Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

When the test comes, go for it.

Watson had cleaned his hands and started the autopsy. Since it was the foot of the female corpse, there should be some strange things on it.

Stephanie's feet reflect her professional characteristics. She wears high heels to perform on stage for a long time, causing her toes to valgus and deformed.

But the skin of the feet is delicate, there is no dead skin with increased cuticles, and the toenails are also trimmed very delicately.

"The dead pay attention to maintenance."

Before Watson entered the forensic room, he realized that Jin Meigui's body was lying inside. Apart from surprise and a little regret, he didn't have much extra emotion.He has no interest in the opera actress, so he can maintain a rational and objective judgment.

"In addition to the feet, she also pays attention to the beauty of the body, and the limbs and underarms have been depilated."

Watson observed the corpse. Jin Meigui's skin was as smooth and white as ivory, but a small scab on the instep of her left foot was a bit abrupt. "In contrast, the tiny stab wounds that were originally negligible are now a bit eye-catching."

Watson looked closely at this scab again. It was too small, as if it had been pricked a little bit by a flower thorn, or bleeding from a needle prick.

"Sorry, I'm not sure what caused the scab, it's probably just an accident."

Just an accident?

Stephanie takes care of her feet meticulously, how likely is it to cause an accident?

In addition, the depilatory cream can only last for a period of time after use, as short as four days and as long as seven days, and new hairs will appear on the surface of the skin, but there are no new hairs on the skin of the deceased.

During the busy rehearsals and performances, Stephanie still did not forget to remove her hair. Is it because she has always lived delicately, or is she specially preparing for who to wait for?

Sherlock did not immediately point out these loopholes. After introducing himself, he said hello to Watson.

"Mr. Watson, welcome to the Cambridge Forensic Medicine Office. I hope you will have a pleasant time here. Dr. Balck will arrange the specific work, and you will be mainly responsible for the toxicology test."

"Okay, we'll be happy together."

Watson smiled and nodded, secretly thinking that Lestrade's reminder was a bit exaggerated.

This Mr. Holmes is unconventional, he only focuses on the case and does not care about some politeness, so as not to make people mentally prepared to be hit at any time.

Sherlock kept smiling, knowing without reasoning what Lestrade had talked with Watson along the way.How could he hit Watson, who had just been borrowed, so badly that he resigned immediately, as the inspector said.

Sunday, five o'clock in the afternoon.

Unlike the quietness of the Cambridge forensic room, the area around London's West End theaters exploded.

Jin Meigui couldn't continue to perform because of her sudden death last night.

This announcement was posted on the outer wall of the Rose Theater, and relevant news was published on the front page of today's evening paper.

After discussing with the other 12 people, Roderick preemptively explained the necessity of an autopsy for Jin Meigui's death.

The banner played was nothing more than to support Jin Meigui and find out the cause of her death.Anatomy is not the blasphemy of the dead, but the best way to restore the truth.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

If it weren't for the high exterior wall of the Rose Theater and the strong iron fence, it wouldn't be able to withstand the waves of people.

In the afternoon the orders were received from Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard, who, together with Lestrade, was in charge of the Golden Rose case.

Lestrade secretly removed the body, and he needed to communicate with other theaters in the West End in advance, and Scotland Yard worked with the theaters to deal with possible gatherings.

Gregson looked at the supporters of the Golden Rose outside the iron fence. These two days were destined to be troublesome, but at any rate, he was prepared to have enough manpower in time to maintain the situation on Theater Street.

Only then could he breathe a sigh of relief and have the time to complain, "That guy Lestrade, you don't think of me when you do good things, but you remember me when you do dirty work. I don't know who taught him to be bad."

On the side, Agent Carter kept his eyes fixed, as if he didn't hear anything and was on duty seriously.

Both are his officers, what opinion can he express?Could it be telling Gregson the correct answer—by ear, there are two devils around Lestrade.

Kelsey didn't sleep well past dark, either.

After lunch, take the golden pink rose on the head of the golden rose bed and go to Robinson Manor, which is famous for its blooming flowers.

To be precise, it has now been changed to Darcy Manor.

After the case of Angel's disappearance was solved, Ms. Robinson and Mr. Wilson resolved their 15-year conflict, and they spent the last few months of their lives together.

Both men's assets went to charity, and the Robinson estate was sold to someone who was kind to flowers.

After Darcy bought the manor, he also retained most of the attendants and gardeners.In particular, Joe Hull was in charge, and it was he who created the beauty of the manor full of flowers.

The purpose of visiting Darcy Manor this time is to ask steward Joshua to identify the variety of the golden pink rose, so as to deduce where its giver came from.

Are golden roses easily available in London florists?Or is it a special cultivation in a certain place?

The steward, Joshua, observed several golden roses. After removing the golden dust sprinkled on the flowers, this kind of orange rose itself is not unique and difficult to find.

"It's from London or around, and while it's not as common as red and white roses, you can always find orange roses if you go a few more florist shops."

"According to the indoor environment you described and the blooming degree of the flowers, it is preliminarily judged that the flower branches have not been more than two days since they were picked."

The steward, Joshua, got close to the rose again and took a deep sniff, "Carefully discern the scent of tea. Inserting the flowers in the cooled strong tea will help prolong the flowering period. Even so, it will not exceed five days before it is picked." .”

