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M\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u0103n nh\u00e0 s\u1ed1 3, Lauriston Gardens. Sherlock Holmes d\u1eabn t\u00f4i t\u1edbi b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 g\u1eedi \u0111i m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3, anh g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a, b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 m\u00e0 Lestrade \u0111\u00e3 cung c\u1ea5p.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec b\u1eb1ng t\u1eadn m\u1eaft ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn,”<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t; “th\u1ef1c ra, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm r\u00f5 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y trong l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao ta v\u1eabn n\u00ean t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ea5y, Holmes,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. “Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 tin \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft anh v\u1eeba tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> anh ta tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd khi t\u1edbi n\u01a1i l\u00e0 v\u1ebft b\u00e1nh xe ng\u1ef1a in s\u00e2u hai b\u00ean l\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n tr\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 m\u01b0a cho t\u1edbi t\u1ed1i qua, n\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u00e1nh xe s\u00e2u th\u1ebf \u1eaft ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft in r\u00f5 h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n ba v\u1ebft kia, ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc m\u00f3ng m\u1edbi thay. V\u00ec c\u1ed7 xe ch\u1ec9 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n sau khi tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 m\u01b0a, v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1eafng b\u00f3ng su\u1ed1t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng – nh\u01b0 Gregson \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn – n\u00ean ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eadu l\u1ea1i su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edf hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia t\u1edbi c\u0103n nh\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n,”<\/i> t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t; “nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n chi\u1ec1u cao c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec anh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, chi\u1ec1u cao c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, trong ch\u00edn ph\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 suy ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i. Ph\u00e9p t\u00ednh n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m anh bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng m\u1edb c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u1ea3 tr\u00ean l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t ngo\u00e0i tr\u1eddi l\u1eabn v\u1ebft b\u1ee5i trong nh\u00e0. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch ki\u1ec3m tra ch\u00e9o k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 n\u1eefa. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi vi\u1ebft g\u00ec l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng, theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd vi\u1ebft ngang t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft m\u00ecnh. D\u00f2ng ch\u1eef n\u00e0y c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t h\u01a1n s\u00e1u b\u1ed9 Anh. \u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t hai ba v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn th\u00ec sao?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0, n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e0i t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n b\u1ed9 r\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ed1n ch\u00fat s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c n\u00e0o, th\u00ec h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 hom hem \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 chi\u1ec1u r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i trong v\u01b0\u1eddn m\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh. Lo\u1ea1i gi\u00e0y da b\u00f3ng th\u00ec \u0111i v\u00f2ng, c\u00f2n gi\u00e0y m\u0169i vu\u00f4ng th\u00ec nh\u1ea3y ph\u00f3c qua. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 huy\u1ec1n b\u00ed \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ea5y quy t\u1eafc quan s\u00e1t v\u00e0 suy lu\u1eadn m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y trong b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft \u1ea5y th\u00f4i. C\u00f2n \u0111i\u1ec1u chi n\u1eefa khi\u1ebfn anh th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u00f3ng tay c\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ebfu Trichinopoly,”<\/i> t\u00f4i g\u1ee3i \u00fd.<\/p>\n
“D\u00f2ng ch\u1eef tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00fang v\u00e0o v\u0169ng m\u00e1u. Qua k\u00ednh l\u00fap, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y l\u1edbp v\u1eefa b\u1ecb tr\u1ea7y x\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eb9 khi vi\u1ebft – \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu m\u00f3ng tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eaft ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng. T\u00f4i thu nh\u1eb7t v\u00e0i m\u1ea9u t\u00e0n thu\u1ed1c r\u01a1i v\u00e3i tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111en s\u1eabm v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 v\u1ee1 v\u1ee5n – \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a x\u00ec g\u00e0 Trichinopoly. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u chuy\u00ean s\u00e2u v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i t\u00e0n thu\u1ed1c x\u00ec g\u00e0 – th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t lu\u1eadn v\u0103n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1ef1 tin c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c t\u00e0n thu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 nh\u00e3n hi\u1ec7u x\u00ec g\u00e0 hay thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn. Ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u1edbi t\u1ea1o n\u00ean s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t th\u00e1m t\u1eed th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 Gregson hay Lestrade.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng?”<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u00c0, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t suy \u0111o\u00e1n li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh h\u01a1n, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0o t\u00ednh ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng xin anh \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y trong giai \u0111o\u1ea1n hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 \u00e1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean xoa tr\u00e1n. “\u0110\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u1ed5 tung,”<\/i> t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean; “c\u00e0ng suy ngh\u0129, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u1ed1i ren. L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y – n\u1ebfu qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi – l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe ng\u1ef1a ch\u1edf h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? L\u00e0m sao m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c? V\u1ebft m\u00e1u \u1ea5y t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 ra? M\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 g\u00ec khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u01b0\u1edbp b\u00f3c? Chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 sao l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng? V\u00e0 tr\u00ean h\u1ebft, t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1ee9 hai l\u1ea1i vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef RACHE b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c tr\u1ed1n khi b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y? Th\u00fa th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 gh\u00e9p n\u1ed1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng manh m\u1ed1i n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n
“Anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 \u00e1n v\u1eeba ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn v\u1eeba ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i. “V\u1eabn c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00f9 m\u1edd, d\u00f9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng d\u1eef ki\u1ec7n ch\u1ee7 ch\u1ed1t. C\u00f2n ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Lestrade t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p kia \u01b0, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111i\u1ec1u tra, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh d\u1eabn d\u1eaft c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t theo h\u01b0\u1edbng Ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 c\u00e1c h\u1ed9i k\u00edn. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Ch\u1eef A, n\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, c\u00f3 h\u01a1i h\u01b0\u1edbng ki\u1ec3u \u0110\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh hi\u1ec7u lu\u00f4n d\u00f9ng ch\u1eef Latinh, v\u00ec th\u1ebf ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eef n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c, m\u00e0 do m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea1i. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba \u0111i\u1ec1u tra m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00eam v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a B\u00e1c s\u0129. Anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t \u1ea3o thu\u1eadt gia s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft v\u1ebb huy\u1ec1n b\u00ed khi ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y b\u00ed quy\u1ebft ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i cho anh th\u1ea5y qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c anh s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn ra t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 bao k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p; “anh \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e2ng ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt ph\u00e1 \u00e1n l\u00ean th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t m\u00f4n khoa h\u1ecdc ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i \u1eedng \u0111\u1ecf v\u00ec h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1eddi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i th\u1ed1t ra nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y th\u1eadt ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra anh ta nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi l\u1eddi khen ng\u1ee3i v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, y nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef n\u00e0o m\u1eabn c\u1ea3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh v\u1eady.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 anh nghe th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u1eefa,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i. “Gi\u00e0y da b\u00f3ng v\u00e0 Gi\u00e0y m\u0169i vu\u00f4ng c\u00f9ng \u0111i chung m\u1ed9t c\u1ed7 xe, r\u1ed3i s\u00e1nh b\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00ean nhau d\u1ecdc l\u1ed1i \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u2013 r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 tay trong tay. Khi v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0, h\u1ecd \u0111i qua \u0111i l\u1ea1i trong ph\u00f2ng \u2013 hay n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n, Gi\u00e0y da b\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean c\u00f2n Gi\u00e0y m\u0169i vu\u00f4ng th\u00ec b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi b\u01b0\u1edbc lui. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y t\u1eeb v\u1ebft b\u1ee5i; v\u00e0 c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 khi \u0111i l\u1ea1i, g\u00e3 kia c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n \u1edf nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n d\u00e0i h\u01a1n. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. R\u1ed3i th\u1ea3m k\u1ecbch \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 anh nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, v\u00ec ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 suy lu\u1eadn v\u00e0 ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n. D\u00f9 sao, ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. Ph\u1ea3i nhanh l\u00ean th\u00f4i, v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n k\u1ecbp d\u1ef1 bu\u1ed5i h\u00f2a nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Halle \u0111\u1ec3 nghe Norman Neruda bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n chi\u1ec1u nay.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i n\u00e0y di\u1ec5n ra trong khi c\u1ed7 xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm lu\u1ed3n l\u00e1ch qua m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t nh\u1eefng con ph\u1ed1 x\u1eadp x\u1ec7 v\u00e0 ng\u00f5 h\u1ebbm \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m. \u0110\u1ebfn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe b\u1ed7ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. “Audley Court \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng kia,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i, ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i h\u1eb9p n\u1eb1m gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea1ch x\u00e1m x\u1ec9n. “T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y khi n\u00e0o xong vi\u1ec7c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Audley Court ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. L\u1ed1i \u0111i ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p d\u1eabn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh s\u00e2n vu\u00f4ng v\u1eafn l\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1, bao quanh l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u1ecdp \u1eb9p. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i len qua nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb con nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y ph\u01a1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o b\u1ea1c m\u00e0u, r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1 46 – n\u01a1i c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf kh\u1eafc t\u00ean Rance. H\u1ecfi th\u0103m th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd anh ta xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n
