[Comprehensive] Aunt sweeping the floor

The interview officially started on a bright afternoon.According to the pre-coordinated rules, young journalists can only be present in person, and cannot bring recording pens or other high-tech items.Paper records became the only method allowed.

This is done to prevent abuse of the soundtrack, some clever editing and audio parodies are always on the line.

However, in the modern age of continuous technological development, Mycroft and Catherine's residence still maintains enough old-fashioned and retro.

Ms. Nolan doesn't seem like the old-school type.In recent years, she has actively participated in the women's rights protection movement and enjoyed a good reputation in the political circle.In the eyes of caring people, she is also perfect enough as Mr. Holmes' partner to hold up large and small public social activities every year.

When the little reporter walked through this beautiful villa under the leadership of the housekeeper... Don't doubt it, this is still a council room, but the interior decoration is clean and tidy enough, and it is full of warmth.

It would be great if there is a video camera at this time, there is no need for a SLR camera effect, even if it is just a mobile phone... But the reporter's mobile phone is now lying quietly in the tray of Mr. Butler next to him, very lonely and desolate.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, the little reporter was led to the exact location of the interview—a study room on the second floor of the villa.

The decoration style of this room is like a national library, with a geometric space structure and a room full of tomes.However, the reporter has no doubts whether these books may be just decorations-in view of the rich achievements of Mr. Holmes and Ms. Nolan, it is possible for them to recite all the books on the shelves here.

Besides, this little reporter is not just a reporter, he is naturally more able to understand Mycroft's terrifying reasoning ability and Ms. Left's amazing mobilization ability than ordinary people.

Hey, this kind of husband-and-wife team-up, it is said that lordleft has a ruthless style for a while, and many unsolved cases have something to do with her.

But so what?It's obviously just something that happened over a period of time.At least when the reporter saw Ms. Nolan for the first time, she only saw her calm and gentle manner, she didn't look like a person with so much power at all.

Ms. Nolan was sitting on a soft sofa in the study room. She was wearing a very ordinary home dress. The texture of the suede looked soft enough, not to mention that she seemed to be trapped in the sofa made of cotton candy.She has been in power for many years, but when the reporter saw her for the first time, she still felt that she was light and fluffy, as if she was going to be sweet to the bone.

This is completely different from what I saw in the cafe last time, but Nolan has mastered both styles very well.She has a pair of gold-rimmed eyes, and holds an unknown tome in her hand, comfortably

Mycroft was sitting on the sofa next to Catherine.There are many places where you can work, but the study is not suitable for work.In recent years, Catherine has been obsessed with the style of lighting up the study room. The sofa she sits on is always changing, and her dressing style at home is like treating herself like a doll, changing again and again.

This is roughly an indictment of public office abroad.

Catherine's current status lies there. After all, she is not a sweeping aunt or a part-time student party—she is a half-public figure, but not a member of the fashion circle.

In this way, the only clothes that Catherine can wear outside are those few colors.In addition to black, white and gray, at most a camel color is added. Her goal is to be unobtrusive, so she still can't help complaining to Mycroft several times. All in one!

Mycroft smiled.From the moment the study door was opened, he put down the book he was reading.

When and who will visit naturally have strict reservations.The secretary and housekeeper can do these tasks very well. After meeting in the cafe last time, Mycroft also focused on the relationship between this reporter and Catherine.

At that time, Catherine was veiled and unwilling to explain, but in fact, the two met when they were playing arcade machines in an Internet cafe in France.A kof (King of Fighters) can bring the relationship between two strangers closer.

Probably, Catherine had saved her hand at the beginning, and just got used to this little reporter who was obviously a computer major.So that a few years later, the reporter didn't know the girl who played a few rounds together in the Internet cafe together, but Catherine still remembered this guy very clearly.

Mycroft smiled and nodded to the reporter.As a respect for Catherine's choice, he chose a more accessible topic to start.

"There are all kinds of books here. Now that we have interviews, you can definitely learn something. You can pull a book off the shelf and ask questions."

It was a topic that Mycroft had off-the-cuff.From the moment he spoke, Catherine closed the book in her hand and put it aside.

The little reporter watched Ms. Nolan adjust her sitting posture, and entered the preparation mode smoothly... left must have received a very good education, maybe she also learned dancing, her waist and back curves have been fully exercised , looks very beautiful...

The third-rate little reporter who is a professional hacker uses his poor detective skills to evaluate the two opposite people.

I don't know if it was Mycroft's easy-going opening, or Catherine's soft clothes, or maybe it was the warm-colored lighting in the room, the reporter was a little distracted.

Catherine's first sentence today drew the reporter's attention back: "Before that, maybe you can clean up the business card recorder in your business pocket."

This kind of detail doesn't even require basic deduction, and the two people in the room can see it at a glance.No matter how well the little reporter hid these small traps, the two spirits with vicious eyes could easily see through them.

Mycroft gave Catherine the opportunity to point out the recording problem because Catherine arranged for this person.In this kind of matter, we need to pay attention to the division of labor... Fortunately, Catherine can understand and accept the IQ suppression brought by the man next to him.

