{"id":51,"date":"2025-06-12T02:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T02:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/ho-so-vu-an-mau-do-tham\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=51"},"modified":"2025-06-25T04:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T21:39:01","slug":"chuong-vii-anh-sang-giua-man-dem","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/ho-so-vu-an-mau-do-tham\/chapter\/chuong-vii-anh-sang-giua-man-dem\/","title":{"raw":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG VII: \u00c1NH S\u00c1NG GI\u1eeeA M\u00c0N \u0110\u00caM","rendered":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG VII: \u00c1NH S\u00c1NG GI\u1eeeA M\u00c0N \u0110\u00caM"},"content":{"raw":"Th\u00f4ng tin Lestrade mang t\u1edbi quan tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 ba ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. Gregson b\u1eadt \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 n\u1ed1t ly whisky pha n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng quan s\u00e1t Sherlock Holmes - m\u00f4i anh kh\u1ebd m\u00edm l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y nh\u00edu ch\u1eb7t g\u1ea7n che khu\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Stangerson c\u0169ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft n\u1eefa!\"<\/i> Holmes th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. <i>\"V\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Lestrade c\u00e1u k\u1ec9nh, k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng. <i>\"T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp b\u00e0n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Anh... anh c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 tin n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> Gregson \u1ea5p \u00fang.\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i v\u1eeba t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng h\u1eafn tr\u1edf v\u1ec1,\"<\/i> Lestrade n\u00f3i. <i>\"T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba nghe quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a Gregson v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n,\"<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. <i>\"Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i,\"<\/i> Lestrade \u0111\u00e1p, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. <i>\"T\u00f4i th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nghi ng\u1edd Stangerson c\u00f3 d\u00ednh l\u00edu \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Drebber. Nh\u01b0ng di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn m\u1edbi n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n sai l\u1ea7m. V\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 trong \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u truy t\u00ecm tung t\u00edch c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean Th\u01b0 k\u00fd. H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f9ng nhau t\u1ea1i Ga Euston v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng t\u00e1m gi\u1edd ba m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y m\u00f9ng ba. \u0110\u1ebfn hai gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, Drebber \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eed vong tr\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Brixton. Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh Stangerson \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u1eeb 8 gi\u1edd 30 \u0111\u1ebfn khi v\u1ee5 \u00e1n x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn \u0111\u1ebfn Liverpool, mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eadn d\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u h\u1ecd theo d\u00f5i c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u sang M\u1ef9. Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd quanh khu v\u1ef1c Ga Euston. B\u1edfi t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu Drebber v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh b\u1ecb chia c\u00e1ch, th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia s\u1ebd t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ecd g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 qua \u0111\u00eam, r\u1ed3i s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i ga t\u00e0u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t,\"<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam qua \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u tra nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c manh m\u1ed1i g\u00ec. S\u00e1ng nay t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i Kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Halliday tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 Little George. Khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u0103m v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Stangerson, h\u1ecd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>'Ch\u1eafc ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i,' h\u1ecd n\u00f3i. '\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng su\u1ed1t hai ng\u00e0y nay r\u1ed3i.'<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>'Hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?' T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>'\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u, c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y d\u1eb7n g\u1ecdi d\u1eady l\u00fac ch\u00edn gi\u1edd.'<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>'T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00ean g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ngay,' t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>Ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n m\u00e0 l\u1ee1 l\u1eddi, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ngay. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n d\u1eabn t\u00f4i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u - c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u1eb1m \u1edf t\u1ea7ng hai, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh lang h\u1eb9p d\u1eabn v\u00e0o. Khi anh ta ch\u1ec9 c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecbnh quay xu\u1ed1ng, m\u1eaft t\u00f4i b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p th\u1ee9 khi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y qu\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p. T\u1eeb khe c\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang ch\u1ea3y th\u00e0nh v\u1ec7t quanh co tr\u00ean s\u00e0n h\u00e0nh lang, t\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh v\u0169ng nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i th\u00e9t l\u00ean khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh quay l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t anh ta t\u00e1i m\u00e9t khi th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea1nh l\u00e0m n\u00f3 b\u1eadt tung. B\u00ean trong, c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1edf toang, v\u00e0 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 x\u00e1c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng co qu\u1eafp trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ee7. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, tay ch\u00e2n c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng. Khi l\u1eadt x\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00ean Joseph Stangerson. C\u00e1i ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb v\u1ebft dao \u0111\u00e2m s\u00e2u b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u00e1i, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 xuy\u00ean th\u1ee7ng tim. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t - c\u00e1c anh th\u1eed \u0111o\u00e1n xem ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y g\u00ec tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng, m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u1ec1 th\u1ea3m k\u1ecbch s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Sherlock Holmes l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u1eef RACHE, vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1u,\"<\/i> anh n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Lestrade th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y kinh ng\u1ea1c; v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t.\r\n\r\nC\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 b\u00e0i b\u1ea3n v\u00e0 b\u00ed \u1ea9n trong h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n v\u00f4 danh n\u00e0y, khi\u1ebfn t\u1ed9i \u00e1c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n. D\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u1ed1n t\u1eebng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i t\u00ea c\u1ee9ng khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\r\n\r\n<i>\"K\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Lestrade ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. <i>\"M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 giao s\u1eefa, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng, t\u00ecnh c\u1edd \u0111i ngang qua con h\u1ebbm d\u1eabn t\u1eeb chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a ph\u00eda sau kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thang v\u1ed1n th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean s\u00e1t m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 t\u1ea7ng hai, c\u00e1i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111ang m\u1edf toang. Sau khi \u0111i qua, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngo\u00e1i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang tr\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng. H\u1eafn xu\u1ed1ng thang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n v\u00e0 thong th\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m nhi\u1ec1u, ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn \u0111i l\u00e0m s\u1edbm qu\u00e1. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3 cao l\u1edbn, m\u1eb7t h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c d\u00e0i m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. H\u1eafn ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong ph\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00ednh m\u00e1u trong ch\u1eadu r\u1eeda, n\u01a1i h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eeda tay, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u1ea9n tr\u00ean ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u01a1i h\u1eafn c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh lau con dao c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn Holmes khi nghe m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 hung th\u1ee7, m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u1edbp ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 suy lu\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat h\u00e2n hoan hay th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n n\u00e0o hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t anh.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Anh c\u00f3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec trong ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn t\u1edbi k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> anh h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Stangerson gi\u1eef v\u00ed c\u1ee7a Drebber trong t\u00fai, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec h\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi lo chi ti\u00eau. Trong v\u00ed c\u00f3 h\u01a1n t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3ng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y \u0111i. D\u00f9 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 \u00e1n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec, th\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c. Trong t\u00fai n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd hay ghi ch\u00fa g\u00ec, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn duy nh\u1ea5t g\u1eedi t\u1eeb Cleveland kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i dung: 'J. H. hi\u1ec7n \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c2u.' Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eedi \u0111\u00ednh k\u00e8m.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i sao?\"<\/i> Holmes h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 n\u1eefa. Cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ee7 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc t\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. M\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, c\u00f2n b\u1ec7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u00ec c\u00f3 c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c m\u1ee1.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSherlock Holmes b\u1eadt d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf, ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng reo vui m\u1eebng r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t.\r\n\r\n<i>\"M\u1eaft x\u00edch cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> anh h\u00e9t l\u00ean trong ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng. <i>\"V\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nHai vi\u00ean thanh tra nh\u00ecn anh ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m, tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc trong tay,\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 tin, <i>\"t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111an xen trong m\u1edb b\u00f2ng bong n\u00e0y. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean v\u1eabn c\u00f2n v\u00e0i chi ti\u1ebft c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m r\u00f5, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh y\u1ebfu, t\u1eeb kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc Drebber chia tay Stangerson \u1edf nh\u00e0 ga, cho t\u1edbi khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra thi th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb sau, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u1eadn m\u1eaft v\u1eady. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ee9ng minh cho c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea5y ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i xem m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ngay \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> Lestrade n\u00f3i, r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng; <i>\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u00ed v\u00e0 b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn, \u0111\u1ecbnh mang ch\u00fang v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5t gi\u1eef \u1edf S\u1edf C\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t cho an to\u00e0n. Th\u00fa th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd th\u00f4i, b\u1edfi th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng quan t\u00e2m c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2y,\"<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i anh quay sang t\u00f4i: <i>\"Th\u01b0a B\u00e1c s\u0129, theo anh th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i thu\u1ed1c th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nHo\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u1ea5y m\u00e0u x\u00e1m ng\u1ecdc trai, nh\u1ecf x\u00edu, tr\u00f2n tr\u1ecba v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 trong su\u1ed1t khi soi ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. <i>\"V\u1edbi v\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 trong m\u1edd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tan trong n\u01b0\u1edbc,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Holmes tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. <i>\"Gi\u1edd anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea7ng d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0 mang ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu l\u00e2u nay l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n anh gi\u00fap n\u00f3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn t\u1eeb h\u00f4m qua.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang v\u00e0 b\u1ebf ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 l\u00ean. Nh\u1ecbp th\u1edf n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00f4 h\u1ed3n cho th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf nh\u1eefng gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eddi. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, chi\u1ebfc m\u00f5m b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u h\u01a1n tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a gi\u1ed1ng lo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m.\r\n\r\n<i>\"B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ebb vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i,\"<\/i> Holmes v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba r\u00fat con dao g\u1ea5p ra v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ngay. <i>\"M\u1ed9t n\u1eeda ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng sau. N\u1eeda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecf v\u00e0o ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u00e0y, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00eca c\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u01b0\u1edbc. Anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, th\u01b0a B\u00e1c s\u0129, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 tan ra th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Lestrade n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb nghi ng\u1edd m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u1ecb tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a, <i>\"nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Joseph Stangerson c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"B\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o, anh b\u1ea1n, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh! R\u1ed3i anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho th\u00eam ch\u00fat s\u1eefa v\u00e0o cho d\u1ec5 u\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n, r\u1ed3i \u0111em cho con ch\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 li\u1ebfm s\u1ea1ch ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u1eeba n\u00f3i, anh ta v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed5 ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng trong ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u ra \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c, n\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c li\u1ebfm s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. V\u1ebb m\u1eb7t nghi\u00eam t\u00fac c\u1ee7a Sherlock Holmes khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ed3i im ph\u0103ng ph\u1eafc, d\u00e1n m\u1eaft v\u00e0o con v\u1eadt, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra c\u1ea3. Con ch\u00f3 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec7m, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ec7 \u0111i v\u00ec th\u1ee9 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba u\u1ed1ng.