[Sherlock Holmes] Captured a detective

Chapter 65

[cross out] Dear [cross out] Mrs. Hudson:

Good news!

I promised to write to you, which is why I took the time today to sit at my desk and unfold the paper.Considering the distance between Holland and England, I think you can understand why it took me so long to write my first letter.

This is Amsterdam, home to one of the former offices of the Dutch East India Company.I know you didn't care about this case before, so I won't repeat it.Suffice it to say, this case is more complicated than I thought, and I have a gut feeling that it's just scratching the surface.Maybe something to do with the "East India Company", maybe someone in England.

Watson wrote to me about the Whitechapel murders, and it's a pity I'm not in London.Watson gave me too few clues. It would be great if you could go to the scene and take a look. I believe that with your observation skills, you will definitely find something.Judging from the photos in the newspaper, the murderer's skill with the knife is very good, but obviously he is not yet familiar with the killing technique, but he will become more and more familiar with it.Yes, what I'm trying to say is that it's going to be a serial murder case, I can't figure out when Scotland Yard will find out, I think they need someone to tip it off, unfortunately it won't be me this time.

I would be very grateful if you could keep an eye on the follow-up and write or telegram me what you know.The address (omitted) is attached below.

ps: I know you have a little "smuggler", I guess you're smart enough to know to carry it with you and when to use it, right?

pss: The gift enclosed with the letter was bought near my residence, please tell me if you like it, and please tell me if you don’t like it.

[cross out] your [cross out] s·h

Jenny closed the letter paper, speechless for a moment... What a ghost!

What do you mean by "it would be great if you could come to the scene to see it yourself", just looking at the photos will scare you to pee!I still want to go to the scene... Sherlock Holmes, you don't think of me as a woman at all, do you?What else is "smuggled goods", she obviously bought it from... a black market dealer... Well, even if it is "smuggled goods", can't you describe it as "cute (?)"?

Considering that neither the letter nor the gift passed through the post office, but was brought back by a shipping company that may be related to the company involved in this case, calculating the time, Sherlock wrote this letter to her almost when he received John's letter letter.

Jenny picked up the gift that was sent with the letter next to it. Looking at the appearance, the package was boxy. It should be a box. It was well packaged and quite heavy.Like other budget-conscious housewives, she carefully unpacks them so they can be reused.After heavy packing, it turned out to be a box made of solid wood, no wonder it is so heavy.

It took a little effort to open the box, but Jenny let out a small exclamation after opening it.There are three brown bottles inside, each about 50ml——essential oil, and it is a single essential oil, and there is a special dropper next to it.This is not cheap, the UK does not produce such things, and all essential oils and perfumes can be considered luxury goods... Could it be that essential oils in the Netherlands are cheaper?

"Is it appropriate to accept such an expensive gift?" The thought only floated in Jenny's mind for a second before she dismissed it. No woman can refuse clothes, jewelry and perfume.

I will forgive this stupid letter and continue to report on the case in return. (Wax Sherlock)

Jenny didn't know the words on the bottle, but there was a small label tied to the mouth of each bottle, which was marked in English.Jenny picked up the middle one with an English word written on it.

"Rose," Jenny whispered, picking up a second bottle.

"What the hell is... lav... ender?" Jenny read it silently twice before recalling that it was lavender, a word she had never seen before.

"tulips, tulips." Is that a tulip?Jenny wasn't so sure.It would be a bit difficult for her if she had to use someone else's memory for words.

Well, Jenny gave up the words that need to be memorized by rote, but carefully opened the bottle cap - the memory of the five senses is more reliable - the familiar smell allowed Jenny to determine the type of essential oil, and it was a high-end product.She put the cap back on and put the bottle back in the box.

Try it when you take a bath at night~~

After more than 20 days like this, when everyone started to relax, Jenny began to feel that it was inconvenient to buy things every few days, and Mrs. Porter felt that it was troublesome to have many people go out together every time, the second case happened .

At the same early morning hours, also near the Whitechapel, the same female branch girl was also stabbed several times... The techniques are very similar, and it is easy to make people feel that the culprit in the two cases is the same.

Jenny bought all the newspapers she could buy. She wanted to learn from Sherlock and tried to analyze the various reports. Then she came to the conclusion that there was only one Sherlock Holmes.No way, Jenny took this thing as homework, so she almost wrote a paper and sent it to Sherlock.After thinking about it, Jenny paid attention to Sherlock's current daily life and the customs of the Netherlands... In short, she didn't want to talk about the case.

