antique on the run

"Lestrade, get the files as soon as possible. I want to know the school Michelle Lane has attended since she was a child and all the subjects she has studied, and John, I think we have to pay a visit to this Mrs. Michelle gone."

Sewell stood up and straightened his collar, and was about to go out, but Lestrade stopped him with his hand.

"Sherlock, that Mrs. Michelle is not easy to get along with at all." Lestrade showed a helpless expression on his face, "In fact, I went to the place where she lived with Detective Ivanka before coming here. Yes, it turned out... before we even asked a few words, she said that she had something urgent to do, so we were politely invited out."

Therefore, Lestrade didn't think it would be any good to switch to Sherlock. After all, that woman didn't even look down on the police detectives in the police station, let alone Sherlock, a private detective.

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"Oh, dear Mr. Holmes, I have known you for a long time." The elegant and beautiful woman personally invited Sai Wei and Qi Xiao into the living room, covered her mouth with a soft smile, and said, "I never knew you were so young. You are not afraid to say it." You laughed, I always thought you were an old gentleman in his 50s or [-]s. I don’t like the kind of old gentleman with mustaches the most. They are old-fashioned and boring. They also like to rely on their status and don’t understand women’s minds at all.”

She asked the housekeeper to pour black tea for Qi Xiao and Sai Wei, and brought some exquisite snacks, turned her eyes to Qi Xiao, smiled and said: "This must be Dr. Watson, I didn't expect you to be such a handsome person." Well. I have read all the blogs you wrote one by one, the writing is really good, humorous and ups and downs, you really have the talent to be a novelist."

Qi Xiao smiled and said "Thank you for the compliment".

I always feel that Lestrade is a bit pitiful. No matter his age or appearance, he hits the spotlight. No wonder he was politely invited out by Mrs. Michelle.

"Madam, in fact we have some questions about your husband." Sai Wei said.

As soon as her husband Richard was mentioned, Mrs. Michelle frowned, leaned lazily on the back of the sofa, and said without interest: "Ah, I should have thought about it a long time ago, you will come over and talk to that Mr. Inspector The purpose is the same."

She took a sip from the teacup, then put it heavily on the coffee table, "I have already told him, I do know that my husband has a lover named Natasha, and I know that she is pregnant, but her death has nothing to do with I have nothing to do with it."

Saiwei asked calmly: "Do you know Natasha?"

"No, it's not recognized, it's just that my husband used her to stimulate me." Michelle put the teacup heavily on the table and said with a sneer: "After all, he has so many lovers, only one of them is pregnant. Yes, naturally you have to take it out and show it off.”

She looked impatiently at the wall clock on the wall, crossed her arms, and looked like she didn't want to talk any more.

Qi Xiao and Sai Wei looked at each other, and Sai Wei suddenly sat up straight and said: "When you just held the teacup, I saw a silver ring on your ring finger. This should be your wedding ring. The surface of the ring is very Smooth, but dark black can be vaguely seen on the side, indicating that the ring is made of silver. Silver will oxidize and turn black under long-term exposure to air, but the surface of the ring is very bright, which means that you seldom take it off. And often touch the ring with your hands or rub it."

It is precisely because the ring is never out of the hand that the side of the ring is difficult to wipe, and the silver that turns black after oxidation will remain on it.

"Also, if I'm not mistaken, the necklace around your neck is an emerald gemstone, which is very valuable, but your wedding ring is made of silver. Although it looks beautiful, it should be carefully crafted, but the silver itself It is not expensive, so when you got married, Mr. Richard Lane was obviously not as rich as he is now, and it can even be said that he was poorer."

Mrs. Michel's complexion changed, and she subconsciously hid her hands in her sleeves.

Seville could see her movements, so he continued: "You don't like to show this ring in front of others, but you are reluctant to take it off. Mrs. Michel, although you are very cold to your husband in words, Even divorced him, but I think you still value this marriage very much in your heart."

Divorce, and even the death of her husband did not make Michelle take off the wedding ring. It is hard to say that she has no feelings for her husband in her heart.

Mrs. Michel seemed to have been poked in the sore spot, her mouth opened, but she didn't say anything.

"You have a bracelet on your left wrist with a rose-colored stone embedded in it. It is a rose stone, a kind of ore rich in Denmark. It is expensive and can only be bought in Denmark."

These are conversations that have been recorded in the fragments, so Sewe speaks them with ease.

"We have checked the entry and exit records of you and your husband. Mrs. Michelle, you have never been out of the country, but your husband travels to and from European countries all year round to deal in jewelry. The countries he often visits are Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden, so this The bracelet could only have been bought for you by your husband."