Stephanie died on Saturday night, the last time she left the theater on a break on Monday.

In other words, this bouquet of flowers was not brought back by her from outside, but was sent into the theater during the performance.

Kelsey listened carefully and analyzed that Stephanie's vase was filled with water, she did not keep the flowers fresh, so only the flower sender or the store used the tea.

"Tea is not cheap. Is it common to use strong tea to keep roses fresh in today's flower market?"

"Flower markets generally use chemical preservatives, which are cheaper than tea. It is impossible for general transporters and flower shop sellers to choose high-cost operations."

Qiao Huer pointed out, "But there are always some picky customers who think that preservatives destroy the natural sense of flowers. Correspondingly, some flower shops put flower stems in strong tea, and of course they sell them at a higher price. .”

Joe Hull said that in London and nearby areas, people who can own flower gardens can basically grow this type of orange roses, and they don't care about the money for a bottle of strong tea.If asked which family picked the orange roses from, it would be difficult for him to judge the source.

"But if you're buying from a florist, it's a different story."

Kelsey said clearly, "A flower shop in London that uses strong tea to preserve freshness is facing high-spending customers. There is always a certain number. I may find out where this bouquet came from."

Joshua also added: "Mr. Bennet, please pay attention to the flower language of the orange rose. It represents a shy or hidden love, and it gives people a mysterious and unspeakable love.

As far as I know, there are relatively few cases where men choose orange roses.Usually three kinds of people choose it, a shy guy, a man who likes to play with mystery, and an underground affair that cannot be made public. "

Will Stephanie like the shy guy?

Kelsey thinks the probability is unlikely, not because Jin Meigui cannot enjoy pure feelings.

It's because immature boys generally can't hide their whereabouts perfectly, so it's impossible to hide the eyes of most of the troupe and let them know nothing about Stephanie's love affair.

As for the latter two options, you need to investigate the flower shop to find out.

Kelsey told Gregson about the scope of the investigation, "Scatter around Theater Street to investigate the flower shops that sell this kind of orange roses.

The store uses strong tea to preserve fresh flowers, sells orange roses from Tuesday to Friday, and may also provide a gold sprinkle service.The purchaser may have been a page or an upper-middle-class man. "

"Understood. I will lead the team to investigate separately."

Before Gregson set off, he confirmed to Kelsey, "Mr. Bennet, in addition to the flower shop, there is also a garbage station to investigate. Are you sure you choose to go to the garbage station?"

Every morning before dawn, the cleaners will drive away the rubbish from the Rose Theater.

The household garbage of Stephanie, the troupe and others may hide some important clues, and everything that can be checked must be checked.

Searching dumpsters is a chore compared to investigating flower shops.

Kelsey nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I'll go to the garbage dump. Don't worry, Inspector Gregson, I can handle the stench."

"You are a dedicated advisor."

Gregson praised and was very grateful to Kelsey for his choice to let him escape.

To slander Lestrade again, Mr. Bennet is clearly a gentleman who considers others, and he does not need to be prepared to be attacked by words.

Aside, Carter watched Gregson leave and shook his head involuntarily.In the beginning, no one had ever been naive.

Seeing this, Kelsey smiled and asked, "Agent Carter, do you have any different ideas?"

"Oh me……"

Facing the devil's smile, Carter's facial muscles were so stiff that he could no longer lie. "I just sigh, Inspector Gregson doesn't know what you mean."

Kelsey continued to smile, "My intention?"

Carter bit the bullet and said bluntly, "Florist investigation is just a matter of running errands, but looking through garbage dumps requires extraordinary eyesight and discrimination. You think Inspector Gregson is likely to miss some clues, so you will simply The florist task was assigned to him."

Therefore, this is not being considerate, but thinking that the other party may be stupid, so I don't give him a chance.

"Detective Carter, do you still remember what happened when we met? At that time, the Ripper was arrested, and it was because you said so much that you wanted to cut your hair, which reminded me of the important connection of the case."

Kelsey praised sincerely, "Sure enough, you are a very spiritual agent. Keep it up, I think you have great potential."

Carter: Complimented.Although very happy, but faintly a little uneasy.

Many parties are working overtime to conduct investigations, but the good news is still refusing to show up.

I've searched all the flower shops that sell orange roses, and even checked the account books, but I can't be sure who bought the flowers for Stephanie.

The garbage dump was also searched, and the mess in the Rose Theater was found, but no valuable clues were found in it.

Fortunately, after major newspapers publicized the correctness and importance of the autopsy, most of Golden Rose's supporters accepted this method of handling the case, and gradually stopped gathering crowds and quietly waited for the result.

Three days later, the first thing that was certain, an autopsy showed that Stephanie had not ingested hemlock.

Hemlock poisoning, often died of respiratory failure; Stephanie's autopsy showed that her heart and liver were severely damaged by the poisonous erosion.

Although the source of the poison has not been identified, the death of the golden rose has nothing to do with Adler's topical ointment.

However, at this time, a gossip tabloid suddenly broke the news:

Jin Meigui was poisoned by the jealousy of the troupe's newcomers. It is conclusive that the poison used was a topical ointment—which contained highly poisonous poisonous celery.