asian variety."

Balk was stunned, pardon his blindness, but he really didn't see the big difference between the various varieties.

Fu looked at Kelsey again, "I see, a few pieces of porcelain also come from the East. It's normal for the porcelain to come from the East."

Kelsey shook his head in denial, pointing to the four pieces on the left, "The four pieces on the left are British imitations, and only the one on the right is Song porcelain. It's not really a treasure, but it can be worth some money before it's broken."

Balk nodded stiffly. If the identification of garcinia species was barely related to his profession, he was really powerless to identify porcelain.

But he still asked habitually, "How long does it take to see it? I feel that they are similar, much harder to distinguish than two A-shaped necklaces."

Bennet pondered for a while, and replied sincerely, "Don't feel it, some abilities are talents. There are always things that people are not good at. You can't wait until the day you practice it. Spend your time elsewhere."

'laugh! '

Balk's stomach was stabbed again invisibly.

This familiar argument, Kelsey really did not retaliate against him?

Revenge him for telling the truth for an hour-some people don't practice driving, otherwise they will be sent to heaven sooner or later.

Balck gave up following the devil's train of thought and only wanted to hear an easy-to-understand version. "Okay, I admit defeat. I beg you to understand, what direction can Gamboge and Baici point out?"

"How did I spend a year with someone who dared not challenge myself."

Sherlock was so slandering, but he reluctantly opened his mouth, "The cemetery before the mass grave was built by Herman. It was a man who was doing ocean-going trade related to the East.

Being able to go in and out of the mass grave to remove corpses and residual limbs, and make full use of the situation in Mindola Village, the dismemberer must have known about this place in advance.Now, beside the coffin where he haunts, I found something unique to the East, please contact me before and after, you should understand, right? "

Why did the curse of "Midsummer Night's Ghosts of the East" appear?

The dismemberer must first understand before he can create a corresponding terrifying situation.

His background is clearly pointed out, he has been in contact with ocean business, and has certain financial resources, so he can obtain gamboge and white porcelain.In addition, he also has a little understanding of poisoning, using the living habits of the people in Mindola Village to poison.

Balk suddenly understood the cause and effect, "I understand, the dismemberer can make strange noises and horrors for ten consecutive years, and he can still transport the corpses, which also shows that he was in the prime of life at that time, right?"

"Yes, the connection is great."

Kelsey did not hesitate to praise, but also pointed out the loopholes, "At present, there is no evidence to prove whether the dismemberer committed the crime alone or in a group. It is not an easy task for an adult man to transport a whole corpse alone without external force." thing."

During the 11 years since the appearance of the strange sound and terror, although the people of Mindola village were scared to stay out at night, they could still tell whether there was a vehicle driving past the mass grave.

At that time, the villagers did not find any suspicious human traces, including the traces of no carriages or carts, so they believed that the strange noise was a curse.

If the dismemberer commits the crime alone, it will consume a lot of physical strength only by manpower to carry the corpse.

If he destroys the car marks with the help of external force, the time spent on the case will inevitably increase, and it will also consume a lot of physical strength.

"Three situations: the first type commits the crime alone, the dismemberer is an upright man, and the strength of his knife can also prove it; the second type commits the crime in a gang, with the dismemberer as the main force, and there are other assistants. The third type commits the crime , the body dismemberer provides advice, and there are also powerful helpers."

Kelsey wants to clarify the criminal mind, just to deduce which kind of crime mode.She also added, "The timing of the crime is also critical, why choose Midsummer Night?"

Sherlock pointed directly at the key point, "The shipping time is poor. The cargo ship travels between the two continents and stops in the UK in summer. The dismemberer is not in the UK at other times, and I am more curious why he stopped committing crimes five years ago."

With such a shocking number of dismembered and stolen corpses, although it is impossible to determine what the dismemberer did after removing the corpses, such murderers rarely take the initiative to commit crimes.

There must be an external force to stop his behavior, which may be death or serious injury and loss of criminal ability, or it may be another place to continue.

At present, the examination of the corpse is continued, and the probability of obtaining new clues is not high.

However, Balk still temporarily stayed in Mindola Village to deal with the so-called follow-up of the land survey.

Kelsey and Sherlock traveled to nearby Stoke-on-Trent.

In the late 18th century, Britain imported exquisite porcelain from the far east, and the royal family and nobles showed their status by owning oriental porcelain.

Porcelain gradually became in short supply, and the long cycle of maritime trade with too many uncertainties contributed to the development of the British porcelain industry.

