antique on the run

When Qi Xiao and Sewell returned to Baker Street, Mrs. Hudson told them that Lestrade had come to look for Sherlock, but because they were not there, she left a message telling them to go to Scotland Yard as soon as they came back. , he has important news to say.

Before Qi Xiao and the others handed over to Lestrade the task of thoroughly investigating the subject of the conversation between Principal Connitan and the female teacher Dolly, and the matter of verifying the relationship between Dolly and Natasha, it seems that now there is a result.

"I have to ask Lestrade about Imazhe." On the way to Scotland Yard, Qi Xiao said to Sai Wei: "Through the intelligence and population information records owned by Scotland Yard, we should be able to find Imai more quickly. Zhe."

Saiwei also agrees with him. Judging from the current situation, Imazhe is too closely related to this case. The sooner he is found, the faster the mystery of this fragmented file can be solved...

"Doctor John, you are really amazing!" Unlike in the past, when he saw Holmes, he would immediately go up to him, this time Lestrade completely shifted his attention to Qi Xiao. He stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "What you said is absolutely right. With just a light introduction, Dolly and Headmaster Connitan exposed each other's secrets!"

Noticing the eyes of Sherlock next to Doctor John suddenly fell on his hand on John's shoulder like a needle prick, Lestrade didn't realize the danger at all, and sighed with emotion: "You two are really a perfect match, Sherlock is smart It’s terrible, but his emotional intelligence is really not very high, and it’s all up to you to help him make up for it, Dr. Watson!”

Saiwei: "..."

Does he know what you say about Sherlock Holmes?

Judging from the news Lestrade heard, Principal Connitan is indeed conducting some illegal business. Many foreign teachers in her school are actually illegal immigrants from other countries. They do not have the residence permit granted by the British government. Right, it stands to reason that they do not have the right to work in the UK, but because they demand very low wages, they will be recruited secretly by many industries.

St. Carmel Secondary School is an aristocratic school, and it is a formal school recognized by the British government. It stands to reason that there should be absolutely no such thing as hiring foreign teachers without the right of residence, and this is not allowed by the government, but Connie Principal Tan took a fancy to the low salaries of these people, so he committed crimes and hired many such teachers, but registered them as normal teachers, and the financial department's expenditures were completely accounted for by normal teachers. Principal Conittan pockets herself.

"According to her own words, her husband was seriously ill and needed a lot of money for medical treatment, so she had to do such an illegal thing." Lestrade looked disdainful, "She hopes I can understand Her difficulties, don't make this matter public, but how is it possible? How can we let illegal people and things go? What's more, I see her life is nourishing, well-fed and well-fed. It looks like it won't go down."

So Principal Connitan's words were mostly just an excuse to excuse himself.Even if her original intention of doing this was really to treat her husband, as time went by, she found this seemingly safe and profitable way of income, and her heart grew bigger.

"I have already transferred her matter to the education supervision department. I guess... Well, the principal will definitely change, and this school will no longer be able to participate in the royal assessment. As for what will happen in the future, it is hard to say."

If something like this happens, I am afraid that the reputation and student resources of St. Carmel Middle School will plummet.

"Natasha was hired in the same way at the beginning. Principal Connitan told me that I only found out that Natasha's mother is Russian, and Natasha...is actually half of British blood."

Lestrade looked a bit embarrassed, "Her mother was a prostitute brought from Russia by human traffickers, because... you know, Russia produces beautiful women, so her mother was brought to England by human traffickers when she was 16 years old. He has no right of abode, has not been registered in the immigration file, and has been engaged in the underground sex trade industry in London."

"So that's how Natasha's half of British blood came from, isn't it?" Qi Xiao asked, "What about her biological father, does she know?"

"No, she doesn't know." Lestrade shook his head. "No one knows who her biological father is, not even her mother... herself."

In such a profession, most of the people who have sex are one-night stands, so it is normal for Natasha's mother not to know who the child's biological father is.

However, because of this half of British blood, Natasha not only has the good looks and well-proportioned figure of the Russians, but also has the advantages of the British appearance at the same time, which obviously makes her more beautiful in line with the British It's no wonder that Natasha's mother is so confident in her daughter and wants her to get rid of her own shadow and marry into a rich family.

It's a pity that in the end, not only did he not enter the rich family, but he also took the lives of himself and his children into it...

Lestrade continued: "Principal Conita gave Dolly the files of all these foreign teachers to record, and then prepared their universal application to deal with spot checks by the education supervision department, so Dolly is considered Principal Conita Although... I heard what Dolly said, she didn't want to do this, but Principal Connitan took advantage of her and forced her to hide it for herself, and she couldn't do anything about it."

"The reason?" Qi Xiao raised his eyebrows, "What reason is it about her and Natasha?"

