"Noomi, I'm from Sweden," the girl replied, licking her lips.
Seeing that the other party was still a little uneasy, Zhang Heng took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to her. The latter thanked her. It wasn't until she put the cigarette to her lips that she remembered a question and said cautiously, "You...what are you doing?" You know I smoke."
"This is a very simple question. Although you haven't smoked recently, your teeth are yellow and there are small holes burned by cigarette ashes on your clothes." Zhang Heng said, but he paused first when he said this. After a pause, he realized that he had probably lived with Holmes for a long time, and his way of speaking now became more and more like the latter.
Of course, Holmes on the other hand was also influenced by him, and now he practices rock climbing. By the way, he also asked Zhang Heng for advice on fighting skills.
Naomi's exclamation brought Zhang Heng back from his thoughts, "Oh, what do you do? Your observation skills are too keen."
"Detective." Zhang Heng said, "Actually, I am here to investigate the accidental death of Bernice, oh, and the two people before."
"Are you a detective?" Noomi seemed to be relieved, "No wonder you appeared there, but I heard from the men in the tavern that the police had already locked in on the suspect. They all said that the devil's good days were over. "
It is not convenient for Zhang Heng to comment on this. In fact, this has always been Scotland Yard's usual practice. First, let out some vague scenes to stabilize the situation, because if you don't say this, you will face greater pressure from the public. , but only they themselves know how far the investigation has actually progressed.
Therefore, Zhang Heng could only say, "I'm just helping out. Before the murderer is really caught, I advise you to pay attention to your safety."
Laomi didn't take it seriously, "During this period, not only the girls in this industry are panicking, but there are also a lot fewer customers. Everyone hates that guy. It's not easy for me to attract customers now. There are so many air traffic controllers. Of course, if everyone was as generous as you, our life would be much easier."
Zhang Heng didn't say anything more, but chose to change the topic, "Do you know all three victims?"
Noomi hesitated for a moment, "As I said, prostitutes also have their own territory. The first and third people are not familiar with me, but the second one, she and I live relatively close, and sometimes meet."
"Edna?" Zhang Heng quickly retrieved information related to the second victim from his mind, "What do you know about her?"
Noomi thought for a while, "I heard that she had an Indian boyfriend who worked in a glass factory, but he was not kind to Edna. He often drank too much and would beat Edna when he was drunk."
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows. This was a new clue. The police had also found Edna's boyfriend, but they didn't know about the latter's violent tendencies or that there had been a conflict between the two. However, Edna The possibility that Dana's boyfriend is Jack the Ripper is very small, because the police did a good job. On the night of Edna's death, Jack was having a drink with someone in the pub, and there were more than a dozen witnesses.
But this is a good sign. It seems that his previous decision to contact the prostitutes can indeed help him, so Zhang Heng continued.
"Any other information?"
Noomi shook his head, "I'm actually not very familiar with Edna, and my understanding of her is limited. In fact, this is the case in this industry. Everyone usually has too much time to take care of themselves and has no time to pay attention to other people's business. Oh, by the way, no. Does knowing this count...I heard that Edna had a child before she met her current boyfriend, but she sent her back to her hometown."
"Oh?" Zhang Heng was really interested this time.
In later generations, someone once summarized the commonalities between the victims of the Whitechapel serial murders. In addition to the fact that they were all prostitutes, most of them had moderate to severe alcohol problems, had cohabitants, and had children. .
In the three homicide cases that Zhang Heng has now experienced, although the names and ages of the victims have changed to a certain extent, the characteristics of alcoholism and having a cohabitant are still there. Only the fact that they have children makes the second victim who are different.
But now the information provided by Noomi has made up for this link.
Zhang Heng is now certain that Jack the Ripper does not just choose his targets based on how easy it is to kill. He does indeed abide by a certain set of strict guidelines when hunting, or at least in the early stages of committing crimes, his targets They are all carefully selected, and he may relax certain standards after being forced to a certain extent by the police.
So the question is, how did he get the information related to the target?
As Noomi said, even among prostitutes there are territorial divisions, and prostitutes in different territories are not familiar with each other, and the area where Jack the Ripper committed the crime is not small, not to mention the second victim Not many people know that Edna has a child, or it only remains at the rumor stage.
Prostitutes are at the bottom of society even in the mixed-race East End. The men living here need their services, but no one cares about things other than their bodies. Even if you see them every night, you don't care about them. Living conditions, family health, and relationships remain unknown.
If a man had deliberately collected this information, it would be difficult not to attract the attention of others. Although the police officers of Scotland Yard are not as capable as Sherlock Holmes, they are not bad in diligence. They checked carefully enough. If it is true, It is impossible for such a person to exist without being discovered by them.
interesting.
Zhang Heng realized that if he could figure out the answer to this question, he might not be far away from finding Jack the Ripper.
Seeing Zhang Heng stop and seem to be thinking about something, Laomi on the side was a little uneasy and said, "I'm sorry, I'm stupid and don't have many friends. Can't I be of any help?"
"No, you've done a good job. Have you arrived at the place to eat? You can have dinner first. Then we won't talk about the murder case, but about your daily life."
"My daily life?" Noomi was stunned. She had been in this business for so long and had encountered all kinds of strange requests, but no one had ever been asked this most common question. But then she seemed to realize something. , showing a look of realization, "Oh, you want to hear from me and other guests..."
"No, no, it's just your interests and hobbies, the places you go to every day, the people you meet and so on. I don't need the details." Zhang Heng explained that he just wanted to understand the prostitutes through Laomi. living conditions to find out how Jack the Ripper selected his prey.
Xiao Dai Zhao said
Thanks to Brother Jiang, I’m really embarrassed to watch the pirated version, and the reward for the children’s boots of Eternal Ruler of the Light~
