"Excellent game. You did everything I said, won the game, and fooled all the spectators at the same time. Here, this is the money you won." Holmes gave away the thirty pounds he won from the bet. Zhang Heng.
As a boxer, you cannot place your own bets, so Holmes on the other side can only do the betting for you. In addition to the two pounds earned as a boxer, he earned a total of thirty-two pounds from this trip.
"You don't have much fame. No one knows how good you are. This is not a well-known competition, so the appearance fee is only so much. It will get better in the future, but it seems that you have no interest in becoming famous, hahaha."
"As I said before, making money is secondary to me." Zhang Heng wiped the sweat from his face with a towel.
"That's a pity. If you keep fighting like this, you might become a very famous boxer. You have strength, a cool mind, and you come from a mysterious ancient eastern country. This is also a good gimmick." Holmes said, "But I'm glad you are willing to work with me on the case. I do need a partner."
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Two weeks have passed since the case of the unknown female body on the Thames. Zhang Heng caught Pearson who was trying to escape. Gregson interrogated Pearson on the spot and confirmed Holmes's reasoning. He immediately released Paul, but bad news was waiting for him. When they rushed to John's house, they learned that the latter had gone on vacation and had just left last night.
This is obviously a sign of guilt and absconding.
Greg slapped his thigh angrily. What he was most worried about was that John would just run away to some colony and never come back. That was really far away, and it would be difficult for the police to catch him. However, Holmes then gave him advice, John Unlike Pearson, he was a well-established person in London, with factories and real estate.
He would not put down these things and run to the colonies unless he had to. The life there was far less colorful than in the metropolis. His absconding this time was more like a trial.
So Holmes' proposal to Gregson was simple.
——"Captured" Paul, and then visited John's house again, explaining that he had gone to the police to invite him to attend Paul's trial in court.
Gregson thought about it and did it, and it didn't take long for the story of bitter meat to be effective.
It turned out that John had never left London at all. He was hiding in a secret manor in the suburbs, always observing what was going on outside, and the old housekeeper in his house was responsible for informing him.
Seeing that the "murderer" has been caught, not only the "Echo", but other newspapers such as "The Times" and "The Evening Standard" are also praising the London police headed by Chief Gregson for their efficient work, wisdom and bravery. In addition, some social enthusiasts and activists are calling for improving the personal safety of female workers.
The matter seemed settled, and a week later John returned to his house.
He was also worried that at this juncture he would be suspected by the police if he left for too long, which would be more than worth the loss.
As a result, not long after he stepped through the door, he was surrounded by police on his back.
Sheriff Gregson could finally breathe a sigh of relief and cuffed John triumphantly. The next day, a new piece of news appeared in the "Echo", telling how the clever Sheriff Gregson took advantage of the situation. The media disrupts the judgment of criminals, lowers their vigilance, and ultimately catches all the real criminals.
The citizens of London experienced the feeling of watching a detective. They did not expect that there are so many twists and turns behind a case. The police and the criminals battled wits and courage. In the end, justice defeated evil and injustice was redressed. There is no such story like this. Don't like to watch.
Holmes was also paying attention to the progress of the case, but strictly speaking, he was actually only paying attention to whether the physical characteristics he had deduced before were correct, and did not care about other things. After John was arrested, Holmes even went out of his way to After taking a look, I returned to 221b Baker Street satisfied.
Zhang Heng felt a little funny.
Holmes's persistence in reasoning has indeed reached a level that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. He is addicted to it, just like a child addicted to a sea of toys, completely unable to extricate himself.
"The case itself is actually not complicated. It can even be said to be very simple. If I were the person handling the case, I would have realized that John was a criminal when I saw him. Even if I couldn't arrest him right away due to lack of evidence, We will also send people to keep an eye on him and prevent him from running around. Fortunately, this matter has ended successfully in the end." Holmes said.
It took Zhang Heng two weeks to finally read through the cases given to him by Holmes, which indeed opened up a lot of ideas, including some cases with wonderful crime techniques and very cunning murderers.
However, Holmes said to him, "Don't worry, this is just the beginning. Next, you still need to summarize and analyze the similarities and differences in these cases, and keep them all in mind, so that you can encounter similar cases in the future." React immediately. As for the knowledge of distinguishing soil and tobacco, I will also teach you, but not now...at least until you complete the first stage of learning, otherwise you will bite off more than you can chew. .”
Zhang Heng nodded to express understanding.
A boxing match made him a lot of money, and he no longer has to worry about money in the past two months. Of course, as his winning rate increases in the future, it will not be so easy to make money from spinach, but the appearance fee will increase in the future. , basically playing two or three games a month is enough to meet the expenses.
After completing the case of the female corpse in the Thames, Holmes received two more case consultations, one from a fellow detective and one from the client. After hearing the detailed description of the case, Holmes basically completed the reasoning and found a breakthrough, and even No need to go around the site.
These two cases also helped him earn some money, and then he entered a period of idleness.
With no work available for the past week, Holmes finally had time to finish the paper on the impact of occupation on hand shape. Then he started to play his violin howling like crazy, and finally turned into a salted fish out of boredom.
It was rare for Zhang Heng to have breakfast in the morning when Holmes hadn't gotten up yet. In fact, no one came out of that room for the whole morning.
Zhang Heng knocked on the door and then walked into the room.
Holmes was seen leaning back in his suede easy chair, with his head thrown back, two or three needle holes on his arms, and a syringe on the table beside him.
"Do you know this thing can kill you?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Don't be so nervous. It's only a 7% solution. I know this stuff is harmful to the body, but I'm a restless person. Even if you give me the most troublesome problems and the most difficult cases, I will be happy. Among them, what I hate most is the ordinary life, compared with which the side effects are not a big deal."
Holmes did not open his eyes, looking scornful, "Everyone in this world is pursuing stability and ease, marrying a wife, having children, and working peacefully, but I don't know what to look forward to in such a day. Don't get me wrong, I I'm not looking forward to chaos all day long, but if there are no criminals in London, then I can consider moving, otherwise I will die on this chair sooner or later."
