Arthur sat in the office of the district police station, with the investigation report he had just received from the Duke of Sussex in front of him.

According to the report, the number of known missing persons is as high as 45.

Forty-five, which sounds like a lot.

But if it is placed in the total population of the diocese of St. Giles, it seems unremarkable.

According to Home Office documents, St Giles' Parish has between 5,500 and 6,000 houses in the most notorious slum in bustling West London, with an average occupancy of a staggering 12.7 people per house.

In the most chaotic area of the Archer in St. Giles, the number of occupants could even be raised to 18 people per building.

In other words, in this ancient parish, which is known as a place for criminals to sell their stolen goods, at least 70,000 poor Londoners are crammed in.

If it had been in another safe parish, the disappearance of 45 people would have made headlines long ago.

But in the parish of St. Giles, there is not even a single wave, where the people come and go, the roads are narrow and crowded, and the best well-lit avenues here are not as bright as the alleys near Trafalgar Square.

Once you enter the parish and look up, you can see illegal rooftops everywhere, and in the deepest part of the road, you never know what the hell awaits you, so even the bravest police officers in Scotland Yard are afraid to set foot in the middle of the night.

In fact, in the early days of Scotland Yard, there was a large-scale renovation of St. Giles's parish, but the result of increased patrols was that the area was attacked thirteen times in a month, and one of them almost lost his life due to a beating by several rioters.

Since that time, the Inspector in charge of the parish of St. Giles has ordered a relaxation of supervision of the area, with only two routine patrols during the day, and patrols must be carried out in the presence of more than three police officers.

Arthur looked at the material in his hand and muttered to himself: "There is such a big case, and there is only St. Giles's Parish in West London." However, this list of missing persons does seem a bit strange. ”

Hearing this, Agareth on the side leaned over and looked at him: "Let me take a look." ”

The Red Devil glanced at the missing information and couldn't help but grin.

"Oh! It's my favorite puzzle game.

Tut-tut, Arthur, this is not an easy problem to solve, and you have to consider a lot of factors.

Anyone who confuses any of these points is a mistake and a thousand miles away. ”

Arthur raised an eyebrow and asked, "You got the answer?" ”

"Of course."

Agareth rubbed his hands and smirked, "But if you want to know, we have to make a deal." A hint in exchange for one of my needs. ”

Arthur saw through the Red Devil's language trap at a glance, he crossed his hands behind his head, and leaned back in his chair, shaking his legs as he spoke.

"A need? It's not even just the soul. Agareth, you're sitting on the ground. But it doesn't matter what price you offer, and I'm not going to satisfy you anyway. ”

When the Red Devil heard this, his left eye instantly widened like a two-meter-high pendulum clock, and his bloodshot pupils almost jumped over the desk against the tip of Arthur's nose.

"Hey! Arthur, fuck you! I didn't say I couldn't make a counteroffer. ”

"I'm sorry. Even if I do business with a devil like you, I don't like to do it on credit. ”

Arthur held the white porcelain teacup in one hand and the information in the other, and examined it repeatedly, finally allowing him to summarize something.

Although the age of the missing persons ranges from six or seven years old to forty or fifty years old, the distribution is extremely wide, and there is no pattern at all.

Curiously, however, the gender distribution of the missing persons is extremely bizarre, with 36 men and only nine women.

And eight of the nine women disappeared after being released from prison.

Only one person actually disappeared from the streets.

Twenty-four male missing persons disappeared from prison and 12 disappeared from the streets, and the overall distribution was relatively even.

Of course, the regularity in this kind of statistics may not be completely reliable.

Because this is nothing more than the number of missing people known to the Duke of Sussex, it does not represent all the data.

However, the missing part of the prison should be relatively reliable, as it can be traced in conjunction with relevant archives from the Home Office, Scotland Yard and the London District Magistrates' Court over this period.

And the part that is missing on the streets, it's hard to say.

In order to reach a real conclusion, I am afraid it is necessary to find a few people who are familiar with the diocese of St. Giles to conduct an in-depth investigation.

And the reason why he is waiting in the office today is precisely to wait for someone who is familiar with the parish of St. Giles.

Arthur was pondering this when he heard a fierce quarrel outside the door.

"Damn! Why are you arresting me? Didn't I just go to the store and buy something? I didn't steal or rob it, so let me go back quickly!" ”

"You still dare to be hard-mouthed, are you buying something? Shout again, be careful that I will whip you with the battle of civilization! ”

As soon as Arthur heard the voice, he knew that it must be Tony standing outside the door.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Officer Tony holding a civility guard ready to punch a handcuffed suspect head-on.

Arthur hurriedly stopped him: "Tony, what are you doing here?" ”

The suspect saw the star Buzz on Arthur's epaulette and hurriedly ran behind him to hide.

He shouted, "Mr. Officer, I want to complain about your subordinates' rude arrest of good citizens!" ”

Arthur frowned and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Tony's face was red and his neck was thick, and he pinched his waist and gasped for breath while scolding: "Arthur, don't listen to this bullshit." This kid is an active criminal, I was nearby at the time of the crime, the victim ran out for help, I was the police on the spot, he didn't want to hide. ”

"What a crime did he commit?"

Tony held back for a long time, and said angrily: "You let him say it himself!" ”

Arthur turned his head and asked, "What did you do?" ”

The suspect looked innocent and said, "Mr. Officer, I'm just going to the store to buy something." I went to the store to buy some food for my dog, but the shopkeeper saw that I was not dressed neatly and cleanly, so she suspected that I was a thief or a robber, and she would not sell it until I took the dog with me. ”

"Did you take it?"

"Of course, even if I want to prove that I have the financial resources to have a dog, I have to take it! But the next day, I went to buy food for my pet cat, and she asked me to bring it again. ”

"Did you take it then?"

"Of course! I'm a good-natured, law-abiding citizen! ”

Arthur scratched his head in confusion and asked, "Tony, isn't this all normal?" Why did you arrest him? ”

When Tony heard this, his eyes widened angrily and said, "The first two days were normal, but this guy bought toilet paper today!" ”

"Shut up, shut up. You lock him up first, and when Tom comes, you two come to my office together. ”

"Alas, alas! Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer! I was wronged! Wronged! ”

When Officer Tony heard that the suspect dared to cry out for injustice, he immediately became angry, and went up and gave him a stick: "Be honest!" Fuck, who made you take off your pants and shit in the store! Lock you up for three days, give me a good calm! ”