"Don't make any moves, stand against the wall!" the guard warned while taking out a handcuff from behind.
Seeing Zhang Heng being entangled, the guy pretending to be a waiter quietly slipped down the stairs on the other side.
Zhang Heng remained calm and turned to ask Holmes in the box, "What will be the consequences of killing the Prime Minister's guards?"
The latter replied while breathing heavily, "It depends on the situation, but it's not easy for you to stay in London."
"In that case, I'll leave it to you to solve the problem." After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he ducked back into the box, and then climbed out of the window in front of Holmes.
When the guards rushed in, Zhang Heng was no longer in the box, and only Holmes, his accomplice, was left lying on the ground in shock.
Zhang Heng has LV1 rock climbing skills. He climbed down easily along the decoration of the theater's outer wall. When his feet touched the ground, the guy disguised as a waiter also ran out from the theater door. See After arriving at Zhang Heng, he immediately ran in the opposite direction.
Zhang Heng was chasing after him.
The two of them ran across half the street one after another. The night in the West District was still very lively, and the gas lamps on the roadside were all on. Compared with the East District where there was nothing, this place was like another country. On the road There are still many pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages, and there was already a lot of nightlife in London in the 19th century.
Restaurants, theatres, saunas, clubs and many shops are open even after sunset.
The guy pretending to be a waiter got around half a dozen times and ended up heading into a barber shop.
Zhang Heng followed in, but he only followed a few steps before he stopped alertly, but it was still a little too late.
Zhang Heng heard the sound of the door locking behind him.
Then several barbers in the barber shop who were still reading newspapers and slapping each other stood up from their positions and grabbed the razors on the barber table.
Zhang Heng roughly counted, including the apprentices, there were almost seven enemies, and the key was that they all had weapons in their hands, so this would not be an easy battle, so Zhang Heng was also prepared for a hard fight. He made a sign of waiting, took off his dress, moved his wrists and ankles, and raised his fingers to the fat barber in front of him.
Then the men in the barber shop swarmed him.
Zhang Heng was not polite, turned around and ran behind him. He found the thinnest-looking kid, who must have been only ten or five years old. He dodged one of his thrusts, and then picked up his collar. An over-the-shoulder throw knocked him into the two enemies in front of him, and the people behind him just after he finished this action also killed him.
Zhang Heng rolled on the spot and escaped this round of attacks. However, before he could stand up from the ground, another knife was slashed at his back. This group of people were quite ruthless, and they struck the knife without saying a word. He swung it down, but Zhang Heng also picked up the knife dropped by the young apprentice while rolling.
After dodging the first blow, Zhang Hengge blocked the second blow and at the same time hugged the guy wielding the knife, causing the latter to hit a mirror on the side and temporarily lose his combat ability, but at the cost of his left arm being damaged. The last person was slashed, and the two people on the other side who were briefly blocked rushed forward again.
Zhang Heng had no choice but to get up and continue to fight. Taking advantage of this gap, he grabbed another knife from the dressing table, so that he could attack with both hands, and it also prevented him from being so busy.
The battle lasted for about six minutes. In the end, all four barbers and one apprentice fell to the ground, and the remaining two barbers seemed out of breath. However, Zhang Heng was also a little embarrassed, with several wounds on his body, but fortunately his appearance was not disfigured.
Although his physical strength is very good, after all, he has already experienced a battle in the theater before, and chasing him so far away is also very exhausting. Now he can't take care of dealing with the remaining two people, so he leans on the dressing table to catch his breath. .
At this tense moment, there was another knock on the door.
People on both sides were shocked, and then Zhang Heng saw Holmes standing outside the door. He was gesturing, as if asking the people inside to help open the door.
However, the two barbers looked at each other, but no one moved.
So Holmes outside the door shrugged and had no choice but to take action himself. He picked up his cane and smashed the glass on a door. Then he stretched his right hand in and fumbled for the door bolt inside.
A barber saw that the situation was not good and rushed over with a knife. Holmes did not retract his hand, but waited until the other person was about to rush in front of him before suddenly taking out his cane with his other hand, hooking it around the other person's neck, and with a force, the guy's head hit the door directly. superior.
Then Holmes opened the door easily and walked in. He put his cane on the ground and asked Zhang Heng and the remaining person, "Sorry, did I disturb you?"
"One thing, I thought you would be on the carriage to the police station now." Zhang Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Ha, you did a very good job of leaving me there and running away. Fortunately, the doorman of the theater knows me, and the deputy police chief in the other box can also vouch for me." Holmes said, "So here I am, and by the way, if you would have stayed a little longer you would have heard my warning. The guy disguised as the waiter is a Prussian, and the Prussians in London happen to be very fond of sticking together, so it was no accident that you were ambushed. , when chasing you should avoid places where there are many Prussians.”
After speaking, Holmes looked around and saw the staggering Prussian barbers at his feet, and then said, "However, I must admit that I am quite surprised by this result. I knew you could hit, but I didn't know you could hit." To this extent.”
After saying that, he suddenly swung the cane in his hand quickly and hit the only barber who was still standing. The latter wanted to run away, but was hit in the lower abdomen and fell to the ground.
"You're welcome."
"Is your neck feeling better?" Zhang Heng asked.
"It's not very good. I don't know. After this matter is over, I will probably go to the clinic for a check-up." Holmes' mood became very bad when he mentioned his neck. He rubbed the red area where he was pinched. " Is that guy still in there?"
"I don't think so, otherwise I wouldn't have been 1v7, but 1v8."
After hearing this, Holmes walked to the door of the inner room, opened it and saw that the window was open.
"Well, it's not like we gained nothing this time, but at least we were able to answer your second question."
"Um?"
"Aren't you curious how Mr. M knew the secret behind the Viscount's oil painting?" Holmes touched his chin. "After this incident, I am more and more convinced that Mr. M is not acting alone." , since he has people who help him run errands, he will naturally have people who help him collect intelligence. I am afraid that what we have to face this time is not one person, but a criminal gang. They have a clear division of labor. Some are responsible for inquiring about information, and some are responsible for The other part is responsible for bribing the people around the target, and our Mr. M is the leader, he only needs to do the coordinating and planning work."
As Holmes spoke, he watched Zhang Heng pick up the wrinkled dress that had been stepped on on the ground, "Where are you going?"
"Go back to the theater and listen to the opera to the end." Zhang Heng shook his head and put the dress back on his body, "Anyway, someone else gave me the ticket. It would be too rude to leave the theater before watching it halfway through. Oh, and also ," Zhang Heng walked to the door and stopped again, "No thanks for saving your life before."
"I thought you had forgotten that matter," said Holmes.
"It's not easy to forget that you were pinched by the neck and looked like a tomato." Zhang Heng waved his hand, "I'm leaving. I'll leave the matter here to you. I didn't kill you. They all had superficial wounds."
"Well, the female lead singer is indeed very beautiful. I hope you will not be fascinated by her and affect our next actions, my dear Eastern friend." Holmes said with a worried look.
