"The Widow" Bertha

"At least half of the 21 people present lied to the sheriff."

Bertha's words fell to the ground, making the atmosphere in the entire Thornfield Manor extremely dignified.

She looked at the guests who were silent for a moment almost gloatingly, and hooked the corners of her lips.See, the identity and gender of "Miss Marple" are not a problem at all before the crisis that concerns itself.

"As for me, I'm just an ordinary person from the village of St. Mary Mead." Bertha leaned against the sofa with a casual posture, "I have helped people handle a few cases, it's nothing."

"St. Mary Mead?"

Unexpectedly, Bertha's "self-reported family name" actually attracted one of the gentlemen who looked like an army officer to ask in surprise, "Is it the village of St. Mary Mead near London?"

Ok?

This surprised Bertha a little.

You should know that "Miss Marple" comes from Ms. Agatha Christie's detective novels and is a fictional character.Then the village of St. Mary Mead where she lives is naturally also fictional, so she even talked nonsense about a real place?

"Colonel Dent," said the officer-looking gentleman, "if it was the village of St. Mary Mead near London, I would have spent a night in a pub there on my way to London."

"so."

Bertha tentatively said calmly: "I hope the special dishes of the Blue Boar Bar have not disappointed you, Colonel."

The Blue Boar Bar is where Agatha once appeared.

Colonel Dent smiled: "I was very impressed with the dinner there."

Very good, so the village that Bertha pulled out casually turned out to be the place where Miss Marple lived.

Then Miss Marple doesn't really exist, does she?

Thinking of this, Bertha felt guilty for a moment: nonsense is nonsense, but it would be bad if it involved a real lady.

But on the surface she still maintained a faint smile: "When I go back, I will pass on your praise to the boss."

Colonel Dent: "But St. Mary Mead Village is not very prosperous, so there shouldn't be many cases?"

Oh, you have to ask Ms. Agatha about this!

Bertha also wanted to know why there were so many cases in the village where Miss Marple lived. Probably every detective has the attribute of death where murders happen.

"That's wrong, Colonel," Bertha corrected. "The village of St. Mary Mead is near London, and there is also a railway passing by. It can be regarded as an important traffic route, and the flow of people is not small."

"Besides."

She thought for a while and added, "I've been to London too."

With such an excuse, Colonel Dent finally accepted Bertha's argument.He nodded: "You're right... But, you actually handled cases in London? Then I have no doubts, Miss Marple, you must have seen a lot of murders."

"Thank you," said Bertha, brazenly answering Colonel Dent's compliment.

To be reasonable, Bertha has indeed seen a lot in terms of "seen".Before crossing, she was a crime reporter. It cannot be said that she has sufficient and a lot of professional knowledge about the criminal investigation process, but she can be regarded as tracking and reporting a lot of criminal cases.It's not as good as a professional detective, and it's okay to bully and bully country people.

At least Bertha can be sure that she knows more than the sheriff of Millcote Town.

"There are so many detectives in London that I'm nothing," said Bertha, "but I'll do my best."

"is not that right."

The middle-aged gentleman standing next to Colonel Dent muttered: "Not only are there so many, but they are all weird."

Colonel Dent laughed out loud: "It seems that you have been frightened by the youngest son of the Holmes family, Mr. Ashton!"

Bertha: "..."

Wait a moment.

Whose youngest son?

Holmes? ? ?

Did she hear it right? ? ?

Bertha, who was sitting on the sofa, almost didn't hold back the expression on her face: Is the Holmes they were talking about the Holmes she thought of?

Although "Holmes" is not a very rare surname, living in London, the youngest son of the family, and a detective sound a bit difficult.Adding all the above factors together, Bertha will have a ghost if she can't think of the famous Sherlock Holmes!

Want to test...

"By coincidence, I do know a Holmes—"

Bertha was halfway through her sentence, she caught a glimpse of Rochester's vigilant expression, and she paused subtly when she reached the edge of her mouth.

By the way, she was Bertha Mason now, and she hadn't left the garret at Thornfield Manor for ten years.Bertha could not have known Mr. Sherlock Holmes, the consulting detective.

"—I heard it from my father when I was young," Bertha changed her lines calmly, "I work in the government, I'm a busy person, and I happen to have a brother with a difficult personality. Could it be that his little brother Brother is the strange detective that Mr. Ashton said?"

"You know Mr. Mycroft Holmes?!" Mr. Ashton said in shock.

"..."

Very good, now it can be confirmed that she did not travel through the book "Jane Eyre". It is very likely that there are many contemporary famous characters in this world at the same time!

Anyone who knows Sherlock Holmes cannot fail to know that he also has an older brother.This Mr. Mycroft Holmes only appears in the original novel, but the author Sir Conan Doyle has only a few strokes to describe an image who is even smarter than the great detective.

As for the film and television versions derived from later generations, the character settings of this elder brother are even more extraordinary.There is always a word, that is, the strong behind the strong, almost like a black hand behind the scenes, an existence like a master outside the world.

But Bertha remembered that "Jane Eyre" and "Sherlock Holmes" did not take place at the same exact time, and the time when Miss Marple was active was even later.

Perhaps this is also a change brought about by time travel?

That's interesting.

Bertha immediately became interested: since there is Sherlock Holmes, there may also be Miss Marple, so the London destined to this world is not an ordinary London!

In this case, she has to solve the troubles at Thornfield Manor as soon as possible and try to leave as soon as possible.

