48 Hours a Day

Zhang Heng returned to 221B Baker Street at 4: 00 a.m. Tonight, the area around White Church was quite calm. Only a few drunk alcoholics fought behind the pub. As soon as the patrol police arrived, all but drunk and unable, nothing else happened after that.

Zhang Heng sent Loomi back to her place and then lay in bed for three hours, opening her eyes at 7: 00.

He walked out of the room and Holmes, as usual, had finished his breakfast, sat at the table with a pipe and flipped over the newspaper.

“Morning. ”

“Morning." Zhang Heng also sat in his usual seat, rang the bell and waited for Mrs. Hudson to bring his share of breakfast.

“You seemed to be late yesterday, so don't tell me I still don't have a clue. I expect a lot from you.” Holmes flipped over the newspaper.

“I did find an important clue, and I think I know how Jack the Ripper picked the target. ”

“Oh?” Holmes also revealed a rather intriguing spectacle, finally shifting his gaze away from the newspaper, looking at Zhang Heng, “he said. ”

“Don't forget that we are still in a competitive relationship, if you want to find out for yourself.” Zhang Hengfangdao.

Holmes laughed when he heard, “Are you still mad at me for choosing the opera in advance? Well, I took that back, but I did get a lot of money, so let's see who can find the answer first. ”

He put down the newspaper in his hand, removed his hat and cane from the hanger, and said to Zhang Hengdao, "I have to admit, you are really putting pressure on me and I look like I need to be diligent and quick. ”

“I hope you still catch up with my summary.” Zhang Heng echoed.

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Having had breakfast, the time was 7: 15, and Holmes had been gone for some time, Zhang Heng sat in his place for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and he did not exaggerate to Holmes.

He did get a very valuable clue last night, especially when he talked to Loomi. According to the Swedish Buddhist women, churches in the East Side were not very welcoming to them. Apart from a small church called the Sacred Heart, where priests treated the Buddhist women equally and sometimes some homeless Buddhist women stayed there overnight without a place to stay at night, the priests also distributed bread to them on an irregular basis.

Loomi herself may not realize what the problem is, but Zhang Heng Min sensed what it meant.

He searched all night for answers.

Who can approach these goblins generously without drawing anyone's attention? The answer is always in sight - the clergyman.

They don't even have to deliberately gather information about these goblins, because they volunteer to find them and reveal all their secrets in an unreserved manner in confession.

Zhang Heng looked at the watch, and the reason he didn't leave immediately was because it was not time for Sacred Heart Church to open its doors.

Zhang Heng used the rest of his time to briefly formulate a plan of action for a while, then put back on last night's equipment, walked out the door and called for a carriage.

As a result, he accidentally ran into an acquaintance while the carriage was parked outside the Church of the Sacred Heart.

Holmes was standing outside the door, watching him with interest.

“Interestingly, it seems that although we have chosen different directions, ultimately we have chosen the same path. ”

Zhang Heng also seemed helpless, he had tried to score seconds and got the clue he wanted, but was unable to control Holmes' progress.

The power of this Victorian detective will certainly not be disappointing.

“What do you say we exchange the information we have before we go in?” Holmes proposed.

Zhang Hengliu also agreed after his silence.

Unlike Sherlock Holmes, who previously publicized his reasoning directly, Zhang Heng used it. The two of them now belong to a brief alliance, and the equality deal should not affect the final victory, that is, if the two of them later caught the murderer together in the church who won, but it is not helpful to think about it.

“Let me go first," Zhang Hengdao, who briefly introduced his analysis and the information obtained from Loomi, paused and added, "and the wounds on the faces of the three previous deceased, the first person is less obvious, but the second and third victims, the knife marks are wrong, I looked a little familiar at first glance, and now I think about it is really a bit like a cross, the murderer may have a religious colour on his body. ”

“Impressive analytical reasoning.” Holmes also gave a shout of admiration, "I'm glad your work worked well yesterday, and as for me, it's easier, I went to the newspaper in the afternoon. ”

“Newspapers? ”

“Yes, I noticed the letter paper and the red ink on it, and as you know, I did have a lot of research on it, and I judged which paper mill it was made from, and so did the ink, but the information available on the ink was limited, because basically half of the red ink used in London was this one, but the letter paper did let me go. ”

Holmes laughed, and he said, "Unlike ink, these are not the cheapest ones, and they're still quite eye-catching in the East Side, but when I heard who the biggest customer of the paper mill was, I thought it would be normal for this letter to appear here. ”

“Church? ”

“Yes, church letters are purchased uniformly and then distributed to each church for use.” Holmes Road.

“But there's more than one church in the East Side. ”

“Yes, but the three crime scenes in this church are the closest, and while you're still relaxing for breakfast at home, I've asked around, and this Church of the Sacred Heart is the most frequent church that gorges usually come to. ”

Zhang Heng sighed and made up for Holmes, “There are two priests in the church, of whom Father Matthew is already eighty years old, in a semi-retired state, moved to the suburbs five years ago to support the elderly, rarely to regulate the affairs of the church, basically just to be named in the church, at his age and strength is unlikely to become the murderer, so the only person left is Father Jacob, he is only fifty-six years old this year, still physically strong age, is also the actual head of the church, usually those Buddhist women will also come to confess to him, and what they do not know is that Father Jacob probably for some reason has a great hatred for having children and drinking, cohabiting Buddhist women, so the secrets they reveal instead become their reminder. ”

“Like I said, we're standing together again.” Holmes laughed.