Steve frowned, "Why were you so careless." It looked seriously hot.

"It's okay." Bucky felt that he was really useless, and he couldn't do such a small thing well.

Bucky thought of this, and wanted to withdraw his hand but didn't.

"Hold on," Steve said, taking Bucky's hand and running cold water over the sink. "Rinse it with cold water and put some scalding medicine on it, otherwise it will foam."

"It's not that serious!" Bucky thought Steve was exaggerating.

"It's not serious, it's all red," Steve turned his head to look at Bucky, "Don't you feel pain?" After asking, he found that Bucky was looking at him in puzzlement.

"Steve," Bucky looked at him puzzled, "Why are you so nervous? It's just a burn, don't make a fuss."

Just as Steve was about to speak, he heard the sound of something falling to the ground, and turned to see Leo standing at the door, staring at him and Bucky with wide eyes, and dropped a half-bitten peach at his feet.

Steve let go of Bucky's hand and asked Leo, "What's wrong Leo?"

When Lei Ao came to his senses, he quickly lowered his head to pick up the half peach that fell on the ground, "It's okay, I just want to ask when dinner is ready."

Steve watched his movements, "Don't eat the peaches if they fall to the ground, the meal will be ready in a while."

"Got it." Leo threw half a peach into the trash can and ran out of the kitchen.

Seeing Leo leave, Steve told Bucky, "Wait a minute, I'll get you some burn ointment."

"No, you look at the pot, I'll find the burn ointment myself." After Bucky finished speaking, he bypassed Steve and walked out of the kitchen.

Steve also felt a little overwrought.It may be that the pressure has been a bit high recently. After all, he not only wants to take good care of Leo, but also takes good care of Bucky, so as not to let them have any accidents.

……

Leo sat on the sofa, feeling a little uneasy.

He really went to the kitchen just now to ask Steve's father when he would have dinner, but when he got to the kitchen door, he saw that Steve's father seemed to be doing something indescribable with Uncle Bucky in his arms.

Of course, it may also be a matter of misreading the angle.It's all because I heard that men and men can fall in love at the burger restaurant at noon, so I felt that Steve's father and Uncle Bucky had a problem.

"Leo, it's time to eat."

When Leo heard Steve calling him, he stopped thinking about it, got up and went to the bathroom to wash his hands, and went to the kitchen to eat.

Leo secretly observed Steve and Bucky while eating curry rice with a small spoon.

Both of them are quite normal, there is no ambiguous communication, it really is that he is overthinking.

After eating, Steve was concerned about what Leo did today.

Leo heard the words, but simply said: "I followed Mr. Holmes today. I was helping someone find a dog, but I encountered an incident. However, with the help of Mr. Holmes, the police will soon be able to solve the case."

"Aren't you scared?" Seeing Leo shaking his head, Steve asked, "I plan to follow him tomorrow."

Leo nodded, "I'm quite curious about the profession of detective."

Steve raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to be a detective when you grow up?"

Leo shook his head and ate a spoonful of curry rice, "I didn't think so much, I was just curious."

"It's okay, you're still young, and you'll think about it later." Steve added another spoonful of curry rice to Leo, "Eat more."

Leo lowered his head and continued to eat.

After dinner, Leo went back to his room to read.At nine o'clock, I took my pajamas to the bathroom to wash up, tidied myself up, put the changed clothes into the washing machine, added water and laundry detergent, and turned on the power switch.

Leo walked out of the bathroom and into the living room.

"Father Steve, I used the washing machine to wash the clothes. After I finish washing them, help me take them out to dry."

Steve turned to look at him, "Okay, you go to sleep! I'll watch."

Leo went back to the room, lay down on the bed and covered himself with a blanket to sleep.

……

the next day.After Leo woke up, he got up, washed up, and went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Breakfast is very simple, cooked cereal with milk, plus fried eggs and bacon.

After breakfast, Leo greeted Steve's father and Uncle Bucky, and ran to Holmes' house next door.

Holmes who opened the door was a little surprised, "It's so early."

"Sorry, Mr. Holmes, did I bother you?" Leo said this, seeing that Holmes looked a little tired and his eyes were bloodshot, "Did you stay up late?"

"Study something, but I have slept for a few hours." Holmes stepped aside. "Come in!"

Leo walked into the living room and saw a lot of newspapers and maps on the coffee table, on which circles and straight lines were drawn with red line pens and blue line pens.

Leo sat on the sofa without disturbing the things on the coffee table, "Mr. Holmes, what are you researching?"

Holmes sat down on the single sofa, not trying to hide anything from Leo. "A suspect's route of attack." Having said that, seeing Leo looking at himself in confusion, he explained: "The thing is, I went to the police station last night to ask Officer Wilt about the progress of the incident."