The world is so big, she doesn't want to continue to be trapped in a rural village!

"It can't be called acquaintance, but we have a little understanding."

Bertha responded calmly: "Does Mr. Ashton know him?"

Unexpectedly, Mr. Ashton just smiled wryly: "If I knew this Mr. Holmes, things would be much easier...Miss Marple, does your father have any contact with the Holmes family?"

How did Bertha know!

But her "father" was a British official dispatched to Jamaica, with a wealthy family and a high status.Since they are both government personnel, they should be more or less aware of the existence of the other party.Thinking of this, Bertha felt a little relieved, at least the cowhide would not be punctured when blown out.

"All I know is that he was the founder of the Diogenes Club."

In order to facilitate the next investigation, Bertha felt that it would be better to take this opportunity to shock the residents: "It's a rather strange men's club."

Colonel Dent: "..."

Mr. Ashton: "..."

Even the Diogenes Club knew it well, and even knew that Mycroft Holmes was the founder of the club. It seemed that the relationship between Miss Marple and Holmes was definitely not as simple as "a little understanding".

Maybe it's a lover?

Colonel Dent shook his head slightly at Mr. Ashton, signaling him not to act too rashly.

"If that's the case, Miss Marple, please forgive us for doubting your ability just now," Colonel Dent said apologetically, "Just by knowing Holmes, you are enough to win the respect of everyone here."

Bertha raised her eyebrows: "Just because I've heard his name?"

Colonel Dent smiled wryly: "Don't underestimate yourself, miss. Not everyone can get to know Holmes. Mr. Ashton may have something very important to ask for your help."

Well, this somewhat gave Bertha an indirect knowledge of the ability of Mycroft Holmes.

In any case, let them continue to misunderstand this way, and I believe that after "that" Mr. Holmes knows, he will not mind Bertha doing justice in his name.

"Thank you for trusting me, Colonel Dent," and Bertha changed the subject, "but right now, I think it's most important to catch the murderer of Miss Blanche Ingram. For the sake of Mr. Mycroft Holmes, please cooperate with my work."

"That's natural."

As soon as Bertha appeared before, Mr. Ashton's dissatisfaction was the loudest.At this moment, his attitude turned 180 degrees: "If you need us to do something, just say it, Miss Marple."

Bertha: "..."

I always feel that it is only for the sake of others, or men, that I am so polite, which makes Bertha feel very uncomfortable.

But now is not the time to worry about it. If she doesn't solve this problem and get out as soon as possible, let alone look at the man's face, Bertha Mason is still half a prisoner.

"Well."

Bertha held back her temper: "I hope the magistrate can assist me and record a complete statement again. Whoever is called by the magistrate will go into the room alone for questioning. Don't show the scene where everyone is present in the transcript file. In this way It is easy to give the murderer a chance to collude."

After she finished speaking, she looked around and saw that everyone was meaningless, and then spoke again.

"Also, I'll give liars a chance," she slowed down, with traces of tenderness and understanding added to her gorgeous face, "I understand that everyone will panic when there is a murder case, for fear that the sheriff will make a mistake in his judgment and cause trouble. Trouble. But trust me to do justice to Miss Ingram."

"As long as I confess what I've been hiding in my second statement, I'll let the lying go," Bertha said. "What do you guys think?"

When these words fell to the ground, the atmosphere in the living room obviously relaxed for the most part.

Bertha nodded in satisfaction, and her eyes unconsciously caught a glimpse of the figure hiding in the corner of the living room: "I will leave the work of taking notes to the magistrate, Miss Jane Eyre, come to my guest room after dinner and help me tidy up together." Record, okay?"

"What do you ask her to do?"

Rochester interjected vigilantly: "Since everyone present may be a suspect, should Miss Jane Eyre be excluded?"

When she was talking nonsense before, Rochester didn't say a word.Now she just said something about his sweetheart, and then hurriedly stood up to defend his shortcomings?

man.

Bertha sighed in her heart, and then raised a bright smile.

"Every detective should have a Watson of his own—"

"Watson?"

"..."

Bertha, who made a slip of the tongue, brazenly said nonsense: "In Jamaica, Watson means right-hand man. I believe that Miss Jane Eyre can be my assistant. Can you, miss?"

The petite figure in the corner moved.

After a while, Jane Eyre replied: "...it is my honor, Miss Marple."

The author has something to say: ①From the stalk of the movie "Knives Out" at the end of 19, the character played by Uncle Dan appointed the heroine as his assistant: "From now on, you will be my Watson!" Because everyone now I don't know Watson yet, so Bertha is almost bald, but she has a thick skin and can talk nonsense [x

②The name of the detective comes from the translation of the original work that fans of the original book most agree with. People's Publishing House...Although I think this is common sense, when I wrote about Mary, countless people came to ask me why it was Sherlock and not Sherlock. Let me explain to People's Publishing House This is how the translation is translated!This is the version that translates Holmes into Sherlock Holmes and Watson into Watson. You must know that the translations of these two surnames are not quite right. Holmes is Holmes, a very common English surname.

After a long wait, the name of Brother Mai... appeared on the stage!

It turns out that Mike from London:? ? ? ?People sit at home, and acquaintances come to heaven.

#今天 Bertha got mad at her ex-husband?not yet. #

Bertha: I think it's almost time! [Take a jiojio.jpg on the verge of death]