\r\n\r\nHolmes r\u00fat chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 ra, t\u1eebng ph\u00fat tr\u00f4i qua trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng khi\u1ebfn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t anh ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. Anh c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t m\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay g\u00f5 li\u00ean h\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n, m\u1ecdi c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u00ecm n\u00e9n. N\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a anh l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi x\u00f3t xa, trong khi hai vi\u00ean thanh tra kia ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ebfch m\u00e9p c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u n\u1ed5i v\u1ebb h\u1ea3 h\u00ea tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Holmes.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!\"<\/i> anh \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, b\u1eadt d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui kh\u1eafp ph\u00f2ng; <i>\"Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f9ng h\u1ee3p ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c m\u00e0 ta nghi ng\u1edd trong v\u1ee5 Drebber gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Stangerson. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec? To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 chu\u1ed7i suy lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 sai l\u1ea7m. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o! V\u1eady m\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p n\u00e0y v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh an v\u00f4 s\u1ef1. \u00c0! Ta \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1ed3i! Ta \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng reo \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch, anh lao t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p, b\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f4i vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u00f2a tan n\u00f3 trong s\u1eefa r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cho con ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c. V\u1eeba ch\u1ea1m l\u01b0\u1ee1i v\u00e0o ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng, sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c co gi\u1eadt d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n run r\u1ea9y r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ebft c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 tr\u00fang ph\u1ea3i tia s\u00e9t.\r\n\r\nSherlock Holmes h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i s\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng tay qu\u1ec7t v\u1ed9i nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n. <i>\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ni\u1ec1m tin h\u01a1n,\"<\/i> anh n\u00f3i; <i>\"\u0110\u00e1ng nh\u1ebd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng khi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 chu\u1ed7i suy lu\u1eadn d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c, th\u00ec \u1eaft h\u1eb3n lu\u00f4n t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u00fd gi\u1ea3i kh\u00e1c. Trong hai vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c n\u1eb1m trong chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p kia, m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c d\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n vi\u00ean kia ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00e2u n\u00f3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a anh khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, x\u00e1c ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng kia \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng minh ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gh\u00e9p m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh d\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m m\u1edd \u1ea3o v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed.\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi qu\u00fd v\u1ecb,\"<\/i> Holmes ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, <i>\"b\u1edfi l\u1ebd ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra, qu\u00fd v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a manh m\u1ed1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cung c\u1ea5p. Ri\u00eang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 may m\u1eafn n\u1eafm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed1i \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00e0ng c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 cho gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i logic kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i. Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn qu\u00fd v\u1ecb hoang mang v\u00e0 l\u00e0m v\u1ee5 \u00e1n th\u00eam r\u1ed1i ren, l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Th\u1eadt sai l\u1ea7m khi \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1ef1 d\u1ecb th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi b\u00ed \u1ea9n. Nh\u1eefng t\u1ed9i \u00e1c t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 b\u00ed \u1ea9n nh\u1ea5t, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang thi\u1ebfu \u0111i nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t \u0111\u1eb7c th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ec3 ta suy lu\u1eadn. V\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u1ea1ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean nan gi\u1ea3i g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i n\u1ebfu thi th\u1ec3 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb v\u00e0 g\u00e2y ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. Ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u1ea5y, thay v\u00ec l\u00e0m ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u1ee5 \u00e1n, l\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n gi\u00fap gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nhanh ch\u00f3ng h\u01a1n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGregson, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nghe b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng n\u00e0y v\u1edbi v\u1ebb b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e9n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. <i>\"Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, Sherlock Holmes,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, <i>\"ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u00f4ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f4ng minh xu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang, v\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft su\u00f4ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ed1t y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hung th\u1ee7. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn - g\u00e3 Charpentier tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 th\u1ee9 hai n\u00e0y. Lestrade th\u00ec truy l\u00f9ng t\u00ean Stangerson c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng sai l\u1ea7m kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. \u00d4ng c\u1ee9 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0a ra manh m\u1ed1i n\u1ecd kia, t\u1ecf ra am hi\u1ec3u h\u01a1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn: \u00d4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y? Li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7t g\u1ecdi t\u00ean k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra t\u1ed9i \u00e1c hay kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi Gregson, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> Lestrade l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. <i>\"C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong ph\u00f2ng r\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm trong tay m\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1eef k\u00edn ch\u00fang ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 s\u1ef1 ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 n\u00e0o trong vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft gi\u1eef hung th\u1ee7,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i b\u1ed5 sung, <i>\"\u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho h\u1eafn c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u1edbi.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ecb ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, Holmes t\u1ecf ra ph\u00e2n v\u00e2n. Anh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai th\u1ea5p, v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n nh\u0103n l\u1ea1i - \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb quen thu\u1ed9c m\u1ed7i khi anh \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong suy ngh\u0129.