Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

Whether it can be like it is now is a big pit.

The key point is not whether you will seek bandage help, but whether you dare to take off your clothes and be honest with each other.

If life and death are involved, Kelsey certainly doesn't care about exposing the secret, but before that step, it depends on whether Sherlock has the ability to discover evidence.

Right now, Kelsey did not ambiguously speak, as if after serious thinking, he raised a question:

"Assuming I was the one who was injured, it would be the best choice to ask you to help apply the medicine. But, Tom, I have reservations about your bandaging skills. I can't try anything else now, so I just ask you to tie a beautiful bow?"

Kelsey took the remaining bandages and handed them to Sherlock. "No matter how much you say, it's not as good as showing your true ability. My requirements are not high, as long as the bow you tie is as beautiful as the one on your shoulder."

Sherlock looked at the bandages in front of him, looked sideways at the bow on his shoulders, and finally met Kelsey's eyes.After a few seconds of silent staring, he asked, "What if I could?"

"You can, I can rest assured to find you medicine. But getting hurt is not a good thing, no one wants to encounter unlucky Rush."

Kelsey smiled, but added a big fire to Sherlock:

"However, if you really want to show your superb bandaging skills, I can also be the subject of the experiment. I will give you a chance, as long as you make a beautiful bow now, I will satisfy you tonight."

what!

How dare you play like this!

Suddenly, Sherlock opened his eyes slightly, and his words were completely unexpected.

The two should know well that whether to bandage or not is never the key point, but whether they dare to take off their clothes is the key-the most direct way to verify whether Kelsey has a secret.

Could it be that his own suspicions were wrong?

Sherlock observed the expressionless Kelsey, unavoidably shaken.As long as there is no female disguised as a man, Jerry will naturally dare to speak and take it off, and he doesn't have to worry about other things at all.

Do not!

This strategy is very likely to confuse the true and the false, and make a false shot.

There is no need to repeat the scattered doubts before, just talk about the bow tie.

Before, Kelsey fixed the ankle for Mrs. Hudson, and the bow tie she wore was ugly.

In this day and age, except for those working in fashion or gift wrapping, men rarely wear a beautiful bow instead of a tie.

In contrast, ladies often tie a knot at the waist of their skirts, and they are used to it naturally, and they have mastered different types of bow ties.

In the past month, Kelsey has been very busy and has been away from home for three days.

But the skill of tying bows has improved rapidly, from ugly to flawless by leaps and bounds.The huge difference is whether it is all based on mood, or is it practiced secretly to perfect?

Sherlock couldn't make a conclusion, because whether both of them fit Kelsey's character, that's why it's unpredictable.

A brain storm is just a blink of an eye.

However, no matter how much you think about it, the decisive factor tonight is whether you can make a beautiful bow immediately.

Kelsey stretched out her left hand calmly, "You only get one chance, please."

Sherlock took the bandage, knowing his level of knotting very well.Unless an evil spirit possesses it, the outcome is a foregone conclusion.

But there is still a trace of nervousness, as if he holds a dream key in his hand, as long as he uses it correctly, he can solve the troubled problem.

Bandages and bows, keys and answers.

Here and now, some answers seem so close to be within reach.

Sherlock didn't change his face, and compared with the bow on his shoulder, he finally started to tie it in one go.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

A full ten seconds passed and Kelsey had a bow on her left wrist.

is it beautiful

It's so unprofessional to ask.

Sherlock's bow is completely out of the category of beauty, it should be asked how ugly it is.

"Wow, I didn't expect you to have no talent for this, Tom."

Kelsey laughed, and comforted him pretending to be friendly, "It's no big deal. This kind of trivial skill will soon surpass the talent school with acquired practice."

There was only one thing Sherlock regretted about the bow he tied.

Years ago, both he and Mycroft lived in the old house.His elder brother who is too persistent in a certain aspect also treats the half-eaten candy gift box as a treasure.

Every time Mycroft took out a few candies from it, he would restore the packaging of the gift box intact.Close the lid tightly first, then put on the gift bag and tie the mouth of the bag with a bow.

It doesn't matter how beautiful the bow tie Mycroft tied is, but it is very unique and recognizable at a glance.

Sherlock: Had I followed along a few times instead of laughing at Mycroft's eccentricity, it would have been a different story today.

Thinking about it this way, Sherlock doesn't seem to care much about the result, and only talks about the knotting skills.

"Jerry, you're right. It's only been a month, and you've seen a qualitative leap in how beautiful your bow tie is. You've been practicing every now and then, and I don't think it's a flashy skill."

Fancy knotting is actually flashy.

However, God can't control the devil's gamble with this, and dares to place a jaw-dropping bet.

This gamble has never been made clear, but the outcome has already been decided.

