Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

In broad daylight, no unidentified creatures and dead spirits appeared in the London cemetery.

"It's dead."

Lestrade leaned closer to the opened coffin, only to see a rotting corpse.

None of the various characters scrambling in his mind, such as zombies, vampires, resurrected mummies, etc., appeared.

Sherlock asked back, "The inspector seems a little disappointed, don't you expect anything?"

"Expectation? Oh! I'm just expecting a well-preserved corpse."

Lestrade certainly couldn't speak out the thrilling plot of the fantasy and explain it decently:

"The wooden box buried in the garden of the abandoned house in Vilic is well sealed. Even though Megan's body is divided into sections, there are still some identifiable skin and muscle tissue. It is different from this corpse."

Of course it will be different.

The body was completely shattered before the burial.

The deceased's legs were broken, and the skin all over her body was burned by the corrosive liquid. It is difficult to identify her physical features.

Sherlock initially checked the body, but found no signs of poisoning for the time being, but found serious strangulation marks on the victim's neck.

"An autopsy is required to determine whether the cause of death is related to strangulation marks. However, judging from the way the two corpses were disposed of, it is currently impossible to judge that they were committed by the same person."

Why assume it was done by the same person?

Because when Anonymous was found, she discarded a set of clothes that Megan wore when she disappeared.

Even if the two women are similar in appearance, without this suit, it is impossible to recognize Anonymous as Megan in the first place.

This suit connects the deaths of both and gives a possibility.

That is, the unknown buyer W who bought Megan on the black market also bought Anonymous. W has a hobby. Most of the women who buy are in their 50s and [-]s. They may not be able to walk and cannot speak.

But do Ws with special hobbies really exist?

From Nancy's statement, Doe and Meghan have many similarities.After the coffin was opened, the appearance of Anonymous' corpse was also easily confused with the situation in front of Megan.

Sherlock is not in a hurry to draw conclusions. If W really exists, it is very unlikely that W will change the way of killing in a short period of time.

The death time of Anonymous and Megan is very close, now we need to do a comprehensive autopsy on Anonymous for comparison.

It is a pity that Nancy thoroughly cleaned the body of Anonymous before burying him, and changed him into clean clothes.

This also erased possible clues in disguise, such as inferring who bought and sold Anonymous from the clothes or dust on her body, where she last appeared, and so on.

But now Nancy cannot be blamed for this. At that time, she only wanted to find her missing mother, and she had no way to pursue the murderer.

Even if it turns out to be a dead body, but the black market transactions are kept secret, how can an ordinary person uproot both buyers and sellers.

In the end, what Nancy can do is to bury her mother with a little dignity. She has good reasons to clean up and bury the unknown person who was mistaken for Megan.

"Nancy's grief seemed to end on the day of her burial."

Kelsey took a closer look around the cemetery, and showed Nancy's portrait to the cemetery caretaker, basically confirming one thing.

"In the past four years, the guards at the cemetery have not seen Nancy visiting the grave, and there is no record of her in the entry and exit register. Look at the weeds near the tombstone, it has not been cleared for a long time, but she has the intention to cook a pot Childhood syrup."

A devil said that it would take a detailed autopsy to determine whether it was the same murderer.Another demon said that Nancy hadn't visited the grave of the mother she thought she had been in for four years.

Maybe it was because the cemetery was too quiet, which made Lestrade understand the meaning behind his words.

If the two deceased were not killed by the same person, how could Megan's clothes appear next to Anonymous?Why should Nancy identify Doe as Meghan?

In addition, no matter how much Nancy tried to forget the past, according to the love she showed for her mother, she shouldn't have stopped visiting the grave for four years.Does she have to explain it by not wanting to touch the psychological pain?

At present, some logical inconsistencies in the dismemberment case indicate that someone is lying in a certain link.

"I'll go to Balk and do the autopsy first."

Sherlock wants to focus on checking two points.

The first is that Nameless’s death was caused by poisoning (especially arsenic) or strangulation, and the second is whether Nameless’s bruises were caused before or after his death.