Anh ta b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t h\u01a1i c\u00e1u k\u1ec9nh v\u00ec b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c gi\u1eefa gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7. “T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> anh ta l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m.<\/p>\n
Holmes r\u00fat t\u1eeb t\u00fai \u00e1o ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u1eeda sovereign v\u00e0ng, l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng l\u1eadt qua l\u1eadt l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00f3n tay. “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n nghe t\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eadn t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh mi\u1ec7ng anh,”<\/i> anh ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft,”<\/i> vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1p, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n
“C\u1ee9 thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00fang nguy\u00ean v\u0103n nh\u01b0 s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Rance ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf sofa b\u1ecdc da l\u00f4ng ng\u1ef1a, nheo m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf s\u00f3t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec trong l\u1eddi khai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i s\u1ebd thu\u1eadt l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u,”<\/i> anh ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. “Ca tr\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng. V\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf qu\u00e1n ‘White Hart’, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 khu v\u1ef1c tu\u1ea7n tra c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00e1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh. \u0110\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 m\u01b0a, t\u00f4i t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p Harry Murcher – \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch khu v\u1ef1c Holland Grove – ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n \u1edf g\u00f3c ph\u1ed1 Henrietta. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1eebng hai gi\u1edd ho\u1eb7c h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng ki\u1ec3m tra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Brixton. Tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 v\u1eafng tanh kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u1ec9 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 v\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a l\u1ed9c c\u1ed9c \u0111i qua. \u0110ang l\u00fac th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t ly gin n\u00f3ng s\u1ebd th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t, b\u1ed7ng t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ecdt ra t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 hai c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u1edf Lauriston Gardens n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y v\u00ec ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i s\u1eeda h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u1ed1ng, sau khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u00ea cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh s\u1ed1t th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u00e0n. Th\u1ebf n\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd chi\u1ebfu ra, t\u00f4i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh nghi ng\u1edd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0nh. Khi t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u1ed5ng khu v\u01b0\u1eddn,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u1eaft ngang. “Anh l\u00e0m v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Rance gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n nh\u00ecn Sherlock Holmes v\u1edbi v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c kh\u00f4n c\u00f9ng hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> anh ta \u0111\u00e1p; “nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi hay. C\u00e1c ng\u00e0i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi c\u1ed5ng, m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 y\u00ean t\u0129nh v\u00e0 hoang v\u1eafng qu\u00e1, n\u00ean t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i c\u00f9ng s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u; nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ed3n ma c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb ch\u1ebft v\u00ec s\u1ed1t th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u00e0n \u0111ang ki\u1ec3m tra c\u1ed1ng r\u00e3nh – ch\u00ednh n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft h\u1eafn. \u00dd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1eddn r\u1ee3n, n\u00ean t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i c\u1ed5ng xem c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Murcher kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng anh ta hay b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1eeda b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. B\u00ean trong im ph\u0103ng ph\u1eafc, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n. Tr\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi, m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng s\u00e1p \u0111ang leo l\u00e9t ch\u00e1y – v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1ebfn \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y. Anh \u0111i loanh quanh ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0i v\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft, sau \u0111\u00f3 anh l\u1ea1i th\u1eed m\u1edf c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n
John Rance b\u1eadt \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y kinh h\u00e3i v\u00e0 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c. “Anh n\u00fap \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n th\u1ebf?”<\/i> h\u1eafn k\u00eau l\u00ean. “C\u00f3 v\u1ebb anh bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Holmes b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 n\u00e9m t\u1ea5m danh thi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh qua b\u00e0n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. “Xin \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u00ec t\u1ed9i gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e9,”<\/i> anh n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i thu\u1ed9c phe ch\u00f3 s\u0103n ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i s\u00f3i d\u1eef; \u00f4ng Gregson hay \u00f4ng Lestrade \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. M\u1eddi anh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. Sau \u0111\u00f3 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Rance ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn l\u1ed9 v\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng. “T\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i c\u1ed5ng v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i c\u00f2i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. Murcher c\u00f9ng hai \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u1edbi hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 c\u00f3 v\u1eafng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 theo l\u1eddi k\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n ch\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00dd anh l\u00e0 sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t b\u1ed7ng b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ec3 h\u1ea3. “Trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 k\u1ebb say x\u1ec9n,”<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y ai say kh\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3c l\u00f3c th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3. H\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o b\u00ean c\u1ed5ng, d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o m\u00e0 g\u00e0o b\u00e0i h\u00e1t ‘L\u00e1 c\u1edd m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Columbine’ hay \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ee9ng kh\u00f4ng v\u1eefng n\u1ed5i, n\u00f3i chi \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”<\/i> Sherlock Holmes h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