Kelsey won without arrogance, and switched back to the mentality of caring for the wounded to persuade Sherlock:

"The wound medicine is on, you should rest early. If you have fever or other conditions, you should go to the hospital, even if it is not reliable enough.

By the way, please don't smoke for a while, and avoid spicy food.Finally, please give me the bank password that Vance's old department said before he died.At dawn, I will go to pick up the things I deposited, so as not to be late and things will change. "

"Line A, cabinet 089CW, password: "Aleaiaactaest". "

Sherlock was sure he remembered correctly, but whether the robber who was suddenly shot was wrong was unknown.

"The possibility of misrepresentation is not high. This Latin is a famous saying of Caesar, which means that the end of the fire is done, like the password Vance would use when hiding secrets. Be careful, Jerry."

"Don't worry, I have the numbers. You will know the specific situation when you get it."

Kelsey will put on a good disguise before going to the bank. Who knows if there are any crazy people who besieged Vance's old department tonight. "I'll be back first. Good night."

"Good night."

Sherlock watched as the door was closed from the outside, blocking his view of the ugly bow tie.

At this moment, he glanced at the bow tie on his shoulder again, and the words in his belly were reduced to one sentence.There is no end to learning, and it is true that there are too many skills to overwhelm your body.

However, Sherlock still had a question to ask, but he could not get an answer tonight.

Ten o'clock the next day.

Kelsey stepped on the door of line A and entered. This is a medium-sized bank, and there are not many customers in the morning.

No matter on the way here or in the bank, it can be seen at a glance that there is no follow-up and ambush.

The process of getting things was very smooth, but there was an extra password, and Vance actually used double insurance when stocking.

Kelsey was caught off guard by the question and knew little about Vance, so she could only rely on it.

' Nancy Vance. '

This is the most irrational password. I never expected that it would be right in a guess.

In the evening, Kelsey came to Scotland Yard with a big wooden box. She didn't know how to explain the twists and turns of the wooden box.

Lestrade just came back from his shift to catch up on sleep. Yesterday he watched Nancy most of the night.

Since seeing Megan's body, Nancy has not gone to other places except to buy vegetables and take out the garbage for two days, and her life could not be more peaceful.

"what is this?"

Lestrade looked at the large wooden box on the table and asked again: "Mr. Bennet, you asked Carter to pull the corpses. Where do you plan to put the 71 corpses? Although there is a new forensic room in the bureau, it can accommodate two or three Ten corpses, have you contacted the morgues of other hospitals? Your request was too sudden, and you didn’t give any time to prepare.”

Sudden?

No, not suddenly.

What Vance left behind proved that Nancy was not telling the truth.

"I have contacted the University of London Medical School, which is willing to provide a venue."

Kelsey skipped the complicated process of getting the wooden box, "This is an important item that Vance hid in the bank. Three or four years ago, he died in a black market transaction. This thing has never been taken out."

Vance's old department knew only one password and could not answer the other.

Now that the confidential documents are taken out under the name of Nancy Vance, it shows that Vance attaches great importance to Nancy, and it is by no means a casual attitude towards a mistress who is about to leave.

After hearing two passwords, Lestrade didn't know what to say.Vance wanted Nancy to bear his surname because he wanted to marry her.

Lestrade opened the box, and there were books of accounts inside. He asked directly, "What are recorded on them?"

"It's Vance's private account books for many years. Most of them are his list of goods in and out, including the source, quantity and price of the goods. You can use this to combat human trafficking in the black market."

Kelsey took out one of the books, "These two years are slightly different. It was from 1870 to 1871, that is, four or five years ago, Vance had three large expenses, and he spent a lot on 'Dear Nancy'." Fifty-four thousand pounds."

具体时间是1870年10月、1871年4月、1871年12月。

梅根在1871年2月初失踪，1871年6月末被误认的无名氏尸体出现，1872年2月万斯遭人暗杀。

It can be seen from Vance's account books that the black market business has allowed him to make huge profits, but he is not a person who spends money lavishly.There will be some enjoyment, but only tens of thousands of pounds have been spent on Nancy.

This timeline could not be more obvious.

Four months before Meghan disappeared, Vance gave Nancy a gift worth more than £1, an antique gemstone necklace.

After Megan disappeared, according to Nancy, when she first came into contact with Vance, she was given another gold bar worth [-] pounds.

The last time, in December 1871, Nancy allegedly left Vance for more than two months.She also took over a large house in Nottinghamshire in central-eastern England, worth around £12.

"Here, there is another sentence "I look forward to spending Christmas with my dear in my new home." "

Kelsey pointed to the rare mood comments on the account books, "Looking at these account books, there have been fourteen comments in total. Only when the mood fluctuated greatly, Vance would add one. The other thirteen times did not get a big one. If you get a penny, you are forced to lose a lot of money.”

