Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

In the eighteenth century, a severe plague broke out in Paris, and the above-ground cemetery was unable to bury mountains of corpses.

The abandoned quarries underground in Paris cover a large area and are distributed in several large regions. The underground mines extending in all directions can also facilitate the transportation of corpses.

The rulers decided to transfer millions of corpses underground, and the priests were responsible for burying sixty-seven million corpses.

When night falls, a string of dim lights will light up.

Crowds of people carried bones on their backs, and each team assigned a priest to read prayers from one end of Paris to the other, from the ground to the ground.

Until the beginning of the [-]th century, it took decades to complete the project from rebuilding the underground corpse cave to stacking all the bones for burial.

On Wednesday, the sun rises.

Bentley looked at the crumbling signage in confusion.

In front of him was a large rusty iron door, which was tightly locked by heavy iron chains.

'Kaka——'

Sherlock held the oil pot and the small iron piece, fiddled with it three or five times, and only heard the sound of 'click' to lock it open.He unloaded the heavy chain, and the iron door was slowly opened.

There was darkness behind the door, and the cold wind came out of the black hole with a damp and rotten smell.Like the mouth of a monster, it will devour all living creatures that enter.

"Oh, Darcy."

Bentley held up the kerosene lamp and stared at the black monster's mouth.I don't know how to get to this step, why did he come to a certain entrance of the underground cave of thousands of corpses.

He subconsciously asked Darcy who came with him, "Are we really going to fight in person? It might not be good to say that, is it worth it for Blanqui?"

Darcy took a deep breath, Bentley dared to ask!

Who called him to Paris, who telegraphed that something had happened, who wanted to find Blanqui who was missing?

Time went back ten hours.

Kelsey finds a plaque from the remains of an ancient Roman bath.

Based on her previous knowledge of the underground cemetery, she roughly judged that the metal plate engraved with "FDT.5______" came from somewhere in the underground cave of thousands of corpses.

In later generations, some sections of the underground corpse cave in Paris were developed into scenic spots.If you are lucky enough to walk by, it is really like walking through the world of the dead.

Due to the limited conditions of the initial burial, the flooded bones did not record specific identities, only a rough date of death.

White bones piled up into a bone wall, skulls side by side, leg bones stacked on top of leg bones.

If you accidentally kick a piece of gravel at a corner, it is probably not a stone, but a toe bone of a deceased person.

Today's Ten Thousand Corpse Cave is far more terrifying than future generations.

There is no thorough cleaning and reconstruction of the corridor, and no clear route re-planned for tourism.Rusty iron gates sealed the entrances to the world of the undead.

Kelsey went to the church, hoping to find the layout of the underground corpse cave from the records.

Unfortunately, for more than 60 years from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present, Paris has experienced many coups and wars, and the church has not been able to preserve complete information.

There is only a rough route map indicating the approximate area of ​​"FDT.5______", which is underground in the [-]th arrondissement of Paris.

Since the nameplate was found on the ground, someone must have penetrated into it beforehand.

Judging from the weird religious ritual of killing rabbits, the cave of thousands of corpses gathers strong death power.The Bunny Killer and Streetman X haunted the remains of the ancient Roman baths in the [-]th district, and they may also haunt the corpse cave in the [-]th district.

Therefore, in order to find the missing Blanky, one had to venture into the world of the dead.

When Kelsey made an invitation, Sherlock chose to go to the corpse cave without hesitation compared to the list provided by Professor M.

His reason is very simple. The excavated relics listed by Professor M are easy to verify, and the possibility of diverting attention by setting up suspicious positions is not ruled out.

In this case, it is more urgent and important to investigate the underground burial.

Perhaps Sherlock had another reason.

He couldn't leave Kelsey alone to delve into the intricate world of the undead.Even if it was impossible for Kelsey to foolishly not find other teammates because of his absence, he really went to the ground alone.

Who else would take the initiative to break into the underground corpse cave?

Bentley wanted to find Blanky, and after listening to Kelsey's analysis, he volunteered in a flash.

Kelsey did not refuse to have more helpers, but he made it clear in advance that those who go together must be reliable.

She is not worried about the temporary helper Bingley hired. If Bingley needs to find other people to accompany him, he must choose carefully.

Just like that, Darcy appeared at the entrance of the cave.

At this very moment, he was supposed to be at a ball in London.Although he had little interest in social gatherings, it definitely did not mean he was interested in burials.

However, things happen for a reason.

Blanqui worked closely with Bentley on business.The two came to Paris together, the former disappeared, and the latter has investigated the disappearance, and it is not a good quality to give up halfway.

Now that Darcy has come to help, he will not back down.

Morning light falls.

Darcy looked at the hesitant Bingley, "Charles, are you sure you can't go on? There are four people present, and you are the only one who is directly related to Blanqui."

In other words, how could Bentley let someone who had nothing to do take risks for him, while a person remained on the ground greedy for life and fearing death?That's not what a true gentleman does.

Bingley pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and let go of the belated fear.

"Of course I will not back down, and I will definitely try my best to find Blanqui."

"Actually, it's not bad to retreat in spite of difficulties."

Kelsey double-checked the equipment and calmly poured cold water on it, "Going down is risky. It's easy to get lost, collapse..."

"Jerry."

Sherlock spoke up in time, and based on the principle of safety first, today they can talk as little as possible. "You have to believe that we will definitely gain something and come out safe and sound."

Kelsey immediately shut up very cooperatively.

