{"id":49,"date":"2025-06-12T01:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T01:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/ho-so-vu-an-mau-do-tham\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=49"},"modified":"2025-06-25T04:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T21:38:21","slug":"chuong-vi-tobias-gregson-the-hien-tai-nang","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/ho-so-vu-an-mau-do-tham\/chapter\/chuong-vi-tobias-gregson-the-hien-tai-nang\/","title":{"raw":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG VI: TOBIAS GREGSON TH\u1ec2 HI\u1ec6N T\u00c0I N\u0102NG","rendered":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG VI: TOBIAS GREGSON TH\u1ec2 HI\u1ec6N T\u00c0I N\u0102NG"},"content":{"raw":"S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, c\u00e1c t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea3i d\u00f2ng t\u00edt v\u1ec1 <i>\"V\u1ee5 \u00e1n b\u00ed \u1ea9n \u1edf Brixton\"<\/i> \u2013 c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u00e0 h\u1ecd d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. M\u1ed7i t\u1edd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 b\u00e0i t\u01b0\u1eddng thu\u1eadt chi ti\u1ebft, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n k\u00e8m theo b\u00e0i x\u00e3 lu\u1eadn ri\u00eang. Trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft v\u00e0 l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i b\u00e1o, \u0111o\u1ea1n tr\u00edch li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y trong cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u00f3m t\u1eaft m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i n\u1ed9i dung \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd:\r\n\r\nT\u1edd Daily Telegraph nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng l\u1ecbch s\u1eed t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m hi\u1ebfm khi ghi nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 bi th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n, s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u00e0o, c\u00f9ng d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 r\u1eb1ng v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng. \u1ede M\u1ef9, phe X\u00e3 h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u chi nh\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 vi ph\u1ea1m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt ng\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecb truy s\u00e1t. B\u00e0i b\u00e1o c\u0169ng nh\u1eafc tho\u00e1ng qua v\u1ec1 Vehmgericht, thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c aqua tofana, h\u1ed9i k\u00edn Carbonari, N\u1eef H\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1edbc de Brinvilliers, thuy\u1ebft Darwin, h\u1ecdc thuy\u1ebft Malthus, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Ratcliff Highway, r\u1ed3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 v\u00e0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea1i Anh.\r\n\r\nT\u1edd Standard nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 b\u1ea1o h\u00e0nh v\u00f4 ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt ki\u1ec3u n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eddi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0110\u1ea3ng T\u1ef1 do. Ch\u00fang b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n trong t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng qu\u1ea7n ch\u00fang, d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 suy y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c. N\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u01b0u tr\u00fa v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n t\u1ea1i th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4. \u00d4ng thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Charpentier \u1edf Torquay Terrace, Camberwell. Trong chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 mang theo th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang l\u00e0 Joseph Stangerson. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 Ba ng\u00e0y m\u00f9ng 4 th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y, l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi ga Euston v\u1edbi d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh \u0111i Liverpool. H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng khi \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00f9ng nhau tr\u00ean s\u00e2n ga. Sau \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi thi th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng Drebber \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 hoang \u1edf Brixton Road - m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u00e1ch xa ga Euston h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u00f4ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3, hay nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00ed \u1ea9n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p. Hi\u1ec7n tung t\u00edch c\u1ee7a Stangerson v\u1eabn m\u1ea5t t\u00edch. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c Thanh tra Lestrade v\u00e0 Gregson t\u1eeb Scotland Yard \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m \u0111i\u1ec1u tra v\u1ee5 \u00e1n, v\u00e0 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng s\u0129 quan t\u00e0i n\u0103ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd s\u1edbm l\u00e0m s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf m\u1ecdi t\u00ecnh ti\u1ebft.\r\n\r\nT\u1edd Daily News kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fat nghi ng\u1edd n\u00e0o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n mang \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb. Ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch chuy\u00ean ch\u1ebf v\u00e0 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecbch v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a T\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y kh\u00f4ng \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i l\u01b0u vong sang b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh \u2013 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n ki\u1ec7t xu\u1ea5t n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb cay \u0111\u1eafng b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng. Gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 quy t\u1eafc danh d\u1ef1 kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t, n\u01a1i m\u1ecdi vi ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng sinh m\u1ea1ng. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i d\u1ed1c to\u00e0n l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 truy t\u00ecm th\u01b0 k\u00fd Stangerson v\u00e0 thu th\u1eadp th\u00f4ng tin chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 th\u00f3i quen sinh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 c\u1ed1. M\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed9t ph\u00e1 quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u01a1i n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n t\u1eebng c\u01b0 tr\u00fa \u2013 th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea1y b\u00e9n v\u00e0 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c xu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang c\u1ee7a Thanh tra Gregson t\u1eeb Scotland Yard.\r\n\r\nSherlock Holmes v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o n\u00e0y trong b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 khi\u1ebfn anh \u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa.\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o anh r\u1ed3i, d\u00f9 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, Lestrade v\u00e0 Gregson c\u0169ng s\u1ebd gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng m\u00e0.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u00d4i tr\u1eddi, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd t\u00e0i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd; n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1eafng, c\u00f2n anh th\u00ec thua. H\u1ecd c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111i, \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tung h\u00f4. 'Th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c n\u00e0o c\u0169ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"C\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?\"<\/i> T\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, b\u1edfi ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, h\u00e0nh lang v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u thang vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n l\u1ed9p c\u1ed9p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i th\u00e1m t\u1eed ph\u1ed1 Baker,\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o; ngay khi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1eeba d\u1ee9t, s\u00e1u c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c v\u00e0 lem lu\u1ed1c nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u00f9a v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Nghi\u00eam!\"<\/i> Holmes qu\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u0103ng, l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb d\u1eebng ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ngay ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng pho t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1ecf. <i>\"T\u1eeb nay ch\u1ec9 Wiggins l\u00ean b\u00e1o c\u00e1o, s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Wiggins, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 manh m\u1ed1i g\u00ec ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"D\u1ea1 th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ch\u01b0a \u1ea1,\"<\/i> m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e1c c\u1eadu t\u00ecm ra ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. C\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c truy l\u00f9ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1eadu.\"<\/i> \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng shilling.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111i \u0111i, l\u1ea7n sau nh\u1edb mang v\u1ec1 tin t\u1ee9c kh\u1ea3 quan h\u01a1n nh\u00e9.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nAnh ta ph\u1ea9y tay, v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y chu\u1ed9t nh\u1eaft, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00fang lao xao ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1.