The idea is very right, but ......

Now, he himself is the number one suspect in the eyes of Inspector Harold! Otherwise, the other party would not have hurried to the door to find clues soon after the incident!

To assist the other party in handling the case, not to mention that his current identity is just an apprentice in a clinic, first of all, he must dispel the other party's suspicions about himself!

directly told the other party that he was not the murderer, the murderer was someone else, and he would commit a series of cases...... This will make Harold detain himself in the bureau again. Therefore, Zhou Daoan could only suppress his impulse and said calmly:

"So, Mr. Inspector, what help did you come here to get from me?"

Instead of going around in circles, saying "come to Dr. William or me" nonsense, or reveal anything he knew about the murderer, he kicked the ball back to Harold first.

Harold frowned, regained his calm appearance, stared at Zhou Daoan's face and still didn't look away, only listened to him slowly speak:

"To be honest, I went to a couple of people on my suspicion list right after the incident — unfortunately, Stephen, you're among them."

After a slight pause, he continued—

"It's just that the murderer is very cunning and doesn't leave any clues related to his identity. This is also the reason why there has been no progress in the last case for so long. And as a police officer, I, the detective, are also very helpless - those suspects, including you and Stephen, I can only watch them live a free life. ”

"This upsets me, Stephen. So, I was determined to catch him this time. And you, Stephen, are not in a good situation for you......"

Harold turned his words and pointed the finger directly at Zhou Daoan-

"Why do I say that? Because both the victims and the modus operandi of the crime are extremely similar - the victims are all selling women, one is thirty-eight years old, and the other is forty-three years old. Obviously, their thick fat powder and out-of-shape figure make them get very limited remuneration after 'working'. Therefore, most of their customers are people who are strapped for money and are extremely impulsive...... And you, Stephen, I remember the time you appeared, you were also penniless, right? Including now, you are working as an apprentice, how much money do you get? Three pence a week? Fourpence? Oh yes, you can't even afford to rent a house. ”

"In addition, as I just said, the modus operandi of the crimes in these two cases is similar. Why did the murderer make so many wounds when he killed someone? The first time he had more than thirty knives, the second time he had more than a dozen knives - oh, from that point of view, he was much more skilled in killing - the first time he tried to slit open Lisa's stomach but failed. Is it the first time to get nervous? Rusty? And the second time, his purpose was apparently achieved—Marlene, the second unfortunate man—the stomach was completely sliced open. ”

Then, Harold narrowed his eyes and said as if recalled:

"It was neat, and it was clear that he should have practiced it—or rather, he usually did something that had to do with knives! For example, doctors...... Oh, if it's an old doctor, you should be very skilled the first time, and you won't leave only the wound and not complete the laparotomy. Moreover, the doctor's income will not make him so tight that he can find such a cheap partner......"

"So, a would-be doctor who needs to work on his manipulations? A young apprentice who doesn't have much savings? In addition, the location where you appeared at the time of the two crimes was not far from the place of the crime...... Oh, Stephen, you say, I don't doubt you, who do you suspect? ”

Hearing this, Zhou Daoan shook his head slightly. Inspector Harold's analysis is reliable in some places - for example, the murderer's second modus operandi has become quite proficient, and he should have practiced. However, his general direction is completely wrong! The Ripper chose an elderly prostitute because of the low price of their "services". If the killer is very similar to the Ripper, then Inspector Harold's erroneous inference will lead him to find the wrong target, thus continuing to give the real murderer a chance to commit the crime.

"If I'm a killer and I've decided to kill the woman in front of me, why should I care about her charges?"

"Huh?" Inspector Harold couldn't help but be stunned, the speechless or panicked performance he expected from Zhou Daoan never appeared, but a question came that caught him off guard.

"If the killer is killing just to vent, why not find those younger and more beautiful women? Anyway, if you have to kill each other, what does it matter if the price is higher? He didn't have to pay for it at all. Zhou Daoan said it again in a different way.

"This ...... It may be that the murderer has a certain type of preference......" Harold couldn't react at once, so he had to respond casually. But after saying that, he himself secretly cursed "stupid" - this reason seems too far-fetched.

