Chapter 519 Father Jacob

The Sacred Heart Church opened on time at eight o'clock. Father Jacob also prepared two baskets of white bread and distributed them to the homeless nearby.

Zhang Heng and Holmes took this opportunity to quietly observe Father Jacob.

"Your inference was wrong." Zhang Heng said.

"Impossible, even if there is a slight deviation in the details, it is impossible to be so outrageous." Holmes said decisively, but he also seemed a little helpless.

What the two said was the inference made by Holmes based on the handwriting on the letter.

——"Left-handed, male, between thirty and forty years old, not strong enough, unstable, and conservative in thinking."

Now it seems that, except for the confirmation of the inference of men, the inferences of left-handedness and age are not correct. As for the character is not strong enough, unstable, and conservative in thinking, it is not obvious for the time being.

In addition, Zhang Heng also saw that Father Jacob's left shoulder seemed to be injured, but it should be an old disease. He has been carrying the bread basket with his right hand, probably because his left hand can't exert strength, and his hair is combed. He was meticulous. Although the clothes on his body were old, they were washed very clean.

He is like a standard clergyman, he looks a little staid and majestic, but at the same time full of kindness.

Holmes and Zhang Heng glanced at each other, and both of them could see the doubt in each other's eyes. Father Jacob's suspicion was undoubtedly the biggest at this point in the investigation. However, when he really saw the real person, Zhang Heng found that Jacob The possibility of the priest committing the crime does not seem to be great.

Among other things, according to Sherlock Holmes and his on-site simulation, the murderer should have strangled the victim's neck with one hand, and cut the throat with a knife with the other hand, and Father Jacob's shoulder injury made Zhang Heng very sad. Doubt he can do it.

Then Zhang Heng grabbed a homeless man next to him who had received the bread, and said, "My friend, I want to ask you something."

"What's the matter?" The homeless man was a little vigilant and hid the bread in his clothes.

Zhang Heng took out a shilling, "Is there anyone else in this church besides Father Matthew and Father Jacob?"

The homeless grabbed the shilling and shook his head, "There was a young deacon before, but he couldn't bear the life in the East End and left. Now Father Jacob is alone."

"Does he have any family?"

"No, the priest has always been alone. He was in this church more than 30 years ago. He has no wife or no daughter, er... but I heard that he still has a cousin, but he is not in London." The wanderer While talking, his eyes could not be separated from the pocket Zhang Heng just took out of his wallet.

Zhang Heng knew what the other party was thinking, this is the East District, don't look at it is daytime, Zhang Heng just gave this guy a shilling, but that shilling obviously couldn't satisfy him, so Zhang Heng pulled away a little Overcoat, revealing the revolver at his waist.

The homeless man immediately calmed down. He realized that the guy in front of him was not someone to mess with, so he could only put away his eager thoughts, muttered and left.

On the other side, Holmes has already walked towards Father Jacob.

"I have sinned, Father."

"In life, everyone makes mistakes, my child." Father Jacob said, "The important thing is whether you are willing to repent."

"I want to repent for those sins, for the lies I have told, for the wrong things I have done... These things torture me every day and fill me with guilt." Holmes said.

"Very good, this shows that your heart is still bright." Father Jacob nodded, "Come with me, child."

Then Zhang Heng saw Holmes walking into the confession room with Father Jacob.

About a quarter of an hour later, Holmes came out again. Before Zhang Heng could speak, he shook his head and said, "You don't have to go, it's not him."

"Huh?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"He had an alibi for both the first murder and the third murder." Holmes said, "Especially on the first night, he was not in the East District. In addition, the injury to his left shoulder was also real. There is no way to complete the crime.”

"What about the conspiracy?" Zhang Heng asked.

"This possibility cannot be completely ruled out, but I asked him a few suggestive questions during the conversation. From his answers, it was not clear that he had any extreme hatred for those prostitutes, and from the crime scene, we There is no indication of collusion."

Zhang Heng was not too surprised by this answer. He was just asking casually. It is rare for serial killers to be complicit, because no matter what the reason for them to embark on this road, they obviously want to be on their own. Play the role of God in the world, but there is always only one God.

Sherlock Holmes was not discouraged, and he was not too disappointed to see him escape this time. He said, "This proves that my previous description of the murderer is correct. Next, I just need to find more clues, your lord." There is no problem with the direction, as long as the intersection between the three victims can be found, the murderer is among them."

"I hope we still have enough time." Zhang Heng said.

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Although the way of the church did not go through, it did bring a lot of inspiration to Zhang Heng, and he soon turned his attention to the small clinic in the East District.

In addition to priests, there is another type of person who can easily come into contact with these prostitutes without arousing any suspicion, and that is doctors.

At this point in time, the famous fourth murder has not yet happened. In that case, the murderer opened up the victim's lower abdomen and took away part of the uterus and kidneys, all of which were done in the dark. Because the patrolling policemen were very close this time, the murderer probably took less than nine minutes, and his technique was clean and neat. Therefore, many people suspected that the murderer was a professional surgeon at the time.

It’s just that Laumi came from Sweden after all, and she doesn’t get along well with other prostitutes. She has limited knowledge of the three victims, and of course she doesn’t know which clinic they usually go to. For information about this, Zhang Heng can only find other people understand.

Holmes had already taken a step ahead, and Zhang Heng took a last look at the Sacred Heart Church, only to find that Father Jacob was looking at him from inside the church. The two looked at each other, and then Father Jacob rushed to him. Nodding politely, he picked up the mop beside him and continued mopping the floor with his head bowed.

Just like what Holmes said, there is a very quiet and steady force in him, and Zhang Heng doesn't think that such a person will have anything to do with the serial killer in the Whitechapel area.

He did not forget the bet between himself and Holmes, and he did not stay here any longer, and walked towards the tavern where there were more prostitutes.

Thanks to Chen Zhenli and Broken Wing Fried Chicken for the reward~