[Comprehensive British and American] The world is malicious

Nina raised her head and looked at the building in front of her. The building seemed to be mottled due to years of rain erosion and poor-quality building materials, and a rancid smell escaped from the corridor.

Nina covered her nose with her hands and came to Camilla's door. Perhaps because of the daytime, she only saw a few people on the street when she came.

Nina knocked on the door, and after a few minutes, Camilla opened the door with loose hair, wearing shorts and a shirt, "Who are you? I don't have anyone you're looking for here." Camilla looked Nina glanced at her and said with raised eyebrows.

"I want to talk to you, Camilla, about the Scotland Yard policeman yesterday." Nina tried her best not to look at Camilla, but she still felt very awkward, because here, because of Camilla's Regardless of her identity, it was hard for her not to think about what the woman in front of her would look like when evening came.

Camilla pursed the corners of her mouth and said in a bad tone: "Miss, I have nothing to say to you, why did the police let you come here? They knew that they were useless, so they let a little girl come here. You are an adult huh, miss?"

"This has nothing to do with what we're going to talk about, Camilla." Nina frowned slightly, but she didn't show any anger on her face. She felt that her temper had definitely reached a first-class level, and few people could make her really angry.

"Okay" Camilla slowed down her tone, folded her hands on her chest, leaned against the door frame and looked at Nina, "You look uncomfortable, I know you don't like this place, no one likes it, I will I'll be at the cafe at 4 Dougs Avenue at four, and you can meet me there if you like."

Camilla said that she was about to close the door, but Nina held the door frame with one hand, forcing Camilla to stop closing the door.

"Thank you for your kindness, Camilla, can we talk now? Here."

Camilla glanced at the stubborn Nina, pursed her lips, nodded helplessly, and invited Nina into the room sideways.

Nina looked around subconsciously, but there was nothing worth noting. The wall was covered with warm yellow wallpaper, and some places seemed to have been soaked by rain, causing quite a few wrinkles. There was a wooden shelf in the corner, on which Wear some common gadgets.

Camilla sat casually on the sofa opposite the door, took out a clean cup from under the coffee table, and poured Nina a glass of water, "I'm an orphan, and I've been in this business since I was 17."

As Camilla said, she took out the cigarette case from under the sofa, "Would you like one?" Seeing Nina shaking her head, Camilla picked up the lighter, put the cigarette on the fire, and lit it.

"You are the second smoking woman I've ever seen." Nina's tense nerves seemed to relax instantly.

"Oh? Who is the first person? Your mother?" Camilla exhaled, and the thin smoke ring gradually drifted into the air along her mouth, and the narrow and dim space was filled with the strong smell of cigarettes .

"No, she doesn't smoke, and she doesn't like it either." Nina replied casually.

"Tell me, what do you want to ask me? I have known Andrew for a long time. To be honest, I am also surprised that he died here suddenly, but in this world, any accident can happen. Natural disasters and man-made disasters, no one can predict the next second What will happen." Camilla took a breath and said indifferently.

"Can you tell me more about the relationship between you? Is there anything unusual about Andrew recently?"

"He pays, I serve, we have this kind of relationship, he said he loves me, but you know, there is no love based on this kind of relationship, I know it very well, so I never have any response. We We don't see each other very often, he's a cop, he has a very positive image, and he doesn't want to be seen haunting the place.

However, in the past two days, he came here often and said some strange things, such as what money, leaving here, etc., I thought it was his crazy talk after drinking, so I didn't pay much attention to it. As a result, the next day, He died right there in the street. "

Camilla suddenly lowered her voice, her eyes were a little empty. Camilla was silent for a moment, cut off the cigarette in the ashtray, stood up silently, poured the cigarette butts in the ashtray into the trash can in the kitchen, and then Turning back, he continued: "This is all the facts I know. If you know those Scotland Yard policemen, tell them not to come and harass me again."

Nina frowned, and then asked, "Did Andrew say anything else?" She keenly felt that Andrew might have something to do with the theft of the sapphire on the crown, but if Andrew stole the gem, who killed him?If someone partnered with Andrew to commit crimes, where is his accomplice?

Camilla lowered her eyelids and shook her head, "I'm already very tired, if there's nothing else, just leave, that's all I know."

"I'm sorry to make you have to think about this."

