"The demon we are looking for is about 15 centimeters long, may weigh 500 grams, has some sharp but small limbs, is not fast, is not very strong, can only crawl, does not jump, is photophobic, likes to stay away from water sources, has no teeth, that is, it does not have the ability to chew or bite."

Sherlock flicked it casually, and the ash fell directly onto Lampard's body.

Watson glanced at it and didn't bother with it, although they usually seemed to have a good relationship, and for Sherlock's reasoning, he didn't ask why, anyway, he naturally believed what the detective in front of him said, but he was a little surprised by one of the reasoning results:

"No teeth?"

"Yes, it sounds a little strange, but this demon is not very small and does not bite anything, so it can only devour things that are smaller than its own size, such as ...... Eyeball. As he spoke, Sherlock measured an eyeball-sized circle with his hand, "I don't know if you've seen a starfish." ”

"Yes, but most of them are posthumous specimen models."

"Then you've never seen a starfish eat." Sherlock smiled and said: "The starfish's eating method is very peculiar, it does not have the ability to chew, it doesn't even have a mouth, when it eats, it needs to turn out its stomach and wrap it directly around the prey, and then it starts to digest the food so simply and rudely, and when the digestion is finished, it will turn the remaining residues out of the stomach again, this behavior is even for the starfish." ”

This kind of overly vivid description did not make Hua Sheng feel a little uncomfortable, but after thinking about it for a while, he nodded:

"Indeed, if the size of the demon is really as you say, then only the eyeballs can be its food in the whole body of the human being, which explains why every victim has had their eyeballs removed;

But how did such a small thing kill a human who was several times larger than himself?

Even if it could kill ordinary people, Frank Lampard was a contractor.

His contract demon's epidermis is extremely hot, and the mucus secreted by him also has terrifying burning properties, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't have been killed by the demon so easily. ”

Listening to Watson's question, Sherlock replied directly, "Because he didn't summon the contract demon from beginning to end." ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"I don't know yet."

Watson squinted cutely and smiled, "It turns out that you don't know everything." ”

"Of course not, I'm reasoning from the Eightfold Classics, don't compare me to the all-knowing and all-powerful ability of the Holy Light." Sherlock flicked the ash again: "Demons are not human beings after all, and they have many abilities that cannot be explained by common sense, so the reasoning about demons cannot be analyzed from a corpse alone, and more clues are needed."

For example, I can't figure out why the killer would do such a superfluous thing as 'lifting the fingernails of his prey'.

Oh yes, the murderer in this case is not just a demon, but a human involved. ”

"What?!" At this moment, Watson was a little surprised: "There are humans involved? ”

"Yes, you may not believe it, the nails of your breath-throating colleague were cocked by a person with a hard object, looking at the marks and strength, it is estimated that it is a screwdriver or a small iron bar, and his limbs are also broken by force, that is, he kicks the joints with his feet, and then the two hands use brute force to break in the opposite direction."

As he spoke, Sherlock followed suit, "But strangely, this human doesn't seem to be a contractor. ”

"Can the contractor see it?"

"Of course, if you watch more scenes of abuse and killing, you can feel what kind of mood the abuser is in when he commits the crime; Too much excitement can cause the abusive injury to appear rough;

And the calm and enjoyable type always likes to do something slow and not so tiring, like you. ”

When Watson heard this, he shrugged his shoulders in disapproval.

"And the murderer, obviously, could feel that he was resistant to the act of breaking off the limbs of the deceased, which was strange......

So, there are still many places that need to be further investigated.

But that's just right...... If it's a puzzle that can be solved with a dozen eyes, it's too boring. ”

Watson nodded: "I can see that you are enjoying it, but you better take that expression, they are coming." ”

He kindly reminded him, and then let his expression look a little sadder.

And with these words, a burst of footsteps also came from behind him.

......

In fact, Sherlock said this conversation in the kind of 'triple speed' speed, because he knew that Watson could easily follow along, so from the time they started chatting to this moment, it was actually only about a minute later;

Sherlock had only had time to take two puffs of his cigarette, and Mark was still in a state of confusion not far away, and the police officers in Scotland Yard on the street had just crowded into the police carriage.

Well, they didn't even want to highlight the gas lights, and just packed up and left the scene of the crime.

It was only at this moment that Priest Thompson, who noticed that something was wrong, had just come over.

"What's going on....." he asked.

"Uh...... It seems to be ......" Mark figured it out, only to find that he didn't know how to explain it.

Fortunately, Watson slowly came to the side of a few people, with a shallow sadness on his face after the death of his colleague:

"Frank Lampard did die at the hands of the 'Eye-gouging Demon' and the people of Scotland Yard have all gone back, saying that from now on all the investigations here will be left to Sherlock alone."

"What?" Priest Thompson frowned, "Why should you leave it to him?" ”

"Probably because of ...... He's a detective. Watson replied in a tone akin to 'it can only be explained that way'.

After these words were spoken, several people present finally remembered that Sherlock's profession on the recommendation letter was indeed a detective.

However, this argument does not seem to hold water.

Even if these people are usually dealing with demons, it doesn't mean that they don't understand the process of the police handling the case, for the investigation of the crime scene, it is necessary for many departments to cooperate and help, evidence collection, autopsy, evidence collection, reasoning, etc., etc., each of which requires extremely professional quality.

"So, why are all those people gone?" Mary was also very anxious at this time, and she couldn't help asking.

Watson didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Mark, who had been clubbing.

As for the latter, it seems that he has been trying to understand all this, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke:

"Because the inspector said they were staying here...... Will disturb Mr. Holmes's ......"

“......”

“......”

There was a strange silence, and none of the few people present said anything, not even ...... I don't really know what kind of expression to put on.

In the end, he could only invariably cast his eyes on the man next to the corpse.

However, they only saw a corpse lying alone in the white light.

The surroundings were empty.