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh ta tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1, d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. <i>\"C\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00f3a b\u1ecf m\u1ed1i lo \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1ecfi t\u00e2m tr\u00ed. C\u00e1c v\u1ecb h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft t\u00ean hung th\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft t\u00ean h\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd s\u1edbm l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh x\u1eed l\u00fd v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh; b\u1edfi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o tinh t\u1ebf, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m v\u1eeba x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t v\u1eeba li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 - nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng minh - t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c th\u00f4ng minh ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o h\u1eafn c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb theo d\u00f5i, ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i b\u1eaft gi\u1eef; nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n h\u1eafn ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c d\u00f9 l\u00e0 ch\u00fat \u00edt, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean h\u1ecd v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa b\u1ed1n tri\u1ec7u con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn n\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m hai ng\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb n\u00e0y v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t ch\u00ednh quy, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap. N\u1ebfu th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu s\u00f3t n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch. C\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i xin h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng ngay khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ngay.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nGregson v\u00e0 Lestrade c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1edbi l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o n\u00e0y, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 h\u00e0m \u00fd coi th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. Gregson \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn g\u1ed1c t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ti h\u00ed c\u1ee7a Lestrade th\u00ec l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u1eeba t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u1eeba kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng th\u00ec ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 c\u1eeda vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 Wiggins - th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 - xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i m\u1edb t\u00f3c r\u1ed1i b\u00f9 tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n, <i>\"xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1eb5n d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i \u1ea1.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,\"<\/i> Holmes \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ea1m. <i>\"Sao anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u1eabu n\u00e0y cho Scotland Yard nh\u1ec9?\"<\/i> Anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba l\u00f4i t\u1eeb ng\u0103n k\u00e9o ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f2ng tay th\u00e9p s\u00e1ng lo\u00e1ng. <i>\"Xem n\u00e0y, c\u01a1 ch\u1ebf l\u00f2 xo m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"Lo\u1ea1i c\u0169 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ed1t r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Lestrade nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, <i>\"n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111eo ch\u00fang v\u00e0o.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n<i>\"R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t,\"<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i, kh\u1ebd m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. <i>\"Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p n\u00e0y. C\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi anh ta l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y, Wiggins.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i n\u0103ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1eafp kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, b\u1edfi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 anh ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp g\u00ec v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. Trong ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc vali nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 anh k\u00e9o n\u00f3 ra r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ed9t d\u00e2y. \u0110ang l\u00fac b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Xin anh gi\u00fap t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tay v\u1edbi c\u00e1i kh\u00f3a n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, v\u1eabn qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, \u0111\u01b0a tay ra \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng <i>\"t\u00e1ch\"<\/i> gi\u00f2n tan vang l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a kim lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Sherlock Holmes b\u1eadt d\u1eady nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f2 xo.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Th\u01b0a qu\u00fd v\u1ecb,\"<\/i> anh h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 l\u1eeda, <i>\"xin gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi qu\u00fd v\u1ecb Jefferson Hope, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Enoch Drebber v\u00e0 Joseph Stangerson!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nT\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 x\u1ea3y ra nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp - nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp nh\u1eadn ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn nh\u1edb nh\u01b0 in kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y: v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eafc th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Holmes, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i sang s\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a anh, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7y hung h\u00e3n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh xe khi h\u1eafn nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2ng tay l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e3 xi\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u.\r\n\r\nTrong m\u1ed9t hai gi\u00e2y ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9, t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m gi\u00e3y gi\u1ee5a tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay Holmes v\u00e0 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Khung g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 t\u1ea5m k\u00ednh v\u1ee1 tan t\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1eafn k\u1ecbp ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1t, Gregson, Lestrade v\u00e0 Holmes \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 s\u0103n.\r\n\r\nH\u1eafn b\u1ecb l\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n d\u1eef d\u1ed9i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1eafn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0 hung h\u00e3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c b\u1ecb h\u1ea5t v\u0103ng ra xa. H\u1eafn d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh gh\u00ea g\u1edbm c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9ng kinh. M\u1eb7t v\u00e0 tay h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea7y th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch v\u00ec nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh k\u00ednh v\u1ee1, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u00e0m suy gi\u1ea3m \u00fd ch\u00ed kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.\r\n\r\nCh\u1ec9 khi Lestrade si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n qu\u00e0ng v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1eafn, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 \u00edch c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1. V\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an to\u00e0n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 tay ch\u00e2n h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i. Khi m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 xong xu\u00f4i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c.\r\n\r\n<i>\"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Sherlock Holmes n\u00f3i. <i>\"N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1edf h\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn Scotland Yard. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, th\u01b0a c\u00e1c qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> anh ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, <i>\"ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 \u00e1n nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi t\u1eeb qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i ngay l\u00fac n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i xin cam \u0111oan s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec.