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N\u0103m 1878, t\u00f4i t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p Ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 Y khoa t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc London, sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u1edbi Netley \u0111\u1ec3 tham gia kh\u00f3a \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o chuy\u00ean s\u00e2u d\u00e0nh cho b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i.<\/p>\n
Sau khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 cho Trung \u0111o\u00e0n B\u1ed9 binh Northumberland s\u1ed1 5. L\u00fac \u1ea5y, trung \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3ng qu\u00e2n t\u1ea1i \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh Afghanistan l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5.<\/p>\n
Khi v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n \u1edf Bombay, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e8o n\u00fai hi\u1ec3m tr\u1edf, ti\u1ebfn s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ecbch. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u s\u0129 quan kh\u00e1c trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 an to\u00e0n t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Candahar. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y trung \u0111o\u00e0n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111em l\u1ea1i danh ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 th\u0103ng c\u1ea5p cho nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 mang \u0111\u1ebfn to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 tai h\u1ecda.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb ch\u1ee7 l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n sang trung \u0111o\u00e0n Berkshires, c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd tham gia v\u00e0o tr\u1eadn Maiwand kinh ho\u00e0ng. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n Jezail \u0111\u00e3 xuy\u00ean v\u00e0o vai t\u00f4i, l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 r\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ch m\u00e1u l\u1edbn b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ea3 vai. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u01a1i v\u00e0o tay l\u0169 Ghazis t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edd l\u00f2ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u1eadn t\u1ee5y c\u1ee7a Murray – ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1eb3ng t\u00f4i l\u00ean l\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a th\u1ed3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 qu\u00e2n Anh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
Ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c v\u00ec \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 suy nh\u01b0\u1ee3c sau chu\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y gian kh\u1ed5, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o \u0111o\u00e0n th\u01b0\u01a1ng binh d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n h\u1eadu ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf Peshawar.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea1i n\u01a1i \u1ea5y, s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe t\u00f4i d\u1ea7n h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111i d\u1ea1o quanh c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng b\u1ec7nh, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang, th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng b\u1ecb c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 – th\u1ee9 b\u1ec7nh d\u1ecbch kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng ho\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi, c\u00e1c y b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng qua kh\u1ecfi. Khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c, t\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean ti\u1ec1u t\u1ee5y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng y khoa nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ed ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 Anh qu\u1ed1c kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u ch\u1edf qu\u00e2n “Orontes”<\/i>, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng sau th\u00ec c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn Portsmouth trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe tan n\u00e1t ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. May m\u1eafn thay, ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb nh\u01b0 ph\u1ee5 m\u1eabu \u0111\u00e3 ban cho t\u00f4i ch\u00edn th\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eafng h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n n\u00e0o tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t Anh, n\u00ean t\u1ef1 do t\u1ef1 t\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 c\u00e1nh chim tr\u1eddi – hay n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n, t\u1ef1 do trong khu\u00f4n kh\u1ed5 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t shilling s\u00e1u xu m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y cho ph\u00e9p. Trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 London, c\u00e1i h\u1ed1 s\u00e2u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 h\u00fat v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng n\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0103n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 bon chen t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i t\u1ea1m tr\u00fa t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 Strand, s\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n ch\u00e1n v\u00f4 v\u1ecb, ti\u00eau x\u00e0i hoang ph\u00ed h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. T\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i s\u1edbm nh\u1eadn ra: ho\u1eb7c ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 v\u1ec1 v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ho\u1eb7c ph\u1ea3i thay \u0111\u1ed5i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng. Ch\u1ecdn ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00e1n th\u1ee9 hai, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 d\u1ecdn ra kh\u1ecfi kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u1edf khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n h\u01a1n, \u00edt t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
Ngay ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Criterion th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o vai. Quay l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra Stamford – ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean t\u1eebng l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 cho t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n Barts. Gi\u1eefa l\u00f2ng London m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng, b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t quen thu\u1ed9c th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m an \u1ee7i l\u1edbn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Stamford ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i v\u1ed3n v\u00e3 ch\u00e0o anh ta, v\u00e0 anh ta c\u0169ng t\u1ecf ra vui m\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m khi g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. Trong c\u01a1n h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi, t\u00f4i li\u1ec1n m\u1eddi anh ta d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a \u1edf Holborn, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a hai b\u00e1nh ki\u1ec3u c\u0169.<\/p>\n