\r\n\r\n<i>\"M\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t,\"<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. <i>\"Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb quan tr\u1ecdng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng l\u0169 tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y th\u00ec lang thang kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, tai ch\u00fang nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Ch\u00fang s\u1eafc s\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c b\u00e0i b\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Anh \u0111ang s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang cho v\u1ee5 \u00e1n \u1edf Brixton ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ki\u1ec3m ch\u1ee9ng. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian th\u00f4i. K\u00eca! Ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e2y! Gregson \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ed1 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t t\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0 hoa. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn \u0111ang t\u00ecm ch\u00fang ta. \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, h\u1eafn d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTi\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng c\u1eeda vang l\u00ean h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft, vi\u00ean thanh tra t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eadt l\u00ean ba b\u1eadc thang m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i x\u1ed9c th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.\r\n\r\n<i>\"B\u1ea1n hi\u1ec1n \u01a1i,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn reo l\u00ean, n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a Holmes, <i>\"H\u00e3y ch\u00fac m\u1eebng t\u00f4i \u0111i! T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ee1 l\u1ebd m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f5 r\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 ban ng\u00e0y v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i tho\u00e1ng hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u00dd anh mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra manh m\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i sao?\"<\/i> anh \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Manh m\u1ed1i \u01b0? Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hung th\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00ean h\u1eafn l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Arthur Charpentier, thi\u1ebfu \u00fay H\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n Ho\u00e0ng gia,\"<\/i> Gregson tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1, v\u1eeba xoa hai b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n v\u1eeba \u01b0\u1ee1n c\u00e1i ng\u1ef1c ra \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 m\u00e3n.\r\n\r\nSherlock Holmes th\u1edf ra nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 th\u00e1i n\u1edf tr\u00ean m\u00f4i.\r\n\r\n<i>\"M\u1eddi anh ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 th\u1eed \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 n\u00e0y xem,\"<\/i> anh n\u00f3i. <i>\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n nghe anh k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u0111i\u1ec1u tra. Anh c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n d\u00f9ng ch\u00fat whisky pha lo\u00e3ng kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"V\u1eady th\u00ec tuy\u1ec7t,\"<\/i> g\u00e3 th\u00e1m t\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p. <i>\"M\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y qua t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ed1c h\u1ebft t\u00e2m s\u1ee9c v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y, gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y ki\u1ec7t qu\u1ec7. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi th\u00e2n x\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c. \u00d4ng Sherlock Holmes h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ea5t x\u00e1m.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Anh n\u00f3i qu\u00e1 l\u1eddi r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Holmes nghi\u00eam gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e1p. <i>\"Gi\u1edd h\u00e3y k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1ng khen ng\u1ee3i n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nVi\u00ean thanh tra nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, ph\u00ec ph\u00e8o \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb khoan kho\u00e1i. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, h\u1eafn \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f9i m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ed1p, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 v\u00ec th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Th\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm,\"<\/i> anh ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, <i>\"c\u00e1i t\u00ean Lestrade ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch \u1ea5y, k\u1ebb lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 m\u00ecnh th\u00f4ng minh, l\u1ea1i \u0111ang l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. H\u1eafn c\u1ee9 m\u1ea3i m\u00ea truy t\u00ecm th\u01b0 k\u00fd Stangerson, trong khi g\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 c\u00f2n trong b\u1ee5ng m\u1eb9. T\u00f4i c\u00e1 l\u00e0 gi\u1edd h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00dd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn Gregson th\u00edch th\u00fa \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c anh ta b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o.\r\n\r\n<i>\"V\u1eady anh \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra manh m\u1ed1i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u00c0, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho anh nghe. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, B\u00e1c s\u0129 Watson, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta th\u00f4i. Tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i truy ra xu\u1ea5t x\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00f3. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, ho\u1eb7c ch\u1edd ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n cung c\u1ea5p tin t\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng Tobias Gregson kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3. Anh c\u00f2n nh\u1edb chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ph\u1ea3i,\"<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i; <i>\"c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7u John Underwood &amp; Sons, s\u1ed1 129, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Camberwell.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGregson tr\u00f4ng h\u01a1i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng.\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd anh l\u1ea1i ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y,\"<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i. <i>\"Anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u01b0a.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ha!\"<\/i> Gregson th\u1ed1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m; <i>\"anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00ean b\u1ecf qua b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 manh m\u1ed1i n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 l\u1edbn, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng,\"<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y tri\u1ebft l\u00fd.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u00c0, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi hi\u1ec7u Underwood, h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng ta xem c\u00f3 b\u00e1n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 c\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang ki\u1ec3u d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ta tra s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch th\u00ec t\u00ecm ra ngay. H\u00f3a ra \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 \u0111\u00f3 cho \u00f4ng Drebber, \u0111ang \u1edf t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd Charpentier, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Torquay Terrace. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Th\u00f4ng minh - c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 th\u00f4ng minh!\"<\/i> Sherlock Holmes l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m.\r\n\r\n<i>\"R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 Charpentier,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. <i>\"B\u00e0 \u1ea5y hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xanh xao, \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb \u0111au kh\u1ed5. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong ph\u00f2ng - m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecf l\u1ef1ng, m\u00f4i run run khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ecdt qua s\u1ef1 quan s\u00e1t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n. \u00d4ng hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, th\u01b0a Sherlock Holmes, khi ta ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed1i quan tr\u1ecdng - m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng. 'B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nghe tin v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft b\u00ed \u1ea9n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u00ea tr\u1ecd c\u0169, \u00f4ng Enoch J. Drebber t\u1eeb Cleveland ch\u01b0a?' t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. T\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y.\r\n\r\n<i>\"'\u00d4ng Drebber r\u1eddi nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd?' - t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'T\u00e1m gi\u1edd' - b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1ed1 nu\u1ed1t ngh\u1eb9n \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00ecm n\u00e9n s\u1ef1 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. 'Th\u01b0 k\u00fd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, ng\u00e0i Stangerson, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 hai chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u - chuy\u1ebfn ch\u00edn gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m v\u00e0 chuy\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3n chuy\u1ebfn s\u1edbm.