Mary's Nineteenth Century

There is a big difference between hunting wild beasts and being hunted by wild beasts, and human hunting methods are always inseparable from tools.

Mycroft pointed out, "In addition to accurate marksmanship, an experienced hunter must pay attention to two points. One is to pay attention to the wind direction before shooting, and the other is to ensure that the beast loses its attack power after shooting."

At first glance, these two points have nothing to do with the death scene of Whitechapel.

But Mary understood in seconds, "So that's the case, that's the effect of shredded tobacco and stones."

Mycroft nodded, "Yes. The expensive shredded tobacco left at the scene and the small stones stained with blood that cannot be explained why all reflect someone's stubborn habits."

The two people are not playing charades, but simplifying some causal internal connections.

Precautions are given according to the hunting guidebook of the African savannah.

For example, to determine the wind direction, you can pick up a handful of leaves and let them fall naturally, and you can identify the downwind or headwind position even if the leaves move when the wind blows.When the wind is not strong enough to blow the leaves, it is necessary to light the pipe and detect the wind direction according to the direction of the smoke.

In addition, the role of small stones is easy to understand, similar to throwing stones to ask for directions.After shooting the prey, throw a stone at the seriously injured beast to make sure that it is completely dead if it does not respond, so you don’t have to worry about being killed when you approach the corpse.

Obviously, unless the cheetah has actually mutated into a bald leopard, it won't smoke, much less throw pebbles.In a death scene with extremely hunting characteristics, it is only human beings who leave such distinctive habitual characteristics.

In the moment, Marie combined this new finding to almost confirm the previous speculation.

"The scars on the corpse are too weird, obviously inconsistent with the cheetah hunting prey in the natural state. In addition, the deceased is missing some human flesh. There is no cheetah hair on the scene and the deceased, but the anesthetic remains in the deceased. Now we can have a bold guess."

While a bit outrageous, it's not entirely impossible.

Mycroft received it naturally, "Do you think that the cheetah is not killing people this time, the truth is only related to people, it is people who murdered people."

"That's right. The wound on the corpse was caused by the claws and sharp teeth of the cheetah, but the depth of the wound is contrary to the normal hunting rules of the cheetah. Then it can be assumed that someone has imitated a similar weapon."

As Mary said, she took out a small paper bag from her coat pocket, and a piece of carrot was poured out

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This is a piece of carrot, not just a carrot.

The big carrot is carved into the sharp claws of a cheetah, replicating the scale of the crime tool used to tear apart the dead.

"Carrot imitation claws are not lethal, but metal imitation claws are different. Similarly, cheetah mouth models can also be made to scale. As long as you know enough about cheetahs and have enough production technology."

Mary said and handed the imitation carrot claw to Mycroft, "It's purely handmade, without any reagents added. Apart from the special shape, it's still very fresh, and it's no problem to wash and cut into vegetables."

Mycroft took over the exquisite imitation claw, which turned out to be the root of a bag of carrots that was presented today.But he has no intention of sending carrots with special shapes to the kitchen. Would he eat something with strange shapes?

Of course, you can't throw it away, it's too impolite.But there is no way to preserve it for a long time. It is necessary to add other reagents to make a specimen and destroy the composition of the carrot itself.

What to do with this fancy carrot?

Trivial problems don't bother thinking about them.

Mycroft quickly turned his attention to the suspect in disguise as a cheetah.Who left the tobacco, who threw the pebble, are they the same person?

No suspicious shoe prints were found at the scene. Instead, there were a series of cheetah blood paw prints that only appeared in the dilapidated house, which further showed the cautious side of the suspect when he committed the crime.

"Deliberately covering up the footprints left by the murder, but not picking up the shredded tobacco that fell not far from the crime scene."

Mary noticed the difference in behavior before and after, "If the two things are done by the same person, maybe he should be thankful that his modus operandi has not yet become impeccable."

Whether the unknown dead person is dressed in Lydia's clothes, or killing people by imitating a cheetah, these are all methods of committing crimes that can confuse people's eyes.

From the wounds of the deceased, it can be seen that the similarity between the suspect and the attack of the cheetah was as high as [-]%.Assuming that the body was not missing excess human.meat, then at first glance the victim was killed by a cheetah attack.

If we further improve the intensity of the attack on each wound, so that they show different degrees of severity, then the suspect's modus operandi will be improved to a higher level.