“Watson, anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> anh ta h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc qua nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac c\u1ee7a London, ti\u1ebfng xe ng\u1ef1a l\u1ecdc c\u1ecdc vang l\u00ean kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. “Tr\u00f4ng anh g\u1ea7y nhom nh\u01b0 que c\u1ee7i v\u00e0 \u0111en \u0111\u00faa nh\u01b0 h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb ch\u00edn.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi n\u01a1i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho anh!”<\/i> anh ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng sau khi nghe v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i. “B\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110ang t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 \u1edf,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. “M\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ti\u1ec7n nghi m\u00e0 gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tr\u00f9ng h\u1ee3p k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, “anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 hai h\u00f4m nay n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u00e0m trong ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n. S\u00e1ng nay anh \u1ea5y c\u00f2n than th\u1edf v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai c\u00f9ng chia \u0111\u00f4i ti\u1ec1n thu\u00ea m\u1ea5y c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd m\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y m\u1edbi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, gi\u00e1 thu\u00ea v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0!”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, “n\u1ebfu anh \u1ea5y th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi chia ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 chia ti\u1ec1n thu\u00ea nh\u00e0, th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh \u1ea5y \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm. T\u00f4i th\u00e0 c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng c\u00f2n h\u01a1n s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Stamford tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 qua ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u anh \u0111ang c\u1ea7m. “Anh ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft Sherlock Holmes \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, “bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u anh l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng \u01b0a anh ta l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, anh ta c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 anh ta c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a anh ta h\u01a1i kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 anh ta \u0111am m\u00ea m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c khoa h\u1ecdc t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng theo t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y, anh ta v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc anh ta h\u1ecdc y ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u2013 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 anh ta theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ngh\u1ec1 g\u00ec. T\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 anh ta r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc c\u1eeb kh\u00f4i; nh\u01b0ng theo t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, anh ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t kh\u00f3a \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o y khoa ch\u00ednh quy n\u00e0o. Ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a anh ta r\u1ea5t r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c v\u00e0 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb, nh\u01b0ng anh ta \u0111\u00e3 thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 c\u1ee7a anh ta ph\u1ea3i kinh ng\u1ea1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1eed h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng xem anh ta c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00ec sao?”<\/i> – t\u00f4i c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u01b0a. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eabu ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ec5 b\u1eaft chuy\u1ec7n, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u0169ng t\u1ecf ra kh\u00e1 c\u1edfi m\u1edf n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p anh ta,”<\/i> – t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. “N\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i th\u00edch ki\u1ec3u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 ham h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi. S\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u1ed3n \u00e0o hay n\u00e1o nhi\u1ec7t. \u1ede Afghanistan, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u1ecdn hai th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 cho c\u1ea3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. V\u1eady l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a anh?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn gi\u1edd n\u00e0y anh ta \u0111ang \u1edf ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m,”<\/i> – ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. “Anh ta ho\u1eb7c s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ea3i mi\u1ebft l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1eeb s\u1edbm tinh m\u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i m\u1ecbt. N\u1ebfu anh mu\u1ed1n, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i xe t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 sau b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n chuy\u1ec3n sang nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n
Sau khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi qu\u00e1n Holborn, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1edbi b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n. Stamford k\u1ec3 th\u00eam cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0i chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ecdn l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n
