antique on the run

The tasks on Lestrade's side are in full swing, and Sewei and Qi Xiao are not idle here either.

"We're almost at the end of the fragments, Sewell." Sitting in the attic of 221 Baker Street, Qi Xiao had to remind Seville: "If you want to find out who the real murderer is, then you must We must hurry up, because once the contents recorded on the fragments are 'played', we will be sent directly back to the original time and space."

The process of fragmenting the volumes is gradually coming to an end, but they are obviously still at a loss as to the identity of the murderer.Therefore, if Seville wants to find out who the real murderer in this fragment is, he must speed up and find key conclusive evidence that can quickly point to the criminal before the fragment is over.

This is a more difficult thing.

Speaking of this, Sewell himself was also a little depressed. He sat heavily on Holmes' favorite single sofa, and sighed: "I always feel that I have a lot of useful information in my head, but I don't know how to use them. Not at all."

He rubbed his hair irritably, "I think I probably underestimated Sir Conan Doyle's novels too much, or I overestimated my own ability too much. They are the fragments left by Conan Doyle, how could it be so easy I saw it through."

Qi Xiao raised his eyebrows, "So you are retreating?"

Although Qi Xiao didn't have such a strong desire to find the murderer from the beginning, but seeing Sai Wei so depressed now is a bit unpleasant.

"No." Sai Wei rubbed his face, sat up straight, and said seriously: "I still want to find the murderer. So Qi Xiao, can you help me?"

He looked straight at Qi Xiao with calm but serious eyes.

Sai Wei has never doubted the ability of this person in front of him. He is recognized by the world as an expert in hunting antiques. He has excellent abilities and rich knowledge. But his strength is still unmatched.

Saiwei felt that if it was Qi Xiao, maybe he could really help him find the murderer.

"If you find the murderer, maybe you can use this as a bargaining chip, and help your dean and curator Derrick ask for an extra antique."

Saiwei knew that Dean Joseph Li of the Palace Museum was interested in their collections in the Louvre, but he didn’t know about the white-glazed engraved gourd vase. If Qi Xiao really had the ability to find the murderer, he would not doubt Director Derrick at all. Will sacrifice one more antique for an answer.

That is the fragment left by Conan Doyle, whom the curator most admires!How could the curator not want to know the answer!

Qi Xiao laughed when he heard the words, "So after working for a long time, I worked and worked hard, and it was our dean who benefited in the end? It's not worth it."

He casually took a piece of English tea that Mrs. Hudson put on the table, ate it slowly, and said, "But if it's because you want to know, then of course I will try my best."

Lovers should support each other and try their best to fulfill each other's wishes. This is what Qi Xiao agrees with.

Saiwei blinked and was stunned for a long time before recovering.

So he was... being teased by Qi Xiao?

Always feel a little sweet.

Qi Xiao ate a piece of tea, took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, and said, "Actually, I may have a different opinion from you on the matter of finding the murderer, Sai Wei."

Seve nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"I found that you seem to prefer to find clues and evidence by yourself, but if it were me, I think I would pay more attention to the things recorded in the fragments."

Qi Xiao and Sai Wei have different pursuit concepts at all. Sai Wei seeks innovation, while Qi Xiao seeks stability, which leads to their completely different attitudes towards the fragmented scrolls.

"I remember at the end of the fragment, Holmes realized who the murderer might be, and then began to look for evidence and seek evidence. The last sentence of the fragment was that he and Watson were on the carriage to St. If everything deduced is really the truth, then this murderer is really too pathetic."

Qi Xiao gently stroked the smooth and delicate rim of the teacup with his fingertips, "This section is enough for us to narrow down the scope of the murderer a lot."

Sevi said thoughtfully: "You mean, the murderer has a very close relationship with St. Carmel Middle School."

He seemed to have finally found the culprit who had troubled him for the past few days. He slapped his thigh and said, "You're right, Qi Xiao, you're right! I'm so stupid that I didn't expect to use the fragments like this! Conan Doyle is an expert in detective novels, and Sherlock Holmes in his works is even better at investigating crimes. I played Sherlock Holmes myself, but I didn't expect to use Holmes' wisdom!"

But after a pause, the excitement on his face froze again, "But Qi Xiao, there are too many people involved in St. Carmel Middle School, including Principal Connitan, Dolly and Teacher Helen. At present, the most likely one is Dolly. She loves Natasha from the bottom of her heart, but this kind of feeling between the same sex cannot be made public. After learning that Natasha is pregnant with Richard's child, Dolly My heart was very painful, so I accidentally killed Natasha..."

