#Zoo Murder#

The Holmes family of three wandered around the zoo for most of the day, and only went to a nearby restaurant with a good reputation for dinner at noon.Mrs. Holmes ordered a table of vegetarian dishes, for fear that Xiao Wu would be hungry.

After casually eating a few bites of vegetables, Xiao Wu frowned slightly and couldn't help sighing, "Mom, your cooking is the best."

"When I go back at night, Mom will definitely make it for you." Mrs. Holmes was delighted to receive Xiao Wu's praise. She looked at the girl in front of her with gentle eyes, and seeing that she didn't eat much, she couldn't help urging her to eat more. , "Yurina, there is still a long afternoon, you must eat more."

Xiao Wu nodded and reluctantly ate a few more mouthfuls, only to see Mrs. Holmes nodding in satisfaction.

The sun at noon was very strong, and the eyes of the people under the light could not be opened. Xiao Wu was a little sleepy after eating, squinting his eyes and letting Mrs. Holmes lead her out of the restaurant.

"Honey, how about...let's take a rest first." Mr. Holmes saw Xiao Wu's head lowered, saw her tiredness, and pointed to the wooden bench under the shade not far away.

The three of them leaned side by side on the bench to rest, and Xiao Wu tilted his head and leaned lightly on Mrs. Holmes' shoulder, his eyes slightly squinted, looking at the distant sky.The deep blue makes people feel comfortable, and a few small clouds float leisurely, everything is the most peaceful and beautiful.

"Di~woo~di~woo!" Suddenly came the sound of a police siren from behind, from far to near.Xiao Wu turned his head and saw a police car with flashing warning lights passing by at a very fast speed.

Why are there police cars in the zoo?Xiao Wu was puzzled.Mrs. Holmes beside her obviously also noticed the abnormality. She quickly got up and looked in the direction where the police car was leaving, but saw the car parked in front of a three-story building not far away. If I remembered correctly, it was the comprehensive office building of the zoo.

Xiao Wu is not a person who likes to join in the fun, but... when she turned her head to look at the office building not far away, she vaguely heard the monkey's cry for help, and... the voice was a little familiar.

"Mom, I want to go to the bathroom." Xiao Wu pointed to the office building not far away, clutching her stomach, pretending to show embarrassment.

"There seems to be trouble over there. It's too dangerous for you to go alone. Mom will go with you." Mrs. Holmes was worried that Xiao Wu would be alone, so she and Mr. Holmes stayed by Xiao Wu's side.

Xiao Wu didn't refuse, nodded, and walked in a hurry.

……

There are many people standing in the lobby of the zoo's comprehensive office building. Judging from the uniform blue dresses of everyone, they should all be staff.

After entering the hall, Xiao Wu could hear the 'Zhi Zhi' sound from upstairs more clearly. The sound was mixed with panic and uneasiness, which made her heartbroken.Looking around the hall, Xiao Wu looked at the floor plan on the wall and had a plan in mind.

"Mom, my stomach is uncomfortable, I need a little more time, just wait for me in the lobby." Quickly got into the bathroom on the first floor, Xiao Wu closed the small door of the cubicle, waited for a while, and then secretly pushed Open the small door of the compartment, walk along the wall towards the exit of the emergency escape stairs.

The stairs were a bit narrow, and with the poor lighting, Xiao Wu walked very slowly, but the monkey's sharp cries became clearer and clearer.

A yellow cordon appeared at the stairway, Xiao Wu bent down and got in, turned around the corner and entered the office beside him.

A fat man in a black suit was sitting at his desk. His eyes were tightly closed, his face was pale, and there were bloodstains in his nose and mouth. It was obvious that the man's body was stiff and dead.On the desk in front of the man, a small yellow velvet monkey was locked in a small gold wire cage. At this moment... the little monkey was screaming and rushing into the cage.

Forced himself not to look at the dead man, Xiao Wu asked the monkey, "Zhizhizhi (why are you here)?"

She had seen this monkey before, it was the one she met on the streets of London a few days ago, it should have escaped safely with its owner, why did it appear here?

"Zhizhi (help)!" The yellow velvet monkey discovered Xiao Wu's existence. It jumped on its feet and screamed for help, "Help me."