“Anh \u0111\u1eebng tr\u00e1ch t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu sau n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi anh ta,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i; “t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 anh ta qua v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd \u1edf ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m. V\u00ec ch\u00ednh anh \u0111\u1ec1 xu\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y n\u00ean \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i cho t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee3p th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng chia tay,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. “Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb anh \u0111ang c\u00f3 l\u00fd do g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 tho\u00e1i th\u00e1c chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, Stamford \u00e0,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u00eam, nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh, “t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch anh ta kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf sao? Hay c\u00f2n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c? \u0110\u1eebng v\u00f2ng vo n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng g\u00ec khi ph\u1ea3i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 n\u00f3i,”<\/i> anh ta \u0111\u00e1p, n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi. “Holmes thi\u00ean v\u1ec1 khoa h\u1ecdc h\u01a1n t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u – g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e1u l\u1ea1nh. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3nh anh ta \u0111\u01b0a cho b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u1ed9c d\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edbi chi\u1ebft xu\u1ea5t t\u1eeb th\u1ea3o m\u1ed9c, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi \u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 h\u00e3m h\u1ea1i, anh hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec l\u00f2ng ham mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ra sao. N\u00f3i cho c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng, t\u00f4i tin ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n anh ta c\u0169ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh n\u1ebfm th\u1eed ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9c \u1ea5y. Anh ta lu\u00f4n khao kh\u00e1t nh\u1eefng tri th\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c v\u00e0 minh b\u1ea1ch.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng h\u1ee3p l\u00fd th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i khi s\u1ef1 h\u1ee3p l\u00fd \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng d\u00f9ng g\u1eady \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o thi th\u1ec3 trong nh\u00e0 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m kh\u00f4ng, th\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng anh ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qu\u00e1 xa r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1eadp v\u00e0o t\u1eed thi!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u1ec3 xem v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m t\u00edm c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o sau khi ch\u1ebft. Ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn anh ta l\u00e0m th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh b\u1ea3o anh ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u00e2n h\u1ecdc y sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng. Tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft anh ta mu\u1ed1n nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta t\u1edbi n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i, anh s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh ta.”<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba r\u1ebd v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00f5 h\u1ebbm nh\u1ecf, b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ph\u1ee5 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n d\u1eabn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t khu trong b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n l\u1edbn. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 quen thu\u1ed9c, ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ai d\u1eabn l\u1ed1i khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i leo l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang \u0111\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, men theo h\u00e0nh lang d\u00e0i v\u1edbi b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t l\u1edbp v\u00f4i v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng c\u1eeda m\u00e0u n\u00e2u x\u00e1m n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. G\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i h\u00e0nh lang, m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i \u0111i v\u00f2m th\u1ea5p t\u00e1ch ra, d\u1eabn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m h\u00f3a ch\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng th\u00eanh thang, ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 chai l\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u1ebfm xu\u1ec3, b\u00e0y la li\u1ec7t kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n r\u1ed9ng b\u1ea3n nh\u01b0ng th\u1ea5p l\u00e8 t\u00e8 n\u1eb1m r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c, ng\u1ed5n ngang \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 b\u00ecnh th\u1ee7y tinh, \u1ed1ng nghi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e8n th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m Bunsen nh\u1ecf x\u00edu v\u1edbi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda xanh leo l\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang m\u1ea3i m\u00ea nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, khom l\u01b0ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n \u1edf g\u00f3c xa. Nghe ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, h\u1eafn ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn r\u1ed3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady trong ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan kh\u00f4n xi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i t\u00ecm ra r\u1ed3i! T\u00f4i t\u00ecm ra r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> – anh ta h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba gi\u01a1 cao \u1ed1ng nghi\u1ec7m trong tay – “T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i thu\u1ed1c th\u1eed ch\u1ec9 k\u1ebft t\u1ee7a v\u1edbi m\u00e1u m\u00e0 th\u00f4i, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c!”<\/i><\/p>\n
D\u1eabu c\u00f3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra c\u1ea3 m\u1ecf v\u00e0ng \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t anh ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e1c s\u0129 Watson, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sherlock Holmes,”<\/i> Stamford gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1edbi nhau.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0o anh,”<\/i> Holmes ch\u00e0o t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng n\u1ed3ng \u1ea5m, si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u1ef1c m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd. “T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u1edf Afghanistan.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Sao anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3?”