Needless to say, Lestrade knew how good Vance was when he wrote this.It's too good to not exist. Vance and Nancy broke up, but two months later, Vance died on the street.

Back then, was Vance's death inevitable?

Just like last night, Vance's old department was raided and besieged. Is it also the retribution of many injustices?

Kelsey mentioned last night's fight on the black market, "Inspector, please pay more attention to the casualties in Vance's old department. Behind the two fights, is there the same person who spread the news and wanted to kill someone with a knife?"

who's that person?

The object of suspicion is ready to emerge.

"I'll get someone to go to Nottingham first, and check the house."

Lestrade estimated that it would take four or five days at the fastest to figure out the situation.

"In the past four years, Nancy has not taken a long leave from the Unicorn Orphanage. It is hard to say whether she has sold the property."

Judging only by her appearance, Nancy's clothes are not luxurious and in line with her income.

However, Nancy must not worry about the basic necessities of life. Only when she is rich can she look young.

"Please send more people to keep an eye on Nancy in the past few days. Even if she goes back to work in the orphanage, the people on the periphery can't stop."

Kelsey wants to restore the face of Anonymous as soon as possible.It is not yet known whether Anonymous was chosen at random as a surrogate, or if he has a personal vendetta with Vance and Nancy.

Split up.

The fastest progress is Carter.

It took Carter just two days to bring all 71 bodies back to London.

He said it was God's blessing that the weather was fine, and he did not encounter difficult gravekeepers in the cemeteries.This enabled the targeted autopsies of 71 bodies.

When Kelsey completed the restoration of Doe's head, she met Sherlock in the autopsy room.

"I found a similarity."

Sherlock rested for two days, unwilling to continue recuperating at home alone, and came to the dissecting room of the medical school to do what he could.

According to the results of Anonymous's autopsy, there is something special about the abuse injuries in front of her - there are small holes in the leg bones, which are caused by incomplete healing after the thick needles were pierced into the bones.

Sherlock first examined the leg bones of the 34 children under Nancy's care.

Due to the growth of human bones, the time of death and the degree of decay of the corpses, 8 corpses have been found so far, and the location of the injured leg bone is similar to that of Anonymous.

The children's legs were repeatedly pierced with thick needles.

"These critically ill children will take a certain degree of sedatives. Once overdose, it is enough to cause a coma, and they don't even know what happened to them."

Sherlock pointed to the next door, "Balke is doing a comparative drug test, and the results of the drug test are relatively slow. The preservation of these corpses is different, and the data obtained are not completely accurate."

Even so, it is now basically certain that what Nancy did to the children in the orphanage was extremely bad in nature.

"Meghan was dismembered and decapitated. Similar needle wounds did not appear on her body."

Sherlock has not yet been able to deduce the reason for the difference, and the death of Megan and the assassination of Vance can't tell who came first, and the time is very close.

"In any case, Nancy acts flawlessly and considerately on the surface, but she is full of madness in her bones, and she will do things that cannot be deduced according to common sense."

Crazy, it's never just Nancy.

People who achieve the ultimate in a certain field more or less need some crazy factors.

Sherlock knows that many people will think that he is also crazy at certain times, such as testing himself for drugs, such as trying to find the truth of certain cases at all costs.

This reminds me of the problem of that night, the elegant and gentle Kelsey is not a crazy gambler.

Kelsey blinked, "Tom, what are you thinking about?"

"Strange? No, I was just thinking."

Sherlock looked at Kelsey with a smile, "In the past, I only knew that Mr. Bennet's gambling skills were excellent, but I only found out two days ago that you bet so much. Aren't you afraid of losing?"

who bet?

Kelsey didn't admit it was a gamble, or indirectly admitted that she was covering up.

"Oh! By God, I didn't take a bet, let alone a big one."

Kelsey wouldn't tell Sherlock that she had heard Mrs. Hudson talk about it unless she lost out of ten.

Previously, when Sherlock accompanied Mrs. Hudson to the Chinese medicine clinic, he learned a few tricks of bone-setting bandages, but the knots were not beautiful at all.

In just one month, will Sherlock, who is busy investigating cases, develop superb knotting skills?

The odds are low, but not 100% impossible.

Kelsey took the plunge and bet all on 'impossible'.

This time she won.The only pity is that the game started silently, the winners couldn't speak out, and the losers couldn't show their disappointment.

Kelsey thought, and smiled at Sherlock, "I have always understood that gambling is not good, and I seldom give it up, but there are always exceptions. Mr. Holmes, as long as you want, I am willing to accompany you. What do you think about this?" ?”