Mycroft pointed out, "Right now, there is a new question. What is the motive of killing by imitating a cheetah? Is it to satisfy a certain psychological need, or is it to deceive people?

item? "

At present, it is known that the suspect is familiar with grassland hunting and the habits of cheetahs. Is he imitating cheetahs to kill people because of some abnormal psychological needs caused by past experiences?Or, from changing the deceased's clothes to completely destroying the body, just to completely conceal the identity of the deceased?

And, how did the African cheetah that disappeared mysteriously from the pet store go missing?Where did it go?

Problems always follow.

The perpetrator of the death of the female corpse changed from a cheetah to a human, which sparked further speculation.

While the victim was alive, the body was decomposed by a sharp weapon.Although there are still flaws in the murder method, the injuries presented by the body also show that it is by no means the first time the murderer has committed crimes in this way.Where are the other bodies?

Lestrade and Grayson never expected the big case to come.

They wanted to catch the sneaking cheetah, but they turned into a habitual human murderer whose motive is not yet clear.

"Compared to finding a needle in a haystack, at least we still have a little clue."

Grayson stretched out a little finger, "Look, the tip given by Mr. Minton. The unknown suspect is strong and vigorous, has rich hunting experience in the wild, does not lack money and likes expensive tobacco, and is familiar with the terrain of the Whitechapel area. It can avoid people's eyes and ears."

Below the tips, specially marked.

The lack of money and familiarity with the Whitechapel area in the slums, the sharp contradictions before and after are the key to determining the identity of the unknown prisoner.

The suspect had either lived in Whitechapel and made a fortune, or had carried out a detailed field investigation, which might attract the attention of local snakes.

Lestrade couldn't help but smile wryly at the tip, "Oye! This really narrows down the scope of the search, but don't forget that we still need to drill into the sewer."

This is not the first time the suspect committed the crime.

Where might other victims be dumped?The sewer is a good place to go.

It wasn't just the police detectives who were looking around, it was the pet store clerk who first discovered the anomaly.

Before the cheetah disappeared, the store owner Tanner painted a special liquid to track its scent, and the hounds in the store could track it according to the special smell.

For seven days, everyone in the pet store thought that the cheetah had been completely lost.After expanding the scope of the search, it was found in an old sewer near the West End of London.

The cheetah is dead.

It was shot twice, one bullet passed a few millimeters close to the spine, the other bullet passed a few millimeters close to the edge of the heart, and the wound was already closed

Totally rotten.

More precisely, the cheetah was dead five or six days after it was shot the day after it disappeared.

The shooter was familiar with the body structure of the cheetah, so he tried his best to shoot at the fatal part.The cheetah dodged it, dived into the sewer and swam to escape.

Even so, the cheetah still bled to death.

The tracking dogs were unable to quickly locate the cheetah as it had sneaked into the sewer and had been artificially erased from the ground where it infested the Whitechapel area.

Until the scope of the search was expanded, the tracking dogs could smell a little smell in the sewer vents of the West End where the rich lived.

"Oh no! My cheetah was taken away after being stunned by anesthesia!"

Tanner, the owner of the pet shop, found the remaining thick needle scars on the back of the cheetah's neck.

It's not yet clear whether the cheetahs can detect which drug was injected many days after their death.

Anesthesia is the most likely, which can explain the mysterious disappearance of the cheetah.Someone sneaked into the pet shop, stunned the cheetah and stole it, and then covered up the traces of sneaking in.

"The thief is 100% 99% familiar with the pet store."

The shopkeeper Tanner said with certainty, "The shop is chaotic, and if you are not familiar with the layout, it is impossible to cover up the traces perfectly. Which bastard did it?!"

Mary rushed to the spot where the cheetah carcass was found, and then sent the leopard carcass to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, hoping that the toxicology test would have definite results.

Even if it is not 100% sure which drug the cheetah was injected with, it is possible to restore the approximate timeline of the entire incident.

From the night of April 4th to the early morning of April 4th, the cheetah disappeared.

On April 4, Ferenc's master and servant from the Austro-Hungarian Empire disappeared.

In the early morning of April 4, someone in the Whitechapel area saw the back of a cheetah.

On April 4, the cheetah was shot and died after fleeing into the sewer.

On the afternoon of April 4, Lydia and Wickham checked out and disappeared.