The test results of these two points can be compared with Megan's death, so as to see whether the murder methods of the two deceased are consistent.

"After the full autopsy, leave the head to me."

Kelsey plans to do the same on Doe.Even if it is not possible to find the corresponding victim in the vast crowd, the investigative work that can be done is also indispensable.

"Both of you, after dividing up the corpse, what will you leave for me?"

Lestrade regretted it as soon as he opened his mouth. Wouldn't it be good to read the newspaper in idleness?Why was he also led to the point of no return of not working and being uncomfortable?

Kelsey laughed softly, and praised without hesitation, "Inspector L really deserves his reputation. You have devoted yourself to the safety of London, and you really don't want to stop for a moment."

"Indeed. With Detective L, I feel much more at ease living in London."

Sherlock solemnly agreed, "Then, Inspector L, please work harder and secretly protect Nancy who is temporarily at home."

Last night, when Nancy saw Megan's mutilated body, she almost passed out from crying. It is reasonable to ask for leave for the past two days and not go to work.

Regardless of whether Nancy is going to work or staying at home, Scotland Yard will spy on her, or to put it mildly, covertly protect her until she finds out anything suspicious about her.

This time, Lestrade understood, "The protection is obviously surveillance. In case Nancy finds out, it's just a good excuse."

Sherlock and Kelsey: You know.

Only Carter muttered in a low voice: "What about me? Back and forth, working for a long time as a coachman?"

Carter had just driven the three of them to the cemetery, and now he was pulling the body back to Scotland Yard, during which he did not directly participate in the opening of the coffin.

Kelsey heard it clearly, and then glanced at Carter's back.

The officer seemed to be looking forward to a high-intensity job.As long as there is a chance, she will never forget to take care of it.

Less gossip.

The autopsy goes to the autopsy, and the surveillance goes to surveillance.

Kelsey has to wait until the end of the comprehensive autopsy to take the head. There is no time to wait, and she plans to go to the unicorn orphanage where Nancy works to investigate first.

Nancy had worked here for four years, and the orphanage must have left behind some of her hidden habits.

"Unicorn Orphanage? Do you want to visit this one?"

Teresa of the Charity Foundation looked at Kelsey in a little surprise.For several months, she and Kelsey led a team to investigate orphanages and girls' schools that needed funding, and the Unicorn Orphanage was not on the list.

Kelsey listened, "Mrs. Teresa, is there something wrong with this orphanage?"

"Oh, don't get me wrong, it's not because of poor management. It's just that its containment objects are rather special, and it was not within the scope of the foundation's funding from the very beginning."

Teresa explained, "The orphanage takes in abandoned children with congenital diseases. With the current medical technology, most of the children there can't live to be ten years old. The Unicorn Orphanage does not so much raise those children. Big, more like hospice."

Kelsey couldn't hide her surprise, "It's actually like this. I didn't expect such an institution in London. Working there, don't you have to face death frequently."

Teresa nodded and said with a sigh, "That's true, I have been there once. The atmosphere of the Unicorn Orphanage is quieter than other orphanages. There are also children who can grow up in it, but they are also abandoned deaf-mute people."

But in the Unicorn Orphanage, deaf-mute children have no other diseases, they are already considered lucky.

Clear skies.

A few hours' drive from central London, the Unicorn Orphanage seems to be in the shadows of the sun.

In the afternoon of this day, Kelsey came to the door with a willingness to donate, and was received by Dean Sandra in a friendly manner.

Without over-beautifying or over-selling, Sandra took Kelsey to visit the orphanage seriously, presenting the situation here truly.

Perhaps it is because they are born with illnesses that the children in the orphanage are very well-behaved and quiet, and they rarely play naughty and frolicking like their peers.

"Most of the children in the courtyard are children who need to recuperate. You can also see that they live on different floors according to different diseases."

Dean Sandra said calmly, "My staff and I can't do much, read stories to the children, or play some simple music for them. Of course, children who have spare energy can also draw some stick figures, No matter how it is painted, it looks great to me."

Being able to spend every day in a normal way without rolling around in pain and pain is the best life for most of the children here.