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i gh\u00ea g\u1edbm hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u1ea5y. Da m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y b\u00e0 m\u1edbi c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p 'V\u00e2ng' - v\u00e0 khi ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i ph\u00e1t ra, n\u00f3 nghe kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c, g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng.\r\n\r\nM\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng ng\u1eafn tr\u00f4i qua, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh, r\u00e0nh m\u1ea1ch:\r\n\r\n<i>\"M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. <i>\"M\u1eb9 h\u00e3y th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt v\u1edbi v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch n\u00e0y \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng Drebber m\u00e0.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u00faa c\u1ee9u r\u1ed7i con!\"<\/i> B\u00e0 Charpentier th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, hai tay gi\u01a1 cao r\u1ed3i ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt ra gh\u1ebf. <i>\"Con v\u1eeba gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft anh trai m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Arthur c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt h\u01a1n,\"<\/i> c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft.\r\n\r\n<i>\"B\u00e0 n\u00ean k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i nghe ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. <i>\"N\u00f3i n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n im l\u1eb7ng. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'T\u00f9y con \u0111\u1ea5y, Alice!'\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean; r\u1ed3i quay sang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, <i>\"'Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho ng\u00e0i nghe. Xin \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00ec con trai m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 do t\u00f4i nghi n\u00f3 d\u00ednh l\u00edu \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n trong s\u1ea1ch. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng trong m\u1eaft ng\u00e0i v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb nghi ng\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. B\u1ea3n t\u00ednh cao qu\u00fd, ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i x\u1ea3y ra.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'T\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n,' t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. 'Xin b\u00e0 h\u00e3y tin, n\u1ebfu con trai b\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i, s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi n\u00f3 c\u1ea3.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Alice, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd con n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang,' b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng. 'Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,' b\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, 't\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi ng\u00e0i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee1 l\u1eddi, gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i ra. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m th\u1ed5 l\u1ed9, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trung th\u1ef1c, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf s\u00f3t b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 chi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0o.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0,' t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'\u00d4ng Drebber \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ecd t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n ba tu\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng ta c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00fd Stangerson v\u1eeba du l\u1ecbch \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean m\u1ed7i chi\u1ebfc vali c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00e1n nh\u00e3n \"<\/i>Copenhagen<i>\", ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh. Stangerson l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng, k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn - t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng - l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp. H\u1eafn s\u1ed1ng b\u1eeba b\u00e3i v\u00e0 c\u01b0 x\u1eed th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o. Ngay \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u say m\u1ec1m, v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u01b0a tr\u1edf \u0111i, h\u1eafn hi\u1ebfm khi n\u00e0o t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. C\u00e1ch h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 h\u1ea7u g\u00e1i th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 t\u1ef1 do, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01a1 tr\u1ebdn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kinh t\u1edfm. \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 h\u1eafn nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u1ecf th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i, Alice, nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con b\u00e9 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd m\u00e0 may thay, s\u1ef1 ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, h\u1eafn c\u00f2n \u00f4m gh\u00ec l\u1ea5y con b\u00e9 v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 h\u00f4n n\u00f3 - h\u00e0nh vi x\u1ea5c x\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00fd c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 li\u00eam s\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f3.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i cam ch\u1ecbu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng. <i>\"T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111u\u1ed5i kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ecd b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o m\u00e0.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u00e0 Charpentier \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t v\u00ec c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i tr\u1ef1c di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. <i>\"Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u1ed5 h\u1eafn ngay t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean!\"<\/i> b\u00e0 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. <i>\"Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1m d\u1ed7 kh\u00f3 c\u01b0\u1ee1ng. H\u1ecd tr\u1ea3 t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y - t\u00ednh ra m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n b\u1ea3ng m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n, m\u00e0 gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i \u0111ang v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u1ebf kh\u00e1ch. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 g\u00f3a b\u1ee5a, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i nu\u00f4i th\u1eb1ng con trai ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong H\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n - n\u00f3 ng\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n. L\u1ebd n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i nh\u1eb9 d\u1ea1 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf m\u00f3n l\u1ee3i \u1ea5y? T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ch\u1ecdn \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng, bu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u h\u1eafn d\u1ecdn \u0111i ngay. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1eafn b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u2018R\u1ed3i sao n\u1eefa?\u2019\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u2018T\u00f4i th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m khi th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn ph\u00f3ng xe \u0111i. Con trai t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 \u00fd gi\u1ea5u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1ed1n n\u00f3ng n\u1ea3y l\u1ea1i h\u1ebft m\u1ef1c y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng em g\u00e1i. Khi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eadp sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd, t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 tr\u00e1i tim t\u00f4i v\u1eeba tr\u00fat b\u1ecf g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng ng\u00e0n c\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng than \u00f4i, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau, chu\u00f4ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i r\u00e9o vang, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ngay Drebber \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1. H\u1eafn b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, h\u01a1i th\u1edf n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u. H\u1eafn x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch \u2013 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i v\u00e0 con g\u00e1i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u2013 l\u1ea3m nh\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u b\u1ecb l\u1ee1. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t quay sang Alice, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, h\u1eafn th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean ng\u1ecf l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u h\u00f4n v\u00e0 r\u1ee7 con b\u00e9 b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n. \u2018Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i,\u2019 h\u1eafn n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ra l\u1ec7nh, \u2018ch\u1eb3ng lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 n\u00e0o c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c em \u0111\u00e2u. Ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 n\u00fai ti\u1ec1n, tha h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau x\u00e0i. M\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 n\u00e0y, \u0111i v\u1edbi ta ngay \u0111i. \u0110\u1eddi em s\u1ebd xa hoa nh\u01b0 ti\u1ec3u th\u01b0!