\"<\/i>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**<\/p>","rendered":"<p>Th\u00f4ng tin Lestrade mang t\u1edbi quan tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 ba ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. Gregson b\u1eadt \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 n\u1ed1t ly whisky pha n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng quan s\u00e1t Sherlock Holmes &#8211; m\u00f4i anh kh\u1ebd m\u00edm l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y nh\u00edu ch\u1eb7t g\u1ea7n che khu\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Stangerson c\u0169ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft n\u1eefa!&#8221;<\/i> Holmes th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. <i>&#8220;V\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade c\u00e1u k\u1ec9nh, k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng. <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp b\u00e0n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 v\u1eady.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Anh&#8230; anh c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 tin n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i> Gregson \u1ea5p \u00fang.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i v\u1eeba t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng h\u1eafn tr\u1edf v\u1ec1,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade n\u00f3i. <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba nghe quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a Gregson v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. <i>&#8220;Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade \u0111\u00e1p, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng. <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i nghi ng\u1edd Stangerson c\u00f3 d\u00ednh l\u00edu \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Drebber. Nh\u01b0ng di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn m\u1edbi n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n sai l\u1ea7m. V\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 trong \u0111\u1ea7u, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u truy t\u00ecm tung t\u00edch c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean Th\u01b0 k\u00fd. H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f9ng nhau t\u1ea1i Ga Euston v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng t\u00e1m gi\u1edd ba m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1ed1i ng\u00e0y m\u00f9ng ba. \u0110\u1ebfn hai gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, Drebber \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eed vong tr\u00ean \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Brixton. Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh Stangerson \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u1eeb 8 gi\u1edd 30 \u0111\u1ebfn khi v\u1ee5 \u00e1n x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn \u0111\u1ebfn Liverpool, mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111i\u1ec3m nh\u1eadn d\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u h\u1ecd theo d\u00f5i c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u sang M\u1ef9. Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd quanh khu v\u1ef1c Ga Euston. B\u1edfi t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu Drebber v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh b\u1ecb chia c\u00e1ch, th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia s\u1ebd t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ecd g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 qua \u0111\u00eam, r\u1ed3i s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i ga t\u00e0u.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1eb9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam qua \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u tra nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c manh m\u1ed1i g\u00ec. S\u00e1ng nay t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i Kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Halliday tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 Little George. Khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u0103m v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Stangerson, h\u1ecd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Ch\u1eafc ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i,&#8217; h\u1ecd n\u00f3i. &#8216;\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd \u00f4ng su\u1ed1t hai ng\u00e0y nay r\u1ed3i.&#8217;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?&#8217; T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;\u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u, c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y d\u1eb7n g\u1ecdi d\u1eady l\u00fac ch\u00edn gi\u1edd.&#8217;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00ean g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ngay,&#8217; t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n m\u00e0 l\u1ee1 l\u1eddi, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ngay. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n d\u1eabn t\u00f4i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u &#8211; c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u1eb1m \u1edf t\u1ea7ng hai, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh lang h\u1eb9p d\u1eabn v\u00e0o. Khi anh ta ch\u1ec9 c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecbnh quay xu\u1ed1ng, m\u1eaft t\u00f4i b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p th\u1ee9 khi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y qu\u1eb7n l\u1ea1i d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p. T\u1eeb khe c\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111ang ch\u1ea3y th\u00e0nh v\u1ec7t quanh co tr\u00ean s\u00e0n h\u00e0nh lang, t\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh v\u0169ng nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i th\u00e9t l\u00ean khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh quay l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t anh ta t\u00e1i m\u00e9t khi th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea1nh l\u00e0m n\u00f3 b\u1eadt tung. B\u00ean trong, c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1edf toang, v\u00e0 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 x\u00e1c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng co qu\u1eafp trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ee7. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, tay ch\u00e2n c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng. Khi l\u1eadt x\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch thu\u00ea ph\u00f2ng d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00ean Joseph Stangerson. C\u00e1i ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb v\u1ebft dao \u0111\u00e2m s\u00e2u b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn tr\u00e1i, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 xuy\u00ean th\u1ee7ng tim. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u1ea5t &#8211; c\u00e1c anh th\u1eed \u0111o\u00e1n xem ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y g\u00ec tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng, m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 v\u1ec1 th\u1ea3m k\u1ecbch s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Sherlock Holmes l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u1eef RACHE, vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1u,&#8221;<\/i> anh n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y kinh ng\u1ea1c; v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 b\u00e0i b\u1ea3n v\u00e0 b\u00ed \u1ea9n trong h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n v\u00f4 danh n\u00e0y, khi\u1ebfn t\u1ed9i \u00e1c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n. D\u00e2y th\u1ea7n kinh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u1ed1n t\u1eebng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i t\u00ea c\u1ee9ng khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;K\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. <i>&#8220;M\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 giao s\u1eefa, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng, t\u00ecnh c\u1edd \u0111i ngang qua con h\u1ebbm d\u1eabn t\u1eeb chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a ph\u00eda sau kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thang v\u1ed1n th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean s\u00e1t m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 t\u1ea7ng hai, c\u00e1i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111ang m\u1edf toang. Sau khi \u0111i qua, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngo\u00e1i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang tr\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng. H\u1eafn xu\u1ed1ng thang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n v\u00e0 thong th\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m nhi\u1ec1u, ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn \u0111i l\u00e0m s\u1edbm qu\u00e1. C\u1eadu b\u00e9 c\u00f3 \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3 cao l\u1edbn, m\u1eb7t h\u01a1i \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c d\u00e0i m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. H\u1eafn ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong ph\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00ednh m\u00e1u trong ch\u1eadu r\u1eeda, n\u01a1i h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eeda tay, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u1ea9n tr\u00ean ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u01a1i h\u1eafn c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh lau con dao c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn Holmes khi nghe m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 hung th\u1ee7, m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u1edbp ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 suy lu\u1eadn tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat h\u00e2n hoan hay th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n n\u00e0o hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t anh.