Kelsey looks over to the nine children basking in the sun on the lawn.They were about ten years old, one of the rare 'healthy' children in the orphanage, only deaf and dumb without other diseases.

I just showed them the portrait of Nancy. Don't look at these children who can't speak, but they can intuitively express what they think in their hearts.

These nine children can be regarded as half of Nancy's 'colleagues', who are already helping to take care of other sick orphans.

Facing the portraits of Nancy, they all smiled, fully revealing their trust and dependence on Nancy.

Not only the children agree with Nancy, but Dean Sandra smiled when she mentioned Nancy.

Just listen to her say, "Nancy is the most responsible employee you asked. She has been here for four years and takes care of the deaf-mute children who are the easiest to take care of. I don't know how she did it. She obviously cannot communicate through language. But nothing ever went wrong."

When Dean Sandra talked about Nancy, she seemed to be opened up, saying that she was a helper sent by God to the Unicorn Orphanage.

Nancy seemed to be able to read the heart sounds of deaf-mute children, and could easily understand the emotions expressed by those children.Later, she changed positions and took over the most difficult job, to take care of the child who was almost paralyzed in bed.

"Nancy took great care of her."

Sandra said, "It may not be good to say this, but with Nancy's gentle company, those children finally passed away without pain."

Kelsey thought of the top floor of the orphanage, the quietest floor.

Seriously ill children are given doses of sedatives to numb the perception of suffering, but only to stall for time in a daze.

Whether to abuse drugs and other issues will be discussed later.

Just talking about Nancy's care of seriously ill children, when they heard Nancy's name, a slight smile appeared on their numb faces.

So far, Kelsey has easily concluded that everyone at the Unicorn Orphanage has good things to say about Nancy.To sum it up in one sentence - Nancy is gentle, responsible and patient. She has gone beyond the scope of a nurse. She is a friend and a family member.

This kind of argument is somewhat familiar. Fifteen years ago, Lin's Medical Center also praised Nancy for taking good care of Megan.

Kelsey asked specifically. Dean Sandra didn't know that Nancy's mother was paralyzed and unable to speak.

"Okay, I understand."

Kelsey kept smiling and didn't seem to question Dean Sandra's words, but said in a businesslike manner:

"I also ask for your understanding. Please provide detailed records of the deaths of children in orphanages over the years. The foundation will use this as a reference to determine whether to grant funding."

"This is a routine process. I always keep a copy. You can take it away and read it slowly."

Sandra readily agreed, and laughed again, "I've heard of the Angel Foundation before, but I've never met the application requirements. I didn't expect you to take the initiative to inquire today. No matter what the result is, thank you very much."

"As long as the conditions are met, I will try my best."

Kelsey didn't promise more. Regardless of whether Nancy is related to the killer or not, she will do her part to the orphanage.

Before leaving, Kelsey suddenly asked:

"According to my survey of other orphanages, there are always accidents where there are many children. Dean Sandra, has anyone in the Unicorn Orphanage been seriously injured by accident over the years? Not because of illness, but because of accidents, Like accidentally falling down the stairs or something?"

Dean Sandra sighed slightly:

"There were two deaf-mute children, Abby and Aaron fell down the stairs. Late on Christmas night three years ago, everyone else was asleep, and the two children could not call for help. When they were found, they were already two dead bodies. Afterwards The cause of death was a fall that resulted in broken necks, and they died at the scene."

Kelsey remained calm, "Oh? Three years ago, Nancy was taking care of the children who couldn't speak. She must be very sad."

"Yes, Nancy is very sad and blames herself. Abby and Aaron are more active. That night, they probably wanted to sneak outside the house to see if Santa Claus was driving a sleigh to deliver gifts."

Dean Sandra sighed, "We all know that Santa Claus is a fairy tale, but the children will take it seriously. Nancy blamed herself for failing to keep an eye on the two children and let them sneak out. In fact, she can't be blamed. accident."

Kelsey nodded slightly as if understanding, but was thinking of another matter.