"Don't worry, I'll take you out now." Xiao Wu didn't dare to look at the dead man in front of the desk, she moved slowly, carefully holding the golden cage on the desk in her arms.

"The higher-ups attach great importance to this case. We must solve it as soon as possible, protect the scene, and notify Sherlock." A man's footsteps came from outside the door, getting closer and closer. Xiao Wu looked around the office and had no choice but to hide behind the curtain with the cage in his arms.

Inspector Lestrade walked in with a sad face. The deceased was the director and administrator of the Polly Zoo. He was found dead in his office at noon this afternoon. Headache dense homicide case.

Looking at the dead man, Lestrade suddenly frowned, no...he remembered that when he came in just now, there was a cage on the table, and the monkey in the cage was squeaking, which was very annoying.

Looking around vigilantly, Lestrade's eyes fell on the curtain. Although the other party was well concealed, but... Her feet betrayed her.

Taking out a .qiang from his arms, Lestrade stared at the curtains and said coldly, "Come out slowly, or I will fire the qiang."

Sighing deeply, Xiao Wu had no choice but to lift the curtain and walk out slowly, but... the police uncle holding the gun on the opposite side seemed to have seen it somewhere.

"Urina?" Lestrade asked suspiciously. He remembered this girl and heard that she was adopted when she was in the orphanage.

"Why are you here?" Lestrade asked inexplicably, looking at the cage in Xiao Wu's arms, he probably guessed the reason, the curious girl must have been attracted by the squeaking sound of the monkey of.

"I heard it barking, it was very scared, I want to help it get out of here." Xiao Wu apologized and lowered her head, pretending to show a face of grievance, she raised her head and stared at Lestrade with two big dark eyes, "Uncle policeman, the monkey is hungry, I just want to take it to eat."

As Xiao Wu said, she walked slowly towards Lestrade. She glanced at the dead man behind her, showing fear on her face, "This place is so scary, please, let me take the monkey away with me?"

Lestrade wanted to refuse, after all, the monkey was considered the 'evidence' of the case, but facing the girl who was almost crying, he couldn't bear to refuse.

"Hey, girl, you can take the monkey to the next room to feed, but you can't take it away, it's a witness." Lestrade couldn't help but compromise, and he signaled Bennett to lead the girl to the next room.

Bennet naturally recognized the girl, and when he took notes for her, he was almost pissed off by her.

"Sit here obediently, don't run around, don't move around." Bennet said in a bad tone. He has never liked children, especially children who are in the second stage of middle school and talk nonsense all day long.

"Okay, but my father and mother are still waiting for me downstairs, can you bring them up?" Xiao Wu looked at the dark-faced policeman and pleaded sincerely, "They will be very worried when they find out that I'm missing. "

"They're wearing pink short-sleeves, which are the same as mine, so they're easy to recognize." Seeing Bennet's hesitation, Xiao Wu hastily promised, "I'll definitely stay here obediently, and won't run around or move around."

"Thank you!" Seeing that Bennet didn't speak, but turned to leave, Xiao Wu thanked him, and quickly put the golden cage on the sofa, while he knelt and sat beside him.

"Zhizhi (Why are you here? Where's your master?)" Xiao Wu asked softly, the monkey in the cage was obviously still in sadness and fear.

"This morning, when my master and I were performing on the street, two policemen rushed over and took him away and sent me here." The little marmoset curled up and said with some fear, "That monkey killed I almost lost my life because of him."

"Monkey? You said the monkey killed people?" Xiao Wu couldn't help frowning, how could the monkey kill people for no reason.

"At noon, the man was sleeping on his desk. A monkey about my size came in through the vent. I saw it throw something into the man's cup, and the man just drank from the cup. It will die suddenly." When the little marmoset said this, it couldn't help shaking, the man tried to feed it water, but luckily it didn't drink it.

"You are safe now." Xiao Wu couldn't help touching the monkey's tail, comforting it: "Don't be afraid."

"Do you remember my monkey? Maybe I should help Lestrade, he is a kind man." Xiao Wu took out her notepad from her pocket and opened a blank page.

