“您稍等，我去问问。”

夏洛克走出门，带著梅林神父一起走到一家二层公寓前敲了敲门。

等了好一会门才被打开。

开门的是一个穿著灰扑扑睡袍的老人，他用浑浊的眼睛看向夏洛克：“是夏洛克小子啊，找我有什么事吗？”

“怀特爷爷，您最近有看见莫妮卡吗？”

老怀特轻轻点头，牙齿漏风地嘴巴说话都很沙哑：“她前天晚上回来过......五天前吧，她和霍夫太太又大吵了一架，摔门离开去了学校，然后是有好几天没回来。直到我听见她前天晚上回家翻找什么东西，然后大半夜的又走了。”

这栋二层公寓是老怀特的住宅，二楼租给了霍夫一家。

老旧的公寓楼隔音並不怎么好，而且青春期碰上更年期的爭吵总是格外的激烈。別说就住楼下的老怀特了，整条巷子都能听见霍夫太太的怒吼。

夏洛克就经常听见这母女俩人闹矛盾。

不过，夏洛克其实很能理解莫妮卡。

有一次吵架的原因是霍夫太太计较莫妮卡把自己买的书借给了同学，霍夫太太非要莫妮卡把书要回来，扬言要是莫妮卡自己要不回来，她就去学校找她同学。

这种斤斤计较的行为让莫妮卡觉得很丟人，尤其对於孩子来说，借出去的东西马上又要回来这种行为，会让她在同学里抬不起头。

“霍夫太太最近不在家吗？”

“她们工厂最近很忙，上次吵架后她也一直都没回来。”

夏洛克紧紧皱眉。

这下可麻烦了呀。

“莫妮卡出事了嘛？”老怀特有点担忧地询问夏洛克和梅林神父。

梅林神父接话：“她最近都没去学校，学校老师有点担心她。”

对於那些混混学生，老师们可不会在意，但是莫妮卡这孩子是下城区里难得用功学习的好学生，就算是老师也会对她更照顾些。

“......您还有什么线索吗？我去找一下莫妮卡。”

老怀特抬起头，认真回忆。

“她前天回来的时候不是一个人回来的，门外有人在等她。”

夏洛克继续询问：“是谁？您有看清长相或者其他特徵嘛？”

老怀特摇头：

“我从一楼窗户看出去看不清楚，又是晚上看不清楚，但是应该是两个人。哦对了，有一个戴著圆顶帽、用长柄雨伞撑著地！这我记得，毕竟前天没下雨，我骨头没风湿痛。我还在想谁家好人大晚上还戴帽子、带著雨伞。”

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“好吧，那我们不打扰您了。”

关上门，夏洛克嘆了口气：“看来没什么有用的线索。我另外想办法找找她吧。”

“不，这位老怀特先生的线索很有价值。”

梅林神父的话叫夏洛克一愣。

梅林神父面无表情地说道：“你可能不熟悉，但是我打过交道。大晚上还戴帽子，手上拿著伞或者手杖，打扮得像雾都绅士一样的傢伙，只会是那些人。”

“神秘署。”