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Anh c\u00f3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec trong ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eabn t\u1edbi k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i> anh h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Stangerson gi\u1eef v\u00ed c\u1ee7a Drebber trong t\u00fai, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec h\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi lo chi ti\u00eau. Trong v\u00ed c\u00f3 h\u01a1n t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3ng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y \u0111i. D\u00f9 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng v\u1ee5 \u00e1n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec, th\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c. Trong t\u00fai n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd hay ghi ch\u00fa g\u00ec, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn duy nh\u1ea5t g\u1eedi t\u1eeb Cleveland kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i dung: &#8216;J. H. hi\u1ec7n \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c2u.&#8217; Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eedi \u0111\u00ednh k\u00e8m.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i sao?&#8221;<\/i> Holmes h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3 n\u1eefa. Cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ee7 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc t\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. M\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, c\u00f2n b\u1ec7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u00ec c\u00f3 c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p g\u1ed7 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c m\u1ee1.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Sherlock Holmes b\u1eadt d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf, ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng reo vui m\u1eebng r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;M\u1eaft x\u00edch cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i,&#8221;<\/i> anh h\u00e9t l\u00ean trong ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng. <i>&#8220;V\u1ee5 \u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hai vi\u00ean thanh tra nh\u00ecn anh ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m, tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc trong tay,&#8221;<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 tin, <i>&#8220;t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111an xen trong m\u1edb b\u00f2ng bong n\u00e0y. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean v\u1eabn c\u00f2n v\u00e0i chi ti\u1ebft c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m r\u00f5, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi di\u1ec5n bi\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh y\u1ebfu, t\u1eeb kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc Drebber chia tay Stangerson \u1edf nh\u00e0 ga, cho t\u1edbi khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra thi th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb sau, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u1eadn m\u1eaft v\u1eady. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ee9ng minh cho c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea5y ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i xem m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i c\u00f3 ch\u00fang ngay \u0111\u00e2y,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade n\u00f3i, r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng; <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u00ed v\u00e0 b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn, \u0111\u1ecbnh mang ch\u00fang v\u1ec1 c\u1ea5t gi\u1eef \u1edf S\u1edf C\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t cho an to\u00e0n. Th\u00fa th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd th\u00f4i, b\u1edfi th\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng quan t\u00e2m c\u1ea3.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2y,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i anh quay sang t\u00f4i: <i>&#8220;Th\u01b0a B\u00e1c s\u0129, theo anh th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i thu\u1ed1c th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u1ea5y m\u00e0u x\u00e1m ng\u1ecdc trai, nh\u1ecf x\u00edu, tr\u00f2n tr\u1ecba v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 trong su\u1ed1t khi soi ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. <i>&#8220;V\u1edbi v\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 trong m\u1edd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tan trong n\u01b0\u1edbc,&#8221;<\/i> t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. <i>&#8220;Gi\u1edd anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea7ng d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0 mang ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e3 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu l\u00e2u nay l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n anh gi\u00fap n\u00f3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn t\u1eeb h\u00f4m qua.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang v\u00e0 b\u1ebf ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 l\u00ean. Nh\u1ecbp th\u1edf n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00f4 h\u1ed3n cho th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf nh\u1eefng gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1eddi. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, chi\u1ebfc m\u00f5m b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u h\u01a1n tu\u1ed5i th\u1ecd b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a gi\u1ed1ng lo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eb7t gi\u1eefa t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ebb vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba r\u00fat con dao g\u1ea5p ra v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ngay. <i>&#8220;M\u1ed9t n\u1eeda ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng sau. N\u1eeda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecf v\u00e0o ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u00e0y, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00eca c\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u01b0\u1edbc. Anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, th\u01b0a B\u00e1c s\u0129, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 tan ra th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea5y,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb nghi ng\u1edd m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u1ecb tr\u00eau \u0111\u00f9a, <i>&#8220;nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Joseph Stangerson c\u1ea3.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;B\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o, anh b\u1ea1n, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh! R\u1ed3i anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho th\u00eam ch\u00fat s\u1eefa v\u00e0o cho d\u1ec5 u\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n, r\u1ed3i \u0111em cho con ch\u00f3, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 li\u1ebfm s\u1ea1ch ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, anh ta v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ed5 ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng trong ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u ra \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c, n\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c li\u1ebfm s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. V\u1ebb m\u1eb7t nghi\u00eam t\u00fac c\u1ee7a Sherlock Holmes khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tin t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ed3i im ph\u0103ng ph\u1eafc, d\u00e1n m\u1eaft v\u00e0o con v\u1eadt, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u \u1ee9ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra c\u1ea3. Con ch\u00f3 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ec7m, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ec7 \u0111i v\u00ec th\u1ee9 n\u00f3 v\u1eeba u\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n<p>Holmes r\u00fat chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 ra, t\u1eebng ph\u00fat tr\u00f4i qua trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng khi\u1ebfn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t anh ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 b\u1ee9c b\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. Anh c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t m\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay g\u00f5 li\u00ean h\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n, m\u1ecdi c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u00ecm n\u00e9n. N\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a anh l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi x\u00f3t xa, trong khi hai vi\u00ean thanh tra kia ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ebfch m\u00e9p c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u n\u1ed5i v\u1ebb h\u1ea3 h\u00ea tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Holmes.