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When Bennet led Holmes and his wife into the room, the girl remained the same as when he left, sitting quietly on the sofa, holding a golden cage in her arms.It was a little strange to say that the monkey, which was disturbing the tranquility by squeaking, miraculously quieted down in the girl's arms.

"Oh, Urina, you scared me to death. I didn't find you in the toilet." Mrs. Holmes held her chest in fear. She just heard that someone died in this building and Urina disappeared, which made her think wildly. a lot.

"I'm sorry mom, I heard the monkey's cry, so I ran up." Xiao Wu sincerely apologized.

"Mom knows you like monkeys, but don't come to such dangerous places in the future." Mrs. Holmes' voice was still very gentle. She walked up to Xiao Wu and sat down, holding her in her arms, "You know what? ? Mom almost thought you were taken away by bad guys."

Mrs. Holmes' violent heartbeat was clearly heard in her ears, and the apology on Xiao Wu's face deepened. She was too self-willed and didn't consider others, "I'm sorry, Mom. I will never make you worry again in the future."

The mother and daughter embraced each other, and the picture was harmonious and beautiful, until a man's familiar voice came from outside the door, "John, it must be a very special case, otherwise Lestrade would not ask me for help."

"Sherlock?" Mrs. Holmes opened her mouth in surprise.Oh my God, she actually met Sherlock at the zoo, just in time for a romantic day trip to Sherlock Holmes' family of four.

Mrs. Holmes's prediction is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.Sherlock looked at the father, mother and sister who suddenly appeared and pushed them out of the door without mercy.

"This is the scene of the crime, no one else is allowed to enter." Sherlock finished speaking unceremoniously, and closed the office door heavily, ignoring the small knocking sound outside the door.

"They are..." John looked at the door, pursed his lips and thought, "Yurina and their parent-child clothes, so they are..."

"You guessed it right, but we have more important things to do right now." Sherlock interrupted John. He took out the magnifying glass in his hand, carefully looked at the nasal cavity and mouth of the deceased, and sniffed gently.

"Dead/male, obese, about 40 years old, choked on his own vomiting, passed out, suffocated//died, may be caused by epileptic seizures, or drugs." Sherlock looked around the office after speaking, the case At the time of the incident, the doors and windows were locked tightly, and the surveillance showed that no one entered or exited, so how did the murderer kill the deceased?

His eyes fell on the air vent on the ceiling. Sherlock stepped on the sofa and looked carefully. There were signs of the air vent being moved. Obviously someone came in and out from here, but... Sherlock shook his head. This is unreasonable. No one can pass through here.

"Bump..." The knock on the door continued, and Sherlock shook his head, forcing himself not to be disturbed by the outside world.

"Sherlock, we have found the murderer." Suddenly, Lestrade's very confident voice came from outside the door. Sherlock put away the magnifying glass and was noncommittal. With the average IQ of Scotland Yard, it is impossible to find the murderer so quickly, unless... They also have more powerful foreign aid.

"It's the breeder, who trained his monkeys to kill." Lestrade shouted louder from outside the door, and Sherlock suddenly realized.Oh yes, the vents are cramped, but more than enough for a monkey to crawl through.

Stepping forward to open the door, Sherlock looked at Lestrade in disbelief, "How do you know? Oh, obviously someone told you, who?"

"Sorry, I promised the other party not to say anything, but the breeder has pleaded guilty." Inspector Lestrade smiled slightly, "Sherlock, thank you for your help, but your family needs you more at this moment!"

——*——

5 minutes ago

Xiao Wu stood outside the door with Mrs. Holmes. She could see that Mrs. Holmes longed for Sherlock's company, but... Sherlock who was hiding in the office seemed only interested in the case, and put on a face that he would never open the door until the case was solved. look.She had no choice but to take Lestrade secretly and give him the portrait of the criminal monkey.

Lestrade didn't believe Xiao Wu's words at first, after all, he had seen the other party's ability to speak nonsense.However, when he checked with the staff of the zoo, he found the monkey in the portrait. The smart monkey has long been a star monkey in the zoo. Its IQ is higher than that of ordinary monkeys, but it is used by its breeders as a weapon to kill people. .

"I can't live without YOYO. The director is obsessed with money, and since he wants to sell it." The breeder hugged the raised monkey with a look of pain.

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