what do you think sherlock

Chapter 145 Escape and Safe House
"How is it? Did you find anything?" Di Renjie accompanied Sister Catherine all the way to the depths of the hotel lobby, and when he got here, seeing that she finally stopped chanting scriptures, he couldn't help asking with concern.

Sister Catherine's expression was very calm. When she heard Di Renjie's question, she shook her head unobtrusively, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid I will disappoint you, Mr. Watson, I didn't feel that in this building. Any anomalies and inconsistencies."

Hearing this news, Di Renjie's expression became slightly solemn.He didn't question Catherine's ability, after all, she was better at this field than he was, and he always respected those who had expertise in their own professional field.

And if Catherine is not wrong, the person mentioned in the anonymous report letter is likely to sneak away quietly before they arrived.

Of course, we also need to consider the possibility that the report letter itself is actually a trap, but at this time the surrounding area of ​​the hotel has been controlled by members of the tactical mobile team of the White Tower Department, and the hotel building has been swept away by Sister Catherine with her power. I checked it again, so the possibility of being a trap is also not high.

【Then the most likely explanation is that the other party left before they arrived. 】

Di Renjie frowned and thought, when his thoughts were focused on this idea, the scenes that happened just now, like a movie played backwards, whizzed past in his mind.

The gestures of the team members, the three staff members leaving with their briefcases, the three carriages arriving at the same time, the middle-aged rich man hurriedly getting off the carriage, Lord Lawton greeting him, and the two carriages almost colliding.
A thing that seemed very normal at first, when he examined it with a stricter attitude, some places that he thought were no problem would easily appear abrupt at this time.And these abrupt places are often the shelters of details and clues that are inadvertently missed.

【and many more,】

Di Renjie opened his eyes slightly. A detail of the scenes that flashed through his mind just now caught his attention.

He still remembered that when the two carriages almost collided, the carriage in the middle trembled violently for a while because the horses were frightened. This accident caused the originally closed window curtains to be shaken open.

The members of the tactical mobile team who were watching around at the time and himself noticed this scene. Through the window, everyone confirmed the internal situation of the carriage in the middle, which made them relax their vigilance towards the carriage.

But before the carriage left, the carriage driver went into the carriage to check the situation and closed the window curtains.

If this action was taken normally, one might just think it was due to the habit of the other party, but now, looking at it with suspicious eyes, Di Renjie couldn't help but have such a question in his heart:

[If there is no one in the car, why bother to draw the curtains on the windows? 】

[But if the other party clearly knows that after the curtain is drawn, someone will secretly enter the car, then this behavior is logical. 】
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The ghost hand Lehman carefully lifted the curtains of the car window and looked out the window. The carriage was speeding along the yellowed masonry road in London. Seeing the buildings and figures on both sides of the street being thrown away by him one by one, Lehman's heart was tense. Relaxed a little.

【This time, he should have escaped from the siege. 】

He thought this way, but he was not very confident. On the one hand, this lack of confidence was because even at this moment, he still didn't know where the news was leaked, so that the official people surrounded him silently; On the one hand, it was because although he got in the carriage, he didn't know where he was going. The current situation was that the leadership and control of the whole incident fell into the hands of the professor, which made him Some uneasy.

So when the carriage drove forward for another five or six minutes, Lehman approached the front of the carriage and knocked on the small window where he could talk to the carriage driver:

"Where are we going now?"

Hearing the movement, the carriage driver turned his head and said very respectfully: "Your Excellency, according to the professor's instructions, I am about to send you to a place that is absolutely safe."

"Absolutely safe?" Lehman sneered with some disdain: "Didn't he just say that there is no absolutely safe place in London? And now he said that he would send me to an absolutely safe place? Such inconsistent words, I blush for him."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency." The carriage driver said apologetically, "It may be that my report was not accurate enough. This is my problem. But please rest assured, it must be a place where you can escape safely."

"If you get there and feel that it's not safe enough, you can find another safe house, and we will definitely not stop you." Seeing that Lehman was still hesitant, the coachman added.

Hearing this sentence, and because Lehman still had some trust in Moriarty, he didn't say anything more, and leaned back on the seat.

In the end, as a third-level transcendent, Lehman still has some confidence in his own strength. He believes that no matter what happens, he will eventually be able to fight.
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"There is a problem with the carriage that just left." Di Renjie turned to look at Sister Catherine.

Although he said that there was a problem with the carriage, the meaning in Di Renjie's words couldn't be more obvious. He hoped that Sister Catherine could chase the carriage with him.

However, Sister Catherine was taken aback when she heard Di Renjie's words, then shook her head slightly, rejecting Di Renjie's proposal.

Di Renjie was slightly confused by the other party's reaction, but Sister Catherine immediately explained the reason for her decision: "If it's just me, I can't guarantee your safety with absolute certainty."

It was only then that Di Renjie noticed that Sherlock was no longer around him. According to the arrangement they made just now, Sherlock should have gone to inquire about Lord Lawton. Now that he has disappeared, he must have found some clues.

But this also means that they are temporarily unable to contact Francis for support. If he takes Catherine away from the Emerald Hotel to chase the carriage at this time, if the fourth-order transcendent who escaped that night is really sitting in the carriage, Not only his own safety cannot be guaranteed, but Catherine is also likely to encounter an accident, which is absolutely unacceptable to Di Renjie.

In the end, he gave up the idea of ​​​​pursuing immediately.
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After the episode ended, the carriage continued to gallop forward. About five or six minutes later, Lehman felt that the speed of the carriage was gradually slowing down, and the noise from the street around the carriage also weakened a lot, as if I am gradually entering a relatively remote and quiet area.

Guessing like this, Lehman stretched out his hand to lift the curtain again, and looked out the window, but to his surprise, the window outside the carriage window was not a barren and remote place, but a place that looked quite clean, beautiful, The spacious classical stone street is lined with tall trees, and beyond the trees are exquisite and elegant brick and stone buildings.

With such a street and such a house, there is no doubt that Lehman believes that he is walking on the streets of the wealthy district of London.

If the safe house is set up here, relying on the identity of the owner of the house to cover up, your own safety may really be guaranteed. When Lehman thought this way, the carriage gradually stopped and stopped at a place surrounded by lush greenery. Plant-encased gardens beyond.

[To be able to buy a garden like this in London, the owner of the house may have an extraordinary background, either a great aristocrat or a big capitalist. 】

This idea came to Lehman's mind, when the voice of the carriage driver came from ahead: "We have arrived at the destination, Your Excellency, and you need to walk for the next journey."

After hearing what the other party said, Lehman opened the car door and walked out of the car without any hesitation, and looked around vigilantly.

He was just checking whether the surrounding environment was safe according to his own habits, but with just such a turn of his head, he saw the building in the garden, and his gaze instantly became dull:
"This, this, this"

His gaze moved down slowly, and the building gradually revealed its entirety to the unexpected visitor in the bright sunlight.

This is a gray cube 4-story building with a typical neoclassical style. It faces the east wing of Lehman’s building and has a large porch. Above the porch, there is a triangular gable. Engraved with a golden badge.

That is the coat of arms representing the royal family of Hanover.

"This is the safe house I'm going to?"

Lehman said in disbelief.

"That's right, this is the safe house that the professor arranged for you." The coachman said with a natural expression, and at the same time took out a letter of introduction and a registration card from his pocket.

"This is your certificate to enter Buckingham Palace. You can go forward from here and turn left to see the entrance of the palace. Give these two things to the members of the royal guard at the entrance, and they will take you into the palace."

(End of this chapter)