——15 years ago, Megan fell down the stairs and became paralyzed, and then took a folk prescription to hoarse her throat. Are there really two accidents in succession?

Accident or not, a massive autopsy would have to be done.

It was dark when Kelsey returned to Scotland Yard. Lestrade followed Nancy but did not return, and she went directly to Carter who was on duty in the game.

Since Carter wanted to work, there was a heavy job for him.

"Since Nancy joined the Unicorn Orphanage, a total of 71 children have died in the past four years. According to this list, go to three cemeteries, no matter what reason you use, bring back the bodies of 71 children."

Kelsey handed the list to Carter, "Especially the ones I have marked emphatically, even if the coffin is opened secretly, the corpse must be stolen back."

'boom! '

It was a bolt from the blue!

Carter took the file stupidly, and pointed at himself in a daze, "I'm going to get the corpses? 71 corpses?"

Kelsey said of course, "Yes, you go. You said it yourself at noon yesterday, and you are not willing to be just a driver. Now that you have mastered the equipment needed to open the coffin, and watched the process of opening the coffin, you can personally It's time to fight."

Carter opened his mouth and seemed to be dumb again when he wanted to say something, because he really mumbled at will.

It never occurred to me that the devil listened to it, and now let him eat Coptis chinensis dumb, unable to express his suffering.

Kelsey said, "I'm sure you can handle the matter", and said, "As for what helper to find, you can ask Inspector Lestrade, I don't care about that. But the speed must be fast, not including tonight, please within three days Done."

After that, Kelsey went to the forensic room.

With Sherlock's efficiency, after a whole day, he and Balck should not be able to fully complete the autopsy on Anonymous.

In the forensic room, there was only Balk.

"Mr. Bennet, you are here, don't rush me."

Balk was taking time to eat dinner, and the body on one side had not yet completed a full autopsy.

"At ten o'clock in the morning, the poison test for the presence or absence of arsenic came out. Nameless was not poisoned, she was strangled by someone from behind with forced external force and died. In addition, the injuries caused by the brutal beating of Nameless were all frontal injuries. Knowing these two points, Mr. Holmes left immediately."

What do these two points mean?

The nameless man was strangled to death, beaten in front of him, and had his head cut off.

Megan died of arsenic poisoning and was dismembered after death.

The time of death of the two people is close, but the way of death is not the same, the possibility of the same murderer committing the crime is very low.

It was eight o'clock at night, and Sherlock had been away for ten hours.

Kelsey frowned slightly, and asked Balk directly, "Did Tom say where he went?"

Balk shook his head, "Aside from assigning tasks, Mr. Holmes seldom informs others of his itinerary. When he reappears, it is time to bring important evidence. Don't worry, it's okay, it's like this every time. Otherwise, Can you guess where he went?"

Guess?

It was precisely because he guessed that possibility, but felt that it took a long time, that Kelsey would ask more.

The orphanage investigated, and someone followed Nancy. The preliminary results of the autopsy showed that the murderer was not consistent.

There is still one place that hasn't been dug deep - the underground black market, which is the kind of black market that sells human bodies.

Kelsey returned to Montague Street and went to the Sherlock's house across the street first, but the lights in his house were dimmed and no one answered.

In fact, there is no need to worry too much.

Kelsey consoled herself so much that Sherlock knew the layout of London's streets very well, in some respects even more than she did.In addition, Sherlock's skills are very good, and he must be well prepared before going deep into the black market.

Even if he didn't return at night, it might be because of some unexpected accidents during the investigation, such as going to follow someone, that's really normal.

It's just, why can't Sherlock wait a while before setting off.

He didn't think of traveling alone, at least he could have someone to take care of him.

Time passed little by little.

Ten o'clock at night, eleven o'clock, midnight at midnight.

Kelsey never saw the lights in the room across the street come on.

She should have turned off the lights and rested long ago, instead of thinking about whether she needs to go out to find someone, and how she can find someone, and whether she will startle the snake.

''Knock knock, knock——'

Without listening to anyone's footsteps going upstairs, there was a knock on the door of the room at this moment.

At this time, the clock pointed to seven minutes past zero.