"The Widow" Bertha

Facing Miss Jane Eyre's gaze, Rochester immediately froze in place.

He came to question Bertha. With the "conspiracy" of the last murder and she happened to be present in this murder, Rochester naturally suspected that Bertha used the murder to achieve her goal.

But Rochester never expected that he would meet his sweetheart unprepared because of this incident.

For several months, this pale and weak tutor, always docile and restrained, showed Rochester an extremely tough and unfeeling attitude.How many times had Edward Rochester been frustrated by her cruelty to leave and not write back, he thought they would meet in a more peaceful environment than now.

When she left Thornfield Manor, she left in a hurry, and the two were in a state of confusion with each other. It can be said that Jane followed Bertha directly after taking Mr. Rochester's recommendation letter.

Before that, Rochester had envisioned many scenes of seeing Miss Jane Eyre goodbye, except this one: he and his ex-wife started a dispute in the hall of someone else's manor, and happened to be caught by his sweetheart.

"Ah, Jane!"

Bertha didn't care what Rochester thought, she turned her head in surprise: "You are here, how can we solve the case without you, my right-hand man."

Miss Jane Eyre curled her lips imperceptibly: "Good morning, Bertha."

Then she turned her head to look at Rochester again.

The man being stared at stiffened a little, then reluctantly nodded: "Miss Ai."

Jane also nodded: "Mr. Rochester."

Rochester took a deep breath, trying to maintain a calm posture: "It's passed since you left—"

"gentlemen."

Facing Mr. Rochester who seemed to want to reminisce about the past, Jane interrupted him softly but firmly: "Human life is at stake now, is there any private matter that can be discussed later?"

Rochester: "..."

The lady is so decisive, as a man, what else can Rochester say?

He seemed disappointed, but not too surprised.In the end, Rochester just smiled wryly: "That's natural. How can an employment relationship compare to the pursuit of the truth? I don't think there is anything personal to talk about between you and me. I wish you a smooth day, Miss Love."

After speaking, he walked away as if he couldn't bear it anymore.

Bertha showed an expression that she couldn't bear to look at Rochester's back—the girl hasn't lost her temper yet, why are you so petty? !

If Jane really liked him, Bertha felt that according to Edward's childish mentality of getting emotional when he encountered feelings, wouldn't he be single to death.

Jane's reaction to this was nothing more than clenching her sleeves silently.

"Leave him alone, go to my room and talk." Bertha deliberately ignored the topic brought by Rochester.

Unlike Rochester who rushed out to question Bertha himself, as another "case planner", Mycroft was exceptionally calm.When Bertha led Miss Jane Eyre back to the guest room, he was still reading the newspaper slowly in the room.

On the contrary, Miss Jane Eyre did not expect to see Mr. Holmes under such circumstances, and followed Bertha to push the door in, and she immediately froze in place.

"Oh, Mike, aren't you planning to go for a walk outside? At least let me know, you'll scare my friend."

Bertha scolded: "Jane, this is Mr. Mycroft Holmes; Mike, this is Miss Jane Eyre."

Hearing the introduction, Mycroft put down the newspaper, stood up politely, and expressed a bit of surprise: "So this is Miss Eyre, I have known you for a long time, and I often hear Bertha talking about you. "

Jane: "...good morning, Mr. Holmes."

"I want to speak to Jane about the case," said Bertha. "Would you please step back, my dear?"

"of course."

On the bright side, Mycroft was very easy-going.He tidied up the newspapers, then greeted the two ladies again before turning and leaving.

Miss Jane Eyre had been studying him all the while.

For Jane, this "Mr. Holmes" is the real name that she has heard for a long time. She has heard this name from Thornfield Manor. Even Colonel Dent regards it as an extremely important role, and later inexplicably became Although Bertha's lover is a cooperative relationship, it is enough to prove that this gentleman is as great as Bertha in Jane's mind, and he is also a wonderful character who does not stick to the worldly framework.

Now that they finally meet again, her curiosity is greatly satisfied.

Bertha looked at Jane's probing and cautious eyes, inexplicably thinking of the little bird that poked its head out of the nest, and thought it was cute.

"He's gone," Bertha teased. "How? Can you see what's going on?"

"A gentle gentleman."

Jane withdrew her gaze calmly, turned her head to look at Bertha, and said seriously: "It suits you very well."

What kind of evaluation is this!

Bertha couldn't laugh or cry, for a moment she didn't know whether Jane was pushing her or praising her: "Aren't I easy to mess with in your heart?"

Hearing her question, Jane, who always restrained herself outside, rarely showed a smile that belonged to a young girl.

"No matter what the purpose is for a woman who burns down the manor," she laughed, "it's not easy to mess with. Don't talk about that, Bertha, what are you planning?"

"..."

How should I put it, it's no wonder that she and Edward can be official spouses, and their brain circuits are surprisingly consistent under certain circumstances.

"Did Mr. Lancaster's people inform you of the basic situation on the way here?" Bertha asked.

"I probably understand the cause and effect."

