The time was spent talking to each other. Although London is not yet full of cars, it is the capital of the United Kingdom and there are still a lot of cars. Almost every family of the upper class aristocrats and rich people has a car, plus buses.
The road was still crowded with the pedestrians on the road, and the car arrived at its destination after half an hour of driving.
The car drove to the crime scene on Oxford Street. As the car approached the scene of the crime, there were more scattered people talking to each other. As for the topics they talked about, don’t think about it.
I knew it was the store Chu Long and the others were going to.
At the entrance of the store where the crime occurred, the police had already set up a cordon. Next to the cordon, there were several police officers guarding the door, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching.
Chu Long and Corporal Lin En got out of the car first, while Inspector Upton sat in the passenger seat and explained something to the short policeman.
Chu Long got out of the car and looked at the second-floor store in front of him. It didn't look very big from the outside. The first and second floors combined were only about 500 square meters. It was a very ordinary store, and the surrounding ones
Compared with those shops, there is nothing outstanding. If there is anything different, it is the windows on the second floor. They are the characteristics of Gothic architecture. The large windows have large stained glass with biblical stories painted on them.
Chu Long looked at the surrounding stores again. Some of the stores around John's store were open, but some were closed and should not be open. Logically speaking, in such a good location, they should not be closed, but in the past two years, due to the
The impact of the world war has led to a decline in social security. Some shops are often harassed. Over time, many shops have been sublet or simply closed down. However, no one is selling shops. After all, when the security improves, here can
It is also a prime location in the West District!
Chu Long observed that there was a one-meter-wide distance between stores. There were some debris or trash cans placed in the empty "small alleys" between the houses. The ends of the aisles were sealed.
Corporal Lin En saw Chu Long looking at the aisles between these stores and said casually: "The aisles between stores are sealed inside, and behind them is the private backyard of the store. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."
"Is it possible to cross between the backyard and the backyard?" Chu Long turned to Corporal Lin En and asked, stroking his chin.
"Those who have been trained should be able to do it." Before Corporal Lin En could say anything, Inspector Upton stepped out of the car and came to Chu Long's side. He heard Chu Long's words and said casually.
Chu Long nodded and didn't say anything. He just looked at the closed shop to the right of John's shop, thought thoughtfully, and followed Corporal Linn.
"Was the scene cordoned off immediately?" Just as Chu Long was thinking about things and looking around the outside of the store, Corporal Linn next to him asked Inspector Upton who had just got out of the car.
"Yes, it took less than ten minutes from the time when the groom found it to when the patrolmen sealed off the scene." Inspector Upton pointed to the shop window directly opposite the store entrance and said: "The patrolmen happened to get there at that time and saw the shop window opposite.
A middle-aged man ran out of the store in a panic. When he saw him, he shouted loudly that someone was injured, and the patrolman followed and ran into the store."
"That middle-aged man was the groom, wasn't he? What else did he see?" Corporal Linn said.
"The groom only saw the two of them in the house, and no one else."
"But it cannot be said that there were no other people hiding in the house at the time. The groom ran out because he was frightened and did not pay much attention to other situations in the house." Inspector Upton told the groom's situation at that time.
"What time was it?" Chu Long interrupted.
"The patrolman entered the store and followed the groom to the second floor. The clock in the study room on the second floor showed that it was nine forty in the morning." Inspector Upton thought for a while and said.
"Let's go into the store, maybe we will make new discoveries." Corporal Lynn looked at Inspector Upton and said.
"good."
Corporal Lin En and Inspector Upton walked to the main entrance of the store. The two police officers guarding the scene saluted Inspector Upton and then opened the cordon. Chu Long then walked up to Corporal Lin En.
, walked into the store with them.
"The frequent escalation and changes in the war have made the security of London even worse." Across the street, a British man in his fifties or sixties with black and white hair looked in the direction of Chu Long and the others and muttered to the people around him.
"Oh! It's true. There were many robberies in Wandsworth in the past two days. They were all committed by vagrants and out-of-towners. I didn't expect that they have now endangered the city of London." At this time, a man
A middle-aged woman wearing a lampshade-shaped high-waisted top and a fishtail-shaped skirt interjected.
"The Metropolitan Police Department has stepped up patrols recently, but something like this still happened. How can citizens rest assured?" A slightly hoarse voice sounded among the crowd, and several people looked towards the source of the sound.
A young man in a black suit and glasses stood behind several people.
After Chu Long and the others arrived, the surrounding crowd became even less calm. People like this were talking about whether what happened in John's store was an escalation of the security incident in London.
This situation will continue to occur in the coming days!
As for the comments from the outside world, Inspector Upton and others do not know, but even if they know, no one will care. It is well known that social security around London has become increasingly unstable recently, but the police department and regional police stations, etc.
Law enforcement agencies are already operating at full capacity, but improvements are still being made.
It's not big, so there's nothing we can do about it. If the upper management really wants to take care of this kind of thing, it can still be solved. But if the various departments are pushing the blame and doing things in a secretive way, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, there are conscientious police officers like Inspector Upton.
There aren't many in the first place, most of them just muddle through, and it'll be fine if nothing serious happens.
Of course, things have to be looked at relative to each other. If the case occurs among the nobles and upper-class people, the intensity of the investigation will be extremely intense! This can be seen from the attack on Dean Charles’ home. Almost half of the police force of the Metropolitan Police Department was used
It’s above, this is the role of power, not to mention that Dean Charles is also an earl canonized by the British royal family! (Friendly reminder: British titles are not hereditary, except for women.)
When you walk into the store, the first thing that catches your eye is a large number of silver products, various silver products, sterling silver bowls, chopsticks, soup spoons, teapots decorated with silver, etc. They are all displayed on the counter and
On the display stand, there are also photo frames decorated with silver on the wall. There are also many silver products in the exhibition stand that can be seen as coming from China.
Silver candlesticks with gold edges, small silver tripods with exquisite carvings, etc. are placed in the most conspicuous position at the entrance counter. It can be seen that John attaches great importance to these products and allows them to serve as the storefront.
One of the items caught Chu Long's attention. It was a wine pot made of silver with gold edges and carved with dragons and phoenixes in auspicious patterns. The wine pot was placed in a display cabinet directly opposite the entrance and was blocked by glass, but it was still easy to find.
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Note: The earldom of Dean Charles was specially awarded by the British royal family. It was derived from his military exploits during World War I in conjunction with his position as president of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. It is not hereditary.