The Danger of Deduction
Chapter 10
Sherlock decided to take a look to the house to see what evidence he could find, despite Joe's unfortunate intrusion. He had just gotten into a cab when a moan came from his mobile drawing the eye of the cabbie. Rolling his eyes, and making a mental note to change that ridiculous text alarm, he opened a new message from John.
[a man just got out of the house]
John had followed the camera all along until it had finally returned to the street. He felt relieved when it headed to its dark corner. There was the camera guy's partner, already waiting for him. He looked angry. John turned the volume up. Their names were Joe and Edd, apparently. They were in the middle of a discussion when they suddenly fell silent.
When the camera turned, a very surprised John was able to see an extravagant-dressed man coming from the supposedly empty house.
"Where the heck have you been, Joe?!" shouted Edd the moment he crossed the street. He was sitting on the floor with a plastic bag on his hand. Joe's stomach roared for the delicious baked potato smell that came from it. He hadn't eaten anything since 11 a.m
"I saw a woman entering the house. So I went to have a look" he said sitting next to him and grabbing the plastic bag.
Edd snatched the bag away "You got into the house?!" he asked eyes wide.
"There was nobody in there, Edd. Don't worry, ok? What did you bring?"he asked looking eagerly at the bag.
"Damn it, Joe! Why the hell didn't you wait for me?! We're supposed to be partners!-
"Calm down! It was a waste of time, anyway" Joe snatched the bag from his hands and opened it. When his partner didn't say anything he looked at him. Edd was staring at the house, so he turned and looked in amazement as a man was getting out of the house he knew empty.
"You said nobody was there" Edd whispered angrily.
"Nobody was there" answered Joe whispering as well, watching as the man was quickly getting away.
"What do we do?" asked Edd glancing to the house.
"We must not lose him"
"So, we follow him? But... what about the house?"
"You stay and keep an eye on it" said Joe getting to his feet.
"No, we have to stay together" said Edd, he was getting nervous
"We cannot both go after him" replied Joe, getting nervous as well.
He really didn't know what to do. But he had already searched the house and he didn't see anything strange in it. But these people, where did they come from? and where were they going?
"You stay, then. I haven't got any of those little cameras" said Edd getting up.
Joe ran a hand through his hair... What were they supposed to do?
The man had just turned a corner. If they were going to follow him they had to go NOW. But it was too dangerous.
"You stay" commanded Joe and walked hurriedly down a side street.
[Joe will follow. Ed will watch the house]
John had just sent the text when his phone started ringing. He quickly answered it.
"Sherlock?"
"Do not take your eyes off the screen. Tell me where they're heading and describe what is it that you see"
"Okay... the man went the opposite direction to the park and took the first left. Joe didn't go after him... he walked down the street just behind them"
"Meadowbank street?"
"uh... I'm not sure, I can't see the name of the street, it's too dark" John overheard the little snort of impatience from Sherlock.
"He wants to intercept him in Oppidans Road. But he... he won't follow the street. He will go through the housing units to the railway tracks... and from there...? where to?" Sherlock was muttering to himself, John could barely hear some of that.
"I could follow their movements on my computer..." said John glancing at the couch, where he had left his lap.
"No! Do not take your eyes off the screen! What do you see?"
"Well... he is running now"
Sherlock gave the cabbie a new address urging him to hurry up.
It was really distressing to see everything happening and yet not being able to do anything about it. John was on the edge of his seat, watching as the camera got closer and closer to the intersection. It then started to slow down and then it stopped. John assumed Joe was catching his breath.
"He stopped at the corner" he informed Sherlock.
"He is waiting for the man, to follow him" Sherlock sighed.
After a few moments the camera started moving again turning right and walking down the street.
"He should have been here" Joe thought, walking slowly... "Unless..." and then he walked faster.
"I think he realized just now the man didn't follow the street" said John as the camera started running again.
Sherlock smirked. Joe was indeed one of his best men.
He stopped in the middle of the street, watching some large residential units with large green areas, wondering if the man had escaped through them, when suddenly he saw him in the distance disappearing into the shadows of a building.
"He saw him, Sherlock. He is going after him. Although much slower now"
Joe was walking trough the shadows. Not getting too close, but not losing sight of him either.
Morpheus was heading to one of the possible safe houses where he could find Niobe... Captain Niobe, he corrected himself.
He slightly shook his head. Deep down, he didn't want to be one who found her. He didn't want her to see him so... helpless, with no ship and with half his crew dead. Would she believe he had found the chosen One? After all, she had never believed in the prophecy. He took a big breath.
This cold London nights helped him to clear his thoughts. Even when he knew it was all a fake.
He got to the railway tracks and turned left. He hid in the shadows and waited. He needed to take the train to get to the next safe house, he didn't want to risk it stealing a car.
Joe waited, not taking his eyes off the strange man before him. However, when the train arrived something weird happened. The man jumped without making any effort onto the train neatly landing on its roof.
Joe opened his mouth. It was impossible!
"Sherlock..." John didn't know what to say. He had seen the security footage, he shouldn't be surprised, and yet he was speechless.
"John?"
...
"What is it, John?"
"He jumped. He jumped on the train! More than 4 meters high in a jump! ..and..."
"and...?"
"we lost the signal of the camera"
Sherlock stiffened in his seat.
"What do you see? Static?"
"No There's nothing! Right after his jump it ran black!"
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"Sherlock?"
"How do you feel, John? Do you feel anything unusual?"
"I? No..."
"Turn off all the monitors and keep them in the bag. There must be a man just outside our house asking for money, tell him to get his men and to return their cameras"
"Okay..." said John frowning "Where are you...?"
Sherlock hung up.
John hastened to follow his orders, not understanding what has just happened.
Sherlock sent a message to his brother.
[cut the phone line within east london]
XD oh yeah! jajaja... I'm really looking forward the next chapter!