Stoke-on-Trent is known as the porcelain capital of Britain.

As early as the 17th century, due to its geographical advantages, rich coal and clay resources, it contributed to the development of pottery manufacturing in this area.

With the development of the industrial revolution, the ceramic industry here is getting bigger and bigger.

First, oriental porcelain was shipped from the port of Liverpool, and various workshops re-manufactured local porcelain through imitation or innovation. Since then, porcelain has gradually entered the homes of ordinary people in the UK.

This time I went to Porcelain Capital to investigate Herman, the founder of the charity cemetery.Find out whether the dismemberer's choice of this abandoned cemetery has something to do with Herman.

Is there some kind of connection between the two, such as whether the Eastern Ocean Trade that Herman once operated had any impact on the Divisor.

Stepping into the porcelain capital, the sky is covered with thick fog.

As far as the eye can see, towering chimneys are densely distributed here, and black and gray mist is continuously discharged from the towering exhaust ports of the ceramic kiln.

If it weren't for the hustle and bustle of people, the porcelain factory workers coming and going from time to time would have the illusion of coming to some kind of end of the world.

Let’s say that the consignor, Wilson, made a rough survey of Stoke-on-Trent after buying back the necklace.

Although the information he gave was not of much reference value, the local Beston Kent I contacted was fairly well-informed.

After giving the two key points of medicinal materials and porcelain, Kent spent a few days finding Herman, who had long since disappeared from the business list.

Herman came to the Porcelain Capital in his 30s and did not have the capital to start a porcelain business at the beginning.Only taking advantage of the rise of ocean trade, he cooperated with people who deal in porcelain, and he trafficked some oriental medicinal materials.

After working for more than ten years, I accumulated some funds, and also switched to trafficking in porcelain, which once made a lot of money.

Unfortunately, the weather is unpredictable.

A batch of porcelain exclusively for nobles encountered a storm at sea.This batch of expensive goods lost all their money, which led to a break in the capital chain and plunged Herman into a financial crisis.

At that time, Herman also tried to transform, and wanted to build a porcelain kiln to burn porcelain at low cost, but unfortunately he failed to develop new products to make money, and he came to the end of his life.

Hermann had no heirs and was bankrupt before his death, leaving only a small abandoned porcelain kiln workshop under his name.

But if he wants to find the relationship with the dismemberer through him, he can only try his luck and see what the abandoned workshop left behind.

"It's here."

Sherlock pushed open the rusty door.

Walking in, there are piles of cobwebs all the way, and the dust accumulation shows that no one has been here for a long time, and even the chimney of the workshop has collapsed in half.

Hermann died of lung disease 20 years ago.

The irony is that the person who once funded a charity cemetery has no one to collect his body for a week after his death.It was not until a friend from afar came to visit that the ossified body was discovered and buried.

The local government had planned to reclaim the unowned small workshop land, but later abandoned the idea, mainly because of rumors that it was haunted.

The reason for the haunting is very good. Herman died unwillingly, and no one collected the body after his death.His undead haunts the surroundings from time to time, cursing that anyone who comes here will be as miserable as him.

curse, see also curse.

Regardless of how it came about, it works wonders.The other workshops have already moved away one after another, making this place a no-man's land on the edge of the city.

"It's really like the beginning of a horror story."

Kelsey looked around, the sky was gray, and the dilapidated workshop was deserted. "The two came to the old workshop to look for clues. When they stepped in, the door behind them slammed shut."

'boom! '

A gust of convective wind blows and literally closes the rusty gate.

At noon, the room was very dark, with only some light coming in from a few broken windows.

Sherlock couldn't help turning his head, "Indeed, we all know that the curse is nonsense, and it is more likely that it was done by the dismemberer.

But, Jerry, can you hold off on your talent for storytelling?Please keep quiet at the scene, and don't make up the sound of thumping above your head as soon as you open your mouth. "

'Boom!Boom! '

Another gust of wind blew through the holed roof, making strange noises.

Kelsey was a little embarrassed at first, she didn't want to light up the lineage of the prophet, but now she looked back at Sherlock calmly. "As expected of Tom, your ability to make up stories is also excellent."

Sherlock tilted his head nonchalantly, but he might start to believe that there are incompatibility in the world.When he handled the case alone, he never encountered such strange things as dead trees falling, villagers besieging, and words coming true.

'Boom!Boom! '

In the space between the ceiling and the eaves, there was another knocking sound.

The two looked serious