"Officer Wirth said that after the evidence was found, Mr Hickney was captured and learned what happened from him."

When Holmes said this, he took a sip of the cold coffee, "After Mr. Hickney moved to his new home, he found out that his neighbor, Mrs. Stanley, was his ex-girlfriend, so he tried his best to please her, and wanted to get back together with her; But Mrs. Stanley was married and had a good life with her husband, so she refused him repeatedly. In a rage, Mr. Sinkney hit Mrs. Stanley on the head with an ashtray, and wanted to pretend to be a serial number a few months ago. Incident, but the tape on the victim's mouth was wrong, so he didn't get away with it."

Leo asked: "Pretending... what chain of events?"

Holmes picked up a few newspapers and handed them to Leo, "I found these newspapers at the bookstore yesterday. There were three incidents that happened half a month apart and one month apart. The victims were all young and middle-aged women. Smashed head, criss-crossed tape over mouth, buried in Moore University Grove, Hyde Park Grove, and the newly built Beliso Park Grove."

Leo listened to Holmes' words and read the news in the newspaper.

"What's Mr. Holmes' plan?" Leo asked, looking at the map with lines drawn on the coffee table. "Has it been discovered?"

Holmes nodded, and pointed to the circled spot with a pen. "The first victim, Mrs. Watson, was found by a green worker in the grove of Momo University; the second, Mrs. Kerry, was found by an old scavenger in the grove of Hyde Park; Lisuo Park was discovered by a walking couple, because it was buried shallow, so it was discovered immediately."

When Holmes said this, he pointed to the place with the blue line and asked Leo, "These places are their home addresses. Do you see any special places?"

"A special place?" Leo stared at the addresses drawn by Holmes. "There is no special place!"

Holmes encouraged: "Let's take a closer look, and let me know if you have any ideas."

Leo heard the words and looked carefully again. "Well... I think they live very close to each other at most, and they are separated by a neighborhood."

"What else?" asked Holmes.

"What's more," Leo pointed to the address of the first victim, and Moco University, "The victim's home is close to Moco University."

Holmes continued to ask Leo, "Then what conclusions can you draw from these clues?"

"Conclusion?" Leo turned his head to think for a while, his eyes lit up, but he still agreed in advance, "Mr. Holmes, if I make a mistake, you can't laugh at me."

"You said."

Leo said: "I think the murderer may live in one of these neighborhoods. He is very familiar with Moore University, Hyde Park, and Beliso's apartment, and maybe he also knows these ladies very well."

Holmes nodded while leaning on the sofa, satisfied with Leo's performance. "well said."

After hearing Holmes' praise, Leo hurriedly asked, "So, Mr. Holmes also thinks so?"

"Yes," Holmes replied. "I also think the murderer is very familiar with these places. He should be from this area."

Leo scratched his head, "Didn't the police find out?"

"I have already called Police Officer Wilt." Holmes put together the newspapers and maps on the coffee table. "The investigation should begin now."

Leo said: "Then this chain of events will be broken soon."

Holmes shook his head, "With the speed of the police, I'm afraid the incident will not be solved in a while."

Leo said: "Then we are going to investigate today?"

"We don't follow the police," Holmes said as he packed up the newspapers and maps and put them neatly on the coffee table. "We'll check it out ourselves."

Leo couldn't believe it, "That's a huge workload. Even the police can't finish the investigation in ten days and half a month!"

"Don't worry, I know what's in my mind." Holmes stood up, "Sit down for a while, I'll go clean up and have something to eat. There is juice in the refrigerator. You can drink whatever you want." After speaking, he walked around the sofa and left.

Leo has eaten and drank enough at home, neither hungry nor thirsty.He sat obediently on the sofa and waited for Mr. Holmes.

Holmes washed up in the bathroom, ate a simple sandwich, and led Leo out of the apartment building.

Leo asked him, "Mr. Holmes, where shall we go first?"

"First go to the homes of the three victims." After Holmes finished speaking, he hailed a taxi.

Leo followed Holmes into the car and put on his seat belt.

After Holmes told the driver the address, the taxi quickly drove to the community where the first victim lived.

Leo got out of the car, walked in with Holmes, and took the elevator to the home of the first victim.

He rang the doorbell, and it didn't take long for someone to answer the door.

"Who are you looking for?" A middle-aged man in his 40s opened the door.

Holmes asked him, "Are you Mr. Watson?"

"Yes." Mr. Watson looked at Holmes and Leo with some doubts. "What's the matter with you?"

Holmes said directly: "I would like to ask something about your wife?"

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