When it came to business, Bertha glanced at the closed door, lowered her hoarse voice, and still had a casual smile on her face: "Then, Dr. Lang is not dead."

Jane was slightly taken aback, then frowned: "Then..."

Bertha: "Why, it's not like I haven't done such things as fishing law enforcement."

Also.

Wasn't that how Sikes took the bait, and Miss Jane Eyre was sitting beside Bertha when she commanded "Can't Catch" Jack to cheat.After figuring this out, Jane thought about it carefully: "You want to use Dr. Lang En's suspended animation to lead... the real culprit behind the drug trial case? He is just a drug producer, and there should be people behind him who support the operation of his laboratory .”

So Bertha liked Jane, who had a bright head.But with a little mention, she can figure out the general situation by herself.

In this way, it was much easier for Bertha to speak up and explain.

"You didn't say anything about your speculation," she affirmed. "The purpose is to find out the chain of interests hidden behind Dr. Lang En through his 'death'. The good accomplice dies in front of him, and the people related to him must not sit still." live."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Just pretend to be ignorant and follow up on the case as usual," Bertha urged. "Before at Thornfield Manor, you helped me sort out everyone's statements. I was very impressed, Jane. This questioning session is up to you How about taking the lead? I think you already know what to ask and how to ask."

"If you just question the people present, there should be no problem."

"Well."

Bertha was very pleased: "Then you can introduce yourself to everyone and announce this decision, is that okay?"

simple:"……"

Although she worked as an assistant to Bertha, she also knew many people in Mrs. Fisher's school.But Miss Jane Eyre still maintained her unassuming nature, and when she heard Bertha's proposal, she hesitated for a moment.

But fortunately, hesitation is hesitation, Jane did not show any resistance, she is more like a little girl who is used to hiding behind the curtains, she has almost become instinctive to act low-key, in the past it was always Bertha who shocked the audience with a single word, in exchange for everyone Miss Jane Eyre was looking forward to seeing people's admiration or surprise, but she never expected that such an opportunity would fall on her head.

"Obviously it's your effort to say a word," she whispered, "Why should I do it?"

"Because I'm jealous."

Bertha responded naturally: "In the past few months, you have helped Mrs. Fisher with a lot of work, and even edited her manuscript yourself, but you have left me alone. Aren't we friends? Shouldn't you help me too?" eh, Jane?"

Bertha was the only one in the world who could take such a request for granted. Not only did Miss Jane Eyre not feel offended, but she also felt that the older lady was acting like a spoiled child to her.

"Well."

Who can refuse such a beautiful woman to expressly beg for help?

Originally, she wasn't very opposed to speaking publicly, but she was a little surprised because of her habit: "Leave it to me. I will be responsible for explaining for you. If there is a situation, please be responsible for suppressing the scene."

So this time it was Miss Jane Eyre's turn to receive the attention of all.

After learning about the details, Mr. Lancaster invited all the guests in the manor to the living room. Everyone looked in surprise at a strange, young and plainly dressed girl standing in the middle, and met many eyes. He seemed to be nervous, but he subconsciously grasped his sleeves tightly, and then spoke calmly.

"What happened to the manor, I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen," she said, "my name is Jane Eyre, and I am the assistant of Miss Marple, a private detective. Next, Mr. Steward will lead each guest to the In the study room, I will be in charge of inquiring about the people present."

Miss Jane Eyre said lightly, but like cold water poured into hot oil, the huge hall was blown up.

"Accept questioning? Does that mean the murderer is among us?"

"It's not me who murdered, why should I be questioned?"

"Sent a yellow-haired girl over here, is the Minister of Seals trying to perfunctory us!"

"Dr. Long is so innocent. He was killed tragically. He didn't invite London police detectives to come over to solve the case. What nonsense is he doing?!"

Many discussions and doubts are raging, almost a replica of the scene when Bertha appeared at Thornfield Manor.

It's just that unlike Bertha who has long been used to dealing with different people, Miss Jane Eyre is young after all, facing the unceremonious criticism, Wei Wei froze in place, not knowing what to do for a while.

This is already very good. She dared to speak in front of a group of dignitaries before she was 19 years old. At least Bertha felt that she was much braver than herself at the same age.

So she suddenly laughed out loud.

The extremely wanton laughter came suddenly, which caused the passionate scene to fall into a moment's silence.At this time, everyone discovered that there was another woman sitting behind the thin Miss Jane Eyre.

Bertha was leaning on the sofa by the fireplace, playing with her cuff buttons, and turned her head only when the crowd fell silent.

She smiled confidently at everyone.

"Miss Ai is my dearest friend. She is helping me out of righteousness. It's nothing more than understanding my hard work and lightening my work burden. If there are doubts, what's the point of getting angry at a young girl? If you have any questions, come to me."

"However," Bertha said with a smile, "I don't agree that Dr. Lang is innocent."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and pointed towards the guest who was shouting the loudest. She put away all her smiles, and her dark golden eyes showed a bit of sharpness.

"Who said our 'dead' is innocent?" She said coldly.