Father Mavie

Chapter 543 Strange Fragrance (Please Subscribe!!!)
"Extra! Extra! The Rose Phantom Thief is coming to London again!"

"Outside the number! Outside the number!"

The shouts of the newsboy resounded throughout St. James Street, and everyone heard the news of the Rozen Thief's reappearance, including Sherlock Holmes, Prince Charles and others who were upstairs at the scene of the crime.

"Who's shouting?"

Prince Charles pushed open the window and winked at the policeman on guard downstairs. The policeman immediately stepped forward to grab the shouting newspaper boy and took him upstairs.

The newsboy who had the guts to scream just now turned into a little chick who fell into the water after being grabbed by the neck. He didn't dare to move, and came upstairs obediently.

In the bedroom upstairs, lay the corpses of Hilton Mobile and his wife. Although they were covered with white cloths, they revealed a strange aura. The newsboy's face was pale, and his legs were a little weak.

The eldest prince walked up to the newsboy and examined it carefully: "You said just now that the Rosy Thief appeared?"

"Um"

"Where's the evidence?"

"Really!" The newsboy raised his head when he heard the eldest prince's disbelief, and said loudly, "The Rose Phantom Thief has sent a notice letter to Clarence Palace!"

Clarence House.
Everyone felt that the name sounded a bit familiar. Think about it carefully, huh?
Isn't this the palace where Prince Charles lives?
Turning his head to look, the eldest prince's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, so gloomy that water could drip out.

Two and a half years ago, the Rose Phantom Thief visited the Clarence Palace of the Duke of Wales, the Grand Prince Charles, and stole the Siren's Tears.

In addition to the eldest prince Charles, the house of the second prince Shukri was also stolen, and the third prince Andrew was not spared.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Rose Phantom Thief stole the entire Windsor royal family two and a half years ago!

From the king to the prince, none of them were spared!
Siren's Tears, what a precious treasure!
The eldest prince originally planned to keep the Siren's Tears as a family heirloom!

There was the sound of ruts downstairs, and a carriage stopped downstairs. Butler Nix jumped out of the carriage and hurried upstairs. After seeing the eldest prince, he took out a white notice letter.

The content of the notice letter is very simple. It says that the rose thief will take away the most precious treasure of the eldest prince Charles at 9:[-] tonight. The specifics are not specified, but the arrogant behavior of the other party has already made the eldest prince unable to restrain his anger. .

"Damn things!"

The eldest prince swears, and tore up the notice letter in his hand: "He really thinks of himself as someone! A little thief who can't stand on the stage. He was still arrogant before, but now I want him to come and go. !"

Two and a half years ago, Levin was probably the only existence in the world who could use magic, but now, people who can use magic are everywhere, and Levin's greatest advantage has been lost.

It can be said that on the day when the gods descend, it should be the moment when the Rose Phantom Thief takes his curtain call and leaves the stage.

Levine quit, Gina didn't.

"Nix, notify the demon hunters immediately and ask them to send someone to support Clarence Palace!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Mr. Holmes." The eldest prince Charles looked at Holmes who was smoking a pipe beside him, and extended an invitation: "Tonight, can I invite you?"

Holmes looked calm and expressionless: "Your Highness, the cause of Sir Hilton Mobile's death has not yet been found out."

He didn't want to go. Holmes already knew the true identity of the Rose Phantom Thief. How could he run to confront Mavie with nothing to do?

Regardless of these factors, in Holmes' mind, murders are definitely more important than treasures. Five members of Hilton Mobile's family died. Of course, he must investigate such an important case carefully.

"I can't find anything here for a while." The eldest prince Charles glanced at the corpse on the bed, and said in a deep voice, "You have been busy here all afternoon, and you can't even find the cause of death. What's the point?" Check? The murderer must have used a special method, maybe it was magic, just leave it to the demon hunter, there is no need to waste effort!"

It's no secret that Holmes can't do magic, at least the eldest prince knows it.

How can a person who does not know magic fight against a murderer who knows magic?

No matter how clever Holmes is, it is impossible to catch the murderer!
"I believe that the murderer will definitely leave clues at the scene of the crime." Holmes shook his head slowly: "I will stay and continue the investigation. As for the rose monster, you can ask the church for help, Your Highness."

"I will."