"Let's go!" Camilla waved her hand, ignored Nina, turned around and walked back to her room, and closed the door.

Nina walked out of the apartment thoughtfully. Lestrade was waiting impatiently downstairs. After seeing Nina, he restrained his expression a little. The safety issue in London alone had already made him anxious, but he was in the At this time, the police in Scotland Yard still have such troubles.

"How? I can understand that there will always be some people who don't cooperate. I remember you said that you will leave tomorrow. To be honest, you really shouldn't be here, Roberts." Lestrade tried to say something else, To ease the state of inner anxiety.

"I think I can relay what Camilla said to you, Inspector." Nina shrugged and smiled, "However, I'm not sure if Camilla is hiding something else, she hopes the police won't come again Find her."

"Okay, tell me, I'll judge." Lestrade finally smiled on his tense cheeks, and murmured to himself with some doubts: "She would rather tell others than tell the police to be honest."

Nina pretended not to hear Lestrade's soft complaints, talked about the conversation with Camilla just now, and asked Lestrade about Andrew.

In Lestrade's view, Andrew is an upright young man. He has no bad habits, is kind to others, and will not conflict with others for no reason. He never even knew that Andrew would come to SOHO occasionally.

This was just like a fantasy. Lestrade looked at Nina in surprise. He even thought that what Nina said was just a lie made up by Camilla, just to hinder the police from continuing to investigate.

"Thank you very much, Roberts, do you want to go back to Baker Street?" Lestrade put away his thoughts, he knew that he would take Camilla's words into consideration.

"No, I'm going to meet a friend, but I'll tell Sherlock what's going on here. I'm glad I can help you, Inspector. By the way, when did Andrew enter Scotland Yard?" Nina was about to leave Suddenly, he asked.

"Well... about three years ago, there happened to be an arson case in the suburbs of London at that time."

Nina tilted her head, and a seemingly insignificant matter suddenly flashed through her mind, "I remember that there was a major prison escape case at that time." Nina said with some uncertainty, because she had just returned to London at the time .

"It is true that such a thing happened, but all those who escaped from prison have been found."

"May I see the investigation into that arson? If that doesn't bother you, Inspector."

Lestrade thought for a while before he said, "It's no problem, you need it now?"

"Yes."

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"That's all, you can take your time." Back at Scotland Yard, Lestrade pulled out the information about the arson case three years ago, "Don't tell anyone, Miss Roberts."

"I won't make it difficult for you, thank you very much, Inspector." Nina nodded, and after Lestrade left, she opened one of the files that recorded the specific situation at that time.

If Lestrade hadn't been looking at Sherlock's face, she probably wouldn't have had the chance to check these materials.

When Nina came out of Scotland Yard, it was already around [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was covered with a blush sunset glow, and the sky began to get dark, even the number of pedestrians on the street suddenly increased at this time.

Nina's mind was still filled with the information about the arson case just now. It was just an unremarkable case of emotional dispute in the suburbs of London, and there was almost nothing to delve into.

However, among the families where the fire occurred, it seems that only the male owner escaped from the fire, and his wife and children were buried in the flames.

While thinking about it, Nina came to Abby's house by car unknowingly, and rang the doorbell in front of the door for a long time, but no one responded. It happened that an old man who lived next door opened the door and asked in a rough voice. : "Are you Abby's friend?"

The old man's hair was already gray, and his clothes were slightly faded, but he was in good spirits.

"Yes." Nina turned to look at the old man, and nodded, "Isn't she at home?"

"It's not a coincidence for you to come. Abby has been out since morning." The old man moved his mouth and said in an aged voice, and subconsciously glanced at Nina. After a while, he said, "She has been with a boy recently. One piece, if you know him, you can visit him."

"Ah, thank you." Nina said a little surprised. She guessed that the person the old man mentioned was most likely Connor, because they had a really good relationship recently.

If this is the case, it probably has something to do with the abnormal point. Nina left Abby's house with regret, and couldn't help but glance at the door before leaving.

It's a pity, but fortunately, they met each other in the morning, which can more or less make up for the regret in her heart.

After turning into the street, Nina looked down at the time on her watch, calculating the time when she would return to Baker Street. When she raised her eyes slightly, she saw a man wearing a dark purple hat walking towards him, half bent and leaning on a cane. elderly woman.