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!&#8221;<\/i> anh \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, b\u1eadt d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui kh\u1eafp ph\u00f2ng; <i>&#8220;Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tr\u00f9ng h\u1ee3p ng\u1eabu nhi\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9c m\u00e0 ta nghi ng\u1edd trong v\u1ee5 Drebber gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Stangerson. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec? To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 chu\u1ed7i suy lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 sai l\u1ea7m. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o! V\u1eady m\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p n\u00e0y v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh an v\u00f4 s\u1ef1. \u00c0! Ta \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1ed3i! Ta \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1ed3i!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>V\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng reo \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch, anh lao t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p, b\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f4i vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u00f2a tan n\u00f3 trong s\u1eefa r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cho con ch\u00f3 s\u1ee5c. V\u1eeba ch\u1ea1m l\u01b0\u1ee1i v\u00e0o ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng, sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c co gi\u1eadt d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n run r\u1ea9y r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ebft c\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 tr\u00fang ph\u1ea3i tia s\u00e9t.<\/p>\n<p>Sherlock Holmes h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i s\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng tay qu\u1ec7t v\u1ed9i nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n. <i>&#8220;T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ni\u1ec1m tin h\u01a1n,&#8221;<\/i> anh n\u00f3i; <i>&#8220;\u0110\u00e1ng nh\u1ebd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng khi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 chu\u1ed7i suy lu\u1eadn d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c, th\u00ec \u1eaft h\u1eb3n lu\u00f4n t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u00fd gi\u1ea3i kh\u00e1c. Trong hai vi\u00ean thu\u1ed1c n\u1eb1m trong chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p kia, m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c d\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f2n vi\u00ean kia ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2u n\u00f3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a anh khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, x\u00e1c ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 n\u1eb1m b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng kia \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng minh ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gh\u00e9p m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh d\u1ea7n hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m m\u1edd \u1ea3o v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi qu\u00fd v\u1ecb,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, <i>&#8220;b\u1edfi l\u1ebd ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra, qu\u00fd v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a manh m\u1ed1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cung c\u1ea5p. Ri\u00eang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 may m\u1eafn n\u1eafm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed1i \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00e0ng c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 cho gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i logic kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i. Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn qu\u00fd v\u1ecb hoang mang v\u00e0 l\u00e0m v\u1ee5 \u00e1n th\u00eam r\u1ed1i ren, l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Th\u1eadt sai l\u1ea7m khi \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1ef1 d\u1ecb th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi b\u00ed \u1ea9n. Nh\u1eefng t\u1ed9i \u00e1c t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 b\u00ed \u1ea9n nh\u1ea5t, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang thi\u1ebfu \u0111i nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t \u0111\u1eb7c th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ec3 ta suy lu\u1eadn. V\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u1ea1ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean nan gi\u1ea3i g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i n\u1ebfu thi th\u1ec3 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb v\u00e0 g\u00e2y ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. Ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u1ea5y, thay v\u00ec l\u00e0m ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u1ee5 \u00e1n, l\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n gi\u00fap gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nhanh ch\u00f3ng h\u01a1n.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Gregson, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nghe b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng n\u00e0y v\u1edbi v\u1ebb b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e9n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. <i>&#8220;Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, Sherlock Holmes,&#8221;<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, <i>&#8220;ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u00f4ng l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f4ng minh xu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang, v\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft su\u00f4ng v\u00e0 b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ed1t y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hung th\u1ee7. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn &#8211; g\u00e3 Charpentier tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 th\u1ee9 hai n\u00e0y. Lestrade th\u00ec truy l\u00f9ng t\u00ean Stangerson c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng sai l\u1ea7m kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. \u00d4ng c\u1ee9 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0a ra manh m\u1ed1i n\u1ecd kia, t\u1ecf ra am hi\u1ec3u h\u01a1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn: \u00d4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 \u00e1n n\u00e0y? Li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7t g\u1ecdi t\u00ean k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra t\u1ed9i \u00e1c hay kh\u00f4ng?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi Gregson, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. <i>&#8220;C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong ph\u00f2ng r\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm trong tay m\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1eef k\u00edn ch\u00fang ch\u1ee9?&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 s\u1ef1 ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 n\u00e0o trong vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft gi\u1eef hung th\u1ee7,&#8221;<\/i> t\u00f4i b\u1ed5 sung, <i>&#8220;\u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho h\u1eafn c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u00e1n m\u1edbi.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>B\u1ecb ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, Holmes t\u1ecf ra ph\u00e2n v\u00e2n. Anh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai th\u1ea5p, v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n nh\u0103n l\u1ea1i &#8211; \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb quen thu\u1ed9c m\u1ed7i khi anh \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong suy ngh\u0129.