Seeing that Holmes was unwilling to help him and insisted on staying, the eldest prince didn't say anything more. He took Nix out of St. James Street and went straight to the headquarters of the witcher and St. Paul's Cathedral, probably looking for the archbishop.

As soon as the eldest prince left, only Holmes, Watson, the Scotland Yard police and the witcher were left at the scene, just as Holmes was about to continue the investigation.
A policeman ran up and said loudly, "Mr. Holmes, there is a Mr. Nicholas downstairs who says he knows you!"

"Nicholas?" Holmes snapped his hand holding the pipe. "Ask him to come up."

"Yes!"

Soon, Ma Wei and the others walked into the bedroom under the leadership of the police officers. They were idlers who had nothing to do with the case. They were originally not allowed to enter the scene of the crime. , Captain Demon Hunter didn't say anything.

After the eldest prince left, Ma Wei also lost some scruples, and asked straightforwardly: "Is there any result?"

"No."

Standing in front of the window, Holmes shook his head: "In Hilton Mobile's house, we found a total of 8 corpses. In addition to the five members of Hilton Mobile's family, there were also two maids and housekeepers. They all died in the house. According to Watson's inspection and the state of corruption of the corpses, they should have died at the same time."

"At the same time?" Ma Wei frowned: "You mean, the murderer killed 8 people at the same time?"

"No more than 15 minutes before and after."

Holmes raised his hand and lifted the white cloth. Levin stepped forward curiously and asked in surprise, "Why are they still laughing?"

The bodies of Hilton Mobile and his wife have been dead for a long time, but there are still bright smiles on their faces, as if recalling something happy, the corners of their mouths are raised to the sides, and no pain can be seen.

"What's even more strange is that there were no wounds on the bodies of the eight deceased. After poison inspection, there was no toxin residue on the tableware, fingers, and corners of their mouths. Judging from the state of decay of the corpses, it does not seem to be poisoned." Holmes sucked He took a sip of the pipe, lowered his head, and smelled the smell from the corpse: "There was a strange fragrance after death, and there was no sign of struggle when they died. They should have died in their sleep, silently."

Mavi also smelled the strange fragrance that Holmes mentioned. It was very weird. I couldn’t tell what it was. It was greasy. If I smell it too much, I would feel dizzy.
"According to the report of the police officers on patrol last night, when they were patrolling St. James Street at around 4 o'clock in the morning, they heard a faint bell ringing from this building." Holmes said: "In addition to the patrolling police officers, there are Several other residents in the building heard the bells, and they said the bells only lasted for a short period of time, maybe a few minutes, and then disappeared quickly."

Only through these clues, it is obvious that the identity of the prisoner cannot be determined. The property in the house is intact and there is no theft. The other party did not come for money. If this is the case, it can only be murder.

Holmes intends to investigate other suspects, such as Hilton Mobile's nemesis, the police summons will take some time, in the meantime
Holmes looked at Levin, and asked meaningfully: "Are you all free? Come to the scene of the crime to watch me solve the case?"

"We are just curious about the cause of Hilton Mobile's death. It would be great if we could catch nature." Ma Wei breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Holmes to the window, and whispered: "The murderer is probably Mr. Steward of the underground black market."

Holmes was stunned for a moment: "How do you know?"

Mavie told the story of his conversation with Hilton Mobile yesterday and the werewolf hiding in the Nightingale Club. After listening, Holmes fell silent.

"Mr. Butler. It turned out to be him?"

"You know Mr. Butler?"

"In the past year, there have been many murders in London. The clues of several of them are related to the underground black market. I know that there is a man behind the scenes code-named Mr. Butler, but I have not been able to catch the other party's clues." Holmes squinted. He said with eyes: "It seems that the death of Hilton Mobile is inseparable from that Mr. Housekeeper."

"The underground black market is related to the ancient gods, so you should stop investigating."

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Holmes didn't answer. Seeing this, how could Ma Wei not know what was going on in his mind?

As a famous detective in London, Sherlock Holmes likes investigating cases the most. This is both his hobby and his job, but the proportion of interest is greater.

The butler of the underground black market is involved in many cases. How could Holmes not investigate such an important person?
Not letting him investigate the case is worse than killing him.

"If you insist on investigating, I can't stop you."

Ma Wei took out two black statues from his bosom, one was a Titlan snake and the other was a vampire, and secretly stuffed them into Holmes' hands: "When in danger, turn the spring at the back, and it can be activated without magic power."

(End of this chapter)