<\/i> T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng,”<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i, kh\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi. “V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 _huy\u1ebft s\u1eafc t\u1ed1_. Ch\u1eafc anh c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“X\u00e9t v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc th\u00ec qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 th\u00fa v\u1ecb,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, “nh\u01b0ng \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u00ec sao\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00e0y anh b\u1ea1n, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn h\u1eefu \u00edch nh\u1ea5t cho ng\u00e0nh y v\u00e0 lu\u1eadt ph\u00e1p trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m qua. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 cung c\u1ea5p cho ch\u00fang ta ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00e1u ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i sao? L\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y ngay!”<\/i> Anh ta n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y \u1ed1ng tay \u00e1o t\u00f4i trong c\u01a1n h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng, l\u00f4i t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n n\u01a1i anh \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat m\u00e1u t\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i, ch\u00e2m m\u1ed9t m\u0169i kim d\u00e0i v\u00e0o ng\u00f3n tay m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i h\u00fat gi\u1ecdt m\u00e1u v\u1eeba ch\u1ea3y ra b\u1eb1ng \u1ed1ng h\u00fat th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m. “Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd pha l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e1u n\u00e0y v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u00edt n\u01b0\u1edbc. Anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, h\u1ed7n h\u1ee3p tr\u00f4ng trong v\u1eaft nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e3. L\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e1u trong \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0 bao. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i tin ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, anh ta v\u1eeba b\u1ecf v\u00e0o b\u00ecnh v\u00e0i h\u1ea1t b\u1ed9t tr\u1eafng, sau \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ecf th\u00eam v\u00e0i gi\u1ecdt dung d\u1ecbch trong su\u1ed1t. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf n\u00e2u s\u1eabm, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp c\u1eb7n m\u00e0u n\u00e2u l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1y \u1ed1ng nghi\u1ec7m.<\/p>\n
“Ha! Ha!”<\/i> Anh ta c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn, v\u1ed7 tay m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 tr\u1ebb con v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i m\u1edbi. “Anh th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Xem ra \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m r\u1ea5t nh\u1ea1y b\u00e9n,”<\/i> t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
“Tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u! Tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u l\u1eafm! Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p th\u1eed Guiacum c\u0169 k\u1ef9 v\u1eeba th\u00f4 s\u01a1 l\u1ea1i thi\u1ebfu ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. C\u00e1ch soi t\u00ecm h\u1ea1t m\u00e1u b\u1eb1ng k\u00ednh l\u00fap c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p sau ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng n\u1ebfu v\u1ebft m\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f4ng v\u00e0i gi\u1edd. C\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 m\u00e1u m\u1edbi hay c\u0169. Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p n\u00e0y s\u1edbm h\u01a1n, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1n t\u1ed9i t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt sao!”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1c v\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u1ea1ng lu\u00f4n xoay quanh \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ea5u ch\u1ed1t n\u00e0y. M\u1ed9t k\u1ebb b\u1ecb t\u00ecnh nghi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng sau khi g\u00e2y \u00e1n. Khi ki\u1ec3m tra qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o h\u1eafn, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u1ea9n n\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00e1u, b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ea5t, g\u1ec9 s\u1eaft, n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y hay th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c? C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111au \u0111\u1ea7u bi\u1ebft bao chuy\u00ean gia gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao \u01b0? B\u1edfi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady n\u00e0o. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p c\u1ee7a Sherlock Holmes, m\u1ecdi kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n s\u1ebd ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft anh ta l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh l\u00fac n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c r\u1ed3i c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i tr\u00e0ng ph\u00e1o tay t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng.<\/p>\n
“Anh x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00e1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, h\u01a1i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc nhi\u1ec7t huy\u1ebft b\u1ed9c ph\u00e1t c\u1ee7a anh.<\/p>\n
“V\u1ee5 Von Bischoff \u1edf Frankfort n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean gi\u00e1 treo c\u1ed5 n\u1ebfu ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng s\u1edbm. R\u1ed3i Mason \u1edf Bradford, t\u00ean Muller kh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng, Lefevre \u1edf Montpellier, hay Samson \u1edf New Orleans. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 li\u1ec7t k\u00ea hai m\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 \u00e1n th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n bi\u00ean ni\u00ean s\u1eed t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m bi\u1ebft \u0111i v\u1eady,”<\/i> Stamford c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. “Sao kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed l\u00e0m t\u1edd b\u00e1o chuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y? \u0110\u1eb7t t\u00ean l\u00e0 ‘B\u00e1o C\u1ea3nh S\u00e1t – \u1ea4n b\u1ea3n L\u01b0u tr\u1eef’ ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u00e0 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Sherlock Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, v\u1eeba d\u00e1n m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u0103ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n nh\u1ecf l\u00ean v\u1ebft kim ch\u00e2m tr\u00ean ng\u00f3n tay.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n tr\u1ecdng,”<\/i> anh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, quay sang t\u00f4i v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9, “b\u1edfi t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9c.”