48 Hours a Day

At night, Wiggins came back and reported that the Baker Street team had been watching Pearson for half a day and that he was still working at the chemical factory and had done nothing unusual.

Holmes wasn't in a hurry, just to keep the kids on the lookout, and he himself started closing the paper on the effects of that professional rivalry.

The next day, a big Vikins rushed to the door and Mrs. Hudson was in the kitchen toasting baked, and Zhang Heng was woken up by the sound. He came out of the house and saw Holmes downstairs laughing. He took seven shillings to Vikings Road, "One for each, two for yourself, go to Sheriff Gregson, and say Holmes called him to 221B Baker Street.” Then he looked up and saw Zhang Heng walking down the stairs.

“Done, the case can finally be closed, Pearson caught, and the main culprit can't get away. ”

“Hmm?” Zhang Hengyang raised his eyebrows, "Your evidence was collected. ”

“That's right,” Holmes said, rubbing his hands, "let's have breakfast, by the way, wait for Gregson, and I'll say it together. ”

About an hour later, Sheriff Gregson came to 221B Baker Street unwillingly, pulling his voice at the door, "I said the case is over, why are you looking for me? Our police work is also very busy, I couldn't sleep much last night. ”

“Really, what are you working on, a new case? Still waiting to be honored by the Director.” Holmes laughed.

Gregson blushed and mumbled, "After all, I also contributed to the city, which has been a case in the newspapers for two days, and it's normal for the director to pay attention to it. ”

“Yes, yes, but I don't think it's too late to wait to catch the real killer.” Holmes Road.

“The real killer?” Gregson was stunned.

“Come with me, it won't take long.” Holmes Road, “by the way, are you handcuffed? ”

“Bring it.” Gregson was impatient, "and the gun was with me, and I couldn't leave. ”

“Guns are not expected to be useful. After all, the other party is not a vicious and vicious person, and we still have the best at it.” Holmes said and looked at Zhang Heng beside his eyes, and he could hardly forget what happened yesterday, and his eyes were still slightly swollen.

“Let's go, gentlemen. ”

Instead of rushing to the chemical factory immediately, the three men first came to a pawnshop in a carriage, Holmes said to the owner of the pawnshop, "Someone came to pawn a carpet, where was that carpet? ”

When the shop owner heard the speech on his face, he showed nervousness and scolded, "I knew it. ”

“Hmm?”

“Not to say you guys, gentlemen, I was talking about the kid who came to the local carpet before, I was suspicious of him, don't tell you, I've been doing this for so long, but I've seen a lot of people in these eyes, dressed like him, at first glance it's a bitter haha, how could there be such a good carpet, and also picked to trade in the morning, just when the door opened, I was in my heart muttering, don't steal this stuff from him. ”

“Ho, how dare you?” Gregson Road.

The boss laughed when he heard it.

“How much did you pay him?” Holmes asked.

“Two... two pounds.” Boss, “I thought about the workmanship and the materials. If you really want to go out and buy them, it'll cost £20 or 30 less to get them off. ”

“So you can earn ten times as much by turning your hand?” Holmes said, "Come on, you don't have to be sad either. This thing is evidence. It involves a homicide. We might be able to give it back to you after we run out. Now, show us. ”

“Okay... okay. ”

The owner took three people to the warehouse where the pawn belonged, and Holmes squatted down and didn't need a magnifying glass to see the blood left in the middle of the carpet.

It was obviously washed and wiped, but it didn't.

“That doesn't explain anything, does it?” Gregson said, but the tone of voice was already a little shaky, and his mind was a little panicked at the time, as if he was comforting himself, "and the boss said, probably stealing something. ”

“This is the carpet for John Jones' office.” Holmes said, “To be honest, I didn't expect it to go so well, either. I thought he was going to do something more robust. ”

“How does the name sound familiar, wait... is this the current owner of John's Textile Factory?” Gregson finally remembered where the name came from, "he hosted us when he went to the textile mill, and he seemed fine. ”

“The women at the textile mill don't think so, it's not the first time he's harassed the women at the mill.” Holmes said, "Although no one wants to talk about it, I still want to find out that just after he took over the textile mill from his father the previous year, there were frequent accidental pregnancies among female workers here, and of course the vast majority of people left the mill without claiming to, after receiving a severance pay. ”

“It's not really a glorious thing,” Gregson's attitude obviously softened somewhat, pausing, "well, I admit I may have missed something before, and Mr. John seems to have some suspicions, but I'd still say that the kid Paul is still my number one suspect here, after all, and his bloody clothes under the bed are real. ”

“Don't worry, listen to me.” Holmes laughed.

“It was Molly's turn to clean and hygiene the night of the accident. She was the last person to leave, and the lights were on at John's office, so at the end of the day, only they were at the factory, which left him time for the crime. The next day, I went to the textile factory with Zhang, and the guy at the door told us that John wasn't there, which was suspicious in itself. After all that had happened, he should have been at the factory recently trying to appease the female worker's mood. Right, I took a moment to sneak into John's office, noticed that his carpet had been replaced, and the new carpet size was obviously not suitable, presumably it was taken from home to contingency, and there was hidden blood in the corner of his fancy desk, which seeped into the wood lines, but like you said, it still didn't explain Molly's clothes under Paul's bed. ”

Gregson wasn't exactly able to sit in the sheriff's seat, and he shook his head, “Don't tell me it was John who framed Paul. When Paul came to work in the chemical factory next door, John didn't necessarily know him. Second, even if he knew someone like Paul, he couldn't know where the latter lived. The slum road could knock John out, and if people like him went in and out there too conspicuously, they couldn't have gone unnoticed. ”

“Yes, that's right, so I think there's another accomplice in this case.” Holmes Road.