Zhang Heng threw Sherlock Holmes a gold coin worth half a pound, which was the bet money from the previous bet between the two.

The latter took the gold coin and put it in his pocket, and at the same time a rare relaxed smile appeared on his angular face, "Don't be discouraged, my Oriental friend, you have made great progress compared to a few months ago, but like I said, all you lack is an understanding of the city, this kind of thing cannot be rushed, as long as you live in London for three or five years, similar experience and common sense will naturally make up for it." ”

"But if you want to reach your level, I'm afraid it can't be achieved in three or five years." Zhang Hengdao.

"That's something I've always been interested in." Holmes broke the remaining sandwiches into small strips and tossed them to the nearby flock, "You seem to be obsessed with overtaking me or beating me, does this matter matter to you of any importance?" ”

"For climbers, climbing the highest mountain should be everyone's dream."

Sherlock Holmes smiled, "I'm really flattered by what you say, my friend from the East, who compares me to the highest mountain in this business. ”

Just when Zhang Heng thought that this guy had changed his sex, he heard the latter add, "Although I really can't find someone better than me in this industry." ”

“…………”

Of course, Zhang Heng's desire to defeat Sherlock Holmes is not for any man's desire to conquer, but because the main quest is so, this is a hurdle that he can't overcome, speaking of which, he has been coming to this copy for more than a hundred days, and the original game period has already passed, but fortunately, the extra 24 hours on him have taken effect, providing him with an additional two hundred and forty days of game time, but after so many cases, he still hasn't been able to defeat Sherlock Holmes even once.

The great Victorian detective lived up to his name.

However, stripped of the many halos on Sherlock Holmes, the cohabitation life during this period of time also made Zhang Heng realize a more real and three-dimensional Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes is also a human being, not a god, but a human being will make mistakes and have weaknesses, but it must also be admitted that in the case of fair competition, it is the opponent's home field, and there is indeed a certain gap between the two.

However, Zhang Heng didn't think that he really didn't have a chance at all.

Sherlock Holmes's pride is justified, as he himself said, he is the well-deserved peak of the detective industry in this era, but Zhang Heng on the other side is not weak, the two have a lot in common, keen observation ability, excellent reasoning ability, and the same cool mind.

In addition, after so many rounds of dungeon experience, Zhang Heng is no longer the simple student before, the gap is not insurmountable, he estimates that Holmes's criminal investigation skills are probably at the top of lv3, but when his skills break through to lv2, with Erin's help, he is not without the power to fight.

Zhang Heng estimated that the real competition would start at that time, but what he didn't expect was that his opportunity came earlier than planned.

"Look at this news," said Holmes, handing over the newspaper in his hand, with interest, "and it looks like our boring life is coming to an end again." ”

Zhang Heng took the newspaper, but he was stunned when he saw the headline.

——A letter from the murderer of the Whitechapel serial murder case, provoking Scotland Yard, and the public hopes that the police will arrest the murderer as soon as possible!

Seeing the serial murders in the Whitechapel, Zhang Heng couldn't help but think of an unsolved case in later generations, and when he read it again, the records in the newspaper were also overlapping with his memories one by one.

What was the most famous case in London at the end of the 19th century? It has to be Jack the Ripper.

In the space of three months, there have been six murders of women in the Whitechapel area of London's East End (five of which are generally believed to be related to Jack the Ripper), all of whom were slaves, and the perpetrators were extremely cruel and the case remained unsolved due to lack of evidence.

So to this day, the identity of Jack the Ripper is still a mystery, and there are various theories, but unfortunately it is impossible to prove it because it is too long ago.

However, if Zhang Heng remembers correctly, Jack the Ripper began his activities in the fall of 1888, but now he is in 1881, the year of the Scarlet Study case, Zhang Heng originally did not expect that he would run into this famous murderer seven years in advance.

However, Zhang Heng immediately realized that this was likely to be an opportunity for himself.

Although a hundred years have passed, the interest in the serial murder case that occurred near Whitechapel in 1888 has not diminished, but has become stronger and stronger.

Whether it is the police, detectives or fans from all walks of life, they have all followed the clues in their minds to find the real murderer they identified, but no one can convince anyone, Zhang Heng has also briefly understood some of these statements, which also means that in this case, the starting point between him and Sherlock Holmes has finally been brought closer, Sherlock Holmes has a home advantage, and he has all kinds of strange conjectures in later generations.

However, Zhang Heng also knew very well that this round of copies would not be so simple.

Take the victims as an example, the age and names of the victims who have been killed today are not the same as in the original case, which is understandable, because the target of Jack the Ripper is inherently random, and because the crime was committed seven years earlier, many of the people in the original case have not even started in this industry, so naturally they will not be killed again.

And this time, the time interval between the murderer's crimes has also been significantly shortened.

But so far, three people have been killed in just half a month, and the newspaper has also received the first letter starting with "dear boss".

The whole of Scotland was shaken by the arrogant attitude of the murderer, although many more did not think that it was written by the murderer himself, and at the same time panic was spreading in the East End, women, especially those who lived alone and were engaged in a certain trade, began to put themselves in danger, and the public began to complain that the police were not doing well.

No wonder Sherlock Holmes would say that his boring life was coming to an end when he saw the news.

The two did not stay in the park, and Holmes called a carriage at the first time, and when he returned to 221B Baker Street, he saw two other carriages parked on the side of the road outside the door.

"It seems that we have quite a few visitors today." Holmes said as he knocked on the door.

Mrs. Hudson opened the door, her face looked very worried, obviously she had never seen such a situation, seeing Zhang Heng and Holmes outside the door, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God, you two are back, I have never seen so many police officers visit the door in my life, Zhang I am not very worried, he has always been a good person who is law-abiding and polite, but Mr. Holmes, you can't cause something outside, right?" ”

"Don't worry, it's just some work stuff." Sherlock Holmes laughed, and added, "And your vision is really not flattering, our Oriental friends are not as harmless as you say, Mrs. Hudson, you have not seen him in the boxing ring, he is a real beast." ”