Chapter 565 On the Right Track

Duke put down the half-chewed beef bone, wiped his hands with the hot towel provided by the waiter, and stared fixedly at this unfortunate girl named Ai Songen.

He had a hunch that the case seemed to make some progress here.

And Lu Li had already put down his knife and fork, motioning for the girl to continue talking.

"About more than four hours ago, Katie, um, the person in charge of managing this flesh and blood business, had a conflict with the wandering warbler forces in another block, and they were stoned to death..."

When Ai Songen was halfway through speaking, Liuying immediately rushed over to stop him, and then the police officer in charge of security immediately drew out his short stick and stopped him.

"Don't worry, I can arrange other jobs for you, in the West District." Holmes also realized the seriousness of the matter and promised.

Scotland Yard is not capable of detecting the crime, but the security work is really good.

I saw the police officers waving short sticks painted red as a warning, while blowing sharp whistles to call in their hands.

Not long after, all the plainclothes policemen and police detectives in the vicinity arrived at the scene and firmly controlled the wandering warblers.

"Let's just say it here, don't worry about safety issues, Scotland Yard will take care of it."

Lu Li patted Ai Songen on the shoulder, signaling her not to be afraid, then waved his hand and ordered the police to take her away first, so as not to scare the witnesses.

Of course, judging from the current situation, it is still uncertain whether the girl can provide key testimony.

"Don't worry about anything."

As he said, Holmes added: "In order to prevent you from being retaliated against, even if the official does not act, the few of us will arrange everything properly."

Gradually, Ai Songen regained her composure. She knew how terrifying the forces behind Liuying were, but her intuition and conscience prompted her to tell the secret.

"Katie wanted to expand her business to the next block, so she deliberately went there to provoke trouble. After the conflict, she threatened a child and stoned a wandering warbler of that faction to death."

"What about the other one?" Duke asked.

Although it is cruel to say so, the fact is that the death of a poor woman does not attract much attention.

"The other is us, well, they..."

Ai Songen was a little embarrassed, she used to be one of these wandering warblers, even if she only worked for three days, she was still a stain in her life that could not be erased.

Lu Li was keenly aware of this, and said softly, "Katie's side, right?"

"Well, one of them also died, so this matter is evened out for the time being."

"What was the cause of that woman's death?"

"I don't know. I just joined yesterday. They don't trust the newcomers very much, so they didn't ask me to participate in it. But I heard from others that the death was miserable."

Lu Li looked at Holmes, both of them had a strong premonition that they were getting closer to the truth.

"Others? What's the specific name."

"Helen Grimaud."

"What about the dead man's name?"

"I heard it was Newberry. She would stay in this bar almost every night to entertain customers, but she never showed up tonight."

After some questioning, Ain Song explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly.

The cause of the first victim's death is not uncommon in the conflict between the two forces of wandering warblers. A casual investigation can confirm the authenticity.

But the second victim, a woman named Newberry, was worth digging for.

The death is terrible?

Blurred place of death?

It just corresponds to the previous cases.

At the same time, it also alerted Lu Li that there might be far more victims than the forty-two people. They are just the tip of the iceberg, and even if they die, they will be dealt with by their own people.

"For the next period of time, you will stay at the Whitechapel District Police Station. There will be a special person in charge of security there, and you don't have to worry about three meals a day."

As he said that, Lu Li called a police detective and told him to take good care of him so that nothing would go wrong.

"Please rest assured, sir." The detective immediately straightened his back and said in a deep voice, "I will send four armed colleagues to take her to the General Administration."

"Well, two carriages."

"Any suspicious person is prohibited from approaching. If the situation is too critical, you can consider shooting."

Originally, Ai Songen was not that nervous, but she couldn't help but panic when she saw Duke's serious appearance. She felt that even if it was a murder case, the police would not be so serious.

unless……

Just as she was thinking wildly, police officer Wensli, who had been missing for nearly two hours, arrived, and he said excitedly, "I found it, it's in an alley on South Street."

Then, the officer noticed a strange atmosphere pervading the bar.

"It is impossible to have only one corpse." Holmes elaborated on the facts. "According to the past situation, there will be at least two victims."

"But after searching the entire Whitechapel district, only one was found. Could it be in several nearby districts?"

After thinking of this possibility, Officer Wensley's face darkened immediately.

Once, the Whitechapel area was the most rampant place for criminal activities, but as time went by, several surrounding districts also began to report vicious homicides.

When will it spread to the City of Finance?

What if the nobles living in Westminster Abbey were alarmed?

"Let the surrounding districts start operations as soon as possible. No matter whether the body is found or not, the local wandering warbler must be called for an interrogation."

After saying that, Lu Li spent another two minutes to tell Wensli about Ai Songen's testimony.

For a moment, the police officer's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Forty-two, no, counting the newly discovered one not long ago, there are a total of forty-three corpses, which is already appalling enough, but he did not expect that there would be more The victim was dealt with in private.

"Let's split up." Duke suggested in a low voice.

Timing is everything.

In rainy weather, the research value of corpses will drop rapidly as time goes by, and there is no delay at all.

Because of this, Lu Li immediately agreed to the plan and looked at Mr. Holmes.

"I want to go to the scene of the crime."

There was firmness in his tone.

"Then be accompanied by Duke, who knows something about anatomy."

After finishing speaking, Lu Li added in his heart:

Now he has mastered one more heraldry.

"Okay, let's go to the murder scene first, and I'll leave the interrogation to you."

Holmes did not reject this proposal, and immediately followed the secret police leading the way to the scene of the incident after finishing his speech.

As for Lu Li, he was in charge of digging up the whereabouts of the other corpse.

To be honest, he felt that with Holmes around, he really didn't need to go to the scene. With Duke following behind, the lineup was fantastic and luxurious. As long as there were potential clues, they would definitely be found.

"Come on, Officer Wensley."

"Let's go to the nearby branch first."

Looking at the back of Lu Li going away, Ai Songen showed a look of struggle on his face, and shouted:

"Can you take me with you? In case they play tricks, for example, colluding confessions or something."