It can also be regarded as a guide to guide you how to write a letter.

Jenny didn't cut the newspapers, but put all the newspapers into a big bag, stuffed a letter inside, sealed it, and wrote the address and recipient on it.Jenny didn't plan to go to the post office, she planned to let the shipping company send it directly like Sherlock, she had already asked the method last time, and gave herself a thumbs up.

Jenny had just sealed the envelope when Fantine knocked on the door suddenly and came in and said, "Mrs. Hudson, someone is looking for you. It is Inspector Lestrade and an unknown gentleman. They are looking for Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson, but They're not here, and Inspector Lestrade said he was looking for you."

"Oh." Jenny stopped what she was doing and thought, "I'll go down right away, Fantine, can you go and prepare tea first?"

Jenny opened the envelope she had just glued on, thinking maybe Lestrade had come to ask Sherlock about this, and she could just ask something.

The appearance of Lestrade startled Jenny a lot. His face was gray, his eyes were black and blue, and his eyes were bloodshot. He felt completely decadent. It seemed that this case had put a lot of pressure on him.What surprised Jenny even more was the person Lestrade brought.

"Dear Mrs. Hudson, we meet again." Bruce Willie stepped forward before Lestrade could speak, grabbed Jenny's hand and kissed it.

Jenny: "...What a surprise, Mr. Bruce Willie."

Bruce Willie: "Call me Willie."

Jenny: "...hehe..."

Jenny withdrew her hand vigorously, ignoring the guy who had a viper mental illness again. She looked at Lestrade, but found that Lestrade's face twitched, as if he was frightened...Understood, Viscount An adult's evil anecdote, I like to see others surprised.

"Officer Lestrade?" Jenny reminded Lestrade, "I heard you are looking for me?"

"Well, yes." Lestrade regained his senses and asked, "I'm here to see Holmes and Dr. Watson...are they here?"

Jenny understood that they just wanted to see her because they felt that Fantine couldn't make it clear. "Mr. Holmes received a case and went to Europe some time ago..."

"What! at such a time?" cried Lestrade. "They are not in England at such a time?"

"No, Dr. Watson just went to work." Jenny gave Lestrade a reproachful look.

"Oh, yes, yes." Lestrade supported helplessly, his original intention was to find Sherlock, and John was just incidental.

"Thank you, Mrs. Hudson, can you give me the address where Dr. Watson works?" Bruce Willy blinked and asked with a serious face.

"Of course, but before you know this, you need to sit down and have a cup of tea and rest." Don't think that I can't see your dark circles after you use the meter. Jenny laughed at Bruce Willy with her eyes, Bruce Willie clearly understood the look.

"No, we..." Lestrade held his hat and prepared to leave.

"Please sit down." Jenny ordered, and the two men sat down at the table involuntarily.They couldn't understand why they had obeyed Mrs. Hudson's order at that moment.

Jenny came into the kitchen. Fantine was about to fill the teapot. Jenny stopped Fantine. She took out a lemon for flavoring, sliced ​​it, put two slices of lemon in a cup, poured it into boiling water, and added another lemon. pinch of salt. "Go get some pine nuts," Jenny told Fantine, putting down the kettle.

After preparing this, Jenny grabbed a few red dates, wolfberry and longan and threw them into the teapot, and poured boiling water to let them boil first.He went out first with two teacups.

"Please."

The two men were a little dumbfounded looking at the glass of lemonade. In the end, Lestrade, who believed in Jenny's craftsmanship, took a sip from the glass first, and then his face was twisted by sourness.

"Try some halva." Jenny pointed to the plate, and there were only two or three pitiful pieces of pine nuts in it.Needless to say, Lestrade had already grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed a few times, and his eyes lit up.

Good...it's delicious~ Although the lemonade was so sour that it made him lose his teeth, he felt a sudden stimulation, and his head didn't seem to hurt so much, and the sugar was fragrant and sweet, which just diluted the sourness.It is worthy of Mrs. Hudson's workmanship.

Before the sugar in Lestrade's mouth was chewed, he reached for the plate again.Seeing this, Bruce Willy quickly grabbed a piece of candy and put it in his mouth.

Well...it's so sweet...but it's also very fragrant.Bruce Willy took a sip of the tea, trying to dilute the sweet taste, the sour taste of the lemon immediately lifted his spirits, as if it was a little salty.

Bruce Willie and Lestrade, who were planning to leave immediately, ate all the lemon tea and pine nut candies without knowing it, and they couldn't help but want to lick their fingers.