It sounds reasonable.

"If it was really Dolly who killed Natasha because of love and hatred, then Holmes said she was pathetic at the end, and even Conan Doyle's words at the end of the fragment would explain it."

Forbidden love between the same sex, such a relationship was indeed not accepted by most people in that era, and it is no wonder that Conan Doyle would end this story and write such a sentence.

"But I always feel...something strange." Sai Wei sank back into his sofa, unconsciously gesticulating with his hands on his chest, "I always feel that there is something unreasonable."

He gestured for a long time but couldn't figure out why, so he turned to Qi Xiao for help.

Qi Xiao said: "You probably found that the female teacher Dolly we saw is quite different from the murderer in our mind, so that's why I think it's unreasonable."

The murderer not only killed Natasha, but also crushed the bones of her body, stripped off her ten finger bones, gouged out her eyeballs, pulled out her tongue, stuffed her into a box and threw her into the Thames River , which shows the cruelty of the method.But the impression given by the female teacher, Dolly, is that she is a cowardly and timid woman, and it seems that she shouldn't use such ruthless methods to kill people.

Another point is the evaluation of the murderer by the forensic doctor of Scotland Yard——

A person who knows the structure of the human body very well but has little experience in large-scale anatomy.

"As an art teacher, Dolly should have studied the structure and proportion of the human body. This is understandable. But the question is, how could she peel off the phalanx so easily while studying art?"

This is the ability that medical students should have.

Although studying art and studying medicine both come into contact with the structure of human muscles and bones, they are fundamentally different.Those who study fine arts study the structure of the human body in order to make the picture more realistic, more in line with the proportion of the human body, and create more aesthetic feeling.Except for a genius like Da Vinci, there are very few people who specialize in fine arts who can also master anatomy to the fullest.

After Qi Xiao finished talking about his thoughts, he caught a glimpse of the tangled, hesitant, and hesitant expression on Sai Wei's face, so he stopped to see what he had to say, but after waiting for a long time, he only waited for Sai Wei to say: " Nothing wrong... what do you mean?"

Qi Xiao: "..."

If you don’t know, go to the idiom dictionary for me!

The original serious and heavy atmosphere was interrupted by Sai Wei's interruption, Qi Xiao sighed, and said, "But you have an idea, and I think it's right."

Sai Wei's eyes lit up, "What do you think?"

Qi Xiao said: "You just mentioned the forbidden love between same-sex people, I think if you pursue this line down, there may be results."

Sai Wei said: "But the same-sex relationship is not only Dolly and Natasha can get along with each other? Dolly is a murderer... Don't you think it doesn't look like it?"

Qi Xiao shook his head and said: "I don't mean Dolly and Natasha, apart from women, there are also love relationships between men, just like us, it seems to be a normal thing in our era things, but people in this era don’t think so.”

He didn't rush to explain, but said to Sewi: "I don't know if you still remember, but when he was talking with Mick, there was one sentence that caught my attention."

Sai Wei asked: "What words?"

"He said that he doesn't like Dad, do you have any impression?" Seeing Sai Wei nodded, Qi Xiao said again: "Then I asked him the reason, and he said, because Dad always takes away the people he likes, who does Mick like?" , Dad will snatch whoever."

Sai Wei raised his head and recalled for a while, and said: "Well, I remembered, he said it was because of Natasha, he liked Natasha very much, but his father snatched it away, didn't he?"

Before Qi Xiao could answer, Sewei's eyes suddenly widened, and he sat up straight from the sofa.

"Wait a minute, I get it, you mean Mick's talking about more than just one person, right?"

He was as excited as if Columbus had discovered the New World, and the slump disappeared from his whole body, "So besides Natasha, there are other people Mick likes who were also 'robbed' away, right?"

Although Mick suffers from childhood dementia and his IQ is not as good as that of children in his age group, his basic language expression ability is not a problem, so judging from his words, Richard "robbed" the person he liked, Certainly not just Natasha.

"Could the other one be his mother?...No, it's impossible." This idea was cut off by Sewei himself just as he thought it up, "The relationship between Mick and his mother is obviously not so good yet."

Mrs. Michelle never cared about this son’s situation because of Mick’s IQ problem, so her relationship with Mick was also very weak. When Qi Xiao asked, Mick also made it clear that he didn’t want to go home to see his mother, so the other person must Not his mother.