\u2019 Alice t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p co r\u00fam ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay con b\u00e9, l\u00f4i x\u1ec1nh x\u1ec7ch v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eeda. T\u00f4i g\u00e0o l\u00ean kinh h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, Arthur \u2013 con trai t\u00f4i \u2013 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra ti\u1ebfp theo t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn. Ch\u1ec9 nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a, ti\u1ebfng v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n. Khi d\u00e1m ng\u1ea9ng m\u1eb7t l\u00ean, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Arthur \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafn ngang c\u1eeda, tay c\u1ea7m g\u1eady, n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. \u2018Con ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y nh\u00e0 ta n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u,\u2019 n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \u2018Con s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo xem h\u1eafn ta c\u00f2n tr\u00f2 g\u00ec.\u2019 V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, n\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed9i v\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, tin Drebber ch\u1ebft th\u1ea3m lan truy\u1ec1n kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i.\u2019\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nL\u1eddi khai c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Charpentier \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ed1t ra qua nh\u1eefng h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng ng\u1eaft qu\u00e3ng. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac, gi\u1ecdng b\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 t\u1eebng ch\u1eef. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ghi ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi b\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1c k\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sai s\u00f3t n\u00e0o.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ly k\u1ef3,\"<\/i> Sherlock Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, v\u1eeba ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i. <i>\"R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Khi b\u00e0 Charpentier d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean thanh tra ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, <i>\"t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n xoay quanh m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft then ch\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i t\u1eadp trung \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u00e0o b\u00e0 theo c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,' b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft sao?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Kh\u00f4ng, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a ri\u00eang, t\u1ef1 m\u1edf c\u1eeda v\u00e0o nh\u00e0.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Sau khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 \u01b0?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'B\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7 l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Ph\u1ea3i.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'C\u00f3 khi l\u00ean t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n n\u0103m ti\u1ebfng c\u0169ng n\u00ean?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf.'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'Trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?'\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"'T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,' b\u00e0 l\u1eafp b\u1eafp, m\u00f4i t\u00e1i m\u00e9t.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 Thi\u1ebfu \u00fay Charpentier, d\u1eabn theo hai c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u1eaft gi\u1eef h\u1eafn. Khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean vai h\u1eafn, ra l\u1ec7nh cho h\u1eafn \u0111i theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i trong im l\u1eb7ng, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u01a1 tr\u00e1o: 'T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u00ec c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng kh\u1ed1n Drebber ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?' H\u1eafn n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, n\u00ean vi\u1ec7c h\u1eafn t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp t\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1edd.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"R\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng nghi ng\u1edd,\"<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.\r\n\r\nVi\u00ean thanh tra v\u1eabn c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay c\u00e2y g\u1eady n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 l\u00e0 v\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ly th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 khi theo ch\u00e2n Drebber. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn.\r\n\r\n<i>\"V\u1eady gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u00c0, theo t\u00f4i th\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1m theo Drebber su\u1ed1t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Brixton Road. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i n\u1ed5 ra m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i, trong c\u01a1n n\u00f3ng gi\u1eadn, Drebber \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n ch\u00ed m\u1ea1ng t\u1eeb c\u00e2y g\u1eady, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd tr\u00fang v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng b\u1ee5ng, khi\u1ebfn n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n t\u1eed vong ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft t\u00edch g\u00ec. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a gi\u00f3 \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua l\u1ea1i, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Charpentier \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i k\u00e9o x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 hoang. C\u00f2n chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn, v\u1ebft m\u00e1u, d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn - t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e0n d\u1ef1ng c\u00f4ng phu nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm!\"<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng kh\u00edch l\u1ec7. <i>\"Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, Gregson, anh \u0111ang c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn anh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean thanh tra \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh. <i>\"Ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n, khai r\u1eb1ng sau khi theo d\u00f5i Drebber m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra anh v\u00e0 b\u1eaft xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 b\u00e1m \u0111u\u00f4i. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, anh ta t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 c\u0169 v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u0111i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i. Khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u00e0y, anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1ecfa \u0111\u00e1ng. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft trong v\u1ee5 \u00e1n \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u1edbp nhau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. \u0110i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Lestrade, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n sai h\u01b0\u1edbng. T\u00f4i e r\u1eb1ng anh ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m n\u00ean tr\u00f2 tr\u1ed1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. \u00c0, ch\u00e0, n\u00f3i ai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn \u2013 ch\u00ednh anh ta \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nQu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Lestrade, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 gi\u1edd b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i v\u1ebb t\u1ef1 tin c\u00f9ng d\u00e1ng \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ea3nh bao v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a anh ta \u0111\u00e3 tan bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ea5t. M\u1eb7t m\u0169i anh ta hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 n\u00e9t b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u00e2u lo, c\u00f2n qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o th\u00ec nh\u0103n nh\u00fam, thi\u1ebfu g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng anh ta t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 xin \u00fd ki\u1ebfn Sherlock Holmes, b\u1edfi khi th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p, anh ta t\u1ecf ra l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Anh ta \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng, tay b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t v\u00ea v\u00ea chi\u1ebfc m\u0169, ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1,\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean \u2013 <i>\"m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u00c0, anh c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf sao, \u00f4ng Lestrade!\"<\/i> Gregson reo l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eafc ch\u00ed. <i>\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u1edbi k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn \u1ea5y. Th\u1ebf anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra Th\u01b0 k\u00fd, \u00f4ng Joseph Stangerson ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Th\u01b0 k\u00fd, \u00f4ng Joseph Stangerson,\"<\/i> Lestrade tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u trang nghi\u00eam, <i>\"\u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u00e1m s\u00e1t t\u1ea1i Kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n Halliday v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e1u gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng nay.