John Rance t\u1ecf ra h\u01a1i b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh v\u00ec c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111i ch\u1ec7ch h\u01b0\u1edbng. “H\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean say kh\u01b0\u1edbt k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c,”<\/i> anh \u0111\u00e1p. “\u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed3n n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t – qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o h\u1eafn – anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd sao?”<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3ng ru\u1ed9t ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee1 h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady – t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Murcher m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 g\u00e3 cao l\u00eau ngh\u00eau, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 g\u1ea5c ch\u00edn, ph\u1ea7n d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eb1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che k\u00edn\u2014”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> Holmes th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n bao nhi\u00eau vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m, n\u00e0o c\u00f3 r\u1ea3nh m\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng h\u1eafn,”<\/i> vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1p, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. “T\u00f4i c\u00e1 h\u1eafn t\u1ef1 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh ta m\u1eb7c g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c d\u00e0i m\u00e0u n\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea7m roi kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Roi \u01b0? Kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n anh ta \u0111\u00e1nh r\u01a1i n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. “Anh c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y hay nghe ti\u1ebfng xe ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0o sau \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed3ng sovereign cho anh,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169. “T\u00f4i e r\u1eb1ng, Rance n\u00e0y, anh s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ti\u1ebfn xa trong ng\u00e0nh c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh n\u00ean d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1ebb. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u00eam qua anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean ch\u1ee9c trung s\u0129 r\u1ed3i. K\u1ebb m\u00e0 anh t\u1eebng n\u1eafm trong tay ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm gi\u1eef manh m\u1ed1i v\u1ee5 \u00e1n b\u00ed \u1ea9n n\u00e0y, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang truy l\u00f9ng. Gi\u1edd tranh c\u00e3i c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch, t\u00f4i kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1edbi anh l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110i th\u00f4i, B\u00e1c s\u0129.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean xe ng\u1ef1a, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi cung c\u1ea5p tin t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111ang b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.<\/p>\n
“G\u00e3 ng\u1ed1c v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3,”<\/i> Holmes c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng chua ch\u00e1t khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u00f3ng xe v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd. “C\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm trong tay c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ng\u00e0n v\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec s\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. “\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y tr\u00f9ng kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh dung c\u1ee7a anh v\u1ec1 k\u1ebb th\u1ee9 hai trong v\u1ee5 \u00e1n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 sau khi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i? \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh vi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn, anh b\u1ea1n \u1ea1, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 h\u1eafn quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft h\u1eafn, ta v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn l\u00e0m m\u1ed3i nh\u1eed. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn, B\u00e1c s\u0129 – t\u00f4i c\u00e1 v\u1edbi anh t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 hai \u0103n m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3m \u01a1n anh v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 anh, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n k\u1ef3 th\u00fa nh\u1ea5t trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i: m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eabm, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Sao ta kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng ch\u00fat ng\u00f4n t\u1eeb ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt nh\u1ec9. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eabm c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9i \u00e1c xuy\u00ean su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9n ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1eddi t\u1ebb nh\u1ea1t, nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 th\u00e1o g\u1ee1 n\u00f3, t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i ph\u01a1i b\u00e0y t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111i d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3, sau \u0111\u00f3 ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn nghe Norman Neruda bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n. C\u00e1ch c\u00f4 \u1ea5y k\u00e9o v\u0129 cung v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c ng\u1eafn c\u1ee7a Chopin m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n nghe m\u00ea h\u1ed3n bi\u1ebft bao: Tra-la-la-lira-lira-lay.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u1ef1a ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh gh\u1ebf xe ng\u1ef1a, v\u1ecb “thanh tra nghi\u1ec7p d\u01b0”<\/i> \u1ea5y c\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng h\u00f3t v\u00e9o von t\u1ef1a chim s\u01a1n ca, trong khi t\u00f4i tr\u1ea7m t\u01b0 v\u1ec1 mu\u00f4n v\u1ebb phong ph\u00fa c\u1ee7a t\u00e2m tr\u00ed nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
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