The deputy director left in a hurry after visiting Holmes and continued to deal with the pressure from the media and parliament. Others also returned to their respective jobs, leaving only Lestrade as his companion.
Although solving the serial murder case in Whitechapel is now the top priority of the police, it does not mean that other tasks and cases can be completely put aside. As the largest city in Europe and even the world, London’s police work is not easy at all. , especially now is a troubled time, because the murder in Whitechapel has made many dishonest guys start to get ready to take action. Coupled with the growing panic among ordinary people, the entire London police have now canceled their vacations.
Lestrade has been following up on the first murder case since it emerged. He is also the person who knows this round of cases best, so it is naturally the most appropriate choice for him to stay and cooperate.
The three people got off the carriage. Not far away was the morgue. So far, a total of three women have been killed, ranging in age from thirty-four to fifty. The bodies of the first two victims have been returned to family members and friends. They were buried, and since the third person was killed two days ago and he didn’t have any family members, the body was still there.
Holmes was about to enter, but was stopped by Zhang Heng, who said to Lestrade, "Can you give us a little time?"
The short police officer made a please gesture, then stepped aside and waited patiently.
Zhang Heng said, "This case... I hope the two of us can solve it separately."
"Oh?" Holmes asked with a look of interest on his face, "What's the reason?"
"I want to verify what I have learned during this period." Zhang Heng said.
Holmes looked into his eyes. Zhang Heng didn't know if the other party saw anything in it, but in the end Holmes just smiled and said, "Okay, this matter will become more interesting with you joining in. In this case, this time Let's make a bet on who can catch the murderer first, and the loser has to provide two tickets to the Queen's Theatre."
"...Have you become addicted to watching operas recently?" However, Zhang Heng did not hesitate and readily agreed to the bet.
The conversation between the two took less than a minute, and then they called Lestrade back, who began to introduce the case.
"The deceased's name was Bernice. She was 46 years old. Like the two people before her, she was also a prostitute living at the bottom of the East Side. Her body was found in the fence behind the tenement apartment where she lived. She was the first to be found. It’s a coachman named Slater, so the suspicion can basically be ruled out.”
The short police officer opened the shroud and continued, "According to forensic estimates, the time of the crime was around five o'clock in the morning. The fatal wound was on the neck, which was cut open with a sharp blade. The method was similar to the other two murder cases we encountered earlier. Similarly, she was also disemboweled by the murderer after her death, and when the driver found her, a section of her intestines was thrown over her right shoulder."
Lestrade gave a copy of the photos of the scene to Holmes and Zhang Heng as he spoke, "But the difference is that part of her uterus and abdominal flesh were also removed. This is what confuses us the most. , I can’t imagine what the murderer used these pieces of meat for.”
Holmes's eyes lit up, but he didn't rush to say anything. Instead, he asked Zhang Heng beside him, "You come first or me?"
"You go first." Zhang Heng was still looking through the photos, including those of the two people who were killed before. He looked at them very carefully, trying not to miss any detail, and at the same time, he also corroborated some inferences from later generations.
Zhang Heng knows that it is not realistic to win the duel with Holmes just by relying on his current level 1 criminal investigation skills. In this round of competition, he has little room for error. Letting Holmes take action first is also a more convenient choice. At the same time, he can also While observing the focus of Holmes' observation.
The great detective was completely unfazed. Hearing this, he took out his commonly used magnifying glass from his pocket and walked to the body.
His whole body quickly transformed into an alert hound. The magnifying glass moved left and right, and he put his face close to the corpse regardless of the unpleasant smell... Five minutes later, Holmes took back the magnifying glass with satisfaction and signaled that it was Zhang Heng's turn.
Zhang Heng took a deep breath and walked to the corpse. He had gained a lot in the past few months. Anatomy, forensic anthropology and wound examination, which are very important for criminal investigation, have made great progress. In this way, he could start from a corpse. More and more information is being obtained from the corpses.
The first thing Zhang Heng noticed was the smell of low-quality alcohol in the air. Later, he also discovered that the deceased's skin was reddish, which was caused by telangiectasia. Combined with the previous smell of alcohol, this showed that the victim had a long-term habit of drinking. Later, Zhang Heng noticed the fatal wound on Bo's neck. It was obviously not something that could be cut with just one knife. The murderer struck hard and cut many times, almost completely cutting off the victim's head.
In addition, under those wounds, there were obvious strangulation marks on the neck. Zhang Heng frowned. Judging from the marks, they did not look like ropes or palms, but more like... a handkerchief? Zhang Heng remembered the statement that Jack the Ripper was a woman that he had seen before, but it was too early to make a conclusion based on just a handkerchief.
Zhang Heng thought of Sherlock Holmes's warning. Detectives need to maintain absolute rationality and objectivity when handling cases and must not be preconceived. Deduction is reasoning, but this kind of reasoning is more like the process of using clues to narrow the set and finally find the answer. If you are subjectively biased, you will unconsciously be biased when collecting evidence, and in the end you will most likely go further and further down the wrong path.
So Zhang Heng put aside the information he had found so far and continued to check.
In addition to the wounds on the lower abdomen and neck, the victim's face was also painted on.
"It can be seen that that guy really hates prostitutes." Lestrade sighed at the side, "Otherwise, he would not do such a thing to a corpse. I have been a policeman for so many years, and I have never seen it before. People who treat corpses like this."
Zhang Heng was noncommittal. He turned his head and silently studied the scratches. Then his eyes moved down and finally came to the abdominal cavity.
The uterus is a very special place. It is the origin of human life. The fetus is conceived here. It can be seen that this serial killer also has a special liking for this unique female organ. In the first murder case, the victim was just His throat was cut and he was stabbed dozens of times at the same time. Then the second victim's abdomen was opened and his uterus was stabbed. When it came to the third victim, the murderer went one step further and cut off half of the uterus.
He\she is like an excited gold digger, walking into a huge gold mine, digging bit by bit for the desire in his heart.
Xiao Dai Zhao said
I will update this slowly~(??˙o˙)?