\"<\/i>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>","rendered":"<p>S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, c\u00e1c t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea3i d\u00f2ng t\u00edt v\u1ec1 <i>&#8220;V\u1ee5 \u00e1n b\u00ed \u1ea9n \u1edf Brixton&#8221;<\/i> \u2013 c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u00e0 h\u1ecd d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. M\u1ed7i t\u1edd \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 b\u00e0i t\u01b0\u1eddng thu\u1eadt chi ti\u1ebft, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n k\u00e8m theo b\u00e0i x\u00e3 lu\u1eadn ri\u00eang. Trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng tin m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft v\u00e0 l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i b\u00e1o, \u0111o\u1ea1n tr\u00edch li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y trong cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 l\u01b0u ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 t\u00f3m t\u1eaft m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i n\u1ed9i dung \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd:<\/p>\n<p>T\u1edd Daily Telegraph nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng l\u1ecbch s\u1eed t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m hi\u1ebfm khi ghi nh\u1eadn m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 bi th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0110\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n, s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u00e0o, c\u00f9ng d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u00e1m ch\u1ec9 r\u1eb1ng v\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng. \u1ede M\u1ef9, phe X\u00e3 h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u chi nh\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 vi ph\u1ea1m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt ng\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecb truy s\u00e1t. B\u00e0i b\u00e1o c\u0169ng nh\u1eafc tho\u00e1ng qua v\u1ec1 Vehmgericht, thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c aqua tofana, h\u1ed9i k\u00edn Carbonari, N\u1eef H\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1edbc de Brinvilliers, thuy\u1ebft Darwin, h\u1ecdc thuy\u1ebft Malthus, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Ratcliff Highway, r\u1ed3i k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch Ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 v\u00e0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea1i Anh.<\/p>\n<p>T\u1edd Standard nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 b\u1ea1o h\u00e0nh v\u00f4 ph\u00e1p lu\u1eadt ki\u1ec3u n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eddi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n \u0110\u1ea3ng T\u1ef1 do. Ch\u00fang b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n trong t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng qu\u1ea7n ch\u00fang, d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 suy y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c. N\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u01b0u tr\u00fa v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n t\u1ea1i th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4. \u00d4ng thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Charpentier \u1edf Torquay Terrace, Camberwell. Trong chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 mang theo th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang l\u00e0 Joseph Stangerson. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 Ba ng\u00e0y m\u00f9ng 4 th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y, l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi ga Euston v\u1edbi d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh \u0111i Liverpool. H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng khi \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00f9ng nhau tr\u00ean s\u00e2n ga. Sau \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi thi th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng Drebber \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 hoang \u1edf Brixton Road &#8211; m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u00e1ch xa ga Euston h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u00f4ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3, hay nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00ed \u1ea9n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p. Hi\u1ec7n tung t\u00edch c\u1ee7a Stangerson v\u1eabn m\u1ea5t t\u00edch. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c Thanh tra Lestrade v\u00e0 Gregson t\u1eeb Scotland Yard \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m \u0111i\u1ec1u tra v\u1ee5 \u00e1n, v\u00e0 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng s\u0129 quan t\u00e0i n\u0103ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd s\u1edbm l\u00e0m s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf m\u1ecdi t\u00ecnh ti\u1ebft.<\/p>\n<p>T\u1edd Daily News kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fat nghi ng\u1edd n\u00e0o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n mang \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb. Ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch chuy\u00ean ch\u1ebf v\u00e0 th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecbch v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a T\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y kh\u00f4ng \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i l\u01b0u vong sang b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh \u2013 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n ki\u1ec7t xu\u1ea5t n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh k\u1ebb cay \u0111\u1eafng b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng. Gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 quy t\u1eafc danh d\u1ef1 kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t, n\u01a1i m\u1ecdi vi ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng sinh m\u1ea1ng. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i d\u1ed1c to\u00e0n l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 truy t\u00ecm th\u01b0 k\u00fd Stangerson v\u00e0 thu th\u1eadp th\u00f4ng tin chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 th\u00f3i quen sinh ho\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 c\u1ed1. M\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed9t ph\u00e1 quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 n\u01a1i n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n t\u1eebng c\u01b0 tr\u00fa \u2013 th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 n\u00e0y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea1y b\u00e9n v\u00e0 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c xu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang c\u1ee7a Thanh tra Gregson t\u1eeb Scotland Yard.<\/p>\n<p>Sherlock Holmes v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o n\u00e0y trong b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 khi\u1ebfn anh \u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o anh r\u1ed3i, d\u00f9 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, Lestrade v\u00e0 Gregson c\u0169ng s\u1ebd gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng m\u00e0.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u00d4i tr\u1eddi, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd t\u00e0i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd; n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t, th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1eafng, c\u00f2n anh th\u00ec thua. H\u1ecd c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111i, \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tung h\u00f4. &#8216;Th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c n\u00e0o c\u0169ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 s\u00f9ng b\u00e1i.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;C\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y?&#8221;<\/i> T\u00f4i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, b\u1edfi ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, h\u00e0nh lang v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u thang vang l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n l\u1ed9p c\u1ed9p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i th\u00e1m t\u1eed ph\u1ed1 Baker,&#8221;<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o; ngay khi l\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1eeba d\u1ee9t, s\u00e1u c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c v\u00e0 lem lu\u1ed1c nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u00f9a v\u00e0o c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Nghi\u00eam!&#8221;<\/i> Holmes qu\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 b\u0103ng, l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb d\u1eebng ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng ngay ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng pho t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1ecf. <i>&#8220;T\u1eeb nay ch\u1ec9 Wiggins l\u00ean b\u00e1o c\u00e1o, s\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Wiggins, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 manh m\u1ed1i g\u00ec ch\u01b0a?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;D\u1ea1 th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ch\u01b0a \u1ea1,&#8221;<\/i> m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e1c c\u1eadu t\u00ecm ra ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. C\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c truy l\u00f9ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u1eadu.&#8221;<\/i> \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng shilling.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111i \u0111i, l\u1ea7n sau nh\u1edb mang v\u1ec1 tin t\u1ee9c kh\u1ea3 quan h\u01a1n nh\u00e9.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Anh ta ph\u1ea9y tay, v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb l\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y chu\u1ed9t nh\u1eaft, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00fang lao xao ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;M\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. <i>&#8220;Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb quan tr\u1ecdng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng l\u0169 tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y th\u00ec lang thang kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, tai ch\u00fang nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Ch\u00fang s\u1eafc s\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c b\u00e0i b\u1ea3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Anh \u0111ang s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang cho v\u1ee5 \u00e1n \u1edf Brixton ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ki\u1ec3m ch\u1ee9ng. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 th\u1eddi gian th\u00f4i. K\u00eca! Ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e2y! Gregson \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ed1 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t t\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0 hoa. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn \u0111ang t\u00ecm ch\u00fang ta. \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, h\u1eafn d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng c\u1eeda vang l\u00ean h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft, vi\u00ean thanh tra t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eadt l\u00ean ba b\u1eadc thang m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i x\u1ed9c th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;B\u1ea1n hi\u1ec1n \u01a1i,&#8221;<\/i> h\u1eafn reo l\u00ean, n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a Holmes, <i>&#8220;H\u00e3y ch\u00fac m\u1eebng t\u00f4i \u0111i! T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ee1 l\u1ebd m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f5 r\u00e0nh r\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 ban ng\u00e0y v\u1eady.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i tho\u00e1ng hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u00dd anh mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra manh m\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i sao?&#8221;<\/i> anh \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Manh m\u1ed1i \u01b0? Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hung th\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00ean h\u1eafn l\u00e0 g\u00ec?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Arthur Charpentier, thi\u1ebfu \u00fay H\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n Ho\u00e0ng gia,&#8221;<\/i> Gregson tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1, v\u1eeba xoa hai b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n v\u1eeba \u01b0\u1ee1n c\u00e1i ng\u1ef1c ra \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 m\u00e3n.<\/p>\n<p>Sherlock Holmes th\u1edf ra nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 th\u00e1i n\u1edf tr\u00ean m\u00f4i.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;M\u1eddi anh ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 th\u1eed \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 n\u00e0y xem,&#8221;<\/i> anh n\u00f3i. <i>&#8220;Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n nghe anh k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh \u0111i\u1ec1u tra. Anh c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n d\u00f9ng ch\u00fat whisky pha lo\u00e3ng kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;V\u1eady th\u00ec tuy\u1ec7t,&#8221;<\/i> g\u00e3 th\u00e1m t\u1eed \u0111\u00e1p. <i>&#8220;M\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y qua t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ed1c h\u1ebft t\u00e2m s\u1ee9c v\u00e0o v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y, gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y ki\u1ec7t qu\u1ec7. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi th\u00e2n x\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u, \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c. \u00d4ng Sherlock Holmes h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ea5t x\u00e1m.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Anh n\u00f3i qu\u00e1 l\u1eddi r\u1ed3i,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes nghi\u00eam gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e1p. <i>&#8220;Gi\u1edd h\u00e3y k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1ng khen ng\u1ee3i n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00ean thanh tra nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, ph\u00ec ph\u00e8o \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 v\u1edbi v\u1ebb khoan kho\u00e1i. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, h\u1eafn \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f9i m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ed1p, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 v\u00ec th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Th\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm,&#8221;<\/i> anh ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, <i>&#8220;c\u00e1i t\u00ean Lestrade ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch \u1ea5y, k\u1ebb lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5 m\u00ecnh th\u00f4ng minh, l\u1ea1i \u0111ang l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. H\u1eafn c\u1ee9 m\u1ea3i m\u00ea truy t\u00ecm th\u01b0 k\u00fd Stangerson, trong khi g\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 c\u00f2n trong b\u1ee5ng m\u1eb9. T\u00f4i c\u00e1 l\u00e0 gi\u1edd h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00dd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn Gregson th\u00edch th\u00fa \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c anh ta b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;V\u1eady anh \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra manh m\u1ed1i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u00c0, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho anh nghe. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, B\u00e1c s\u0129 Watson, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta th\u00f4i. Tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i truy ra xu\u1ea5t x\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00f3. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, ho\u1eb7c ch\u1edd ai \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n cung c\u1ea5p tin t\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng Tobias Gregson kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3. Anh c\u00f2n nh\u1edb chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft ch\u1ee9?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ph\u1ea3i,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i; <i>&#8220;c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7u John Underwood &amp; Sons, s\u1ed1 129, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Camberwell.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Gregson tr\u00f4ng h\u01a1i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd anh l\u1ea1i ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y,&#8221;<\/i> anh ta n\u00f3i. <i>&#8220;Anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u01b0a.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ha!&#8221;<\/i> Gregson th\u1ed1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi v\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m; <i>&#8220;anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00ean b\u1ecf qua b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 manh m\u1ed1i n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 l\u1edbn, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7y tri\u1ebft l\u00fd.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u00c0, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi hi\u1ec7u Underwood, h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng ta xem c\u00f3 b\u00e1n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 c\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang ki\u1ec3u d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng ta tra s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch th\u00ec t\u00ecm ra ngay. H\u00f3a ra \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 \u0111\u00f3 cho \u00f4ng Drebber, \u0111ang \u1edf t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd Charpentier, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Torquay Terrace. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Th\u00f4ng minh &#8211; c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 th\u00f4ng minh!&#8221;<\/i> Sherlock Holmes l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 Charpentier,&#8221;<\/i> vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. <i>&#8220;B\u00e0 \u1ea5y hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xanh xao, \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb \u0111au kh\u1ed5. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong ph\u00f2ng &#8211; m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecf l\u1ef1ng, m\u00f4i run run khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ecdt qua s\u1ef1 quan s\u00e1t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n. \u00d4ng hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, th\u01b0a Sherlock Holmes, khi ta ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed1i quan tr\u1ecdng &#8211; m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng. &#8216;B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nghe tin v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft b\u00ed \u1ea9n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi thu\u00ea tr\u1ecd c\u0169, \u00f4ng Enoch J. Drebber t\u1eeb Cleveland ch\u01b0a?&#8217; t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i b\u1eadt kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. T\u00f4i c\u00e0ng th\u00eam tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;\u00d4ng Drebber r\u1eddi nh\u00e0 b\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd?&#8217; &#8211; t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;T\u00e1m gi\u1edd&#8217; &#8211; b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p, c\u1ed1 nu\u1ed1t ngh\u1eb9n \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00ecm n\u00e9n s\u1ef1 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. &#8216;Th\u01b0 k\u00fd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, ng\u00e0i Stangerson, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 hai chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u &#8211; chuy\u1ebfn ch\u00edn gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m v\u00e0 chuy\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3n chuy\u1ebfn s\u1edbm.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ta?