Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Sherlock had already been mentally prepared for the differential treatment from the tavern owner.

In fact, except for a few copper Nats, he didn't bring any gold galleons or silver coins in his wallet today.

He took out the bag of money that Watson had given him for safekeeping.

Watson was once addicted to gambling. In order to get rid of his gambling addiction, he gave his money to his friend Sherlock for a long time to manage.

"Then, let's start with four glasses of Pontero brandy," Sherlock said, taking out three crown coins, plus a few florins as a tip.

Wizards do not have a tipping culture, but now they have to pay extra because they are spending money in Muggle areas outside.

The reason why he tipped with silver florins instead of shillings and pennies was mainly because he was worried that the tavern owner would spit in the brandy he was given.

After collecting the money, the tavern owner opened a new bottle of Pontero brandy in front of several men, and then poured each of them another glass. At the same time, he did not forget to pour a glass of butterbeer for Bourne.

With the drink in his throat and his face red, several men obviously started talking.

Gregson put his index and middle fingers together into a bunch, passed them over the hairline's dangerous forehead, and said: "If possible, I would like to hear you talk about that person. If you need any help, just ask Find me, I'm familiar with this neighborhood."

He was very interested in Spring-Heeled Jack. Of course, more accurately, he was more interested in catching Spring-Heeled Jack.

Compared to this young man, Old John silently lit another hand-rolled cigarette, puffing away habitually while looking sideways at a group of people playing cards, wondering what he was thinking.

Dr. Watson glanced at Sherlock, who raised his glass to him, drank the remaining brandy in one gulp, and then ordered a second round of gin.

"...We really need some help." Dr. Watson said: "We have investigated several cases related to Spring-Heeled Jack, and we have some guesses about his movement patterns."

As he spoke, he took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, on which he drew a sketch with a pencil.

Bourne leaned over and took a look, and found that the appearance of this "person" was inexplicably familiar.

"Narrak," he suddenly thought of the goblin's name.

A long nose, pointed ears, a half-headed head, and hands that were exaggeratedly large compared to his body shape - especially, the ten fingers on his hands seemed to have been broken by a huge external force. Bend in the opposite direction...

In addition to using some "freehand" techniques to cover up the overall outline to make him look more human, this sketch only has a direct mark on the top of the "person's" head that this is a "goblin".

"You already know what Spring-Heeled Jack looks like?"

Gregson's eyes widened in surprise.

“This man is also very ugly.

If he really looked like this, how could he hide in peacetime? Who wouldn't take a second look at him?

It should be easy to find. "

It must be admitted that despite his lack of experience, Gregson still has some brains.

He saw the problem right away.

The wizards present and Dr. Watson knew the answer to the question: for Muggles, goblins are indeed a legendary humanoid, and their unique appearance cannot be hidden in the crowd; but for wizards, Walking into Diagon Alley from the back door of the Leaky Cauldron, you don't even have to go to Gringotts. You can meet several goblins on the street who have just finished get off work or are going to work every day.

Moreover, goblins have their own way of survival.

Although Narrak had been excommunicated by the goblin elders - having his fingers broken off - he could no longer find a job among his kind.

However, even if they knew where Narlak was hiding, they would never tell wizards about this easily unless the Ministry of Magic came forward.

However, the fact is that the current Ministry of Magic has no interest in capturing Narlak.

Because the goblin's crimes were against Muggles, he had not broken a single magical law.

Narlak was smart in this way.

He found a bug in the many operating laws of magical society, and strictly restrained his greed, only using the bug to do bad things.

It would be very difficult to deal with such a cross-field criminal, let alone catch him, and even find the right direction of investigation by relying solely on Scotland Yard's Muggle detectives and today's criminal investigation methods.

Moreover, due to the majesty of the Statute of Secrecy, Sherlock and the others could not reveal these truths to Muggles like Gregson.

He could only forcefully change the topic and lead the "logical chain" to the "result chain".

He raised his glass to Gregson and said: "This is indeed still a mystery, but it does not affect our ability to catch the thief because we have confirmed the guy's criminal behavior pattern.

He was a very skilled craftsman who personally modified and made a large number of safes of excellent quality.

However, this guy obviously has evil intentions. He was probably not prepared to make a living by this serious craft from the beginning.

He should have sold the safes he made and hoarded on the market at once, and sold them at very low prices. Some wealthy people bought them into their homes to protect their property.

With the first step in mind, the 'Spring Heeled' Jack started his second step of action——

He apparently had a way of identifying who purchased the safes and where they were located.

Then, he secretly 'visited' the homes of those wealthy people in the middle of the night.

He may have specific means, but he was able to easily open the safes made by him.

If the safe was not big, he would steal it together with its contents as a 'deception' to confuse the detectives investigating the case.

After succeeding in this second step, he will proceed to the third step of his criminal activities——

Among the stolen things, gold, silver and currency will be kept in his hands for his daily expenses or directly as savings.

As for valuables that are easy to trace, such as jewelry, antiques and paper contract documents, he will resell them and find someone to sell them.

He is smart and cautious.

Therefore, he does not have a fixed channel for selling stolen goods, nor does he sell a large amount of stolen goods at once. His habit is to sell some things here and there.

Moreover, Spring-Heeled Jack also deliberately spread some rumors, letting many people who specialize in selling stolen goods know several places where he often appears.

Every time he went out to sell stolen goods, he would randomly pick one of several locations, and then conduct small-scale transactions with any dealer he met.

Once the money and goods are cleared, Spring Heeled Jack will not delay and will disappear in the corner of the street immediately..."

Sherlock is very talented in telling stories, and he can outline a vivid story in just a few sentences.

Byrne was eating the specialty British food provided by the pub owner - fried eggs and sandwiches with peanut butter and cured ham.