He showed an incredible expression: "So what I don't understand is, since you still love your husband, why insist on divorcing him?"

Mrs. Michel was silent for a long time. When Sewell thought she would not answer her question, she sighed and said slowly: "Yes, I do love him. If I don't love him, I will Which woman would tolerate him doing so many nasty things." She closed her eyes and clenched her fists violently, "But it's even more unacceptable because she loves him."

She seemed to have ignored the existence of Sai Wei and Qi Xiao, and fell into the memories alone.

"Sometimes I wonder if everything would have been different if he hadn't had the opportunity to come into contact with the jewelry industry and hadn't emerged so quickly..."

Mrs. Michelle's father was a member of the London government, and his family was well-off. She was raised according to the standards of aristocrats and ladies since she was a child.When she reached the age of marriage, the husband-in-law her father had originally selected for her was the grandson of the minister in charge of London. Not to mention his handsome appearance, his family background could be obtained in the upper class, and the two families were considered to be well matched.

"Now that I think about it, the marriage my father arranged for me is of course the best, but I was only 16 years old at that time, and I always had fantasies about those beautiful love stories in my mind. Once my carriage accidentally hit a car on the road. I was terrified of an old man. Richard happened to pass by at that time. He was very calm, comforted me and accompanied me to send the old man home. At that time, I thought, how could there be such a handsome and gentle man in the world... ..."

There was a brief smile on Mrs. Michel's face, but it disappeared quickly, leaving only a haze.

At that time, Richard was 22 years old, while Michelle was 16 years old. Richard was still a little-known small businessman, running some small business of women's jewelry.

"He has no money, no social status, and all he does are small businesses. If I were the old man, I would absolutely despise him. But when all this happened to Richard, everything was different."

They secretly dated and went outing together. Every morning Richard would bring a bouquet of flowers and slip it into the back garden of Michelle's house, and Michelle could see it when she got up.

"I won't say more about these things, I think you don't want to listen." Mrs. Michelle sighed, "I wanted to marry him like crazy, but of course my father didn't agree, so I ran away Home, desperate to be with Richard. I thought my home was a cage and my father was my shackles, but then I found out that I was the one who was wrong."

The following things were very simple. Richard became rich overnight because of the jewelry business. With more money, people’s hearts became alive. He began to raise a lover outside behind Michelle’s back. If you don't know how to restrain yourself, you will intensify it instead.

"It's not that I haven't considered divorcing him and cutting him off completely, but... I'm not reconciled! I abandoned my family and betrayed my father because of this marriage. I stayed with him when he was down and waited until he I am successful and rich, and this is how he rewards me. Mr. Holmes, do you understand that I am not reconciled..."

Mrs. Michelle leaned tiredly on the back of the sofa, rubbed her forehead with her fingers, closed her eyes and said, "Of course, you are right about one more thing, I do still love Richard."

"Then what led you to finally decide to divorce Mr. Richard?" Sewell asked again: "You have tolerated it for so many years, why did you want to divorce Mr. Richard a few months before his death?" Come?"

Mrs. Michelle's face changed, and she said after a long time: "I'm sorry, Mr. Holmes, I think you may suspect that I have something to do with my husband's death, but no, I did not do such a thing , please believe me on this point. As for the divorce...Mr. Holmes, I can only say that my husband has become more and more excessive and unscrupulous these years. He, but I still hope to dissolve the marriage relationship with him."

She paused, and before Sai Wei could speak, she said again: "I guess you are probably thinking, is it because I think that I can't get too much property through divorce, so I kill my husband, so that I can inherit his property?" The whole inheritance. But it doesn’t exist, Mr. Holmes, because if I get a divorce, although I may suffer a little as a woman, my husband’s cheating on his lover is obvious to all, and I haven’t done anything wrong to him. So even if the property is really divided, it is impossible for me to suffer."

Mrs. Michel said this with great confidence. She has seen Richard thoroughly over the years, and she also knows that her husband may return with an illegitimate child one day, so it is not that she has no savings in private, let alone other things. , It is absolutely no problem to spend your life in wealth and stability.

"Or you think I'm retreating, deliberately divorced Richard, pretended that our relationship was bad, and then quietly killed Richard, so that everyone thinks that I'm going to divorce him. Kill him, and then you can remove the suspicion."

Mrs. Michel folded her arms on her chest and said righteously: "No need, Mr. Holmes, I don't need to do this. My husband's death was an accident, and the girl named Natasha, for her I am very sorry to die, but it has nothing to do with me. Although she has my husband's child in her stomach, it is only an illegitimate child. You know the law of London best. Not eye-catching. No matter how many times you ask me, this is the answer."