The little reporter was embarrassed, and he tugged on his shirt.

Well, yes.He was sitting directly across from Catherine and Mycroft.This kind of talk show's way of doing things gave people a strange illusion of participating in the interrogation hearing when they arrived at Holmes' house.

At the beginning, this feeling was not strong, until Catherine sharply pointed out the hacker's secret recording. ···The attitude of hackers is not bad.He decisively destroyed the business card and the eavesdropping device inside in front of Catherine.

Fortunately, he prepared far more than this one machine.The hacker secretly laughed, thinking that Catherine's search was over.

Unexpectedly, Mycroft spoke again at this time.

"The ring on your hand is a bit old, why don't you try soaking it in soapy water." Catherine handed the water glass with soap from the table to the reporter.

Well, debunked again.

But why put soapy water in the study?

It is not in a hurry if the hacker is exposed.He found the ring and threw it into the water.

Well, it's not soapy water at all, strong acid (aqua regia) does match the ferocity of the two men.

The reporter looked distressed at the ring he had worn for three or four years and it was just scrapped. Although he added a camera to it, it didn't mean that... it wasn't old at all, was it?That's old!

Catherine laughed too when she heard Mycroft say the ring was old.She probably knows why the messy bits and pieces she bought before can't be found.This kind of euphemism... maybe Mycroft coaxed Sherlock like this when he was a child?

Mycroft, who can tell 54 ways to make a ring old, seriously said to the ring: "You are old" Hahaha.

While the reporter was heartbroken, he was glad that he still had a little equipment.In order to perfectly complete this interview, he has made sufficient equipment and is completely armed to the teeth.

But in the following time, Catherine taught him earnestly, even if he was armed to the teeth, they could pull out his teeth one by one.

"The bow tie on the neck, the watch on the wrist, the logo on the shoes, something hidden in the pocket square... even if it's handwritten information, you won't miss anything, such small actions are not advisable. Well, right... And the buttons of the suit..."

"I also recognized what you said before, but there is nothing on the button!" The reporter lost his temper after being teased by Catherine, and he handed in all the tools as Catherine said.In order to prevent signal shielding at the site of the interview, all the tools he prepared have the function of live recording.

And the price of this suit is quite high for a technical nerd, Catherine asked him to pull off a button for no reason, he would not do it.

"There is nothing wrong with your buttons. I just want to remind you that your buttons are just undone." This guy arranged too many mechanisms on his body, and ended up messing up his clothes.

"Okay...Sorry, thank you. Can we start our interview?" The reporter struggled to scratch his hair that had been specially fixed with setting water, and took out paper and pen from his pocket resignedly, ready to start shorthand.

When Catherine's eyes fell on his hand.The reporter waved his hands again and again, and said painfully: "Okay. This is also a recording device." He also stuffed the pen into the cup, and then returned to his place.

"So you don't have a pen?" Catherine blinked and asked obediently.

"I can remember it all." The reporter clicked his brain, and finally regained a little confidence.

"Okay. Then you can ask questions." After this episode passed, the reporter randomly picked a book from the shelf.Start your own initial interview.

"What book did you read just now? May I know the title of the book?... If it's not confidential... You know, readers prefer to read things that are more friendly to the people."

"No problem." Catherine removed the book cover and showed the real cover.The body of this book is a best-selling literature, and the appearance of the tome is entirely due to the exaggerated book cover.

Mycroft glanced at Catherine's title, feeling offended on his bookshelf.It is estimated that after today, some of Catherine's vulgar books will fade out of this study again.God knows how long it took her to smuggle these carefully disguised books among the classics.

Catherine also looked at the book he was reading.Hehe, it’s actually not that great. Catherine doesn’t believe that this kind of must-read for college students in China, the classic literature series of the Beat Generation, is not stored in Mycroft’s memory palace.

It's definitely for pretense!

But the truth cannot be told.Their jobs dictate that they can easily, seriously, talk nonsense.

Catherine coughed, and said more seriously: "Someone used some popular periodicals to formulate the password. This method is quite clever. After all, there are best-selling books everywhere. It is difficult for you to be sure that the code book is the one on the shelf."

This is a case in Sherlock's plot.Many years have passed since the story of the blind banker, and it is very interesting to borrow it at this time.

Mycroft finally heard where Catherine's idea came from.He glanced at her, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...but he was quickly laughed back by Catherine.

"Hemingway's works. I thought you read them in college too... of course more Shakespeare."

— "Why shouldn't men marry?"

"No, just no," he said angrily. "Even if a man is destined to lose everything, at least he should not bring himself to lose it. He should not put himself in that situation. He should seek what cannot be lost." Mycroft recited A few words. [lead]

"So you read "In a Foreign Land" again?" The reporter didn't see the title of the book clearly, so he could only guess the title based on the paragraphs.

"Indeed."

"So what do you think are the overlaps or conflicts between Hemingway's books and your concept of marriage?" The reporter simply grasped this topic.This is indeed interesting enough... But Catherine showed a horrible expression.

This reporter is actually suitable to be an entertainment reporter, and the status of a parliamentary reporter is simply not suitable for him to play!

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