But Zhou Daoan immediately nodded and affirmed Harold's statement:

"That's right! You're thinking in the right direction. The reason why the murderer chose the old and decrepit woman to attack him twice was indeed intentional! ”

Then, without waiting for Harold to ask, Zhou Daoan immediately asked another key question:

"The second victim - it's called Marlene, right? Although you didn't mention it, there should be a crucial wound on her body......"

"The baby in the womb - she should be pregnant, and the child in the womb was stabbed to death."

Just looking at the shock in Harold's eyes that couldn't be concealed after hearing this sentence, Zhou Daoan knew that he had guessed correctly. This murderer is really the same as Jack the Ripper, and there is some ulterior reason for killing the prostitution girl.

"Mr. Inspector, don't look at me with that suspicion. Whether you deliberately didn't mention it or not, I can surmise that it's not because I'm a murderer. On the contrary, if you accept, I can help the police catch the murderer. And – not a threat to you – whether you believe it or not, the killer will soon commit it again. With your wrong assumptions, you will never be able to catch him. ”

Zhou Daoan's words made Harold's brows deeply tangled, if he looked at Zhou Daoan's eyes just now or scrutinized, then the emotions in his eyes this time were too complicated!

"You said you weren't the murderer...... But you haven't been to the scene of the crime, you haven't seen the body, why do you know so much? ”

"Presumably, Mr. Inspector." Zhou Daoan said in a determined tone, he knew that he had taken a dangerous step, and now he had to convince the detective as soon as possible, otherwise his suspicion would only increase.

"After the first murder, I asked Father Green in detail and followed the newspapers. At that time, I had a question: if the murderer's purpose was only to kill people, why did he cut the deceased's throat eight or nine times, and then put a long cut on her stomach? If it is for torture and killing, or some kind of perverted desire, this knife is too abrupt, because this long knife, the position is lower, and it is more time-consuming and laborious than other simple scratches and stabs! ”

"It wasn't until you had just told the second case, mentioning the second victim, whose belly was completely dissected, that I immediately confirmed my suspicion that from the first case, the ultimate goal of the murderer's murder was actually the abdomen of the deceased, the uterus. No matter how many knives he used to kill the dead before, the ultimate goal was this last knife. ”

"Let's recall the identities of the two deceased, both of whom were elderly prostitutes. First of all, they are all women. And the biggest difference between women and men is that women can give birth to life! And the women who sell themselves, due to the 'special' profession, they are destined not to be a 'good mother'. And in terms of social status, he has always been looked down upon...... These two 'elderly' women who sold themselves were likely to have mothers or abortions at an earlier age – which is even more morally and doctrinally...... Combined with these, the reason why the murderer wanted to target such a group of people was to cut open their stomachs......"

"It's because of an abomination!" Harold didn't wait for Zhou Daoan to finish speaking, and he couldn't help but answer.

"Yes, there is another possibility - revenge! The murderer is either an extreme believer who abhors the violation of morality and doctrine such as selling women, or he himself has been abandoned by his mother, or simply said that he has had a similar experience, so he wants revenge! Zhou Daoan added in accordance with Harold's words.

After saying this, Inspector Harold's eyes were already shining! Obviously, Zhou Daoan's inference gave him a new way of thinking! And this line of thinking is undoubtedly more detailed and reliable than what he and other police officers have inferred!

“…… You, just by inference, can you think of this? Inspector Harold's eyes when he looked at Zhou Daoan also changed, as if he was looking at a monster.

"I'm a thinker, Mr. Inspector." Zhou Daoan smiled, he unceremoniously attributed the results of the speculation of later generations to himself, anyway, the reason for this cannot be explained, he believes that so many people who are committed to the study of rippers in later generations must have added up to better wisdom than the police at the end of the 19th century.

"Again, Mr. Detective, I can help you catch the murderer. As for your suspicions of me, it is very simple, according to my inference, the murderer will soon commit another murder, and as long as you keep an eye on me, you will know that the murderer is indeed someone else. ”

Detective, if it weren't for my mission to build up the police's goodwill for me, I really wouldn't have had to make such a big effort!

Just when Inspector Harold's face was cloudy and hesitating, the door of the clinic was pushed open again—Dr. and Mrs. William arrived.