On April 4, the unknown female corpse was killed.

As of now, that is, at 4 pm on April 11, a dead cheetah and a female body were found.

"Shopkeeper Tanner, I don't think you can use the word jerk to describe a thief."

Mary didn't think it was a simple theft. "Don't you think it's strange? A person sneaked into the pet store and successfully stole the leopard quietly. At that time, the cheetah couldn't resist. After only one day, how could there be a follow-up of shooting the cheetah and it escaped into the sewer?"

Is the person who stole the cheetah and the one who killed the cheetah the same?

if

Two different people, why was the cheetah killed?Was it because of a problem with the transaction process, or because the buyer was about to kill the cheetah?

If it was done by a single person, did that person accidentally shoot the cheetah while it was waiting to escape, or was it intentional to let the cheetah go?

The shopkeeper Tanner thought of something, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"God! That's not the possibility. Someone deliberately let go of a cheetah with residual anesthetic in its body, just to enjoy the thrill of hunting it in the streets of the city."

There are also different modes for hunting wild beasts.

A group of people who are not afraid of death, went to the African grasslands to have close contact with real beasts.

There are also some people who go hunting in private forest areas in the countryside, first put the prey in the hunting grounds, and then a group of people start hunting beasts in a limited area.

"In order to avoid life-threatening situations, the released beasts will be weakened, such as injecting them with small doses of drugs. This reduces the risk."

Tanner immediately thought of a third possibility. "If the drugged cheetahs are not released into the forest, but are released into the city, it will be a new stimulation mode."

This is a terrible assumption.

But Mary had to ask if only cheetahs were hunted?How many people went to the East District and lost their whereabouts?

After nightfall, London's early spring nights are still a bit cool.

Mycroft had finished his one-day survey of the East Zone. So far, no second human corpse has been found, but the situation is not optimistic.

A telegram came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The first heir of the Y family died of serious injuries in the early hours of last night, and he was about to recall the successor in line, Fernandez. The Y family sent an official messenger, but no one knew whether the opposition forces within the family also sent a killer.

Six days later, Fernandez's master and servant never showed up again.

The longer they've been missing, the more likely something will happen, but finding someone always takes time.

"You're back to leisure activities after dinner."

At nine o'clock in the evening, Sherlock also returned to Pall Mall Street. The area he was in charge of hadn't found anything new yet, but he found Mycroft staying in the kitchen making pastries.

This is Mycroft's routine operation, and there is no need to make a fuss at all.

Sherlock looked at the clock by the oven, smelled the sweet aroma of carrots, icing sugar and cream perfectly blended at the tip of his nose, and his stomach that hadn't eaten dinner let out a growl.

"Dear brother,

How long until carrot cake is out of the oven?It shouldn't take long to smell this fragrance.You know, as a caring brother, I am willing to try it. "

"Try?"

Mycroft looked at Sherlock with a half-smile, "If my memory is correct, I have never seen you have a heartfelt liking for cakes. Now, you are just hungry and not picky eaters."

Sherlock was not embarrassed to be poked, "Yes, you are right, so let's share a piece of cake with your brother who has been running around all day."

"Well, hungry Sherlock, why do you think I'd share a cake I made with my own hands to people who don't even know how to appreciate it?"

Mycroft pointed to the stove casually, "However, as a good brother in charge, I will definitely reserve dinner for you. It is obviously more in line with your taste."

Sherlock lifted the lid of the small pot, and the paella was still warm, with a look of complete color, fragrance and taste.

He does prefer paella, but has a small doubt.It is not difficult to tell from the unwashed kitchen utensils that the cake in the oven is for two people. Can his brother eat all the carrot cake alone?

10 minute later.

Mycroft faced a freshly baked carrot cake for two, shaped like a cheetah's paw.It goes without saying that the main ingredient used is the leopard claw carrot that Mr. Minton gave yesterday.

Now the question is, should I send a copy to Mr. Minton next door as a return gift?

If Sherlock found out, would it hurt his fragile heart to think his brother was partial?After all, Sherlock had just rejected Sherlock's request to eat the cake.

Mycroft: Sure enough, my younger brother is about to graduate from university in two months, so it's time for him to live outside alone.

The author has something to say: Regarding the update time, it will be adjusted to daytime in the near future, and it will basically be fixed at noon next week.Thank you little angels for your support (*￣3)(ε￣*)