Chapter 51: The Counterfeit Merchant
Scotland Yard, as a newly established police organization, not only lacked professional detectives but was even struggling to maintain routine patrols.
Their main task was merely to uphold the daily order of the streets, arresting criminals involved in theft and robbery.
Unless there was a major case that attracted societal attention, such as a murder or body snatching, cases with less social impact were typically overlooked.
If this case had been handled in another jurisdiction, it might have been swept under the rug carelessly.
But for Arthur, who was dedicated to solving major cases to enhance his influence, the kind of case where success brings credit but failure incurs no blame, he obviously would not let it pass by easily.
And for such missing person cases, the best approach was, of course, to find the local bigwig.