Volume 2 Murmur of the Night Chapter 8 Arkham
A carriage stopped near the East End of London, and the coachman pulled the curtain and said to Sherlock Holmes and Wang Feng in the car: "Mr. has arrived." β
Holmes nodded, took some money from his bosom, put it in the driver's hand, and got out of the car.
Wang Feng only felt a little dizzy and sick to his stomach, and after getting out of the car, he found a place to vomit.
"Did you eat too much at night?" Holmes gently patted him on the back and took a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over, his eyes fixed on the front.
"The carriage is so shaky." Wang Feng felt much better after vomiting, but he was still dizzy.
"This is London's East End, also known as Arkham." Sherlock Holmes lit a cigarette, and there was always an ominous premonition slowly growing in his heart.
Wang Feng stood up, his whole body swaying, his legs trembling there.
Arkham ...... It's familiar, I think I've heard this name somewhere. β
He wiped his mouth and looked at Holmes, "Why do you call this place Arkham?" β
"Because this is where sin breeds, are you feeling better now?"
Wang Feng nodded: "The body is indeed much better, let's go, let's go and have a look." β
A large pillar appeared in front of the two of them.
"Passing through this pillar is considered to be Arkham." Holmes was the first to enter.
A stench permeated the surroundings, and the houses were not shining.
"What does it smell like?" Wang Feng quickly pinched his nose, and the pungent smell almost made him faint.
"It's ammonia...... To be honest, this is my first time here. Holmes frowned: "This place is a lot dirtier than I thought. β
"It's hard to imagine that someone could live in such an environment."
Wang Feng looked around: "Isn't it too quiet here?" β
Holmes nodded: "It's too quiet......"
As soon as he finished speaking, before he could calm down, a song suddenly sounded in the ears of the two, and the song came.
"This tune?" When Holmes listened to this tune, he felt a splitting headache, as if something had come out of his head.
"What's wrong with the tune?" Wang Feng hurriedly asked.
"I was very uncomfortable with this piece, and I knew the sounds of all the instruments, but I couldn't hear what instrument was being played on this piece. I don't know why, but I always feel like there's something magical about this song. β
Wang Feng didn't feel anything at all: "This can't be your delusion, right?" β
Sherlock Holmes pulled out a small piece of paper with an address written on it: "I hope so, the most important task now is to go to the victim's home to find clues." β
He quickly turned his head to look back, but it was empty.
Wang Feng also hurriedly looked behind him, feeling that Holmes was a little suspicious after he came here: "What's the matter?" β
"I don't know why, I always feel as if someone is watching me, but I can't see them."
"You're just so nervous, I'm scared right now." Wang Feng turned his head and was stunned for a moment, his heart beat faster, patted Holmes on the shoulder and pointed ahead.
"Is there anybody?"
Holmes looked in that direction and saw a dark shadow swaying there.
"It looks like someone is dancing there...... Why don't we two go over and have a look? He squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Feng, although he was also very scared in his heart, but if he wanted to know the truth, he had to be in danger, this was originally his principle.
Wang Feng was a little hesitant because the figure in front of him was completely out of human proportions, and it was better not to die at this time: "That figure is not human at all, although it seems to be dancing, but we may encounter danger in the past." β
"The more times like this, the more you should be intimidated, after all, your own life is very important."
Wang Feng was a hundred unwilling in his heart.
Sherlock Holmes looked at Wang Feng with disdain: "The more this happens, the more exciting it will be......" After speaking, he walked straight in that direction.
"I'm going to go to you, I'm not going anyway!" Wang Feng didn't want to die because of this, but when he looked around, it seemed that he was the only one, which was even more terrifying.
"Forget it, you wait for me, I'll go with you." Wang Feng hurriedly followed behind Sherlock Holmes and quibbled: "I'm not admitting this, I'm adhering to the principle of not following the group in disaster and not being alone in terror." And I'm afraid something will happen to you and want to help you. β
Sherlock Holmes stopped suddenly, and Wang Feng was caught off guard and hit him directly.
"Why did you stop all of a sudden?" He touched his nose, but he couldn't figure out why Holmes stopped while walking.
Holmes's face turned pale, and his lips trembled.
"We ...... We seem to ...... I've been standing still here. He turned his head to look at Wang Feng.
Only then did Wang Feng react, just now the two of them had walked for so long, and they were still staying at the entrance of Arkham, and the big pillar was in front of the two.
"What's going on? The two of us had already crossed this pillar...... Why do you ...... again" Wang Feng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and was a little speechless.
"I don't know ......" Now Holmes is also a little flustered, which is something that cannot be explained by common sense.
The two took a step at the same time and stepped into Arkham again.
But the dizziness followed, and in the blink of an eye, they were back where they had just been, and the big pillar was still standing in front of the two.
"Could it be that someone deliberately denied us in? But ......"
Wang Feng didn't come up with it when he wanted to break his head, what the hell is going on? Obviously entered Arkham, but when he came to his senses, he appeared at the entrance of Arkham again.
"MΓΆbius Ring...... The end is the starting point......" Holmes looked at the surrounding scene, and then said to Wang Feng: "This time I will go in first, and you will watch here." If I don't show up here, then you go in again. β
"But ......"
"No, if two people go in together, a MΓΆbius ring will be formed, and in this case, there will be no way to enter Arkham anyway. Then the truth cannot be revealed. β
Wang Feng looked at Sherlock Holmes's firm eyes, which was not at all like the previous hippie smile, and he could see that this man had become serious.
He had no choice but to nod his head in respect of Holmes' thoughts.
"I see!"
Holmes took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, muttering, "Everything that happens in the world must have a reason......