Chapter 13: Sherlock Holmes' Inference (Part II)
I thought it was just a lie from the old guys, but I didn't expect that what he said would come true. Lao Gu actually sent him to Baker Street, and he really met the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, and also saw his astonishing reasoning ability, in order to solve the mystery in his heart, Ling Fan told Holmes about the werewolf in the castle.
Holmes thought for a moment, looked up at Ling Fan, and suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Okay, then I'll make an exception today and tell you what I'm thinking in my head at this time, I think this should lead you in the right direction." ”
Ling Fan hurriedly tilted his ears to listen carefully, and being able to hear with his own ears the speculation of the great detective Sherlock Holmes on a case was not something that anyone could hear if they wanted to.
Sherlock Holmes picked up his pipe, took a puff, and said through the white smoke: "Actually, when you told me about this case, my first impression was that this was definitely done by some ghost and demon, you must know that blaming the suspicion of murder on the ghost is just the irresponsible statement of the police, and only Lestrade's stupid person would believe such a thing (Note: Lestrade is a policeman who sets off the image of Sherlock Holmes, and his reasoning is often ridiculed by Holmes, but Holmes values his reasoning quite seriously, After all, he still believes that no one's reasoning is always right, and every time Holmes solves a case, the credit goes to Lestrade, and Holmes just wants the pleasure of solving the case).
Well, after denying that there are ghosts involved in this case, we start with the deceased, no one will kill a person who has no meaning to him, and whoever is killed will naturally have a reason, look at the deceased you said, both of them are the sons of the owner of the castle, what does this mean, at least it shows that the murderer hated the owner of the castle, and this hatred even continued to his son, and the discovery of the maid's body, what I want to tell you is that this maid is a key clue, It is not a complete coincidence that the second deceased was found in the cave, and the bones of the maid were also here, but it was prepared in advance, and the murderer threw the second deceased into the black hole after killing him......"
"But...... But the door to the room at that time was locked, and the key was always on the old butler's body, and he had a witness, there is no doubt about it. "The formation of the secret room is one of the most incomprehensible cases for Ling Fan, he has also encountered several secret room murder cases, but this time it is the secret room that puzzles him the most.
Sherlock Holmes rubbed his hands, his sharp eyes shot out two fine lights, looked at Ling Fan and smiled: "Wrong, you made the mistake of idealism, first of all, as you said, there is only one key, and it is in the hands of the old butler, no one else can get the key at all, but since others can't get the key, do you really believe that the murderer will pass through the wall?" Haha, Watson, let me tell you, the door was opened by a key, and there are only two possibilities, one is that the old housekeeper opened it himself, and the other possibility is that someone deceived the old housekeeper's key, and the reason why the old housekeeper did not say that person was because he wanted to protect that person, and there would never be a third possibility except these two possibilities. ”
"But which of the two possibilities is the most likely?!" Ling Fan felt that his always confident head suddenly became a little unenlightened in front of the great detective in front of him, or it could be said that he was more confident in Holmes's inference now.
However, Holmes did not answer Ling Fan's question, but asked with a smile: "Watson, this time I want to ask you, I want to see which idea you support in your heart, to see if it is the same as what I think?" ”
This is the time to formally test himself, if his thoughts are the same as those of the legendary detective, then it will be a very encouraging thing for his future police detective career, Ling Fan pondered and carefully analyzed and judged, then looked up at Holmes, and said, "————I think the second one is more likely." ”
"Haha, Watson, I haven't seen you for a few days, your reasoning ability has grown, it seems that it won't be long before you can surpass me." Sherlock Holmes let out a sincere exclamation towards Ling Fan, which was completely different from the way he praised Lestrade in a strange voice, which was from the heart.
"Come, Watson, let's have a toast to celebrate our coincidence." Sherlock Holmes took out a glass of wine, took out two more glasses, handed one of them to Ling Fan and smiled, "Cheers!" ”
Ling Fan took the wine glass handed by Sherlock Holmes and said with a smile: "Cheers, Sherlock Holmes, thank you, you are really a great detective." ”
Holmes looked at Watson with a strange gaze, then reached out and touched his forehead, and said with a smile: "Watson, what's wrong with you today, how weird, it seems that you are different from you in the past." ”
Ling Fan was afraid that Sherlock Holmes would find out his true identity, so he hurriedly raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm just happy, come, cheers!" ”
Ling Fan opened his mouth and poured the glass of strong whiskey into his mouth, the spirit just rushed into his stomach, and immediately a strong momentum instantly rushed into his mind, Ling Fan only felt that his eyes were dark, and then he unconsciously poured backwards, dimly, he seemed to see Holmes throw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, rushed forward like a cheetah and hugged him, calling Watson's name.
