Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Out to mix, sooner or later have to repay.

Kelsey silently mourns the passing of the bearded disguise.If I had known today, I would still choose Sherlock to read love poems.

Facing Sherlock at the moment, she maintained a calm expression, "Since you have recognized the good deeds in the past, wouldn't it be a pity that no one claimed them? However, the people who do good deeds are not in the old castle."

Sherlock waited quietly, how could Kelsey quibble at this point.

"The one who invited you to play Peterson, Jerry Holmes, played your son."

Kelsey said regretfully, "It's just that Jerry Holmes only appeared once, maybe I can tell you how much I miss him when we meet next time."

Kelsey used to be awkward with the temporary false surname Holmes, but now she thinks the identity of Holmes Jr. is very useful.

Sherlock was silent for three seconds, it was very good that he was still here waiting for him.

"good, very good!"

Sherlock supported the gentleman's smile, "Then please remember to tell Jerry Holmes that as his nominal 'father', I have a lot of educational experience that I want to practice on him. At that time, no one is allowed to stop acting .”

Sherlock took the long ladder and took a step ahead, walking faster and faster, suppressing the smile on the corner of his mouth - he was laughed out of anger.

Kelsey picked up the chair and shook her head at someone's back.Never in my life would Jerry Holmes show up again.

——She just put her words here, she didn't believe that she could turn over again.

Right now, the cause of death of the 13 people is the most important.

The two returned to the room with the gold-rimmed glasses.

"I checked and the room is fine."

However, Sherlock cautiously took out the pen and paper, because the walls have ears, and the case should be discussed on paper.

Currently, there have been three deaths.

In chronological order, they are four Italians → eight attendants who change shifts → Earl B himself.

The three death scenes are dramatic enough.

Italian four.

The two hung upside down in the air and were blown by the wind in the middle of the night, without a single landing point.The two were knocked down by the impact of the person hanging upside down, and died from heavy blows to the back of the neck and head.

Eight attendants.

Walking on the suspension bridge, the bridge broke halfway and fell into the rapids at the bottom of the cliff.

Earl B.

Encountered a falling object on the lawn, couldn't react in time, and was crushed to death on the spot.

Contact the hell inscription quoted by Earl B, and carefully check the "Divine Comedy" hell, you can get in touch with similar descriptions of the three death conditions.

The hell world of "Divine Comedy" looks like a big funnel, the deeper the soul, the more sinful it is.

The entrance to hell is a dark forest, and it is necessary to cross the Agron River, the first river in hell. It is said that even feathers cannot float on the water here.

Sherlock: "The relief of the main hall, eight attendants fell from the bridge."

Kelsey: "The relief is a gloomy forest, and under the bridge is a rapid with no survivors."

Are the eight servants bound to die?

It is still not certain at this stage, but what is certain is that the suspension bridge must be broken in order to fulfill the wish of the sentence 'coming when the Kangzhuang Avenue has disappeared. '

Cross the Agron River and start entering the Nine Hells.

Among them, the second prison, Black Wind Valley, severely punishes those who commit the crime of adultery.

The black wind swept the guilty souls into the air, and they were tortured by the wind, and they couldn't touch the ground for a moment.

Kelsey: "Isaac and Rosalia were hung in the air until it was found that the rope hadn't broken, and they endured a night of wind."

Sherlock: "This morning, Earl B came to the bell tower and saw two hanging corpses. He once said, 'Don't let them be blown in mid-air by the strong wind. There is no landing point for their bodies.'"

Earl B's words were sad at that time, but after thinking about it, does this sentence have no deep meaning?

Generally, when seeing a dead body hanging upside down outside the window, most people think whether the dead body will fall to pieces after the rope breaks.

Earl B's idea is different.Could it be that because of his extensive reading, he blurted out a sentence that fits the description of the punishment in Black Wind Valley?

Before Earl B could give an answer, the telescope dropped from the sky, making him the party involved in the third death.

Sherlock: "The Rolling Stones of the Fourth Hell punish the crimes of greed, including extravagance and extreme miserliness.

The spendthrift has to carry the boulder down from the top of the mountain, and the miser has to carry the boulder up from the foot of the mountain.Going round and round, once you slack off, the boulder will weigh heavily on you. "

Kelsey: "Count B's action before death, he raised his hands to block the falling telescope. But he failed and was crushed to death on the spot. Like the atoner who failed to bear the weight in the fourth prison, he was weighed down by a huge boulder I can no longer breathe."

Sixteen hours from two o'clock in the morning.

Although the order of death of the 13 people is different from the order of entering hell in Dante's pen, it cannot be denied that the death events overlap with the hell in "Divine Comedy".

The attendants unfortunately fell into the rapids with no survivors, the four Italians obviously committed adultery/evil, and Earl B's life can also be called a luxury.

Kelsey: "Nine layers of prisons, and the seventh layer has not appeared. Comparing with the existing living people in the castle, it may not be completely corresponding."

The other seven hells of "Divine Comedy", a brief summary:

The first prison is dark, and people who cannot judge their beliefs wander here.

In the third hell, the torrential rain, the glutton entered the hell with stinky snowballs and freezing rain.Once the soul enters, it will be bitten by the three-headed dog of hell, and must continue to eat poisonous snakes, mice and other things as punishment.

The swamp of the fifth hell, into which the raging ones are submerged, and can no longer pour out words of anger.

