Spiders are not scary [Comprehensive British and American]

"We are going to China in the 20s. There are relevant cases here. You can familiarize yourself with them. It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with them. I will remind you when the time comes." Strange handed Peter a document clip, looking at him very kindly.After all, this little otaku who loves to watch movies once saved his life.

"That's all?" Peter opened the folder, only seeing a few newspaper clippings.It is written in Chinese, but the translation has been added next to it.

"A murder case in a small town 100 years ago, how much more information do you want, these are good." Strange found these are not easy, and at that time, this case was regarded as a ghost story. published.

Those who were killed were all young girls, and all of them had their feet bound.Their feet were cut off, and they wore the same embroidered shoes, with blue flowers on a red background, and the colors were very bright.

Two children ran to a dilapidated house to play, and found these broken feet that had rotted away in the grass.

The local police had never encountered such a case, and no results were found in the investigation.

It was at this stage that Hui Yushan was involved in the case.

It is this point in time that Peter and Strange want to return to.They can't stay too long in the past, lest it trigger a butterfly effect.Therefore, we must find the murderer as quickly as possible, rescue Hui Yushan, and break Carol's curse.

"Okay, I've finished reading, when will we..., ah!" Peter held the folder in his hand, and suddenly felt his feet vacated, and the two of them seemed to fall into the universe.

"Hold on to me!" Strange swung the red robe, wrapped it around Peter, and led him into an unknown space.

Peter only felt dizzy, and there were phantom lights in front of his eyes, and he couldn't see clearly.Thanks to his strong physique, he has been flying around all year round, so he didn't spit it out.

Gravity suddenly appeared, and he turned somersault out, completely relying on the superpower of his muscles to land safely.But his mind was still floating in the air.

"Put this on. Our current identity is merchants from England. Our shop is in Shanghai, and we are in the clothing business. We come here to see silk and look for workers." Strange stood firmly on the ground, very elegant .

"What about the name? Is it still called the original name?" Peter quickly changed into the clothes that Strange threw over. It was a tweed suit that looked a bit like a costume.

"Your name is Watson, and I'm Holmes." Strange smiled slightly, confirming their new names.

The two walked on the narrow stone road in the small town, and Peter looked around, feeling extremely novel.

Today is cloudy, and there is a waterway next to it, which makes people feel cool and uncomfortable.

A girl came running suddenly from the front, she had two braids and her face was very pale.

Peter looked up and froze in place.

Although the facial features are not similar to Carol's, their expressions are exactly the same.He decided almost immediately that this was the Hui Yushan they were looking for.

Hui Yushan also stopped. She looked at Peter and Strange and asked them in unfamiliar English, "Are you the two foreigners from Shanghai?"

"Yes, we are." Strange nodded and took off his hat to salute her, "Do you know the address of Hui's family?"

"It's me, I'll take you there." Hui Yushan really didn't have any defenses at all, and took them directly to her home.

It's just that before the three of them reached Hui's house, a team of policemen ran over and pushed the three of them aside.

"What happened?" Of course Peter knew what was going on, but he had to act it out.

"My house is over there, go on your own!" Hui Yushan bit her lip, she pointed in a direction, and then ran away with the group of policemen.

Peter didn't go, and immediately followed him.

Strange was very relieved that he was doing things, he headed in the direction of Hui's family, and the two moved separately.

The police stopped in front of a dilapidated temple, and there were already many villagers inside, discussing around a pile of things.

Hui Yushan stopped at the door and did not go in.She knew what was inside, and this was the second time she had found out.

Peter first jumped to a high place to observe, and after seeing the situation clearly, he returned to Hui Yushan's side, "I heard from my Chinese friend that something happened here, do you know anything?"

"I know that group of policemen are as stupid as pigs, they can't even find out the identity of the victim." Hui Yushan gritted her teeth, her eyes were red.

"How is it possible? Your place is not big, so it should be easy to investigate?" Peter didn't know the situation in this era.

"You don't understand. In many people's hearts, chastity is more important than anything else." Hui Yushan glanced at him, wondering why this foreigner was so talkative, "Aren't you here to do business? Why do you care so much?"

"We're also here to recruit embroidery workers. The victims are all girls, right?" Peter blinked and quickly made an excuse.

"You know how to bully women!" Hui Yushan turned her head and walked home.She had never bound her feet, and she was very courageous, running around in and out of the town.

Peter followed her back to Hui's house, pretended to discuss business with Strange, and then the two of them prepared to do things at night.

The two lurked in the police station, each household in the town and neighboring villages, collecting different information.

As Hui Yushan said, for many families, reputation is everything.Those victims suffered inhuman insults during their lifetime, and no one would report the crimes.Just a girl, not worth it.

But Peter still found a lot of clues. It is impossible to erase the traces of a person's life.

"The victims are basically concentrated in a few nearby villages, and there are a few suspected ones in the town. Girls in this era rarely run around like Hui Yushan. They seem to stay at home and don't Go out. So even if you disappear or die, no one will know about it." Peter held a map with the victim's home address marked on it.

"The murderer must also be a local, and he knows the members of each family very well. And since he only picked out girls with bound feet, he knew that her family is very traditional." Strange frowned, analyzing Based on the information obtained now, "It's not easy to get close to these traditional families. The murderer must be doing a very special job, and he can enter every house logically."

Peter gritted his teeth, he couldn't figure it out.Neither he nor Strange understood this era, let alone this small town.

But it doesn't matter, they can ask Hui Yushan.

"What on earth are you two here for?" Hui Yushan was very vigilant this time, the town was not peaceful, and her family probably reprimanded her.

"I'm in a family business, but my hobby is to solve crimes. By the way, I can collect materials so that I can write detective novels when I go back." Strange lied so easily that he didn't even blush.

Hui Yushan was convinced, she joined the detective team, and started an adventure with them.

"Our town is mainly engaged in the silk business, and the surrounding villages raise silkworms and grow mulberry trees. If you want anyone who can come in and out at will, it is a merchant who collects silk like you. There is another possibility, the one who pours Yexiang people."

"That's the people who do business, and the workers who are indispensable in daily life." Strange glanced at Peter, and already had a list of suspects in his mind.

Peter nodded tacitly. The two of them have figured out the situation in this town. It is only a matter of time before they find the real culprit.

"I want to investigate the case with you." Hui Yushan looked at the eyes of the two of them, and immediately realized what was wrong.

"No, you stay at home obediently. Although you are not the target group of victims targeted by the murderer, you will inevitably be targeted by him if you appear at the scene of the murder so often." Strange refused, and he decided to find out the murderer alone. The real murderer left Peter to monitor Hui Yushan.

Peter sat on the roof of Hui's house, staring at the figure somewhat similar to Carol in the window.

This time, he must save her!

The author has something to say:

The plot of the second part is actually going to Europe during the summer vacation. My eyes are really dark. This is definitely a love scene.