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n v\u1ee5 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o n\u1eefa,&#8221;<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh ta tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1, d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. <i>&#8220;C\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00f3a b\u1ecf m\u1ed1i lo \u0111\u00f3 kh\u1ecfi t\u00e2m tr\u00ed. C\u00e1c v\u1ecb h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft t\u00ean hung th\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft t\u00ean h\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd s\u1edbm l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh x\u1eed l\u00fd v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh; b\u1edfi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o tinh t\u1ebf, v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m v\u1eeba x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t v\u1eeba li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 &#8211; nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng minh &#8211; t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c th\u00f4ng minh ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o h\u1eafn c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb theo d\u00f5i, ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i b\u1eaft gi\u1eef; nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n h\u1eafn ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c d\u00f9 l\u00e0 ch\u00fat \u00edt, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ean h\u1ecd v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa b\u1ed1n tri\u1ec7u con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn n\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m hai ng\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb n\u00e0y v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t ch\u00ednh quy, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap. N\u1ebfu th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu s\u00f3t n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi l\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch. C\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i xin h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng ngay khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ngay.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Gregson v\u00e0 Lestrade c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1edbi l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o n\u00e0y, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 h\u00e0m \u00fd coi th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. Gregson \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn g\u1ed1c t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ti h\u00ed c\u1ee7a Lestrade th\u00ec l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u1eeba t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u1eeba kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng th\u00ec ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 c\u1eeda vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 Wiggins &#8211; th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 &#8211; xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i nh\u1ebfch nh\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,&#8221;<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i m\u1edb t\u00f3c r\u1ed1i b\u00f9 tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n, <i>&#8220;xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1eb5n d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eeda r\u1ed3i \u1ea1.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;L\u00e0m t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ea1m. <i>&#8220;Sao anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u m\u1eabu n\u00e0y cho Scotland Yard nh\u1ec9?&#8221;<\/i> Anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba l\u00f4i t\u1eeb ng\u0103n k\u00e9o ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f2ng tay th\u00e9p s\u00e1ng lo\u00e1ng. <i>&#8220;Xem n\u00e0y, c\u01a1 ch\u1ebf l\u00f2 xo m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Lo\u1ea1i c\u0169 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ed1t r\u1ed3i,&#8221;<\/i> Lestrade nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, <i>&#8220;n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111eo ch\u00fang v\u00e0o.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t,&#8221;<\/i> Holmes n\u00f3i, kh\u1ebd m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. <i>&#8220;Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p n\u00e0y. C\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi anh ta l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y, Wiggins.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i n\u0103ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 s\u1eafp kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, b\u1edfi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 anh ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp g\u00ec v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. Trong ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc vali nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 anh k\u00e9o n\u00f3 ra r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ed9t d\u00e2y. \u0110ang l\u00fac b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Xin anh gi\u00fap t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tay v\u1edbi c\u00e1i kh\u00f3a n\u00e0y,&#8221;<\/i> anh n\u00f3i, v\u1eabn qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngo\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n<p>Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, \u0111\u01b0a tay ra \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng <i>&#8220;t\u00e1ch&#8221;<\/i> gi\u00f2n tan vang l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a kim lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Sherlock Holmes b\u1eadt d\u1eady nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f2 xo.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Th\u01b0a qu\u00fd v\u1ecb,&#8221;<\/i> anh h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 l\u1eeda, <i>&#8220;xin gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi qu\u00fd v\u1ecb Jefferson Hope, k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft Enoch Drebber v\u00e0 Joseph Stangerson!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 x\u1ea3y ra nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp &#8211; nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp nh\u1eadn ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn nh\u1edb nh\u01b0 in kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y: v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eafc th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Holmes, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i sang s\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a anh, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7y hung h\u00e3n c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh xe khi h\u1eafn nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2ng tay l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e3 xi\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u.<\/p>\n<p>Trong m\u1ed9t hai gi\u00e2y ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9, t\u00ean t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m gi\u00e3y gi\u1ee5a tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tay Holmes v\u00e0 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Khung g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 t\u1ea5m k\u00ednh v\u1ee1 tan t\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1eafn k\u1ecbp ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1t, Gregson, Lestrade v\u00e0 Holmes \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 s\u0103n.<\/p>\n<p>H\u1eafn b\u1ecb l\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n d\u1eef d\u1ed9i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1eafn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0 hung h\u00e3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c b\u1ecb h\u1ea5t v\u0103ng ra xa. H\u1eafn d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh gh\u00ea g\u1edbm c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9ng kinh. M\u1eb7t v\u00e0 tay h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea7y th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00edch v\u00ec nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh k\u00ednh v\u1ee1, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u00e0m suy gi\u1ea3m \u00fd ch\u00ed kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u1ec9 khi Lestrade si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n qu\u00e0ng v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1eafn, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi khi\u1ebfn h\u1eafn nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 \u00edch c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1. V\u00e0 ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an to\u00e0n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 tay ch\u00e2n h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i. Khi m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 xong xu\u00f4i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn r\u1ed3i,&#8221;<\/i> Sherlock Holmes n\u00f3i. <i>&#8220;N\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1edf h\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn Scotland Yard. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, th\u01b0a c\u00e1c qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i,&#8221;<\/i> anh ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi v\u1edbi n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, <i>&#8220;ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a v\u1ee5 \u00e1n nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y. 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