Lestrade nodded, "That's right! You're really right in your predictions. When I met Principal Connitan, I told her that Dolly had betrayed her and told her all about what she did. Sure enough, Principal Connitan was furious and told me about Dolly."

Even if Seve deduced that, the handle in Principal Connitan's hands was Dolly's affection for Natasha.According to Principal Connitan, she once accidentally saw Dolly kissing Natasha who was sleeping, so she "broke through the adultery".

Dolly was afraid that Natasha would hate her if Natasha knew about her shady feelings, so she gritted her teeth and accepted Principal Connitan's threat, and helped her commit crimes together.

But now that Natasha is dead, Dolly is relieved.

"By the way, in this way, it is impossible for Dolly and Principal Connitan to be the murderers of Natasha. Sherlock, do you have any ideas?" Lestrade turned to Sewe.

……silence.

"Sherlock?"

...continue to remain silent.

"Hey, Sherlock!"

This time Seville finally made a move, he opened his mouth, and said quickly: "Actually, I was thinking about the slander you just said to me, Lestrade, my friend, you said that I have low EQ, I am very sorry for that." I can't agree!"

Qi Xiao couldn't help laughing, he wanted to vindicate Holmes.

"No, no, Sherlock, don't get me wrong, I was just joking."

Lestrade quickly waved his hand to deny it, jokingly, he would not be able to win ten blows with Sherlock!So at this time, I should learn from Dr. Watson's handling method-I will follow you, and if it is useless, I will keep silent, and I will say it after you finish speaking.

"I didn't say you have low EQ, my friend." Lestrade chose to play dumb, "So what do you think of the real murderer, Sherlock?"

Sewell rolled his eyes at him, snorted coldly, and said, "Is the murderer, I'm basically sure. Lestrade, go and investigate a student named Imazhe. Ryan's son, Mick Ryan, is in the same class, and they all go to St. Carmel Middle School, but he has been absent for a long time, and you need to find his residence as soon as possible, and then find him."

Lestrade said in surprise: "You mean, the murderer who killed Natasha was a classmate of Richard Lane's son?"

This does sound like an incredible thing.

Sai Wei did not draw a conclusion directly, but said: "You go to find him first, and once you find him, basically everything will be clear."

Although he was still shocked that a student would kill Natasha in such a cruel way, Lestrade still went back to Scotland Yard to obtain relevant information about Imazhe as Sewell ordered.

"I don't know when our pursuit will end." After Lestrade left, Qi Xiao said to Saiwei: "It stands to reason that Conan Doyle's fragmentary pursuit was completed after Holmes had a rough guess about the murderer. It should be over, but until now, we have not been sent back to the original time and space."

According to the description of the fragment, Holmes had a rough estimate of the murderer, and then he and Watson embarked on the road to St. Carmel Middle School. At this time, the narration came to an abrupt end, and the content of the fragment ended here.

But it is strange that Qi Xiao and Sai Wei went to St. Carmener Middle School smoothly, and got a lot of useful information from teacher Helen and female student Anna. They roughly identified the murderer on Imazhe, and now All he had to do was find Imazhe, look for evidence, and confirm whether the speculation was correct.

"To be honest, because of you, I have a new understanding of the pursuit of antiques." Qi Xiao said.

Saiwei became interested and asked, "Oh? What do you know?"

"The antiques that we think of as rigid and mechanical may really have different consciousnesses and personalities."

Just like people, antiques also have thoughts and their own likes and dislikes. Different antiques have different personalities.

Qi Xiao closed his eyes, as if lost in memory, "I used to make any changes to the course of history in order to succeed in the pursuit of antiques, so I never saw the thoughts of antiques. This time with you, I have a different understanding."

In the era of the meow-claw pottery plate, Saiwei was so cold and neglected the cherry blossoms, but Antique still did not judge that he failed in the pursuit. In the era of the statue of Hera, the two of them can be said to have completely tampered with history, but the statue of Hera not only Instead of packing them up and sending them back to the Louvre, they took advantage of the loopholes in the order of time and space to send them an idea.

These are all things that Qi Xiao has never encountered in the years of chasing antiques.

As for the antique Conan Doyle Fragment, Qi Xiao thinks that it is probably a relatively quieter and calmer antique. It is not like the statue of Hera, which will jump to convey ideas to the pursuers, but it can be judged that their pursuit is successful, When sending them back, he let them stay here without saying a word.

"Perhaps Canjuan himself also wants to see who the murderer is." Sai Wei suddenly interjected, "Just like the pottery plate with clawed claws, he let me bully Sakura because he felt sorry for his master Xia Chuan Qingquan, how about that, isn't it reasonable? "

Although Qi Xiao didn't want to admit it, it sounded like it really made sense...