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>M\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i gh\u00ea g\u1edbm hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u1ea5y. Da m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 b\u1ed7ng t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y b\u00e0 m\u1edbi c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p &#8216;V\u00e2ng&#8217; &#8211; v\u00e0 khi ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i ph\u00e1t ra, n\u00f3 nghe kh\u00e0n \u0111\u1eb7c, g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n<p>M\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng ng\u1eafn tr\u00f4i qua, r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh, r\u00e0nh m\u1ea1ch:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,&#8221;<\/i> c\u00f4 n\u00f3i. <i>&#8220;M\u1eb9 h\u00e3y th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt v\u1edbi v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch n\u00e0y \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng Drebber m\u00e0.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u00faa c\u1ee9u r\u1ed7i con!&#8221;<\/i> B\u00e0 Charpentier th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, hai tay gi\u01a1 cao r\u1ed3i ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt ra gh\u1ebf. <i>&#8220;Con v\u1eeba gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft anh trai m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5y!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Arthur c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt h\u01a1n,&#8221;<\/i> c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;B\u00e0 n\u00ean k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i nghe ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd,&#8221;<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. <i>&#8220;N\u00f3i n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n im l\u1eb7ng. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;T\u00f9y con \u0111\u1ea5y, Alice!'&#8221;<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean; r\u1ed3i quay sang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, <i>&#8220;&#8216;Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho ng\u00e0i nghe. Xin \u0111\u1eebng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00ec con trai m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 do t\u00f4i nghi n\u00f3 d\u00ednh l\u00edu \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n trong s\u1ea1ch. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng trong m\u1eaft ng\u00e0i v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb nghi ng\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. B\u1ea3n t\u00ednh cao qu\u00fd, ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i x\u1ea3y ra.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;T\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u00e0nh th\u1ef1c k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n,&#8217; t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. &#8216;Xin b\u00e0 h\u00e3y tin, n\u1ebfu con trai b\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i, s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec b\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi n\u00f3 c\u1ea3.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Alice, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd con n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang,&#8217; b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng. &#8216;Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,&#8217; b\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng, &#8216;t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi ng\u00e0i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee1 l\u1eddi, gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i ra. M\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m th\u1ed5 l\u1ed9, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trung th\u1ef1c, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf s\u00f3t b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 chi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0o.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0,&#8217; t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;\u00d4ng Drebber \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ecd t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n ba tu\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng ta c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00fd Stangerson v\u1eeba du l\u1ecbch \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean m\u1ed7i chi\u1ebfc vali c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00e1n nh\u00e3n &#8220;<\/i>Copenhagen<i>&#8220;, ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng trong h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh. Stangerson l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng, k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn &#8211; t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng &#8211; l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp. H\u1eafn s\u1ed1ng b\u1eeba b\u00e3i v\u00e0 c\u01b0 x\u1eed th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o. Ngay \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u say m\u1ec1m, v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u01b0a tr\u1edf \u0111i, h\u1eafn hi\u1ebfm khi n\u00e0o t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. C\u00e1ch h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 h\u1ea7u g\u00e1i th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 t\u1ef1 do, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01a1 tr\u1ebdn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kinh t\u1edfm. \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 h\u1eafn nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u1ecf th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i, Alice, nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con b\u00e9 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd m\u00e0 may thay, s\u1ef1 ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, h\u1eafn c\u00f2n \u00f4m gh\u00ec l\u1ea5y con b\u00e9 v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 h\u00f4n n\u00f3 &#8211; h\u00e0nh vi x\u1ea5c x\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00fd c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 li\u00eam s\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f3.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i cam ch\u1ecbu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y?&#8221;<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng. <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111u\u1ed5i kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ecd b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o m\u00e0.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>B\u00e0 Charpentier \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t v\u00ec c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i tr\u1ef1c di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. <i>&#8220;Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111u\u1ed5i c\u1ed5 h\u1eafn ngay t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean!&#8221;<\/i> b\u00e0 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. <i>&#8220;Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1m d\u1ed7 kh\u00f3 c\u01b0\u1ee1ng. H\u1ecd tr\u1ea3 t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3ng m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y &#8211; t\u00ednh ra m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n b\u1ea3ng m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n, m\u00e0 gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i \u0111ang v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u1ebf kh\u00e1ch. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 g\u00f3a b\u1ee5a, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i nu\u00f4i th\u1eb1ng con trai ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong H\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n &#8211; n\u00f3 ng\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n. L\u1ebd n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i nh\u1eb9 d\u1ea1 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf m\u00f3n l\u1ee3i \u1ea5y? T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ch\u1ecdn \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u1eadt qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng, bu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u h\u1eafn d\u1ecdn \u0111i ngay. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1eafn b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u2018R\u1ed3i sao n\u1eefa?\u2019&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u2018T\u00f4i th\u1edf ph\u00e0o nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m khi th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn ph\u00f3ng xe \u0111i. Con trai t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u1ec9 ph\u00e9p, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 \u00fd gi\u1ea5u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1ed1n n\u00f3ng n\u1ea3y l\u1ea1i h\u1ebft m\u1ef1c y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng em g\u00e1i. Khi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1eadp sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd, t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 tr\u00e1i tim t\u00f4i v\u1eeba tr\u00fat b\u1ecf g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng ng\u00e0n c\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng than \u00f4i, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau, chu\u00f4ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i r\u00e9o vang, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ngay Drebber \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1. H\u1eafn b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, h\u01a1i th\u1edf n\u1ed3ng n\u1eb7c m\u00f9i r\u01b0\u1ee3u. H\u1eafn x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch \u2013 n\u01a1i t\u00f4i v\u00e0 con g\u00e1i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u2013 l\u1ea3m nh\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u b\u1ecb l\u1ee1. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t quay sang Alice, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, h\u1eafn th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean ng\u1ecf l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u h\u00f4n v\u00e0 r\u1ee7 con b\u00e9 b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n. \u2018Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i,\u2019 h\u1eafn n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ra l\u1ec7nh, \u2018ch\u1eb3ng lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 n\u00e0o c\u1ea5m \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c em \u0111\u00e2u. Ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 n\u00fai ti\u1ec1n, tha h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau x\u00e0i. M\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 n\u00e0y, \u0111i v\u1edbi ta ngay \u0111i. \u0110\u1eddi em s\u1ebd xa hoa nh\u01b0 ti\u1ec3u th\u01b0!\u2019 Alice t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p co r\u00fam ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay con b\u00e9, l\u00f4i x\u1ec1nh x\u1ec7ch v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eeda. T\u00f4i g\u00e0o l\u00ean kinh h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, Arthur \u2013 con trai t\u00f4i \u2013 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra ti\u1ebfp theo t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn. Ch\u1ec9 nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a, ti\u1ebfng v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n. Khi d\u00e1m ng\u1ea9ng m\u1eb7t l\u00ean, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Arthur \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafn ngang c\u1eeda, tay c\u1ea7m g\u1eady, n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. \u2018Con ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y nh\u00e0 ta n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u,\u2019 n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. \u2018Con s\u1ebd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo xem h\u1eafn ta c\u00f2n tr\u00f2 g\u00ec.\u2019 V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, n\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed9i v\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u1ed3i bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, tin Drebber ch\u1ebft th\u1ea3m lan truy\u1ec1n kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i.\u2019&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>L\u1eddi khai c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Charpentier \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ed1t ra qua nh\u1eefng h\u01a1i th\u1edf g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng im l\u1eb7ng ng\u1eaft qu\u00e3ng. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac, gi\u1ecdng b\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 t\u1eebng ch\u1eef. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ghi ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi b\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1c k\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sai s\u00f3t n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ly k\u1ef3,&#8221;<\/i> Sherlock Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, v\u1eeba ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i. <i>&#8220;R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Khi b\u00e0 Charpentier d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i,&#8221;<\/i> vi\u00ean thanh tra ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, <i>&#8220;t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n xoay quanh m\u1ed9t chi ti\u1ebft then ch\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i t\u1eadp trung \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u00e0o b\u00e0 theo c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,&#8217; b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft sao?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Kh\u00f4ng, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a ri\u00eang, t\u1ef1 m\u1edf c\u1eeda v\u00e0o nh\u00e0.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Sau khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 \u01b0?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;B\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7 l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Ph\u1ea3i.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;C\u00f3 khi l\u00ean t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n n\u0103m ti\u1ebfng c\u0169ng n\u00ean?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf.'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;Trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?'&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8216;T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft,&#8217; b\u00e0 l\u1eafp b\u1eafp, m\u00f4i t\u00e1i m\u00e9t.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 Thi\u1ebfu \u00fay Charpentier, d\u1eabn theo hai c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t v\u00e0 b\u1eaft gi\u1eef h\u1eafn. Khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean vai h\u1eafn, ra l\u1ec7nh cho h\u1eafn \u0111i theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i trong im l\u1eb7ng, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u01a1 tr\u00e1o: &#8216;T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u00ec c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng kh\u1ed1n Drebber ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?&#8217; H\u1eafn n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, n\u00ean vi\u1ec7c h\u1eafn t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp t\u1edbi qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1edd.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;R\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng nghi ng\u1edd,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00ean thanh tra v\u1eabn c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay c\u00e2y g\u1eady n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 l\u00e0 v\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ly th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 khi theo ch\u00e2n Drebber. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;V\u1eady gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 g\u00ec?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u00c0, theo t\u00f4i th\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1m theo Drebber su\u1ed1t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Brixton Road. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i, gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i n\u1ed5 ra m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i, trong c\u01a1n n\u00f3ng gi\u1eadn, Drebber \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n ch\u00ed m\u1ea1ng t\u1eeb c\u00e2y g\u1eady, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd tr\u00fang v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng b\u1ee5ng, khi\u1ebfn n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n t\u1eed vong ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ebft t\u00edch g\u00ec. \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a gi\u00f3 \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua l\u1ea1i, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Charpentier \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i k\u00e9o x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 hoang. C\u00f2n chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn, v\u1ebft m\u00e1u, d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn &#8211; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e0n d\u1ef1ng c\u00f4ng phu nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm!&#8221;<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng kh\u00edch l\u1ec7. <i>&#8220;Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, Gregson, anh \u0111ang c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn anh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd,&#8221;<\/i> vi\u00ean thanh tra \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh. <i>&#8220;Ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n, khai r\u1eb1ng sau khi theo d\u00f5i Drebber m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra anh v\u00e0 b\u1eaft xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 b\u00e1m \u0111u\u00f4i. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, anh ta t\u00ecnh c\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 c\u0169 v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u0111i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i. Khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u00e0y, anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1ecfa \u0111\u00e1ng. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft trong v\u1ee5 \u00e1n \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u1edbp nhau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. \u0110i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Lestrade, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n sai h\u01b0\u1edbng. T\u00f4i e r\u1eb1ng anh ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m n\u00ean tr\u00f2 tr\u1ed1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. \u00c0, ch\u00e0, n\u00f3i ai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn \u2013 ch\u00ednh anh ta \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Qu\u1ea3 th\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Lestrade, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 gi\u1edd b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i v\u1ebb t\u1ef1 tin c\u00f9ng d\u00e1ng \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ea3nh bao v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a anh ta \u0111\u00e3 tan bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ea5t. M\u1eb7t m\u0169i anh ta hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 n\u00e9t b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u00e2u lo, c\u00f2n qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o th\u00ec nh\u0103n nh\u00fam, thi\u1ebfu g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng anh ta t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 xin \u00fd ki\u1ebfn Sherlock Holmes, b\u1edfi khi th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p, anh ta t\u1ecf ra l\u00fang t\u00fang v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Anh ta \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng, tay b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t v\u00ea v\u00ea chi\u1ebfc m\u0169, ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1,&#8221;<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh ta th\u1ed1t l\u00ean \u2013 <i>&#8220;m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u00c0, anh c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf sao, \u00f4ng Lestrade!&#8221;<\/i> Gregson reo l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eafc ch\u00ed. <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u1edbi k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn \u1ea5y. 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