"Ling Fan! Ling Fan! Wake up! This was Tianyu's voice, and Ling Fan seemed to hear Tianyu's voice in a haze.
"Okay, okay, this kid finally opened his eyes, haha, Tianyu, I said he was fine, you just don't believe it." This was Lao Gu's voice, from the slight slit in his eyes, Ling Fan saw Lao Gu and Tian Yu looking at him nervously, and seeing that he realized it, Lao Gu's nervous face calmed down slightly, and Tian Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew, God forbid, Officer Ling, he finally woke up, it really scared us to death." Tanya drew a cross on her chest, thanking God for her blessing.
Ling Fan slowed down for a long time before opening his eyes, covering his somewhat sore head, and said, "Old Gu, you really didn't panic, I really saw the legendary great detective Sherlock Holmes." ”
"Haha, look, I didn't lie to you, believe in Lao Gu, see Morse!" When Gu Rufeng heard Ling Fan say this, he immediately became extremely confident and said to Tianyu.
Tianyu didn't pay attention to Gu Rufeng, but looked at Ling Fan with a nervous expression, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" ”
"It's okay, thank you for your concern, I'm really fine." In order to reassure Tianyu, Ling Fan deliberately slapped his head, sat up from the sofa again, jumped twice, and said.
"Officer Ling, tell me quickly, what does that Sherlock Holmes look like, isn't it tall and cool?!" As a loyal Sherlock Holmes fan, Tanya's most urgent thing to know at this moment is all about Sherlock Holmes.
Ling Fan nodded with a smile, winked at Tanya, and said with a smile: "Yes, he is really a great detective, he is simply cool, I think no one will ever be able to surpass such a great detective, because he is confident and humble, and he has many other skills." ”
"Ling boy, tell me quickly, what did that Sherlock Holmes tell you, I see that you seem to be very happy, didn't he give a lot of hints!" Gu Rufeng looked at Ling Fan's eyes, and obviously felt that these eyes at this time were brighter than before, and couldn't help but rejoice.
Ling Fan said: "What's the matter, there aren't too many hints, because after all, it is a taboo for him to make inferences without seeing the scene of the crime, but even so, he still told me a lot of things, including the characteristics that a detective should have." ”
"What are the qualities of a detective? What's that? Gu Rufeng didn't understand the meaning of Ling Fan's words, so he had to tilt his head and muttered to himself.
Ling Fan got up and sat up from the sofa, patted Lao Gu's shoulder, and smiled sincerely: "That is to dare to doubt everything, when all impossible things are eliminated, then the rest no matter how impossible it is, it is the truth of the facts!" ”
And at this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and the old butler Reziwell appeared behind the door breathlessly, his chest was rising and falling sharply, and he spoke for a long time: "No...... Oh no, ma'am...... She's been attacked by werewolves! ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned on the spot, you must know that it is not night, it is only afternoon, there is still some time before dusk, and in this case, the werewolf dares to appear, which is beyond their expectations. The fact that the werewolf who was supposed to appear at night chose to attack Lady Catherine during the day was the most surprising thing for everyone, but just as Holmes told Ling Fan in his dream, if you didn't arrive at the scene, then you can't make any inferences, because the inferences made without facts are pale and can even lead your thinking in the wrong direction.
Everyone ran towards Catherine's bedroom under the leadership of the old butler, and when they arrived at the room, everyone except the old butler was almost on the spot, if the two corpses were shocking enough, then the scene in front of them was terrifying, and I saw Mrs. Catherine hiding on the floor, a bloody hole in her abdomen, but her chest was undamaged, a pair of eyes stared at the ceiling, sluggish and terrifying, Miss Eleni was so frightened that she collapsed on the floor, not moving, Two maids stood by her side and took care of her.