<\/i> Anh \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0n tay ra khi n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 b\u00e0n tay anh \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng b\u0103ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, nhu\u1ed1m m\u00e0u b\u1edfi c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i axit \u0103n m\u00f2n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c,”<\/i> Stamford c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi, v\u1eeba ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea9u ba ch\u00e2n cao ng\u1ea5t, v\u1eeba d\u00f9ng ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i. “Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ecd, v\u00e0 v\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 than th\u1edf m\u00e3i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai chia \u0111\u00f4i ti\u1ec1n thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh n\u00ean gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb7p nhau.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Sherlock Holmes t\u1ecf ra r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng chia s\u1ebb c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i. “T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 Baker,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, “n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng anh kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n m\u00f9i thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 n\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eadm ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n h\u00fat ‘ship’s’,”<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi. T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 v\u00e0i th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m h\u00f3a ch\u1ea5t, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m v\u00e0i th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n anh kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i xem – t\u00f4i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c nh\u1ec9? \u0110\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i r\u01a1i v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i u u\u1ea5t, c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec. \u0110\u1eebng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i gi\u1eadn d\u1ed7i khi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u1ee9 m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 kh\u1ecfi th\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n anh? C\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec mu\u1ed1n th\u1ed5 l\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng? T\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng th\u00f3i x\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a nhau tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf chung.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc lo\u1ea1t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp n\u00e0y. “T\u00f4i c\u00f3 nu\u00f4i m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 bull nh\u1ecf,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, “v\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n v\u00ec th\u1ea7n kinh t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed1t, th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean th\u1ee9c gi\u1ea5c v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd kh\u1eafc k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 l\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e1c. Khi kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n m\u1eafc c\u1ea3 t\u00e1 th\u00f3i x\u1ea5u kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec3m ch\u00ednh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh c\u00f3 coi vi\u1ec7c ch\u01a1i violin l\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> anh ta h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb lo ng\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n t\u00f9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01a1i,”<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “M\u1ed9t c\u00e2y v\u0129 c\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5u hay th\u00ec nh\u01b0 l\u1ec5 v\u1eadt d\u00e2ng l\u00ean th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n – c\u00f2n n\u1ebfu ch\u01a1i d\u1edf th\u00ec…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, v\u1eady l\u00e0 \u1ed5n th\u00f4i,”<\/i> anh ta reo l\u00ean, c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ed3 h\u1edfi. “T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xem nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa – t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng h\u1ee3p \u00fd anh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Bao gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xem ch\u00fang?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ng\u00e0y mai gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a anh h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i,”<\/i> anh ta tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4i – \u0111\u00fang tr\u01b0a nh\u00e9,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t tay anh ta.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c anh ta v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u00f3a ch\u1ea5t l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n, r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng nhau quay v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n n\u01a1i t\u00f4i tr\u1ecd.<\/p>\n
“Khoan \u0111\u00e3,”<\/i> t\u00f4i ch\u1ee3t h\u1ecfi, d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc quay sang Stamford, “sao anh ta l\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i v\u1eeba t\u1eeb Afghanistan v\u1ec1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ed \u1ea9n. “\u1ea4y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00e0i l\u1ebb ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a anh ta th\u00f4i,”<\/i> anh ta \u0111\u00e1p. “Bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao anh ta lu\u00f4n \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2! M\u1ed9t b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u01b0?”<\/i> – t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng ch\u00e0 hai b\u00e0n tay v\u00e0o nhau. “Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u00e0ng th\u00fa v\u1ecb h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m k\u00edch v\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m quen. ‘B\u00e0i h\u1ecdc qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t cho con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi,’ anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec anh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 l\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Stamford n\u00f3i khi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb r\u1eddi \u0111i. “Anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y anh ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed1 kh\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i d\u00e1m c\u00e1 anh ta s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 anh nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 anh hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 anh \u1ea5y. Ch\u00e0o nh\u00e9.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi quen n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
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