Sherlock Holmes decided not to tell the Prime Minister about tonight for the time being.

Zhang Heng has no objection to this, what does Vyal want to say, he always feels that this is a bit ungentlemanly, which is equivalent to using Mr. Prime Minister as bait to fish, but because he is not British, he is not very good at this kind of thing, so in the end Sherlock Holmes still got what he wanted.

The Baker Street squad was called up again, and Holmes himself went into battle this time, putting on makeup as a shoemaker during the day, setting up a stall not far from the Prime Minister's Palace, and pretending to be a drunk on the side of the road at night.

As a result, two days passed, and he earned four shillings for repairing shoes, but he still did not see a shadow of the Prussians.

Holmes himself was not in a hurry, he now slept only three hours a day, but he seemed to be in good spirits, and he was still in the mood to play the violin in his free time.

As for Zhang Heng and Vyall, they are not idle, the two are also soaking in London taverns and boxing rings these days, wanting to use this method to continue to find targets, but like Sherlock Holmes, neither of them has gained anything, and at the same time, on the morning of the third day, Zhang Heng also got an unexpected news that Sherlock Holmes was arrested.

Zhang Heng and Vial saw Mr. Detective at the police station, who was sitting on a bench with his chin propped up and not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhang Heng went through bail procedures, and then the police released Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes took the shoe brush and tool box from the officer's hand and walked out of the police station without saying a word.

Zhang Heng and Vial were a little worried about Sherlock Holmes, afraid that the latter would have something to think of, but after Holmes got into the carriage, he suddenly laughed, "Interesting, it seems that this time I did underestimate my opponent." ”

"Huh?"

"It's a bit embarrassing to say," Holmes snorted, "I haven't been so embarrassed for a long time, I was supposed to be going to keep an eye on people, but I was found by someone else, and I was beaten up, and someone told the police officers patrolling that street that a suspicious person was found outside the Prime Minister's Office, and then I was arrested by the police, although I have something to do with the police station, but the matter involves the Prime Minister, and the police can't release me immediately, so you can only let you bail me out." ”

"They recognize your disguise?"

"It was a trap from the start," said Holmes, "I can now be sure that we were being targeted, after the night of the theatre, and we were trying to find the Prussian from the information at hand, but the other side was obviously trying to find out what we were doing, and I have to admit that they did a good job in this matter, and it seems that they already know where we live and what I do, so this time our actions are completely under surveillance, and what happened today seems to be their warning to me." ”

"Warning?"

"yes, it looks like they don't want me to meddle in this anymore." "But it also indicates that we are close to the truth. ”

"Sorry to interrupt," the red-haired detective scratched his head, "Did I leave something behind, haven't we found nothing in the past two days, why did we suddenly get close to the truth." ”

"I don't know yet, but we must have done something these days to make them nervous, so I've been thinking about it until you guys arrive." Sherlock Holmes Road.

Holmes fumbled in his pockets, only to find that his pipe was not in his pocket because of the change of clothes.

Vial quickly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Holmes with both hands.

"Don't worry, let me think again." Sherlock Holmes took a puff of his cigarette.

While Holmes continued to ponder, Zhang Heng was also recalling what had happened in the last few days to see if there was anything missing, and then the two of them sighed softly almost at the same time.

"Did you find anything?" Vyal is now more curious than anyone else, eager to get into the heads of Zhang Heng and Sherlock Holmes.

"Are you thinking about what I was just thinking?" Sherlock Holmes asked Zhang Heng.

The latter looked at Vial, "You said that Mr. M's previous cases were all done in France, which means that there is a high probability that he is a Frenchman." ”

"Uh...... Yes, that's right. ”

"And Carmen is a French opera."

“…… That's no problem either. The red-haired detective raised an eyebrow, "So?" ”

"Carmen first premiered in Paris and then came to London, and Mr. M happened to be in London at this time." Zhang Heng said, "Could this be an accident?" ”

"Wait, are you implying that Mr. M is someone related to the opera company?"

"That would explain why the other side is so nervous." Zhang Hengdao.

"Because we showed up at the theater that night," said Holmes, "the people on the other side thought we might be close to staring at Mr. M." ”

"I'm going to go to Miss Adler now and see who in the troupe is French, and who has only arrived in London during this time." Zhang Heng said decisively.

Half an hour later, Zhang Heng came to Erin Adler's house, and after Zhang Heng reported his name, the nanny opened the door and asked him to sit in the living room, and at this time, the sound of the piano came from the second floor.

"Miss Adler is practicing, please wait." Nanny said.

"Okay." Zhang Heng sat down on the sofa, the nanny made black tea for him, and after about a quarter of an hour, the piano stopped and the female singer walked down the stairs.

"Look who's coming, you're a rare guest, Mr. Zhang Heng." Erin Adler said that she wore a white dress today and looked like a lily in quiet bloom.

With Erin Adler's intelligence, Zhang Heng didn't mean to hide it, and told her everything directly.

The female singer's face showed a sudden look, "I see, you left that night because of this case." ”

"I hope Miss Adler won't be offended."

"Erin, just call me Erin." "How can I blame a man who has worked so hard to improve the safety of London?" ”

"Strictly speaking, this job is unpaid." Zhang Heng said, "So maybe it's more appropriate to call it interest." ”

"That's all the more admirable, isn't it?" Erin said, she paused, sat down opposite Zhang Heng, and poured herself a cup of black tea.

"The person you're looking for does exist, he is the French advisor of the troupe, and the contact with the troupe during the rehearsal phase was usually through telegrams, but this premiere in London, the stakes are high, so he also rushed over from France, speaking of which I have always disliked that guy, although he looks modest on the surface, I can see that he is actually very proud in his heart, and he doesn't take other people into account at all, especially women, of course, he does a good job in flirting, But unfortunately he is not the smartest person in the whole troupe, as he thinks. ”