In the burning coffin of the Sixth Hell, heretics, those who do not respect God, and those who do not obey God’s teachings are locked in the sarcophagus, and the fire surrounds the coffin, so that the heretics will be burned forever.

In the following seven, eight, and nine levels of hell, cruelty, deceit, and betrayal were classified in more detail, and punishments such as three valleys, ten trenches, and four circles were made.

Sherlock: "The possibility of one-to-one correspondence is very low, and the number alone is not enough. However, we can judge which hell will be divided into the three of us who came from England."

The two made a gesture of six.

Writer of cheap horror novels, pens are bloody and dark stories.In a world where God loves the world, these words can be regarded as heresy.

As for the other eleven guests who are still alive, do they all have corresponding culpability?

For example, Mr. Tang and the man in white didn't have an invitation letter, but he heard that two German friends were going to go up the mountain, so they applied to join halfway to see it.Then they will be counted in early?

Having said that, who designed the one-to-one death that corresponds to the punishment of hell?

"The mechanism of the castle is complicated, except for Earl B, the possibility of other people's layout is too low."

Kelsey wrote: "The incomplete mask of the wooden house is similar to the countess mask in the dark room. Before the four Italians died, Count B mentioned the bell tower and the fun of the night. All this shows that he is not an innocent outsider."

If Earl B deliberately arranged it, did he include himself in it?

Sherlock thought of Earl B's burnt hands, unable to read his fingerprints any more.

"There's nothing wrong with that corpse. Whether it's age or physical marks, it's all in line with Earl B's experience. But would the person who planned everything really be willing to die so early?"

It was a calculated death invitation.

Both of them understood that there must be a deep meaning behind the hell-scene trial.Combined with the quirky Mary nursery rhyme, and the time when Earl B lived in the castle, the root is most likely related to the late countess.

In this way, Earl B designed a killing game.

Even if you included yourself in it, would you be willing not to wait until the end to die?Can he safely hand over the rest of the unfinished work to a certain internal response?

Who is the insider?

Most likely, of course, the housekeeper, but it could also be the cook.Or if it is a certain guest at all, then it can avoid everyone's sight.

"There is another possibility, Earl B is not dead."

Of course, Sherlock didn't talk about resurrection from the dead, "The person whose head was smashed is not the same person as the one we have seen."

Kelsey also agrees with this possibility, Tom and Jerry can change various identities, who can guarantee that Earl B will not?

The technique of disguising the fake and the real is based on the special material plastic wax that can be obtained with money.

Modulate and suit your own skin wax, which can shape the muscle structure of facial features, forehead, neck, limbs and other parts.Those who are proficient in technique can completely do one person with thousands of faces.

It can make all kinds of scars, and it is not difficult to imitate a pair of scars all over the palm.

And as long as the imitator is ruthless enough to himself and observes the copied person carefully enough, it is not impossible to completely replace another person from the appearance similarity to the inner similarity.

Kelsey: "In recent years, Earl B has been far less active on the social stage than before. If a person lives in seclusion, the less likely others will recognize that something is wrong with him."

"Seven years ago to be precise."

Sherlock gave the exact time, "After the father of the current steward, the old steward died, Count B moved out of Vienna."

The old butler was the one who knew Earl B the most. After his death, Earl B was no longer the earl who used to hold banquets.

With this timeline, there is one more thing worth noting.

Earl B was married when he was thirty-five and six, and his wife, Griselda, was about twenty-five and six.

Regardless of their status or age, the combination of the two is in line with a well-matched pair among nobles.And their marriage, like most nobles, did not have consistent loyalty and devotion.

"In the early years, both of them had their own gossip. Until eight or nine years ago, there was a saying that because the two got older, they gradually took care of their families."

Sherlock turned his pen, and was indifferent to this explanation.It is hard to change one's nature, and changing a nobleman who is not short of external temptations is more difficult than climbing down a mountain without using a suspension bridge.

Kelsey: "The time is too close. After the death of the old housekeeper, Earl B moved out of the old house in Vienna. Later, he made his wife's expression mask. Last night, there was a barrier-free communication between people and the mask. .”

It can't be that over-studying the occult caused Earl B's temperament to change.

Then there must be a source for him to start studying the occult, and he can endure all kinds of boring research.

"After dinner, talk to the steward."

"Let the steward say something more."

The two made the same decision, hoping to get more clues from the butler.

Seven o'clock in the evening, on time for dinner.

Everyone in the castle went to the main hall to eat, and they didn't care about the old rule that masters and servants had different tables.

Now people are sent to guard wells and other places in order to guard against poisoning.

Instead of eating meals in batches, it is better for everyone to eat together, and no one can leave behind to make trouble in full view.

"The dishes are ready."

Kaya, Ilhan's mistress, served the dishes with Bella, the cook, but there was one person missing from the long table.

"Huh? The steward hasn't come yet?"

Duke looked at the vacant seat, "I knocked on the door 15 minutes ago, and he said he would be here soon."

Kelsey and Sherlock glanced at each other, got up quickly and were about to go to the second floor.

Four or ten minutes ago, the two met the steward, who put the long ladder back into the storage room.Calculate the time, even if the steward does a little personal cleaning, he should come to dinner on time.

Before they ran out of the main hall, two screams came from behind.

"what--"

"what--"

Kaya and Bella were so frightened that their voices were unstable, they slumped on their chairs, and those people facing the windows in the main hall also gasped.

Three seconds ago, a person flew straight past the window—the manager fell from a height to the ground.