Of course, it wasn't what Sherlock said, she was obedient, but she was very self-aware and didn't want to summon the mysterious power.

Darcy's gaze scanned the two of them.

Is it an illusion?These two detectives who came forward seem to have some unspeakable secrets.It actually made him feel a little worried about the trip to the corpse cave.

Kelsey returned a gentlemanly smile. What was Darcy wondering? Did he forget the pleasant cooperation last year?

The robbery of the hat shop was solved last year. Didn't they cooperate with each other, and one contributed money and the other worked freely to enter and exit the casino and caught the robber.

"Mr. Darcy, I'll go first."

Kelsey nodded to indicate that all the precautions that should be said were said yesterday, and she did not force anyone to go to the grave from the beginning to the end. "Please pay attention to your step and be sure to walk carefully."

Darcy watched the two go down the stairs one after the other, confirmed that the marker ink they were carrying was sufficient, and beckoned Bentley to follow quickly.

However, Darcy went down more than 20 meters, and after he actually set foot on the brick layer of the corpse cave, he still made up his mind.

In the future, neither he nor Bentley should keep some distance from Kelsey.There is no need to have frequent contacts with detectives who are often involved in dangerous places before they have lived a peaceful life.

This is also a reminder.

Darcy added a criterion to the original mate selection criteria. His ideal wife should either be a good match, or need to be well-read, and his family should not have relatives who are keen to deal with danger.

——In short, people whose surname is Bennet can be ignored.

Kelsey walked through the wall of bones and corpses, taking shorthand notes of the roads he had traveled, never expecting that someone behind him had an increased standard of mate selection.

If she could listen to her mind, it would mean that Darcy's pre-set standards were meaningless.

No matter how sensible you are, you can't stop the germination of love when it comes.However, whether it will cut off the sprout and prevent it from growing into a towering tree is another matter.

In the underground corpse cave, the corridor is long and narrow, and you can't see your fingers in front of you.

The walls are all made of bones, and at every intersection of several roads, there will be large piles of cylindrical skulls.

Only the light from four kerosene lamps barely illuminates the feet and the whole body.

Four people work together.

Sherlock observed for abnormal signs, Kelsey ensured the correct direction of travel, and Darcy and Bentley checked for omissions.

Even if you have already planned it out, take a 10-minute break every hour you walk.

Be sure to reach the designated entrance and exit at [-]:[-] a.m., go out of the cave to replenish energy for lunch, and then enter again.But in the dark corridor, the sense of time and space will inevitably gradually become blurred.

No abnormalities were seen along the way, only silent bones.

'SDU%%^%&...'

After entering another fork, there seemed to be a vague and strange sound sounded through a wall of bones.

"Cough cough!"

Bentley's back felt cold, and he pretended to cough twice, and the sound disappeared.He tried his best to keep calm, meditating that it's just the wind just the wind.

Before coming down, Kelsey analyzed the road map.Point out the situation that you may encounter underground, or suddenly light smoke comes out of your face, or you hear strange noises suddenly.

Faced with such situations, there is no need to panic too much.The former may be the fog formed by the temperature difference and humidity, and the latter is the wind produced by the structure of the ventilation shaft and the bone wall.

Scientific explanation came first, and no one said much in the tunnel.

But after walking for a while, the sound that seemed to be wind but not wind appeared again.

'[email protected]#[email protected][email protected]#D……Macabre~~Macabre~~'

Bentley stopped abruptly.He heard it right, it sounded like an aria, and there seemed to be Macabre's French lyrics, which meant skeletons.

"Three, did you hear that?"

Bingley couldn't help but said, "Nearby, no, there's something singing in the distance. Skeleton, skeleton, isn't it the wind?"

Both Sherlock and Kelsey in front stopped, and they did hear a vague sound.

Just listen carefully, there is no aria singing, the corridor is very quiet, not even the whirling wind rushing in.

"It is now 10:44. So far, I have walked through four suspected nameplate areas, but so far I have found nothing."

Darcy looked at his pocket watch, "The direction of the wind is not consistent with the current exit, how are you going to go?"

"The general direction remains unchanged."

"The general direction remains unchanged."

Sherlock agrees with Kelsey.While the indistinct singing suggested that someone might be in the distance, the two decided to proceed with caution.Assuming that the singer is a dangerous person, the enemy is dark and we are clear, let alone act rashly.

"There is no sound now. Let's move forward for a while to the place where the song came out. If we don't hear any more movement, we will go up as planned."

Kelsey wanted to investigate more safely, "If someone really sang, he would definitely leave traces. You won't find it, and you can find one or two in the afternoon."

Then go for a while.

But as time passed bit by bit, the singing sound never appeared again, as if it was just the raving of the undead awakened.

11:04

Sherlock stopped and continued forward, turned right and headed towards the exit. "Turn around, this morning's investigation ends here."

Bentley breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and as soon as he relaxed, his right foot stepped on the lace of his left shoe.

"Wait a minute, I'm tying my shoes."

Bingley put down the kerosene lamp as he spoke, and hurriedly went to tie his shoelaces.

The three people in front of them all stopped, and there was an instant silence in the corridor.

Bingley finished tying it hastily, stood up suddenly, and bumped his nose against a leg bone on the wall.

"hiss!"

Bentley covered his nose in pain and shook his head involuntarily.Who wanted to turn his head, but saw a white shadow rushing towards him.

"what--"

"what--"

In the dark corridor, two exclamations suddenly sounded.