what do you think sherlock

Chapter 53
Fengxue is like a pair of good friends, the two are always inseparable, and there is always strong wind in snowy weather.

Lord Lawton was still recovering from his injuries at this time, so when he walked on the deck, he specially wrapped himself in a scarf.

He got up early this morning and departed from Southend-on-Sea, a well-known sanatorium in London, on a cruise ship to Algeria.

After working continuously for so many years, it is rare to have a vacation.

He thought so, with a happy smile on his face.

But sometimes, he also wondered, did he put too much effort into acting?

Just as he was playing complicated inner dramas, a small boat sailing at full strength sailed out from the mouth of the Thames River in the distance.

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Sherlock carefully checked the clothes in front of him, even the bags that wrapped them, while Di Renjie wandered around in the bathroom, looking for possible details.

"Superintendent Lestrade, how did you find these clothes?" Di Renjie asked thoughtfully.

Lestrade recounted in detail how he was startled by the black shadow in the mirror, how he realized something was wrong, and then found the clothes.

"Do you remember how long this process took? From when you saw the black shadow to when there was an abnormality in the exhibition hall." Di Renjie touched his chin and asked.

"Although I can't remember the exact time, the whole process should not exceed 10 minutes."

"Okay, I understand." Di Renjie nodded, as if he had sensed something.

At this time, Sherlock also finished checking the clothes, and came out of the compartment. He nodded to Di Renjie: "I probably finished checking here, John, did you find anything?"

Lestrade and Amon immediately pricked up their ears.

"Time is running out, let's talk as we go." Di Renjie turned around and walked out side by side with Sherlock.

"The clothes in the compartment indicate that these people came in by replacing the identities of the maintenance personnel, but the other maintenance personnel did not find any abnormalities, which shows that their camouflage skills are very high, and they have a certain degree of recognition of the imitated people. I know." Sherlock spoke first.

"I also agree with this. The real maintenance personnel are likely to have been kidnapped and placed under house arrest. Lestrade, your Scotland Yard should have mobilized people to look at these people's houses, right?" Di Renjie looked at Lestrade. .

"I went to see them all. These people and their families disappeared without a trace. In addition, there were signs of fighting in some houses."

"That's right," Di Renjie nodded and said, "They sneaked into the exhibition hall without anyone noticing by replacing the maintenance personnel, and then came to this room to change clothes. If I guessed correctly, what they changed should be Police uniform."

"At that time, there were only police officers and museum staff in the exhibition hall. It was indeed the best way to replace them with police uniforms, and this could also explain why they could fraudulently open the basement door." Sherlock agreed.

"Superintendent Gu Luo is still a bit careless," Di Renjie shook his head helplessly.

Sherlock disagreed a little, and turned to look at Lestrade: "Mr. Superintendent, after Mrs. Raglan was arrested, did you go to tell the Superintendent the specific circumstances of the case?"

"Yes," Lestrade quickly replied, "After seeing you off, I went to the basement to report through the door, and after the report, the Superintendent opened the door and praised me a few words. "

"Superintendent Gu Luo should have lowered his vigilance at this time, but his thoughts are not surprising. After all, criminals are like animals that can recognize the smell of urine. When a case occurs in a place, other criminals can If you smell it, you will immediately avoid it." Sherlock taunted ruthlessly.

Lestrade smiled awkwardly.

"After that, I took advantage of the opening of the door to throw compressed anesthetic gas tanks into the basement. Because the vents were blocked early, the air circulation in the basement was very poor, so Superintendent Gu Luo and others were brought down all at once. It is." Di Renjie continued to deduce.

"Thank you Mycroft for coming early, otherwise those gentlemen would be at risk of suffocation," Sherlock deduced while sarcastically saying:

"There are bullet marks on the back of the basement door, and there are several bullet casings on the ground, which shows that at the last moment, Superintendent Gu Luo and others fought back to a certain extent, but I have to say that the quality of the basement door of the museum is really good. It should have been Was it built according to explosion-proof standards? I don’t know if the original designer thought about it, but the safety measures he thought turned out to be a tool used by criminals in the end.”

Amon joined the ranks of wry smiles, because the standards for this set of security measures were formulated by the Bureau of Secrecy.

"But why did the booth go up later? Those criminals could have stolen it directly in the basement. The sound insulation in the basement is good. Even if there is a shooting, the police on the ground may not be able to detect it."

Lestrade was a little puzzled.

"Is Superintendent Gu Luo still awake?" Di Renjie asked curiously.

"Should have woken up? Why did Mr. Watson suddenly ask?" Lestrade was a little puzzled.

"If he is awake, Mr. Superintendent can ask. I guess that the reason why the booth rose may not have anything to do with those thieves, but the police officers who are about to faint in the basement, making the last effort to protect the crown." " Di Renjie said with emotion.

"Indeed, it is a rare bright spot in a series of mistakes. I think they probably felt that if the crown was left in the basement, it would definitely be impossible to keep it if all the personnel were unconscious; and if the crown was sent to the ground at the last moment, Then maybe there is still a chance." Sherlock said with a smile:

"However, they still overestimated the performance of your colleagues and underestimated the reaction capabilities of those thieves."

Lestrade lowered his head and smiled wryly again.

"After that, it's the story you are familiar with. The moment the booth was raised, the thieves used smoke bombs, tear gas bombs and the remaining anesthetic canisters to create an opportunity, then shot the booth and fled with the crown." Di Renjie Complete the follow-up story.

"It's a pity that the British Museum is surrounded by masonry and asphalt roads, otherwise we can use the ruts to judge the direction of the other party's escape." Sherlock said with some regret.

"Indeed...wait a minute, Sherlock, you forgot one thing," Di Renjie reminded when he suddenly thought of something.

"Forgot one thing? What..." Sherlock didn't expect it at first, but just in a daze, he immediately understood what Di Renjie wanted to say:

"It snowed last night."

(End of this chapter)